Then Trikov started a few work in Stalingrad:

First of all, the army's mobilization work.

This work was handed over to Gurov, a member of the Military Committee of the 62nd Army, who was the political commissar of Gurov.

Cuikov discussed a complete set of ideological work plans with Gurov, such as what consequences would be taken into the hands of the German army or surrender to the German army, what would affect their family members, and if they resist bravely, even if they were sacrificed, there would be many benefits. In short, it was a combination of encouragement, intimidation and ruthless punishment to motivate subordinates who had lost confidence.

Secondly, it is to cut off the retreat of the 62nd Army and even the people.

It is not difficult to do this. Stalingrad is surrounded by three sides by the German army. The only way out is the port in the middle of the city of Stalingrad.

Cuikov sent a team of guards to strictly block the port, and basically only enter and not leave. That is, you can enter Stalingrad from the east coast, but don’t think about going out from Stalingrad.

The reason why "basic" is used here is because Stalingrad still has wounded soldiers who have lost their combat effectiveness and needs to be sent out, and sometimes there are correspondents who send documents and intelligence... The Soviet military's communication equipment is very backward, and it is still common to use communication soldiers or even pigeons to deliver messages.

But even if these people pass, they must go through strict scrutiny.

Again, it is to organize the people.

This was done very roughly during the command of Lopatin. He just distributed some weapons and equipment to the workers, and then assigned a few low-level officers to lead them.

It is understandable that Lopatin did this, because he did not believe that he could defend Stalingrad at all. Then there was no big difference between doing and not doing it, it was a kind of thing that was a formality.

Cui Kefu is different.

He was very clear that although the people had not received training, because Stalingrad was their home, and because the people had not experienced war, of course they had not experienced helpless failures again and again like the 62nd Army, they often had a very naive heroic plot.

Simply put, their morale and spirit will be much better than the defeated generals of the 62nd Army, which suffered repeated blows.

Of course, the main force of combat cannot be these people.

But if these people are organized and organized with the soldiers of the 62nd Army, their spirit and morale will in turn stimulate the Soviet soldiers of the 62nd Army...

This is easy to understand. If those dejected soldiers see the people who have not received military training, they will fight against the Germans if they see the people who have not received military training, or they will fight against the enemy with their guns bravely, or they will die bravely on the battlefield... These soldiers who have received military training are embarrassed to think about retreating and running away.

On the other hand, Cui Koff also classified the people.

For example, if you can fight, you will be given a rifle to fight like a soldier. If you can’t fight, you will be on the second line to take care of the wounded, transport supplies, cook, and communicate.

The purpose of doing this is to make use of everyone in Stalingrad and make the best use of everyone.

From this we can also see that Cui Kefu is a very capable commander.

If other people face this situation, that is, the mess left by Lopatin, they will be at a loss and know how to solve it or have a pale face and complain about the world.

However, it took Cui Kov a few days to increase the morale of the entire Stalingrad. Even because Cui Kov successfully organized a mechanism to encourage each other with the army and the people, the 62nd Army and the people became more and more brave in the defensive war and persisted until the last moment... According to Soviet data, Cui Kov led 130,000 people at the beginning, and when the Soviet army finally started to counterattack, only 239 people survived the 130,000 people.

This happened during this process:

After Cuikov issued an order to block the port and not leave, a regiment commander and his subordinates tried to forcibly break through the port and flee back to the east coast.

This is of course never allowed for Cui Kov. If the regiment commander is made successful, the entire system established by Cui Kov in Stalingrad will collapse, and the confidence and morale that the military and civilians have just recovered will be hit again, and they will be depressed.

Therefore, the angry Trikov drove the jeep to the port, and then punched the regiment commander.

Since Cui Kov had not worn the medal shortly after taking office, the regiment commander did not recognize the unpretentious officer in front of him as the commander of the army, so he fought back angrily.

Cuikov did not reveal his identity or call him a guard, but chose to fight the regiment commander's fist against the fist.

A regiment commander fought with the commander of the army. I am afraid that this kind of thing will not be found if I look through the entire war history.

In the end, Cuikov won the victory and knocked the team leader unconscious.

According to the Soviet military order, especially Order No. 227, being a deserter is a death sentence, and offending the chief is also a death sentence. At the same time, Cui Kefu still needs to establish his authority at this time, so many people think that the regiment commander is dead.

But Cui Kefu patted the dust on his body, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to the soldiers beside him, saying, "When the regiment commander wakes up, he will give him the cigarettes and let him return to his post to continue commanding the battle."

Later, the commander indeed returned to his post and never had the idea of ​​running away again.

It was not until all of this that Cui Kefu began to focus on defense and enemy intelligence.

The German army, including the 21st Armored Division, were already ready to attack Stalingrad in full swing.

The 21st Armored Division was deployed to the west of Stalingrad as a reserve team.

As mentioned earlier, there is a certain competitive relationship between Paulus's 6th Army and Hort's 4th Armored Army. Whether public or private, Paulus is unwilling to make a name for himself in the Battle of Stalingrad.

The reason is simple. Paulus thought the battle against Stalingrad would go smoothly, just as he said in a meeting where he flew to Hitler's castle, the "werewolf": "We thwarted the Soviet offensive on the northern line, so it's only a matter of time before Stalingrad falls!"

In this case, Paulus certainly did not want to invade Stalingrad, his first contribution would fall on the 4th Armored Army.

Paulus gave General Streck the excuse: "You have done enough, and now, it's time to show us!"
Chapter completed!