165: The war is over, bombard St. Petersburg!

This was Premier Xier's final move! And her most crucial one!

Premier Xier's setup, using Manstein and General Guderian's combined army of 1.2 million, was precisely to completely empty Saint Petersburg of all its defenses!

Saint Petersburg is located in the northwestern frontier of Mao Xiong Country. It is already difficult for Mao Xiong Country's other regions to provide military support, requiring long journeys.

Now, Premier Xier has designed a plan to draw all of Mao Xiong's forces to Manstein and General Guderian's side, which means Saint Petersburg has been completely emptied.

This allows General Rommel's army to easily take advantage of the void.

Premier Xier had meticulously planned the timing, so even if Mao Xiong Country discovered Saint Petersburg was invaded and immediately returned to provide support, it would be too late!

Even if Mao Xiong reacted with astonishing speed at the very first moment, their meager forces would be utterly incapable of confronting General Rommel's army.

It's important to note that the army currently lurking around Saint Petersburg is a massive combined force of land, sea, and air! Including forces from the Great Harmony and South Korea, it numbers a colossal two million!

To deal with such an army, Mao Xiong Country would have to pay a heavy price, but if they redeployed most of their forces to Saint Petersburg, it would leave Moscow and Volgograd vulnerable.

At that point, Premier Xier could completely allow Manstein and General Guderian to execute a feint, attacking Volgograd again, and Mao Xiong would still be helpless.

This is Premier Xier's entire plan, and it's the most comprehensive method she could conceive given her understanding of Mao Xiong Country at this stage.

"General Rommel, the stage is now yours!"

"Success or failure rests on this one action!"

"For German, use all your strength! Burn yourself out!"

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the screen, Rommel was greatly encouraged.

"Yes, Premier!"

He was ten kilometers outside Saint Petersburg, observing the movements within the city through a telescope!

In fact, before entering the instance, he didn't even know that he would be designated as the key to victory or defeat in this battle.

This was the largest instance of group conquest by the Ri Man Er Settlement Settlement.

And it was the most difficult instance Rommel had ever entered.

No other could compare!

In such a crucial battle, under the gaze of countless spectators, Premier Xier actually entrusted him with the most important task.

This was the greatest trust placed in him!

Actually, among the Three Generals, Rommel was the weakest and relatively the least known.

While all were LV4, the other two had significantly more points than him.

The military standing and cultivation of the other two were also generally higher than his. Especially within the Settlement, whether Manstein or General Guderian was the First General was a constant debate, but there was never any dispute about who was the third.

Rommel had never received formal military training; all his combat methods were unconventional, or rather, unorthodox.

Compared to Manstein's righteousness and General Guderian's foresight, Rommel was more like a trickster skilled in cunning and dirty tactics!

He was best at field battles because that allowed him to implement his various insidious methods.

He constantly played outside the rules and even invented many rather underhanded tactics.

For example, his famous "Fireworks Display" tactic.

The so-called Fireworks Display is essentially having all armaments fire simultaneously, even if the enemy's identity hasn't been fully confirmed, they must fire into the air in the direction of the enemy forces. This way, once the enemy enters range, they will be hit first…

In Rommel's understanding, in a battle between two armies, it's all about gaining the initiative!

Whoever suppresses the opponent with firepower first often wins! Whoever strikes first gains the advantage.

Those who react and counter-attack are often defeated by the opponent, purely suppressed. Therefore, even if the exact target is not yet found, one must use the Fireworks Display to preemptively suppress with firepower.

To achieve this goal, wasting some ammunition was irrelevant, and even exposing his position was something Rommel didn't care about.

This kind of "underhanded" tactic, in the eyes of high-level instance Designers, was completely unorthodox and not presentable at all.

But it must be said that this method indeed brought Rommel many victories…

All these disapprovals, for Rommel, who had already reached the pinnacle of the Challenger position, were clearly somewhat bothersome.

This Winter is Coming instance attack was also his best chance to prove himself!

"Everyone, listen up!"

"Hit them hard! Hit them with all your might!"

"Advance while firing, capture Saint Petersburg!"

Rommel had actually been observing for a long time and found that Saint Petersburg indeed had no defenses whatsoever.

All the guard forces had gone out to support Moscow, leaving Saint Petersburg completely an "empty city" without any defenses.

It was like an open door, inviting attack.

"South Korea's Black Hawk Fighters, Golden Eagle Fighters, Nightingale Helicopters, no matter the model, get all of them up!"

"Bomb Saint Petersburg directly! Unleash all the ammunition from your planes!"

In the chaotic sky, countless Black Hawk Fighters suddenly appeared, directly shrouding the sky over Saint Petersburg.

They roared past with lightning speed, their wings laden with deadly missiles!

With sharp whistles, these missiles streaked across the sky like meteors, accurately dropping into Saint Petersburg.

Hundreds of thousands of fighter jets dropping bombs simultaneously felt like a black rain of bombs!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!!!

Boom!!!!

Explosions erupted one after another, fire soared into the sky, and smoke billowed.

Building debris, accompanied by falling snow, rained down like raindrops.

From a top-down perspective, the entire city looked like a giant set of building blocks, instantly and cruelly toppled!

"What about Great Harmony's fleet? Don't just stand there, directly attack Saint Petersburg Port at the Neva River estuary!!"

"Hit them hard!! Let everyone see the might of your Great Harmony fleet!"

No sooner had he spoken than on the turbulent sea, tens of thousands of Great Harmony warships aimed their massive cannons at targets on shore. Each roar was accompanied by an earth-shshattering explosion.

Shells pierced the air, leaving blinding trails of fire, finally striking various corners of the city, causing continuous explosions and flames.

The waves at Saint Petersburg Port were stirred up by the explosions, forming huge surges that intertwined with the smoke in the sky, directly rushing into the streets of Saint Petersburg.

Whoosh!

The tide, accompanied by artillery fire, merged into a remarkably bizarre scene, instantly engulfing Saint Petersburg's harbor!

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