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"Boom-"

On the surface of the river, more than 100 meters away from the west bank of the Kura River, as a near-missed bomb exploded, the river water was lifted more than 10 meters high, and fell like a downpour. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Lieutenant Colonel Zhao Heng, commander of the Second Regiment of the 1st Mountain Division, who was in charge of attacking the fortified position, stood in front of the observation port of the transport vehicle, his face was grim, and the rain of bullets and bullets that continued to attack on the opposite bank hit the outer armor of the transport vehicle he was riding, making a "clanging" sound.

In the past, in such a dense rain of bullets, the losses of the forced crossing troops must have been very large, but now with the amphibious transport vehicles, the officers and men are covered by the outer armor, and the rifle and machine gun bullets and sputtered shrapnel are all blocked outside, reducing the losses to the extreme.

This kind of amphibious transport vehicle, just equipped with the troops, the internal name is "Crocodile I" amphibious transport vehicle, it is actually the "Dolphin I" type amphibious tank deformation car, remove the turret, the original car fighting compartment armor plate heightened, as a carrying car, in which the power, transmission, water propulsion, control, action, communication equipment and other main components are basically the same as the "Dolphin I" type amphibious tank.

Its main changes are: the upper deck of the car body is provided with a driver's window, a commander's window and an anti-aircraft machine gun, the rear of the car is provided with a collapsible tail springboard, a middle springboard and an artillery towing hook for the upper and lower guns, the top is provided with a window for infantry, materials and equipment, and ammunition to enter and exit, and the carrying compartment is equipped with a side door. On both sides of the carrying compartment, two shooting holes are set up, and there are observation holes above them, and on the front and rear decks, a vent is added on the left and right.

The "Alligator-I" amphibious transport vehicle has the same mobility as the "Dolphin-I" amphibious tank. Infantry, carrier and short-distance towed artillery can be carried. Conveying supplies, equipment, ammunition and fuel, etc. Carrying infantry can step on the fenders from the front and rear sides of the vehicle, and get off the vehicle in four ways, and the time for 20 infantry to get on and off the vehicle is no more than 80 seconds, and the time for loading artillery to get on and off the vehicle is no more than one minute.

The "Dolphin I" amphibious tanks in front, equipped with 75-mm cannons, spat tongues of fire one after another, uprooting the German machine-gun bunkers and pillboxes one by one at close range, at the same time. The 7.62mm side-by-side machine gun and the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun were specially aimed at the German trenches on the riverbank positions, and the Germans could not raise their heads.

"Bang-"

A loud bang came, and Zhao Heng hurriedly turned his head. I saw more than 60 meters away on the right. An amphibious transport vehicle was directly hit by a large-caliber grenade, which instantly broke through the armor of the top cover, and the severed limbs and arms carried a rainbow-like blood mist. Take to the skies in the light of the flames.

At this time, Zhao Heng's face was already blue from the turbulent waves, and then he saw more than 20 officers and soldiers of the regiment killed and injured under his nose, and his heart was like a knife, but he also knew that this was something that could not be avoided at all. Compared to the armed swimming with assault boats and rubber boats, it is now too good to be better. One can only hope to rush to the shore quickly and take the beachhead ahead as soon as possible.

A distance of 100 meters, in a blink of an eye.

At this moment, the entire beachhead has fallen into a sea of fire, a large number of excavated or semi-excavated bunkers and fire support points built by the German army have been destroyed by artillery fire, and the closed communication trenches carefully built by the German army and supported by logs as roof support have also collapsed due to loose geology.

As the tanks rushed into the German lines, groups of Anjia officers and soldiers had already rushed off the transports and accompanied the tanks on both flanks, launching a fierce attack.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, the first line of defense of the German army was destroyed, and at this time, the second wave of troops had already crossed the river on the "Crocodile I" amphibious transport vehicle, and seven or eight thousand officers and men shouted and followed behind the "Dolphin I" amphibious tank to attack the second line of defense of the German army, and the entire delta area was completely immersed in overwhelming shouts and killing.

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"General, the squadron has crossed the river in the triangle...... In addition to four or five hundred large-caliber heavy guns, they were assisted by tanks and armored personnel carriers that could navigate the river. By now, at least more than two regiments of troops crossed the river.

"At present, the first line of defense of our army has been broken by the enemy, and the second line of defense has been in danger several times and is in danger. At the same time, reinforcements were blocked on the northern front of the delta due to the enemy's artillery cover. ”

In a building in the northern factory area of the inner city of Masalyan, the chief of staff of the German Eighteenth Army, Colonel Wenzel, put down the phone in a panic, turned his head and turned to the commander of the army. Lieutenant General Herzog said: "With the rapid advance of the enemy, our deep defense line is simply unable to stop the enemy's advance...... The situation is already precarious, and the general must come up with a response plan as soon as possible, otherwise the situation will be critical! ”

"What are you panicking about? We're still far away! What kind of system does it look like for others to see? "Kut. Lieutenant General Herzog frowned, then asked, "Feng. Did Marshal Bauck call? ”

Colonel Wenzel cried with a sad face: "It has been almost an hour and a half since we were attacked by the squadron. Marshal Bauck did not receive any orders! ”

Kurt. Herzog was stunned for a moment, and looked at his adjutant Karl. Lieutenant Colonel Fritsch: "Didn't I instruct the Army Group to report back to the situation here?" ”

Cal. Fritsch smiled bitterly: "After we were shelled, we immediately reported the situation back. Lieutenant Colonel Putola answered the phone, and he personally promised to send a message to von Petola. Marshal Bauck reported, and I don't know why the cluster command didn't issue a word! ”

Kurt. Lieutenant General Herzog let out a long sigh, in fact, he also knew that von. Marshal Bauk's bitterness, now in the entire Caucasus cluster, there are only five corps of troops, three of which are evenly distributed over the entire line of defense on the Kura River, and only two corps as strategic maneuvers.

In addition to the fact that almost all of the tanks and heavy artillery were taken away by the Second Army and the Second Armored Group, they were all lost in the Lianghe area, and there were only three artillery regiments in the huge cluster, which was less than a fraction of the opponent's, and there was very little hope of victoriously holding the defensive line.

Instead of giving an order from the Cluster Command to let Feng. Marshal Bauk came to carry the black cauldron. It is better to continue to remain silent and let the generals below call their own shots.

"Estimated at this time. The headquarters, located on the ruins of the city of Baku, has already begun to retreat! ”

Kurt. Lieutenant General Herzog just had a thought in his mind, and immediately shook his head, threw away the distracting thoughts, and began to seriously think about the future of the Eighteenth Army under his leadership.

Guard, definitely can't be kept!

Although he was nominally an army under his command, he actually only had two divisions under his command, with a total strength of less than 20,000 troops, and after an hour and a half of fierce fighting. With the intensity of the opponent's firepower, it is estimated that the front line has been seriously reduced. And now it is known that the other side has tanks and armored transport vehicles that can float on the surface of the water to swim across, which means that the hope of holding the river has been completely lost.

The phone rang incessantly in the command headquarters. The staff officers were constantly answering the phone and receiving and receiving telegrams. Soon Colonel Wenzel received the news that the main force of the An Jia Army, which had already largely fallen and crossed the river in the delta area, had begun to actively move northward, and could not help but be anxious: "General. At this time, we can no longer hesitate, the enemy will give us an hour at most, and soon it will move to our rear, blocking our retreat in one fell swoop, so make a decision! ”

Kurt. Lieutenant General Herzog looked at his watch, and it was already five o'clock in the morning. It won't be long before dawn comes in, if you can't retreat to a safe place before the opposing group is dispatched. Then the entire army will be dragged down by the other side and annihilated.

Come to think of it, Coot. Lieutenant General Herzog finally made up his mind and said to the chief of staff, Colonel Wenzel: "Order all units to retreat to the fire north of the city in turn within half an hour~~."

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Kurt. As soon as Lieutenant General Herzog spoke, the entire headquarters was so quiet that a needle could be heard on the ground, and only the rumbling of artillery in the distance could be faintly heard.

But at this time, there is no one to object!

Although every general and colonel looked gloomy, they knew very well in their hearts that in the face of the superior An Jiajun, they had to retreat, otherwise what awaited them would be the fate of the entire army.

However, with the retreat of his own troops, the defense line of the Kura River will change hands, and the entire fragile defense line will immediately collapse, and I am afraid that the next step will be to retreat to the mountains of the Caucasus to stabilize the position.

Kurt. Lieutenant General Herzog waved his hand at Colonel Venzel: "Immediately convey the order, only half an hour, and in half an hour we will act, and inform the defenders of Aliatipristan that they will start strengthening their defenses now and accept our retreat." ”

Aliatipristan was the first city north of the Sariyan Inner City, more than sixty kilometers from the Sariyan Inner City, and along the way there were vast fields, where two battalions of defenders belonged to the Eighteenth Army. Lieutenant General Herzog wanted to retreat even further, directly to Baku, where the cluster command was stationed, or even to the Caucasus Mountains.

However, he was in charge of guarding the defense line of the Kura River, and now he retreated without receiving an order, and if he did not make a show, it would be difficult to explain to the Supreme Command.

Colonel Wenzel nodded in satisfaction, and turned to deliver the order. Lieutenant General Herzog added: "Remember to give von . Marshal Bauck sent a telegram, not that we were incompetent, but that the attack of the squadron was too fierce...... In the face of the enemy's mechanized troops, we have suffered nearly half of the casualties, and we have to choose to retreat, I hope God bless the officers and men of our 18th Army! ”

"Yes!"

......

"What!? The Germans ran away? ”

When Jiao Guangxu got the urgent report from the front, he was extremely disappointed.

You must know that only two and a half hours have passed since the attack officially began, and the army that successfully crossed the river is inserting into the rear of the German army, preparing to cut off the railway and highway lines, but the German army actually quietly withdrew, and almost all the German troops who did not have time to evacuate the positions in the north of the Kura River, the station in the north of the city, and the strategic points in the urban area raised the white flag and chose to surrender to themselves.

20,000 people were stationed in the city, and in the end more than 9,000 people retreated, more than 5,000 people fell forever in a pool of blood, and most of the other German troops scattered in various areas north of the city surrendered as soon as the officers and soldiers of Anjia appeared in front of them, of course, some soldiers scattered and fled into the wilderness, but the total number would not exceed 1,000.

"Commander, what's wrong with the Germans? Could it be that the defeat in the area of the two rivers completely drained the vigor of the Germans? Look at the way it is now, the German army is not even as good as the Japanese army! ”

Zhang Hao, commander of the Second Mountain Army, and Sun Xiaowang, political commissar of the Second Mountain Army, who were discussing with Jiao Guangxu in the armored train car, looked at each other, and did not expect that the Second Mountain Army had not yet been deployed, and the German army would collapse like this. Zhang Hao couldn't help muttering, and then spread his hands regretfully: "It's over, let's work hard and hurry, but in the end we didn't catch anything." ”

Sun Xiaowang took off his military hat and scratched his head: "When the Germans attacked us, weren't they quite fierce?" That fierce and fearless energy, now I still have palpitations when I think about it, why did it become a soft-footed crab in a blink of an eye? ”

Gao Jinbao, chief of staff of the cluster, analyzed: "The German army has suffered too much losses in the south, and it is estimated that the troops are all newly replenished recruits, and their combat effectiveness cannot be brought into full play!" In addition, according to the information sent by the reconnaissance unit of the 1st Mountain Division, when the Germans retreated, they did not take the artillery with them due to time constraints, but all the artillery we captured added up to less than a hundred, and our opponent was the German army, which has always been known for its fierce firepower, and this is the establishment of an army, so embarrassed, it can only show that they have reached the point of exhaustion, and it is not surprising that they have behaved like this! ”

Jiao Guangxu has regained his senses: "It seems that the German army is going to preserve its strength!" However, this is also normal, with the bombing of the Baku oil field, it will take at least a year for the entire oil-producing area to resume production, and now for Germany, the Transcaucasus has little interest to speak of.

"If I were Hitler, I could only order the line of defense to be retracted at this time, to get through the most difficult period of time, and to let the army gradually recover its strength, if we squandered troops and weapons and equipment endlessly, it is estimated that it will not be long before the German army will be completely finished, and the mighty Third Reich will collapse!"

Zhang Hao shrugged his shoulders: "It's a pity, our Second Mountain Army finally got a big battle, who knows that before the gong can be sounded, the Germans will be instigated, if they run like this again, it is estimated that we can easily advance all the way to the Caucasus Mountains...... This time the loss is big! ”

Jiao Guangxu glared at Zhang Hao: "Don't complain, they don't want to fight, we can just reduce casualties." Once the success is achieved, we certainly have less opportunities to make meritorious contributions, but the officers and soldiers are also exempt from the danger of life, not to mention anything else, the three divisions under the command of Sun Zhuming, there are nearly 1,000 casualties this time, how many families will lose their husbands and sons? Be more understanding and tolerant! ”

Speaking of this, Jiao Guangxu issued an order: "Now the First Mountain Army is cleaning up the battlefield, restoring order in the inner city of Salyan, maintaining law and order in the city, connecting important factories and stations, and repairing the bombed-out railway. Your 2nd Mountain Army, immediately cross the river now and chase the enemy's ass and beat, understand? ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Hao and Sun Xiaowang saluted, then turned to leave.

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