Kolkorok was no longer able to hold back the Germans' attack.

Under the powerful attack of the Germans, the Soviet troops in the two directions of Oreska and Zhurminsk had already fallen into the hands of the Germans in just one day, and their core positions had become ready to fall at any time.

The reinforcements did not see a shadow at all.

Now the only thing Kolkorok can do is beg.

Late on the night of the 21st, Stalin also sent a telegram to Kolkorok, to the effect that he should continue to hold out and that reinforcements were about to arrive.

But this telegram seemed to Kolkorok to be nothing more than a pie to satisfy his hunger

In the early morning of the 22nd, the Germans launched a general offensive without stopping.

The 11th Army was in a hurry. The attacks of the German 6th Army and the Kleist cluster had reached terrible proportions.

And from the very beginning of the Battle of Kharkiv, the Skeleton Division, which has always been at the forefront of the assault, has taken a long list of combat exploits under his name.

Who will be able to stop their assault?

From the 22nd, all German officers and soldiers had already received orders from Field Marshal Ernst:

By 6 p.m. today, the main battles in Oreska and Zhurminsk must be over! At the same time, the Skeleton Division and the 384th Infantry Division were ordered to advance to Volchansk, Barvenkovo and other places one after another!

This is a dead order and cannot be changed!

In the first minute of receiving the order, the German 6th Army and the Kleist Group launched a new large-scale offensive at the first time.

Countless German troops, supported by aircraft, tanks, and artillery, reappeared on the battlefield.

Earth-shattering cries resounded across the battlefield. Everywhere you go, it's like a fire burning on a summer day, devouring everything mercilessly

The Skeleton Division and the 384th Infantry Division, these two units that served as the vanguard of the whole army. Like two iron pincers, one left and one right, they wipe out all the forces that try to stop them in their path.

This kind of offensive ability and explosiveness are amazing, and it is not something that the enemy can stop at all.

And among the skeleton divisions, the most conspicuous were undoubtedly those SS commandos.

These commandos were invincible under the strong cover of tanks, and it seemed that their results were not so glorious. But the combination of the achievements of countless commandos is simply breathtaking.

Who will be able to stop them?

Victory is within reach.

By noon, most of the positions in Oreska and Zhurminsk had fallen to the Germans.

In the face of such an embarrassing situation. Kolkorok was forced to shrink the remnants to Osmink's most rear-end resistance.

But everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before they were annihilated

The Skeleton Division and the 384th Infantry Division, which had broken through the enemy's positions, without the slightest hesitation, quickly followed the orders of Field Marshal Ernst. Swiftly and swiftly launch a ferocious assault on Volchansk and Barvenkovo!

So far. Since the start of the Kharkiv counterattack, more than 25,000 Soviet troops have been killed, and another 35,000 Soviet troops have been besieged in Osmink.

And the number of captured Soviet soldiers was 50,000!

The 8th and 11th armies of the Soviet army were severely attacked by the German Kharkov group!

In command of this German group was Ernst. Marshal Bream!

A reporter from the Skeleton Division's field correspondent platoon described it this way:

"With a flick of the Generalissimo's scepter on the map, the Baron's 100,000 Soviet troops collapsed in just over a day, and we were not able to succeed in Moscow, and we were in crisis in Dmyansk. It looks like everything is not good for Germany. However, when His Excellency the Baron returned, everything changed and the Kharkiv counterattack went so exciting. Germany's powerful armed forces, under the command of His Excellency the Baron, made war so simple, the generalissimo's scepter, full of magic, may have been kissed by the goddess of victory I once heard a legend that after the battle of Montforton, the baron went to hell and was received by the god of death, and his whole body was already full of invincible divine power. When he returns, he does not represent humanity, but death, hell! He is a baron who has returned from hell."

It was also from this moment that some people quietly called the Skeleton Baron "Hellboy" or called him "the spokesman of death"

No matter what it is called, to this time Ernst. Marshal Braham no longer had any effect.

At 5 p.m. on March 22, the Germans completed Field Marshal Ernst's request ahead of schedule, and most of the fighting ended, and the Soviets survived at Osmink.

And in the Volchansk and Barvenkovo areas, the lack of a unified command of the Soviet army could not stop the joint estimate of the Skeleton Division and the 384th Infantry Division. According to optimistic estimates, about tomorrow the two regions of Volchansk and Barvenkovo will basically fall into the hands of the Germans.

The first phase of the Kharkiv counterattack is coming to an end.

That night, Wang Weiyi sent a representative to get in touch with the commander of the Soviet army, Kolkorok, and demanded that he immediately lay down his arms and surrender. But it was flatly rejected by Kohl Crok.

"I will die for the Soviets!" This is Kolkorok's most reluctantly answered.

"A respectable commander, isn't he?" When Wang Weiyi heard this answer, he also said with some respect.

No matter what position the two sides stand, Kolkorok's courage is still worthy of respect.

Osmink still had more than 20,000 besieged Soviet troops, and it was already a matter of time before they were annihilated.

An hour after Kolkorok refused to surrender, the Germans launched an attack on Osmink overnight.

At this time, Kolkorok received a ridiculous order from the Soviet High Command:

"In the name of the Soviets, break through!"

Breakthrough? Break out at this time? Kolkorok has lost almost all of its artillery and tanks, almost all of its provisions, the soldiers are tired, and around them, there is a dense enemy, how can they break through?

The best time to break through has long been lost!

Then the second telegram from Stalin himself arrived:

Be cautious Comrade Kolkorok as a general!

Kolkorok understood exactly what this meant, he was now a Soviet general, and he could die in battle with honor!

No one can disobey the orders of Comrade Stalin! No!

At 9:30 p.m. on March 22, General Kolkorok of the Soviet Army gave the order to break out.

At the moment when the Germans launched their last attack, he gave the order to break out:

"In the name of the Soviets, break through!"

The exhausted Soviet troops, completely devoid of artillery and tank support, began to break through at this time!

Seriously, at the first moment of the Soviet counter-attack, the German commanders did not react at all to what the Russians wanted to do.

Breakthrough? What is the difference between a breakout and suicide in such a situation? Is there another conspiracy among the Russians?

However, they soon confirmed one thing:

Hell, the Russians are really starting to break through!

God, they're crazy! They're not here to break out, they're looking for death!

Originally, if the Soviets held their ground, although the Germans could still achieve victory, they would undoubtedly pay a price.

But now it's completely different

Now all the Germans have to do is set up their machine guns and shoot at the enemy who doesn't know what death is at all and shouts "Ula" in their mouths, just like a target!

It's not about who killed more enemies, it's about who has a stronger psychological endurance.

This does require a strong psychological endurance, even for these battle-hardened German soldiers!

Layers upon layers of Russians appeared, layers upon layers of Russians died

No matter how heavy the bullets from the machine guns were, they could not stop the Russians from committing suicide.

The Heavy couldn't count how many enemies they had shot, all they knew was that the barrels of their guns were red and their arms were swollen, but the enemies kept coming.

Those who have poor psychological tolerance have already covered their throats and started vomiting. Wait until their stomachs feel a little more comfortable, then pick up the gun and continue shooting, then vomit a little longer, and shoot again

They will never forget such a scene for the rest of their lives:

The sound of "Ula" resounded across the battlefield, and blood and brains flew everywhere over the battlefield.

Some Russians rushed at the charge, and suddenly they were hit by several machine guns or submachine guns, and their heads, bodies, and thighs were full of bullets.

Some Russians were frantically shouting "Ula" when suddenly a shell fell on him, and then the man's body was completely torn to pieces!

Massacre, this is a real massacre

Wang Weiyi also witnessed all this. The sorrow of the Russians is here, they think that such a crowd tactic can drown everything The horror of the Russians is indeed here, such a crowd tactic can really drown everything, although, now it looks like suicide

The Germans suffered 100,000 casualties, which was already a very heavy loss, but the Russians didn't care even if they suffered a million casualties.

The spectacle on the battlefield also appeared only on the Soviet-German battlefield:

The Russian army actually fought more and more with the appearance of huge casualties!

Win the most with the least cost! This sentence reappeared in Wang Weiyi's mind!

Now he had to use every German soldier in his hands carefully, and any unnecessary casualties would never be allowed!

And those tanks, artillery, and airplanes, you can save as much as you can.

Especially in tank duels, it is no longer enough for one German tank to destroy ten Russian tanks!

They must annihilate a hundred, a thousand times more than their own strength, and then they can achieve the most victorious victory in the war! (To be continued.) )