Eastern Front Battlefield.

On the evening of the 28th, under the cover of night, Guderian sent two infantry regiments to swim across the Don River.

He had previously imagined that the troops would withdraw as much as they could, and not be trapped in this huge encirclement.

However, the operation of swimming across the Don River was soon discovered by Chinese armed helicopters and Russians.

In the early morning, the river surface was once again covered by artillery fire, and the soldiers who swam across suffered heavy losses, and the river water was dyed dark red.

The Chinese armed helicopter is equipped with ultra-high power searchlights and infrared night vision.

The light of the searchlight was unusually obvious at night, just like the eyes of the god of death.

When Guderian ordered the mg42 and mg34 machine gun positions on both sides of the Don River to strafuse the armed helicopters patrolling the river, the light of the searchlight suddenly disappeared in front of the machine gunner.

The earth returned to darkness, but the whizzing sound of the propeller of the armed helicopter still came from the darkness.

The machine gunners fired with their senses and soon received a rocket attack from the sky.

The river crossing operation was completely failed, and a large number of mg42 machine guns were destroyed in combat with enemy armed helicopters.

After only two or three thousand people retreated for a busy night, Guderian felt very failed.

As time comes to the morning of June 29, Guderian and Manstein will face larger challenges.

At dawn, Khrushchev, a member of the Military Committee of the Mao Xiong Don River Front Army, personally mobilized pre-war mobilization for the generals of the 21st, 24, 63, and 66th armies.

Khrushchev conveyed instructions from the Supreme Command, especially the General Secretary, to the generals.

"On June 29, we will break through the enemy's shields and defense lines no matter what, and rush towards Rostov at all costs!"

Khrushchev said, waving his fist:

"After using the 3rd Tank Army as the vanguard and breaking through the enemy's Don River defense line, it will take two days to arrive in Rostov before July 1."

The Don Front is about 150 kilometers away from Rostov and must arrive before July 1, which is indeed an extremely difficult task.

Khrushchev once again emphasized to the officers the importance of this battle.

As a member of the Military Commission, Khrushchev's identity is quite special.

He has no command of the army, but he has the power of life and death of the generals.

No matter whoever is, once there is a political problem, it will be completely abolished. This is the most frightening thing about Khrushchev.

The officers understood his words of coercion and temptation. Although they were unhappy, they did not dare to show it on their faces.

The commander of the Don Front Army, General Rokosovsky, and Chief of Staff Major General Malining, did not have so many twists and turns. After Khrushchev's speech, they directly assigned combat tasks to the various armies, and the war was about to begin.

On the morning of the 29th, the Allied forces attacked more violently in all aspects than the previous day, and countless troops and equipment were invested.

With the support of Chinese armed helicopters, the Third Tank Army of Maoxiong rushed into the defense seams of the Third and Fourth Armored Divisions of the Second Armored Army of the Third Reich.

The intentions of the Third Tank Army were very obvious, and Guderian could not watch the opponent break through the Don River defense line.

This is not the time to preserve its strength. Despite the influence of many unfavorable factors, Guderian still ordered the Third and Fourth Armored Divisions to fight with all their might.

A vigorous tank battle was staged on the west bank of the Don River.

But the tank battle took only more than two hours to decide the outcome!

Not only do they have an absolute advantage in numbers, they also have support from Chinese armed helicopters.

Guderian's third and fourth armored divisions soon could not hold on to defeat, and a large number of tanks were damaged.

The defense line in the west is in danger.

While fierce battle broke out in the direction of the Don River, the Sixth and Eighth Corps of China and Chiang's armored army were also attacking the defense line of the Manstein 11th Army.

2,000 tanks of 8 armored divisions advanced towards Manstein's Army Command in a cone shape, with a majestic momentum and majestic spirit.

Various combat aircraft cases of the Air Force threw various aviation bombs on the road toward the Armored Army, clearing the obstacles to advance for 2,000 tanks.

The earth was trembling violently, and smoke rolled on the plains and smoke rose everywhere.

The troops on the defense line of the 11th Army were still undertaking earth-shaking air strikes a second ago. The soldiers and officers hid in the anti-cannon hole and sighed.

However, the air strike had just ended and before there was time to rectify the defense line, the enemy's tanks had already arrived in front of the position, and the black-hole tank gun had already pointed at the tip of the soldier's nose.

The German trenches were winding and crisscrossing, like meridians on the plains, closely connecting various regions.

In the plain terrain, soldiers can see clearly the situation directly ahead by just sticking their heads out of the trench.

The Chinese tanks are overwhelming, and the fast-turning tank tracks make people's scalp numb.

"Bang bang bang..."

The soldiers with a firm will to resist were still using iron fist bazooka and anti-tank guns to attack enemy tanks.

However, the thickness of the front armor of the enemy tank was beyond imagination. The first shell fired by the anti-tank gun failed to penetrate the front armor of the enemy tank.

Before they could load the second shell, the Flying Leopard tank had already crushed it to their heads at high speed.

The front width of the battlefield is more than 20 kilometers, and wars are everywhere, so it is impossible to escape.

Some German soldiers began to kneel on the ground with their hands raised and surrendered to the rumbling army of tanks.

At 10 a.m. on June 29, all the first line of defense that Manstein valued was falling.

The 11th Army's living space has been continuously compressed, leaving only a depth of more than a hundred kilometers.

"Marson, the enemy's infantry are attacking the Romanian Mountain Army and the 11th Army." Admiral Hans, who belongs to the 11th Army, frowned and said:

"The enemy's purpose is very clear, that is, to divide and surround us, and then defeat them with armored armies."

"The enemy attacks fiercely and they are asking for support everywhere. It's time for the armored division to rush up!"

Manstein looked anxious and did not have the demeanor of an Imperial Field Marshal.

He looked at the map and said irritably:

"These three armored divisions are our only hope, and we cannot act rashly!"

"Besides, if the armored division is put on the top at this time, then what will we use to resist the enemy armored army in the east tomorrow!"

General Hans patted his forehead heavily and said:

"If the armored division does not immediately lead, I'm worried that our infantry forces will not be able to defend even for a day."

"Marson, the total force of the enemy has been invested by more than 1.2 million, and how many of us have?

It’s less than 400,000!”

"What's more, they have air supremacy and have the support of thousands of tanks. How should they fight this battle?"

After a series of problems, Manstein was so angry that he was directly angry:

"shut up!"

"The head of state will not ignore us. The telegram said that the commander has drained four troops from the Northern Army Group and the Central Army Group and is on the way to rescue!"

"Swish swish swish swish..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a unique roar sound came from outside the command bunker when the aviation bomb landed.

Immediately afterwards, there was continuous trembling under his feet, and Manstein fell to the ground because of his unstable shape.

The soil above the head kept falling, and the vision in front of the eyes was hazy.
Chapter completed!