The fighting was in full swing at the outpost position. Although the 73rd Infantry Brigade on their right was on standby, the brigade commander, Major Guchakov, stood in a position with a wide field of vision, holding a telescope to observe the battle situation here.
After watching for a while, he put down the telescope, turned around and asked Lieutenant Colonel Askel, the chief of staff standing next to him: "Comrade chief of staff, how do you view the ongoing battle on the left wing."
Askel hesitated for a few seconds and said slowly: "Comrade Brigadier, I think if we follow the friendly forces' style of play, let alone a few companies, even if there are only one or two brigades, we will fight sooner or later." Light."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, tell me your reasons."
"The reason is very simple," Askel said with some disdain: "There were originally only simple fortifications on the high ground. When the enemy's shelling started, the defenders did not withdraw to the reverse slope in time to avoid the enemy's shelling, but continued to stay on The fortifications were bombed, causing a large number of unnecessary casualties."
After listening to Askel's comments, Guchakov smiled slightly, and then asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, if you are not a member of the 27th Group Army, you don't know anything about anti-slope fortifications. Facing such a fierce bombardment by the German army, , what choice will you make?"
Guchakov's question made Askel feel confused. It took him a long time before he said with a wry smile: "Comrade Commander, you are right. If I were not a member of the 27th Group Army, I would not understand at all. What is a reverse slope fortification? Faced with such a fierce shelling by the Germans, I could only order the soldiers to stay in the fortification to avoid the shelling. As for how many people can survive after the shelling is over, it depends on fate."
"Chief of Staff, I would like to report the situation here to Comrade Commander." Although Guchakov is the brigade commander, his military rank is lower than Askel's, so he maintains enough respect for his Chief of Staff. : "What do you think?"
"Report, what to report?" Askel asked puzzledly.
"Here!" Guchakov nodded toward the outpost that was under fire, and said, "According to the friendly forces' style of play, I'm afraid the 21st Mechanized Brigade will be completely wiped out before noon."
Askel stared at the position in the distance for a while, then nodded vigorously and replied: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you are right, Comrade Commander must stop this style of fighting that does not cherish the lives of the officers and soldiers."
Seeing that Askel agreed with his suggestion, Guchakov did not dare to neglect, and quickly turned around and returned to his headquarters, preparing to call Sokov immediately. After all, soldiers were making unnecessary sacrifices every minute. .
After the call was connected, Sokov asked in surprise: "Major Guchakov, didn't I order you to rest? Why, you didn't obey my order?"
"Comrade Commander," Guchakov said sadly, "I also want to obey your order and lie down in the shelter and have a good sleep. But it can't be done. When I saw the position of the left-wing friendly troops, When the enemy's shelling turns into a sea of flames, my heart aches especially. I feel sad for the soldiers who died in the position."
Sokov misunderstood Guchakov's meaning and said with some displeasure: "Major Guchakov, there are no immortals in a war. Since the battle is taking place in the friendly defense zone, you should not meddle in other people's business and be honest." Just stay in your headquarters and sleep."
Hearing what Sokov said, Guchakov immediately realized that Sokov had misinterpreted his meaning, and quickly defended: "Comrade Commander, you are wrong. I feel sad, not because I saw someone die, as you said I mean, there are no immortals in a war. I feel sad because of other things."
Guchakov's statement aroused Sokov's curiosity: "Comrade Major, what is going on?"
Guchakov quickly told Sokov what happened in the outpost position in detail, and finally emphasized: "Comrade Commander, no matter how brave the commanders and soldiers are, they are all flesh and blood after all. Under the shelling, there will still be heavy casualties. I request you to contact General Solomatin immediately and ask him to adjust his tactics in time to prevent more soldiers from making unnecessary sacrifices."
Although what Guchakov said was very reasonable, Sokov still said with a straight face: "Comrade Major, I want to remind you that the major general commands the major, not the other way around. I know what I should do. There is no need for you to give me advice. You should just stick to your position, and you don’t have to meddle in other matters."
After Sokov put down the phone, Chuvashov immediately came over and asked: "Comrade Commander, what happened?"
"Outpost No. 1 is very dangerous now." Sokov pointed to the location of Outpost No. 1 on the map and introduced to Chuvashov: "The enemy is attacking Outpost No. 1, but the commander holding the position is still hugging him. He used the same old defensive tactics. When faced with the enemy's fierce bombardment, he still left his troops in the trenches to avoid the bombardment, resulting in heavy casualties among the commanders and soldiers."
"Didn't he withdraw his troops to the anti-slope position after the German artillery bombardment started?" As soon as Chuvashov said this, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. The so-called theory of anti-slope positions was Sokov's. It was only after he became the commander of the 27th Group Army that he promoted it in the army. It must be that other troops have no idea what a reverse slope is. "Do the mechanized comrades not understand what a reverse bevel is?"
"I think so too."
After taking a sip of the tea in front of him, Sokov looked at Chuvashov and asked: "Comrade Colonel, can you talk to the military headquarters of the mechanized army here?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Chuvashov explained to Sokov: "There are already relatively complete telephone lines in the city, and our communications troops have established communication with the mechanized army command in a very short period of time. Telephone contact between departments.”
"Then pick me up the mechanized army headquarters immediately." Sokov felt that he needed to reach a consensus with Solomatin regarding the defense of outpost No. 1, so as not to act independently during the war and be defeated by the German army in the end.
Solomatin was very surprised when he received a call from Sokov: "Comrade Commander, are you calling me for something?"
"Yes, Comrade General, I do have something to ask you." Sokov asked bluntly: "There is a fierce battle going on at Outpost No. 1. Do you know about this?"
"Of course," Solomatin said casually: "I have given an order to the commander of the 21st Mechanized Brigade to hold the No. 1 outpost position at all costs."
"Comrade General, I'm making this call to you about this No. 1 outpost." Sokov said straight to the point without too many pleasantries: "According to the current way of fighting, I'm afraid you won't be able to wait until noon. The 21st Mechanized Brigade has only an empty designation left."
"Comrade Commander, your statement is too alarmist, isn't it?" Sokov's statement made Solomatin feel very uncomfortable: "According to various signs, the enemy has always wanted to retake the landing site and seize us. The troops rushed into the Dnieper River, but no matter how heavy our casualties were, we would not let them get what they wanted."
"Comrade General, please listen to me." Sokov was afraid that Solomatin and himself would argue on the phone, so he interrupted him first: "I called you to tell you that if you still Without changing the existing tactics, the commanders and fighters of the 21st Mechanized Brigade will continue to fill the meat grinder of the outpost position." The fighting here at the outpost position was in full swing, and the 73rd Infantry Brigade on their right was on standby. , but the brigade commander, Major Guchakov, stood in a position with a wide field of vision, holding a telescope to observe the battle situation here.
After watching for a while, he put down the telescope, turned around and asked Lieutenant Colonel Askel, the chief of staff standing next to him: "Comrade chief of staff, how do you view the ongoing battle on the left wing."
Askel hesitated for a few seconds and said slowly: "Comrade Brigadier, I think if we follow the friendly forces' style of play, let alone a few companies, even if there are only one or two brigades, we will fight sooner or later." Light."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, tell me your reasons."
"The reason is very simple," Askel said with some disdain: "There were originally only simple fortifications on the high ground. When the enemy's shelling started, the defenders did not withdraw to the reverse slope in time to avoid the enemy's shelling, but continued to stay on The fortifications were bombed, causing a large number of unnecessary casualties."
After listening to Askel's comments, Guchakov smiled slightly, and then asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, if you are not a member of the 27th Group Army, you don't know anything about anti-slope fortifications. Facing such a fierce bombardment by the German army, , what choice will you make?"
Guchakov's question made Askel feel confused. It took him a long time before he said with a wry smile: "Comrade Commander, you are right. If I were not a member of the 27th Group Army, I would not understand at all. What is a reverse slope fortification? Faced with such a fierce shelling by the Germans, I could only order the soldiers to stay in the fortification to avoid the shelling. As for how many people can survive after the shelling is over, it depends on fate."
"Chief of Staff, I would like to report the situation here to Comrade Commander." Although Guchakov is the brigade commander, his military rank is lower than Askel's, so he maintains enough respect for his Chief of Staff. : "What do you think?"
"Report, what to report?" Askel asked puzzledly.
"Here!" Guchakov nodded toward the outpost that was under fire, and said, "According to the friendly forces' style of play, I'm afraid the 21st Mechanized Brigade will be completely wiped out before noon."
Askel stared at the position in the distance for a while, then nodded vigorously and replied: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you are right, Comrade Commander must stop this style of fighting that does not cherish the lives of the officers and soldiers."
Seeing that Askel agreed with his suggestion, Guchakov did not dare to neglect, and quickly turned around and returned to his headquarters, preparing to call Sokov immediately. After all, soldiers were making unnecessary sacrifices every minute. .
After the call was connected, Sokov asked in surprise: "Major Guchakov, didn't I order you to rest? Why, you didn't obey my order?"
"Comrade Commander," Guchakov said sadly, "I also want to obey your order and lie down in the shelter and have a good sleep. But it can't be done. When I saw the position of the left-wing friendly troops, When the enemy's shelling turns into a sea of flames, my heart aches especially. I feel sad for the soldiers who died in the position."
Sokov misunderstood Guchakov's meaning and said with some displeasure: "Major Guchakov, there are no immortals in a war. Since the battle is taking place in the friendly defense zone, you should not meddle in other people's business and be honest." Just stay in your headquarters and sleep."
Hearing what Sokov said, Guchakov immediately realized that Sokov had misinterpreted his meaning, and quickly defended: "Comrade Commander, you are wrong. I feel sad, not because I saw someone die, as you said I mean, there are no immortals in a war. I feel sad because of other things."
Guchakov's statement aroused Sokov's curiosity: "Comrade Major, what is going on?"
Guchakov quickly told Sokov what happened in the outpost position in detail, and finally emphasized: "Comrade Commander, no matter how brave the commanders and soldiers are, they are all flesh and blood after all. Under the shelling, there will still be heavy casualties. I request you to contact General Solomatin immediately and ask him to adjust his tactics in time to prevent more soldiers from making unnecessary sacrifices."
Although what Guchakov said was very reasonable, Sokov still said with a straight face: "Comrade Major, I want to remind you that the major general commands the major, not the other way around. I know what I should do. There is no need for you to give me advice. You should just stick to your position, and you don’t have to meddle in other matters."
After Sokov put down the phone, Chuvashov immediately came over and asked: "Comrade Commander, what happened?"
"Outpost No. 1 is very dangerous now." Sokov pointed to the location of Outpost No. 1 on the map and introduced to Chuvashov: "The enemy is attacking Outpost No. 1, but the commander holding the position is still hugging him. He used the same old defensive tactics. When faced with the enemy's fierce bombardment, he still left his troops in the trenches to avoid the bombardment, resulting in heavy casualties among the commanders and soldiers."
"Didn't he withdraw his troops to the anti-slope position after the German artillery bombardment started?" As soon as Chuvashov said this, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. The so-called anti-slope position theory was still Sokov's. It was only after he became the commander of the 27th Group Army that he promoted it in the army. It must be that other troops have no idea what a reverse slope is. "Do the mechanized comrades not understand what a reverse bevel is?"
"I think so too."
After taking a sip of the tea in front of him, Sokov looked at Chuvashov and asked: "Comrade Colonel, can you talk to the military headquarters of the mechanized army here?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Chuvashov explained to Sokov: "There are already relatively complete telephone lines in the city, and our communications troops have established communication with the mechanized army command in a very short period of time. Telephone contact between departments.”
"Then pick me up the mechanized army headquarters immediately." Sokov felt that he needed to reach a consensus with Solomatin regarding the defense of outpost No. 1, so as not to act independently during the war and be defeated by the German army in the end.
