"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Bomb after bomb fell from the sky, exploding throughout Chelyabinsk. Building after building was destroyed in the blasts. Houses collapsed under the bombing, and streets were reduced to ruins.
Faced with the German Air Force's bombing, the Russian military chose to remain silent and did not launch a counterattack. This gave the German Air Force formations an even better opportunity, allowing them to attack without restraint.
"What are the Russians doing? Are they really planning not to resist?" a German military pilot muttered.
"Whether they resist or not, Chelyabinsk must become a field of ruins!"
The first to begin dropping bombs were the H-11 medium bombers. These bombers carried relatively few bombs, had shorter ranges, and could not remain airborne as long as the H-21 bombers. Thus, after dropping their bombs, the H-11 medium bombers began returning.
Meanwhile, the H-21 heavy bombers entered the bombing run. These heavy bombers carried far more bombs. They could carry dozens of kilogram-weight Aerial Bombs. Often, once an H-21 heavy bomber dropped its bombs, an entire street could be turned into ruins.
After the German Air Force bomber formations launched their attack, Chelyabinsk gradually began turning into ruins.
Inside the basement of the Russian General Staff Headquarters, Marshal Shaposhnikov, Kalinin, and Mikoyan all wore rather unpleasant expressions. The German Air Force's massive bombing had frightened them badly as well.
"Comrade Shaposhnikov, this place can withstand the Germans' bombing, right?" Looking at the trembling ceiling, Kalinin asked worriedly.
"Rest assured, Comrade Kalinin. If even this place can be bombed down by the Germans, then all of Chelyabinsk will cease to exist. There is nowhere safer than here." Marshal Shaposhnikov appeared extremely confident.
"That is good. Comrade Shaposhnikov, after this round of German bombing, Comrade Andreyev's attitude will surely change. At the next