Chapter 309: The Imperial Division goes crazy and kills people. Is this the prototype of Hei Su’s famous scene where the enemy is at the gate of the city?

But at this time, a lot of sky curtains were ejected.

《What defense master? Rubbish! 》

"Model, his defensive capabilities are actually exaggerated."

"Model's defense is just for fun. The real master of defense is Manstein."

Paulus: You know what I'm going to say.

"Is Model okay? Other German commanders may not be able to do better than him."

"Yes, it's not Model's fault. The main reason is that the Soviet Union had too many troops, and the German army was unable to take care of the head but not the buttocks. "

"If you ask me, it's purely because of Hitler's blind command!"

"It's time to let Narzhev go. Wouldn't it be better to use the troops saved on the southern front?"

"But it's ridiculous that Model can always get reinforcements."

Outside the sky.

Huo Qubing was somewhat confused when he saw the comments in the barrage.

Because judging from the results of this battle.

First, Model won the defensive battle.

And the casualties on all sides were minimal.

However, it dealt a fatal blow to the Soviet army.

No matter how you look at it, this is a victory that deserves to be praised to the sky!
What happened to the later audiences on the sky curtain?

The general evaluation is not too high?
It's not a bad review though.

But it looks like the passing level is just above 60 or 70 points.

But in Huo Qubing's view.

Based on Model's performance, shouldn't it be 90 points?

So Huo Qubing was a little confused.

However, Huo Qubing, who was confused, did not rush to say anything.

Instead, he continued to look at the sky seriously.

【It was the summer of 1942. 】

[The Soviet army once again gathered heavy forces to attack the Rzhev area. ]

[The purpose is to divert the German army's attention to the front of the Central Army Group.]

【Relieve pressure on the Stalingrad direction on the southern front. 】

[This time, the Soviet army dispatched four army groups. ]

[Then it ran into Model's already formed flexible defense system with support point tactics as the core.]

【When the Soviet army attacked with concentrated forces. 】

[Model will withdraw the elite armored divisions on the front line and voluntarily give up their positions.]

【Attract Soviet troops to move deeper. 】

[And because these German frontline troops who took the initiative to retreat were often high-value elite armored divisions. ]

【So it was very attractive to the Soviet army. 】

[In the process of luring the Soviet army deeper into the enemy territory, Model would divide the many troops at hand into several combat groups.]

【Further support for the defense system.】

【At the same time, send a large number of infantry to surround, intersperse and harass. 】

[The high-quality and highly combat-capable German infantry squads were often able to effectively delay the attack of the Soviet army's large forces.]

【And then the Soviet army reached the stage of being at the end of its strength. 】

[Model will concentrate the armored forces at hand and penetrate the weak points of the Soviet army in one fell swoop! ]

[Divide and surround it, and inflict devastating damage. ]

[In a defensive battle, it can not only inflict heavy damage to the enemy, but can also surround and annihilate a large number of enemies]

[This is very rare in a defensive battle. ]

Outside the sky.

Huo Qubing nodded repeatedly.

"Although I am too good at defense, I also know that inflicting heavy losses on the enemy during defense can provide opportunities for counter-encirclement and annihilation." "This is definitely very valuable."

"Isn't this Model strong?"

Canopy.

【But Model's flexible defense is also a high-risk behavior. 】

[Because the German army not only had to give up many key positions for nothing. ]

[We also need to withstand the powerful offensive momentum of the Soviet army and maintain layers of defense to prevent E Bi from breaking through all at once.]

【If done well, it is a resilient defense. 】

[The troops are like a spring. After being compressed to the maximum, they will rebound and cause the greatest damage.]

[But if they don't do well, the positions will be lost one after another, the defeated soldiers on the front line will rush to the rear, and the whole army will be in a panic. ]

【That's not a resilient defense.】

【It's a complete collapse! 】

[It can be said that conducting flexible defense is crucial to the combat quality, will, and actual combat effectiveness of the troops. ]

[They all have extremely high requirements. ]

[It also tests the commander's command level, micro-management ability, detail scheduling, mobile warfare awareness and many other aspects. ]

[They all have extremely high requirements.]

[However, Model at that time did have the capital to play flexible defense. ]

[His own command level is very good, and he is good at dispatching and commanding. ]

[The German troops under his command were often not inferior to the Soviet veterans in terms of fighting will and combat capabilities.]

[Even a massive crush! ]

[Among them, the Great German Division and the Imperial Division, these two units have made a great reputation! ]

[Until now, it is still talked about by military fans. ]

[At the same time, the German headquarters in the rear was also very helpful, constantly sending elite infantry divisions and armored divisions to provide support to Model.]

[This includes a large number of armored forces that are extremely critical in the defensive counterattack phase. ]

[In this round of battles, the total Soviet force exceeded 35, but more than 5 were killed, and nearly 20 were injured or captured.]

[German casualties are unclear, but are certainly very low.]

[The casualty ratio on both sides is very scary. ]

[This was partly because Model's flexible defense, executed by the elite German soldiers, was a huge success.]

[On the other hand, although the Soviet soldiers responsible for attacking this place are numerous, their combat effectiveness is really weak! ]

[According to the recollections of Soviet veterans who participated in the Battle of Rzhev at that time.]

[Many Soviet troops who participated in the offensive had received little training before going to the front.]

[There is also little ammunition. ]

[Although it is not like the French director's film Enemy at the Gates, where several people have to share one gun. ]

【But basically an ordinary recruit. 】

[The gun in his hand only had a few bullets.]

[The artillery support from the rear is also very weak. ]

[A company could only fire two rounds a day.]

[The offensive on the front line turned into a disaster.]

[Many soldiers were pulled in from the rear, given a gun and a few bullets, and then they were allowed to attack.]

[He didn’t even register, he just died without a name, confused.]

[As the poem says, many soldiers died: "I did not hear the explosion, nor saw the bright fire."]

【As a major industrial country, the Soviet Union shouldn’t have been like this.】

[But the main reason was that the Soviet Union also concentrated most of its manpower in Stalingrad on the southern front to fight the German army to the death.]

[Although there were many troops attacking Rzhev, they were treated very poorly.]

[And a series of summer defeats, represented by the Battle of Rzhev. ]

[It also greatly shook the morale of the Soviet army. ]

(End of this chapter)