How awesome Otto Scholzne is, you will know in his life by looking at his legend. He can be said to be the most famous special forces commander in the world and is known as the most dangerous man in Europe.

This man once rescued Mussolini with a glider on the top of the mountain, and successfully escaped from prison under the layers of Allied forces.

His army wore American uniforms to disrupt the enemy's back, making the enemy dizzy for a while and fell into chaos regardless of the enemy's friend.

And who are his men? He commanded the German special forces! A great force that was later incorporated by countless myths.

Even if they only come into contact with games, young people in later generations have heard of the gsg-9 unit.

GSG-9 has become one of the most practical special forces in the world due to its anti-hijacking war at Mogadishu Airport.

In that battle, they killed three terrorists who hijacked the plane in 106 seconds and injured another one.

As for why the German special forces are so powerful, it is related to their precise personality like clocks.

Special forces are committed to cooperation, and the Germans' personality makes them more suitable for execution step by step according to the plan.

Now, the German special forces, which are not yet fully mature, and Scholzne, are sent to the Soviet front to perform a quick breakthrough mission.

This bridge was their first targeted capture mission. Now it seems that they have completed this mission well.

The positions were filled with the bodies of Soviet soldiers, and German cars were driving through the bridge one after another.

The bridge seized by Skolzne may be the best-in-come bridge nearby and the highest amount of passage allowed.

By capturing this bridge, the German armored forces' Panther tanks can pass smoothly and continue to attack.

The tanks of the 501st Armored Battalion had already passed here at this time and advanced towards the distant Vitebsk.

What's even more terrible is that Marshal Budonni, who was far away in Smolensk, did not know that his crucial highway bridge had been lost, and he did not know that his defense line had actually been opened.

"You guys did a great job, and I'm very satisfied." Manstein said with a smile, looking at Scholzne, who had no scars on his face and was still handsome.

This time, the head of state gave him the most elite special forces and asked him to use them when seizing the bridge, which really helped him a lot.

If the command troops swept across the road, of course, it would not be difficult for the German field troops.

But if the Soviets were to attack the designated location before the bridge was blown up, and to prevent the Soviets from blowing up the bridge, it would be a whimsical idea.

Skolzne's troops offered this option and did use their superb tactics to complete such an impossible task.

"The most impossible task for the head of state is the meaning of our existence." Skolzner also had a smile on his face.

Compared with the various subjects they trained in the past six months, the current battle can be regarded as pediatrics.

Even at this time the head of state ordered them to carry out infiltration missions, sneaking into Moscow and carrying out the mission of assassinating Stalin, they dared to try it out.

"Being able to seize this bridge will increase my marching speed by at least 3 days. I guess the Soviets will wake up when I reach Vitebsk." Manstein looked at the truck passing in front of him and said to the head of state's confidant beloved general.

Skorzne had no pride at all: "If you need it, I can bring people to Vitebsk..."

"No! No! No! There is no need! Leave the rest to my troops! They also need to prove themselves, rather than following you and waiting for victory." Manstein rejected Scolzne's proposal.

The head of state is willing to come up with special forces to help, which is already a huge support. If the abuse of special forces leads to losses in this unit, it is to attack the head of state in the face.

So Manstein doesn't plan to use such a powerful weapon in the country anymore. I heard that they still have many tasks to carry out.

At this moment, the road from the German armored forces to the Vitebsk region can be said to be flat, at least on the ground.

"We must set up air defense positions around here, and this matter cannot be taken lightly!" After sending Scolzne away, Manstein said to the officers around him: "You go and deploy in person!"

He didn't want to use the special forces of the head of state to capture the bridge and then be blown up by the Soviet air force.

If you want to repair this bridge, it is a huge project. It is not just a matter of delaying time, but squeezing the transportation capacity of the logistics force is even more fatal.

"Sir, I have deployed 4 anti-aircraft guns around..." The officer next to Manstein replied.

Who knew that he didn't wait for Manstein's praise, but he was waiting for a harsh order: "4 is not enough! Increase to 10! With two 88mm cannons... I don't lack anti-aircraft cannons, but this bridge cannot be lost!"

"As for orders! Sir! I'll go to deploy immediately!" The officer quickly stood attentively and saluted, retreated and arranged to deploy more anti-aircraft guns.

Soon, the towed small-caliber anti-aircraft gun was pulled by the truck and further away, the German artillery was working hard to push an 88mm caliber anti-aircraft gun to a more suitable position.

These artillery wanted to block all the routes close to the planes and force those who were trying to get close to the planes dropped bombs in advance.

In fact, shooting down enemy aircraft is only a secondary function of anti-aircraft guns. The real meaning of their existence is to drive enemy aircraft away from the target and affect the accuracy of enemy aircraft's bomb drop.

Striking the enemy is not as important as imagined, and protecting important goals is the most important mission.

Preventing problems before they happen is the role of anti-aircraft artillery units and the reason why Manstein stepped up the deployment of these units.

If we knew that the bridge was preserved intact in the hands of the German troops, the Soviet Air Force's first reaction was to destroy the bridge at all costs.

Only by destroying this bridge can Germany effectively prevent its advance towards Vitebsk. Only by destroying this bridge can it continue to ensure that the strongholds sandwiched between the two wings of the German Central Army Group can continue to exist.

Once one of these two strongholds is captured by the German army, there will be no obstacles to advance the torrent of steel towards the German armored cluster in Moscow—
Chapter completed!