Almost at the same time, opposite him, the senior commander of the German Southern Legion was also conducting a combat consultation.

Unlike in history, the current Southern Army Group was commanded by Marshal Erich von Manstein. In the French Battle, he proposed the tactic of breaking through the Arden forest, which was recognized by Head of Cialis and finally achieved success.

Although the German army's armored forces are very advanced, they are also related to tactics. If France could not be easily killed back then, it would not have laid a good situation for the future. If it became a war of attrition, it would have become a terrible consequence of a war.

Now, Manstein has been promoted by Head of Cialick and directly led the entire army group.

The Southern Army Group is huge, including the 6th, 11th, and 17th Army Group, as well as the 1st Armored Army, as well as the independent Vikings, with a total of 63 divisions.

The total force was similar to the central legion, but the area they were going to attack was even larger. Along the way, Manstein already felt that his troops were indeed too scattered.

Every time, they could defeat the Soviet army, but he did not have enough power to surround and annihilate the enemy. When the Central Army created the glory of the encirclement wars again and again, their southern army was really not satisfied with the battle.

"The Soviets were deploying defenses on the Dnieper River. Each bridge had a heavy army and had positions outside the bridgehead. This battle would not go very smoothly." said Paul Ludwig Evald von Klester, commander of the 1st Armored Army.

After all, the impact of tanks still takes time. In the vast Ukrainian plains, the German armored troops are constantly moving forward, but they are not as fast as in Belarus.

It's all because of logistics supply issues.

In Belarus, Germany built a wide-gauge railway, which was directly connected to the German local railway line, greatly facilitating supply. Although the Soviets destroyed some railway lines, it was repaired quickly. With that railway artery, the Central Army almost didn't have to worry about logistics supply issues.

But it is different in Ukraine. Due to the different railway tracks, trains have to change wheels when transiting, which is quite inefficient. The railway and highway transport supplies together have been supported to this point.

Compared with history, the proportion of tanks in Germany's offensive sequence has increased significantly. Not to mention the tanks in ordinary infantry divisions, the 1st Armored Army alone has equipped 3,900 tanks.

At the same time, there are also a large number of infantry fighting vehicles and various wheeled transport vehicles, which require a large amount of fuel, which puts forward new requirements for Germany's logistics supply. As the front moves forward, the supply line is getting longer and longer.

All these slowed down their attack. As a admirer of blitzkrieg, Manstein was not satisfied with the current speed of his own troops. At the same time, he also knew that his own side had another problem.

"We have no problem finding the right place, seizing bridges, crossing the Dnieper River, and now there are several locations that are very suitable." Manstein said: "But we now lack sufficient troops to encircle the Soviet troops in the entire Kiev region, and like Belarus, stretching out huge arms and encircling the entire region."

The Southwest Soviet Front in Ukraine had more troops than the Belarus in the central region.

After a series of battles in the border area and the Dubno-Lutsk-Rovno tank battle, the Supreme Command of the Soviet Red Army believed that the southwest direction was the main direction of the German offensive, so it deployed most of the Soviet Red Army forces in Ukraine.

Up to now, the entire Ukraine has the 5th, 6th, 26th, and 12th armies of the Southwest Front, and the 18th and 9th armies of the Southern Front, which consists of 6 armies, 69 infantry divisions, 11 cavalry divisions and 28 armored brigades.

In Kiev alone, there are 44 divisions, and it is not as easy as the central part of these troops to be completely surrounded.

Even Manstein, who has always been brave in military service, has now started scratching his head. How to fight this battle?

Manstein was not worried that he could not defeat his opponent. He had enough ability to liberate Kiev. However, Manstein, who knew Cyric's strategic goal, was not satisfied with just defeating the enemy.

They not only have to defeat, but also completely encircle and eliminate the enemy.

Just defeating them, they will retreat and then be organized. Only by completely eliminating them is the best solution.

The strategic goal is, first, to occupy Moscow, second, to eliminate the vitality of the Soviets.

Manstein was not trying to defeat the enemy, but to completely destroy them. Now, Manstein was worried about this goal.

There is insufficient troops and too much meat, so I can't eat it in one bite.

"Then we can eat in one bite." At this moment, Kleist spoke: "If we attack Kiev directly, once the defenders in Kiev could not be defeated, they would definitely break through. We do not have enough power to intercept them, so I think we might as well cut off some of them first. For example, in Uman in southern Kiev, how can we solve Uman's defenders first?"

Uman is in the southern part of Kiev, a large city in Ukraine. The Southwest Front Army has a unit of 1.5 million, of which 200,000 are deployed in Ukraine.

Let’s start with Uman first and have a complete encirclement. So far, the southern army has not had too many dazzling results, so let’s start with Uman first!

At the same time, this is also very consistent with the current German legion's advancement route.

The 1st Armored Army commanded by Kleist was advancing in a wedge formation towards the south of Kiev and north of Uman, while the 17th Army, which Sturgenag only met, was advancing to the south of Uman. The two legions did not originally regard Uman as their target, their target was Kiev.

Now, they can suddenly change their marching routes and join Uman.

At that time, let’s see how the defenders in Kiev will choose. If they divide their troops to rescue Uman, they will surround and attack aid. In the wild, it is definitely a paradise for tank troops. They can eliminate as much as they come. If they sit idly by and watch Uman be eliminated, their legions will then pass Uman eastward, cross the Dnieper River, and then head northward to surround Kiev, which can greatly reduce the pressure.

"Yes, then we will adopt this tactic." Manstein: "Our southern legion must deliver a satisfactory answer. We will eliminate the vital strength of the Soviets and lay the foundation for the final meeting in Moscow!"

With Manstein's decision, the vigorous battle of Kiev finally slowly began, and the battle began first from Uman in southern Kiev. This inconspicuous city, which was only a flank of Kiev, ushered in the most terrifying battle.
Chapter completed!