Chapter 851: At any cost

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These transportation lines from Kiev to Stalingrad, as well as various factories and infrastructure along the way, are now mostly in the hands of the Germans. In order to protect these devices, the Germans even invested special forces and paratroopers. Blood Ben fought a joint battle of unprecedented scale.
After these facilities fell into the hands of the Germans, the Soviet intelligence service realized the seriousness of the problem. While in Ukraine, the Germans relied on roads and railroads to complete the rapid penetration, and now they hit Ukraine and rely on these roads to complete the assault on Stalingrad.
By the time they provided the report to Zhukov, everything turned out, and the Germans relied on their early fee-based investment to complete the penetration and attack on the Soviet oil-producing regions. Those roads and railways were actually bought by the Soviet Union with a lot of grain, and when they were exchanged, they once became a model project for the entire country and were brought to praise.
Zhukov used some pointers to point to several important strongholds in the southern region on the map, and introduced Stalin: "After the Germans captured Rostov, the attack has been divided into two directions, one direction is the German G Army, The Ministry of Goodrian is slowly advancing towards Stalingrad; the other direction is to cut south into the northern Caucasus in an attempt to seize the oilfield facilities there. "
When he said here, he used a pointer to make two moves along the direction of the German offensive, and then pointed in the direction of Stalingrad: "The Guderian Ministry attacking Stalingrad, I believe everyone is familiar with this. It is a well-known armored force of the Germans, but it is now used to fight Stalingrad, which is absolutely unconventional. "
He went down all the way, painting near Rostov: "But this m group army that just occupied the Crimean peninsula is worthy of our study. The general Manstein was sent to the Caucasus. It is definitely not accidental. , Presumably this person should be a difficult character like Guderian. "
"Germans are still increasing their strength in the direction of the Caucasus. Some servant countries' troops and some German troops are moving in this direction. The news from our local intelligence personnel says that some German troops have not seen the number. It also appeared one after another in the southern theater, which shows that the Germans are increasing their strength there. "Zhukov pointed to the map and detailedly reported to Stalin what he knew, watching Stalin stop talking.
Stalin was silent and did not speak out immediately. He just looked at the map, not knowing what he was thinking. A general of the Air Force stared at the general of the army opposite, but the general of the army shook his head secretly. Before the meeting, the two privately worried that Stalin would focus his defense on Stalingrad, so he agreed to persuade Stalin to focus on the defense of Moscow, but the two of them did not want to speak first, so they had to pass each other. Look.
Obviously the two of them were in vain, because Stalin finally spoke, and the main content of the meeting was set as soon as he spoke: "The main direction of defense should still be placed in the south. This is an established policy and cannot be changed. . "
Not because Stalin was willing to give up Moscow, but because the Caucasus region was so important, he had to consider the possibility of the Caucasus region being lost, and also how long the Soviet Union would support once the Caucasus was lost.
As a result, many of Stalin ’s economic advisers and industrial experts told Stalin that if the Caucasus were lost, Soviet oilfield reserves would be exhausted, and the transportation of oil from the United States would seem to be far from hydrolyzed. It will fall into a very pessimistic situation after Germany restores the production capacity of the Baku oil field.
Moreover, once the Baku oil field was lost, the Soviet armored forces could not make up for the quality gap with quantity. It would become extremely difficult to launch a large-scale armored battle, and it would become impossible to regain the lost territory of the Soviet Union Expectation of completion.
This is not tolerable by Stalin, and he also hopes to recapture the lost territory in the future so that he, the crumbling leader of the Soviet Union, can continue to exist. Once the war fails and the country is lost, the foundation of his rule will collapse, which is not good news for him.
If he walked down to the peak of power and used his habit of sending people to Siberia, there would be countless people waiting to ask for justice from him. This kind of thing would be horrified when he remembered Stalin. So he accepted Zhukov's suggestion and set the focus of the defense on the Caucasus in the southern theater.
"The 30 division troops transported from the Far East were also deployed in the Caucasus and distributed according to the ratio. Seven divisions entered the Stalingrad defensive position, and the remaining divisions all went south to defend the Baku oil field." Stalin walked on the map The location of the Caucasus reached out and knocked near Baku: "Keep the Baku oil field at all costs"
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Wolf ’s Den, the German frontier command, the strategic decision-making meeting of the Supreme Command, the generals present here are much more famous than the Supreme Meeting of the Soviet Union: In addition to the central cluster of Marshal Lundstedt staying on the front line to host the battle, the entire German East The generals whose names can be called are already sitting in front of the head of the Akado.
Moder of the D Group Army, Lister of the E Group Army, Lister of the F Group Army, Klug G Group Army, Guderian M Group Army Manstein, and the N Group Army Commander Quhirel, who was just transferred to the southern cluster. This can really be regarded as gathering nebulae together.
"The battle plan has not changed, everything is still in accordance with the original plan, after the reinforcement of ammunition and oil supplements, the Soviet troops in the Caucasus region are carried out a large-scale annihilation operation." Marshal Blauchich was the top commander of the German army. Standing in front of the map, all German generals participating in the meeting were assigned their respective tasks.
"Admiral Guderian commanded the G Army and continued to advance eastward, seizing the Soviet position along the Don River and opening the gap to attack Stalingrad." He pointed the first combat mission on the map with his pointer.
Guderian immediately stood up and replied loudly: "Yes"
Then he motioned to Guderian to sit down, and then pointed to Stalingrad: "The n-group general commanded by General Küchler will be in charge of attacking Stalingrad head-on. After seizing the city, he crossed the Volga River and attacked Leninsk."
"Yes" Küchler's troops consisted mostly of infantry, so when maneuvering on the railway line, the speed was very fast. Some of his troops have now replaced Manstein's forces and are installed in Guderi. The rear of Unit A provides support for its continued advancement.
The attack of Stalingrad by his troops is also the established policy of the Supreme Command. Akado did not want the Germans to consume too much in Stalingrad, so he used a new army to attack, intending to capture there without loss, so as to save front defense German forces on the line.
In fact, the Stalingrad Raiders planned by the Germans bluntly ran into them with force, and scrapped the n-group army, and it was necessary to occupy Stalingrad as soon as possible, because the Germans did not have time to stalemate there with the Soviet Union, and went south to Manstein Because he needs a stable rear, let him as far as possible to ensure the victory of the battle of the Caucasus Baku oil field.
Stalingrad is no better than other cities. In addition to being a huge industrial city in the southern Soviet Union, it is also a transportation hub here. The waterway connects the Don River and the Volga River, and even affects the transportation of Moscow and other regions to the north. By occupying here, the Germans could build a solid defensive circle nearby, radiating the entire Caucasus, and laying the foundation for victory in the Kursk battle.
So unlike Hitler, the Germans this time did not aim to flatten Stalingrad, but they occupied it as quickly as possible. The attacking force is no longer the elite 6th Army, but a newly formed n Army.
"The task of going south, handed over to General Mstein of the M Group Army, seized the most important Baku oil field, and ensured the safety of the Caucasus." Blauchic continued to point to the lowest place on the map, this time The main part of the battle was drawn in a circle, looking at Manstein said: "The fate of the empire will depend on your combat performance near the Caucasus."
"I'm here to assure the head of state that I will take the Caucasus and occupy the Baku oil field." Manstein added a lot of troops, and his combat capabilities have been tempered by the battle of the Crimean Peninsula. It has improved a lot. This time it's a battle for Baku. It can be said to be a battle he deserves. After such a long period of rest, the m group army is also fighting high, and everything can be said to be under control.
"General Moder ’s Group D will be responsible for securing the flank of the entire southern theater with other friendly forces. After General Guderian ’s forces complete the raid on Stalingrad, his forces will go north and attack Kursk, General Moder, your defense is fully guaranteed. "
"It's me Mod who is here to assure the heads of state that the flanks in the southern theater are absolutely safe. If there is a Group D army, the Soviets can't move south." Modr also stood up and replied.
"So that's it," Akado said slowly and firmly while sitting at the main table of the conference table, "You guys, let us take the Baku oil field at all costs."