BXBX NOVEL Chapter 506: defense plan
Shuerka looked at the sky outside and said, "It's getting dark already. I believe the Germans want to try a night raid. If they still can't take down the hospital and school, they may let go and carry out the bombing!"
Shuerka was right, because the German army launched a surprise attack on the Soviet army that night.
In terms of infantry, the German army is more suitable for night combat than the Soviet army, because the German army has better quality and better coordination.
On the other hand, if you want to take buildings such as hospitals and schools as forward bases, it is difficult for fighters, tanks, and artillery to play a role even in the daytime. The result of using them will often cause danger to the entire building, and This is not what the Germans wanted.
Because blowing up the building will cause two problems. One is that the German army has no danger to defend itself...It is very beneficial for the German army to occupy the building when it has air supremacy. It not only condescends but also gives itself a comfortable environment.
On the other hand, collapsed buildings will block roads, which will cause great trouble for supplies. This has been verified by attacks in other directions.
Considering these, Major General Andreas, the commander of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division, wanted to try the night battle.
But the result can be imagined.
For the Soviet army, this night attack was not a night attack at all, but the German army was in the Ming and the Soviet army was secretly... The tactics remained the same, the Soviet army only needed to replace part of the rope grenades with incendiary bombs.
Shulka said to Golikov: "But this situation cannot continue indefinitely, because the Germans will not let their offensive troops' supply lines and retreat routes be cut off and the offensive troops surrounded!"
"So in the end they will choose to blow these buildings into ruins?!" Krylov said.
"Yes, they have no other choice!" Shulka replied: "And not only in hospitals and schools, but also in other places!"
"In other words, we have to prepare for the entire Stalingrad to be blown into ruins?" Golikov looked a little horrified.
You must know that Stalingrad is an important river port in the Soviet Union, a water and land economic and trade center, and more importantly, a city named after Stalin... It is hard to imagine that such a city will be blown into ruins soon.
"No!" Shulka said: "What we should do is to prepare for fighting the enemy in the ruins!"
Krylov was silent for a while, then nodded: "Even so, it is better than letting Stalingrad fall into the hands of the enemy!"
Golikov thought for a while, and said: "We need some time to rest, we are short of supplies, and it is not possible to concentrate our forces and conduct unified command at the same time!"
"We can buy time!"
“What does it mean to buy time?”
"Stalingrad Front Army!" Shulka pointed to the north of the map, and said: "The Stalingrad Front has many generals, extensive equipment, and sufficient supplies, just because the funnel-shaped zone formed by the Don River and the Volga River blocked the troops from being able to Expand. At this time, they should not just block the German attack, they should launch a counterattack... Only in this way can the German army be dispersed as much as possible to reduce the pressure on Stalingrad!"
Golikov nodded, and then took a surprise look at Shulka, secretly thinking that this "breakout hero" really deserved his reputation. Not only did he make great achievements in tactics, but he was also as big as commanding the actions of the front army in terms of strategy.
This may seem like overreach.
In fact, this is a proper ultra vires... In the Soviet army, soldiers and junior officers are not allowed to have their own ideas, they only need to obey orders. But as a captain, Shulka even considered the direction of the front army's level of combat power.
But Golikov didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all.
Because what Shulka said is indeed reasonable, the Stalingrad Front Army is the main force of the Soviet army, and the Soviet Union did not play a role because it misjudged the direction of the German army's attack.
That is, the Southeastern Front was in crisis in Stalingrad, but the Stalingrad Front, the main force, was blocked in the north like a bystander doing nothing.
What Golikov didn't know was that this arrangement was relatively small for Shulka. If he could, he could easily command the entire battle with his historical knowledge, including the battle in the Caucasus direction.
This matter is not up to Golikov to decide, so he immediately contacted Moscow.
Stalin in Moscow was anxious about the battle in Stalingrad.
He knew that Stalingrad was very important. If the city was lost, it would almost mean that the connection between the Caucasus and the Soviet Union was divided into two.
This is mainly because the Germans have air supremacy. Once the Germans occupy Stalingrad, they can build a large and fully functional military airport in Stalingrad.
Needless to say, the Germans can use fighter planes and bombers to block the railways and roads from the Caucasus, especially there are only a few mountain passes through the Caucasus Mountains, so this is just a "simple task" for the Luftwaffe .
The Caucasus is not only the oil warehouse of the Soviet Union, but also the granary of the Soviet Union.
Needless to say, the oil tank, the output of the Baku oil field accounts for 70% of the Soviet Union.
The granary is because the Caucasus, which stretches for 1,200 kilometers and has an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 meters, blocks the Siberian cold current and makes the Caucasus region like spring all year round. This makes the Caucasus a high-yield grain area and an important food supply area for the Soviet Union.
From this we can also see how failed Hitler's decision to divide the Southern Army Group into two armies A and B to attack the Caucasus and Stalingrad respectively.
The German army only needs to concentrate its forces to take Stalingrad or Baku, which may rewrite the outcome of the Soviet-German War.
But Hitler insisted on eating two big steamed buns in one bite, and ended up choking himself.
Of course, Stalin, who was in it at this time, was still worried because of the crisis in Stalingrad: the Stalingrad Front Army was blocked from the north and could not be reinforced, the Southeast Front Army was demoralized, and even asked several times to abandon Stalingrad and withdraw to the East. shore…
At this time the phone rang, Stalin picked up the phone, and the assistant's voice came from the microphone: "Comrade Stalin, Comrade Golikov wants to talk to you!"
Stalin frowned, and said impatiently: "Tell him, I will not agree to withdraw from Stalingrad, they must stick to the last person, and they are not allowed to retreat a step!"
As he spoke, he hung up the phone without waiting for the assistant to answer.
Just as Stalin was distractedly lighting his pipe, the phone rang again.
Stalin gritted his teeth, he couldn't stand this Golikov anymore, at this moment he decided to send someone to replace him.
However, to Stalin's surprise, the assistant told him on the phone: "Comrade Golikov wants to discuss the defense plan with you!"
(end of this chapter)