The disgraced Bukov and Leskov, with their respective troops, returned to the fortifications on Gogol Street in disgrace. As soon as Bukov saw Ivan staying in the fortification, he shouted loudly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, no way, we can't rush up. The German firepower is too strong."
Second company commander Leskov walked directly in front of Lin Hua, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then asked: "Misha, look at the German firepower, how should we fight?"
When Bukov saw that Leskov actually ran to ask Lin Hua for advice, a look of surprise appeared on his face. What surprised him even more was that the battalion commander, Major Ivan, actually ran up to Lin Hua and asked with a smile: "Misha, how do you think we can win this church?"
Seeing that Ivan was also asking Lin Hua for advice, Bukov suddenly remembered that the reason why the troops were able to successfully capture Gogol Street was due to Sokov's "breaking the wall and opening the way" tactics. Maybe he could also Can you think of any good way to let your troops capture this church occupied by the German army?
Thinking of this, Bukov also came over and said to Lin Hua: "Misha, since you were able to come up with the tactic of 'breaking the wall and opening a way' when capturing Gogol Street, then how about attacking the church we are attacking? , you can also think of any good ideas, right?"
In fact, as early as when the first and second companies were frustrated, Lin Hua, who was hiding in the barricades, began to think about how to capture the church. The church is surrounded by unobstructed open space, and the tactics of breaking through walls and clearing roads are obviously of no use; although tunnel operations can be used to approach the enemy's position, it is winter now, the temperature is too low, and the land has already It was frozen solid. Even if the Germans did not open fire and allowed the Soviet army to dig trenches, the tools in the hands of the soldiers would not be able to dig through the frozen soil at all.
At this moment, seeing Ivan and the other two company commanders surrounding him, asking him to give them advice, Lin Hua also felt very headache. The firepower of the German army in the church was too strong. If effective suppression could not be carried out, even if I was as resourceful as Zhuge Liang and could come up with countless strategies by just patting my head, could the flesh and blood of the commanders and soldiers alone stop the German bullets?
But then I thought about it, if I don’t think of a good countermeasure, using tactics like filling the first company and the second company with human lives, the troops will be wiped out very quickly, and the offensive task at that time should fall to my third company. On the head.
Lin Hua looked at Ivan and asked, "Comrade Battalion Commander, I wonder how many light and heavy machine guns can be gathered in the camp?"
When Ivan heard this question, he did not answer immediately, but turned his attention to the two company commanders next to him. Bukov first replied: "Our company has two light machine guns."
"Our company also has two." As soon as Bukov finished speaking, Leskov also answered.
After both company commanders finished reporting, Ivan continued: "There is one heavy machine gun and three light machine guns left in the machine gun platoon in the battalion. I can transfer them all here immediately."
Lin Hua calculated silently in his mind. Including the light machine gun in his company, there were a total of one heavy machine gun and eight light machine guns. If they were lined up on the street, it would look a bit crowded. He looked around, observed the surrounding environment, and said to Ivan: "Comrade Battalion Commander, please order people to blow a few holes in the side walls of the left and right buildings, mount two light machine guns on each, and put the rest aside." In the streets. When the attack resumes, use this machine gun fire to suppress the enemy."
After Ivan arranged the manpower to blow up the wall and move the heavy machine gun, he then asked: "Is there anything else you want to add?"
"I think the offensive formation also needs to be adjusted." Lin Hua thought that in the previous attack, the Soviet army's formation was like lining up to die, so he decisively put forward his own opinion: "I think if we still use The formation attack just now will still cause heavy casualties under the intensive firepower of the German army."
After listening to Lin Hua's words, Ivan shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Misha, you may not be aware that we have always used this offensive formation when attacking. Is there anything wrong?"
"Yes, Comrade Battalion Commander." Lin Hua knew very well in his heart that if he still used the current formation to attack, even with the cover of machine gun fire, the troops would still suffer heavy casualties, so he had to tell Ivan to change the offensive formation: "The multi-layered formation of skirmishers we currently use makes it difficult to exert firepower when attacking. I think we should adopt the three-three system assault tactic."
"Three-three assault tactics?!" When the three of them heard what Lin Hua said, they all had confused expressions on their faces. Ivan frowned and asked: "Misha, can you explain to me what the three-three assault tactic is?"
Lin Hua nodded and began to introduce to the three Soviet commanders the tactics used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army to defeat invincible opponents in the world: "The three-three assault tactics refer to the division of squads into three combat groups. Each combat group Three people, in order to facilitate each other, usually line up in three echelons.
The three-person combat team formed a triangular attack formation, and each soldier had a clear division of labor and was responsible for attack, cover, and support. The squad leader, deputy squad leader, and team leader each lead a combat team. When the combat team attacks, the two soldiers are in front and the team leader is behind, forming a triangle formation. Three combat teams form a combat squad, and three combat squads form a combat group. When attacking, they develop in a 'skirmish line' formation. "
After listening to what Lin Hua said, Ivan looked at the two company commanders on the left and right, and said with a smile: "Comrades, company commanders, this is the first time I have heard of this tactic. How about you?"
"This is the first time we have heard of it." After Leskov said this, he immediately asked Lin Hua: "Misha, are there any benefits to this three-three assault tactic?"
"The characteristics of the three-three system assault tactics are evacuation formation, team coordination, and small group assault." Seeing that the tactics he mentioned aroused Leskov's interest, Lin Hua continued with interest: " The echelons of firepower distribution are clear and coordinated with each other. It is a perfect offensive and defensive formation, which can overcome the shortcomings of our army's skirmishers' difficulty in exerting firepower when advancing in multiple layers. Each combat group is kept at a reasonable distance. This avoids the problem of excessive losses when encountering artillery fire coverage.”
When Lin Hua said this, he paused intentionally to see everyone's reaction. Ivan raised his chin towards him and said encouragingly: "That's good, keep talking."
"According to my calculations, a mortar shell falling into the attack formation can only cause one casualty; a 152 howitzer shell can only knock out two groups at most." When citing this set of data, Lin Hua couldn't help but blush, and continued: "Even if you encounter the most terrifying machine gun fire from the side, there will be no casualties in two combat squads. However, the casualties of ordinary skirmish formations under the same circumstances will usually reach dozens of people." many."
"This three-on-three assault tactic sounds very good." As soon as Lin Hua finished speaking, Bukov, who had been silent, interrupted and said: "I think we can try it in the next attack."
After some thought, Ivan felt that he could try the tactics Lin Hua mentioned, and quickly ordered Bukov and Leskov: "You call all the squad and platoon leaders here immediately, and ask Misha to report to They teach this new tactic.”
While the two company commanders went to summon the squad and platoon leaders, Ivan still asked Lin Hua uneasily: "Misha, your new tactic sounds good, but are there any shortcomings?"
Lin Hua hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Although this tactic has many advantages, it has a fatal flaw. Perfect cooperation between various combat groups requires years of experience accumulation and continuous training. The 8th Guards Division In the past few months of fighting, due to the large reduction in the number of troops, a large number of new soldiers were added from other troops, resulting in a low degree of familiarity between the commanders and fighters of each unit. In addition, this was another temporary idea I came up with Whether the soldiers can master the new tactics is still a question. I am worried that during the official attack, the soldiers will not be familiar with using this tactic, which will increase unnecessary casualties."
"Misha, don't have any psychological burden." As soon as Lin Hua finished speaking, Ivan waved his hands to comfort him: "We just want to test whether this new tactic is applicable through this battle."
