USSR 1941

  Chapter 697 Fate

  The result of the war is definitely not ideal.

In fact, the war can no longer be described as "unsatisfactory" but "terrible": the two German divisions marched very quickly, and they were torn apart under the cover of the air force before the Soviet army had time to prepare. Open its defenses.

   Then, just like all other battles, the German army broke into the Soviet camp and killed indiscriminately. The logistics transportation troops, artillery units, hospitals, etc. suffered heavy losses, and even Trufanov's headquarters was almost attacked.

   Shulka got the news from the political commissar Viktorovich, and Viktorovich actually wanted Shulka to prepare for the retreat.

   "Something went wrong!" Viktorovich said to Shulka on the phone: "Our army is under attack from the rear!"

   Shulka let out a "hmm", he thought it was a trapped beast from the Romanian army.

This is indeed a good choice strategically, but with the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Romanian army, doing so is not much different from courting death... Therefore, there is a saying that "everything is futile in the face of absolute strength", if the troops dare not fight , You can't fight tough battles, any tricks and strategies are just floating clouds.

  But Viktorovich added a few words: "German army!"

   "What? German Army?"

"Yes!" Viktorovich said with admiration: "It turns out that your previous analysis is correct, Comrade Shulka, the German reinforcements have arrived in Plodovitoye, but they did not invest in Plodovitoye. Dovitoye's defensive battle, but lurking in Vodianaya in the south. Until our army launched a full-scale attack on Prodovitoye and could not return in time, and at the same time the tank troops failed to keep up with the scattered places in time, They launched a counterattack against us!"

  Shuerka had to admit that this was a good idea, but the Germans seemed to be a little impatient. If they could wait two more days until the tank troops moved to Plodovitoye, the fight would be easier.

   "Even your suggestion is right!" Viktovich said: "I mean, you want to use tank troops as the main force!"

  Victorovich is the political commissar, so of course he has channels to know some of the things discussed in the headquarters, even the army headquarters.

  Things are indeed as Viktovic said.

Using mechanized troops or cavalry troops as the main force to attack is to advance aggressively. It is easy for the entire group army to form a long snake formation, that is, the fastest cavalry is at the front, the mechanized troops are in the middle, and tank troops and artillery follow closely behind... So it seems The Soviet army with a large number of troops is therefore insufficient in some locations, and there is no coordination between the arms.

   This is fine if the flanks are not attacked or if the enemy's attack is not worth mentioning, as troops can be improvised to fill these gaps.

  But if it is the two divisions of the German army, this cannot be done.

On the contrary, if tanks are used as the main force of the attack as Shulka said, the situation will be different, that is, to fight steadily, step by step, and all arms to advance forward in close coordination. Even if the flank is attacked, enough troops can be mobilized in time to make reaction.

  But now...the side is under attack, and the main force is dragged to Plodovitoye and cannot return in time. Once the German counterattack hits the Don River, the consequences will be disastrous.

   "So..." Viktorovich said in a low voice, "Get ready to retreat!"

   Said Viktorovich and hung up the phone.

  In this situation, it seems that there is indeed only one way to retreat, otherwise the 51st Army will be surrounded... Surrounded by two divisions of German and Romanian troops, it will definitely be a shame for the 51st Army.

   At the same time this effect will also be decisive.

  The reason is that the 51st Army is the main force of the Stalingrad Front. It is the southernmost part of the pincer-shaped attack on Linan Pincer.

   Then the entire pincer attack will be affected.

  Andrianka saw that Shulka was staring at the map in a daze, so she asked: "Did Comrade Trufalov not do anything? Even if he has no choice but doesn't know how to deal with it, he should contact us!"

  Andrianka meant that since several things have proved that Shulka is right, then for the sake of the battle situation, Trufalov should contact Shulka to ask for a solution.

   Mikhailvich shook his head with a smile and said: "Because of this, Comrade Trufalov will never ask Comrade Shulka for help!"

Mikhailvich is right, because once he asks Shulka for help, it means that Trufalov will admit defeat to Shulka in front of the whole army. This is unacceptable to Trufalov, unless the As a last resort... But when it comes to "last resort", I'm afraid even Shulka will be powerless.

   In fact, these are all nonsense, because even Shulka himself does not know whether he can solve this problem.

   While Shulka was silent, the communications soldier reported to Shulka: "Comrade Shulka, Comrade Khrushchev is on the phone!"

   Don't think about it, Shulka also knows what it is for... Khrushchev seems to be the only one who can trust Shulka.

   Sure enough, when Shulka answered the phone, he heard Khrushchev's anxious voice from the other end: "Where are you?"

   "Jingguta, 74 km station!"

  The other end of the phone was silent for a while, as if looking for the location of Jingu Pagoda on the map, and soon Khrushchev sighed: "You are too far away!"

   "Is there something wrong with the rear?" Shulka asked knowingly.

   "Yes!" Khrushchev said: "You are right, we should not rush to use mechanized troops to attack, and the main attack with tank troops may not lead to the current situation!"

   Shulka didn't know how to answer, but Khrushchev didn't give him a chance to answer.

   "Think of a way, Comrade Shulka!" Khrushchev said: "Contact me immediately if you have any ideas, and now the whole plan is in danger!"

   "Yes, Comrade Khrushchev!"

   Khrushchev hung up the phone in the next second, presumably to urgently contact the troops that could be reinforced to save the situation.

  However, Shulka knew that it was difficult, at least it was impossible for the 51st Army to quickly intersperse.

  Once the German army recovers and sends additional reinforcements in the direction of Prodovitoye, the battle situation will continue to deteriorate.

  Thinking of this, Shulka felt a little angry.

  This battle in history should have taken place in a world of ice and snow, and then the Soviet army could win the battle with all its strength.

  But now I want to use an amphibious landing ship to change history... maybe it will be bad.

  (end of this chapter)