A quarter of an hour later, Goria's troops launched an attack on the enemy occupying the 109th Regiment's position.
As soon as the battle started, Omelichenko, who was staying in the observation center, noticed something strange. He put down the telescope in his hand, turned his head to ask Goria beside him: "Comrade Captain, you have six or seven hundred people, why are there so few people participating in the attack? I roughly counted, there were less than one hundred people."
Regarding Omelichenko's doubts, Goria smiled faintly and replied: "Comrade Colonel, although there are many craters and bricks and rubble between the enemy and our positions, if the troops are attacked in a dense formation, the troops will suffer huge casualties."
Seeing Goria's calm and gentle look, Omelichenko couldn't help but feel anxious: "You are just a few people, can you take down the enemy's position?"
"Don't worry, comrade Colonel." Goria said with a normal expression: "This is an effective offensive tactic developed by the division commander. There should be no problem in regaining the position from the enemy."
After listening to Goria's explanation, Omelichenko raised his telescope half-believingly and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield. He saw that the attacking soldiers were not crowded together and charged straight towards the enemy's position. Instead, several people were raising their waists for a combat team, cleverly used various terrain to quickly approach the enemy's position.
Seeing that Omelichenko had not spoken, Goria continued to explain to him: "Comrade Colonel, we three soldiers are in front and the team leader is in the back, and they are in an inverted triangle formation. Each person has a clear division of labor and is responsible for attack, cover and support. There are no three combat groups to form a combat squad, and the three combat squads are deployed in a strait formation for a combat group. After the deployment, the soldiers change the combat formation at any time according to the instructions of the team leader or squad leader."
Goria's words aroused great interest from Omelithenko. He asked curiously: "Comrade Captain, I want to ask, how do you connect the battle groups during battles? Also, what is the width of the front that they can be responsible for after a battle group is unfolded?"
Faced with Omelichenko's questions, Goria patiently told him: "Since the entire battle group is expanded, the front width will reach about 400 meters, so the connection between the battle groups is in sign language; the connection between the battle squads is completed through whistle."
Looking at the charge troops, braved the enemy's firepower and quickly approaching the position, Omelichenko felt that this tactic was indeed very effective, so he nodded and said with emotion: "Comrade Captain, can you tell me who invented this tactic? I think he is simply a genius."
Goria never dreamed that Sokov, who taught them tactics, knew nothing about the three-three tactics, but what he had created was a streamlined version of the three-three tactics. But even so, this tactic could have unexpected effects on the Soviet-German battlefield.
At this moment, when he heard Omelichenko complimenting the person who invented this tactic, Goria felt honored. He raised his head and said proudly: "Who else can it be? Of course, it is our division commander. It is said that he used this tactic for the first time in the Battle of Moscow. He was still a platoon leader at that time, but now he is the commander of the Guards Division."
Omelichenko and Sokov had dealt with Liumeng Street and had a good impression of the young division commander who had rescued him. However, after hearing Goriya's words, he asked in confusion: "I had dealt with your division commander some time ago, but in the battle, I didn't see the troops led by him use this tactic?"
Goria was stunned at first, but soon figured out what was going on, and quickly replied: "Comrade Colonel, this is true. If you want to use this tactic skillfully, the soldiers need to be familiar with each other so that they can form a tacit understanding on the battlefield. Otherwise, not only will this tactic not be able to use this tactic to eliminate the enemy, but it may cause chaos on the contrary. If I was not wrong, the division commander must have led other troops when he went to Liumian Street to rescue you last time."
"You are right." Omelichenko agreed with Goria's speculation, "The last time we rescued us, we were all sailors."
"No wonder." Goria continued: "The only troops that master this tactic are the reduction regiments in the division, which are the old troops of the division commander. The other regiments of the Guard Division do not understand this tactic at all."
While the two of them were talking, the commanders and fighters of the sixth company who were attacking successfully rushed into the position occupied by the enemy and started a melee battle with the enemy. Seeing that the first battle group had succeeded in the attack, the sixth company commander personally led two other battle groups to rush forward to support, striving to eliminate the stubborn enemy on the position in the shortest time.
The entire battle lasted only twenty minutes, and more than 200 German soldiers occupying the 109th Regiment's position were either killed or driven out of the position. Just as Omelithenko was about to call Jolujeff to report his victory, the other party called first. The division commander hurriedly said on the phone: "Col. The Army Command has just sent us a guard company. I will hand over this company to you, and the troops of the 41st Guards Division, to fight to regain the lost position within two hours."
"Report to the division commander." After Omelichenko and Jolujeff finished speaking, he immediately said excitedly: "I am preparing to report to you that with the help of friendly forces, we have successfully restored our lost positions."
"What, the position has been restored?" After hearing Omelichenko's words, Rugev was stunned. He knew that there were more than 200 enemies occupying the 109th Regiment's position, and Sokov only sent two reinforcements to himself. According to his idea, unless the guard company of the headquarters was added, he would not even think of regaining the position. Who knew that before the guard company was handed over to Omelichenko, he told himself that the position had been restored. "Comrade Colonel, do you know what the consequences are for lying about military information?"
Omelichenko was stunned at first, then understood what Ruolujev said, and quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, what I said is true. Although Colonel Sokov only sent us two companies, these two companies were strengthened companies, with a total of six or seven hundred people..."
After listening to Omelichenko's explanation, Iflujeff realized that he had blamed the other party by mistake, he quickly coughed twice to relieve his embarrassment. Then he changed the subject and asked: "Is there a great casualty from friendly forces?"
"Not big," Omelithenko saw the entire battle with his own eyes. When he heard the question of Jolujeff, he replied without hesitation: "They only suffered less than thirty casualties, and then they regained their positions and killed most of the enemies occupying the positions, and the rest fled in shame."
"My God, this is simply incredible." If Lujeff felt that Omelichenko's report was a little unacceptable. He thought to himself that if he wanted to capture a position occupied by more than 200 German soldiers, he would have to pay at least five or six hundred people, and Sokov's troops only suffered less than 30 casualties, which would be too fantastic. In order to figure out what was going on, he continued to ask: "How did they fight?"
Seeing that his division commander wanted to know the attacking soldiers of friendly forces, Omelichenko was considering whether he should report in detail, he suddenly heard someone outside the observation center shouting: "Where is your commander?"
Hearing the shouts, Omelichenko didn't bother to report to Jolujeff, but turned his head and asked outside the door, "Who is outside?"
"It's me," as soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in casual clothes and holding a pistol broke into the observation room in a mess: "I'm Zalitzman."
After seeing the person clearly, Omelichenko was shocked: "It turned out to be the deputy director, what happened?"
"The enemy rushed into Building 4, and our people were seriously injured." Zalitzman grabbed Omelichenko's arm and said emotionally: "Comrade Colonel, please send someone to save them quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
"What, the enemy rushed into Building 4?" Omelichenko asked in surprise: "Comrade Deputy Director, aren't you more than 300 people in that building?"
"Yes, we have more than 300 people." Zalitzman said with a sad face: "But most of them are workers with no combat experience. They can't stop the enemy's attack. After the enemy broke through our position outside the building, it took less than two minutes to rush into the building. I broke out from the building under the protection of more than a dozen workers."
Building No. 4 is located in the northeast of the 109th Regiment's position. It is a five-story building with a library, archives, canteen, and a switchboard responsible for telephone communications throughout the factory.
Omelichenko obviously knew the situation in Building 4. He raised his hand and grabbed one of Zalitzman's arm and asked anxiously: "Have the girls on the switchboard withdrawn?"
In the Derrensky factory, there are two communication systems: one is a military communication system, used to contact the division, the division headquarters and the regiment headquarters and subordinate units; the other is a civil communication system used in the factory, which can not only contact various units in the factory, but also combat troops. After some troops enter the new defense zone, before the military communication system is laid, they use ready-made civil communication systems. The dozens of female operators staying in Building 4 are the ones who ensure smooth communication.
"No." Zalitzman shook his head and said with pain: "The computer room where the girls are located is on the third floor. Although it is still in our hands, I don't think it will be supported for long. Comrade Colonel, I beg you to send troops to rescue them quickly. It will be too late."
When Omelichenko learned that the female operators on the switchboard were in danger of their lives, he wanted to put on his wings and rushed over to rescue him immediately. However, he was powerless at this moment and could only turn his help to Goria next to him and asked in a negotiated tone: "Comrade Captain, can you send troops to rescue Building 4?"
Zalitzmann discovered that there was a strange commander in the observation center. Although he was only the rank of captain, Colonel Omelitzko was careful when he talked to him. Zalitzmann immediately guessed that this person might be able to help him solve the problem, so he quickly turned to Goria and begged: "Comrade Captain, please send troops to save those girls quickly. We cannot watch the damn German kill our future mother."
Since Goriya knew that Building 4 was in danger, she would not be afraid of death. She asked quickly: "Comrade Deputy Director, I would like to ask, where is Building 4 located? Can you send someone to us as a guide?"
"Building No. 4 is just north, about 700 meters away." In order to save the female operators trapped in Building No. 4, Zalitzman decided to go out and patted his chest to Guoliya: "Comrade Captain, I can personally serve as a guide for you!"
Seeing Zalitzman volunteering, Goria nodded and then asked again: "Comrade Deputy Director, I would like to ask if there is any way to contact the building and find out how the battle is there."
"Yes, Deputy Director," Omelichenko echoed: "Do you have any way to understand what's going on inside the building?"
"I think, is there any way to contact the building?" Zalitzman frowned and thought for a while, and looked around in the observation center: "Do you have a phone number here to contact the switchboard?"
The observation center chosen by Omelichenko turned out to be a dispatch office. Although the phone had been smashed by the collapsed building, the original line was still there. A communications soldier called and a telephone was connected to the telephone line, so that he could talk to the switchboard in Building 4.
Zalitzman said loudly to the microphone: "Hey! I am Zalitzman, who is talking to me?"
"I am Komarkova, the deputy director of the factory." A young female voice came from the phone.
"How is the situation in the building?" Zalitzman asked nervously.
"The enemy has occupied the second floor," Komarkova replied in a panic: "They just tried to rush up to the third floor, but were repelled by the militia guarding the stairs."
"Komarkova, listen to me." Zalitzman became more and more panicked when he learned that the enemy had occupied the second floor and could occupy the third floor at any time: "Take the girls to the fifth floor immediately, and I will take people to save you as soon as possible."
"Comrade Deputy Factory Director, I just saw the situation urgent and ordered the girls to move first." Komarkova waited for Zalitzman to finish speaking, and continued: "Now I am the only one left on duty on the switchboard. Comrade Deputy Factory Director, please bring people to save us quickly. I think the militia guarding the stairs will not be able to support it for long."
Chapter completed!