Eight Hundred and Ninety Is so Stupid

A street in Stalingrad that has been changed beyond recognition is full of bomb craters blasted by German artillery fire. The corpses of Soviet soldiers are discarded beside these bomb craters, and the parts of various people are also scattered in the craters. This scene is everywhere in Stalingrad, like a ruined dead zone.

Two local Stalingrad civilians carried a stretcher, numbly picked up the unlucky guy whose head had been smashed by a German sniper with gauze-wrapped hands, and threw them onto the stretcher. This is something that the militaries of both sides have tacitly allowed local civilians to pack up the dead bodies to avoid the outbreak of large-scale infectious diseases.

The distant position has not yet completely calmed down. The rattling sound of machine guns firing bullets, combined with the sound of rifle guns one by one, is like a symphony, adding a touch of excitement to this city that has not made much noise. vitality.

A German gunman suddenly turned up from behind a collapsed low wall. Judging from his clothes, he was a serious German grenadier, with a tactical vest, a grenade hanging, and a G43 semi-automatic rifle. The outfit proves that he is a standard German, and the medal on his chest also shows that he participated in the second Polish battle.

He bent down cautiously and walked quickly through the block. Behind him, the second German soldier climbed out of the low wall, but it was obviously a Ukrainian servant, wearing the SS that had not been cleaned for a long time Military uniform, no tactical vest, carrying a standard Mauser 98k rifle.

About 17 or 18 German soldiers came out from behind the low wall in a single file, walked across the street in front of them with great vigilance, passed two locals who were carrying the dead bodies, and leaned against the outer wall of the building on the opposite side of the street. , taking a short break. They watched as two civilians with white armbands on their arms dumped their opponent's body into a deep crater.

These German troops have obviously been cooperating for a long time. After resting for tens of seconds, they acted tacitly. Some of them rolled into the buildings behind them, while others surrounded them from the two wings. Intensive gunfire. The two civilians on the street shrank their necks, and didn't even make any obvious evasive movements. They were still busy with their work, throwing the surrounding corpses into the big pit that was about to be filled.

An ordinary battle for a room, where the Soviet and German armies competed for every inch of land under their feet. Some people even joked that even if they occupied the bedroom, they still had to compete with the enemy for the kitchen.

The gunshots gradually faded away, and suddenly a Soviet soldier stumbled out from the gate. There were two holes in his body that were still bleeding. He looked at the two civilians on the street in astonishment, and then struggled. After a few clicks, he finally fell headlong to the ground without making any sound.

A German soldier chased him out, leaned against the door and watched the Soviet soldier, who was actually dying, escape from the house, watched him finally collapse from exhaustion, and then turned his gaze to the two sides. on a Soviet civilian. He tilted his head slightly, signaling the two Soviet civilians to continue.

So two Soviet civilians who were in charge of cleaning the corpses walked up to the new Soviet corpse. One held the crossed legs, and the other grabbed the soldier's collar, and together they lifted the corpse up, and then they threw it away. , and threw the body into the pit.

The steel helmet worn by the Soviet soldier who had just died slipped off and hit the ground with a clang, shaking back and forth due to the force, and even rotating slightly. But its owner obviously doesn't need it anymore, and never will.

Since the first counterattack was taken by the German army, the Soviet army launched another large-scale counterattack yesterday. Unfortunately, this time the Soviet army's counterattack was desperately blocked by the German army. Not advancing far enough.

In the basement of the Soviet garrison in Stalingrad, several Soviet commanders were outlining on the map. The positions they had regained were not many, and each one needed to be carefully marked, and then Rokossovsky decided, Where is it necessary to give up, and where can we continue to stick to it.

"The second assault didn't go well. The Germans equipped the Ukrainians with improved weapons, and the Ukrainian troops have become more mature in combat." A division commander who came back from the front line, with bandages on his hands, said to Rokoso Fowski reported: "Although the German army did not fight back, the casualties of our army are still very large."

While speaking, the shelling of the German army visited the area around the headquarters again. One after another, the large-caliber shells hit the ground with devastating force, tearing apart the surrounding buildings and making the ground tremble. . The dust falling from the ceiling hit the map and documents, making a crisp sound, like a timer on a clock, hitting everyone's thoughts one after another.

This is hell, a hell from which no one can escape. The average life expectancy of newly recruited Soviet soldiers is only one day, which means that supplementary soldiers can only live for less than 20 hours on the battlefield in most cases. They were either blown to pieces by shells, buried under collapsed houses, sieved by German bullets or sieved by friendly bullets.

The Soviet army mobilized a full 30 divisions of combat troops from the Eastern Front and strengthened them to the Caucasus region. Among them, 10 divisions were handed over to Rokossovsky, and the remaining 20 divisions were to be deployed in the direction of the Baku oil field. Now these new troops to Stalingrad, 3 divisions have been completely wiped out by the German army.

Yes, completely wiped out. Although the reserve team in Rokossovsky's hands is still huge, the consumption rate of this reserve team is several times or even ten times what the Soviets expected. Calculated at this speed, in less than half a year, or two or three months, the German army will be able to move north and south from Stalingrad in a chic manner.

Rokossovsky smiled helplessly. He just sent his own distress telegram to Moscow a few days ago, asking Zhukov to draw up a plan for a decisive battle south to save the hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops trapped in the southern theater. He hoped that the main force of the Soviet army would go south and hit Guderian's armored forces. Even if they did not achieve the result of annihilating the G Army, it would be enough to make the German Army fearful and dare not attack Stalingrad with all its strength.

As a front-line commander, Rokossovsky certainly knew the importance of the Caucasus to the German army and the Soviet Union. He made a judgment as the almost highest commander in the Caucasus region and felt that the German army's offensive direction must be the Caucasus.

Therefore, he is very sure that the German Army Group A and Army Group F basically stand still because the German Army lacks fuel support. It is precisely because of this that he encouraged Zhukov, hoping that the commander-in-chief of the Soviet army could persuade Stalin to boldly give up Moscow's initiative to fight for the war.

Although the high-level Soviet army and American military experts have great confidence in guerrilla warfare in the Caucasus Mountains, Rokossovsky, who knows the Soviet army, knows that aside from technical issues, at least the German army is not as good as It seems so afraid of street fighting or guerrilla warfare.

Along the transportation lines along Georgia and the Caspian Sea coast, it is possible to fight all the way to Baku without sweeping up the mountains, but only controlling the transportation lines. The key is whether there is any advantage in logistics supplies and personnel strength, and how strong the enemy's will to resist is. In addition to Baku, the oil-producing area near Grozny is definitely a big cake that makes the German army salivate.

"Reinforcements will arrive soon, what are you afraid of?" Rokossovsky signaled the wounded officer to leave his command post, then stood up by himself, walked around a square wooden pillar supporting the roof, and walked When I reached the sandbag-built wall, I reached out and stroked the dusty map of Stalingrad.

He didn't believe that with the talent of his old boss Zhukov, he would really abandon Stalingrad, regardless of whether to guard Moscow, which was far less meaningful than Stalingrad. So he knew that reinforcements would arrive sooner or later, and they would be overwhelmed with the force of a thunderbolt.

Because of this, all he could think about was how to use the limited troops in his hand when the Soviet troops started to go south, entangle the German army in front, and prevent it from going north to support Guderian's g army. As long as the g group army is defeated alone, the group army will be forced to retreat, and the m group army will also shrink its defense line because of the insecurity in the rear.

"Comrade General! Comrade General! Top-secret telegram of the highest level!" A combat staff officer walked into Rokossovsky's headquarters holding a telegram. A thin telegram was handed over to Rokossovsky.

"Zhukov's main force has gone south?" Rokossovsky snatched the telegram full of joy, but the content inside made him full of despair. The telegram was indeed written by Zhukov, but the content was exactly the opposite of what Rokossovsky thought: "In view of the lack of relevant evidence for the lack of fuel in the German army, the plan for the main force to go south for a decisive battle is suspended. During this period, Rokossovs The basic combat group must defend Stalingrad to gain favorable conditions for the next Soviet counterattack."

Below the order, there is also a passage that Zhukov told Rokossovsky privately: "Comrade Rokossovsky, Moscow was bombed on a large scale last night. Comrade Stalin and I suspect that the German army is short of fuel. Is the news correct? So the attack plan is suspended, please understand.”

"Hehe." Rokossovsky threw the telegram under his feet, sneered twice, and then sighed: "I don't even understand the reason why soldiers are so expensive, how stupid they are." .

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