At this time, in the downtown area of Kharkov, there was only less than a company of troops left.

Moreover, the top officer of this remnant unit is only a platoon commander, and he is also an officer who has participated in the battle for less than a year.

But even so, he and all the Soviet soldiers under him were ready to fight to the last drop of blood and breath, and they had no intention of surrendering to the Germans.

Especially when they saw that the Soviet troops were constantly reaching the periphery of Kharkov for support operations, and the battle with the German troops on the periphery was dark and tragic, these few remaining Soviet troops were even more as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the German troops who came to attack them were desperate to the end.

Although they did not have enough troops in front of them to break through or counterattack the menacing German army, and could only rely on reinforcements from the periphery to maintain their determination to fight, they were uncertain about whether Zhukov and Vasilevsky would be able to successfully transport the weapons and equipment they needed, and whether the reinforcements would continue to fight to the death in Kharkiv.

Therefore, under the guidance of Andrei, the only remaining platoon commander, everyone focused on the desperate battle with the Germans, and did not think much about reinforcements and weapons and ammunition.

But after what felt like a long and brutal battle, they were all running out of ammunition and food, and their strength was exhausted.

"If only we had a strong force and artillery support now!"

Soviet soldier Alexander muttered tiredly after firing the bullets of his M1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle in his hand.

At this moment, he really wanted the Soviet reinforcements on the periphery to defeat the German troops who were besieging them and rescue them.

At the very least, it was hoped that the Soviet air forces would give them favorable air support, using air strikes to bomb the waterlogged Germans who had surrounded them.

Just as the Germans carried out retaliatory bombing by throwing their entire division of troops and inflicting heavy casualties on the bombing.

It's a pity that these most wanted things to happen didn't happen.

And the worst situation is that he and the remnants of his army are depleting and decreasing ammunition and food at the most alarming rate, and they are about to run out of essence and prepare for hand-to-hand combat.

"Yes, don't be discouraged! Alexander! ”

"Didn't you see that our support forces were on the outskirts of Kharkov, fighting fiercely with those damned Germans?"

"Believe Marshal Zhukov and Marshal Vasilevs! Their army will definitely be able to defeat the Germans, rescue us, and regain Kharkov! ”

Hearing the dejected words of the Soviet soldier Alexander, the platoon commander Andrei immediately reassured.

"But we're running out of ammunition and food, and if we don't get replenished, I'm afraid we'll starve to death in a few days, or be killed here by the Germans!" Andrey Platoon Commander! ”

Before Alexander could reply, another Soviet soldier, Valentin, immediately interjected.

"And we now still need to face the unscrupulous air raids and bombardments of the German air force that will suddenly appear at any time, and many of our compatriots have been killed by their heavy aerial bombs and incendiary bombs!"

Before the words were completely spoken, the third Soviet soldier Vasily also hurriedly expressed his opinion.

“......”

"If you are afraid of death, then you can go and surrender to the German army now, I will definitely not stop you, but even if I fight to the last drop of blood, I will defend here in Kharkov, for the sake of our great Soviet Republic, and those troops who are fighting to the end on the periphery to rescue us, I would rather die than surrender to the German army!"

"I hope you will not forget how many bad things those aggressors have done in the vast territory of our great motherland, how many of our compatriots and unarmed civilians have been killed; And our officers and soldiers! ”

"We're defending our country now, we're recovering lost territory, so even if we die on the battlefield, it's a great thing......"

"If you are not cowards, if you are not crooked, follow me to fight to the death, and let us kill more German soldiers to give us and our people a burial and blood sacrifice!"

In this regard, the platoon commander Andrei was depressed and silent for a while, and then his eyes were shining; Determined, affirmative, emotionally waving his fists in a loud response.

For Andrei's platoon commander to be so enthusiastic and so heroically agitated and spoke, all the remaining Soviet soldiers were instantly boosted in morale and prepared to fight the Germans to the death.

"Boom ......"

It's just that at this moment, a rain of shells was unguardable, and suddenly fell from the sky, just bombarding the position where Andrey's platoon commander and his troops were.

"Ah......h

In an instant, these Soviet officers and soldiers were bombed into black-charred corpses, and they died suddenly.

And there are more and more Soviet troops who were killed by bombing like this.