In the early hours of 5 August, with the support of more than 1,000 artillery pieces, the Zhukov Panzer Group, with six tank brigades and four mechanized corps as the main force, began a full-scale sortie, approaching Prince Vasily's headquarters from about 10 kilometers north of Sassovo, in an attempt to relieve friendly troops. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After a full day of fierce fighting, this armored assault force with more than 1,000 tanks paid a heavy price in casualties, penetrated the defensive line set up by the 41st Infantry Corps of the Ming Army, and after dark, its forward troops had approached about thirty kilometers from Prince Vasily's headquarters.

On the night of 5 August, the Russian Air Force launched a night replenishment operation on an unprecedented scale. After paying the huge price of hundreds of transport planes, the Russian Air Force sent a large amount of much-needed fuel to the Russian troops in the encirclement. They want to break through, they don't need anything else, they just need fuel.

On the morning of the next day, the Russian troops in the encirclement, encouraged by the good news of the approaching reinforcements, used their last strength to launch a decisive attack to the west, in a vain attempt to break through.

The breakout force of the Russian army consisted of the 317th, 393rd and 150th Infantry Divisions, the 49th and 26th Cavalry Divisions, the 5th, 15th and 37th Tank Divisions and the remnants of the 122nd, 129th Tank Brigades. This was the last force they could muster, and the rest of the troops could only try to leave the battlefield on foot. It was a matter of life and death, and even Prince Vasily personally threw himself into the front line to command.

The Russian army launched an attack at about 9 o'clock in the morning, trying to establish a road connection with the 114th Tank Brigade more than 20 kilometers away. However, the breakout troops of the Russian army were soon attacked by the powerful artillery fire of the Ming army and continuous air raids. At the same time, the Ninth Panzer Corps of the Ming Army also constantly sent small units of armored forces to counterattack operations.

The Russian army, which had been exhausted by the fierce fighting of the previous few days, lost its last bit of strength near noon, and all the command systems collapsed. At this time, the 129th Tank Brigade, which was at the forefront of the assault forces, was only about ten kilometers away from Zhukov's 114th Tank Brigade. You can even see the artillery fire of the opposing troops during the fierce battle between the two sides!

But these last ten kilometers have drained all the forces of the Russian army. The 295th Mechanized Infantry Division directly under the Sixth Armored Army of the Ming Army stationed here paid a tragic price of more than half of the casualties of the division, and with the cooperation of the armored forces, all the attacks in both directions were repulsed!

The whole day was filled with bloody and brutal fighting, and the positions of both sides were intertwined. The wreckage of tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, artillery, and various vehicles was everywhere. The field was covered with the strangely shaped corpses of officers and soldiers on both sides. As far as the eye can see, the battlefield is full of all kinds of vehicles burning and emitting black smoke. Both the sky and the ground are in a bustle!

The fierce fighting of August 6 drained the last vestiges of strength in the hands of the Russians. Zhukov already understood that night that nothing could be done. The forward units of the 11th Panzer Army of the Ming Army were already approaching the vicinity of Tarnovo, which was only a little more than 50 kilometers away from Ryazan. If he continues to drain his troops here. Not to mention going to the rescue of Prince Vasily's troops, even he himself has to get in!

The Russian Air Force no longer has the strength to carry out large-scale material replenishment for the Russian troops in the encirclement again. The Ming Army's Army Aviation has already transferred a large number of night fighter units to carry out air blockade operations, and the Russian Air Force does not have such a strong strength to wear down. At this point, the more than 400,000 Russian troops encircled between Sassovo and Sarova lost their last hope of breaking out.

Beginning on August 7, the Russian rescue forces retreated on all fronts. Not only Zhukov's rescue corps, but even the troops of Denisov and Pavlyuchenko, whose left and right flanks were only a few dozen kilometers away from Prince Vasily's headquarters, began to retreat on all fronts. If they don't retreat, the 11th Armored Army of the Ming Army will even be able to make dumplings for them.

On August 9, the 1st and 9th Tank Armies of the Russian Army, as well as the 3rd, 22nd, and 27th Infantry Armies, had four more independent armies. The assault corps, consisting of the Standing Tank Brigade and four infantry corps, as well as numerous logistical auxiliary units, was surrounded and annihilated by the powerful Ming army. Among them, the 1st Tank Army was the second to suffer heavy losses in a short period of time. And this time it was all wiped out.

The Russian army lost about 160,000 casualties and nearly 300,000 were captured. The loss of armored vehicles and tanks was more than 2,000 units, and almost 4,000 artillery pieces and mortars. The annihilation of the most elite units of the Russian army also meant that the resistance of the Ming army to the offensive against Moscow would be greatly alleviated.

In the end, the Russian tsar was not able to watch his brother die. On the night of August 7, he sent his guards to land in the encirclement on ******** and forcibly took Prince Vasily with the orders of the Tsar. This incident also directly led to a complete collapse of the morale of the Russian troops in the encirclement. Prince Vasily's reputation was greatly damaged.

The Ming army achieved an extremely brilliant victory, completing a major campaign in a very short time. At the cost of tens of thousands of officers and men, killed, wounded, missing, and captured, more than 400,000 enemy troops were completely annihilated. It is brilliant and will inevitably leave a strong mark on history.

However, this glorious victory is not the end. Zhang Cheng continued to command the troops of Army Group Center after the telegram was commended, and once again opened a larger encirclement, intending to encircle Zhukov's headquarters and the troops of Denisov and Pavlyuchenko who were gathering near Ryazan with Ryazan as the center!

Zhang Cheng's idea is very simple, that is, constantly attacking and attacking, encircling and encircling. Even Moscow is really just a node in a huge battle. The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population. A wide range of needs can be met. Whether it's iron ore or oil, whether it's rubber or tungsten ore. Daming has it all.

Unlike the Führer, who lacked anything but a powerful army in the history of modern time and space, Zhang Cheng had plenty of confidence in this war. He doesn't need to be like the Führer to go through all kinds of supplies, or even adjust his strategic deployment. It is enough for him to massively annihilate the living forces of the enemy army and weaken the combat potential of the enemy army.

In the history of modern time and space, there is a lack of everything, the strategic position is full of enemies on all sides, and the allies around it are all useless. Zhang Cheng did not believe that he was stronger than Germany in his hands, and the Ming Dynasty, which had an absolute advantage in all aspects and even in culture, would lose this battle. His only concern was nuclear weapons.

Zhang Cheng did not believe that with the level of science and technology of this era, a nuclear bomb of the level of Big Ivan could be produced in a short period of time. But if even the most primitive little boy-sized nuclear bomb exploded on the head of a dense army, the huge casualties would be unbearable.

Rather than wasting time on the Americans to produce atomic bombs, tens of thousands of kills at a time. It is better to fight to speed up the process of war on the conventional battlefield before this Pandora's box is opened, so as to plug back the atomic bomb of the Americans.

On 14 August, when the Ming army and the Allied forces in the southern Tsaritsyn area were in the midst of fierce fighting, the Ming Central Army Group, which had only been resting for a few days, attacked again and swooped down on Ryazan, an important city south of Moscow.

In the previous few days, the 11th Panzer Army of the Ming Army, which had rapidly assaulted, encountered strong resistance from the Russian army in the southern region of Ryazan. Zhukov, who had taken over the command of the front-line troops from Grand Duke Nikolai, was well aware of the importance of Ryazan, and he threw all the last armored reserves at hand into the counterattack against the Ming 11th Panzer Army, successfully containing the Ming offensive.

In addition, the speed of the Russian army's retreat was very fast, and a large number of troops were abandoned in the positions one after another to block the Ming army, which bought precious time for the retreat of the main force. Of course, the main reason is that these Russian troops are not far from Ryazan. In fact, except for Prince Vasily's troops, who were pursuing too fiercely, most of the other units of the Russian army did not go far when counterattacking. Zhukov's armored forces ran some distance during the rescue, but they were well supplied and managed to return with great speed during the retreat.

In view of the relatively fast reaction of the Russian army this time, Zhang Cheng ordered the 11th Armored Army to temporarily stop the offensive and rest for a few days after analyzing the battlefield situation. Replenish the attrition and supplies, and at the same time order the surrounding infantry armies to speed up to catch up with the armored forces, providing support and flank cover for the armored forces. Compared to the Russian infantry, which mainly relied on two legs, the Ming infantry marched on four-wheeled vehicles, which were very fast.

After a few days of rest and replenishment, the Ming army, which had suffered a certain degree of losses in continuous battles, quickly regained its strength and spiritual morale. Subsequently, the readjusted Ming army, with the 6th and 11th Panzer Armies as the spearhead of the sharp knife, accompanied by a large number of supporting infantry, launched a strong attack from the north and south sides of Ryazan with a large number of supporting infantry as the central point, trying to encircle the Russian heavy army group in the area around Ryazan.

At this time, the area around Ryazan was gathered Zhukov's rescue regiment and the infantry regiments of Denisov and Pavlyuchenko. This huge army has more than 100 division-level numbers, nearly 30 army-level numbers, and nearly 20 group army-level numbers. Telegrams come and go everywhere, and the number of messages in all kinds of clear codes or ciphers is as large as the sky is full of stars. So many telegrams came and went, so that the officers and men of the Ming army's code deciphering unit had to work in shifts, day and night. Unfortunately, the vast majority of messages are of no value. (To be continued.) )