"We can't retreat, because this is Moscow!!" These morale-boosting words were shouted throughout the Soviet army. The most elite troops in the army finally went to the battlefield.

More than 300 new tanks have been obtained from the United States, Canada and China, and 500 fighter planes have all been dispatched to the battlefield. The only thing they need to do now is to block the German army from Moscow.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp... Boom! Boom! Boom..." More than 20 kilometers outside Moscow, on the US defense line, Major General Rupert closed his eyes in pain.

Rupert was an American veteran who had participated in World War I. He had galloped on the European battlefield with the old Pershing. Originally, he was also among the generals who were asked to retire.

But because of Pershing's insistence, Roosevelt still kept him.

"It's over, my army...it's over..." Rupert couldn't help but murmur in tears as he looked at the position ravaged by German bombs. The intensity of the German artillery fire was completely beyond his imagination.

Now he finally understood why it was difficult for the Soviet Union and the British to hold their positions. The fortifications he built were almost destroyed by German artillery fire and bombing.

Large areas of bunkers were blasted open, and the American troops at the firing point screamed and were torn into pieces by the artillery fire.

"Chirp...boom! boom..." The German fighter planes in the sky were constantly fighting with the British and American fighter planes. From time to time, you could see those fighter planes spraying black smoke and falling from the sky.

The British position guarded by Montgomery was relatively calm, and because he was relatively well prepared, the losses were relatively small. But the American side was miserable.

Because no attention was paid to the construction of fortifications from the beginning, the U.S. military lost at least more than 10% of its troops in the German artillery fire and bombing.

A large number of wounded were carried off the position. Before the Germans launched their ground attack, the American troops had already begun to disorganize their position. There were screams and wailing everywhere on the position, and a large number of wounded were carried off the position.

"General, General Eisenhower is here to inspect the position..." The adjutant's words made Rupert turn terribly pale. He knew what Eisenhower was going to do, and he also knew what he was about to face.

Before Rupert could say anything, Eisenhower and Patton had already entered the command tunnel. Eisenhower looked at the American soldiers who were being carried down and screamed outside, with a terrifying expression on his face.

"Rupert!! What did I tell you?! What did you do?!" Eisenhower roared angrily before Rupert could speak.

"I asked you to build enough fortifications to withstand large-caliber artillery. I told you to build a batch of anti-gun tunnels to protect against heavy artillery! Have you built them?! You are committing a crime! You are committing murder!!"

Rupert's lips were dry and his face turned blue and white, unable to speak a word.

"Okay, now I am depriving you of your command rights as the theater commander! You have the right to appeal to Washington, but let me tell you! I will also report to Washington. Wait for the military court!"

Eisenhower did not wait for Rupert to defend himself, and with a wave of his hand, a military judge came up and caught Rupert. Rupert licked his lips, wanting to say something.

But in the end, he didn't say anything and was escorted away.

"Patton, bring your men up and take over the position..." Listening to the constant roar of the German heavy artillery on the forward position, Eisenhower's face became gloomy and scary.

"These soldiers have been discouraged. Without proper training and adaptation, they may not be able to set foot on the battlefield for a while. I can only count on you in this position."

Patton nodded, and then followed Eisenhower out of the headquarters. In the conference room not far away, the generals of the American Expeditionary Force had gathered together.

The German attack made them a little frightened. They did not expect that the intensity of the war would be so high. They could not even believe that the German army would launch such a large army and use such powerful firepower.

These generals all saw through their telescopes the tragic situation of the position where Rupert was stationed. The chain of bunkers, firepower points and fortifications that they considered to be excellent were almost all razed to the ground by German artillery fire.

The few fortifications that were excavated relatively deeply were also severely damaged by mace rocket-propelled bombs. Fortunately, the Germans did not have time to conduct fire tests, so they were not able to fully judge the defense situation of the US military positions.

Otherwise, it is estimated that more than 30% of the construction works on the position will be destroyed.

"I have mentioned to you more than once the intensity of the German offensive on the battlefield, and asked the entire army to build fortifications in accordance with the orders of the staff." Eisenhower pressed his hands on the table and said: "But what did I see?!

How did you do it?!"

None of the generals in the conference room dared to refute what he said, because what Eisenhower said was the truth. Regardless of any reason or reason, it was always the fact that they did not follow the orders issued by the staff to study fortifications.

"I know what you are thinking. You just think that my qualifications in the military are completely incomparable to yours, so you are obeying my orders and ignoring them! Go and do what you think is right.

set!"

Eisenhower took a deep breath and said: "If this were non-wartime, I wouldn't say anything more. Because this is just our internal problem, I will slowly coordinate it. But this is obviously not the case now. You

The resistance has caused huge losses! Rupert, he has been removed from his post by me. He will be sent back to Washington and then court-martialed!"

Everyone took a breath. They guessed that Eisenhower would use tough measures to regain power on the battlefield. But what they didn't expect was that Eisenhower would be so ruthless.

"Because of Rupert's negligence and self-righteousness, we now have more than 1,300 soldiers casualties. And how many losses did the British troops in our adjacent positions suffer?! They only lost less than 600 people!"

Eisenhower roared angrily: "Because of your stupidity, stubbornness and self-righteousness, more than a thousand of our soldiers have been ruined! Tell me, what else do you want?! How many more people do you want to die because of your stupidity?!"

Eisenhower was scolding these generals, but at this time, the commander of Patton's armored regiment, who had taken over the position, came in with an ugly report.

"General, the German tanks have already rushed to the position. Since most of our firepower points have been pulled out, we are temporarily unable to prevent the German breakthrough. Now our armored group is coming. But we hope to get air support...

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After the commander of the armored regiment came in, he said: "The situation is very critical now. I hope that the headquarters can provide support as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will have difficulty maintaining our position..."

Hearing what the regiment leader said, everyone couldn't help but look ugly. But Patton stood up directly, put on his helmet and gave Eisenhower a military salute.

"I will keep the position, but I hope this situation will not happen again." Patton's face was ugly. He didn't know how much it would cost to drive the Germans out of their position this time.

"Our losses will not stop at 1,300 men. Believe me. We will pay a greater price to hold our position because of some people's idiots. I have only one suggestion: let those idiots get out of the army, they should

The place where you stay is a prison!”

After speaking, Patton rushed out of the headquarters with the commander without even looking at the faces of the other generals. Eisenhower could only sigh when he saw this. He knew Patton's character.

This old classmate has a hot temper and has always been outspoken. This kind of character is extremely easy to offend others. For example, the generals in the conference room now are probably thinking of a duel with Patton.

"Boys! Kill these sons of bitches and come with me!!" Patton shouted loudly from the US military position. The originally precarious position suddenly seemed to be infused with a surge of courage.

The American soldiers who had been suppressed suddenly began to counterattack crazily towards the German army, and behind them was a very conspicuously painted Tiger tank.

"Boom...boom!!" This tank rushed at the front and blasted away an exposed German tank with one shot.

"I am George Patton! I am with you, on the battlefield! Boys, follow and kill these Germans! Send them back to hell!" The tweeter hanging on the back of the tank kept roaring, and these sounds were like

The courage of U.S. soldiers on the battlefield was greatly stimulated by hormones.

"Kill them! Kill them!!" All kinds of swear words and curses spread throughout the position, and countless American soldiers surged out and rushed towards the German army.

The German troops who originally had the advantage were dumbfounded. They did not expect that the US military would suddenly counterattack so powerfully. They could not stabilize their position for a while and could only retreat steadily.

"He was the kind of man who was born to fight, an ideal battle leader... It is no exaggeration to say that Patton's name would create a kind of fear in the hearts of his enemies."

This is Eisenhower's evaluation of Patton, and there is no doubt that Patton deserves this evaluation.

Patton likes to make himself conspicuous. He likes to make himself look special. He likes to be the focus of the battlefield, even though this may attract enemy bullets.

But he believed that courage was more important than anything else on the battlefield. Therefore, his command tank was equipped with a tweeter. He used his unique tone to tell the soldiers that he was on the battlefield and that he was fighting.

There is no doubt that Patton was successful. His announcement immediately boosted the precarious morale of the U.S. military, which suddenly suppressed the German offensive momentum.

"Assault! Assault! Attack again! Kill these Germans!" Patton's roar did not stop, but continued as the war progressed.

Moreover, this was not the first time Patton personally rushed to the battlefield. During World War I, he once sat on top of a tank and rushed into a village controlled by the German army to encourage his men.

And his subordinates obviously liked this. Even the soldiers who belonged to Rupert couldn't help but start fighting together after seeing the crazy attack of Patton and his subordinates.

"What's going on?! Didn't we just break through the American position?! Why did we retreat again?!" Marshal Fedor von Bock, known as the "Kuschun Holy Fire", discovered that his

The troops were withdrawing from their positions, and they couldn't help but frown and asked.

"Report! The US military sent support troops. Their armored troops attacked our offensive troops, and the remaining US troops on the position are also assisting them in the attack..."

"I don't want to listen to any excuses. I will send people to support them immediately. I need to seize the position, understand?!" Fedor directly interrupted the division commander's report. The latter stood at attention and said loudly: "Yes

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At this time, German Lieutenant General Heinz Guderian, who was in charge of the Moscow Battle, was amazed at the American armored forces on the ground.

"Yes! This commander is obviously very familiar with armored combat and has developed his own combat style. It seems that we will have a strong opponent..."

Guderian put down his telescope and said with a smile: "Such people should have appeared, otherwise wouldn't we be too lonely on the battlefield?!"

Guderian felt lonely, but the German division commander in charge of the attack felt that he was not lonely. Patton's attack directly tore the German army's formation, and the German army that was caught off guard suffered a tragic defeat in the moment of confrontation.

Then the US military, whose morale was boosted, began to launch a counterattack against the German army, and the German army whose forward was knocked out was forced to retreat again and again. In just two attacks, three German tanks assisting in the battle were knocked out.

The remaining three vehicles were simply not enough to assist the entire position in combat, and the German defense line was forced to continuously extend toward its own position.

"Forward! Forward! Forward! Victory is right in front of our eyes!!" Patton was still shouting, and the American troops roared and rushed towards the German army as they gained victory step by step.

At this time, Patton's usual rigorous military training played a huge role. American soldiers began to cover each other level by level and launched a counterattack against the German defense line.

And where are the good defense lines in those destroyed positions?! The two sides started fighting each other without any fortifications.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...Boom! Boom! Boom..." The German artillery finally couldn't stand it any longer, and they began to launch artillery attacks on the US military and its rear.

The unprepared U.S. troops were suddenly knocked off their feet by the bombardment, and Patton was even more direct: "Disperse the assault, Company A on the left, Company C on the right, and the others will break through with me in the middle! Act immediately!!"

As soon as Patton's order was issued, the tanks on the position roared and began to rush towards the reservation area.

At this time, Erwin Rommel, commander of the 7th Armored Division, was ordered to reinforce the frontline troops. His task was to seize the US defense line and then lead the German army to break through the remaining US troops and attack Moscow.

"It seems that we have met our opponent, cheer up! Boys, let us teach these Americans a lesson!" Rommel also spotted Patton's movements through the telescope, and he smiled at himself

The subordinates gave orders.

He is still full of confidence in this battle. Even though the opponent is a talented US military commander, he is definitely not as good as himself in terms of actual combat experience.

Rommel still believed that he could defeat this tank force and successfully occupy the position.

At this time, Patton, who was commanding the tank, did feel a little headache. The German artillery fire hindered the rhythm of his attack. This gave the retreating German troops a chance to breathe.

Now they have stabilized their position and are trying to counterattack themselves.

"The tank troops continue to attack, and the remaining people will build positions and lay out firepower points on the spot." Patton turned off the loudspeaker and ordered through the US military's communication channel: "Please ask the headquarters to send reinforcements immediately to help us stabilize the front."

Patton was keenly aware that the German army might send more troops to support, but he was still prepared to try to break through the German position. If he could not do it, then the position he currently held could not be lost.
To be continued...