243 – Call to End (2)
The news of the great mage Farad Alexei’s death at Stalin quickly spread throughout the Soviet Imperial Army.
From the beginning, the Soviet Empire was under attack from all directions.
In the East, Polania’s final blow.
In the west, the Uk ranian Expeditionary Force struggled with all its might.
Even in the central and western regions, as if they had been waiting for this moment, Red October rose up at once.
No matter how much consumption is an empire, it is inevitable to come as a great burden to spread a triple front.
The fact that he publicized the large-scale introduction of the great mage to his troops with the image of encouraging the morale of his allies actually worked as poison.
“The Great Mage…… Lost?”
“That calamity, Farad Alexei?!”
Nowhere is the result more important than war.
The fact that Farad Alexei unilaterally trampled on the Uk ranians, including his cavalry, as soon as he arrived at Stalin, because no one cared about the fact that he had already been defeated and died.
The Great Mage was defeated and died.
With news that was more shocking than anything they had ever heard, fear of the Uk ranians began to creep in again within the Imperial Army.
“Sonny Zeppelin is alive and well? He said he didn’t even go near Stalin in the first place.”
“What? Then how did you catch the great mage?”
“That’s the problem. Even the bastards of the General Intelligence Agency don’t know anything!”
To put it bluntly, the Imperial Army of Soviet was still in a state of shock from the abysmal battle that had unfolded in the Lunetsk region.
The shock was only mitigated by control through the Great Purge.
Unbeknownst to them, front-line soldiers and junior officers were already treating the Uk ranian army as a formidable weapon of war.
Of course, in actuality, the combat power and prowess of each individual Uk ranian soldier far outweighed that of the Imperial Army.
Experience in combat is neither easily obtained nor easily lost.
Right now, just listing the achievements that Uk ran has achieved so far makes no sense at all.
It was not enough to block the advance of the Soviet Empire and furthermore to completely recover the Lunetsk region.
He also succeeded in making peace by stalemate the Reinhardt Empire forces that had invaded Polania.
In fact, he is still showing such skills even after dealing with two empires at the same time, so I can’t help but be afraid.
“…… It is exactly as predicted.”
Captain Geor Wasilovsky, commander of the Uk ranian Expeditionary Force, recalled what Enoch Levandel had tipped him off just before the sortie.
-Soviet Imperial forces are already pushed to their limits. The reason they persevere is, in the end, the fear of a gun aimed at their back.
-If you imprint fears that are more frightening than those fears and embrace them at the same time…….
“I will definitely turn my back on the Empire.”
Captain Geor Wasilovsky, muttering as if possessed, rose from his seat. Then he shouted at his staff and commanders who were looking at him.
“From now on, we advance to the capital of the Empire!!!”
Because the gamble with the lives of Enoch Levandel and the hundred or so 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion who pledged to be with him as collateral has exploded.
Now it was time to wipe out all the stakes.
***
The final offensive of the Uk ranian Expeditionary Force was successful.
The main forces of the 6th Corps, which had completed reorganization at Stalin along with the 1st Armored Division led by Major General Olena Deriugina, went straight north and cut the area of Army Group South in Soviet exactly in half.
In the meantime, the 6th Armored Division and the 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade, other troops belonging to the 6th Corps, also began to actively put pressure on the SS while significantly recovering their offensive capacity through air supply.
In connection with the Southwest Group Army, which completely turned its back on itself as a ‘free consumption corps’, it succeeded in contacting the Uk ranian Special Operations Command, which had descended in the north, which was the original operation.
In the end, avoiding the Uk ran that reached ‘Bon’, where the headquarters of Army Group South was located in Sobi, the headquarters had no choice but to be pushed to the far north of the area of Army Group South.
It was only a matter of time before they were defeated due to the advance of the rebels, ‘Red October’, who were pressuring from the west and the deserters increasing day by day.
“Commander.”
Not a well-equipped headquarters in its own way, but a field tent with candles as the only source of light.
The commander of the 9th corps, Vasily Molodov, raised his head and turned his attention to the adjutant calling him.
Soviet is revered as a war hero, and the innocent impression of being courted by countless women is nowhere to be found.
With his untidy, shaggy beard, sagging dark circles, and crumbly skin, he was dozens of times behind the image of a hero who had been appearing in propaganda materials all the time.
About two weeks from the catastrophic defeat at Stalin.
That short amount of time had ruined it this far.
“The commander of Army Group South, Captain Mikhail Govorov, committed suicide.”
“… ….”
The news was shocking, but Vasily Molodov did not show any signs of agitation.
He said bitterly, “I see… ….” He muttered, adding a few words in a hollow voice.
“When I was in your rank, I happened to read a book that came from the Eastern Continent. It was said to be a military manual written by a famous scribe of the dynasty that unified the huge continent into one country.”
“There are words that appear there, Buji Samgunji Kwon, Lee Dong Samgunjiim, that is, military righteousness.”
Vasily Molodov put his pistol in his hand on his desk, looking straight into the eyes of his ignorant lieutenant.
“If you try to lead an army without knowing its duties and authority, it means that the generals under you will become suspicious. And that’s exactly what our emperor does.”
“Commander…… !!”
Boom!!
The lieutenant general hit the desk nervously.
“I objected many times!!! Mutants are the wealth of the empire, but I took them out and made the Southwest Group Army turn its back!!”
But it wasn’t that it was certain enough to change the situation of the war. For some reason, the Uk ranian Special Operations Command knew all too well how to respond to mutants.
Even if he knew how to do it, it would have forced him to bleed a lot with his insane regenerative power and mighty power.
That’s how much the mutant battalion prepared to the best of their ability suffered irreparable damage.
“And those idiot bastards called the SS…… !! Even if you put in a regular division, you throw a hat into the yard and throw guys who have captured rebel units a few times with no combat experience against Uk ranian armored units?”
That’s not even funny.
Vasily’s 9th Corps successfully cut off the enemy’s detour and drove them into a siege.
Especially in the case of the 6th Armored Division, it made a revolutionary record of killing the division commander and making him crippled by blocking his main skill, maneuver warfare, in the first place.
Nevertheless, they did not collapse. All crumbling and collapsed, even in the place where only ruins remained, they finally blocked the attack of the corps and solidified the front line.
It wasn’t ‘not’ to be annihilated.
It was ‘failed’ to be annihilated.
No matter how much they claim that this is not the case, the idiot Emperor and Commander-in-Chief Lavrenty Yezhov just stare at the map in that safe place, covering their ears and eyes and not listening.
Who is a spy, who is a traitor, and who is a corroder?
Because of their misjudgment, Army Group South was pushed back without a chance to gather up troops, and even the wild card, the great mage, was heroically destroyed, destroying the morale of the soldiers who were crawling on the floor.
But getting angry and shouting now doesn’t mean that the broken wire can be repaired.
The soldiers of the Legion, who were crumbled in vain on the battlefield, are not the innocent sons of the empire returning.
“…… Apparently, Red October has occupied Somilesk, the second capital. Even bloodless.”
“Yes, Commander. So, an opinion came up about forming a defensive line in the northeast along with the 231st Armored Brigade and the 31st Division, which are still intact.”
“The line of defense. It is a line of defense.”
Vasily Molodov muttered the word defense line over and over again, then burst into laughter.
It wasn’t madness, ridicule, or hope. It’s just the excretion of dry emotions protruding from the endless void.
“Ha ha ha…… !! Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Line of defense? Do you think there’s anything left to stop us now? The trampled motherland, the slain comrades and their families. We have no place to return to.”
Lieutenant General Vasily Molodov, who was virtually supporting Army Group South alone, stood up.
Then he said firmly to his adjutant, who was looking at him.
“The Empire is doomed. To his staff, officers, and remaining survivors…… Order them to surrender according to their convictions and will.”
It doesn’t matter if those who stay to fight fight.
But even those who have lost their will cannot burn their lives by forcibly pushing them into the wires.
Because I’m fed up with fighting with nothing to gain.
The adjutant looked at the commander, who had completely lost his strength, and answered while biting his lip in resentment.
“…… Well, I will tell you.”
The candle in front of Lieutenant General Vasily Molodov swayed chaotically.
After taking a few breaths, the feeble flame will be extinguished just by blowing.
Now, his role will end here.
And that day.
Leading the 9th Corps in the lead, Army Group South of Soviet surrendered to the advancing Uk ranian VI Corps.
This was the moment when the terrifyingly long and disastrous victory in the Kyukkus campaign was absolutely certain for the Uk ranians.
However, Enoch Levandel, who was supposed to command the 6th Corps, was nowhere to be seen.
Vasily Molodov had no choice but to sign the surrender document, deeply regretting the fact that he had not seen the great commander who commanded his era.
And it didn’t take long for him to hear that Enoch Levandell had befriended the Archmage in Stalina and was officially ‘warried’.
