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Volume 1 The Setting Sun of the Empire Chapter 85 Jedi Counterattack (Part 2)

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    Germany, Bavaria, Regensburg, south bank of the Regen River, German positions

    November 14, 1950, Tuesday, cloudy

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    One after another, the shells fell into the ruined city. The bursting flames burned the remaining bricks and tiles in vain. Mushroom-shaped cloud pillars mixed with dust and smoke rose unbridled, floating on the river dozens of meters wide.  There were all kinds of stains and patches, and the sound of machine guns could be heard from time to time in the distance, which set off the unique loneliness of the city.  Between the collapsed buildings, the explosives formed many large and small craters. Soldiers wearing large-ear-rim steel helmets and light gray combat uniforms hid in them. A small number of them were responsible for looking out, observing the river bank through homemade periscopes.  Most people are like hibernating beetles, waiting for the next battle to come.

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    As the sound of gunfire and explosions suddenly became more intensive, the trembling of the earth became stronger, the air heated up under the burning of gunpowder, and fine floating particles shrouded large areas of the city in fog.  The soldiers in the crater lowered their heads. Under the devastation of the explosion energy, they all wanted to bury themselves deep in the gravel.

    Time is like a river. No matter whether people subjectively feel it is fast or slow, it is like a river in nature, flowing endlessly every second.  The whistling sound of the shells breaking through the air gradually weakened, and the loud noise that stung every nerve also disappeared.  The bravest soldiers emerged from the dust resolutely and stared ahead with tired eyes.  The impact on hearing is reduced, and various sounds are transmitted to the ears, such as whistles, slogans, engine sounds, and metal friction sounds. All of these remind the defenders that another round of enemy attacks has begun.  In a situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, the German soldiers must try their best in every battle.

    "Attention! The enemy landing ship has already approached. Be prepared for battle and beware of the enemy's suppressive firepower!"

    The young sergeant wearing a double red line collar badge has a heavy expression that belies his age.  The face under the rim of the helmet was sharply angular, and the bloodshot eyes shot out with sharp light. Under his alertness, one helmet after another with large rims appeared around him.  Some of them belong to the early styles of the National Defense Force, and some are stylishly spray-painted with tactical camouflage. The weapons in the hands of the soldiers also span several periods, including purely manual bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles that use magazines, and old-fashioned submachine guns with straight magazines.  , assault rifles with curved magazines, German, American, and various imitations. In this bloody arena lacking art, there is only the difference between victory and defeat, life and death.  Everything else can be ignored!

    On the left front is the intersection of two rivers. The handsome Regen River and the beautiful Danube River meet here. The Soviet army intending to capture Regensburg chose the narrow and shallow Regen River as the main attack direction, and went up the river.  Dozens of ships turned west at the fork of the river. At the same time, a large number of Soviet infantry using rubber boats appeared on the other side of the Regen River. Some strange-looking bridge-building equipment also arrived at the river bank under the cover of self-propelled artillery and anti-aircraft guns.

    The sound of gunfire started, and the helmets were ready to go.  Suddenly, a missile with a four-cornered tail fin flew over their heads towards the river bank, leaving a slightly bent smoke mark in the air.  In the blink of an eye, the missile hit a Soviet landing ship.  The explosion stirred up white water waves, and black smoke soon rose from the deck.  Seeing the river bank close at hand, most of the surviving Soviet soldiers abandoned the boat and entered the water. Some swam forward, and some raised their weapons with their hands high, wading slowly and difficultly. A series of bullets were fired, and there were constant gunshots on the water.  The face disappeared, replaced by a bright red color.

    If hundreds of missiles launch a saturation attack in a short period of time, it will be easy to block the enemy's attack.  However, the defenders obviously did not have such equipment. Only a dozen missiles were fired at the river, sinking and damaging more than a dozen Soviet ships. This strike alone was far from enough to make the Soviet army retreat.  When the remaining landing ships docked on the south bank, half of the rubber boats rowed by the infantry had crossed the center of the river, and the defenders were firing on all cylinders.  The attacking troops on the north shore also poured out firepower without showing any signs of weakness, especially the heavy assault guns equipped with large-caliber howitzers. Every shelling made a thunderous sound. The gunners wearing fur hats opened the hatches of the tanks.  Carrying artillery shells on the side, there is no need to worry about the opponent's counter-fire. The self-propelled combat vehicle with a single or dual-mounted anti-aircraft gun also lowers the muzzle, ravaging the garrison position on the other side of the river with a hail of high-speed bullets.

    With a closely connected offensive level, Soviet tanks and infantry quickly formed an offensive scale on the south bank of the Regen River.  The tanks advanced while pouring firepower, and the combat infantry lowered their bodies and attacked forward. From time to time, one or a group of attack aircraft swooped down through the smoke and used violent machine cannon fire or high-explosive bombs to clear the way for their own troops. The battlefield situation  It seems to be leaning towards the offensive side. However, in the past week, the Soviet army has launched nine attacks of this scale, three consecutive fierce attacks in one day. The old and new cities of Regensburg have been razed to the ground by artillery fire, but  The German battle flag still fliesThe southern banks of the Gen and Danube rivers.  In fact, the bombardment of heavy artillery shells and bombs can destroy the entire defense line, but it cannot remove the foxholes in the ruins one by one. When the Soviet troops crossing the river approached the infamous "death zone", the defenders suddenly burst out  Terrifying combat effectiveness - Guided or unguided rockets flew out from all corners, machine guns performed a symphony of death, and vehicle-mounted rocket launchers deployed behind the defense area also fired fiercely at the river bank, and densely projected rockets  It rained heavily on the river. Many landing ships were hit before they could evacuate. Many of them caught fire and even capsized. The two pontoon bridges that the Soviet siege troops were about to erect were also damaged one after another. The Soviet army's rhythm of crossing the river was once again severely affected.  Although there were many tanks and infantry landing on the south bank, in the face of the steady and powerful blockade by German officers and soldiers, the number of fighting troops was rapidly reduced, and the offensive lasted less than half an hour before switching to defense.  After reversing the situation on the battlefield, the defenders did not engage in counterattacks. Although this cautious defense was not conducive to expanding the results, it also made it difficult for the Soviet army's superior aviation forces to make great achievements, and the subsequent battles would inevitably fall into the same old routine.  .  If the Soviet army cannot make new progress before dark, they will inevitably withdraw the landing troops after nightfall to prevent them from becoming the opponents' spoils in the night battle.

    The fierceness and protracted nature of the Battle of Regensburg was no accident. As an important town in northern Bavaria, it has convenient land and water transportation. From Regensburg to Nuremberg in the north and to Passau in the east, there are continuous mountains (branch of the Alps).  The terrain is not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but is also not conducive to the passage of Soviet mechanized corps and baggage vehicles. However, Regensburg, located at the intersection of rivers, is also not an easy bone to chew. It is the third largest city after Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg,  The fifth largest city in Bavaria after W¨¹rzburg, it has a vast urban area and dense buildings, which is very suitable for urban defense warfare.  In addition, Wenzenbach in the east of the city, Regenstauf in the north, and Nittendorf in the west are also very ideal peripheral fulcrums. The Soviet army forcibly attacked the city of Regensburg without capturing these fulcrums, so that  Every time they went to nightclub, they had to be extra vigilant against the German infiltration attack troops. These passive alert defenses in turn restrained the Soviet offensive forces.

    The German army fighting at home not only has terrain advantages in Regensburg. In order to ensure the successful implementation of the Munich Battle, the German Joint Staff has invested 5 German Army Army Divisions and 2 U.S. Army Divisions in the Regensburg area in advance.  Weapon defense line garrison division and a considerable number of imperial troops, and later a number of reserve troops were added.  For more than a week, as the Soviet army firmly controlled the air and the armor and artillery had obvious advantages, the German army's loss rate on the battlefield was not optimistic. However, the continuous investment of troops and steady defense deployment made them grit their teeth and persevere.  Down, and on the fifth day after the Soviet army launched its attack on Regensburg, the Battle of W¨¹rzburg also began.  As another strategic location in northwest Bavaria, it is quite similar to Regensburg in terms of terrain and scale. As long as W¨¹rzburg is captured, the Soviet army will not be able to win the Battle of Regensburg.  It can also pass through the flat basin in western Bavaria and threaten Munich. However, the German army ordered to defend W¨¹rzburg is not a soft persimmon. More than 100,000 troops under the command of the warrior Joseph Halpe faced an army twice as large as theirs.  Soviet troops - before arriving in W¨¹rzburg, the Soviet troops had to pass through the Thuringia region with very complex terrain. The long transportation supply lines were constantly disturbed by German rebels, and W¨¹rzburg's relatively narrow terrain was not conducive to the attack.  The deployment of troops.  Even though they were restricted by various objective factors, the Soviet Army Corps under the command of Andrei Antonovich Grechko quickly launched an siege.  Like the friendly forces fighting in Regensburg, the Grechko Corps single-handedly occupied the city on the east bank of the Main River. That night they used extraordinary courage to cross the Main River, but the war still fell into a situation that the Soviets did not want to see.  In the stalemate, the German army stubbornly resisted the Soviet offensive and launched a large-scale breaking engagement in the Thuringian Forest. The Grechko Corps was once in a difficult situation of supply interruption, and the situation on the sandbox even  The German generals saw the bright prospect of encircling and annihilating this Soviet regiment. However, the Joint Staff rejected the Halpe command's suggestion and still concentrated its main forces on the Munich Campaign. The Soviet army's powerful rearguard troops also quickly recovered.  lines of communication in the Thuringia region, and nearly 100,000 additional troops were sent to the W¨¹rzburg front line.

    Facing the Soviet Union's determined victory, the German Joint Staff sent all the newly arrived troops to the two key battlefields of Regensburg and W¨¹rzburg, and used the time gained by the defenders at huge sacrifices to  More than 700,000 German officers and soldiers rushed to southeastern Bavaria day and night to join the German troops that had originally resisted the Soviet attack in the Munich area. The total number of German troops invested in the Battle of Munich was close to one million. This would also be the second Soviet-German war.  The largest counterattack launched by the German army since the outbreak of the war.

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