Eight o'clock in the evening on July 1, 1943.

"Marshal, the time has come!"

The Chief of Staff of the 11th Army said to Manstein.

Manstein was arranging his military uniform, with a full sense of ceremony.

He asked without looking back:

"Is General Guderian ready? What is China's reaction?"

The chief of staff said:

"The 10th, 17th and 18th Armored Divisions have quietly moved to the west. The tanks can start at any time and charge forward desperately."

"General Guderian reported that he has made all preparations."

"The Chinese people were still very vigilant and did not slack off at all. They had no choice but to force their way out."

Marshal Bock has already evacuated Rostov, which means that the 11th Army can only rely on itself to break through.

The changes Manstein had expected did not happen.

He still has two to three hundred thousand troops and three complete armored divisions on hand, and has contacted the Supreme Command.

The breakout is tonight!

All in all, no matter what.

After carefully tying the exquisite Iron Cross medal on his collar, Manstein's eyes suddenly flashed and he uttered two words:

"action!"

The chief of staff's heart trembled following these two words, and he quickly turned around to convey the order.

Three green signal flares shook into the sky. Guderian slapped the armor of the Panther tank and roared:

"Attack!"

Three armored vehicles and hundreds of tanks rumbled into action.

The roar of the tank resounded throughout the plain, and together with the green signal flare in the sky, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The dark and silent Don River plain suddenly came to life.

Countless flares rose into the sky, and countless cannon muzzles spewed flames.

Under Manstein's unified command, more than 200,000 troops in the encirclement began to break out in an orderly manner.

Tanks not equipped with infrared night vision are not suitable for large-scale assault operations at night, but Guderian can no longer control so much. This is their only chance.

Three armored divisions formed a triangular formation and attacked the Sixth Corps on the Don River defense line.

At night, the momentum of the tanks is extremely terrifying.

Using the light of the flares, they quickly rushed to the Chinese position.

The battle is becoming more and more intense, and the scope of the impact is also expanding.

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Sino-Soviet Joint Command.

At 7:30 on July 1, Jiang Dong personally directed the air force fighter planes to bomb Berlin.

120 Super Sky Fortresses and more than 80 state-of-the-art J-5 fighters took off from frontline airports in various places.

They will soon enter the detection range of the German rear radar.

Jiang Dong had been paying attention to the situation in the sky, but he didn't expect that the ground would be the first to start.

"Manstein and Guderian are making the final impact." Wu Zhan said to Marshal Jiang Dong and Zhukov:

"However, the units of the 6th Corps did not relax their vigilance. Although the enemy's attack was fierce, it would not last too long."

"As long as their most desperate attack is blocked, Manstein and Guderian will not be able to escape."

Jiangdong looked at Manstein's breakout direction on the sand table and said:

"Don't be careless. Zhang Shengqing intercepts and Li Zhaoying attacks from behind."

"Since Manstein doesn't want to spend the night, let's make it happen!"

"yes!!!"

There was a loud sound of gunfire on the battlefield, and the artillerymen of the 11th Army pulled out all the howitzers.

Taking advantage of the gap between the Chinese artillery and their artillery positions, the Third Reich's artillery poured out all the stored artillery shells.

Then the artilleryman grabbed the rifle beside him and pursued the retreating infantry group.

After the two infantry divisions were broken, everyone in the encirclement took action.

The explosion of fire formed streaks of lightning in the sky, tearing apart the dark skyline.

The German troops maintained their original organization, but there was an undercurrent.

Around 8:20, a senior staff officer rushed into the joint headquarters.

Because he ran so fast, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead and he was panting.

Although Manstein's final struggle was fierce, everyone in the joint command headquarters believed that they could not escape.

Therefore, the staff work in an orderly manner, and it is rare to see anyone in a panic.

Now everyone's eyes were turned over, and Chief of Staff Wu Zhan frowned slightly.

The staff officer who rushed in passed Wu Zhan directly and said to Jiang Dong:

"Four or five radar stations reported at the same time that a large number of unidentified aircraft took off in the direction of Kharkov."

He took a breath:

"The intelligence office analyzed various data and determined that these things should be enemy missiles."

Jiang Dong's eyes were narrowed and he didn't speak at the first moment.

Wu Zhan asked:

"Kharkov? How many incoming missiles are there?"

The staff officer licked his lips and said:

"There are about 200 of them, and the target is our Don River defense line."

The translator was quickly translating the words of the Chinese staff to Marshal Zhukov, and Zhukov's face became increasingly ugly.

Jiang Dong spoke calmly and asked:

"How much longer?"

The staff officer reporting the report glanced at the watch on his wrist, quickly flicked his eyelids a few times and said:

"There should be six minutes left, no more than seven minutes at most!"

In another six to seven minutes, 200 missiles will hit the Don River defense line.

No one thought that Mustache would be willing to pay such a high price to rescue Manstein and Guderian.

The missile fell from the sky and the strike was very sudden, which would definitely cause chaos in the defense line.

Guderian's armored division took the opportunity to attack, and the German army was very likely to break out of the encirclement.

Zhukov finally figured out the situation and said nervously:

"Jiang, think of a way quickly, don't let Manstein escape!"

Jiang Dong asked the reporting staff to go down and rest, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said:

"Notify Zhang Shengqing of the impact point of the enemy missile and ask the soldiers in the impact area to retreat in advance!"

This is first and foremost!

200 v2 missiles attack a line of defense. If they do not retreat in advance, the troops on the line of defense will surely suffer heavy losses.

Since you can't stop it, you can only let it go first.

Although it is a bit regretful, it is nothing compared to the lives of thousands of Chinese soldiers.

Manstein and Guderian could escape for a while, but not forever.

If China's Western Expeditionary Army can surround them the first time, there will definitely be a second time.

Mustache's move was beyond everyone's expectations, and Jiang Dong had no choice but to let him get back into the game.

Zhukov was very reluctant, but he had no better way.

When 200 v2 missiles hit the ground, even a copper wall will create a huge gap.

..

While Allied radar stations continued to issue warnings, multiple bomber formations that took off for an hour also entered the detection range of German radar.

The first warning stations were radar stations in Kyiv, Minsk, Stockholm and other places.

Subsequently, radar stations in Warsaw, Copenhagen and other places also captured the target.

Judging from the flight trajectories of enemy aircraft, Ukraine, Poland, Sweden, Norway, and even the Third Reich itself will be targets of the enemy.

Mustache was always paying attention to the battle in the direction of Kharkov. When he heard the report from the Air Force,

Stunned!
Chapter completed!