Chapter 361
The fact of war in Hungary is too important, and it is related to the success or failure of the "Red Alert Plan". Chen Dao had to take action in person to rush to Hungary to participate in the upcoming battle.
When Chen Dao arrived in Hungary, the first thing he did after leaving the airport was to visit General Holtie, and deal with the regent of the Hungarian Kingdom, and to raise the relationship and get close to him.
Admiral Holty expressed a warm welcome to Chen Dao's arrival.
After the greetings, General Holty invited Chen Dao into the conference room and talked about the current situation.
"I have heard that the Soviets were preparing for a large-scale offensive. According to what I learned in Romania, this offensive by the Soviets is likely to start at the same time in Romania and Hungary. And according to my observation, the Soviet Southwest Front in Hungary is to serve as the main offensive, and the situation we face is very serious. After receiving my report, the Head of State specially asked me to rush to Hungary to participate in the war here. The order given to me was to defeat the Soviets at all costs."
Admiral Holtie asked excitedly: "What will you take to participate in this battle? Is it the Head of State that you are preparing to send new troops to Hungary?"
"The Third Armored Army is all the reinforcements sent by the Head of State. I will temporarily serve as the commander of the Seventh Armored Army under the Third Armored Army, commanding the Imperial Marshal Armored Division, the Great German Motorized Infantry Division and the Spanish Blue Division. General Hort is sick and I must share some pressure for him. Moreover, the Imperial Marshal Armored Division is a unit I brought out, and it is different from the German Army's combat style. Only under my command can it exert its maximum power. So I am here."
Admiral Holty showed a clear expression of disappointment on his face. He said gratefully: "Your Excellency can command the troops to fight the Soviets personally. I believe that victory will inevitably stand on our side. But when will your troops be fully arrived?"
"Tonight, the division headquarters and vanguards of Great Germany will arrive in Budapest. Tomorrow, I hope that the Regent will review them with me and conduct a pre-war mobilization."
"no problem."
Chen thanked General Holti and continued, "Before I came here, the Head of State also told me that after we defeated the Soviets, if you have any needs in the reconstruction work of Hungary, please speak out, whether it is Germany or the Polish Governor's Office under my leadership, you are willing to provide you with the best of your ability. Whether it is financial or technical support, the Polish Governor's Office will do your best to provide you with assistance. Please be kind."
Admiral Holti picked up the coffee cup on the table. He heard the hidden meaning in Chen Dao's words, which was obvious. The young governor on the opposite side hoped that the Polish Governor's Office would take over the work of assisting Hungary in reconstruction.
"His Governor is such a reassuring friend. I am very willing to deepen my friendship with him. I wonder if your Governor has any suggestions for the reconstruction of Hungary in the future?"
"I am not good at people's livelihood, but from a military perspective, I think the war against the Soviet Union will last for a long time, so we should give priority to the development of military industry. So I think you should immediately start to improve the strength of Hungary's military-industrial enterprises and provide better weapons for soldiers on the front line. I suggest that your country should vigorously introduce German weapons production lines and unify the weapons and equipment of our two armies, so that it can not only enhance the combat effectiveness of your army, but also reduce our logistical pressure in future wars. What do you think?"
Admiral Holty said in embarrassment: "It is something our military is undesirable to be able to replace all German equipment. It only requires a lot of funds to introduce production lines and production. Can you solve this problem for me?"
"The problems that can be solved with money are small problems. Don't worry. I will help you rebuild your home destroyed by the Soviets. You will give me some political achievements. This is a win-win business."
Hungary was in trouble, and all the hope of not being destroyed was placed on the Germans. No matter what the Germans offered, they had to accept it themselves. What's more, the young governor in front of them had not made any particularly excessive demands.
Admiral Holty said: "We can first issue representatives to discuss cooperation matters, but in any case, defeating the Soviets first is the prerequisite for successful cooperation."
Chen Dao smiled at General Holtie.
"Your Excellency, as long as the cooperation can be successful, I can kill them no matter how many troops the Soviets sent."
After straightening out the causal relationship in Chen Dao's words, General Holtie immediately came to a conclusion.
Threat, this is a naked threat.
At 10 o'clock the next morning, in the wilderness east of Budapest, Chen Dao accompanied General Holty to inspect the vanguard of the Great German Motorized Infantry Division.
Accompanying them on the inspection team, Major General Hallern and General Wilter, the commander of the Great German Division.
"General Hallren, can you introduce your troops to me to the Regent?" Chen Dao asked.
"Happy to serve." Major General Hallern said.
Major General Hallern was a vibrant and eloquent general. He used only one sentence to describe the characteristics and strength of the Great German Motorized Infantry Division.
"The Great German Motorized Infantry Division is a motorized infantry division with the strength of the armored division. We all have what the armored division has, but we also have what the armored division does not have."
Compared with ordinary armored divisions, the Great German Division also has one and two motorized infantry regiments, artillery regiment tank destroyer battalions and engineering battalions. The difference is that the two motorized infantry regiments of the Great German Division each have three motorized infantry battalions, while the ordinary armored division has only two battalions.
The armored unit of the Great German Division was a No. 4 tank battalion, one less than the ordinary armored division, but it had an e-40 heavy armored company, which was a luxurious equipment that ordinary armored divisions did not have.
In summary, the combat effectiveness of the armored troops of the Great German Division is similar to that of the ordinary armored divisions, and the combat effectiveness of the entire division is directly at the armored division.
The first batch of arrivals to Hungary were the division headquarters of the Great German Division, the reconnaissance battalion and the e-40 heavy armored company.
Seeing the elegant appearance and huge body of the e-40 tank, General Holty and Admiral Werte couldn't help but stand in front of an e-40 tank, asking about the various parameters of the tank, and exclaimed from time to time.
Chen Dao did not join in the fun with the two of them, but stood outside the crowd, looking at the neat tank queue of heavy armored battalions while touching the major general's ejection on his army uniform.
I am a man who is determined to be the winner of the highest rank of Germany. Now I am just a major general adviser in the army circle, and I still have a long way to go before the rank of Field Marshal.
Under the banner of personally visiting the front line to obtain first-hand information on the Soviet army's combat operations, he obtained the command of the Seventh Armored Army.
At the end of this battle, as long as you perform normally, you will be able to get the rank of lieutenant general in the army.
But people always have to pursue progress. How can they fight this battle more beautifully, impress Braushich and Hard and others in the Army Command, and let them take the initiative to give themselves a rank of general. This is a difficult problem.
The Great German Division in front of us is a motorized infantry division with the strength of an armored division.
The upcoming Imperial Marshal Armor Division is an armored division with the strength of one and a half armored divisions.
With these two troops in it, it should be very easy to educate the Soviet armored forces on how to be a human being. Let's wait for the Soviets to launch an attack and send people to their door. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!