The 11th Army seized 150 cars and a large quantity of guns and ammunition at the railway station...... As mentioned earlier, Transcaucasia has a certain industrial capacity to produce guns and ammunition on its own, so it actually supplies arms to the Don line and the Kharkiv line.

As soon as Manstein gave the order, he loaded all 150 cars with guns and ammunition, and even dragged artillery behind the cars and then advanced towards Baku.

The command of the Transcaucasian Front received relevant information at this time.

"Comrade Tyulenev!" The new political commissar Srinov looked panicked and took a telegram and said to Tyulenev: "The Germans have occupied the railway station and are rapidly advancing here!" ”

"Occupy the train station?" General Tyulenev couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "We have two regiments of reserves there, where did they go?" ”

"They were surrounded by the Germans, and most of them were taken prisoner!" Srinov replied, the voice in the back was very low, because at this time the morale of the Soviet troops was low, and if they knew that the rear reserves were captured, they were afraid that they would be dealt another blow.

General Tyulenev looked at the commissar in disbelief.

The commissar explained in a whisper: "Comrade Tyulenev, we believe that it is not a small force of the enemy that has crossed the Caucasus Mountains, but the main force of the German 11th Army. That is, the offensive of the Germans in the frontal and Caspian directions was fake...... We may well have been fooled! Their real workhorse is pushing towards us! ”

General Tyulenev couldn't help but stand in place for a long time when he heard this, this was too much contrast for him, and he was originally full of confidence and ready to beat the Germans to the peak of life, but he didn't expect the Germans to beat him back to the cruel reality by one means.

After thinking about it, Tyulenev ordered: "Order the 406th Infantry Division, the 242nd Mountain Division to immediately withdraw to Baku, as well as the 417th Infantry Division and the 52nd Tank Brigade...... Take them back too! ”

Tyulenev thought that he still had a chance, it didn't matter if Baku was lost, several divisions of troops surrounded Baku, annihilated the Germans, and then recaptured Baku...... Victory is also possible.

At this time, a staff officer hurriedly ran in, holding a telegram in his hand and said: "Comrade Tyulenev, the Germans occupied the Bakar Line and lit the gasoline on the line!" ”

Admiral Tyulenev's face turned bloodless, and he knew what it meant...... Several divisions in the Shirfan direction could not be withdrawn.

But Tyulenev's order was not changed, and it was still issued as it was, because he knew that at this time he had no choice but to use dead horses as a live horse doctor.

"Comrade Tyulenev!" After issuing the order, the commissar asked again: "What about us?" ”

"What?" Tyulenev asked.

"Comrade Tyulenev!" The commissar repeated: "The Germans are advancing towards us, and in about half an hour they will hit here!" ”

Tyulenev gritted his teeth and ordered: "Retreat!" ”

Retreat was a difficult choice for the Soviet command, as it seemed to the Soviets to be an escape, especially after Stalin gave Order No. 227...... The retreat of the command would turn into a sarcasm.

So, while Order No. 227 could boost the morale of Soviet soldiers to some extent, there were two sides to everything: it also made the Soviet army inflexible, and sometimes even counterproductive.

For example, now, Tyulenev's command is not withdrawn, nor is it not withdrawn.

Not withdrawn.

It is conceivable that the command will wait in Baku to be captured alive by the Germans. This would not only be a blow to morale, but also deprived the Transcaucasian Front of command.

Remove.

Although it was able to save the headquarters, in the eyes of the Soviet soldiers it was a different matter...... Order No. 227 emphasized that "Soviet soldiers are not allowed to retreat a single step, otherwise they are traitors to the Motherland, and the Soviet Mother will not take in these traitors", but why can commanders retreat but not rank and file?!

As a result, the decision to retreat would seriously challenge Order 227 and affect morale in the military, especially those who had just been drafted.

It is true that the 242nd Mountain Division, especially the 242nd Mountain Division, became more and more unbalanced when they were ordered to retreat to Baku, and most of them were locals who were familiar with the terrain of the Caucasus, so they fled as they went, and by the time they rushed back to Baku, they had already fled almost completely.

Far from it, the same is true of the Soviet troops in Baku.

However, this cannot be said to be affected by the retreat of the headquarters, because the news of the retreat of Tyulenev and others was not spread at all, and the Soviet troops stationed in the city did not know about this.

Their situation was unprepared and undirected, and many did not even know from which direction the Germans were attacking.

All the Soviets could do was pile up sandbags in the streets in the hope of stopping the German attack.

However, such rudimentary fortifications were clearly useless to the Germans.

The reason is that the Germans have bazookas, which are used to shoot tanks in direct fire and are also a weapon for destroying enemy fortifications......

Artillery can also destroy enemy fortifications, but they have significant drawbacks in this regard:

The mortar's trajectory is curved, and it is difficult to hit the fortifications directly, and even if they hit the fortifications, they are hit from the top down.

Anti-tank guns, howitzers, etc., are inconvenient to maneuver and their own targets are too large, and using them to hit enemy fortifications will be covered by enemy artillery fire.

The bazooka is different, first of all, it is a direct-fire weapon without mortars, and secondly, it has a small target, it can almost be said to be a single weapon, and the infantry carries it close to aim at the enemy fortifications in the bunker, and then with a "boom", it blows up a corner.

The biggest advantage is that the infantry can carry several rockets for multiple attacks: there is nothing that cannot be solved by one rocket, and if there is, two shots.

This point was also brought into play to a great extent in the hands of the US military on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea.

In fact, not only on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, but also in the subsequent wars such as the Vietnam War, the Yankees often did this, that is, they used bazookas or recoilless guns to bombard the fortifications of the volunteers until they were smashed before attacking.

Therefore, the Volunteer Army called these things "pre-battle artillery", that is, artillery for working in front of the position.

At this time, of course, the German army was no exception, they first used mortars to suppress and cover the Soviet army, and then carried rocket launchers to destroy and break through the Soviet sandbag fortifications one by one.

In less than an hour, the Germans fully occupied Baku.

The Germans then continued their advance towards the oil fields outside the city, which were the focus of the Germans' defense to occupy and rely on.