To the east of the village of Shaposhnikovka, the commander of the 1st Panzergrenadier Battalion of the "Imperial Marshal" Panzer Regiment, Major Hans von Prince (played by reader Hans von Prins), was riding in a "wolf" infantry fighting vehicle No. 001 parked on the right side of the road, and the infantry fighting vehicle beside him rumbled past and drove east.

Through the telescope, Major Prince could faintly see that the open ground to the east was dotted with tall buildings, one of which stood out in the form of a tower, which was supposed to be the airport's navigation tower.

"One company, one company pay attention, prepare to fire flares, indicate the target to the self-propelled rocket artillery battery."

Because of the short firing range, the self-propelled rocket artillery company under the armored regiment of the "Imperial Marshal" crossed the Kalitva River with the whole regiment and turned into a firing state on the east bank of the river, bringing the Soviet airfield into the firing range.

A surprise attack is no longer possible, and the previous gunfire in the town of Olikhovatka must have alarmed the Russians, and the battle mode has been changed to a strong attack.

The flares flew into the sky, and the airport, which was originally shrouded in darkness, had nothing to hide, hangars, oil depots, navigation towers, and more planes neatly parked on the side of the runway, completely exposed to the eyes of their German counterparts.

"Woo woo woo ······"

Six "donkey" self-propelled rocket launchers opened fire at the same time, and in the blink of an eye, sixty 150-millimeter rockets were projected into the sky, and a moment later, Major Prince clearly saw a large burst of fire from the distant airfield.

The E-40 "Panther" tanks of the 1st Panzer Battalion rushed ahead, and a company of Panzergrenadiers and regimental engineers followed in armored vehicles, and rushed to the empty airfield in the face of fire from the perimeter of the airfield.

The E-40 "Panther" tank took the lead, breaking through the barbed wire fence on the perimeter of the airport to prevent the local population from entering, and rushed onto the runway.

88-millimeter high-explosive shells flew out, and in a series of explosions, the anti-aircraft artillery positions in the airport that were hastily responding to the battle were reduced to rubble.

The "Wolf" infantry fighting vehicle rushed to the side of the neatly parked aircraft, and the 20-mm "Erlikon" high-level dual-purpose gun on the turret was aimed at the tail of the aircraft, galloping all the way and strafing all the way, beating the erected tail into a honeycomb shape.

Panzergrenadiers and sappers followed behind the armored vehicles with their weapons in hand, firing at any humanoid object on the runway that dared to move.

An E-40 tank raised its muzzle and fired a high-explosive bomb, and the navigation tower burst open, splintering wood and falling to the ground.

A Panther tank drove to the left of a row of Il-2 attack aircraft, leveled its muzzle, and fired an armor-piercing shell at the fuselage under the driver's hatch.

The armor-piercing projectile penetrated the left fuselage of the first Il-2 attack aircraft, and then exited from the right fuselage, and the deformed warhead crashed into the armor of the second Il-2 attack aircraft, and then penetrated again and crashed into the third Il-2 attack aircraft.

The armored swarm swept through everything inside the hen's nest like a pack of wolves rushing into the hen's nest.

High-explosive bombs flew into the hangar and shattered the planes in the hangar.

The pilots' quarters next to the hangar were not spared, as the fragile boarded room was shattered by high-explosive shells, and 792-millimeter machine gun bullets followed, knocking exposed pilots and ground crews to the ground.

The sound of explosions that shook the entire airport came from the ammunition depot, and the flames and shock waves from the explosion of the heavy aerial bombs swept through the entire airport like a volcanic eruption.

Violent tremors spread from the airport along the ground and air, scorching the air around them.

Major Prince was thrilled to see the movement at the airfield, and the planes of the Soviet Air Force had to be handed over to the Luftwaffe in the end, although we used tank guns and flat-firing high-level guns.

Major Prince watched the "chicken" of his comrades at the airport for a while, withdrew his gaze, and turned his head to look at Rothoch to the east.

The western side of the city of Rossohi was now covered with artillery fire, and behind Major Prince, a battalion of self-propelled howitzers, hidden in the village of Shaposhnikovka, smashed 105 mm high-explosive shells into the western part of the city.

Major Prince, leading the battalion headquarters and three companies of Panzergrenadiers, covering a battalion of E-40 "Panther" tanks, rushed to the west of the city of Rosohi.

Major Prince's battle group was approaching the city of Rosohi when it was confronted by several T-34 tanks rushing out of the city.

The tank battle broke out quickly, but it ended in an overwhelming situation, with less than 10 T-34 tanks facing more than 50 E-40 tanks head-on.

The burning flames of the wreckage of the T-34 tank illuminated several junctions west of Rosohi, and under the glow of 88-mm tank guns, Soviet firing points in the western part of the city were destroyed one by one, and Panzergrenadiers took the opportunity to rush into the city.

A "Wolf" infantry fighting vehicle strafed all the way, suppressing the Soviet infantry on the opposite side, and then smashed open the gate of a school and rushed into the school, followed by the Panzergrenadiers.

The 20-mm "Erlikon" anti-aircraft guns swept by, and several light aircraft for communication aircraft parked on the playground had extra honeycomb bullet holes in their fuselages.

The infantry fighting vehicles and panzergrenadiers did not stop much at the school, they crossed the playground, broke through the fence on the south side, and headed straight for the Kalitwa River.

There are three bridges south of the city of Rossohi that cross the Kalitva River, and the westernmost bridge can be reached by crossing the school.

The 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment of the "Imperial Marshal" was arriving from another road, they had to walk a long way, they would arrive later, and they needed to open the passage to the city of Rossohi in advance.

Seeing the "wolf" infantry fighting vehicle rushing over, the sentries standing guard by the bridge were still frightened, although they had been prepared for a long time.

Fired by a burst of 20-mm guns, the Soviet sentries at the bridgehead were killed and wounded, and the rest turned around and fled into the woodland next to the bridge.

Panzergrenadiers took the opportunity to rush across the bridge and then build defensive lines on both sides of the bridge to secure it.

To the northeast of the bridge, on the side of the street, separated only two streets, Marshal Khrushchev and Timoshenko, escorted by a group of staff officers, hurriedly rushed out of the command post, got into a car, and fled to the east.

The chief of staff, Lieutenant General Bogin, did not get into the car, but commanded the staff officers and guards here to carry important documents and operational maps into the car.

In the confusion, I don't know who shouted first, "The Germans are coming." ”

On the west side of the street, a "wolf" infantry fighting vehicle turned around, and there was a figure shaking behind the body.

Machine gun bullets flew first, followed by 20-mm anti-aircraft shells, which fell on the body of the truck parked in front of the command department, and a bullet hole was cut in the body, and a gas truck was hit in the fuel tank, and the body was quickly enveloped in flames and smoke.

Caught off guard, the staff officers were beaten to pieces, and Lieutenant General Bogin fell to the ground after being hit in the abdomen by a machine-gun bullet and dragged into the command building by the adjutant.

Noticing the unusual nature of the building, two more Wolf infantry fighting vehicles appeared near the building and laid siege to it.

The flames of war burned on both sides of the Kaletva River, and Major General Schumacher did not know that he had almost killed the commander-in-chief of the Soviet South-West, Marshal Timoshenko, and his attention was all about time.

"Is it dawn?" Major General Schumacher asked.

"It's almost four o'clock, and the visibility is enough."

Rear Admiral Schumacher continued: "Ask the Fourth Air Force, where did their planes go?" If you don't come, you won't be able to eat a single chicken. ”