Chapter 244: Response (5)
"Bumper ...... Sneer...... Boom Boom Boom ......"
In an instant, the SS artillery group hidden behind the third line of defense was fiercely shelling the third line of defense, and there were violent explosions within a radius of several kilometers, and the degree of shelling was even more fierce than the shelling of the Soviet army just now.
There was no one on the position just now, but now there are more than 400 tanks of the Soviet army, these tanks are like dead leaves in the wind, torn to pieces by the fierce and powerful artillery fire, as for the Soviet troops in the tanks, of course, they are also accompanied by their tanks, torn into pieces of flesh and flying, and their final destination is to merge with the soil of the third position.
"Boom...... Boom ......"
The earth-shaking explosion, wantonly tearing everything on the third line of defense, destroying everything, the tank was covered by such fierce artillery fire, there was no difference between tofu dregs, it could only be a living coffin, and the Soviet tank assault group was finished, completely disappeared without a trace.
Fortunately, the Soviet infantry was out of touch with the Soviet tanks, and the Soviet infantry had just arrived between the third and fourth lines of defense, and did not enter the SS artillery coverage, which was considered to have escaped this catastrophe, but a new catastrophe would soon befall them.
Ike was listening to the reports of front-line artillery observers at any time, Ike saw the success of his tactics, and his spirit suddenly became excited, the SS had no ** plan, and the SS with the advantage did not want to counterattack the Soviet army at night, and now that the Soviets have lost all their tanks, the opportunity for the SS to counterattack is ripe, if they do not counterattack at this time, they will definitely let these attacking Soviet troops retreat calmly under the cover of the night.
This is not what Ike wants to see, and the Soviet army doesn't eat the "fat" that it sends to its mouth? Isn't that stupid, this is not the character of the SS, Ike followed Zhang Junnan to fight in the north, he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs run, and he still understands the fleeting truth of fighter planes. Ike didn't hesitate at all, and hurriedly sent a telegram to Commander-in-Chief Zhang Jun, requesting an immediate attack.
Zhang Jun would not refuse the request of the front-line commander under normal circumstances, not to mention the commander of Ike who had followed him for many years, Zhang Jun would not refuse Ike's request, Zhang Jun pondered for a while, and quickly agreed to Ike's request.
"Buzz...... Buzz ......"
At this time, night bombers that had been cruising in the air for a long time flew between the third and fourth lines of defense, and this area was now occupied by several corps of Soviet infantry, all elite infantry, and about 3,000 artillery pieces, of course, among them there were three Soviet anti-aircraft divisions.
As soon as the Soviet front-line commander Kabaye saw that his Panzer Corps was wiped out by the SS artillery in a short period of time, he was immediately discouraged, and hurriedly reported the situation here to Zhukov, although Zhukov was anxious to vomit blood, but what could he do, in this case, Zhukov hurriedly ordered Kabaye to command the remaining troops to retreat immediately, the most important thing is to keep the thousands of cannons, and if necessary, to sacrifice those elite infantry.
Zhukov can't be blamed for being cruel, the Soviet army is this tradition, no matter how elite the infantry, it can be used as cannon fodder when necessary, Zhukov is a famous general after all, and the courage of a strong man to survive with a broken arm will definitely not be less, Zhukov and Chuikov hurriedly ordered all the Soviet infantry involved in the attack to defend on the spot first, let the artillery units retreat first, and the Soviet artillery is pulled by trucks, as long as the cannon is hung on the truck, you can go, as long as there is no traffic jam.
It is conservatively estimated that it will take about two hours for the Soviet army to withdraw all the artillery, and the current time is two o'clock in the morning, which is at least four hours away from the sky, and the Soviet army has enough time to withdraw the artillery and infantry. If the SS had not attacked at this time, Zhukov's retreat plan would have been largely successful.
It's a pity that the SS is not a fool, how could it be possible for the Soviet army to slip away calmly like this, after receiving Zhang Jun's order, Ike gave the order to attack Group A on the whole line against the SS armored assault group and the four armored divisions of the Skeleton Army, which had long been in battle. At the same time, night bombers cruising in the air were ordered to come to support.
These night bombers flying over the Soviet army did not start to drop bombs, and countless pillars of light shot out from the ground, without thinking about it, you can know that this is the Soviet army's air defense searchlight, and below there are three Soviet air defense divisions waiting for them, and in an instant, countless light bombs dragged a long bright trajectory, cutting through the dark night sky, like a continuous fire whip constantly stirring in the air, and the German bomber swept by the fire whip was of course shot down.
"Woooooooooo......oo Woo woo * crackling ......"
Because the Soviet anti-aircraft fire appeared very suddenly, and at the same time a large number of anti-aircraft weapons suddenly attacked, instantly shot down more than a dozen SS night bombers, those night bombers that were hit whimpered and fell to the ground, this bomber carrying a few bombs fell to the ground and exploded, the power is very amazing, a plane goes down, it is a large crater with a diameter of 200 meters, and the Soviet infantry 500 meters away from the landing point of the armored plane has no hope of survival, they will all be shattered and die, Soviet infantry of 500 to 1,000 meters will also be injured by concussion, and this concussion injury depends on the distance, of course, it is also related to the terrain.
Below are three Soviet infantry corps, which are prepared to attack the third line of defense of the German SS, the density of that person is quite high, a bomber crashing and exploding will kill at least 200 Soviet soldiers, and at the same time, the aviation fuel of the aircraft or the wreckage of the aircraft will burn, which gives the subsequent night bombers the role of indicating the target.
"Boom...... 簌簌......"
"Bang bang bang...... Bang bang bang...... Woowoo woo ......"
The Soviet army was shooting desperately, and the SS night bombers who found the target began to desperately drop bombs, the aerial bombs used by the SS night bombers were small aerial bombs weighing 50 kilograms, which were more powerful than a 155 mm shell, and the projectile of the 155 shells was only 45 kilograms, but the speed of the shells was very fast, and the aerial bombs were ** falling bodies, although the 50 kg aerial bombs were a few kilograms heavier than the 155 mm shells, but the power was only a little bigger.
Each SS night bomber carried 80 aerial bombs, weighing two tons, and the SS bombers carried this amount were all used tactically, and the fifty **-29s assigned to Zhang Jun were now in full support of Vincent.
Countless aerial bombs in the air fell like hail, of course, some planes were beaten down by Soviet anti-aircraft fire, and some planes were hit by volleys and exploded, the Soviet army had enough anti-aircraft artillery and many searchlights, so the German planes suffered heavy losses, and in just two or three times, more than 50 night bombers were beaten down, and those that were not shot down were desperately dropped in the air, and 80 aerial bombs only took five minutes to complete the bombing, and only needed to hold on for two or three minutes.
"Boom...... Boom...... Woowoo woo ......"
The sound of the explosion of the aerial bomb completely covered up the sound of the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery, the SS night bombers began to drop bombs, the Soviet troops on the ground were miserable, countless Soviet infantry were killed in the bombing, at least about 3,000 Soviet troops were killed, this casualty was completely bearable for 100,000 Soviet assault troops, but because of the bombing of SS planes, all the Soviet troops below fell into chaos, officers could not find soldiers, soldiers could not find officers, not to mention that it was night again, the situation was even more serious.
At this time, the Soviet army's retreat plan was disrupted, the burning truck, the cannon overturned by the explosion, because of the Soviet soldiers running everywhere in a panic, the Soviet commander Cabaye saw the situation and secretly shouted in his heart that it was over, but Cabaye did not give up, or ordered all Soviet commanders to try their best to control the troops, and if necessary, they could shoot **, and first stabilize the mood of the troops before they could arrange a retreat.
Ike will not give Cabaye a chance to regroup the army, the four armored divisions of the skeleton army are divided into three directions to rush, two armored divisions are responsible for pincer offensives, two armored frontal assaults, four armored divisions of assault, the ground shaking and the roar of the tanks will be transmitted for more than ten kilometers, which makes the Soviet army panic even more, and a large number of soldiers began to flee backwards, as for the supervision role of the political commissar, there is no effect at this time.
One person runs away and ten people escape, ten people run away and a hundred people escape, and then thousands of people escape, the result is a big avalanche of the entire Soviet army, even if you don't want to escape, you will be surrounded by the rout and flee together, although these Soviet troops are nominally elite, but after all, it is the Soviet army that has experienced the Great Purge, the grassroots commanders are quickly promoted, and the senior commanders are also in the position because of the Great Purge, these people are really not flattering about the ability to control the troops, the SS bombed first, As soon as the tanks rushed, the so-called elite of the Soviet army showed its original form.
"It's over, it's over......"
Kabaye fought in front of his temporary command post, watching the soldiers fleeing like fleeing zebras, fleeing like a tide, and some soldiers threw away their weapons in their hands, grenades on their waists and everything that hindered their escape in order to run faster. 100,000 people fled together, the momentum was also amazing, if the political commissar didn't open his eyes and wanted to open his arms to block the fleeing crowd, he could only send him a sentence, "This ** actually wants to use his mantis arm as a car." "The result was that tens of millions of feet were trampled on by the fleeing crowd and turned directly into meat cakes.
"It's over...... Finished...... I'm sorry Commander-in-Chief!! ”
Cabaye cried, tears sliding down his cheeks, and the heartbroken Cabaye's hand slowly, trembling, slowly reached for the pistol at his waist...... (To be continued.) )