USSR 1941

The outcome 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, like all other battles, the German army broke into the Soviet camp and killed indiscriminately. The logistical transportation units, 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.

"There is a situation!" Viktorovich said to Shulka on the phone: "Our army is under attack from the rear!"

Shulka gave an "hmm", he thought it was a trapped beast of 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 seeking death... Therefore, there is a saying that "everything is futile in the face of absolute strength", if the troops dare not Fighting wars, not being able to fight tough battles, all tricks and strategies are just floating clouds.

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

"What? German troops?"

"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!"

Shulka has to admit that this is a good idea, but the patience of the German army seems to be a little lacking. If they can wait for another two days, when the tank troops move to Prodovitoye, the fight will be easier.

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

Viktovich was the political commissar, so of course he had access to some of the things discussed in the headquarters, even the army headquarters.

It was exactly as Viktovic said.

Using mechanized troops or cavalry troops as the main force to attack is to advance aggressively, which can easily make the entire army form a long snake formation, that is, the fastest cavalry is at the front, and the mechanized troops are in the middle.

Tank units and artillery followed closely behind...so the Soviet army, which seemed to have a large number of troops, was short of troops in some places, and there was no coordination between the arms.

This is fine if the flanks are not attacked or if the enemy's attack is not worth mentioning, because 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 rear was attacked, and the main force was dragged to Plodovitoye and could not return in time. Once the German counterattack hit the Don River, the consequences would be disastrous.

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

Said Viktorovich and hung up the phone.

In the present 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 the impact will be decisive.

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

Then the entire pincer attack will be affected.

Seeing Shulka staring blankly at the map, Andrianka asked, "Didn't Comrade Trufalov do anything? Even if he has no choice but doesn't know how to deal with it, he should contact us!"

What Andrianka meant was that since several things proved that Shulka was right, 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 When it is a last resort... But when it comes to a "last resort", I am afraid that even Shulka will be powerless.

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

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

No need to think about it, Shulka also knew what it was for... Khrushchev seemed to be the only one who could 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 the Jingu Tower 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. The current situation may not happen if we use tank troops as the main attack!"

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

"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 because he wanted to urgently contact the troops that could be reinforced in order 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 to Prodovitoye, the battle situation will continue to deteriorate.

Thinking of this, Shulka felt a little angry.

This battle in history should have happened in a world of ice and snow, and then the Soviet army would be able to win a single battle like a broken bamboo.

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