After the troops launched the offensive, Sokov couldn't sit still anymore. After explaining a few things about the headquarters to Samyko, he took Samoilov and his guard platoon to the 182nd Division.
Khokhlov was startled when he saw Sokov suddenly appearing at his division headquarters. He asked in a panic: "Comrade Commander, why did you come to me?"
"Let me come over to see how you fight?" Sokov came to the table and looked down at the map on the table. Seeing that it was covered with dense arrows, he asked casually: "The progress of the troops. how?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Golyachkin's 546th Regiment has rushed into the fortress through the gap opened by artillery fire." Khokhlov replied: "Although they encountered some resistance, their advancement speed is still very ideal. He pointed to a bastion on the map, "They are attacking this bastion. I believe there will be good news soon."
After hearing this, Sokov nodded noncommittally. For him, it was a victory for the troops to rush into the fortress along the blasted gap. As long as the troops enter the fortress area, they can use their existing equipment to suppress the German army in terms of firepower, thus speeding up the capture of the fortress.
"Has the divisional artillery regiment entered the fortress?" Sokov asked.
"Not yet." Hearing Sokov's question, Khokhlov replied with some embarrassment: "Although the artillery fire blasted a gap in the city wall, there was a large amount of masonry and rubble piled up in the gap, and it was impossible to move the artillery. Get in."
"This is not possible, Comrade Colonel." Sokov shook his head and said: "You know, after entering the fortress, what you will face is the solid German fortress fortification. Although our rockets can destroy the enemy at long distances But after all, it has to enter a range of 100 meters for this kind of attack to be effective. As for artillery, it can easily destroy the German firepower point from four to five hundred meters away. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand," Khokhlov agreed very much with Sokov's statement. Even though the rocket launcher could hit German tanks, it could also deal with bunkers, but its disadvantage was that the range was too short. More than a hundred meters. If encountering a crossfire network composed of enemy machine guns, the shooter will simply not be able to enter the effective range. The situation with artillery is different. Let alone one or two hundred meters, even one or two thousand meters, as long as the target can be seen, there is still a chance to hit the target directly.
Khokhlov said repeatedly: "I will arrange manpower and find a way to transport the artillery to the city."
"Comrade Colonel," Sokov knew how difficult it was to move the artillery from the gap full of bricks and rubble into the city, so he did not just give an order, but took the initiative to make suggestions for the other party. : "That 76.2 mm cannon can be completely dismantled and allowed to be carried back into the fortress for reassembly by the soldiers."
"Dismantle the artillery and carry it back to the fortress, and then reassemble it?" Khokhlov did not blindly believe Sokov's statement, but said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, please allow me to give the artillery The regiment commander called and asked if he could dismantle the artillery piece and carry it inside."
If another commander had heard that Khokhlov dared to question his orders like this, he would have become furious. But Sokov waved his hand and said tolerantly: "Let's fight. By the way, what caliber of artillery can the artillery take apart and carry into the city?"
Khokhlov quickly got through the call of the artillery regiment. He asked directly: "Comrade Major, when can your artillery regiment enter the fortress?"
"Comrade division commander," the artillery regiment commander replied: "Although the artillery fire preparations before the attack collapsed the fortress wall in seven or eight places, the gaps were full of masonry and rubble. Before the clearing was completed, I think our regiment will be able to attack quickly." Enter the fortress.”
"No, Comrade Major, you must enter the fortress as soon as possible." Khoklov said firmly: "The infantry attacking the fortress need you to help them destroy those strong firepower points with artillery fire."
"But……"
"Comrade Major, let me tell you, the gap in the road cannot be cleared in a short time." Before the artillery regiment commander could finish speaking, Khokhlov interrupted him: "What you can do is to The artillery was dismantled and then carried into the city to be assembled.”
After Khokhlov finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the phone.
Just when Khokhlov thought the phone line had been blown down by artillery fire, he suddenly heard cheers coming from the receiver: "Great, Comrade Division Commander, your idea is really great, why didn't I think of that?" Woolen cloth."
"What am I paying attention to?" Khoklov was confused by the artillery regiment commander.
"Don't you mean to dismantle the artillery and carry it into the city and reassemble it?" the artillery regiment commander said excitedly on the phone: "This is completely feasible, so that our artillery will not be blocked due to road congestion. Entering the city.”
"Then take action immediately," Khokhlov urged: "Time is running out, and the troops in the city need your artillery support. If you enter the city a minute earlier, our infantry will pay less and we will liberate the fortress. The time can be greatly advanced.”
"Understood, comrade division commander." The artillery regiment commander replied resoundingly: "I will immediately arrange manpower and start dismantling the artillery."
Khokhlov put down the microphone in his hand, looked at Sokov sitting in front of him, and said in an admiring tone: "Comrade Commander, you are so right. The artillery regiment commander told me that he can arrange for manpower to dismantle it." After the artillery, it was reassembled in the fortress to destroy the German strong fire points."
It is easy to say that it is easy to take apart the artillery and assemble it again after entering the fortress, but it is not easy to do. The artillery regiment of the 182nd Division took more than an hour and a half from dismantling the artillery to reassembling the artillery after entering the fortress and firing the first shot at the enemy's fire point.
Although Sokov was dissatisfied with the speed of the artillery regiment, under the current circumstances, he couldn't be too harsh on the other party. According to his inner thoughts, as long as the artillery regiment can help the infantry successfully remove the firepower points in the bastion, it will be regarded as a great achievement.
The ensuing battle fully demonstrates that there is some truth in sharpening the sword before chopping wood. As the artillery regiment entered the fortress, the 182nd Division's attack speed greatly accelerated. Once it encountered a German fire point that was firing wildly, just make a call to the artillery regiment. In a few minutes, that fire point would be directly targeted by the artillery. destroy.
Seeing that the 182nd Division's attack here went smoothly, Sokov felt very happy. He picked up the phone on the table and contacted Sameko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, how is the progress of the remaining troops?"
"Everything went smoothly," Sameko replied: "The 84th Division had already captured one of the bastions, but was quickly knocked out by a German countercharge."
"What, the troops of the 84th Division were driven out of the bastion by the enemy?"
"Yes." Samyko explained to Sokov: "According to General Fomenko's report, the Germans put in reserves and gained an advantage in strength and firepower."
"The Germans put in their reserves?" Sokov asked with some confusion after listening to Samek's words: "How did they transport the reserves into the bastion?"
In response to Sokov's question, Samyko answered confidently: "Comrade Commander, I think the Germans may all be your apprentices and have adopted all your tunnel tactics."
"My tunnel tactics?" Sokov frowned: "Comrade Chief of Staff, are you saying that there are underground passages connecting the enemy's bastions to the bastions?"
"Yes, it must be like this." Samek said: "All our troops are outside the bastion, and no one has found any German reinforcements. Since they did not fall from the sky, they can only fall from the sky. It came out of the ground."
Sokov learned that the German army had adopted new tactics for defense, which made him worry a lot. If the enemy really mobilizes troops through underground passages, then attacking a certain bastion may become a war of attrition. Facing a steady stream of enemies, the attacking troops must pay a heavier price.
Thinking of this, Sokov could no longer sit still. He said to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I will rush to the 84th Division headquarters now to discuss with General Fomenko how to deal with the enemy."
Hearing that Sokov was going to the 84th Division, Khokhlov was worried about his safety and prepared to send someone to escort him, but Sokov refused: "No, comrade colonel. I have a guard platoon beside me. If more people are added, Sending men to accompany me may attract the attention of the Germans, and they will only need a few artillery shells to take care of me.”
The 84th Division headquarters is not far from here. Sokov, led by Samoilov and the guard platoon, arrived at Fomenko's headquarters in more than ten minutes on foot.
When Sokov saw two soldiers standing guard at the entrance to the shelter half-buried underground, he ordered the guard platoon to stand by and walked over with only Samoylov: "Comrade soldier, is your division commander inside?" ?”
The soldier recognized Sokov, quickly raised his hand in salute, and replied respectfully: "Hello, comrade commander, the division commander is inside, do you need me to call him?"
Sokov waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, I'll just go in and find him."
Before Sokov could enter the shelter, he suddenly heard a scream in the air. Then he felt himself being thrown to the ground by someone, and then heard Samoylov's familiar voice: "Comrade Commander, danger!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cannonball landed five or six meters away and exploded. The soil kicked up by the explosion fell on the roof of the shelter like a goddess scattering flowers. The walls made of logs were hit by flying shrapnel. There is a "snatching, grabbing, grabbing" sound. Before the two sentries could figure out what was going on, they were hit by flying shrapnel and both fell to the door.
A lieutenant officer rushed out of the shelter. When he saw Sokov and Samoylov standing at the door, he couldn't help showing a look of astonishment: "Comrade Commander, why are you here?"
"I heard that you were in some trouble, so I came here to see General Fomenko to see if there was any good way to deal with the current crisis." After Sokov said this, he took a look and fell to the ground. The two soldiers, who were rolling on the ground in pain, said to the lieutenant: "Comrade Lieutenant, two comrades here are injured. Do you want to hire a military doctor for them?"
The lieutenant agreed, got up, walked to the door, and shouted inside: "Healthman, healthman come to the door, someone is injured here."
Following his shout, a female health worker carrying a medical kit ran out and asked the lieutenant nervously: "Comrade Lieutenant, I want to ask where they were injured?"
"They were wounded by German shelling," the lieutenant urged the health worker: "Hurry and bandage their wounds."
While the health workers were dressing the wounds of the wounded, Sokov took Samoilov into the shelter half buried underground, where he met a frowning Fomenko.
"Comrade General," Sokov walked up to Fomenko and said in a teasing tone: "You are so worried, are you encountering something troublesome?"
"Comrade Commander." Even though Fomenko is a general, when the army's attacks were frustrated one after another, he also fell into despair. Seeing Sokov's appearance at this moment, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. , not wanting to let go at all: "Our troops who invaded the bastion were driven out by the enemy. Tell me, what should we do next?"
"Comrade General," Sokov said to Fomenko: "If we want to cut off the Germans' troop transport channels, we must destroy the tunnels."
But Fomenko shook his head after hearing this. He smiled bitterly and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the enemy's tunnel is several meters deep underground. How can we destroy it?" The lieutenant agreed, got up and walked to the door. , shouted inside: "Hygiene, health worker come to the door, someone is injured here."
Following his shout, a female health worker carrying a medical kit ran out and asked the lieutenant nervously: "Comrade Lieutenant, I want to ask where they were injured?"
"They were wounded by German shelling," the lieutenant urged the health worker: "Hurry and bandage their wounds."
While the health workers were dressing the wounds of the wounded, Sokov took Samoilov into the shelter half buried underground, where he met a frowning Fomenko.
"Comrade General," Sokov walked up to Fomenko and said in a teasing tone: "You are so worried, are you encountering something troublesome?"
"Comrade Commander." Although Fomenko is a general, when the army's attacks were frustrated one after another, he also fell into despair. Seeing Sokov's appearance at this moment, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. , not wanting to let go at all: "Our troops who invaded the bastion were driven out by the enemy. Tell me, what should we do next?"
"Comrade General," Sokov said to Fomenko: "If you want to cut off the Germans' troop transport channels, you must destroy the tunnels."
But after hearing this, Fomenko shook his head repeatedly. He smiled bitterly and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the enemy's tunnel is several meters deep underground. How can we destroy it?"
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