"Well, does anyone else think they have a better battle plan that they would like to discuss with everyone??" Paulus was very pleased with Mer's conscious withdrawal. In the end, when I was a staff officer, I was with my cronies, and I am afraid that others will not understand the information exchange between them.

The hall was silent for a while, Hu Bei touched his chin and thought secretly, and finally gently closed the documents he had prepared in advance, and closed his eyes to himself.

He actually prepared a set of battle plans codenamed "Mars". It was intended to be brought out for discussion at the end, which was also ordered by General Paulus in advance.

He knew that this sentence was actually for himself, just to ask his attitude, and if he felt that his plan was better, he could also take it out and discuss it.

“...”

General Paulus tapped his fingers back and forth on the table for a full minute. It's also enough time for everyone to think it through.

Suddenly, he stood up.

Seeing the boss standing up with a serious face, everyone followed closely with a brush.

Xia Ming slowed down by half a beat, it was the first time he had participated in such a meeting, and he really couldn't keep up with the rhythm of these generals. He even wondered if these people had rehearsed, this Nima was too synchronous, right?

"Now I command..."

General Paulus said and looked at Xia Ming, and all the generals also raised their heads and waited for the general's order.

"Because of the time constraints, we had to act now. So I decided that starting tomorrow at dawn, the entire Sixth Army would begin its operational plan, codenamed "Thundering". ”

As he spoke, he walked to the side of the battle map, and the staff officer hurriedly handed over the baton.

"General Xia Ming, please pay attention."

He took a deep breath and looked at Paulus with confidence. Haven't you ever eaten pork and never seen a pig run?? It's like this on TV series.

"As the vanguard force, you will lead the reorganized 27th Division, attack south from the defense area bypass to the central station, cut off the connection between the Mamayev post and the station, and then surround and annihilate the enemy troops at the sentry post, I will give you two days."

"Yes." Xia Ming nodded lightly and saluted.

"Since the 27th Division has not yet reorganized an experienced engineer battalion. The 14th and 9th Engineer Battalions of the 6th Division were transferred to the 27th Division to cooperate in the operation. ”

"Yes."

"General Merr, you assist General Xia Ming from the west."

"Yes"

"The Eighth Army immediately changed its defense with the 27th Division, guarded this section of the defense line on the west side of the Volga River, and made every effort to attack the follow-up reinforcements."

"Yes"

"The 17th Division is guarding this section of the line."

"Yes"

....

"General Hube is on standby, defending the current inherent defensive line of the industrial zone and preparing for battle. If all goes well, cooperate with the follow-up troops and the enemy army to fight to the death here. ”

"Yes"

....

Xia Ming still admired General Paulus at this time. After all, he is a senior staff officer, and having a plan to deploy troops will be his forte. He has given the whole army the cooperation of his plan, and as long as everyone earnestly implements it, there is still a great possibility of success.

But everything has to be based on what he can fight, and he has to fight fast. If you have to wait until the Volga is completely frozen, there is no chance. At that time, the defense line guarding the Volga will definitely be breached.

In fact, as Xia Ming, who is familiar with history, knows in his heart that it is far worse than he imagined.

The Uranus Project has gathered more than 100 divisions, and all of them are new forces, and there are countless aircraft and tanks. Even the Da Luo Immortals can't stop it.

Two weeks at most, perhaps less, is the only strategic time to take the city.

In fact, he had already changed the course of history, occupying the city center earlier, and allowing Vasily to arrive earlier. Anyway, he's going to prepare for the worst...

10 days, no more, he has to grit his teeth and complete the task in 10 days.

"Okay, so what questions do you have about your mission?" Paulus took a deep breath after issuing a barrage of orders.

I don't know why, maybe it's Xia Ming who brings him strength and confidence, and he is exceptionally satisfied with himself.

Today was his most imposing experience as commander of the group army.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Paulus glanced at Xia Ming meaningfully. As a person who participated in the internal meeting of the group army for the first time, he must not know that in the past, there was always a lot of noise and shouting, and it was difficult to unify opinions.

In the end, I had to use the distribution of supplies to suppress everyone's differences, and this time it went smoothly. This Xia Ming is really magical...

I'm afraid that his position really depends on him, no matter how good the plan is, there must be a general who can fight well to carry it out.

Thinking of this, Paulus looked at everyone very seriously and said, "Since everyone has no objections, we must try to do the best in our appointment." This may be the last offensive of our group army, and I hope that everyone will put aside their contradictions and dissatisfaction with their superiors and subordinates for the time being.

We are always a whole, one wins, one loses.

It is even more necessary to fully cooperate with General Xia Ming's actions, you should all understand the key to this, right? ? ”

Paulus said as he walked back to his seat, glancing at Xia Ming and suddenly thinking of something.

Unconsciously said: "General Xia Ming, as the commander of a division, don't be brave." You are the hero of the empire, and you are at the heart of this campaign. I will not allow you to fail, let alone die. You know what I mean? ”

I often hear people below say that Xia Ming is always the first to take the lead in the charge, and as the commander of the assault battalion, this is still in the past. But with a reinforced division, you can't be so reckless.

If it is hit by a cold stray bullet, the army group will really explode.

You must know that he has just received recognition in the country and even in the world. The hero fell, this morale blow is unimaginable, and the Führer will be alarmed.

Xia Ming is now a double-edged sword, if he fights well, he can boost his morale, but if he doesn't fight well, he can't clean it up. But front-line combat is inseparable from him. Heroes are meant to be used in such moments of life and death.

“... Yes, General. Xia Ming replied very simply, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. Anyway, there will be no need for the king's order outside.

If he wants to give full play to his abilities, he must command the battle at the forefront. If it's okay if it's not glued, he will definitely go at the critical moment. Otherwise, how easy is it to build morale?

"Well, then please. I am waiting for your good news in the rear, and you can ask for artillery fire and air support at any time from headquarters, and I will cooperate as much as I can. After speaking, he also motioned to the staff officers around him to write down his words.

He has made up his mind, doesn't he always say that he Paulus is conservative and just a marionette?? This time, he must play with the momentum he deserves.

The generals really didn't expect that Xia Ming could make the always indecisive General Paulus so decisive, and it seemed that he had to cooperate with him well. Don't be a bird this time complaining, you must know that the more abnormal it is, the more you will do it to the extreme.

Sure enough, General Paulus sat down and continued: "This meeting is over, everyone go back and prepare early. Those who disobey military orders, and those who do not cooperate with the action and passively avoid the war, I will definitely send you to a military court after the war.

I'm going to have to talk to Hoth, and if he agrees to work with us, it will be a lot less stressful. ”

Hult is the boss of the Fourth Panzer Army, and in the past, Paulus had always cultivated his own one-third of an acre of land, and with the mentality that more is better than less, he rarely communicated privately with his colleagues at the commander-in-chief level. Anyway, the Führer told him to do whatever he wanted, and no one else listened. He always felt that as long as he did what the Führer thought, even if he was wrong, he would not be held responsible. So much so that later Marshal Manstein disobeyed the Führer's order and ordered Paulus to break through and retreat with the supreme commander, but he refused and missed the last opportunity.

His uncharacteristically this time shows that he has gambled on his political capital.

After taking a deep look, Xia Ming waved his hand to everyone.

The generals also unconsciously set their eyes on Xia Ming and left the conference room with him.

"General Xia Ming, I wish you a victorious start. I will cooperate with you in all military operations within the scope of my mission. As soon as the commander of the Eighth Army walked out, he stretched out his hand to Xia Ming.

He had heard of him as a combat hero for a long time, and it was very much to his appetite when he saw him today.

"Sir, I hope you can hold the Volga for 10 days, and we will take care of the rest." Xia Ming looked at him very seriously, he had a great responsibility. If the defenses are torn apart, the task of capturing the city is GG.

But he had no skills and could only count on them.

Now the direction of the Volga city is guarded, including the 8th Army, a total of 6 divisions. In peacetime, it may be difficult to resist the continuous reinforcements from the Soviet army. Because the defense line is very long, the opponent can concentrate a little bit of attack.

However, when it comes to ice formation, especially heavy weapons can become difficult to transport. As long as the 6 divisions do not make mistakes, they should be able to withstand for 10 days. But even that is definitely a daunting task.

"Haha, don't worry, if I can't even withstand it for 10 days, I don't have to do it as a military commander. I don't want to suffer another defeat, and on behalf of the Eighth Army, I swear to live and die with the defensive line. ”

"Good!" Xia Ming didn't know what to say.

"Xia Ming, I admit defeat to you this time, but I won't admit defeat. The general wants me to assist you in attacking westward, and I know that the pressure in the south is the greatest, and I am making a feint for you, but if you are too slow. Mamayev will be occupied by me. Mer put on his gloves very unceremoniously, still looking at Xia Ming defiantly, but there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"Hehe... I accept your challenge. Xia Ming pursed his lips slightly. It's good to have someone challenge it, and it proves that everyone still wants to fight and win.

All the generals came up one after another to express their attitudes, which made General Hube secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The battle has not yet been fought, at least the morale of the generals has recovered, which is a good sign.

He is looking forward more and more to what kind of answer sheet Xia Ming can hand over tomorrow.

He walked over and said, "General Xia Ming, I hope you can join us in the industrial zone with today's momentum." If so, I, Hube, will be honored to fight alongside you and witness one of the most glorious battles of the Great Empire. ”

"It's coming soon." Xia Ming had a good impression of Hu Bei and shook hands with him heavily.