"Lt. General Eric, this is a telegram from the headquarters of the Bavarian Legion. Our operation has been approved and will launch an offensive in 2 days." A staff officer sent a telegram to the commander of the Third Bavarian Assault Army who was looking at the map, Lieutenant General Eric.

In order to adapt to the development of the war situation, Bavaria added a system called assault army between normal divisions and group armies. This army generally has three divisions, including one armored division and two rapid divisions. Including the military headquarters and logistics personnel, such an army generally has about 75,000 people. At present, the troops deployed throughout the Balkans are the Third Assault Army and another independent rapid division. This time, the operation code-named "Lightning Strike" commanded by Baron Schmidt was carried out by the Third Assault Army commanded by Lieutenant General Eric.

The Bavarian and Bohemia Legion had a total of 4 assault troops. The First Assault Army advanced towards Ukraine, the Second Assault Army attacked Belarus, the Third Assault Army was in the Balkans, and the Fourth Assault Army served as a reserve for the entire Eastern Front.

"The enemy we face is a Japanese division and a British armored division, with about 40,000 people. From the east, two other division-level combat units may submit support. On the western front, there are 3 Greek divisions and 1 British division that may be put into battle at any time. In terms of force, we are absolutely disadvantageous. Is this really good?" asked Baron Merlin from Bohemia.

"It doesn't matter. The Greeks and British divisions in the west have to face the Austro-Hungarian army in the north. We have pushed the front line near the southern border line of Macedonia. They dare not mobilize easily. On the eastern front, there is another Bavarian division and Bulgarian troops to restrain them, so their reinforcements will not be fast. Moreover, our combat area is very small, and even if the opponent has superior forces, it cannot be deployed. We just need to take the initiative and continue to consume the opponent. Believe me. This battle will be more difficult than fighting the Russians, but the harvest will definitely be good." Lieutenant General Eric said patting the baron on the shoulder.

The purpose of this battle is to test, bleed and disrupt the British deployment. After all, this time, the Allies may launch an attack in three directions at the same time. If the peak of the Allies' offensive can be staggered, it will naturally be the best result for the Allies. After all, the Bavarian Legion has only prepared 6 divisions in total, and the main force of the legion is still advancing towards the Ukrainian Plain step by step. Before the autumn harvest, taking down the entire Ukraine is the core interest of Bavaria. With the food here, next year, Bavaria will be able to not import food from abroad!

"The 3 divisions under the Third Assault Army are the Fifth Armored Division, the Ninth and Tenth Rapid Assault Divisions. Our tactics are very simple. I led the Fifth Armored Division and the military's direct troops to launch an attack on the Japanese. After the Ninth Armored Division carried out a breakthrough, it protected my flanks, blocked and dragged the British Seventh Armored Division. The 10th Rapid Division decided whether to use it based on the situation. We will also have an independent division reserve this time, but it was personally deployed by the group army. Therefore, I hope everyone can do their own things with the strength at hand!" Lieutenant General Eric emphasized at the end.

The prince still has sufficient reserves for them, but as frontline officers, you must also understand the difficulties of the leader... After you fight, you will use all the troops in the leader. So what should you do if you encounter an emergency? Draw from other places? This has a great impact on strategy. This is how some so-called tactical victory strategic failures come from!

For example, in history, the Coral Sea Naval Battle and Midway Naval Battle were related. The US imperialists sank an aircraft carrier, but it made the two strongest aircraft carriers in Japan unable to participate in the future Midway Naval Battle. Therefore, the comparison of aircraft carriers between the two sides changed from 6 to 4 to 4! The number of carrier-based aircraft was basically the same. Then, when we arrived at Midway, the Japanese fleet decisively overturned!

So, under no circumstances will Ruprecht, or all the senior commanders in the Bavarian Legion, play all the cards in their hands at once. You can think this is a kind of caution, or timid, but it is undeniable that this is the safest! Lieutenant General Eric also agrees with this!

The number of self-propelled units of an armored division is about 200. But the so-called 200 does not mean that they are all tanks or assault guns... Take the Fifth Armored Division as an example, among which there are 45 new wolf tanks, and 15 cricket tanks are cooperated with. An armored battalion was formed. In addition, there are 35 hornet assault guns and 25 beetle self-propelled anti-tank guns. Even if the protective version of self-propelled guns was used as the weapon of seized Russian 107mm artillery as the protective version. This forms the second armored battalion. The third armored battalion is equipped with 15 cricket tanks, 15 hornet assault guns, and 30 75mm rapid-fire guns and 88mm truck guns with half-track as the territory. In addition, the 15 wolf tanks of the division's reserve team, the total of all self-propelled combat units of the entire armored division is 195.

How about it? Isn't it a bit unexpected? There is no way, this thing can be attributed to the limitations of history. Many supplies of armored divisions now still need to be transported by carriages, but fortunately, this time, there is no need to fight far, the logistics pressure is very small, and the back road is very stable, so the Bavarian Legion dared to adopt this tactic and stabbed directly into the enemy group. As for why the Japanese were selected as the main target of the first stage of the attack, it was very simple to be willing. The German senior management believed that the Japanese would be better than the British. Moreover, attacking the British would be attacked by armored units on both sides. Attacking the Japanese only used defense against the British Seventh Armored Division. The Greek and British divisions in the west were ordinary units and did not have the ability to fight against armored divisions in field, so they were not afraid when they came!

"How are the troops' air defense and air support preparations?" asked Lieutenant General Eric.

"We have enhanced basic air defense firepower. The Air Force ensures that during the day, there are at least two squadrons of fighter jets above our heads to provide cover. The bomber troops cannot provide universal support. However, if attacking certain targets, such as artillery positions, Lieutenant General Harrell said in the telegram that if you want the Air Force to leave enough strength to solve some difficult ground problems, try not to let the bombers attack the enemy's marching queues or frontier targets for a long time." A staff officer said.

"Okay, we will solve these problems ourselves. I hope the Japanese will not let us down!" said Lieutenant General Eric.
Chapter completed!