Late at night, Xia Ming led the 27th Division to smoothly change defenses with the Eighth Army.

At this time, the city center has long been no longer as prosperous as it used to be, and even Xia Ming has changed a lot from the first time he occupied here. There are deep ditches and high fortifications everywhere.

The German army's strategy of building fortifications and gradually advancing after the battle was well executed here.

But Xia Ming didn't see it that way, and it had been more than a month since he occupied the city center at that time. But here, except for the trenches getting deeper and deeper, and the defensive line getting stronger and stronger, it doesn't seem to have advanced much.

The fighting is getting harder and harder, and everyone would rather hide in the fortifications and broken buildings than continue fighting. I'm afraid this is the true monologue in the hearts of the vast majority of troops now.

I really can't move, it's nothing more than you up ten, and I kill you a few. You occupy it, and I'll counterattack back... The repeated tug-of-war consumes the lives of soldiers and the hearts of the people.

To be honest, Xia Ming is actually almost at the limit. At that time, when he defeated Vasily, his tense nerves broke in one fell swoop. Now I have to wind it up again, which is a huge test for body and mind.

Now he is even thinking that he has completed the task and returned to reality, he is probably not used to real life.

In short, the only belief that is supported now is to complete the task, and it is a great happiness to return to reality, even if it is a good night's sleep.

War is so cruel, it's better to be peaceful.

Thinking of this, he pouted slightly, this kind of thing will never be understood if he has not experienced it..

Retracting the thoughts in his head, Xia Ming cautiously walked up to a tank turret with a telescope. This turret was actually improvised with a tank.

Since tanks often do not play their due role in urban warfare, they are sometimes temporarily dismantled and fortified to get a better view for defense.

The view here is good, and you can clearly see the enemy defense area in front of you.

Although it was pitch black at this time, it was a different scene in Xia Ming's eyes.

After the Super Sight Range enhancement, not only is it more accurate, but the insight of new skills is very IMBA.

For example, there is a dark bunker 700 meters away from him, and there is a Type 94 rapid-fire gun. This was supposed to be a German defense zone a few days ago, so it was normal to have German guns.

The main thing is that this muzzle is aimed right at itself. If he didn't have insight skills, he would definitely be very careful at this point. But Insight uncovered its problems.

In fact, this cannon is no longer usable, and the barrel will break as long as the cannon is fired. It didn't blow him up, but he was blown up. I don't know if it was left on purpose.

The enemy-occupied zone ahead, together with the central station, stretched all the way to the Mamayev outpost. This passage has been fought over and over again.

The head of the Soviet army is very iron, and he is playing Yangmou, which is just a word stem. Each time the defense line was broken through the Volga, it was basically two routes and then the sentry post was captured.

One is to attack the northern industrial zone, and the other is to advance north from here.

Therefore, since the German army occupied the city center, it has become a battlefield of Shura, which has been pushed over and beaten, and the cycle repeats.

In fact, Xia Ming had only heard of Mamayev Gang before, and he also knew that both sides would take it at any cost. He didn't fully understand it, but after a lot of battles and a look at the battle map, he also understood why Mamayev Hill was so crucial.

Stalingrad was a city built on the back of the Volga River, and the city was planned almost in a straight line.

If you look at the map of the city at that time, you will see a plot with a noticeable recess in the middle of the city. It almost cut off the city.

The north is an industrial area, while the south is an urban political and commercial area.

This recessed plot is the Mamayev Hills. In addition to its central location in the city, it is also the highest point in the city, overlooking the whole of Stalingrad and the Volga River.

If the Germans had captured the hill, they would have been able to bombard any Soviet stronghold in the city without hindrance, and all the reinforcements that the Soviets had mobilized from across the river would be in full view.

So the Soviets could lose most of the city, but they must not allow it to be completely occupied by the Germans.

Could Marshal Chuikov, who commanded the defense of Sutaringrad, say: "Oh, I'll go, the Mamayev post has consumed too many of our comrades, so let's give up this stronghold and accumulate strength to defend other places..."

Will it?

Absolutely not.

The voluntary abandonment of the Mamayev post actually means the voluntary abandonment of Stalingrad.

Even if Stalin hadn't shot him, Chuikov would have no shame in confronting the Soviet soldiers who fought to the death in every street, every workshop, every kitchen and living room in the city.

Xia Ming could even feel the attitude of the other general, because he might do the same.

Up, up, up!

Give it all to me!

The garrison is over, the reserve is on!

The reserves are finished, and the reinforcements will be on me as soon as they come!

On 15 September, the Germans occupied Mamayev Hill for the first time. The 13th Guards Infantry Division, which was the elite of the Soviet Red Army, received the task of retaking Mamayev Hill on the same day, and the mortality rate exceeded 30% after 24 hours, and the railway station near the hill changed hands 14 times in six hours, and when the sun rose again, the 13th Guards Infantry Division, with a full strength of 10,000 men, was shattered.

But even then, there could be no order to retreat, and the task of the living was still to hold the Germans to the death. Because of this point, both sides are red-eyed. On that hill, such a fierce fight every day lasted from September 15th to mid-to-late November;

The sporadic onslaughts and counter-shocks continued until the complete liberation of Stalingrad in February of the following year. By the end of the campaign, the density of shrapnel on the Mamayev post was 500-1250 pieces per square meter.

Now he fully understands why the Russians are willing to build the sacred Motherland sculpture on this hill.

If he were Russian, I'm afraid he would shed tears ...

He's glad his attack point is now in November, and with reinforcements relatively weakened, he doesn't have to deal with a frenzy of reinforcements. But even then, I'm afraid it's going to be an uphill battle.

Xia Ming thought about it, observed carefully, and took careful notes from reporters. He had to completely penetrate the opposing defense zone before dawn, and he had to clear the passage within a day, cutting off all support on this line to encircle the Mamayev Gang, and the task of clearing the station was left to other troops.

He has only one goal.

Be sure to take the Mamayev Hill quickly.

The faith and fighting will of the Soviet army are condensed here, and from the standpoint of Germany, he will quickly cut through the chaos.

"General Xia Ming, you've been standing there for too long, I beg you to come down."

Just when Xia Ming closed the notebook and planned to change the observation point, the people below all looked uncomfortable.

West, in particular, seems to be constipated.

In his eyes, Xia Ming is good at everything, but he is too much of a pioneer.

They were already the commanders of the first division, and after the meeting, they insisted on observing the defense area by themselves.

It's just a matter of observing, and you've come to such a dangerous place.

You must know that the defense zone here is almost close to the enemy. If it is discovered, the consequences are really unimaginable.

It's just that Xia Ming is the top boss is still willful to death, and even the guards are not allowed to protect him.

In fact, Xia Ming couldn't help it, the guards were dangling in front of him, so he would really be noticed.

As a seasoned sniper, he knows how to hide himself and knows that there will be danger.

But he couldn't explain this kind of thing to everyone, seeing that they were all worried, Xia Ming was actually quite helpless.

If he wants to make the battle that starts right away with less losses and the fight more smoothly, he has to take this risk.

This is his last fight, so he must be mentally motivated and give it his all.