"Quick! Quick! Enter the position!" The Russian officers who received the order began to organize their troops to enter the position and prepare to defend German offensive. However, unfortunately, German military's attack was too sudden. Under the fierce bombardment of German military, the Russian army not only suffered heavy casualties, but the entire army was already in chaos.
A large number of Russian soldiers were scurrying around like headless flies, looking for hiding places. Those officers could not find their own soldiers at all, let alone organize troops for defense.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The bombardment of German military also continued, and explosions occurred one after another in the city of Lviv. Although Lviv is a larger city, its permanent population is only over 100,000. When this became Russian Southwestern Front Army's most important material distribution center, the residents living here were forcibly moved away. Those stationed in the city are all Russian troops.
"Boom!" Several artillery shells fell on a street in succession, causing a devastating disaster to a column of Russian troops walking through the street. Countless Russian soldiers were torn to pieces by artillery shells. The whole street was full of broken limbs and arms, and the scene was very terrifying, just like the Asura Hell.
A 150mm Shell hit a six-story building. A huge hole appeared in the building. Although, this shell was not able to directly collapse the building. However, it made the whole building feel shaky, as if it would collapse at any time. The broken bricks and stones hit the street below, causing many Russian soldiers passing by to have their heads bruised and bleeding.
A large number of buildings were reduced to ruins under the fierce bombardment of German military. The whole city seemed to be turning into ruins.
The Russian defense line outside the city is also the focus of German military's attack. Those 75mm Field Guns, due to their relative lack of power and short range, focus on attacking the Russian defense line outside the Lvivs.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The artillery shells hit the Russian position like raindrops, destroying the fortifications they built bit by bit.
The Russian army's defenses are still so fragile. Even a 75mm field gun can easily destroy it. Whether it was trenches or firepower points, they were all destroyed under the bombardment of German military. This also caused the Russian army's defense line to quickly become dilapidated. Of course, the reason why it is like this is not only because the Russian army was sneaky and cunning when building the position, but the more important reason is that the Russian army lacks the materials to build the position, such as steel bars and cement. They can only use local materials to build with soil and wood, and at most add a few stones to build the position. Naturally, one cannot expect such strong defensive power from such fortifications.
Driven by the officers, the Russian soldiers who entered the defense line naturally could not escape the baptism of German military's fierce artillery fire. The dense artillery shells falling often take away the lives of a large number of Russian soldiers.
However, no one cares about their lives. German military doesn't care, they want to kill all the Russian troops stationed at Lviv. The Russian army itself doesn't care either. In the eyes of the Russian generals and officers, these soldiers were just tools for consumption. They are simply cannon fodder and no one cares about them.
While German military's bombardment continued, 8th Air Corps's fighter plane also arrived as promised. Hundreds of Bomber launched bombings on the Russian defense line. Although these Bomber only carry 25 kilograms of small bombs, even such bombs still have devastating impact on the Russian defense line. For those fragile human bodies, it goes without saying.
Each Bomber can carry bombs weighing up to 500 kilograms. In this case, each aircraft can carry 20 bombs. When these bombs fell, the Russian defense line was completely enveloped in smoke and fire. Countless Russian soldiers were killed in these Bomber bombings. The Russian defense line was also destroyed during the bombing.
"God!"
Some Russian generals who were observing from a safe place were all stunned by German military's attack method. After so many years of fighting, this was undoubtedly the first time they had seen such a scene.
"Damn! Germany people's firepower is too strong, isn't it? How can our defense line be able to withstand it like this!" The Russian generals couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
"We must defend even if we can't hold it! Lviv is too important to us. The combat materials stored here are related to the life and death of the entire Southwestern Front, and they must not be captured by the Germany people. The general has issued a death order, so that we must resist German offensive." A lieutenant general said. He is Lieutenant General Sheremetev, the commander of Russian 34th Infantry Corps.
"Order the troops to prepare to enter the position. Once the Germany people's attack starts, prepare to resist them!" Lieutenant General Sheremetev ordered.
"Yes, General." The other Russian generals replied one after another. However, it can be clearly seen from their faces how unconfident they are.
Especially the Russian 22nd Infantry Corps generals who fled back were even more timid. Outside of Chełm city, they have experienced attacks from German military. That kind of overwhelming attack with Armored Forces as the leader is simply terrifying.
Even if it sounds now, I still feel scared. Not to mention having to face German offensive again soon, which makes them feel Panic even more. If General Dimitriev hadn't issued the death order, they might have turned around and ran away.
Stryi, Russian Southwestern Front Army command. General Ivanov was woken up from his sleep. Last night, he fell asleep very late. So, I wanted to stay out of bed this morning. As a result, the rapid knocking on the door woke him up, which immediately made General Ivanov feel very bad.
"What happened?" General Ivanov opened the door and asked impatiently.
"General, something bad is going on. Lviv was attacked fiercely by German military. General Dimitriev, requesting reinforcements," the adjutant reported.
"What? Lviv was attacked, how is that possible?" General Ivanov's face suddenly changed. On the one hand, he couldn't believe this fact. On the other hand, he didn't want to believe this fact.
The importance of Lviv is self-evident. If Lviv is captured by German military, it will be a fatal blow to the Russian Southwestern Front Army.
"Send Telegram to Dimitriev. Lviv must be guarded. It must not fall into the hands of Germany people!" General Ivanov roared.