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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 792 (3) Unity is strength

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    The 27-year-old Rommel was far from the desert fox in his previous life. The captain was known in the German army for having difficulty getting along with his colleagues and for being too harsh in his dealings with others. At this time, in front of everyone, von Manstein was so  When he was excited, his handsome face turned red. Rommel couldn't help shouting, "Captain Manstein, do you think I don't dare to take my own infantry to deal with the Japanese cavalry? I led three subordinates back then.  I even attacked a platoon of Frenchmen. As long as the squad leader gives the order, my men can get out and fight immediately! "

    "Then what are you waiting for? You just said that in order to avoid exposing the target and alerting the enemy, the armored train can feint to the north. Your four infantry companies can now get off the car and go west to chase the Japanese cavalry The opponent is still here  We haven't run far, and it is estimated that the distance to the railway is no more than ten kilometers. When you can no longer bear it, retreat to the south to the railway bridge. The squad leader and I led the armored train back to fight, and we made dumplings for each other near the railway bridge.  One pot is ready!¡±

    Although Captain von Manstein has always been elegant and has the nickname of the wise man of the 1st and 2nd armored train detachments, once he gets serious, a rebellious guy like Captain Rommel may not be able to bear it. Now that Manstein is so forced,  I bet Rommel was really forced to lead the infantry to chase away the Japanese cavalry. Fortunately, the squad leader von Rundstedt knew when he, the boss, should stand up and speak. The guy coughed and said  ,

    "Enough is enough The enemy's current sincere unity is our invincible magic weapon We can't waste any more time. The Japanese may have already taken action first. I plan to send a motorized infantry company to get off the railway and head west.  Search forward, and when you encounter the enemy, you will lure the enemy south, while the main force will take armored trains along the railway line and pretend to move north. Who dares to volunteer to lead the motorized company to lure the enemy?" His Excellency, the squad leader, dismissed Rommel with a few words.  and Manstein¡¯s battle of spirits. ¥ì.si³ke. Ideas&c³bs;¿Í¥ì

    "I go!"

    "I go!"

    ¡°If it doesn¡¯t work, then I¡¯ll go!¡±

    Lieutenant Blumentritt, the lieutenant colonel's adjutant, Captain Rommel, commander of the infantry detachment, and Captain von Manstein, chief of staff of the 2nd detachment, all rushed to go. Obviously, no one wanted to leave behind the lieutenant colonel and a group of adjutants.  The staff members showed timidity in front of them. In fact, after repelling the joint attack of the Japanese Cavalry Regiment and the Air Force in the first battle, the morale of the entire Iron Armored Detachment 1 and Detachment 2 was really strong

    From the perspective of Captain Rommel, the infantry commander, there was no reason to leave his soldiers to others to make contributions. From the perspective of the young lieutenant and adjutant, he was more qualified to command troops on the front line than to follow the squad leader as a mouthpiece and personal adjutant.  Challenge, in the view of the unit chief of staff von Manstein, it was he who came up with the strategy of luring the enemy in depth to annihilate them. How could he convince the crowd if he didn't step forward at this time?

    "Everyone, no matter who leads the team to lure the enemy, I have something to say. My artillery on the armored train can only provide fire support for about 8 kilometers. It is too far away and I am beyond my reach to help  " The one speaking suddenly next to him was Captain Walter von Brauchitsch, the artillery commander of the 1st and 2nd armored train detachments.

    This armored train of the 2nd detachment of the 1st detachment of the armored train has two 150mm heavy howitzer platoons and two 4-gun 105mm light howitzer batteries, plus a 6-gun 20mm anti-aircraft gun battery. The person in charge of commanding the artillery of the train is Feng.  .Captain Brauchitsch.

    Walter von Brauchitsch was born on October 4, 1881 in Berlin to an upper-middle-class traditional family. He was the fifth child of Cavalry General Bernhard von Brauchitsch.  Since his parents were both from noble families, Brauchitsch received a good education from an early age. He was elected to the imperial palace at a young age and joined the Kaiser's entourage when he was in his teens.

    As a teenager, Brauchic had a heroic appearance and extremely high military qualities, so he also served as Queen Victoria's personal attendant.  In 1900, at the age of 18, Brauchitsch officially joined the German Army and was appointed as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Queen Elizabeth Grenadier Guards.  The following year he transferred to serve in the 3rd Guards Artillery Regiment, and from then on Brauchitsch formed an indissoluble bond with the artillery.

    For the next 10 years, Brauchitsch served in the artillery unit of the Guards.  He was very talented and soon showed his extraordinary talents.  In 1912, Brauchitsch was exceptionally promoted to serve in the Army General Staff.  In the summer of 1914, the First World War broke out. As a general staff officer, he was assigned to serve in the staff department of the 16th Army (affiliated to the 5th Army of the German Crown Prince as commander) (the general staff officer decentralized the staff of the front-line troops when the war broke out).  personnel was a common practice among the Germans in World War I).

    Since then, Brauchitsch has been serving on the Western Front, serving as staff officer or chief staff officer in the 34th Infantry Division, Crown Prince Wilhelm Army Group, 11th Infantry Division, 1st Guards Reserve Division and Guards Reserve Army.  Due to his outstanding performance, in Wang Geng's previous life, on July 15, 1918, Brauchitsch was promoted to major and received the Hohenzollern Royal Medal.?Knight's Cross.

    Of course, in this time and space of 1918, Captain Walter von Brauchitsch came to the Ukrainian battlefield on the Eastern Front and became the artillery commander of the newly formed German Duli Armored Detachment 1 and 2 Detachment. As an Army Captain in 1913  , and successively won the Iron Cross Second Class (awarded on September 13, 1914), the Iron Cross First Class (awarded on October 1, 1915), and the Knight's Cross of W¨¹rttemberg Friedrich's Sword First Class (awarded on September 13, 1914).  Awarded on May 7th, 1915), the Prussian von Hohenzollern Royal Cross with Swords (awarded on May 15th, 1917) and the Saxon Menin Cross of Merit (awarded on January 2nd, 1918)

    In the 2nd detachment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel von Rundstedt, the artillery commander Captain von Brauchitsch is the most popular candidate for promotion to major following the detachment chief of staff Captain von Manstein.  , in fact, after Major von Rundstedt was promoted to lieutenant colonel, the detachment had already submitted the promotion reports of Brauchitsch and Manstein, but the Ukrainian campaign suddenly broke out, and the Allied forces on the Eastern Front launched a large-scale  Invasion, the General Staff Headquarters has not yet approved the promotion order.

    July 31, 1918 14:15 Five kilometers southwest of Kharkov, west of the railway line

    German Army Captain Erwin Johannes J¨¹rgen Rommel, as the infantry commander of the 2nd Detachment of the 1st Iron Armored Duli Detachment, commanded the 4 vehicle-mounted infantry companies of the 2nd Detachment. This was the same as when he had previously fought against France on the Western Front.  The number of troops commanded by this man is almost the same as the one he commanded when fighting the Italians on the Romanian battlefield. The difference is that in the past, he mostly commanded a company as a second lieutenant's platoon commander, or commanded a battalion as a lieutenant's company commander.
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