After listening to Sokov's report, Cuikov's first words were: "Air Force, I want it too. However, the strength of the German Air Force is far beyond ours. At present, the city's air supremacy is in their hands, and our Air Force is not able to compete with them for the time being. Therefore, you can only find a way to solve the air defense problem in the factory."
When Sokov heard what he said, Sokov's heart suddenly became cold. Before he could speak, Cuikov had already guessed his thoughts: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I know, you must be very disappointed at this moment, right?"
It was not just disappointment, it was simply despair! Sokov thought to himself, let alone the German army carried out large-scale bombing, even if only two or three bombers came, it was not the only four anti-aircraft guns that could be dealt with. However, what he thought was the same in his heart, and answered Cui Kov with another word: "Comrade Commander, since the superiors cannot provide us with air assistance, we can only find another way to solve it."
"That's right, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov. At present, the Army Command is in a difficult situation. It is constantly asking us for help everywhere, making us run away." Cuikov was very satisfied with Sokov's answer. He also took the opportunity to put a high hat on him. "I think with your wisdom, you can definitely solve this problem."
After Sokov made the phone call, he spread his hands to the few people sitting opposite him and said helplessly: "Commander Cuikov said that he cannot provide us with air support for the time being. We can only rely on our existing strength to deal with the enemy's air strikes."
"But how can we solve it?" Zinchenko said with a bitter face: "Although we can disrupt the German pilot's sight by burning old tires and creating thick smoke, the smoke will never dissipate. When the smoke dissipates, we will still be bombed by the German army."
"What should I do?" Custoy knew the situation here better than Deputy Director of the Factory, and he continued: "Now the women's anti-aircraft artillery battalion has only four anti-aircraft artillery guns left. How can we deal with the enemy's planes? It seems that our factory can't be saved."
"I'll talk to Lieutenant Ulanova," Zinchenko stood up and said to Sokov: "Tell them the importance of defending the assembly workshop and plant, so that they can have the courage to fight bravely with German aircraft in order to defend the factory."
After Sokov saw that Zinchenko said this, neither Ballshaq nor Cousto did not object. As if such a statement was taken for granted, he called Zinchenko who was about to go outside: "Comrade Deputy Director, please wait."
Zinchenko stopped, turned his head to look at Sokov, and asked unexpectedly: "Do you have anything else to add, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov?"
"Comrade Deputy Director," Sokov called Zinchenko because he was dissatisfied with his statement. If he could defeat the enemy by relying solely on political propaganda, what would it take to do? He just sent hundreds of political workers to stand in front of two positions and shout slogans. He curled his lips and said, "The girls in the women's anti-aircraft artillery battalion understand their responsibilities, but when the number of anti-aircraft artillery is limited, I think it is an unwise choice to let them fight against German aircraft head-on."
Sokov's words made Zinchenko's face turn pale, and he said unhappily: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, since you think this is an unwise choice, then do you have any better ways to deal with the German plane?"
Seeing that the two of them were filled with gunpowder, Ballshaq hurried out to smooth things over: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, do you have any good solutions? Why not tell us and let us all listen."
Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, Sokov shook his head and said, "I have no good idea."
As soon as he said this, Ballshak was stunned. Seeing Sokov called Zinchenko and raised objections, he thought the other party had already thought about it. But now he said in a light manner that there was no way. Isn't this teasing me? Thinking of this, Ballshak's face became very ugly. He turned to look at Zinchenko: "Comrade Deputy Director, I think you should call Ulanova over, so you don't have to go there again."
Zinchenko did not object to Ballshak's proposal. He only glanced at Cousto, who stood up tactfully, ran to the door and called a worker, and told him to find Ulanova.
When Cousto walked in again, he found that the atmosphere in the room was very depressing, so he laughed dryly and said without saying a word: "Deputy Director, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, if we have more anti-aircraft guns, then we don't have to worry about the enemy's plane."
Hearing Cousto's statement, Zinchenko snorted coldly and said unhappily: "If there are more anti-aircraft guns, if there are a hundred anti-aircraft guns, no matter how many planes the enemy comes, we can beat them down..."
The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. Zinchenko's complaints made Sokov's mind flash. He felt that he had found a solution to the air defense problem, so he quickly asked: "Comrade Deputy Director, what did you just say?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov," Cousto said before he could answer: "The deputy director said that no matter how many planes the enemy has, we will beat him down."
"Not this," Sokov waved his hand at Custow and continued to ask, "I still need the previous sentence."
"He said if there were a hundred anti-aircraft guns..."
"Yes, that's all." Sokov slapped the table hard, scaring everyone, and said excitedly: "If we had a hundred anti-aircraft guns, then no matter how many planes the enemy came, we wouldn't have to worry."
After hearing Sokov's words, Zinchenko said with some amusement and confusion: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, let alone a hundred anti-aircraft guns, we don't even have ten anti-aircraft guns, and the superiors cannot have extra anti-aircraft guns for us. After all, each unit needs anti-aircraft guns of various caliber. Now we only have four anti-aircraft guns, how can we deal with the enemy's planes?"
"Without anti-aircraft guns, we can use infantry air defense to deal with German aircraft." Sokov raised the assault rifle leaning against the table: "You can also use a rifle to knock down the enemy aircraft."
"Fast a plane with a rifle?" Hearing Sokov say this, the other three widened their eyes in surprise and looked at Sokov with an idiot. Ballshaq shook his head and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, your idea is too wild. How can you use a rifle to shoot the enemy's plane?"
Sokov explained the rifle shots he saw in a booklet of his later generations and told several people in detail. Finally, he said confidently: "I have calculated that as long as there are 100 to 150 soldiers who quickly fired out the five bullets in the rifle while the enemy planes dived, they can form a dense firepower net and successfully shoot down the enemy planes."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov," Zinchenko felt that what Sokov said was a bit like a fantasy, but out of politeness he did not refute it, but asked: "Have you ever thought that more than one hundred of us soldiers were lying on the ground on their backs and a German bomb fell, how many people would we kill and injured?"
"Comrade Deputy Director, you can rest assured that our soldiers are lying in craters of all sizes." Sokov explained to Zinchenko: "Even if the enemy plane drops bombs, the losses caused to us are very limited."
"I have another question, comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Ballshaq couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Since our soldiers are all lying in the crater, they cannot see other people except for the comrades in the same crater. In this case, how do they know when to shoot? If so many soldiers cannot shoot at the same time, it will be difficult to form the dense firepower network you call."
"This problem is also easy to solve." Sokov is not afraid of them asking questions, but they are afraid that they will not ask questions. If they do not ask questions, it means that they do not agree with their proposal at all: "When Lieutenant Ulanova directs anti-aircraft gun shooting, he can use the whistle to notify the soldiers hiding in the crater."
Several people asked several questions one by one, and Sokov answered them one by one. Zinchenko nodded from Sokov's answer, and then asked a new question: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's method is worth a try. But which army should we use to complete this task?"
As soon as Zinchenko finished speaking, Ballshaq and Cousto looked at Sokov, and both of them were thinking: Such a task should be completed by the regular army. Although one company of the 10th Company and a company of the fighter battalion was on the position, there were two companies as reserves. Although the system was incomplete, no matter what, the combat effectiveness was much stronger than the militia in the fighter battalion and the workshop.
Sokov saw the two of them and shook his head and said, "No, I don't plan to let the soldiers of the 11th and 12th companies complete the mission of rifle shooting. They have more important tasks."
Hearing Sokov say this, Ballshaq understood that the mission must have fallen on his head in the end. Instead of letting the other party name it, it is better to take the initiative and say helplessly: "Okay, since the regular army has more important tasks, then leave this task to our destroyer battalion to complete."
Everyone had already developed an air defense plan, and Ulanova came late. When she saw her wearing a white apron covered with blood, Zinchenko couldn't help but frown and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, why are you dressing up?"
Ulanova spread her hands and said helplessly: "Comrade Deputy Director, our anti-aircraft guns are temporarily unavailable, so we can only play a guest appearance as a health officer and help Comrade Asia take care of the wounded."
Chapter completed!