The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1162

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: 0.075s Scan: 6.024sThere was almost no suspense in this battle from the beginning.

Although it was at night, the cooperation between the German Air Force and the Army was not particularly good.

But it was precisely because it was at night that the dark night sky magnified the fear in the hearts of the Soviet army.

So much so that at the moment the sound of gunfire rang out, the defense line in their hearts had already fallen.

Boom boom boom!

Groups of bomber troops took the lead and carried out carpet bombing on the Soviet positions half an hour before arriving at the battlefield.

This was the first time the Soviet army felt such a fierce bombing!

Although they had been bombed a lot before, at that time the German Air Force was mainly harassing and delaying, and did not concentrate its forces densely to attack them in a combat manner, so they did not feel the terror of the German army.

But this time, the German Air Force performed its mission according to the standards of regular combat. They adopted a dense formation and dropped bombs at intervals of fifty meters.

Pieces of heavy bombs were dropped from the belly of the B-52 in the sky, rubbing against the air in the air, making a sharp whistling sound, and then plunged into the ground, followed by a sharp explosion and dazzling sparks!

The effect of carpet bombing was extremely significant. The Soviet positions that were bombed were in a mess, with flames left by the explosion and the bodies of Soviet soldiers everywhere.

If there is no good shelter for protection, the death rate of soldiers exposed outside in the bombing is close to 100%!

The German army used 500 kg heavy bombs, which had a killing radius of 120 meters. The

German bombing interval was only 50 meters, which meant that on the position, the German bombing had almost no dead angles, and every inch of land in the bombing area would be covered!

In this case, these bombed areas were almost like being scalded by volcanic magma, and there were no living people at all!

The Soviet army had never experienced such a terrible bombing, so that after seeing this horrible scene, many Soviet soldiers were scared to pee their pants!

Let alone them, anyone here would have to pee their pants.

Under the night sky, the flames of the bombs thrown by the German army were extremely eye-catching, and could be seen from dozens of kilometers away, not to mention the Soviet soldiers who were close at hand.

Moreover, they could not only see the explosion, but also feel the heat wave and the terrible breath of destruction!

This destroyed their courage and made their already low morale close to collapse! What really made them collapse was the charge of the German armored forces!”Good guy, the air force is moving fast enough!” Guderian’s armored forces arrived a little earlier than the scheduled time. Originally, he considered that he might be blocked by Soviet soldiers on the road, so he set off in advance.

Unexpectedly, the Soviet army did not set up defenses along the way. They had a smooth journey, just like traveling, and did not encounter any troubles throughout the journey!

Arriving early not only allowed them to launch an attack more calmly, but also allowed them to enjoy a free fireworks show up close!

“General, according to the agreement, the bombing will end in half an hour, and we will set off!”

The commander of an armored division came over and reported.

Guderian shook his head, pointed to the Soviet army in the distance, which was already in chaos, and said to the commander:

“See? The Russians have started running around everywhere. Their morale is close to collapse. We cannot give them a minute to breathe. We must launch an attack immediately!”

Upon hearing this, the division commander immediately put his heels together, knocked them hard, and shouted,”Yes, don’t give the enemy a minute to breathe. Launch an attack immediately!”

Guderian glanced at the other party and laughed,”Yes, you have the momentum of our First Army. In this case, you go back and make preparations. The task of the main attack will be handed over to your division. Set off in 25 minutes!”

“Twenty-five minutes later? But General, our bombing will not be over by then. Wouldn’t it be risky to enter at this time? If we are bombed by our own people, it will be a joke!”

Just after praising the division commander, the division commander immediately became cautious, which made Guderian quite dissatisfied.

“Just go if I tell you to go. Why are you wasting your words? As the commander of the army group, don’t I know what you are saying?”

Guderian glared at the other party with dissatisfaction. The higher the rank, the more powerful the person. The division commander was three ranks lower than the other party. He had a hard time speaking but dared not refute. He had to retreat and prepare.

The guards around Guderian looked at each other, and all showed a wry smile on their faces.

Obviously, they were no longer surprised by the willful character of their general.

“There is a five-minute time difference. We are ready and ready to go. When the bombers are bombing the enemy’s rear, our troops can enter the battlefield.”

“They can appear and engage in combat immediately after the bombing is over. In that case, the Soviet army will definitely not have time to react. As long as the armored forces are fast enough and rush from north to south, they can fight their way out of the Soviet defense line and the enemy will be completely defeated!”………..

Guderian thought about it in his heart, and he didn’t think about what would happen if the air force’s action was a little delayed, and his troops ran a little faster, and ran under the air force’s bombs!

He would definitely not consider such a thing. Even if this situation really happened, he could only blame the soldiers for their bad luck!

In war, how can there be no deaths?

It’s just a matter of more or less deaths!

If they follow his plan, they can defeat the Soviet army in the shortest time.

As long as they defeat the Soviet army, the battle will end soon, and the rest will be just some sporadic resistance, which is not a big deal at all.

And the sooner the battle ends, the fewer casualties and losses the German army will suffer, and the lower the consumption in the battle.

At that time, they may still have the strength to continue to attack southward and give a surprise to the main force of the Soviet army that is retreating!

As for the unlucky people who may die under their own bombs, Guderian feels that even if this situation really happens, their casualties will not be more than those who miss this opportunity and then both sides start to fight a positional war!

Therefore, it seemed to him that this was a good deal.