In fact, the war can no longer be described as "unsatisfactory" but "very bad": the two German divisions marched very quickly, and they tore them apart under the cover of the air force before the Soviet army had time to prepare.
Open its line of defense.
Then, just like all other battles, the German troops broke into the Soviet camp and killed them indiscriminately. The logistics and transportation troops, artillery troops, hospitals, etc. suffered heavy losses. Even Trufanov's headquarters was almost attacked.
Shulka got the news from political commissar Viktorovich, who actually wanted Shulka to prepare for a retreat.
"Something's happened!" Viktorovich said to Shulka on the phone: "Our army's rear is attacked by the enemy!"
Shulka said "hmm", thinking that the Romanian army was trapped in a trap.
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 in vain in the face of absolute strength", if the troops dare not
When fighting a war, you can't fight a tough battle. All plans and strategies are just nonsense.
But Viktorovich added a few words: "German Army!"
"What? German troops?"
"Yes!" Victorovich said with admiration: "Facts have proved that your previous analysis was correct, Comrade Shulka, the German reinforcements have arrived at Plodovitoye, but they have not invested in Plodovitoye.
The defensive battle in Dovitoye was instead lurking in Vojanaya in the south. It was not until our army launched an all-out attack on Prodovitoye that we were unable to return reinforcements in time, and at the same time, the tank troops failed to keep up in time and were scattered in various places.
They just launched a counterattack from behind us!"
Shulka had to admit that this was a good idea, but the German army seemed to be a little impatient. If they could wait two more days, when all the tank troops had moved to Prodovitoje, the fight would be easier.
"Even your suggestion is right!" Victorovich said: "I mean, you hope to use tank troops as the main force!"
Viktorovich is a political commissar, so of course he has channels to know some of the things discussed in the headquarters, even the army headquarters.
It was exactly as Viktorovich said.
Using mechanized troops or cavalry troops as the main attack means rushing forward. This can easily cause the entire army to form a long snake formation, that is, the fastest cavalry is at the front, the mechanized troops are in the middle, and the tank troops and artillery follow closely behind... So look
The Soviet army, which seemed to have a large number of troops, was therefore short of troops in certain locations, and the arms could not coordinate with each other.
This would not matter if the flanks were not attacked or the enemy's attack was not worth mentioning, because troops can be temporarily mobilized to fill these gaps.
But two German divisions would not be able to do this.
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 will advance forward in close coordination. Even if the flanks are attacked, sufficient troops can be mobilized in time to make an attack.
reaction.
But now...the rear is being attacked, and the main force is being held back in Prodovitoje, unable to return reinforcements in time. Once the German counterattack reaches the Don River, the consequences will be disastrous.
"So..." Viktorovich lowered his voice and said, "Be prepared to retreat!"
With that said, Victorovich hung up the phone.
In this situation, it seems that the only way to retreat is to retreat, otherwise the 51st Army will be surrounded... Being surrounded by two divisions of German and Romanian troops will definitely be a shame for the 51st Army.
At the same time, the impact will also be decisive.
The reason is that the 51st Army is the main force of the Stalingrad Front and the southernmost part of the pincer attack. It was originally intended to penetrate behind the enemy's rear as quickly as possible, but was blocked by the enemy and had to retreat.
Then the entire pincer attack will be affected.
Seeing Shulka staring at the map in a daze, Andrianka asked: "Didn't Comrade Trufalov do anything? Even if he has no choice but not knowing how to deal with it, he should still contact us!"
What Andrianka meant was that since several things proved that Shulka was right, for the sake of the war situation, Trufalov should contact Shulka to ask about any solutions.
Mikhailovich smiled and shook his head and said: "Because of this, Comrade Trufalov will never ask Comrade Shulka for help!"
Mikhailovich is right, because once he asks Shulka for help, it means that Trufalov will admit defeat to Shulka in front of all the officers and soldiers. This is something Trufalov cannot accept, unless the time comes.
It's a last resort... But when it comes to a "last resort", I'm afraid even Shulka won't be able to save himself.
In fact, these are all nonsense, because even Shulka himself does not know whether he can solve this problem.
When Shulka was silent, the communications soldier reported to Shulka: "Comrade Shulka, Comrade Khrushchev's phone!"
No need to think about it, Shulka also knew what it was for... It seemed that the only one Khrushchev could trust was Shulka.
Sure enough, when Shulka answered the phone, he heard Khrushchev's anxious voice from the other end: "Where are you?"
"Jinggu Tower, 74 kilometers station!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, as if he was looking for the location of Jinggu Tower on the map. Soon Khrushchev sighed: "You are too far away!"
"Is there something wrong at the rear?" Shulka asked knowingly.
"Yes!" Khrushchev said: "You are right, we should not rush to use mechanized troops to attack. If we use tank troops to attack, we may not be in the current situation!"
Shulka didn't know how to answer, but Khrushchev didn't give him a chance to answer.
"Think of a way, Comrade Shulka!" Khrushchev said: "If you have any ideas, please contact me immediately. Now the entire plan is in danger!"
"Yes, Comrade Khrushchev!"
The next second Khrushchev hung up the phone, presumably to urgently contact the troops who could provide reinforcements in order to save the situation.
However, Shurka knew that this was difficult, at least it was impossible for the 51st Army to penetrate quickly.
Once the German army recovers and then sends additional reinforcements in the direction of Prodovitoje, the war situation will continue to deteriorate.
Thinking of this, Shulka felt a little angry.
This battle in history should have taken place in the ice and snow, then the Soviet army could have won the battle with overwhelming force.
But now I want to use an amphibious landing ship to change history... maybe it will be bad. (To be continued)