Chapter 690 The Empire Strikes Back Five
"Most of the commanders and political workers of the 11th Tank Army and the 330th Infantry Division are loyal to their oaths and missions. For the liberation of all mankind and the Soviet motherland, they have held their posts and fought to the last soldier, one gun and one ammunition. Now, the radio stations of the 11th Tank Army and the 330th Infantry Division of the Workers and Peasants Red Army are about to be closed! The German tank cluster has appeared near the headquarters of the 11th Tank Army! Long live the world revolution! Long live the great Soviet motherland! Long live the great mentor and great leader Stalin! cl..."
Major General Rimoskik, Chief of Staff of the Western Front of the Workers and Peasants, read the last telegram sent by the commander of the 10th Army, through the radio station of the 11th Army of Tank, in a trembling tone!
Now less than 24 hours before the German army launched a counterattack, the Red Army's important stronghold in northeastern Warsaw was captured by the German army. The 100th infantry army suffered heavy losses, and the 11th tank army was almost wiped out (of course, many people ran away, but almost all tanks and vehicles were thrown away). Even the commander of the army, **, was likely to have sacrificed the cause of GCism.
This defeat was almost another battle of Legionovo Vovomin!
Moreover, the situation reflected was even worse than the battle of Legionovo Vovoming! Because the 4th Army at that time was caught off guard by the German heavy armored group without any defense, and now the 10th Army was defeated in less than 24 hours while relying on the defense line.
This shows that the combat effectiveness of the German armored troops is far beyond previous expectations!
The chief of staff of the Western Front, Rimoskyk, finished reading the "separate electricity" of **fu, and then stood there blankly. The entire combat room was also depressed, and Commander Pavlov's big bald head was covered with fine beads of sweat, and he sat there motionlessly.
Military Commissioner Bonomarenko was smoking a muffled smoke. Now the commander of the 10th Army, Baharov, the commander of the 22nd Tank Army, and Barons, the commander of the 100th Infantry Army, have all sacrificed their lives for the cause of human liberation, and they are all martyrs. Of course, the martyrs could not be sent by the enemy. The Bolshevik Party emphasizes that martyrs are the most important, so the crime of defeating the war cannot be borne by the martyrs. Then this sin is...
"Comrade Commander, Comrade Political Commissar!" Rimoskik's voice suddenly sounded again. Pavlov and Bonomarenko looked up at the same time, and saw that the chief of staff of the front army was holding another telegram in his hand.
"An emergency telegram from Comrade Machenko, commander of the 3rd Army..."
Something happened to the 3rd Army? Pavlov and Bonomarenko's hearts were stuttering at the same time.
"The 7th Tank Army reported that they encountered a powerful German armored division near the small town of Zachrochim on the Vistula!"
There is another armored division? It seems that the Germans have really launched a large increase in warsaw!
"How is the situation now?" Pavlov immediately asked, "Can you defeat them?"
The 3rd Army is the main force of the Northern Road Cluster, and it also has 55 powerful T-34/57 tanks. If you can't beat a German armored division...
Pavlov wiped the cold sweat from his big bald head and thought to himself: If the 3rd Army cannot win, then the "Big Thunderstorm Plan" will most likely fail. At that time, he will be the number one sinner in the cause of GCism, and he will not run away if he shoots it!
Thinking of this, he cast a look at Military Commissioner Bonomarenko for help.
Ponomarenko sighed and said, "Comrade Pavlov, the battlefield of the Western Front is not in Belarus, but in Poland. The Front Command should move forward so that it can grasp the first-hand situation and facilitate command!"
What does this mean? Pavlov was stunned. Could it be that Bonomarenko meant to let himself learn from the husband and others? If he was defeated, he would die in the battlefield, and at least he would become a revolutionary martyr?
This is a solution! Pavlov gritted his teeth. If he became a reactionary and was shot, his family would suffer. If he died in the battlefield... then his family would be the family of a martyr.
"Comrade Military Commissioner, you are right. I should go to the Polish front line to command." Pavlov said, "I immediately ask the Supreme Command for the relocation headquarters."
"Okay, that's fine. I will suggest Comrade Stalin to approve your request." Bonomarenko smiled easily, and his current status was finally saved.
In fact, he was not considering the situation of the war and Pavlov, but he wanted to take advantage of the situation on the front line and quickly throw out the hot potato of the Western Front Military Commissioner. Because his job is the first secretary of the Belarusian Party Central Committee. If the Western Front Command moved out of Belarus, he would not serve as the military commissioner of the Front Military Commissioner again. Otherwise, the first secretary of the Belarusian Party Central Committee would have to go to Poland to work, which would be too unattended.
As long as the Western Front Army defeats the war, he is not a military member of the Western Front Army, then it is not his turn to take the blame...
Just as Bonomarenko was about to cut off the Western Front Military Commissioner's big bargaining chip to stop losses, his Western Front's "market" was rebounding.
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Dozens of strong lights suddenly flashed on the battlefield shrouded in the night, as if a sharp arrow was shot towards the tanks of the fascist army in the darkness in the distance.
"Oh my God, is this... a searchlight?"
Major General Mandofir, who was sitting on a half-track armored command vehicle, was also flashed into his eyes by the light from his eyes, but he immediately knew what it was? This was a searchlight for the anti-aircraft artillery unit, which was used to scare enemy planes at night. The German infantry division and armored division also had this thing, but they were generally not used to illuminate in night battles.
"Hurry, knock off those damn searchlights!" Mandofir screamed. As a tactical expert, he could also think of the Soviets setting up an ambush for himself with his heels. These searchlights illuminate anti-tank guns!
Now rushing forward are the Hungarian Tulang Type 1 tanks. They do not have the frontal armor like the No. 3 assault gun, and they are like they cannot even stop the zis-3 cannons.
"Give an order to the Hungarians quickly and let them retreat immediately..." As soon as Mandofir said the second order, a dense sound of cannons came from the front, and then balls of fireballs suddenly rose.
This is the unlucky Hungarian Tulang Type 1 tank that was blown up!
I don’t know if it was the tank driver who was suddenly lit up his eyes, or if the Hungarian tank soldiers were a little slow, the Hungarian tank cluster that was suddenly hit did not react for a moment, and rushed forward stupidly.
This is cheaper for the lurking Soviet Red Army T-34/57 tanks and Zis-2 anti-tank guns. The shells hit Hungarian tanks like hail, killing each other! These thin and large-skinned medium-sized tanks were shot and caught fire, turning into a hot fire in the night.
Looking at the fireballs rising one after another in front of them, Okjabrisky, the political commissar of the 7th Tank Army, was almost jumping up and shouting "Ula".
Although the 11th Tank Brigade suffered a lot in order to lure the enemy, now that the attack has been successful, it has been recovered!
Moreover, this ambush also proved the value of 57mm anti-tank guns, which is a powerful tool that should produce a large amount of equipment.
Boom...
When he was happy, the German assault gun No. 3 finally opened fire! Just as Major General Rotmistrov, the commander of the 7th Tank Army, expected, the German assault gun was indeed the first to turn on the inquiry light.
The searchlight is hit and it is a signal!
All the zis-2 anti-tank guns that were firing immediately began to move their positions, and only more than forty T-34/57s continued to fire. They were tanks, but they were not afraid of grenades fired by assault guns.
The half-track armored commander of the 8th SS Cavalry Division drove to Mandofir. Feiglein stood in the convertible car of the command car and asked Mandofir loudly: "General, the Hungarian tanks have suffered heavy losses. Should we put our assault guns on?"
"This is not possible. The assault gun is not a tank." Mandofir shook his head and immediately rejected Feiglein's suggestion.
Although the No. 3 assault gun has strong firepower and strong frontal defense, it is not a tank after all. It does not have a turret that can rotate and shoot, and the armor on the side is not strong enough. This weapon can be used to support tanks, but it cannot be used to replace tanks.
"What should we do? Will we just give the victory to the Bolsheviks like this?" Feiglein seemed unwilling to accept it.
"No, the Bolsheviks did not win, they were blocked by us." Mandofir's face was calm and not annoyed by the setbacks tonight. He calmly said to Feiglein, "The 48th Panzer Army will arrive tomorrow morning, and the absolute advantage will be on our side. We can completely eliminate the Soviet armor cluster in front of us. And we have also figured out the Soviets' trump card!"
"The trump card?"
Mandofir pointed in front of him. Most of the searchlights had been destroyed by the 75mm cannon of the No. 3 assault gun. Now you can see the muzzle flames of the 57mm cannon that are constantly flashing in the night.
"This is not a 76.2mm cannon," Feiglein also found the problem. "This is a 57mm anti-tank gun from the Soviets."
"Height!" said Mandofir, "Pay attention to the height of these guns. These guns are not placed on the ground, but are installed on tanks... The Soviets installed Zis-2 57mm anti-tank guns on the T-34 tank! Now they have tanks that can threaten the Tiger tanks!"
"It's true!" Feiglein nodded, "These Bolsheviks have made quite fast progress, smarter than they thought." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!