The battle did not go very smoothly for the Russians.

The tenacity of the Germans was astonishing. In the Soviet army's repeated tsunami attacks, they firmly defended their positions and did not give an inch.

Even on the 18th, the Soviets took great pains to capture some positions, but at night, the Germans did not hesitate to launch a counterattack and fully restored these positions.

For example, what happened on Heights 3 was simply infuriating, not a single regiment of Soviet troops could block the attack of the German commandos.

However, Voroshilov still performed very well in this regard, and when the commanders at all levels were angry, Voroshilov was still very calm.

This Russian marshal, although of inferior character and low command quality, had one strength: bravery!

And it's surprisingly brave!

No amount of casualties can thwart his determination to attack, and once he decides to attack, the attack will never stop until the moment of victory or defeat!

The group of Soviet soldiers, like flocks of ducks, were driven to the battlefield to meet the roar of German artillery fire and the baptism of German bullets.

From the first rays of the sun shining on the earth, a new frenzied offensive of the Russians began......

At this time, the German position was like a lonely boat in the sea, welcoming the impact of wave after wave. And the one who holds this "lonely boat" is Ernst. Brahm!

He was one of the most tenacious and determined captains, defying the stormy seas. As long as he did not reach his destination, he would never allow his ship to sink.

This is also a belief.

The Viking Division is fighting, the Ike battle group is fighting, and the Guo Yunfeng battle group is fighting...... All the German soldiers who were able to enter the positions fought.

The kind of dedication they showed was in no way inferior to that of the attacking Soviet troops.

Soldiers on both sides. They are all showing their incomparable loyalty to their country with their own spirit of sacrifice!

Here, most of the people will die, and no one will remember their names, but for them, this is not what they are after, they just have to know the Tao and give everything to their country......

Still others will survive. They can become heroes, but if anyone asks them to recall the details of every scene in this battle, I believe they will not want to. Such a brutal battle. It can only be sealed in your own memory......

The young face, beating is the pride of youth. In the young body, there is infinite loyalty to the country. The young heart beats with the firm determination to die for the glory of Germany......

Face the enemies that rush up layer by layer. They fought fearlessly. And they found that the enemy was also fearless in attacking.

If there had been no war, perhaps many of them would have become friends, because they all showed the same bravery......

The whistling of shells, the tearing of bullets through the air, the explosion of grenades that destroy everything...... All of it, all of it, makes this a hell on earth that people don't want to look back at.

Artillery is fighting, tanks are fighting, soldiers are fighting......

The beating muzzles of the guns were venting the emotions of the soldiers, and if they did not rely on this way to excrete, they swore that they would go crazy.

You can't ask them more to do more. They've done everything they can......

Fight—soldiers!

As the Soviet offensive became more and more fierce each time, the first line positions of the German assault clusters became dangerous. Those who don't care about life and death. The Russians, who had repeatedly stormed their positions despite casualties, finally saw some hope for success.

"We have killed countless Russians, but the Russians are attacking in a frenzy." Seeing Field Marshal Ernst who appeared on the position again, General Ike hurriedly reported: "Marshal, you see, the Russians divided the direct forces into three echelons, attacking in waves, and once the first echelon was repulsed, the second echelon quickly followed, which put us under a lot of pressure. Moreover, the tank sea tactics used by the Russians also put a heavy strain on our armored forces. Our armoured troops behaved very bravely, especially Second Lieutenant Wittmann, who destroyed 11 enemy tanks yesterday and 10 enemy tanks today, bringing his total number of destroyed tanks in this campaign to 21...... But no matter how hard our soldiers tried, the Russians still had too many tanks......"

Ike paused there: "They're pouring in almost one layer at a time, and sometimes our tanks don't have time to load their shells. Some positions have been lost, and I am organizing forces to retake ......"

"Almost." Wang Weiyi was very calm: "We have killed and injured a large number of Russians on the front line, and now, we can make the next deployment." The Viking Division was ordered to continue to resist the attack of the Terek Army in its original positions, and the Ike Battle Group and Guo Yunfeng Battle Group began to gradually withdraw from their existing positions at 5 p.m. and retreat to the second line of position defense. ”

"Yes, Marshal."

"Hold on for one more day, hold on for one more day tomorrow......" Wang Weiyi suddenly sneered: "If we can hold on again tomorrow, the Russians will inevitably invest all their troops, and at that time, it will be the time for my outer line troops to advance in a big way!" ”

Ike hesitated: "Marshal, even if everything is carried out according to our assumptions, our outer troops will also have to pass through the blockade of the Russians, will they be able to break through smoothly?" Will you be able to reach the designated battlefield in time? These are all worth considering......"

"Yes, General Ike, so you're a very good officer, and you've taken all of this into account, good." Wang Weiyi looked very satisfied: "However, I don't particularly care about these, once my outer troops launch a general attack, then the Germans will be out of the Terek River Army." They will be completely surrounded by us, and they will have no way to escape, and our mission here will be accomplished......"

Seeing Ike open his mouth, he seemed to want to say something. Wang Weiyi smiled faintly: "General Ike, I will not leave you." Yesterday I heard a guy named Stella. There are two lines of a song that Dom's soldiers sang before they died, and I remember it very clearly, 'If my youth is gone, I will not leave any regrets'. I also don't want to leave any regrets on this battlefield......"

General Ike understood, he knew. No force could pull Field Marshal Ernst away from the battlefield......

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The situation of the battle on the Terek River, every minute and every second came into the hands of Vasilevsky.

When the news of the defeat of the 56th Army and the 81st Panzer Army came, Vasilevsky quickly understood the "mystery". But he didn't have a good solution.

He has a way to solve any unexpected situation that arises on the battlefield, but he can't do anything about it.

Even after he heard that Voroshilov had begun to use the tactical assault of the mass group, he had no choice but to let Voroshilov do what he wanted.

For the current Soviet army. Vasilevsky has done his thing. He succeeded in bringing the Skeleton Baron into the encirclement.

And the honor of the final victory had to be left to Marshal Voroshilov, whom Comrade Stalin trusted......

Khrushchev also understood the reasons for this, emotionally and practically he preferred Marshal Vasilevsky to personally command the battle, but intellectually he could not do this.

When he walked into the headquarters, he found Marshal Vasilevsky looking at something on the map, and Khrushchev stood behind the marshal without saying a word.

"Comrade Military Commissar. So far, we have sacrificed more than 20,000 officers and soldiers......" Vasilevsky turned. With a heavy face on his face: "More than 20,000 people, when the battle is over, I really can't imagine how many losses we will continue to suffer......

"If you can win, all the losses can be bearable." Khrushchev said silently.

He still has something to say, and if he fails, then who bears the responsibility?

"If I'm right, then Ernst. Brahm will probably be pulling out of his first line of defence later today. Vasilevsky said calmly: "The task of blocking the first line has been completed, they will withdraw to the second line of positions to continue to delay our time, and then he will order all the German troops on the outer line to attack." ”

Khrushchev nodded, and the train of thought of the enemy commander, Marshal Vasilevsky judged very clearly.

"I have ordered the strength of the three armies to be thrown into the fight against the Germans, hoping to stop their attack." Vasilevsky did not have any ease at all when he said this.

It is true that he predicted what the enemy would do next and prepared accordingly, but the extent to which the specific war would develop was not within his control.

Because he could not be at the front in person. And this is also his greatest sorrow......

"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, we found Davamirsky......"

Khrushchev's words immediately attracted Vasilevsky's attention: "Is it? Where did you find it? How is he doing now? ”

"When we found him, there were only three guards left with him, and the situation was not very good......," Khrushchev sighed: "I have sent someone to bring him here, and he will arrive about soon." ”

"He did his best, he did his best." Vasilevsky also sighed: "Attacking in the absence of air and artillery support, as well as a serious lack of armor, to attack rashly is simply suicide, and we cannot ask him to do more." ”

Khrushchev hesitated: "Comrade Commander-in-Chief, Davamirsky did not go to Comrade Voroshilov after the defeat, but came directly to you, I think there must be a reason for this." ”

Vasilevsky nodded: "I know that he must have a stomach full of resentment, a whole group army, no matter who suffers such a defeat, and it is a worthless defeat, it is inevitable that there will be some things that cannot be figured out." ”

Khrushchev was silent and said: "Comrade commander-in-chief, but this is not in accordance with the rules......"

Vasilevsky suddenly sensed something. Khrushchev never added the word "comrade" to Davamirsky's address, and he understood at once what he understood: "Comrade Military Commissar, did you come to order from Moscow?" ”

Khrushchev nodded: "Comrade Commander-in-Chief." Before telling you about the opinion of the Moscow side, I would like to tell you a story that you have probably already heard. ”

He took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "There is a comrade in our party, known as a genius boy, a revolutionary pioneer, and he walked out of middle school when he was still a student. All day long I went to mass meetings and listened to speeches by revolutionaries. 1906 was the year of counter-revolutionary terror after the defeat of the uprising. He joined the Bolshevik Party. After the outbreak of the First World War, the Austrian police detained him as a foreign spy and deported him to Switzerland. During the war, anti-war activities were pursued by the police of various governments. But he did not stop his activities. Instead, he completed the writing of his book "The Economy and Imperialism of the World". This is a work that preceded Lenin in the study of imperialism. Lenin, after reading the manuscript of the book, gave it a high rating and wrote a preface to the book. He was one of the main leaders of the Comintern. Before the founding of the Comintern, he was commissioned by Comrade Lenin to participate in the preparatory work. At the First Congress of the Comintern, he was appointed rapporteur of the Programme of Action of the Comintern. At the end of the congress he was appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the Comintern and one of the leaders of the Executive Board. At the Second Congress of the Comintern he was elected Vice-President of the Comintern, and at subsequent congresses he was elected a member of the Executive Committee, the Presidium and the Secretariat of the Comintern. However, after the death of Comrade Lenin, the Politburo of the Party Central Committee considered it necessary to send representatives of the Central Committee to supervise the work of him and other colleagues. He, Alexey. Ivanovich. Rykov and Hail. Pavlovich. The three Tomsky tendered their resignations. The Politburo disagreed with the resignation of the trio, considering it an abandonment of the revolution. Surrender to the enemy. In April 1929, Comrade Stalin openly criticized him, Rykov and Tomsky by name at a joint meeting of the Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Central Supervisory Commission, declaring them to be a right-leaning opportunist clique within the Party. Then, this comrade, who once held an incomparably high position in the party, was tragically executed......"

"I appeal to all party members! In the last few days of what may be the worst of my life, I was convinced that the filth of what would inevitably be washed off my head sooner or later through the filter of history. I have never been a traitor, and if it were for Lenin's life, I would have given my life unwaveringly. I loved Kirov and did nothing against Stalin. I ask the new, young and honest generation of party leaders to read out my letter at the party plenum, declaring me innocent and reinstating my party membership. Comrades, you must know that on the banner you hold high for the victory of communism, there is also a drop of my blood. ”

Hearing this, Vasilevsky suddenly recited this passage softly: "You are talking about Nikolai. Ivanovich. Comrade Bukharin, right? I remember every word of his suicide note, 'Letter to the Party Leaders of the Future Generation,' ......

"Yes, I'm talking about Nikolai. Ivanovich. Comrade Bukharin! Khrushchev nodded: "Bukharin was once highly regarded by Comrade Lenin and held a position far above Comrade Stalin in the party, but because of the serious and sharp contradictions between him and Comrade Stalin, he was finally executed...... Comrade Commander-in-Chief, Bukharin, not to mention others, and anyone who disobeys the orders of Comrade Stalin may suffer the same fate as Bukharin......"

Vasilevsky's eyes looked at his military commissar: "Comrade military commissar, you can say what choice you want to make. ”

Khrushchev took out a telegram: "Comrade Commander-in-Chief, a telegram personally from Comrade Stalin, Ivanovich. Della. Davamirsky, a counter-revolutionary hidden within our Party and our army, who had long since defected to the German fascists and deliberately sabotaged the Great Patriotic War......"

He read the telegram slowly, and then looked up at Vasilevsky: "After the trial of the Supreme Military Court of the Soviet, Ivanovich was sentenced. Della. Davamirsky is executed! ”

"What!" Vasilevsky shouted out at once: "Death penalty? No, it shouldn't be like this! He is by no means a traitor, a spy, and his loyalty is better than that of any of our comrades! Immediately help me to get through the phone of Comrade Stalin, and I will personally state to him! ”

"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, have you forgotten about Bukharin? Why do I want to tell you the story of Bukharin! Khrushchev's voice suddenly raised: "I'm just reminding you that once Comrade Stalin decided something, no one can change it, and against his orders, maybe you can also write a suicide note!" ”

Vasilevsky's voice trembled a little: "I must not watch such an excellent comrade be shot in such disgrace!" ”

"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, I can understand your feelings, but you and I know what is going on!" Khrushchev's voice was so helpless: "You can risk your personal safety, but you can't give up the battlefield." Your responsibility does not allow you to make any defense in favor of Davamirsky! ”

Huaxialevsky was silent.

Yes, their own responsibility does not allow them to make any defense for Davamirsky!

So, he could only watch, watch Davamirsky leave himself like this! (To be continued......)