Zu Kuan and Hei Yunlong organized the armored units of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 1st Expeditionary Corps to begin the attack on the Prussian reinforcements.

The attack was launched very suddenly. The armored troops lying in wait fifty kilometers along the north and south lines broke into the Prussian battle group after running wildly for an hour and a half.

Prior to this, the Air Force had bombed the Prussians' 20-kilometer march formation.

It has been a day since we left Smolensk, and the distance traveled has reached 80 kilometers.

For the Prussian army, which only walked on legs, these were already considered elite troops.

But any elite unit would be tired if they traveled eighty kilometers without rest.

In addition, they detected the movement of the Ming Army's armored forces, so they had no choice but to switch from marching to digging temporary bunkers to defend themselves.

All this indicates that this battle will be hellish for them.

For an hour and a half, there were constant harassment from fighter planes in the sky.

When napalm is dropped, a large area will be burned.

What the Prussians need most now is space, but they don't have much space.

Everyone had to endure bombing, strafing, and digging their own foxholes.

In late February, the ground had not yet thawed, so the soldiers struggled to dig up the frozen soil on the ground with pickaxes.

Only when the soft soil below is exposed can you dig a hole with a shovel.

But even so, few people in the exhausted army dug foxholes that could accommodate them before the first artillery shells fell.

The shells roared down on the Prussian position, telling them that it was time for the Ming army to attack.

Zu Kuan's troops did not stop at all and immediately launched an attack when encountering the Prussians.

The steel monster roared ferociously in the darkness, and the artillery towed by tractors quickly searched for artillery positions.

The line soldier quickly pulled the telephone line, but the line had just been opened and they only had time to fire two shots.

The tank rolled over the enemy's position, and the superiors told them to close the line quickly.

Damn it, this phone line is in vain.

The advance was too fast. According to the advance plan, each unit quickly cut through the Prussian army.

The resistance of the Prussian army was so weak that when they rushed through their position, many Ming troops did not even get out of their armored vehicles.

They directly ran over the Prussian infantry positions and rushed towards the Prussian command posts, logistics accumulation points, and important traffic intersections.

The Prussian soldiers looked at the Ming army as if they were fools, I am here, can you not see me in that iron bastard?

It's not that the Ming army didn't see it, but they didn't have time to deal with them.

This time, the number of Prussians was too small, and the Ming army did not lead the Russians, who were always slow to move.

When the Ming infantry, with the cooperation of armored vehicles, appeared in front of the Prussians again, they knew that the end had come.

Artillery fire plowed the ground for more than ten minutes, and many of the mines and other things prepared were detonated.

The temporary barbed wire fence was also blown to pieces.

What's even worse is the infantry, who can only lie down in hastily dug bunkers.

Many bunkers were only a foot or so deep and could not stop the flying shrapnel and steel balls.

Veterans have experience and know how to squat in "foxholes".

Many of the new recruits were lying in the trenches. After the shelling, none of them could stand up.

The veterans also suffered heavy casualties!

Those "foxholes" were not deep enough to cover their bodies.

The troops closest to Vyazma also watched the Ming Dynasty's fireworks show.

Also felt the warmth from napalm and thermite!

Seeing the entire Vyazma circle turn into a big ball of fire, everyone knew that the people there were doomed.

This rescue operation is meaningless and will cost their lives.

The Prussian command post is not easy to find because their command structure is very simple.

The total number of staff officers in a regiment's command post is only about twenty.

Moreover, the regiment leader would also ride a horse and rush between various positions to command the troops that were broken up or stunned.

It has to be said that the command ability of the Prussian grassroots officers is very good.

Despite being hit by sudden firepower from the Ming army, they were able to keep their formation intact and their organization in order.

Even those troops who suffered heavy casualties from shelling would rely on these simple fortifications to resist.

The command post is hard to find, but the elixir accumulation point and logistics accumulation point are easy to find.

Because wherever there is a place like that, there will be a lot of mules and horses.

There are even bullock carts!

It is simply a miracle that you can travel eighty kilometers a day with an ox cart.

The Ming army doesn't care what miracles you have, a group of tanks rush over, and when they see the ammunition accumulation point, they use tank shelling.

Still using incendiary bombs!

In the explosion of ammunition, the Prussians' portable ammunition reserves were destroyed.

In a sea of ​​fire, the Prussians' food supply was destroyed.

The frontline soldiers sadly discovered that the only ammunition they carried was what they carried with them. After they finished shooting, they could not get any supplies at all.

But in order to reduce the weight on their bodies, each of them only carried sixty rounds of ammunition.

Even a machine gun only carries a 600-round bullet belt.

Six hundred rounds of ammunition...!

In this place where there is no guarantee of survival even if you shoot wildly, the machine gunner only has 600 rounds of ammunition.

What they have to deal with are tanks, armored vehicles, and howitzers several kilometers away.

Ordinary soldiers are not the worst offenders, the worst offenders are the mortars of each unit.

They have fewer mortar shells, and their carriages loaded with ammunition are the focus of greetings.

As long as the Ming army sees it, the tank will aim and fire.

After the huge explosion, there was nothing left.

When the infantry at the front shouted "Ouch" and "Ouch" for artillery support, the mortars could only watch. They had no shells.

After an hour of fighting, the Prussian troops on the front line were generally out of ammunition.

No matter how strong the troops are, it is impossible to face the steel torrent of the Ming army without ammunition.

The strong Prussians carried rifles with bayonets, engineer shovels, and even large wooden clubs.

They rushed towards all Ming army targets they could see, and were hit by bullets as they ran, or torn to pieces by explosions.

The only fate for the fierce warriors was death. The remaining people raised their hands, lined up to the roadside, and then knelt down.

Every country has warriors who are not afraid of death, and every country also has cowards who are thinking about how to survive.

At dawn, the fire in the Vyazma circle was still not extinguished.

The Prussian army that came for reinforcements was already torn apart.

The sound of gunfire was sparse, and the only sound that could be heard from the machine gun was twelve point seven or MG34.

I can't hear the classic "da" and "da" sounds of Prussian Maxim at all.

The Prussian troops replenishing these reinforcements were ambushed by the 1st Cavalry Division as soon as they crossed the Dnieper River.

The marching infantry was ambushed by armored troops. The tragedy can be imagined.

What's more, the equipment of the First Cavalry Division is the best in the entire Ming army.

Except for the reconnaissance troops, all tanks in the division are Panzer IV tanks with five pairs of road wheels.

Their artillery is also a self-propelled artillery modified from a tank chassis.

They even have a self-propelled double 25 anti-aircraft gun battalion!

The troops who were armed to the teeth were actually able to endure an ambush.

This made the Prussians miserable!

Artillery shells exploded in the crowd, and tanks and armored vehicles breathed fire snakes to sweep away the Prussian infantry.

The infantry's only mortar can only make a sound when it hits a tank, and will be ruthlessly bounced away.

Moltke was trembling in the huge underground war room!

All night I heard bad news!

Due to road conditions, the reinforcement plan he arranged was rolling.
To be continued...