The decisive battle against the Third Reich

The result of this sneak attack by the Soviet army can be imagined. In less than ten minutes, a team of more than 200 people fell in front of the German defense line.

Therefore, fighting is often not about the number of people but the number of people... The strength of this Soviet army exceeded the total strength of the German army on the sandbank. At that time, Qinchuan, the bunker facing the Soviet army, could only gather 15 people, but it was still Knock down all opponents cleanly.

In addition to the fact that Qin Chuan and others could shoot without any pressure while hiding in the bunker, another part of the reason was that the Soviet army had to march on knee-high river water. After that, there was a short section of muddy road, and then there was a barbed wire fence. You also have to pay attention to the landmines under your feet... All of these make them perfect targets for the Germans, and then there are a bunch of corpses on the river lying in front of the defense line with blood dripping in various postures.

Sometimes Qin Chuan wished that the river would flow faster so that all the corpses could be washed away, lest they gradually deteriorate in front of his eyes and emit all kinds of stench.

Soon, gunshots and explosions were heard one after another from other directions. The correspondent reported to Qinchuan: "Enemy found in bunkers No. 3 and No. 7! The situation can be controlled!"

Qin Chuan nodded. The Soviet army obviously hoped to attack from several directions at the same time, but this plan could have failed.

The Soviet Southeast Front Army Command received the information immediately.

Khrushchev took the telegram from his staff and read it, then angrily threw the telegram on the table and cursed: "These cunning fascists!"

Yeremenko took the telegram and read it, and asked unexpectedly: "Landmines in the water?"

"Yes, Comrade Yereomenko!" the staff officer replied: "Our people conducted reconnaissance and found that they used waterproof bags to lay mines in the water. Because the river water is turbid and there are stones of similar colors everywhere, these mines are almost impossible to eliminate!"

"Why don't they use artillery to deal with these mines?" Khrushchev asked the staff angrily: "Use mortars to blow up these waters first!"

"This may indeed be able to remove some mines, Comrade Khrushchev!" the staff officer replied: "But I don't think it will be of much use, because we cannot guarantee that the mines will be cleared, and the Germans will soon lay them again. New mines…”

This is the advantage of landmines. They are easy to lay but very difficult to remove.

"Say this will not help the war situation!" Khrushchev responded angrily to the staff: "What we need is a method, a method that can land on the sandbank and eliminate all those fascists!"

The staff officer couldn't help but be stunned on the spot... He was just a staff officer, a staff officer assisting the command, how could he have any methods? !

But looking at Khrushchev's murderous gaze, the staff officer responded casually: "Comrade Khrushchev, maybe we can consider using engineers!"

"What's the use of engineers? Can we let them go up to clear mines?"

"No, Comrade Khrushchev!" the staff officer replied: "We lack a bridge. Why don't we let the engineers build a pontoon bridge before launching an attack?"

"You are simply crazy!" Khrushchev said: "Building a pontoon bridge under enemy fire? How many engineers are needed to complete it? We only have to pile up the corpses of engineers to form a bridge before we can succeed!"

Khrushchev grabbed the staff officer's collar and lifted him up. He simply wanted to throw this useless staff officer out of the headquarters.

But Yeremenko shouted: "That's right, Lieutenant Colonel! The pontoon... why didn't we think of the pontoon?!"

At this time, Khrushchev and the staff were all stunned.

"Put him down, Comrade Khrushchev!" Yeremenko said: "I think the lieutenant colonel gave us a good suggestion!"

"You mean the pontoon?" Khrushchev looked at Yeremenko in confusion.

"Yes, the pontoon!" Yeremenko nodded and replied: "It's just that we don't ride across it, but drive over it..."

The situation on the second day surprised Qinchuan. The Soviet army never launched an attack on the sandbank, except for harassing the sandbank with shells from time to time.

However, the German blockade of the central ferry at Stalingrad continued.

In fact, the blockade of the Central Ferry did not stop even at night. Qinchuan organized a six-person squad to be responsible for reconnaissance of the Central Ferry. If they found any movement in the direction of the Central Ferry, they would use mortars to shoot at it. Then fire a flare to confirm that the Soviet army has supplies to land, and immediately call for artillery fire. This makes it almost impossible for the Soviet army to land at the central ferry.

But... the Soviet army obviously will not let this situation continue to develop, otherwise their battle in Stalingrad will be defeated, and they will be defeated quickly.

So why didn't the Soviets attack?

Qin Chuan couldn't understand.

"Perhaps they realized that such an attack was useless!" Kuhn said: "The defense of the sandbar is very good, and the Soviet fortification troops did not cut corners!"

Kuhn took advantage of the free time when the Soviet army was not attacking and patrolled the entire sandbank, and then made some additions to the map.

This is one of the reasons why Qin Chuan chose Kuhn as his deputy. He has always been meticulous in doing things, and what is even more rare is that he will take the initiative to do something, just like being energetic or having ADHD... Others at this time have long been because of I took the time to rest after the intense battle.

"I don't think so!" Qin Chuan replied: "If they really realize that such an attack is useless, or they give up attacking the sandbank... they should find a way to withdraw the troops from Stalingrad!"

The reason is simple. Giving up attacking the sandbar is almost equivalent to giving up Stalingrad.

"So..." Kuhn replied: "They are just trying to figure it out!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "And I believe they have already thought of a way!"

"Why do you think that?" Kuhn asked.

"Because if they don't think of a way, they will continue to attack until they think of a way!" Qin Chuan replied: "But if they think of a way, there is no need to waste troops anymore, don't you think?"

Kuhn nodded and said, "You're right, Major!"

After a pause, Kuhn asked again: "You can't guess what method they will use, right?"

"Please, Kun!" Qin Chuan spread his hands: "I'm not God!"

"Then we have to be careful!"

"certainly!"

But in fact, simply "being careful" is basically useless, because the German army simply does not know what method the enemy will use, and certainly does not know where to be careful.

All Qin Chuan could do was report this guess to Alexander and ask the reconnaissance plane to conduct reconnaissance.

For the rest, we can only use troops to block the water and flood the soil.