At five o'clock in the morning, without any artillery preparation, not even signal flares, the 21st Panzer Division launched an attack in the direction of Mamayev Heights.

It is also impossible to say exactly in the direction of Mamayev Height, because the attack was not along a straight line, let alone along a street...... Attacking along the streets was certainly not possible, because the Soviets had laid one line after another in the middle of the streets, and they had also laid many mines.

These lines were not actually intended to resist the German attack, and the Soviets themselves knew that such a line could not stop the enemy's attack.

The problem was that if the Germans attacked these lines, they would have to use artillery bombardment, demining, etc., and after doing this, the streets would be full of craters or even blocked by rubble, so that German tanks could not advance along them.

But this time, the Germans did not go the usual way, they chose to shuttle through the building.

The first stop is the train station.

The Soviet army deployed a small number of troops at the railway station, estimated at only one company.

The reason for this is that to the west of the railway station is a large open space, which can be said to be on the outskirts of Stalingrad, and there is only a one-man high wall except for the railroad tracks, platforms, and the dormitories of the railway workers and an office building.

In such a terrain, the Soviets knew that they could not use "close tactics" to fight the Germans, and if they deployed too many troops, the Germans could use artillery to flatten them from afar.

The company was led by a second lieutenant named Livakov, who had been glad that the Germans were not the main attacker, otherwise the railway station they were stationed would have been lost long ago.

But it was clear that their good fortune had come to an end.

On this day, while Livakov and his soldiers were sleeping in the basement, suddenly there was a "rumbling" of tank motors outside, and there were strange vibrations on the ground.

One by one, the Soviet soldiers were awakened, except for a fat man who was curled up in a corner and snoring almost louder than a tank.

"Comrade Livakov!" Then the sentry hurried down and reported: "Germans, they are attacking us!" ”

"Get your weapons ready!" Livakov jumped without thinking about it: "Comrades, it's our turn, you know what to do!" ”

But when Livakov climbed the stairs up the stairs and looked down, he was so surprised that he almost couldn't speak.

Below the floor, at least 50 tanks drove towards the train station, followed by a dense crowd of German soldiers. These German soldiers knew at a glance that they were elite troops, because they were holding MP43s that terrified the Soviet army.

"Comrade Livakov!" A Soviet soldier asked Livakov in a trembling voice in horror: "What should we do?" ”

"Retreat, Comrade Livakov!" Another Soviet soldier said: "The enemy is too strong for us to stop them, even for a short time!" ”

Livakov thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Comrades, we can't retreat, because the order given to us by our superiors is to hold here, and you know what punishment we will receive if we retreat!" ”

"But ......"

"No, but!" Livakov interrupted the soldiers' doubts: "The last moment has come, we will fight the Germans to the end!" ”

The soldiers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.

"Get ready for battle!" Livakov ordered loudly.

But before the words fell, he was caught off guard by the butt of a rifle and knocked Livakov unconscious.

"He's crazy!" The Soviet soldier who did it raised his eyebrows and said to the other Soviet soldiers: "Comrades, you can't retreat and can't resist, there is no point in going on like this, so I'm going to surrender, what about you?" ”

The Soviet soldiers hesitated, then nodded in agreement...... In fact, it is up to one person to take the lead.

However, the Soviet soldiers soon found out that they had been deceived, because after the "Soviet soldier" who had done it surrendered with them, he quickly talked to the Germans in German, and handed each other cigarettes.

"He's German!" At this time, it dawned on the Soviet soldiers that there was one word in their minds: the Brandenburg troops.

This is indeed the Brandenburg troops.

Under normal circumstances, the German army would not put the Brandenburg troops into the front-line combat units, because this kind of troops that are good at camouflage and deceive the enemy are more suitable for fighting behind enemy lines or collecting intelligence, and it is a waste to use them for front-line operations.

But the situation was slightly different now, because the Germans needed to quickly seize the buildings and tunnels all the way to Mamayev Heights, and then they could use these buildings and tunnels to secure the logistics of Mamayev Posts.

In order to do this, the Brandenburg troops had to take action, otherwise it would be difficult for the Soviets to break through the underground facilities held by the Soviets in a short time, and it would also bring great uncertainties to the logistics of the Mamayev post.

The train station went very smoothly, and only two Brandenburg players were mixed in to trick the Soviets into surrendering...... Of course, this was partly due to the number of German troops and to Stalin's Order No. 227.

The second stop is the school.

The school garrison was large, and there was a battalion of troops.

This was due to the fact that the Sixth School had several tall, sturdy reinforced concrete buildings, which would soon be converted into a fortress with only minor modifications, such as a few perforations in the walls and a few mortars on the top floor.

But these obviously could not stop the three-dimensional attack of the German army from the air and on the ground...... Several warplanes flew up to the sky and strafed the roof of the building, dropping a few light bombs, which quickly suppressed the Soviet artillery and snipers placed on the roof of the building.

Then the tanks covered the infantry and launched an attack on the building, and after the infantry entered the building, they fought with the Soviets one by one, floor by floor.

This struggle did not last long, for similar reasons, and the Soviet troops here were mixed in with many soldiers of the Brandenburg troops.

The soldiers of these Brandenburg units attacked at the same time as the Germans from the tunnels...... The German offensive outside attracted the strength and attention of the Soviet army, and Brandenburg's troops took advantage of the situation to occupy the underground fortifications.

Without underground fortifications to support each other, it would be much easier for the remaining Soviet troops to deal with.

However, there is no need for Qin Chuan and the others to worry about these, they are the responsibility of the 2nd Infantry Regiment.

The 5th Armored Regiment and the 1st Infantry Regiment continued to advance almost without stopping, and the tanks "rumbled" through the school wall, then knocked down a low house behind the wall, and advanced dozens of meters along the undefended section of the street, turning left...... He tore down a wall again and broke in.

With a wide field of vision and more than a dozen runways side by side in the distance, the soldiers knew that they had successfully entered the third station...... Aerodrome.