After daybreak, in the city of Batesque, there were three new guests in the command of Admiral Theodore Ike.

The three guests were identified as Admiral Vlasov, Colonel Peter Dumitrescu, commander of the Third Romanian Army, and Colonel-General Messer, commander of the Italian Eighth Army.

In the upcoming southward campaign, the group was divided into two parts.

Most of the Italian Eighth Army, most of the Romanian Third Army, Vlasov's First Army and Third Panzer Corps were commanded by Chen Dao, and these troops moved south from Rostov-on-Don.

Field Marshal Gedhart Heinrich, commander of the group, commanded the entire German 12th Army, as well as the mountain troops of the Italian and Romanian units, to garrison the Crimean peninsula and cross the Kerch Strait at the right opportunity to enter the battlefield.

The senior generals stood at the Yutu table, and Chen Dao pointed to the Yutu on the table and said: "The battle plan is called the "Captain Hook" move, and the intention is to defeat the main forces of the Southern Front and the North Caucasus Front of the Russians in the south, and then advance to various mountain passes in the northern Caucasus Mountains.

The area of the operation is a rectangle, and the two short sides of the rectangle are the Sea of Azov in the northwest and the Caspian Sea in the southeast, with a length of about 300 kilometers. The two long sides are the Manech River in the northeast, the Black Sea coast in the southwest and the north side of the Caucasus Mountain Road, and the length of these two sides is about 700 kilometers.

There is two good news to tell you, the first good news is that according to aerial reconnaissance, we have created these areas that are still more suitable for armored forces to fight. The second good news is that we will not go into the interior of the Caucasus Mountains, at most we will hit the mountain passes, and then block these mountain passes and prevent the Russians from coming out. To accomplish this task, the pressure on the mountain infantry will not be too great. The real difficulty is that the Russians on the other side have learned badly, and I think you should have noticed their changes. ”

Chen Dao said and looked up at everyone, and Admiral Messer saw Chen Dao's eyes fall on his face, and said without thinking: "The Russians have learned to run away, and their style is completely different from that of previous years. ”

Admiral Messer's words caused a slight burst of laughter, and Chen Dao said with a smile: "Admiral Messer is right, the biggest change for the Russians is that they have learned to run away. In the battles of previous years, their heavy regiments have been able to defend certain important cities, and even when they are about to be surrounded, they will launch a counter-assault into our encirclement and send themselves into the encirclement.

But this year, they've changed completely. In previous battles, they would have made great strides back as soon as they created the danger of being surrounded. Now their large forces are fully retreating in the direction of the Don, and as you can see, the forces here have retreated to the south bank of the Don. This kind of behavior of theirs is wise for them, but it is a big problem for us.

If we want to annihilate them and prevent them from escaping, we need to use our brains, and I invite you here today to tell you that "Captain Hook" has to make some adjustments, which I just came up with last night based on the latest battlefield situation.

The Russians were cautious, and they retreated to the south to build a line on the other side of the Kagalnik River, which ranged from twenty to forty kilometers from ours.

This interval was too great, and there were definitely a lot of Russian scouts moving in the middle zone, and we used the night to move our troops, and we were able to hide from the enemy's reconnaissance planes, but not from their scouts, and the noise from the night march of the tanks was too great.

Moreover, the middle zone of the battlefield is too wide, and once the attack starts, the troops will be exposed as soon as they enter the middle zone, and the effect of a surprise attack cannot be achieved.

In order to understand these two difficulties, I have decided that, starting today, General Vlasov, your Second Army will lead the way into the battlefield and assume the responsibility of the Right Army. General Dumitrescu, you lead all the infantry and cavalry of your troops, take charge of the Left Army, and march side by side with General Vlasov's troops.

Upon arrival at the Russians' defense line on the Kagalnik River, your troops began to build a line across the river, all during the day, without the need for secrecy. The Italian Eighth Army continued to conceal itself on the north bank of the Don River, and Admiral Icke's armored forces waited until you reached the defense line on the Kagalnik River before moving forward at night. ”

Admiral Ike said, "But there are only two days to go on the offensive, and these actions cannot be done in two days." ”

Chen said: "I knew that I would not be able to complete these arrangements in two days, so the launch of the offensive continued to be delayed. But no later than July 1st, a week is enough time for you to complete these arrangements. ”

Admiral Dumitrescu said: "A week is enough, and the task is brief. ”

General Vlasov said: "The advantage of this is that it can dispel the middle ground of the battlefield and drive out the Russian scouts." The problem is that it will make the enemy progress and vigilance, after all, they suddenly have two more group army numbers in front of them, and they will definitely improve and be vigilant. ”

Chen Dao said: "What you said is very reasonable, so from now on, we must keep it strictly confidential. First, I am not allowed to mention my name, nor the name of General Vlasov. The Second Army under General Vlasov was temporarily transferred back to General Dumitrescu, so that the Russians would only be able to detect the Romanian Third Army on the troop number. It will relieve them of some psychological pressure, and also, in order to let them down their guard, we will have the radio station cooperate with you and provide the Russians with some half-truths and half-truths. ”

Admiral Dumitrescu said: "I approve this plan. ”

Admiral Vlasov and Admiral Messer then showed no objection, and Chen Dao said to Admiral Theodore Ike: "I am the captain of the hook, and your troops are the hook in my hand, whether you can hook the main force of the Russians on the opposite side depends on whether the attack you launch is sudden or not. I think that if this move can be carried out smoothly, I will ask you for credit from your superiors. When we meet again in the future, it will be three marshals and one general. ”

As soon as Chen Dao thought about it, the Russians trembled.

With the planned adjustment, the Romanian Third Army, reinforced by the Second Army under General Vlasov, immediately marched south and attacked the Russians on the Kagalnik line.

According to Chen Dao's request, the troops did not do any concealment, all of them moved during the day, and almost as soon as they set off, they were created by Russian reconnaissance planes and scouts, and the news quickly reached the hands of Marshal Budyonny and Lieutenant General Malinovsky, and then was sent to Moscow.

For two days, the main forces of the Romanian Third Army moved south without stopping, and Marshal Budyonny began another two days of insomnia.

It was not until the evening of the third day that Marshal Budyonny was relieved.

"I just heard the Germans broadcasting that opposite was the troops of the 3rd Romanian Army, which corresponded to the results of our reconnaissance. They were building fortifications on the other side of the river, apparently trying to confront us across the river. Do you remember the telegram from Moscow to us? The General Secretary hoped that we would be able to make some trouble for the enemy, and now there were no Germans on our opposite side, only Romanians, and the troops of that traitor to Vlasov. According to aerial reconnaissance, the number of tanks in their ranks is very small, and I think our opportunity has come. Said Lieutenant General Malinovsky.

Marshal Budyonny clasped his hands together and said excitedly: "There are no Germans, and the number of tanks is very small, it is indeed a good opportunity for us, according to the previous combat experience, the Romanians are easier to deal with, I think we can take advantage of their height." ”

Lieutenant General Malinovsky said: "If it was Vlasov's traitor's unit that had been attacked, I think it would have excited the General Secretary even more." ”

Marshal Budyonny said: "The first thing we have to ensure is to be able to play a pretty attack, and even a small success is enough to boost morale. Comparatively, I think the Romanians are easier to deal with, and we should start with the weak enemy. This attack will be left to you, and you will have five days to prepare. Hurry up and prepare, be fast, I am waiting for your good news. ”

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