There were still 3 days left before the time set by the Führer, and in order to complete the task, Loeb fought hard and decided to fight hard at all costs. Similarly, the German Army Group North also fought hard. The German offensive reached its climax in all three operational directions, with the intention of completely breaking through all the outer defensive lines of Leningrad and completely cutting off Leningrad's land communication channels within today's day, and then bombing Leningrad into ruins with troops and taking it in one fell swoop.

It's not light today. Nearly 300 sorties of air sorties were carried out in six waves of bombardment of the Slutsk region, followed by five hours of artillery bombardment. It was not until 10 o'clock in the morning that the German infantry, under the cover of German tank clusters, launched a fierce attack on the Slutsk region, the Pulkovo Heights, etc.,

Zhukov stood on a high ground with a telescope, carefully observing the battlefield ahead of him that was engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. There were also several high-ranking Soviet generals standing beside Zhukov, and their faces looked extremely anxious, because the German attack was so fierce that the 7th Army and the 23rd Army fell directly into the upper hand from the beginning of the firefight, and they were completely unable to raise their heads. Although thanks to the solidity, completeness and scale of the fortification system, coupled with the bravery and courage of the Soviet Red Army, the powerful German troops were slow to attack, but they could not stop the German offensive in the end.

If this line of defense were to be breached by the Germans again, the last land access to Leningrad would be cut off, and the Germans would be in full force. For the Soviet Red Army defending Leningrad, it was already a battle on its back, and if Leningrad retreated, it would be directly exposed to the German artillery, and the Soviet army could only fight street battles with the German army in the city! The defense line in front of us, which is tens of kilometers long, is a steel defense line that hundreds of thousands of Leningrad people have fought day and night for more than 100 days in a row.

On this piece of land with a radius of several tens of square kilometers, the Soviet people built civil trenches and underground passages with a total length of more than 400 kilometers, excavated and built a large number of anti-tank trenches and anti-tank cones, buried a large number of anti-tank mines and infantry mines, pulled up countless steel wire and iron nets, and built a large number of bunkers, pillboxes and other permanent fortifications. Thanks to the heroic struggle of the Soviet people, this verdant plain was transformed into a wild steel fortress.

Every inch of land here is dripping with hot sweat, full of the Soviets' determination to resist the war and the iron will to unite as one, as well as the infinite desire to survive and the hatred of the sky! And now the heroic and fearless Soviet Red Army is relying on all kinds of fortifications on this position, with all the weapons and equipment around them, with blood and life in the fight against the Nazi fascist invaders!

On a position of the 7th Army of the Soviet Northern Front, Captain Vlasov was lying on a trench with a Thomson assault rifle and rushing wildly at a German No. 4 tank that was rapidly assaulting, trying to kill the German infantry who were kneeling behind and fighting together. Tongues of fire erupted from the barrel of the gun, and a moment later, strings of metal bullets splashed sparks on the steel armor of the German tank.

Unfortunately, however, these bullets had no way of hitting the German infantry hiding behind the tanks, let alone causing damage to the German tanks. "Damn the Germans! Go to hell! ”

At this moment, not far from Captain Vlasov's side, a Soviet Red Army soldier carrying a Bazooka anti-tank rocket launcher yelled, and then saw a rocket shell whistling out with a long tail of flame. Boom, a moment later, with an earth-shattering explosion, a German tank exploded and turned into a blazing pile of scrap metal.

The debris and overpressure shock wave of the explosion turned into a deadly weapon, and several German soldiers around the tank were either killed or wounded. However, before the Soviet Red Army had time to cheer, a tank shell hit, and the Soviet Red Army and the anti-tank rocket launcher on his shoulder instantly fell apart. Hot blood and flesh were scattered all over the place, and the young life vanished with it. "Damn the Germans! Let's die together! ”

In a smoke-filled melee, several Soviet Reds rushed out of foxholes with a magnetic anti-tank mine in an attempt to blow up the damn German tanks.

However, as soon as they ran a few steps, the heavy machine guns of German tanks and the rifles in the hands of German infantry spewed tongues of fire one after another, and under the string of bullets, these Soviet Red Army soldiers were beaten into a sieve on the spot and died heroically. On another battlefield, when a German tank ran over a foxhole, the Soviet Red Army, hiding inside, did not hesitate to stick a magnetic anti-tank mine under the tank.

Immediately after that, there was a loud bang, and the German tank was blown up, and the Soviet Red Army was blown to pieces, merging with the dirt under its feet. There is no way to use flesh and blood to smash tanks, German aircraft, tanks, cannons are too many, and the Soviet Red Army's various anti-tank weapons are extremely consumed, and many times the Soviet Red Army has to hold the determination to die, and use flesh and blood to die with the steel torrent of the Germans. Fierce battles continued, and the entire battlefield was transformed into a giant flesh mill, devouring young lives at every moment.

The sound of cannons, explosions, gunshots, shouts, fights, and howls are intertwined and mixed together, turning into a tragic and tragic death symphony and a hymn to the War of Resistance! "Comrade Zhukov, the Germans have broken through two lines of defense, we only have the last line of defense left, and we can't continue to drag it on! The blood of the Soviet Red Army is also about to be drained! ”

The Chief of Staff of the Leningrad Front, General Khozhin, had long been crying, his eyes were red, and his cheeks were stained with tears. It had only been two hours since the battle began, and he felt as if a century had passed, because every moment countless Red Army soldiers were falling forever under his nose.

"Well, the time is ripe! Zhukov nodded with a solemn face, and then nodded at Lieutenant Colonel Ferelov, the commander of the rocket artillery regiment, and said: "It's up to you to win or lose this victory!" "Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Lieutenant Colonel Ferelov saluted solemnly, immediately threw off his arms and ran away. "The front-line troops called and told them to prepare to withdraw from the battle and wait for the end of the shelling to counter-charge with all their might!"

For this battle, Zhukov really fought hard, transferred all 70 self-propelled rocket launchers assisted by Yang Fan, and hid them in several underground bunkers early. It wasn't until the Germans' aircraft artillery wheeled over and over again and the German tanks that Zhukov ordered the rocket artillery units to enter the preset positions and start the ultimate ultimate.

While Zhukov was watching the battle at the front line, the German Marshal Loeb the Elder was also watching the battle behind the battlefield, and this battle of closing the door was also very important to the German army, which was directly related to whether it was possible to complete the tasks assigned by the Führer. Beside Buller stood General Reinhardt of the 41st Panzer Corps, and General Cüsiller, commander of the 18th Army. However, what is different from Zhukov and others is that the expressions of German generals such as Bühler are extremely relaxed, and several people are talking and laughing with each other.

Despite the fierce fighting ahead, the Germans paid a heavy price in casualties for each further advance. But they did not have the slightest distress and regret, in their eyes these fresh lives are just pawns for consumption.

After Ling Cüsiler put down the binoculars, he turned his head to look at Buller and said with a smile: "Marshal Buller, the encirclement of Petersburg is shrinking tighter and tighter, Petersburg is within reach, and we have every hope of taking it within three days." Reinhardt pointed to the armored cluster that was gradually advancing on the battlefield in front of him, and said proudly: "That's right, the Third Reich is the Third Reich after all, although the Soviets are tenacious and heroic, but the Soviet Union is exhausted, and they can only be losers in the end." ”

"We have already let the Führer down once, and there must not be a second time. We can't afford to take it lightly until we achieve complete success! Let the troops continue to intensify the offensive, and we must reach the city of Petersburg before dark. Bühler's words seemed modest, but his face could no longer contain excitement and smiles, in his eyes, victory already belonged to the Third Reich, and the stubborn resistance of the Soviets was nothing more than a futile death throe.

In fact, it is not to blame the pride and blind confidence of German generals such as Buhler, it is indeed because the current battlefield situation has become very obvious, that is, the German army has completely gained the upper hand and is steadily advancing, constantly smashing the huge defense system that the Soviets have worked so hard to build. However, there is a good saying, pretending to be struck by lightning, just when Buller and the others were full of ambition and determined to win, black spots with long tails suddenly rose in the sky in the distance, and there were more and more, and soon a dense patch was formed.

"Marshal Buller, look at what it is?" Reinhardt was the first to notice the abnormality, and his pupils suddenly constricted, although he didn't know what these things were, but his keen intuition clearly told him that "those who come are not good and those who are good will not come." "Oh my God, what's that?" Old Loeb is also a yellow flower girl on the sedan chair, the first time he encountered this situation, where did he know what this was, the same kind of ominous premonition instantly hit his heart, something abnormal must have a demon, this is definitely not a good thing.

"It can't be the secret weapon of the Soviets, right?" Qusilel's face changed drastically, although he had never heard of it and had never seen rocket artillery, but the only thing he could think of at the moment was that the Soviets had made a trick.

"Oh my God, look, what are those?" "Oh my God, what's that?" "Oh no, something big is going to happen!" Soon, the German officers and soldiers who were fighting fiercely on the front line also discovered the situation, and they all looked up at the rockets and artillery shells that were constantly rising into the air in the distance, and watched them fly rapidly with long tail flames, and a large area of black pressure was terrifying. There are a full 80 122mm self-propelled rocket launchers here, and 3,200 rocket shells can be fired in one shot, and the visual effect is naturally overwhelming!

I have never eaten pork and seen pigs run, and seeing this overwhelming posture, even if the Germans have never seen rocket artillery before, they also know that something bad must happen, and the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly becomes solemn. The German officers and soldiers seemed to be frozen in an instant, all of them looked at the sky in unison, their hearts kept sinking, and everyone's hearts were almost collapsed at this moment!

"Damn the Germans, you all die!" "Quick, retreat immediately! Get into cover! "Inform the reserves, prepare for battle, and after the shelling is over, the whole army will attack!" "Be sure to hit hard! Kill all these evil invaders! Zhukov and others are full of hope and murderous spirit, "ten years of sharpening a sword", today can finally unsheath the sword, and can finally launch a large-scale Jedi counterattack. For today's debut of the rocket artillery unit, from Stalin to every rocket artillery unit responsible for carrying out the mission, they all held back their strength, and all of them placed strong expectations and hopes!

Whether it's dead or alive, whether it's a mule or a horse, it depends on today's outcome! After receiving 70 122-mm self-propelled rocket launchers on the 22nd of last month, Stalin immediately ordered a rehearsal of the test launch, and personally went to the scene on the same day to watch the results of the test launch. There is no doubt that the 122 self-propelled rocket launcher completely crushes the current imperfect Katyusha rocket launcher in terms of maneuverability, explosion effect, shelling accuracy, and firing range.

Not afraid of not knowing the goods, afraid of comparing goods, Stalin and a group of high-ranking Soviet generals were all dumbfounded, and they were deeply shocked on the spot. Then everyone cried and fussed, and the long-suppressed negative emotions such as despair, hatred, and anger were all released. Yes, such a magic weapon does have too much operability, and it can really play an unimaginable role when used well.

It is also because of this that Stalin and others saw a glimmer of hope and saw the powerful help of powerful allies! After Stalin once again deeply thanked Xia Chen, and strongly offered to support this self-propelled rocket launcher as soon as possible, and after some in-depth communication, President Roosevelt of the United States happily accepted the new order, and added more orders for Huaxing Trading Company to be responsible for "ordering and selling".

Just three days ago, the second batch of aid escorted by Huaxing Trading Group secretly arrived at the port of Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union. In addition to miscellaneous equipment and materials, the largest of these aid supplies with a total value of up to 50 million US dollars is 166 self-propelled rocket launchers and 398,000 rocket artillery shells worth more than 20 million US dollars! In order to help the dying Soviets slowly renew their lives, President Roosevelt also worked hard to pack up all the self-propelled rocket launchers and supporting shells produced overtime, and handed them over to Dongxing Trading Company to be urgently sent to the Soviet Union.

I have to say here that the large-scale industrial production in the United States is ferocious, and as long as we exert our strength, whether it is an airplane, a cannon, or a warship, it will be like dumplings, and the first-class water will be freshly baked. Although the industrial production capacity of the West Coast of the United States was seriously weakened by the frenzied harassment of the Japanese Combined Fleet, it was still barely able to meet the needs of the Soviet Union, the British army, and its own weapons and equipment.

With this batch of 166 newly arrived, the Soviet Union has a full 236 122-mm self-propelled rocket launchers, plus 15 self-produced Katyusha rocket launchers, and the Soviet army directly formed a new 5 rocket artillery regiments. At the same time, after more than a full month of emergency training, hundreds of Soviet rocket artillery crews have completed their training and have mastered the skills of rocket artillery operation.

Holding back his strength and doing enough foreplay, it was not until today's critical moment that Zhukov sacrificed this big killing weapon. 236 22-mm self-propelled rocket launchers plus 15 Katyusha rocket launchers were deployed in three blocking directions at the same time. In order to give the German army a big surprise, use thunderbolt means to directly defeat the German attacking troops, and have a beautiful Jedi counterattack, while striking hard at the invaders, the next dose of fierce medicine boosts the morale of the army and the people!

The Germans didn't have to wait long, and the first round of concentrated fire fired by the Soviet rocket artillery unit fell to the ground with a fierce roar and endless killing intent, and exploded wildly in the ranks of the German army on the vast plains, on the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke and corpses! Overwhelming rockets and shells rained down like a torrential rain, followed by a series of earth-shattering explosions.

Clouds of black gunpowder smoke rose into the sky, earth-shattering explosions and overpressure shock waves, wave after wave, rippling rapidly towards the surroundings with lightning speed, pears swinging every inch of land and space around, crushing and destroying all the fresh life in the absolute death radius! The high-speed fragments produced by the explosion caused a storm of death metal, and no flesh and blood could withstand the power of their blows, and under the impenetrable fragmentation storm, I don't know how many German soldiers were killed on the spot when their heads were cut off, limbs and bodies were cut off, and they didn't even have time to howl miserably.

As for the more than 300 German tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled guns that were still wreaking havoc on the battlefield before, don't try to please them either. Although the caliber of the 122-mm rocket artillery shell is smaller than that of the 155-mm howitzer shell, it cannot stand up to the burly ammunition and is full of weight, and the explosive power and lethality it produces are better than that of the 155-mm howitzer. Like a thinner tank armored self-propelled gun, not to mention that a single shot can only be a car destroyed and killed, even if it is in the death explosion radius, it can only be a car destroyed and killed.

Even if a heavy tank with rough skin and thick flesh is hit hard, even if the thick armor will not be directly blown through by the explosion, the shock wave and shock wave generated by the explosion are enough to shatter the internal organs of the tank soldier hidden inside the tank, and shock to death. Patches of the battlefield were directly emptied by the dense rocket shells, and all lives, all armored tank vehicles, all weapons and equipment, and all surface fortifications collapsed without exception under the endless explosions and sky-high smoke, until they were completely destroyed, reduced to powder shards, and piles of broken ruins.

The combat effectiveness of a 122 rocket artillery is completely comparable to that of a heavy artillery battalion, and the full firepower of a full 80 122 rocket artillery pieces at the same time is completely equivalent to the full combat effectiveness of 80 heavy artillery battalions. "Oh my God, what the hell is this?" "Is it Satan coming?" "My God, what's going on?" "Damn the Soviets, how the hell did they do all this?"

The German generals such as Bühler Sr., Reinhardt, and Cüchlerr were all dumbfounded, their eyes wide, and their expressions of horror were far beyond their imagination. The combat units that rushed to the front were devastated in a short period of time, and the entire battlefield became a gray slaughtering field.

For a while, it was impossible to calculate how many people died, how many armored tanks were destroyed, they only knew that bad things were bad, bad things were big things! "Oh my God, that's scary, isn't it? How powerful is this? ”

"Oh my God, is this our secret weapon?" "How many heavy cannons are there, isn't that terrifying?" "Woooooooooo "That's right, the USSR will not die, justice will prevail!" "Victory! Win! ”

The elder Buhler and the others were dumbfounded, and the Soviet Union was also deeply shocked, and it took a while for everyone to gradually come to their senses, and then burst into tears, and heroism, excitement and excitement instantly surged into their hearts, filling every brain cell in the brain. "My God, is this the furious power of the God of War?"

Even though Zhukov had seen the test firing effect with his own eyes before, he was still shocked by the terrifying scene in front of him, and his eyes looked straight ahead, completely losing focus. After so many years of fighting, I am used to seeing artillery fire and a sea of corpses and blood, but this scene in front of him, Zhukov really has seen it for the first time.

Now there are only 80 122-mm self-propelled rocket launchers, and if there are 500 guns, does it only take one concentrated fire to cover the entire battlefield and wipe out the ground targets in just two or three minutes? In that case, is there any need to be afraid of the torrent of steel from the Germans? Do you still need to die so many people and fight so hard?

As Zhukov now thinks in his heart, in another time and space, the Soviet army in World War II had three major winning weapons, namely Katyusha, T-34 and vodka. Throughout World War II, more than 10,000 Katyusha rocket launchers were produced, which became a nightmare for the German army, and was called "devil's artillery".

As a secret weapon, in the early days of the war, explosives were installed on each Katyusha to prevent these output machines from falling into the hands of the enemy. This shows the status and role of Katyusha rocket artillery in the entire World War II, which can be said to be the most powerful army war weapon before the invention of the atomic bomb, and even in the later Korean battlefield, she also shined.

The 122mm self-propelled rocket launcher introduced by Jiang Qiang from the Shanghai Military Industry Research Institute is an upgraded version of the Katyusha rocket launcher, and its power is much greater than that of the Katyusha rocket launcher. Naturally, as long as the ammunition tube is full, it can exert the shocking effect of "destroying the world and destroying the earth", especially in the face of unprepared ground cluster targets, it is simply a god to kill a god!

Under the covered saturation bombardment, even if you are given two or three minutes to warn and dodge, you have nowhere to hide! "Ready! Put! "Not long after the first wave of fire, the Soviet rocket artillery units, which had completed the ammunition loading, did not hesitate to launch another covering artillery attack on the Germans. Whoosh! One after another, rocket shells with long tails of flames shot up into the sky again, and soon formed a dense death talisman in the sky.