"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ...... "Outside Moscow, the sky has gradually shimmered. Tukhachevsky, on the other hand, looked at his position with a blushing face, unable to tell whether he was happy or regretful.

The Germans launched an attack on the position at five o'clock in the morning, and four large-caliber train guns launched a non-stop shelling of the position. When visibility was slightly higher, their bombers were also dispatched under the escort of fighters.

A large number of heavy bombs continued to bombard the position, and together with the shells of the train guns, a monstrous sea of blood was set off on the Soviet position. It was simply impossible for the Soviet troops on the position to block the German artillery with their flesh and blood.

And the ensuing bombing plunged the Soviet army into a steel flame. Although Allied warplanes poured into the battlefield in large numbers to try to stop the German bombing.

But almost all of these fighters were entangled by German fighters, and their blocking power against bombers was really limited. Unless they are willing to give up their safety and pursue those German bombers regardless of life and death.

But this is obviously impossible, otherwise they would have been shot down by German fighters before they could shoot down the German bombers. Therefore, they could only fight with these German fighters first.

And such a choice resulted in the fact that the Soviet troops on the ground positions were hit by the destruction of the German army. The bombardment of large-caliber train guns and the bombardment of heavy bombs caused the Soviet troops on the ground positions to fall into the flames of steel all at once.

Countless Soviet soldiers didn't even have a place to hide, and were directly blasted into the sky with blood of minced flesh by the violent explosion. Broken corpses and entrails, military uniforms and gun parts were just splattered around the position.

The dust and smoke kicked up by the explosion almost covered the sunlight that had just been exposed.

The smell of blood and gunpowder smoke in the air is maddening. Tukhachevsky was helpless about the current situation on the position, the German offensive was simply too strong.

At this time, Tukhachevsky was a little glad that if he had not asked the British and American forces to withdraw from their positions together, then the main forces of the Allied forces might have been trapped in their positions at this time, and they could only be bombed and shelled by the Germans.

But at the same time, he regretted that if he had not let the American and British troops withdraw, then at least the losses of the Soviet army would have been reduced a little. At least not as it is now, with Soviet troops on all positions.

Looking at the position full of gunsmoke, Tukhachevsky had already guessed that the Germans had made a bloody investment. They are definitely planning to take this position today in one go.

Otherwise, they would not have spent such a huge price on the offensive. Those powerful bombs, Tukhachevsky could guess that it was not easy to manufacture and extremely expensive.

Bringing such bombs to the front and throwing so many German troops at once was clearly going to launch a general offensive.

After the rumbling of artillery and explosions had gradually dissipated after nearly two hours, Tukhachevsky came to his senses and said to his adjutant: "Let the reserves enter the position!" ”

"Comrade Tukhachevsky, are our reserves going to enter the positions now?! Wouldn't it be too early?! Chief of Staff Evgeny asked Tukhachevsky with some hesitation.

"Comrade Evgeny, it's not too late. If we don't send reserves up, maybe the position won't be ours for a while......" Tukhachevsky said with a wry smile: "Even if it is sent, I am not very sure how long the position will be in our hands......"

The Soviet reserves were soon put into position, and there was hardly a single living person on the Soviet position. Most of the Soviet soldiers who were not hit by the bombardment and shells were shocked to death in this crazy explosion.

Soviet soldiers who rushed to the position, from time to time you can see some complete corpses. But these corpses, without exception, all bled to death from seven holes.

The power of the German army's large-caliber heavy artillery and heavy bombs is beyond doubt. Even if these explosions don't hit you head-on, just exploding around you with a huge shockwave is deadly.

In the Soviet positions after the shelling, not even a trace of wailing or screaming could be heard.

After the violent explosion, there was a dead silence that remained in the position. Those Soviet reserves who stepped on the position even felt a chill in their hearts when they saw the miserable situation of the position.

In the soft dirt of the position, broken internal organs, corpses, fingers or toes could be stepped on at any moment. Even some skulls with hair were exposed to the positions.

Splashes of brain tissue or internal organs can be seen everywhere. From time to time, some complete corpses would be turned out of the floating soil, but all of them bled to death......

At this time, the "Kerala ......" was heard, and the sound of tank tracks came from the position. After carrying out artillery bombardment and bombardment, the Germans began to carry out breakthrough operations against Soviet positions with tanks.

"Hold on to the floating soil! Gather the corpses together and build them into fortifications! Fast!! The Soviet officer reacted quickly and ordered the Soviet soldiers.

Most of these soldiers had experienced actual combat, and although they were a little uncomfortable with building the corpses of their comrades into fortifications, they did not refute it.

People are dead, so how to keep other people alive is the most important thing.

Before the German tanks arrived, the Soviets quickly piled up all the corpses that could still be found on the positions and built them into simple fortifications.

But they also knew that such fortifications would not stop the German offensive at all, and that they might eventually have to become part of the position, just like their comrades on the ground.

Some of the Soviet soldiers silently put the explosives on their bodies one by one without the orders of the officers. They were death squads that would detonate their explosives and destroy the German tanks when they approached.

to assist your troops in defending their positions. There was no way out, and most of the Soviet tanks had been exhausted in previous battles.

Although it inflicted some casualties on the Germans, it did not deal a fatal blow to the Germans. And the tanks provided to them by the United States are still on their way.

Without the assistance of tanks, the Soviet army could only rely on human lives to offset the German army's armor superiority.

......The German tanks approached, and they began to sweep the Soviet fortifications with their heavy machine guns turned on their heavy machine guns.

Heavy machine-gun bullets pierced through the corpses, and the momentum was unabated, and they pounced on the Soviet soldiers behind.

But the Soviet soldiers did not stand up and fight back, but continued to lie down on their positions. This was not the first time they had fought with the Germans, and they knew that standing up now would be useless and would only be sent to death.

"Quick! Seize the advantageous terrain and don't give those Slavs a chance to retreat!! "It's not the first time that the Germans have dealt with the Soviets, and they know very well how the Soviets are fighting.

Therefore, they brought up light and heavy machine guns, and then took up a favorable position as soon as possible to control the fire of the position. In such a way they tried to reduce the threat of Soviet troops to tanks.

"Boom! Rumble!! "In order to prevent the Soviet troops from hiding under the corpses and detonating explosives, the German tanks directly cleaned up the corpses of these Soviet soldiers with their own artillery fire.......

And the Soviet troops on the position looked at this scene with a blue face, and they knew that it was inevitable. That's why they didn't leave anyone there.

The Soviet soldiers, who buried themselves shallow with floating soil and tied them with explosives, waited for an opportunity under the floating soil. As long as the German tanks pressed over, they would not hesitate to detonate the explosives on their bodies.

"Dada...... "The German soldiers, who had occupied the favorable terrain, began to test the suspicious positions with firepower....... It's a pity that no one responded to them.

Both sides knew each other well, and the Soviets knew that the Germans would never let go of some suspicious areas. So there was no ambush in those places at all.

After a series ......of probes, the German tanks, under the cover of infantry, finally began to storm the positions of the Soviet troops.

The tracks quickly ran over the Soviet positions, but by this time they still did not meet resistance. But the more this was the case, the more nervous the Germans became.

No one would be stupid enough to think that the Soviets didn't do anything defenses here. Nor would any German soldier think that the Allied forces had been wiped out or routed by the bombardment and artillery bombardment just now.

This kind of thing has proven impossible during these hours of war. The Allies would not have been able to abandon the position so easily, unless they could no longer sustain it.

And when the German tanks ran over the position for about 30 meters, the Soviet army finally launched a counterattack against the German army!

"Boom! Rumble!! "......The first of all, the Soviet soldiers who were hidden in the floating earth, did not hesitate to detonate their explosives after hearing the explosion signal.

Suddenly, the entire position was full of flesh and blood! These Soviet soldiers, who detonated the explosives, turned into flesh and blood in an instant. The four German tanks were paralyzed on the spot.

The Soviets were well timed, and the German tanks and infantry launched a counterattack when they were able to step into the position. And in the smoke of gunpowder, the Germans could not distinguish the position of the Soviet troops at all.

In order to avoid injuring their own personnel, their heavy fire had to stop shèring. The Soviets took advantage of this opportunity to let a group of death squads rush at the German tanks with explosives strapped.

"Boom, boom, boom, ......boom" explosions sounded one after another, and only two of the more than 10 tanks that the Germans rushed to the position withdrew from their positions in a panic. And the rest were destroyed or paralyzed by Soviet troops.

"Shè hit! Fast! Fast!! The German commander roared wildly, and the machine guns placed in the positions began to roar. The Soviet troops behind the smoke could not dodge and were swept away by the rain of bullets.

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Da ......" The gunfire and screams on the position suddenly rang out, and the Soviet army was unable to show weakness. The Soviet soldiers on the position quickly lay down and then began to fire back along the trajectory of the Germans.

Others, under the cover of gunsmoke, began to touch the position of the German firepower.

The two sides come and go, killing each other on the battlefield. By this time, German support units had also arrived at the position and began to assist their own troops in reinforcing their firepower and trying to break through the position.

"Ula~~" The Soviet troops who returned to the side of the German army from the flank, and the sudden roar immediately pounced on these German troops who came to support.

Caught off guard, the Germans hastily began when the Soviets entered the most tragic white-knuckle battle in positional warfare.

At this time, the smoke gradually dissipated. Those Soviet troops who were originally on the position also rushed out at this time and joined the white-knuckle battle. The two sides fought fiercely on the position, and they both knew that they could not retreat from the position at this time.

Once they retreat, then the whole formation will collapse. The Germans received a death order to occupy this position. And the Soviets knew that if they retreated here, then there was no doubt that Tukhachevsky would definitely shoot them.

The Soviet-German armies, which had no way to retreat, were strangled on the position. At this time, it can be seen that the benefits of the sapper shovel that the Soviet army has come.

The sapper shovel that was thrown off could be directly used as a melee weapon, and the sharp blade and comfortable grip gave the Soviets an advantage in combat.

The Soviets, in particular, also learned from the Americans how to sapper the shovel, which was the most lethal for the Germans. Those sapper shovels cāo were sorted out by the later generations of slaughtering tigers and their predecessors and specially used for white-knuckle warfare.

Now, this kind of cāo performance has been realized in the German army. Frankly, the results are not bad. The Soviets, who had learned how to sapper the shovel, easily blocked the German bayonets, and then slashed, stabbed, and swept away...... and other moves, the Germans who were engaged in a white-knuckle battle directly killed them on the spot.

"Poof...... ......"In the white-knuckle battle, the sound of bones shattering and flesh cutting constantly sounded. On those positions, the Germans screamed that they were being killed by the Soviets and retreated.

A large number of German soldiers were either decapitated or pierced in the abdomen. Either your hand was cut off, or you got a shovel on your thigh.

The Soviets were actually not feeling well, and the German bayonets had a bloodletting groove on them. Basically, once you are stabbed, then the blood will continue to gush out. After a few clicks, the whole person will lose strength and go limp......

"Ula~~" The roar of the Soviet troops sounded in the positions, and those reinforcements were constantly coming. The Soviets knew it well in their hearts. If the Germans are not held back, and when they withdraw, then the Soviets will again be bombarded and bombarded by the Germans.

Only if both sides are stuck in their positions will these weapons of the Germans lose their due power.

"Long live Germany!!" There was also a roar from the Germans, and their reinforcements arrived. The Germans also knew that the Soviets would not give up this rare opportunity to engage themselves at close range.

If the troops were withdrawn, then the Soviets would most likely take advantage of the situation and directly attack the German positions. Rather than this, it is better to let the troops reinforce the positions and defeat the Soviet troops in one go.

"Comrade Tukhachevsky! All our reserves have been sent out, and all three positions have been bogged down in white-knuckle combat. I'm afraid that if we continue to fight like this, our fighters won't be able to hold their positions even if they sacrifice all of them......"

Evgeny said worriedly to Tukhachevsky, he had observed the situation on the position. The Germans now had a huge offensive advantage.

And now the number of Soviet troops on the positions is limited, and after the frantic shelling of the German army, almost all the Soviet troops in the forward positions have been lost.

All the reserves were divided into three groups to support the position. But the battle had only begun for just over two hours, and all reserves had already been depleted.

The Germans on the opposite side were still trying to block the Soviet army's support for the position with artillery bombardment, which was extremely fatal to the Soviet army.

"We had no choice! If there are no reserves, then all the officers of the command will be put into reserves! Tukhachevsky said coldly: "Either we all die here, or we drag the Germans!" Other than that, we don't have a third way to go......"

"If we withdraw now, then the Germans will take advantage of the situation and attack Moscow directly. At that time, the British and American armies, who had just withdrawn to the city, and our reserves in the city, would not have time to prepare at all! The damage from the Germans' train guns and those heavy bombs was just too great......"

"At least...... We have to buy time for the troops in Moscow to prepare......" Tukhachevsky took a deep breath and said: "Even if it's only for a few hours......"

"Yes......" Yevgeny knew that the Marshal of the Red Army was right. Although it was difficult to accept, he could only respond to it. It's all for the sake of the entire Soviet......

"Quick! Artillery fire covered! Don't give those Slavs a chance to support the positions! Fast!! The commander-in-chief of the German army, General Bock, was also constantly coordinating with the various departments by telephone.

The Soviets destroyed nearly fifty German tanks, which made Bock almost mad. But when he learned how the Soviets attacked, he could only smile helplessly.

These Slavs were so crazy that they accepted the danger of being crushed by tanks, stray bullets and shelling, hiding under the floating earth and waiting for the German tanks to approach. Then the order was given to detonate the explosives.

Bock asked himself, even if he was directing the battle on the spot, he would inevitably suffer. No one would have thought that the Soviets would go crazy to such an extent in order to hold their positions.

"Bock, are the Soviets still braving artillery fire to support the positions?!" Rundstein asked Bock worriedly, who sat down on the shell box with a wry smile and nodded.

"Crazy! These Slavs are crazy, how many people will be left even if they break through our barrage?! Why do they continue to fill the positions with lives?! Could it be that the Slavs naturally have no sense of death?! ”

Rundstein could only smile wryly when he heard this, and he would have thought it would be ridiculous if someone had told him at the beginning of the German attack on the Soviet Union that these Soviets could not fear death.

Because the Germans have directly captured more than two million Soviet troops, if they are not afraid of death, how can they become prisoners of the German army?! But now that someone says so, Rundstein can only smile bitterly.

He was the one who watched the little by little transformation of the Soviet army. In the beginning, the Soviets were indeed extremely afraid of war. Their troops were constantly retreating under the onslaught of the Germans, and they were even about to withdraw to their capital.

All these phenomena led the Germans to believe that the Soviet Union was nothing more than rotten wood. With a gentle push of their own, they will collapse with a bang on the land of Siberia.

But alas, things didn't go as they expected. As the battle continued, the Soviets began to get more and more difficult to deal with. The Germans had to pay more and more each time to be able to crush those Soviet troops.

From the beginning of the retreat of the Soviet army, Tukhachevsky executed or sent the Soviet generals who were afraid of war to death or sent them back to Moscow for trial. Then they were replaced by Soviet generals who dared to fight.

The Soviet army's spirit began to gradually recover, and those generals who had been promoted began to use guerrilla warfare and terrain resistance warfare to resist the German attack step by step.

Several German army groups rushed to the Moscow battlefield only after paying a certain price. The Zōngyāng Army, which arrived first, was even met with a joint attack by the Soviets, the United States, and the British.

Had it not been for Rundstein's timely arrival, perhaps General Bock would have had to retreat gradually with his troops to avoid the danger of being surrounded by the Allies.

"No matter how difficult it is, we must take this place as soon as possible!" Rundstein was silent for a while, then said firmly: "We have fought to this extent, we have no choice. Either the Soviet Union will be completely crushed, or we will face a full-scale attack on the Reich by the Allies who have taken a breather......"

"I know......" Bock nodded and smiled wryly at Lundstein, "Actually, I'm working on it too." But the battle was not easy to fight. ”

"According to information from the front, it is the Soviet troops who are fighting with us now. In short, the British and American troops have withdrawn from their positions......" Bock paused and said, "Rundstein, you know. Among the British, American, and Soviet forces, in fact, the Soviet army was the weakest. And the armies of Britain and the United States are the main forces that we must annihilate! ”

"But they withdrew, and if I was not mistaken, they should have withdrawn into Moscow. This is the thing I regret the most, our train guns and heavy bombs were exposed, but they did not kill the most important enemy. This will have a certain impact on our attack on the city of Moscow......"

"And my biggest concern is not this, but once we take Moscow or defeat the Soviet Union, will we have the strength to attack Canada and the United States......"

The attrition of this war was so staggering that it exceeded the budgets of all German generals and even the Berlin top. In fact, not only Bock, but also Lundsteiner did not think less about this issue.

"Perhaps, after we take Moscow, we should consider peace talks......" Rundstein said with a wry smile: "Otherwise, if we continue to fight like this, we will lose the advantage we once occupied......"

"Alas...... I'm worried that Berlin won't agree,......" Bock shook his head and said, "You know, the successive victories have carried away the old men. It's hard to ...... them to calm down now" (To be continued. )