Twenty miles northwest of Vyborg, the headquarters of the Ryfen Allied Forces.
Because the war was progressing smoothly, Rommel was even in the mood to enjoy the killing show of the two Dogo dogs he brought.
In the previous attack, a hibernating black bear was awakened by the explosion of artillery shells and emerged from the hole. When the accompanying guards were about to kill it with guns, Rommel stopped him and then killed the two Dogo dogs he had raised. After being released, the two Dogo dogs immediately launched an attack on the dizzy black bear.
This black bear is still underage, weighing only about 100 kilograms at most. In addition, it has just woken up from hibernation, its brain is still groggy, and its movements are not very agile. It was quickly killed by the two ferocious Dogo dogs. The black bear was bitten and bruised all over its body. After resisting for less than half an hour, the black bear fell to the snow and made no sound.
The black bear was bitten to death, and Rommel ordered the guards to drag the bear's carcass down and clean it up in preparation for roasting the bear meat in the evening.
Just when Edward, the commander of the First Army of the Swedish Defense Forces, arrived, Rommel smiled and said: "General Edward, you are really in luck. My two Dogo dogs just killed a bear. I will treat you to roasted bear later." Meat."
"Oh, really? That's a great honor." Edward smiled slightly and continued, "General Rommel, I have good news. With the cooperation of the German vanguard team, the 7th Regiment of the Swedish Defense Forces has already After breaking through the frontal defense line, we are now less than a thousand meters away from Viborg."
"Ha, this is really pleasant news." Rommel said with a smile, "It seems that our previous estimate was too conservative. Maybe we don't have to wait until tomorrow evening, but can completely capture Viborg before noon tomorrow. If so, In this case, it means that we can have half a day more to build a defense line."
"Ah, that's right." Halfway through, Rommel suddenly let out a soft voice and said, "General Edward, please be sure to inform all artillery regiments that they must be careful when shelling Soviet positions and never destroy the urban area. The warehouse was bombed, and I pointed to the military supplies in the warehouse to get through the next difficult time."
"Oh, that's right." Edward was stunned when he heard this, turned around and wanted to leave.
However, Edward had just turned around and before he even took a step forward, the two Dogo dogs raised by Rommel suddenly turned around, bared their cold fangs in the direction of Viborg, and roared deep in their throats.
Rommel and Edward were immediately stunned when they saw this. Is something going on in Viborg
The next moment, a series of huge explosions suddenly sounded in the direction of Vyborg.
The explosion was so violent that it shook the earth. Edward accidentally rolled to the ground. Rommel also staggered and almost fell to the ground.
When Rommel stabilized his body and looked up again, he saw a huge mushroom cloud rising in the direction of Vyborg. Seeing this huge mushroom, Rommel's face immediately darkened, and he had just turned over from the snow. Edward, who got up, also changed his expression instantly. Now, even a fool can know that Viborg's supplies are finished!
After such a huge explosion, could the supplies hoarded in Viborg survive
"Damn it, I'm going to check it out right now!" Edward said bitterly, "Look which artillery regiment did it. If you want me to find out, they have to look good. They are so short-sighted that they took away all the supplies stored in Viborg." Exploded, damn..."
However, Rommel stretched out his hand suddenly, interrupted Edward's words, and then said in a dark voice: "This should not be done by the artillery group of the Swedish Defense Forces, because the coalition's front has just advanced to one thousand meters outside Viborg, and there is no time at all. Adjust the shooting elements of the artillery group."
"Huh? Our artillery group didn't do it?" Edward asked blankly, "Then who did it?"
"If I'm not wrong, the Soviets blew it up themselves!" Rommel said solemnly, "I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it. This was beyond my expectation. There were actually people who knew something in the Soviet army. Now we are in trouble. If we fail to intercept the supplies, our situation will become difficult."
Edward said: "It is indeed a pity that we were unable to intercept the supplies stored in Viborg, but fortunately, the railway line from Jyväskylä to Mikkeli and the road line from Mikkeli to Viborg are both under our control below, so we can still continue to replenish military supplies from Vasa through this transportation line."
After a pause, Edward continued: "So as long as we can hold Vyborg and wait for the Soviet Northwest Front, the entire army will be destroyed. There is no doubt about it."
Although the massive military supplies hoarded by Viborg had an accident, Edward was still full of confidence in the progress of the entire war. This was also because the previous blitzkrieg of the coalition gave him great confidence. After tasting the sweetness of the blitzkrieg, Edward even It is believed that the Swedish Defense Forces can drive the Soviet troops out of Finland.
However, Rommel, the instigator of the Vyborg Blitz, was not so optimistic.
But any good command concept can always be seen in subtle ways. Rommel is undoubtedly an extremely good commander. He has smelled something strange from the subtle change in the Soviet army's initiative to blow up military supplies, so the next war The progress will probably not continue according to the script he designed in advance.
Rommel's worries soon became a reality, a cruel reality!
Less than half an hour later, a telegram from Vasa was delivered to Rommel and Edward.
The telegram was personally signed by Crown Prince Adolf, the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Defense Forces, and contained only one content: The Soviet troops assembled in Helsinki did not return to Vyborg, but followed four roads and a railway, dividing their troops into five routes and heading towards Turva and Mece. Ma, Lempele, Tampere and Jemse launched a full-scale attack!
"How could this happen?" After reading the telegram, Edward was instantly confused.
The Soviet army was not affected in any way and was still in an attacking posture.
Vyborg is about to fall, and the hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops gathered in Helsinki are about to be surrounded. At this time, shouldn't the Soviets panic and return to save themselves at all costs
How could they still follow the original plan and continue to attack Turva and other directions
Don't they know that their retreat has been intercepted by the coalition forces? There is no way out, no logistical support, what's the point of attacking? This is completely illogical, completely illogical!
Edward was so confused that he pulled his hair so hard that he was almost bald.
Rommel has already realized that this is a strategy that will destroy both the stone and the stone!
If Sweden were replaced by Germany, and then the Swedish-Finnish Allied Forces were replaced by the German Army, Rommel would not be worried at all, because after his armored strike group rushed forward quickly, the subsequent infantry group would follow. If the Soviet army continued to attack , will immediately collide with the German army following behind. By then, it will be the end of the Soviet Red Army!
But unfortunately, Sweden is not Germany, and the Swedish-Finnish Allied Forces are not even German!
After Rommel led the main force of the Swedish-Finnish coalition to advance rapidly to Vyborg, there were not many coalition forces left on the Vasa front line, and it was impossible for Sweden to mobilize more troops to the front line in a short period of time. Therefore, the Soviet Union This wave of attacks by the Japanese army immediately hit the weak point of the Ruifen coalition, and the situation suddenly evolved into a game of comparing each other!
Rommel was suddenly curious, who was commanding the Soviet army now
"Awesome!" Rommel breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "This man is not simple!"
"Well, this person is not simple?" Edward asked blankly, "Who is it? Who is not simple?"
Rommel said quietly: "The Soviet officer who came up with this cracking method is not a simple person."
Edward said: "The commander of the Soviet Northwest Front is Timoshenko, it should be Timoshenko."
"Brother Timoshenko?" Rommel shook his head and said awkwardly, "It's not that I underestimate him. It's probably impossible for Timoshenko, an old man like him, to have such divergent tactical thinking."
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The changes on the Nordic front line soon reached the head of state's wolf lair.
"This man is not simple!" Guderian instantly made the same judgment as Rommel and said to the head of state, "Being able to come up with such a decisive countermeasure in such a short period of time requires not only divergent tactical thinking but also divergent tactical thinking. You have to have a good understanding of blitzkrieg, and I really can’t think of anyone among the senior generals of the Soviet army who has this vision.”
"This matter will be investigated slowly." The head of state flashed his eyes and then said, "Let's talk about the war situation in Finland first. Is this unexpected Soviet offensive really powerful?"
Guderian nodded and said, "Yes, very impressive!"
The head of state frowned and said: "Can you tell me specifically, what is a powerful method?"
Guderian explained: "Führer, if we use an analogy, Rommel's blitzkrieg is like a straight punch. It is powerful and heavy enough to knock down the opponent. After he punches, if the opponent is in a hurry because of fear, If you punch back to save yourself, you will immediately be in chaos and eventually fall under Rommel's punch."
"Understood." The head of state nodded and said, "But if the opponent does not fight back to save himself, but hits him with the same straight punch, then it becomes a game of resistance. Whoever has stronger resistance can win. The last laugh, right?”
"Yes." Guderian nodded and added, "But, please forgive me, although Rommel is good enough, the national strength of Sweden and Finland is far from enough to compete with the Soviet Union. Therefore, in the end of this game, the first to fall It will definitely not be the Soviet Union, but Sweden and Finland. Of course, if the empire intervenes, it will be completely different."
"It's not yet time for the empire to intervene." The head of state shook his head and said, "To fully intervene in the Nordic war at this time would mean a full-scale war with the Soviet Union. However, through this test, it can be seen that the Soviet army's combat effectiveness is still very strong. Therefore, we need to be cautious about launching an all-out war against the Soviet Union."