Chapter 1242 The Middle Route Army Goes South

Cyric suddenly found himself in a trouble.

In the later generations, as an "expert" in World War II research, Cyric could talk freely, commenting on various generals, commenting on each battle, and speaking impassively. It seems that if he goes, he will definitely Invincible.

But now, when he really became the head of the empire, Cyric discovered a huge problem he was facing. He couldn't stay out of it. The emergence of a big trouble made Cyric have to think carefully. One of his Orders bear enormous mental pressure.

That's the problem with the southern line.

Under the blitzkrieg of Germany, the progress of the middle army is the fastest. They have already broken through Belarus and set foot on Russian soil. It seems that it will take another month to reach Moscow.

The North Road Army has the slowest progress in history, but now due to aerial bombardment, Petersburg was destroyed at once, so the North Road Army has also achieved a breakthrough.

Now, all that's left is the South Road.

When the blitzkrieg began, the South Road Corps was the slowest in action. This can't blame Manstein, after all, Ukraine's territory is too broad.

When attacking, it was obvious that the three-way army marched hand in hand, but now, there is a Kyiv salient left.

When the Soviet Union was purged, Cyric only focused his attention on big figures like Tukhachevsky. At that time, he forgot about some of the lower-level commanders. If he knew that today, Cyric would even be Taking all kinds of risks, we must also clear the commander of the Southwest Front Army.

Admiral Kilponos was one of the first senior generals to recover from the shock of the outbreak of the war, which of course had a lot to do with the depth of Ukraine's territory, and he did not place his troops particularly in the forefront.

After the outbreak of the war, he effectively took advantage of the depth of the Ukrainian territory, deployed the echelon defense of the four armies under his jurisdiction, coordinated with each other, and even boldly carried out counter-assaults on the flanks of Kleist's Panzer Corps.

Another reason is that the Ukrainian water network is everywhere, which has brought a lot of trouble to the German offensive. Until now, as a result, there has been an obvious salient in the south, where there are as many as 1.5 million Soviet troops.

"Now, it is still somewhat difficult for the troops of the Southwest Corps to achieve the task of encircling and annihilating the main force of Kyiv, so they now propose a sudden southward attack and first encircle and annihilate Uman's army. This plan is correct." The promoted marshal, as a general who has always played an important role in the military center of the Empire, Keitel begins his own analysis.

"There are too many defenders in Kyiv. It is difficult for Manstein to operate alone. Destroying Uman first can reduce the interference in the south, and then concentrate on besieging Kyiv." Scherner also put forward a positive judgment.

It is correct to fight Uman first. The key is, what should I do after I finish playing Uman?

As if he knew Cyric's concerns, Guderian was the first to propose a new plan.

"Now, the army in the middle is attacking Smolensk, and the group in the middle will use the same encirclement tactics to eat all the defenders in Smolensk. At this time, Uman should also be taken down, Guderian. The general suggested that the army from the middle route go south, head towards Kyiv, and kill the defenders in Kiev." Keitel continued: "General Guderian's proposal is really too selfless."

Now, the war of annihilation against the Soviet Union, of course, is dominated by the occupation of Moscow. This victory is already beckoning to Guderian, and it seems that Moscow is in front of him.

But now, he resolutely proposed that the Central Route Army go south to Kyiv, encircle Kyiv, and eat the more than one million Soviet troops!

It takes a lot of courage and wisdom to do this!

Of course, this is just a proposal, and the final decision-making power is in the base camp of the wolf's den.

Back then, Hitler was faced with such a choice, and now, the same choice has fallen before Cyric.

Now, the troops of the central group and the southern group are 550 kilometers away in a straight line, and the entire southwestern army of the Soviet army is in the triangle between the two German troops.

At the same time, the Soviets did not have any awareness. They believed that their central army was trying to go straight to Moscow. If their central army went south, they would definitely be caught off guard by the Soviets. It would be no problem for the Kyiv army to be annihilated by Germany. .

This made Cyric very curious, because Cyric knew that in history, it was Marshal Lundstedt who proposed that the Central Army should go south, while Guderian was firmly opposed.

Now, how did you change it?

Guderian actually gave up on Moscow and wanted to operate on Kyiv first?

Many military strategists in later generations commented that the southward army of the middle route was a bad move, but now, Cyric is facing such a choice.

"This should be what General Guderian is worried about." At this moment, Army Chief of Staff Model suddenly spoke.

"Relying on the offensive momentum of the Central Army, General Guderian can quickly break through the Soviet line of defense and hit Moscow, but if that time comes, Moscow will definitely order the defenders in Kyiv to retreat, so that General Guderian will Enemy on the back."

Guderian was not the commander-in-chief of the Central Army at the time, but only commanded the armored troops. At that time, in Guderian's eyes, only Moscow was the meaning of the blitzkrieg.

But now it is different. Guderian wants to command the entire central army. In addition to quickly advancing into Moscow, he also has to consider the problems of his entire army.

Into Moscow, what about his flanks? If the more than one million Soviet troops retreated, it would be a great threat to Guderian. Now, it is better to eliminate this threat to the bud, encircle both sides, and kill the defenders of Kyiv.

Now, the defenders of Kyiv should be the largest corps in the entire Soviet army. Killing them will be a deeper blow to the confidence of the Soviet army.

"That's why I said that General Guderian is too selfless, and he is willing to give up his achievements in fighting Moscow. Marshal Bock will definitely seize the opportunity." Keitel continued.

Marshal Bock? Only then did Cyric realize that he was only thinking about this difficult choice in history, and he forgot that now is different from history after all.

The North Road Army has achieved a breakthrough. Now, the North Road Army is also rapidly advancing southward, heading towards Moscow! In other words, compared to the situation in history, the cards in your hand are a hundred times better!

"I think that General Guderian is going to have an advantage this time. He doesn't need to use the entire Central Army. It is enough to send the 2nd tank group." Scherner also reacted and muttered.

Cyric's eyes were completely open, is there any hesitation? of course not!