Qin Chuan didn't know all of these, and even General Strek didn't know them.

There are two reasons:

One is that the Soviet army, the 13th Guard Infantry Division, always competed with the 1st Infantry Regiment on the front for Mamayev Hill. Even the 13th Guard Infantry Division was quite effective... They built layers of trenches on the southern slope and gradually advanced towards the high ground, which made the distance between the enemy and us only about seventy meters.

The reason why we can only advance to this distance is that if we move forward, the German grenades can be thrown into the Soviet trenches, and the grenades are a very cheap thing, so it is difficult for the Soviet army to continue digging the trenches.

But this is also difficult, because at a distance of 70 meters, the Soviet army only needs to temporarily suppress the German army with artillery fire, and then a charge can fight with the German army.

This has led to the common fighting between the Mamayev Hill, and the Soviet army also hopes to fight with the German army, because this can greatly reduce the casualties ratio between the enemy and us.

However, the German army also gained experience after several battles. They only placed dozens of people on the top positions of the highlands, and the main force was placed on the second line of defense on the reverse slope. Once the Soviet army launched an attack, these dozens of people would retreat after a little resistance... In short, they treated the top positions as outposts rather than positions, so that there would be a buffer zone between the enemy and us.

Therefore, the battles between the enemy and us are often not hand-to-hand combat in practical terms, but close combat.

In this close combat, the German MP43 can show its power, killing and wounding the Soviet army again and again.

However, it is precisely because of this that Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein thought that the Soviets would continue to tangle with the 21st Armored Division in Mamayevgang.

One more important reason is that General Paulus did not tell the 21st Armored Division about the battle situation on the northern defense line and the transfer of reserve troops to the north for reinforcements.

As mentioned earlier, Paulus's 6th Army was competitive with Hort's 4th Armored Army, and even letting the 21st Armored Division attack Stalingrad was a helpless choice.

Therefore, Paulus believed that he did not need to notify the 21st Armored Division when he mobilized the army... After all, Paulus was the supreme commander in command of the overall situation.

Paulus should be right, because Hitler ordered this before, and officers only needed information related to their own battles.

The problem is that General Strek and even all the German troops who were involved in the Stalingrad battle did not realize that they had a weak force behind them, and of course they could not speculate on the strategic intentions of the Soviet army.

Qin Chuan and others only learned from the word of mouth of the soldiers that the Soviet army launched an attack in the north, but no one took this seriously. Qin Chuan and others just regarded it as a harassing action used by Zhukov to reduce the pressure on Stalingrad.

Until a few days later, Qin Chuan received a call.

At that time, the first battalion of Qinchuan had just been rotated to guard the Mamayev club. Colonel Slein called, his tone was a little annoyed and a little hurried: "Retreat from Mamayev club immediately!"

"What?" Qin Chuan was stunned when he heard this: "Then Mamayevgang..."

"Don't worry about Mamayev's hill!" Colonel Slein said: "We are going to be surrounded. The two Soviet divisions launched a counter-assault, threatening our left and right wings!"

Qin Chuan opened his mouth wide for a long time and couldn't speak. You should know that when the German army was in charge of the attack, and because the German army occupied Mamayevgang and effectively blocked the central ferry for a long time, the Soviet army was at an absolute disadvantage. It can almost be said that the Soviet army would collapse after persisting for a few more days.

But now... the Soviets actually launched a counterattack, and successfully counterattacked to the left and right wings of the 21st Armored Division. What's the situation? Where did the reserve team go, why didn't they take it?!

But no matter how much I think about it, Qin Chuan did not dare to neglect because the left and right wings of the 21st Armored Division were very weak. They almost followed a small passage, namely the train station, school, and airport, and then fought to Mamayevgang. If the two divisions on the left and right of the Soviet army surrounded these key points... as Colonel Slein said, the 21st Armored Division would be surrounded.

Moreover, this surround is still a dead surround. The Volga River is in the east, the Banne Canyon is in the north, and two ditches are in the south. If it is sealed to the west, it will be completely no way out.

So without thinking too much, Qin Chuan immediately let the troops enter the retreat procedure.

There was no difficulty in retreating. Landmines were laid on the positions all the way, and then several battalions covered each other to retreat, abandoned the airport and several streets, and stopped before retreating to the school... The 21st Armored Division retracted to help the friendly forces on both wings to garrison. Colonel Albridge also commanded the tanks of the 5th Armored Regiment to disperse the key points between the buildings, making it impossible for the Soviet army to break through.

However, the Soviet army's attack on the German army in the school area was only tentative... The Soviet army's main strategic purpose was to force the German army away from Mamayev. Now that the strategic purpose has been achieved, it doesn't matter further combat. The tentative attack was just that the Soviet army wanted to know whether Germany was in a state of chaos during the retreat and wanted to see if there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.

But this tentative attack obviously disappointed them.

"What happened?" General Streck called Paulus's command as soon as he stabilized his position: "General, why did so many enemies suddenly appear on both of our wings?"

"Major General!" Paulus replied helplessly: "They moved to the rear of our army through the sewer and sewage pipes and then suddenly launched an attack... Before this, the Soviets' attacks were all small-scale. We did not expect that they would concentrate two divisions to launch a sudden charge this time, and the troops behind us were seriously insufficient!"

"Where is our reserve team?" asked Major General Strek: "As long as two regiments cover each of our left and right wings, we can defeat the Soviet attack, but now we have to give up the airport and Mamayev hill!"

"I know, Major General!" Paulus replied: "Our reserve team has reinforced the northern defense line, and we are inadequate!"

General Streck asked incredibly: "But, why do we know nothing..."

"So what can I do if I know? Major General!" Paulus asked back: "Can you defend your wings while attacking Mamayev's hill? Or create more troops like a magician?"

So General Streck had nothing to say.
Chapter completed!