The German army can be said to be the most obsessed with heavy artillery in World War II troops, whether it is from leaders to ordinary generals, they like to use heavy artillery.

This habit may have been cultivated since the First World War, after all, the German Paris cannon during the First World War can be said to be world-famous.

During World War II, Germany developed giant guns including the K5 train cannon and the Gustav cannon, which were much more powerful than their opponents in terms of range and power.

Unfortunately, the only thing that cannot be mentioned is the quantity...... Although the United States and the Soviet Union were inferior to Germany in the caliber of artillery, they crushed Germany several times or even dozens of times in the number of artillery.

But today, in Leningrad at this moment, the German artillery must overshadow the Soviet Union in both quality and quantity.

10 280 mm guns fired together, and the scene was absolutely shocking. What's more, the rate of fire of the K5 train gun is the fastest in large-caliber artillery.

When the shells of 10 guns fell, the Soviet troops, who were organizing the attack, were suddenly suppressed.

One shell after another exploded, turning the night into day. The destruction of the earth shook the mountains and made the attacking troops of the Soviet army paralyzed in place.

Subsequently, Paul? Hauser found that he seemed to want a little too much—ten shells fell in a row, and the entire battlefield froze for a moment.

Before he could recover his senses, more shells fell, this time not near the positions of the two armies, but farther into the Soviet-controlled area.

The chaotic explosions were barely audible, as if all the German howitzers were firing at the same time with such intensity, and the raindrops of shells fell in the distance.

It was the roar of the German rocket artillery unit, and it could only be a rocket artillery unit that could drop so many shells in one go in a short time.

The only thing that makes it a pity is that the accuracy of the rocket artillery itself is too low, so it can only attack the depth of the enemy's army, and cannot suppress the troops near the front line.

Originally, in order to capture Leningrad as soon as possible, the German army concentrated its heavy artillery units on the side of Army Group North.

The Soviet army, which had just been full of momentum, was overwhelmed by such a round of artillery fire before the attack, and it immediately seemed a little weak.

The German SS Reich Division, which had already been disrupted, also took advantage of this time to reorganize its own defensive line and replenish its reserves.

The German army, which had regained its combat effectiveness, used the already thin defensive line in its hands to block the Soviet attack. Paul? Hauser mobilized his troops and finally stabilized his defenses.

The Soviet army's ocean-like charge was finally pushed back by the German army's rain of bullets like a storm.

The losses were getting heavier and heavier, and Marshal Voroshilov could only hold on to his losses and continue the counteroffensive at any cost.

After all, he didn't have a chance to do it again, and after dawn, he might not even have the strength to hold the line.

At most, after a day, the Leningrad line of defense will collapse, and the Voroshilov cluster, or rather, the Leningrad cluster, will cease to exist.

"The offensive must go on! We don't have a chance to recuperate! Marshal Voroshilov said to the commander of the front, carrying the phone.

"Your troops are not resting, I know that! But if you rest for an hour, the enemy will rest for an hour! That's it! He gritted his teeth and explained to the officer on the other end of the phone.

Although he also knew that his troops had been fighting for two hours, he still did not dare to let the troops that were attacking and had suffered heavy losses withdraw to rest.

As soon as his offensive stopped, the Germans would have time to rest, and they would strengthen their defenses and bring in more reinforcements.

It's a pity that he didn't have any reinforcements for the troops on the front line, and the two-hour attack just now had already cost him thousands of troops, and he really didn't have much reserves.

The remaining reserves had to fight at the last 100 meters, breaking through and allowing the troops to storm the German-controlled port.

Immediately after that he could blow up the port and reduce the role of Leningrad to a minimum, this was his plan.

But now it seems that his plan may not be completed, the counterattack is blocked, and the hope of retaking the port is slim.

For the Soviet army, the most important advantage for tactical purposes was the "surprise attack", which had actually been lost.

Now the two sides are fighting a night battle without any skills, lighting up the sky with flares, and then fighting with real knives and guns.

Although the casualties on the German side were also huge, the other side was in a defensive position after all, so it was natural to omit many mobilization links.

Hanging up the phone, Marshal Voroshilov glanced at the chief of staff beside him and said: "I will lead the reserves to attack at the last moment, and the rest will be left to you!" ”

When he said this, he was preparing for his own future. The chief of staff nodded in silence and did not speak.

Just now, the Germans fired another round of rocket-covered fire, which had turned the original starting position of the Soviet army into a sea of fire.

If it weren't for Marshal Voroshilov who moved his position forward a significant distance, perhaps their command would have been overwhelmed by German artillery fire.

Carrying his weapons and looking at his watch, Marshal Voroshilov did not say anything more, turned and walked out of a building where they were located with only one floor.

"Comrade Marshal Voroshilov! Your security ......" At the door, the guards in charge of protecting Voroshilov spoke to persuade them, and their voices gradually disappeared into the night sky.

Early the next morning, the Soviet army in Leningrad formally surrendered to the German army, leaving about 100,000 remnants of the defeated army, basically with no combat effectiveness.

Voroshilov himself disappeared on this day, some say he died in battle, others say that he made a deal with the Germans incognito.

The bodies of his guards were found some, about 70 meters from the port.

In the end, the Soviet counterattack failed, and the Germans held the port and eventually occupied all of Leningrad.

This city, which is one of the greatest in the true history of World War II, was captured after 11 days of siege by the Germans.

The Germans won another strategic victory, but this time it was a somewhat tragic victory, with more than 30,000 soldiers killed in Leningrad, twice as many as expected.