Nine Hundred and Thirty Nine Rivers

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By the side of the Stalingrad Tank Factory, which had long been destroyed by shells, a Soviet soldier leaned against the wall and was loading the rifle in his hand. Beside him, a group of Soviet tank production technicians who were originally only workers were working Around a t-34 tank that they had just barely assembled, the shells were replenished into the tank.

The workshop director who originally organized the production has now become the tank commander who may die at any time, and the combat mission of this t-34 tank is to help the Soviet soldiers here to hold on to the defensive position near the factory building.

They repelled a German attack just now, and now the exhausted two sides are healing their respective wounds. It is estimated that only a few hours of rest are needed, and the German and Soviet troops will fight again here, and then use the corpses Cover the short distance between the positions of the two sides.

The defensive positions of the two sides are very close, and the closest point is only a few tens of meters. The slightest sign of trouble could trigger a massive shootout that would spread throughout the region. Afterwards, all the troops near both sides will join in the fight, and the party that loses in the end will give up the territory under its feet, and look for the next suitable place to fight again.

As early as 25 days ago, the German army occupied the center of Stalingrad under the cover of several tanks, and then Küchler focused his offensive on the heavy industrial area in the north of the city. The factory attacked, and the Soviets were ordered to hold their positions desperately.

On April 29, the German army and the Soviet army began to compete for a defensive position in the city code-named "Mamayev". First, the German army captured the high ground under the cover of a salvo of "building demolition devices", and then the Soviet army invested heavily to take it back on the same day.

Then on the next day, on April 30, the German army reoccupied the Mamayev Heights, but it was recaptured by the Soviet Red Army four hours later. After receiving the news, Küchler became furious and ordered the main force of the German army to launch a fierce attack. After that, the battle became more intense, and the two armies continued to alternately occupy this highland until the highland was beaten into a pile of corpses. The German army barely gained a foothold on May 7.

The northern industrial area of ​​Stalingrad was built in a hilly area, and the buildings were poured with reinforced concrete or made of stone. This unique ground environment coupled with building materials and building habits (the walls of Soviet buildings are generally thick, which is a characteristic of Soviet architecture), makes the anti-destructive ability here quite strong.

So even with the mobilization of Friedrich rockets, 240mm or even 270mm caliber heavy artillery, plus the cover of dozens of assault guns and anti-aircraft self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, the German advance is still struggling. The speed of the German army's advance is not measured in kilometers per hour, but in meters.

A Ukrainian division commander of the German Army Group n wrote in his battle report to Küchler: "The Soviets are simply crazy. They are crazy with us in order to compete for every house, workshop, water tower, and railway embankment. start the fight,

Sometimes the fighting lasted all day, we ran out of ammunition, and there were Soviet dead bodies everywhere. "

And another officer of the German army complained to his colleagues in the armored forces about his miserable experience in fighting in the city of Stalingrad: "These Soviets even launched an attack to fight for a wall, and the bullets rained on our hiding place. Around the bunker...we fought back non-stop with weapons, and finally drove them back to where they started. Then we attacked, and they followed us and beat us back."

Force commanders on both sides are under enormous pressure. Küchler, the commander of the German army, developed the habit of walking around his office anxiously. The days of Fowski were even more difficult. He spent a long time without rest in the basement headquarters without sunlight, and finally suffered from intermittent syncope due to malnutrition and mental exhaustion.

There have been as many as 20 repeated battles for the ownership of the central railway station, and at least thousands of people have died near this station. So a few days ago, the platform there was already stained red with blood, and human blood seeped into the railroad ties, and finally turned dark red one by one, looking extremely scary.

In a huge grain warehouse that has been evacuated near a train station, soldiers of the two armies fought a very unimaginable battle. When the two troops advanced, they were separated by a wall, and then they heard the footsteps of each other almost at the same time. , So these soldiers began to fire violently across the wall in an attempt to kill each other. As a result, the two armies belonging to the Soviet Union also suffered heavy casualties, and at the same time issued an order to retreat.

In another part of the city, a 70-man Soviet detachment under the command of Colonel Yanki Zaikov occupied an apartment building in the center of the city and put up a stubborn resistance. Soldiers planted a large number of mines near the building and installed machine guns in the windows. They successfully repelled the German army's 3 attacks - the 4th time, the German army dispatched 2 "building demolition devices". A tenacious building was destroyed together, and the ruins of this building were called the Yankee Building by the Soviet defenders to commemorate the warriors who died here.

Even though the German army dispatched several -217s to bombard the city, although the German army bombarded it violently with various cannons, the Soviet defense forces in the city still used the ruins to fight. Since more than 70% of the buildings in the city were destroyed, and most of the streets and squares were covered with piles of rubble and abandoned buildings several meters high, the Soviet snipers very successfully used the ruins as cover and achieved amazing results.

The most successful sniper, Jikan Leble, killed 124 Ukrainian and German soldiers in the ruins. Until he was besieged and killed by the German sniper troops, he was lingering on many German frontline soldiers. nightmare. And another Soviet sniper set the second record of killing 109 people. What is even more incredible is that this person eventually died of illness on the front line, not in battle.

Just as these Soviet soldiers were preparing to meet their battles again, Stalin's speech broadcast in Moscow was once again echoed through the loudspeakers over the Soviet-controlled area in Stalingrad: "All comrades who fought hard in Stalingrad! You must fight despite difficulties! Never let this great city fall into the hands of the German invaders! Every house... hiss... as long as there are Soviet soldiers, even if there is only one person... hiss... become an impregnable fortress for the enemy."

The Maxim machine gun next to it was already roaring. At this time, no one would pay attention to the meaning of the sound from the loudspeaker in the distance. The German army's offensive has begun, and another battle that requires the death of many, many people has kicked off. This is a bloody hell, a corner that even God will not redeem.

"Ahead! A German assault gun! Loading armor-piercing shells!" The Soviet t-34 tank, which was half buried under the ruins and only exposed a turret, slowly adjusted the position of the turret, and put its 76mm gun The artillery of the caliber is aimed at its own target.

"Boom!" The tank fired a fatal shot, but the shell grazed the side of the German tank and hit a low wall behind the Panther assault gun. It was smashed and flew around, and the dust filled the air, blocking the vision in the distance.

This unlucky t-34 tank has just been assembled not long ago, and besides not being painted, the most terrible thing about this tank is that it has not installed a sight that is out of stock. Therefore, the aim of this Soviet tank can only rely on feeling, and whether it can hit the opponent can only rely on faith.

Obviously, the belief of this tank was not strong enough, so this sneak attack shell did not hit the target it should hit-the German assault gun on the opposite side. So the German assault gun stopped suddenly, and began to aim its artillery at the t-34 tank not far away.

"Quick! Quick!" In a hurry, these Soviet workers who had never experienced the test of war were obviously no match for the battle-tested German assault gun crew. Their second shell took so long to reload that it gave the Germans a chance to fire first.

"Boom!" The German crew quickly fired their first shell, and the long-barreled 75mm cannon of the Leopard assault gun easily penetrated the castrated version of the T-34 tank. Projectiles scurry around inside the tank, beating all the Soviets inside to a bloody mess.

Because there was not much fuel, the t-34 tank did not explode in the end, but just stopped all movements as if it had lost its soul. Under the cover of the Leopard assault gun, the German grenadiers began to violently attack the Soviet position. The Soviet army, who was still loading its rifle just now, was quickly hit by the German machine gun covering the attack and lay on the ground. Next to the tank that has been killed.

A German grenadier leaned against the dusty rubble, and after taking a deep breath, he threw the grenade in his hand into the trench of the Soviet defenders. After a loud bang, the Soviet army The resistance became weaker, and some people even began to commit suicide in despair.

This is the first time that the German army has encountered such a situation since the German army besieged Stalingrad. When everyone was wondering, a German platoon leader leaned against the bunker, passed through the gap in the half-collapsed wall of the factory building, and saw A wide river in the distance.

He clutched the hole in his heart, spitting blood and shouting the last words with a smile: "Volga River!"

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I am very sorry for the lack of update yesterday. In the next few days, Longling will find time to make up for everyone. I would like to say sorry to everyone again, sorry!