Chapter 1041: Seventeen.10 word intersection (9)

Gather a large army in Arden and use the National Games as a bet to do everything. To win this big gamble, the first obstacle to face is how to allocate roads and assembly areas.
The reason why the Defence Army chose Arden as the starting point to launch a fatal blow was entirely due to the illusion and psychological paralysis that its inconvenience brought to the opponent. Kill an armored army from the "impossible breakthrough"-this unexpected situation that exceeds the opponent's ability to understand will cause a serious psychological impact on the enemy, and will further cause chaos in the command system and be overwhelmed by the enemy. At that time, with the armored forces as the vanguard, it quickly moved like lightning to the enemy's defense line to launch a surprise attack, and the subsequent mechanized troops followed up to complete the siege-this is the main purpose of the "Yellow Plan".
In other words, the most exciting part of the "Revolving Door"-from Arden to cross the Maas River and win the city of Sedan in one fell swoop-this part is completely around Arden's rugged and complicated terrain. Faced with the limited number of roads and railways available, how to deploy troops and arrange marching routes to ensure the rapid passage of troops while ensuring logistics support has become a major prerequisite for the success or failure of the entire operation.
The dense forests in the Ardennes area, the hilly terrain and the river’s topographical features make the available area quite limited. Now it is crowded into hundreds of thousands of horses at a time. Arrangement of accommodations and accommodations will require old noses, parking, and repairs. Ammunition hoarding points, field hospitals, command headquarters, etc., have continued to heat up the site competition. It is not uncommon for a group of teachers and commanders to gather around a map table with a red neck and thick scramble for a parking lot or even a public toilet. The road is even more terrible. The Group B military group has nearly 50,000 motor vehicles, but only 4 roads are available for use. Each road can be allocated to a nearly 400-kilometer marching queue... plus everyone starts after the battle. Hurrying to complete the task within the specified time, but there are only a few roads, the big guy is squeezing all his brain into it... It can be foreseen that it will be a tragic traffic jam enough for all the participating officers and soldiers to collectively doubt life.
So let the fast-moving armored division use the channel first, and the relatively slow mechanized infantry division follow up later, is it the solution? I'm afraid it still won't work. The armored forces can't act alone. Even if the defense tanks are thick and fleshy, they are as strong as a solid iron king. There is no shortage of Charlieman's fierce men who are upset with iron bags and cocktails. No matter how thick your armor is, how powerful the artillery is, and the engine compartment is still lying on it. In order to ensure a smooth offensive, the infantry units must be coordinated to follow up with the armored forces.
Obviously, the defense forces need a thoughtful, detailed and feasible march plan, so as not to let them painstakingly draft the surprise attack due to traffic jams.
The solution of the Defence Force is to split an armored grenadier division into several battalion-level units and assign it to the armored division as the assault vanguard to form a battle group. These armored grenadiers did not get out of the vehicle during the rapid march, but sat in the armored vehicle and launched a charge with the chariot, using intensive automatic firepower to screen any desperate who tried to approach the chariot. If you encounter a target that needs to be attacked, follow the steps to coordinate the tactics to start the strategy, never stop after breaking through the target, and continue to advance to the next target. The mechanized infantry division followed closely behind, and occupation and consolidation operations were left to the motorized infantry units that arrived later.
After arranging the march problem, we must proceed to solve the logistics supply.
Unlike the previous Siegfried line of defense to deliver to fixed positions, this time the logistics forces must closely follow the SCUD forward forces, and deliver all the ammunition, parts, supplies, and equipment they need to the designated forces. Leave passage for the marching troops.
This is not an easy job. It is important to know that the 1st and 7th armored divisions assault missions are mainly equipped with 20-ton light tanks and wheeled armored vehicles in order to maintain the assault speed; the 3rd armored division and the armored teaching regiment are equipped A large number of "Tiger" and "Leopard" tanks were included, and the fire support vehicles such as the attached self-defense artillery and self-propelled howitzers were included. The four armored units alone need to supply at least 6 caliber shells. 2 There are 9 types of machine guns, 9mm pistols (for submachine guns and pistols) and 2 types of 7.92mm rifles (semi-automatic rifles use full power rifles, assault rifles and carbines use intermediate power). If you count the armored grenadiers’ equipment, you need to add things like blasting equipment, flamethrowers, grenades, iron fist, mortar shells... this is just a weapon.
The core of armored forces and mechanized forces is motor vehicles. To continue to make rapid and deep breakthroughs, not only must we ensure the intact and proper rate of combat vehicles, but also the proper rate of logistic support vehicles must meet basic needs. The motor vehicles of the Defense Force do not have to burn oil to reduce the logistical burden, and there is no need to free up a batch of vehicles to transport fuel and empty oil barrels back and forth. However, various spare parts, including Tianjing, are still indispensable. If timely follow-up supplies cannot be achieved, the armored cluster is likely to have a large number of vehicles anchored and lying on the road.
In order to overcome the logistical difficulties, in addition to using air transportation to reduce the pressure of land transportation, the Defense Force also worked together to overcome logistical difficulties by using various methods. For example, each force is required to minimize the supply of supplies from the supply chain, but to bring as many supplies as possible; all supplies should be as close to the border as possible, so that the troops can get supplies as close as possible to the stage of the attack; Load all kinds of materials, and set up departure positions and field maintenance workshops in several transportation hubs after the battle begins; accurately calculate the consumption rate of troops, seal and bury materials such as ammunition, military rations, and emergency medicine on military maps The secret hoarding point for emergency use. If the breakthrough is successful, the follow-up troops will excavate it for their own use or forward it to improve efficiency;
In addition, as Roland predicted, all kinds of engineering vehicles, temporary road and bridge prefabricated parts, and emergency plans have been prepared. Once Charlieman damages the road and bridge, the air transport unit will immediately air transport the prefabricated components to the site. The engineer battalion was also sent over.
Everything is to ensure the assault speed of the B Group Army. From the perspective of battle preparation, the performance of the defense army can indeed be called perfect.
well prepared;
Avant-garde concept;
Advanced equipment;
High morale;
All the elements that point to victory seem to be complete. When the time comes, the huge revolving door will complete the flanking round according to the schedule set by the General Staff, creating a miracle in the history of war.
However, the senior commanders and staff who sat in the "Eagle Nest" were all dignified.
This is not only the tension before the war, but also a trace of hidden worries in their eyes.
A pair of worried eyes whirled back and forth between three points on the map.
Thionville
St. Vitus
Bastogne
The attribution of these three places will directly determine whether the revolving door can rotate as expected. It is not an exaggeration to say that the success or failure of the entire "Yellow Plan" depends on whether these three places can be seized.
The line from Thionville to Metz is the pivot area of ​​the entire revolving door, and it is also the weak flank of the assault cluster. If Charlemagne masters Thionville, it can always threaten the logistics supply line of the B group army group, making the torrent of steel torrents inexplicable. Following.
St. Vitus and Bastogne are two vital transportation hubs in the Ardennes region. St. Vitus has a population of less than 2,000. The roads around the Schneifel mountain range just meet here. The road network expands from here and faces north , South and west. Although the Schneifel Mountains like the breakwater were blocked there, the six roads that led into St. Vith were not considered to be major military routes. But occupying St. Vitus can ensure the supply line in both north and south directions, and can also use the road network here to continuously support the main breakthrough direction from the side~EbookFREE.me~ Bastogne is more important than St. Vitus . This is an extremely important highway junction. There are 7 hard-faced roads that extend outward from the town's central square, and 2 other railways pass by. In the Ardennes with rugged terrain and dense forests, its transportation hub is particularly important. As long as Charlemagne occupies the town, they will force the Armored Instructor and the 3rd Armored Division rushing towards the Maas River to bypass, thus earning Charlemagne valuable time. According to the General Staff's war chess deduction, if the seizure of Bastogne fails, the Armored Instructor and the 3rd Armored Division will be delayed by at least 3 days. At the same time, the follow-up troops will have to invest their power to remove this "nail", which will inevitably weaken the combat strength of the front-line troops; more seriously, the supply channels of the front-line troops will be hindered, and the supply of materials and personnel cannot be quickly replenished Arriving ahead, the wounded and damaged vehicles could not be evacuated in time. Over time, this effect will become more and more obvious.
If Charlemagne seized St. Vitus and Bastogne, the entire B group army would be stuck in the road, like a python with his head nailed. Then at this time he launched an attack from Thionville, sweeping unprepared. Logistics line...
No matter how strong the python is, how tough the vitality is, after the separation of the head, there is only one way to die.
The defense forces are well aware of this, and Roland, who is familiar with the defense's combat ideas and concepts, will sooner or later realize this.
The two sides knew all about their and their opponents' cards and took all the chips to the table, just waiting for the opening bid. But just as it is impossible to play a grand slam in the first step of playing bridge, the first step in playing chess is not a general. The prologue of the battle often starts with a series of deceptions and confusion. No one expected that the way the defense army or the dictator would open the first curtain would be... "special".