Two weeks later, in a tent standing on the ruins of Kungur, Manstein received another report from the frontline troops and learned that the unknown heights had still not been captured. The old German man finally had to admit that they had suffered another defeat. , in just two weeks, Army Group A launched an average of fifteen attacks on the unknown high ground every day. Almost every day, it was almost ready to attack. However, just when Manstein and others were eager to see through it, they always failed. After falling short, a few days ago, Manstein was still able to forcefully restrain his anxiety and encourage many of his subordinates: The Chinese can defeat Japan, they must have their own merits, but can they compare with the Soviet Red Army? The Soviet Red Army could easily defeat the Soviet Red Army. How could it not defeat the Chinese? Speaking of which, the modernization of the Chinese army was completed with our help. The same meaning can be said again. The officers of Army Group A can draw courage from it. Strength; twice, some people began to doubt whether the commander's words were fair; after three times, few people had the patience to listen to the end. The importance of the unnamed heights in the Shire became blocked by a tank cemetery due to frequent battles between tank troops from both sides. The road becomes more and more prominent, and because the three warring parties have assembled a large number of troops in Kungur, it is determined that no matter which side divides its troops first at this time, it will cause its own troops to be weak and may be crushed by the opponent. , so, around the nameless highland, the war entered a stalemate, and the nameless highland turned into a meat grinder, and began to mercilessly devour the forces of the three parties.
When the Soviet Red Army entered the war at a later stage, they originally had the opportunity to raid Perm and outflank Army Group A's retreat, but they were worried that the Chinese Expeditionary Force would let them go and fight the Germans desperately. Therefore, under Stalin's remote control command, The three divisions of the Soviet Red Army gave up this excellent fighter opportunity and chose to join forces with the expeditionary force. The Soviets euphemistically said that they would not sit back and let the Chinese brothers fight alone against the evil Nazi army. However, Zhang Zizhong knew that, Stalin was still worried that the expeditionary force would be defeated, which would cause Army Group A to catapult into the Far East. On the third day of the war, Army Group A was pressing forward. Zhang Zizhong had already felt the pressure. He was worthy of being an elite German army. Army Group A used all its strength to defeat the expeditionary force. The army immediately felt a mountain of pressure. In terms of fighting will, the Germans may not be as good as the Japanese. However, the German army is a modern and standardized army that is truly produced by the assembly line of a modern military system. Its tactical concepts and combat methods are quite mature. There are ready-made textbook cases to deal with every situation. Immediately, the expeditionary force with a strong atmosphere of recklessness immediately broke out. Several times, the German army almost took back the unknown high ground again. The battle only lasted three days. More than 2,000 people were killed in the expeditionary force, and more than 3,000 people were wounded. Zhang Zizhong was originally considering asking the headquarters for additional troops. Three divisions of the Soviet Red Army came to reinforce him, and Zhang Zizhong was no longer stubborn. , agreed to the Soviet-Russian request to fight together,
The expeditionary force can be considered an elite force in Asia, but compared with Army Group A, especially when the war situation fell into a stalemate, its lack of background was undoubtedly revealed. Soldiers and officers lacked formal education and training and were not familiar with the characteristics of modern warfare. Insufficient understanding; insufficient proficiency in coordinated operations among various branches of the army; insufficient ability of front-line military officers to respond to emergencies... There are all kinds of things, and there are new discoveries every day in the small book that Zhang Zizhong carries with him, and these discoveries are endless Exceptions are the "problems" highlighted by the expeditionary force.
When the battle entered the second week, because the casualty rate of the troops had exceeded 30%, although Zhang Zizhong still showed high morale, he was actually considering a retreat. It was not that Zhang Zizhong had not experienced such a vicious battle, but it was still the War of Resistance. When it first started, and after that, even when it was in sole control of the northwest, the 28th Army had never encountered such a vicious battle again. It lost one or even two battalions every day, and watched helplessly as hundreds of soldiers were killed every day. The young man went up to the battlefield alive, but was carried down with blood dripping from his body. Even though his years of military service had made his heart as hard as iron, the corners of his eyes could not help but moisten when he faced this scene. He sent troops In Soviet Russia, the voice of domestic opposition is already high. If the losses are too great, and even the war damage exceeds a certain level and they have to retreat to the country for rest, then they will become a national sinner.
"As a soldier, the greatest honor is to be able to help the country expand its territory." When the Chinese and Soviet governments reached the "land-for-population" agreement, Zhang Zizhong specially summoned his subordinates to lecture and said the above words, which also supported him. He had the motivation to fight the Germans to the end, but now faced with huge casualties, he had to consider whether it was worth it.
Fortunately, just when Zhang Zizhong felt timid, the Soviet Russians stepped forward. The expeditionary force and the Soviet Red Army took turns taking turns. The number of casualties of the expeditionary force suddenly dropped, and Zhang Zizhong also resumed his "opening up frontiers" strategy. The power of "earth" finally reached the point where Manstein could no longer hold on.
Manstein was very cautious when he led his troops to advance, but now he has become very decisive once he gives the order to retreat. The old German man has quite a lot of actual combat experience and knows that retreat is more dangerous than attacking. If it is not done well, it will become was defeated, so the steps were very rigorous. He first gave an order to the front-line troops, asking them to strictly guard their offensive positions and be ready to attack at any time. Then he gave an order to the subordinate air force units, ordering them to strengthen their attack efforts and never let Sino-Soviet fighter planes Crossing the safety line,
In the sky, the fighter planes of the three countries, China, Germany and the Soviet Union, have not stopped fighting for airspace since the beginning of the battle. The three parties have fought too many times, and the commander-in-chief of each party has a considerable understanding of the size of the other party's air force. Therefore, when the German Air Force suddenly used all its strength and sent all combat aircraft to the front line, the commanders-in-chief of the Chinese and Soviet air forces thought that the German army was about to launch a massive attack, and they hurriedly called for support while calling their respective ground military commanders. report to remind them to be more vigilant,
The intelligence reached Zhang Zizhong, who was visiting the wounded in the field hospital. He was very nervous at first. He subconsciously took the microphone from the adjutant and was about to call Jiang Tiezhang, asking him to be more vigilant. The microphone was even close to his ear. The intelligence information stored in his mind surged up, and he couldn't help but froze while holding the microphone: "No, Manstein is not a reckless person, he will never make the same mistake twice, I understand, the German devils are I want to escape." He blurted out the last sentence,
It is not that Army Group A has launched similar attacks before, but the result was counterproductive. There were so many people on the unnamed high ground, so increasing the number of troops not only had no positive effect, but also made the opponent's artillery unit more efficient. In Zhang Zizhong's case, It seems that a famous general like Manstein would not fall down twice in the same place. There must be a reason for everything to go wrong. Why does Manstein still make such an appearance? There is only one explanation. , the Germans are trying to escape,