"The Turkish allies have begun to fight back, and their 3rd Army has rushed to the battlefield. With their current strength, there should not be much problem in destroying the 44th, 45th and 46th armies of the Russian army. In this case, we don't have to pay attention to those Russian army groups. Just get rid of the 47th and 51st armies of the Russian army. Then, the Caucasian Front of the Russian army can be regarded as completely annihilated! Admiral Rundstedt smiled.

For the current development of the battle situation, Admiral Rundstedt is still very satisfied. The Turks did very badly initially, but they were able to at least face up to the situation and react quickly. In this case, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial for the elimination of the Caucasian Front of the Russian army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the troops of the 22nd Army will arrive tomorrow. In order to avoid the Russians running away, we better implement our plan as soon as possible! "The commander of the 21st Army, Lieutenant General Eckert, suggested.

Lieutenant General Rundstedt nodded: "Let the 21st Armored Division, the 211th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 212th Mechanized Infantry Division set off tonight." Go around to the back of the 47th and 51st armies of the Russian army and block their retreat. The 22nd Panzer Division, the 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division arrived and launched an attack from the front, crushing the Russian army in one fell swoop. Several other motorized rifle divisions of the 21st Army advanced from both flanks to ensure that these Russian troops would not escape. This time, we are going to eat all these Russian troops in one bite! ”

When the Caucasian Front of the Russian army moved south, almost all the troops were invested. This will make them basically have no troops in the Caucasus. If the main forces of the Caucasian Front were to be eliminated by the Turkish army and the German army in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq respectively, then the German army would be able to easily capture the Caucasus in the next battle. Including the Baku oil field. The Burussians will have little strength to stop the German offensive.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Lieutenant General Eckert and Lieutenant General Baker replied.

On the night of November 13, the 21st Panzer Division, the 211th Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 212th Mechanized Infantry Division under the 21st German Army, under the personal leadership of Lieutenant General Eckert, the commander of the group army, left Baghdad and made a detour to intercept the retreat of the Russian 47th Army and the 51st Army.

At this time, the 22nd Panzer Division, the 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division under the jurisdiction of the German 22nd Army were not far from Baghdad. In addition, several motorized rifle divisions of the 21st Army also rushed to Baghdad. Although, the troops of Army Group E have not yet arrived. But just with these troops that arrived, it was enough to destroy the 47th and 51st armies of the Russian army.

Perhaps because of Joseph's death order, the top brass of the Caucasian Front of the Russian army knew that German troops were massing towards Baghdad. But there was no other way for them. Joseph had ordered them not to retreat, and to continue their mission. This made them know that if they continued to go south, they would definitely die, but they could only bite the bullet and launch an attack.

On the morning of November 15, the 22nd Panzer Division, the 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division of the German 22nd Army, which had arrived in Baghdad and rested for the night, were ready for battle.

The 21st Heavy Artillery Brigade under the 21st Army and the 22nd Heavy Artillery Brigade under the 22nd Army formed artillery positions early in the morning. A 210-mm self-propelled heavy howitzer with its muzzle raised high.

"Fire!"

With the commander's order, one hundred and forty-four 210-mm heavy howitzers began to roar.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Accompanied by the deafening sound of shelling, one shell after another, under the action of kinetic energy, roared and smashed into the positions of the Russian army.

When there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky, the faces of the Russian officers and soldiers turned pale. Some Russian officers and soldiers scattered and fled in all directions, trying to flee here. But more Russian officers and soldiers were lying on the ground, trying to escape the shelling in this way.

It's just that they underestimated the power of 210-mm shells.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Shells hit the ground and exploded violently.

It was as if the whole earth was shaking, and the shock wave was wrapped in shrapnel and shot out in all directions. Countless Russian soldiers were swept into the air like leaves.

Many Russian officers and soldiers were even torn to pieces directly in the explosion.

"Oh God! This is definitely a heavy gun with a caliber of more than two hundred millimeters. Even our B-4 heavy howitzer is not so powerful! A Russian artillery officer was dumbfounded.

In addition to the 210-mm heavy howitzers, the Germans also joined the shelling. The heavy shelling caused heavy losses to the Russian 47th Army and the 51st Army.

"Comrade commander, it looks like the general offensive of the Germans is about to begin!" This was stated by the Chief of Staff of the Caucasian Front, Major General Torbukhin.

Lieutenant General Kozlov nodded. He had known that this day would come. It's just that the general attack of the German army seems to be faster than he expected.

"What are we going to do now?" Political commissar Major General Shamanin asked.

"Let the divisions hold their ground! Comrade Joseph, I hope we die heroically! Lieutenant General Kozlov said.

True, Joseph did not want the troops of the Caucasian Front to flee, preferring to all of them to die on the battlefield.

After the heavy German shelling, the 22nd Panzer Division, the 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division went on the offensive. Hundreds of tanks formed a torrent of steel and rushed towards the Russian defenses.

The Russian army, which suffered heavy losses, was simply unable to resist in the face of the torrent of steel of the German army.

Countless Russian officers and soldiers were drowned by the German torrent of steel.

Some Russian officers and soldiers wanted to escape, but they soon discovered that in their rear there were also a large number of German tanks. This is the German 21st Panzer Division, the 211th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 212th Mechanized Infantry Division, which went around behind the Russian army.

In desperation, some Russian soldiers launched suicide attacks, preferring to die rather than dragging German tanks or soldiers to the funeral. But there are also some people who have completely lost their faith. In such a situation, they raised their hands and surrendered to the Germans.

However, the commander of the Caucasian Front, Lieutenant General Kozlov, the political commissar Major General Shamanin, the chief of staff, Major General Torbukhin, and the generals of the 47th and 51st armies, after losing the battle, all chose to commit suicide by swallowing their guns. They also have no choice, if they surrender, their families will die.