The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

Night fell, but the fighting did not stop. Countless flares were fired into the air, and the entire battlefield was illuminated.

German tanks were still charging forward, and infantry was also attacking forward.

The Russians were shocked to the extreme by the Germans' explosive fighting power. Even in the early days of the war, the Germans did not have such high morale. The

Russians, unable to hold on, began to abandon their positions and retreat to the rear.

""Commander, there is only one line of defense left. We will be able to take it tomorrow at the latest." The operations staff of the Southern Army Group Headquarters said excitedly while holding a telegram.

At this time, the Sixth Army has become a sharp knife, with very strong combat effectiveness, and full of the idea of revenge, so it does not know fatigue at all and keeps charging forward.

Hearing this, Manstein nodded. This was just a small victory, which was nothing to him. He had experienced too many victories.

"Timoshenko is not good enough, let's look at Zhukov. I want to know his movements."Manstein stared at the map and then asked

"There was no other action. All the trump cards in his hand were defeated by us, and the remaining advantage is not great."The operations staff thought for a while and said.

Not only Timoshenko was helpless, but Zhukov was also helpless. He did not expect the German army to be so powerful. In just one day, two lines of defense fell into the hands of the German army. The so-called third line of defense could fall at any time.

Moreover, all the trump cards in his hand were played, so there was no advantage. He could only hope that Timoshenko would hold on to the German attack.

"Let all troops speed up the attack."Manstein nodded and said.

On the other side, Zhukov, who received the telegram, thought for a long time, and then slowly said:"Order all troops to continue to hold on and wait for the arrival of reinforcements."

"Comrade Marshal, we should shrink our defense line now. If we continue like this, our losses will be very great."General Vasilevsky couldn't help but say

"No, Timoshenko's Southwestern Army cannot be abandoned. Let him continue to hold on. Reinforcements are arriving."Zhukov shook his head and refused.

""Yes!" Seeing Zhukov's resolute look, General Vasilevsky was not easy to persuade.

In the early morning, the replenished German army launched a general offensive without interruption. At this time, the attack of the German Sixth Army had reached a terrible level.

From the beginning of the counterattack, the 14th Armored Division of the German Army has always been at the forefront of the assault, and has taken a series of military exploits to its name.

No one can stop their assault at all. At this time, all German troops received orders from Manstein.

The battle must be ended before noon!

This is a death order and cannot be changed!

As soon as the order was received, the German Sixth Army immediately launched a new large-scale offensive.

Countless planes, tanks, and rocket launchers appeared on the battlefield again, and earth-shaking shouts resounded throughout the battlefield, swallowing up everything wherever they passed.

The BF-110 heavy fighter equipped with radar smashed all its shells on the bear's position.

The 14th Armored Division on the ground was like a sharp knife, destroying all forces that attempted to stop them on the way forward.

This kind of offensive capability and burst capability amazed everyone. It was not something the enemy could do. Blocked.

The most conspicuous is the T-34 tank, which has superior performance and a very fast attack speed. In conjunction with the Tiger tank, it is basically invincible. Of course, the casualties are also very large, but a telegram from August dispelled Manstein's concerns.

Don't worry about consumption, how much damage there is, and how much replenishment there is.

Because August knows that this battle is very critical and failure is absolutely not allowed, otherwise it will be really finished.

Precisely because of such orders, the German army on the front line fought desperately, and the results were very scary.

No one could stop them at all, and victory was within reach.

At seven o'clock in the morning, most of the third line of defense of the bear had fallen into the hands of the German army. Faced with such an embarrassing situation, Timoshenko was forced to shrink the remnants in the urban area for the last resistance.

But everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before they are annihilated.

Seeing victory in sight, the German army launched a fierce assault again. By this time, more than 40,000 bears had been killed and more than 30,000 captured.

At this time, there were only more than 10,000 people left in the Southwestern Army Group. An army of more than 100,000 people was basically annihilated.

"Work harder, as long as we wipe out this enemy, the battle will be over."Manstein said to everyone in the headquarters.

After Timoshenko's army was defeated, Kharkov City was also in hand, and the first phase of the strategy would be successfully completed.

The next step is to recapture Kursk. With this place, the German Air Force can move forward again, and with the excellent performance of the J-5 fighter, the days of the Russian bear will be very miserable.

"Yes!" Everyone in the command center responded quickly

""Commander, do you want to capture Timoshenko alive?" someone asked in a low voice.

"No, His Majesty the Emperor has given me an order not to take him alive."Manstein said calmly.

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