There is only one change today, and I will make up for it tomorrow, sorry.

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As we entered April, the smell of spring was getting stronger, the temperature was rising, and the snow was melting, which was probably a good thing for the Germans, as they no longer had to face the bitter cold and the Lovadi River was about to become a moat for the defensive line.

But at the same time, it would cause problems for the Germans...... The snow wall defenses, which had been built with snow and ice during the winter, began to melt and crumble, and the German soldiers, who had lost their cover, were forced to dig down to build earthen fortifications.

However, this does not mean that the problem is solved, as the newly dug trenches will soon be filled with melting snow. Although the German soldiers seized all their free time and used various tools to drain the stagnant water from the trenches, it was still to no avail

And it was still fatal for the defense, the temperature was still below zero, and the soldiers stationed in the trenches meant getting themselves wet, so the environment changed from the previous cold to damp and cold.

The only thing that is fortunate is that the Soviets are also facing this problem, and they are more urgent...... Because if this continues, there will soon be swamps around Holm that are unfooted and impassable.

"We should dig a drainage ditch for the trenches!" Qin Chuan said: "And then the snow is the same, otherwise they will be flooded everywhere after they turn into water, and they may even be poured into the tunnel!" ”

"Yes!" "It's best to pile a few sandbags at the entrance of the tunnel to prevent waterproofing, otherwise you'll wake up and you'll probably find yourself in the water!" Gerhard said. ”

The soldiers said they would do it soon.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" The baker said, "Easter is just around the corner, shouldn't we have something different?" ”

"Uh-huh!" Gerhard replied: "I will report this to the colonel!" ”

Gerhard did not break his promise, and after the meeting was dismissed he reported the request to Colonel Slain.

Colonel Slane then requested a special supply from the command: 10,500 hard-boiled eggs.

In the afternoon, the bombers dropped the supplies, and in addition to the eggs, there were dozens of bottles of wine in iron barrels (the reason for the fear that the bottles would shatter during the drop), and the bomb-shaped supply crates were painted with a cartoon image of the Easter Bunny, on which the words "Happy Easter" were written in colored pencils, adding a touch of festive atmosphere to Holm.

This also illustrates a point: Holm's supply has improved a lot by this time, which is clearly due to the V1 missiles.

However, this situation would be weakened for a while, and Colonel Slane received a telegram from Army Group Center Command that the airfield was in a muddy and unusable due to the melting of the snow and ice, and that the various types of aircraft had been transferred to the Baltic Sea farther away, and that there was a possibility of a supply interruption.

Colonel Slein's reply was, "We can handle it!" ”

Colonel Slein had enough confidence to say this, because the Germans had already stockpiled food and ammunition for five days, and Colonel Slein believed that the Soviets would not be able to hold out any longer until they ran out of ammunition.

This was the case not only for Colonel Slein, but also for all the German soldiers stationed in Holm, who were now waiting for the Soviets to leave.

Qin Chuan was not so optimistic, because he learned from Colonel Slein that at least five divisions of the Soviet army had not withdrawn west of Kholm, which was unreasonable.

If the Soviets knew they could not take Holm, they should retreat to the east of Holm before the snow melted completely, in order to avoid encirclement, otherwise they would have a dead end.

But the five divisions did not do so, and they continued to attack the German lines in the west.

Colonel Slein interpreted it as "Bolshevik madness."

This may make sense, because the Soviets always do things that seem unthinkable, and the Germans are used to it.

But Qin Chuan thought that there might be another possibility, and that was that the Soviets believed they could capture Holm.

What else could the Soviets do?

Qin Chuan stared at the map in a daze, he racked his brains and couldn't think of any other offensive method for the Soviets to threaten Holm.

On the other side, Conrad was playing an easter egg game with several researchers and cheering...... This is a Western tradition where they paint hard-boiled eggs with color and then roll them on the ground or on a dirt slope, and the one who breaks them wins, and the winner gets the eggs of all the players.

Conrad looks like he's having a lot of luck today, as he already has dozens of Easter eggs in his hat.

"Captain!" Conrad waved his hand at Qin Chuan from a few meters away: "Aren't you going to join us?"

"No, Colonel!" Qin Chuan shook his head.

Conrad stepped forward and handed Qin Chuan an easter egg: "Maybe you're right, Captain." Like you said, the Soviets most likely had some plans to attack Holm, but we are not God, and we cannot always guess the enemy's plans. ”

"You're right, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied: "But you think things too simply, the game on the battlefield sometimes just seizes the slightest opportunity to decide the winner." Failure is nothing to you researchers, because you can gain experience and lessons from failure again and again and eventually succeed, but for us soldiers, even if we succeed a hundred times, we only need to fail once...... You risk losing your life! ”

"I didn't know you were so scared of death!" Conrad laughed, smashed an easter egg on the table, peeled the shell and said, "Relax, Captain, it's Easter, the Soviets don't want their dead soldiers to come back to life and attack us like Jesus!" ”

Qin Chuan smiled, but the smile on his face froze in the next second.

"You're right, Colonel!" Qin Chuan said: "The Soviets may really want to resurrect their soldiers!" ”

"Are you kidding?" Conrad replied as he shoved the egg into his mouth, "With all due respect, this joke is not funny at all!" ”

"No, no!" Qin Chuan replied: "We ignored a question...... There were so many Soviet prisoners that they even exceeded half of our total strength! ”

At this time, the Soviet troops in Holm had taken more than 2,600 prisoners, and the total strength of the German army in Holm was only 5,000.

"You mean ......"

"It's a big threat to us, isn't it?" Qin Chuan replied: "The Soviets may not be able to resurrect their dead soldiers, but they can resurrect these prisoners!" ”

Conrad couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, then nodded and said, "Captain, I think you may have found a way for the Soviets to attack!" ”