When Manstein and the others walked into the train station, the battle had just ended.
There was a pungent smell of gunpowder in the station, and dozens of corpses of Soviet soldiers were lying on the ground.
From time to time, there were a few gunshots. The German soldiers were firing at some of the seriously injured Soviet soldiers.
Under such weather conditions, the success rate of rescuing seriously injured people was very low.
Especially those soldiers who were fatally injured. The German army did not have enough medical supplies, so they naturally could not waste them on the enemy soldiers.
Even if they were seriously injured, they would not die for a while. It would be better to give them a quick death than to let them endure the pain and struggle in this cold environment.
Of course, Manstein would not kill those soldiers who were slightly injured.
He had not reached that level of brutality.
"Handsome Man, I got it. This batch of supplies was sent from Kazan, transshipped through Mosco, and then transported to the Vyazma region!”
The guard, Second Lieutenant Gru Harta, commanded the battle, and the task of interrogating the prisoners after the battle was taken by him.
Manstein nodded. The railway heading west from Moscow was supposed to go to Minsk and Kifu, but these two cities had fallen. Even Smolensk was now in the hands of the German army. Therefore, if the train from Mosco went in this direction, its destination would definitely be Viazma.
"So, Vyazma has fallen?”
Hearing Second Lieutenant Harta's words, the German generals were somewhat surprised.
Vyazma had always been in the hands of the German army, and the two sides had fought fiercely for it many times.
However, with the protection of the prominent Lezhev, the German army was very strict in protecting Vyazma. The Soviets failed to attack several times, so it should be in the hands of the German army.
However, it seemed that the situation had changed.
"Zhukov was able to take down this place in such a short time. It seems that the Soviets must have planned this for a long time!”
"That's right. It looks like they are attacking Lezhev, and they even put on a full-scale offensive posture. In fact, they are trying to attract the attention of the Central Army Group and lure them to concentrate their forces around Lezhev, thus creating an opportunity for the Soviets to conquer Vyazma!”
"After taking down Vyazma, the Soviets will have opened up the Vyazma-Bryansk traffic line. Their supplies and troops will be able to support the southern battlefield more smoothly!”
"So, the ultimate goal of the Soviets is still Stalingrador?”
This time, without waiting for Manstein to open his mouth, the young staff officers of the 11th army began to discuss enthusiastically.
Manstein didn't agree with their conclusion. They were right about one thing. Zhukov had indeed planned for a long time.
However, the focus of the Soviets was definitely not just on the southern battlefield. After taking down Vyazma, their next target would definitely be Smolensk!
There was not much time left for Manstein. A few hours ago, he had already used the rapid march prop, so the German army could easily bypass the front of the Soviets and quickly break into the rear of the Soviets!
Because their speed was ten times faster than normal, the Soviets probably didn't know that they had already run so far and arrived at Uspensk.
However, as a large number of troops were stopped along the way, their position would be locked by the Soviets sooner or later.
Once the Soviets knew that there was such a German army behind them, Manstein's plan would be difficult to implement.
The most important thing was that there was a time limit to the rapid march tool. This tool could only last for three days. After this time, their speed would return to normal.
Therefore, Manstein had to hurry up and not waste a single second!
Therefore, he took a deep breath and ordered,""Leave a division of the 11th army behind to destroy the railway. Destroy all the railway from Upensk to Vyazima. Destroy some of the bridges along the critical sections, including the pier.”
"Yes, General!"
The commander of the 11th army received the order and immediately led his troops to destroy the railway!
" Romaniya's 6th Cavalry Brigade, listen up. You will immediately head north and attack the towns and military stations in the territory of Mao Xiong along the way. You will create a commotion and attract the attention of the Soviets so that they will not be able to figure out our intentions and forces!”
"Yes, General. I promise to complete the mission!”
A bearded middle-aged man with a burly body like a bear replied loudly.
"General, should we attack the villages along the way?”
Brigadier Zaharoi scratched his head and asked with uncertainty.
The Romanians didn't have a good impression of the Bearfolk. Before the world war broke out, the Bearfolk had done a lot of evil in Eastern Europe.
Not only did they launch a war against Finlan and take Karelia by force, but they also sent troops to annex the three Baltics and incorporated them into their territory.
In the south, they sent troops to attack Romaniya, annexing the Bessaragia region in Romaniya.
Moreover, Mao Xiong had signed a secret agreement with the Third Reich. When the German army attacked Bo Lan, they would send troops to divide Bo Lan!
This series of actions made Mao Xiong's reputation extremely bad in the early stages of World War II.
Before the outbreak of the war between the Soviet Union and Germany, the world generally regarded Mao Xiong as a fascist country, an evil country like the Third Reich.
The people of Sun Never Sets even planned an attack on the oil fields in the Caucasus region, and they almost executed it.
With the outbreak of the war between Germany and Germany, and the fact that Mao Xiong held back a large number of German troops in the war, the allies realized the strategic value of Mao Xiong, and Mao Xiong's reputation gradually changed.
However, on the side of the allies, they actually still didn't like hairy bears. This could be seen from the attitudes of Sun Never Sets and Eagle Chan.
As for those countries that were invaded by the hairy bears before the Soviets and Turks War, after the outbreak of the Soviets and Turks War, they unquestionably sided with the Third Reich. Almost all of them brought their own rations and took the initiative to follow the German army to crusade against the hairy bears.
Manstein knew that this guy wanted to take the opportunity to vent his anger, but he also knew that what he said made sense.
Most of Mao Xiong's villages were made of wooden buildings or thatched huts, which were easy to set on fire. If these villages were set on fire, the thick smoke would be visible from dozens of kilometers away. This would greatly facilitate their actions and make it easier to achieve their goals!
However, in this kind of weather, burning down the houses of civilians was no different from killing them directly.
Therefore, Manstein thought for a moment and rejected it.
The Wehrmacht was different from the SS. The Wehrmacht had a bottom line. Massacring civilians was against Manstein's bottom line.
"There's no need to burn the village. There's some fuel in the station. If you want to start a fire, bring this along.”
Brigadier Zaharoi was overjoyed. He patted his chest and said,"Manshuai, just wait for our good news. We will definitely cause a stir among the bear-men!”
After saying that, Brigadier Zaharoi immediately led his cavalry regiment north.
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