In the city of Priluki, the headquarters of the XXIV Panzer Army. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Schwebenburg looked at his watch, and it was twelve o'clock in the evening.

"Again, where is the 4th Panzer Division?"

About twenty minutes later, the communications staff officer brought back the message.

"The 4th Panzer Division is already turning south in Szhebin."

Schwebenburg looked at the map and found Szebin.

Srebin is located halfway between Romny and Priluki highways.

According to Rommel's plan, the 3rd Panzer Division set out from Romne and headed south to Lubny via the road.

The 4th Panzer Division marched westward, then turned south via Szebin and crossed several dirt roads in the countryside.

The 10th Motorized Infantry Division was the last to move, waiting for the 4th Panzer Division to turn at Szebin before setting off, heading south side by side with the 4th Panzer Division.

This was done because the Soviet infantry from the south was already close to the Priluki line, and if the 10th Motorized Infantry Division moved south to Luble, it would have to defeat the Soviet troops from the south first.

The 10th Motorized Infantry Division was far inferior in attack power compared to the Panzer Division, so Rommel sent the 4th Panzer Division to cooperate with the south, striving for a shorter time to defeat the Soviet army in the south.

Determining that the 4th Panzer Division had turned south, Schwebenburg gave the order and the troops set off.

Although there were Soviet troops monitoring the west, no armored units were found, and Schwebenburg was convinced that as long as he could quickly defeat the Soviet troops in the south, the Soviet troops in the west would not be able to catch up with him.

With an order from Schwebenburg, around Priluki, the sound of the engine instantly increased by several levels.

Unlike Schwebenburg, on the road from Romny to Lubne, the 3rd Panzer Division left Romny and marched on the road to Lubne.

When the whole division was deployed, it did not go directly to the south, but took the battalion and company as units, first drove a distance to the west, then turned south through the country road, and after driving a certain distance, then turned back to the road leading to Lubny.

Rommel was convinced that by the time the Russians found themselves disappearing into Romne, he had succeeded in capturing Lubny.

By that time, even if the enemy pursued the ruble, it would be too late.

His troops were in the heart of the enemy, and the defenses of the various towns were empty, and the most important thing to pay attention to was the steppe front army that had arrived from the east.

Rommel not only felt a strange feeling at the thought of the telegram sent from the wolf's den and forwarded all the way to his hands.

I thought that the wolf's den would stop his actions and force himself to act according to the wolf's den's plan, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth.

In the direction of Konoto in the north, the originally scheduled relief troops will still launch an offensive to attract the attention of some Soviet troops.

And in the south, the 11th Army would launch an offensive on the other side of the Dnieper, attracting the attention of the Soviet troops on the Dnieper line.

At the same time, in the Cherkasy area, the Imperial Marshal's Panzer Division under the 11th Army will also be the first batch of troops to cross the river, and cooperate with the 24th Panzer Army to break through the Dnieper defense line in one fell swoop.

He and the 24th Panzer Army accidentally collided and ran to the territory of the Imperial Marshal's Panzer Division.

I and that brother-in-law, Your Excellency, really have a fate.

In his thoughts, Rommel felt his eyelids sink more and more, and he held on for five or six minutes, but finally did not survive the onslaught attack.

After some time, Rommel suddenly woke up from his sleep.

"What is this place? Where is the fighting? Rommel asked.

Adjutant Helmut said: "We are now in the west of Chervonoza, in the south in Lokhvica, the Soviets are being found, the 3rd Panzer Division is fighting, we need to wait here for a while to move on." ”

Rommel pricked up his ears and listened quietly for more than ten seconds, and then said: "The enemy's firepower is not strong, and the battle will not last long." ”

After waiting for a few minutes, Rommel suddenly said: "I remember that the road in Cervonozza is a three-way intersection, you go and ask・・・・・・ no, I will go myself." ”

In a civilian house southwest of Cervonozha, Rommel found the headquarters of the 3rd Panzer Division.

"The road in Cervonoza is a three-way junction that leads to three directions, north-south and east, and on the road to the east, are there any of our reconnaissance units?"

"There was a company of infantry," said Moder. ”

"There are also people to be sent from the north, and tanks or tank destroyers are to be sent from both sides. The sounds of the battle would be heard far away at night, and I was afraid of drawing the Russians in. Also, whenever the troops rested, reconnaissance was carried out. Send out scouts to patrol the east and north. ”

Although he thought that Rommel's caution was a little excessive, but thinking of being behind enemy lines, Moder simply nodded in agreement.

"The reconnaissance battalion will depart soon."

While the two were talking, east of the city of Cervonoza, on the road leading to Hajac.

Commander of the 9th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment, played by Jürgen von Heinrich (reader "CR [Rejection]).

Captain, staring at the road to the east, restlessly raising the telescope on his chest.

In the distance, a flickering light appeared on the road, and a convoy was heading towards Cervonoza, the flashing lights coming from the headlights.

Running to the armored car parked on the side of the road, Captain Heinrich and the radioman said a few words, and then ran to the side of the road.

By this time, the troops of the Ninth Company had already dispersed and hid behind the grass and houses on the side of the road, and Captain Heinrich also hid behind a large tree.

In the distance, the convoy rushed all the way to Cervonoza.

It was supposed to be motorcycles, but also tanks and armored vehicles, and as the convoy got closer, Captain Heinrich judged the type of vehicle in the convoy.

Looking through the binoculars again, Heinrich saw that the one driving at the front was vaguely a three-wheeled sidecar motorcycle.

Just as Captain Heinrich was about to make a pleasant ambush, the convoy suddenly stopped.

The driver jumped off the motorcycle, stood on top of the motorcycle sidecar, and looked in the direction of Lopvica in the southwest with a telescope.

Lokhvica and Cervonozza are only ten kilometers away, and from here you can see the light of the explosion.

The Soviet troops on motorcycles, turning their heads in the direction of Captain Heinrich, were clearly suspicious of the city of Chervonozha.

When Heinrich was hesitating whether to open fire, he suddenly saw the Soviet troops in the distance jump off the motorcycle, and the headlights of the entire convoy were rapidly extinguished.

Heinrich turned his head sharply, looked at the road behind him, and saw a large group of figures approaching in the distance, and heard the sound of metal grinding in his ears, which was the tank unit that had been alerted to reinforcements.

"We were exposed, machine guns fired, repelled them first." Heinrich shouted.

The news of the discovery of Soviet troops on the Chengdong Highway instantly reached the headquarters of the 3rd Panzer Division.

After thinking for a few seconds, Rommel decisively said to Moder: "After occupying Lochvica, you lead the main force of the whole division to continue to Lubne, leave me a battle group, I will stay here, and give you a rear." ”

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PS: I wish the "Slow Burning C4" students a happy birthday. (To be continued.) )