USSR 1941

The preparation time was more than expected, because the German train did not leave the south bank for the north bank until one o'clock in the morning.

The reason why we chose one o'clock in the morning is because the Soviet army has been using various artillery to block the railway bridge during the day... This is Batlakov's death order to the artillery. The purpose is of course to prevent the German trains and reinforcements from crossing the bridge. .

Therefore, the German army did not dare to easily let the train cross the bridge during the day. After all, the train is something that runs on the railway, and a few shells can blow up the rails and make the train impassable.

It is much safer to use fire transport after dark, because it is very difficult for artillery to hit the narrow railway bridge at night.

So after a period of emergency repairs and fire cover, a train consisting of more than 20 carriages loaded with supplies and tanks drove to the north bank, and at the same time, troops poured into the north bank in batches to prepare for the attack.

Major General Jonas breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the train passed the railway bridge smoothly and entered the shelter to unload equipment.

Although the result of the whole day today was not great, they finally opened up a space on the north bank and gained a firm foothold.

From tomorrow, resources and troops will be continuously sent to the flanks of the Soviet army by the railway line, and then rush to the enemy like a tide and compress their living space.

The German army was well-supplied and morale was high, but the enemy was surrounded by several sides.

Major General Jonas confidently believed that it would not take long for the entire defense of Stalingrad to collapse.

Thinking of this, Major General Jonas sat back on the chair easily, took out the brandy shipped from France from the drawer and poured himself a glass.

While Major General Jonas was tasting the wine in a leisurely and comfortable glass, the adjutant came in with a telegram and reported: "General, the enemy is launching a counterattack in the direction of the granary. Major Paul requests reinforcements!"

While shaking the wine glass in his hand, Jonas replied in a deep voice: "I will not send reinforcements, let Paul retreat, and order him to appear in front of me within half an hour!"

"Yes, General!"

Major General Jonas was very dissatisfied with Paul's performance today. He originally hoped that Paul's troops could cover the flank of the main force, but he didn't expect to be blocked when he attacked the granary.

"This useless guy!" Major General Jonas couldn't help cursing: "He occupied an artillery regiment, a bomber squadron,

He even sent reinforcements a few times, but he was still beaten so embarrassingly! "

In the heart of Major General Jonas, Major Paul's career is over.

On the other hand, the reason why Major General Jonas withdrew the troops from the granary so calmly was because the supply line of the railway bridge and the defensive circle on the north bank had been completed at this time, and the German army no longer needed to rely on the supply line of the granary.

However, what Major General Jonas did not expect was that this was the stupidest decision he had made in this battle. He should send reinforcements to the granary, no matter how much it was worth.

But in fact, even if Major General Jonas sent reinforcements, it was already too late.

The reason was that the Soviet army launched a fierce attack on the German army stationed outside the granary in the dark.

The attacking infantry consisted of two battalions, plus a newly transferred artillery regiment and an engineer battalion.

The periphery of the German garrison is a wilderness against the river bank. More importantly, the ground is muddy after the ice and snow melt in summer. If dirty water is poured into it, the bunker will soon become a bathtub. Although it can barely hide bullets and shells, soaking the whole body in dirty water is not only uncomfortable, but also makes firearms and ammunition jammed due to moisture or debris. .

As a result, many German troops could rely on only a few armored vehicles.

This might be enough during the day, but at night after the Soviets supplemented their artillery, these armored vehicles were just a perfect target.

With a bang, several armored vehicles in front of the position were blown into the sky.

Then, at the same time as several signal flares rose into the air, groups of Soviet soldiers emerged from the bunkers and ruins and rushed towards the enemy's position.

The attack of the Soviet army is very interesting, because the ground is muddy and cannot move forward quickly, so they almost stumbled a few steps while crawling forward, and occasionally got up and took a few steps...

But it seems that this is the correct way to attack.

It was later that Shulka learned that the 217th Battalion, which was called up to take the lead, was formed from Stalingrad, and most of them came from the countryside.

Being from the country means...they're used to the mud in the summer, they know how to move and protect themselves in the mud.

Sure enough, when the German machine guns sounded "da da da" and the bullets "swish" and flew in the void, not many Soviet soldiers were actually shot and fell down. They all "fall down" in time Then crawl in the mud.

The German army in the mud couldn't stop these enemies crawling towards them like snails. The German army could feel their presence, but when they looked carefully at the darkness, there was nothing. A shuttle of bullets passed by without even a splash .

Soon, suddenly a few grenades flew in the dark, with a "boom" and then nothing.

Fortunately, Major General Jonas gave the order to retreat, otherwise Major Paul's troops would probably be completely wiped out.

The Soviet army soon occupied a section from the granary to the Tsaritsa River, or it can be said that the channel from the granary to the Tsaritsa River was opened.

The engineers followed closely behind the combat troops, the front troops advanced, and the rear engineers followed to build roads.

In fact, what they did could not be called road building.

Because they just filled in some puddles and bomb craters, otherwise the amphibious landing ship would be stuck inside and unable to move when passing by here.

Due to the simplicity of the project, within ten minutes after the combat troops took control of this area, engineers repaired a road leading to the Tsaritsa River... although it can only accommodate three amphibious landing ships moving forward side by side.

Then, the flashlight flashed rhythmically at the other end of the granary, which was a signal that the amphibious landing ship was about to arrive... The communication equipment of the Soviet army was backward, especially the communication between troops was very difficult.

For example, the communication between the naval infantry brigade and the infantry needs to be transferred by various headquarters, so it is more convenient and timely to use some simple and primitive communication methods.

A few minutes later, in a burst of motors and weak light, the amphibious landing craft drove into the granary one after another along the emptied street, and then drove along the road to the Tsaritsa River.

It can be said that their forward troops did not stop for a moment, and drove directly from the street, in fact, from the train station to the Tsaritsa River, which is the battlefield.

Except for two dozen vehicles assigned to the Shulka cadet unit.