Chapter 1026 The Soviet Army and Wang Liang, who were in a bad situation, were frustrated in the attack

Early in the morning of the 20th, the Soviet offensive continued, but today was far less smooth than yesterday, because the Axis troops were already prepared, and instead of being caught off guard as they had done yesterday, they actively began to defend.

The Soviet 51st Army took the lead in the offensive and attacked the Romanian 6th Army, capturing many prisoners of war.

By the time the 57th Army joined the attack at 10 o'clock, the situation had become very suitable for the use of the front's armored forces.

The German 279th Infantry Division saw its Romanian allies being broken through and did nothing, but when trying to consolidate the breakthrough opened by the earliest offensive, misunderstanding and lack of command slowed the progress of the Soviet 4th and 13th Mechanized Corps.

The Germans seized the opportunity and immediately deployed, ordering the 29th Panzergrenadier Division, the only reserve in the area, to launch a counterattack.

The continuous counteroffensive of the 29th Panzergrenadier Division cost the Soviet Red Army hundreds of tanks, and the Soviet commanders feared for the safety of their left flank to suspend the offensive.

On the 20th, the Soviet offensive was thwarted.

Until the evening, there were still no major breakthroughs, on the contrary, the losses were relatively heavy.

At the same time, General Zhukov also discovered a terrible fact, Wang Liang, senior military adviser and head of the Operations Department of the General Staff, was missing, which is not a good signal.

"Bastard! What do I tell you to protect General Wang Liang, now what? What now? Where is he? Where are you protected? Vasilevsky pointed at the officer behind him and cursed.

For the sake of Wang Liang's safety, a battalion of troops was fully arranged to protect him, but he didn't expect the guard battalion commander to come back, but the target of protection was lost.

"General, the battle during the day is too fierce, General Wang Liang is out of the main army, the pace of the attack is too fast, most of our soldiers can't keep up, and they should be trapped in the area within the German blockade line at present." The battalion commander responsible for protecting Wang Liang reported.

"Did you send troops to try to infiltrate and respond?" Zhukov asked.

"We have tried to infiltrate more than a dozen times in a row, but the Germans have been prepared and defended very tightly, and it didn't take long for the team that infiltrated to lose contact." The battalion commander replied.

"Damn, how should I report to the commander-in-chief, not to mention that the attack was frustrated, and General Wang Liang can't be found, this is really a damn day." Vasilevsky's emotions were on the verge of exploding.

"Chief of the General Staff, don't worry, General Wang Liang is a commander with very rich combat experience, and I heard that his physical fitness is also very good, so there should be no problem. Our immediate priority should be how to quickly break through the German defenses on the outskirts of Stalingrad and enter the city, so that General Wang Liang and his troops can get out of danger as soon as possible. Zhukov was full of confidence in Wang Liang, he felt that Wang Liang must still be alive, after all, he was an old alumnus, and he also knew how strict the Frunze Military Academy was with the military quality of the cadets.

But anyone who can pass the training and assessment is definitely an elite who can survive behind enemy lines.

Zhukov felt that he was old now, and if he had been a teenager younger, he would have charged with a rifle.

"But Commander-in-Chief, our current attack has been frustrated for a while, and we are facing our old rival Friedrich Paulus. He knew us too well that he stopped all the attacks during the day. Vasilevsky said.

Friedrich Paulus, Chief of Staff of the German Tenth Army and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht, now in charge of the Sixth Army, was mainly responsible for and entrusted with the Battle of Stalingrad, and was the commander-in-chief of all Axis forces in Stalingrad.

He was an old rival of Zhukov and Vasilevsky, and after the outbreak of World War II, he was in charge of the Eastern Front and then attacked the Soviet Union.

Both sides know each other very well in terms of tactical play, and it is said that once Paulus is prepared, the next offensive of the Soviet army will inevitably be frustrated.

"Hey, it's a pity that Wang Liang is not here now, if he was here, there would definitely not be today's situation." Vasilevsky sighed.

"Didn't Wang Liang leave anything behind when he left?" Zhukov asked tentatively.

"Report, commander-in-chief, this is left by Colonel Rychagov when he left, and he explained that if the battle reaches a stalemate, you can open this letter and read it." An officer of the command quickly took out a letter from a drawer and handed it to the two commanders-in-chief.

In fact, this letter was left by Wang Liang, and he was afraid that the Soviet army would drop the chain at a critical time.

Vasilevsky couldn't wait to take the envelope, and inside was a small piece of paper.

"Great! This is simply fantastic, for the German army, it is a lore! Vasilevsky read the short lines and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhukov saw it, nodded again and again, and couldn't help but say: "This guy can always come up with something new, if it is him who fights me one day, I will simply give up resistance." ”

Although Zhukov's words have a lot of jokes, it cannot be seen that he appreciates Wang Liang.

In fact, there is nothing magical about Wang Liang, it is just to understand some history, and these methods of breaking the situation proposed are all summarized from the perspective of a person who has come from the past and the research of hundreds of historical military scientists.

If he really fights against Zhukov, Wang Liang has a good chance of losing at the hands of this experienced veteran.

"Tell the ministries, just do it, don't wait for tomorrow morning, start now, I'll see what else this guy Paulus can do." Zhukov immediately ordered.

As everyone knows, his order can be regarded as saving Wang Liang, who is in a critical situation.

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At eleven o'clock in the evening, the coldest hour of the day has arrived.

After lying in the snow for nearly a day, Wang Liang and the soldiers lost heat very quickly, and they could only replenish it by eating the compressed biscuits.

The old hairymen are quite good, their bodies are tough, and they have long adapted to this harsh environment.

But Wang Liang almost didn't mean it, as a person from the south, the cold of more than ten degrees below zero was indeed a great test for him.

Although there are thick cotton clothes on the body, I can't eat hot things all the time, and my body naturally can't bear it.

Wang Liang felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, his body trembled, and he was about to fall down with him, feeling a little low-grade fever.

"Boss, wine, let's have a drink." Rychagov took out the last few milliliters of vodka.

Wang Liang was not polite, as soon as he drank it, a stream of heat was generated in his body, which finally warmed up a little and eased up.