While the Sixth Army was making a frontal assault on Stalingrad, the Eighth Army commanded by Li Zhaoli and Jia Dalin also launched an attack from the east towards the German light divisions and Romanian servants on the east bank of the Volga River.

The ground troops began their assault at seven o'clock, and by nine o'clock in the morning, several German divisions and Romanian servants on the east coast showed signs of defeat.

Give full play to the ability of infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-tank coordination, and make full use of the advantages of firepower.

The 13th Group Army, the 14th Group Army, the 15th Group Army and other units belonging to the Eighth Army launched a large-scale attack on a 50-kilometer-long front. The Southern Army Group had few troops deployed on the east bank of the Volga River. A Chinese corps launched a full-scale attack. The German army

and the Romanian Servant Army are unable to support each other.

After two hours of ground assault, almost all the enemy's first-line positions were lost.

Romanian army commanders quickly received the news that the enemy's Operation Uranus was a comprehensive counterattack with a front that stretched for more than 1,000 kilometers.

The enemies in the north, east and south launched attacks at the same time, and all fronts were in danger and crumbling.

Worried that the Allied forces would take the lead in breaking through the northern defense line of Stalingrad and cutting off the retreat route of the troops on the east bank of the Volga River, the Romanian servant commander issued an order to retreat while fighting at around 9:30.

The army on the east bank is separated from the 6th Army in the center of Stalingrad by the Volga River. If the troops do not have the courage to fight, they will be worried all the time, will have no fighting spirit, and will have no fighting spirit.

As soon as the Romanian servant army moved, the already shaky defense line collapsed completely.

The German army no longer resisted, reported the situation to Paulus, and retreated decisively towards Stalingrad.

The troops on the east coast were defeated faster than Li Zhaoli and Jia Dalin expected.

During the retreat, in order to buy time to cross the river, the Romanian army commander ordered two cavalry brigades to launch a countercharge against the enemy.

When the Romanian cavalry collided with steel tanks and encountered the Chinese army armed with semi-automatic rifles or assault rifles, they collapsed at the first touch.

They had no high-spirited fighting spirit in the first place, so they abandoned the corpses of men and horses on the ground and turned their horses' heads to retreat towards Stalingrad.

The cavalry brigade was the last unit to retreat, but they were the first to reach the Volga River.

The mission of the Eighth Army is to sweep the west bank of the Volga River and drive as many enemies as possible into the ruins of Stalingrad.

As the front advanced, Paulus's 6th Army was bound to lose contact with other German units.

By then, the 6th Army was trapped in a ruins, with no support or supplies, and hundreds of thousands of lives at stake. Paulus was under great pressure.

..

Mao Xiong's Stalingrad Front, Southern Front and other units attacked from the west coast of the Caspian Sea.

More than 800,000 people rushed towards the fascist forces between the North Caucasus and Stalingrad. The 4th Tank Army was the vanguard of the assault forces in this area.

The tanks equipped by the Bolsheviks were mainly Chinese support and their own production of T34 and a small amount of Sherman.

1,500 tanks were spread out on the ground, leading 800,000 Red Army soldiers to charge toward the enemy like arrows.

The 64th Army, the 3rd Guards Army, and the 37th Army commanded by Chuikov attacked most violently. The Red Army soldiers charged forward without hesitation despite Hitler's chainsaw fire.

Chuikov's target is the oil fields, industrial bases and transportation hubs in the North Caucasus, which were occupied by the fascists before the arrival of last winter and are now retaken by the great Soviets.

In the direction of the Don River, Mao Xiong's Don River Army, under the command of General Rokossovsky, launched a fierce attack on Manstein's 11th Army. The charging queue was like a black tide and red flags filled the sky.

The morale of the Allied forces was high and their offensive was fierce.

At 10 a.m., all troops broke through the enemy's first line of defense, putting tremendous pressure on Marshal Lundstedt, commander of Army Group South.

"The enemy has invested at least 2.5 million ground troops, 3,000 aircraft, 4,000 tanks, and 50,000 artillery pieces!"

Major General Schmidt, Army Group Chief of Staff, said:

"Marshal, the 6th Army has abandoned its position on the east bank of the Don River and is retreating to Stalingrad!"

"The 11th Group Army is also shrinking its troops, and the 17th Group Army is still struggling to support itself, but the oil fields may not be saved!"

Schmidt finally said:

"The enemy has put all its main naval and air forces on this battlefield, and we need support!"

Rundstedt still maintained the composure of a marshal, but his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

A large-scale counterattack like Operation Uranus lasts as little as a month and as much as two or three months.

The battle has only begun one morning, and everything is still possible.

If you need to ask for support now, what should you do when you encounter more difficult difficulties in the future?

Rundstedt ignored Schmidt's suggestion and looked at the map of the situation between ourselves and the enemy expressionlessly.

…………

"The attack of the Sixth Corps went smoothly!"

"The Eighth Corps defeated the enemy in front of them and is conducting a comprehensive sweep!"

………

The progress of the battlefield was completely presented on the sand table in front of Jiangdong and Zhukov.

Thanks to the initial artillery fire, the first round of attacks went extremely smoothly.

Jiang Dong and Zhukov's expressions were no longer serious. They were smoking and talking about the battle situation in a relaxed manner.

Zhukov said:

"Paulus can't stand it any longer. I hope your bombers can support other battlefields."

Jiang Dong blew out a smoke ring and replied:

"Of course you can, but don't worry first, wait until I blow Paulus into ashes."

Several front armies launched fierce offensives. Although the Red Army made heavy sacrifices, the Fascists suffered even greater casualties.

The ground and air forces of the Western Expeditionary Army had great autonomy. Seeing that Jiangdong was unwilling for the time being, Zhukov did not force him.

After keeping the situation on the sand table in mind, Zhukov called the Kremlin to report.

Jiang Dong narrowed his eyes slightly and asked Wu Zhan on the side:

"How is the situation of Xiao Chiang's Armored Group Army? Why haven't we received any progress reports from them?"

The opponent of the Panzer Army was the First Armored Army of the Third Reich, and there was not much difference in the number of tanks between the two sides.

Wu Zhan said:

"I just called and asked. The Armored Group Army is fighting with the enemy's First Armored Group Army. The battle is very fierce. It is said that the plains are filled with sand and smoke."

"The winner probably hasn't been decided yet!"

"Xiao Jiang is not at the group army headquarters?" Jiang Dong asked.

"No, he and Jin Dayin are not here. I heard that they have gone to the front line and directly command the troops!"

"Nonsense!"

Jiangdong was very confident in his Feibao tanks and was not worried that Jiang would be defeated in the battle with the enemy's armored group army.

But as a general army commander, Xiao Jiang did not stay at his own army headquarters and went to the front line, which was really a headache.

…

"Ah sneeze!"

Xiao Jiang, the commander of the Armored Group Army who was following the tank forward at high speed, suddenly sneezed. He raised his hand and rubbed his nose without thinking about who was talking about him.
Chapter completed!