This was followed by two more attacks, both of which ended in failure.

By evening, the sandbar was covered with debris from wooden boats and the bodies of Soviet soldiers who had been soaked in the river, and the whole sandbar seemed to be surrounded by a pile of garbage.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh: "If I had known that I would have to face this, I might not have chosen to attack the sandbank!" ”

Eberhard couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Our legendary sergeant was not defeated by the enemy, but by these garbage!" ”

In contrast to the victory of the Germans, the Soviet command was shrouded in a cloud.

Yeremenko looked at the map in a daze, he really didn't expect that a small sandbar would cause them such a big trouble, and what he couldn't imagine was ...... Only 200 Germans occupied the sandbar.

Two hundred people, if this is left in the Soviet army, it will be a drop in the ocean, but the German army can play such a big role with just two hundred people.

However, Yeremenko's thoughts on this point are not objective, because these two hundred people are not just two hundred, but the elite selected from the elite first step corps, who have all kinds of combat skills and are equipped with modern equipment...... In fact, it was the Soviets' own anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that played a greater role.

Khrushchev also noted this.

"Comrade Yeremenko!" Khrushchev said: "I have investigated, and the ammunition on the sandbar is at least 300,000 rounds of anti-aircraft machine gun shells and 50,000 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery shells!" ”

Yeremenko calculated, and frowned: "That is to say, if they continue to fight at this intensity today, they can hold out for at least seven days!" ”

"Yes!" Khrushchev replied: "Maybe it will be longer, because they can suppress us with artillery fire and aircraft!" ”

Yeremenko shook his head, even seven days was enough for them, and Stalingrad at this time could not hold out for seven days without supplies.

So, one thing is for sure, if the ammunition of the sandbar is to be consumed, Stalingrad will definitely fall first.

But what can be done?

Yeremenko tried all the tactics that worked, and he even divided the attacking force into several parts, that is, launched an attack on the sandbar from four directions at the same time.

This offensive tactic should be said to be very clever, because Yeremenko knew that the biggest weakness of the Germans was the lack of troops, and the two hundred men were divided into several directions, and there were only fifty men in each direction, and if the number of casualties was deducted, it was afraid that it would not even be fifty.

The problem lies in the fact that amphibious landing operations are too difficult.

Of course, this should refer specifically to the "Soviet army".

Because if it is the British and US forces, at this time they already have special landing ships and even tank landing ships, and then there are a large number of warships and fighters to cooperate, that is, to land under the condition of full control of air and sea supremacy, the difficulty will be reduced by a step.

However, the Soviet army, in the absence of air and sea supremacy, relied on wooden boats to conduct amphibious landing operations...... There was basically only one result, and that was to be an unfortunate target for enemy fire on the open river.

Therefore, even though the German army was seriously underarmed, it was always able to defeat the Soviet charge with artillery fire and fighters.

At the end of the day, the Soviet army had lost more than 2,000 people in the offensive.

"We might be able to attack at night!" Khrushchev said: "I mean armed swimming and launching a sneak attack!" ”

Yeremenko shook his head and said: "The only thing that the armed swim can bring over is light weapons, how can they break through the enemy's pillbox fortifications?" Not to mention the fact that these Germans on the sandbar are so well trained that it is difficult for us not to be noticed by them...... Once exposed, it will be another heavy loss! ”

"It's all worth it, isn't it?" Khrushchev replied: "For the sake of Stalingrad, to take risks, even at the cost of life!" ”

Yeremenko thought about it, nodded heavily, and agreed to this plan.

So a night attack was launched under the command of Khrushchev.

It should be said that Khrushchev's suggestion still has some truth, but in fact, it is also taking advantage of the lack of German troops...... The lack of troops was not a big problem during the day, because they could see at a glance which direction the Soviet troops were attacking from on the river and make a reasonable deployment of troops.

But in the dark of night, and the Soviets were still swimming in arms, it was difficult for the Germans to cover everything unless everyone was staring at the river with their eyes wide open.

In fact, it was also difficult for the German soldiers to do this, because during the day they fought all day, and at night they needed to rest, otherwise in a few days they would be dragged down.

But fortunately, this time Yeremenko guessed correctly...... The elite of the well-trained First Infantry Corps, the defensive line they laid would certainly not be infiltrated by a sneak attack so easily.

The way to do this is landmines.

In fact, the way to prevent the enemy from sneaking up has always been mines, which is one of the reasons why the troops always lay mines around the area to block their positions at night after camping, because the loud sound of its explosion tells the defenders which direction the enemy is attacking from.

This time was no exception, and the first regiment's measure to prevent Soviet sneak attacks at night on the sandbar was still mines.

The problem is ...... The sandbar is surrounded by damp land that is half water and half sand, and whether it is a wooden shell mine or an ordinary mine, it is likely that it will be ineffective due to moisture.

On the other hand, it is not always useful to lay mines by ordinary methods, and the enemy only needs to send a few experienced sappers to the front, and it is still possible to penetrate the line of defense through the minefield as they move forward with bayonets.

The German soldier's mine-laying method was certainly not such an "ordinary method".

In fact, they laid mines not in the sand but "buried" in the water, which the German soldiers called "water mines".

The method is very simple, that is, use a waterproof bag to put the wooden shell mine with some stones, tie the bag tightly, and then sink into the surrounding waters...... There are many waterproof bags in the warehouses of the Soviet army, which are used by the Soviet army to ensure that the ammunition stored in the underground warehouses is not damp.

As for putting some stones in it, it is so that it can sink to the bottom of the river.

Of course, you have to be careful when doing this, because the mine is already activated when you put it into the waterproof bag, and the Soviets wooden shell mines are still very rough in workmanship, some of them are too sensitive, and they will explode in your hands if you are not careful.

Therefore, at this time, the soldiers actually prefer the iron shell mine, because it can even omit the step of adding stones, and it will sink if you put it directly in the bag, all you have to do is to try to drain as much air as possible from the bag.