The golden snake brings wealth, the spiritual snake brings good luck, and the blessing snake comes longevity. ([]) In North Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Falz, Sar and Baden Württemberg, nearly two million German soldiers were fully prepared to fight the enemy. Their high fighting spirit and the ever-increasing ordnance equipment formed a sharp contrast with the enemy who was as shaped like a powerful crossbow!

Walking in the mud and familiar trenches, Linn kept shaking hands with the soldiers who stood up to greet them. Under the continuous bombing of the Soviet Air Force, the industrial production in Germany was once again broken into pieces. The appearance of the steel helmets made by the "underground workshop" had obvious flaws and even defects. The compact combat itinerary and the usual harsh conditions on the front line made the soldiers unable to maintain a clean military appearance. The more this happened, Linn was able to gain a brotherly intimacy from these people. Six years ago, he himself was just an unknown man in the trenches ahead. The difference was that at that time, he knew the general trend of history and was unable to change, and his heart was filled with sorrow and despair. Now these equally young German soldiers are full of hope for the future.

It is precisely because of this hope that most of the troops formed hastily formed after the war in the German army had qualified on the battlefield, and a large number of combat pioneers emerged. Most of the new recruits and new officers grew up quickly in arduous battles. Their maturity made their troops more stable and strong. During the Battle of Munich, many new recruits occupied the majority of the troops withstood the Soviet army's fierce attacks in the peripheral defense war. Even if they suffered heavy losses, these troops did not experience extreme conditions of collapse. Withdrawing to the rear and resting, they could restore combat effectiveness in a short period of time. During the war in the past few months, the German armed forces were almost twice as many as those of the Soviet army. Even so, the German military strength was still exponentially enhanced. On the other hand, the Soviet army, although they arrived at the German combat troops.

The team increased from the initial 800,000 to more than 2.2 million, but as the front line was lengthened, the occupied area expanded. Both on the front line and the rear were restrained and were quite passive. Under the joint boycott of the Western world, the Soviet Union had only imported military supplies from very limited countries since its invasion of Germany. The domestic industrial output was only 60% of that in 1945. Military production was mainly concentrated on fighter jets, tanks and artillery shells that consumed a lot of money on the front line, so that the monthly output of bullets was less than two-thirds of the front line demand. The army's food supply barely maintained the level in 1942. The over-term service caused by year-on-year wars made the Soviet officers and soldiers physically and mentally exhausted, and the top-down political struggle also formed quite serious internal friction. The grassroots troops not only had a low morale, but also suffered from bureaucratic influence from time to time and performed abnormally.

Youdao is a lean camel bigger than a horse. Although the Germans successfully reversed the absolute disadvantage at the beginning of the war, the Soviet army was still better in hard power. Under the urging of political orders from Moscow, the Soviet army fighting in Germany gathered in the western region defended by the German army in the cold. In the front line of Ulm, Lynn could clearly observe the frequent mobilization of the Soviet army on the other side through the trench periscope, and learned from his own officers. Since the two sides confronted each other across the river, the Soviet army not only carried out intensive aerial reconnaissance and bombing on the German positions, but also sent teams to conduct night-crossing river reconnaissance many times, trying to obtain important information on the German defense. The new round of attack seemed to be on the verge of the arrow.

Familiar with military history and rich experience in front-line combat, Lynn is very clear about the Soviet army's combat intentions. With the current war situation, every day after the time is delayed, the hope of victory will be one step away from the Soviet Union. The Soviet army must completely defeat the German army before further expansion. Once the German regular army that was defending the west is defeated, even if their remnants fled to France, the Netherlands and other countries, the Western world will be hit hard. At that time, the Soviet Union will not only gain the precious time to recuperate and restore national strength, but also to strengthen their shaken prestige.

"If the Soviet army on the other side invests an army or even a larger number of offensive forces, how long can our defense line last?"

In the simple but very strong front line command, Lynn asked a question that seemed unusual. The German troops stationed in Ulm had a total of 3 infantry divisions and an artillery regiment, with a total force roughly equivalent to half of the Soviet field army, and the terrain conditions were beneficial to defense. General Otto Hizefield, who served as the commander of the Ulm defense line, served as the acting commander of the army-level commander during the Third Reich. His performance during World War II was moderate. As a general of the German defense army, he won one of the few local victories for the Allies in the late war, and severely damaged a rash Soviet tank unit with two German infantry divisions.

"There is no if in war. For the survival of the country and nation, and for the sacred mission of the German soldiers, we must stick to this until one shot is done by one!" General Hizefield gave a perfect answer in a sonorous tone.

The German Joint Staff has come up with a response strategy for the ultimate offensive that the Soviet army is about to launch. The German army will not withdraw from the French-German border unless it is absolutely necessary. The combat depth of the western German region is too narrow. If we want to resolve the Soviet offensive, we must wait for an opportunity to defend on a stable defense. Given that the Western allies have the power to control the sea, the counterattack will be initiated from North Rhine Westphalia to strive to recapture the North German coastal areas. In the southwest of Rhineland Falc and Baden Württemberg, the German army will be the first to do so.

The main force of the Soviet army was restrained with limited forces. Ulm's geographical location would not become the focus of the battle, but it was on important channels for the Soviet army to march into important strategic goals such as Stuttgart and Freiburg. Once the Soviet offensive kicked off, it would inevitably bear the test of war first. Therefore, Lin Neng said deeply: "Maybe, this will be an unprecedentedly tragic battle, and fighting to the death is not enough to complete the task. I sincerely hope that in the near future, we can raise our glasses to celebrate the victory together!"

Less than 40 hours after Linn inspected Ulm, the roar of Soviet heavy artillery sounded on the east bank of the Danube River. Raindrop-like artillery shells attacked with the momentum of destruction of the world. Hundreds of Soviet fighter jets flew to Ulm in turn to drop bombs, and thousands of Soviet infantry forced to cross the river. The battle was exactly what Linn said: unprecedentedly tragic!

"What? The enemy tanks have landed in Donaustten? Let your soldiers find a way to knock them off with an "iron fist". No one is allowed to retreat without authorization! Reinforcements? There are no reinforcements now, and the problem must be solved by your own strength and wisdom!"

At the combat command center in the city, General Otto Hizefield, wearing the Army's first-class general's logo, hung up the phone hard. Before he could take a breath, the harsh phone ringing came from another telephone. The adjutant picked up the phone with disgusting agility. Bad news came from him: "It was General Horried, who reported that the Soviet army launched a fierce attack on his right-wing position again, and the last reserve team had been sent. If this continues, he would have to draw troops from other positions, or the command would send him reinforcements."

"Reinforcements? It's not the time to use the general reserve team!" General Hizefield murmured to the phone, took the microphone from the adjutant, and said to his colleagues on the other end of the phone in a breathtaking tone: "William, listen well, this is just the first day of the Soviet army's attack, let your smart brain calm down, and we have to hold on here for many days. This is a must, and we must use troops very efficiently. Of course, the premise is to firmly guard every position of yours! Good luck!"

Hang up the phone, Hizefield ignored the gaze of the adjutant. He walked straight to the table and picked up the water cup. Nearly or later, the ground swayed violently with the loud explosion. A strong wind poured in from the entrance passage with sand and dust. Everyone in the command center was covered in dust. General Hizefield looked at his cup, smashed it on the table with a "bang" and said to himself: "If we had defeated the Soviets back then, we would never have the pain we are today... This victory was a few years late, but we would double the pain to the Soviets! It will definitely be!"
Chapter completed!