The sun will soon rise, and the two armies that have been fighting in the middle of the night will soon decide the outcome.
***
A lot happened on January 1944 and , . At least from the perspective of Soviet soldiers, more happened in those two days than in the previous months, and the conflict was more intense.
On January 13, they discovered a female squad with extremely brave combat capabilities near Novgorod. The tank soldiers in this squad possessed extraordinary combat capabilities and fighting will.
They were later called the Red Star Tiger Tank Squadron. No one knows who started the nickname, but the name refers to the tank soldiers who defeated the entire German offensive force with the power of a Tiger tank.
On January 13, the Red Star Tiger tank squadron, with the assistance of the Soviet Central Tank Battalion, broke the German defense line and launched the first night counterattack.
In the early morning hours of the 14th, the Soviet army launched a counterattack and found that the German slag in Novgorod had been greatly weakened. The Soviet offensive forces killed a large number of Nazi German troops with extremely low casualties.
This result was achieved by the Red Star Tiger tank battle squad that rushed into the city of Novgorod in advance and caused a lot of chaos inside the city.
During the siege of Novgorod, the Nazis performed a sinister ritual, sacrificing long-held Soviet prisoners to summon the demons that had been slumbering in the lake east of Leningrad.
The demons killed the Soviet troops on the lakeside, while at the same time, the German army, which had been prepared, concentrated its forces in the center and south and launched a full-scale attack.
But the Red Star tank team that appeared out of nowhere once again stepped forward and turned the tide at this critical moment.
They destroyed the cult ritual site deep in Novgorod, severely damaged the monster, and obtained weapons prepared by the Nazi German army to restrain the devil.
The fearless Captain Karl, along with Soviet artillery and aviation squadrons, slew the giant demon. The Red Star Tiger tank squadron also successfully halted the attacking German forces, buying the Soviet army valuable time to regroup.
The reorganized Soviet army advanced steadily on the morning of January 14, driving the remaining German forces out of Leningrad. The Soviet advance was much faster than planned, reaching the Estonian border on February 1, before being forced to halt and go on the defensive due to supply and damage problems.
The battle that would later become known as the Leningrad-Novgorod Campaign ended there. However, reports indicated that the Red Star Tiger tank crews and the incredibly capable women had vanished from the face of the earth since the early morning of January 14th. No matter how hard they searched, they could not be found.
Nearly half a year later, people finally found the Tiger tank decorated with a huge red five-pointed star and covered with steel plate patches in the wilderness.
The above are reports and explanations published within the Soviet Army. Regarding the truth about the demon that is several hundred meters tall, the Soviet Army Headquarters stated that it is investigating.
As for the Soviet soldiers, another version of the story emerged. Compared with the official description, this version was more exciting and the soldiers preferred it.
Soviet soldiers who had seen these girls speculated that they were fighting angels from heaven.
When God learned that the evil Nazis were going to summon demons, he called on battle angels to descend from heaven to earth to help the Soviet army kill the giant demon that was difficult to defeat.
This also explains why these girls are so good at fighting and can fight for a long time without getting tired. Because they are not human at all!
The weapons that the girls used later were not the German army's secret weapons at all, but weapons sent from heaven to fight demons.
The battle angels used shells filled with infinite rage to kill the demons again and again, and the Soviet army provided additional fire support during the battle. They fought like this for a long time until the battle angel Karl exhausted the demon's life.
388 The Day After (Part )
The Soviet troops who maintained their combat capability and provided fire support after the advent of the demons were recognized by the battle angels. They respected the courage and strength of the Communist soldiers and defeated the German offensive forces at the last moment, helping the Soviet soldiers for the last time.
After defeating the German attacking forces and the demons, these battle angels quietly left the human world and returned to heaven. This must be the case.
The soldiers of the Soviet Army really enjoyed this story. At least it was interesting enough and had a mythological quality. Because if you round it up, we're all soldiers participating in a mythical war!
***
The Soviet army spent February of 1944 in this tense and exciting discussion. Everyone was carefully guarding against the German counterattack and resting on the spot.
On the other side of the Soviet army, the Nazi German army was in a not so good situation. They were beaten by the humanoids and their organization and equipment were insufficient, and then they were beaten badly by the Soviet army.
Hundreds of light, medium and heavy tanks and a large number of armored vehicles were lost, and countless supplies and personnel were lost. The combat efficiency of the humanoids was much higher than that of the Soviet army.
The Soviet advance would be halted due to the scrapping of tanks or insufficient supplies, and any slight delay in the momentum of the attack would allow the German troops to maintain their manpower and retreat calmly.
However, the nuclear fusion cores that the humanoids relied on did not need to be recharged, so as long as their armor was intact, they could launch continuous covert raids. This resulted in most of the German armored units in the counterattack being knocked out by the humanoids who were conscientiously completing their mission.
Captain Karl's order was to repel all Nazi German troops, so let's fight.
Speaking of all, it certainly cannot be just the German offensive forces. Logistics, artillery, armored trains, and reserve forces must also be counted in. From this point of view, the number of enemies they have to kill is indeed terribly large.
This is one of the reasons why the STG44 and MP40 fought with such a gloomy face. Captain Karl really let them fight the entire German Eastern Army Group alone.
So after the STG44 and MP40 wiped out the counterattacking troops, they chased into the German defense line, broke the defense line one by one, and then caught up with the German troops who were retreating in an orderly manner and beat them up. They used self-aiming missiles and machine guns to shoot from a long distance, and beat the German troops to the ground, and all the troops of all levels were smashed to pieces.
Later in the battle, the Germans could only flee in groups of ten or so, because once their numbers reached a hundred or so, they would soon be attacked by missiles and bullets fired from afar. These troops had no protection at all, and a round of strafing and bombing would kill 70 to 80 people, and the rest had to flee desperately to avoid being attacked.
Although this result was mainly due to the fact that the STG44 and MP40 only attacked units above the company level. They simply understood the German company level as a unit of about a few hundred people, so when they saw a unit of more than a hundred people passing by, they would attack it and then continue on their way.
This is why the Soviets were advancing very rapidly, but still could not find the humanoid squad. The humanoid squad advanced too fast, much faster than the Soviet tanks.
They pinned many German troops to their feet, for fear they would be blasted to pieces by incoming bullets. If this place was damaged, it would be doomed.
Those who were lucky enough to still be able to move were chased by the humanoids and beaten into infantry platoons, scattered across the front line.
In addition, the heavy-armored humanoids did not want to be easily attacked by German aircraft, so they installed advanced snow camouflage nets, making them invisible to everyone. Now no one could see them at all.
So the German and Soviet sides had completely different legends.
The Soviets believed the Battle Angels had left the battlefield after the early morning of the 14th. But in reality, the humanoids pursued them for several days before halting their pursuit at Karl's command. After all, further action would have required crossing the river, a difficult situation.
The Germans were completely bewildered. They had no idea where the bullets and shells were coming from. Suddenly, in broad daylight, they were attacked in their ranks, or their camps were bombed. It was completely inexplicable.
Their camps were destroyed one after another. Those who delayed in withdrawing were annihilated, and those who did not escape quickly enough were beaten to the ground. All the baggage was lost, and almost all the armored units were destroyed. Only the armored units closest to the Estonian border were able to withdraw in time, thus preserving a few basic units.
But amidst this flurry of bad news, there is some good news.
The German troops who had reached the Estonian border were now well-supplied, and everyone could live comfortably. Originally intended for over a million men, the supplies were now only for over 300,000, and the stockpiles had more than tripled.
The vast majority of troops killed or missing were killed by the harsh elements. After all, the STG44 were serious about their work. If they said they'd demolish your camp, they'd leave nothing useful behind. Without armor and a camp to protect them, the scattered German troops quickly perished in the cold.
Soon, the Soviet army ran out of strategic materials, and the German army also needed time to replenish its troops and recuperate. Both sides needed time to regroup.
When winter ends and spring arrives, the land becomes extremely muddy and difficult to pass through, and the offensive can only be continued after the weather warms up and the muddy roads dry up.
This devastating defeat for the German army caused a series of problems within the Third Reich. Internal factional struggles nearly paralyzed Germany, with senior military officials blaming each other for the problems.
Influenced by the higher-ups, and unable to accept such horrific losses, dozens of reports of mutinies and defections soon emerged within Nazi Germany's Eastern Army Group, sending soldiers into a state of panic. A split seemed inevitable.
So on February 1944, 2, in order to stabilize the morale of the troops in the Eastern Theater and to understand the situation, Adolf Hitler set out from Berlin in advance and went to the Wolf's Lair, the battlefield headquarters of the Eastern Theater, to hold a combat meeting.
***
Wolf's Lair Bunker. This bunker in Rastenburg, East Prussia, was already crowded with generals and marshals of the Eastern Army Group.
The fortress was built in the forest, hidden by dense vegetation and trees. Thousands of loyal soldiers guarded the fortress day and night.
Considering the weather was still February, the meeting was held in a bunker. Protected by thick reinforced concrete and stone walls, the entire venue was warm.
A one-armed, one-eyed, physically disabled colonel straightened his clothes and presented his ID at the door of the conference room. The guard at the door opened the ID for confirmation.
"There is no problem with the ID, Colonel Stauffenberg." The guard respectfully handed the ID back, and Colonel Stauffenberg, wearing a blindfold, put the ID away.
An officer accompanying him picked up his briefcase and said sternly, "I'll help you."
Colonel Stauffenberg pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes occasionally glancing at his briefcase. Although it was February, a little sweat still formed on his forehead.
The two men walked down through the sturdy bunker door. After going down two or three floors, the voices of the generals, marshals and staff discussing gradually became clearer.
"Major, the injury I suffered in the previous battle has affected my hearing. Can you arrange for me to sit closer to the Führer?" said the one-eyed and one-armed Colonel Stauffenberg to his companions.
"I'll try my best." The major agreed without hesitation.
The sounds in the conference room gradually became clearer. When the two officers walked in, they saw a long, thick oak table covered with a battle map of the same map. Dozens of high-ranking officials were pointing at the map and reporting on the situation.
"...the Red Army could not be resisted. They advanced not only from the east, but also from the north and south. The Red Army had already broken the siege of Leningrad, and the losses on January 14 were not enough to seriously damage the Red Army units."
"Führer, please observe that if the enemy continues to advance at this rate, the East Prussian theater of operations will be in danger."
"Supply shortages continue to attack our main forces. We have sufficient reserves, but transportation problems remain unresolved, and Soviet guerrillas continue to bomb the railway. It won't be long before our reserves run low."
"As you know, in the past two days alone the Tenth Army has abandoned Luzhsky, the Fourteenth Division has been driven out of Kivyeri, and Army Group Center has lost 60 of its 47 divisions. Altogether we have lost men."
"Our troops have been badly damaged and have now been pushed to the Estonian border. The entire eastern front is in danger."
The officer in charge of the battle briefing read out one piece of bad news after another, constantly moving the chess pieces representing the corps. Colonel Stauffenberg entered, quietly put his briefcase away, and then found a spot to pretend to stare intently at the map before him.
"We must consider deploying troops from the Northern Ukrainian Army Group and Romania..." The commentator was interrupted by a nervous old man before he could finish his words.
Adolf Hitler waved his hand to signal him to be quiet. He then bent over the map for a while and slowly stood up.
"I remember in 1943, someone assured me that there was a way to completely defeat the Soviet army." Hitler looked across the table at a man opposite who was wearing an officer's uniform but a fancy hat on his head.
"The Soule Society has shown you powerful shock warriors, Führer. We have also successfully awakened the descendant of Shub-Niggurath, the Black Goat of the Forest, who slumbered in Lake Ladoga."
The man answered calmly and without arrogance.
"We sacrificed all the Invisible Mother believers in the association. The ritual was successful, and the spawn of the Black Goat did indeed defeat most of the Soviet Union's northern armies."
389 The Day After (Part )
The Soule Society, a supernatural force formed by Nazi Germany, is dedicated to obtaining supernatural powers from various aspects such as occultism, alchemy, and astronomy. And they do possess many powers that are unimaginable to mortals.
"What's the use of that monster that shrank into the lake and couldn't move as soon as it came out? It was killed by the Red Army's artillery shells! It's because of you that the one million troops we mobilized were reduced to only 300,000 people! Just to cooperate with your stupid plan!" The officers around him had long been unhappy with him and threw the blame at him.
"Wrong. If only one of our members had been alive, we could have controlled the offspring of the Black Goat to crawl out of the lake, releasing endless cubs while spreading fear and destroying the Red Army. But your defense was too poor, and was easily defeated by the Red Army. You couldn't even hold out for a day, and in the end, it was the Black Goat's believers who sacrificed their lives to awaken the offspring. If you had put in a little effort on the defense line, the battle situation would not be like this." The representative of the Suler Association retorted.
"So what if your monster can move? It's just a target!" The officers around him continued to curse.
"The failure of the operation was mainly due to a Tiger tank with mysterious powers and three women with exceptional combat capabilities. They killed everyone involved in the ritual, and one of them definitely used anti-summoning magic to kill the Black Goat Heir."
"No matter how many conventional artillery shells are fired or how long they are fired, even if it lasts for a whole day, they cannot kill the offspring. This series of failures is due to the Red Star Tiger tank and those female soldiers whose source cannot be traced. And you people ignored the reports from your subordinates and did not take them seriously. If you gave the order to strengthen the vigilance and let the German army hold those people back, the ceremony would definitely go smoothly." The representative of the Suler Association still had the same attitude.
"Who can defeat those guys? Our retreating troops keep sharing their experiences. Heads and vehicles suddenly exploded, shells flew in from nowhere... These must be the work of that squad. We had to issue an order prohibiting soldiers from sharing this matter. So, does your Thule Association have any countermeasures against these guys?"
"We need more information..." the Suler Association representative said hesitantly.
"If we ask for more intelligence, the Eastern Front will be doomed. What's the use of you?" Naturally, the other officers would not miss the opportunity to mock him in a sarcastic way.
Adolf Hitler watched the generals quietly as they restrained their quarrel, his head buried in his eyes as he continued to look down at the map.
The one-eyed colonel Stauffenberg, who had been forgotten by everyone, was suddenly approached by someone. The major who came with him came over and whispered that there was a phone call for him.
Colonel Stauffenberg immediately went to the phone, and the operator said it was General Filkiber calling, and the matter was urgent. Colonel Stauffenberg breathed a sigh of relief and answered the phone.
"General, this is Stauffenberg." As soon as the colonel finished speaking, the receiver was hung up.
This was the code word they agreed upon, and Colonel Stauffenberg immediately walked out of the bunker as if he had an urgent mission.
The colonel tried his best to stay cool as he walked through the cold wolf den. The snow crunching under his feet made him a little distracted.
During the underground meeting, the quarreling parties kicked Stauffenberg's briefcase to the ground, and a kind officer bent down and moved the briefcase to another place.
Adolf Hitler bent down and looked at the map carefully, and just as everyone was thinking hard, an explosion came from under the oak table.
Boom! The oak table exploded in the middle, sending flying splinters of wood severely injuring the generals and officers surrounding it. However, the damage from the explosion was largely offset by the solid oak table. Those inside coughed uncontrollably in the smoke and dust, and those who could move pulled themselves to their feet and made their way outside.
When the soldiers outside heard the explosion, they immediately ran towards the underground conference room. Colonel Stauffenberg broke into a quick sprint towards his special car. His adjutant was already waiting for him at the door.
"Drive! Don't worry about anything, drive--" Before Stauffenberg could finish his words, he saw a huge bag of explosives thrown towards the bunker from the depths of the jungle.
Boom! An even more powerful explosion than before struck, and Colonel Stauffenberg immediately ducked behind the tires of his vehicle to avoid harm. Those rushing toward the bunker were not so lucky; they were all blown to pieces by the explosive packs.
"The timing is perfect! I thought I'd have to wait several months," a clear female voice suddenly rang out from the woods. "It's worth it that I've waited here for a whole month."
The voices were accompanied by the sounds of rockets exploding and heavy objects falling to the ground. Something was approaching.
A tall, humanoid armored vehicle covered in mud and snow rushed out of the dense forest. It held a massive machine gun in its hand, and then the armored vehicle opened fire on those humans who were still able to get up.
The machine gun made little noise but was incredibly powerful, often enough for a single bullet to penetrate several people without losing its force.
Colonel Stauffenberg didn't dare to move, and quickly lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. This strange armor did not embarrass him, because it rushed straight towards the bunker.
***
[Forty-seven life signals detected in the underground environment.] The armored AI scanned and reported the number and specific locations.
It seemed the same as in history, even if some details were different, but those who were not killed by the explosion would not die. Carl operated the power armor and rushed to the door. She used the machine gun to smash the narrow doorway, creating a passage large enough to squeeze through.
The officers, still reeling from the blast, were still dazed. Before they could climb out of the conference room, Carl punched through the floor and appeared directly on the bottom floor.
"Who are you...?" The officer saw a tall, heavily armored warrior in the gray fog. Before he could understand what was going on, the power armor punched him and shattered his internal organs.
"You watch the gate. The power armor might break their badges, and that would be more trouble than it's worth." Carl said, then opened the outer shell of the power armor and jumped to the ground.
She was wearing a small military uniform stolen from the German army, so she wouldn't be seen naked.
Carl had rushed to this area a month ago and camouflaged himself with dirt and snow. After several heavy snowfalls, the power armor was buried in the snow, and it was impossible to tell what it was from the outside.
She came here to end the Third Reich. After all, Adolf Hitler and most of the officers of the Eastern Army Group were here. Killing them would paralyze the German Eastern Front.
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