Chapter 548 Homeland (Update 2881)

Chapter 548 Homeland (Update 28/81)

The commander of Proson's 30th Infantry Corps looked at the second mushroom cloud.

"What did the Anters put in?" he murmured to himself.

Nothing, just 500 kilograms of TNT.

The communications staff officer came in and reported nervously: "The 200th Infantry Division reports that we can no longer contact the 580th Regiment."

The army commander immediately came to the city defense map and found the mark of the 580th Regiment: "Didn't they establish a support point here? They couldn't contact them all of a sudden?"

The communications staff officer pointed to the mushroom cloud outside: "That is the support point."

The commander turned to look outside and murmured: "Was this blown up with explosives? How much explosives can produce such an effect?"

The chief of staff of the army smiled bitterly and said: "Ante's anti-infantry mines also have a two kilogram charge. The instructions we seized said that the killing radius is 20 meters. We think they missed it."

The military commander looked at the communications staff and then outside.

"Report to the Army Headquarters." The Army Commander could only say this.

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General Frederick frowned and looked at the Chief of Staff: "What? Ant invested new weapons, which led to an unfavorable battle situation? Didn't the 30th Army report that it would launch an assault on the enemy's Achilles' heel - the river tunnel? Can a new weapon change the situation? No, this is absolutely impossible!

"The situation of modern warfare will not be fundamentally reversed just because of one or two new weapons!"

The chief of staff held the phone receiver: "However, the 30th Army reported seeing a huge mushroom cloud."

"Sufficient explosives may also produce such an effect. We have already seen it on the plains of Flanders in the last war. The enemy dug under our position and detonated a large amount of explosives. The entire position was blown away."

Chief of Staff: "The entire position?"

"Yes, the entire position, including the reinforced concrete permanent fortifications, all flew into the sky, and a huge mushroom cloud rose above the position." General Frederick waved his hand, "Don't be scared by the mushroom cloud! Continue to attack, they The previous strategy was correct. As long as we capture the river-crossing tunnel, Ant's army's resistance here will be over and we can still fight across the river!"

The chief of staff handed the receiver forward: "You can speak to the commander of the 30th Army yourself."

Frederick took the receiver and said loudly: "Listen, don't be scared by the mushroom cloud. It may be that the enemy placed enough explosives underground through the sewers and then detonated them! Hold on to your formation, we will have new reinforcements coming soon. You can definitely take down the entire city. Your idea of ​​attacking the enemy is very good! Continue to implement it!”

The voice of the Commander of the Thirty Army on the phone sounded quite calm: "Report from the front, Rokossov personally drove a new tank, destroying our support points one by one, and each time he destroyed one, a huge mushroom cloud was created!

"I have already seen two mushroom clouds. After the mushroom cloud appears, I will lose contact with a strong point. First it was the postal building occupied by the remnants of the assault group, and then it was occupied by the 580th regiment... Oh my God."

Frederick: "What's wrong?"

"The third mushroom cloud! Quick, contact all support points! Confirm who is in trouble!"

The latter sentence was obviously not addressed to Admiral Frederick.

Admiral: "Calm down, even if there is a new weapon, it is just an explosive charge launcher. It can definitely be destroyed. You have PAK40 anti-tank guns, assault guns III, and some long-barreled PAK IV tanks. ,calm!"

"Okay, I understand, general." The commander of the 30th Army obviously took a few deep breaths. "I will go find out the situation right away and report to you in an hour."

The phone was hung up over there.

General Frederick put down the receiver and looked at the chief of staff: "The 30th Army must be in trouble. If Rokossov goes to the front line in person, it is foreseeable that the enemy's morale will be boosted. According to yesterday's report, there is now fighting in the city. It’s a bad battle, and the side with higher morale has the greater advantage.”

The chief of staff also nodded: "Yes, unless we receive large-scale reinforcements, this city...may not be able to be taken. Otherwise, request a retreat from Army Group B headquarters."

Frederick shook his head: "The headquarters of Army Group B cannot make the decision, and His Majesty the Emperor will not agree. We have to find a way to penetrate the city! The actions of the Thirty Army have pointed out a way for us, and we must gather another group An elite force rushes towards the entrance of the tunnel!"

The chief of staff asked: "But where are the troops?"

Frederick: "How many troops are available in the 41st Armored Corps?"

Chief of Staff: "They reported that one-third of the tanks are still on combat readiness. Should they be transferred to the city?"

Frederick: "There are only infantry on the beachhead, right? Infantry and anti-tank guns? Then they have no way to launch an attack. Even if the tanks are mobilized, the remaining troops can surround them on the narrow beachhead."

"Of course, in order to prevent the Moravians from getting away, we have to bombard the other side to prevent enemy reinforcements.

"Deploy all the remaining tanks of the 41st Army, add the infantry units to form an assault group, and then attack towards the entrance of the tunnel!"

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Beachhead No. 1.

When the sound of tank engines came from the enemy's position, all the soldiers on the beach woke up.

"The enemy is about to attack!"

"But why are there no artillery preparations?"

"Don't worry about being prepared or not, get into position quickly!"

The position that was dead silent just now suddenly became active, and everyone rushed to their positions.

However, the enemy's attack did not come, and the sound of the tank engine was getting farther and farther away. Obviously, the enemy tanks withdrew from the position.

After a brief hesitation, someone began to cheer: "The enemy tanks have withdrawn!"

The officers shouted: "Don't underestimate the enemy! Maybe it's an illusion! Tighten your nerves!"

Nellie ignored the noise around her and just silently stuffed the checked bullets into her pocket.

Her Mosin-Nagant rifle was still the original one, without a scope and a bayonet.

Her eye patch kept flowing with thick water. Obviously, her eyes were completely infected and festered, and it was estimated that she could not use it.

A little nurse ran over and said to Nellie: "They said the enemy tanks have withdrawn!"

"The battle is not over yet." Nellie said, took out a cigarette and held it in her mouth, and lit it with a match.

The young nurse asked in confusion: "Aren't maids generally not allowed to smoke?"

"Just quit. It's easy to quit smoking since you've managed to survive on the battlefield." Nellie said contemptuously, "Without cigarettes, I might not have the courage to bury you, Tatiana."

The young nurse in front of her was already the eighth nurse to share a bunker with Nellie.

Tatiana hesitated for a moment and trembled as she reached out her hand: "I'll have one too. Can this really relieve anxiety?"

"I think so." Nellie handed the lit cigarette to Tatiana.

The young nurse took a puff and then started coughing violently.

During the coughing, a photo fell out.

Nellie bent down to pick up the photo and looked at the young man in it: "Lover?"

"No, the neighbor's brother, named Alyosha... Alexei."

Nellie: "It has the same name as the general."

"Really? Then he must be able to overcome war and suffering like the general." Tatyana smiled, "He is only seventeen years old, not yet of conscription age. Although our hometown is in Abavakhan, but... he should have been evacuated."

Nellie looked at the nurse and asked softly: "Are you worried about your hometown?"

"Of course, my parents and grandparents are all there. I originally thought that we were so far away that the Prosen people would definitely not be able to get through!

"But now, they say that the Prosen people have already entered the city. My home is in the western suburbs of the city. I don't know if our house is still there. "

The nurse covered her face and cried, still holding a cigarette in her hand.

"There is a big birch tree on the street where we grew up together. On my birthday, Alexei made a swing on the branch. I sat on it and he pushed it from behind. I could fly very high..."

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Wang Zhong suddenly noticed that the little guide named Little Griff was turning his head to stare at something.

He also turned his head and saw a birch tree. The branches and leaves on the tree had been burned, and the trunk was burned to only ugly branches, which looked like broken coral.

There were two thick ropes on the thickest branches, which were miraculously not burned, but the tails of the ropes were cut off by bullets or shrapnel.

It looks like a swing, but the wooden board tied to the rope is gone.

Wang Zhong asked Little Griff: "Did you make this swing?"

Little Griff shook his head: "No, Alyosha made it for Tatyana. We can only avoid them and play secretly. ”

Wang Zhong put his hand on Little Griff’s shoulder: “The people you are familiar with are gone, and the familiar streets are gone, but you are still here. Drive the enemy away and you can start over again.”

“Yes, General, yes. The enemy’s support point is ahead! General, do you hear it? The sound of machine guns is getting denser!”

Wang Zhong: “I heard it, enter the battle room, soldier Griff!”

“Yes!” Little Griff got into the hatch and put on the hatch cover.

Wang Zhong also shrank his head and lay behind the hatch cover.

The prototype vehicle No. 422 turned the corner. This was the road that Little Griff pointed out. As long as it turned the corner, it would just hit the enemy’s support point.

Wang Zhong once again directly reported the distance: “440 meters, aim! Fire! "

The mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and the shock wave swept across the street.

On the broken branches of the birch tree, two swing ropes flew high, like two ponytails dancing wildly in the air.

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November 2, 915, the heart of the Plossen Empire, the Eagle's Nest.

"Didn't you say that Abavahan would be captured in three days?" The emperor of the empire slammed the table, "Three days, three days! Now, what about Abavahan?"

The Celtic Chief of Staff: "The Sixth Army reports that it will launch another assault tomorrow morning, striving to block the enemy's connection with the east coast and cut off the logistics of all the Ante troops on the west coast."

The Emperor: "He said so before."

The Chief of Staff was silent. At this time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Marshal Walter von Bryan, said: "Maybe we should give him the three armies he asked for. Now two armies have been moved to the eastern front, and it is just right to supplement Frederick."

The Emperor: "But the Central Army Group is also crying out. If we don't give them troops, they will lose! "

Marshal Celtic, Chief of the General Staff: "The Ants adopted a very reckless offensive tactic, launching a flood-like attack across the board, and then found our gap. The situation of the Central Army Group is indeed a bit dangerous now. According to reports from the front line, they have four new armies in the attack. "

Marshal Brian: "If we continue to increase our troops, it will become a tactic of adding fuel to the fire. I personally think that we should still suffer for the Central Army Group and hand over the troops to the Sixth Army."

Marshal Celt: "I'm afraid it can't be done, because the Moravian troops of the two armies have caused great pressure on logistics. We no longer have enough transportation capacity to send two armies to such a far place."

The emperor looked back and forth at the commander-in-chief of the army and the chief of staff: "Are you two working together to deal with me?"

"Of course not."

"Absolutely not."

The emperor thought for a few seconds: "One army goes to the center and one army goes to the Sixth Army. Then, let Grand Duke Meyer and the Air Force think of a solution!"

Grand Duke Meyer: "We just got intelligence that Rokossov will personally take the red Pe 3 reconnaissance plane to scout the front line. As long as we can shoot down this reconnaissance plane and kill Rokossov, Abavahan's victory will be within reach."

"Then do it." The emperor waved his hand.

At this time, someone knocked on the door and came in. It was General Moltke, the director of the armored forces, and Dr. von Klauen of the Imperial Military Academy.

The emperor's brows relaxed immediately when he saw Dr. Crown: "I guess you brought me good news!"

"Yes, we are ready to use the latest radar anti-ship missiles in the Aegean Sea. After the continuous failure of our remote-controlled bomb Fritz X, this new weapon will definitely regain control of the sea and restore the supply of the African Corps!"

The emperor slammed the table hard: "Very good, very good! After the trial in the Aegean Sea, it will be immediately installed on the West Wall to make the enemy's landing completely impossible! In this way, we can withdraw troops from the West Wall to the Eastern Front!"