Chapter 247 The Enemy is at the Gate! Paulus: Where are my reinforcements?
At this point, the camera shows the city view of Stalingrad.

[Stalingrad, formerly known as Tsaritsyn, was one of the most beautiful and best planned cities in the Soviet Union before the war.]

【In this city, newly built industrial plants have attracted countless young people. 】

[In just fifteen years, the urban population of Stalingrad grew rapidly from 85000 to 45.]

【On the river bank of the city, there are complete leisure facilities. It is the most beautiful city in the entire Volga River Basin. 】

[Local residents did not evacuate in advance, and cattle and agricultural tools were everywhere on both sides of the river.]

[At the same time, due to the German attack, tens of thousands of refugees also poured into Stalingrad. ]

[By August 1942, only people had evacuated the city.]

[At noon on August 8, Paulus commanded his Sixth Army tank troops to quickly attack Stalingrad.]

[At the same time, the German Fourth Air Force was also gathering over the city.]

[They sounded the air alarm to salute the German ground tank forces.]

【Then the Germans began bombing Stalingrad.】

[The most famous air raid on the Eastern Front officially began. ]

[When the air raid sirens sounded in Stalingrad, many citizens mistook them for train whistles.]

[It was not until countless German planes appeared in the sky and anti-aircraft guns began to fire that people realized that a German air raid was coming and they hurriedly looked for various shelters.]

[And the bombs have begun to rain down. ]

【During the first day of the air raid.】

【Eighty percent of the city's buildings were destroyed.】

The sky also showed shots of the German army, massive bombings, and the city engulfed in flames.

At the beginning of this battle.

The pictures alone fully demonstrate the absolute cruelty of this battle.

[The buildings in the suburbs of Stalingrad are mostly wooden. ]

[The city's oil storage facilities, as well as flammable and explosive areas such as lumber stores, are located inside the city.]

[Due to the large amount of incendiary bombs dropped by the German army during the bombing, the entire city was burning like a ignited gunpowder depot! ]

[The leaked oil, ignited by the fire, rushed towards the Volga River like a fire dragon.]

[The boats on the river were quickly swallowed by the fire dragon.]

[The German Fourth Air Force dispatched 1,500 sorties in one day and dropped 1,000 tons of bombs! ]

【Only three planes crashed in the battle. 】

[The air raid was a considerable success. On the first day of the raid alone, 40,000 people were burned in Stalingrad.]

[The surviving citizens began to flee. Some crossed the Volga River, some fled the city to nearby villages, and a few decided to stay and die with the city.]

[After the bombing, around 4 p.m., Paulus's troops arrived at the Volga River and began to attack Stalingrad from the north.]

【Through the telescope, Paulus saw only ruins and fire.】

[It seems that there is nothing that can stop the German army from entering the city. ]

Outside the sky.

Huo Qubing saw that the German offensive was so fierce.

We advanced several hundred kilometers in a flash.

All the cities named after Soviet leaders' cities were surrounded.

I couldn't help but marvel at the German army once again.

"Strong! This German army is really fierce!"

Huo Qubing pointed at the German arrows on the sky and said excitedly:

"Generally speaking, the first wave of attack is the most powerful."

"And after the war has lasted for a long time, it will be difficult to organize an overwhelming offensive."

"As a result, the war between the Soviet Union and Germany has been going on for more than a year now."

"It can be said that the Soviet Union is fully prepared and mobilized."

"However, the sheer size of the Soviet Union did not stop the German army. A wave of offensives, starting with the capture of Crimea, achieved great success on the Don River."

"They continued to carry out raids and encirclements covering hundreds of kilometers." "The Soviets were no match for the Germans in the first place, and they still wanted to rely on urban terrain for defense."

"But now the Germans are bombing, with tens of thousands of troops at a time. How can the Soviets defend this place?"

"I think if nothing unexpected happens, the Soviet army will be defeated and move further east of the Volga River."

"After all, judging from the map, the Soviet Union is still quite large."

And Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, standing aside.

Although he was not as optimistic about Germany as Huo Qubing.

But Liu Che had to admit it.

The current situation of the Soviet army in the direction of Stalingrad is very bad.

"This isolated city is indeed difficult to defend."

"Although their supply line has not been completely cut off, it is still backed by a river."

"If the German artillery can cover the river, their subsequent support will be difficult."

"But the bravery of Soviet soldiers can be seen."

"They should put up a desperate resistance, inflict considerable casualties on the Germans, and then withdraw from the city."

It can be said that at the scene of the Han Dynasty.

Whether it is Huo Qubing or Liu Che.

Or Wei Qing.

Everyone is optimistic about the German army and believes it can capture Stalingrad.

However, Huo Qubing believed that the German army could take it down in a lightning raid.

However, Liu Che and Wei Qing were relatively conservative and believed that the German army would have to go through a difficult siege battle for two or three months.

And the sky continues.

[The German offensive was extremely swift.]

【But their plan to capture Stalingrad in one go ended in failure. 】

[The Stalingrad Front launched a fierce counterattack.]

[The German troops attacking from the north encountered extremely stubborn resistance.]

[In addition, two tank reserve armies led by Vasilevsky and Zhukov also arrived at the same time.]

【This support operation was very successful. 】

[Zhukov reported: Our fierce attack caused the enemy to transfer troops around Stalingrad to other areas for attack, thus easing the tense situation in Stalingrad.]

……

The ancients watched this report by Zhukov.

There was no ripple in my heart.

After all, everyone felt that no matter how fast the German army was, it would be difficult to capture Stalingrad in one wave.

We must surround and attack the area for a while.

Therefore, the German army failed to capture Stalingrad in the first wave.

That's normal.

However, when the barrage saw this, they all filled the screen.

"Boom boom boom, the MVP is coming!"

《This reinforcement lineup is also amazing! 》

"When the Japanese see their names, they will shudder."

"The fire captain, I have to admit it."

《Other regions? Rzhev, right?》

Paulus: Those are my reinforcements. Where are my reinforcements?

《Model: I pulled him away.》

Paulus: Listen to me, thank you...

(End of this chapter)