Chapter 3261: Trans-Dimensional Battle: Beyond the Gate

Chapter 2 of the Battle of Time and Space: Beyond the Gate

"What to do with this thing, General."

"Are you stupid? What to do with it? This must be a trick played by the Russians to fool people. They are about to lose, and they still want to scare us away. Even children won't believe this trick. I think it would be better to smash this broken copper and iron directly."

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The staff and officers under him talked about the thing on the table in front of them, but Manstein, who had the decision-making power, did not speak. After thinking again and again, he finally asked a question that no one present expected.

"Does the Russians have a marshal named Malashenko?"

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What answered Manstein was that the officers around him looked at each other in bewilderment, and no one answered. In the end, it was the chief of staff who took the initiative to stand up and give a basically definite answer.

"It should be not, General."

"Among the Russians who are currently serving or may be promoted to marshals, I have never heard of a person named Malashenko. I also think this is a trick of the Russians. Although there are many strange things, we should not act according to the Russians' wishes."

"You mean to maintain the offensive and continue the attack?"

The chief of staff nodded without hesitation when answering Manstein. They have already fought to this point. How can they give up easily because of a little uncertainty?

Manstein, who got a positive answer, was also thinking that some things were indeed strange, but it would be ridiculous to be frightened by the Russians.

"Send the order, continue the attack and drive the Russians into the sea. Whether the Russians have reinforcements or not, it's too late to say anything now."

As soon as Manstein gave the order, the German army that was still bombarding the city in front immediately took action. The armored forces and a large group of infantry rushed towards the enemy's already dilapidated defense line. Victory seemed to be within reach and just waiting to be picked.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Malashenko, who was in the group headquarters, had also received news that the German army had resumed its offensive.

"A man who digs his own grave will never know that the person who is about to lie in it is himself."

"No need to talk nonsense with these Nazi scum, attack immediately, Kurbalov. Lead your troops through that door and use the blood of these Nazi scum to commemorate our fallen comrades."

"Yes, Comrade Marshal."

After receiving the exact order, Iushkin immediately went to execute it. Soon, the huge changes on the battlefield fell on the German army like an unstoppable storm.

"Damn it! Hans, what is that? I have never seen such a big plane!"

"One, two, three, four, shasen! That damn thing has four engines! Wait, there is a red star on the wing, it's not our plane! It's the Russians!"

In the German air defense post on the ground, two German soldiers holding binoculars were deeply shocked by this unusually large four-engine strategic bomber.

The red star on the wings flashed bright silver in the sun, which made the two German soldiers who initially thought that the plane was theirs cry out in alarm.

"Command! This is the No. 3 air defense post. There are Russian heavy bombers in the sky! Very big, so big that I have never seen them before! There are so many, at least thirty! They are coming from the southwest and are almost overhead!"

"Damn it! The Russians are starting to drop bombs! Take cover!!!"

Wuwuwuwu——

The German soldier who was holding the microphone and making an urgent report to his superiors had not finished the call. Another German soldier next to him, who saw the enemy planes starting to drop bombs, was already pulling his arm and shouting to run away and take cover.

No matter how the German troops on the ground reacted or evaded, the Tu-95 strategic bombers, which were arranged in dense formations for carpet bombing, remained unmoved. Strings of FAB-500 aerial bombs fell like rain and filled the sky, whistling directly towards the German troops who were fleeing and hiding on the ground.

Boom boom boom boom --

Each 500 kg aerial bomb was powerful enough. Any ground target, whether it was a tank, infantry, position, or temporary bunker, was equal and there was no difference in its 250 kg charge.

In the roar and the flames, even the wailing was annihilated, leaving no trace of struggle.

"What a hell! Where did these Russian bombers come from? Why was there no early warning or response at all!?"

In the German headquarters, Manstein, who was overwhelmed by the various battle reports sent in urgently, couldn't help but get angry.

I can't figure out what Hermann Meyer's air force is up to, allowing so many Russian bombers to swagger in and out of the battlefield and bomb intensively.

The good news is that the Russian bombers did not go straight to Manstein's headquarters. Otherwise, Manstein, who was scared, estimated that he would have been a pile of blood and ashes by now.

The bad news is that the Russians' bombing intensity and bombing volume are unprecedented. I have never heard that the Russians have such a terrifying bombing capability. In addition, the air raid came unexpectedly and there was no preparation at all. The casualties reported by the German front-line troops are soaring exponentially.

There is no need to talk about attacking the Russians. It is difficult to protect yourself. Think about how to retreat and reorganize.

Manstein, who can take it or leave it, knows that he can't hesitate any longer and must take action before the Russians may launch more bombing.

But he didn't expect that when he was about to give the order, more shocking bad news came one after another.

"General, it's bad! The frontline troops reported that they were strongly counterattacked by the Russian ground forces. The Russians' troops, who were transferred from nowhere, are attacking all along the line, as if they appeared out of thin air! And and..."

Looking at the incoherent staff in front of him, Manstein, who couldn't stand such panic, immediately forced an order.

"Organize your words first! Major! Speak clearly, what happened!? And what!?"

"And the Russians have invested a large number of unprecedented weapons and equipment, tanks, submachine guns, and flying flaming shells. There are too many new weapons that we have never seen before."

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Manstein, who trembled when he heard this, almost lost his balance and fell to the ground on the spot.

All kinds of strange things happened one after another, and now they are completely beyond common sense. If you don't do something quickly, you may lose the battle.

Manstein, knowing that he could no longer hesitate, immediately ordered a retreat, reorganization, and defense. He did not want to attack for the time being, but first resisted the Russian counterattack. Don't even think about "attack against attack" with the Russians after just being bombed. If you really dare to do so, it's purely because you think your casualties are not big enough, your losses are not enough, and you are not losing fast enough.

Manstein's understanding of the front line still has a certain delay and lag, and many situations can only be understood from text descriptions and oral reports.

But the German soldiers on the battlefield were not like this. They were already doubting their lives under the fierce and violent offensive of the enemy.