The Soviet offensive was over, and the front of the positions of the Imperial Army was already full of Soviet corpses, and the snow, which was originally white, now looked disorganized, with black mud stains everywhere and blood flowing from the dead soldiers. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

On the positions of the Imperial Army, the medical staff began to treat the wounded, the lightly wounded were bandaged and treated and then sent to the rear to recuperate, and the seriously wounded were sent to the field hospital in the back for surgery. During this day's fighting, although the Imperial Army repelled the Soviet attacks many times and inflicted unimaginable trauma on the Soviet army, it was not without any losses. In this day's battles, the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army alone had more than 5,000 killed and seriously wounded, and 10,000 if you counted the lightly wounded. Such losses are no longer insignificant. It's just that, compared to the losses of the Soviet troops, it is somewhat insignificant.

Of course, the reason why the Imperial Army was able to achieve such a record was inseparable from the strong support of the Imperial Army from the Air Force. Without the Air Force seizing air supremacy and inflicting heavy losses on the Soviet artillery and armored forces, the losses of the Imperial Army would have increased exponentially.

However, after nightfall, the Imperial Air Force fighters could not take off for battle. This puts a lot more pressure on the Imperial Army. It is foreseeable that as long as the commanders of the Soviet troops are not fools, they will definitely take advantage of the darkness to attack.

"Division commander, the order of the army group command has been given." On the position of the 18th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, a staff officer reported to the division commander, Major General Du Guangting.

After Major General Du Guangting received the telegram, he frowned after reading a few pages. Lieutenant General Zhu Yi, commander of the group army, ordered him that if the Soviets continued to launch a fierce attack tonight or tomorrow, after a little resistance, he would abandon their positions, retreat to both flanks, and let the defensive line open for the Soviets to enter.

"What does this mean? Why abandon positions? Our losses are not large, and we can continue to resist Lao Maozi's attack. Major General Du Guangting was a little incomprehensible. However, as a soldier, it is my duty to obey orders. Even if he was a little reluctant in his heart, he still had to accept the order.

The Imperial Army's battle plan against Soviet Russia this time was known only to generals above the rank of commander of the group army, and this was to avoid leakage of the plan. so that the entire program can be successful.

Several infantry divisions under the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army received orders one after another. The army group command asked them to abandon their frontal positions and hold on to their flanks after the slightest resistance in the event of an attack by the Soviets, as if they were deliberately trying to get out of the way and let the Soviets go deeper.

Major General Du Guangting gave orders to the regiments and battalions below, and then stood in the war room of the division headquarters, looking at the map hanging on the wall, and fell into deep thought. He knew that the command of the army group would not give such an order for no reason. In the wars of the Imperial Army, this was rarely the case. The Imperial Army has always made it its goal not to lose its position.

"Interesting, this is like opening a pocket for Lao Maozi! Not just one pocket, but several pockets. Compared with several other divisions, they have also received such orders. Plus the 5th Army, the 6th Army, as well as the 1st Panzer Army as a reserve. The entire Western Front Command is not small this time! Major General Du Guangting said with a smile.

He immediately grabbed the phone and called the three regiment commanders below: "Hey, 1 regiment commander?" After the retreat of the 2nd and 3rd regiments, your unit must find a way to hold its position, and I will order the divisional artillery regiment to provide you with fire support. The tank company of the division headquarters can also be strengthened to you. I have only one request, and that is to hold my position no matter what, until the order to retreat is given. ”

"Yes, division commander, please rest assured, the people are in the position!" 1 Regiment Commander assured loudly.

Subsequently, Major General Du Guangting called the commander of the 2nd and 3rd regiments, asking them to be clean and neat when retreating, and never to leave the water. After the retreat, consolidate the flank positions and don't let the Soviets break through all the positions at once.

The Imperial Army can be said to have opened a wide net, waiting for the Soviets to get in on their own.

And at the command of the Lower Ural Front of the Soviet Army, General Timoshenko was having a headache with terrible losses. In today's battle, more than 200,000 people were killed and seriously wounded by his troops. If you count the minor wounded, the losses are even greater. Plus the loss of 75 percent in artillery and seventy percent in armored forces. If the remnants of the army want to continue the attack, it will undoubtedly be very difficult.

"Is the defense line of the damned Chinese so strong? Could it be that this war with the Chinese was really a wrong decision? No, you can't think of it that way. Comrade Stalin could never be wrong, the only fault could be me, it was me who did not command the troops well. General Temoshenko thought with a pale face. He knew that if he lost, he would be a scapegoat. When the time comes, his dismissal will be light, and if it is serious, I am afraid that he will lose his head directly.

"In any case, it is necessary to break through the defense line of the Chinese and give Comrade Stalin an explanation. Even if it is a big price, it will not hesitate. General Timoshengo secretly made up his mind.

"Comrade Voronov, gather all the remaining artillery, tonight we will fight with the Chinese again." General Timoshenko ordered.

"Yes, Comrade Commander." The artillery commander, Admiral Voronov, nodded.

"Comrade Rybalko, after the artillery has completed the preparation of the fire, it will be up to you. At night the Chinese planes could not take off, and the armored forces had to tear through the Chinese lines. Timoshenko ordered.

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Admiral Rybalko said firmly.

Then Timoshenko looked at the other generals of the Lower Ural Front: "Ladies and gentlemen, Comrade Stalin's order is that we must break through the defense line of the Chinese and defeat them. If we fail, we all know very well what the consequences will be. So tonight is our last chance. I hope you all give it your all! ”

"Yes, Comrade Commander." The generals of the Soviet army replied one after another. They all knew that once they lost the battle, they, the generals in the army, would inevitably become Stalin's anger to vent their anger. The Great Purge had not been over for a long time, and Stalin could have had him shoot them with any excuse.

At 10 p.m., almost five hundred artillery pieces with the participation of Soviet troops opened fire. A gate of 122mm howitzers and 152mm howitzers desperately fired at the positions of the Imperial Army, turning the positions of the Imperial Army into a sea of fire. The Soviet artillerymen also realized the importance of this attack, and they opened fire desperately, trying to fire more shells.

Less than five minutes after the Soviet artillery fire was remembered, the artillery of the Imperial Army returned fire. The 210-mm self-propelled howitzers belonging to the army group, the 155-mm heavy howitzers and 105-mm light howitzers of the artillery regiments of the subordinate divisions opened fire one after another. In terms of artillery performance, the Imperial Army's 105-mm light howitzer was no worse than the 122-mm howitzer that the Soviet Army was proud of, and even because of its lighter weight, it was easy to maneuver and combat, and its comprehensive performance was stronger. The Imperial Army's 155-mm heavy howitzers, both in range and power, were above the Soviet Army's 152-mm howitzers. If it was broad daylight and the two sides engaged in an artillery battle, the Soviet artillery would not be able to take advantage of it at all.

It's just that the hesitant sight at night is affected, and although the artillery fire of the Imperial Army is very fierce, it cannot completely suppress the artillery of the Soviet Army for a while. As a result, the positions of the Imperial Army had to be devastated by Soviet artillery fire.

During half an hour of fire preparation, the Soviet artillery lost hundreds of cannons. However, they also succeeded in completing the task assigned by Timoshenko.

After the preparation of the fire, the Soviet armored forces and infantry, which had already been prepared, launched an attack. The 600 tanks involved, divided into six clusters, covered 200,000 elite infantry to launch a fierce attack on the positions of the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army.

"Boom!" The roar of the tank's engine converged so that the Soviet movement did not need to be hidden.

"Attention of all departments, prepare to repel Lao Maozi's attack." The commanders of the Imperial Army at the front, gave the order.

"Whew! Shout! Flares rose into the air, and the intense light dispelled the darkness, making it seem like day. The Soviet tanks and the infantry that followed behind the tanks were also all visible.

"Boom! Rumble! "The anti-tank guns on the positions of the Imperial Army began to fire at the Soviet tanks, turning the tanks into a raging fireball.

"Da Da Da!" The crossfire of light and heavy machine guns began to strangle the Soviet infantry. Under the intense fire, the Soviet soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.

However, even in the face of the fierce fire of the Imperial Army, the armored units and infantry of the Soviet Army were still bravely attacking. As if they didn't take death in their eyes at all.

Under the fierce attack of the Soviet army, some positions of the Imperial Army fell into a crisis, at this time, the armored units of the Imperial Army as a support detachment also came out, one by one 'Leopard 2' tanks, destroyed the Soviet tanks, and used coaxial machine guns and course machine guns to shoot Soviet soldiers frantically.

From the very beginning, the battle was very fierce. The Soviet army's fearless attack caused them to suffer very heavy casualties. Of course, the casualties inflicted on the Imperial Army were not small.

At 11 p.m., the Imperial Army began a planned retreat, and the Soviets finally broke through the Imperial Army's defenses after paying heavy casualties. (To be continued.) )