Chapter 172: The Coming Fierce Battle (1)
Lack of calories, this is a big problem, the ancients said that the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, especially in this kind of high-intensity war, now the front-line soldiers carry less than 600 grams of bread, barely only 3-thirds of the standard ah, now the battle is so difficult, many soldiers have begun to use captured German watches and pistols and lighters in the docks and the Volga River to carry out traditional front-line transactions, the famous front-line tradition was born here, a soldier covered his pocket and asked another soldier "Do you change things?" ”? The person being questioned has no right to refuse. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info so, the cigarette case was exchanged for a sausage, or a lighter pistol or a little money in exchange for cigarettes and rusks. When faced with the threat of death and starvation, everything of value around us is superfluous.
Thinking of this, Andre was also very helpless, he tried his best to accumulate food and supplies, and now his soldiers still can't eat enough, people in peacetime may feel indifferent to 550 grams and 800 grams, but in this real battlefield, for the soldiers, it affects the combat effectiveness. How can you exert your combat effectiveness if you don't have enough to eat, and it doesn't matter if it's not only food but also meat, vegetables, fruits, and tea! Huh.
Seeing Andrei's expression in front of him, Brezhnev said: "Andrey, don't blame yourself too much, in fact, you have done a good job, you must know that our division seems to have a relatively sufficient supply of various materials now, and as long as the docks on the Volga River are operating normally, our logistical supply problems are still not big." ”
Andrei said: "But, Ilyich, it will snow in November, and then the Volga River will not be Lake Ladoga, and if the ice is too thin, there will be no way to use cars, and the boats will not be able to drive, so it will be difficult to replenish them at that time." And Brezhnev frowned when he heard Andrei's words, yes, what to do in winter, now this battle is still in a stalemate, although the military quality is not high, but after so many years of being a local cadre and working in the local department of the Red Army for many years, Brezhnev certainly knows how important logistics is, therefore, as soon as Andrei raised this question, Brezhnev immediately thought of it, so he said to Andrei rarely: "Andrey, in fact, you don't have to worry too much, you are the commander of the army and the battle is handed over to you, Leave the supplies to me! ”
As soon as he heard Brezhnev's words, Andrei was also relieved, this brother is very popular, he has a lot of friends in the Red Army, and he often deals with the logistics department, so of course his ability in this area is stronger than himself, therefore, Andrei solemnly said to Brezhnev: "Ilyich, everyone's stomach will get rid of you next, if the battle is over, you are the biggest hero!" And Brezhnev said modestly: "Comrade division commander, this is a foreign statement, the credit belongs to everyone, and besides, I am a political commissar, I don't care about the lives of the soldiers, then I am not qualified!" ”
In this way, Andrei and Brezhnev did a good job in the division of labor, and the next things in life were handed over to the political commissar, and he, the division commander, could take care of the war.
In the afternoon, the sound of artillery sounded again on the Mamayev Gang, and the German army chose to attack the Mamayev Post again after a pause of 10 days, after all, this is the commanding heights of Stalingrad, the German artillery blocked the Volga River some time ago, because there is no good observation point, so it is completely blind, at the same time, the German army launched another onslaught at the railway station, Paulus was ruthless this time, the German army is attacking on all fronts this time, especially, Mamayev Hill and the Central Railway Station, at this time the staff officers in the division headquarters are busy according to the news, Update the map and sandbox, and write the battle situation to Andrey.
The German army actually dispatched an infantry division directly this time at the central railway station, and the rotation of the 4 regiments was more than 3,000 people, and in broad daylight, the howitzer battalion could not support it, but the central railway station was too important, in order to keep this half of the position, I don't know how many people were sacrificed, at least the two regiments fought only a few hundred people, and after the replenishment was completed, the central railway station could not be lost anyway, this was going to be lost, and the German army could concentrate superior forces on the factory area next, this supplement just had a little, The Germans came to Nima for a round of onslaught, Andrei said to Pravio next to him: "Chief of staff, tell the fourth regiment not to retreat a single step, unless the remaining positions are dead, not a single step back, support I will send them, the position is not allowed to be lost, if the position is lost, all the commanders of the troops, I will be shot on the spot!" ”
At the same time, he looked at Brezhnev and said: "Ilyich, please emphasize to the political workers, the current situation has reached a critical moment, everyone must cheer me up, don't forget the dead brothers, and don't forget, Moscow's order, everyone must hold my position and wait for reinforcements to arrive!" ”
Brezhnev nodded firmly and said: "Andrey, don't worry, next I will let everyone understand the meaning of this battle, everyone must fulfill their mission, if anyone is not strong-willed, then do not hesitate to implement battlefield discipline." Brezhnev's words also had a serious murderous leak, Andrei on the side was a little shocked, but after a while he also understood, after all, this is also the person who will fight to power in the future, he may not dare to kill people, and now this can't hold the position, I'm afraid no one can live, at this time, if anyone wants to go wrong, Brezhnev has to send him to see Marx, although he is the commander of the army, but traditionally the political commissar is responsible for this aspect, So for Brezhnev's decision, although he had the right to intervene, it was usually inappropriate to do so, and he believed in Brezhnev's ability to do a good job in this regard, so he didn't say much!
At this time, the main peak of Mamayev Gang, the Germans have always been unable to figure out one thing, that is, no matter how they bombed, the Soviet infantry would not be affected at all, and when they finished bombing and rushed up, the Soviet infantry would appear on time on the position to block them, but they not only bombed the entire heights but also blew them up, how did the Russians do it, and the reinforcements came as soon as they said they would.
In the tunnel here, the observation post shouted, "Germans, come up." "The commanders and fighters all left the tunnel and began to enter the surface position, and in the sniper's tunnel, Shaikin and his team members also quietly came to the sniper point, after a few months of fighting, he also killed 36 German soldiers, now he is a real sniper, this time because his squad is most familiar with the Mamayev Gang, so let them come to the Mamayev Post again.
And in the tunnel here, Valennikov ordered his soldiers to move the mortars out, because of the fierce fighting, the anti-tank guns are gone, and his anti-tank gun company is now a mortar company, but as long as there is artillery, he must also teach the Germans a good lesson, the soldiers, carrying the components of the mortar, out of the tunnel and quickly came to the position, and here last night, the dug thunder cannon launch port, there is still usable, and the soldiers of the engineer battalion are still digging hard with the sapper shovel, So the explosives package can still be shot at the next.
Now everyone is ready, a big war is coming!