I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 15: Stupid "Adding Oil Tactics"

When daybreak came and Schumann looked at the building again, the scene before him completely stunned him.

The fact that the building had added so many defensive fortifications overnight made him even more convinced that a large number of Soviet reinforcements had arrived.

Although his side suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle, his main force was still there, and he was still hesitating whether to continue the attack.

But Jingke persuaded him for a long time that there was no need to fill the building with lives. It would be better to call in Stuka dive bombers to blow down the building.

To be honest, he was indeed tempted. Even with such a strong force he had yesterday, he couldn't take the building. Today, the situation was obviously weaker than the one before. How could he be sure of taking it down?
So after much thought, he decided to call the division headquarters.

However, his suggestion was rejected by Commander Hartmann.

The reason is very simple. The Soviet fighters and air defense forces have been very active recently. The air force's ground defense force is seriously insufficient. The limited military force must give priority to Mamayev Kurgan. In addition, the building overlooks the entire January 9th Square, which poses a great threat. But if it is taken, it can overlook the entire Volga River. If it is held firmly, it can even consume a large number of Soviet reinforcements and completely resolve the Battle of Stalingrad.

This is also what General Paulus repeatedly emphasized.

Therefore, his order was very simple, in fact, it was to convey General Paulus' order: Schumann must overcome all difficulties, carry forward the resolute and courageous fighting style of the Prussian soldiers, not be afraid of sacrifice, take it! Defend it!
In order to strengthen Schumann's confidence, he allocated two German-made Type 41 150mm six-barreled rocket launchers. This type of artillery consists of six circular launch tubes tied together in a star shape and a gun mount for an anti-tank gun. It only takes 6 seconds to fire six rockets at once. Although it is not as famous as the Soviet "Katyusha" rocket launcher, its power is indeed not small.

The creepy sound when it is fired can give the enemy a great psychological shock.

But he really couldn't provide any soldiers at all.

Just last night, he went directly to meet with the commander of the Sixth Army, Paulus. Although the war was tense, Paulus and other senior generals were still smoking cigars and drinking high-end red wine airlifted from France.

In response to his complaints, Paulus criticized him harshly.

On the one hand, he was taught that the Sixth Army had gathered most of the elite and veterans of the Empire, and they were invincible! On the other hand, he was also frank that it was extremely "difficult" to transport troops and supplies from the rear. Now Hoth's Fourth Panzer Army had also encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy's 64th Army, and its progress was slow, so it also needed assistance.

So now I can only rely on myself!

Schumann received two rocket launchers and the division commander's promise of artillery support, but he was not happy at all. He didn't understand why the Fourth Panzer Army couldn't rush over to help him?

But the order must be carried out. He discussed with Jingke and other subordinates and decided to use firepower as the guide and use the same trick again!

A barrage of heavy rockets whizzed in, shaking this historic building to the point of collapse.

Although there was still no damage to the main structure, the shock it brought was enormous.

Several Soviet soldiers were even stunned.

Then the anti-aircraft guns fired horizontally and the Type 3 assault guns covered the infantry charge. This time the assault guns also boldly moved forward to provide close-range fire support.

The German army took advantage of the situation and reorganized its forces to move forward.

However, the mines were soon triggered, and after a group of people fell in a disorderly manner, the German army still waded through a bloody path regardless of casualties.

The 88mm cannon and the 10+ machine guns behind it fired frantically, suppressing the main firing holes in the building. The hidden firing holes that Lin Chen had everyone dig earlier played a huge role at this time, and several DP-27 light machine guns quietly stretched out of the wall.

As Pavlov fired the first volley of bullets, several machine guns immediately formed cross fire, madly reaping the lives of the invaders.

This machine gun has strong endurance (47 rounds of large magazine) and stability (really heavy), and is very easy to operate. You can learn it after a little study. Of course, the accuracy is definitely not very good, but with so many machine guns, what accuracy do you need?
Sure enough, the German offensive was suppressed in an instant.

At this time, the 88 artillery came to support again, and several hiding places were discovered and "destroyed" one after another.
But as soon as the Germans stood up, the submachine guns and machine guns protruding from the other openings would roar again.

After several rounds, they didn't even reach the wall, but left behind dozens of corpses. Schumann had no choice but to order a retreat.

It turned out that under Lin Chen's suggestion, the Soviet soldiers in the building behind these firing points would quickly move their positions or hide in the sturdy secondary bunkers behind after firing a few shots, and wait to come out again after the German artillery bombardment.

Although the German 88 gun was powerful, it was unable to blow up this extremely solid building, unless they spared no effort in bombarding it repeatedly. However, Schumann did not have many shells left.

The suppressive firepower of the machine gun was not enough to cause casualties, so the effect was minimal.

After coming back to discuss for a while, Schumann had no idea what to do. Then, Division Commander Hartmann called again to inquire about the progress. Schumann could only answer, "We are fighting hard, and the enemy's resistance is very tenacious."

As a result, he was scolded by the division commander, "In this damn city, how can the Russians' resistance not be tenacious? This is no excuse for my 71st Division! Keep on charging! I want to see our flag flying on the roof of the building before dusk!"

Schumann couldn't help but secretly spit. This division commander was just a fool. What a mess he made in Mamayev Kurgan, and he wanted to teach me a lesson?
However, a higher-ranking official can crush a person with great power, so he can only organize his forces to attack again.

The bloody offensive and defensive battle lasted until noon. The Soviet troops in the building were like "cockroaches" that could not be killed or defeated, and the firepower inside was getting more and more fierce (they kept killing each other, so the shooting skills of the people inside naturally became better and better).

Faced with such a bad situation, Schumann was at a loss and finally had to call off the offensive.

In fact, the Soviet troops in the building had not rested at all. Almost all of them stayed on the front line. The wounded were all placed in the basement. Everyone had to take on work tasks, and even children had to load bullets into the machine gun turntable.

Lin Chen’s leg injury had almost healed. After eating a piece of bread, he planned to go out.

"Where are you going?" Pavlov was certainly not worried that his good partner would run away.

"I want to go out to that position and snipe a few German soldiers. If the Germans want to suppress me with firepower, they will have to move those damn rocket launchers over here. They may be very close to the 88mm cannon. Then we can call in the artillery to wipe them out!"

Hearing Lin Chen's boldness, Pavlov couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"The enemy's fire is very responsive. Can you make it in time?"

"It's okay. Do you see there? There's a small building over there. I'll hide there. I've already told the signalman the coordinates of the enemy's 88mm artillery. As soon as the enemy's rocket launcher enters that area, call for artillery support! You have a heavy burden here, take care!"

Looking at Lin Chen's receding back, Pavlov's eyes became moist.

The two have fought side by side for so many days and have already developed a brotherly relationship.

(End of this chapter)