After carrying the supplies, Qin Chuan and the others took more than ten minutes to dismantle the glider.

The DFS230 glider for the German army was very simple and inexpensive, it was made of steel pipes welded to the frame of an airplane and covered with linen skin.

Of course, in order to make it land on the snow smoothly, the Germans also made some necessary modifications to it, such as installing a wooden skateboard on the landing gear and tying a circle of iron wires to the bottom of the skateboard and belly...... The purpose of the wire is to increase the friction between the skateboard, the belly and the snow, so that the glider can stop in the shortest possible distance when landing.

The reason for dismantling it was because Qin Chuan didn't want the Soviets to observe gliders landing in Holm, which would allow the Soviets to discover the holes in their air defenses and find ways to deal with them.

And then there will be new troubles for the Germans in Holm.

But Qin Chuan still underestimated the Soviets, and they soon found out about it......

Matevich was a clever man, and his strategy for Holm was simple, which was to deplete the Germans with ammunition and supplies while blockading.

Petrolev, the newly appointed commander of the 33rd Division, said to Matvich: "We should immediately launch an offensive on Holm, we have sufficient forces and two more tank battalions ......"

"Comrade Petrolev!" Matevich interrupted him: "Your predecessor, Major General Vardani, thought the same thing, you know the result!" ”

"But our tanks and forces are much stronger than they were then!"

"It's not a matter of tanks and troops!" Matevich retorted: "No matter how many tanks we have, we can only attack up the openings of the two bridges, and so do our soldiers!" No amount of troops will work in this case! ”

"So, we're just waiting for them to run out of ammunition?"

"Yes!" "That's probably the only way to go, and we have the time," Matevic said. It's just that I'm feeling weird...... Why aren't they airdropping these days? ”

"Maybe they realized that airdrops didn't help!" Petrolev said: "Or they are already ready to abandon Holm!" ”

"No!" Matevich shook his head and said: "They will never give up on Holm, if they don't drop it, it's more likely to be ...... They're resupplied in other ways! ”

Thinking of this, Matevich immediately turned his head and said: "Comrade Petrolev, they may have completed the airdrop at night, I think we must strengthen the night blockade!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Commissar!" Petrolev replied: "I'll go and arrange it!" ”

Petrolev didn't really believe this...... What can you get from the night airdrop? Holm was so small, what kind of skills did the German pilots have to be able to airdrop supplies into it at night.

But because it was Matevich's order, Petrolev arranged it anyway...... He had the air defense units and blockade units work in companies, each with two additional sentries to monitor the sky from high places.

Then, not surprisingly, the Soviets soon discovered the secret...... Glider.

Then the German transport was not so lucky: whenever the glider appeared, the Soviets would use searchlights and anti-aircraft guns to intercept it with all their might, and at the same time bombard the glider with heavy artillery fire where it was likely to land.

Many gliders were shot down on the way to Holm in this way.

But because of the higher terrain of Holm and the silence of the glider flight, the Soviets would let one or two of them sneak in if they were not careful, and the supplies carried by these two planes would be enough for Holm's troops for a day.

Sometimes, the Germans would even seize air superiority and unexpectedly dispatch a large number of bombers and fighters to cover the glider landing during the day......

It was the tenth day of the night blockade imposed by the Soviets, and just as the Soviets were launching a feint attack on Holm as usual, a black swarm of planes suddenly appeared in the sky.

It is not difficult to distinguish which are the German planes, which swooped down amid the panicked cries of the Soviet troops and the piercing air defense sirens, and the Soviet positions were bombarded indiscriminately. Especially the whistling of the Stuka dive bomber, it sounded like the internal organs were torn apart.

It turned out that it was the Luftwaffe's observation of several airdrops and glider landings that determined the location of the Soviet air defense forces, and this bombing was mainly aimed at their air defense units.

This also made Matevich realize that with the German army having air supremacy, it would be difficult or even unrealistic to trap Holm and run out of ammunition.

When they were having fun outside, Qin Chuan and the others were eating dumplings in the warm cellar and roasting the fire.

"Tell me your story, Sergeant!" Kuhn said to Thomas.

"Story?" Thomas greedily stuffed dumplings into his mouth while asking vaguely, "What story?" ”

"Why did you volunteer here!" "Or more specifically," Kuhn said...... Why would you want to fight with the Captain! ”

"Because he likes the Captain!" Werner said.

The soldiers burst out laughing.

"The reason is simple!" Thomas replied, "I want to be a hero like a captain, don't you?" ”

The soldiers were a little speechless when asked, it seemed that this was a guy with a heroic dream.

"I think ......," said Alfredo, "it would be better for the captain to answer this question himself!" ”

"He'll figure it out later!" Qin Chuan shook his head.

"I just don't know if he has this chance!" The baker said, "Maybe he's ...... before he understands"

As he spoke, the baker made a cut around his neck.

"At least I know a little!" Alfredo said to Thomas, "I should be ashamed because I am the opposite of you!" ”

"What do you mean?" Thomas was a little confused.

"Oh no!" Alfredo said, "Not what you think, to be exact...... It's the opposite of you before! You're joining to be a hero, and I'm ...... I was a coward when I became one of them!

The soldiers laughed again.

"I don't think I've done anything wrong!" "In fact, there are many others who think the same way," Thomas said. ”

"That's because they've experienced too few battles!" Qin Chuan replied: "If you fight a few more battles, believe me, you will do everything you can to get out of here!" ”

"No, Captain!" Thomas looked at Qin Chuan with an incredulous expression: "How can you say such a thing?" ”

"Then what shall I say, Sergeant?" Qin Chuan asked rhetorically: "I still say the same thing, you will know in the future!" ”