Chapter 482 Warehouse
"But how do we prepare?" Kalashnikov asked.
"Remember what I said earlier?" Shulka replied: "We should hide supplies and equipment underground instead of above ground!"
"I told them, but no one listened to me!" Kalashnikov said: "They all thought I was worrying, no one believed that the Germans would hit here!"
Shulka was a little helpless, because it was really hard to believe, unless Shulka told them that he could predict the future.
However, at the same time, Shulka knew that when the German army hit Stalingrad and surrounded it, Stalingrad would fall into an unprecedented predicament. Even Chuikov, the commander of the group army who later took over the command, would rarely drink a bowl of millet porridge.
So, at this time, if you don't store the last batch of ammunition or supplies for the troops, you will be sorry for yourself and the 82nd Infantry Regiment.
After thinking about it, Shulka said to Kalashnikov: "I remember that the workshop for the production of tanks at the Tractor Factory is in the Eastern District, isn't it?"
"Yes!" Kalashnikov replied: "Is there a free underground warehouse there?"
"Yes, and there are many more!" Kalashnikov replied: "But those are basements, used to accumulate sundries and damage old machines that cannot be repaired for a while!"
Perhaps in order to facilitate the storage of food for the winter, the Soviets used to build basements, and this habit was even brought to the factory building.
"Think of a way!" Shulka said: "Free up those machines in the basement to store supplies!"
"I don't have that authority!" Kalashnikov looked expectantly at Shulka: "Comrade Sisoy can do this, and he believes in you!"
So Shulka had to go to Sisoy.
But of course, Shulka was not talking about the possibility that the Germans would attack Stalingrad.
Otherwise, one day when the German army really hit Stalingrad, it will be difficult for him to explain why he can predict the foresight.
"Comrade Sisoy!" Shulka said. "I found a serious problem in the production operations of the army, such as rifle production workshops, and ammunition depots... They are easy to be bombed by the enemy! I have experienced Bures In the special battle, the Germans will use the air force to bomb these workshops and warehouses in the first place, leaving us in a state of insufficient supplies! I even have reason to believe that they may have mastered the location of our warehouses."
Sisoi nodded and said: "This suggestion is very good, Comrade Shulka. But... it seems too late to transfer now. Relocating the workshop is not a trivial matter, and it will waste a lot of manpower and time!"
After a pause, Hisoy continued: "What's more, we don't have any extra ammunition and supplies to store. Almost all of our supplies are being sent to the front line. You know, the front line urgently needs these!"
"I'm not talking about now, Comrade Sisoy!" Shulka said: "I just think we should make some preparations first, such as emptying those basements first, so that they can be used as warehouses for us to store supplies when needed !"
As he said that, Shulka handed Sisoy a drawing that marked the basement of the East District.
Shulka pointed to the blueprint and said: "We can open a few exits here, here, and here, and then drag out useless machines and sundries from these exits, so that it can be easily transformed into a warehouse! Some A warehouse that is safe and does not worry about being bombed by the enemy can be used for transit!"
Sisuoyi quickly agreed. After all, this will not delay the production progress. After all, it is just to store the materials in a safer underground warehouse, so why not do it?
This matter was handed over to Kalashnikov, assisted by the 82nd Infantry Regiment, so the 82nd Infantry Regiment did nothing but empty the warehouse during training.
Although it is true at present, as Si Suoyi said, the materials are almost shipped to the train station as soon as they are produced, and then shipped to the front line, so there are not many things stored in the warehouse.
But Shulka wasn't worried about that at all.
Because he knew that before Stalingrad fell into trouble, there would be a period of material explosion: the troops fighting on the front line were surrounded by the German army and could not send supplies, but Stalingrad was still producing, so all kinds of ammunition, firearms, food, etc. will be stored in warehouses.
Since no one thought that this would happen, most of these materials were stored in temporary warehouses without security. As soon as the German fighter planes bombed... something like the Brest Fortress happened, and a large number of strategic materials were immediately available. was blown up.
In addition, Shulka also considered several other aspects.
For example, the reason why he chose the Eastern District for the production of tanks was because he knew that this was a place that was not occupied by the German army until the last moment... When the Battle of Stalingrad was at its most difficult, the workers drove the tanks that had just come off the production line to the battlefield.
Another meaning of this statement is that the East District is the safest.
While Shulka was preparing, the battle in the direction of Kharkov had already entered a fever pitch.
The German army was caught off guard.
German Sixth Army Commander Paulus never thought that the Soviet army would launch a counterattack at this time, and the focus of the attack was Kharkov.
Because at the same time, the German army is also preparing for the battle code-named "Frederick I". The goal of this battle is to capture the west of the North Donets River and the southeast of Kharkov to establish a reliable line of defense by relying on the river... Everyone knows that the river channel is the best line of defense after the ice and snow melt, so occupying the west bank before then can ensure their own safety.
It can be seen from this that the German army's ambitions at this stage are actually not great. They even only want to stabilize their position. As for the Sixth Army Paulus's thoughts at this time, this is the case.
However, the aggressive advance of the Soviet army gave the German army a chance, an excellent opportunity... because the German army can drive straight into the empty rear as long as they surround and annihilate the aggressive Soviet army.
As a result, the appetite of the German army became larger and larger, even pointing directly at Stalingrad.
If it wasn’t that Hitler’s appetite was too great, so big that he thought he could take Stalingrad and the Caucasus at the same time, so he divided the German army into two armies A and B. It is still unclear who will win this battle.
At this time, Paulus couldn't help being ecstatic when he knew that the Soviet army was attacking.
"General!" The adjutant reported: "The Soviets have torn through our right-wing defense line and advanced 20 kilometers forward. We should send reinforcements immediately!"
"No, Colonel Fischer!" Paulus replied: "Let them move on, this is our rare opportunity!"
(end of this chapter)
