"Attack it and save it?" Colonel Slein said, "You're talking about the Central Ferry?" ”

Everyone knew that the intermediate crossing at this time was the focus of Stalingrad, because almost all the equipment and supplies and even the strength of the Soviet army were transported into Stalingrad through this crossing.

(Note: Equipment and supplies need to be unloaded in large quantities with ferry facilities, and troops can cross the river more flexibly and can use temporary ports for transportation)

After a pause, Colonel Slane said: "But that is the focus of the Soviets' defense, and their remaining fifty or so tanks are located there, and if we can reach the central crossing, we will almost wipe out the Soviets!" ”

This is one of the reasons why the Germans never attacked the crossing...... The Soviet troops were almost defended around the central crossing, which, as Colonel Slein said, was no lower than the direct capture of Stalingrad.

"No, not the Central Ferry!" Qin Chuan replied.

"So......" said Colonel Slain, spreading his hands, "I can't think of any other place they must rescue!" ”

Qin Chuan pointed to a point on the map and said, "Mamayev Gang!" ”

"Mamayev Gang?" Colonel Slain was a little puzzled: "Why is it?" ”

"It's only 102 meters above sea level!" Qin Chuan said: "But it is the only commanding height of Stalingrad, and more importantly, it is ...... It is only six kilometers from the Central Ferry, where artillery observers can directly observe the Central Ferry! ”

Colonel Rhine couldn't help but sigh: "That means you can block the central ferry with artillery fire!" ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.

"But the location of the Mamayev Gang is on the banks of the Volga River!" Colonel Slain said, "It's not easy to hit that!" ”

"Look at this!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said, "This is the railway station, then the sixth school, then the airport, and about two hundred meters further on, you will reach Mamayev Gang!" ”

Colonel Slane nodded his head when he heard this.

This is what he had in mind, the railway station, the school, and the airport are all places with a single building, a large open space and a wide field of vision, and it is conceivable that there will not be too many ruins suitable for the German armored forces to fight, on the contrary, the Soviet army cannot carry out "close combat" on this kind of terrain with a wide field of vision.

As a result, unconventional warfare will be transformed into conventional warfare.

And because this Mamayev Gang is the Soviet army must be saved...... If they don't save it, the Germans can guide the artillery here to bomb and blockade the central ferry, so the Soviets must take the initiative to attack the Mamayev Gang.

Of course, Colonel Slein had no problem with Qin Chuan's plan, and he immediately reported the plan to Major General Stryker, who in turn reported it to Major General Wietsheim.

"But our artillery offensive is almost ready!" Major-General Wiethesheim said.

Thanks to the increased manpower to speed up the assembly process, the "Dora" cannon will be assembled and put into service in another week, and the "Karl" is also ready to be put into use.

"General!" "This does not conflict with our artillery offensive, and it can even be used to make it more powerful," said Major General Stryk. I mean, if they take the Mamayev Gang to guide the artillery......"

Needless to say, Major General Witsheim quickly nodded in agreement.

Of course, none of this is actually up to Major General Wietersheim, who will have to report to Paulus.

As everyone might imagine, Paulus had no reason to object.

So in the evening of the same day, the 21st Panzer Division was withdrawn from Stalingrad, and it was the 60th Motorized Infantry Division that went up to take over.

Then when he changed guards, Qin Chuan said similar things to Major Stagg last time, and finally wished Major Stag good luck.

For a long time, Qin Chuan wanted to laugh when he thought of the loveless bitter gourd face on Major Stagg's face.

However, Major Tag had nothing to complain about, and if he knew that the 1st Infantry Regiment had been transferred back to the second line not to rest but to have a more important and dangerous mission, he should have balanced his mind.

The 21st Panzer Division was placed to rest in a camp on the western outskirts of Stalingrad.

Almost all of them fell to the ground like dead people as soon as they arrived at the camp...... They hadn't been able to sleep peacefully for too long, and although the western suburbs weren't as safe as they were, and occasionally a few shells hit the camp, it was much better than the snoring of the enemy in Stalingrad.

Qin Chuan was not as lucky as them, and he had to work out an attack plan for the next day with General Stryk and others.

"This area is not a key defense direction for the Soviets!" The plan was taken care of by General Stryker, so he had people scout the area:

"According to the information we have detected, they have only one regiment to defend this area!"

This is not surprising, as the area is in the middle ground.

The so-called middle zone refers to the zone between the northern industrial region of Stalingrad and the main urban area in the south.

The terrain of the region is more complex than the rest of the world, with a 102-metre-high Mamayev hill, a deep Bannei gorge to the north, and Krutoy and Dorgi gullies to the south.

(Note: Gully refers to the heavy rain, the high water in the lowland has a large amount of energy, and over time it forms a gully several meters deep, tens of meters, or even hundreds of meters.) ）

As mentioned earlier, the Soviet Union was a planned economy, and its industry and architecture were always better and more regularly planned, so Stalingrad's architecture deliberately avoided this middle ground.

As a result, there are fewer buildings in the area, mostly bungalows or barns.

The Soviets fought with the Germans on the basis of buildings, so the only troops stationed here were only one regiment.

It is clear that the Soviets at this time did not realize the importance of this area.

"After taking the train station, the school and the airport, we must hold them!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said: "Because they are our logistical supply lines, otherwise we will be surrounded by the Soviets if we attack the Mamayev Gang!" ”

"Of course!" General Stryk nodded and said, "The 2nd Infantry Regiment is responsible for garrisoning railway stations, schools, and protecting logistics and transport, and the 3rd Armored Regiment is responsible for airfields!" ”

This distribution of General Stryk made sense, since the railway station and the school had more buildings that required infantry, while the airfield was more open for armored forces, and the 3rd Panzer Regiment needed to provide firepower for the 1st Infantry Regiment to attack Mamayev Heights!

Qin Chuan had no doubts about this, he only added: "General, I hope we can occupy these buildings like the Soviets, I mean...... In addition to the architecture, there are also authentics! ”