In Stalingrad, the Russians did not expect a counterattack by the Germans, who had been prepared for a long time.

The ferocity of the Russians was thoroughly aroused. In the end, he chose to fight to the death and used more cannon fodder to block the pressing of the Germans.

A large number of reservist recruits were conscripted here by train or car from all over Soviet Russia. Even so, in some fierce places, the soldiers transported from the rear were simply not enough to consume quickly, and often in half a day, the soldiers of a division were wiped out. It was too late to even be transferred, and the Russians could only recruit civilians nearby and enlist them directly. Before he had time to train, he was stuffed with a gun without bullets or a grenade, and he was forced to run to the battlefield by the machine gun in the rear.

Even some recruits from the rear had no time to supply weapons, so they had to run to the battlefield with their bare hands to pick up the weapons on the corpses of both sides.

When the battle was fierce, the sound of artillery never stopped, and the corpses of both sides had no time to deal with them, and they were stacked into fortifications and became the graves of those who came after them temporarily.

Since the collision between the two sides in late October, in less than a month, the flesh and blood of more than 800,000 Russian soldiers or civilians have been swallowed up by this hellish land.

At such a great cost, the Germans were not without casualties, and the German troops alone were lost 150,000 people, and the accompanying troops were even more discouraged because of more than 300,000 casualties.

Paulus's troops were still surrounded at the very core, surrounded by Soviet Russian counterattacks, while the west and north were constantly drawn by the Germans for reinforcements, and the east and south were a steady stream of cannon fodder from the Russians.

The cannon fodder tactics of the Russians finally survived until the arrival of the bitter cold.

As the weather turned colder, mechanical problems with German tanks were frequent, and even the cold steel was prone to injuries. Even with cotton clothing, it still can't adapt to fighting in a cold climate. And the Russians were more adapted to such weather conditions, and took the opportunity to equalize many of the previous disadvantages.

The two sides were wrenched together, and after a month of fierce fighting, neither of them was able to swallow anyone.

The two sides have each accumulated millions of troops here, and under the traction of the engine, they can't even withdraw, so they can only keep adding more strength, trying to become the last straw that crushes the other side, but they have become a raw material for the new meat grinder in Stalingrad again and again.

The huge casualties may be able to hold on to the Russians, but the huge material consumption on the battlefield is difficult for the Russians to maintain.

Even with the fact that more than half of the American aid had been withheld by the German Navy and Air Force, the supplies that the Russians had prepared for the campaign had been depleted as the war progressed. A lot of materials were constantly collected from all over Soviet Russia, selling iron. And this does not seem to be able to fill the bottomless pit in the maelstrom of war.

The Germans were not having a good time either. Although the Germans in Europe now had a huge amount of supplies at their disposal, the long supply lines prevented the necessary supplies from reaching their destination.

Even though Meng Xiang continued to replenish supplies to the Germans, it was obvious that a single sub-base on the front line could not supply millions of troops to consume. With the arrival of the bitter cold, the logistics of the Germans became more and more difficult, but on the whole they were able to hold out more than the Russians.

Perhaps the Germans will clear up a lot of trouble and change the situation at the front.

Recently, however, the Germans had opened the passage south of the Don River and touched the shadow of the Baku oil fields, which made Lao Xi quite satisfied with the current stalemate in Stalingrad, and was unwilling to risk losing troops in the bitter cold conditions.

And Lao Xi preferred to shift his focus to the Western Front and break the deadlock on the side of Great Britain. Even on the Eastern Front, he is more than willing to give Moscow, which is already within reach, with one last kick. In addition to sending men to prepare to continue south to take over the oil fields, the Germans intended to endure the bitter cold in Stalingrad.

It's just that no one thought that the Germans would easily go south, and there was the intention of the Soviets and Russians to deliberately release water, just to use the oil fields of the Caucasus to disperse Germany's forces in Stalingrad.

The Russians apparently gambled on the Caucasus oil fields and were going to fight hard.

The Germans could afford to wait, the Russians could not afford to wait.

The cold was the best helper for the Russians, but as time went on, the Germans became more and more accustomed to the cold and were gradually recovering from the disadvantage in the weather.

And with the arrival of the bitter cold, the last army of Moscow, which lacked supplies, has not been heard from for several days.

The scarcity of supplies made the Soviet Union and Russia plan to solve the problem quickly.

And part of the huge amount of British and American aid piled up near the Caucasus through the Caspian Sea, which was enough to give the Russians the confidence to open a second battlefield in the Caucasus.

Since the Germans are now attacking everywhere, the Russians have felt the reality of their limited forces.

The war on the Western Front made it difficult for the Germans to send large-scale reinforcements in a short period of time, and the Russians, through the mediation of Britain and the United States, had temporarily reached a tentative truce with Turkey.

Since Stalin was able to compromise with China on the affairs of the Far East and Siberia, he could naturally compromise the Caucasus like Turkey.

Turkey, which was also greatly damaged by the Soviet Russians, was quickly accepted under the infighting provoked by Britain and the United States and the Jinyuan offensive.

The empty army of 300,000 became the temporary support for the Russians to support the security of the Caucasus oil fields.

Lao Xi, who was crowded with oil, really did not let go of the opportunity to raid McCamp and Grozny, and regardless of the right attack of some German generals, he transferred 150,000 troops from Stalingrad, which was still in a stalemate, to press south.

This time, Skynet did not give better advice, and this battle, which had deviated from history, made Meng Xiang unable to guess the direction of it, let alone the strategy of the Soviet Russians to divide the troops.

Even though the General Staff of China once mentioned it, no one thought that the Soviet Russians would be so decisive and let the Germans in the Caucasus oil fields open, if they are not careful, they will probably be beaten by chickens and eggs, not to mention occupied by the Germans, even if the oil fields are destroyed by the Germans, the Russians will also cut off industrial nutrition.

Under the premise that the newly developed second Baku oil field near the Ural Mountains is partially occupied by China, and the rest is threatened by China, it is obviously difficult to support it with British and American assistance.

The Russians gambled that the Germans would take over the complete oil fields, and it was better to gamble than to lose the Battle of Stalingrad and lose these oil fields.

They were halfway there, and the Germans sent 150,000 troops south, but the German defense at Stalingrad was still strong, and it was not at all what the remaining forces of Soviet Russia could nibble on.

Since the Russians fought hard once, they dared to gamble a second time, and 500,000 Soviet Russian troops drawn from the Ural Mountains and 500,000 new recruits from all over the country pressed up to Stalingrad.

The number of Russian troops reached the peak of the campaign at 2.1 million.

And the German troops on the opposite side, after the losses, did not replenish much. In order to alleviate the logistical pressure, it has been maintained at about 900,000, including 300,000 servant troops. After the transfer of 150,000 elite troops, the number dropped to less than 750,000, only one-third of the Soviet Russian army that came from this crazy counterattack.

On 30 November, after a week of détente between the two sides, Stalingrad renewed fierce fighting.

The Germans also did not expect Soviet Russia to be so desperate.

After nearly a month of fierce fighting, both sides were almost exhausted, and some were tired, so there was a one-week reprieve period. Unexpectedly, the Russians suddenly launched a second counterattack as if they had taken a tonic.

Although the news of the transfer of troops from the Ural Mountains by the Soviet Russian army was reminded by Meng Xiang, the Germans did not expect the attack of the Russians to come so quickly.

It is impossible for the Soviet Russian army to be in place at one time, at most, the front is more desperate, and there is no need to worry about the replenishment of troops in the rear. But this desperate madness was enough for the Germans to bear.

300,000 troops from the army were the first to withstand.

The logistical resources were relatively tight, and naturally the Germanic people who were consciously excellent were given priority, so these soldiers lived a hard life in the cold and freezing.

The German occupation did not bring them liberation, but the weight of the war made life more and more difficult.

Contradictions of all kinds accumulated, which eventually led to their inaction. Almost under the rush of the Soviet troops, it collapsed.

This time the Germans, who were not much prepared, were dragged down by the defeated army.

Fortunately, the rigor of the Germans left their defensive line without moisture, which made it difficult for them to resist the Russians.

But the offensive continued, and the offensive momentum of the Soviet Russians, who had already planned to fight hard, did not decrease in the slightest, and monstrous waves of blood continued to hit.

"Must be held!" Lao Xi, who had already learned that Soviet Russia had drawn troops from near the Urals, also recognized the crisis and demanded that Germany there fight hard.

Even if the German army moving south occupied the Caucasus oil fields and even the Baku oil fields, after the successful counteroffensive by Soviet Russia, it brought not only the threat of cutting off the rear route of the German army going south.

Although Turkey made a truce, it was still possible to get partial support through there. However, the success of the Soviet Russian counteroffensive and the myth of the German victory were irreparable.

Now he is not asking for a successful attack on Stalingrad, but for holding on. In his mind, the 450,000 elite German troops plus the remnants of the army should be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

But he couldn't draw many reinforcements for the time being, so he could only find a way outward.

The Turks fought among themselves, and had gained enough benefits, and hesitated to accept the many promises of the Germans to fight again, and had no intention of sending troops.

The younger brothers of the servants did not have much cannon fodder to draw, and their combat effectiveness was questionable, and the resistance in various places made it difficult for the Germans to drive with peace of mind.

Lao Xi thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to ask Huaxia for help.