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Chapter 583 Ecstasy Array

916年1月7日1031时，基里年科骑着马登上了361高地。

This was the core position of the Proson's defense, but now there is no Proson left alive.

After reaching the hill, his adjutant said, "With this amount of ammunition, I think this hill should be renamed Hill 360 or Hill 359."

Kirinenko: "This is great! One more ton of ammunition, one less liter of blood. It's a good deal."

The adjutant nodded: "Yes, it's a good deal."

At this moment, on the road on the side of Hill 361 - no, Hill 359, tanks and trucks were moving along the road, and both sides of the road were filled with fast-moving infantry columns.

The cavalry galloped directly across the vast snowfield.

Kirinenko picked up the telescope and looked forward: "I didn't see any flashes of gunfire. Did the enemy's infantry division really collapse?"

Adjutant: "Whether they collapse or not has nothing to do with us. Our mission is to penetrate... General, this is a really strange way of fighting. You want us to penetrate so far into the enemy's territory. There is no such practice in the history of cavalry warfare in the world."

Kirienko: "That's Rokosov, who was promoted from lieutenant colonel to general in just over a year. He is a living legend. I wouldn't be surprised if he had any strange ideas."

Kirinenko put down the telescope and sighed: "But I myself have no confidence in this tactic. I can understand why Rokossov ordered the cavalry to cross the glacier to attack.

"In that case, the troops across the river are the enemy's supply troops and rear guard troops, and there are not many combat-capable troops. Now we have to penetrate among the enemy's combat-capable troops."

Adjutant: "Relax, the general only asked us to disrupt communications, kill messengers, and destroy the enemy's supply troops depending on the situation. He did not ask us to fight to the death with the enemy's combat troops."

Kirinenko: "That's true, but... never mind. A soldier's duty is to obey orders and do his best to complete the mission. Let's go!"

Then he gently pricked the horse's belly with the spur on his heel, and the horse trotted down the hill. A large number of followers followed Kirinenko down the hill and joined the army heading west.

----

Pavlov put down the phone and reported to Wang Zhong: "The enemy's front-line position has been completely lost. Next, it depends on the effectiveness of your new cavalry penetration tactics."

Wang Zhong: “It will work.”

The cavalry infiltration tactics was a tactic Wang Zhong came up with based on his experience in November, and to a certain extent it referred to the large-scale infiltration tactics of a certain "strongest light infantry".

However, Wang Zhong did not let the cavalry occupy key nodes to delay the enemy. After all, cavalry were not good at doing this. Therefore, the task he gave to the cavalry was to destroy the enemy's communications and disrupt the enemy's rear.

In short, after these hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen penetrated deep into the enemy's camp, their only mission was to keep advancing, advancing, and advancing again. They would cut telephone lines when they saw them, kill messengers when they saw them, and drop bombs when they saw supply points.

As long as we can disrupt the enemy, cause damage, and interfere with the judgment of the enemy command, we will be considered to have played a role.

To be honest, Wang Zhong didn't know how effective this tactic would be.

We have to give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can find ways to improve it. For example, we can give three horses to each member of the Komanda team and let them gallop on the prairie. When they arrive at the destination, they can dismount and infiltrate and cause sabotage.

Popov: "A year ago we thought that cavalry was a backward branch of the army and could not play a big role. Now the number of cavalry is almost back to the pre-war level."

Wang Zhong: "There are no useless arms, only useless commanders. It was only this summer - last summer when I was in the grasslands of Nanant that I realized the value of cavalry on such vast grasslands."

Although it has been a week since the new year, Wang Zhong still forgets from time to time that it is new year.

Vasily: "I don't know how long it will take the enemy to react this time. We are really attacking Borsk."

Wang Zhong: "I bet 24 hours."

----

January 1, Eagle's Nest, 7 local time.

Emperor Reinhardt of Plosson rushed into the war room and looked at the generals who had gathered. "Asshole, why didn't you wake me up? How long has Rokossov started the operation?"

Marshal Celtic, Chief of the Imperial General Staff: "The time difference is three hours. It is almost 12 o'clock local time. The attack started five hours ago."

Emperor: "How is the situation?"

Marshal Celtic: "In chaos, Army Group A lost contact with the four miscellaneous divisions deployed on the front line, as well as a series of military depots and supply stations.

"Teams of the 11th Army report being harassed by cavalry, who are bypassing their positions and advancing deeper into the front."

The emperor suddenly looked up and said, "Cavalry? You mean cavalry?"

"Yes, cavalry." The Celtic Marshal nodded.

The emperor sneered: "This Shipulin, when I asked him to rescue the Sixth Army, he said that Rokossov was going to outflank him, and if he didn't retreat, even his group would be surrounded." Later, when they retreated, they found that Rokossov had only sent some cavalry to pretend to outflank! Now, it's the cavalry again! It's always the cavalry!

"Where are Rokossov's armored corps? Where are the armored corps? Where are those terrible new heavy tanks which so terrify our soldiers?

"At this!"

The emperor picked up the map stick and slammed it hard on the city of Yarvik.

"This is the direction of his attack. He made such a big noise just to confuse us and make us withdraw the troops defending the front! He still can't forget Shepetovka!"

Marshal Celtic looked at Marshal Brian.

The Army Commander-in-Chief Marshal Bryan said, "Your Majesty, even if we don't withdraw troops from Shepetovka, we should send reinforcements to Borsk. What if Rokossov has the same idea as General Gorky of the Western Front and sends troops to whichever side breaks through our defense?"

"Then he will attack in two directions at the same time!" His Majesty the Emperor said firmly, "But now he is only attacking Army Group A, and he is showing his intention to recapture Borsk! So this must be an illusion, the real direction of attack is Shepetovka!"

After saying this, the emperor frowned and fell silent, as if he also began to feel that it would be terrible if Borsk was captured.

At this time, Giles said, "We can ask the navy to move all the warships to the sea near the Primorsky Fortress. With the support of naval guns, it will be difficult for Rokossov to close the 'pocket'. Moreover, we can start mobilizing transport ships first. If we are really surrounded, we can evacuate Army Group A by sea like the United Kingdom did in its great retreat."

The emperor was delighted: "Good, this is perfect. We just need to wait for Rokossov to fall into the trap and lose a large number of troops on the steppes of Nanant!"

----

Plossen Army Group A Headquarters.

General Steiermark held the receiver, waiting for the operator to connect the line.

He is no longer in his own separate office, but has moved his office to a large, noisy operations room.

Before the call was connected, the adjutant of the general came running to report: "The telephone lines to all the front-line troops in the direction of the enemy's breakthrough are disconnected, but the telephone connection with the 11th Army Headquarters is still available."

General Steiermark made a "silence" gesture, and just at that moment the phone was connected. He shouted, "I am Steiermark! I want to speak to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Schneider's voice changed before he said a few words (probably because the microphone was snatched away).

Emperor Proson's voice came through the telephone line: "Don't panic, I have sent naval forces to back you up. Even if Rokossov really wants to surround you, you can still leave by ship.

"The current command has determined that Rokosov still intends to attack Shepetovka. Although your attack is loud and powerful, it is just a feint."

Steiermark: "I have lost contact with many troops!"

"It's the work of Rokossov's cavalry!" the emperor said confidently, "This is his usual trick. In fact, the troops are all fine, but they just can't be contacted! Don't be scared by him. Of course, if you are really worried, you can launch a counterattack. The scale of the feint force will not be too large. If you use your armored division, you will soon expose their true colors. And from the general military principle, you should also use the armored division to counterattack during the defense!"

Steiermark: "Are you asking me to fight the enemy's new assault gun in the wilderness? They call that kind of assault gun the Vortex. Even if our Panzer IV is equipped with a 30mm armor plate, it will be easily penetrated by its main gun!"

"We can use the same method to deal with KV this year! In short, hold on firmly and there will be a way!"

After saying this, the emperor hung up the phone.

General Steiermark slammed the receiver on the phone: "Damn it!"

Adjutant: "The Emperor still doesn't believe we are on the main attack direction?"

"Yes, he insisted that this was a feint, but he comforted us by saying that the navy had been dispatched and we had control of the White Sea. Even if the land was surrounded, we could still escape by sea."

The adjutant frowned: "But the flagship of the Navy's White Sea Fleet has been sunk by Allied aircraft. It shouldn't be possible to completely suppress the Ante Navy with just a few heavy cruisers, right?"

General Steiermark thought for a few seconds and replied, "We don't understand naval affairs, so let's not get involved. The right thing to do is to find a way to transfer the troops we can still command to help the 11th Army. Regardless of whether this is a feint or not, we should do this. If we really want to investigate it later, I have a clear conscience! Chief of Staff!"

The chief of staff immediately put down the receiver and stood up: "Please go ahead."

"The Army Group's reserve forces will immediately move north - no, attack northward and destroy all the Ante troops they encounter, regardless of whether they are cavalry or armored troops."

The chief of staff looked embarrassed: "The two armored divisions in reserve submitted a daily report to the headquarters yesterday, saying that the two divisions combined only had 100 tanks ready for combat."

General Steiermark: "How can there be so few?"

Chief of Staff: "Because the last time we received reinforcements was in September last year, and the number of reinforcements was not enough. At that time, the two divisions only had the strength of one armored battalion."

General Steiermark was silent for a few seconds, then made up his mind: "Let them go north!"

(End of this chapter)