But the feeling is very short-lived and illusory.

Ten minutes later, when the shelling suddenly stopped, both sides jumped up and pounced on the recognizable target.

However, the battle ended quickly, because there were far fewer Soviets than Germans, and the Germans still had MP43s in their hands, which meant that as long as one of the German soldiers stood on the perimeter, they could calmly kill the Soviet soldiers one by one with the MP43.

"Russians!" Alfredo viciously shouted at the remaining Soviet soldiers in the trenches: "Hands up! ”

The Soviet soldiers dropped their submachine guns and rifles and raised their hands.

While cleaning the battlefield, Qin Chuan finally discovered the location of the Soviet anti-tank guns...... It was hidden behind a broken wall, and in front of it was camouflaged by Soviet soldiers using broken cement slabs, leaving only a basin-sized mouth as a perforation, and its existence was completely undetectable on the opposite side.

Of course, at this time it had been blown to the side, and there were several corpses of Soviet gunners nearby, and it was not known whether it was German artillery fire or a "masterpiece" of Soviet artillery fire.

Werner spat at the tank gun and cursed: "We lost three tanks because of this gun!" ”

This behavior may seem normal, but it doesn't make sense...... From the point of view of the Soviet army, should they still stand still and wait for the Germans to come up and pick them up?

Of course, Qin Chuan would not say anything from the perspective of the German army.

The good news is that when Dominic and a few people were searching the building, they found a Soviet field kitchen in the basement, and the cooks surrendered voluntarily, so they captured the millet porridge that had just been cooked in the kitchen.

The Soviet cooks were surprised to find that the German soldiers were lined up in front of them with lunch boxes, as if the Germans were their prisoners and begging for food.

But this beautiful soap bubble soon burst, and the Germans viciously shouted at the bewildered cooks: "Hurry up, Ivan, serve us porridge!" ”

The German offensive in other directions was somewhat different from that of the First Infantry Corps, which still bombarded with planes and artillery at a glance, and then charged the Soviet line under the cover of tanks.

These are all under the observation of the Chuikov telescope...... In order to get a clear view of the German attack, he risked his life and climbed the tallest building on Pushkin Street: the Stalingrad Bank Building.

Chuikov noted that German close air support deteriorated with infantry advances or terrain. Although the German "Stuka" dive bomber was far more accurate and powerful than the high-altitude bomber because of its high-speed dive bombing, the "Stuka" bomber had extremely limited control over the precise landing point of the bomb. As a result, German bombers were reluctant to drop bombs on targets close to their forces unless there were large and clearly visible targets.

Needless to say, the Germans had been accidentally bombed by their own bombers during the attack, and if the weather was bad and the line of sight was not good, it was difficult for the pilot to determine the target in the air at high speed.

So Chuikov returned to the underground command...... Chuikov's headquarters was located on Pushkin Prospect, a basement-turned-underground shelter with a 30-foot-thick layer of earth above it, and dozens of rooms for the personnel of the army group command. This underground shelter was called the "Tsaritsyn Cave" by the Soviets, and was originally used as a headquarters for the Front.

(Note: Stalingrad was formerly known as Tsaritsyn)

Chuikov stared at the map in the light for a moment, then nodded slightly, "I think I've found a tactic to fight them during the day!" ”

"What?" Krylov couldn't believe it.

"We are frightened by the enemy, Comrade Krylov!" "We always think that the enemy is strong during the day, so stay away from them so that we have time and space to stop them!" ”

"Isn't it?" Krylov asked suspiciously.

"Of course not!" Chuikov shook his head and said, "Because by doing so, it will give the Germans space to attack us...... I mean, if our line is two hundred meters or more away from the Germans, then the Germans can bombard us with planes, artillery and tanks as much as they want! In this way, not only will we not be able to hold the line, but we will also suffer a large number of casualties under their bombardment, and it will be senseless casualties! ”

After a pause, Chuikov continued: "But if we push the line forward, to a place where it is only 100 meters, 50 meters, or even closer to the Germans......"

Krylov couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he heard Chuikov's words.

This was unthinkable before, because the Germans had an advantage over the Soviet army in terms of equipment and quality, and pushing the defensive line in front of the Germans was almost no different from looking for death.

But Chuikov didn't think so.

"That's it!" Chuikov continued: "Neither the enemy's 'Stuka' bombers nor artillery will dare to strike at our troops, unless they will blow them up along with their own troops, and if they do, it will be beneficial to us!" ”

Chuikov is right, if one life can be exchanged for another, then the Soviet army will choose to change it without hesitation.

"But even so, the enemy still has tanks, Comrade Chuikov!" Krylov said.

"Yes, tank!" Chuikov nodded: "That's a real headache, but if both the enemy and us are in the same building, or even in the same room, do you think the German tanks know where to hit?" ”

Krylov nodded when he heard this.

In other words, the troops should push forward as much as possible, use the cover of buildings and ruins to fight the Germans in close combat, melee, and launch a counter-charge against the Germans as before...... It should be taken both day and night, unless the threat posed by the enemy is too great for the Soviets to have no choice.

"At the same time!" Chuikov thought for a moment, then continued: "We should have a scattered group operation!" ”

"Small group combat?" Once again, Krylov was dumbfounded.

The previous consensus of the Soviet army was that the German army was superior to the Soviet army in terms of quality and firepower, so if the Soviet army wanted to defeat the enemy, it would have to devote more and more intensive forces.

But Chuikov is now talking about "group operations", and won't this be broken by the Germans individually?

"Yes, group combat!" Chuikov nodded firmly: "We are no longer like the previous battalions and regiments, but ten to twenty people in small groups, occupying every corner of every building, and even entering their rear through tunnels and sewers!" ”