"Major!" General Stryk couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan suspiciously: "What do you mean...... Should we attack Stalingrad at this time? ”

The other officers also had similar expressions on their faces, because what Qin Chuan said was a little unrealistic.

"So to speak!" Qin Chuan nodded.

"But our supplies and troops ......," General Stryk said.

"General!" Qin Chuan said: "I think it is equally difficult for the Soviets at this time!" I mean the Soviet troops in Stalingrad! ”

"I'm in favor of that!" General Stryk replied: "But fighting on two fronts at the same time will make it difficult for us to take care of each other, and at the same time, it will increase the potential risk of our army in stages!" ”

General Stryk was right.

The risk of fighting on two fronts, for example, if one day the ammunition or troops cannot keep up, then the Soviets will be defeated by a counterattack, and all the previous results will be burned.

In other words, the German army's current style of play is relatively conservative.

Of course, they would have made such a choice because they did not know the difficulties of attacking Stalingrad, thinking that a few days later would not have much effect.

But in fact, it was precisely these few days that enabled the South-Eastern Front to send 50,000 troops and a large number of supplies to Stalingrad, and it was these forces and supplies that enabled Stalingrad to improve the defense of the northern industrial zone...... These industrial areas did not fall into the hands of the Germans until the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, and the production of tanks and artillery was almost non-stop.

Needless to say, although the Germans attacked Stalingrad with all their might and blocked the Volga River from the air, the losses of the Soviet troops were almost equal to the reinforcements they received, so the tug-of-war in the city continued almost endlessly, like the trench warfare of World War I.

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I want to say that the strategic significance of the Soviets' offensive on the northern line of defense was originally to encircle our troops in the east of Tekoluban and get in touch with Stalingrad. So...... What are they attacking at any cost now? ”

Stryk couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he hadn't thought about it.

"I think they're compressing our living space!" Colonel Auchinbridge said: "In the end I still want to get in touch with Stalingrad!" ”

There is some truth in this, if the Soviet army can advance every day and constantly reduce the depth of the German defense east of Kotluban, one day the German army will not be able to stand the pressure to withdraw from this area, so Stalingrad will be linked with the Stalingrad Front.

"No!" Qin Chuan said: "What is more important for them is to consume our supplies and delay the time for our army to attack Stalingrad, in other words, to buy time for Stalingrad to replenish troops and supplies, and to build Stalingrad's fortifications to prepare for battle!" ”

The officers nodded their heads because these were things that were happening on the battlefield...... The Germans were dragged to the northern line of defense and could not launch an offensive against Stalingrad, while the Southeastern Front was urgently sending reinforcements towards Stalingrad.

"But!" General Stryk said, "Major, even if we know this, there's nothing we can do, isn't it?" ”

"I don't think so, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "Although it is true that we do not have enough troops to launch a full-scale attack on Stalingrad, we can fight a local battle!" A battle that doesn't require too many troops! ”

"You mean ......"

"I mean, we can take advantage of the lack of Soviet troops and boldly penetrate Stalingrad with one or two regiments!" Qin Chuan replied.

"You're crazy, Major!" General Stryker said: "Even if Stalingrad had not enough troops, they would have 90,000 men, and one or two regiments would be surrounded by them." What's more, what's the point of doing so? Occupy Stalingrad? ”

"General!" Qin Chuan walked to the map and pointed to the northern area of Stalingrad and said: "The significance lies here, the northern industrial area of Stalingrad, there are tractor factories, artillery factories, chemical plants, etc., it is foreseeable that these factories will play a powerful role in the near future, that is, when we have the ability to attack Stalingrad." And, apparently, they were also the focus of the defense of the Soviets! ”

Hearing this, General Stryk stopped talking.

Qin Chuan is right, the economy of the Soviet Union is a planned economy, and the characteristic of the planned economy is that things like factories are planned by the state in a unified manner, which will make them very regular and densely arranged, and they will not be dotted here and there like Western European countries.

The industrial zone of Stalingrad is located in the north of the main city of Stagrad, along the Volga River from north to south are four large factories: the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Plant, the Red Barricade Artillery Plant, the Red October Metallurgical Plant and the Lazur Chemical Plant.

In the meantime, there are also some small factories, such as meat factories, bread factories, etc., all of which are distributed in this area, and to the west of each factory are the dormitories where the workers of these factories live, which are named after "Jieliang New Village" and "Red October New Village".

Obviously, this industrial zone is one of the lifeblood of Stalingrad...... In addition to the supplies of the defenders being transported from across the Volga, these factories could also be replenished to a certain extent.

This was especially true of the tractor plant, which actually produced tanks for the Soviet army, and heavy equipment such as tanks, if it were to be transported from the Volga, would greatly increase the difficulty of transportation and affect the volume of transportation.

"So, Major!" General Stryk said, "You mean, we go in and take these factories and blow them up?" ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "If we do this, then Stalingrad's supplies will be much less, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of our attack!" ”

"Why can't we destroy them with artillery or bombers?" Colonel Albridge asked.

"No!" General Stryk shook his head and said: "These factories in Stalingrad have good anti-aircraft and anti-artillery protection, and a considerable part of their factories are built underground. Otherwise, our Air Force would have blown them up a long time ago! ”

After a pause, General Stryk said: "Major, I don't know if you have thought about how the strength of a regiment can be interspersed with its interior, or how to get out of Stalingrad when we are done with this?" ”