After the infantry battalion was converted into artillery and assigned to Savage's command, Sokov did not leave immediately. He asked Briskey's fifth company to come up to help carry artillery and artillery shells, and studied with Savage how to lay out artillery positions.
question.
According to Savage's idea, since there are so many artillery pieces, an artillery position can be established to destroy attacking enemies with fierce artillery fire.
However, Savage's idea was opposed by Sokov: "No, Comrade Major. Such a large number of artillery cannot be used concentratedly." After he finished speaking, seeing Savage's confused look, he asked him
Explained, "Comrade Major, I admit that when so many artillery are used together, they can indeed exert their maximum power to destroy the enemies attacking the factory area. But have you ever thought about it, if the enemy discovers that we have a large-scale artillery position here,
I will definitely call the air force..." At this point, Sokov instinctively looked up in the sky and found that there was still snow in the sky. The enemy's plane was obviously unable to take off, so he changed his words and said, "The enemy called the artillery.
With suppressive fire, how long do you think the artillery position can survive the artillery fire from both sides?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Savage thought for a while and said: "If the soldiers using these artillery are all my well-trained artillerymen, we can completely use artillery fire to carry out attacks on the enemy's artillery positions.
Counterattack. But nowadays, those who use artillery are basically infantry. It is simply impossible to suppress the enemy's artillery fire..."
Seeing Savage looking down on his infantry, Briskey felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth but did not say anything because he understood that what the other party said was the truth. Artillery is not like infantry.
Afterwards, you only need to briefly explain how to use the weapons, and everyone will be able to shoot. Artillery is a professional branch and requires a relatively long training process.
"Colonel Sokov," Savage saw that Sokov had told the key to the problem and guessed that the other party must have some countermeasures in mind, so he asked humbly: "Do you have any good ways to make better use of these things?"
Artillery?”
"Crush the artillery into pieces and disperse them in different locations." Sokov said with a normal expression: "In this way, even if the enemy discovers our artillery position, it will take a lot more effort to destroy you.
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"After the artillery is separated, how should we direct it?" Savage said with some embarrassment: "You have also seen that there is smoke everywhere in the factory. I cannot confirm the position of each artillery and see the signal flag in time.
The signal sent.”
"Why do you need to use signal flags, Comrade Major?" Sokov looked at Savage and asked in confusion: "Don't you need to connect a telephone line to each artillery position to order which position to fire and fire one?
Just a phone call."
Seeing that Savage still looked confused, Sokov could only sigh secretly in his heart and patiently explained to him: "Comrade Major, you divide the artillery into five or six artillery positions, and some are responsible for dealing with the enemy.
Some of the infantry are responsible for dealing with enemy tanks. Each artillery position has its own area of responsibility. To attack the enemy in any area, you only need to call the commander of that artillery position and order him to fire.
How about it, do you understand what I mean?"
After Sokov's explanation, Savage finally understood what was going on. Although the plan proposed by the other party was completely different from the tactics he had used before, it sounded more reasonable. Hearing Sokov ask himself,
He quickly straightened his body and replied: "Understood, Comrade Colonel, I will immediately disperse the artillery to several positions according to what you said."
Although Savage said that he understood it, Sokov was still worried. He watched him and Briski divide the artillery into five positions, set up telephone lines, and put on disguises before they confidently and boldly led the troops.
Samoilov and the others returned to Lyudnikov's headquarters.
Here, he saw Belkin who was chatting with Lyudnikov. After nodding to Belkin, he said to Lyudnikov: "Comrade Colonel, I moved 38 76mm doors from the warehouse.
The cannon has been given to your Major Savage. Due to the lack of troops under his command, I also equipped him with an infantry battalion."
Lyudnikov had an expression of surprise on his face after hearing Sokov's words. He stepped forward, held Sokov's hand, and said excitedly: "Colonel Sokov, thank you so much.
With so many artillery pieces, we have greater confidence in holding the factory."
"What, 38 artillery pieces were moved from the warehouse?" Belgin heard the conversation between the two and asked in surprise: "Colonel Lyudnikov, since there are so many artillery pieces in the factory warehouse
, why don’t you arm yourself, so that at least you can reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties when resisting enemy attacks?”
Lyudnikov sighed and said: "When I heard that there were artillery in the warehouse, I once provided the artillery to the director of the barricade factory, but he said that it was a product customized by the National Defense Commission. Without orders from superiors, who would
It’s not allowed to be used either.”
"It's nonsense, it's just nonsense." Belkin was so angry that he was trembling all over after hearing what Lyudnikov said, and he kept saying: "So many weapons and equipment are placed in the warehouse, and they are not handed over to the defenders in the factory.
This is a criminal act. I think we should report it to our superiors and remove the factory director from his post."
"Colonel Lyudnikov," Sokov thought of what he had just learned from Sergeant Gusin, and felt very uncomfortable. He asked Lyudnikov with a straight face: "Do you know that from the enemy's attack?
Since the beginning of the city, the weapons and equipment in the warehouse have been placed there. Except for inspection every three days, no one has considered whether these artillery should be used to arm the defenders in the factory. If the factory falls, then the artillery in the warehouse
It will all fall into the hands of the enemy. At that time, the enemy can use our artillery to deal with us."
When Sokov said this, he was a little excited. He remembered that in a Soviet novel, he saw two squads of Soviet troops stationed at a remote station. Their task was to guard the warehouse. As for what was in the warehouse
They didn't know anything about it. It wasn't until one day when their immediate superior ordered the warehouse to be opened, that they discovered that it was filled with rusty road spikes. Sergeant Guxin's troops had been guarding outside the warehouse for more than two months, but they never
No one has been seen transporting anything out of it. I am afraid that the leaders of the factory have long forgotten that there are a large number of artillery stored here. The people who come to inspect are just doing a formality in accordance with the regulations.
After hearing what Sokov said, Lyudnikov blushed and said with some embarrassment: "Colonel Sokov, this is indeed my fault. I will report the matter to the headquarters immediately and ask my superiors to correct me.
Punishment. But our current priority is to prevent the enemy from occupying the barricade factory."
"Comrade Political Commissar," Sokov said to Belkin: "I temporarily assigned the second battalion to Colonel Lyudnikov's artillery regiment. Now you only have one battalion. How about using the existing troops?
Is the defense enough?"
This chapter has been completed!