Burning Moscow

The position was finally taken by our army, but the price paid was huge. At least 30 tanks of the 13th Tank Corps were destroyed by the Germans, and the 83rd Infantry Regiment of the Guards was also maimed. I carefully observed the newly recovered position through the telescope, and found that there were no more than two hundred people moving on the position.

In the scene I saw, General Korpacchi was also in his eyes. He hesitated again and again, but he still let people call the number of Colonel Fanasiyev, the 33rd Division Commander of the Guards. Once the phone was connected, he asked straightforwardly: "Comrade Colonel, when will your 84th and 85th Regiments arrive before regaining the position?"

Colonel Farnasiev was taken aback by his question, and then he replied: "Report to Comrade Commander that my other two regiments are marching in a hurry. It is estimated that they will reach their destination in a few minutes."

"You urge them again and let them speed up the march. Now the 83rd regiment is almost exhausted. If the Germans come to a counter-assault at this time, they will not be able to withstand it." After that, Kolpakci again I dialed the phone number of the tank army. Although he had a quarrel with the commander of the army just now, at this moment he tried his best to speak to the other party in a friendly tone: "Hello, Comrade General. I just sent a new regiment to occupy Offensive positions, can your troops continue to provide artillery cover for the infantry’s offensive? Okay, well, I will call you again before the offensive is launched."

After putting down the phone, he stopped Captain Semikov who happened to pass by him. Apart from anything else, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, took out one of them, and walked out of the headquarters, apparently taking the opportunity to smoke. Go outside to relax.

Seeing Kolpakchi's back disappear from the door of the headquarters, I quietly asked Semikov: "Comrade Captain, I want to ask who made this battle plan?"

"Who can anyone else? Of course it is Comrade Commander." Shemikov may think that I have asked too much about this question, because the tone of speech is inevitably a little impatient. "Comrade Commander has suffered a lot from the Frunze Military Academy. Those who are trained in corps combat are handy in formulating such a combat plan."

For Semikov, a commander with a lower rank than me. I didn’t have so much scruples when I spoke. I pointed to the distant position and said to him: "Comrade Captain, please see, the hastily built fortifications on the unsafe plains, apart from increasing unnecessary casualties. , It simply cannot stop the German offensive with air superiority and tank superiority."

Shemikov also drew a cigarette and held it in his mouth. Thoughtfully asked me: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, where do you think our defensive positions should be built?"

I stomped where I was standing and said, "If the fortifications are built on this hill, when the German troops want to pass through the open ground under the hill, we can take advantage of the firepower and use artillery fire to stand on the ground. In order to pass through here smoothly, the Germans will definitely concentrate their forces to attack the positions on the hills. And the terrain of the hills, I think you can see clearly, the high mountains and the dense forests are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Germans think If it is captured, it will inevitably pay a heavy price."

Shemikov didn't argue with me, so he snorted softly and went straight to his work. Leave me there alone. Seeing the departure of the combat staff, I can only laugh twice, and continue to raise the telescope to observe the situation in the forward position.

With the arrival of the 84th and 85th regiments, the commanders of the 83rd regiment began to withdraw from their positions and move to the rear. I deliberately counted the number of people. There were only less than a hundred people left in the regiment. Except for seven or eight officers, the rest were soldiers. It seems that commanders at all levels have been sacrificed in the battle just now.

Seeing this scene, my heart can't help sinking slowly. How long has it been since I fought. You must know that the German army is only passively defending, and even long-range artillery, tanks and aircraft are not dispatched. Our army has artillery support and The regiment covered by the tanks was almost exhausted, and commanders at all levels in the regiment were almost killed or wounded. I secretly thanked myself that I did not participate in the offensive in the combat troops. Otherwise, he might become one of the dead at this moment.

While watching, Kolpakchi's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I see you have been holding the telescope and haven't put it down. I believe you have a certain degree of understanding of the situation on the battlefield. No, no. Know what you think about the next battle?"

I quickly put down the binoculars and straightened my body to report to Kolpakchi, who did not know when to return to me, and said: "Report to Comrade Commander, we should take advantage of our army's just victory and the morale to be high, and quickly move to the next level of morality. The military defense line launched an attack. Taking advantage of the coordination of our army's tank and tank, we quickly organized the troops to strike forward and seized the German position with lightning speed to achieve the purpose of this counter-offensive."

"Infantry coordination?! How do infantry and tanks work together? In every attack, our tanks are not always behind the infantry, providing them with fire cover. Is this what you call the infantry coordination?"

I can understand General Kolpakchi’s doubts. The tactics I mentioned were used by almost no one in the Soviet army at this time, so he didn’t understand it and it was excusable, so I explained to him. Said: "Comrade Commander, what I said about the coordination of the tank and the tank is slightly different from what you said. When attacking, the tank opens the way in front, and the infantry is charged behind the tank in squad or platoon. The advantage is that tanks can eliminate threatening firepower points and strong fortifications for infantry, and infantry can help tank troops eliminate enemy anti-tank fighters."

Kolpakchi finished listening, put his hands on his chest, and bowed his head in thought. At this time, Semykov walked to him and just wanted to call him. I waved to stop him. I told him in a low voice: "Comrade Captain, please wait a moment. Comrade Commander is considering the problem. Don't disturb him."

Although my voice was very small, Kolpakci was still alarmed. He turned his head and asked Shemikov: "Comrade Captain, what's the matter?"

Shemikov hurriedly reported: "Comrade commander, the commander of the tank army, and the commander of the 33rd Guards Division called one after another, saying that the army is ready. When can you launch an attack?"

Kolpakic did not answer immediately, but said to Shemikov: "Comrade Captain, just now Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina made a suggestion to me, saying that the attack later can allow the tanks to play forward and the infantry to fight. Squads or platoons follow the charge, so that when attacking, tanks can remove obstacles for the infantry on the offensive road, and the infantry can also eliminate those annoying anti-tank fighters. She calls this kind of offensive method: 'Tan Synergy', I don’t know what you think?

Judging from the tone of speech between Kolpakchi and Semikov, the friendship between the two is not shallow. Semikov groaned for a moment, and immediately replied: "Comrade Commander, I think this style of play by Comrade Lieutenant Colonel still makes sense. As for whether it is applicable, the 33rd Guards Division and the 13th Tank Corps can be taken in. Try it in the next battle."

Kolpakic nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this case, then you should call the commander of the tank army and Colonel Farnasiev, and let them try this new style of battle tank coordination."

The new attack was launched five minutes later. A dozen tanks of the Tank Army opened their way in front. Each tank was followed by a group of infantry with various weapons to attack the German position.

But step-tank coordination is simple to say, but it is not so easy to do. At least when the forces that coordinate operations suddenly use this tactic, chaos will inevitably occur. After several tanks were destroyed by German anti-tank artillery, the infantry behind the tanks also stopped. They neither knew to continue to attack, nor did they know that they were lying down and shooting, and they were huddled in a mess on the spot. , Became the target of German mortars and machine guns.

Seeing the hordes of commanders and fighters who were blown to pieces by German shells and knocked down one by one by machine guns, Kolpakic got anxious. He slammed the binoculars to the ground and turned around and grabbed my clothes. Ling, pointing to the battlefield in front of the fierce battle, roared furiously: "Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, open your eyes and see, this is the **** steptan coordination theory you proposed. Look, the fighters are on the battlefield right now. It became a mess and became the target of the German massacre. You have to pay the price for all this~www.NovelMTL.com~ I broke my collar free from his big hand, panting and replied: "Commander Comrades, the tactics I proposed to you are the most advanced tactics at present. The reason why our army is in chaos at the moment is that this tactic has never been practiced between infantry and tanks, and even the commander of the unit is ignorant of this tactic. The soldiers received the order to charge behind the tank. Once the tank was destroyed, they didn't know what to do. They only knew that they would stand in a daze and this would become a target for the Germans. ..."

Before I could finish, Kolpakci turned and ordered Semikov: "Call the commander of the tank army and ask him to put all the remaining tanks into battle. We must destroy the mortar positions and machine guns of the German positions as soon as possible. Point the firepower and cover our infantry to seize the position. Okay, that's all, don't hesitate, hurry up and call."

After Semikov left, Kolpakic glared at me again and said fiercely: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will find you after the battle is over." After that, he went to find a new set of binoculars and continued to observe. The fighting situation outside.

Although I felt that my future was uncertain, I didn't dare to leave without permission. I stood still, holding my binoculars and watching the tenacious assault launched by our army on the German positions.

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