Chapter 14 Roles

The coldness on the shore of Lake Constance in February was still strong. In Washerbourg, which was only 15 kilometers away from Bregenz, the Soviet soldiers coming and going had turned it into a huge Soviet-style barracks. In the Soviet Southwest Front Command, the atmosphere gave people a heavy and depressing feeling. The staff officers were like hardworking ants and had to be busy in their spare time, but everyone could not see the happiness that workers should have on their faces. Even when discussing military deployment, the officers deliberately lowered their voices and completely disappeared from their past confident posture.

In a lakeside hut not far from the command center, the fireplace was burning warmly, and the old German phonograph played Austrian classical music. A burly soldier with a wide and round face lay lazy and frustrated on the sofa. His eyes sometimes looked straight at the ceiling, sometimes closed for a long time, as if he was trying to forget the troubles of worldly affairs, or as if he was thinking hard about countermeasures. On the wooden coffee table next to the sofa was a pot of wine and a cup. The wine was full of strength.

The vodka cup is a simple and unpretentious marching cup, but there is no bad smell after drinking. The white temples of this soldier set off his rich life experience. The brightly colored medals on his chest tell his unparalleled merits, the honors he deserves in life, and the ideals he deserves to be realized are also realized, so that when a person calms down, he will inevitably feel indifferent to fame and fortune, stay away from disputes and enjoy the joy of family.

Life is full of entanglement.

Suddenly, he got up and walked to the window. There was snow outside. After more arduous battle experiences, the losses of only tens of thousands of people would not make the instructor of Stalingrad's counterattack, the recapturer of Crimea and the destroyer of Konisburg - the Soviet Marshal Huasilevsky, who had a talented and powerful strategy, trembled his fingers. However, the fierce battle up the Rhine Valley still deeply shocked the soul of the Soviet commander. He adopted a three-dimensional offensive model.

More than 300,000 elite Soviet officers and soldiers actually repelled the pitiful resisters in this valley surrounded by mountains and rivers. This is not only a matter of military honor, but also a subtle impact on the situation in the occupied areas that have finally stabilized. The destruction of the Soviet army's undefeated myth also made Western allies with stronger comprehensive national strength dare to brew their "unsubtitled thoughts". If this continues, it may even shake the foundation of the country.

A draw without a chance to decide the outcome is failure, and we must win next!

The generous voice echoed in my heart, but when I thought about how to achieve this victory goal, Marshal Huasilevsky's brows frowned unconsciously. The Soviet army's good at attacking refers to a big opening and closing on the open battlefield. The strong attack in depth of the large mechanized corps was the secret weapon for the Soviet army to defeat Germany and Western allies one after another. The all-round T-34 and the smart and brave infantry were unable to play their characteristics in the small land of the Upper Rhine Valley, especially the tanks and chariots that attacked the narrow passage of the western foothills of the Padeng Mountains.

The parts were destroyed one by one by one by the opponent's anti-tank weapons during the slow movement. The geographical environment of Switzerland adjacent to the neutral country also largely restricted the hands and feet of the Soviet officers and soldiers. The Soviet paratroopers who were blown into Switzerland by the wind not only caused non-combat reductions in the troops, but also caused the Soviet politics to become passive in diplomacy. They were deliberately tempted by Western countries. Some of the Soviet paratroopers seized by Switzerland announced that they had "abandoned the dark and turned to the light", which was also a heavy blow to the image of the Soviet Union and the morale of the army.

Through the window, Marshal Huaseylevsky saw the communication officer with a telegraph clip coming in a hurry. After a moment, the thick wooden door was gently knocked. He lowered his head and said "Come in" lukewarmly.

After entering the door, the communications officer saluted: "Comrade Commander, a secret telegram from Moscow!"

The marshal's brow frowned slightly. The third battle to the Rhine Valley was the first battle he commanded since he took office as commander of the Southwest Front. Although he was not punished, the telegram sent by Moscow a day still made him feel stressed. In addition to the pressure, his dissatisfaction with those in power also increased. Professional soldiers often look down on professional politicians and disdain to be involved in intrigue political struggles. However, those who reach the peak of power are always political winners, and those who use unscrupulous victories are even more despised by professional soldiers with honest personalities.

After expanding the telegram clip, Marshal Huasilevsky threw it on the sofa and muttered, "I understand!"

Seeing that the commander was very upset, the communication officer dared not say much. After saluting, he hurriedly retreated.

Huasilevski had a good alcohol tolerance, but he never drank heavily. After the communications officer left, he rudely picked up the bottle and unscrewed the lid, raised his head and gushed his mouth twice, grinning his teeth and expression ferociously.

A few days later, the wind and snow stopped, and the Soviet army's fourth attack on the enemy in the Rhine Valley began. To put it slightly exaggeratedly, more than 2,000 Soviet aircraft deployed to combat were spread out to cover the sky of the Rhine Valley. The seven main legions that carried out fierce attacks from both sides of the northeast were enough to stand all over the valley. The 5th Guard Tank Army, which was the vanguard, was a famous Soviet ace. Even so, Marshal Huaseyevsky's talent in large corps operations was like a high-end car entering the mud, and all his advantages were wiped out by the black mud.

In order to win this far-reaching battle, Huasilevsky brought him a tacit old staff team and made certain adjustments in the main offensive direction and means. He even went to the position frequently to observe the progress of the war. However, the Soviet army, which had made great efforts, was like kicking a steel plate. The continuous attack was always blocked in front of the opponent's core position. The armored troops, which showed invincible momentum against the Third Emperor and the Western Alliance, continued to play the role of living targets and new weapons sparring. Whether it was the T-34 medium tank or the I-series heavy-armed tank, were completely helpless for guided rockets with a long range. The large gunboats transported for this attack also failed to help the Soviet army achieve a successful cross-lake landing battle. The calm and beautiful shore of Lake Constance was once again stained with the blood of Soviet youth...

The Soviets who were at a loss in the offense probably wouldn't have thought that this time they were not under the strong shield of their old opponents. Due to the heavy losses of the troops in the first three battles, most of the troops of the Lynn Free Corps have used the interval between the Soviet attacks to retreat to the border areas bordering Austria and Switzerland in batches. The defense was replaced by more than 40,000 imperial teams who had recently arrived in the continent - they not only created the strongest defenders in the Battle of the Upper Rhine Valley in terms of quantity.

The comprehensive quality of the soldiers was also stronger than the combat troops mixed with the Imperial** and the German Free Regiment in the early stage. Under the guidance of the staff team and a large number of non-commissioned officers left by the Lynn Free Regiment, the imperial soldiers who had experienced World War II and used the Nordic war to recover the battlefield state with their carefully constructed positions to continue to play against one and ten, and the large investment in advanced technical and weapons also helped them to defeat the Soviets who had not made significant progress in more than three years.

After temporarily leaving the command position with great responsibility, Lynn's nerves were relaxed to a considerable extent. After all, the new battlefield commander was more capable of organizing a wonderful battle than himself. He was Erich von Manstein, the most military talented general during the Third Reich of Germany. During the East-West War, Manssar was hired as a senior military adviser by the Allies, thus getting rid of the monotonous life of the officers' ward. Although he had never been sincerely valued by the Allies, he was closer to the battlefield.

The position gave him enough time and conditions to study the development of military tactics, and he published books and biography, and lived a fulfilling life. After the Allies and the Soviet Union signed an armistice agreement, the Allied forces' senior officials fulfilled their promise and returned their free self to a large number of former Third Reich generals who assisted the Allied forces in various ways during the war. After that, Manstein did not return to Germany occupied by the Soviet Union, but lived in neutral Switzerland for a time. The life of Yiyun Yehe was actually

It lasted only a few weeks, and the Imperial Base Camp quickly contacted the former meritorious general. After careful consideration, the decent marshal decided to come out again on his 59th birthday. He was taken to Nordic Europe. What he saw and heard at the Imperial Base Camp was unknown at this time, but he obviously reached an agreement with the top leaders of the Imperial Base Camp, so he quickly became the commander of the 1st Expeditionary Corps of the Imperial Base. The first battle to go to the Rhine Valley had just ended and was awarded the Imperial Marshal Army.

Manstein set out to the familiar battlefield on the European continent. During the Second Battle of the Rhine Valley, Manstein formed his combat command in the mountains of Italy and sent all the elite troops that arrived in advance to the command of Linn, who had never met. It was not until the end of the Third Battle of the Rhine Valley that the strong imperial marshal flew over the Alps at night to Dornbion, where he completed a simple and solemn command handover ceremony with Linn.

Compared with the third Battle of the Rhine Valley, the fourth battle commanded by Manstein lasted longer. In the first half, the 1st Expeditionary Regiment of the Empire focused on resolute defensive operations. When the Soviet offense was weak, Manstein focused on the opponent's flaws and launched a counterattack. He fought a defeat in the mountains in the eastern part of the valley that was completely unexpected. His quick blitzkrieg method was more lethal than the tactical model of defense for defense. Lin Neng, who was watching the battle from afar, also realized the existence of this military gap. He must admit that under the conditions of equality, he was at best a smart commander, and there was still a big gap between a military master like Manstein, and this gap may not be able to catch up with in his whole life.

Of course, Lynn also has his own advantages. As the time gradually matures, it is time to turn this advantage into a victory...


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