Imperial Overlord

As the commander-in-chief of the G group, facing Rokossovsky's counterattack, Guderian wanted not only to defend, but to severely damage the main force of the Soviet army.

His defense plan was quite risky, because in the whole plan, he only planned to use part of his troops for frontal combat.

"Let the 501st Armored Battalion cooperate with the grenadier unit to conduct frontal defense, and the 3rd Armored Division will be drawn out as the main offensive force and detoured to the flank." He arranged for his chief of staff.

"In that case, we will use less than 500 tanks to meet the main force of all Soviet attacks." The chief of staff was a little worried about the frontal defense and reminded. He still didn't know the total strength of the Soviet army, and he was even more uncertain.

Group G is not an army, but with the trust of the head of state and the strengthening of the spearhead of the attack, its scale is larger than that of an army.

Guderian actually has 6 armored divisions, plus 7788 independent armored battalions, according to the establishment should be equipped with more than 2000 tanks.

This number is much larger than the number of troops he can control in history. Even in proportion, the armored troops in his hands are ranked first on the Eastern Front.

However, two of the armored divisions have always been dissatisfied with the state of the number, plus the losses during the attack, so the number of tanks in the G group has been hovering around 1,500.

As in history, the Guderian group, also known as the G group, under the 12th, 24th, 46th and 47th Panzer Corps.

The 12th Army was temporarily reinforced to an infantry corps of the G Group because of the long front. It has three infantry divisions, including the 31st, 34th and 45th Infantry Divisions.

The composition of the 24th Panzer Corps has not changed. The tank units are the 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions, as well as the 10th Motorized Infantry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division.

The 46th Panzer Corps has changed the most, with the 1st and 10th Panzer Divisions, as well as the Greater German Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 267th Infantry Division.

The famous Great German Division has not been expanded into a division-level combat unit so early in history. In real history, it was still an infantry regiment configuration in 1941.

However, because the Stalker tank destroyer was equipped with troops in advance and there was sufficient fuel, it was expanded into a mechanized division in advance, equipped with a battalion of Stalker tank destroyers.

The last unit of Group G was the 47th Panzer Corps, which consisted of the 17th and 18th Panzer Divisions, plus the 29th Motorized Infantry Division and the 167th Infantry Division.

If you count the 255th Infantry Division directly under the Group Command and the additional artillery units, the G group is almost the standard configuration of the two army groups.

The total strength of the troops commanded by Guderian was more than 200,000, which was 150,000 more than the 150,000 Rokossovsky group that the Soviet army counterattacked.

It's just that although the G group is strong, its attack range is also very wide, so Guderian's troops have actually been dispersed.

At this moment, the 12th Army of the G group, which is the infantry army with the lowest degree of mechanization, is still near Kaluga, and has basically not kept up with the attack speed of the mechanized troops.

In order to prevent the counterattack of the troops in the direction of Moscow, the 46th Panzer Army was left in Tarusa, and the Aleksin generation was responsible for the defense, and it was also considered a rest.

After all, the 46th Panzer Army, which was the vanguard, was the vanguard of the attack. The losses were relatively large, and it was almost impossible to fight.

The 1st Panzer Division, the main force of the 46th Panzer Corps, still had about half of the tanks left, and the 10th Panzer Division also suffered heavy losses, making it impossible to continue the offensive state.

At this time, the G group, the offensive spearhead was the 24th Panzer Corps, and the vanguard was the 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions.

The 47th Panzer Corps, the 17th and 18th Panzer Divisions, plus the 29th Motorized Infantry Division and the 167th Infantry Division, was responsible for the security of the entire south of the cluster.

As a southern barrier, the 17th Panzer Division had captured Borkhov two days earlier, only a short distance from Orel.

And the 18th Panzer Division shot down Arsenievo yesterday, seriously threatening Tula's southern defenses.

If it wasn't for the rainy weather, the G cluster might have launched a new round of attacks like Tula today, preparing to occupy this place and threaten Ryazan.

The stall is so huge that the troops that Guderian can use to fight against the Rokossovsky counterattack group are only the 255th Infantry Division, the 24th Panzer Corps, and the temporary assignment. Several of his separate tank battalions made these troops.

Even so, Guderian still thinks about how to attack this matter. He was determined to mobilize the 3rd Panzer Division to attack Rokossovsky's flank and find a way to defeat the counterattacking Soviet troops.

"The 3rd Armored Division cooperated with the 1st Cavalry Division, launched an attack south of Tula, and advanced to the northeast!" Guderian was ready to make a flank breakthrough within the unloading siege to end the Soviet counterattack plan. .

His plan is ambitious~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to prevent the Soviet counterattack while attacking the important city of Tula by the way.

However, before that, he must rely on the limited troops in his hand to carry the frontal attack of the Zuji army: "Let the 10th Motorized Infantry Division immediately withdraw to the defensive area and prepare for battle!"

"The 501st Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion is blocking the Soviet army. It will take time for the troops to retreat and adjust. The 501st Battalion's defense line may be broken through at any time." The chief of staff said with some concern.

Guderian looked at the map, and insisted on his decision: "Then tell them, let them hold the enemy back!"

"The troops of the 4th Armored Division are already being deployed, and the 255th Infantry Division has entered the position. I have ordered the artillery units to assemble and prepare for the frontal attack of the Soviet army." The chief of staff introduced the preparations for the battle.

"Where is the reserve team assigned to us by the army group, can we make it in time?" Guderian asked.

"They still need 7 slopes to get to the position. It's too late, but they can build a second line of defense to prevent our line of defense from being penetrated and causing confusion." The chief of staff pointed to the map and replied.

Guderian nodded, and then said again: "Where is the 505th battalion? Send them to the combat area immediately to support the 501st battalion!"

"Okay! I'll go to the radio side. The 505th Battalion is now our only mobile unit. I hope they are as strong as before the rest." The chief of staff squeezed a smile and said.

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