The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"Report, the Katyusha rocket launcher ammunition is used up."At the Southern Army Group Headquarters, Manstein was staring at the map, and the operations staff came over and reported quickly.

Hearing this, Manstein frowned slightly, and then said:"It's all used up so quickly?"

If he remembered correctly, the logistics department had transported a lot of ammunition, so how long has it been since it was used up?

"Marshal, our offensive tempo is too fast. The Sixth Army has advanced dozens of kilometers and achieved great results. We have destroyed 2,000 tanks alone, not including the remaining prisoners."The operations staff explained.

"All this is thanks to the Katyusha rocket launcher. This thing is so useful. With one launch, the enemy fell in large numbers. No matter how strong the position is, it can't withstand the bombardment of thousands of rockets."

"All gone?" Manstein was still a little unwilling.

"Three salvos left." The operations officer said immediately.

At this time, the communications officer came over and stood at attention and said,"Your Excellency Marshal, the Supreme Command has ordered that the Air Force is using transport planes to transport ammunition, and it will arrive at the airport in two hours at most. In addition, a batch of new weapons will arrive soon."

"Air transport?"Not only Manstein was stunned, but also many people in the command center were stunned. How long has it been since they experienced the treatment of air transport?

"Yes, a thousand transport planes are on their way, bringing a large amount of urgently needed ammunition and supplies."The communications staff said quickly.

"Very good, order all troops to speed up the counterattack and capture Kharkov as soon as possible."Now with the support of ammunition, Manstein is more confident. This time he must take back the initiative on the battlefield.

Only by taking Kharkov can the German army have the capital for strategic defense, otherwise it will be subject to the attack of the Soviet Union at any time.

On the front line, the Soviet Union's artillery fire has been completely suppressed, and it is no longer possible to organize a decent counterattack.

They can only passively endure the bombing of the German army. After suffering huge losses, the Soviet Air Force, which resisted stubbornly, finally reluctantly withdrew from the battlefield.

"We lost the air battle. Will we never be a match for the German army?"A Russian pilot said bitterly, looking at the German fighter planes showing off their might behind him.

Unfortunately, no one could answer him, because now the entire battlefield has completely become the world of the German Air Force and artillery.

To be honest, the German army has not been so comfortable for a long time. This kind of complete battlefield advantage was only a few years ago. The two disastrous defeats last year caused heavy losses to the German army.

The air force is so poor that even the fuel supply is limited. The artillery is even worse. The heavy firepower has been lost in the Russian territory. Only some small-caliber artillery is left, and there is much less artillery support before the war.

Unlike before, before each battle, there would be a full day of bombardment for several days and nights. Now it's good enough to be able to fight for half an hour.

Timoshenko was a little obsessed at this time. According to his estimation, the German army could not withstand such a fierce offensive. As a result, not only did they block it, but they also gained the upper hand and slowly regained some lost positions.

Now Timoshenko just wants more planes, more artillery, and more tanks.

In addition, he also regretted it. Why did he need so many new recruits? He should have asked for more veterans.

Judging from the current situation, even if another army group came, it might not be able to hold it.

Do we really have to hand over Kharkov? He was unwilling, but he had no choice.

"Comrade General, why do the German rocket launchers have so much ammunition? According to observations from the front, their number of rocket launchers should be between one thousand and two thousand, but according to the statistics of the falling shells, there are definitely more than that."A combat staff officer asked

"You mean, the German army should have a very stable logistics supply line?" General Timoshenko asked

"Either they have a very stable logistical supply line, or they are ready to give up everything and fight us to decide the outcome, so they don't care about consumption."The combat staff analyzed

"No, it should be both."At this time, a communications staff came in with a telegram and said worriedly

"Just now, the guerrillas in the enemy's rear sent news that the Germans had sent out a large number of transport planes, at least more than a thousand, and were transporting weapons and ammunition non-stop. They had abandoned rail transportation. Our guerrillas lacked anti-aircraft weapons and had no way to deal with the German transport planes."

This was not good news. Previously, they could rely on the guerrillas to harass the German logistics supply lines. Now the guerrillas could not harass the German supply lines, and the Russian bears could not occupy too much advantage, so they could only be defeated miserably.

"Damn it, this is not good news. Report the news here to Marshal Zhukov."Timushenge thought for a while and said

"yes!"