So that night, Shulka and Vasily led the troops into the train station.
No one was blocked when entering.
Shulka believed that this was not because Batrakov gave the order. In fact, Shulka believed that Major General Batrakov turned around and forgot about their unit.
The reason why they were not blocked was because the bus station had changed hands several times and the walls had been blown to pieces. In addition, most of the NKVD troops were stationed on the front line facing the enemy, so no one cared about a two-man army coming from behind.
An army of more than a hundred people.
In fact, this was also related to the disorganization of the Soviet army, because Shulka actually encountered many NKVD officers and soldiers coming and going along the way, but no one even came up to ask after they saw the cadet troops.
Sometimes Shulka thought...if they were Soviet troops pretending to be the German Branfenburg troops, then they would be able to go straight to the rear of the NKVD defense line.
It can also be seen from this that this internal affairs force has been beaten to exhaustion, otherwise there would be no such big loopholes in its rear.
The cadet troops led the troops through the No. 1 station and rushed straight to the Tsaritsa River. In the darkness, Shulka and Vasily hid in the ruins and secretly observed the Soviet defense line built by the river in front.
This is where the Soviet defense is embarrassed: everyone knows that the German army's main attack cannot come from the river, but the river has to be defended, otherwise its flanks will be exposed to the enemy.
As a result, the Charitsa River, which was originally a barrier, became a threat to the Soviet army. They needed to expend a large number of troops to deploy defenses along the river, and most of these troops were exposed to enemy artillery fire.
"No wonder the 10th Division is under-strength!" Looking at this, Vasily smiled and sarcastically said.
Shulka knew the meaning of Vasily's smile. This was his habit. He usually showed such a relaxed smile when he looked down on his opponent. The same was true on the sniper field, and then the opponent would fall under his gun.
From this point of view, Shulka should feel lucky, because Vasily has never shown such a smile to him.
"Maybe it has something to do with the geographical environment here!" Shulka said: "You know, Railway Station No. 1 is the farthest place from the port in the south, so it is difficult for supplies to get here!"
This is true, all supplies need to be transported to the port first and then transported everywhere. Railway Station No. 1 is in the far south.
"I know, Comrade Captain!" Vasily put away his rifle and stood up, saying: "But if it were you, I mean if you were asked to command the defense of the train station, you would definitely come up with a way to deal with it, right?"
Shulka smiled and said nothing. Vasily was too confident in him.
But it seems that he was right. When faced with this difficult problem, Shulka will not let the losses continue, but will find a way to deal with it.
Finding a basement as a headquarters, Shulka and Vasily spread out the map on the old wooden table.
This map was drawn by Vasily. It is not pretty but very practical.
This is Vasily's habit, try not to use other people's maps.
Because he thinks that other maps are not accurate enough... This is true, especially in places like the train station that have been fought over several times. Some of the buildings on the map may have become ruins, and the streets that were originally connected may have been destroyed.
Blocked. What's more serious is that other people's maps will never mark which places are suitable for sniping or how many escape routes there are.
This is one of the reasons why Vasily requires every sniper student to draw his own map.
Shulka had to admit that Vasily was much more professional than him in this regard.
"It is expected that the enemy will cross the river as usual!" Vasily pointed to the map and said: "And it is still a large force. They will hope to occupy our bridgehead on the railway bridge. If our army is too late to blow it up... they can pass
The railway bridge will transport large numbers of troops across the river to attack our flanks!"
"They should be able to blow up the railway bridge in time!" Shulka said.
Although he doesn't have a good impression of the NKVD troops, this should be possible, because it is just pressing the switch.
This is one of the reasons why the NKVD did not choose to blow up the railway bridge: the explosives were already installed and it would be too easy to blow it up. There was no need for the Soviet army to blow it up too early.
Vasily nodded and continued: "Assuming they can hold on to or blow up the railway bridge in time, then the German army will continue to attack eastward along the river bank..."
Vasily said while pointing to the Tsaritsa River and towards the Volga River: "Until here, they can attack north along the Volga River!"
Vasily was right.
He didn't explain part of it clearly, because that was something Shulka and he both knew very well... The German army actually adopted tactics of frontal containment and outflanking at the No. 2 railway station.
Frontal containment means setting up a front line to attack in the east. It is difficult to make any progress because there are buildings, ruins, mines, barbed wire and Soviet resistance everywhere... Just like Shulka did in schools and hospitals before
Just like what the area did to the Germans.
This is somewhat ironic. The entire Stalingrad army was using Shulka's tactics, including the NKVD 10th Division, but Batrakov did not take Shulka and his troops seriously.
As for outflanking, of course it was the German troops attacking along the river bank.
They can attack all the way along the river bank, which not only protects their flanks, but also allows them to obtain supplies and reinforcements from the German troops on the other side of the Tsarica River every time they occupy a river bank... The German army can use landing ships and captured fishing boats, etc.
Transport supplies via the Tsaritsa River.
By the time they reached the Volga River and attacked north along the river, they would actually have formed an encirclement around the station. At that time, the NKVD 10th Division would either be waiting to be encircled and annihilated or abandon the strategic location of the station.
"The important thing is this roundabout force!" Shulka said: "We must stop them!"
"But we only have two companies!" Vasily said: "And the enemy is obviously a main force. How can we stop them?"
"We don't need to stop them, Vasily!" Shulka replied.
This made Vasily a little confused.
"What I mean is..." Shurka pointed to the map and explained: "A problem will arise when the Germans attack along the river. That is, their offensive line will penetrate deep into our defense area like a long snake, and any point behind it will be
It's fragile."
"Their main force can be supplied through the Tsaritsa River!" Vasily objected: "So the rear is not their supply line!"
"Yes!" Shurka said: "But if the rear is cut off by us, they will fall into the dilemma of being surrounded on three sides and may have to retreat from the Tsarica River and lose all their previous achievements. This is a place we can take advantage of!