Muja Fort in the north of Baghdad, Anjia Army West Asia Theater Headquarters. -< >-Net.
In the small conference room in the back of the command center, Yin Jinan was interviewing two lieutenant generals, Chi Zongyuan, commander of the 13th Group Army, and Fang Jide, commander of the 14th Group Army, who had arrived urgently.
"It stands to reason that you are so tired, you should take a rest and prepare your armaments for a while. However, the current war situation is urgent, and you have to be transferred to the battlefield as soon as possible. Come and see-"
Yin Jinan stood up, led Chi and Fang to a large operational map, and took the baton from the staff: "Here... on the north bank of Lake Gadisiye, we blocked the German Army's No. 1 command led by General Paulus.
The Seventeenth Army, the Twenty-ninth Army and the Fifty-first Army have a total of twelve divisions, with as many as 300,000 troops including logistics and baggage troops.
"However, this encirclement is not strong. Blocking the west are the two security divisions of our Sixteenth Army. Once Paulus calms down, he will definitely choose to break out on this line. You must take the train overnight to reach Gadisiya
Anais on the west bank of the lake, get off the bus there, cross the Euphrates River and continue to attack eastward, cooperating with the 7th and 8th Army Groups and three tank divisions and two armored infantry divisions drawn from the 3rd and 4th Tank Groups.
, wipe out this group of enemies."
Chi Zongyuan and Fang Jide looked at each other and nodded silently.
At this time, Lieutenant General Li Jun, Chief of Staff, opened the door and walked in. He came to Yin Jinan and handed him a message.
Yin Jinan took it and took a look at it with some doubts, and then suddenly became energetic. After reading it carefully, a happy smile appeared on his face: "Yang Jiuxiao is growing up very fast... This combat plan is extremely feasible. Once it is realized,
The German army will inevitably fall into greater passivity. Not only will the war situation in West Asia change instantly, but the entire World War II situation will also undergo a fundamental reversal!
"I have been thinking about the next strategy in the past few days. After the German Southeast Cluster is eliminated, we will free up the effective strength of at least four armies. Originally, I planned to use all this strength to encircle and annihilate the Paulus Cluster, but now it seems that
This courage is still a bit small...
"Since Yang Jiuxiao dares to launch a counterattack against the enemy's solid front on the north road, we can also follow the same pattern in the south. Once a breakthrough is made, it will be like a crab stretching out two big pincers, and the situation will change instantly. By then Germany
You’re going to have a headache!”
Seeing Chi Zongyuan and Fang Jide's confused looks, Yin Jinan looked at the map and briefly introduced the current situation, and then said:
"No matter how the war situation changes, your task is very tight... Next, you have a high chance of attacking and destroying them with fewer troops than the enemy. At that time, we will divide and surround the German army one by one and defeat them.
Total annihilation! The better you fight, the more smoothly the entire strategic encirclement will be implemented!"
"Promise to complete the mission!" Chi Zongyuan and Fang Jide did not expect that there would be a big battle to fight when they arrived. Their eyes shone with excitement and they saluted Yin Jinan together.
"Okay, you go ahead and try to get the movement in place in the early hours of tomorrow night... Now, your friendly forces have launched a full-scale counterattack. I think Paulus still couldn't figure it out for a while. When he finally found out that the only way to go west was
When a breakthrough can give him a chance to survive, his end has come!"
When Chi Zongyuan and Fang Jide heard this, they saluted Yin Jinan again and then left happily.
A quarter of an hour later, the headquarters held an emergency combat meeting.
At the meeting, Yin Jinan briefly introduced Yang Jiuxiao's new plan. After everyone agreed, it was handed over to the staff department for discussion and improvement.
At four o'clock in the morning, the new combat plan was finally released and then sent to the Military Commission and An Yi's office. -< >-Network.
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The night is dark.
More than 30 kilometers south of the defense line established by the Seventh Army of the Anjia Army, the offensive of the 11th Tank Division and the 14th Armored Infantry Division of the Third Tank Army is underway.
"An Jiajun, move forward!"
In a wilderness filled with explosions, a group of Anjia Army infantrymen, hunched over and armed with automatic rifles and submachine guns, ran forward closely behind Leopard II tanks, half-track armored fighting vehicles, and armored personnel carriers.
This is a wilderness less than fifteen kilometers away from the town of Umfettoor in the south. The winding road is blocked by German artillery fire and machine gun fire.
extending in darkness.
"boom--"
A shell suddenly fell less than five meters away from the attacking crowd and exploded violently. Immediately, two Anjia Army infantrymen were shot and fell. However, looking around, the corpses scattered in this desolate wilderness were still covered in dazzling colors.
Most of the German officers and soldiers wore black military uniforms.
Near a small hill with a height of only 20 to 30 meters, around the winding trenches, hundreds of German corpses still maintained various postures when they died.
On the machine gun battle position made of sandbags, you can clearly see the German heavy machine guns with shields, weird-shaped anti-tank guns, and combat anti-tank guns with two calibers of 37 mm and 57 mm. By this time, most of them had already
It's in pieces and pieces.
Since this area is an irrigated area where the Euphrates River and the Sersar River meet, there are many gullies used for farmland irrigation. In addition, there are many lakes nearby with abundant water resources. Therefore, trees that are originally difficult to see in West Asia are not only densely populated here, but also densely populated.
Moreover, each jungle is still very dense, as if the world has changed.
An armored fighting vehicle traveling more than ten meters in front of the Anjia Army infantry suddenly stopped, slightly adjusted the muzzle of its 20mm machine gun, and fired a shot in the direction of the German artillery shells with a "boom" sound.
In the blink of an eye, an anti-tank gun emplacement located between two big trees and covered with a large number of branches and leaves was hit. Although the power of the 37-mm anti-tank gun was far less than that of the Anjia Army's Leopard II and Tiger tanks, it was still able to deal with it.
These thin-skinned armored combat vehicles are more than enough!
After completing the shooting, the Anjiajun tanks and armored fighting vehicles continued to advance rapidly. Further away, with the sound of "clicking", large trees as tall as a person and as thick as an arm were smashed by Anjiajun's
The steel beasts pushed him to the ground mercilessly.
On the German second-line position about two kilometers in front of the woods, many German officers and soldiers whose self-confidence was seriously frustrated had left the trenches and fled backwards in panic.
"Brothers, don't stop, keep moving forward!"
On a command-type Leopard IID tank, Captain Ren Jianhua, commander of the first company of the third battalion of the second regiment of the 11th Tank Division, wearing a black tank uniform, loudly greeted his subordinate tank commanders using a radio communicator.
The Anjia Army tank company includes a company headquarters equipped with two Leopard II tanks and three tank platoons with four Leopard II tanks each. It can fully undertake a certain aspect of the attack mission. Now there is an armored infantry company in this direction to cooperate with the operation.
The power is doubled.
The mechanized troops passed through the German second-line positions and crossed the jungle. A quaint bridge was already vaguely visible.
Because it is located in an irrigation area, there are many artificial rivers in this area. They are usually three to four meters deep and four to five meters wide. It is winter now, and there is only some water at the bottom of the ditch. People can wade through it. (-< >-
Net.) The only thing that needs to be noted is that if tanks and armored vehicles cross the river, the river bank is too steep and straight, and it will naturally act as an anti-tank trench. If the opponent's infantry ambush on the river bank, almost every
A rocket will take away a tank.
Therefore, considering all aspects of the situation, it is best to preserve the bridge in front of us intact to facilitate the rapid advancement of the mechanized troops in the rear.
Under the illumination of the falling artillery fire, groups of retreating German infantry were fleeing towards the bridge in panic. Driven by the desire to survive, their legs actually ran past the tracks and wheels of the Anjia Army.
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However, these people seemed to be concerned that there were still a large number of companions who had not had time to retreat, or they were too eager to escape to think about the heavy responsibilities. These Germans did not blow up the bridge immediately, and only a small number of people joined the bridge.
However, before they could catch their breath, two Leopard II tanks from the Anjia Army rushed onto the bridge.
The heavy machine guns deployed by the German army on both sides of the bridgehead on the other side used dense bullets to hit the 120 mm thick turret and body armor in front of the Leopard II tanks in vain. However, such attacks were of no avail. Only two Leopard II tanks burst out from the front.
fierce fire
Hua, while driving forward steadily, fired violently at the German defensive positions with its 105mm tank gun and vehicle-mounted coaxial and directional machine guns. After a while, it successfully crossed the bridge, its tracks touched the ground, and continued to spray the Germans.
Intensive barrage.
At this time, many German troops were still running around in panic on the bridgehead, and the dense machine gun bullets quickly "liberated" them from this bad and disorderly state.
Under the pressure of the Anjia Army tanks, the German infantry had to abandon the bridgehead position and actively chose to retreat!
At this extremely important moment, Captain Ren Jianhua decisively issued an order: "The rest of the tanks in the row will cross the bridge immediately. After reaching the other side of the bridge, they will disperse on the spot and look for alert and defensive positions.
"Second Platoon, Third Platoon, don't cross the river. Each vehicle crew is looking for a hiding place to hide. There are still a large number of German troops on our two wings who will not have time to retreat. It is said that the battle may not happen from around us. No matter when, we cannot give up our vigilance.
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"Correspondent, please send a message to the regiment headquarters now. We have just occupied Bridge No. 4 and request instructions!"
The stone bridges belong to a different century than those steel bridges. There are even simple stone railings carved with strange patterns on these bridges. You can tell at a glance that they are old. The 35-ton Leopard II tank is safe and sound.
After driving over, the two cars behind had no problem crossing the bridge.
One minute later, the regiment headquarters sent an order via the radio: Hold Bridge No. 4 at any cost.
After receiving the order, Ren Jianhua immediately contacted Lieutenant Lu Teng, commander of the third battalion of the third battalion of the 14th Armored Infantry Division who was following the tank company in the attack, to unify and coordinate the operations of the two units. According to the combat principles of the tank unit, the third armored company obeyed the first company.
command and dispatch.
Ren Jianhua decided: The third armored company would send a platoon of infantry to clear the bridge, and at the same time send a platoon across the river to assist in the defense. Finally, six armored fighting vehicles were sent out, divided into two directions, north and south, to go forward to detect the German army's movements and gain an advantage for the defense.
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"Sir, there is a large number of infantry approaching us from the northwest. They are probably German troops that have just withdrawn from nearby positions!"
The report from Second Lieutenant He Mu, leader of the 3rd company's reconnaissance platoon, suddenly sounded in the earphones.
Ren Jianhua calmly issued the order: "First make sure it is not our troops before opening fire. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Second Lieutenant He Mu's reply came clearly.
Since it is an interspersed battle with tanks, our troops in the salient are very likely to penetrate deep into the enemy's rear, and it is inevitable that the enemy and ourselves will be mixed together. However, the powerful firepower, defense and mobility of tanks and armored units give them unique
Large depth penetration combat capability.
The first tank company and the third armored company were both ready for defense at this time. The role of armored infantry is extremely important. Their firepower can make up for the blind spots of tank close-range firepower. At the same time, the machine guns and machine gun barrages of armored fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers are enough to
Provide intensive fire cover to the tank.
Sparse gunfire suddenly came from the northwest of the bridge. A moment later, Second Lieutenant He Mu's voice came from the radio: "The Germans are coming. After we called out, they opened fire on us immediately!"
"Okay, you should withdraw immediately...Other departments should prepare for battle and shoot when the enemy approaches 400 meters. If the enemy retreats, cease fire immediately. The Germans are in our encirclement. They have no choice but to surrender at dawn."
No choice, understand?”
Ren Jianhua shouted an order, and the tank turret began to change direction. When everything was arranged, Ren Jianhua simply stood on the turret of the Leopard IID tank and observed the situation in the northwest with a telescope.
Under the artillery fire that sometimes rose and sometimes disappeared, the figures of the German infantry became increasingly clear. Fortunately, there were no tanks in the crowd!
As the distance to the bridge gradually shortened, the Germans finally discovered that the bridgehead position for escape had changed hands, but the chaotic situation no longer allowed their commander to seriously organize an attack!
Waiting for the opponent to be close enough, Ren Jianhua gave the order to fire through the radio.
"Porphyrin —"
The sound of the general-purpose machine gun firing like tearing cloth could be heard by the Anjia officers and soldiers who were waiting silently without using a communication device. Almost instantly, all kinds of firearms were firing fiercely at the rushing German troops.
At a distance of four hundred meters, the lethality of tank guns, machine guns, and light and heavy machine guns made it impossible for the German infantry to advance even fifty meters!
In the head-on confrontation between the flesh and blood body and the metal storm, the former had to retreat due to huge casualties and rapid decline in morale. However, the German troops who gathered from all directions had an absolute advantage in numbers after all - although this
The Anjia Army tank unit broke through their positions with lightning speed, but the German officers and soldiers, who still held the initiative as a whole, were not willing to give up resistance easily.
Ten minutes later, with the support of several anti-tank guns and infantry guns, the German infantry came back again, and this time they became smarter. They no longer blindly charged towards the bridge, but bowed their waists and lowered their heads.
Holding their heads and keeping a distance of two to three meters between each other, they quickly advanced towards the Anjiajun position.
When one of the directions was suppressed by the firepower of the Anjia Army, the rest would accelerate towards the bridgehead. In this alternating pattern, the huge attacking formation continued to approach the bridgehead position that was still under the control of our own troops half an hour ago.
"Attention, second and third platoons of tanks, after we fire fiercely, you will launch all your tanks and launch a counterattack towards the attacking enemy, but it is best not to exceed 500 meters. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
The loud replies from the two platoon commanders came.
When a large number of German infantry rushed to a distance of only more than 200 meters from the bridgehead position, fierce artillery fire and rain of bullets from a row of tanks on the other side of the river and all the armored fighting vehicles and personnel carriers on both sides broke out in an instant, with flying shrapnel and shuttles.
The bullets ruthlessly and efficiently plundered the lives of German officers and soldiers. In just a few minutes, the number of German casualties increased at an alarming rate, and soon reached three digits!
In the afterimage of tracer bullets flying by, Captain Ren Jianhua poked half of his head out of his turret, holding a telescope in his right hand and holding a radio intercom in his left hand, his expression becoming extremely serious.
The darkness of the night has been dispelled by the blazing firelight. In sight, patches of German infantry fell to the ground. However, driven by the desire to survive, more soldiers armed with Mauser rifles and submachine guns still fought bravely.
Run forward with all your strength.
When the Anjiajun machine gunners had to pause shooting to replace those red barrels, the firepower on the position suddenly weakened a lot, and the German army also took advantage of this favorable opportunity to continuously draw closer to themselves and the Anjiajun
The distance between positions.
Seeing that the German infantry was about to rush into the bridgehead position, Captain Ren Jianhua shouted: "Second Platoon, Third Platoon, attack!"
The fierce artillery fire covered up the sound of the Anjia Army tanks hiding behind the bridgehead. When they appeared on the position and advanced while firing, the German officers and soldiers were obviously surprised. At this time, their forward troops were far away from the bridgehead.
It’s already less than a hundred meters away!
Lowering the muzzle, without aiming, and without stopping to shoot, the Leopard II tanks traveling at the front fired their 105mm shells within a few seconds. At the same time, the coaxial and directional missiles located at the front of the vehicle
The machine guns also kept spraying terrifying tongues of fire.
At such a close distance, their red muzzle flashes made every German soldier feel panic from the bottom of his heart.
The sound of tracks crushing the ground came. The Leopard II tank moved forward steadily. The muzzle pointed in the direction, and the parallel and directional machine guns could supplement the artillery fire with dense ammunition. The deadly rain of bullets killed people mercilessly.
Saving those humble lives, and in close combat situations, the pressure these tanks brought to the charging German officers and soldiers was even far greater than their own power.
The German army, whose attack was blocked, was still hesitating. Unfortunately, they no longer had time to think too much. Eight Anjiajun tanks traveling at full speed had crossed a distance of 100 meters and rushed in front of them. The German soldiers quickly panicked. In desperation, someone picked up the tank.
Rifles and machine guns were shooting at the tanks, but how could such bullets pose a threat to the thickly armored Anjiajun tanks?
Although the German infantry also had anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades, and the anti-tank guns deployed in the rear were also vigorously launching attacks, Anjiajun's Leopard II tanks did not give them much time to react. The steel beast was like a
Like an extremely sharp sword, it pierced the German charging line diagonally.
Faced with this oppressive style of play, the German infantry who tried to recapture the bridge finally retreated. Unfortunately, what awaited them was not a precious breathing space and a re-energized attack. Two consecutive charges failed to capture the bridge.
More Anjia Army tanks and armored vehicles have emerged from the darkness. They attack in a fan-shaped formation, sweeping past the already riddled German positions and rapidly advancing towards the bridge.
The attack momentum of hundreds of tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles was completely different. The morale of the German officers and soldiers who were familiar with tank warfare quickly fell to a low point.
By 7 o'clock in the morning, An's army had advanced the front eight kilometers in one fell swoop. General Paulus, who was trying to delay by relying on solid defense, was on pins and needles and had to frequently send troops to plug the loopholes. At this time, even if he could fight for an extra hour,
They are all extremely precious.
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