The Soviet army stationed at the airport had a reinforcement battalion.

There were no Brandenburg troops who could get in here because the airport could be regarded as the hinterland of the Soviet army, and it was a relatively important place... Originally, the airport should have been a strategic location and the focus of the competition between the enemy and us, because it could provide a place for fighter jets to take off and land for the party you snatched.

But because the Soviet army has basically lost air supremacy, it can only be regarded as "relatively important" at best.

Here, every soldier of the Soviet army was registered and not allowed to enter the "combat team"... As mentioned before, Cui Kov broke the troops into pieces and carried out urban guerrilla warfare in the form of "combat teams". The Brandenburg troops took advantage of this loophole and sneaked into the railway station and school.

Therefore, the airport lost the conditions to get in.

However, this did not affect the assault plan of the 21st Armored Division, because in this local area, there were much more German troops than the Soviet troops...

The 5th Armored Regiment was immediately divided into two parts, and two armored battalions led an infantry battalion to launch a fierce attack on the Soviet army stationed at the airport.

Another armored battalion covered two battalions of the 1st Infantry Regiment bypassing the airport, the Soviet army headed straight for Mamayevgang.

The total distance is 9 miles in total, and it took only half an hour to arrive at Mamayevgang.

The Soviet soldiers stationed on the Mamayev hill had no precautions at all. This could be seen from the direction they were running back and forth and transporting ammunition and erecting anti-tank guns in the direction where the Germans appeared.

But these are obviously useless work.

Colonel Slain reported to General Strek on the walkie-talkie: "The cemetery has arrived, the cemetery has arrived!"

The cemetery refers to Mamayevgang.

It is said that it is a cemetery, because it is itself a small hill formed by the ancient Tatar tombs. The name Mamayev comes from Badu Khan, the Mongolian army.

"Woo!" As a result of the roar of shells, the German artillery fire was prepared until then.

A fifty howitzers of an artillery regiment poured a large number of shells on the Mamayev hill under the guidance of artillery observers. In an instant, the high ground was blown away from thick smoke and shrapnel flying around. The anti-tank guns that the Soviet army had just arranged were immediately blown into the sky, and the sandbags on the machine gun positions were also blown to pieces, not to mention obstacles such as mines and barbed wire.

The artillery fire was ready for ten minutes, and then Qin Chuan led the soldiers to charge under the cover of tank machine guns and artillery fire.

The charge went very smoothly. Su Shoujun, who was almost paralyzed by artillery fire, had no time to react on the hills and fell under the guns of the German MP43 one by one.

But Qin Chuan did not think this was a good thing... because he had basically not seen a few solid fortifications on the Mamayev hill, which meant that the Mamayev hill was easy to attack but difficult to defend.

If anything is good, it is that you can indeed see the central ferry on the banks of the Volga River in Mamayev Hill.

Qin Chuan was most concerned about this, so as soon as he climbed the hills, he even raised his telescope and looked towards the central ferry before he could clear the remaining enemies. At this time, the ferry was densely filled with people, most of them were Soviet logistics troops and wounded, mixed with people who were responsible for logistics and rescue tasks.

It was always surrounded by thick charred smoke...It was Soviet soldiers burning used tires to block German pilot bombing and observe the situation at the ferry.

This is also the reason why Mamayev Hill is so important. Under the cover of gunpowder, dust and tire black smoke, it is difficult for German pilots to guide the artillery, but Mamayev Hill observes from the ground. More importantly, large-caliber mortars can be directly hit by the ferry when placed here.

Then, when Qin Chuan saw the piles of boxes piled up at the ferry, he said in surprise: "We seem to be right, Eberhard!"

"What?" Eberhard was a little puzzled.

“Look at what is stacked at the ferry?”

Eberhard looked at it with a telescope, and almost jumped up: "Ammunition!"

It is obvious that this is the ammunition transported by the Soviet army across the river last night... The Soviet army usually chooses to transport ammunition at night because German fighter jets blocked the Volga River during the day, and the ships transporting ammunition may explode if they are hit.

However, the 21st Panzer Division launched an attack at dawn. Because the attack speed was very fast, it happened to be the time when the Soviet army was in a hurry to evacuate the ammunition before it could come.

"Guide the artillery bombing immediately!" Qin Chuan ordered.

"Yes, Major!" Eberhard responded and immediately shouted at the back: "Captain Klaus, bring your artillery observer up right now!"

"But sir!" Captain Klaus replied: "We are not in control of the situation yet!"

Artillery observers tend to be the primary target of the enemy, so they usually wait until the battle is over before entering the position.

"Forget it!" Eberhard shouted: "When the battle ends, the chance will slip away from us!"

"Yes, sir!" Captain Klaus did not know what the opportunity was, but he obeyed the order.

The German artillery observers were very fast. In just five minutes, a few shells fell into the central ferry accurately. Then, the cannons suddenly sounded loudly, and hundreds of artillery roared at the same time. Radiant smoke rose from the central ferry. Then a loud "boom" sounded, and a dazzling light flashed from the ferry. A ball of smoke like mushrooms slowly rose by the Volga River. The shock and shock waves from the explosion could be felt even in Mamayev Hill, a few kilometers away.

"Great!" Eberhard shouted: "We control the Soviet ferry!"

Qin Chuan knew why Eberhard was excited. If this continued, the supply, ammunition and troops that the Soviets could obtain would be reduced in number.

Of course, a complete blockade was impossible, and the Soviets would still transport it in artillery fire.

But if this continues for a long time, it is conceivable that the Soviet army stationed in Stagrad will only become weaker and weaker.

However, at this moment, a whistling sound of shells came from the Soviet army.

"Lying down!" Qin Chuan shouted and rolled into the trench.

A piece of cannonballs followed one after another, causing the Mamayev Hill to shake like an earthquake.

This is also what Qin Chuan was worried about before.

Mamayevgang is the highest commanding height in the nearby area, which is its advantage and its disadvantage.

The advantage is that it overlooks the entire Stalingrad and the Volga River.

The disadvantage is that as soon as the artillery soldiers around any place or even on the east bank of the Volga River can see Mamayev hills as soon as they look up.
Chapter completed!