Chu Sinan did keep his promise to his guards. On the day they first met, he contacted the Don River Front Command through the high-frequency telephone number of the newly built command center more than 200 kilometers away. Zhukov naturally would not refuse his request, but as an ordinary nurse in the army, the name Elsa was really unfamiliar to Zhukov, and he needed some time to find the girl.

In the next few days, Chu Sinan's work would be relatively relaxed. The German troops besieged in Stalingrad and the remote suburbs obviously gave up their advancement along the Volga River. For them, the greater the distance they are currently advancing in this direction, the greater the losses they will suffer. The Stalingrad Front Artillery troops displayed on the east bank of the Volga River can cover the German offensive forces under their artillery fire under very safe circumstances. Now, no matter from any perspective, the breakthrough operation has become the best choice for the German army.

During this period, in order to strengthen the combat force in the eastern part of Stalingrad and in the urban area, the Supreme Soviet Command successively injected new combat power into the Stalingrad Front Army directly led by Chu Sinan. With the passing of trains and ships, a large number of soldiers and arms were transported to the Stalingrad Front Army garrison on the east bank of the Volga River.

During this period, what touched Chu Sinan the most was the huge and powerful logistics transportation capabilities of the Soviet Union. He believed that the reason why the German army suffered the final failure in the entire Soviet-German War was that the huge gap between the transportation between the two sides must have played a crucial role.

From July 5 to July 12, in just seven days, the Soviet army transported a total of four armies from Moscow, Tarrangesk and other places to the Eastern Front of Stalingrad, with nearly 160,000 troops, and a large number of artillery, tanks and uncountable guns and ammunition.

Chu Sinan calculated quickly. If the Don Front led by Zhukov, the Volga District Front led by Meletskov, and the Caucasian Front led by Cuikov, who was responsible for the outside line, the Soviet army had already used a total of one million troops in the Battle of Stalingrad. If the six reserve troops were still being allocated at this moment, then the total strength of the Soviet army in this battle had exceeded 1.2 million, which was one fifth of the total strength of the entire Soviet army.

Now looking back at the guess Gilnilova mentioned in the letter. Chu Sinan felt that it was really insightful. No matter what, if you can command such a huge force to fight, this commander must be no different from the quasi-war marshal. And among the current Soviet generals, the identity of the marshal is rare. In total, it is only two or three.

While the Soviet army further strengthened the troops in the outer area of ​​Stalingrad, the German army was not idle either. On July 9 and the 11th, the Second Army under the German Army Group B and the Fifty-Seventh Panzer Army under the Army Group A successively launched assaults on the Soviet encirclement, with the purpose of reopening the passage to enter Stalingrad from these two directions.

On July 9, the Second German Army divided into two groups, from southwest of Tolmosin and south to the reactionary offensive against the Soviet First Guards Army stationed in the area. Under the cover of tanks and fierce artillery fire, the German offensive troops even attacked the outskirts of Tolmosin, and conquered four Soviet defense lines in succession. However, just under the city of Tolmosin, the German offensive encountered intensive blockade of Soviet long-range artillery fire. The whistling rockets crossed the German tank array like ploughs, with only a few

With a breath, he could melt dozens or even dozens of tanks into the sea of ​​fire. It was the power of Katyusha. Faced with such terrifying artillery liberated from hell, the German army suffered heavy casualties. Facing the tanks that the Soviet army flocked to him after the artillery fire, the cavalry was mixed and charged like a tide. Weix, who came to command the battle personally, was sad. Originally, he wanted to use this battle as his last gift before he withdrew from the army, but at that time, the soon-to-be Thormosin became his unattainable target.

At noon on July 10, after paying the heavy price of two divisions, the Second German Army was ordered to move to the rear. At the same time, under the order of Weix, all the Stalingrad peripheral troops of the B-German Army Group retreated to the rear, and finally built a defense line in the area centered on Molzovsk. For the most elite Sixth Army, the B-German Army Group, continuing to attack on this line has become a dreamy and unrealistic luxury.

At this point, the outer area west of Stalingrad and south of the Soviet army was completely controlled by the Soviet army. Until the end of the entire battle, the German army was unable to launch a decent attack on this line.

On July 15, Weix officially resigned as the Supreme Commander of the Army Group B, and rode a train full of wounded soldiers and was covered with sorrow. The once arrogant German commander went west in disgrace. Before officially leaving the command center, Weix talked to Paulus, who was trapped in the encirclement. During this call, Weix's words made everyone present worried. "Behind the artillery fire and the scorching sun in Stalingrad, the cloud of failure is floating towards us. The charm of the head of state is obviously not enough to dispel it, and I can't see where the turn is." Also in this call, Weix made a suggestion to Paulus as a friend, that is, under the current circumstances, it has become an illusory phantom. Perhaps, how to preserve strength so that more German soldiers can return to the motherland is the most important issue that a commander should give priority to.

On the same day that Weix defeated Tolmosin, Manstein, who was commanding the Southern Front, was also making his own efforts to rescue the Sixth Army. For this reason, he even violated the order of the head of state and withdrew the Fifty-Seventh Panzer Army, which was originally scheduled to attack the Caucasus, and instead sent them to the battlefield on the front line of Gluboki and Cornykovo.

In fact, as early as when the Battle of Stalingrad was stalemate, Manstein already felt the crisis there. Obviously, the Soviet army invested very little troops in the city of Stalingrad, and as the attacking side, the German army deployed too little troops on the rear wing. In contrast, the crisis in the entire battle would be obvious. In this case, once the Soviet troops crossed the Don River and the Volga River was successful, the German army that carried out an attack in the direction of Stalingrad would inevitably be surrounded.

As a general who can fight, Manstein could even imagine a conspiracy planned by the blonde and blue-eyed Russians in the Supreme Command of the Soviet Army. They threw out the fragrant bait Stalingrad, and behind the bait, a rope always touched it, keeping it a distance from its prey. In this case, the battle situation in Stalingrad always seemed so precarious. In the eyes of the German offensive troops, it seemed that as long as they used another force and launched a final attack, they could swallow this delicious snack.

The bait was so sweet and so tempting that the head of state and his staff were drooling and devoted their entire energy to this point. At the same time, they ignored the steel hook attached to the bait.

In fact, after all, Manstein felt that the biggest possibility was that the head of state was already crazy. Some nerves in his head had been burned out by the passionate speech. He forgot to behind the illusory promise and the passionate passion. There was another thing called reality, which was a cruel existence that would never be moved by his speech.

To seize Stalingrad and occupy an industrial base at the forefront of the Russians. To destroy the Russian morale, this is right and an enterprising goal worth fighting for. But the reality now is that the Russians have already realized their strategic intentions, and for this they have mobilized enough superior troops to display them to this line. In this case, they still place unrealistic goals in this even more unrealistic battle, which is something that only madmen can do.

As the war progressed further, Manstein's concerns finally came true one by one. The two fronts gathered in a short period of time broke through the Don River and Volga defense line, and also deviated from both east and west to the rear of the Stalingrad war zone. With the successive loss of Tolmosin and Koternikovo, a siege against the Sixth Army was about to be formed. But at this moment, when the Sixth Army should be ordered to break through and retreat across the entire line, the guy who obviously got into his mind was still stubborn.

Not only did he insist on letting Paulus's Sixth Army attack Stalingrad, he also ordered his army group to attack the Caucasus as planned. What does this mean? This means that not only the Sixth Army may be surrounded and annihilated by the enemy, but also the rear wing of his entire army group may also be cut off by the Russians in the short term. Manstein had to admit one thing, that is, he had seen many lunatics, but he had never seen a lunatic who was more incomprehensible than the head of state. He simply wanted to send nearly one million troops on the Eastern Front to hell.

A scene that made Manstein furious finally appeared. With the Soviet army meeting in Karach, the entire Sixth Army was completely encircled. He didn't know what the final result of this battle would be, but he knew that once the Sixth Army was completely wiped out, the German army would face a tragic disaster. The Sixth Army was the most elite army among the German army, at least the German army on the Eastern Front. This army not only had twice the size of the military force of the ordinary army, but also many of the troops under its jurisdiction were old-fashioned and experienced teams. If this army was completely destroyed, it would be a heavy blow to all German soldiers and even all German people.

It was precisely for this reason that Manstein stopped the attack on the Caucasus area on the southern front. On the one hand, he asked the General Staff to ask the madman to lead his troops to attack the Soviet defense line in the outer area of ​​Stalingrad. On the other hand, he urgently mobilized the 57th Panzer Army led by Hot to retreat and prepare for everything to advance to the inner encirclement of Stalingrad.

However, a call from the General Staff once again sent Manstein's enthusiasm into the ice pool. The head of state, who thought that military talents were beyond the reach of anyone, rejected Manstein's claim. He stubbornly and ridiculously believed that the current dilemma of the Sixth Army was only temporary. With Marshal Goring's air force transportation, their logistics supply should not be a problem. As the commander of the southern line, Manstein's current target should be on the Caucasus and should seize the Russian oilfield area. As for the battle in the direction of Stalingrad, he did not have to worry about it.

At that time, Manstein, who was holding this call back, didn't know what he was thinking. He only knew that he had an urge to kill.

The Head of State would rather believe that idiot Gorene made an irresponsible promise than open his eyes to see the reality in front of him. Does this mean that the once glorious and brilliant great German nation will, under the guidance of a blind man, walk from a dim valley to another abyss without seeing the sun?

Relying on the air force to solve the logistics supply problem of the entire Sixth Army? This is probably the biggest joke that Manstein has heard since he joined the army. How big is the size of the Sixth Army? According to incomplete statistics, they consume as many as 500 tons of materials every day. How many transport aircraft will it take to complete the task with such an astonishing number? In addition, after the previous stage of air combat, the German air combat forces in the neighboring areas of Stalin Green can be said to have been completely lost. They are already a little overwhelmed in the face of frequent air challenges of the Soviet army. In this case, sending transport aircraft to forcibly break into the Soviet encirclement and transport supplies to the Sixth Army. How heavy will it cost to pay? After paying such a heavy price, can the difficulties faced by the Sixth Army be alleviated? These are obviously impossible.

The head of state with blind eyes is a madman who is overwhelmed by arrogance, while the fat Golin is an idiot who regards the lives of soldiers as grass for flattery. He not only ignores the lives of army soldiers, but also ignores the lives of air soldiers.

With a full of depression and anger, Manstein finally made a decision after a whole night of contemplation. He tore the telegram from the General Staff to pieces, and then issued an order to the entire army group according to his combat arrangements.

On July 11, the 57th Panzer Army led by Hot started fighting in the southern area outside Stalingrad. In Gluboki, Hot commanded his armored troops to launch a sudden attack on the flank defense line of the Soviet Third Panzer Army that guarded the area.

From July 11th to July 16th, the tank troops of both sides confronted several times on a front hundreds of kilometers from Gluboki to Koternikovo. Hundreds of tanks from both sides of the battle were fired and fought in this narrow area. Given the extremely fierce resistance of the Soviet army on this line, on July 16th, Manstein once again increased troops to the area, and the main force of the Second SS Armored Army began to advance quickly to this area.

On July 18, the 57th Panzer Army and the main force of the Second SS Panzer Army gathered at Batangenasler, more than 50 kilometers away from Gluboki, and immediately launched a fierce offensive against the Third Panzer Army of the Soviet Army.

This is a large-scale and extremely tragic tank duel. On the front of several kilometers, the tank troops of both sides are entangled together, and the smoke and dust caused by the marching of the tank troops. The thick smoke from the destroyed tanks is definitely a cover for the sky and the sun.

The entire battle started at dawn and continued until the setting sun. During this period, the tank troops of both sides fought dozens of times. Although the Soviet Third Panzer Army had fighter jets in the sky during the battle, the strength of the two sides was too far apart. After losing more than 140 tanks, the Panzer Army was forced to retreat to the rear.

On the night of that day, the German army officially occupied Gluboki, and immediately marched towards Koternikovo on the second day.

For the Soviet army, Gluboki's loss was equivalent to a gap being opened in the entire outer area of ​​the encirclement. After that, the directly threatened were Koternikovo and the inner defense depth zone. If the Germans could work hard to continue to advance to the depth area of ​​this area, first seize Koternikovo, and then open up the passage on the Meshkova River, then they could directly join the Sixth Army in the encirclement. By then, even if the Soviet commanders had the ability to reach the sky, they would probably not be able to curb the German army's breakthrough in the encirclement.

But at this critical moment, Manstein's attack stopped and he was recalled to Berlin by a telegram by the General Staff of the Army. Faced with this rebellious subordinate and his reckless behavior, Hitler, as the head of state, was furious. He personally drafted a telegram to summon Manstein to return to his country to give him a reasonable explanation.

When the attack on the southern front stagnated and Manstein was recalled to Berlin, he extended his 6th Army commander Paulus, who was surrounded by the encirclement, became ill. He knew that from then on, the situation his troops faced would be more passive.

The stagnation of the German offensive on the southern front gave the Soviet Supreme Command an extremely valuable time.

On July 20, Tukhachevsky appointed Yakil as the representative of the Supreme Command and rushed to the Stalingrad front. In the shortest time, Zhukov, commander of the Don Front, Chu Sinan, commander of the Stalingrad Front, Cuikov, commander of the Caucasian Front, and Meletskov, commander of the Volga District Front, met in Vinskaya along the Don River.

At this meeting, Yakil announced a resolution from the Supreme Command and the Politburo: In order to strengthen the command link between the various fronts of the Stalingrad Battle and to ultimately win the overall victory of the battle, the Supreme Command decided to establish the Stalingrad Battle Front Command to unify the command of the four major fronts. The commander of the General Command was Comrade Chu Sinan, and Comrade Zhukov served as the deputy commander-in-chief. At the same time, in view of his outstanding performance in the early stage of the Battle of Stalingrad, all members of the Politburo voted to promote Comrade Chu Sinan to the General of the Soviet Red Army Army.
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