So, it is understandable that Golikov would lose control of Stalingrad...... You must know that in such a situation where everyone is in danger after losing the battle, he can't even control his own subordinates, for example, the commander of the tank corps turned off the radio and moved the general's headquarters to the Volga River privately, so that it took Golikov several hours to find him.

This is still the case with his subordinates, not to mention the soldiers of the 64th Army.

"I'm just a commander in name!" Golikov said to Chief of Staff Krylov in distress: "I may not have more than one army in my hands!" ”

"The tide of the war is not in our favor, Comrade Golikov!" Krylov reminded: "The Germans advanced more than 200 meters forward in two hours!" ”

Golikov looked at the map, then shook his head weakly: "All I can do is let the defeat come later!" ”

Krylov nodded in agreement, judging from the current situation, the Soviet army was simply not capable of resisting the German attack on Stalingrad, even in street fighting in the city.

While Golikov and Krylov were in a hurry, Shulka was thinking about how to win a battle.

"We can reinforce the new village of the barricades, or the new village of silicate!" Major Mikhailvich pointed to the map and said: "With our training and equipment in urban street fighting, I believe that it will not be difficult to win a few battles in these positions!" ”

Major Mikhailvich was right.

Up to now, the 82nd Infantry Regiment is very familiar with the terrain of Stalingrad, and it conducts targeted street combat training.

However......

"Such a small victory is not enough to affect the overall situation!" "Our strategic goal is to inspire confidence among the military and civilians of Stalingrad, so it has to be a big victory," Shulka said. ”

"A big win?" Mikhailvich was somewhat shocked.

In his mind, it was not easy for the 82nd Infantry Regiment to win against the Germans, after all, they were the existence of "cannon fodder regiments".

Schulka, on the other hand, is asking for a big win......

This seems to be beyond the capabilities of the 82nd Infantry Regiment.

"We seem to be ......," said Major Mikhailvich, "I mean that our regiment has only more than a thousand people, although there is relevant training but no real combat experience. So, shouldn't it be done step by step? How many small wins do you play before you think about the rest? ”

"We don't have time to adapt, Comrade Mikhailvich!" "I want to do that too," Shulka said. But as soon as the Germans broke through the line of defense and captured the Mamayev Heights, the situation in Stalingrad deteriorated sharply, both strategically, tactically and with supplies. At that time, we will only have one possibility of waiting to die! ”

"You mean that we reinforce Mamayev Heights?"

"You can say yes or no!" Shulka said.

"What do you mean?" Major Mikhailvich was somewhat inexplicable.

"Mamayev Hill is a hill just over 100 meters above sea level!" Shulka said: "It can't accommodate a lot of troops, and there aren't many buildings around, so if we send reinforcements directly, it means fighting the enemy on the high ground instead of fighting in the streets!" ”

Major Mikhailvich did not object, which the 82nd Infantry Regiment tried to avoid.

"So how do we get reinforcements?" Andrianka asked curiously.

Shulka pointed to a point west of Mamayev Hill and said: "Here is the hospital, next to it is the Fifth School, they are the best forward base for the Germans to attack Mamayev Height!" ”

Mikhailvich and Andrianka nodded in agreement.

The hospital and school were located three kilometers from the Mamayev Heights, and they not only had large high-rise buildings that could serve as warehouses for the Germans to store ammunition and supplies, but also large squares where the Germans could deploy artillery to provide fire cover for the attack on the Mamayev Hills.

"The Germans are attacking hospitals and schools with all their might!" Andrianka said: "The purpose should be to prepare for the attack on Mamayev Hills!" ”

"So, as long as we reinforce hospitals and schools, we reinforce Mamayev Posts?" Mikhailvich seems to have some understanding.

But he guessed wrong.

"No!" Shulka replied: "We don't reinforce hospitals and schools!" ”

This time, the two were completely confused.

"Remember what I said about the big win?" "If it's just a hospital and a school, it's still a small win!" So we should ......"

As he spoke, Shulka pointed to the map and said, "When the enemy captures the hospital and the school, and then attacks the Mamayev Gang, then launch a surprise attack to capture the hospital and the school!" ”

"Surround the Germans?" Major Mikhailvich couldn't help but exclaim: "In this way, all the German troops attacking Mamayev Hill will be surrounded by us!" ”

"Yes!" Shulka said: "The premise is that the Mamayev Hill and the two wings are not lost!" ”

"The wings didn't fall so quickly!" Andrianka replied: "They are the New Village of Red October and the Opatnaya Station, they are both densely built areas, and the Germans must clear them one by one!" ”

"The Mamayev post can also be guarded for a while!" Mikhailvich said: "Because our army occupies the commanding heights, and at the same time the command should also know the importance of the Mamayev post, of course they will send reinforcements to grab the enemy!" ”

"Yes!" "So, if we can capture the hospital and the school, it will be equivalent to cutting off the supply lines of the German army, so we can encircle and annihilate the attacking German army, that is, fight a big victory!" ”

"This great victory will awaken the confidence of everyone to resist the enemy!" Andrianca said.

"The question is how can we take the hospitals and schools!" Major Mikhailvich said: "Their position is so important, the Germans, of course, will send heavy troops to defend it!" ”

"Sewers, Comrade Mikhailvich!" Shulka placed a map of underground pipelines on the table, pointed to one of them and said, "This is the pipeline to the hospital, which is connected to the pipeline of the Red October Metallurgical Plant...... So, we just need to turn off the drainage system of the Red October plant and we can follow the pipes into the inside of the hospital! ”

Major Mikhailvich and Andrianka couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.

Shulka seemed to have anticipated the fight, and the training he had done before would come in handy at this point.

"Hopefully it doesn't smell too bad!" Andrianka said: "Otherwise I would rather charge at them from the front!" ”

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