Chapter 705 Sandbar

But Conrad obviously didn't want Qin Chuan to do this, because he thought it was like committing suicide with his "work", so Conrad followed Qin Chuan and argued:

"Its maximum speed is only 200 kilometers per hour, and it will be a target if it hits an enemy plane!"

"I won't let it hit an enemy plane!" Qin Chuan walked into the cabin, but soon retreated, because there was nothing to see in the cabin, just the familiar "Junkers 52".

"We have air superiority!" Qin Chuan said: "As long as there are a few BF escorts, the enemy's fighter planes can't get close to us!"

"It will be a good target for the enemy's anti-aircraft guns and even machine guns!" Conrad said again.

"Maybe..." Qin Chuan replied: "The enemy's anti-aircraft equipment has no time to react! I mean, if we approach at low altitude!"

"God!" Conrad looked at Qin Chuan: "You don't want to approach at low altitude, and then let the soldiers slide down along the rope to launch an attack!"

"You guessed right!" Qin Chuan nodded.

"You're crazy!" Conrad said, "It can only carry 20 people per plane, and 10 planes can only carry 200 people!"

"Do you think I'm crazy?" Qin Chuan turned around, looked at Conrad, and said seriously, "Colonel, I will be one of them. Do you think I will die like you think?"

"I believe you won't, but..." Conrad looked at his own "work". He really couldn't imagine that this thing could still fight.

After a long while, Conrad nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you!"

"Hmm, why do you suddenly believe it again?" Qin Chuan was a little surprised.

"Because you still have Hannah!" Conrad said.

Qin Chuan was stunned, and then the two of them suddenly laughed at the same time.

"How long will it take to complete the transformation!" Qin Chuan asked, "I mean, install a machine gun on it, make a hole in the belly, and then install a sling!"

"A few days!" Conrad replied, "These are not complicated!"

"Very good!" Qin Chuan said, "I think we should go talk to Alexander!"

In Paulus's headquarters, Paulus and his staff seemed to be discussing the feasibility of blowing up the dam, because Qin Chuan heard someone say that at least the central ferry could be flooded to make it difficult for the Soviet army to supply.

This is true, but the problem is that after the water level of the Volga River rises, the Soviet army can even drive the ship directly into Stalingrad.

However, this issue no longer needs to be debated, and Qin Chuan and Conrad walked in together.

Paulus had no expression on his face, but Alexander nodded to Qin Chuan and said, "Major, are you here to say goodbye to us?"

"No, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied, "I think I found a way!"

Alexander's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at Paulus with surprise and joy. Paulus shook his head slightly, as if telling Alexander not to hold too much hope.

But in any case, Paulus still made way for Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan got straight to the point right away. He pointed to several sandbars on the Volga River and said, "Gentlemen, the Volga River flows gently, and sandbars like this can be seen everywhere on the river and cover a large area. The Soviets arranged fortification troops on them to build reinforced concrete fortifications to resist our bombing, and deployed artillery, including anti-aircraft firepower!"

"Yes, we know this!" Alexander said, "The artillery fortifications on them caused great trouble for our air force to block the Volga River and occupy Stalingrad!"

"What's the point of saying this, Major?" Paulus said, "Your strategy is not to let the artillery and air force sink these sandbars!"

"No, of course not, General!" Qin Chuan replied, "I want to occupy these sandbars!"

The officers were stunned when they heard this.

"Occupy? How can we do it?" Paulus asked back.

"Major, these sandbars are in the middle of the Volga River!" Alexander said, "We can't occupy these sandbars unless we launch a landing operation!"

Then the landing operation is almost impossible to succeed, because these sandbars can be said to be surrounded by the Soviet army, with Stalingrad on the left and the east coast on the right. Landing operations are almost like seeking death.

"There is another way, Colonel!" Qin Chuan said, "We can airdrop!"

The officers looked at each other, and then someone laughed: "Airdrop? Our paratroopers will fall into the river to feed the fish!"

This is common sense in airborne operations. It is difficult for paratroopers to accurately grasp their landing points, so airdropping on sandbars is naturally wishful thinking.

Conrad seemed to understand what Qin Chuan meant, and he answered for Qin Chuan: "No, gentlemen, we can indeed airdrop. This airdrop method allows us to accurately and quickly deploy troops to these sandbars!"

Paulus seemed to remember something. He looked at Conrad and asked, "Are you talking about the weird plane you drove?"

"Helicopter!" Conrad replied.

Paulus turned his gaze to Qin Chuan again.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan affirmed the answer: "The biggest advantage of helicopters is that they can hover. We can use them to deploy troops to the sandbar at the fastest speed and occupy it."

Paulus hesitated and asked: "How many troops can you deploy?"

"Two hundred people!" Conrad explained: "We have ten helicopters, each can carry 20 people!"

"There are 500 to 1,000 garrisons on a sandbar. Can 200 people occupy it quickly?"

"This shouldn't be a problem!" Alexander said: "Most of the Soviet troops on the sandbank are artillery, and they are unprepared! If we invest elites..."

As he spoke, Alexander glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "For example, the 1st Infantry Regiment equipped with MP43!"

Alexander was right. Normally, the 1st Infantry Regiment could achieve a casualty ratio of 1:10 against the Soviet army, not to mention the non-infantry professional troops attacking the sandbar.

"What about supplies?" Paulus asked again.

"On the one hand, it can be transported by helicopter!" Qin Chuan said: "On the other hand, we can use Soviet equipment. They will definitely store considerable ammunition on the sandbar!"

This is of course, because the sandbar can be said to be an important fulcrum for the Soviet frontline firepower, and it is also very safe, so ammunition must be transported up ship by ship and stored in the underground fortifications above it.

Alexander kept nodding and looked at Paulus expectantly: "General, the fortifications on the sandbars can be used to avoid Soviet bombings, and these sandbars can see the central ferry, so they will look similar to Mamaev Hill. The artillery on the sandbank can even directly bomb the central ferry!"

This is exactly what Qin Chuan thought.