Outside the forest on the outskirts of Leningrador, on the road near Lake Ladoja, a convoy was driving quietly.
It was already close to evening, and the sky was gradually darkening. The narrow road had become bumpy and bumpy due to the destruction of the bombing.
Under such circumstances, the motorcade should have turned on their headlights to illuminate the road so that the driver could drive safely.
However, this convoy strangely did not choose to turn on the lights. Not only that, the soldiers guarding the convoy were also silent. They even deliberately controlled their footsteps and carefully did not make a single sound!
Under the cover of the night, the entire convoy was as quiet as a ghost under the night sky, quietly moving forward.
From time to time, the sound of gunfire could be heard from afar. The flashes of explosions and the occasional tremors made the soldiers nervous.
They were getting closer and closer to the battlefield!
"Stop the car and rest. Scouts, expand the search area, investigate the situation, and ensure the safety of our surroundings.”
With this order, the soldiers guarding the convoy immediately dispersed. They bent their backs and held their guns, nervously spreading out to both sides of the road.
This was the Road of Life on the south side of Lake Ladoja. It was the only road that Mao Xiong had paved with the blood and lives of countless soldiers to reach Lelingrador!
The millions of soldiers and civilians in Lelingrador depended on this supply line to survive!
Once the German army cut off this supply line, then Lelingrador would repeat the same mistake as a year ago. The period from January to February of 1942 was the darkest time in the history of Lelingrador!
Under the onslaught of the German army, Lelingrador was completely cut off from the outside world. Due to the lack of food and supplies, at least tens of thousands of people and soldiers in the city were frozen to death every day!
That was why this path was so important and was called the path of life!
Of course, such an important road, it was impossible for the German army to not discover it!
After realizing that Mao Xiong had a road that connected to the city of Leningrador, the German army launched a series of fierce attacks on the city. The ground bombardment and air bombardment never stopped!
Such a fierce attack turned this road, which was less than 100 kilometers long, into a death zone. Countless Soviet soldiers died here!
Therefore, every time a convoy full of supplies passed by, they were extremely careful!
In order to minimize their losses, the Soviets would often pass through at night.
At night, it was difficult for the German bomber and artillery to find their targets, and the threat to them would be greatly reduced.
If they passed through here during the day, they would immediately become live targets for the German army. Not only would they lose their lives, but the various supplies they transported would also be unable to be transported to Lelingrador.
Therefore, every night, this road would become busy!
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While the Soviets were carefully searching, at the edge of the forest not far from them, a few German soldiers in snow camouflage were counting the size of the Soviets 'transport troops.
"There are a total of 576 trucks, 38 armored vehicles, and 12 tanks. The size of the escort force is about a division!”
"General Manstein's judgment is really accurate. The bearmen actually only sent a division to escort these carriages!”
"Of course, he's the publicly acknowledged God of War, the number one general of the Empire. If he didn't have some ability, how could he become the number one general?”
"Shh, don't talk. Act according to the plan!”
The scouts of the Soviets did not find any large German troops nearby, so they quickly relaxed and continued to move forward.
However, not long after the convoy set off again, there was a loud bang. A truck loaded with supplies was blown to the ground. The sparks from the explosion shone on the terrified faces of the Soviet soldiers, making them realize that things were not good!
Boom! Boom!
Following the first explosion, as if they had received a signal, the convoy escorted by the Soviets exploded one after another. One truck after another was blown up into the sky!
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
"Hide, hide now!"
The sudden explosion caused the Soviets to panic. They did not hear the sound of the enemy's artillery, nor did they see the trajectory of the artillery shells in the air, but their own cars were blown up one after another!
This scene was too strange. They had no idea where the enemy who attacked them was hiding!
To make matters worse, the German attack was very targeted. They did not attack randomly, but targeted the cars at the front of the convoy. After blowing up these trucks, the wreckage of the trucks blocked the road, making it impossible for the convoy behind them to pass.
"Commander, the convoy has been blocked and can't move!”
"Quick, quickly send someone to drag away the wreckage of those destroyed cars. Immediately organize people to launch a counterattack. We must escort our convoy into the city smoothly!”
"Could it be that the German army wants to trap us here and eat us all up?”
Seeing that their convoy was under fierce attack, and they did not even see the enemy's shadow, the Soviets were extremely panicked.
What made them even more panicked was the fierce bombardment of the German army!
The road and retreat were blocked, and the Soviet convoy that was trapped on the road immediately became the target of the German artillery.
Following a series of earth-shaking roars, hundreds of heavy artillery shells rained down on the battlefield, sending all the carriages and soldiers on the battlefield into the sky.
The first phase of the operation was a complete success. The German army successfully killed the supply convoy of the Soviets!
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