The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"Where are our Katyusha rocket launchers?"The commander of the Third Guards Division of the Russian Bear roared angrily.

"Still preparing." The chief of staff wiped his sweat and said quickly.

"Bastard, prepare to fight back, bastard"

"Yes!"

In the rear, the Katyusha rocket launcher positions of the Russian bear were busy, and hundreds of Katyusha rocket launchers were pulled out.

"Stop being stunned, pull out all the rocket launchers quickly"

"Load the shells quickly"

"Stop dawdling."

""Counterattack immediately, and never let those damn German soldiers survive."

The officer in charge of the command roared angrily. The frontline suffered heavy losses and now needed artillery support.

At the same time, he was also very curious about when the German army had so many Katyusha rocket launchers. The German army had rocket launchers before, but their accuracy was very poor.

"Why did the German army have our Katyusha?"

"Maybe he imitated us."

"Never mind, prepare to counterattack."

Ten minutes later, the Russian artillery began to counterattack, and a large-scale rocket artillery duel began. Both sides desperately bombarded each other to death.

"Hit these German sons of bitches hard!"

"Position XX00, distance 6,000 meters, fire"

"Continue to reload and adjust coordinates!"

"Fire, don't stop, the front line needs our support"

"Hurrah! Hurrah!"

Unfortunately, the Germans withdrew after the first round and were not at their original positions.

There was no other way. After three years of fighting, the German artillery had already figured out the Russians' tactics. They would move to another position after the battle and would never stay in the same place for even a minute longer.

"It seems that the bear's Katyusha has also shown its power"

"The impact point should be the artillery position in the rear. I hope they are okay."

"It must be fine. You see there was no secondary explosion, which means they ran away a long time ago."

At this level of artillery duel, the soldiers in the trenches could only watch with wide eyes and could not intervene.

"Do you think artillery will be eliminated in the future?"A German soldier lamented

"The emergence of rockets has indeed changed the mode of warfare. If it were the previous artillery bombardment, it would probably take a day."

"Yes, now the artillery fire preparation can determine the outcome in half an hour at most."

On the other side, the German Katyusha rocket launcher had already moved its position, which was actually not far away, only two kilometers away.

"Come on, reload your ammunition and prepare to strike back"

"Loading completed, firing immediately"

"Ready, fire."

In the distance, the commander of the Third Guards Division of the Russian Bear looked at the sky full of rockets, and a trace of fear suddenly appeared on his face.

"Damn it! Why are there more rockets? Get out of the way!"

"They changed positions."

"how so"

"No, that's definitely not the case. Did they produce a large number of artillery shells?"

You know, Katyusha rockets are not cheap. The cost of firing thousands of Katyusha rockets at once is equivalent to that of a reorganized division.

Even the Russians can't fire endlessly. Usually, they will only use Katyusha rockets when they encounter an attack from German armored forces. With one salvo, no matter how brave the German armored forces are, they can't withstand the rockets in the sky.

At this time, Zhukov in the rear received the battle report from the front, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his mood became inexplicably irritated.

"The No. 3 artillery position was completely destroyed……"

"Position No. 7 lost 300 guns……"

"More than 100 Katyusha rocket launchers lost……"

"The first line of defense was destroyed by German rocket launchers, requesting reinforcements"

"The second line of defense is also in danger, and it can't be stopped."

"There are suspected Katyusha rocket launchers in the German positions. The number is greater than ours. Our troops have suffered heavy casualties. Please support us."

"The German army is gathering to launch a counterattack"

"Crisis at the front, request for reinforcements!"

Looking at the telegrams that were getting more urgent than the last, Zhukov said in a deep voice:"What's going on? Doesn't the intelligence department have any information at all?" It's not good news that the German army has thousands of Katyusha rocket launchers. This means that it's impossible for them to bully the German army at will.

Originally, he thought this attack would be easy, but the German army's counterattack was beyond his imagination.

"Immediately investigate the source of the German army's new weapons. It is impossible that there is no information at all."Zhukov stared at the officer in charge of intelligence with a bad tone.

"Yes, Comrade Marshal!"The officer in charge of intelligence responded quickly

"Order: The Air Force will take off immediately and repel the German attack."Zhukov looked at the map and gave the order.

He guessed Manstein's intention and wanted to seize Kursk so that he could completely seize the initiative on the battlefield.

At this time, both sides had the initiative on the battlefield. Both of them were the top commanders of the contemporary era, and they had the same strategic vision. Whoever took Kursk would seize the initiative.

Because of this, neither of them was willing to give up Kursk easily, so the battle broke out.