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Volume 1: The Setting Sun of the Empire Chapter 81: It¡¯s Hard to Cut Big Bones with a Small Knife

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    In the golden autumn of October, the French Army's performance on the Indochina Peninsula was still weak. The North Vietnamese armed forces supported by the Soviet Union had reoccupied half of Vietnam. In East Asia, the red regime had unified the country or had an overwhelming advantage. In order to contain  The expansion of the Soviet Union's power, and the U.S. government's instructions to the defeated Japan to secretly rebuild its army, but these overt and covert events are not as eye-catching as the war in Europe.  Germany, Bremen, the focus of the whole world, the German army surrounded the oncoming Soviet troops in an unexpected way.  It is foreseeable that if the German army repeats its glorious victory in the Battle of Tribuses, the Soviet Union's international prestige will be greatly shaken, and the attitudes and positions of Western countries may undergo key changes.  It is an extremely valuable opportunity for the German people and European and American countries suffering from Soviet phobia.

    At night, 64 German transport planes entered eastern Saxony and western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at low altitude.  Limited by the overall industrial level, the Soviet army has not made breakthrough progress in airborne radar, and its night interception capability is still very weak. These German transport aircraft successfully sent 32 paratrooper commandos to the rear of the battle line.  Although the helicopters equipped by the German army were deployed on the main battlefield and were unable to undertake the task of transporting equipment, the paratroopers were allowed to use secret reserves of supplies everywhere, and received the cooperation of regular guerrilla forces to attack and intercept the Soviet backup forces before their eyes.  There is already a familiar job here.  With full confidence, most of the German paratroopers arrived at the scheduled combat area on time. They deployed minefields and anti-tank ambush circles overnight, and some of them in the forward positions exchanged fire with Soviet reinforcements that night.  According to past experience, paratroopers can use flexible and changeable tactics to confuse the enemy and put them in a dilemma. However, this time, the German airborne elites found it difficult to display their combat skills with ease.  The mine-clearing tank that leads the Soviet armored column looks ugly, but its efficiency in clearing mines is top-notch. The vehicles traveling with the tanks are actually equipped with anti-aircraft searchlights, which can be used whenever an opponent appears.  They would use dazzling beams of light to search, and the Soviet soldiers were like wasps with violent personalities. No matter whether the opponent launched an attack from a village, woods or fields, as long as the searchlight locked on the general direction of the target.  They attack desperately until the attackers are eliminated or driven far away from the danger range.  In addition, the German paratroopers were also attacked by Soviet fighter planes. The IL-2 flying at night dropped a large number of submunitions under the guidance of the flames of the ground troops, and the submunitions carried by an attack aircraft were able to cause large-scale damage.  !

    The first batch of German paratroopers who penetrated behind enemy lines performed poorly. Before dawn, German transport planes dropped the second batch of paratroopers.  Focus on destroying the two main transportation lines from Rostock to Hamburg and Berlin to Hamburg.  Since the accuracy of airborne landings at night was difficult to guarantee, only about half of the paratroopers reached the target area before dawn. They launched attacks on three road bridges and a railway bridge on the tributaries of the Elbe River. These bridges that had been blasted earlier had been destroyed by the Soviet Union.  The army was repaired and Soviet garrison troops were stationed there.  During the battle, German paratroopers captured two road bridges and successfully sabotaged them before they could be repaired.  Soviet vehicles can only wade across the river, and their traveling efficiency will be greatly reduced, but after dawn.  The German paratroopers who stayed nearby to spy on the situation discovered that it took the Soviet army less than forty minutes to restore the road to smooth flow. The Soviet army's mechanized bridge-building vehicles played a key role in this.  Not only that, the Soviet army also used tanks, armored vehicles and anti-aircraft guns to strengthen the protection of these bridges, and sent motorized units to search the surrounding areas, making the German paratroopers too tired to hide and unable to launch a second attack.

    The bright sunshine shines on the earth. In the fertile fields of northern Germany, two staggering numbers of Soviet mechanized troops are advancing towards Hamburg and Bremen. Not only are the German paratroopers unable to slow down their pace, but when the Soviet army's heavy group  After entering Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, the German rapid troops of battalion and regiment sizes were unable to contain their advancing momentum - Soviet officers and soldiers were famous for being good at absorbing battlefield experience and lessons.  After the humiliation of the previous two battles, they no longer stopped advancing as a whole team when encountering German interference and blocking troops. Instead, they specially dispatched elite combat troops to counterattack. The remaining troops pushed forward forcibly. Once tanks and vehicles blocked the road, the follow-up troops would not hesitate to do so.  Use explosives hesitantly.  With a cold and decisive approach.  The Soviet mechanized corps ensured a march speed of more than 150 kilometers per day in the hinterland of Germany. Its armored vanguard arrived in the suburbs of Hamburg a full 30 hours earlier than the Germans expected!

    The unexpected steel collision occurred at noon on the second day after the German army formed an encirclement of the main force of the Soviet Baltic Front. The location was Grinder, east of Hamburg and on the north bank of the Elbe River. It was only 20 kilometers away from the center of Hamburg and close to the  The intersection of roads entering Hamburg from the east and northeast. The German troops deployed here blocked the main channel for Soviet troops to enter and exit Hamburg. This was also the outermost fulcrum of the right wing of the "Bremen Encirclement".  In the previous 14 hours,?Soviet troops in and around Hamburg attacked Grinder three times, and were severely repelled by the Germans in both night and day battles.  The German troops that had won consecutive victories only had one regiment and one battalion, namely the 29th Anti-Tank Regiment and the 102nd Tank Battalion of the German Army.  Although equipped with the designation of the German Army, the former was established on the basis of the 29th Anti-Tank Battalion of the Imperial Guard, while the latter was the 2nd Assault Tank Battalion directly under the Imperial Headquarters - one of the most elite tank units of the Imperial Army.  one.  This battalion has 16 standard-configuration Panther tanks as its core force. Most of them are produced by factories established by the empire in Argentina and Spain. The self-produced parts rate is about 60%. The remaining parts need to be imported from other countries in the name of tractors. Overall  The combat effectiveness is equivalent to that of the Panther model at the end of World War II. Although its performance is not enough to fight against the T-54 main battle tank newly installed by the Soviet army, it has performed well with its good infantry-tank coordination and flexible tactical use; the battalion is equipped with  The other more than 20 tanks are all modified Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks. The original configuration of the Panzer III tank can no longer threaten the Soviet tanks. The main gun of the Panzer III tank was removed and replaced with guided anti-tank rockets as its main weapon. The Panzer IV tank  The tank retains the long-barreled 75mm gun and adds unguided rocket launchers on both sides of the turret.

    The Soviet tank unit that first entered Grinder belonged to the 3rd Guards Red Banner Kotelnikovsky Tank Corps. At the beginning of the Soviet attack on Germany, the tank corps was included in the general reserve and was later transferred to the Baltic Front.  It can be called the most elite reserve force.  Before the battle between the two sides, the German reconnaissance force had discovered traces of the Soviet tank column. The Soviet commander also learned from friendly forces that there was a strong enemy force stationed in Grinder, and the battle was actually a well-prepared battle.  The German troops in a defensive position used the 29th Anti-Tank Regiment to attract the opponent's attention from the front. The 102nd Tank Battalion used the terrain to carry out detours. The Soviet army used the armored reconnaissance company to explore the road in front, and the main force of the tank regiment followed behind.  In the first round of the battle, the aviation units of both sides did not have time to intervene. The Germans opened fire first and eliminated the Soviet armored reconnaissance company in just ten minutes. The No. 4 tank of the 102nd ** Tank Battalion retreated while firing.  Rockets were fired to attract the main force of the Soviet army, while the Panthers and Panzer III tanks covered with camouflage cloth were waiting hiddenly by the roadside.  If the Soviet tanks behind them moved straight forward, they would be ambushed on the flanks by Panthers and Panzer III tanks during the attack. However, the Soviets adopted a more secure attack method. Their tanks advanced alternately in wedge-shaped echelons to cover their advance, and were protected by  In order to achieve close coordination with the infantry, detachments were sent out to feign support on the periphery.  As a result, although the German tanks ambushing on the side destroyed more than 20 Soviet tanks, they were forced to withdraw from the battle and regroup due to the decisive advance of the Soviet infantry and the support of the follow-up troops.

    In the second round of the battle, the Soviet army called for fighter support and assembled more troops for the attack. Grinder's German army was already at a disadvantage of one to three, and the bridge across the Elbe River was repeatedly attacked by Soviet fighter planes.  attack.  In a very unfavorable situation, the German combat elites kept a cool head. They pretended to retreat and staged a beautiful blocking battle for their opponents midway, destroying a Panther and a Panzer IV at the cost of one.  Nine T-34/85 tanks were purchased, thus turning the Battle of Grinder into a night duel.  In the 102nd Tank Battalion, all Panther tanks are equipped with infrared night vision devices, and one-third of the two main tank regiments of the Soviet 3rd Guards Tank Corps are equipped with night vision equipment, and there are many more.  A vehicle-mounted high-power searchlight.  The German officers and soldiers entered the night battle with confidence. They quickly drove the Soviet troops out of Grinder. The 102nd Tank Battalion pursued the victory, but the opponent's cautious tactics prevented them from further expanding their results.

    Outside the encirclement, the Soviet troops from all walks of life traveled through the night and night, approaching forcefully. However, on the front line of Bremen, the German army, which switched from defense to attack, failed to break through the besieged Soviet defense line as expected.  The Erden area fought fiercely for two days, and each side paid a heavy price.  Previously at Tribuses, the German army used all its strength to severely damage four Soviet divisions. That victory also benefited from the "bitter tactics" performed by the 4th Army in Luckenwalde.  Knowing that their own troops were at the end of their tether, and that if they persisted, not only would they not be able to win the encirclement and annihilation battle, but the Soviet army would seize the decisive opportunity, the German Joint Staff ordered all units to move in an orderly manner.  After this hard-fought battle, the German army began to withdraw from the northwestern region of Germany, and the relieving Soviet troops advanced steadily.  On October 23, the Soviet army re-entered the outskirts of Bremen. The last neutral ship left Bremen Harbor, and the German ships that had been transferred to Wilhelm Harbor also began to move to the East Frisian Islands.  On October 26, the Soviet army completed the land siege of Bremen. The German troops remaining in Bremen could only communicate with the outside world through sea routes. The German Joint Staff issued the final withdrawal order that day. More than 10,000 soldiers  German officers and soldiers evacuated on naval ships during the night. When the Soviet army occupied Bremen the next morning, more than a thousand German defenders who had not retreated in time became prisoners of war.

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