Chapter 414: Counterattack in the Night (I)

Ike listened very carefully, for fear of missing a word, when the artillery observer reported that the Soviets had broken through a hundred meters of the third line of defense, Ike shouted into the walkie-talkie in his hand:

"All the artillery fired at the third line of defense, and it was fired rapidly for ten minutes."

"Order the group of night bombers cruising in the rear, immediately rush to support and bomb the area between the third and fourth lines of defense."

Ike commanded 2,000 cannons, and even if each cannon only fired three shells a minute, it would take 30 shells in 10 minutes, and in just 10 minutes, an area within a radius of several square kilometers of the third line of defense would be bombarded by 6-100,000 large-caliber shells, and another 300 six-barreled rocket launchers, firing three rounds was not a problem, this rocket was even more terrifying, and the light and medium tanks of the Soviet army did not know what else would be left in such a violent explosion.

"Bumper ...... Sneer...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

In an instant, the German artillery group hidden behind the third line of defense shelled the third line of defense fiercely, and there were violent explosions within a radius of several kilometers, and the degree of shelling was even more fierce than the Soviet army's shelling just now.

There was no one on the position just now, but now there are more than 400 tanks of the Soviet army, these tanks are like dead leaves in the wind, torn to pieces by the fierce and powerful artillery fire, as for the Soviet troops in the tanks, of course, they are also accompanied by their tanks, torn into pieces of flesh and flying, and their final destination is to merge with the soil of the third position.

"Boom...... Boom ......"

An explosion that shook the ground and shook the mountains. Wantonly tearing apart everything on the third line of defense, destroying everything, the tanks were covered by such fierce artillery fire, there was no difference between them and tofu scum, they could only be living coffins, and the tank assault group of the Soviet army was finished, completely disappearing without a trace.

Fortunately, the Soviet infantry was disconnected from the Soviet tanks, and the Soviet infantry at this time had just rushed between the third and fourth lines of defense, and did not enter the German artillery coverage, which was considered to have escaped this catastrophe. But a new calamity will soon befall them.

Ike was always listening to the reports of front-line artillery observers. As soon as Ike saw the success of his tactics, his spirit suddenly became excited, the Germans had no plan for a counteroffensive, and the Germans with the advantage did not want to launch a counterattack against the Soviet army at night. Now the Soviets lost all their tanks. The opportunity for the Germans to counterattack was ripe. If you don't counterattack at this time, you will definitely let these attacking Soviet troops retreat calmly under the cover of night.

This is not what Ike wants to see, and the Soviet army doesn't eat the "fat" that it sends to its mouth? Wouldn't that be stupid? This is not the character of the German army, Ike followed Li Mo to fight in the north, he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs run, and he still understands the fleeting truth of fighter planes. Ike didn't hesitate at all, and hurriedly sent a telegram to Commander-in-Chief Li Mo, requesting an immediate attack.

For the request of the front-line commander, Li Mo would not refuse under normal circumstances, not to mention the commander of Ike who had followed him for many years, Li Mo would not refuse Ike's request, Li Mo pondered for a while, and quickly agreed to Ike's request.

"Buzz...... Buzz ......"

At this time, night bombers that had been cruising in the air for a long time flew between the third and fourth lines of defense, and this area was now occupied by several corps of Soviet infantry, all elite infantry, and about 3,000 artillery pieces, of course, among them there were three Soviet anti-aircraft divisions.

As soon as the Soviet front-line commander Kabaye saw that his armored army was wiped out by German artillery in a short period of time, he was immediately discouraged, and hurriedly reported the situation here to Zhukov, although Zhukov vomited blood in a hurry, but what can be done, in this case, Zhukov hurriedly ordered Kabaye to command the remaining forces to retreat immediately, the most important thing is to keep the thousands of cannons, and if necessary, those elite infantry can be sacrificed.

Zhukov can't be blamed for being cruel, the Soviet army is this tradition, no matter how elite the infantry, it can be used as cannon fodder when necessary, Zhukov is a famous general after all, and the courage of a strong man to survive with a broken arm will definitely not be less, Zhukov and Chuikov hurriedly ordered all the Soviet infantry involved in the attack to defend on the spot first, let the artillery units retreat first, and the Soviet artillery is pulled by trucks, as long as the cannon is hung on the truck, you can go, as long as there is no traffic jam.

It is conservatively estimated that it will take about two hours for the Soviet army to withdraw all the artillery, and the current time is two o'clock in the morning, which is at least four hours away from the sky, and the Soviet army has enough time to withdraw the artillery and infantry. If the Germans did not attack at this time, Zhukov's retreat plan would still be successful.

It's a pity that the Germans are not fools, how could they let the Soviet army slip away calmly like this, after receiving Limer's order, Ike gave the order to attack Group A on the whole line against the German armored assault group and the four armored divisions of the SS, which had long been in strict formation. At the same time, night bombers cruising in the air were ordered to come to support.

These night bombers flying over the Soviet army did not start to drop bombs, and countless pillars of light shot out from the ground, without thinking about it, you can know that this is the Soviet army's air defense searchlight, and below there are three Soviet air defense divisions waiting for them, and in an instant, countless light bombs dragged a long bright trajectory, cutting through the dark night sky, like a continuous fire whip constantly stirring in the air, and the German bomber swept by the fire whip was of course shot down.

"Woooooooooo......oo Woo woo * crackling ......"

Because the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery appeared very suddenly, and at the same time a large number of anti-aircraft weapons suddenly attacked, and instantly shot down more than a dozen German night bombers, those night bombers that were hit whimpered and planted on the ground, this bomber carrying several bombs fell to the ground and exploded, the power was very amazing, a plane went down, it was a large crater with a diameter of 200 meters, and the Soviet infantry 500 meters away from the landing point of the armored plane had no hope of survival, and they would all be smashed and killed.

Soviet infantry of 500 to 1,000 meters will also be injured by concussion, and this concussion injury depends on the distance, of course, it is also related to the terrain.

There are three Soviet infantry corps below, which are prepared to attack the third line of defense of the German army, the density of that person is quite high, a bomber crashing and exploding will kill at least 200 Soviet soldiers, and at the same time, the aviation fuel of the aircraft or the wreckage of the aircraft will burn, which gives the subsequent night bombers the role of indicating the target.

"Boom...... 簌簌......"

"Bang bang bang...... Bang bang bang...... Woo woo woo ......" (to be continued......