Chapter 2324 Removing the Grind and Killing the Donkey
After a night of fierce fighting, under the leadership of Xu Rui's armored assault force, the Soviet army achieved a huge victory. The German 205th Infantry Division had a total of more than 17,000 people. Except for a handful of people who broke through, more than 2,000 people were captured.
, all the rest were killed in battle. Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, every time I heard that the Soviet troops were annihilated by entire divisions and entire armies. This was the first time that German division-level troops were wiped out on such a large scale.
.
Xu Rui created history in the Great Patriotic War, and the price he paid was only more than thirty tanks and a dozen trucks, and four to five hundred casualties. Compared with the results, it was simply negligible.
When the news came out, the entire Moscow frontline was in jubilation. Since the Soviet-German war began, the German army had been invincible and even had the myth of invincibility. But today, the myth was finally broken by Xu Rui. Compared with the results of the war, it boosted the morale of the Soviet soldiers and civilians.
is huge.
After receiving the news, Zhukov excitedly raised his fists and said repeatedly: "Comrade Xu Rui is really like a god of war!"
"Send the battle report to Comrade Stalin immediately!" Zhukov said.
"Comrade Zhukov and Comrade Stalin will be very happy after receiving this news," said an officer.
"Yes, yes..." Zhukov laughed.
"But Comrade Zhukov, Xu Rui is a foreigner after all."
When Zhukov heard this, he frowned. Yes, this battle belongs to the Soviets. If a foreigner keeps stealing the spotlight, it seems to be detrimental to military morale...
In Kazan, where the temporary capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is located, Stalin stayed up all night and was just resting in bed when Malenkov hurriedly walked over outside the door.
"Comrade Stalin has just gone to bed, so it's better not to disturb him," Vlasik said.
"However, there is important good news coming, and I think Comrade Stalin would really like to hear the news."
"Is it Comrade Malenkov outside? Come in." Stalin's voice came from the room. When Vlasik heard it, he couldn't stop it anymore, so he stepped aside and Malenkov walked into Stalin's bedroom.
Stalin was lying down with his clothes on, his eyes a little scarlet. Seeing Malenkov come in, Stalin asked: "Comrade Malenkov, is there any news from the front?"
"Yes, the armored assault force formed by Comrade Stalin and Comrade Xu Rui attacked the German army last night and completely wiped out the German 205th Infantry Division. The German division commander Fischer committed suicide and Colonel Martin was captured by our army. In this battle, our army's total
More than 17,000 elite German troops were wiped out," Malenkov said excitedly.
"Well, it is really good news. We have achieved two great victories in two days. Comrade Xu Rui is really amazing." Stalin said.
"Comrade Stalin and Comrade Zhukov called. In view of the great role of Comrade Xu Rui's armored assault force in the battle, he suggested organizing several more corresponding armored assault forces. If there are enough tanks and trucks, General Zhukov is even ready to form an armored corps.
"
"Comrade Malenkov, I understand what you mean, when will our tanks and artillery arrive in Moscow?" Modalin said.
"Due to the weakening intensity of German aircraft bombing, our two hundred tanks will be able to arrive in Moscow at noon today. As for the artillery, they will arrive several days later because they rely heavily on railway and road transportation."
"Very good, with these two hundred tanks, Comrade Zhukov's urgent need can be temporarily relieved. Comrade Zhukov is right, in order to eliminate more German troops, we must have more tanks and artillery. Comrade Malenkov,
How is the production of our army’s tanks and artillery now?”
Malenkov said: "Comrade Stalin, our comrades workers are working hard to produce tanks and artillery. Moreover, our production has not been reduced due to the German bombing, but is steadily increasing. Also, the Americans are the first to assist us.
We have received a batch of weapons and three hundred Sherman tanks have arrived at the port. It will not take long before they can reach the front line. We should really thank the Americans."
Stalin said: "Comrade Malenkov, don't thank the Americans. The reason why they aid the Soviet Union is only for their own interests. If the Soviet Union is defeated, Germany will continue to invade Britain, the United States and other countries. The United States needs the Soviet Union to be its barrier.
, remember, in this world, we have no friends, only interests."
Malenkov said: "Comrade Stalin, I understand."
"Well, immediately send a message to Comrade Zhukov and tell him that our soldiers, tanks and artillery will continue to arrive in Moscow, and he must defend Moscow."
"Yes, Comrade Stalin. By the way, Comrade Zhukov also said that Comrade Xu Rui hopes that the Soviet Union will provide equipment for three more infantry divisions to the Eighth Route Army. This Xu Rui is really going too far. He actually took advantage of the situation. Can he be the only one to win the war?"
Malenkov said angrily.
Stalin asked: "What did Comrade Zhukov say?"
"Comrade Zhukov said that we should try our best to meet Comrade Xu Rui's requirements. Comrade Xu Rui is really too important to the Great Patriotic War now, but I always feel that Xu Rui is taking advantage of the situation. Our own soldiers are now lacking.
Weaponry……"
Stalin waved his hand and said: "Comrade Malenkov and Comrade Zhukov are right. There is an old saying in China that a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. With Xu Rui here, he can lead the army to create victory after victory. We
We must try our best to meet his conditions.”
"But Xu Rui..."
"Comrade Malenkov, don't say any more. Xu Rui is a Chinese, not a Soviet. He fights for us Soviets and is somewhat of a mercenary nature. Of course he will take the opportunity to put forward many favorable conditions for China. If it were us,
He would do the same thing, and his behavior is completely understandable."
"Well, Comrade Stalin, you really have a heart broader than the ocean!" Malenkov flattered Stalin.
Stalin smiled very much...
At the same time, von Kluge's General Headquarters of Army Group Center.
Von Kruger was very angry when he heard that the 205th Infantry Division was completely destroyed. An entire infantry division was wiped out by the Soviets. This was a major loss that the German army had never experienced since the war began. Even yesterday, the 1st Armored Division
Although they suffered heavy losses, they were not completely wiped out.
Von Kruger calculated that in just two nights, he had lost one and a half divisions, one of which was the most elite armored division. When did the Soviets become so powerful?
General Hott of the 3rd Armored Group Army said: "Commander, the failure of the past two days is really for a reason. The Soviets established an armored assault force with tanks and cars as the main body. They also launched a blitzkrieg against us. Our army
The armored vehicles and tanks on the front line were far inferior to the Soviet army in terms of unit density, which gave the Soviet army a local advantage and suffered heavy losses."
Von Kruger asked: "Where did the Soviets get so many tanks?"
Holt said: "Although the Soviets don't have many tanks, they gather their limited tanks together to form a powerful arrow. With the current equipment and quality of our army, it is difficult to withstand the Soviet attack.
"
"You mean to say that if the Soviets still attack today, then we will still be powerless and at their mercy?"
Holt said: "I'm afraid that's the case, but the Soviet armored forces must not dare to come out during the day, otherwise they will be fatally hit by our aircraft. Therefore, they can only come out at night, and night raids are also sudden.
This makes it impossible for us to accurately judge his intentions."
"Is there nothing we can do?" von Kluge said.
"There is a way, and that is to send our army's most elite troops to the front line, fight tit-for-tat with their armor, and use the advantages of the quality and speed of our armored forces to annihilate them."
Von Kruger said: "If you put it that way, only the 6th Army of General Paulus can be mobilized to stop this encroachment by the Soviets."
"Of course, we have another way," Holt said.
"any solution?"
"That is to use the Soviet method to deal with the Soviets, assemble our armored forces, and then attack the Soviets. In fact, we have done this before, but recently our armored forces have suffered heavy losses.
If you draw out the armored forces, you will take a lot of risks," Holt said.
Von Kruger said: "Then we will make two-pronged preparations. On the one hand, we will transfer the Paulus 6th Army, the most elite army in the army, and on the other hand, we will form a powerful assault force with the existing armored forces to attack
Soviet Army."
Von Kruger immediately ordered the southern front to transfer tanks from two armored divisions from Hoppner's 4th Armored Army on the northern front to temporarily integrate them into Guderian's 2nd Armored Army on the southern front, thus forming a joint force and concentrating two armored divisions.
Most of the tanks of the group army conducted an assault on the Soviet positions to completely crush the Soviet defense line in Moscow.
Just as von Kruger was sharpening his sword, in the other direction, the Soviet army received great news. The Soviet army's additional 200 tanks and 100 large-caliber cannons finally arrived in Moscow.
When Zhukov heard the news, he was very excited. In the past two days, Xu Rui's armored assault force showed Zhukov the power of tanks, so Zhukov decided to expand Xu Rui's armored assault force and use these two hundred tanks.
Leave it all to the armored assault troops.
However, Zhukov was careful. If Xu Rui, a foreigner, took the limelight, it would appear that the Soviets themselves were too incompetent. Therefore, Zhukov decided to share the interests and temporarily replaced Xu with the Soviet Major General Bronev.
Rui serves as the commander of this armored assault force.
Zhukov said to Xu Rui: "Comrade Xu Rui, you have been fighting for several days and it is too hard. Therefore, I have decided to temporarily replace you with Bronev commanding tonight's operations. You can have a good rest for a few days, and then I will
I’ll give you a new mission.”
Xu Rui understood as soon as he heard it. The cunning rabbit died and the lackey was cooked. Zhukov saw the sweetness and wanted to kill the donkey!