The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

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"Is everyone okay?"The German company commander came out of the air-raid shelter, looked at his men and asked loudly.

"It's okay. I didn't expect the Soviet firepower to be so fierce."

"Just a minor injury, no big deal."

"My eardrums are damaged, so I can't hear clearly."

Seeing that his men were not in serious trouble, the German company commander breathed a sigh of relief. The rockets that had just hit the ground were simply the end of the world. Fortunately, many veterans had experienced such scenes before, so they immediately went into the air-raid shelter.

After they had survived the rockets, they came out of the air-raid shelter and looked at the Soviet troops preparing to attack in the distance.

"Hold your guns steady, open your eyes wide, don't panic, aim the rocket launcher before firing." The company commander loudly encouraged the new recruits in the trench.

He knew that only a small number of them were veterans, and most of them were new recruits who had never seen blood.

Although the 71st Division was also an old unit, it had experienced many tragic battles and lost many veterans, and its combat effectiveness had seriously declined.

During this rest period, the 71st Division added a group of new recruits, but because they had not been trained for a long time and their combat effectiveness was not strong, they were arranged to defend the rear positions.

"This time, we must let other troops see that our 71st Division is not a coward."The company commander shouted loudly.

""Boom!" The unique sound of the tanks moving forward came in an orderly manner. Looking through the telescope, there were almost a hundred tanks, followed by armored vehicles and trucks.

This surprised the German company commander. What kind of tactics was this Soviet army? A purely mechanized attack?

However, seeing the large number of tanks, many recruits were nervous and pale, and some even had tremors.

After seeing this situation, the German company commander frowned.

If he allowed it to develop like this, he was afraid that the troops would collapse under the psychological offensive of the Soviet army before the battle even started.

Such a situation was encountered at the beginning of the Soviet-German War.

When the Soviet soldiers saw the German tanks, they were so scared that they threw away their helmets and armor and fled from their positions.

This is why the German army was able to capture so many positions in such a short time.

Many times there was no exchange of fire, and the Soviet soldiers abandoned their positions and retreated by themselves. This situation did not change until the appearance of the supervision team.

"Brothers, don't panic, why do we join the army?"Seeing this, the German company commander stood up and said loudly.

But no one answered him. Many of them were fooled into joining the army on impulse, and they regretted it when they really arrived at the front line. It was completely different from what they imagined.

"Private, stand up and answer my question. The German company commander pointed at a soldier next to him and asked loudly.

The private whose name was called stood up with some embarrassment and said,"Captain, I don't know why I joined the army. I was just impulsive at the time and wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the empire."

"Yes, being a soldier depends on passion. An army without passion is a stagnant pool of water. The German company commander said with a smile.

"In a big way, it is to serve the empire, and in a small way, it is to defend the country. The evil Soviet army has always wanted to destroy us. If they attack our homeland, our families, brothers and sisters will become slaves of a conquered country. Do you want to be slaves of a conquered country?"

When hearing the word slaves of a conquered country, many people showed a trace of hatred in their eyes. Some people have experienced those turbulent years. Mark was like waste paper and couldn't even buy a piece of bread. It was all caused by those evil countries.

But now every household can afford white bread, and occasionally meat. The hardworking ones can even afford a Beetle sedan. Life is not too good.

"Don't want to!"All the new recruits roared, while the old soldiers shook their heads and said nothing. They were all veterans who had experienced bloody battles. This kind of brainwashing had no effect on them, but it was very useful for these new recruits, allowing them to temporarily forget their fear.

""Okay, then give these sons of bitches a good beating." The company commander said excitedly

"Kill them!"

"Beat them to death!"

"Kill them."

Now all the new recruits picked up their weapons and threw themselves on the trenches, staring at the infantry hiding behind the tanks with ferocious looks.

The German company commander encouraged the rookies in the trenches and finally calmed them down. At this time, the Soviet tank troops were already 500 meters away from the position.

The roar of the tanks could be heard clearly, and the sound like thunder struck the hearts of the officers and soldiers on the position, causing their morale, which had just been raised, to drop again.

In this regard, the German company commander sighed secretly, knowing that if he did not do something, the morale of the troops would drop to the bottom, but his face was still full of murderous intent and he roared:

"Get the anti-tank guns ready, beat up these sons of bitches."

At a distance of 500 meters, the 40mm rocket launcher cannot hit the Soviet tanks, so it is better to get closer. However, the Pak40 anti-tank gun can penetrate 102mm armor at 1500m and 116mm armor at 1000m.

As for the Pak37 anti-tank gun, it has been eliminated because it is outdated. As soon as the voice fell, a burst of firing sounded from the anti-tank position, and an armor-piercing shell hit the front T-26 tank.

In an instant, light flashed everywhere, and the T-26 tank was destroyed and turned into a pile of scrap metal. Seeing this scene, the new recruits on the position were a little excited and whispered to one side.䇂"The Soviet tanks are just like this. I thought they were so powerful."

"Yes, the cannon was destroyed. It seems that the previous worry was unnecessary."

"Hehe, that's awesome. If I had known I would have become an anti-tank gunner."

"Didn't you want to be a bazooka operator? Why did you change your mind again?"

Seeing that morale had risen again, the German company commander breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was no rout, he was still confident that he could hold the position.

When the Soviet tanks approached the position within 300 meters, the German company commander immediately ordered:"Bazooka operators, prepare to fire!"

""Yes!"

With the order, the rocket launchers who had been holding back for a long time pulled the trigger one after another, and more than a dozen armor-piercing shells rushed towards the Soviet tanks. At the same time, more than a dozen Soviet tanks that were advancing were destroyed, and the infantry behind them were also injured. They were directly cut by the fragments produced by the explosion and fell to the ground wailing.

"Good job, sniper, aim at those infantry, beat these sons of bitches hard"

"Yes!"

The Soviet troops on the opposite side were not frightened and retreated, but instead their blood was aroused and they charged faster.

"Fire! Hit hard!"The German company commander came to the front line to supervise the battle. At this time, he was holding an MG42 general-purpose machine gun and firing fiercely at the Soviet infantry!

The blocking war was fought with one breath, either you die or I die. After all, morale is limited. If the casualties are too heavy, the Soviet army will definitely retreat first.

""Ura! Ura!" The Soviet army also burst into an amazing cry.

General Vatutin was very dissatisfied with the performance of the independent tank division. After fighting for half an hour, they did not even break through a line of defense, but instead suffered heavy casualties.

"What a bunch of rubbish! They can't even break through an infantry position!" General Vatutin shouted angrily.

""Commander, your Excellency, the German army has a large number of anti-tank weapons, so our tanks have suffered heavy losses." The commander of the independent armored division said with a sad face.

Hearing this, General Vatutin said expressionlessly:"I don't want to hear these explanations. I'll give you another half an hour. You must take down the German positions."

At this time, he didn't have much time left. Vatutin believed that Manstein would definitely be able to judge his true intentions. Once the other party sent reinforcements to surround him, he would be stuck.

Hearing that there was only half an hour, the commander of the independent armored division turned pale. It was impossible to break through the German positions in such a short time.

Unless there is help from the Air Force, it would be wishful thinking.

Thinking of the situation of the Air Force, the expression on his face became even more uncomfortable.

""Captain, the Soviet tanks are only this good!" a private said excitedly.

"Yes, I just killed two Soviet soldiers"

"Private, I just destroyed two tanks, and I only need three more to become an ace."

"Wow, so awesome."

Since the introduction of the bazooka, the German infantry has also learned from the armored forces, setting the goal of destroying five tanks as the ace bazooka shooter, in order to enhance the soldiers' sense of honor.

Seeing the excited expressions on his men's faces, the company commander had a flash of worry.

"Captain, the next battle will probably be difficult to fight. At this time, a sergeant came over and said worriedly:

"You noticed it too?" The company commander replied with a wry smile.

"Well, there is something wrong with this Soviet army. The Voronezh Front is supposed to have been surrounded, so it is impossible for any troops to break through."

"They were able to break through, either there was a problem on the front line, or this Soviet force should have other tasks"

"I think they want to break through our defense line and rush directly to the rear headquarters.

The German sergeant's analysis made the company commander nod his head.

"Well, what you said is very likely, but no matter if there is a problem on the front line or they are carrying out a special mission, we cannot let them pass through my defense line.0" The German company commander said solemnly

"I'm afraid these new recruits won't be able to hold on." The sergeant said with a worried look on his face.

"It has to happen. Only by experiencing a brutal battle can they grow up."

The German company commander said expressionlessly, while the sergeant showed a trace of pity. Although a brutal battle can train elite soldiers, the price is too high.

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On the other side, in Berlin, at the City Palace, August had always been concerned about the battle on the Eastern Front. After receiving Manstein's telegram, he frowned.

"Marshal Keitel, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Keitel stared at the map and said slowly:"It's a hint."

"Besiege Wei to save Zhao!" August said calmly.

"It’s just that Vatutin overestimated his own abilities and was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

"Although he saw through Manstein's plan, he had too few tanks, at most 400, and the distance from the Dnieper River to Kiev was 200 kilometers. When he arrived in Kiev, he would definitely run out of fuel. What would he use to attack Kiev?"

Marshal Keitel analyzed the map, and August nodded.

It made sense. Vatutin's move seemed fierce, but it was not. If he could not keep up, he would be completely surrounded, and there was only death waiting for him.

"It looks like we need to send more troops to Manstein." August muttered.

"How many troops can be mobilized now?"

In response to August's inquiry, Field Marshal Keitel smiled bitterly and said,"Your Majesty, the logistics of the Eastern Front have reached their limit. If we add more troops, the logistics will surely collapse."

At this time, the troops on the Eastern Front had increased from three million to four million, only one million away from August's goal of five million, but the logistics had reached their limit. Speer had approached him more than once, saying that no more troops could be added.

But August didn't care. Although logistics was important, the situation had to be considered.

According to the progress, Zhukov would launch a major counterattack soon, and the Soviet army would invest nearly ten million troops in the battle. It would be absolutely impossible to stop the Soviet counterattack with just the three million troops.

What's more, the three million troops were only troops on paper. In fact, there were only 2.2 million at most, and many troops were just empty shells.

For example, the Skeleton Armored Division was said to be a division, but on paper it was composed of 18,000. Thousands of people, but in reality, after several battles, there were only about 5,000 people left in the Skeleton Armored Division. How big is the gap with 18,000 people?

There are probably many troops like the Skeleton Armored Division, at least thirty or forty divisions, and they are all elite troops.

As for why this happened, a large part of it is related to logistics, and the additional personnel cannot be sent up.

Another part is the hobby of the Supreme Command, using a large number of organizations to reflect the strength of the German army.

Fortunately, this rest and recuperation allowed the troops on the Eastern Front to be supplemented with a batch of 3.6 million troops, especially the Skeleton Armored Division and the Imperial Armored Division, which were supplemented from the original 5,000 to about 10,000.

Although it has not yet recovered to its peak strength, it is not far behind.

"As for logistics, I will find a way to solve it. You tell me how many more troops can be mobilized."August frowned and asked

"At most, there are 300,000 troops, all of which have been trained for more than two months. They have certain combat effectiveness and will be elite troops after several battles."Keitel thought for a while and gave the answer.

Hearing this, August nodded, but did not speak immediately. As the leader, he naturally considered more, after all, he was responsible for the overall situation.

There is no need to send troops to the southern theater. There are 300,000 German troops there, and nearly one million Italian troops. Together with the joint fleet of Germany, France and Italy, there is absolutely no problem in blocking the US attack.

As for Aliya, at least 100,000 people need to be sent, and the US military must be prevented from entering Aliya.

Because once Eisenhower learns that Aliya has extracted oil, he will definitely let the US troops in Libya march westward.

As for the combat effectiveness of the French army, August did not dare to praise it. Although it is the first army in Europe, its actual combat effectiveness is only better than The Italian army is a little stronger, and it is hard to say if they will encounter the US army.

Therefore, there must be German troops there to support the situation, otherwise it will be a disaster.

In addition, the Balkans, although it is temporarily under the control of the German army, is also a huge powder keg that can explode at any time. August still needs Turkey to make a choice.

After all, its location is very important. It is related to oil, especially it can directly attack the Baku oil field, so he has to pay attention to it.

And these directions require troops, so the troops are not enough. _

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