Veniamenko couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered: "Deploy these anti-aircraft guns on the position immediately, pay attention to concealment!"

"yes!"

Shulka added: "Construct anti-tank trenches and lay mines outside the village. If possible, build two trenches..."

"yes!"

But I guess we don’t have that much time, and it may be too late to even build an anti-tank trench.

But this is not very important. As long as several sections of anti-tank trenches can be successfully constructed, it will be beneficial to the battle, because this will force the tanks to attack from a limited number of directions, thus giving anti-tank guns a chance to destroy them.

After the incident came to an end, Veniamenko immediately called the air force base and requested that at least a batch of airdrops be organized against Butul...especially rocket launchers and rocket launchers.

Veniamenko saw clearly that in the battle in Butul village, the 88MM anti-aircraft guns or anti-tank guns were just beautiful but useless gadgets.

It's not that these equipment are bad.

In fact, the performance of these equipment is very good, especially the 88MM anti-aircraft gun, whether it is used to fight infantry or tanks, it is a hit.

But these equipment are actually not suitable for the defense of the Soviet army, especially the Soviet army in Butur Village.

There is no other reason than that the Soviet army does not have air supremacy... If it has air supremacy, then the 88MM anti-aircraft gun can easily defeat the enemy thousands of miles away, but if not, the huge body of the 88MM anti-aircraft gun is an excellent target for enemy aircraft.

target.

Even if the Soviet army had made camouflage in advance, the German army's various arms coordinated very closely. The infantry on the ground would guide the artillery and even the air force to bomb the positions exposed by fire.

Therefore, the survivability of these artillery pieces is insufficient, and they can only be used to delay time.

What can really stop the Germans are the ruins of Butul Village and individual rocket launchers.

The air force base didn't say anything, and immediately organized an airdrop... Of course, this airdrop was carried out under the cover of fighter jets, so another fierce air battle was inevitable.

News of the fall of Butur village soon reached Manstein.

Manstein couldn't believe that Butul village would be lost so quickly. He even asked: "Are you sure? Not long ago, I got assurance from Colonel Adrian. He told me that it was impossible for the Russians to occupy Butul."

you!"

"I'm sure, Your Majesty Marshal!" the adjutant replied helplessly: "Colonel Adrian has been killed in action. He cannot keep his promise!"

Manstein narrowed his eyes and then asked: "How did they do it? I mean, there is one of our brigade in Butur village, and they have enough ammunition!"

"They bombed Butul with planes..."

"But we have blocked the airspace there!"

"This is not enough, Marshal!" the adjutant replied: "They sent a large number of 'Il's. These attack planes fired a large number of rockets towards Butur Village. These rockets almost blew up the entire Butur Village.

sky!"

After a pause, the adjutant continued: "We may be able to block the Russian planes, but we cannot block these rockets flying from all directions!"

Manstein nodded silently, then stared at the map for a while, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order all troops to blow up their equipment and retreat at full speed!"

"Your Excellency Marshal..." The adjutant couldn't help but be stunned: "It's not that we don't have a chance. Our reinforcements have arrived at Butul Village. They can launch an attack on Butul Village in ten minutes!"

"Then what?" Manstein asked.

"Then... we can successfully break through!" the adjutant replied: "I mean, if we capture the village of Butur!"

"What if we can't occupy it?" Manstein asked rhetorically.

The adjutant was choked immediately. As a German officer, he barely considered this issue at this time.

This can be said to be the habit of most German officers. As long as reinforcements arrive, it is daytime, there are tanks and aircraft, there is no reason why they cannot occupy it.

"Let me tell you!" Manstein replied while looking at the map: "If the village of Butur cannot be captured, and the Russian Southwest Front and the Southern Front launch a fierce attack targeting the village of Butul

, then our retreat road will be completely blocked! In other words, while we are waiting to retake Butur Village, our chances of breaking out will disappear little by little, and we will become another 'protector'.

Luce'!"

"But your Excellency, Marshal!" said the adjutant: "We should at least give it a try..."

Manstein shook his head in pain and said: "There is no need to try. For the Russians, it is not just a Butul village, it is whether they can encircle the Don River Army! Therefore, they will do everything they can.

Work hard and concentrate all their efforts to defend Butur Village, just like they did not hesitate to send a large number of 'Il' attack planes to bomb Butur Village and risk their annihilation!"

At this point, Manstein stood up straight, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "So, abandon your illusions! We can't keep the soldiers here because of those equipment... We still have time, light vehicles and simple equipment,

Take the path around Highland No. 7, bypass Butur Village, and get out before they close the encirclement!"

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, and then responded: "Yes, Your Majesty Marshal!"

But of course, the German retreat would not be as simple as Manstein said.

Manstein actually left the equipment to the troops responsible for the rear, and many of them were even infantrymen who changed their roles and used these equipment...

The unit Manstein left behind to cover was an infantry division, the 71st Infantry Division.

And all the tanks, artillery, and even cars in the large army cannot be taken away... The German army took small roads. If they want to take these away, they must take roads. Taking roads means being blocked at Highland No. 7, and at Butu.

Ercun will be blocked again, and in the end, as Manstein said, it may never be able to get out.

Manstein did not order these tanks and artillery to be blown up. Instead, he left all these equipment with the 71st Infantry Division. Those that could not be sent to the 71st Infantry Division in time were blown up secretly.

This was not only because he wanted to make full use of this batch of equipment to exert some of its last remaining heat, but also because Manstein did not want the enemy to know that the Don River Army had given up its equipment to break out... If the enemy knew about it, it would obviously be another battle.

Nightmare, the enemy will definitely organize guerrillas to intercept along the way.

Therefore, the destroyed equipment cannot be seen by the enemy, not even the common people... No one can guarantee whether there are Russian spies among these common people.
Chapter completed!