A battle report brought the surprises and surprises from Guderian to Chu Sinan and his staff? Yes, it was indeed a "shocking wash", and the shocking people were sweating profusely. Until now, everyone, including Chu Sinan, finally realized what Guderian's combat plan was. He did not simply "speak east and attack the west", but "speak east and west and attack the south".

Just as Chu Sinan and his Beloye Lake Front Army tried their best to arrange the battlefield in the direction of Volhof and blocked the German fourth tank cluster to advance westward, Guderian was staring at Kihewen, south of Volhof.

On February 8, Chu Sinan received a telegram from Kihwin, responsible for guarding the area, and found traces of large-scale German tank troops outside the northern line of its defense area.

This information surprised Chu Sinan. He almost immediately realized that he had been trapped. His cunning and experienced opponent had no intention of breaking through the direction of Volkhov, where he was heavily deployed. He was taking a dangerous move and passing through the deep rear area that he could not consider at all.

Where is Kihwen? It is the rear of Chusinan's troops. If Guderian wants to find a breakthrough point, he must order his tank troops to go south along the Volhof River and directly pass through the Beloye Lake swamp area to advance more than 200 kilometers south. From the map, it shows that in this short 200 kilometers, there are rugged and difficult swamps everywhere. It is difficult for a huge tank unit to march from here.

God. What is particularly important is that the German local armored troops crossed this swamp area is not considered a victory. They must seize the "Red Star 2 Bridge" in the Kihwen area before the Soviet army reacted. This is the only bridge that has been preserved and communicated with the Kihwen line, the north and south of the Volkhov River. If their actions were a little slower, the Soviet defensive troops would have enough time to blow up the bridge and make them return in vain.

But Guderian did this, and he succeeded. At least so far, his plan was very successful. His tank troops miraculously crossed the swamp area of ​​Lake Beloye and suddenly appeared like a ghost in front of the Soviet position of Kihwen. When Chu Sinan received the telegram, his vanguard had broken through the two lines of defense of the Fourth Militia Army and advanced directly to the banks of the Volhof River.

As if it was an intuitive reaction, Chu Sinan immediately ordered the Fourth Militia Army on the front line of Kihewen to blew the bridge and destroy the German army's passage to the west at all costs.

But when this order was issued, Chu Sinan felt that he had done something stupid. Guderian would never be a fool. Since he chose this route to break through, he would definitely make careful arrangements in advance. Needless to say, when he launched a frontal offensive, the paratroopers descending from the sky should have already begun to attack the Soviet army's bridge guards. It is hard to say that they had already controlled the bridge before that.

Chu Sinan was not wrong, and his guess was fully confirmed in the returns sent by the fourth militia group. The German army carried out airborne in the area east of the Red Star 2 Bridge, and after paying a huge price, they first controlled the bridge and the anti-aircraft artillery positions on both wings of the bridge.

What to do now? Chu Sinan was worried.

It is a bit unrealistic to organize troops to encircle the German army in this unit. Although the Soviet army occupied a great strategic depth on this line and had an absolute advantage in military strength, this does not mean that he can organize enough troops to carry out this battle in the short term.

The terrain on the west bank of Volkhof is completely different from the swamps on the east bank. The main terrain here is the plains, and on the vast plains, the German large-scale tank assault operations are the most effective and fast. If the progress goes smoothly, they can advance the front line of just over 200 kilometers in four or five days. And in such a short time, where did Chu Sinan organize a solid square line?

Chu Sinan has finally realized the viciousness of the so-called famous generals. At the same time, he deeply realized why the millions of troops near the Soviet-German War were so shocking in the early days of the Soviet-German War. It was not that they did not want to fight bravely or organize tenacious resistance. But the fact is that in the face of this offensive by the German army, they had no time and no space to gather relatively superior forces and thus organize a solid line of defense.

After all, the famous general is a famous general. Guderian played this game well. Chu Sinan had to express sincere admiration for this: he dared to take risks to make unexpected decisions, and could take them down. Chu Sinan considered himself that if he and Guderian had a comparison of his identities, he might not dare to take this risk. As for being able to take them down, Chu Sinan felt that he was somewhat similar to Guderian. In the early stages of the battle, he could abandon the entire army in order to reverse the situation and win a victory. In this successful breakthrough, Guderian could abandon an armored division without hesitation. At present, this tenacious armored division is still carrying out an assault on Volkhov. If their attack was not so fierce, Chu Sinan believed that he should have noticed the abnormality.

Chu Sinan believed that the entire northern battle had reached this point. He believed that he was not far from the final stage. The main force of the Fourth Tank Cluster could no longer be captured. From the current point of view, it was not that they were affected by this breakthrough German army to ensure the sustainability of subsequent operations.

The release of the main force of the Fourth Tank Cluster means that the German army's defense on the northern front will be greatly enhanced, thus increasing the difficulty of the Soviet army's attack on this line to a greater extent.

On the other hand, after a large-scale battle in the previous period, most of the Soviet troops were already tired and they needed some time to rest. This situation is believed to exist in the German troops. Moreover, it is almost late winter and early spring, and the melting of ice and snow in the subsequent period will have a huge impact on the road conditions. From this perspective, if both sides continue to fight, they will face a situation of increasing difficulties.

Despite having a lot of unwillingness in his heart, Chu Sinan still had to accept this helpless reality. Fighter jets, fighter jets, and this fleeting thing were ultimately unable to effectively grasp, which made Guderian take advantage of the loopholes, so it was useless to regret unwillingness.

Now, I can only start to clean up the mess, remove the several German troops in the encirclement as soon as possible, and then stabilize my defense line to the maximum limit in case of confronting the opponent next time. As the saying goes, one's mistake will lead to wisdom, Chu Sinan also has reason to believe that he will never make such a mistake next time.
Chapter completed!