"To the commander of the Eighteenth Armored Corps, General Heinz William Guderian:
The Supreme Command has been informed of your combat plan. The Supreme Commander, the Head of State of the Third Reich, has approved and approved your combat plan.
I order that more than 63,717 soldiers under your command, with the Pena River as the boundary, stop the enemy from breaking through for five days!
It was issued by Marshal Carl of the Supreme Command!”
Standing in the small town of Bonelli, Guderian read out the battle report he had just received from the Supreme Command. A smile appeared on his face.
"Listen, the Supreme Command wants us to stop the enemy!”
Gordian sounded unhappy, but no one knew why he was unhappy.
Could it be that he felt that the command from the Supreme Command was not appropriate?
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed possible!
After all, according to the Supreme Command, they had to hold off the enemy for five days!
Five days was not a particularly long time, but if their opponents were the entire Red Army's Central Front Army and the Southwestern Front Army!
That would be too long!
They only had 60,000 men, and the enemy's strength was dozens of times theirs!
Moreover, the Soviets would definitely come with the intention of escaping. They would attack their positions at all costs!
In the face of a million soldiers, could the 18th Armored Corps really resist?
Everyone could not help but wonder!
During this period of time, under Guderian's leadership, they had achieved many victories in succession. In four days, they had broken through the enemy's four blockade lines. From the Oboyan area, they had forcefully penetrated the entire formation of the Soviets and fought to the Pena River.
However, the situation they were facing this time was very different from any other time!
Although they had achieved a glorious victory in the previous battle, it could be said that the Soviets were not prepared enough and were caught off guard. This time, the Soviets were prepared for a bloody battle and came with the conviction to fight to the death!
Such an enemy was not easy to deal with!
This battle was destined to be difficult and bloody!
The Eighteenth Armored Corps would have to pay a heavy price here!
And if they didn't do it well, the 18th Armored Corps might be destroyed here!
The moment they thought of this terrifying outcome, the expressions of many officers began to turn solemn!
The situation was not optimistic, so they could understand Gordian's dissatisfaction!
However, just as they thought that Gordian was dissatisfied because the Central Command had asked him to lead the army to defend this place for five days, Gordian's words almost made their jaws drop!
"Tsk, do they look down on me, Gordian, that much? Are you looking down on our 18th Armored Corps?”
Gordian waved his hand disdainfully and said to everyone,""Let me tell you, our goal has never been to stop the enemy here for five days. Our goal is to block the Furious Bears 'escape route and send them to their deaths. Besides, I don't like defense, and the 18th Armored Corps isn't good at defense, so my strategy is to attack!”
Whoosh!
Everyone was shocked!
What a joke!
Attack?
How to attack!
They only had 60,000 people, but the enemy had more than a million!
Commander, are you joking?
Everyone stared at Gordian in unison, as if waiting for him to change his mind.
Gordian pursed his lips. Did you see that?
No wonder the Supreme Command gave him such an order. Even his own subordinates were so unconfident. No wonder the Supreme Command did not believe him!
But it didn't matter. It didn't matter if others didn't believe it, as long as he believed it himself!
Three years ago, he missed the opportunity to wipe out the enemy at Dunkirk. This time, he would never let this opportunity slip away from his hands!
"Commander, shouldn't we discuss this matter again? Now that the enemy is charging at us aggressively, if we take the initiative to attack, it's very likely that we'll be plunged into the enemy's group. At that time, it'll be very difficult to escape. If we're surrounded, we'll be dumplings!”
"That's right, Commander. At least wait for a while and figure out the situation on the enemy's side first. The situation is unclear now, so we shouldn't act rashly!”
……
The other officers were also frightened by Gordian's bold proposal, so they all tried to persuade him.
They hoped that their commander would give up on this unrealistic idea, because this kind of thing was unbelievable to anyone who was rational and not crazy!
"Wait for what? The battlefield is ever-changing, and opportunities are fleeting. If we do nothing and just wait here, we will really lose the initiative! Alright, I've made up my mind, don't try to persuade me anymore. Everyone, listen to my orders. Pass down my order, have the 72nd Armored Division follow me to the south, the 73rd Armored Division go to the south bank of the Swapa River, the 19th Mechanized Division go…"
Gordian waved his hand and stopped everyone from persuading him.
Everyone was helpless. Seeing that things could not be salvaged, they could only choose to believe in their commander!
Just like that, the 18th Armored Corps did not wait for their arrival at the Pena River as the Soviets expected.
Instead, they chose to take the initiative to attack and take the initiative to meet the advancing Soviets!
This caused the Soviets 'previous battle plans to be completely disrupted, and also laid the foreshadowing for this defeat.
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