Time passed by little by little, and under the attack of German artillery and air force, the Russian army suffered heavy losses on the defense line. The trenches were blown down, the machine gun fire points and bunkers were destroyed, and the cannons on the artillery positions also suffered heavy losses.

Before the German infantry attack began, the Russian army had already suffered huge losses. If this continues, it will probably not take long before all the Russian artillery will die.

The Russian generals saw this. However, they had no choice. If the artillery was ordered to hide, the German army would gather all the artillery fire to bombard their positions. Judging from the current situation, their defensive positions, under the fierce German artillery attack, were no different from paper. If the German artillery continued to be bombarded, it would probably not take long before their defensive positions would be destroyed. At that time, what would they use to resist the German attack?

Not only the Russian Western Front was violently shelled by the German army, but also the German army located in the north, the Southwest Front in northern Ukraine, and the Southern Front that had already invaded Ukraine, were violently shelled by the German army at this moment.

The German army, which had been silent for twenty years, saw the whole world just as the beginning of this world war. Their strength was not weakened by the passage of time, but became stronger.

"Order the armies to be prepared for the attack! Be sure to make a concerted effort to tear open the Russians' defense line!" General Guderian ordered.

During this offensive plan, the German army's B army group was undoubtedly strong. Not only was there an armored army, but also four infantry army groups. In addition, the one million troops of the Kingdom of Poland and the two hundred thousand troops of the Kingdom of Belarus have been mobilized and have already gone to the border and can be devoted to the battle at any time.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the troops of these protectors may not be comparable to that of the elite troops of the Bund and Russia. However, as long as the German army can annihilate the elite troops of the Russian army in one fell swoop in this battle, the troops of these protectors can be used in the subsequent battle. The combat effectiveness of the troops of these protectors who are equipped with German weapons and trained by German officers should also not be underestimated.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander." The adjutant immediately issued General Guderian's order.

In the combat plan formulated by the General Staff, this time the firepower preparation is only two hours. If the Russian defensive position cannot be destroyed, the firepower preparation time can be extended a little. However, the Russian defensive position is obviously a tofu project, and two hours is completely enough, which makes General Guderian naturally not want to waste time.

At 8 a.m., the German artillery fire began to extend to the Russian army's deep positions. Those 75mm field artillery stopped shelling due to the range. Only heavy artillery above 100mm can use the range to launch a strike on the Russian army's deep positions.

This change in the German artillery also attracted the attention of the Russian army. They knew that the German attack was about to begin.

"Quick, get into the position quickly. The Germans are going to launch an attack!"

In those anti-aircraft artillery holes that were not blown up, Russian soldiers came out one after another and entered the position along the traffic trench, preparing to resist the German attack. However, some anti-aircraft artillery holes were gone. They had been blown up in the previous fierce artillery bombardment of the German army. The Russian officers and soldiers inside were buried alive.

"Damn, the German shelling was too fierce. Our position became like this in just two hours. How did we resist the German attack?" A Russian battalion commander was crying without tears. The defensive position they had worked hard to build had almost been destroyed by the German shelling. The trenches were blown down, the machine gun fire point was also destroyed, and even the barbed wire in front of the position was tilted.

"Even if there is no defensive position, under the wise leadership of Comrade Joseph, we can still withstand the attack of the Germans!" The battalion instructor said with a fanatical look. For these people, it seemed that as long as Joseph was there, the powerful German army would be easily defeated like a paper tiger.

"attack!"

The offensive order of the German Army B Group Group has been issued, and the five armies launched an attack on the defense line that lasted more than 500 kilometers.

The 8th Army, one of the two armored armies of the German army, is undoubtedly the main force of this attack. They are responsible for starting from Minsk and fighting all the way to Smolensk. As a western unit of Moscow, if Smolensk is lost, the German army can directly threaten Moscow. Therefore, the Russian Western Front deployed its headquarters here.

Standing in front of the 8th German Army was part of the 3rd Army and the 3rd Tank Army of the Russian Army.

"Cramp! Cramp!" German Black Panther tanks and Tiger tanks sailed out of their positions and rushed towards the Russian positions. These tanks formed a series of steel torrents and swept towards the Russian positions.

The two armored divisions, three mechanized infantry divisions and six motorized infantry divisions under the 8th Army, were all in this attack. Two armored divisions, one left and one right, formed two fists to attack the Russian army. The three mechanized infantry divisions launched an attack with the armored division. Only soldiers riding in crawler infantry fighting vehicles and infantry transport vehicles could be more advanced by the armored troops. As for those motorized infantry divisions, his mission was to replace them after the armored division and mechanized infantry division completed the division and the Russian army surrounded by them.

"O God! German tanks!"

"Anti-tank guns are pulled up, we need reinforcements!"

"Call our tank troops, and the Germans dispatched a large number of tanks. We need them to destroy the German tanks!"

The Russian commanders on the front line responded to their superiors.

Originally, they had already suffered heavy losses under the fierce shelling of the German army. Now, it is natural to imagine what the consequences will be when facing the attack of the German armored troops. If it is not for powerful reinforcements, it is almost impossible.
Chapter completed!