By the time Zhukov was in danger, the Germans had captured Verdach, 50 kilometers north of Karachi, overnight, as planned.

Verdjach was due to the fact that the Don River from the port city of Karachi to Verdjach made a large bend, which the Soviets called the Great Bay Department, and two divisions of the 62nd Army were deployed along the banks of the curved Don River.

At this time, the commander of the 62nd Army, Lieutenant General Lopatin, should have immediately ordered the two divisions to withdraw to Stalingrad, so that they could still play a little role in the defense of Stalingrad.

But also because of Stalin's Order No. 227...... Although everyone in the Soviet army from top to bottom knew that the Soviet troops stationed in Dawanbu should retreat, Lieutenant General Lopatin hesitated, and the soldiers at the front did not dare to withdraw for fear of being sent to the punishment camp, so everyone did not move.

Just when the Soviets were still uncertain, the German 21st Panzer Division had rushed along the road to the city of Verdjach and captured Verdjach with lightning speed...... Verdjach did not have armored trains, and the Soviet troops, lacking anti-tank equipment, even hoped to stop the advance of German tanks with homemade Molotov cocktails.

The Soviets called this Molotov cocktail "Molotov cocktail", but ironically the name was given by the Finns......

During the Soviet-Finnish War, most countries, especially Europe and the United States, blamed the Soviet Union for its naked invasion.

In this regard, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR Motolov explained to these countries: "Soviet planes are not dropping bombs on the Finnish people, we are just dropping bread on the hungry Finnish people!" ”

This word reached Finland, where the Finnish military and civilians used rudimentary and effective Molotov cocktails to stop Soviet tanks, so the Finns joked: "The Soviets are airdropping bread on us, and we should entertain them with cocktails!" ”

And so the "Motolov cocktail" was born.

If the "Motorov cocktail" worked against Soviet tanks, Qin Chuan was not surprised at all.

This is not because of the tank, in fact, from a tank point of view, the Molotov cocktail should be more effective against German tanks.

On the one hand, this is because German tanks use gasoline engines that are more likely to ignite, and on the other hand, many German tanks have front-engined engines.

The crux of the problem lies in the step-tan synergy.

The Soviets had a terrible ability to coordinate their infantry and tanks, and this was especially evident in the Soviet-Finnish war...... It was only when the Soviets had just entered the war that they entered the battlefield as a complete layman.

As a result, Finnish soldiers and civilians were often able to go around the rear of Soviet tanks and throw Molotov cocktails at the position of the tank engine, causing it to overheat and malfunction.

But for the Germans, this was almost impossible to happen under their tight infantry coordination, and even these men with Molotov cocktails could not get within 100 meters of the tank.

Even more threatened are the infantry......

When the Soviets found that their Molotov cocktails could not be thrown at the tanks, they turned their attention to the German infantry, and it was one thing for them to kill one anyway.

As a result, the advancing German soldiers would be attacked by a wine bottle and let out screams with fire all over their bodies.

It was very miserable, and what was even worse was that some people survived with the help of their comrades-in-arms......

This is the case with Qin Chuan's body, with extensive burns on his body, and blood streaks that came out when the skin was opened. The soldier cried and stretched out his equally charred hand to caress his sore spot, but at the touch it fell off a layer of skin, revealing the still steaming flesh inside.

Although the casualties caused by this were not large, it caused a certain threat to the German army, because the thing was so simple to make, just fill a bottle with a little gasoline and kerosene, then stuff a strip of cloth, and light the fire before throwing.

The simple result of making this thing is that it is unguardable everywhere, and as you walk, suddenly a Molotov cocktail is thrown from the roof.

"Damn the Soviets!" To this, Werner couldn't help but scold: "They should fight us in a more decent way!" ”

This is not what Werner said alone, many German soldiers and even German officers said so.

It may be a cultural difference, they retain something similar to chivalry, or it can be said to be a duel culture...... Although the purpose is very cruel, that is, to kill the other party, they will find a notary or even prepare a doctor, and then face each other to have a "decent" life-and-death fight when both parties are well prepared.

But war is not, it has only cruelty, only reality and bare interests. Or rather, Germany realized this, but the German soldiers did not keep up with this thought.

In any case, Molotov cocktails could not stop the advance of the German troops.

As a result of the capture of Verdjac, a turning point in the Great Bay Division, two divisions of the 62nd Army were surrounded in the Great Bay Division, and they had only two options: surrender with their hands raised, or jump into the Don River.

Most of the Soviet soldiers chose the former, but there were still some who chose the latter...... These soldiers may not want to endanger their families and make them live in humiliation, so they choose to end their lives in this way.

The 21st Panzer Division rested here for two hours...... The tanks needed maintenance after more than 100 kilometers of marching, and the fuel and ammunition of the 21st Panzer Division were almost exhausted, especially the ammunition of the 1st Infantry Corps...... Intermediate power ammunition has not yet become widespread in the German army, so the ammunition of the first regiment is always a problem.

However, this was quickly resolved, because at this time several divisions of Army Group B also changed their submachine guns to MP43s, so these infantry divisions also had MP43 ammunition.

As soon as Paulus gave the order, he asked these divisions to concentrate the ammunition of the MP43 and send it to Vergach.

Some of the officers and soldiers of Army Group B protested to Paulus: "What will happen to our MP43 if we give bullets to others?" ”

Paulus replied dryly, "Is there any difference?" They will put bullets into the chests of the Soviets for you, you just need to go forward and take the enemy's land, what is there to complain about? ”

Paulus was right, the 6th Army was almost following the 21st Panzer Division to capture cities and strongholds.

However, this is not always the case, the 6th Army also has an armored corps...... The 14th Panzer Corps, this Panzer Corps consisted of one Panzer Division and two motorized infantry divisions.

By the time the 21st Panzer Division captured Verdjach, the 14th Panzer Army was steadily advancing west of Stalingrad.