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Volume 1 The Setting Sun of the Empire Chapter 90 Move forward bravely

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    In terms of momentum, the US-made rocket launchers are not as powerful as the Soviet Katyusha, but when concentrated into battle, they can still turn the target area into a sea of ????death.  Two years later, the Soviet officers and soldiers in southern Bavaria once again tasted the power of the "pipe organ", but many people still didn't know it until they died.  In the blocking area west of M¨¹hldorf, more than a thousand German soldiers belonging to the 1st Grenadier Division used a variety of ordinary and unusual combat methods to stop the Soviet army for three hours despite a huge disparity in strength.  For a long time, it was not until the Soviet aviation overcame the troubles of rain and snow to forcefully participate in the battle. Many German artillery and rocket launchers were suppressed by the air as soon as they fired.  The German troops in the city re-deployed their forces, and two battalions of the Imperial Guard transferred from neighboring troops also entered the city of Mirdorf through a temporary pontoon bridge built on the Isar River.  Soon after, the pontoon bridge was blown up by Soviet fighter planes. The German troops holding the main position at Mirdorf truly fell into a last-ditch situation. The desperate situation did not make the German officers and soldiers despair.  With a strong heart, putting aside the desire to escape, the soldiers were united and vowed to fight to the death with the enemy!

    On the same day, the tense battle situation in Munich finally changed.  On the streets that can hardly be called streets, the sonorous sound of tracks is like a naughty child scratching a porcelain plate with a metal spoon, stimulating people's eardrums, heart, lungs and even souls.  Against the background of the continuous gunfire, tanks with the white Iron Cross logo prominently painted on them moved forward in a majestic manner, stopping from time to time to fire at targets near or far, static or moving, all in sight.  It is the remains of Soviet tanks and soldiers.  Although the will to fight is still very firm, the Soviet officers and soldiers trapped in the encirclement are facing an increasingly scarce situation. The tanks are unable to move due to running out of fuel, and the machine guns are no longer majestic due to running out of ammunition. Due to the large-scale concentration of German troops,  The preparations for the Soviet troops that invaded Germany from Austria seemed rather hasty because of insufficient expectations.  There were neither sufficient anti-aircraft weapons nor sufficient anti-tank equipment issued to the infantry.  When faced with a strong attack by the elite German tank troops, the infantry could only rely on immovable tanks and self-propelled artillery to resist, or they could use local materials to make the "Molotov cocktail" that veterans are very familiar with!

    In a fierce battle.  Wheeled and half-tracked armored vehicles painted in light gray trudged through the rubble.  In order to suppress the stubborn Soviet soldiers, their machine guns and machine guns seemed to be completely silent for a minute. Some of them were also equipped with mortars, constantly attacking the defenders hiding behind obstacles with high-throwing ballistics.  .  These armored vehicles are not all specialized combat vehicles, and their very limited armor has also become a preferred target for Soviet anti-tank combatants.  As soon as they drive into a street on the front line, the number of bullet holes in their bodies will increase rapidly. This attack is sometimes innocuous.  Sometimes it is extremely deadly - the fierce battle not only tests the technical weapons of both sides, but also tests the will of the officers and soldiers.  The infantrymen wearing large rim helmets and dark gray combat uniforms are undoubtedly the traditional symbols of the German Army. Although they are now tactically subordinate to the invincible mechanized corps, these well-trained and experienced warriors are obviously better than those hiding in the battlefield.  The companions in the tanks and armored vehicles are more courageous: they are several people or groups of more than ten or twenty people, "jumping forward" with vigorous postures on the dangerous streets - sometimes with damaged houses, broken flower beds or  The wreckage of the vehicle served as a bunker for a short period of time, and sometimes they would walk quickly under the cover of their companions, letting bullets fly over their heads and around them.  Enemies are sometimes very hidden, and sometimes they are in difficult-to-attack locations.  then.  The riflemen took out their hunting rifles, the submachine gunners were always "charging" along the corners, and the anti-tank soldiers played the role of "urban demolition teams."  With this kind of courage to fight violence with violence and confront the tough with head-on.  After paying depressing sacrifices, German officers and soldiers gradually gained overwhelming momentum on the battlefield.

    In an underground bunker in the west of Munich, the dim lights reflected busy figures. At a makeshift square table, more than a dozen German generals in gray military uniforms expressed their opinions on the fierce fighting in the city.

    "In the past few days, our siege units have suffered heavy casualties. The two tank battalions that have recently entered the battle have lost 41 tanks and self-propelled artillery. Many soldiers are worried about whether we can bear such losses. Everyone, as the leader  Judgment, the significance of using the Munich battlefield to carry out a war of annihilation against the main force of the Soviet Austrian Front is extremely far-reaching! We must win this victory at all costs, at all costs!" Marshal Manstein, who served as the commander-in-chief of the Munich Campaign  Use a sonorous and powerful tone to convey your attitude.  Compared with his colleagues around him, his biggest advantage is the series of victories he achieved against the Soviet army, although those victories have been for a long time.

    "What Marshal Manstein said,I think everyone here feels the same way!  There is no doubt about the ability of elite armored forces to attack difficult situations. Howeverwhether we should put our most precious tanks into urban areas with difficult or even no roads, we should be more careful in planning from an overall perspective!  "The person who put forward a different view was Heinrich Eberbach, the Imperial Guards general and commander of the tank brigade directly under the base camp. For today's German army, every tank is indeed hard-won and put on the battlefield.  It should be done with extreme caution.

    ¡°I personally insist that winning Munich is more meaningful than anything else!¡± Manstein emphasized his tone without hostility.

    Eberbach's words were also matter-of-fact, without any hint of contempt for the "Imperial God": "What I am worried about now is a very real problem: when the situation in Munich has been determined, the infantry unit alone can win the victory.  There is no tank unit participating in the battle, and the difference may only be that victory comes a few hours earlier or a few hours later. If this elite armored unit is intact, it is likely to play a key role in the subsequent combat operations!"

    "Don't be impatient, you two! The significance of annihilating the enemy of Munich is indeed more important than anything else. It will definitely become the most important turning point in this war! For this reason, the leader sent telegrams one after another, hoping that we would work harder and  Try to end the battle before Soviet reinforcements arrive! However, in the telegram, both commanders gave us the power to determine the battle situation on our own!" As the nominal commander-in-chief of the German armed forces, Marshal von Weickers did not clearly reveal his intentions  tendency, but the pressure on the shoulders is unquestionable.

    "In my opinion, the best way to avoid see-saws and stalemates is to attack decisively! I suggest: In addition to the troops responsible for covering the flanks, all elite troops go into attack tonight!" Manstein said with a clear attitude, "Soldiers  We have high morale and sufficient ammunition supply, and we will use our strong will to overwhelm the enemy who has a slight numerical advantage. But time is very tight, and the enemy may break through our encirclement at any time, and the blocking troops are always under tremendous pressure!"

    "Time is indeed very tight. We must win a decisive victory before the enemy reverses the situation." Von Weikes murmured.

    In the urban area where the sound of gunfire has not stopped, on the east bank of the Isar River, German infantry armed with various firearms are still advancing eastward with difficulty.  Among the rubble, a noncommissioned officer with an anti-aircraft gun logo on his arm was looking forward with a slightly compact pair of binoculars in his right hand.  His left hand kept waving in response to the commands in his mouth.  I saw two strong soldiers dragging in a 20mm caliber single-barreled machine gun, followed by two guys carrying ammunition.  Although this kind of artillery with large vehicle tires has a slender barrel, it looks bulkier than an infantry gun of the same caliber. If anti-aircraft guns that need to fire continuously are light and fluttery, the recoil of the ammunition will also cause them to fire too fiercely.  Dancing!

    After getting into position, the two gunners pulled and pushed in perfect harmony, turning the anti-aircraft gun with its muzzle facing backwards without much effort.  Immediately afterwards, they adjusted the muzzle and installed the gun case, and the whole process went smoothly.  No delay at all!

    There are many corpses scattered on the street. The smell of death from the battlefield gives people invisible pressure.  The sergeant leaned his thin body tightly against the corner, his eyes never leaving the telescope.  It was getting dark at this time.  The outline of the building was blurred, but the firelight jumping at the muzzle was even clearer!

    "The intersection on the left front! The second floor window!"

    As soon as the sergeant finished speaking, he heard bullets roaring towards him. Life and death on the battlefield were beyond human control, and subtle deviations could not be discerned by the human ear. Before the sergeant could pray, he was half a meter to his left.  The gunner fell to the ground!

    There was no sense of luck in his heart, and the sergeant shouted hurriedly: "Phil? Phil! Medic! Medic! Someone is injured and needs first aid!"

    Rescue on the battlefield is both humane and common sense. The ammunition hand on the left immediately stepped forward to check the injuries of his companions, but the battle would not stop there.  The second ammunition hand automatically fills the gunner's vacancy.  After a brief hesitation, the other gunner also followed the sergeant's previous instructions and made final fine-tuning of the gun.

    when!

    The bullets that suddenly hit caused a few sparks on the gun shield, and then disappeared after rebounding.

    I am afraid that a Soviet gunner within the range is eyeing this artillery group. The noncommissioned officer was shocked and angry: "Leave him alone and fire!"

    When the bullet hit the gun mantlet, the gunner instinctively lowered his head.  But since the anti-aircraft gun had been adjusted in place, he still pressed the firing button - since there was no fixed gun position and the muzzle was firing straight forward, the half-ton anti-aircraft gun jumped slightly backward amidst the roar of "dong dong".  When you stand up, it looks like there is an invisible magic hand controlling this large "toy"!

    The artillery fire so close away was confusing, but the sergeant¡¯s eyes were fixed on the building more than a hundred meters away.??It was obviously damaged by German bombing or artillery fire. Most of the original six-story building had collapsed, but a smaller half was left on the street side. The machine gun fire that appeared earlier was a window on the second floor.

    Although the single-barreled anti-aircraft gun, which is usually used for temporary air defense during troop marches, does not have armor-piercing projectiles, it is still capable of dealing with lightly armored targets and ordinary bunkers.  The sound of artillery still echoed in the streets, and the dilapidated building where the muzzle was pointed was already bursting into flames. Judging from the huge gaps that suddenly appeared in the outer wall, it seemed difficult for the Soviet machine gun crew hidden in the house.  Escape to death!

    Anti-aircraft artillery fire needs to be both fast and accurate. In less than three seconds, the continuous and rapid shooting emptied the special magazine containing 20 mm machine shells.  The main body of that half of the building is still there, but from the outside there is no sign of life.

    "Sir, Phil was shot in the lung and his injuries are very serious. We have to send him to the field hospital immediately!" The medical soldiers did not appear in time, but the experienced veterans were enough to make the most basic judgments on common injuries.  As soon as the gunfire subsided, he couldn't wait to report to his superiors.

    The young sergeant ordered without hesitation: "Carry him to the back, hand him over to the medics and come back immediately!"

    The two munitionsmen did not dare to hesitate at all, and backed away in the opposite direction while carrying their companion, who had begun to bleed at the corner of his mouth.  At this time, the German infantry who were suppressed on both sides of the street got up and moved forward. However, for them, an obvious and bad reality was that the vast majority of buildings in Munich were of solid quality and were solid in peacetime.  Walls and floors isolate noise to the maximum extent, and during wartime they became ubiquitous strong fortresses!

    Just as they were about to pass the next street intersection, several German infantrymen shuttled among the ruins and fell immediately under the resurgent Soviet firepower.  The front group tried to rush directly into the building, but before they could reach the stairs filled with various debris, two grenades dropped one after another and completely blocked their way.

    Although our own offensive was not completely stopped, the non-commissioned officers who witnessed this situation were still extremely upset.  He threw down the telescope and jumped to the left with the dexterity of a monkey, jumping behind the artillery shield.  The remaining gunner consciously moved back, uncocked the gun, unloaded the magazine, and reloaded.  In just a few seconds, the sergeant skillfully adjusted the muzzle.  During this period, the attacking infantrymen fired fiercely at the damn window with their weapons, and dark red light spots flew up. Although the opponent's firepower was temporarily suppressed, black grenades came from several other  After the window flew out and an explosion occurred, the situation repeated itself again!

    The rapidly jumping flames of the machine gun fire still danced stubbornly behind the window. The sergeant squinted his eyes, pressed his entire body against the gun mantlet, and shouted viciously: "Send you to hell!"

    Within three seconds, 20mm machine-gun shells flew out, leaving a series of bullet holes in the outer wall of the building with dark red light spots, leaving no trace on the windows.  In order to enhance defense, the Soviet army piled many objects behind the window, but that did not help at all.  (To be continued)

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