238 – One Shot (1)
The 6th Corps under Enoch Levandel launched a final offensive. The artillery fire of the 6th Armored Field Artillery Corps, armed with new self-propelled guns, swept through Stalin.
The steel rain pouring down on the city that had been quiet for days made the imperial army run away in a hurry.
Kurrurer—.
Quaang!!
The slumbering tank units began advancing towards the north of Stalinina.
A pontoon bridge was built on the riverside that accurately divides the city, and the 86th Battalion, under the command of the 104th Anti-Tank Mage Brigade, made up entirely of combat mages, blocked the waterway to help the tanks maneuver.
“The road is open!! Charge! Charge!!”
“Hide behind a tank! Red roof building, enemy machine gun seat found!”
“Snipers! Sniper!!”
“Go through the rubble! If the already lacking tanks explode, they will all die!!”
The 27th and 33rd Infantry Divisions, which were deployed to the west and east of the southern part of the city respectively, also moved along with the 1st Armored Division.
Infantry, armor and artillery.
All-in-one operation in which the three beats are precisely matched.
However, Sovier’s army was not the same as when they invaded Lunetsk unknowingly.
For a moment of panic, they desperately set out to defend the city.
“f*cking Uk ranian bastards…… ! Search these bastards!!!”
Shoots a greatsword into the stomach skin of an advancing enemy while shouting. Slowly, he kicked the bloody Uk ranian and threw him to the floor, then pointed his gun at him.
Taang!
A bullet grazed his earlobe, but Soviet’s young soldier was not frightened and continued to pull the trigger.
“aaa!!!”
Just blind hatred and anger. Pouring out the madness of the battlefield at the constant sound of gunfire, he fell with blood spurting from his forehead.
Imperial soldiers rolling over the Uk ranian soldiers they killed earlier.
They were two units stationed just a few kilometers ahead. They rolled in the sea, putting bullets in each other’s heads, and bullets stuck again.
Hell descended into reality.
The Sobie Army, which endures to protect it without fail, and the Uk ranian Army, which advances without fail to break through.
After all, two forces that could not be mixed and yielded were clashing and shedding a huge amount of blood from the start of the offensive.
And the fact that the Uk ranian army, which received air supply from the rear, is pressing on Stalin again by mobilizing armored units, quickly reached the headquarters of Army Group South and the 9th Soviet Corps, the main force responsible for the defense of the region. Passed on
“You seem to have become arrogant because you got some supplies in the forage.”
“There are strange rumors coming from the front. The 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion arrived with supplies…….”
“The Airborne Forces are already isolated in the north, so where is the manpower to be deployed?”
At first, the commander of Army Group South, General Mikhail Goborov, who was on a sh*tline, said in a relaxed voice that the fear-filled reaction at the time was gone.
On most fronts, the victory of the Soviet Empire was predicted.
Although the momentum of Red October, with the mutants and the SS fighting against each other, rising from the west and fighting sporadic battles around the center, was a little stronger than expected.
Isn’t long-term warfare the Imperial Army’s specialty anyway?
In front of an overwhelming force and quantity, no special strategy is needed.
The empire’s factories were producing weapons even at this hour, and commoners who had gathered in a large-scale conscription system were being born into a single soldier at the training centers installed here and there.
It was clear that sooner or later even such resistance would be meaningless.
Of course, I was embarrassed because I didn’t know that the large-scale air supply operation would succeed, but I could only endure a little longer.
So that’s why they’re desperately trying to break through the siege.
“Those who spread useless rumors or groundless rumors to lower the morale of our allies will be severely punished!”
Having judged that he had already won, Mikhail chose not to grasp the full story of the rumor.
Sometimes it’s better to cover your eyes than the truth.
In the first place, there is that archmage in the Southern Army Group, so what are you afraid of, be it the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion or the demons in black robes?
“I heard that the worms in Uk ran are wriggling.”
And scaring me to think of that, a middle-aged man strode into the headquarters building. Even if he claims to be a soldier, he has a gigantic appearance that will undoubtedly convince.
Parad Alexei, the Great Mage of Calamity.
“Comrade Farad.”
“I heard that the main target is cavalry, but it is not that cavalry has appeared on the frontlines now.”
The Tsushima sage raised the corner of his mouth. He snapped his fingers and turned his shoulders to pretend to warm up.
“If you poke that cavalry once, even that inexperienced borer will come out.”
Among the 12 grand mages, Alexey the 8th, Calamity Farad, and Sonny Zeppelin, the only great mage in Uk ran, 9th, Sonny Zeppelin, were famous for having deep emotional rifts even among the great mages.
Even when he was first appointed as the Archmage, it was said that Farad Alexei was the one who was the most fiercely opposed.
It is highly probable that the Uk ranians already knew that the Great Mage had been put into battle.
In the Uk ranian military, too, there must be a debate over whether or not to deploy Sonny Zeppelin.
While he was confused and unable to make a hasty decision, Enoch Levandel’s 9th Corps was destroyed as it was.
It is a golden opportunity to defeat Uk ran and Polania at the same time, as well as to secure victory, by consuming even the rushed Sonny Zeppelin.
Emperor Constantine Pyotr must have sent Sonny Zeppelin and his nemesis, the ‘Eighth Plague’, aiming for that.
“Sonny Zeppelin, are you sure you are okay?”
On the other hand, if the disaster were to be defeated, it would be the Empire that would be in trouble. I didn’t know that the game might be turned upside down.
At Captain Mikhail Goborov’s question mixed with concern, Calamity Farad snorted.
“If the other person is a slut, there is no reason to refuse. Do you think Comrade Captain thinks I’m going to lose?”
“It’s not like that… ….”
“For some reason, comrade, you seem to lack more confidence than the regimental commander I saw last time. Even if I’m a great mage, I’m a human anyway, if the comrade captain pulls the trigger on the pistol attached to his waist right now, I’ll leave the world as it is.”
He continued his speech in a confident voice.
“Whether it’s Sonny Zeppelin or Enoch Levandel, it doesn’t matter in the face of overwhelming power. You will soon find out why I am called a disaster.”
Farad Alexei looked around at his commanders and staff, who were staring at him with dumbfounded expressions.
“So, can we go out now?”
As if my whole body was itching, I clenched my fists tightly.
***
The center of the operation, which is called the last offensive and read as an all-in gamble, was the 1st Armored Division, as Enoch said.
Decreased mobility, but tanks are tanks.
It is an all-purpose weapon that can be used as a fixed turret when there is no oil, and can also be used as a simple bunker to block the path if the turret fails.
With such weapons finally provided with enough oil to run, it was only natural that the scattered Panzer Division’s tank battalions would start rampaging.
It’s already been about six hours since we’ve climbed all the way from southern Stalinina.
The operation, which had begun in the early dawn when it was still dim, was now facing noon.
Soviet Imperial forces desperately resisted, but it was still not enough to stop the large-scale offensive that was carried out by surprise.
“1St Battalion of the 2nd Regiment! Enter the cathedral!”
“The troublesome Pavlos’ mansion has been completely taken over!”
It’s been a while since I’ve heard of a victory.
However, Director Olena Deriugina was not happy. This was a deception operation, not a real offensive.
She was constantly measuring her timing. In order to accurately know the situation on the front, all of the new-style radios that were stocked up as reserve materials were sent out to the front combat units.
“… ….”
She focused on the radio operator sitting next to her with a tense expression on her face, while consistently ignoring her staff’s fuss.
And finally.
“Hey, this is the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment! Something, something strange! The cathedral is moving…… No, my God! Car No. 4! Get out of there! The building is collapsing!!”
Major Olena was able to hear an urgent radio call. As soon as she heard the radio, she immediately grabbed her receiver and called out.
“This is the headquarters of the division, respond to the 1st Battalion!”
“The land! The ground is cracking! I will retreat! You cannot enter near the building! Car No. 4 Was pulled into the church!!! Sir, f*ck…… ! Avoid everyone!!!”
I felt goosebumps run down her spine at the battalion commander’s voice, which was like a desperate death.
What is to come has come.
She quickly operated the radio and relayed the division commander’s edict to all units within range.
“Here is the headquarters, stop all offensives and retreat! Repeat! The remnants of the 1st Armored Division cease all offensives and retreat!!!”
The Great Mage, the one I’ve been waiting for silently, has finally taken the bait and escaped from the nest.
And from now on, it wasn’t her fight.
“I’ll be back! Commander!!”
“Please take good care of me, Director Olena.”
About forty tankers, who declared a do-or-die battle from the 1st Armored Corps along with the 8th assault magic infantry battalion directly led by the commander of the 6th corps, left the headquarters of the division.
Because the final showdown between the Great Mage and the Great Mage, which will be rewritten in Uk ranian history, or perhaps in human history, will take place right in front of your eyes.
