Anna dragged her cheeks and listened quietly to Xia Ming's judgment of the current situation.

Sometimes nodding in agreement, sometimes frowning.

He even took out a notebook from his military uniform and took notes seriously. She hopes that she can really help him accomplish his goals, not just be a vase woman by his side.

She felt more than capable of helping him.

To be honest, Anna was very surprised by Xia Ming's sober understanding of the current situation of friend and foe.

You must know that he is a German, and he can actually look at things from such an objective standpoint.

It's a rarity.

But she felt that Xia Ming seemed to overestimate the combat power of the Soviet army...

"Well, do you have any thoughts?" Xia Ming roughly finished his thoughts, and he hoped that Anna would give some different opinions.

“... Yes, sir. Anna stood up a little mischievously and saluted, and picked up the small notebook very seriously. It made the somewhat solemn atmosphere a little lighter.

"I do have a lot of different opinions.

Actually, I think you're a little too worried about reinforcements from the Volga in the north, and I think the reinforcements here will be greatly weakened in the coming period. ”

"Oh? Why? Xia Ming looked humbly asking for advice, anyway, he couldn't think of any reason why the enemy would give up control of Mamayev Gang and Central Station.

"Actually, the reason is very simple, now the Volga is freezing." Anna looked at Xia Ming with a smile, of course he didn't think about this problem if he wasn't a local.

"Icing??" Xia Ming touched his chin and thought about it.

He muttered, "Even if it freezes, it won't stop them from continuing to attack." And once the river is covered with thick frost, although it is not as convenient as the river transportation, it will not be much worse."

Anna shook her head lightly and said, "You are wrong, the freezing period of the Volga River takes time, and it will take at least half a month to pass." The last two years have been colder than usual, and they will soon be in the most difficult conditions to transport, and the wide river channel will not be completely frozen for a while, and it will be neither possible nor passable.

If you want to force your way across the river, you have to endure the biting cold of ice and water.

Most of the bridges here have long since been destroyed by you, so you have to choose to build pontoon bridges in relatively narrow waterways.

If you were a commander, would you choose to risk being bombed by a plane from the sky and force reinforcements?

At least it will be much weaker than before, so the threat in the north will not be as great as you think for some time to come. ”

"Oh, that's it, it makes sense..."Xia Ming suddenly realized when he heard Anna's explanation.

It is no wonder that they began a full-scale strategic counteroffensive only on November 20, which may also have something to do with the freezing of the Volga.

He suddenly remembered Zhuge Liang's words in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

"Because the generals don't know astronomy, don't understand geography, and are mediocre..."

All he thinks about is doing it hard, and it's really embarrassing to think about it...

"If the reinforcements on their north bank weaken in the future, then I can lead the main force to concentrate on attacking the Northern Industrial Zone..."Xia Ming had a glimmer of hope in his heart to complete the task.

"Hmm... But I don't think you have much time to do it, and I think if you can't do it in half a month, you'll never have a chance again. Anna sighed slightly, in fact, she still wanted to say what if you occupied it?? Isn't it that the clarion call for the Soviet counteroffensive can't be stopped?

But she didn't want to say this kind of thing, since Xia Ming wanted to occupy the city and complete the task of her superiors, then she would fight hard. I hope they can fulfill their promise to let Xia Ming go to the rear to rest, even if it is a few months.

"Okay, great, then I still have a chance." Xia Ming's heart is no longer so confused.

He felt as if he had fallen into a misunderstanding.

He always felt that he could not take the city without defeating the Soviet army.

In fact, this task is to let him fight a time difference, and lead the army to fight with dignity to the end during this time. It didn't really matter if he won or lost in the end, he just had to complete his mission.

Thinking of this, Xia Ming suddenly brightened, and there was a hint of brilliance in his eyes.

"Another thing, I think you're a little too pessimistic. If you still want to accomplish your goal, keep yourself motivated. You are so heroic on the battlefield ...

I don't want it to change you because of me. ”

Anna thinks maybe she made Xia Ming weak... That's not what she wants.

"Thank you... From now on, I won't do this again. I will show the courage to fight Vasily and fight the enemy to the death. ”

Xia Ming unconsciously walked over and patted Anna's shoulders with both hands. Anna is really a beacon for him, and he feels more understanding of him than her mother...

After he received the super task, there was a lingering haze in his heart.

Because he knows where history is going.

There are pros and cons to knowing ahead of time.

The good thing is that he is mentally prepared in advance and does not make many mistakes.

The disadvantage is that he will have a sense of powerlessness in the face of great difficulties, and it is normal to have fear, which will naturally affect his judgment.

Anna helped him to clear his confusion.

He now has to do his best to obey the destiny of heaven, and he suddenly thinks of a lot of battle plans in his heart.

I couldn't wait to walk to the map and start discussing it with Anna again.

He's going to make a battle plan for the next half a month tonight, and then he's going to do a big job.

**********

Two days later...

Xia Ming stood in front of the mirror with a serious face and sorted out his clothes.

To be honest, it had been a while since he had looked at himself so closely.

Compared to the immaturity and frivolity of a few months ago, he felt as if he was a different person now.

I feel a little handsome, a little man, a little calmer temperament, and an invisible aura...

All in all, it feels pretty good.

Very solemnly, he hung the Knight's Iron Cross with diamonds and silver oak leaves around his neck. The straight military uniform made his image even more dazzling.

At present, only a few people can get this medal, and they are all in the Air Force, and he is the only one in the Army. Wearing it feels like you're even better than a marshal.

patted his face, Xia Ming still grinned and grimaced.

There is actually a funny hidden in his heart, but the current situation makes him unable to laugh.

"Be confident and show those guys your determination!" Xia Ming said softly in the mirror.

He is now preparing in the special lounge.

I was about to attend an internal meeting of the group army, and all the bigwigs above the rank of lieutenant general were present. His rank is probably the lowest.

If it weren't for his special status, he wouldn't be eligible to attend such a meeting.

He came today with an important goal.

He had to convince and get the generals to cooperate with his battle plan.

It's a matter of success or failure in the end.

Because it is absolutely impossible to accomplish the goal by relying on the ability of his division alone.

He needs everyone to work together to get it done.

Xia Ming has never been a master of speech, and even used to be nervous when standing on the podium in school. But this time he had to convince the generals.

It's not an easy task.

Although he was a national combat hero and would be respected, the Germans were very rigorous.

If you don't have a truly reliable battle plan, it's impossible to get everyone's approval.

What's more, there are also many factions within the group army, and everyone has their own little abacus.

The fighting is now exhausting everyone. In the past, they were scrambling to take the lead, for fear that the credit would be robbed. Now no one wants to be the first to carry out the offensive mission, and everyone wants to rest and see the situation in the back.

Xia Ming wanted to mobilize everyone to go all out and fight actively in such a situation, it was really very difficult.

Anna's first piece of advice to him was to be confident.

First of all, you must believe that you can succeed in order to convince others to follow.

So he has to be absolutely confident now, and he must show momentum.

Give a shot in the arm to the army group, which is already stuck in a backwater.

Let them believe that there is still a hero here who can lead everyone to victory...