USSR 1941

If it's just a platoon or company commander, then "sentimental" may be correct.

Because platoon leaders and company commanders are tactical units, and they are also grassroots officers who directly command the soldiers, their "emotional actions" are not only not a bad thing, but may arouse the morale of the soldiers and even the mentality of fighting against the enemy.

But if it is a battalion commander or above, what needs to be considered is the strategic level.

At this time, the result of "acting on emotions" will cause more casualties in the troops and even lead to the failure of the entire battle.

For example, if Shulka puts more troops into the hilltop position in a flash of enthusiasm... the result may be that people with more casualties may not be able to take the hilltop position in the end, which will affect the overall situation.

The reason is very simple, but there are not many people who can really make correct decisions on a tense battlefield, especially Soviet commanders.

Then, the battle developed exactly as Shulka expected.

The Germans repelled the Soviet attack again.

But Shulka didn't give the Germans any time to rest at all. When the Germans were about to win, the Soviets ambushing in the dark threw a batch of grenades towards the hilltop position again, and then charged again.

At that moment, Captain Felix, who was standing on the top of the hill covered in blood because of the close fight just now, suddenly understood one thing: From the beginning to the end, they had no hope of holding the top of the hill.

Because the Russians will rush up one after another, one after another.

If this is a long-distance combat, it is not a big deal, because the German army can rely on firepower to keep the enemy out of the position, all they need is to pull the trigger and shoot the bullet to knock the enemy down.

But this is hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand combat.

No one can withstand such a charge of the enemy wave after wave, unless he is superhuman.

Panting heavily, Captain Felix looked at the hordes of enemies rushing up around him with blood-blurred eyes, and then shouted: "1st Infantry Company, go forward!"

The soldiers of the 1st Infantry Company responded loudly, and then launched a countercharge against the Soviets with bayonets.

But this time, their charge was almost fatal.

Because a lot of physical strength was consumed in the previous battle,

They had no chance at all with the new batch of Soviet troops, and they were submerged in the crowd of Soviet troops in just a few minutes.

Shulka put down the binoculars in his hand.

None of these German troops surrendered, even at the last moment, when defense was pointless.

I don't know if this is because they know that the Soviet army will not take prisoners in this battle, or because they are brave and fearless.

But whatever the reason, this is a respectable force.

On the other hand, Shulka also knew that the German army was over... They sent the best troops to seize the hilltop position, but the hilltop position still fell into the hands of the Soviet army.

This meant that the remaining German troops had no way out.

The next battle didn't even require Shulka's command. The soldiers set up machine guns and mortars on the top of the hill, condescendingly suppressing the German troops guarding the first line of defense, and still from the rear.

Soon, the German army, which was attacked from the front and back, collapsed across the board, and soon surrendered with their hands up.

For this kind of German troops who surrendered at the end of the battle, the Soviet army will temporarily keep them.

But only temporarily.

Because they still have value to use, for example, they may get some information from them, or they can be used for propaganda, or they can be sent to Siberia...

Shulka doesn't need to care about these, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will take care of everything.

All Shulka knew was that he was once again standing on the top of Mamayev Hill. Although it was only over a hundred meters above sea level, it could still overlook the entire Stalingrad and even the Volga River.

Andrianka fired a few signal flares to the rear excitedly, which was the agreed signal of victory.

So the whole position and even the rear were full of joy.

Colonel Pavelkov excitedly reported to the division headquarters: "We have won, Comrade General! We have successfully recaptured Mamayev Post, I mean everything..."

Major General Fatejevich was a little speechless when he heard the news.

It is of course a good thing to successfully recapture Mamayev Gang, but his troops failed to do it after several days of fighting with two regiments successively. It was done within a few hours, not only that, but also wiped out a reinforced battalion of the German army.

Afterwards, Major General Fatejevich realized that it was not just a reinforced battalion, but an assault artillery battalion and an infantry battalion.

After a moment of silence, Major General Fatejevich ordered: "Send two radios to the 82nd Infantry Regiment, and the Army Command needs to contact them!"

"Yes, Comrade General!"

The radio was quickly sent to the headquarters of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, so the 82nd Infantry Regiment finally returned to normal conditions.

"Congratulations!" Golikov said excitedly: "You have created a miracle again! None of us thought that Mamayev Gang would finally return to our control after such a twists and turns!"

"Such things will probably happen often in the future, Comrade Golikov!" Shulka said: "I hope you don't mind!"

"No, of course I don't mind!" Golikov laughed. "I know what you mean, Comrade Shulka, Mamayev Post will constantly change hands between us and the enemy. But the point is not Mamayev Who owns the post, but the inability of the Germans to use the Mamayev post to block the Volga!"

That's exactly what Shulka was going to say.

Mamayev Hill is actually a highland with an altitude of more than 100 meters. It does not matter whether it belongs to the Soviet army or the German army. The important thing is that the German army cannot use it.

To be precise, the German army could not deploy artillery on it to block the Volga River.

So, if we can keep changing hands between the enemy and us... On the surface, it seems that the German army and the Soviet army are in a tie, because no one can completely control Mamayev Gang.

But in fact it was the Soviets who won.

The reason is very simple, the Germans dare not deploy artillery on Mamayev Hill, because if they do so, once the Soviet army recaptures Mamayev Hill at night, these artillery will be captured or blown up by the Soviet army. So it is meaningless to deploy artillery and even send equipment for the Soviet army.

In this way, Mamayev Hill is actually useless to the German army, because even if the entire highland is in their hands, its strategic significance will not be fully utilized.

"But the battle is not over yet, Comrade Shulka!" Golikov said: "We don't know if the enemy will have new tactics!"

"Of course!" Shulka replied, "But we will stick to it till the end!"