Then the Soviet army launched two more attacks, but both ended in failure.

Until evening, the sandbank was even floating around with wooden boat debris and the bodies of Soviet soldiers who were soaked by the river. The entire sandbank seemed to be surrounded by a pile of garbage.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh: "If I had known that I would have faced these things, I might not have chosen to attack the sandbank!"

Eberhard couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Our legendary sergeant was not defeated by the enemy, but was defeated by these trash!"

Compared with the victory of the German army, the Soviet command was shrouded in a dark cloud.

Yeliaomko stared at the map blankly. He really didn't expect that a small sandbank would cause them such a big trouble, and what he couldn't imagine was that only two hundred German troops occupied the sandbank.

Two hundred people, if they were placed in the Soviet army, it would be a drop in the ocean, but the German army could only play such a great role with just two hundred people.

However, what Yeliaumko thought about this was not objective, because these two hundred people were not just two hundred, but elite troops selected from the elite First Infantry Regiment. They had various combat skills and were equipped with modern equipment... In fact, the Soviets' own anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons played more.

Khrushchev also noticed this.

"Comrade Yelemenko!" Khrushchev said: "I have investigated. There are at least 300,000 anti-aircraft machine gun bullets and 50,000 anti-aircraft gun shells on the sandbank!"

Yeliaomenko calculated and frowned: "That is to say, if they continue to fight at this intensity today, they can hold on for at least seven days!"

"Yes!" Khrushchev replied: "Maybe it will be longer, because they can suppress us with artillery fire and planes!"

Yelemenko shook his head. Even if seven days were enough for them, Stalingrad could not hold on for seven days at this time without basically cutting off supplies.

So, one thing that is certain is that if you want to consume ammunition from the sandbank, Stalingrad will definitely fall first.

But what can I do?

Yeliao Menko tried all the tactics he could use, and he even divided the offensive troops into several parts, that is, launched an attack on the sandbank from four directions at the same time.

This offensive tactic should be said to be very smart, because Yelemenko knew that the biggest weakness of the Germans was the shortage of troops. Two hundred people were divided into several directions, and there were only fifty people in each direction. If the number of casualties was deducted, I would probably be less than fifty people.

The problem is that amphibious landing operations are too difficult.

Of course, this should refer specifically to the "Soviet Army".

Because if it were British and American troops, they already had dedicated landing ships or even tank landing ships at this time, and then there were a large number of warships and fighter jets to cooperate, that is, when fully controlling air and sea power, the difficulty of landing will be reduced in a certain level.

But the Soviet army, without air and sea control, relied on wooden ships to conduct amphibious landing wars... There was basically only one result, that was, unfortunately, it became a target of the enemy's excellent firepower on the open river surface.

Therefore, even though the German army was seriously insufficient, it was always able to defeat the Soviet army's charge with artillery fire and fighter jets.

In one day, the Soviet army had lost more than 2,000 people during the attack.

"We may attack at night!" Khrushchev said: "I mean we are swimming in an armed manner and launching a sneak attack!"

Yeliaumko shook his head and said, "All the ones that can be brought with him by armed swimming are light weapons. How can they break through the enemy's bunker fortifications? Besides, these Germans on the sandbank are well-trained, so it is difficult for them to not be discovered by them... Once exposed, they will suffer another heavy loss!"

"Are these worth it?" Khrushchev replied: "For Stalingrad, take risks, even at the cost of life!"

Yeliaomenko thought for a while, nodded heavily and agreed to the plan.

So a night attack was launched under the command of Khrushchev.

It should be said that Khrushchev's suggestion makes some sense, and this is actually taking advantage of loopholes in the German army's insufficient troops... The problem of insufficient troops is not very big during the day, because they were hiding in the bunkers and could see at a glance which direction the Soviet army attacked and properly allocated their troops on the river.

But in the dark night, and the Soviet army was still swimming in an armed manner, it was difficult for the German army to cover everything unless everyone stared at the river with their eyes wide open.

In fact, it was difficult for German soldiers to do this because they fought all day during the day and needed rest at night, otherwise they would be dragged down in a few days.

But fortunately, this time Yeliaumko guessed... The elite soldiers of the well-trained First Infantry Regiment, of course, the defense lines they laid out would not be so easily penetrated by sneak attacks.

The method is landmines.

The way to prevent enemy sneak attacks has always been mines. This is one of the reasons why the troops always set up mines to block the positions at night after camping, because the loud bang of the explosion is telling the enemy of the defenders which direction to attack.

This time is no exception. The First Infantry Regiment's measures to prevent Soviet troops from attacking at night on the sandbank were landmines.

The problem is... there are wetlands with half water and half sand all around the sandbank. Whether it is wooden thunder or ordinary mines laid out, they may lose their effectiveness due to moisture.

On the other hand, laying mines with ordinary methods is not necessarily useful. The enemy only needs to send a few experienced engineers to walk ahead, and use bayonets to test while moving forward, and it is possible to penetrate the minefield and penetrate into the defense line.

Of course, the method of mine laying by German soldiers is not this "ordinary method".

In fact, they were not buried in the beach but "buried" in the water, which the German soldiers called "water mines".

The method is very simple. It is to use a waterproof bag to install the wooden thunder and some stones, then tie the bag mouth tightly, and then sink it into the surrounding waters... There are many waterproof bags in the Soviet army's warehouse, which are used by the Soviet army to ensure that the ammunition stored in the underground warehouse is not damp.

As for installing some stones inside, it is to make it sink to the bottom of the river.

Of course, you must be careful when doing these, because the mines are already in the starting state when putting them in a waterproof bag, and the workmanship of the Soviet wooden thunder is still very rough and a little too sensitive, and it will explode in your hand if you are not careful.
Chapter completed!