BXBX NOVEL Chapter 193: reinforcements
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Shulka is right. Of course, the rigorous Germans will not let these Russians shout but ignore everything.
Even out of curiosity, I would like to know what these hateful enemies are shouting.
So, Admiral Schweppenburg immediately asked a few translators to translate the contents of the broadcast into documents verbatim.
"They are obviously scaring us, General!" The adjutant looked at the document and concluded.
"I hope so!" Admiral Schweppenburg replied worriedly.
"What?" The adjutant couldn't believe what he heard.
"Didn't you hear it, Hans!" Admiral Schweppenburg said: "Their soldiers are not nervous at all when they say these things... Although I don't believe the announcer, I believe those soldiers. confidence!"
The adjutant recalled for a while, then nodded silently.
Although he can't understand those Russian words, whether he is natural and confident... these can be heard without knowing Russian.
"We need information, Hans!" Admiral Schweppenburg: "Order Branfenburg troops to get more information!"
"Yes, General!"
So, Shulka's second step is to give the Germans the information they need.
This step is more troublesome.
First of all, a force was sent to impose martial law on Tula... A whole engineer battalion was sent to Tula, all the streets and alleys were blocked, and the people were not allowed to look out by closing the doors and windows.
"I hope you will cooperate!" The officer shouted with a loudspeaker in the street: "As you know, there are many German spies and traitors among us. As soon as our tanks and artillery go to the front line, the enemy will know the number and even the model. So , Anyone who opens the window or walks out the door will be regarded as a traitor to spy on the military!"
Then, more than an hour later, reinforcements from Winiowski arrived.
As Commissar Fuming said, they only have one tank company with 12 tanks, and 10 anti-tank guns that are motorized by cars.
The sound of motors of tanks and cars "rumbled" across Nogor Street in Tula City in the dark, the tracks "creaked and creaked", and occasionally engineers shouted loudly to indicate those tanks that deviated from the direction.
Then, there was another batch in about half an hour, and then another batch... The number of cars and tanks fluctuated from time to time, which can be heard from the sound.
This situation lasted for several hours, and at least six batches have passed.
Rough calculation, if each batch has 20 units of anti-tank firepower, then the six batches are 120 units... This has exceeded the original anti-tank firepower of the 333rd regiment.
The news quickly reached the German command.
As I said before, the German army will never lack intelligence personnel on the Soviet battlefield, even in Tula.
Admiral Schweppenburg couldn't help but sighed when he heard the news: "It's from the direction of Winiowski, and they got reinforcements!"
Then another piece of information was passed to Admiral Schweppenburg. It came from Moscow, and the Moscow announcer was broadcasting the battle report: "A fierce tank battle is taking place in the direction of Tula, and both sides dispatched 1,200 combat vehicles. , our heroic fighters repelled the enemy's attacks again and again..."
"1200?" The adjutant said, "This is obviously fake!"
"Of course it's not true!" Admiral Schweppenburg said. "The Russians always exaggerate their victories, but... as long as 120 of them are true, they can stop us, understand?"
Therefore, Admiral Schweppenburg became more and more convinced that Tula's intelligence was true. The enemy received reinforcements of 120 units of anti-tank firepower, but Moscow exaggerated it 10 times.
What Admiral Schweppenburg did not expect was that this exaggeration was not 10 times, but 50 times.
All the reinforcements received by the 333rd regiment were nothing more than 12 T26 light tanks and 10 anti-tank guns.
What Shurka did was to let the engineering regiment rush to repair a small road outside the city of Tula, and then let the reinforcements go through this road and then go back to the city of Tula.
Of course, in order to be able to deceive the spies lurking in Tula, Shulka deliberately made the number of motor vehicles passing through Tula different in each batch.
For example, when the second batch passes, two tanks and three cars are left, and then they are added to the next round, and the same operation is performed in the next round.
Therefore, the number of tanks and cars passing through Tula City is different in each batch.
As for whether the tanks, cars and even the soldiers are the same unit... It is impossible to tell through the cracks in the doors and windows in the dark.
Reporting in Moscow is even simpler. You only need to report to your superiors by telegram, and then the relevant content will be broadcast on the radio by the announcer in a serious manner.
After thinking about it for a while, Admiral Schweppenburg called Guderian.
"I have to admit that we have failed, Your Excellency General!" Admiral Schweppenburg said: "Tula has already received reinforcements, and it is difficult for us to occupy it in a short time. I think we can only retreat. Continuing to attack will only It's a senseless sacrifice..."
The other end of the phone was silent for a while, and Guderian replied: "I agree to retreat, General Schweppenburg, you also need to come back and explain!"
Admiral Schweppenburg hung up the phone with a heavy heart, he knew what Guderian meant by "explanation".
Then, the night in Tula gradually quieted down. There were no gunshots, cannons, or tank motors.
But the Soviet army continued to remain vigilant on the spot, and did not send anyone to reconnaissance, let alone send someone to pursue it.
Because everyone knows that the Germans were not routed but retreated...if they retreated.
In addition, the Soviet army is far inferior to the German army in terms of strength and equipment. In this case, the pursuit is almost asking for hardship or even death.
As for reconnaissance.
From a strategic point of view, it is completely unnecessary, although the superiors did order so.
"Even if we know that the enemy is retreating, so what?" Major Gavrilov responded to the order of his superiors: "Our purpose is to hold Tula, to hold Tula... that is, no matter what the reconnaissance results are, we are to defend Here. So obviously, there's no point in reconnaissance!"
Reconnaissance does not have any meaning. If there is any meaning, it is to satisfy the curiosity of the superiors. They are eager to know whether they have won the victory in the office, and then they can announce the good news to Moscow.
However, of course they will not consider that in order to achieve these, the soldiers on the front line are likely to pay the price of their lives.
Major Gavrilov insisted on his opinion on this point and refused to execute the reconnaissance order... This may be one of the reasons why Major Gavrilov's official luck is not smooth.
(end of this chapter)