The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

Attention turned to the Eastern Front again. In order to share the pressure for the British Army, Zhukov gritted his teeth and ordered the front-line troops to counterattack immediately.

In fact, he did not agree with the counterattack. After all, the Battle of Kharkov had just ended, and the Soviet Union suffered heavy losses. Although the new recruits were replenished quickly, the supply of ammunition and other aspects was very slow.

Originally, Zhukov wanted to slow down for a while, but the British Army was defeated and the German Army had landed on the British Isles. Once the British Army surrendered, the millions of German troops on the Western Front would move to the Eastern Front. At that time, the Soviet Union’s advantage would no longer exist, and it might even be pushed back by the German Army.

In the Colinch area of the German Army Group Center, the war was ignited again. This time, the Soviet Union’s offensive firepower was very strong.

"Counterattack, counterattack quickly, the Russian bears are attacking again."

The commander of the 5th Infantry Division of the 3rd Panzer Group of the German Army kept issuing blocking orders and requesting reinforcements.

At this time, the Russian bears on the opposite side shouted slogans one after another and rushed towards the position of the 5th Infantry Division like a surging tide.

"Where is the artillery fire? Where is our artillery fire? Why are you still fighting back?"

The MG42 general-purpose machine guns on the battlefield roared, and there were cries for help everywhere.

For this attack, the Russians assembled tens of thousands of artillery pieces, which could be described as a large-scale battle.

"Let the artillery regiment fire."The commander of the 5th Infantry Division gave the order immediately.

As the order to bombard was issued, the deafening sound of the bombardment instantly resounded throughout the land.

Soon, a huge firepower network was organized in front of the 5th Infantry Division's position, constantly sweeping across the desperately charging Russian soldiers.

Although the artillery fire was extremely fierce, the Russians' attack did not stop, and they continued to charge fearlessly.

The soldiers in front fell, and the soldiers behind followed, stepping on the bodies of their comrades, and rushed towards the 5th Infantry Division's position with murderous intent.

"Damn, are they crazy?"Someone couldn't help but say

"What on earth is going on? After only a few days of rest, another war breaks out?"

"Yes, what should we do? It feels like there are more troops than yesterday. It's endless. We have already suffered many casualties. If we continue to fight like this, we will be wiped out."A second lieutenant officer couldn't help but frowned and said. The machine gunner next to him fired desperately, hoping to kill more people, but there were too many enemies. The barrel of the gun was red, but there was still no reduction in the number of enemies.

""Quick, change the barrel, there are too many enemies, quick." The machine gunner shouted to the assistant beside him.

Soon, the assistant skillfully changed the barrel. Taking advantage of this gap, the machine gunner took a sip of water and picked up the machine gun again.

In just an hour, the three charges launched by the Russian bear were repelled, but the enemy still did not retreat.

"Crazy, all crazy, they just repelled the attack of at least one regiment, and they organized another regiment, are they all crazy?"Major Fritz, the commander of the second battalion, was shocked.

He had seen the crazy side of the Russian bear, but it was still a little different from now. This is simply to break through the position at any cost!

""Captain, this situation is not right. This momentum is the same as launching a general offensive. Could something have happened?" Someone speculated.

It's no wonder they have this idea. They are also veterans who have survived many battles. They have seen the ferocity of the Russian bear, but the Russian bear in front of them is completely crazy. There is no rule. Just one word, desperately rush forward.

They are at the forefront. What happened on the Western Front is too far away from them. They don't know yet.

"I don't know either. Let's stop the attack of the bear first."

"Sir, the enemy is coming again"

"Damn it, another battalion, keep fighting!"Major Fritz shouted as he watched the enemy rush up again.

The fierce battle lasted for more than an hour, and the Russians finally lost two entire regiments before being forced to withdraw.

The Second Infantry Battalion, to which Major Fritz belonged, had less than 200 men left at the moment, and each man had less than ten rounds of ammunition. If the enemy launched another charge, they would definitely lose their position.

This was just a small area, and battles like this were taking place almost throughout the entire Eastern Front, with telegrams everywhere, asking for help.

"Damn it, where are the reinforcements?"Major Fritz roared in a bad tone.

At the same time, at the Fifth Infantry Division headquarters, Major General Berents asked anxiously:"Has the reinforcements not arrived yet?"

In the counterattack just now, his Fifth Infantry Division lost more than a thousand people. You must know that after this period of rest, the Fifth Division has only recovered to more than 8,000 people, which is far from the full strength of 18,000.

There is no way. The logistics supply cannot keep up, and it is difficult to send personnel to the front line. Therefore, it is very troublesome to replenish the front-line troops. It is not easy to replenish 8,000 people. It is because they are elite troops and have priority. Otherwise, it is unknown when to wait.

You must know that although some troops are affiliated with division-level units, the actual number of people is not even 5,000, which is not as good as some independent infantry brigades.

"Not yet. I am sure that the entire Third Armored Group was in a fierce battle with the Russians just now. The current situation is definitely very bad. Maybe they will have to withdraw from their positions next."The Chief of Staff said worriedly.

"I suspect that even the entire Eastern Front is in the process of fighting. The intensity of the attack just now is definitely not like a local exploratory battle, but obviously like a decisive battle."The chief of staff added another sentence.

Hearing this, Major General Berents' face looked a little unhappy. You know, if you retreat further, you will have to retreat back to the starting point, which is a big loss of face.

"How long can the ammunition last?"

"Not much left. According to the current scale of the battle, we can only hold out for two days at most. The attack of the Russian bear is very fierce, and our ammunition is consumed very quickly."The chief of staff also replied worriedly.

"The Army Group sent an urgent telegram, ordering your troops to retreat immediately. At this time, the operations staff quickly said with a telegram in hand.

"Retreat?" Berents and the chief of staff looked at each other, a trace of worry flashed in their eyes, indicating that the situation was really a bit dangerous.

"Let's retreat. Since you asked us to retreat, there must be a reason."The chief of staff said solemnly.

"Pass the order down, retreat immediately, and let the Third Regiment cover the rear."Major General Berents said.

There are rules for retreating, the seriously injured should be retreated first, followed by the lightly injured, and finally those who can continue to fight.

The Fifth Infantry Division had just left the position when they heard a rustling sound in the distance. When Major General Berents heard this familiar sound, his face changed drastically and he immediately shouted:

""Retreat quickly, retreat quickly, Katyusha rocket launchers, retreat quickly."

As soon as the voice fell, a burst of artillery bombardment resounded through the sky, covering the entire Fifth Infantry Division's position.

Rockets fell from the sky one after another as if they were free, flooding the Fifth Infantry Division's position.

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom! Boom boom!"

The overwhelming rain of bombs smashed madly on the positions of the 5th Infantry Division, as if they would not stop until the officers and soldiers of the 5th Infantry Division were killed.

Those officers and soldiers of the 5th Division who had not had time to retreat all hid in the air-raid shelters.

Faced with the sudden large-scale artillery bombardment, the counterattack of the Third Army Group seemed a little slow.

Compared with the Soviet Union, which could be replenished immediately after the attack, it was particularly troublesome for the German army to replenish ammunition. For every artillery shell transported from the rear, two artillery shells were consumed. Such a cost made the front-line troops use it cautiously.

General Weichs received an emergency telegram from the front line, his face was very ugly:"Where is the Air Force? Where is our Air Force, why don't you attack immediately?"

""Commander, there are too many places that need support, and the Air Force is too busy to handle it." The Chief of Staff explained.

The entire Central Army Group's defense line was attacked by the Russian bear, and the Air Force was also busy and confused, with telegrams for help everywhere.

"Damn it, just give me some more time."General Weichs sighed. The Supreme Command had already allocated 200,000 weapons to the Central Army Group, but before they had finished re-equipping, they encountered a counterattack from the Russians.

Now they could not withdraw these troops for the time being, and could only wait until they had finished re-equipping before they could launch a counterattack.

"The timing of the raid was really good. Order the frontline troops to retreat and give up the defense line."General Weicks thought for a while and said slowly

"yes!"