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Chapter 139 Stalingrad

Stalingrad, April 1942, 4.

3 months ago, General Guderian, who was still running around to keep his position, has now become the commander-in-chief of the German Army in the Caucasus.

The reason, of course, is that the "Winter Offensive" he planned and personally commanded achieved great success.

Cross hundreds of kilometers in the snow and cold, and launch an assault on the enemy with mechanized troops.

As the founder of the "Lightning War", Guderian once again proved the superiority of his war philosophy.

Of course, the magical "burning blood number one" is also indispensable.

But when he thought of "Burning Blood No. [-]", he had a momentary expression of hesitation on his satisfied face.

It's a pity that the supply of such a miraculous potion with strategic significance on the battlefield has been cut off.

Otherwise, his pace of conquering the city of Stalingrad would probably be faster.

As if linking it with the current battle situation, Guderian's face became even more gloomy.

In the command post, the rest of the staff officers who were busy on the map were a little confused. The battle situation was only in a tug-of-war for a while, but the overall advantage of the empire was already clearly revealed in the eyes of discerning people!
Of course they didn't know that it was precisely because the battle turned against them that Guderian felt suspicious about the fact that the Monowitz concentration camp stopped supplying "Burning Blood One" to the front line.

The Hydra identity of Curen, the head of the Monowitz concentration camp, is of course no secret to him, a senior military officer.

It is well known that the Red Skull, as the initiator of the Nazi Hydra, openly betrayed the empire and parted ways with them.

But because of Red Skull's ambitious behavior, Curran will respond by cutting off the donation of "Burning Blood No. [-]". The connection between the two is almost impossible in Guderian's view.

After all, he is very clear about the virtues of Hydra, they are all profit-seeking guys.

Now the situation in the empire is very good, but the Red Skull himself is being chased by the superpower squad of the allied forces, and he has nowhere to go. No matter how you look at it, Curran should choose to continue to express his goodwill to the empire.

Just like another Hydra leader, Baron Sterak, he has always been on the front line fighting loyally for the Empire.

Is it stupid, can't see the situation clearly?
Guderian thought of the young man with whom he had a relationship in Berlin, and silently overturned his guess in his heart.

No, from the brief exchange, he could feel that the other party had a unique understanding of the form of war.

So, do you feel that the big ship of the empire is not worth relying on, and you also want to jump ship and leave?

Guderian only felt that his guess was even more absurd.

Stalingrad, the most important fulcrum city of the Soviet Union in the Caucasus.

As long as it is captured by its own soldiers, the entire vast Caucasus region will become the possession of the empire.

And without the Caucasus, the Soviet Union would drop [-]% of its oil supply and lose a rich food and oil storehouse.

Not to mention the Soviet Red Army buried in this city, they are probably the only elite veterans in the enemy's system except for the Moscow Guards.

Looking at the several troops that his side had already outflanked on the map, Guderian was convinced that he had already strangled the throat of this huge empire, and as long as he worked harder, he would win the final victory.

So the young Hydra leader named Ke Lun must have really lost his head.

Silently making a judgment in his heart, Guderian forced himself not to consider a person who had nothing to do with the battle situation.

"Burning Blood No. [-]" is certainly the secret weapon for him to gain an advantage in this war, but now, since the victory is certain, without it, it just needs a little more effort!

Refocusing his attention on the map and the sand table, Guderian was ready to think about the battle plan for the next attack that he had interrupted before.

However, at this moment, just as he was concentrating, he was interrupted by another subordinate who broke in to deliver the information.

Looking at the subordinate who he trusts very much on weekdays and is also very organized in his work, he now shows a panicked look.

Guderian suddenly had a premonition in his heart. Will he finally have an answer to his unreasonable anxiety? !
After waving his hand to tell the other party to report quickly, that subordinate also quickly adjusted his breathing, and then from his mouth, a piece of front-line information that made everyone in the command post unbelievable was hurriedly recounted by him...

Half an hour ago, the urban area of ​​Stalingrad was reduced to ruins. It was already difficult for Soviet soldiers and citizens to distinguish their respective identities.

Because in the city where the battle is so fierce, from an amateur who has never touched a gun to the most experienced soldier.

All it takes is being lucky enough to survive the next 24 hours.

Especially in the urban area of ​​Stalingrad, in those factories still stubbornly guarded by the Soviet army, the distinction between soldiers and workers became even more blurred.

Amidst the sound of "ding ding dong dong", a tank that has just been manufactured from the production line has no time to pass the factory test, and even the paint and shooting scope are too late to paint and install, so it will be driven directly for several hundred meters outside the battlefield.

However, after shouting several times for the soldiers to come and receive the words, the tank finally failed to wait for its original owner.

This situation is also very normal. In urban street battles, the average survival time of tanks after contacting the enemy will not exceed 10 minutes, and when the tank is destroyed, the survival rate of the combatants inside is also less than [-]%.

Therefore, the factory of a tank often means the appearance of several recruits.

The four or five young workers closest to the tank walked towards the tank at the same time without hesitation.

At this moment, they have been preparing for a long time to become worker volunteers.

But after all, it was a special period, and the tank would not be fully loaded. The three fastest young people climbed onto the tank first, opened the top cover and entered the interior.

A driver, a gunner-loader, and a commander.

Amidst the roar of the "rumbling" engine, this brand-new tank was driven by new soldiers and rushed to the front line of the battle.

And the few young people who did not seize the opportunity to become worker volunteers did not continue to return to their posts.

Because through the small door of the factory, an old worker covered in blood staggered in.

In an anxious tone, he informed the workers that the German army ahead had launched another fierce attack, and the slightly damaged tanks and jammed firearms and weapons were too late to be sent back to the factory for repairs, and a few workers needed to be called directly to the trenches and bunkers on the front line for battlefield repairs .

When the young men heard this, they looked at each other, and without hesitation, they came to the old worker and walked onto the battlefield with him.

Bullets and rifles are not needed, the hammer in the hand is their weapon.

(End of this chapter)