Imperial Overlord

Sitting inside the swaying armored car, the Iron Cross worn by Guderian's collar swayed slightly.

He held on to the cold iron handrail, feeling the cool warmth from the handrail. It's already July, and the temperature in the Kursk region is already unpleasant.

Nesting in an advancing armored vehicle is not a comfortable thing. After all, there is a constantly spinning engine in front of it that is emitting heat.

Of course, Guderian was lucky, because the armored command vehicle he was in was an open-top vehicle, and he could still feel the flow of air above his head.

And those crew members who can only stay in the tank are really uncomfortable at this moment.

With the Panther tank unit of the 3rd Armored Division following Guderian, the crew members have chosen the most comfortable way to follow up.

In addition to the driver, the radio operator and the loader sat on either side of the tank, preferring to eat ashes than to get back into the tank.

On most of the tanks, the commander and the gunner have half of their bodies exposed outside the hatch of the tank turret, enjoying the coolness brought by the occasional wind.

"Summer is here!" Holding the handrail, Guderian had to sigh. The troops heading south were mighty and mighty, but the military appearance was indeed not neat.

Anyone who thinks that the image of the German army is the appearance of a mighty phalanx, waiting for the Führer to review it, is completely wrong.

Just looking at the troops in front of you was enough to disappoint fans who admired the German army.

On the ground, the warhorses dragged the cart and pulled the various supplies of the infantry company, including tents and excess ammunition, as well as personal items that everyone was allowed to carry, and moved slowly on both sides of the road.

The soldiers carried their weapons and slackly followed on both sides of the carriage. The officers, some on horses, some in cars, stopped from time to time to check the orders from their superiors.

The German soldiers on motorcycles basically hung their gas mask boxes on their chests, and the good-looking leather windbreakers had long been put away, and now they are all sweating with their sleeves rolled up.

The armored troops are even less image-worthy: all the tanks are seated with infantry or crew members, and no one cares about whether their clothes are neat or not.

Most Germans didn't wear helmets because it was hot. They hung their helmets behind their backs and enjoyed a rare peaceful time.

Many German logistics units wore only vests, or simply worked topless. Many people are covered in oil stains, and they cannot be relied on to have a neat and serious image.

In real history, after a battle full of crises on the front line, German soldiers would also find all kinds of fun to vent their pent-up unease.

They would lively joke with their comrades, smoke and drink. Many people will arrange entertainment programs, and even some troops will provide the soldiers with pianos to play by themselves.

Entertainment such as playing ball and cards is even more popular, and many soldiers will bet on some valuable souvenirs they find.

Most of these souvenirs are from enemy corpses, and some are valuables found in street fighting.

It's unrealistic to expect everyone to turn in everything they pick up, at least not in Western armies.

Now, commanders are also reluctant to restrain these soldiers who are about to enter the war zone, because this is their last leisure time.

After these troops enter the Kursk region, there will not be such an easy time. I heard that there have been some Soviet defenders ahead, but the scale is not large.

What Guderian used as a forward was the 2nd regiment of the 4th Armored Division under his command. Most of this unit is still using the No. 4 improved tank, and has not had time to equip the Panther tank.

The speed of modernization of the German army is fast, but it is still impossible to mechanize the 5 million army and use the most advanced weapons and equipment.

Therefore, although the troops of the Guderian group going south were well equipped with vehicles, some troops were still using war horses.

You must know that the so-called sufficient vehicles are counted in the establishment of the logistics supply car regiment. Just talking about the combat troops on the front line, in fact, the amount of automobile equipment is not enough.

"General! The news just sent back from the front! The forward troops of the 4th Armored Division have established a forward base in Bonelli..." A radio operator took off his headset and looked at Guderian.

In front of him is the codebook, and the Enigma machine, which has been improved at least 10 times. The German army often changed the codebook, according to the computer code breaking speed of the University of Berlin.

Because the replacement is too frequent, many front-line troops prefer to use the situation of clear code transmission, rather than use those new codebooks with weird rules.

However, the intelligence that needs to be reported to the Guderian cluster headquarters must have been encrypted, and the password must be translated and checked.

On the bumpy armored car, the skilled mechatronics translated the message and handed it to Guderian.

Guderian grabbed the telegram, glanced at it and put it aside: "Let the 1st regiment of the 4th division move closer to the 2nd regiment! We must pretend to have enough troops!"

He doesn't have enough troops now~www.wuxiaspot.com~ so he didn't bother to find Livne. The reconnaissance team confirmed that there were many Soviet troops stationed in Livne, so he gave up the idea of ​​​​surveying there.

Now, Guderian's G group, as the vanguard of the southward force, rushed straight to the capital of Kursk State, Kursk City!

"According to the forecast of the meteorological department, the air force has the ability to take off and suppress the ground troops of the Soviet Army because it is sunny these days?" 's chief of staff.

The chief of staff beside him replied loudly: "Yes! I just received a call from the Air Force. Marshal Kesselring has just arrived at the front line, and he will personally command the follow-up combat operations..."

With this reply, Guderian nodded. This can be said to be good news: the Air Force can be put into operations on a large scale, which can make up for its lack of strength to a certain extent.

"Where is the position of the 1st Cavalry Division?" After confirming that the Air Force could be dispatched, Guderian turned his attention back to the ground.

He only had 4 divisions in his hand that could be used, and the 1st Cavalry Division on the flank was a special force he arranged.