"Hold them off?" Shulka couldn't help but asked: "Do they know that we only have about twenty tanks with frequent breakdowns and one regiment of troops?"
"There is also an engineering regiment!" the instructor added.
"Oh, yes, the Engineer Corps!" Shulka said: "They will build fortifications for us. But the enemy has three divisions, two of which are armored divisions!"
"I know all this, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "The problem is that our task is to defend it! Our main force is 20 kilometers away from here on the front line. If they occupy Tula, they will not only be cut off
Our army's supply line surrounds the main force of our army, and we will also hit Moscow along this supply line..."
As mentioned before, the main supply line is the railway because the roads are muddy and have a large number of mines and roadblocks.
Shulka turned his attention to the instructor.
"Any questions, Comrade Shulka?" the instructor asked.
"I remember someone said... The main task of the 333rd Regiment is to stabilize people's hearts!" Shulka said: "That is to say, we cannot fight tough battles, otherwise the casualties will be too high to carry out propaganda!"
"That's what I said!" the instructor replied: "But...if I can fight a tough battle and still survive, I think the publicity effect will be better!"
Shulka almost collapsed.
"We have no other choice, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "At the same time, the superiors have no choice either!"
Shulka knew the meaning of Major Gavrilov's words, which almost meant the life or death of Moscow.
After thinking about it, Shulka said: "We need to mobilize immediately, Major! We also need to change our tactics, otherwise our current defense line will not be able to stop the enemy!"
"Of course!" Major Gavrilov agreed: "The question is what tactics to use!"
At this time, Shulka thought of a word in his mind: tank ambush.
Tank ambush warfare was proposed by the Soviet hero Katukov, the first tank hero. This tactic mainly uses the cover of terrain and buildings to ambush tanks on both sides of the road, and wait for German tanks and troops to move along the road.
It's flanked by two sides.
It is more suitable for battles between Soviet tanks that are not good at maneuvering and coordination, and German tanks, because in such an ambush battle, you only need to hide in the tank trench and then fire at the enemy with an order.
But of course, Katukov had not yet had time to use this tactic... The classic battle he fought took place in October.
Moreover, Shulka plans to make some improvements to tank ambush warfare.
"We must make use of the engineers!" Shulka said: "Let them dig anti-tank trenches in front of the position!"
"This may not have much effect, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "The Germans will fill up the anti-tank trenches!"
"Of course!" Shulka replied: "But what if they can't fill it?"
"Can't fill it?" Major Gavrilov didn't understand what Shulka meant: "This is impossible, as long as they know where the anti-tank ditch is..."
Major Gavrilov looked at Shulka doubtfully.
It's just a matter of time, sandbags, rocks, etc., there won't be anything that can't be filled.
"Ordinary anti-tank trenches can indeed be filled!" Shulka said: "But if these anti-tank trenches are irregular and invisible... they don't know where to fill them!"
"What anti-tank trenches can't be seen?" the Fomin government, which had not interrupted, asked with an incredulous expression.
"Mud, Comrade Comrade Political Commissar!" Shulka said: "After we dig the anti-tank trench, we will fill it with mud or use other methods to cover it up..."
Major Gavrilov and Political Commissar Fomin were stunned.
"This seems to be a feasible method!" Major Gavrilov said: "After filling it with mud, it will look no different from other places on the surface!"
"Yes!" Political Commissar Fuming said, "And mud is everywhere!"
"Why are there irregularities?" the instructor asked.
"If it is a regular anti-tank trench!" Shurka said: "The enemy can easily detect its movement and cross these anti-tank trenches! Because it is a complete one, and then find a way to cross it. But
If it’s irregular, I mean one here and one there…”
"Then they won't be able to fill it in!" said Major Gavrilov, "because they don't know where it is!"
"Yes!" Shulka said: "We don't even need to dig the anti-tank trench too deep or too long. In fact, we only need to dig a few holes. If the tank falls down, it will probably not be able to get up.
Come!"
Everyone nodded.
You must know that there is mud everywhere around here. Tanks driving on the road may get stuck in the pits and be unable to get out. If the pits are dug artificially, and these pits are still filled with mud, it cannot be seen... So
It will become a trap that tanks cannot pass through.
"This is like a swamp, a swamp for tanks!" Political Commissar Fuming said.
"What about the railway?" Major Gavrilov said: "They can attack from the railway!"
"If the enemy tanks could only advance along the railway, things would be simple!" Shulka casually took out a few bullets and used them to represent the enemy tanks. He placed them and said: "The enemy tanks advanced in a single column along the railway.
We will ambush tanks or anti-tank guns on both sides of the railway... As long as we destroy a few vehicles in front and a few vehicles behind, their entire tank force will be blocked on the railway!"
"And we have set up traps in the mud next to the railway!" Political Commissar Fuming said in surprise: "As soon as they leave the railway, they will fall into the trap and be unable to move!"
Shulka nodded: "To put it simply, we can use a few ambushed tanks or a few tank guns to replace their entire fleet of tanks!"
"But this requires us to have a high hit rate!" Major Gavrilov said: "If we cannot accurately hit the enemy tanks at the head and tail, they will break into our defense line along the railway!"
"Yes!" Shulka said: "So we need the best gunners!"
Gavrilov shook his head and said with a wry smile: "We don't have the best gunners, Shulka! Plus the weather has poor visibility... We can't place our hopes on them!"
"Then, we will conduct some pre-war training for them!" Shulka said.
"Pre-war training?"
Major Gavrilov and Political Commissar Fomin looked puzzled.
You must know that it is less than ten hours before dawn, which means that the Soviet army only has ten hours at most.
At this time, the training can be described as "sharpening your weapons before battle"...and what role can it play?!