Rostov-on-Don, this is another important city in the south of Buru besides Yuzefgrad, and it is also the largest city in Don River basin. Especially after Ukraine became independent from Russia, it was regarded by Buru as the front line against Ukraine.
However, as the relationship between Buru and Germany eased, it even entered the honeymoon period. In order to show friendship, Buru took the initiative to withdraw the troops from the front line. It was not until relations between the two sides became tense that more troops were redeployed to the front. But even so, the total number of troops near Rostov-on-Don is less than 200,000. And it is not the elite Frontline Troops.
After the Ukrainian Army 1st Army Corps invaded the territory of Buru, it quickly advanced toward Rostov-on-Don along the highway. Thanks to Buru's early cooperation with Germany, transportation facilities in many places of Buru have been greatly improved. Ukrainian army is now able to advance rapidly along these transportation lines.
Although the number of Truck equipped by Ukrainian army is far less than that of German military, when the troops are marching, most of them can only rely on walking. However, Ukrainian Army No. 1 Army Group Commander Lieutenant General Vladimir is still optimistic that they will be able to hit Rostov-on-Don in two days. Even 1st Armored Division and 1st Cavalry Division can arrive first.
When Ukrainian army marched towards Rostov-on-Don, the Russian troops in this area also received orders asking them to block the Ukrainian army. But unfortunately, the Ukrainian army dispatched only the most elite troops. Even if they faced off against the elite troops of the Russian army, they did not fall behind at all. What's more, what they are facing now is just the second-line troops of the Russian army.
Especially Ukraine 1st Armored Division, with its powerful field combat capabilities, made the Russian army's blockade a complete joke. In front of Steel Torrent consisting of hundreds of tanks, the Russian army is simply unable to resist and often collapses at the first touch. This allowed the Ukrainian army to advance rapidly towards Rostov-on-Don, and the Russian army's blockade could not slow down their pace at all.
"General, 1st Armored Division has advanced to a place less than fifteen kilometers away from Rostov-on-Don. General Carlos is asking for instructions if we can continue to attack." An officer reported to Lieutenant General Vladimir.
Lieutenant General Vladimir looked at the sky, then shook his head. "Tell General Carlos to garrison on the spot first. Wait until the main force arrives tomorrow before continuing the attack! In addition, order 1st Cavalry Division to rush to join 1st Armored Division."
1st Armored Division is Ukrainian Army's precious unit, and he doesn't want this unit to fall into the siege of Russians because it goes deep alone. If 1st Armored Division is lost, even if they win Rostov-on-Don, then they will lose this battle. What's more, Lieutenant General Vladimir knows that their attack on Buru this time is not really to fight Russians, but just to anger Russians and then find an excuse for the German Empire to start a war.
"Yes, General." The officer immediately conveyed the order.
On the afternoon of September 2, Ukrainian army defeated Rostov-on-Don. At this moment, the Russian army is still shrinking its troops crazily, trying to resist at Rostov-on-Don.
Lieutenant General Vladimir is not a mediocre person, he went to German Army University to study.
Lieutenant General Vladimir did not order the troops to launch an attack immediately. Instead, 1st Armored Division and 1st Cavalry Division were used as the main force to clear the area around Rostov-on-Don, and then 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade was used as the main force to bombard Rostov-on-Don fiercely.
Hundreds of cannons were shelling from the afternoon to the evening, and no one knew how many shells were fired. The violent shelling destroyed a large number of buildings in the city Rostov-on-Don. At the same time, the Russian troops stationed inside also suffered heavy losses. There were also many Russia people who were unable to escape in time and inevitably suffered heavy casualties during the shelling.
On the morning of September 3, Lieutenant General Vladimir invested four Infantry Division to attack Rostov-on-Don. At this time, there were only tens of thousands of Russian troops in Rostov-on-Don city. Moreover, their morale was low and they were unable to withstand the powerful Ukrainian army attack. Although under the coercion of political workers, they had to take up arms and fight. But it often collapses at the first touch. Under such circumstances, it would undoubtedly be very simple for the Ukrainian army to capture Rostov-on-Don.
On the afternoon of September 4th, when the sun went down, the Ukrainian army had successfully captured Rostov-on-Don. Most of the Russian troops in the city surrendered to the Ukrainian army, and only a small number of them broke through.
Kiev, Wujun General Staff Headquarters. Although General Maxim is personally on the front line, he has been paying attention to the trends on the front line. This is Ukraine's first external battle after independence, especially since all the main troops are involved. If anything goes wrong, the loss will be enough to make Ukraine feel painful for a long time.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Vladimir reports that they have captured Rostov-on-Don!" a staff officer reported.
"Okay, very good. Report to Prime Minister's residence and War Ministry immediately." General Maxim was very happy.
"In addition, tell General Vladimir that the entire army will be on the defensive and will evacuate at full speed after stationing Rostov-on-Don for two days!" General Maxim ordered.
"Yes, General," the staff officer replied.
Although, after capturing Rostov-on-Don, then quickly evacuated, which made many people feel it was a pity. However, the Ukraine military did not dare to violate Germany's wishes. Apart from anything else, if they refuse to retreat, as long as Germany does not send reinforcements, once the main force of Buru arrives, the few troops invested by Ukrainian army will never be Russians's opponent. Unless Ukraine can continuously invest more troops, in that case, it will become a competition of national strength. The national power of Kingdom of Ukraine is obviously incomparable to Buru.
Lieutenant General Vladimir, faithfully executed the orders of General Maxim. Within two days of garrisoning Rostov-on-Don, many attacks by the Russian army were repelled.
On the afternoon of September 6, the Ukrainian army suddenly withdrew from Rostov-on-Don and began to retreat at full speed towards the territory of Ukraine. This surprised the Russian army. They couldn't understand why the Ukraine people would retreat at this juncture? You know, they had the upper hand before!
However, the Russian army took advantage of the situation and recaptured Rostov-on-Don, and then launched a pursuit. After all, this is a victory delivered to your door!