May 1, 1943.

There were ten days left before the end of the battle ordered by Baron Alexon.

The baron's order cannot be resisted, and the baron's time limit cannot be changed!

A large number of German generals appeared on the battlefield.

Each of them has only one thing in common:

Within the time limit set by the barons, complete their mission.

Relying on the absolute superiority of artillery fire, the German army began the most rear-end and most frantic offensive at Stalingrad.

This is the last battle of Stalingrad, this is the battle of the judgment of Stalingrad's fate!

And the one who started this battle of judgment was a baron from hell:

Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Brahm!

Beginning on May 1, the Germans launched a large-scale assault on all fronts of Stalingrad, and the Soviets were also engaged in the most rear-end defensive operations.

It's a battle of steel and will......

What the Germans have to do now is how to avoid casualties as much as possible, and rely on the strength of steel to achieve the ultimate victory at the lowest cost.

The only thing the Soviets can do is how to delay the enemy's attack to the greatest extent possible with their last willpower when the ammunition has run out.

It's not a reciprocal contest at all.

Shumilov and his 64th Army were too late, and now the only thing they could rely on in Stalingrad was Chuikov's 62nd Army and the crippled Soviet units.

Moscow clearly had no hope of victory at Stalingrad, and Marshal Vasilevsky was in complete despair.

Right now. Stalingrad could only fend for themselves on their own......

"Now we no longer have any doubts about the coming of victory......," said General Paul Hausser, in the memoirs of the 2nd Panzer Group, about the Battle of the Last Judgment at Stalingrad:

"The Russians are in a desperate passive defense. They are engaged in a hopeless battle...... Street fighting continues, and it's still brutal, but it's clear that our soldiers are used to it. We were shocked by the determination of the Russians to resist, and we admired the sacrifice of the Russians, but this did not in any way hinder our determination to win the victory...... One by one, the fortified positions were overcome, with the coordination of artillery, air force, engineers and infantry. A large number of corpses lay there in all sorts of strange shapes. Now, all this is not the slightest horror for us......

Ernst. Marshal Bram was once again at the front for his appearance. No one will be surprised that he is such a person, always personally commanding his troops to fight. And under his personal supervision, who else will not do his best to fight every battle? We all have to remember one thing. The marshal watched right behind us......

Earlier. I got the news that one of my tank regiments had annihilated one of the enemy's divisions, and I didn't feel any excitement at the rush of telegrams. This is probably a newly transferred armored unit to the front, and they think that it is a great thing to take out one of the enemy's divisions, but in fact, such a record is now very ordinary...... From Ernst. When General Brem returned to recommand the Germans, we could barely count the generals we had killed and captured......

There is still no news of Chuikov, it is now certain that is. Chuikov was the supreme commander of the Russians in Stalingrad, and his power here even surpassed that of Marshal Vasilevsky. One thing I have to admit is. If it weren't for Chuikov's outstanding performance, perhaps the Battle of Stalingrad would have been over long ago, and this is a very formidable enemy for us...... I have some regrets, this guy named Chuikov is not a German general, otherwise he would have been able to give better play to his talents...... However, things are not perfect, and I am satisfied to be able to win......

I remember that on May 1, 1943, there were ten days left before the time set by Field Marshal Ernst, and during these ten days I believed that every German soldier would burst out with all their strength to fulfill what the Field Marshal expected of them. Of course, the same is true of our senior commanders...... You must know that it is not a glorious thing to not be able to complete the marshal's order......

On the morning of the 1st, I appeared at the front and threw the most rearly reserves in my hands into the attack. Damn the Russians are still resisting, and they are always unwilling to let us win the battle easily. The fighting in some places is even more motivating than before, and I even wonder if every Russian here is strapped to explosives and ready to die with us......"

At the very least, Paul Hausser's suspicions were right, and the Russians were more than willing to straps explosives all over their bodies and then pull them off when the Germans appeared.

Therefore, the last ten days of fighting must have been the most tragic in the entire Stalingrad offensive and defensive battle.

In the two days from the 1st to the 2nd, the German assault team launched no less than 100 attacks, killing more than 20,000 enemies and taking countless prisoners.

The Soviets continued to shrink, and their positions fell into the hands of the Germans, but until the 2nd, the Russians did not see any intention of giving up.

This was a headache for the Germans, but it was helpless.

On the 3rd, the battle entered the white-hot stage. All German and Soviet troops were engaged in the offensive and counter-charge, and the fiercest battles were taking place on every inch of land.

The Reich Division, the Skeleton Division, the Alko Cluster of the SS...... All the troops were suffering from a frenzied and almost suicidal counterattack by the Soviet troops.

Chuikov used exactly the same method as Shumilov, with the complete loss of artillery support. It was necessary to stick closely with the German army to weaken the German army's artillery superiority to the greatest extent.

It's a very helpless, but very effective solution. The German soldiers did their best. Nor could they stop the Russians from charging in waves.

They had to pull the trigger in their hands for a second to barely block the enemy......

Some Soviet units, after almost half of them were killed or wounded, finally approached the Germans, and an even more brutal white-knuckle battle broke out.

It's just that there are too few Russians who can rush up, and when they rush into the German positions, they find themselves surrounded by regiments.

They are facing a new round of slaughter......

When a small battle is over. Even a soldier who has been through a hundred battles can't help but bend down and retch, but he vomits for a long time. But I found that I couldn't vomit anything.

In the gap between the battle, as soon as they close their eyes, they will wake up from the nightmare in less than a minute, and then nervously hold the gun in their hands. Everywhere they look, enemies that don't exist.

If the war ends now. Then what they need is not a medal, but a very qualified psychiatrist......

The Germans were still like that, not to mention the Russians. They live in fear almost every minute.

A fear that sees no hope at all.

Those who are slightly less determined have long since collapsed in such a brutal battle. So on the battlefield, you can often see some Russians waving bobosha and shouting "Ula" in their mouths, their expressions and actions are very weird, because - they. Lose your marbles!

Is it really crazy, mad by the war......

Even Chuikov was almost going crazy.

The sheer number of casualties. The terrible battle report of the annihilation of an entire regiment and an entire regiment tormented Chuikov's nerves all the time.

He wanted to find a place where there was no one and tore his clothes and yelled, but he couldn't......

Because, there are still so many subordinates watching him......

Now, of the few units around his headquarters, the most powerful was the 1st Soviet Partisan Brigade.

It's a bit ridiculous that the commander of an army group can only rely on a group of partisans to protect his own safety, but Chuikov has nothing to do.

Now that the battle has been going on, all the units that can be used in Chuikov's hands have been sent to the front, and even these partisans have been placed by Chuikov's side at the repeated request of his chief of staff.

The Germans could appear at any time and anywhere, but this is no longer something for Chuikov to consider......

Time passed day by day, and by the time the Germans reached the 5th, they had already occupied more than half of Stalingrad, and even if Zhukov or Marshal Vasilevsky came here in person, they would not be able to save Stalingrad from defeat.

Chuikov was not thinking about this, but directly how to die in a most honorable way:

It's the same as Shumilov.

The partisans were still full of confidence, and they were actively resting their fortifications in preparation for the arrival of the Germans. Because each of them knew that the current headquarters had no way to retreat, and this would be their last battlefield.

In that case, let all the people die in this land with honor......

On the afternoon of May 5, the German assault force finally appeared here, and the moment for Chuikov to be at his worst came.

At 3 p.m. that day, Marshal Vasilevsky sent a telegram asking about the fighting here, to which Chuikov replied:

"I'm about to go head-to-head with the Germans, and now I have some partisans at my disposal...... The battle for Stalingrad continued, but it would end in about a few days, and the last victors were the Germans...... I have done my best, and I am ready to shed the last drop of blood for the Soviets...... If possible, please tell my wife, children, and my comrades that I am worthy of my cause and my country......"

These were Chuikov's last words, and when this telegram was sent, Chuikov did not think about anything else.

The German commandos who arrived here, without much adjustment, soon launched an attack on the Soviet positions.

Chuikov looked at the German tanks, and shelled his positions again and again. He also watched how the partisans, who were not regular troops, resisted heroically.

He was very relieved that at least until now, there were still troops loyal to him......

Of course. Failure is already doomed.

At first, the German commandos did not know that this was the headquarters of the Soviet 62nd Army, and judging by the firepower and the combat quality of the personnel on the opposite side, they thought that they had encountered some Russian workers or women's troops.

But the German intelligence agencies sensed that they had caught a big fish from the telegrams of the Soviets and from the unusual movements of the Soviets on the battlefield.

On both flanks, the Soviets, who were still fighting, were desperately closing in on this area, trying to tear apart the German blockade.

The Germans discovered this anomaly. The elite SS Paipa Fighting Group was quickly engaged, and the Nordland Fighting Group joined the attack at the same time that night.

Some armored units also moved here. Joined the assault.

Now, the command of the Soviet 62nd Army has lost the slightest hope of breaking through the encirclement.

On the night of the 5th, the German intelligence units made an accurate judgment: the general headquarters of the Soviet troops in Stalingrad was here.

This stimulated the adrenaline of the German generals.

Kill them - kill these Russians - end the Battle of Stalingrad!

The Germans launched one charge after another with great energy, destroying the Russian defenses little by little.

They effectively used the capabilities of the SS commandos. Constantly killing and injuring the enemy, there is vitality and strength.

Of course. The determination of the Soviet partisans was also amazing, and they fearlessly used their bodies to hold back the German armored forces, even though it made them bleed.

They know better than the Germans who they are protecting, and they know better than the Germans the weight of their responsibilities.

As long as it is not until the last moment, they will never give up......

The German army's tireless assault in one night achieved significant results, most of the Soviet positions on the outer line were pulled out, and the remaining enemy was driven to a very small place.

Until this time. The Germans at the front still had a glimmer of illusion that they were trying to capture the Russian man alive.

But the idea is at least as unrealistic as it seems now.

When the commander of an enemy is determined to die. There's no way you can turn him into a prisoner of your own.

Chuikov is such a person!

He refused his men's request to break out of the siege immediately, telling only his loyal subordinates: "Stalingrad is big, and the Soviet Union is big, but there is no place for us to retreat." ”

When he said this, his men knew what each of them had to do......

On the 6th, the Germans decided to end the battle here, and they used a large number of self-propelled guns to launch a terrible artillery attack on the small positions of the Soviet troops.

Round after round of shells combed through the enemy's positions, and the continuous sound of explosions caused a mess of casualties among the Russians of the 1st Soviet Guerrilla Brigade.

Then, the German commandos began to launch the last round of attacks on the enemy's positions in an orderly manner.

There are not many Russians left who can fight......

They were still trying, stubbornly trying to stop the enemy from coming, but now it seemed that any of their efforts had become useless.

Chuikov lowered the binoculars, then sighed softly.

It's over, it's time for it all to end here.

The dreams that we once had, the beliefs we once had, should come to an incomplete end here......

If there is an afterlife, Chuikov vows that he will not be a Russian soldier again. Because, he could not see so many of his subordinates sacrificed again, and he could not suffer so many losses again.

Blood, will remember Stalingrad......

At 10 a.m. on May 6, 1943, the German assault team made an important breakthrough, and the Russians defending here completely collapsed.

When they stormed the enemy's core position, they found the body of a Russian general:

Vassili. Ivanovich. Chuikov.

On February 12, 1900, the wind roared. In a small hut in the village of Sherebryaneprud in the valley of the Oshetel River in the Tula province of Tsarist Russia, a skinny baby boy was born, who was named Vasily. Ivanovich. Chuikov.

In the autumn of 1927, Chuikov officially completed his studies at the Oriental Department of the Frunze Military Academy and went to China again as a military adviser. During his two-year tenure as military adviser, Chuikov traveled extensively throughout North, South, and Sichuan provinces. He further deepened his understanding of China and learned to speak Chinese fluently.

He has a lot of "roots" with China and also directly participated in the aggression against China!

In 1929, a dispute between China and the Soviet Union over the issue of the Eastern Railway intensified, and the armies of the two countries continued to gather in the border area. On July 13, the Soviet Union announced the severance of diplomatic relations with China, and Chuikov was ordered to withdraw to China with Soviet diplomats.

On 6 August, the Soviet Military Council formed a special army group for the Far East and appointed General Blyukhel, known as Gallen, who had served as an adviser to Sun Yat-sen in China from 1924 to 1927, as commander of the army. On the 15th, the Soviet government issued a final ultimatum to China. On the 16th, Zhang Xueliang issued a mobilization order for the Soviet Union, deciding to use the 60,000 troops of the Northeast Army to fight the Soviet army in the east and west.

At this time, Chuikov, who had just returned to China, was immediately ordered to rush to Boli, the headquarters of the Far Eastern Special Army Headquarters, to collect and sort out intelligence at the General Staff of the Army Group, and to be directly responsible to the commander of the Army Group, Blyukher.

From October 10, China and the Soviet Union fought fierce battles in the Tongjiang and Fujin areas, where the Heilongjiang and Songhua rivers converged, and the Northeast Chinese Army was defeated; On November 17, the Soviet army attacked the Mishan area in the east of Heilongjiang Province and the Manchuria and Hailar regions in the west, and succeeded again. The defeat on the battlefield forced Zhang Xueliang to accept the "Burley Agreement".

And Chuikov undoubtedly played a very important role in this war of aggression against China.

On May 6, 1943, Chuikov was killed in Stalingrad! (To be continued......)