"Old thief Manstein should be dead, right?"

The field of view of the Maxim sniper rifle scope was filled with explosion fire and smoke. He said to Chen Zhengyue, who was also observing the 11th Army headquarters with the scope.

The two were completely disguised, and from a distance it was almost impossible to tell the difference between this place and its surroundings.

Chen Zhengyue shook his head, said nothing, and continued to observe.

"No way!" Maxim looked a little disappointed and amazed.

"Such intensive bombing couldn't kill Manstein. Isn't he made of steel?"

The hunter brigade has been active on this battlefield. They snipe and kill high-ranking enemy officers like ghosts and spy on intelligence.

After discovering the headquarters of the 11th Army, Chen Zhengyue decisively called for an air strike.

The Air Force dispatched three bombers to conduct a carpet bombing of the general location of Manstein.

Chen Zhengyue knew that such high-level headquarters usually have very strong air defense bunkers.

The main purpose of carpet bombing was to destroy the enemy's command system, temporarily interrupting the communication between the various units of the 11th Group Army and falling into chaos.

It was not expected that such a bombing would take away Manstein.

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The battle conditions in all directions on the southern battlefield were transmitted in real time via radio to the joint command headquarters of Jiangdong and Zhukov.

The staff officers of the two countries at the joint command headquarters were busy nervously. They would pause and display the map and sand table, and at the same time report important situations to the two generals.

The Allies had an absolute advantage, and Jiangdong did not focus on the combat operations to encircle and annihilate Manstein.

His main concern was the progress of the Southern Front and South-Western Front.

At noon on June 29, the three armies commanded by General Chuikov successfully broke through the defense line composed of the Third Reich's elite 1st Mountain Division with their powerful firepower and troop superiority.

Hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers, traveling lightly and simply, kept pursuing the enemy's 17th Army, which was fleeing in the direction of Rostov.

There is half a day's journey between the enemy and ourselves. As both sides are racing against time, this journey shows no sign of shortening for the time being and is likely to last until the end of the pursuit.

The headquarters of Army Group South is in Rostov. Field Marshal Rundstedt, commander of Army Group, only has a few hundred tanks and two light divisions at his disposal.

For the Third Reich, the harshness of the battlefield was almost measured in minutes and seconds.

Rundstedt knew the importance of the Don River defense line, and he sent two light divisions to the north to help Guderian defend the Don River defense line.

The number of German troops in the Rostov area will not exceed 4,000.

Reinforcements mobilized from other directions by the High Command of the Third Reich are rushing towards Rostov with all their strength!

Both the enemy and ourselves are scrambling for time. Whoever can reach Rostov first will have the initiative in the next phase of the battle.

"Aerial reconnaissance reports indicate that the Third Reich has dispatched troops from Ukraine, Poland and other places. Two armies have already left Kiev and headed for Rostov."

Chief of Staff Wu Zhan pointed to the sand table and said to Jiang Dong:

"As for Army Group Center and Army Group North, due to Lao Maozi's extremely fierce offensive, most of the main forces of the Third Reich were contained."

"Unable to dedicate too many troops to support Army Group South, Mustache can only mobilize more troops from the rear."

The corners of Jiang Dong's mouth turned up,

"The strength of several armies can no longer change the overall situation on the southern battlefield. Manstein is destined to be unable to escape, and the one who is still uncertain is the 17th Army."

"By the way, is the Air Force ready?"

Wu Zhan had a smile on his face:

"We are ready to bomb Berlin on July 1st. Mustache would never have imagined that we still have extra air power at this time."

"Yeah." Jiang Dong nodded,

"Keep it secret and give Mustache a surprise."

"It's not enough to scare you!" Wu Zhan curled his lips.

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Manstein spent a lot of time cleaning the dirt from his mouth and nostrils. When he opened his eyes, he saw that his command base had been changed beyond recognition.

There are potholes everywhere, walls have collapsed, buildings have collapsed, and vehicle wreckage is burning.

There were still some mutilated bodies lying on the ground, and medical staff were rescuing the wounded.

"Marshal, the headquarters may have been exposed, please move immediately!"

The leader of the guard group came over with one arm hanging and said.

Manstein's head was still buzzing, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking unkindly at the devastated scene around him.

Why was his command headquarters exposed?

General Hans, commander of the 30th Army, was also disgraced. He dusted himself off and said to Manstein:

"Marshal, many communication radio stations have been blown up. Currently, only backup radio stations can be used."

"The efficiency of communication has been greatly reduced, and the situation has become even worse."

Manstein withdrew his gaze and said to the head of the guard and General Hans:

"Move the headquarters first, be careful of the enemy's second bombing!"

"yes!!!"

On the afternoon of June 29, under the supervision of General Rokossovsky and Khrushchev, the 3rd Tank Army, with the support of 300 Chinese armed helicopters, successfully opened a hole in the German defense line on the west bank of the Don River.

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The torrent of steel is rolling southward, and no force can stop it.

Manstein's troops remaining on the west bank of the Don River were defeated, and the remaining troops fled towards Kharkov.

In these two days of fighting, Guderian tried his best, but the disparity between the enemy and ourselves was too great.

He could only watch with his own eyes the torrent of Mao Xiong's steel heading south from the bunker on the east bank of the Don River.

At this point, the Don River defense line was completely lost, and the remnants of the 11th Army and the 2nd Armored Army were surrounded.

The news quickly reached the Army Group headquarters in Rundstedt.

The veteran's face was as pale as dirt and his mind was spinning.

He kept mumbling:

"It's over... it's over..."

The commander of the 17th Army, General Stipnagel, also heard the bad news. He immediately ordered the retreating troops not to rest and rushed to Rostov overnight.

When the Don River defense line fell, Manstein's 11th Army was most in danger, followed by the 17th Army.

This is a major matter that affects the life and death of the entire army. One night's sleep less will not kill you.

General Chuikov was extremely excited after hearing the news, and immediately informed every Red Army soldier in several armies of the military information.

The Red Army soldiers began to become extremely excited and their feet moved faster.

The mustache in Wolf Castle no longer had any extra energy to roar, and he kept urging the rescue troops to speed up their march.

But many people know that the war situation is almost irreversible.

The enemy's strength is more than twice that of our own, and it is rare to be able to persist until this point.
Chapter completed!