Age of Rebirth

After the test of the European battlefield and the baptism of the air battle in Great Britain, the combat power of the Luftwaffe is obviously at its peak at this time. It is obviously extremely easy to deal with the Soviet army without any anti-aircraft weapons. The combat power is extremely sluggish.

The unobstructed snow field has a very good view. The Soviet soldiers and vehicles of various colors wriggling like ants on the ground have become the best bombing targets for German pilots. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The bombs poured down mercilessly, blowing up clusters of snow, causing the Soviet soldiers to be splattered with flesh and blood, body fragments mixed with snow, flying in all directions, and cars were hit by bombs and caught fire, thick smoke drifted away.

The German fighter pilots, not to be outdone, flew the fighter jets almost touching the ground, aimed at the Soviet soldiers and vehicles, and swept wildly. On the snow, there were patches of bright red blood, and Soviet soldiers lay in pieces. Even the car in which Stalin himself was riding was hit by a few machine gun bullets. If it weren't for the two loyal guards who made human shields, Stalin might not have escaped this disaster!

Cars became the main target of attack by German pilots. As a result, Comrade Stalin, the great Soviet leader, Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers, and General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, had to abandon his scarred car. Under the protection of the guards, they joined the ranks of marching on foot.It wasn't until the evening when the visibility decreased that Major General Koller, the chief of staff of the German Air Force's Third Air Force who commanded this large-scale air strike, reluctantly gave the order to return, within a day.Major General Koller himself had flown three sorties, and could no longer pursue him.In the field of vision, the snow-covered rolling mountains of the Ural Mountains in the distance are a striking geographical landmark!

Before leading the team to take off, Lieutenant General Garibaldi, commander of the air force.Tell yourself again and again.The east of the Ural Mountains is the territory of the Chinese, and the fleet of the Third Air Force is never allowed to fly over this limit. Moreover, this is an order issued by the head of state himself, and the commander's warning can be slightly exceeded.No big trouble, but orders from His Excellency the Führer.But no one dares to violate it!Stalin knew very well that the biggest threat was not the German fighter jets and bombers, but the hundreds of thousands of elite German soldiers who were rushing towards them. The retreating troops had to keep walking to get rid of the pursuers, so as to have a chance of survival. As for the next step after withdrawing to West Siberia, it can only be decided at that time!

"Comrade Rokossovsky, on behalf of the high command, you have issued an order to all soldiers and personnel of the party, government and military organs. You must persevere, and you must cross the Ural Mountains without stopping. You must tell all comrades that the immediate difficulty is For the time being, all party members and members of the Communist Youth League in the army must actively stand up and assume leadership responsibilities! The staff of the party, government and military organs should take the initiative to assume their own responsibilities!" Stalin, who was lying on the back of the guard, told the deputy Chief of the General Staff General Rokossovsky gave orders.

General Rokossovsky left with dozens of guards. In the current chaotic situation, the task of conveying Comrade Stalin's orders is not easy to complete. What are the numbers of the troops? Who are the commanders of the troops at all levels? , Who was the order given to by the High Command?

As the deputy chief of the general staff, I was confused. However, General Rokossovsky was obviously a shrewd and capable person, so he quickly came up with a solution. About two hours later, the straggler-like Soviet army The soldiers began to be organized, and the senior officials of the Soviet party, government and military organizations also played a role.

Stalin breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly, the sound of gunfire came from ahead, which made his heart hang again, and he had a very bad feeling in his heart, "Could it be that the German troops preemptively occupied the passage of the Ural Mountains? "

The commander of Stalin's personal guard quickly confirmed his judgment. This officer with the rank of colonel was covered in snow and ran over, rolling and crawling, "Report Comrade Stalin, the troops ahead, and stop us The German soldiers exchanged fire on all the passages that crossed the Ural Mountains. However, judging by the intensity of the battle, the German troops blocking us did not have many troops. The temporary commander of the front troops asked for orders from the high command!"

"Rush over at all costs!" Stalin gritted his teeth and said, "Immediately tell the commanders and comrades at all levels that this is a critical moment for the survival of our Soviet party, government and army. Comrades must not be afraid of sacrifice and break through the German army. Blocking, successfully crossing the Ural Mountains, and telling comrades that Stalin is with you, and will take up arms to fight! Victory must belong to the great Soviet people!"

The commander of the guard left with enthusiasm, and brought a large group of soldiers who were also inspired by the leader, "Comrade Rokossovsky, you stay at the high command and continue to command the troops. I will go to the front. The soldiers there Red Army soldiers need Stalin even more!" Stalin said to General Rokossovsky, the deputy chief of the general staff who had just returned.

"Comrade Stalin, you are the supreme leader of the entire Soviet people, how could we let you go to the front?" Including General Rokossovsky, members of the Politburo of the CPSU and a large group of senior party, government and military officials In the end, it was Major General Aslanov, director of the Operations Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters, who rushed to the command line on behalf of the High Command and Comrade Stalin without hesitation.

Stalin is a person with outstanding speech ability, not inferior to Hitler. In the history of the Soviet-German battlefield in [-], when the German soldiers were overwhelming and almost surrounded Moscow, which speech was made to celebrate the victory of the October Revolution and the Red Square military parade? Nor will it be regarded as one of the classic speeches by later generations.

It’s just that Stalin at this time was struggling at the end of the road. Compared with Hitler who was complacent at this time, his state of mind and situation were very different, but it is undeniable that after Stalin’s order was passed down, it still played a big role. It is more likely that the Soviet soldiers who are facing desperation know that they have no way out. Just behind them, at a distance of no more than a day, hundreds of thousands of well-equipped German soldiers are rushing fiercely, unable to open the Ural. The passage of the mountains, everyone must die in this icy and snowy wilderness!

As a result, the Soviet soldiers who were driven to a dead end broke out with unprecedented combat effectiveness. Braving the fierce firepower of the blocking German soldiers and the pouring rain of bullets, they rushed up bravely and fell on the German soldiers one by one. Fierce battles broke out at various mountain passes in the Ural Mountains leading to West Siberia.

Despite the strong assistance of the Third Air Force, dispatching transport planes to tow the glider as much as possible, making emergency landings in the wild and parachute transporting troops, it is impossible for General von Lundstedt, the commander of the German Second Army Group, to be able to do so in such a short period of time. Within a short period of time, a sufficient number of soldiers were air-dropped on various passages in the Ural Mountains behind the Soviet army.

In the entire Ural Mountains, there were only about 1 German soldiers blocking the retreat of Soviet soldiers, distributed in multiple blocking points, each with only a few hundred people, facing more than 20 Soviet troops who had already fought their lives. Soldiers, the shortcoming of weak troops, will inevitably become an irreversible weakness in this blocking battle!

The fierce fighting between German soldiers and Soviet soldiers on the passages leading to West Siberia from the Ural Mountains lasted until the early hours of the morning. The Soviet army, who had to kill a bloody road, insisted on using the blood and corpses of tens of thousands of young soldiers. Breaking through the blockade of the German soldiers, on the snow-covered field, in the severe cold weather, the frozen corpses of Soviet soldiers almost covered the charge road, and the red blood coagulated the white snow.

Colonel Sitinattle, the commander of the German Second Army Group "Clayberry" assault division, who was in charge of blocking the Soviet army, could only look at the Soviet soldiers who were rushing away desperately, and sighed. Fortunately, the remnants of the Soviet army were eager to He ran away without any intention of fighting, let alone took the opportunity to launch an attack. Otherwise, more than 1 soldiers under his command would have died in the Ural Mountains. Most of the remnants of the Soviet army disappeared in the dawn before dawn .

Colonel Sitinatel ordered his troops to stick to the blocking position and continue to intercept and kill the scattered Soviet soldiers and vehicles that had not yet passed through the Ural Mountains. The troops were not allowed to pursue them, even though he knew that if they pursued them at this moment, at least nearly ten thousand soldiers would be left behind. He could not save the lives of Soviet soldiers.

The belligerent German colonel didn't want to continue the pursuit, but General Lundstedt, the commander of the army group, specially told him to stick to the occupied blocking position and wait for the follow-up main force to arrive before he led the team out. You must not pursue the east of the Ural Mountains, this is an order from Your Excellency the Head of State!

Colonel Citi Nuttle still clearly remembers that when His Excellency the Commander said this, his expression was quite serious. After more than two hours, the gunshots on the battlefield had begun to thin out, and there were not many Soviet soldiers left behind. It can be killed, he has heard the roar of the tank engine, "It's just one step away!" The colonel thought regretfully.