After gathering enough artillery, Yegor came over and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the artillery is ready. Please give instructions for the artillery target."
"Artillery target?" When Sokov heard Yegor say that the artillery was ready to be in position, he was secretly happy, but when he heard the next words, the smile on his face disappeared immediately. Although he knew that the German army was just a few kilometers ahead, without accurate parameters, even if all the artillery shells were fired, it would not pose any threat to the Germans.
He turned to look at Andre and asked: "Comrade Captain, do you know the parameters of the artillery target?"
Andre also shook his head and said: "Unless we have artillery observers, there is no way to lock the artillery target."
"Brigadier Commander, Battalion Commander, I have a way." Seeing the two people helpless, Yegor said quickly: "There are motorcycles on the artillery position. We will send two artillery observers to the front to observe, and then they will to provide bombardment parameters.”
Regarding Yegor's proposal, Sokov thought for a while, and finally shook his head in opposition: "No, the enemy's location is at least six or seven kilometers away from here. Even if we dispatch artillery observers, how can they detect what they observed?" Parameters, where are the artillery on the provided positions?”
"Comrade Brigadier, the problem you are worried about has been solved." Yegor said excitedly: "We have captured two small radio stations of the German army. We can give one of them to the artillery observers so that they can monitor it at any time. Give us the parameters.”
"Well done, Lieutenant Yegor." Seeing that Yegor solved the problem that troubled him so easily, Sokov nodded to him and said: "Let the artillery observers and communications soldiers set off immediately. , the artillerymen are also ready to fire."
"Yes, let the artillery observers and communications troops set off immediately, and the artillery be ready to fire." After Yegor repeated Sokov's order, he reminded Sokov in a low voice: "But Comrade Brigade Commander, I am a second lieutenant. Not a lieutenant."
Sokov looked at Yegor and said meaningfully: "Comrade Yegor, I said you are a lieutenant, and you are a lieutenant. Do you understand what I mean?"
If Sokov made his words so clear, Yegor would be a fool if he did not understand that he had been promoted to military rank. He quickly straightened his body and said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigadier, please rest assured that I will not betray your trust."
"Lieutenant Yegor," just as Yegor was about to turn around and leave, Sokov called him from behind: "I plan to support the 7th and 9th companies, so I will leave you with two platoons and the rest. I want to take all the troops away. Remember, once the shells are fired, blow up all the cannons, and then take the prisoners back to our defense zone."
"clear."
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On the German artillery position, there were twelve trucks used to tow artillery, all of which were used by Sokov to transport the soldiers of the eighth company. It is at least five or six kilometers from the artillery position to the positions of the 7th and 9th companies, and it will take at least more than an hour if you walk. The ride only took a quarter of an hour to reach the destination.
Seeing Sokov's arrival, Guchakov and the seventh company commander hurriedly came out to greet him. At the same time, they asked curiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, have all the enemy's artillery positions been eliminated?"
"Solved." Sokov said with a relaxed expression: "Next, we should deal with the enemies who are attacking the 149th Brigade."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, I have sent people to conduct reconnaissance." As the commander of the troops that assist in monitoring the enemy, Guchakov took the initiative to report to Sokov: "The enemy attacking the 149th Brigade is the German 2nd Armored Corps. Regiment and the 79th Infantry Regiment. The Armored Regiment was attacked by our troops early this morning and abandoned the tanks and armored vehicles in the camp to escape, so they have become an infantry. After most of the day's attack, the strength of the regiment has been greatly reduced, so the Germans deployed the 79th Regiment to strengthen the attack..."
Sokov listened quietly to Guchakov's report. After he finished speaking, he nodded with a smile and praised: "Lieutenant Guchakov, you did a good job. In such a short time, you Make the enemy’s situation clear. I really saw you right.”
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Guchakov grinned after hearing Sokov's compliment, and then asked: "Now that the German artillery position has been resolved, should we launch an attack from behind the enemy? ?”
"No hurry, no rush." At this time, Andre came from behind and said with a smile: "We will launch an attack after our artillery has completed the bombardment of the German army."
"Artillery?!" Guchakov was confused by Andrei's confused words: "The superiors sent us artillery?"
"It's not that our superiors sent us artillery." Andrei explained to Guchakov: "It's that after we occupied the German artillery position, we captured 32 artillery pieces and more than a hundred rounds of artillery shells. Comrade Brigade Commander said, These shells must be returned to the Germans so that they can enjoy the taste of their own shells."
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Two artillery observers and a communications soldier carrying communications equipment came to a hill more than 400 meters away from the German assembly point. They lay on the top of the hill and used telescopes to observe the enemy's movements and constantly calculated various data. .
The communications soldiers squatted in the bushes behind them. After they told themselves the observed shooting parameters, they immediately sent a telegram to Lieutenant Yegor who was staying at the artillery position. After Yegor received the telegram, he immediately ordered the gunners who were proficient in calculations to measure the location of the German army on the map.
Now that we know the location of the German army, it's time for the artillery to show off. As Yegor issued the order to fire, an experienced old gunner immediately commanded his artillery and fired a shot at the measured target.
The shell roared and landed about forty meters west of the German army assembly area and exploded. Some soldiers lay down on the spot, while others were still sitting on the grass in a daze, muttering to themselves where the shell came from. After the artillery observer saw the impact point of the artillery shell, he quickly reported a series of data to the communications unit for correction.
After the Soviet artillery was calibrated, the second shell fired landed in the middle of the enemy and exploded, knocking away more than a dozen German soldiers sitting on the ground resting. Seeing this, the artillery observer couldn't help but cheered, and then said to the operator: "Hurry up and hit the target. Keep shooting!"
After Yegor received the telegram, a smile appeared on his tense face. He said to the old gunner: "The second shell hit the target. Order the artillery to fire in that direction."
