Chapter 396: Using Your Life to Exhaust the Enemy's Bullets

Although the cavalry attack on the enemy's armored units only destroyed some of the tanks, it did play a role in delaying the advance of the enemy's tank units.

The tank troops were forced to form a formation in response to the cavalry attack and ran cross-country for more than an hour.

By the time the cavalry troops were completely defeated and retreated, the number of tanks damaged by malfunctions exceeded those destroyed.

Many of the tanks broke down due to vole holes, and the most modern war machines were tortured by the harsh environment and backward troops like the cavalry.

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Prosen's Tenth Army Headquarters.

Admiral Poker couldn't help but exclaimed: "Have you stopped if you were attacked by cavalry? I didn't know our armored forces had become so vulnerable!"

The chief of staff smiled bitterly: "The 14th Armored Division reported that the cavalry did not destroy many tanks, but many tanks were damaged due to the harsh natural environment.

“If all these tanks are thrown away, or only the repair troops are left to repair the tanks, the enemy’s cavalry will definitely come back and use incendiary bombs to completely burn these tanks, and even kill and injure the repair personnel.

"So the division commander decided to stop and wait until most of the tanks that were not seriously damaged were repaired before dispatching."

Pork shook his head repeatedly: "Nai Nai Nai Nai! Leave an armored company to guard the emergency repair troops, and other troops will continue to come back to receive supplies!"

The chief of staff nodded: "Okay, I'll give the order right away."

For the next hour, General Poker paced back and forth in the headquarters. Finally, the communications staff opened the door and entered the tent: "Report from the 14th Division!"

The chief of staff hurried over to get the telegram, and frowned at the first glance: "The Fourteenth Division reported that it was attacked by cavalry again, and the enemy cavalry laid more mines. Unlike the hurried deployment before, this time they had time to Mines are buried in the soil.”

General Poker: "Let the engineers clear the mines! Let the 14th Division come back as soon as possible! They are armored troops, how can they be afraid of the enemy's saber?"

The chief of staff was still reading the telegram. When he heard what the general said, he replied: "The enemy's cavalry used smoke to block the mutual cover between tanks, and then threw incendiary bombs close to the tanks.

"The enemy paid astonishing casualties, but still continued to advance. The tank's machine gun ammunition was severely depleted."

Admiral Poker frowned: "Nonsense! The enemy used casualties to exhaust the tank's bullets. This sounds like a bad joke!"

Chief of Staff: "But the 14-pack did fight for a long time. The machine gun bullets were already consumed a lot, so it is possible that they ran out of ammunition.

"Before Operation Blue was launched, many tank crews mounted a lot of extra machine gun bullets on the back of the tank turret based on their combat experience last year. Otherwise, the ammunition might have been used up long ago."

Admiral Poker pressed his forehead in distress: "Damn it, why is this damn Ant so big? We have advanced so far. In the Carolingians, we could have completed another Battle of the Ardennes Forest, but in Ant ,damn it!"

The chief of staff also smiled bitterly, but he still reminded: "What to do now? If the 14-pack runs out of machine gun bullets, they can only use high-explosive bombs to deal with the cavalry. If the high-explosive bombs are consumed to a certain extent, the 14-pack attack will Ability will be greatly reduced.

"As the chief of staff of the army group, I will not agree to an attack by the troops in that situation. It must be supplied."

Admiral Poker sighed: "I understand. Then shrink back all the armored divisions and armored grenadier divisions that are currently preparing for a pincer offensive. I don't believe that Ant's cavalry can block all these troops.

“We only let the 14-suit come back before because we did not give up the idea of ​​using a pincer offensive to attack Rokosov, and as a result, the 14-suit suffered a big loss.

"As long as we give up the idea of ​​a pincer offensive, go all out to shrink our troops and rescue the 190th Division, then there is still hope!"

Chief of Staff: "Then we must report this decision. The previous idea of ​​the pincer offensive Rokossov was praised by the emperor. Now it has been cancelled. The emperor will be angry. It is best to talk to Marshal von Bryan. Intercede, or go directly to Lieutenant General Giles.”

"Naiyi" Admiral Poker waved his hand fiercely, "I will never ask for help from that emperor's prostitute!"

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"Shit!" Emperor Prossen punched the table. "After being forced by the cavalry to give up the pincer offensive, is this still the glorious Prossen officer corps or the glorious Junker nobles?"

William Kelt: "The enemy is too cunning and the natural environment is too harsh, which led to this situation. This is not a shameful thing. Polk is still working hard to rescue the 190th Division."

Emperor Prosen: "Then why didn't you investigate that the situation was so bad in advance? During Barbarossa last year, you miscalculated Ant's infrastructure level and planned supplies based on the average level in western Yuroba. The result was a mess. !

"For the failure to capture Yekaterinburg last year, the staff of the high command must bear more than half of the responsibility! What then? No one was punished, they were just transferred from the staff without any pain and that was it!

"Now you have misjudged the badness of the grassland again! Just wait, if Operation Blue fails, I swear someone will be shot, even if they offend the Junker nobles!

"I should learn from Rokossov and beat you one by one with a pistol! You just learned to eat with a knife and fork in the military academy!"

Several senior generals looked at each other.

General Moltke, who was always highly regarded, said: "The situation is not too bad. It is only one division that is surrounded. As long as this division resists with all its strength and holds out for three to five days, the cavalry horses will not be able to bear it."

The cavalry soldiers can eat the captured Plosen supplies, but the horses cannot.

Plosen also has military horses, but they are basically pack horses used to carry things, and the consumption is far less than that of military horses.

Military horses will soon lose weight by eating wild grass on the grassland, and then their physical fitness values ​​will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, cavalry cannot really fight behind enemy lines all the time. Military horses have to carry a strong soldier, a full set of weapons and equipment, and various combat supplies on the saddle bags. If they don't eat enough, the military horses will really be exhausted to death.

Although Plosen no longer has a pure cavalry unit, many people present are cavalry officers who have changed their careers and know this well.

The emperor glanced at everyone, sighed, and asked a different question: "Where are the Moravian cavalry?"

"They are being transported and will arrive in Shepetovka on the 19th."

"Let them hurry up! As long as they can eliminate the enemy's cavalry, they will all be awarded honorary citizenship! The same as ordinary Prosen people!"

The emperor paused and added as if he had made a big concession: "It can be hereditary! This qualification can be hereditary!"