After more than a month of intense training, a commando team of 300 people finally took shape.

The reason why it is three hundred is because the commando team needs a hundred people as a reserve.

Another 400 men were used as a backup force...... They can also be airborne, and can be used as reinforcements for the commandos at any time.

Of course, this is if there are still helicopters surviving.

"We still haven't made much progress in the battle at Stalingrad!" Alexander said: "So the general hopes that we will implement the 'October Plan' as soon as possible!" ”

This was Alexander's name for the project, which Conrad originally wanted to call "Project Sandbank" or "Project Dragon".

To be precise, Conrad's two plans are more aptly named, because this plan is to attack the sandbar with "Dragon" helicopters.

But this does not meet the requirements of military secrecy...... Fighting on the march is not an essay, but an essay should be in line with the topic and take a suitable topic, but military planning is taboo about this, because once the name of the plan is leaked, the enemy's intelligence officers may make associations based on the information contained in the name of the plan and grasp more information.

In this respect, Conrad's name for the project is clearly not a good name.

Instead, Alexander took the name ...... "October Plan".

This would make one think that the plan was launched in October, but in fact this October is an allusion to the Soviet Union...... The Soviet Union launched the "Great October Socialist Revolution" in October 1917, overthrowing the Bolshevik regime established by the Provisional Government.

Therefore, this "October Plan" is a good way to convey its meaning and hide important information about it.

Qin Chuan thought about it and asked Conrad: "When will the fifth machine be repaired?" ”

After all, the "Dragon" helicopter is newly developed, and every now and then there will be some glitches.

Because of this, Conrad even brought in a maintenance team from Berlin along with the parts that needed to be replaced and even the engine.

It can also be seen that a raid like this is not just a matter of ten helicopters and two hundred soldiers, they have a large number of logisticians behind them to ensure their normal work.

Conrad asked his assistant next to him, and then replied, "It will take two more days!" ”

"Then we'll act on the third day!" Qin Chuan said: "The actual combat training has been suspended for the past two days to ensure that all helicopters are in the best condition!" ”

Qin Chuan's words surprised Alexander a little, he originally thought that he would need at least half a month of training.

"Are they ready?" Alexander asked, "We probably only have one chance!" ”

Qin Chuan understood what Alexander meant.

There is really only one chance for a surprise attack like this, because after a sneak attack, the enemy immediately knows that the Germans have this equipment and this new tactic, and then they will make up for their shortcomings in this tactic.

And this was still easy for the Soviet army...... The sandbar was not far from the Soviet Southeastern Front, and it was not blockaded by the Germans at all, so the Soviets could rest assured that they could reinforce the sandbar.

"Maybe we're not prepared enough!" Qin Chuan replied: "For example, the measured 100-meter rope landing time has been about two minutes, and the cooperation between pilots is not very good......

After all, it was a helicopter rope drop, and it was up to the pilot to decide where the commandos landed, and if something went wrong with the pilot, it could affect the entire operation, which was not even decided by the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment.

"But!" Qin Chuan continued: "The Soviets are even more unprepared, and we don't have time to drag it out any longer!" ”

The weather in Russia is already getting a little colder in August, and if it enters September, the minimum temperature will drop to 7 degrees Celsius, and the situation of the German army will worsen by then.

Although Alexander and others did not know what Qin Chuan meant by "no time", they all agreed that "it cannot be delayed any longer", because in the stalemate at Stalingrad, there were thousands of casualties on average every day, and the German army was increasingly overstretched.

So, a few people nodded and set the time.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

At two o'clock in the morning, all the commando soldiers were woken up from their beds.

Since no information was disclosed beforehand, the soldiers thought it was a routine training or exercise.

It wasn't until everyone "whirred" to the transfer target, which was a base in Zovsk, that Qin Chuan told everyone through the walkie-talkie: "We will launch an attack in two and a half hours, and the target is No. 1 sandbank!" ”

The soldiers in the cabin looked at Qin Chuan in surprise, but quickly calmed down again.

"Wow!" Werner said: "The Soviets are going to be out of luck!" ”

"Yes!" Alfredo replied, "This battle has been stalemate long enough, let's end it!" ”

"Guess ......," the baker asked, "what would the Soviets look like when they saw these helicopters appear above their heads!" ”

"They'll open their mouths wide in surprise!" Dominic said: "Then I can put the barrel in!" ”

The soldiers couldn't help but laugh.

Qin Chuan knew that they were a little nervous, but he didn't blame them, because after all, this was the first time, and no one had done it before...... And helicopter rappelling to launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

Half an hour later, the helicopter landed at the Zovsk base.

Zovsk was originally an unknown Soviet village, similar to the village of Vikino, it was not an important place and there were no Soviet civilians...... The people were transferred to Stalingrad.

This can make the helicopter less noticeable.

Before that, Alexander had already sent people to turn the village into a helicopter forward base...... In fact, it is not easy to do this at all, infantry protection and helicopter maintenance, fuel, spare parts preparation are all necessary, but also ammunition and equipment used by the commandos, and even because of the fear that the Soviet army will attack this base from the air and cooperate with the commandos, Alexander also deployed two air defense regiments and twenty fighters and ten "Stuka" bombers in this direction.

Twenty warplanes were used for vigilance, air supremacy, and escort for helicopters. Ten "Stuka" bombers were used to assist the assault team in the attack on the sandbank.

After landing, Qin Chuan gave a simple lecture and assigned the tasks of each unit.

The mechanic puts the finishing touches on the helicopter.

And then everyone was waiting for the dawn to come...... That's when they attacked.