On May 10, Bred, the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army and the 2nd Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guard, having received orders from General Jiang Baili, were ready for battle. The 2nd Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guards was to be the main force of the counterattack, responsible for tearing apart the lines of the Russian Red Army. The 3rd Army expanded its gains from the holes torn by the 2nd Panzer Division of the Janissary Army, smashed the defenses of the Russian Red Army in one fell swoop, and completed the intersperse, dividing and encircling the Russian Red Army in the area south of Brede.

At 8 a.m., the Imperial Air Force dispatched 72 F5 fighters, 36 H5 bombers, and 36 A2 attack aircraft to begin bombing the lines of the Soviet Russian Red Army in Brede. One bomber after another, descending to an altitude of 800 meters, dropped bombs. The positions of the Russian Red Army immediately remembered the sound of dense explosions, thick smoke rose everywhere, and the entire position turned into a sea of fire.

The A2 attack aircraft launched an attack on the defensive depth of the Russian Red Army, trying to destroy the firing points and artillery positions built by the Russian Red Army. Clear the way for the Army's next offensive. As for those F5 fighters, because there is a long time in the air. So they will hover in the sky to provide further fire support to the army. If the army's attack is thwarted, then they will attack from the sky and crush the resistance of the Russian Red Army.

As soon as the Air Force ended the air raids on the Soviet Russian Red Army, the artillery of the 3rd Army began to speak. 144 155-mm medium-range howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade of the group army, 180 105-mm light howitzers of 5 infantry divisions, and 135 75-mm field guns of the artillery batteries of each infantry regiment all fired at the defense line of the Russian Red Army. Hundreds of cannons were prepared for fire, and the scene was undoubtedly extremely striking. Cannonballs fell from the sky. It rained down on the positions of the Russian Red Army like a hail of bullets.

The defensive positions hastily constructed by the Russian Red Army trembled under the heavy artillery fire of the Imperial Army, sections of trenches were blown up, barbed wire fences were torn apart, and machine gun fire points were directly blown into the sky.

Countless Soviet Russian Red Army trembled under the heavy shelling, no matter how strong their will to fight was, but at this moment. I can't stand it either. In such a tragic battlefield, people are too fragile.

"Damn, the Chinese are going to fight back. Order the front-line positions, no matter what the cost, must withstand the attack of the Chinese. Voroshilov ordered. He had long expected that after the Chinese * army had completed its preparations, it would definitely launch a large-scale counterattack. It's just a pity that his retreat proposal was not adopted. This forced them to face a fierce counterattack by the Chinese* army.

"Yes, Comrade Commander." The signal corps immediately went to deliver the order. In order to strengthen the defense of the front. Voroshilov deliberately dropped the 7th Army, which had a serious initiative, to the rear, and let the 6th Army, which he directly led, go to the forefront. As for the 8th Army, the 10th Army and the 11th Army, they defended the flanks and served as reserves.

Voroshilov knew that this time they would face a tough battle. Whether they can get a glimmer of life depends on whether they can withstand the fierce counterattack of the Chinese* army. If it resists, then everything is still possible. If there is no resistance, then. It's all over. Voroshilov could only blame himself for doing his best. As for what the result will be, perhaps only God knows.

Artillery preparation of the 3rd Army. It lasted half an hour before it ended. At this moment, the positions of the Soviet Russian Red Army were already in disarray. There are craters all over the place. Bombed-out fortifications, everywhere. As for the remains of the Russian Red officers and soldiers who died in the heavy shelling, they were scattered all over the ground. The whole position, it was like hell.

"Attack!" At half past eight in the morning, the commander of the 3rd Army, General Zhao Tianwei, gave the order to attack. Suddenly. More than 200 tanks and more than 100 armored vehicles of the 2nd Panzer Division of the Janissaries took the lead, rushed out of the position, and killed the positions of the Russian Red Army.

Behind the 2nd Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guards were the 48th Infantry Division and the 63rd Infantry Division under the 3rd Army. They will accompany the 2nd Janissaries Panzer Division, providing protection for the Panzer Division. Meantime. After the 2nd Panzer Division tore through the defenses of the Russian Red Army, they were responsible for expanding the results of the battle. Although the Imperial Army's use of armored forces has not been used for long, the various departments have already begun to practice infantry and tank coordinated operations.

"Fire! Destroy the armored forces of the Chinese. "Seeing that the armored units of the Chinese* army were attacking, Voroshilov immediately ordered the hidden artillery to open fire. If the armored forces of the Chinese Army are not repulsed, then with the attack power of the armored forces, it will be easy to tear through the defense line of the Soviet Russian Red Army.

On the artillery positions of the Russian Red Army, more than 300 guns of various calibers fired, and these guns included not only 155-mm heavy howitzers, but also 122-mm howitzers, 105-mm howitzers, 76.2-mm field guns and 75-mm field guns. It can be described as the artillery of the international brand.

However, even so, these guns showed extremely strong vitality. A large number of shells flew towards the armored units of the Imperial Army. It's just that it's not so easy to hit the scattered armored forces.

F5 fighters and A2 attack planes hovering in the sky immediately launched an attack after discovering the artillery positions of the Russian Red Army. One bomb after another was dropped, exploding on the artillery positions of the Russian Red Army, blowing up the cannons, and the barrels of the cannons were twisted into twisted shapes in the violent explosion. The fighters used the aviation machine guns in the nose to shoot the artillery of the Soviet Red Army. Under the attack of the Chinese Air Force, the artillery of the Soviet Russian Red Army suffered heavy losses. Not only was the artillery destroyed, but even the artillery was killed, which made it impossible for them to continue their shelling of the Imperial armored forces.

Soon, the armored units of the Imperial Army were already in front of the lines of the Soviet Red Army. The Russian Red Army lacked anti-tank weapons, and a small number of anti-tank guns were captured from the Western powers. In the previous heavy shelling and bombing by the Imperial Air Force, their anti-tank guns were destroyed a lot. Now, in the face of the attack of the Imperial armored forces, the combat power they can exert is very limited.

"Boom!"

A concealed anti-tank gun opened fire, and the armor-piercing shells flew towards a tank No. 3 at a distance of 500 meters. It's a pity, although it hit this tank No. 3. However, it was not able to penetrate the armor on the front of the tank, and only slightly injured the crew inside. Then, the tank returned the color and destroyed the anti-tank gun with one shot.

In the face of the attack of the armored forces of the Imperial Army, the means of counterattack of the Soviet Russian Red Army were very limited. A small number of tank guns were quickly lost in battle. And the results they have achieved are very limited.

In order to preserve its strength to the greatest extent, the 2nd Armored Division of the Praetorian Guards deployed the No. 3 tank at the forefront of the attack. Tank No. 2, which was weakly armoured, was deployed in the rear.

As for those armored vehicles, they are further behind.

"Da Da Da!" On the position of the Russian Red Army, a Maxim heavy machine gun was firing fiercely, and the bullet hit a tank of the Imperial Army with a clanging sound. However, there is no way to take this tank. Subsequently, the tank opened fire. Not only was this machine gun fire point destroyed, but even the machine gunners who operated the machine guns were killed.

A No. 3 tank rushed into the position of the Russian Red Army, and several heroic Russian Red Army soldiers picked up a bundle of grenades and tried to rush over and blow up the tank. However, the course machine guns in front of the tank fired incessantly, knocking these Russian Red Army soldiers to the ground.

However, the bravery of the Soviet Russian Red Army still achieved certain results. One of the Red Army soldiers, one rolling, dodged the machine guns in front, made a detour to the flanks and threw the grenade directly above the tank tracks. After the grenade exploded, the track was blown off. The tank loses the ability to move forward and is only able to spin in place.

However, the tank was damaged several times, but it was still able to use tank guns and machine guns to open fire and continue to fight the Russian Red Army.

More and more tanks rushed to the positions of the Russian Red Army, and began to encircle and suppress the positions of the Russian Red Army. The doors of the armored vehicles that followed the tanks opened, and the infantry inside came out and began to clear the positions of the Russian Red Army. The infantry who followed the tanks also rushed forward, and with the assistance of the tanks, they further expanded the results of the battle.

For a time, the positions of the Soviet Russian Red Army were quickly broken through.

Countless frightened Soviet Russian officers and soldiers turned around and fled. Several times the political commissars blocked them, but they could not stop their hope of escape.

After the defense line of the Russian Red Army was breached, the armored units of the Imperial Army interspersed all the way, cutting the positions of the Russian Red Army into pieces. The infantry that followed up surrounded these cut Soviet Russian Red Army, forming large and small encirclements.

The counterattack of the Imperial Army, not only the frontal counterattack of the 3rd Army and the 2nd Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guards was victorious. The 12th Army and the 1st Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guards were also successful. They routed the troops behind the Russian Red Army and cut off the rear of the Russian Red Army in one fell swoop. At the same time, the logistical supply lines of the Soviet Russian Red Army were also cut off.

The offensive of the 6th Army on the flanks also achieved great results. Although there was no support from armored forces. But the Russian Red Army still could not withstand the attack of the Imperial Army.

By the time the sun went down, the entire Soviet Russian Red Army had already suffered heavy losses on the southern front of the Ural Front. The remaining troops were also divided into dozens of large and small encirclements. (To be continued.) )

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