Chapter 31
"Yes, you are right, I am crazy. Marshal Zhukov nodded, picked up the phone and said in a cold tone:
"General Timoshenko, I will send you another 2,000 tanks and 500 Katyusha rocket launchers. You must teach the German army a lesson. If you lose, you don't have to come back."
If the previous three tank armies are counted, the number of tanks owned by the Russian Bear on the front battlefield at this time exceeds 5,000.
Such a number of tanks can definitely defeat the German army.
This is why the Russian Bear has such confidence and can easily concentrate 5,000 tanks, or even more.
General Timoshenko on the other side of the phone felt his heart sink, his mind went blank, and he shuddered uncontrollably. This was a very serious warning.
After all, the other party was the leader's direct lineage, and the gap in status between the two was very large. Timoshenko immediately assured loudly:"Please rest assured, Comrade Marshal, I will definitely defeat the German army."
"You know, the leader won't give too many people the chance to make mistakes, but don't worry, while you fight back, I will let the heavy artillery army support you, and let the German army try the power of our artillery fire."Zhukov said loudly
"Yes, Comrade Marshal, please rest assured that I will teach the Germans a lesson. Timoshenko shouted with full force.
"In addition, I am dispatching a group of air force fighters, all of which are the latest La-7 and Yak-9 fighters. Zhukov made another promise
""Thank you, I will not let you down." Timoshenko said with some emotion.
Although he knew that Zhukov had other purposes for supporting him so tirelessly, he was indeed moved, because the army group led by Timoshenko was on the front line.
No matter what, as long as the German army launched a counterattack, they would definitely attack him first, so he had to block the German attack. Now Zhukov has mobilized other troops for support, which naturally moved him very much, so that he can be more confident in holding on.
If he really lost the defense line, he would really have to go to a military court, and if he was unlucky, he would not be able to come back.
"Commander, the Russians have gathered thousands of tanks and are rushing towards our position. The German command staff came in with a telegram and said:
"How is the rocket unit prepared?"Manstein nodded and looked at the map.
After seeing the power of Katyusha rocket launchers, he directly organized Katyusha rocket launchers into an army.
""It has moved to the designated position. In addition, the logistics department has sent us another 500 Katyusha rockets and a large amount of ammunition, which is enough for us to fight for a long time." The adjutant said hurriedly.
Hearing this, Manstein was delighted. With these 500 Katyusha rockets as his trump card, he had great confidence in defeating the frontal defense line of the Russian bear.
"Very good, organize these 500 Katyusha rocket launchers into a separate army group, move them here, and wait for the order to fire."Manstein pointed to a place on the map and said
"yes!"
"Very good, let's see their performance next." Manstein said calmly, he could already foresee that all the Russian tanks would be buried here.
"Let the various infantry divisions prepare for the general offensive. Once the Southwestern Army is defeated, immediately recapture the city of Kharkov."
"Yes!"
At this time, in a secret position, a thousand Katyusha rocket launchers were neatly arranged, with their muzzles all pointed at the distant
""Fire!"
With the order, a thousand rocket launchers opened fire at the same time, desperately bombarding the tank troops of the Russian bear. The overwhelming coverage of the fire, the seemingly indestructible defense position of the Russian bear, was immediately engulfed in a sea of fire and completely destroyed.
The advancing tank troops were also destroyed in an instant by the hail of rockets from the German army.
"Oh my god, so many rockets, it's terrifying"
"How many rockets are these!"
"About a thousand of them, right?"
"Quick retreat"
""Retreat, retreat."
In the past, they watched German tanks being attacked by Katyusha rocket launchers, but now it was the Germans' turn to watch them being bombed. Only they knew how it felt.
Timoshenko, who received the battle situation in the rear, was stunned. He was full of confidence just now, but now there were less than 100 tanks left out of the 500 tanks in the lead. This huge loss made him extremely angry.
"Damn it, bastard, son of a bitch, damn it." Timoshenko wanted to finish yelling all the vicious words, he knew he was finished. He originally thought that if he could repel the German army this time, he would be promoted to marshal, but now, it was a question whether he could save his life.