It should be said that Qin Chuan's timing for bringing this up was just right...... It was easy for Hitler to understand when he was in a good mood, and when he realized the importance of new equipment in the war situation.

Even Hitler, when he got his hands on the MP43, quickly realized that it was a rifle that he had repeatedly rejected with intermediate-power rounds.

Qin Chuan knew that Hitler was aware of this, which could be seen from the somewhat embarrassed expression on his face when he took the magazine...... As mentioned before, Hitler went through the First World War, so he was well aware of the length of pistol and rifle rounds, and the intermediate power rounds were in between.

But Hitler didn't find it, he pretended not to know anything, didn't remember anything, and asked the adjutant to try MP43 with an expectant face, and listened to Qin Chuan finish saying that the reason why he liked it was its benefits.

Hitler didn't break it, and of course Qin Chuan and others wouldn't be stupid enough to pierce this layer of paper.

In fact, both men knew that Hitler did not pick it up, but in fact agreed with this rifle.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Hitler to nod his head and say, "Very well, Major." Like I said before, I have no reason to refuse what a soldier needs, unless I don't want my army to win! ”

"So......" Conrad looked at Hitler expectantly.

"Of course!" Hitler said: "We also need to produce this rifle in large quantities. However, whether it is necessary to replace the Mauser rifle with it, I think more opinions are needed, you say? ”

"Of course!" Qin Chuan and Conrad replied.

Qin Chuan and Conrad are not worried about this at all, because the MP43 has already proven its worth on the battlefield, especially on the Eastern Front.

So, unless you're a sniper or have a serious nostalgic plot, no one wants to use MP43.

Finally, Hitler shook Qin Chuan's hand and said: "Major, this is the deepest display of loot, and it can even be said that it ...... It refreshed my ears and strengthened my confidence that we could defeat the enemy, and I couldn't wait to see more and better loot and equipment next time! ”

As he spoke, he patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder, and left with a group of entourage.

Conrad took the MP43 and raised it towards Qin Chuan, saying, "So, it doesn't need to use MP43 to hide itself anymore, right?" ”

Conrad was right, shortly after Hitler's return to the "Werewolf", he immediately approved the production of helicopters and MP43s, and personally named this rifle using intermediate-power rounds "assault rifle", that is, "STG44".

But these are not the point, the point is that it can go into mass production, that is, for other units it is no longer only the equipment that can replace the submachine gun, but the equipment that replaces the rifle.

Obviously, in this way, the combat effectiveness of the German army will be greatly improved on the basis of the same quality and training.

What Qin Chuan had to do during this time was to take his troops to continue training with helicopters.

To be precise, this is no longer a kind of training, it should be said to be a test and accumulation of experience.

As mentioned before, any piece of equipment should be tested a lot before it goes into mass production, so as to find as many shortcomings as possible and reduce the risk of mass production.

Qin Chuan and others are doing this now, simulating training on helicopters over and over again, discovering the shortcomings of helicopters and even modified armed helicopters, and then constantly improving them until they are satisfied and then entering mass production.

On the other hand, the training and combat experience of the Qinchuan unit will be recorded, and then used as a kind of teaching material for large-scale training of helicopter parachuting troops.

Of course, the First Infantry Corps, especially the troops led by Qin Chuan, and the battle of the Suojiang Sandbank have become the most classic teaching materials.

If things continue like this, the Eastern Front may be able to survive the winter peacefully, after all, neither the Soviet Union nor Germany can help each other on the Don and Volga lines.

But in reality this was only a superficial calm, and as time went on, the temperature gradually dropped, and the Soviet army was ready to move again.

The first to find the problem was the Romanian army.

The Romanian 11th Army was ordered to cover Stalingrad's left flank along the huge Don meander.

The commander of the 11th Army, General Strecker, had been concerned about this, because he was in charge of a 60-mile meander, but he had only three divisions, each of which had to defend an average of 20 miles of defense.

Although General Strecker had no combat experience, he was still a top graduate of the Bucharest Military Academy, and he realized that with the equipment and strength of the Romanian army, it was impossible to defend along the banks of the Don River, which would make the defense line full of holes and turn into a disaster when attacked by the enemy.

So General Strecker had the insight to place the main forces of the three divisions on the second line, at the bowstring of the Don River, so that the line would be shortened to 30 miles.

The disadvantage is that the banks of the Don River are relinquished...... Although this was a last resort, General Strecker knew that this would make the defensive part of the Romanian 11th Army the first choice for the Soviets to attack.

The reason is simple, the Soviets can at least land here easily without the many difficulties of landing operations.

To this end, General Strecker made several requests for additional troops to defend the 11th Army, but was refused.

The reason, of course, is that there are no more troops.

In fact, there is another reason, that is, the German army does not pay attention to the defense of the Romanian army at all, because the main force of its defense is the German mobile units behind the defensive line, and the Romanian troops on the front line are just outposts.

Then General Streitel sensed that a crisis was approaching him.

The first is the frequent appearance of Soviet reconnaissance planes in the skies, which is not common when the Germans have air supremacy.

Secondly, there are some reports from the front-line observation posts.

The observatory is located in a grove along the Don River, and observers only need to climb up to the treetops and attach a telescope to get a great view of the other side of the Don River.

The observation saw that the Soviets were working around the clock to transport supplies and large numbers of troops to the Don River, directly opposite the line of the Romanian 11th Army and the line of the Romanian 3rd Army on the left.

General Strecker hurriedly sent this information to Paulus's command in Karachi, who in turn delivered it to Army Group Command.

Unsurprisingly, however, this information was not taken seriously by the command, or perhaps by Hitler.