But no matter what, with the attack of the Don River Army and the roar of the Dora cannon, the military mentality of the German 6th Army trapped in Stalingrad was stabilized.
As a result, the Soviet 51st Army Headquarters was in trouble again.
"We have received intelligence that most Germans believe that they should continue to resist!" Zolotarev said: "Because they believe that the Don Army will at least open a gap in the encirclement and help them escape!"
If there was hope of escape, German soldiers would certainly not choose to surrender, so even an amnesty order would be of no avail.
Or it can be said that the appeal of the amnesty order to German soldiers will be greatly reduced as a result.
Trufanov said unwillingly: "They should know that the Don River Army is in trouble. If they don't know, we can continue to publicize it! I mean tell them by paying the bill!"
"No, they don't know!" Zolotarev replied: "This time, the Germans have already launched a propaganda war first. They told the soldiers that the Don Army was making rapid progress because it owned the Dora cannon. They only needed a few
In just a few days, we can break through the Soviet defenses and reach Karachi!"
After a pause, Zolotarev took another telegram and continued: "They even vaccinated the soldiers. Paulus told the troops: 'Yes, we can imagine what the Russians will say. They
Leaflets will be thrown from the sky tonight, telling us that the Don Army Group is making slow progress and we will not be able to break through. How about we make a bet?!'"
Although this method is not clever, at least from the Soviet point of view, it can indeed make the Soviet army's subsequent propaganda passive.
If the Soviet army did not send out leaflets saying that the Don Army was making slow progress, it would prove that Paulus was right and that the Don Army was indeed making rapid progress.
If the Soviet army distributed leaflets saying this, then Paulus had guessed it. Paulus could have guessed it in advance, so of course what the Soviet army said was a lie.
Therefore, no matter what the Soviet army did, it was wrong, and even if they publicized it, it would not have any good effect.
"If this continues..." Zolotarev said with some worry: "Although we have continued to receive enemy surrenders in these six days, it is foreseeable that the large-scale enemy surrenders we hope to see will not happen.
Appear."
"They will find out that they have been deceived!" Trufanov said.
"Yes, they will indeed find out that they have been deceived!" Zolotarev replied: "But that may already be 6 days later. What can we do? Issue another amnesty order?"
The valuable thing about the amnesty order is that it says "there will be no shop like this after passing this village", which is why it has a threatening effect similar to the "countdown seconds" for German soldiers.
But if "after this village, there is still this shop", that is, if the effect of one amnesty order is not good and then another amnesty order is issued, it will not only fail to achieve the expected effect, but may also become a joke.
The Germans will not take it seriously and say: "Look, the Russians have issued an 'amnesty order' again, let's wait until the next time!"
Then Trufanov gave a suggestion: "We know the specific location of the enemy's cannon!"
As he spoke, Trufanov pointed out a location on the map and said: "In a village southwest of Milove, they drove away all the people in the village so that the location of the cannon could not be known.
, at the same time, the Germans lived in the house and spread out the canvas to hide the cannon so that we could not detect it from the air. In addition, they also built a railway into the village so that they could directly transport the parts and shells of the cannon.
Enter the village!”
The Germans were very secretive, but the position of the cannon was immediately exposed as soon as it fired. Especially the cannon could not maneuver at will, because it even needed two rails on the left and right as its own support.
"You mean we blow up the cannon?" Zolotarev asked.
"Blow up, or launch a surprise attack on this village!" Trufanov said: "Air force, artillery, guerrillas, or other methods to destroy it. I mean, the big guns have become the key, haven't they?
?The enemy thought the cannon was going to save them, and we destroyed it, then they knew they were doomed!"
So Trufanov and Zolotarev turned their attention to Shulka.
It should be said that what Trufanov said is reasonable. The cannon has indeed become the key to this battle.
The Don Army Group relied on it as the backbone of its attack on Karachi. Wherever the Germans wanted to break through, they would aim the muzzle of the giant cannon, and then a "bang" could always blow up a "no man's land" somewhere.
At the same time, the giant artillery also became the pillar of the German 6th Army, or to be precise, the spiritual pillar... In this case, the Don River Army needed a miracle to save the 6th Army, and the giant artillery was that miracle.
Therefore, Trufanov's plan was to "hit the snake seven inches".
but……
Shulka shook his head and said: "Air force, artillery, or guerrillas... Of course Manstein knew that the big cannon was the key, so he would definitely be prepared. If nothing else happens, he would definitely use the big cannon.
Fighter planes are deployed to patrol the surrounding area, and defense lines are set up in circles around the village. If we want to destroy it, I'm afraid we can directly encircle and annihilate the enemy's 6th Army!"
Trufanov and Zolotarev couldn't help but nodded silently after hearing this.
Although they were unwilling to admit it, it was a fact. The enemy would not expose their "seven inches" to the Soviet army so easily.
This can be seen from the fact that the Germans occupied an entire village and transformed it into a cannon base... There are many buildings in the village, and the buildings can be used as hiding places for the cannons.
It is conceivable that the Germans must have put up sails everywhere as "false targets", and there may even be several thick gun barrels, so that if the Soviet Air Force goes through all the trouble to fly to the target area, it will not be able to figure it out.
Which is the real goal.
As for using artillery, it is even more difficult for guerrillas.
It was just a village, and the Germans could completely surround it and not allow any strange faces to enter or even get close.
Therefore, Trufanov's plan can only remain a plan. As long as some reconnaissance work is done, it will be found that it will not work at all.
Just when a few people were frowning, Shulka said: "Although the key of the giant cannon cannot be broken through, why don't we try another key?"
"Another key?" Trufanov asked doubtfully, "The enemy also has a giant cannon?"
"No!" Shulka replied: "I'm talking about Paulus, Paulus, commander of the 6th Army!" (To be continued)