. Shumilou.CoM.Shumilou.Co

Mukachevo is a city on the eastern border of Hungary at the western foot of the Carpathian Mountains, where four roads from the inland cities of Urzhhorod and Debrecen converge in the city, and then extend from the eastern part of the city into the Carpathian Mountains to Ukraine.

With a population of less than 100,000, this small border town is both dilapidated and desolate, but also full of noise and restlessness.

Most of the buildings in the city, whether tall or short, old and new, large or small, have all been turned into dilapidated buildings.

Either a large hole was made in the wall, or the roof was missing, or the left half was intact and the right half was reduced to a pile of rubble.

There is hardly a single intact building in the city, only ruins and piles of rubble.

Among the rubble, there were only wild cats and wild dogs, and corpses in various military uniforms and civilian clothes.

The stench of corpses** wafted in the breeze and hung over the city.

In the streets of rubble, rubble and corpses, the long convoys of the South-Western Front rushed out of the Carpathian Mountains, along the streets through the desolate and dilapidated cities, and poured into the great Hungarian plain, rushing towards all the cities they wanted to capture, such as Debrecen, Uzhhorod, Kosice and Niregihazo.

KV-1, KV-2, T-34, BT-5 tanks, and countless Gass trucks lined up past Admiral Kilponos, and the shrill metal grinding sound of the tank's tracks turning, the roar of truck horns, and the shouts of officers broke the silence of the city, so that it would not be mistaken for a dead city where only ghosts existed.

A Gas-M-1 officer sedan rushed out of the convoy. After following the lead motorcycle through three streets, it stopped at Plaza Nova in the heart of the city.

Jumping out of the car, the commander of the Southwestern Front, Colonel-General Kirponos, clasped his cap on his head. Striding towards the municipal building on the north side of the square.

Along the way, he returned the salute to the officers and soldiers he met, and Admiral Kirponos surveyed the officers and men of the 1st Airborne Corps.

Everyone was dirty, their uniforms were covered with dust and oil, and there were dark red blood stains, and their faces were also black and red, and they couldn't distinguish the original color.

It was these warriors of the 1st Airborne Army who took this vital city with their bold actions. They defended the city with their lives and blood, withstanding the enemy's counterattacks again and again. Firmly nailed to the path of the advance of the Hungarian army, until the main forces of the South-Western Front passed through the mountains and reached the city.

It was they who held back the enemy's reinforcements and the Southwestern Front was able to successfully defeat the undermanned defenders in the mountains. Attack the Great Hungarian Plain and complete the first important task of the Front.

With respect for the 1st Airborne Army, Kilponos pushed the door open and entered the easternmost room on the third floor, which had once been the mayor's office and was now the military headquarters of the 1st Airborne Army.

The first thing Kirponos paid attention to was the white bandages on the arms and head of the 1st Airborne Corps, Major General Kosolov.

Kirponos raised his hand to return the salute to Major General Kosolov and said emotionally: "Comrades, your task has been completed, you can withdraw to the rear to rest. On behalf of all the comrades of the front army, I would like to extend to you the highest respect. ”

The officers headed by Kosolov collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Major General Kosolov, the former round face. Today's long-faced general walked up to Kirponos and said: "Comrade commander, give each of us ten days of vodka, and we can continue to fight until we occupy Budapest." ”

"You go back to Ukraine and get ten bottles of vodka each. The battlefield was handed over to the comrades of the Army. After you get back, rest as soon as possible. And then receive the commendation of Comrade Stalin. ”

"What commendation will Comrade General Secretary give us?" Kosolov asked.

"Comrade General Secretary has issued an order to award the title of Guards of the 1st Airborne Army, and soon you will be the glorious 1st Guards Airborne Army. You were not only the first air force unit to receive the title of Guards, but also the first in the entire Soviet Union to receive the title of Guards. ”

Kosolov slowly sat down in his chair, and instead of a look of joy on his face, he said sadly: "Before returning home, I hope to be able to collect the remains of my comrades, I can't leave two-thirds of the comrades in the Hungarian wilderness, but I and other comrades to accept the glory that should belong to every member of the collective." ”

"Give you three days, give you thirty more Gass trucks, and come here to me. From today onwards, this is my headquarters. Kirponos said.

"Comrade Commander, I think that when my troops return to Hungary, I will meet you in Budapest, right?" Kosolov said.

"It could be Budapest, or maybe it's a city in Austria, depending on how soon you can come back."

While Kosolov led his surviving men to collect the bodies of his fallen men, the 12th, 21st, and 37th armies of the Southwestern Front commanded by Kirponos, as well as the three mechanized corps assigned to them, 550,000 men, and nearly 4,000 tanks, marched through the Carpathian Mountains and advanced towards the Hungarian hinterland.

First up against this strong force were the remnants of the Hungarian Second Army and the Italian Eighth Army, which had come all the way from the Apennine Peninsula.

In the face of the Southwestern Front, which had rushed out of the Carpathians and rushed towards his own defensive line, General Messer commanded his 12 divisions and 230,000 men to build a defensive line along the cities of Debrecen and Nirejihazo, and fended off the enemy side by side with the Hungarian troops on the left flank, and at the same time sent a telegram to the Balkan Army Group Headquarters for help.

The telegram quickly passed through the Balkan Army Group Command to the Wolf's Lair, and from there to the Axis member states.

In Bucharest, after receiving the war report from Hungary, Antonescu hurriedly approached Chen Dao to discuss countermeasures.

The passage of a large number of Soviet troops through the Carpathian Mountains into Romania not only meant that the entire territory of Hungary was in danger of falling, but also meant that the border between Romania and Hungary of more than 500 kilometers in northwest Romania was in an emergency.

"Sir, don't be nervous, the Führer and Field Marshal Liszt will certainly have a corresponding countermeasure, the Italian Eighth Army and the Hungarian Second Army are in the way of the advance of the Soviets, and they will not easily rush into northwestern Romania. Moreover, our 11th Army is retreating to the north-west of Romania, and with them, if the Soviets really want to enter Romania from Hungary, they will not achieve anything but leave a place of corpses. ”

"General Rosen, we need more reinforcements, and I hope you can convey my request to the Führer." Antonescu said.

Chen Dao smiled and nodded, but his heart was full of joy.

Day and night, the Soviets finally crossed the Carpathian Mountains and entered the Hungarian hinterland, and the "Invitation Action" planned by themselves made a breakthrough, and the next step was to plan to use the "Imperial Radiance Operation" to cooperate with the "Invitation Action" to seduce more Soviet troops into Romania and Hungary.

At such a critical moment, Germany would certainly send more troops into Hungary and Romania to stabilize the seemingly critical situation in both countries, and Antonescu's request was completely redundant.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will contact the country and ask the Führer to send more troops to Hungary and Romania." Chen Dao said.

"You are truly the most reliable friend of the Romanians, General Rosen. Please tell me, how many troops do you intend to ask Yuan Xiansheng to send into our country? Antonescu said.

Chen Dao touched his chin and said matter-of-factly: "I think that in order to stabilize the situation between the two countries and drive out those evil Soviets, at least two armies are needed, and they are armored armies. ”

"Really? It's just wonderful. I beg you to contact His Excellency Hitler at once, and as soon as he agrees to send two army groups into Romania, I will immediately proceed with the preparation of the garrisons and barracks of the troops, as well as other matters of reception. Antonescu said.

"Given the importance that the Führer attaches to Romania, I think he will definitely agree to our request, but both armies will not come to Romania, after all, Hungary needs more reinforcements."

"I know, the sooner the better."

Chen Dao then returned to the headquarters of the 12th Army and sent a telegram to Hitler requesting reinforcements.

After the telegram to Hitler was sent, another encrypted telegram was sent from the headquarters of the 12th Army, addressed to Lieutenant Colonel Spelberg, commander of the "DreamWorks" special forces.

"Invitation to Action" begins, and the time has come for the DreamWorks troops to attack. (To be continued)