Chapter 1110

When povsky called the artillery deployed in the third direction, Colonel bere, who had already received the order, finally arrived at the headquarters. Looking at belay, kirilov scolded him with the tone of an old friend and said, "Comrade Colonel, comrade deputy commander, it's been several hours since he called you. Why are you here now? "

Colonel gray, who was a feel shy, replied with a little embarrassment: "I just left the command post and met my 101st tank brigade brigadier, saying that they had arrived at ten new tanks, and let me have a look. As a result, it was delayed. " After explaining the reason, he looked at me pitifully, waiting for me to make a statement.

According to my original intention, I wanted to blame him. However, seeing his pitiful appearance, I waved my hand and said generously, "forget it, comrade colonel. I hope you don't wait so long to come after receiving the call from the headquarters next time, do you understand?"

"I see, comrade commander." Don't thunder see I don't blame him, face immediately showed happy expression. A moment later, he asked, "I don't know if you have any important instructions for me to send my headquarters here?"

"Comrade Colonel," I raised my hand to the vacant seat at the table, motioned him to sit down, and then said to him solemnly, "our war with the German army may be about to begin."

"Going to war with the Germans?" When bielei, who had just sat down, heard my words, he immediately jumped up from the table and asked, "when and where?"

"According to the latest information we have, at three o'clock in the morning tomorrow, Manstein's troops will launch a fierce attack from the South on the defensive zone of our group army." Considering that his tank army would display its power in the battle, I then asked, "has the tank army been refitted at present?"

"Report to Comrade commander." "At present, there are 120 new tanks and 60 T-34 tanks in the tank army, and some old tanks that have been eliminated and have not yet been transported away will be handed over to the tank soldiers as target vehicles," he said solemnly

"Have all the troops become effective?" I continued.

"Comrade commander, please rest assured that our tank soldiers have rich experience in driving and fighting. It is very fast to master the speed of this new type of tank." "Last time, two tank companies easily annihilated all the German armored units, including the Tiger tanks," said berey. If the war really breaks out, my tank army can easily annihilate the same number of tanks as ours on the plain. "

"Comrade Colonel, there is an old Chinese saying that" arrogance leads to defeat. " Seeing that Colonel berey was a little overjoyed, I reminded him: "although we have won a battle, it does not mean that our strength is far beyond that of the German army. In the next battle, there will be more brutal battles between us and the German army. "

"Comrade commander, I have an idea." "In order to prevent our defense line from being broken through by the German army, I suggest that all the tanks deployed in the second and third lines of defense be transferred to the rear of the first line of defense," said Colonel berey with a serious expression

"What is your reason for doing so, Colonel?" Danilov couldn't help interrupting when he heard this.

"Comrade deputy commander, it is like this." For Danilov's question, berey cautiously replied: "I also want to be just in case. If the German army breaks through our first line of defense, then the tank troops deployed behind the line of defense can counterattack the German army and drive the enemy back."

I understand why bierre is so cautious. To say that our defense line is likely to be broken by the German forces means that the defense line that we have spent so much time and energy can not stop the enemy at all. Well, to put it better, this is a ridiculous idea; To put it bluntly, it is a manifestation of defeatism.

In order to avoid being too cautious and affecting his command ability, I comforted him with a smile and said, "you have a good idea. No, all the tanks of the tank army are deployed behind the first line of defense, which can indeed block the enemy's assault and make it difficult for them to move forward. But in this way, we will pay huge casualties. "

After listening to what I said, Colonel berey said solemnly: "as long as we can hold the position firmly and do not let the Germans go forward, it is worth the sacrifice."

"It's an honor to die for the motherland. And we can't let our commanders and fighters make unnecessary sacrifices for the sake of this so-called honor. " After I finished this sentence, I glanced at Danilov intentionally, fearing that he would refute my point of view. Seeing that he was just sitting on the table without saying a word, I went on to say, "in the first line of defense, we only need to hold those key positions. As for the rest of the areas, if the German want to break through, let them break through without any counterattack, I'm going to have a tough fight with them. "

"Comrade commander, may I ask why?" After listening to what I said, Danilov didn't speak, kirilov didn't speak, and even bierre didn't speak, but nikolasov, standing beside him, asked strangely, "can we just watch the enemy break through our defense line and do nothing?"

Just as I wanted to answer the question of nikolasov, I saw that the teachers of various divisions were coming into the room one after another. I waved my hand to him and said, "Colonel nikolasov, I will explain this in public when we get together."

A few minutes later, all the teachers who received the notice arrived, so the meeting originally held at 10 p.m. was advanced. I stood at the table, looking at the rows of commanders sitting in front of me, and said calmly, "comrades, the reason why we are all called here today is that we have an important thing to announce to you: in another 12 hours, the German army will launch a comprehensive attack on our defensive zone!"

When I finished this sentence, I stopped and my eyes swept around the room to observe everyone's reaction. I saw the teachers sitting below looking at each other, eyes full of questions, but no one spoke. Soon, everyone's attention returned to me, waiting for me to give them new orders.

I coughed habitually, cleared my throat and said, "this information was obtained from the interrogation of the prisoners personally sent by Colonel nikolasov. I have reported it to the headquarters of the front army. The commander ordered that our artillery should be ready for battle, and before the German army opened fire, we should first carry out heavy shelling on their assembly area, and try to delay their attack time as much as possible. "

"Comrade commander," as soon as I finished, general tavartkiraze stood up first. He asked with concern, "what is the task of our 51st guard division?"

"Comrade General, once the war breaks out, the first line of defense that you and Colonel nikolasov hold fast to will become the primary target of the German army." In order to let everyone understand my intention of fighting, I intend to pave the way: "in this case, it is obviously unwise to fight with the German army. So I order you and Col. nikolasov to concentrate their forces and hold those important positions. As for other areas, if the Germans are willing to break through, let them break through. They are in front of them, and our second and third positions are waiting for him. "

"But, comrade commander, is that appropriate?" Kobita Walter Ki Laz's reaction was as like as two peas Nekrasov's reaction. He asked carefully: "if the enemy broke through the line, then our two divisions would be surrounded by the enemy."

"You are right, Comrade General." I agree with tavartkilaze's analysis, but at the same time, I continue to say: "when you go back, you must do a good job in reducing the school size of the commanders and fighters, and tell them that being surrounded by the enemy is only temporary, and our main force will soon launch a counter offensive." At this point, I thought of the questions that nikolasov had asked me, and said: "as long as you firmly hold several key positions, you can lure the enemy into depth. When the great counter offensive of our army begins, you should take active action to quickly eliminate the German troops on the line of defense and form a situation of closing the door and beating the dogs, so that none of them can escape. "

As soon as my words came out, tavartkilaze and nikolasov both showed the expression of sudden realization, and the expression on their faces also became rich.

My inspiration for this kind of play comes from a combat game played n years ago. In that game, if you are on the way of the computer, the enemy, and you build all the fortifications, then the computer will destroy all the fortifications one by one, and then move forward. But if you just build all kinds of fortifications on both sides of the road, then the computer will foolishly pass between the two fortifications, regardless of the possible casualties. I used to play computer games, but now I copy this tactic. I don't know if I can achieve the effect I want when I really fight.

Although I have no idea about this kind of arrangement, my calm and self effacing look is deceptive. After the teachers sitting below talked in a low voice for a while, they seemed to have no objection to my deployment.

After the assignment of infantry, I named Colonel berey and told him: "Comrade Colonel, once the German troops break through our first line of defense and rush to the second line of defense, you will transfer all the tank troops deployed in the latter two lines to the second line of defense. With the ability of the German army, their tanks could not cross the "oshanina trench" built in front of the second line of defense. When their armored forces are in chaos, you can lead the troops to attack. "

Bofsky, who was sitting next to me, said in a low voice after I finished saying, "Comrade commander, the artillery regiment originally deployed in the third line of defense can all enter the designated shooting positions around 8 pm."

"Comrade povsky, you have done a good job." As for the arrangement of the artillery commander, I nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Comrade Stalin once said: artillery is the God of war. When it's early in the morning, your cannons will be able to show their power and teach the Germans a lesson. "

"Don't know when to start shelling?" Then povsky asked.

I shook my head and replied, "I don't know for the moment. I believe that the headquarters of the front army will give us a definite time to start the shelling soon."

Seeing that I was about to say it, Danilov stood up and asked many teachers, "dear teachers and comrades, do you have any questions about keeping your position?"

As soon as his words were over, the commander of the 375TH division, Colonel govorunanko, stood up and asked with a straight face, "Comrade deputy commander, I want to ask you a question. Our division has neither anti tank guns nor anti tank rifles, only 40 rocket launchers issued to us by our superiors some time ago. Can this so-called new weapon be used against Fu's tanks? " When he heard this question, Danilov looked back at me with a smile on his face, indicating that I would answer the question to Col. govoronenko. I nodded with understanding. Then I stood up and said to govorunanko, "Comrade Colonel, you may have been exposed to this new anti tank weapon for the first time, so you have no idea. As for whether this kind of weapon is useful to the enemy's tanks, I think it's up to Colonel Nekrasov to introduce it to you. As far as I know, in today's battle, his men destroyed at least eight German tanks with this kind of rocket launcher. "“ Destroyed eight German tanks? " Col. govoruninenko was stunned by such achievements. He turned his head and looked at nikolasov sitting next to him. He asked with some gaffe, "is it true, Mr. nikolasov“ Quite right, Colonel govoronenko. " Nikolasov stood up with a smile, as if to him and to all the commanders, and said: "to tell you the truth, when I first saw this kind of rocket launcher, I had doubts about whether I could destroy the German tanks, but in today's battle, it gave me a lot of insight. The rocket could easily tear apart the armor of the German tank and blow up the huge thing into a mass of debris Niekrasov's words immediately caused a commotion among the teachers, and everyone began to talk involuntarily. Instead of stopping, I listened to their discussion with a smile on my face. Facts speak louder than words. No matter how much I say here, I can't compare with the words of people who have experienced actual combat, such as nikolasov. When we all understand the power of this new type of anti tank weapon, we will be more confident when we start a defensive war. Just as the discussion was in full swing, the telephone on the desk rang. Bezikov got up and picked up the phone. After listening for a while, he covered the phone and said to me, "report to commander comrade, the superior ordered us to bombard the possible German assembly site at 2:20 a.m. tomorrow!"