Chapter 1109: Moscow of Blood and Snow (16)

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"Surround and annihilate them in battle formation!" Rommel's face was ugly, and he was about to break through Trotsky's position. Unexpectedly, Patton's troops jumped out and cut off their offensive line.

The arrival of a large number of tanks forced Rommel to directly divert his firepower to deal with Patton's troops first.

The two generals with the most superb armored command skills of the German and Allied armours in the history of World War II collided fiercely in this form.

"Steady! Stay in formation and fire first! Free fire after approaching! Patton continued to give orders from his command vehicle, and the American tanks immediately fired a salvo at the German tanks.

Then they scattered in all directions, covering each other and pounced on the Germans.

Under the Allied offensive, Rommel could only order his troops to deal with Patton's sudden attack first. Patton, on the other hand, was well timed and took the lead in launching the first round of artillery bombardment against Rommel's tank troops.

In this one fell swoop, seven or eight German tanks were destroyed, and at the same time the German formation was disrupted. But Rommel reacted quickly, and he quickly stabilized the formation of the convoy with a series of commands.

This was followed by a gradual counterattack on the armored forces of the American army.

"Tom tom tom...... Rumble! Rumble!! Bombardment......" shells kept falling in the German vehicles, and the dust of the explosion was flying. Rommel was also unable to show weakness, and one by one the German tanks began to twist their bodies to avoid shells and then stopped to return fire.

At this time, the difference between the actual combat experience of the two sides is reflected. After all, the German armored forces experienced more real combat. There are also many situations to face.

Relatively speaking, the tank forces also have more psychological states and ways of dealing with crises than the Allies. As a result, although the American army took the initiative by virtue of the surprise attack, it was soon counterattacked by the Germans.

"Tom...... Rumble!! "An American tank was hit. But fortunately, the shells did not penetrate the tank. However, the panicked soldiers still scrambled through the shaking tank to try to maintain control.

The German tanks seized this opportunity and bombarded the temporarily stationary American tank.

"Boom, boom, boom......" Several shells immediately smashed on this US tank, and this tank could not withstand such shelling after all. It was directly penetrated and exploded into a ball of scrap metal......

After all, the US military did not have much experience in actual combat, and many tank drivers began to fall into a panic. This panic gave Rommel a chance.

Almost at the moment when the American tank formation panicked, the German tanks immediately pressed up.

"Tom tom tom...... Rumble! Rumble!! Under a salvo of ......, several US tanks were destroyed again. Now the tank group of the US army is even more panicked.

Many tanks even tried to turn around to avoid German shelling, when Patton's deep voice was heard over the communicator.

"Don't panic! I'm here with you, hover! Aim, salvo! A barrage of orders was issued. Patton's voice calmed the American soldiers in the tank.

They began to drive the tank around as quickly as they normally practiced. Then he suddenly turned the muzzle of the gun, and it was a salvo at the German tank group.

The explosions of "boom, boom, boom and ......" continued to sound, and the German offensive was paused. They then chose to spread out in all directions to form a small formation. Trying to tear apart the tank groups of the American army and annihilate them one by one.

Patton directly ordered his troops to immediately launch a-for-tat offensive. Like the German army, they fought in small formations.

In the sound of the grinding of the tracks, the artillery roared incessantly. Smoke of gunfire was everywhere, shrapnel tore through the air, and it was flying. From time to time, tanks on both sides were hit by shells and hovered miserably over the rubble.

Later, it was exploded by several tanks that discovered the situation.

In the battle, the Germans' rich combat experience and solid training foundation gave them a great advantage. How to stop suddenly in a fast march, how to quickly adjust the muzzle and hit the target.

This is achieved through the unrivalled cooperation of the commander, driver, gunner, and loader. On this tacit understanding, the German army spent a lot of training and actual combat to achieve it.

And the American army as their enemy. Although there is also training in terms of training. However, compared with the German army, which has rich combat experience, there is still a big gap.

Although the American armored forces were under the command of Patton. They were already doing their best to fight the Germans. But the losses of the American army are constantly increasing.

The gap in tank operation technology between the two sides is doomed to the US military to gradually fall behind in the battle.

"Woo~~ Boom!!" Suddenly, out of nowhere, a Molotov cocktail flew out and smashed directly on a German tank. Suddenly the whole tank burst into flames!

The US tanks seized this opportunity and directly bombed the German tank with two guns, "tom to......m".

At this time, Rommel realized that he did not know when the Allied detachment had broken through to the position. They are using Molotov cocktails, explosives packs, anti-aircraft artillery and other weapons to assist the US tank units in besieging their own tanks.

"Damn it! Let's hurry up our infantry units, what are they doing?! Why are these squads here?! "Rommel's face was ugly, and the German armored forces did not have much advantage.

was disturbed by these Allied infantry, and suddenly the advantage fell by more than half. The German tank units were under the threat of infantry attack and had to devote their energies to defense.

The American tanks took the opportunity to start adjusting their formations and assisting the infantry in counterattacking the German tanks.

However, at this time, the German infantry units that caught up with the position finally made Rommel's face look better. The German units that rushed up immediately launched a blow against the Allied infantry.

The original tank battle has now become a coordinated battle between the two infantry tanks. The guns and cannons on the battlefield roared incessantly, and the lives in the ruins passed quickly......

Trotsky gasped and laughed miserably at the fluttering snowflakes. The battle had reached this point, and it was not far from what he had imagined.

But what he didn't expect was that he would be able to hold on for so long. Originally, he thought that Moscow would be breached in half a month at most, and Trotsky himself would be annihilated with Moscow.

But what he didn't expect was that the American and British troops were desperately working with the Soviets to protect the city. What started as a local battle turned into a campaign.

Even now, neither side can easily withdraw their troops from Moscow. This has become a city that both sides must occupy, even if they suffer heavy losses.

Without him, the two sides have invested too many troops and too many materials in the city. If there is a loss here, then the losing side will most likely not even be able to hold the subsequent positions.

The Soviet Union did not have the opportunity to recuperate and develop after the First World War, as it has historically done, but was extremely devastated at the hands of Stalin and Trotsky.

As a result of the civil war between the two sides, it led to widespread famine and extremely severe population losses in the Soviet Union. Under these circumstances, the Soviet Union simply had no way to replenish the millions of people it had lost as it had historically.

At the beginning of the Soviet-German war, the loss of more than 3 million troops had already broken their bones. As the war progressed, the Soviet army was constantly attacked by the German army, and was defeated and annihilated in a large area.

This makes the situation even worse. In this Moscow Campaign, the Soviet army gathered its last elite troops, and the more than 200,000 troops supported by Zhukov, Chuikov and others were extremely difficult to put together.

This is also the reason why Stalin came to Moscow with a forced march of 150,000 troops. The USSR is now almost exhausted, and if the Battle of Moscow fails miserably, then it will be difficult for the USSR to see the future.

Only fight, win this war with blood and lives. Only then would the Soviet Union have a chance to survive.

"Chirp...... Boom, boom, boom, boom......" The German heavy artillery suddenly began to roar, and countless shells rained down on the Soviet positions.

Countless dust and snow rose and fell with the smoke of gunpowder, and the snowflakes in the sky were dyed with a trace of crimson with blood. Soldiers on both sides struggled and fought in the snow......

In the firelight, Trotsky's figure loomed. But he was never able to break out of the encirclement. The Germans surrounded the place very tightly, and even some German soldiers firmly pinched several points.

As soon as Trotsky's guards were about to rush out, they frantically attacked here and forced Trotsky and the others back.

The fierce fighting did not stop from night to dawn, and neither side could stop from each other. The Germans knew that if they stopped, then Trotsky would take the opportunity to withdraw.

At that time, he would still be active in other positions, constantly agitating the Allies and demoralizing the German army. And the Allies knew that if they were withdrawn at this time, there would be no doubt that the chairman of the Soviet would die here.

The death of one of the highest decision-makers of the Allied forces in this battle would not only be a huge blow to the Soviet army. The same is true for the Allies as a whole.

As a result, they had to keep filling the positions with people. In the hope that the German army could not withstand it, it took the initiative to retreat. As long as the Germans can be repelled here, then the spirit of the entire Allied army will be instantly raised.

And the morale of the German army will be dealt a huge blow.

"Attack! these Germans!! English, French, and Belgian Flemish were constantly sounding on the positions, and both the German and Allied sides were numb to killing.

They just mechanically attacked, and then they were torn into pieces in the snow by shells or bullets and died tragically. Then, the next group of people is still fighting.

And in this mountain of corpses and sea of blood, only a group or one person still maintained a steady breath in the snow. He lay motionless in the ruins of the snowdrift, and aimed his gun impartially at Trotsky's position.

His gun hadn't been fired once, and he had been in that position since the day before. He waited quietly, waiting for an opportunity that could be fatal...... (To be continued......)