The fortification area located 20 kilometers east of Melgard, an important town on the east bank of the Khabur River, was the border defense line built by the German army. It was also the area where the German army, as the offensive side, repeatedly attacked during the offensive and defensive war that lasted for more than a month. (氵
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But with the launch of the "Iron Hammer" plan, this place was no longer a front line. Most of the troops stationed here were transferred to the military stations along the front wedge. The defense was extremely empty. As a result, at nine o'clock on the night of the 29th, the troops were captured by Meyer.
The Airborne Fourth Army, commanded by Major General Jiang Zongyan, successfully carried out a surprise airborne landing in an open area more than 20 kilometers south of Kadai City. In two hours of fighting, they captured a five-kilometer-deep defense line with complete basic facilities.
At eight o'clock in the morning on the 30th, the 24th Group Army was ordered to move south quickly to join the Fourth Airborne Army and intercept the main German forces retreating westward.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Lieutenant General Guo Sizheng, who had just had a good night's sleep and regained his energy, walked into the underground headquarters at the military camp in the west of Mergadai City. Political Commissar Lieutenant General Sun Fu and Commander of the Fourth Airborne Army, Major General Jiang Zongyan, hurriedly greeted him.
Guo Sizheng immediately asked: "How is our current enemy?"
Sun Fu replied with a smile: "According to the news from the Air Force, the German army harassed the whole night last night. During this period, hundreds of fighter planes were sent into this area of airspace. Five fighters were shot down by our aviation force. The theater concluded that this was a communication cutoff.
The German command is issuing breakout orders to the German troops in our encirclement.
"This morning, under the frequent harassment of our air force, the German army completed its assembly at 10 o'clock, and then the army began to move westward. An hour ago, the German army in the north had arrived in Badi, and the German army in the south had arrived in Hlesiya.
They are expected to engage us before nightfall!"
Guo Sizheng nodded with relief and asked again: "Have the Germans in the encirclement of the northern wing surrendered? There is also the southern wing. The general offensive started at six o'clock in the morning. There should be results now, right?"
Jiang Zongyan joined the army in Lao Nanchang during the Chiang Kai-shek War in 2009. He graduated from the Xufu Military Academy in 2032, and later went through the Xufu Aviation School, the Southwest Air Force Aviation University and the National Defense University. Jiang Zongyan was a rising star in the Anjia Army.
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With low experience, and under the current situation where all the departments in the theater have important responsibilities, the Fourth Airborne Army, which was only organized for more than half a year, was designated as a supplement to the 24th Group Army. At the same time, Jiang Zongyan himself was also appointed to carry out this blocking mission.
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Seeing that Sun Fu was about to answer, Jiang Zongyan, who wanted to fulfill his duties as chief of staff, quickly took out his cigarette and lit it for Guo Sizheng and Sun Fu, then said with a smile: "Let me introduce...the two fronts of our army...oh, no,
It should be that the battle on all four fronts is going smoothly...Commander, come and see..."
Jiang Zongyan led Guo Sizheng to the large map that had been hung for a long time, and picked up the baton: "On the northern flank, although the Commander's 24th Group Army moved south at 8 o'clock this morning, our army's combat power has not been weakened much!
The remaining Germans were tired after a day and night of fighting.
We are hungry again. As of an hour ago, only two of the six large encirclement circles were left. Our 18th and 30th Group Armies and the troops directly under the theater were enough to eliminate the stubborn enemies. The first tank group has been ordered to move westward to Kabul.
Mishli rests and is ready to respond to all fronts."
Seeing the satisfied smile on Guo Sizheng's face, Jiang Zongyan was also very happy and moved the baton in his hand to the south: "Look here...the southern flank front. Due to the early retreat of the German army last night, 450,000 German troops
About 150,000 German troops were successfully evacuated, and the remaining 300,000 German troops were dispersed in the west.
The defenses deployed along the Weinai-Deir ez-Zor line and on both sides of the Euphrates River in the border fortification area collapsed under the multi-line attack of our army at around 2:30 in the afternoon. Currently, Abu Kamal and Geita near the border line
Towns such as , Bugem, Salissiem and others have fallen into the control of our army.
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"Among them, the Second Tank Army, the Second Airborne Army, and the Third Army were extremely tenacious. After nearly ten hours of long-distance attack, they immediately went into battle without any rest. The morale of the German troops who were covering the evacuation was already low.
Not high. After the fierce battle, the entire front collapsed. It took our army just over two hours to break through the three deep defense lines of the German army, occupy Weinaina and Deir ez-Zor, and cut off the German army's retreat. This led to the collapse of the entire eastern front.
"The Germans were very vicious and blew up all the ferries on the Euphrates River and the Maiadin Dam before retreating. If our air force had not provided timely warning in advance, it is estimated that our troops marching northwest along the river would have suffered great losses. At present,
, cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Euphrates River have issued flood warnings."
Guo Sizheng said: "Beware of the enemy jumping over the wall to blow up the dam and use water to replace troops. This is originally in the emergency plan formulated by the theater headquarters, and it should not be a big problem. However, when both sides of the Euphrates River are flooded, our army
The attack will definitely be seriously affected, and the German commander is a smart man!"
Jiang Zongyan said with a smile: "The commander of the German army is Marshal Sigismund Wilhelm List, commander of Army Group A. He has rich experience in leading troops. In the autumn of 1938, he commanded the newly built Fourteenth Army to participate in the invasion of Poland.
The following year he was appointed tenth
Commander of the Second Army, he led the attack on France and was promoted to marshal for his meritorious service. In 1940, he led the army to invade Yugoslavia and Greece, and then became the commander of the Balkan occupation forces. This year he was transferred to the Soviet-German battlefield and participated in the occupation of Stalingrad, which can be said to be a great achievement.
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"Speaking of which, this person is still a good friend of our Commander Yin... When Commander Yin was studying in Berlin, Lister happened to be the principal of the Dresden Infantry School. He and Commander Yin conducted three simulations on the sand table and failed.
, Later, when he served as the division commander and corps commander of the Wehrmacht in Berlin, he communicated with Commander Yin many times."
Guo Sizheng was very happy when he heard this: "This person has always been our Commander Yin's defeated general. I believe that after this war, most German generals will think of Commander Yin who was so powerful when he was studying at the Army University in Berlin, and understand that our Anjia
The army is terrible, haha..."
Jiang Zongyan laughed and continued to move the baton:
"Here...in the southeast, after General Ewald von Kleist led more than 200,000 German troops to surrender on the 26th, at 1 o'clock this morning, General Paulus also led the remaining 170,000 German troops.
Surrender, so that our 7th, 8th, 13th, and 14th armies will be freed up, and the third and fourth tank groups can also resume their formation and engage in the annihilation of the largest German army in the encirclement.
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Guo Sizheng counted on his fingers: "So far, we have successfully eliminated the three major German combat groups, and the total enemy force has reached more than 1.3 million, and almost all of them are Germany's most elite troops. If Bloomberg's headquarters is destroyed again,
If the troops commanded by and Manstein stay, then the losses of the German troops on this line alone will be as high as three million, and the foundation of the entire German Wehrmacht will collapse."
Jiang Zongyan said with a smile: "If the German troops destroyed on the northern flank and the area west of Lutbai are included, then the Germans have lost at least 1.8 million troops. In addition, the German troops on the southern flank have actively retreated to the desert and Gobi.
The losses suffered today and in the future, the West German army's losses may be as high as four million...
"Early this morning, the German Zalmut cluster suddenly withdrew westward. After we found out in the early morning, the German troops had already withdrawn into the Syrian desert. Our 11th Air Force Division launched continuous attacks, and the 17th Group Army followed in pursuit. The results were very great. It is estimated that in the end
Not even half of the German troops escaped back to Damascus!"
Guo Sizheng was finally relieved: "So, as long as we hold on for a day or two and wait for the liberated troops from the north and south wings to rush forward, the Germans in the encirclement will have no choice but to surrender!"
Jiang Zongyan beamed: "It's exciting to think that there are two German marshals in the encirclement... After this battle, we will become famous!"
Sun Fu was a little worried: "There has never been a precedent for a marshal being captured in Germany before. It is estimated that the Germans will do everything they can to save their generals, and the best option is to transport them by air... According to the investigation of the intelligence department, the Germans mobilized from Europe
There are many wooden planes that are imitations of our country's transport aircraft, and the sky will probably be very lively these two nights!"
Guo Sizheng was stunned for a moment: "That kind of wooden plane with a maximum load of five tons, a cruising speed of just over 100 kilometers, and the ability to turn off the engine and glide above 500 meters in the air?"
Seeing Sun Fu nodding in confirmation, Guo Sizheng frowned: "That kind of aircraft is really difficult to deal with. Since the fuselage is all made of wood, it will be silent after turning off the engine in the air. As long as it can land safely, it can be transported away.
Some Germans."
Jiang Zongyan saw Guo Sizheng and Sun Fu frowning, thought for a while and whispered: "Commander, political commissar, according to the information I got, our air force has been ordered not to intercept these transport planes. From this we can know the attitude of the higher-ups.
I really want to keep these German generals!
"If everything goes well, we will eat four million German troops. However, the total population of Germany is only 60 million, and there are less than 15 million military-age soldiers. Today, the German Wehrmacht has less than 12 million. This means that
We had eaten almost a third of the German army, and they were the most elite troops in Germany.
"If these experienced generals are lumped together to make dumplings, the Germans will not only lose on the Soviet-German battlefield, but Western Europe and North Africa may not be able to hold on... The Germans will collapse too quickly, which is not conducive to our interests.
Therefore, all ordinary German soldiers have to stay, but their commanders can be let go quietly!"
Guo Sizheng and Sun Fu suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly, gaining a little more understanding about the upcoming battle.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the retreating German forwards finally encountered the intercepting troops of the Anjia Army, and the war broke out!
"Move forward, for the sake of the Führer, for the sake of the empire, there are enemies but no one!"
"Fight a bloody road back home!"
"My parents, wife and children at home are waiting for us..."
Sensational slogans, accompanied by overwhelming shouts of killing and shrill whistles, resounded in front of the Anjia Army's defense line. However, the German army made a loud noise, but the Anjia Army's blocking position to the west was unusually calm.
"Attention, the Germans are here to die! Each platoon and each squad, move closer and attack, and wipe out the enemy cleanly. No one can break through our defensive position..."
The Anjiajun company platoon commanders and political cadres at the grassroots level roamed various positions to carry out simple and effective mobilization. The battle-hardened Anjiajun officers and soldiers calmly observed the approaching German troops, waiting for the battle order to be issued.
"The target is 1,500 meters away. About 40 German tanks have entered the range of our anti-tank artillery. However, in order to ensure the hit rate, each anti-tank artillery must fire again when the German tank enters within a distance of 800 meters."
At each regiment and battalion headquarters not far from the front-line positions, regimental and battalion commanders issued orders to various anti-tank firepower points through battlefield telephones.
"Each fire platoon and each squad, snipers in the platoon, pay attention, focus on shooting the enemy commanders. I don't ask you to achieve great results. I only hope that you can accurately destroy the German's basic command system so that it will no longer be possible."
War will lead to chaos!" The company commanders on the front line loudly reminded the battle essentials and requirements.
"Each artillery support unit will focus on attacking German tanks in the first round. Their infantry will be dealt with by our infantry..."
"Everyone should relax. The Germans are weak, so there is no need to be too nervous. Just fight like normal training..."
The battlefield intelligence fed back from the observation post, accompanied by the explosions of shells continuously ejected by the German tanks at the front of the offensive column, fell back and forth on the position, floating back and forth on the position.
As the illumination bombs launched by the German army continued to rise into the sky, the ground became translucent. The figures of the Germans in the distance gradually became larger and larger in the eyes of the Anjia officers and soldiers, and they walked into the crosshairs of general-purpose machine guns, automatic rifles and sniper rifles one by one.
"fire!"
As the combat order was issued, the first to speak were the 128mm, 105mm and 88mm anti-aircraft guns of three calibers captured from the German army, as well as the Anjia Army's 75mm standard cannon. These guns have long barrels.
Place it nearly horizontally to the ground, not far behind the front line position.
The muzzle flame flashed, and after the huge cannon ejected from the chamber, the huge propelling air wave set off a burst of smoke and dust on the ground. Under the concussion of the powerful shock wave, some sand and soil flew around, hitting the exposed skin of people, and even causing blood.
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In the face of such a powerful anti-tank weapon, the German tanks rushing at the front received the most brutal blow. In order to ensure the hit rate of the artillery, several artillery were often aimed at the same target at the same time. Although this would waste ammunition,
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The situation was immediately apparent. Due to the visual error caused by the night, some shells just missed the German tanks and flew to the rear. However, a large number of shells still hit the target, and more than a dozen of the German tanks were hit by large-caliber armor-piercing shells.
On hit, it will instantly return to the state of parts.
The Germans were very familiar with their artillery. Seeing that their own weapons were used by the squadron to block their attack, the German tanks and infantry became angry and began to sprint and accelerate. Under the current circumstances, the only way to pass this section quickly was to
Dangerous distance, entangled with the squadron, only in this way can An Jiajun's firepower advantage be reduced.
"shooting!"
When the German army broke into a distance of 400 meters, the Anjia Army infantry began to perform. Various types of firearms that had been ready and aimed for a long time formed a dense firepower network in front of the Germans in a short period of time. Mixed in among the tanks, they formed skirmishers.
The advancing German soldiers fell down row after row.
"Team leader, when will it be our turn... The brotherly troops are fighting so lively, we shouldn't just sit back and watch!" On the heavy howitzer position behind the position, listening to the intensive gunfire erupting from the front position, some soldiers sat
Unable to stand still, they all asked the leader of the artillery crew.
"Why are you anxious? It's just a tentative attack by the Germans now. The infantry can handle it on their own. When we get to the back, the Germans eager to escape will rush over in dense numbers. By then, the firing order from above will probably make you guys unable to even eat.
There’s no time!”
The leaders of the artillery crews started to relieve their brothers one after another. The heavy artillery artillery of the Anjia Army formed an artillery crew based on the number of people needed to serve a cannon. The number of people in the artillery crew was not fixed. For example, the number of people in the 105mm mountain howitzer crew was
Seven people, the Dongfeng I 150mm heavy cannon has a crew of fifteen people, the PoNu II 150mm heavy cannon has a crew of twelve, and the PoNu II 120mm heavy cannon has a crew of nine
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In the face of a dense rain of bullets, the German army retreated, but only a quarter of an hour later, the German army launched a second wave of attacks again, and was immediately hit by more intense firepower than the last time.
After leaving a pile of corpses and several tank wreckage, the German army stopped attacking and the battlefield slowly became quiet.
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