Golikov couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this: "That Mamayev ......"

Shulka looked at the sky outside and said, "It's getting dark, and I believe the Germans want to try a night raid, and if they still can't take the hospital and the school, they might just let it go!" ”

Shulka was right, because the Germans launched a sneak attack on the Soviets that night.

In terms of infantry alone, the Germans were more suitable for night battles than the Soviets, because the Germans were better qualified and better coordinated.

On the other hand, if you want to take the hospital and the school as a base for advance, it will be difficult for warplanes, tanks, and artillery to work even during the day, and the results of using them will often cause danger to the entire building, which is not what the Germans wanted.

Because blowing up the building would cause two problems, one was that the Germans themselves were not in danger...... It was advantageous for the Germans to occupy the building with air supremacy, not only to be condescending, but also to give themselves a comfortable environment.

On the other hand, it is the collapsed buildings that block the roads, which can cause a lot of trouble for supplies, which has been proven in attacks from other directions.

With these in mind, Major General Andreas, commander of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division, wanted to try a night battle.

But the results can be imagined.

This night attack was not a night attack for the Soviet army at all, but the German army was in the open, and the Soviet army was in the dark...... The tactics remained the same, and the Soviets only needed to replace some of the rope grenades with incendiary grenades.

Shulka said to Golikov: "But this state of affairs cannot continue indefinitely, because the Germans will not allow their attacking troops' supply lines and retreats to be cut off!" ”

"So in the end, they're going to choose to blow these buildings into ruins?!" Krylov said.

"Yes, they have no other choice!" Shulka replied: "And it's not just in hospitals and schools, it's also true in other places!" ”

"That is, we are going to be prepared for the whole of Stalingrad to be bombed into ruins?" There was some horror in Golikov's eyes.

You must know that Stalingrad was an important river port in the Soviet Union, a land and water economic and trade center, and more importantly, a city named after Stalin...... It's hard to imagine that such a city would soon be bombed into ruins.

"No!" Shulka said: "What we should do is to prepare to fight the enemy in the ruins!" ”

Krylov was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Even so, it's better than letting Stalingrad fall into the hands of the enemy!" ”

Golikov thought for a moment and said: "We need some time to rest, we are undersupplied, and at the same time it is not possible to concentrate forces and have unified command!" ”

"We can buy time!"

"What does it mean to buy time?"

"Stalingrad Front!" Shulka pointed to the north of the map and said: "The Stalingrad front has a large number of generals, equipment and supplies, but it is only because it is blocked by the funnel-shaped area formed by the Don and Volga rivers and cannot be deployed. At this time, they should not just stop the German attack, they should launch a counteroffensive...... In this way, it was possible to disperse the forces of the German army as much as possible to relieve the pressure on Stalingrad! ”

Golikov nodded, then glanced at Shulka unexpectedly, and secretly said that this "breakthrough hero" really deserves his name, he is not only quite accomplished in tactics, but also strategically large enough to command the actions of the front army.

This may seem a bit overstepping.

In fact, this is properly overstepping...... In the Soviet troops, soldiers and junior officers were not allowed to have their own ideas, and they only had to obey orders. But Shulka, as a captain, even took into account the direction of combat power at the front level.

But Golikov didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

Because what Shulka said was indeed reasonable, the Stalingrad Front was the main force of the Soviet army, and the Soviet Union did not play a role because it misjudged the direction of the German offensive.

That is, the South-Eastern Front was in crisis at Stalingrad, and the Stalingrad Front, as the main force, was blocked from the north like a bystander with nothing to do.

What Golikov didn't know was that this pattern was small for Shulka, and if he could, he could easily command the entire battle, including the one in the Caucasus direction, with his knowledge of history.

This was not something for Golikov to decide, so he immediately got in touch with Moscow.

Stalin in Moscow was anxious about the war at Stalingrad.

He knew that Stalingrad was no small matter, and that the loss of the city would almost mean that the Caucasus would be split in two with the Soviet Union.

This was mainly due to the fact that the Germans had air supremacy, and once the Germans occupied Stalingrad, they could build a large and fully functional military airfield in Stalingrad.

Needless to say, the Germans could use warplanes and bombers to block the railways and roads from the Caucasus, especially since there were only a few mountain passes through the Caucasus Mountains, so this was just a "simple mission" for the Luftwaffe.

And the Caucasus was not only the oil silo of the USSR, but also the breadbasket of the USSR.

Needless to say, the production of the Baku oil field accounted for 70% of the USSR.

The granary is because the Caucasus, which stretches for 1,200 kilometers and is 3,000 to 4,000 meters above sea level, blocks the Siberian cold current and makes the Caucasus like spring all year round, which makes the Caucasus a high-yield region and an important food supplier for the Soviet Union.

This also shows how unsuccessful Hitler's decision to divide Army Group South into two armies, A and B, to attack the Caucasus and Stalingrad respectively.

The Germans only need to concentrate their forces to take Stalingrad or Baku, which may rewrite the outcome of the Soviet-German war.

But Hitler insisted on eating two large steamed buns in one bite, and as a result, he choked on himself.

Of course, at this time, Stalin was still worried about the crisis in Stalingrad: the Stalingrad Front was blocked in the north and could not be reinforced, the Southeastern Front was demoralized, and even demanded several times to abandon Stalingrad and withdraw to the east bank......

At this time, the telephone rang, Stalin picked it up, and the voice of the assistant came from the microphone: "Comrade Stalin, Comrade Golikov wants to talk to you!" ”

Stalin frowned, and said impatiently: "You tell him that I will not agree to withdraw from Stalingrad, they must hold out to the last man, and they are not allowed to retreat a single step!" ”

Without waiting for the assistant to answer, he hung up the phone.

Just as Stalin was distraught and lit his pipe, the telephone rang again.

Stalin gritted his teeth, he could not stand this Golikov any longer, and 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 would like to discuss the defense plan with you!" ”