The German officers did not understand why the Soviets retreated again. Could it be that they saw some flaw?
Seeing the Soviet army retreating, the German officers immediately ordered a full-scale pursuit. The next moment, the German army roared like a mountain and a tsunami and chased the Soviet army.
"There's really an ambush!"
Seeing this scene, Zyuganov was shocked and admired Xu Rui to the extreme. He thought that if Xu Rui hadn't seen the opportunity quickly today, the 1st Armored Assault Force would have suffered heavy losses.
Xu Rui was also shocked. Judging from the German troops coming from a distance, this group of German troops was different from the German troops he had seen before. They were braver and more skillful in their tactical movements.
This force is definitely not the German army I have seen before, they must be the new force of the German army!
Xu Rui observed these German troops carefully and found that the tactical literacy of this group of German troops was extremely high, far exceeding that of the Soviet army, and even not inferior to his own new anti-alliance regiment. More importantly, although this group of German troops were
Infantry, but the number of artillery, heavy machine guns and other weapons they are equipped with far exceeds that of the average German army, and the intensity of their firepower is very high.
"attack!"
The German army rushed toward the Soviet army like a tide. Xu Rui immediately ordered several tanks to be lined up in the middle of the road, and the tanks' tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns fired at the same time.
The intensive firepower immediately swept away the German troops, but more German troops rushed up. They were not afraid of death at all, and kept attacking again and again. At the same time, the German artillery fire continued to attack, and the shells continued to explode next to Xu Rui's armored vehicle.
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Seeing this scene, Xu Rui gritted his teeth and said to himself that they are really an elite division. It seems that relying on tanks to fight in the wild will be hit by German artillery fire. It is not enough to repel the German army. Instead, it will cause great losses. It must be
Think of another way.
Thinking of this, Xu Rui commanded the tanks behind him to retreat slowly.
The German army was like a tide, constantly attacking and attacking again. Xu Rui retreated step by step. The fighting gradually returned to the Soviet controlled area. Because Xu Rui saw the opportunity early and the troops retreated early, only four or five tanks were lost, and the rest
Both the tank and the car were safely returned.
However, the German army pursued them closely, clinging to the broken Soviet tanks like dog-skin plaster. Xu Rui knew that he would suffer heavy losses if this continued, so he immediately said through the car radio: "Zyuganov, you lead a group of tanks through another street.
Cut off the German army from the middle."
"yes!"
Zyuganov responded. Xu Rui and his troops continued to retreat, and the Soviet troops at the front also began to retreat. The German troops gradually pursued into the Soviet-controlled area. The impact points of the German artillery fire were scattered and the power of the artillery fire decreased.
At this time, Zyuganov, with more than 20 tanks and hundreds of infantry, had circled the German flank from another street.
"attack!"
Dozens of tanks rumbled towards the German troops, shells exploded among the German troops, and rows of vehicle-mounted machine gun bullets knocked down the German troops in pieces.
Following Zyuganov's order, more than twenty tanks and hundreds of Soviet troops launched an attack on the weak flank of the German army like a sharp sword.
Facing the sudden attack, the German army was caught off guard. More than 200 people were knocked down by tank machine guns and artillery fire, and fell into chaos.
Xu Rui in the front seized the opportunity and decisively stopped retreating. Xu Rui turned the armored command vehicle around and shouted: "Attack!"
Dozens of tanks and 200 trucks took advantage of the chaos of the German army to attack the German army.
Under attack from two sides, the German army fell into complete chaos.
Cole was the commander of the German 168th Infantry Division. His division was a unit directly under the 6th Army. After entering Moscow, it immediately replaced the German frontline troops. Cole knew that the Soviet army would definitely conduct an armored assault at night, so he designed
He set a trap and wanted to wipe out all the Soviet armored assault troops with a thunderous force.
However, he did not expect that the Soviet army was not fooled and discovered his deployment in advance. In desperation, Cole had to abandon the original plan and changed from an ambush to a pursuit. However, he did not expect that the Soviet commander on the opposite side would react like this.
So quickly, he turned from passive to active and launched an active attack on his own troops.
Seeing that the offensive momentum of the troops was suppressed and a large number of casualties began to occur, Cole knew that nothing could be done tonight and immediately ordered a retreat.
However, Cole did not expect that the Soviet army on the opposite side would ignore them. The tanks continued to advance and pestered his troops. After suffering heavy casualties, Cole led his men back to where they started.
position.
Cole kept panting and listened to the reports from his subordinates. His 168th Infantry Division had a total of more than 17,000 people. In the offensive battle just now, he suffered a counterattack from the Soviet army and suffered nearly 3,000 casualties.
Cole was extremely depressed. He didn't understand. He was obviously winning the battle, so how could he lose it in a daze?
Cole immediately called for artillery support and wanted to use artillery fire against the Soviet tanks. However, what he did not expect was that the Soviet troops on the opposite side stopped their pursuit. Cole suddenly felt like he was punched in a pile of cotton.
The Soviet commander was really very skilled. He knew the enemy well beforehand and made the battle so detailed, which is really admirable.
It seems that there is no bargain at night, so I can only swallow this breath.
As for the 1st Armored Assault Force, Zyuganov saw the Germans retreating and prepared to pursue them, but Xu Rui ordered the pursuit to be stopped immediately.
Zyuganov said: "What a great opportunity this is, we can rush over and destroy them!"
Xu Rui said: "If we rush over, we are looking for death. The German anti-tank guns and large-caliber artillery will come in handy. By then, we will not be able to evacuate even if we want to."
Zyuganov was not convinced, but he carefully observed the German position opposite. Sure enough, the German anti-tank guns were ready. At this time, Zyuganov admired Xu Rui and said to himself that Xu Rui is really amazing.
Can calculate to the core.
The night gradually faded. In this night's battle, the Soviet army suffered heavy losses. They originally wanted to use onion-peeling tactics to eliminate the effective forces of the German army. In the end, they were defeated by the German thunder tactics. The 2nd Armored Assault Force and
The 3rd Armored Assault Force lost more than half and was unable to fight anymore.
When the news came to the Kremlin, everyone was shocked. Zhukov did not expect that the German army would be so powerful and crack the onion-peeling tactic that he was proud of.
Fortunately, Xu Rui's 1st Armored Assault Force did not suffer too much losses and even won a small victory. Otherwise, if all the armored forces were lost, how could Moscow still defend? In that case, Zhukov would even have the heart to die.
Zhukov realized that he still underestimated the German army. Due to the successive victories some time ago, he had unknowingly underestimated the enemy, which was why the Soviet army suffered such serious losses yesterday. If Xu Rui hadn't been in the north
I blocked it for a while, fearing that I would scratch my head again.
It seems that the enemy situation has undergone new changes, and it is difficult to continue the onion-peeling tactic. The top priority now is how to block the German thunder attack.
Just as he was thinking about it, Feiklenko said: "Comrade Zhukov, the German army on the southern front has launched an attack. Our army has lost a three-hundred-meter-long block within an hour."
"What? The German army is advancing so fast?" Zhukov was slightly surprised.
"Comrade Zhukov, Comrade Kuznetsov from the Western Front just called. The German army launched a fierce attack on the Western Front and advanced 400 meters in half an hour."
Zhukov raised his brows and was shocked. Now every neighborhood in Moscow, every street, and every house was built by the Soviet army to be impregnable and had solid fortifications. But now, in just one hour, the Germans actually
They launched an attack on Moscow on all fronts at the same time and made great progress. Such combat effectiveness is really too powerful.
Why did the German army acquire such a strong combat effectiveness overnight? Zhukov suddenly thought of a possibility. Could it be that the German army had mobilized elite reinforcements?
"Immediately let someone reconnoiter the numbers of the German troops on the front line. I want to know what kind of army this German army is." Zhukov said.
"yes!"
"How about the Northern Line?" Zhukov asked again.
"The German troops on the northern front also launched an offensive, but Comrade Xu Rui is holding on there, and the German offensive is very slow."
"Comrade Xu Rui is still trustworthy," Zhukov said.
"Let Comrade Xu Rui come to see me immediately."
"Comrade Zhukov, I'm already here." Xu Rui's voice sounded from outside the door, and then Xu Rui walked in.
"Comrade Xu Rui, you arrived just in time. Let's talk about why the Germans across from us are suddenly so powerful in combat and have such a strong desire to attack," Zhukov said.
Xu said: "During last night's battle, we captured two German soldiers. Through interrogation, we learned that the German army opposite us has now been replaced by Paulus's 6th Army."
"Paulus's 6th Army?" Zhukov was surprised. Zhukov knew that Paulus's 6th Army was the most elite unit in the German army, with extremely powerful combat effectiveness. It had always been the vanguard of the Southern Army Group, destroying cities and villages.
, invincible, I didn’t expect to fall into Moscow now.
What's more important is that he didn't know any information about such a big move by the German army in advance. This shows how well the Germans kept secrets.
"If it is Paulus's 6th Army, then we have to think carefully about it. The 6th Army has a large establishment, excellent weapons, strong will, and strong combat effectiveness. It is the fist force of the German army. It seems that the Germans have great power over Moscow.
You will definitely get it," Zhukov said.
Xu Rui also said: "Moscow is the center of the Soviet Union. As long as Moscow is occupied, the Soviet military morale and morale can be greatly undermined. The Germans understand this truth well, so they transported the 6th Army to Moscow at all costs.
It seems that if you want to hold Moscow, you must defeat the 6th Army!"
