The German 8th Air Force distinguished itself in the Polish campaign. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 In the process of preventing the Russian 9th Army from escaping, their air strikes not only caused a large number of casualties to the Russian 9th Army, but more importantly, delayed the retreat of the Russian 9th Army, making it impossible for them to withdraw in time in the face of the frantic pursuit of the German army. In the end, except for a very few generals of the Russian 9th Army, who escaped, the rest of the people were annihilated.

This time against the Russian Southwestern Front, the German 8th Air Force was also an important force of the German 8th Army Corps. To this end, the 8th Army Corps specially forced tens of thousands of Russian prisoners of war to build a number of large airfields in the south of the Kingdom of Poland for these aircraft of the 8th Air Force to take off and land. In this way, with the range of the fighters and bombers of the German 8th Air Force, they could participate in the war almost all the time, which further increased the chances of victory for the German army.

As soon as the shelling of the German 17th Army began, the fighters of the 8th Air Force had already taken off one after another. It's just that they didn't immediately enter the battlefield, but waited for the opportunity. What they are waiting for is undoubtedly the emergence of a more valuable target for the Russian army. And the Russian artillery is undoubtedly an extremely valuable target.

Before the fighters of the German 8th Air Force arrived on the battlefield, the German artillery had already begun to suppress the Russian artillery. A 105-mm light howitzer and a 150-mm heavy howitzer, guided by observation balloons, attacked the artillery positions of the Russian army.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Shells rained down on the artillery positions of the Russian army, causing very large losses to the Russian army.

A Russian 76.2-mm field artillery position was attacked by German 150-mm heavy guns, and a company of more than a dozen 150-mm shells accurately hit this artillery position.

Violent explosions, sounded over the positions. The black smoke shrouded this position.

When the smoke cleared, it was clear that one after another craters appeared on the artillery positions of the Russian army. And those 76.2 mm field guns have been blown up, and even many cannons have been destroyed.

As for the losses of the Russian artillery, it is even more needless to say, under such a fierce shelling, very few of them can survive, unless it is really a person with bad luck, otherwise there is only a dead end. The entire position was full of stumps and severed arms of these Russian artillerymen.

The heavy artillery of the German army continued, and one after another the Russian artillery positions were named, causing great losses to the Russian army. But even so, the Russian army still did not give the order to stop the shelling, they are still gritting their teeth and insisting.

Because, the shelling of the Russian army is not useless. At least, their shelling likewise destroyed some of the German artillery. Although the number is not much, it has already made them very satisfied. In addition, under the interference of the Russian army's artillery bombardment, the German army's artillery strikes on the forward positions of the Russian army were also affected to a certain extent.

Although the loss of artillery was painful for Admiral Dimitriev and others, it would undoubtedly be very cost-effective if they could hold out for a longer time until the Russian reinforcements arrived.

It's just that the goals of Admiral Dimitriev and others will soon be shattered. Because, a large number of German planes are about to enter the battlefield. It is probably very difficult to say how much of the artillery positions of the Russian army survived under the bombardment of these aircraft.

In the northern sky, small black dots appeared. These small black dots seem to be very slow, but in fact they are moving quickly towards the battlefield. It's just that the Russian army's mind is all on the battlefield at the moment, and it didn't find out at the first time. These small black dots are all planes of the German 8th Air Force, bombers and fighters loaded with bombs.

"General, the plane of the 8th Air Force has arrived." The adjutant reported to Lieutenant General Zekter.

"Immediately give them guidance and let them launch an attack on the artillery positions of the Russian army. This time, the Russian artillery must be dealt with. Having eliminated the artillery of the Russians, the armored forces and infantry were ready to attack. Lieutenant General Zekt ordered.

The artillery of the Russian army has always been the target of the German army. After they were eliminated, the German armored forces and infantry were much less of a threat when attacking.

"What's that?" A Russian officer spotted a German plane approaching.

When they used binoculars to see the planes and the iron cross symbol on the wings, they couldn't help but change their faces greatly.

"Oh God! The planes of the Germans came. ”

"Quick, the planes of the Germans appeared, immediately hidden!"

The arrival of the German planes immediately turned the generals of the Russian 4th Army into a mess.

According to the information they received, they already knew how powerful the German planes were. After all, the destruction of the 9th Army of the Russian Army is inseparable from these planes of the German army.

Colonel-General Dimitriev and others immediately began to evacuate. They were the commanders of the Russian army, and if they suffered heavy losses under the German planes, there would be no way to fight this battle.

It's just that when Admiral Dimitriev and others retreated to a safe place, they found that the German planes were not coming at them at all, but at the Russian artillery positions.

"Prepare to attack! Destroy the artillery positions of the Russian army. "The commander of the 8th Air Force gave the order.

One bomber after another, the first to lower altitude. When the altitude was reduced to 800 meters, the bombers opened the magazines and began to drop bombs.

One bomb after another, like raindrops, fell on the artillery positions of the Russian army. The artillery positions of the Russian army were instantly shrouded in explosions and fire.

When the smoke cleared, a piece of land resembled the surface of the moon. As for the artillery of the Russian army, it has long been blown into a pile of scrap metal. Those Russian soldiers were even more bombed, and there was not even scum left.

The bomber units of the German 8th Air Force began to destroy the Russian artillery positions one by one. And the Russian army, which has no anti-aircraft weapons, is simply powerless in the face of German air strikes.

"Evacuate! Evacuate now! When Admiral Dimitriev saw this, he almost crushed his own teeth. He immediately ordered the Russian artillery to evacuate, otherwise, these artillery would probably be killed by German aircraft.

It's just that it's obviously too late at this time.