The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1133

Poor General Rokossovsky had no idea that he was being plotted against by the two military leaders.

After he led his troops into the territory of Poland, he was very careful along the way, fearing that he would disturb the German troops stationed in Poland.

Fortunately, when the German army blitzed Poland, the Russians also sent troops to participate in the war, so the Russians also divided some things in this war, for example, the territory close to the Russians in the east of Poland was assigned to the Russians.

Therefore, the distance that Rokossovsky and his army had to cross in the enemy-occupied area was not too far. As long as they were careful on the road, sent more scouts, and kept an eye on the movements of the main German forces, there should be no danger along the way.

Of course, this was only a theoretical situation.

After entering the territory of Poland, the Soviet army was immediately targeted by the German army.

The German Air Force dispatched a large number of reconnaissance planes to track the enemy army at any time at high altitudes and took a large number of photos of them.

Although there were no large German troops within a hundred kilometers around the Soviet army, the German army knew their every move!

After confirming through aerial surveillance that the Soviet army had entered the mountainous area of the Carpathian Mountains, the German army began to act.

The Soviet army had walked far enough at this time, and they were close to their destination-the Carpathian Mountains!

To rescue Zhukov who was trapped in the mountains, Rokossovsky and his troops could not stay outside the mountains. They had to enter the mountains and find a road to the location of Zhukov’s troops, so that they could successfully rescue Zhukov’s people.

Considering that there were three main German army groups in the territory of Romania and Hungary, the Soviet army had to be very careful and could not alarm the German army.

If their actions were discovered by the German army, then these three German armies would definitely attack them. At that time, let alone rescuing the trapped friendly forces, they might even get trapped.

Moreover, the rescue process must be fast, otherwise, they can hide so many people for a while, but not forever. Sooner or later, the Germans will find them, and then they will also be attacked by the Germans.

In short, the difficulty of this combat mission is very high, which can be called the difficulty of hell.

If Zhukov’s troops were not trapped in the mountains, but trapped on the plains, Rokossovsky would not be so worried.

Trapped on the plains, the Soviet army can easily find the other side and attack the German army with the other side.

As long as they break the encirclement of the German army and use the convenient transportation conditions on the plains, they can quickly leave the battlefield and withdraw to their homeland.

Even if the German army reluctantly launched a pursuit, they can also use layers of resistance, alternate cover, and slowly retreat.

However, Zhukov was trapped in the mountains, and it was a large mountain range such as the Carpathian Mountains that stretches for thousands of kilometers.

Under such conditions, it is difficult to find them, and it is even more difficult to get all their soldiers and equipment out of the mountains!

The rugged and steep terrain and poor transportation conditions in the mountains made it very difficult to transfer troops on a large scale. If they wanted to retreat quickly, it would be best to attack a mountain pass guarded by the Germans after contacting the enemy, open a gap from here, and allow Zhukov’s troops to retreat with their weapons and equipment.

In this way, Zhukov’s million-strong army could also participate in the battle, and Rokossovsky and his army would not have to bring more than a million incompetent encumbrances.

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Through the radio contact, the vanguard sent by Rokossovsky finally found Zhukov and his army with great difficulty.

At this time, Zhukov’s troops had been trapped here for more than a week.

For this week, they have been trying to break out.

However, the German defense was very tight. Due to the narrow terrain of the valley, their troops could not be deployed, and they had no place to use their military power.

The German army only needed to block the entrance and exit of the valley with machine guns and artillery, and the Soviet army could not rush out at all.

After several unsuccessful attempts and paying a huge price in casualties, Zhukov gave up and did not continue to make unnecessary sacrifices.

Unable to break out of the valley, the Soviet army began to find a way to go north.

The Carpathian Mountains in Romania border the border of the bear in the Ukrainian region, so it seems that they can withdraw directly to their homeland from here.

But unfortunately, this road has long been gambled by the German army.

The German Seventh Army was stationed in the Rodna Pass area on the border, making it impossible for the Soviet army to pass through here. The Soviet army in Ukraine also tried several times, but could not shake the German defense line that occupied the terrain advantage.

Therefore, Zhukov’s troops could only continue to move north and try to join Rokossovsky who came to support them.

The two armies, one marched from north to south, and the other retreated from south to north. Finally, in the Kosice section of the Carpathian Mountains, the two armies met! When fellow villagers met, their eyes were filled with tears!

After going through untold hardships, they finally joined forces successfully, and the besieged Soviet army had hope of escaping danger!

“General Zhukov, I finally meet you!”

After hearing that Zhukov and his troops had been found, General Rokossovsky was very happy. He left his troops and ran to meet Zhukov.

Zhukov was a little worried when he saw Rokossovsky appear here, but his life was saved by the other party, so he couldn’t say anything to blame him.

He could only smile and say:”Thank you, General Rokossovsky. If it weren’t for your help, my men and I would have been trapped to death in these mountains!”

Looking back at the mountains behind him, Zhukov’s heart was still in shock.

If he had the chance, he never wanted to come back to this damn place again!

“You’re welcome, we are brothers, and I’m just following orders!”