211 – Sunset (1) – The Gdanskow Offensive
The Polania army chief, who had been ingenious just a few weeks ago, was now helplessly biting his nails.
Northern Command 80,000, Western Command 20,000, Eastern Command 30,000. It has already been over a month since he led a large army of 130,000 and crossed the border to Sobie, and was looking forward to the second month.
According to the original plan, we should have occupied the city of Mansk, which was our final goal by now, and bet the Empire on Sobi.
For some reason, the Mansk campaign continued to be sluggish.
Soviet Imperial forces were shabby. It wasn’t that surprising anymore. No matter how much progress they made, it was revealed throughout the country that they were brutally destroyed by a fledgling kingdom that had just recovered from a civil war.
It is only natural to collapse helplessly in the charge of the Polania army, which is stronger than that.
Just like a catcher hunting a tiger!
It’s been 22 days since I crossed the border.
April 23rd.
The Polania 2nd Cavalry Division succeeded in reaching the target point, 70 km from the city of Mansk.
The destination was really right around the corner. President Joseph Faust and Lieutenant General Chubro, commander of the Northern Command, ordered further pressure on the Empire.
Several divisions took drastic salient actions to expand their offensive.
It was the result of underestimating that, since it was the imperial army that was continuously fighting, if they crashed into it, they would abandon the defense line and run away like before.
Carelessness on the battlefield will soon lead to defeat.
Pollania’s 92nd Infantry Division, which charged into the defensive line with great vigour, was swept away by machine gun bullets scattered like rain from the trench line.
The enemy’s defense line had been reinforced.
In the first hour of the offensive, 10% of the troops of the vanguard regiment were killed, two battalions were destroyed, and the regimental commander commanding the front was seriously injured by enemy fire and was evacuated.
Of course, the pre-shelling had been carried out, and the observer had even received a report that the enemy trenches and defensive positions had been accurately hit.
A mere 12 75mm howitzers were nowhere near enough to break through the Imperial defenses of Soviet.
Realizing that something was wrong, the commander of the 92nd Infantry Division requested support from the corps artillery, but the only reply was that support itself was impossible with the 105mm howitzer, which had a range of only 12 km.
The speed at which the front line was being pushed could not keep up with the deployment speed of the corps’ artillery.
Some of the corps artillery forces, like the 92nd Division, had been moved to support the protruding units.
“If this happens, Satan will be annihilated!!”
“We are on the verge of breaking our heads right now! So why didn’t the rear support units rush in without even thinking about it!?”
To da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da dadada!!
Puuu!
“Enemy shells drop!!!!”
“f*ck our artillerymen! What are you doing!”
“Keep your head down! If you brush it, it will fall behind!”
While the fierce negotiations between the corps artillery and the division continued.
The soldiers on the frontline had no choice but to crouch down tightly to avoid the rain of reapers raining down on their heads.
It wasn’t just the 92nd Division that was driven into a pinch.
Only 40 km to Minsk.
The forces of the Polania 2nd Armored Division, which arrived at the city of Gireko-Biastock, began their advance based on the Dnur tank donated from Uk ran and a tank called the ‘Vickers 7TP’ produced in-house.
Both tanks are light tanks with a 37mm main gun, and as the front line of the cavalry, they were the vanguard assault forces that shattered the enemy defenses and forced the troops of our cavalry regiment to strike the depths.
Poo woo woo ─.
With the sound of cavalry horns, the tanks of the 1st and 2nd Light Tank Battalions advanced.
A total of 36 units with 18 units per battalion.
Passing through a vast field, digging through the trenches that were installed here and there, and subduing the machine gun Tochka with ease.
Pollania’s cavalry, once dismissed as sluggish steel coffins, are now intoxicated by the sweet firepower of tanks in anti-infantry combat.
This time, as always, they moved forward, sweeping away the foot soldiers.
Quang!
It was at that time that flames erupted from the Dnure tank that was leading the way.
The turret, which could not withstand the pressure of the explosion, was ejected from the chassis, and the Dnure tank, engulfed in flames, moved a few meters further before stopping in place.
“What?”
A sudden explosion before the tank battalion commander could grasp the situation.
Amidst the small villages, five massive tanks emerged.
It was the first tank I had ever seen. An appearance that is distinctly different from the Bertrand T type, the main force of the Soviet Empire.
The tank battalion commander felt his heart grow cold at the slowly turning turret.
“All units, concentrate firepower and shoot!!”
I immediately launched a counterattack.
At least, there are only 5 generations. Although the armor looked thick, there was no way a tank could withstand dozens of concentrated attacks.
I don’t know why they stuck their heads out even though they were outnumbered.
I will soon make you regret that choice.
Boom, kwaang!!
Boom!!
35 Turrets fired all at once. As if it were a fixed target, a heavy steel bullet was fired at the front of an enemy tank that was twisting at an angle of 45 degrees.
And.
Peeing—Kang!! Cagan!!
He bounced off helplessly. The commander of the Polania Tank Battalion doubted his eyes. What have i seen now?
After pouring fire all at once, it was the turn of the enemy tanks. They calmly turned their turrets and let out fire.
Peeing! Bang!!!
Pain!
At the same time, two tanks on either side of the command vehicle exploded as the sound of artillery fire struck my eardrums. Inside the blazing chariot, the chariot commander screams and runs away.
The battalion commander watched helplessly as his subordinate rolled on the ground with his whole body on fire, and finally stopped breathing.
“…… Shoot, shoot!! Shoot! Catch those f*cking bastards first!!”
Boom! Quaang!
Load the shells and fire. Even without an order from the battalion commander, the panic-stricken soldiers fired their cannons without stopping.
But they all bounced off without difficulty.
Denur and Vickers 7TP tanks had a 37mm main gun. With that kind of penetrating power, it was theoretically impossible to defeat the Katerav V Type 1 tank surrounded by steel plates that were close to 75 mm thick.
Another shot destroyed a tank. Thirty-six tanks a few minutes ago now had only thirty.
“Retreat, retreat!! Run away!”
“Contact friendly anti-tank units! Whether it’s the artillery or the air force, do something with that damn monster!”
“Mike! Step back! Don’t hesitate and step back!”
“Car 8 will retreat!! Get behind the tank in the rear!!”
Cries of fearful soldiers.
Cries of tank commanders trying to overcome the situation somehow.
In the midst of the violent battle, the two light tank battalions began to run away.
Later on, it became an incident called KV Shock in the Republic of Polania.
“Two tank battalions escaped with only five vehicles? Are you saying that right now!!?”
“Damn it, this time we’re going to support the infantry and even the artillery. As soon as the reorganization is over, go to Mansk!”
However, the headquarters still had to make a strategic misjudgment.
Soviet Imperial forces are repeating the mistakes they made in Uk ran.
Under pressure from the upper level, the 2nd Cavalry Division, which served as the spearhead, had no choice but to jump into the front once again.
Even in the meantime, the light tank battalions that were facing the Katerav tank head-on were in a hurry and started to advance to Mansk again.
During the three days of the offensive, half of the remaining twenty-eight tanks were lost and defeated.
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A total of 3,000 dead were a bonus.
The Battle of Biastok-Mansk was a complete defeat of Polania.
The flow of the air has reversed.
Now, the front lines were beyond stalemate, leading to the inferiority of the Republic of Polania.
***
The situation in the Reinhalt Empire was like the night before the storm. Era of war. The time we had been preparing for so long had arrived, but it was a very complicated situation.
Adalya attacked Prue. Although they had the upper hand in naval battles, the most important advance on land was stagnant.
Reinhalt, as an ally, also supported the latest equipment, but the United Kingdom of Britain over there did not stand still.
In fact, the Prü-Adaliya front is an all-out battle between the two countries and at the same time takes on the aspect of a proxy war between Britain and Reinhardt.
In the meantime, the empire was brutally defeated by consumption, which had vigorously invaded Uk ran.
Since Reinhalt had been working closely with them, they knew the skills of the Uk ranian army all too well.
It also means that if you don’t prepare properly, you will be destroyed horribly.
It was for this reason that he played pranks on the Uk ranian border in response to the request of the Soviet Empire.
The actual engagement did not take place. It was all about firing a limited bombardment only in the area mutually agreed upon by the field commanders.
Uk ranian forces also pretended to advance, wandered around for a while, and then retreated back into the trenches.
Until then, Reinhalt had no intention of antagonizing the Uk ranians.
-Uk ran is a permanent neutral country and the leader of the Third World, and will not lean towards any power.
Prime Minister Erich Hindenburg of the Reinhalt Empire recalled a conversation he had with Sonny Zeppelin, the Great Mage of the Sky, during a secret meeting.
It was a proposal I would rather welcome.
An alliance that does not belong to either Imperial Alliance or Free Alliance. A balance between them is more than enough to make a friendly neighbor.
I can’t be stronger than Reinhalt, though.
A country that will not be helplessly eaten up by other countries.
However, the situation began to change rapidly when the Republic of Polania, a member of the Uk ranian-led alliance, suddenly invaded the Sobie Empire.
Reinhardt Domestically, public opinion that consumption should help the empire began to boil.
Imperialism and chauvinism, which had sprouted a long time ago, had already swallowed the spirits of the imperial people and were waiting to explode.
The same was true of the military, who would become the sword of the empire.
From young soldiers, including Lieutenant Colonel Johannes von Weissenberg, to immortal masters, such as Lieutenant General Gudert, they supported intervention in the Soviet Crisis.
Now the Empire had no choice but to decide.
Do you embrace the flame that burns inside, or do you pick up that flame and set other nations on fire.
The emperor’s choice was the latter. The country to be burned was none other than the madman of the upper town running amok without knowing the subject.
Ultimatum of May 11th.
And the rejection of the notice of May 12th.
The Reinhalt Empire, with all the justifications, turned the troops they had prepared in advance to the north.
“Advancing towards Prabha!”
May 13th.
The Polania-Reinhardt Front has been newly opened.
The fortunes of Uk ran and Polania have been reversed.
