The young Wolfgang waited anxiously for a long time before Manstein finally returned.
"How is it, General?"
Manstein had left in the name of applying for supplies at the army group headquarters, so the order to Wolfgang was to wait for him to come back.
However, Manstein had not returned, so Wolfgang did not dare to disobey the order and attack Lelingrador.
At this moment, Manstein finally arrived. He could not wait to apply for the battle!
"General, our 239th division has 19,000 soldiers ready. As long as you give the order, we can enter the battlefield at any time!”
Seeing the determination in his eyes, Manstein believed that as long as he gave the order, the other party would not hesitate to throw in all his troops without holding back.
Even if there were more than 300,000 Soviets waiting for them, they would not waver!
Manstein was proud to have such a general and such an army under his command!
It was precisely because of this that he could not sit idly by and watch these soldiers die in vain!
"Hmm, Marshal Leeb approved our request. He provided us with a batch of explosive barrels and some recoilless cannons. With these equipment, we could break the wall and avoid the firing points of the Soviets on the street!”
"That's great. It's all thanks to you, General. Otherwise, the army group would not have given us these things so easily!”
"That's right. When we went to the military supplies department to apply for supplies, they told us that we had to queue up. In the end, we waited for several days without any news!”
"Sigh, the supply of resources in the country is very difficult now. I heard that Yingchan's bomber planes have flown to Western Europe and even started bombing the Empire. The local factories were forced to evacuate in order to prevent air strikes, which affected production efficiency and caused the supply of resources to be difficult!”
Hearing the discussion and complaints of several officers, Manstein's mood was somewhat heavy.
Even the officers at the front line could tell that the Empire's situation was terrible from the small details of the difficulty in replenishing supplies, let alone a marshal like him.
After 1943, the situation would be even more difficult. When the news of a series of defeats at the front line spread, not only would the empire face a severe shortage of supplies, but the morale and unrest brought about by the defeat would also be fatal to the empire.
Moreover, the series of failures had a fatal impact on the head of state's reputation and prestige. After losing his invincible aura, the head of state's status in many people's eyes plummeted. For this reason, some people who opposed the head of state even secretly colluded with foreign forces to launch an assassination attempt on the head of state...
Shaking his head and shaking off the negative emotions, Manstein remembered that the soldiers who were about to fight were watching him!
He could not show hesitation or low morale in front of them. That would lower their morale!
"Soldiers, forget all the factors outside the battlefield. Put all your energy and attention into this battle!
In front of you is the sturdiest and most important city of the furry bears in the northern battlefield. This city has been reinforced day and night by the furry bears, and has now become a huge fortress. Our army has attacked the foot of this city several times, but they have all returned in defeat!
And these failures gave the furry bear people the right to boast. They declared war on the outside world. The German army would not be able to break through this city for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even ten thousand years. Do you think the furry bear people's words are right?”
"No!"
"Louder, I can't hear you!"
"No!"
"No!"
"No!"
The soldiers shouted loudly. Each of them was like a lion's roar, releasing the anger that they had suppressed in their hearts.
"Very good, it seems that you don't agree with the bearman's bragging! " Since that's the case, then brave warriors, use your brains, use the guns and cannons in your hands to conquer this city. Go and tell the furry bear people that there's no fortress in this world that we can't destroy!”
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
After three shouts, the German soldiers did not even look back and continued to press forward!
They launched an all-out attack on the strong city of Lelingrador!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The first to attack the Soviets was the German air and ground bombardment!
A large number of artillery shells rained down on the Soviets 'positions. The bomber groups in the air were endless, lining up to throw heavy bombs into the middle of the Soviets!
Explosions, sparks, screams, and shouts!
This battle had already entered a white-hot stage from the beginning!
"Bomb! Don't be stingy with your artillery shells!”
Manstein was personally in the center, commanding the battle.
When the soldiers of the 239th Division approached the city, they were suppressed by the firing points of the Soviets in the city. They organized several attacks but were forced back. After sacrificing hundreds of brave soldiers, Manstein's eyes were red with bloodlust. He gave the most crazy order to the artillery.
Since the Soviets in the southeast corner were so concentrated and the resistance was so fierce, they might as well flatten this place and use it as a foothold for the German army to attack the city!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After receiving the instructions, the German Artillery Group no longer held back on their artillery shells. They launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the Soviets 'position in this line of defense!
Amidst the bombardment, the 800mm Gustav cannon that weighed more than a thousand tons did not stay idle. She also joined the attack!
Boom!
With a loud bang, a shell weighing more than seven tons landed on the Soviets 'position, sending a large number of Soviets into the sky and razing several surrounding buildings to the ground.
The sudden acceleration of the German artillery bombardment made the Soviets stationed here unable to react in time.
The German attack just now made them realize that this might be the area where the German army would focus on raiding, so they urgently sent an additional unit here to strengthen the defense.
However, when the troops arrived at the position, the German attack suddenly stopped. Instead, the enemy's artillery began to show their might!
As a result, the Soviets, who had no time to cover themselves, could only flee under the bombardment of the German army!
The densely packed buildings in the city provided them with some cover, but under the bombardment of heavy artillery, these buildings were simply unreliable. If they were hit, they would collapse. Under such circumstances, the soldiers hiding behind the buildings could easily be buried alive by the collapsed buildings if they were not careful!
By the time the bombardment ended, before the dizzy Soviets could react, the German soldiers had already rushed in front of them!
What awaited them were only bullets and bayonet!
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