At 5 o'clock in the afternoon on June 5, the Air Force dispatched two Super Sky Fortresses and three fighter jets to lock the headquarters of the enemy's First Armored Group Army based on reports from the intelligence department and previous reconnaissance aircraft.

The huge super flying fortress flew over the smoke-filled battlefield and headed straight for the target airspace.

The 3rd and 48th Motorized Corps of the First Armored Group were almost completely wiped out. Some troops of the 14th Motorized Corps who were retreating in the mountains discovered anomalies in the sky above their heads.

Through advanced battlefield wireless communication technology, the information will be transmitted to the headquarters of the First Armored Group Army.

The Germans obtained advanced radio communication technology from the transaction with China a few years ago. Based on this technology, they continued to develop and improve it, forming their own wartime communication system.

The advanced level of this wartime communication system surpassed that of Mao Xiong, surpassed that of the United States, and was only slightly worse than China's.

When the air formation flew over the target, the headquarters of the First Armored Army, which had already been suspicious and prepared, was evacuating.

After confirming that the target was correct, the two Super Sky Fortresses dropped all the incendiary bombs they carried and completely destroyed the unknown small village on the side of the road.

The staff, security personnel, communications personnel and various types of vehicles from the First Armored Group Army Headquarters were retreating outside the village. Before many people could reach a safe distance, incendiary bombs roared to the ground.

In an instant, flames rolled in, and many people in the headquarters were destroyed in smoke as they screamed.

"Boom boom boom..."

The fireball continued to expand, the fire continued to spread, the village was completely enveloped, and the fire even ignited the surrounding plains and mountains.

Air Force General Leer, commander of the Fourth Air Force, struggled to get up from the mud pile. The flames were only more than 20 meters away from him and were still spreading in this direction.

Your Excellency, the General, was in an unprecedented state of embarrassment, crawling away on his hands and knees.

The medal of glory on his chest fell into the soil and melted in the fire.

The polished leather boots fell off while crawling.

Although he was barefoot and stumbled, his escape speed was not slow.

When he escaped to a safe distance, Admiral Lehr found that his beard and hair had been curled by the high temperature.

Seeing the headquarters of the First Armored Army completely engulfed in flames, General Leer felt sad.

The Fourth Air Force commanded and commanded by him was nearly wiped out, and many outstanding pilots perished.

When I came to the headquarters of the First Armored Army, I originally wanted to see the torrent of steel from the empire crushing the enemy, but I never imagined that two motorized corps, multiple armored divisions, and more than 1,000 tanks would be gone in one morning.

This was not over yet, as soon as Kleist left the enemy, he dropped the artillery shells into his headquarters.

He almost had himself, an air force general, buried with him.

With the destruction of the two motorized armies, it was no longer possible for Kleist to organize a large tank duel.

He left the First Armored Army Headquarters in the afternoon, took some of the remaining armor from the Army Headquarters, and went out to meet the 14th Motorized Corps.

The sky has completely darkened, but the fire at the former headquarters of the army group has not been extinguished for a long time.

The raging fire illuminated the surrounding area for several kilometers, making this place appear so abrupt and obvious in the darkness.

On the edge of the fire, the remaining strength of the First Armored Army retreated to the rear overnight.

General Kleist, the commander of the Armored Group, had a face as dark as water, and flames were burning in his eyeballs, everlasting.

"How many tanks do we have left?" the embarrassed General Leer couldn't help but ask.

Kleist withdrew his gaze, joined the retreating army, and replied casually:

"Less than 500 cars!"

Leer stood there in shock.

The 14th Motorized Corps had at least 700 tanks. This force did not have a head-on confrontation with the Chinese tanks. It withdrew when it encountered an air attack. Unexpectedly, the losses were so serious.

Of more than 2,000 tanks, less than 500 were left. After one day, the First Armored Army lost all deterrence.

Although Kleist's tone was calm when he said this number, Air Force Admiral Lehr could hear that this calmness was followed by endless helplessness and anger.

At 8 o'clock in the evening on June 5, senior generals such as Commander Kleist of the Armored Group Army, Commander Manstein of the 11th Army Group and others came to the headquarters of Army Group South, where Marshal Rundstedt was located.

This meeting was personally convened by Marshal Rundstedt, commander of the Army Group.

During these more than ten hours of fighting, all the bad news came back from the entire defense line of Army Group South.

Lundstedt found that he had underestimated the enemy's determination, strength, and weapons and equipment. Taking advantage of the darkness falling and the battlefield being slightly calmer, he summoned the senior generals he could summon together to change the situation on the battlefield.

Chief of Staff Major General Schmidt was the first to say:

"The latest news is that the two imperial light divisions, two Romanian infantry divisions and cavalry brigades stationed on the east bank of the Volga River have been annihilated by the enemy. We have lost all military power on the east bank!"

"Next the enemy will attack Stalingrad directly!"

Due to the long distance, Paulus and other generals of the 6th Army were unable to attend the meeting. Therefore, Schmidt fell behind and no one at the headquarters answered the call.

Upon seeing this, Marshal Rundstedt stopped talking about this issue. He looked at Kleist and asked in a solemn tone:

"Don't tell me why the First Armored Army lost so quickly. It was just because the enemy's tanks were better than the Empire's."

Kleist looked very depressed. The Armored Army suffered unprecedented heavy losses. Regardless of the reason, he, the army headquarters, must bear the main responsibility.

Tomorrow dawn he may not be the commander of the First Armored Army.

The most likely possibility is to be dismissed on the spot, or he may be sent to a military court by the furious head of state.

When he heard the Marshal's question, he did not defend himself, but silently handed over a document he was carrying.

This document was compiled and summarized by Kleist on the way here. It records in detail today's deployment of various units of the First Armored Group Army and the enemy's counterattack.

Frontline staff officers compared the performance of China's advanced tanks with the performance of Imperial Panther and Tiger tanks, which were summarized in actual combat.

In addition, the document also records the three-dimensional tactics of Chinese ground tanks, aerial helicopter gunships and jet fighters cooperating with each other.

The entire document only records what actually happened on the battlefield. The organizer and writer of the document did not add any personal feelings to it.

Marshal Lundstedt's face became more and more ugly the more he looked at it. Finally, he even clenched his fists, smashed the table with a bang, and cursed:
Chapter completed!