"Yes! General Moder! ”

Chief of Staff Everfeldt was taken aback and immediately hurriedly spoke. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Alright! We and Feng? General Knobesev has a short combat meeting together! ”

Modell said with a wave of his hand.

Chief of Staff Everfelt nodded, and followed him to the commander of the 48th Panzer Corps to prepare for a meeting.

Soon, the three of them were meeting in a simple makeshift command center.

"According to the intelligence that the Führer gave me in Berlin two days ago, we now know that the Soviet troops are preparing their counteroffensive plan while defending, codenamed 'Operation Kutuzov'."

"That is to say, the Soviet High Command decided that once our fortress operation campaign, that is, the Kursk offensive that we now pretended to launch; Once the Soviet defensive positions have been resisted, the Soviets will launch a large-scale counteroffensive against our troops deployed north of Kursk with the left flank of the Western Front, in conjunction with their Central Front, as well as the troops of the Bryansk Front! ”

"And they will also use the Central Front from the front, the Western Front and the Bryansk Front from the north to flank our 9th Army, intending to annihilate us and the 2nd Panzer Army together!"

"So I plan to launch a large-scale local campaign, attack the Soviet defensive position in the direction of Olikhovatka, and the two areas of Boniri, and finally have a big tank battle and air battle with the Soviet 13th Army here, and feign defeat to lure the enemy deeper, and finally at the Orel landing field, where we have established a resilient defensive position, to inflict heavy damage or eat the Soviet 13th Army!"

"At the very least, the opponent's 81st Division, 307th Division, and 129th Tank Brigade, as well as the 1442nd Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, and the 13th Anti-Tank Brigade will be annihilated, and it is better to annihilate their 3rd Tank Brigade as well!"

As soon as the meeting began, Moder immediately put forward his ideas and strategies.

"But is the intelligence of this 'Operation Kutuzov' accurate?"

As soon as the words fell, the commander of the 48th Armored Army, Feng? General Knobesev, on the other hand, immediately asked.

"This is the intelligence that the Führer himself told me, so I choose to believe it! Otherwise, the Führer would not have called Marshal Manstein and General Hoss, and sent you here to serve as surprise soldiers for counterattacks! And didn't you see that the Führer sent 500 new tanks to you for secret training and operations? ”

Modell looked back at the other with a determined gaze and retorted in an affirmative tone.

"Good! Then I don't have a problem! All combat operations are under the command of His Excellency the General! ”

Hearing this, Feng? General Knobesev said no more.

"What about you! Does Chief of Staff Everfeldt have any good proposals, or questions to ask? ”

Seeing this, Moder nodded in satisfaction, and then looked at Chief of Staff Everfeldt and asked.

"I just want to know how we can more perfectly attract the Soviet troops you just mentioned to our defensive positions at the Orel landing field, as well as the ambush positions, and annihilate them!"

Chief of Staff Everfelt frowned deeply and voiced his doubts.

"It's not easy to solve! It depends on our acting talent and the degree of confidentiality of the information! ”

Moder also frowned, and said with a slight smile.

"Yes, indeed! However, even in this partial annihilation war, we will have to kill and wound many soldiers if we can win; We have lost a lot of weapons and equipment, especially our tank groups, as well as tankmen! ”

Chief of Staff Everfeldt also suddenly felt the ground, sighed and said.

"Hmmm! You're right! But there is no such thing as a free lunch, so to get a big victory, sacrifice is not hesitating! So I think whether we can attract the Soviets to attack us according to their 'Operation Tuzov' this time will probably depend on our crushing defeat in front of them, especially the performance of tank battles and air battles! ”

Moder also sighed softly and said seriously.

"I think the same way, then let's wait for the air force to arrive, and we will fight according to the original plan to lure the enemy!"

Chief of Staff Everfeldt was silent for a moment before agreeing.

"But if the Soviets knew about our battle plan and launched a full-scale large-scale counteroffensive against us in advance with their Central Front, the Bryansk Front, and their 13th Army with the Western Front, the 70th Army on their left flank, and the 48th Army on the right flank, then we would not be in danger?"

Before Moder could speak, Chief of Staff Everfelt remembered and said worriedly.

"Isn't there a 2nd Panzer Army in our immediate vicinity that is in reserve?"

Modell replied without thinking about it.

"But the commander of the 2nd Panzer Army is General Rudolf Schmidt! And he has a very average relationship with us, and I'm worried that if something happens to us, will they send troops to come and support us; And even if they were willing to send troops to our aid, we would still have to face the Soviets, who were twice as numerically superior to us! ”

Chief of Staff Everfeldt continued to raise the difficult question worriedly.

"When we are engaged in battle with the enemy, we continue to fight if we can resist it; If you can't beat it, evacuate immediately, if you don't retreat, this is the Führer's order! We don't have to fight to the death like we used to, or desperately try to occupy a certain place or a certain city, so you don't have to worry so much about what will happen if you fight the enemy! ”

After hearing this, Moder not only did not worry at all, but smiled knowingly.

"Alright! If the head of state said so, then I don't have any opinion! ”

After listening, Chief of Staff Everfeldt was also slightly stunned for a moment, and then said with a happy smile.

At this moment, Chief Operational Staff Officer John? Hertz hurried in, and quickly came to Moder's presence, and gave a military salute.

"Hmmm! Gone in such a hurry, did something happen? ”

Seeing this, Moder hurriedly asked.

"The Führer has just sent a telegram from Sicily, Italy!"

Chief Operational Staff Officer John said with joy.

"What did he say? Why are you so happy? ”

Seeing the other party's happy smile, Modell's heart that had just been tense quickly relaxed, and he smiled.

"General Rudolf Schmidt of the 2nd Panzer Army was arrested by the SS in Heelum for treason! Moreover, the Führer also issued a new order for General Moder to be the new commander of the 2nd Panzer Army, and you will take office immediately! And as soon as possible, we should establish good relations with all the officers of the 2nd Panzer Army, and deploy the defensive positions of the Orel landing site, as well as the troops for the counterattack, in order to prepare for the 'Kutuzov operation' that the Soviet army may launch at any time. ”

Chief Operations Staff Officer John replied cheerfully.

Hearing this, Modell's eyes also lit up, and he happily showed a bright smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.