The failure of the 151st Division and the 114th Tank Brigade to break out made the situation of the besieged Soviet troops in Kharkov even more difficult.

At the same time, the German public opinion apparatus is also in full swing.

The major German newspapers and periodicals published the full course of the "Kharkov counterattack". In the official German newspaper "Großberlin Zeitung" writes:

"Victory, new victory! The great Baron Alexon, led the valiant German soldiers, completed a classic siege battle in Kharkiv! 450,000 Soviet troops were surrounded! Note the number, 450,000! We are sure that we did not write it wrong! After the classic Battle of Dmyansk, we have an even more classic battle that can be recorded in the history of any war in any country: the Kharkov counterattack"

Most of the public opinion in various countries is like this, and during the war, they rarely report the news of their defeats, and even if they do, they often pass it off.

Germany is no exception.

The Battle of Demyansk was a hard-fought breakout battle after the German army was surrounded, but in official opinion, it was a great battle fought by the German army! The Germans defeated the strong with the weak and became the last victor in the Battle of Demyansk!

Such a thing is not surprising at all, it is true of Germany, of the Soviet Union, of Great Britain, and of France!

And the "Großberlin Zeitung" went on to write:

"After Demyansk, by Ernst. Alexon. Feng. A new great campaign under the command of Marshal Bream has broken out! Kharkiv counterattack! The most classic Kharkiv counterattack! Under the command of Baron Alexon, brave and fearless German soldiers. The most ferocious attack on Russia has been launched, victory is in sight, and we will surely achieve victory! Because we have a strong air force, a strong army, a strong plane, a strong tank! We also have another ultimate weapon that no country can match:

Mighty Baron Alexon - Marshal Ernst! ”

The report was full of praise for Ernst. This has indeed boosted the enthusiasm of the German people to the greatest extent.

Baron Alexon, Baron Alexon again! Only Baron Alexon can take Germany from one victory to another!

The reaction of the British to this was very complicated

They did not want to see Russia defeated, so that the Germans would most likely devote all their energies to Britain after the defeat of Russia. But the strange thing is that the British also did not want a Russian victory. It was the Bolshevik Red Russia, and there was a terrible terrorist threat to free Europe

United Kingdom, France. Even the United States, including the United States, is looking at the course of such a war in Russia with such a strange and complicated feeling

And whether it was the reaction of Germany or Europe and the United States, and Ernst, who was directing the battle on the front line. Bram has nothing to do with it.

His entire attention is now on the Kharkiv battlefield!

Victory was firmly in his hands. If he uses the least price to achieve the greatest victory, it is what he cares about the most.

On April 21, the redeployed German troops launched a new offensive against the besieged Soviet forces in Kharkiv.

The first to be hit was the Soviet 49th Cavalry Division.

This force was of special significance for the Soviet Union.

In the battles against the so-called Kolchak "White Guards", the Soviet 49th Cavalry Division repeatedly performed combat exploits. It created a series of battles that the Soviet government boasted about countless times.

And now. They had to face blows from the German elite.

And Wang Weiyi said something inexplicable before the attack was launched:

"Let me avenge Kolchak, and count it as some compensation for Kolchak"

What do you mean? What kind of story is there between Marshal Ernst and Kolchak?

They didn't know that Kolchak's huge amount of gold was in the hands of Marshal Ernst.

Until now, the gold, which was more terrifying than the huge, was only used by Wang Weiyi for a small and insignificant part, but it had changed many major events

So Wang Weiyi decided to do something for Kolchak. For example, to eliminate his nemesis:

The 49th Cavalry Division of the Soviet Army!

The 389th Infantry Division and the 152nd Armored Division jointly launched a fierce attack on the 49th Cavalry Division with absolute superiority.

The battle went on without much suspense. The Russians fought hard, but they were no match for the Germans.

In the sky, it was the planes of the Germans, on the ground, it was the artillery and tanks of the Germans, what did the Russians take to resist?

Machine gun? Rifle? Or a fist?

Tanks ruthlessly destroyed enemy positions, and artillery and machine guns mercilessly killed their own enemies.

Before the arrival of the night of the 21st, the Soviet 49th Cavalry Division suffered a devastating blow. Its division commander, Major General Bamian, was captured and later committed suicide while the Germans were unprepared.

Another dead Soviet general, from the beginning of the Battle of Kharkov, Russian generals died almost every day

Now, Marshal Timoshenko had no better way, and the only thing he could count on was the tenacious fighting spirit of the Soviet soldiers.

What is even more desperate is that Moscow seems to have given up on its plan to rescue the besieged forces in Kharkiv.

Because at this time, the German army under the command of General Manstein and General Guderian also launched a fierce offensive against the Soviet army in various battlefields at the same time!

The Soviets were exhausted, and it would take a long time for reinforcements to reach Kharkov, and perhaps by the time they finally arrived, the Soviets in Kharkov would have been wiped out

Moscow took a silent attitude towards Kharkov, and Timoshenko said:

They're abandoned!

Life and death, nothing more to do with Moscow. 450,000 soldiers! A full 450,000 soldiers! Abandoned by Moscow just like that!

Even the aircraft support has disappeared, or Comrade Stalin is not willing to lose even a single plane in Kharkov anymore

By the end of the war, Moscow may publish this message in the newspapers:

The great Bolshevik army, fought valiantly against the enemy in Kharkov, 50,000 Soviet soldiers were surrounded (Timoshenko was sure, Moscow would only say that only 50,000 troops were lost in Kharkov, at most 100,000 troops) 50,000 soldiers fought bloodily, killing and wounding 100,000 German troops (or more?). The great Soviet army, in the great Kharkov, demonstrated to German imperialism the courage of the Soviet people to carry out the Great Patriotic War to the end

As a result, the entire Soviet Union will be inspired by the news of the bloody battle of the Soviet troops in Kharkiv, and then devote themselves even more selflessly to the war, contributing everything they can until their lives are also gone

The result of 450,000 people is nothing more than that

And later? Internal purges, finding those responsible, anyway, this has nothing to do with the great Stalin at the same time and the Supreme Command under his leadership. The full responsibility for the defeat must be borne by Comrade Timoshenko

Temoshengo smiled, very strangely

A group of outcasts, those soldiers who are still fighting against Germany will never know:

They're abandoned!

It's just like a pile of garbage!

When the news of the elimination of the 49th Cavalry Division came, Timoshenko's heart ached, it was over, and another Soviet ace unit was gone. But such distress was only fleeting, because Timoshenko knew that soon such news would continue to come

However, the tenacious Timoshenko was not willing to accept such a defeat! Moscow could abandon them, but as their commander-in-chief, Timoshenko swore that he would never give up his troops!

At this time, there were constant reports of battle from the front, the German offensive was intensifying one by one, many Soviet positions were broken through, and a large number of Soviet officers and soldiers were killed or captured.

On the night of the 21st, Timoshenko gave the order to concentrate all the forces organized by the 317th, 393rd and 150th Infantry Divisions, the 26th Cavalry Division, the 5th Guards Army and the 37th Tank Brigade to break through to the east of Barvenkovo!

This was all the power that Marshal Timoshenko could concentrate on commanding.

He hoped to break through the German blockade and retreat across the Severodonets River!

And all the breakout troops were under the unified command of the commander of the 6th Army, General Grodenyansky!

This will be the most rear-end and largest breakthrough of the Soviet army in Kharkov!

They had to succeed, and if they failed, all the Soviet troops would die here.

But there is one fatal flaw that the Soviets cannot avoid:

Their every move was completely under the surveillance of the German army! Especially with such a large force, they simply could not avoid the Germans.

When Wang Weiyi received the dynamic information of the Soviet army, he only said lightly:

"The Russians are going to play with their lives!"

Yes, the Russians are going to play with their lives, and this time, no matter what kind of ideological struggle, no matter the national dispute, it is only their own lives that are at stake.

They're fighting for themselves! Fight for your life!

Often the amount of force that bursts out in this way is very terrifying, and it is even possible for them to succeed. Of course, the premise must be that the Soviet army can receive full support from the air.

But they didn't! The only thing they can rely on is themselves!

"The 1st Mountain Infantry Division, the 384th Division and other reserves are all on the battlefield!" Wang Weiyi looked at the other side calmly, took a deep breath, and then said slowly but firmly:

"Now, let's end the battle for Kharkov!" (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )