Chernov knew that this battle could not be won...... The biggest advantage of the Soviets over the Germans was their tanks, but these tanks were now in flames, and only a dozen of them could escape as reserves, but it was clear that these tanks could not do much.

Therefore, Chernov desperately ordered the bombing of oil refineries, even though he knew that they were the lifeblood of the Soviet Union...... Anyway, it's better to blow them up than to leave them to the Germans.

But Chernov's wish did not come true, because the refinery has been basically emptied of gasoline and crude oil, and emergency fire prevention treatment has been carried out in key areas, such as sandbags for protection.

However, there were still two fires, after all, it was an oil refinery, and there were always some places that could not be cleaned up, but the German soldiers quickly organized personnel to control the fire...... It was the workers of the refinery who organized it, not because they really wanted to help the Germans put out the fire, but because in some way their fate was tied to the refinery.

Sadly, of course, the Soviets would not listen to their arguments, and if the Soviets fought back, there was no doubt that these workers would become traitors to the enemy, and that they would be shot.

During the bombing of the refinery, Chernov had the strength to report to Tyulenev by telephone.

"We failed, Comrade Tyulenev!" Chernov said: "A complete failure! ”

"But you're just attacking!" This made Tyulenev incredulous.

"They lit a wall of fire with oil!" Chernov replied: "There are flames everywhere in front of us, our tank brigades are finished, they are mostly burned to a pile of scrap metal!" ”

Hearing this, Tyulenev couldn't help but be dumbfounded, he didn't expect things to change so dramatically.

"We're bombing the refinery!" Chernov said: "I can't let them fall into the hands of the Germans......"

Before he finished speaking, the phone hung up on the other end.

Chernov could understand, because he knew that General Tyulenev did not know what to do either...... No one can afford to lose the Baku oil fields.

Tyulenev was silent for a while before he mustered up the courage to call Stalin.

"Comrade Stalin!" Tyulenev reported: "I regret to report to you that just now, the Germans crossed the Caucasus Mountains and captured Baku and the surrounding refineries from the rear! ”

Stalin was stunned when he heard this, and the pipe in his mouth almost fell off.

Then he commanded in a firm tone: "Then take it back!" ”

"We tried!" Tyulenev replied: "But...... We failed! ”

"What does it mean to fail?" Stalin asked: "You have a front army in your hands, and the Germans have less than an army group, do you mean that all your troops have died on the battlefield?" ”

"No, Comrade Stalin!" Tyulenev replied: "They have built several walls of fire between the Baku oil fields and kept us all out of Baku!" ”

There was silence on the other side of the microphone, and Tyulenev continued in a slightly trembling voice: "Comrade Stalin, we can only blow up the oil refineries now so that they are not used by the Germans......"

"No!" Stalin replied: "Stop this stupid action!" ”

"What?" Tyulenev seems to see hope again.

"We still have airborne troops, understand?" Stalin ordered: "Let them stop immediately!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Stalin!" Tyulenev seemed to see hope in this, and it would have been great if the battle had been commanded by Stalin himself.

So it didn't take long for the Soviet artillery shelling of the refinery to stop.

Instead, the Soviets tried every possible way to find a gap in the wall of fire...... But of course, these are in vain, and even if there is a gap, it is only a small section, and it is simply not enough to become a breakthrough for the Soviet army, even if the Soviet army still has tanks.

Manstein called Qin Chuan to the headquarters at this time.

"Major!" Manstein said: "I reported to the Führer about our occupation of the Baku oil fields, and the Führer praised you very well, and he specifically mentioned you in a telegram!" ”

With that, Manstein handed the telegram to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan just glanced at it, he didn't care much about it.

At this time, Hitler was of course in a good mood when he heard the news, but historically, when the 1st Mountain Division was fighting against the three Soviet mountain divisions in the Caucasus Mountains, Hitler had always doubted the loyalty of the German army to him...... Hitler was suspicious by nature, he did not trust the Wehrmacht, he thought that every general of the Wehrmacht was deceiving him, he thought that Army Group A had the strength to take the Baku oil fields but did not do so, and he did not believe how hard the fighting in the Caucasus Mountains would be.

There was an incident in which the climbing troops of the 1st Mountain Division climbed the highest peak in the Caucasus, planted a flag, and asked the reporters accompanying the army to take a picture of them on it.

As a result, Hitler was furious about this, and he flew into a thunderous rage for several hours.

Hitler's exact words were: "We are concentrating all our forces on Baku, but these people are driven by stupid ambition to climb a stupid mountain." These damn sports athletes! ”

Hitler thought that these soldiers and even generals at the front did not have strategic goals in mind, and they only cared about their own hobby and the psychology of having fun to conquer the so-called first peak in Europe...... As everyone knows, this first peak is of extraordinary strategic significance.

This is the "flag-planting incident" in history.

Hitler, of course, did not understand this, he believed in no one but the SS, and later simply removed Liszt, the commander of Army Group A, from his post and put him under his own command.

Of course, this is not the way the current situation of the war is developing, and the victory of the 11th Army in the capture of Baku can be said to have also fulfilled Hitler's wishes.

"Major!" Manstein continued: "Do you think there is something strange about the Soviets? ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think so too!" ”

"They bombed the refinery, and then they gave up doing it!" Manstein said: "Turning to the gaps, do they really think they can break through the gaps?" ”

"I don't think so, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think they may have other ways to break through our defenses!" ”

"What will it be?" Manstein looked at the map: "The Baku defense line in the south is not to be worried, the 28th Chasseur Division has perfectly blocked the Soviets from the wall of fire, in the east we use the oil fields to block the Soviets, and in the north the Soviets have to deal with the ......attack of our Army Group A."

"I want to!" Qin Chuan said: "There is only one possibility, and that is the Airborne Forces of the Soviets!" ”

Manstein looked up at Qin Chuan, then nodded slightly.