Imperial Overlord

"What's in front? It looks very big. This is not a place we can occupy." A battalion commander of a German armored reconnaissance battalion put down his binoculars and stood on the armored vehicle and shouted to the people next to him.

Karyus leaned on his armored command vehicle, looked at the map and compass in his hand, and answered loudly: "If we didn't go the wrong way, this should be Vladimir!"

"My God, we have already advanced here?" The commander of the reconnaissance battalion standing on the armored vehicle confirmed with a look of disbelief on his face.

Karjus, who heard the other party's shouting, nodded and replied: "Indeed, it has reached Vladimir from the display on the oil gauge."

Compared with the slow progress of the German army in Moscow, the advance speed of the g group under General Guderian exceeded everyone's expectations.

His troops advanced more than 80 kilometers in a day, and the vanguard had reached the edge of the city of Vladimir.

This is definitely an unexpected gain of the German high-level officials. Now Guderian's 46th Panzer Army has successfully moved south and controlled the vicinity of Ryazan.

The problem that plagued the German army and prevented the German army from occupying a larger area was not the counterattack of the Soviet army, but the speed of the oil supply of the armored forces.

In this case, the advance of the troops on the front line depends on the rate of fuel supply behind the German troops. Guderian's armored troops quickly achieved the terrifying speed of advance when the war started.

"If we stand here, the Soviet army may soon establish a new line of defense here. If we rush through the center of the city, the Soviet army may also collapse." Putting away the map, Karl Yus opened his mouth and suggested.

"Rely on what? Our regiment here is not strong enough to attack the enemy's city. This is not a good choice." The battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion was somewhat reluctant to make such a choice.

"We don't need to control the whole city, we just need to rush to the center of the city, and then if the other party is ready, we will withdraw." Karyus pointed to the city in front and said: "If they are the same as the previous towns, we will Bai picked up a big bargain."

His words made the commander of the reconnaissance battalion heartbroken, because he knew that in several towns he passed by before, he did not even see the shadow of a Soviet soldier.

Most of the Soviet troops here have been surrounded by German troops in Moscow, and there are not many Soviet troops around.

The German army has advantages in weapons and equipment, so the German army's attack will be multiplied with half the effort. It soon took control of a large swathe east of Moscow.

The Soviets were not sitting still, they gathered their troops further afield and began to build strong lines of defense to try to stop the German advance.

As everyone knows, before the city of Moscow was completely occupied, the German high-level officials did not have any specific plans to attack the east.

The real situation is that no matter how far Guderian's g-cluster moves eastward, it is not an order of the Supreme Command, it is just the opinion of the g-cluster headquarters.

Field Marshal Lundstedt, commander-in-chief of Army Group Center, who was in charge of controlling Guderian, had in fact ordered Group G to save fuel and stop advancing eastward.

But Guderian turned a deaf ear to the order, giving all troops advancing eastward a vague order to do "limited armored reconnaissance".

This trick has been used by everyone in France. For the high-level German army, if the headquarters does not move forward, it means that it has stopped moving forward.

In fact, Karjus is now more than 30 kilometers away from Guderian's headquarters. According to the speed of advancement, Guderian may have to walk for a day before he can reach the place where Karjus is.

After all, if the command of a cluster is to move forward, it is not a small project, including logistics personnel, it may have to move 40,000 people together.

"Okay! If I encounter resistance, or the Soviet army has already deployed a line of defense, I will turn around and leave here immediately." The battalion commander of the armored reconnaissance battalion agreed with a smile.

Karyus climbed into the armored car at his own pace, put on the radio headset, and confirmed: "All the tanks in the company pay attention! Drive to the city ahead! Pay attention to the formation and keep a safe distance!"

"The 1st company goes to the front! The 2nd company goes to the left wing, and the 3rd company goes to the right wing of the battalion to follow up." He pressed the intercom and gave the order to attack.

Karjus, who has been promoted to battalion commander, is currently in charge of commanding the 505 heavy tank fighter battalion that has just been replenished with equipment, personnel and supplies.

A reorganized heavy tank destroyer battalion has a total of 45 Panther tanks, 15 in each company, neatly staffed and without any non-combat losses.

On the one hand, it is because the reliability of the equipment of the Panther tank has been greatly improved after numerous tests.

On the other hand, the Soviet army did not have any decent resistance along the way, so the German army did not suffer any losses at all.

This is also one of the most important reasons why the German vanguard dared to approach Vladimir. They rarely saw Soviet soldiers along the way and encountered no resistance, so they subconsciously believed that the Soviet army did not have any resistance in Vladimir at all. any defense.

After all, along the way, it is indeed an undefended town. Many town men have run away, leaving a lot of old, weak, sick, and women left behind.

A lot of luggage and some weapons and ammunition were scattered on the road. The Soviet troops were leaderless, and the speed of rout along the way even exceeded the German vanguard chasing them.

"Pay attention to covering each other! The brothers of the armored reconnaissance battalion go first! If the other side has a barricade, we will withdraw immediately!" Feeling his armored vehicle start and the body swaying slightly, Karius continued to order.

"Follow your orders!" For the battle-hardened 505 heavy tank fighter battalion, this kind of battle is basically just a small scene.

They just need to keep the tanks at a certain distance close to the outskirts of the city, and the other side will always open fire, forcing them to stay away.

Today, however, they did not encounter the hail of bullets they imagined. The tanks of the armored reconnaissance battalion were driving on the street, and they could even see curious old Soviet women on both sides of the street, looking at them with absent-minded eyes.

"My God, they even gave up on Vladimir?" Looking at the depressed city, the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion muttered in disbelief.

Immediately afterwards, he was on the bumpy armored vehicle, opened his hatch, and stuck out his head.