The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Marshal Kruger indeed knew what to do, and Army Group Center's reinforcements and supplies to Holm soon increased exponentially.

As Conrad said, the last thing the army can afford to offend is these military industrial personnel. This is not just about the immediate demand for V1 missiles. At other times, as long as these senior military industrial personnel find some excuses, such as the equipment is not yet mature, etc., It may affect the morale and combat effectiveness of the entire army.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that Conrad was not just doing this for revenge.

As mentioned before, the radio-guided V1 missile has a serious flaw, that is, it is easily jammed.

Although this was less risky on the Soviet battlefield, because Soviet electronic equipment was very backward. But if you use it too frequently, it will inevitably show its flaws.

Therefore, the correct way to use V1 should be, as Qin Chuan said, to mix radio-guided V1 with V1 without guidance at all, so that it can both confuse the enemy and hit the target.

Once the enemy discovers the clues and uses radio interference, the hit rate of V1 will decrease exponentially and eventually it will become an indiscriminate bombing equipment.

But no matter what, the Soviet army was still frightened at this moment.

Pukaev walked around the headquarters, sitting down and standing up again.

"Comrade Pukaev!" Matevitch suggested: "The Third Assault Army still needs your command, leave Holm to me, I won't let those Germans escape from under my eyes! "

If it had been at any other time, even if he had given Matevich a hundred courages, he would not have dared to say this to Pukaev.

But now, Pukayev is very useful.

Because Holm has become a place of right and wrong at this time, no one knows whether an "aircraft missile" will fly over in the next second and then smash themselves and the building together with a bang.

Therefore, Matevich's words are actually another way of saying that Pukaev retreats with honor.

Pukayev thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, Comrade Matevich, if I leave here, we will lose this battle!"

Matevitch understood what Pukayev meant. The new German equipment had already made the Soviet soldiers panic. If Pukayev left here at this time... it would tell everyone a message: the Soviet Union had There was nothing the "aircraft missiles" could do, and Pukayev, as a general, escaped alone.

Needless to say what happened next, Matevich was not sure whether he could control these soldiers. Even if he could, he would not be able to lead them to victory on the battlefield.

"We don't have much time!" Pukayev then added: "The temperature has been rising, the weather is getting warmer, and the ice and snow have begun to melt in some places. Do you know what this means?"

Of course Matevich knew that melting ice and snow meant that the area around Holm would soon turn into a swamp, that the Lovati River would no longer be ice, and that Holm would be covered in mud... all of which would make The Soviet offensive became even more difficult.

"Have you ever considered that maybe we were deceived?" Pukayev asked.

"What?" Matevitch didn't understand what he meant: "What are you referring to, Comrade Pukaev?"

"The assassination was successful!" Pukayev replied: "Maybe we didn't succeed. They just wanted to delay the time and make us think victory was in sight..."

Matevitch nodded silently. He had already vaguely felt this during this period, because the morale of the German army was not low at all but still high. On the other hand, German newspapers and news were not at all "legendary". The news of the soldier's sacrifice... This is unreasonable, because when the frontline soldiers know it, there is no need to hide it from the rear.

Therefore, the only explanation is that the assassination was unsuccessful, and the "Legendary Sergeant" was still in Holm, maybe laughing at them, Soviet officers, trembling under the threat of "aircraft missiles".

"This cunning fascist!" Pukayev punched the table, and the cup next to him made a crisp sound due to the vibration: "He always treats us like monkeys. It was deception before, and now it's an airplane missile." '!"

If Qin Chuan were here, he would cry out that he was wronged... The "aircraft missile" was not Qin Chuan's idea.

Matevich and several staff members around him were so frightened that they did not dare to breathe. They stood upright in front of Pukaev, like a group of students who had done something wrong and were waiting to be punished.

After thinking about it, Pukayev walked up to Matevich and said: "Comrade Matevitch, are you ready to sacrifice?"

"Yes, Comrade Pukaev!" Matovich stood up and replied: "As a party member, I only think about fighting the German invaders in battle, and I am always ready to sacrifice my life for the Soviet Union and Comrade Stalin. !”

"Very good!" Pukayev nodded and said, "I have a plan, this may be our last chance!"

"Give me the order, Comrade Pukaev!"

Pukayev waved his hand and asked the others to step back, and then said to Matevich: "I have thought about it for a long time. Regarding Holm, it seems that we have only one possibility to capture it!"

"What's possible?" Matevich asked doubtfully.

What Matevich did not say was that he had no way to attack Holm, or it could be said that he had completely lost confidence... This was a thought that a political commissar should not have, so Matevich never showed it.

"That is to cooperate with the inside and the outside!" Pukayev said: "Attack from the inside and outside at the same time!"

"But... we have lost all the soldiers we arranged inside Holm!" Matevich said: "The common people can't make any difference!"

Pukayev shook his head and replied: "I'm not talking about them!"

"So... it's the airborne troops?" Matevitch immediately shook his head: "Holm is too small. I'm afraid not a few people from the airborne troops can parachute into it!"

"You guessed part of it!" Pukayev said: "I do plan to use some airborne troops, but they are airborne airborne troops!"

Hearing this, Matevich couldn't help but say "Oh"...Airborne airborne troops, that is, using gliders to land.

This is indeed a feasible solution, because the Germans are also using gliders to transport supplies. If one day, a Soviet glider lands in Holm... the Germans will even take it for granted that it is their glider.

Of course, there is still a difference. The glider needs to be guided by lights when landing, otherwise it will easily hit ruins or buildings and cause death.

However, danger was never a concern for the Soviet army.