Chapter 77 General Dong! My boss told me to break out, my boss told me to fight till the last man standing, my choice is...(parallel world) “Edelweiss is also known as fireweed.” "Flower language: important memories. Edelweiss symbolizes bravery and tenacity." "We love Edelweiss because we are brave just like it!" "The Allies were so arrogant that they didn't realize we were attacking from the mountains. As a result, we successfully climbed a 4,200-meter peak and reached their rear, making them face their fears!" "We are the Caucasian Eagles, and we deserve the name. We planted the flag on a mountain at an altitude of 5,600 meters for four days!" "We once captured 100,000 Allied troops! - Caucasian Mountain Division." …… "This is the Fourth Station in Gler City... We are the Fortress Group!" "Got it, yeah, got it!" The signalman received radio orders from the army group commander.
Organize and report to the fortress's supreme commander. The command had previously handed over their rule to the army group's newest commander. But faced with the raid order, the fortress commander refused! Because he had not received the exact transfer order from his master, he could not withdraw from Gler City, even though the current situation was very unfavorable to them! On the one hand, he is his direct superior, the commander-in-chief, and on the other hand, he is the man in the highest position of the Iron Blood. It's obvious who he's listening to! Finally, the fortress commander refused to attack, citing insufficient fuel. It means he gave up his last chance! This dealt a heavy blow to the 4th Armored Group that came to pick them up. The commander thought that the other side would obey his orders and issued the pick-up order in advance. I didn't expect him to refuse directly. Late December. General Dong's power was displayed to both sides without reservation. The Allies are making a declaration before the counterattack. This can improve the morale of soldiers! "You know what you are doing!" "Defend our homeland and our honor!" "Since they don't want to admit their crimes, let's use cannons to tell them!" "Now, the soldiers are watching from the sky, and we will not let them down!" "When victory comes!" "People will welcome you like heroes!" "Warriors, you are brave! You are fearless!" ……
After the declaration was over, they counterattacked the 4th Armored Group that came to pick them up, coordinating with various troops and ground artillery. Without the joint assault by the fortress army, the powerful Allied forces instantly suppressed the armored group. It forced the enemy's front line to retreat 150 kilometers! The Allied forces not only blocked the Sangfort's rescue operation, but also inflicted heavy damage on them. The 4th Armored Group suffered heavy losses, and the Iron Blood Command was forced to abandon the Fortress Army rescue plan. The previous order was a great opportunity, but now the battle line has been extended by 150 kilometers, and it is impossible to rescue them again! Winter storm plan failed! The temperature at this time will drop to minus 40 degrees Celsius, and the new year is about to come! The Allied forces stationed on the periphery expanded their occupied area from 20% to 40%. As for the fortress troops stationed in Gle, they seemed to occupy 60% of the area, but in fact some places had already been infiltrated by Allied teams! The river banks were all frozen, which was more convenient for material transport vehicles. They transported large amounts of materials across the river every day. The besieged fortress army was in an increasingly miserable situation. They gradually ran out of ammunition and food, and had to kill horses to distribute rations. They wanted to find food in the city, but due to the artillery fire and the destruction of General Dong, there was no food in Gle! The food distributed only met the minimum survival standard, and the soldiers began to suffer from nutritional imbalance. The artillery began to run short of ammunition, and medical supplies had long been used up. More and more soldiers were suffering from typhoid fever, and they had no frostbite medicine, so the typhoid fever would only get worse! And the command center only gave them one order. "Defend Gler!" After the New Year, early January. The Allies launched a new offensive, trying to encircle the Iron Blood Southern Army Group, but unfortunately failed. But once again, the battle line was extended by 100 kilometers. Now the distance between the Iron Blood Army and the Fortress Army was more than 250 kilometers! At this point, they can no longer provide support! In mid-January, the Allies began to reduce their forces in the city of Gler. Constantly shorten the opponent's space. The Allied forces seized the airport and the Iron Blood lost its source of airdrops. They also began street fighting like the Allied defenders, but to no avail. Artillery bombardment crushed their living space. For the first time, the Allies were amazed that there were so many fortress soldiers in the city! This was completely beyond their expectations. The fortress's supreme commander knew that resistance was hopeless and requested surrender via radio. The commander of the army group expressed his approval. The Sixth Legion in Gle City had lost 75% of its troops. It would be meaningless to continue resisting, which would only increase casualties! Mr. Ke has only one request. "Defend your position to the death! No surrender allowed. Fight until the last man standing!" At the same time, Iron Blood Group fighter planes traveled hundreds of kilometers to deliver the marshal's scepter to encourage him to continue fighting, which also demonstrated his status and honor. "There are no marshals who surrender in the Iron Blood, only marshals who die in battle!"
This means that the fortress commander has only two choices: either commit suicide or die in battle. In response, the commander of the fortress army was promoted to marshal. He was deeply moved and issued the announcement with tears in his eyes. "The Fortress Army will live up to your trust and hold our posts until there are no more supplies or bullets left, and we will fight to the bitter end!" "The Fortress Army has fulfilled its mission!" The next day, the Allies attacked the headquarters of the Fortress Group. The Marshal of the Fortress Army knew the current situation and chose to surrender. There was no marshal who surrendered before, but now there is! In the basement, the radio operator sent a telegram through the radio. "The Allies have occupied Grad, Long Live the Iron Blood, the Sixth Army Radio Station is shut down." This is the last thing every radio operator wants to report, but once it happens, it is something that must be done. From the moment Iron Blood launched the war, whether it was the neighboring countries, the Iron Tower, or the various groups encountered during the battle. A telegram would be issued at the moment of defeat. This will not only inform the people of our homeland, but also serve as a warning to the world! They lost, they lost. It was not just the One Army that surrendered, the remnants of the 11th Army Group also decided to surrender. The Battle of Gerakarta ended here. The Allied forces captured about 90,000 prisoners, including several thousand officers of all ranks, and they were still hungry even at the moment of being captured. The arrangement for these people is naturally to work hard... For the Iron-Blooded Command, the surrender of the Fortress Army was intolerable. Not only did they publicly condemn the commander, but they also publicized that he had given up the chance to enter the Temple. Even with such publicity, the group's surrender still dealt a heavy blow to their morale! This is not only strategic, the consequences of the defeat in Grae are unmatched by any other battle. The Iron Blood was completely in a disadvantageous position. Didn't they take any action during the siege? They had one, but that method was blocked by General Dong. Iron Blood still underestimated the Allied forces' climate. All departments were short of cotton clothing, fuel and medicine. Do you remember their goal? The two large areas southwest of Gele City are important production areas of grain, oil and coal. They thought they could sit back and relax after taking Gle, but after occupying Gle, they were surrounded and couldn't make any progress in these areas! This battle consumed million people, with a maximum of over 2 million people involved! The Iron Blood Camp consumed seven hundred thousand, and their initial investment increased exponentially later! The Allied forces were not much better, with front-line divisions suffering low casualties of more than 60%, usually above 70%! Overall, the battle was won by the Allies, who broke the myth of iron and blood. Not only did it reverse the situation, it also allowed each unit to launch a massive counterattack!
Later generations also summarized the reasons for the failure: the strategic goal was out of sync with the actual strength, the strength was overestimated, the troops were deployed in a scattered manner, and the logistics supply was difficult... Thanks to Suiyuan Yiju and Yuyuyu123 for the tips! Thank you!
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