In Chełm city, the fierce naval battle continues. German military's two Infantry Division's attacks on the Russian army did not slow down because of the transfer of the main force of 8th Armored Division. Instead, they became more violent.
Colonel Rommel led the main force to assist 51st Infantry Division in attacking Russian 22nd Infantry Corps. Within Chełm city, there were only less than twenty tanks left to cooperate with 49th Infantry Division and 50th Infantry Division. The lack of a large number of tanks has weakened the German military's attack capabilities. However, they are still advancing continuously, squeezing the Russian army's living space and causing greater casualties to the Russian army.
"The first squadron provides fire cover, the second squadron attacks frontally, and the third squadron makes a detour!" a German military platoon leader ordered.
"Da da da!"
The platoon's Heavy Machine Gun and mortars began firing. Squad Automatic Weapon also opened fire immediately, and the dense bullets hit the Russian barricade at the end of the street, sending smoke and dust everywhere. Those Russian soldiers were so suppressed that they couldn't even lift their heads.
"Boom!" A mortar shell hit the Russian barricade. There was an explosion, killing many Russian soldiers inside.
Taking this opportunity, a squad of German military launched an attack on the Russian barricade and successfully broke into the barricade. After a fierce hand-to-hand fight, the barricade was occupied by German military. German military took this barricade as the center and began to attack the surrounding areas to clear out the surrounding Russian troops.
Within Chełm city, the Russian army's positions continued to be lost, and the casualties were increasing. This made it increasingly difficult for the Russian army to persist in the city. Many Russian soldiers who were injured in the battle had no one to take care of them. They could only endure the pain caused by the trauma, and felt their lives passing away bit by bit amidst the miserable howls.
"General, our position is lost. The Germany people's offensive is too fierce, and we can't stop it at all! Now, there are only less than a thousand people in my army." A Major General Division Commander reported with a look of despair.
"The Germany people's attacks are becoming more and more fierce. And our troops are retreating steadily. If this continues, it will be impossible to resist German offensive. Soon, the entire Chełm will fall into the hands of the Germany people." Lieutenant General Fyodor said with red eyes. In the past two days, he had hardly rested for a moment. Although, he has tried every means. However, the current war situation is still very unfavorable to them. For the Russian army, the situation is constantly deteriorating. He seems to have seen that failure is right in front of him.
"Where is 22nd Army Corps? Why haven't you arrived yet?" Lieutenant General Golovin asked.
22nd Army Corps, who was ordered to reinforce them, has become their only hope. If 22nd Army Corps can arrive in time, relying on these new forces, it may be possible to barely stop German offensive. Otherwise, the troops currently deployed in Chełm city alone will not be able to withstand German offensive.
"I don't know. I have sent Telegram to inquire. However, there is no news at all. Only God knows when Boris will arrive at Chełm. I hope he will not come to collect our bodies." Lieutenant General Fyodor said with a bitter smile.
"Damn it!" Lieutenant General Golovin couldn't help but curse.
They are now like bears trapped in a trap. They have tried their best, but there is still no way. They can only watch the enemy continue to approach, and eventually lose their lives.
At this moment, a staff officer broke in with a panicked expression.
Lieutenant General Fyodor and Lieutenant General Golovin couldn't help but feel nervous when they saw this scene. They knew that there must be some bad news coming.
"Report! 22nd Infantry Corps called. They were violently attacked by German military. The troops suffered heavy losses and now the whole army has collapsed." said the staff officer.
"What? How is this possible?"
"Excuse, this must be the excuse Boris made. The main force of the Germany people is still in Chełm. How could they attack them? I want to report to General Dimitriev and expose that shameless guy Boris!" General Golovin was furious.
"General, 22nd Infantry Division reported that they were not only attacked by a large number of German military infantry and tanks, but also a large number of German aircraft also participated in the attack on them. This caused 22nd Infantry Corps to collapse," the staff officer continued.
"A large number of aircraft and tanks? Could it be that Germany and other troops took action? German 8th Army Corps is not the only one with such a small number of troops." Lieutenant General Fyodor said.
Lieutenant General Golovin's face continued to darken. Regardless of whether the 22nd Infantry Corps crash is true or false, this is very bad news for them. Originally, 22nd Infantry Corps had become their life-saving straw. However, now 22nd Infantry Corps has not yet reached Chełm, but has been defeated by German military first. This undoubtedly caused them to lose reinforcements. If they want to continue to persevere in Chełm, they can only rely on their own strength. And that is obviously impossible. German military's sharp attack has proved that their resistance is so fragile in the face of German military's powerful attack.
"Fyodor, what should we do now? Can we continue to persevere?" Lieutenant General Golovin asked.
Lieutenant General Fyodor shook his head. "Judging from the attack intensity of the Germany people, we will all be wiped out by them by tomorrow at the latest!"
"No, we can't go on like this. Let's break out!" Lieutenant General Golovin suggested.
"Breakout?" Lieutenant General Fyodor was stunned. General Dimitriev's order requires them to defend Chełm. If they break out, they will undoubtedly violate General Dimitriev's order.
However, for the sake of his own life, Lieutenant General Fyodor still agreed with this suggestion.
In the evening of that day, the remaining Russian troops in Chełm city broke out southward in an attempt to escape from Chełm. But unfortunately, they ran into German 51st Infantry Division, which defeated Russian 22nd Infantry Corps, and dozens of tanks of 8th Armored Division.
This naturally made the Russian army's breakthrough as easy as smashing an egg against a stone.
With heavy losses, the rest of the Russian army had to retreat Chełm again. German military completed the encirclement of Chełm. The Russian troops inside were unable to fly even if they had wings.
The breakout failed, and an atmosphere of despair spread within the Russian army. Many Russian officers and soldiers did not want to be killed. So, they united and asked Lieutenant General Fyodor and Lieutenant General Golovin to surrender to German military.
Under tremendous pressure, Lieutenant General Fyodor and Lieutenant General Golovin had no choice but to adopt this suggestion and sent people to contact German military about the surrender.