After the infantry battalion was converted into artillery and assigned to Savage's command, Sokov did not leave immediately. He asked Briskey's fifth company to come up to help transport artillery and artillery shells, and studied with Savage how to lay out artillery positions. question.
According to Savage's idea, since there are so many artillery pieces, it is possible to establish an artillery position and use fierce artillery fire to destroy the attacking enemies.
However, Savage's idea was opposed by Sokov: "No, Comrade Major. So many artillery can never be used in a concentrated manner." After he finished speaking, seeing Savage's confused look, he asked him Explained, "Comrade Major, I admit that when so many artillery are used together, they can indeed exert their maximum power to destroy the enemies attacking the factory area. But have you ever thought about it, if the enemy discovers that we have a large-scale artillery position here, I will definitely call the air force..." At this point, Sokov instinctively looked up in the sky and found that there was still snow in the sky. The enemy's plane was obviously unable to take off, so he changed his words and said, "The enemy called the artillery. With suppressive fire, how long do you think the artillery position can survive the artillery fire from both sides?"
After hearing Sokov's question, Savage thought for a while and said: "If the soldiers using these artillery are all my well-trained artillerymen, we can completely use artillery fire to carry out attacks on the enemy's artillery positions. Counterattack. But nowadays, those who use artillery are basically infantry. It is simply impossible to suppress the enemy’s artillery fire..."
Seeing that Savage looked down on his infantry, Briskey felt very uncomfortable and wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth but did not say anything because he understood that what the other party said was the truth. Artillery is not like infantry. After joining the army, you only need to be briefly taught how to use weapons, and everyone will be able to shoot. Artillery is a professional branch and requires a relatively long training process.
"Colonel Sokov," Savage saw that Sokov had told the key to the problem and guessed that the other party must have some countermeasures in mind, so he asked humbly: "Do you have any good ways to make better use of these things?" Artillery?”
"Crush the artillery into pieces and disperse them in different locations." Sokov said with a normal expression: "In this way, even if the enemy discovers our artillery position, it will take a lot more effort to eliminate you. "
"After the artillery is separated, how should we direct it?" Savage said with some embarrassment: "You have also seen that there is smoke everywhere in the factory. I cannot confirm the position of each artillery and see the signal flag in time. signal."
"Why do you need to use signal flags, Comrade Major?" Sokov looked at Savage and asked in confusion: "Don't you need to connect a telephone line to each artillery position to order which position to fire and fire one? Just a phone call.”
Seeing that Savage still looked confused, Sokov could only sigh secretly in his heart and patiently explained to him: "Comrade Major, you divide the artillery into five or six artillery positions, and some are responsible for dealing with the enemy. Some of the infantry are responsible for dealing with enemy tanks. Each artillery position has its own area of responsibility. To attack the enemy in which area, you only need to call the commander of that artillery position and order him to fire. How about it, do you understand what I mean?"
After Sokov's explanation, Savage finally understood what was going on. Although the plan proposed by the other party is completely different from the tactics I have used in the past, it obviously sounds more reasonable. Hearing Sokov ask himself, he quickly straightened up and replied: "Understood, Comrade Colonel, I will immediately disperse the artillery to several positions according to what you said."
Although Savage said he understood, Sokov was still worried. He watched with his own eyes as he and Briski divided the artillery into five positions, connected the telephone lines, and made disguises before they confidently and boldly took the Samoilov and the others returned to Lyudnikov's headquarters.
Here, he saw Belkin chatting with Lyudnikov. After he nodded to Belkin, he said to Lyudnikov: "Comrade Colonel, I moved 38 76mm cannons from the warehouse and handed them over to your Major Savage. Because of his The troops were insufficient, so I equipped him with an infantry battalion.”
Lyudnikov had an expression of surprise on his face after hearing Sokov's words. He stepped forward, held Sokov's hand, and said excitedly: "Colonel Sokov, thank you so much. With so many artillery pieces, we have greater confidence in holding the factory."
"What, 38 artillery pieces were moved from the warehouse?" Belkin heard the conversation between the two and asked with a look of surprise: "Colonel Lyudnikov, since there are so many artillery pieces in the factory warehouse , why don’t you arm yourself, so that at least you can reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties when resisting enemy attacks?”
Lyudnikov sighed and said: "When I heard that there were artillery in the warehouse, I once provided the artillery to the director of the barricade factory, but he said that it was a product customized by the National Defense Commission. Without orders from superiors, who could It’s also not allowed to be used.”
"It's nonsense, it's nonsense." Belkin was so angry that he was trembling all over after hearing what Lyudnikov said, and he kept saying: "There are so many weapons and equipment in the warehouse, and they are not handed over to the defenders in the factory. Using this is a criminal act. I think we should report it to our superiors and remove the factory director from his post."
"Colonel Lyudnikov," Sokov thought of what he had just learned from Sergeant Gushin, and felt very uncomfortable. He asked Lyudnikov with a straight face: "Do you know that from the enemy's attack? Since the beginning of the city, the weapons and equipment in the warehouse have been placed there. Except for inspection every three days, no one has considered whether these artillery should be used to arm the defenders in the factory. If the factory falls, then the artillery in the warehouse It will all fall into the hands of the enemy. At that time, the enemy can use our artillery to deal with us."
When Sokov said this, he was a little excited. He remembered that in a book about the Soviet Union, he saw two squads of Soviet troops stationed at a remote station. Their task was to guard the warehouse. As for what was in the warehouse, , they don’t know anything about it. Until one day, their immediate superior ordered the warehouse to be opened, only to find that it was filled with rusty road spikes. Sergeant Guxin's troops have been guarding outside the warehouse for more than two months, but they have never seen anyone transport anything from it. I am afraid that the leaders of the factory have long forgotten that there are a large number of artillery stored here. People who came to inspect, It's just a formality in accordance with the regulations.
After hearing what Sokov said, Lyudnikov blushed and said with some embarrassment: "Colonel Sokov, this is indeed my fault. I will report the matter to the headquarters immediately and ask my superiors to correct me." punishment. But our current priority is to prevent the enemy from occupying the barricade factory."
"Comrade Political Commissar," Sokov said to Belkin: "I temporarily assigned the second battalion to Colonel Lyudnikov's artillery regiment. Now you only have one battalion. How about using the existing troops? Is the defense enough?”
