Chapter 277: Blocking (seeking a monthly ticket)

  The German army broke through several lines of defense of the Russian 2nd Guards Army in one day and severely damaged it. At the same time, the 17th Army of the 8th Army of the German Army also compressed the living space of the Russian Army from the east, making the situation of the 2nd Guards Army of the Russian Army even more difficult.

  Although the 2nd Russian Guards Army is still fighting, its losses are getting bigger and bigger. At the same time, their courage and confidence seemed to be crushed under the crush of the German tank tracks.

   It can be foreseen that it is only a matter of time before the 2nd Russian Guards Army is completely defeated or even eliminated.

   This also made General Krapovich, the commander of the 2nd Guards Army of the Russian Army, continue to send telegrams to General Letsky, the commander of the 9th Army of the Russian Army, requesting reinforcements.

"General, this is the third time that General Krapovich has sent us a telegram for help. It can be seen that the German offensive is very fierce, and the 2nd Guards Army is almost unable to hold on. You know, the 2nd Guards The combat power of the group army is superior to ours. Even if they are beaten by the Germans, they are unable to parry. Even if we join in, I am afraid that we will not be able to reverse the situation. If it is not good, we will also set us up Go in." A general suggested.

   "Yes! General. How about we retreat now."

  The generals of the 9th Army of the Russian Army were all frightened by the powerful offensive of the German army. They were afraid that if they went to rescue the 2nd Guards Army, they would take themselves into it.

"The Germans' offensive is indeed very strong, otherwise the 2nd Guards Army would not have been pushed into such a situation. But if we don't rescue them, the 2nd Guards Army will die. At that time, His Majesty the Tsar will also They will not let us go. What's more, we may not have a chance. The Germans must have used the main force to attack the 2nd Guards Army. Then, they will definitely not use too many troops to stop us. If we can severely damage this part of the German army, and then rush to Rustrow and cooperate with the 2nd Guards Army, we may not be able to defeat the Germans. No matter how bad it is, we can also rescue the main force of the 2nd Guards Army. But it is a great achievement! Everyone should consider this point. If everyone is unwilling to take this credit, then I will not force it. However, everyone must not forget that if the 2nd Guards Army is eaten by the Germans , we will definitely be eaten by the Germans soon." Admiral Letzsky reminded.

   "General, we will do what you say, everyone listens to you!"

  The other generals also expressed their willingness to obey Admiral Letsky's orders one after another.

   Admiral Letzsky nodded with satisfaction: "In this case, then speed up and continue northward! Be sure to arrive at Rustrow before sunset tomorrow."

   "Yes, general!" All the generals answered loudly.

  Next, the 9th Army of the Russian Army accelerated its march again. This is almost at their limit marching speed.

  In the evening of that day, the Russian army arrived at Siedlce. However, they discovered that the city was already under the control of the German army. The German army built a defensive position on the outskirts of the city. And Siedlce is the only place where the Russian Ninth Army must go north to Rustrow. Therefore, if they want to continue going north, they have only one choice, and that is to defeat the German army occupying here and seize Siedlce. Other than that, there is no other way.

   Admiral Letzsky did not immediately order the troops to launch an offensive. After a day of driving, the Russian army was already very tired. If you launch an attack now, it is no different from courting death, it is completely to deliver food to the German army.

   Admiral Letzsky ordered the troops to do a good job of defense, take a good night's rest, and launch an attack tomorrow morning.

   It is the 20th Army under the German 8th Army that is stationed at Siedlce. There are three infantry divisions in the whole army, with a total of more than 50,000 people. Although, the force is only a quarter of the Russian 9th Army. However, if you stick to the line of defense, there is still no problem at all. You must know that the German 8th Army is equipped with a large number of automatic weapons, and its firepower is far different from that of the Russian army. If the Russian army launches an offensive rashly, there will only be one result in the end, and that is that the corpses of Russian soldiers will cover the entire German defense line.

   "General, our reconnaissance unit has discovered the Russians. They stopped advancing in a small town ten kilometers away from us and are resting." A major general and division commander reported to Lieutenant General Mackensen.

   "Well! What a great opportunity! It was wasted like this." Lieutenant General Mackensen couldn't help but sighed.

"If the 8th Armored Division is here, we only need to cooperate with them and launch a surprise attack, which is enough to defeat the Russian 9th Army. It is not impossible to wipe out most of the enemy's army. After this battle is over, I must ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to equip each army with armored units." Lieutenant General Mackensen said.

   "General, it's best for each infantry division to be equipped with an armored unit! In that case, our attack power will be stronger." The major general said quickly.

   "Yes, it is best for each division to be equipped with a certain amount of tanks. In this way, our attack power can be further improved." Lieutenant General Mackensen nodded.

  In the early morning of September 12, the Russian 9th Army began to attack Siedlce, where the German 20th Army was stationed. In order to be able to take Siedlce in one fell swoop in the shortest time, the Russian 9th Army directly invested the main force in the attack.

  The 9th Army of the Russian Army, like the 2nd Guards Army, has ten infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of about 200,000 troops.

  In order to ensure the success of the attack, Letsky even mobilized the artillery of the entire group army, more than four hundred 76.2mm field guns, to open fire on the positions of the German 20th Army.

   "Fire! Kill those Germans!" The artillery commander of the Russian army gave an order.

   "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  Hundreds of 76.2mm field guns began to roar, and slammed shells one by one into the German positions.

   However, within five minutes after the Russian army fired the artillery, the German artillery began to suppress the Russian artillery positions. 54 150mm heavy howitzers and 108 105mm light howitzers participated in the suppression of the Russian artillery positions.

  But the Russian army had too many artillery pieces, so a lot of shells still fell on the German positions.

   Fortunately, the German army's position is relatively strong, and the Russian army's 76.2mm field gun is too powerful, so it did not cause much damage to the German army.