The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

Hearing that it was still under confirmation, the bearded man's face looked a little better, but he was also surprised that the United States had already equipped the jet aircraft.

"Why doesn't our military industry have any clues yet?"The bearded man stared coldly at the official in charge of military industry.

Stared at like this, the official in charge of military industry immediately broke out in a cold sweat and said tremblingly:"Your Excellency Leader, I'm sorry, there is still some gap in our military industry strength."

"Bastard, that's not what I want to hear. You have to find a way to solve the problem of jet aircraft blueprints, no matter what the cost."The bearded man waved his hand and said indifferently.

Hearing this, the two military industry and intelligence officials secretly groaned. It was not so easy to get jet aircraft blueprints. They could only ask the United States for help, but it would definitely cost a certain price.

But thinking of the furious bearded man, the two looked at each other and said loudly:"Yes, please rest assured, we will definitely solve it."

The bearded man's face looked a little better, and he continued to discuss the next counterattack plan with everyone.

Counterattacks are not fought immediately after a word, but require countless preparations.

Before that, the first to fight was the air force. The air forces of both sides launched a fierce battle directly in the Dnieper River area.

Fortunately, after replenishment, the strength of the Manstein cluster has been strengthened, and basically all units have been equipped with new equipment.

Each squad is equipped with two bazookas. Even ordinary infantry divisions have a large number of anti-tank guns, and the reorganized mechanized infantry divisions have a large number of No. 3 assault guns.

For a time The anti-tank power of the entire Manstein Group increased dramatically. Manstein also took advantage of the situation and prepared to eat up all the troops of the S Army gathered on the Dnieper River at one time.

After this period of replenishment, Manstein's group had 1.26 million troops, including 600,000 German troops, 200,000 French troops, 100,000 Italian troops, 200,000 Free Army troops, and 160,000 Romanian troops.

The core is naturally the 600,000 D Army, but the combat effectiveness of the 660,000 vassal troops is not weak either. August equipped all the obsolete weapons to the vassal army. For a time, the combat effectiveness of the vassal army increased several times compared to before, and there was absolutely no problem in blocking the S Army.

"Our goal this time is to repel or defeat the Soviet army, so that they dare not launch a large-scale counterattack easily."Before the war, Manstein announced the combat mission.

In just two days, the S Army assembled a large number of tanks, including KV-1 tanks, KV-2 tanks, T-26 tanks, T-34 tanks, and 152 self-propelled artillery, and rushed towards the front of the D Army position.

And Manstein also put the Imperial Armored Division and the Skeleton Armored Division, two elite armored divisions, into the counterattack.

These two armored forces are definitely the elite of the elite. Due to the previous continuous battles, their strength was greatly damaged and they were not replenished. There were less than 3,000 people left.

After this period of rest and recuperation, they have replaced their equipment and their strength has recovered again. In this counterattack, they severely beat the S Army armored forces.

When the S Army lost more than 300 tanks, their commander finally chose to retreat because of the pain.

With the end of the tank battle, the Dnieper River defense line fell into peace again for a while, and the two armored divisions of the D Army also suffered heavy losses, with more than 60 tanks destroyed.

""It would be better if there was more time for training." Lieutenant General Theodore Ike, the commander of the SS Division, said bitterly, holding the battle damage report.

Several consecutive battles had caused heavy losses to the SS Division. From the original more than 10,000 people, only 3,000 people were left. After this period of replenishment, the number of people finally recovered to just over 10,000, and the number of tanks exceeded 300. Various self-propelled artillery and anti-tank guns were also replenished.

However, the combat effectiveness declined seriously. Fortunately, after a period of training, they were barely able to fight, but this tank battle exposed many problems of the SS Division.

If they were given more time to train, these problems would be easily solved, and what they lacked most at the moment was time.

In a short period of time, large-scale tanks were impossible to solve, but everyone knew that the next round of tank battles should not take long.

With the adjustment of tank personnel on both sides and the completion of tank replenishment, an unprecedented tank battle will surely break out, and the casualties will be higher than now.

In particular, the problems exposed by the SS Division will definitely be targeted in the next battle.

"Commander, the enemy won't give us time to train. We can only train in the midst of war."The chief of staff next to him said coldly.

""Alas, it's not that I'm soft-hearted. I had no choice before, so I had to rely on the fire of war to temper them. Now that we are gradually taking the initiative in the war, we don't need to use such cruel methods to train them. We can train them scientifically and train more tank soldiers for the empire." Theodore Ike shook his head and said.

Unfortunately, the chief of staff didn't care at all. He thought it was all unnecessary. Only those who have been tempered by the fire of war can be qualified tank drivers.

""Commander, we have so many advanced tanks, we will definitely win any tank battle. Skeletons are not afraid of death." The chief of staff said loudly.

""The skeletons are not afraid of death." Theodore Ike repeated.

This is the slogan of the Skeleton Division. In their eyes, dying in battle is the best destination, so they must rush to the front in every battle.

It is this spirit of fearlessness of sacrifice that has allowed them to win one victory after another.

What's more, their tanks are now much more advanced than those of the S Army, and countless new equipment will soon be put into combat.

No matter how powerful the S Army's human wave tactics, steel torrents, and deep offensives are, they will only retreat in the face of these new weapons.

Especially in the recent air battles and tank battles, it can be seen that these tactics have gradually lost their advantages, and they are gradually pulling back from the disadvantages.

"Notice that all troops should rest and replenish immediately to prepare for the upcoming war. Also, distribute the canned food delivered by the logistics department as a reward."Lieutenant General Theodore Ike was not a hypocritical person. He quickly adjusted himself and gave a loud order.

"Yes!"

The captain of the Oster tank, belonging to the 3rd Armored Regiment of the Totenkopf Division, was sitting on the turret of the Tiger tank, looking at the sky and smoking a cigarette.

Theodore Ike was generous for once, and basically every soldier was given a pack of cigarettes, so while they were resting and replenishing logistics and personnel, they took the time to smoke leisurely and relax.

"Hey, I didn't expect the division commander to be so generous. He gave everyone a pack of cigarettes. Hey, they taste really good and strong."

After smoking several cigarettes in a row, Captain Oster felt that his tired body and mind finally relaxed a lot, and said with a smile on his face

"Yes, I didn't expect that the teacher who has always been stingy would be so generous this time. He even gave me canned braised pork. This is a snack."

"Cigarettes are good things. When you are upset, smoking one can refresh your mind and relax you."

"However, I just don't know how much time I have left to relax and rest like this."

"I don't think there will be many days left. I don't know what's wrong with them. They have launched large-scale counterattacks one after another recently. They don't have much time to rest."Oster took a big puff of his cigarette and said slowly.

"Yes, who knows how long we can live? We live one day at a time. We can have a leisurely day. No one knows what will happen tomorrow. We may die in battle tomorrow. The gunner opened the can of braised pork and took two bites.

"It's really enjoyable and tastes really good. It's a pity that there is no sandwich, otherwise the filling will be more delicious"

"You've eaten now, what are you going to eat tonight?" The driver glanced at him and said

"Never mind, let's try it first. Maybe we will have a fight the next second. If we don't eat it now, we will lose it later."

"Yes, it is possible that the S army will surrender in the next second, and the world will be at peace."The driver said mockingly.

When peace was mentioned, everyone was silent. Some people had been fighting for four years, such as Auster, and some had just joined, such as the machine gunner.

But they all had a dream in their hearts, that is, world peace, people no longer have to fight, and can live a stable life.

"Don't worry, peace is not far away from us. With these new weapons, victory will come soon."

"Hahaha, peace or not is not important, before that, I have to become the strongest ace gunner."The gunner said excitedly after eating the canned braised pork

"I support this"

"I support it too!"

"Eat quickly, every big meal is deadly."

Hearing this, many people were silent. The veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time were already used to it and ate their meals silently. Only the new recruits had unnatural expressions, but the veterans didn't care. For them, only those who could survive three days on the battlefield were qualified to talk to them, otherwise they would shut up and eat well.

Such jokes were almost staged in every unit on the front line, and no one thought it was inappropriate.

At this moment, the gunner looked up at the sky and said vigilantly:"Look, why are there so many planes? Are they our planes, or the planes of the S Army?"

Hearing this, the commander quickly jumped down, took out a telescope and looked at the sky. After distinguishing clearly, he said with relief:"It's our planes. Why are there so many planes? Is there any new action from the Supreme Command?"

"Maybe they are going to launch a counterattack? Although the tank battle is over and we are resting, the rest of the troops are still fighting the S Army on the front line."The driver stared at the fleet that was gradually going away and nodded.

"You say, should we follow those planes and see what's going on? I just saw a lot of transport planes, maybe there are some good stuff in them."Captain Oster suddenly suggested.

"Isn't this bad? If the company commander knew that we went out without permission, we might have to go to the small dark room again. I don't want to go in there, it will make people crazy."The gunner shuddered unconsciously when he mentioned the small dark room.

The others also shuddered subconsciously when they heard about the small dark room. To be honest, they didn't want to go in there again in their lives.

"What are you afraid of? If the higher-ups blame you, I will bear the responsibility alone. Besides, it is a rest period now, so it is okay to go out. Besides, judging from where the fleet landed, it should be near us and will arrive in 20 minutes at most."Captain Oster said nonchalantly.

He has too many merits and demerits. To be honest, he has fought for four years and could have been an officer a long time ago. It's just that he is not used to commanding others, so he has not been promoted. However, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on his body represents everything.

Hearing what the commander said, several people did not care. They immediately asked another crew member to help them maintain the tank, and then ran towards the airport.

When they arrived at the airport, they looked at the scene in front of them, which made them gasp and were instantly shocked.

The entire airport was full of fighter planes, and the various types of fighter planes dazzled them. Unfortunately, they could only watch from a distance and could not enter the airport.

At this time, the airport was surrounded by guards, and the guard posts were set up at five kilometers. If it were not for their soldiers' certificates, they would have been arrested as spies.

"My God, is the Supreme Command preparing for a tough battle this time? So many planes"

"Hey, look what the transport plane brought down?"

"I can't see clearly, it should be some new weapon, this time the battle will be much easier."

The captain of the Auster said with a look of surprise:"Maybe we can reach the enemy's capital again this time?"

"Yes, we have been suppressed for a long time, and now we finally have a chance to avenge our previous defeat." The gunner also said excitedly, waving his fist.

The transport planes are used to supply the front-line troops with materials, mostly canned cigarettes.

Speer in the rear began to integrate Europa's production capacity, so the output of materials such as cigarettes and canned goods increased, and C-130 and other transportation began to be used in large quantities.

The logistics supply of the Eastern Front troops has been greatly improved, and the food supply of many troops has returned to the level of two years ago.

With the improvement of logistics, the morale of the troops has also improved a lot.

Of course, the transport planes also brought some other things, such as fuel-air explosives, with the purpose of annihilating the S army on a large scale, but they have not yet selected their targets.

"Strange, what exactly is being transported? Why is the defense so tight?"Captain Auster looked around and frowned.

"Maybe there is some special weapon." The gunner said without caring.