September 26, Republic 307, the command of the Don Front in Rostov-on-Don. Admiral Sun Henian learned that the enemy's reconnaissance units and vanguard units had entered the Donets Ridge area, and the follow-up main forces had also begun to march to the Kharkov and Donetsk fronts. The next day, the 16th Army met the enemy at Kramator and prevented the enemy from continuing its advance.

On this day, the main forces of the 36th Army, transferred from Central Asia, went ashore at several ports on the northern shore of the Sea of Azov, the 71st Army on the Berjiang River, and the 72nd Army in Mariupol and the port of New Azov, which was still 120 kilometers away from the defensive areas designated by the Front Command.

The camp of the 11th Marine Division.

There was a rumbling roar of motors in the sky, and a group of bombers flew overhead and flew south.

The company commander, Captain Pan Limin, came back from the direction of the regiment headquarters in a jeep and called the deputy company commander and several platoon commanders together. He was neatly dressed, and there was no expression on his indifferent face.

As soon as he returned, the soldiers who had been scattered quickly got up from the ground and hurried back to their chariots, regardless of the sand on their bodies.

With a cigarette in his mouth, Pan Limin ignored his disheveled soldiers, but spread out a map in the back seat of the jeep and discussed something with several officers and sergeants.

The Great Cannibals and Byzantines, who had been battered in the Middle East, regained some strength, although with the support of the East and West Frankish kingdoms, they were provided with new planes, tanks and artillery in time, and the reinvigorated Great Cannibals and Byzantine armies launched counter-offensives in the valley of the two rivers.

After a while, the platoon commander, Lieutenant Xu Dongsheng, walked over, holding in his hand his crumpled and smudged military map, from where a red line connected to Kharkiv north of the Donets Ridge, almost the entire map.

"Do you see?" Lieutenant Xu Dongsheng gestured along the red line on the map with his index finger, "We need to hit Donetsk city from here, 230 kilometers, and we need to get there in ten days." ”

No one said a word.

"Well, good, we started our departure at 3 p.m. sharp, following the 21st Panzer Division. The first two days required 60 kilometres of rest, in Volno. Our troops are already fighting the East Franconians, and we need to rush over to help as soon as possible. Xu Dongsheng said loudly, "I remind everyone - bring all your equipment and luggage, and don't leave anything behind." ”

"Aren't we in the car?" Shi Jingwen said.

"We need to walk there, there is no road in the wooded area ahead, and we can't wait for the engineering troops to fix the road first. Ladies and gentlemen, we have returned to our true colors, the original elites of the Army's mountain troops! ”

Sergeant Major Zhang Xiangyu and the dozen or so fish they caught were also stewed into several large pots, so that the officers and men of the whole company could drink a delicious fish soup before leaving.

On the afternoon of June 11, the 182nd Marine Regiment assembled on the west bank of the Carmius River, and the regiment commander, Colonel Shi Congyun, gave a mobilization speech to the whole regiment before departure: "You may encounter East Frankish tanks, and there are some West Frankish Reynolds tanks, our heavy equipment needs to be repaired before we can rush over, and now is the time to test your usual anti-tank training results!" ”

God, the officers actually want these infantry to resist the enemy's tanks?!

Ivan, like most of the soldiers, went to the battlefield with trepidation.

Troops marched along the Carmius River toward Donetsk, including two artillery units and the 21st Panzer Regiment, full of heavy equipment, and the banks of the river were filled with Tang soldiers, with more to come in the coming days.

The first reinforcements to the Donetsk region included the 27th Armored Division, the 15th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 11th Marine Division, totaling nearly 60,000 troops.

The 182nd Regiment marched south along the wooded terrain that stretched south of Mount Inyanga, and as they passed through a large wooded area, they saw the heavy equipment of the 27th Panzer Division, mostly equipped with 31-ton No. 4 Shepherd tanks, which were larger than the Marine Corps seals, as well as many self-propelled guns and heavy howitzers pulled by trailers, as well as a large number of self-propelled guns and heavy howitzers pulled by trailers. The tanks and artillery were covered with camouflage nets filled with tree branches.

It seems that there is a problem with the road ahead, and the armored forces have to stand by here.

The Marines stopped for half a day and then moved on.

But just after a day of walking, when the troops arrived in the town of Volno, they suddenly received an order from above: the troops stopped advancing and formed a defensive position on the spot!

The 3rd Battalion was taken to a small wooded hill at the confluence of two small rivers, and the operational staff officer sent from the regiment looked at the map and said to the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Lynn, "This is your defensive position, and we need to hold out here until the reinforcements behind us come over." ”

With that, he saluted the lieutenant colonel and left.

Lynn Ce ordered his troops: "Stop, your sergeant major will tell everyone where their positions are, and the officers of the companies will come over for a meeting!" ”

Ivan sat down next to a mangrove tree and began to scrub his rifle.

Machine gunner Tang Fengnian also put the machine gun he was carrying on the ground and wiped the sweat on his face with his sleeve.

"Shit*, this damn thing weighs a ton, if only I were a rifleman!" He sat down next to Ivan and looked at the automatic rifle in his hand.

"Uh-huh, the guy in my hand can't hit 800 meters, and its shell is only half as long as it used to be." Ivan said, "Besides, your thing is only 11 kilograms, and I have to carry six magazines on my body, which is not easier than you." ”

The Imperial infantry squad consisted of three machine guns, and the observer was armed with a scoped semi-automatic sniper rifle, but the heavy and observer also carried two 75-round drums, and the loader carried four drums on his back. Of course, the heavy carries a heavier load than the average rifleman, so it is mostly carried by some strong guys.

At this time, several guys wearing armbands of the 15th Infantry Division came over, and Li Huaqiang stopped one of them and asked, "Hey, guys, aren't you guys ahead of us?" ”

The recruit, who looked to be perhaps eighteen years old, and who had not yet grown a beard on his face, whispered, "I heard that the troops in front of us have lost the battle and are retreating." ”

Li Huaqiang said in a mocking tone: "Oh my God, it's really fresh, you actually let the Europeans beat up, are you sure it's really those guys who were beaten by us in North Africa and the Middle East?" ”

The young soldier looked a little angry, "I heard that the 2nd and 9th Panzer Divisions of East Francia are facing ahead, they will be coming soon, good luck!" He snorted and went back to the group of soldiers of the 15th Division.

Wei Guohui, who came from the mountainous area of western Guangxi, turned a little pale, "Could it really be an armored force?" He asked.

Li Hua replied in a strong voice: "Someone will come and tell us what to do soon!" Well, he's back. He said to Sergeant Major Zhang Xiangyu, who had just returned from the other side of the hill.

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