Paulus did notify Colonel Fred, but it was obviously too late, because no matter how fast Paulus moved, the plane could not crash to the ground faster...
"We lost seven aircraft!" Colonel Fred replied frustratedly: "Because it was when we launched a new round of bombing on the pontoon bridge that they suddenly lost the guidance of the ground radar base station!"
Under normal circumstances, losing the guidance of the ground radar base station will not cause such a big loss.
The problem is that German pilots are in a state of high tension during wartime. They are staring at the target in the dark and thinking about how to blow it up and burn it. At the same time, they are avoiding the enemy's searchlights and anti-aircraft firepower... This
Suddenly the connection with the ground radar base station was interrupted, that is, the pilot did not know the height from the ground.
This is not the most important thing.
After losing altitude, they could pull up the nose of the plane in time to avoid the crash.
The problem was that they did not receive the order to abandon the mission at that moment. Although some pilots knew that they should give up at this time, they were already on the verge of dropping the bombs on the belly of the aircraft and were unwilling to do so, so they chose to continue.
Bombing mission.
As a result, balls of flames soon burst out on the river, some of which were bombs, but some of which were airplanes...
Five of the first batch crashed, and then when the pilot reported the situation to Colonel Fred and asked for instructions, two more crashed into the river.
"Retreat!" Colonel Fred ordered loudly: "Abandon the mission, repeat, abandon the mission!"
When Paulus heard Colonel Fred's report, big beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
If Paulus was still at odds with Shulka before, then these sudden changes caught Paulus off guard: the ground radar base station was unsafe, and the enemy was transporting from three directions at the same time... Transportation
There are large transport ships, amphibious landing ships, and pontoons in the channel.
This has overwhelmed the German army, especially at night.
"General!" The adjutant asked at this time: "How should we report to the head of state?"
Paulus thought for a moment and replied: "Everything is normal!"
"Yes, General!"
Paulus couldn't express his pain at this time. When he asked Hitler for a night aviation regiment, he vowed that as long as there were enough night fighters, he could cut off Stalingrad's supplies and ultimately win victory.
Now, if I report the truth to Hitler... not only will I not receive more assistance, but I will be scolded.
When Paulus had a headache, the headquarters of the 8th Infantry Regiment burst into cheers, especially when they received news that seven enemy fighter planes had crashed and ultimately returned without success.
Within a few minutes, after receiving the news, Golikov made a phone call to the group commander.
He said to Shulka with emotion: "The facts prove that you are right, Comrade Shulka! You can be said to have solved the supply problem in Stalingrad and enabled us to successfully get rid of the enemy's blockade. This is very important for Stalingrad."
The battle is of decisive significance!"
"We cannot say that we are completely free from the enemy's blockade, Comrade Golikov!" Shulka said.
Strictly speaking, what Shulka did was only for the night.
Once daylight comes, German fighters and bombers can carry out precision bombing, and even the pontoon bridge cannot escape.
"Yes!" Golikov nodded: "So the situation is still serious for us, but I believe that the warriors stationed in Stalingrad are like me and have more confidence in defeating the enemy!"
At this moment, a colonel walked up to Shulka and said: "If the call is not a very important one, you can hang up the phone, Comrade Shulka!"
Shulka couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. You must know that this is a call between the group army, and it is still during war. Who has the power to block the call between the two combat headquarters at this time...
But when he saw the colonel's blue hat under the kerosene light, Shulka understood: He was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. No wonder he had such a loud tone.
"Comrade Golikov!" Shulka explained into the microphone: "I think I should hang up. Comrades from the Ministry of Internal Affairs want to talk to me!"
After hanging up the phone, Shulka realized that the atmosphere in the entire headquarters was different. Major Mikhailovich and the guards all looked at the Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and several of his staff with a wary look.
Follow.
"I need to talk to you, Comrade Shulka!" The colonel seemed to feel this virtue, but he didn't care at all, or he was used to it.
Shulka nodded, then winked at Mikhailovich and others, telling them not to act rashly.
Shulka believed that if something happened, Major Mikhailovich or at least a few troops from the 8th Infantry Regiment would step forward to protect him, even at the expense of falling out with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The problem is that doing so is likely to be counterproductive, just like the last time Shulka was transferred away from the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.
Shulka took the colonel into his lounge and asked: "Wotga?"
"Of course!" the colonel replied, "but I heard that this is a luxury for you!"
"Yes!" Shulka said, giving the colonel a small half glass from the jug, "but in order to keep my head clear, I kept my own quota!"
"Thank you very much!" The colonel smiled and took the cup and took a sip.
"I hope you are not here to arrest me, Comrade Colonel!" Shulka made it clear. He knew that his superiors, especially the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were suspicious of him.
In fact, this can't even be blamed on them. Shulka knew in his heart that he did have many "doubts", some of which he couldn't even explain well, so he could only use "guesses" to get rid of confusion.
If it weren't for the fact that he was always doing things that were beneficial to the Soviet Union and even directly affected the war situation, I would have been arrested as a spy because of these "suspicious points".
"Arrest?" The colonel raised his eyebrows relaxedly and asked, "Is there anything you need us to arrest you for?"
"Of course not!" Shulka replied.
"I think so too!" The colonel laughed: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Akadiyevich... As a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the biggest regret is that an ordinary conversation will be considered an interrogation.
!And it seems..."
As he spoke, Akadiyevich looked out the door and said: "You have won their respect and trust not long after arriving at the 8th Infantry Regiment. This is good!"
Another meaning of Akadiyevich's words was the vague hostility shown by those people towards him just now.
"Colonel!" Shulka poured himself a small glass of Vodka and said, "I think this is not an ordinary conversation!" (To be continued)