The reinforced Lebaatar position did not last long, and after two hours, the commander of the regiment, who was exhausted by the battle, retreated to Ukrainka with his few remaining troops.

The 1st Panzer Division, which had completed pulling out the surrounding strongholds, was even more unlikely to give the enemy time to rest and immediately follow. The battle for Ukrainka began immediately.

However, unlike positional battles, the fighting in Ukraineka is not so fierce. The main reason is that the morale of the defeated soldiers is not high, although there is a bonus to street fighting, but the strength and low morale greatly reduce the effectiveness of street fighting. And the fact that the veterans lost too much before is also the main reason.

So at four o'clock in the afternoon, the 35th Division was expelled from the Ukrainian card.

And when the news of the fall of Ukraineka reached the command in Alexandria, Timoshenko, as the commander, slapped the table angrily.

"How did Dobarev become a division commander, and he didn't even stop the enemy for a day. Whether he knows that he is giving the enemy a chance, this is a crime. ”

Timoshenko had no choice but to get angry, and in his plan, he only needed the 35th Division to hold off the enemy for a day, and then reinforcements from Kirovograd would arrive, enough to block the Romanian attack. He will then launch a pincer offensive on the left flank of Xinbug to contain the enemy and force the enemy to face him head-on. At this time, he will rely on the superiority of troops and artillery to give the Romanians a taste of the power of the iron fist of communism.

And now, with the defeat of the 35th Division, Kirovograd in the rear was exposed to the Romanians. The main thing was to put the reinforcements of the 17th and 51st divisions in a situation where they could not advance or retreat.

Although he did not personally experience the power of the armored division on the battlefield, during the Soviet-Polish War, the First Cavalry Army, which he was part of, was attacked by the armored brigade, and his power is still fresh in his memory.

The retreat of the 35th Division was a harm to its own reinforcements.

As for whether the two divisions could hold back the attack of the enemy's armored division in the field, Timoshenko was not optimistic at all. Although he has a battalion of MS-1 tanks in his hands, how can this imitation of the Renault 17 be the opponent of the opponent's more than ten tons of tanks, and the difference between the two in fire protection can be seen by everyone.

"So what do we do now? You know, Moscow is still waiting for good news from us. ”

The political commissar couldn't help but ask about Timoshenko, this battle had received close attention from above. If the two of them messed up, neither of them would have the confidence to face Stalin's stern gaze.

"Now we have to find a way to remedy it."

In the face of the political commissar's words, Timoshenko can only think of remedies first. "Send a telegram to the 17th and 51st Divisions and tell them to stand their ground against the impending Romanian offensive."

Hearing Timoshenko's words, the political commissar was a little unbearable. "Isn't it too casual for them to let them be deployed in place?"

"Or else? Let them go back to Kirovograd, will they be able to run over the wheels on both legs. Rather than being attacked by enemy tanks in the wilderness, it is better to let them arm like this. At least one block for Kirovograd. ”

Temoshenge was well aware of the true meaning of being in charge of the army, and immediately made a choice when he saw that something was wrong. Although this is not good for the officers and soldiers reinforced by the two divisions, it is the best way for now. It's all their own subordinates, it's not that there is no way, who wants them to sacrifice in vain.

"In addition, the 29th and 37th divisions are ordered to immediately reinforce Kirovograd, and they must arrive before sunset tomorrow."

Timoshenko is now starting to think about Kirovograd's defense. The 29th and 37th divisions were the closest units to Kirovograd, and he intended to use them as flanking forces. But now with the fall of Ukraine, Kirovograd is threatened by the enemy, and now he can only devote it to Kirovograd to defend this strategically important city.

And Kirovograd must not be occupied by the enemy, otherwise his command will be under the threat of the Romanians. At the same time, the enemy will also cut off the railway line from Kyiv to the front line.

And their own troops will also be divided into two parts that are not connected. Then there is no need to fight this battle, there is no way but to retreat.

When the time comes, he will fail Moscow's expectations, and his fate will be unpredictable.

"In addition, the troops on the Britz front were ordered to transfer the 11th Division back to Alexandria, and the 19th and 23rd armies were ordered to transfer two divisions of troops to form a rapid force, so that they could rush to Kirovograd at night."

Listening to Timoshenko's words, the political commissar on the side couldn't help but say. "Are you afraid that Kirovograd won't be able to hold it?"

Timoshenko, who had a sad face, did not deny it. "Yes."

As a qualified commander, Temoshenge naturally knows the truth of defeat before victory. And this time, the 35th Division did not block the enemy for even a day, so how terrible will the opponent's attack power be. Now he is a little less confident in the defensive ability of Kirovograd, although with the addition of the 29th and 37th divisions, there are as many as three divisions defending here, but he still has no confidence.

With Timoshenko's orders, the Soviet army also made adjustments with the fall of Ukraine.

As for Lieutenant General Hoffman, who is in Ukraine, he is also melancholy over a piece of news.

"In this battle, more than 30 tanks were destroyed and lost, and it seems that the armored division's local offensive ability is still much worse."

Hoffman took the list of losses and sighed.

"There's no way around it. We've actually done a good job, and if we change to an infantry division, it will take at least a day. ”

Guderian, who was on the side, interjected.

And at this moment, a staff officer boarded the command vehicle with a note. "Report, just got the intelligence. Our planes spotted Soviet units located 25 kilometers east of Ukrainka, the strength of which was about 20,000 people. ”

As soon as he heard that there was a situation, Hoffman immediately took the note. This is an intelligence found by a reconnaissance plane, showing that between Ukraine and Kirovograd, a large force of enemy troops was found to be around 20,000. And the reconnaissance plane that found the enemy, hovering over its head for a while, flew to the Ukrainian card and threw the news with a barrel. So the staff officer who got the news quickly informed Lieutenant General Hoffman of this information.

And Hoffman couldn't help but laugh when he saw this information. "This group of enemies should want to reinforce the Ukrainian card, but I didn't expect us to take this place so quickly, so that these people can't advance or retreat."

Guderian also asked with a smile on his face. "To accept this gift or not?"

"Why don't you accept it, since Brother Temoxin is so polite, I can't waste the other party's kindness."

Lieutenant General Hoffman turned his head and ordered. "Immediately ordered everyone to end their rest and march towards Kirovograd. Let's go eat this enemy. In addition, a telegram was sent to Major General Fergus, commander of the 5th Division, requesting that he could send two regiments of troops to follow our division. ”

"Yes."

The Fifth Division was blessed with Tokhovman this time, and the whole division got on a car and followed the armored division to act, and it also contributed a lot in the battle to conquer Ukraine. And this time about eating meat, naturally we can't forget each other.

Following Hoffman's order, the Panzer Division, which had taken a short break, took part of the troops of the Fifth Division and rushed towards the Soviet officers and soldiers of the 17th and 51st Divisions, believing that this would be a hearty battle.