Based on military stories by V. Baskakov. In the winter of 1942, from the Velikiye Luki-Rzhev region, on the orders of Hitler, four tank divisions were to be transferred to the aid of Paulus, whose army was surrounded by Soviet troops at Stalingrad. The task of General Shubnikov is to break through the Nazi defenses with a sudden massive blow, creating the appearance of a major offensive.