"Boom!" The roar of the tank engine was like the muffled thunder in the sky. Hundreds of black tanks formed a torrent of steel and rushed towards the German armored forces. At this moment, the German 10th Armored Division and the 12th Armored Division were fighting with the Imperial Army's 1st Armored Brigade. After being severely curbed by the tank guns of the 1st Armored Brigade and the combat defense artillery of the infantry, the two German armored divisions had suffered heavy losses. The air force fighter jets that arrived later made the two armored divisions pay a heavy price again.

Now, the remaining tanks of the two armored divisions were a little unrestrained in the face of the counterattack of the 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army. So much so that when hundreds of tanks of the 1st Armored Army arrived, they had no way to send troops to intercept them. Although the 11th Armored Division of the German Army also arrived. However, facing the hundreds of tanks of the 1st Armored Army, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army was obviously not enough!

The 1st Armored Army of the Imperial Army divided two brigades to encircle the German army's rear route and prepare to encircle and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Another armored brigade launched a frontal attack on the 11th Armored Division of the German army. A "Leopard" medium tank battalion rushed to the front, and more than 70 "Leopard" medium tanks began to massacre the German tank No. 2 at a long distance. The German tank No. 1 was just garbage, and the only ones that could pose a certain threat to the tanks of the Imperial Army were only these No. 2 tanks.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Several 'Leopard' tanks stopped and opened fire, and as the tank gun shells flew towards the German tank No. 2 at high speed. Almost after the blink of an eye, the German tanks ignited a raging fire.

After the German tanks were dealt with, these "Leopard" tanks continued to advance. Although the German tank counterattack was also sharp. However, at long distances, the tank guns they equipped could not pose any threat to the thick front armor of the "Leopard" medium tank. As for the large number of tanks No. 1, the German army was helpless in the face of the tanks of the Imperial Army. The heavy machine guns they equipped were just tickling for the thick tank armor. At most, they could only leave a little white mark on the tank armor.

Faced with the fierce attack of the Imperial Army's 1st Panzer Army, the German armored troops could not resist at all. The German 11th Panzer Division collapsed after only half an hour of resistance. Half of their more than 300 tanks were destroyed. The remaining tanks were also retreated in a panic. However, the German tank No. 1 and No. 2 tanks were not only not as firepower and defense as those of the Imperial Army, but also speed could not be compared with those of the Imperial Army. So under the pursuit of the Imperial Army, the German tanks were constantly being chased and then destroyed. The Imperial Army's tanks completely regarded this battle as an easy battle to hunt people's heads. The German armored troops posed no threat to the Imperial Army's armored forces.

"Commander, the German armored troops were defeated by us, and now they are retreating to Stupino in a mess. In the city of Stupino, there is also a German infantry army and a Russian infantry army." A staff officer reported to General Zhang Wei.

"Order all units to march towards Stupino and encircle and annihilate this Russian army!" General Zhang Wei issued an order. A German infantry army and a Russian infantry army had only 100,000 people in total. Even if three German armored divisions were added, there were only tens of thousands more. With the strength of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, eating more than 100,000 German troops in one bite was not a problem.

"Yes, commander." The staff officer immediately issued an order. The 1st Infantry Army, the 3rd Infantry Army, the 20th Infantry Army and the 26th Infantry Army of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, and the many direct troops of the army, all rushed to Steepino.

At this moment, the three German armored divisions had been defeated. Especially the 12th Armored Division, which was first to enter the battlefield, all their tanks had been lost. The remaining tanks of the 10th Armored Division were only a few dozen. As for the 11th Armored Division, because they retreated faster when they were on the plane, there were more than 100 remaining tanks. The total number of German tanks was only more than 200.

You know, the three armored divisions of the German army had a total of thousands of tanks. In this battle, they had lost nearly 800 tanks. And the remaining two hundred tanks were obviously nowhere to escape when facing the siege of the Imperial Army's armored troops.

"Retreat. Retreat Stepino." The commander of the German armored forces issued an order, and the German tanks retreated to Stepino in a panic.

However, at this time, Chinese Air Force fighter jets appeared in the sky. A brigade of forty Haidongqing 2 fighters and a brigade of forty Falcon dive bombers launched an attack on the retreating German armored forces. When these aircraft finished dropping bombs and returned with satisfaction, only a team of burning tank wreckage was left on the ground. The air was filled with a pungent smell, a smell of gasoline burning, and you were also mixed with the smell of roasted human bodies.

The tanks of the German armored troops who finally retreated to Stupino were less than a hundred. The rest of the tanks were destroyed in the battle. The defenders in Stupino were also facing a great enemy. Originally, their mission was to assist the armored troops in solving the 1st armored brigade of the Chinese Army. However, because the German armored troops failed too quickly, the battle was over before they could react. It was impossible for them to evacuate Stupino. Hundreds of Chinese Army tanks outside the city were eyeing them. Once they left the city, they would be targeted and could be crushed to pieces by the tanks.

However, even if these German and Russian coalition forces hid in the city of Stupino, they would have no effect. After this small city with an area of ​​less than 5 square kilometers, it undoubtedly seemed too crowded after more than 100,000 troops were poured into it. As long as the Chinese army carried out large-scale artillery and bombing of the city, it would be enough to make the German and Russian coalition forces in the small city pay a heavy price.

In the afternoon of that day, hundreds of artillery guns from the 1st Army of the Imperial Army began to fire at Stupino. The dense artillery fire destroyed the buildings in the city. The soldiers of the German and Russian coalition forces hid inside were either bombed to death or buried alive in the ruins.

The Chinese Army's artillery, like shells are not money, constantly pouring shells into the city. Not to mention that, the Chinese Air Force planes also came to join in the fun. Hundreds of fighter jets and bombers flew over the small town, and then bombed the German-Russian coalition forces hiding inside with aviation bombs. The 25 kilograms of small bombs carried by the battle are enough to destroy those buildings, not to mention the 50 kilograms of aviation bombs specially written by the bombers. Each bomber can carry more than ten such aviation bombs. Dozens of aircraft can put hundreds of bombs into the city at one time.

Under the bombing of the Imperial Army and the Air Force, the German and Russian coalition forces hid in the city of Stupino suffered heavy losses. The proposed fortifications they built were destroyed during artillery and bombing, and the casualties were even more severe.

Although the Russians have the habit of digging cellars at home. Almost every household has a cellar, which has become a good hiding place for the German and Russian coalition forces. However, after the houses on the cellar were blown up, those who hid in the cellar could no longer come out and were buried alive. Because of this, the soldiers of the German and Russian coalition forces were killed in this battle at least tens of thousands of times.

After the intensive fire strike, the Imperial Army's 1st Army began to attack Stupino. The remaining 100 tanks of the 1st Armored Brigade covered the infantry to attack the city of Stupino. Under the fire strikes of the Imperial Army and the Air Force, the defenders in the city had suffered heavy losses. So much so that when the Imperial Army's 1st Army launched an attack, they basically did not encounter much resistance.

Although tanks face many threats in urban street fighting, the thick armor of the tank can undoubtedly help the infantry following behind to block the enemy's bullets. At the same time, tank guns can also destroy the enemy's firepower points. In the absence of effective anti-tank weapons by the German and Russian coalition forces, the tanks of the Imperial Army provided great help to the infantry's attack.

Under the fierce attack of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, the German-Russian coalition forces in the city of Stupino were unable to resist. So much so that a large number of coalition soldiers surrendered to the Imperial Army. Among them, Russian soldiers were the most. The combat effectiveness of the Russian army was relatively weak, and after being severely attacked by the Imperial Army, they were killed and injured. The remaining people were also scared. In addition, the elite Russian troops had been killed and injured in the Battle of Volgograd and the Battle of Volga. The remaining troops were almost all composed of new recruits, and their fighting will became even weaker. In the critical situation, it was understandable to surrender to the Chinese army.

In contrast, the German army's fighting will is much stronger. However, facing the attack of the Imperial Army's superior forces, even if they do not have any advantage in their troops and armor, no matter how firm they resist, they cannot stop the Imperial Army from advancing.

When the sun set, Stupino had fallen into the hands of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army. The German-Russian coalition forces guarding here either surrendered and captured, or were killed in battle or buried alive in the ruins. The three German armored divisions were all wiped out. This caused the German armored troops on the Eastern Front battlefield to be completely lost. (To be continued)

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