"What are we bombarding? God bless, is Moscow going to be destroyed into ruins like Stalingrad?" A soldier in charge of lifting shells sat bored on the ammunition box and complained to his colleagues around him.

Although the weather was not that hot, he had already taken off his upper body and had only a vest left.

Another soldier was also sweating profusely. After all, it was very difficult to load shells for the German army with 21o mm caliber howitzers equipped with the German army. They had to use specially prepared shells tongs to fill one shell with four people. This was a very dull and boring job. To put it bluntly, it was the same as the laborers who carried bricks on the streets and alleys. But in comparison, their place was very safe, so even this kind of work was a hot job in the army.

In fact, to be honest, Germany has not reached the forefront of the world in artillery design. On the contrary, they are still very backward. At least in the field of large-caliber artillery design, Germany has stagnated for too many years, so that most of their experience comes from World War I design.

But this is a weapon after all. When other weapons have excellent performance, the poor performance of a certain or a small number of weapons will be covered up, and there is no problem with using it if it is done. So when Krupp started producing artillery with a caliber of 21o, he was not too confused because of range or other performance indicators.

They were just ordered to produce as many large-caliber artillery as possible in as little time as possible to make up for the embarrassing situation of the German front-line lack of heavy artillery fire. Because more and more battles were beginning to break out across the Eastern Front, the German team was not very adapted to such difficult battles.

Most German generals have not even fully understood what the Soviet Union's attitude of fighting for a war was for. They could not imagine what the purpose of the war was to break into scorched earth after they still insisted on the war to the last moment.

In their previous experiences, there are a lot of examples that prove that surrendering when they cannot be defeated is the best choice. Paris has basically never experienced wars. Until now, it is still one of the most important cities in Europe. People have not suffered or changed their lifestyles because of war. There are many other examples of the same city being renamed Leningrad, St. Petersburg, which is rebuilt, such as London, which is still being rebuilt, and Stalingrad, which is renamed St. Rudolf.

"You may not have heard that one of my buddies is directly under the infantry battalion of the 712th Artillery. He told me that a few kilometers away, there was a huge artillery position where the shells were so large that they needed to be loaded with cranes, and they were constantly firing in the direction of Moscow!" Another artilleryman sitting in another ammunition box fanned himself with his hands and spoke.

Hearing this news, the other soldiers showed shocked expressions on their faces. They didn't believe that their country had gathered such a huge artillery force on the same front: "My God has an artillery position? But here, I heard that there are more than 4o 21o caliber heavy artillery?"

To be precise, the German Wehrmacht gathered 53 21o mm caliber heavy artillery from Stalingrad on the front of Moscow on the eastern front, 6 24o mm caliber heavy artillery from France, and 30 28o mm caliber heavy artillery with a caliber of nearly 9o large-caliber guns.

So the Moscow artillery disaster came. The German army used their long-range artillery to carry out irregular shellings in the city of Moscow from time to time. This irregular shelling slowed down the Soviets' time to sort out the city, and the streets and alleys began to permeate the smell of rottenness.

Two days have passed since the German army bombed and shelling the Moscow military parade that day. In the past two days, the German army poured out 89o large-caliber shells with a caliber of more than 21o caliber into the city of Moscow. These shells exploded in the streets and alleys, destroying one building after another.

"Get up! Load 5 more shells! Come on! This round of artillery is left to us to carry out!" A German artillery commander stood in the distance and ordered loudly. He waved his arms vigorously, so that everyone could see his gestures.

So everyone stood up from their positions, and some people used iron chisels to pry open the wooden ammunition box that was just sitting under their butts, and a shell appeared in front of everyone.

The four of them set up the shell with shell pliers, shouted slogans and sent the shell to the cannon position not far ahead, and worked together to push it into the cannon chamber. Soon the shell would be shot out and landed on the heads of the Soviets. The explosion was powerful enough to destroy a whole building. These things were exciting to think about.

A few minutes later, a new round of artillery bombardment began again. Everyone covered their ears and squinted their eyes to look at these heavy artillery Krupp, which were slightly behind in design and could not catch up with American cannons in terms of range. They were shocked by the powerful recoil. They felt the deafening sound, and looked at the flames and smoke from the muzzle. The last time the German army poured ammunition on such a large scale against a city was the first World War.

Several photos were spread out and placed on the desk of Marshal Lundstedt's combat command. Compared to the dim basement, this temporary requisitioned house has bright glass windows, exquisite chandeliers and a full cabinet of red wine and vodka. It was said that it was a country house for senior Soviet officials. When the German army occupied it, two maids were cleaning it.

When Lundstedt's army headquarters requisitioned the place, the two good-looking maids had been "used" by many German troops, so Lundstedt could only use guards to continue cleaning the place. Because of this, it seemed a little messier than when it was occupied just now.

"Marson Marshal! This is an aerial photo taken during the last reconnaissance before the bombing. Due to the height problem, these neighborhoods are blurry here, here, and here." The Air Force staff pointed to several blurry places on the aerial photo, and then pointed to a map of Moscow on the table: "But we can still compare the map and find some corresponding locations."

Lundstey nodded, held a magnifying glass, compared it on the photo a few times, and then said in agreement: "This altitude is already the lowest altitude that a reconnaissance aircraft can drop. Although the military aerial camera we purchased may be the best in the world, we should still improve the accuracy."

As a front-line general of the German commander army, Lundstedt is also a veteran in the battlefield. He often compares aerial photos in his hands and analyzes the information in it. This has been the case for a long time. Even if he is not an air force commander, he can tell the shooting height at a glance, and he can almost guess the type of reconnaissance aircraft he is using.

He felt a sense of superiority that he could guess the year with a sip of wine. The Air Force Staff Officer next to him smiled and nodded, agreeing to the marshal's speculation: "This is a photo we took on a low altitude the day before, and we can find these blocks."

Then he pulled out a few clear partial photos from behind, lowered the height this morning, pointed to the unrecognizable place above, and said to Marshal Lundstedt: "Our shelling destroyed these blocks. Judging from the photos, it is about the building before the bombing, and now it has completely disappeared."

"In the photos, half of the spires of the Kremlin have disappeared, some collapsed, and some directly broke." From a professional perspective, the Air Force staff officers introduced Lundstedt one by one to those photos, and the German army has confirmed the results achieved.

"Then, these huge craters were caused by 28o mm caliber rail guns, right?" Lundstedt picked up one of the photos and asked the Air Force Staff officer beside him: "They are larger than other craters and are more concentrated."

"Yes, Marshal!" The Air Force Staff Officer nodded, then picked up several other photos and put them together, and pointed to the three rows of photos at the upper, middle and lower to compare: "The top are traces of Air Force bombing, the middle and 24mm caliber artillery craters in the middle, and the bottom is the 28mm train cannon left behind."

"Yuan means to carry out another air force bombing to completely destroy Moscow's defense system." Lundstedt pointed to several relatively intact blocks on the map, and then ordered the Air Force Staff officer around him: "In the inventory, there are more reserves of napalm bombs. Use these blocks to try the effect."

The officer was stunned at first, then nodded, stood attentively and replied, "As for orders, Mr. Marshal! I will start preparing for the bombing when I go. Then I will say goodbye first, Marshal! Long live Rudolph, Yuan Akado!”

"Long live Rudolph, Yuan Akado!" Lundstedt saluted, and then looked at the war zone map hanging on the wall. There, in the northern part of Moscow, the e-group army had firmly occupied the position; and on the front of Moscow, the a and f army were pressing in front of the Soviet army like Mount Tai, now, as long as Guderian's G army arrived at the designated position, Moscow would fall into a huge encirclement of several main armies of the German army.
Chapter completed!