"Yes, Comrade Major." Sokov looked at the major who asked the question and said calmly: "Whether it is the defense of Stalingrad, or the subsequent third battle of Kharkov, the battle of Kursk and the third I participated in the four battles of Kharkov and even the battle to break through the Dnieper River."
The major was silent for a moment and asked politely: "I don't know how to call you?"
"My name is Semyon Alexander Sokov." Sokov said with a smile: "You can call me Sokov."
After the dean revealed Sokov's identity to the faculty yesterday, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He personally called Lunev to inform him of the matter and discuss how to prevent Sokov's identity from being leaked.
After some discussion, the two decided to change Sokov's name. Except for the surname remaining unchanged, both his birth name and patronymic were modified. Originally, according to the dean's wishes, since the name was to be changed, it would be better to change it completely, even changing Sokov's surname.
But his proposal was rejected by Lunev: "Comrade Dean, although the surname Sokov is rare, I am afraid that no one in the training class knows Misha. Even if you only change your real name and patronymic, others will not change it." He is associated with the decorated General Sokov."
After the call between the two ended, Lunev went to the hospital to explain to Sokov the importance of changing his name. Sokov also felt that it was only a matter of time before his identity was known to everyone since he was studying in the training class under his real name, so he readily agreed to Lunev's proposal.
After hearing Sokov say his name, the major said in a friendly tone: "Hello, Captain Sokov. Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexei Milesiev, from the 4th Guards. The 20th Guards Infantry Corps of the Army Group, I hope to have the opportunity to fight alongside you in the future."
Regardless of Alexey Miresyev's military rank, which is higher than the one Sokov is wearing at the moment, he still maintained enough politeness when he spoke. The reason for doing this is not because he knows Sokov's true identity, but from Sokov's remarks in the past two days, he can see that the other party's future achievements will definitely be more than just a regiment commander or even a division commander, and he is fully capable Become a higher level commander.
Faced with the goodwill expressed by Alexey Miresyev, Sokov readily accepted: "Alexey, I believe we will have the opportunity to fight side by side in the future." When saying this, Sokov The husband has already intended to include the other party in his future commander team.
After Sokov was pushed back to his seat by Victor and Sukhalev, the instructor returned to the podium. He faced many students and said: "As we all know, during defensive operations, the largest casualties of our army come from Intensive shelling before the German attack. In order to reduce casualties during shelling, in addition to increasing the depth of the trenches, they also used the method of digging anti-cannon holes in the trenches.
To be fair, when commanders and combatants are bombarded by enemy shells, they can indeed reduce a certain amount of casualties by hiding in bombproof holes. However, after a period of practice, it was found that there are still many shortcomings in the anti-blast hole. For example, if the area is too small, the number of troops that can be accommodated inside is limited; but once the hole is blown down, the commanders and fighters hiding inside will be buried in the soil. If the hole cannot be dug out in time, there will be a risk of suffocation.
The tactics of combining reverse slopes and tunnel fortifications that Captain Sokov talked about today have solved the problem of anti-cannon holes very well. I hope that all students will carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of this combination after returning home, and consider how to use it in future defensive operations. I believe that with the promotion of this new type of fortification, our army's casualties in defensive operations will be effectively reduced. "
After saying this, the teacher said get out of class was over, picked up the teaching materials on the desk, turned around and walked out of the classroom.
Although get out of class was over, none of the students left the classroom. They gathered around Sokov and wanted to ask him about the tactics of combining reverse slopes and tunnel fortifications.
Sokov originally wanted to answer them one by one, but because there were too many people asking questions, he only heard the commotion around him, like a lively vegetable market. He couldn't hear what questions others asked, so he quickly raised his hands and shouted loudly Shout: "Quiet, please be quiet!"
Following Sokov's shout, the entire classroom immediately fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Sokov, wanting to hear what he was going to say.
"Since you are all interested in this new tactic, let me explain it to you in a systematic way." Sokov felt that if this new tactic could be promoted in advance, it would be very beneficial to the subsequent battles, so he ordered Wei Kodo and Sukhalev: "Push me to the podium."
Victor and Sukharev agreed, pushed Sokov's wheelchair through the passage that the crowd gave way to, and went straight to the podium. After putting Sokov's wheelchair away, Sukharev took the initiative to pick up the brush and brush the blackboard clean to make it easier for Sokov to write on the blackboard.
Faced with the courtesy shown by Victor and Sukharev in front of Sokov, the students who were eager to learn the new tactics did not pay attention. They took out their notebooks and pens one after another, preparing to record what Sokov was about to say. . Only the squad leader, Major Krezhiow, had doubts written all over his face: Victor is a major, how could he behave so humblely in front of Captain Sokov?
Before he could come up with a subtitle, Sokov, who was sitting in a wheelchair, had already started lecturing.
"Comrade commanders, using reverse slopes and tunnel fortifications to fight is a new method of warfare that we have summarized after long-term exploration. The main contents are as follows:
First, we use tunnels to hide people and collect supplies to prevent being killed by enemy artillery fire. On the surface position, only a small number of troops need to be deployed, while the main force is placed in the tunnel. When the enemy shells the position, only a few personnel are left to observe the battlefield situation, and the rest of the commanders and fighters enter the tunnels to hide to avoid unnecessary casualties due to the dense personnel on the position.
2. We rely on tunnels and use surface positions and field fortifications to block and kill the enemy. When the enemy's artillery fire stops and the infantry and tanks launch a charge, our officers and soldiers should come out of the tunnel as soon as possible, occupy the field fortifications, block or take the initiative to attack, and eliminate a large number of attacking enemies in front of the position; if the enemy takes advantage of our troops to leave the tunnel, , has already broken into the position, we should take advantage of its unstable footing and use the troops from adjacent positions or the reserves hidden in the tunnel to counterattack to repel it.
3. After the surface position is occupied by the enemy, in order to preserve the strength and prepare to cooperate with the second-line troops to carry out counterattack, the remaining troops should retreat to the tunnels and continue to fight. After retreating into the tunnel, we cannot wait passively. Instead, we should use fire control or small team attack tactics to concentrate our efforts on protecting the entrance of the tunnel and resolutely prevent the enemy from entering the tunnel.
4. The troops in the tunnel cooperate with the counterattack troops to carry out counterattacks and restore the surface position. Before the counterattack, the superior commander shall notify the troops in the tunnel of the counterattack start time, command relationship, coordinated actions and relevant signal regulations. When conditions permit, small teams from the counterattack force are sent into the tunnel to strengthen the defensive forces inside; after the counterattack begins, the troops in the tunnel cooperate with the counterattack force from the side and rear to carry out multi-channel attacks to encircle and destroy the enemy and restore the lost surface positions.
5. Infantry and artillery work closely together to hold their positions. When the enemy attacks, the artillery of the defensive forces forms multiple fire nets to concentrate bombardment on the enemy who is gathering, attacking, and reinforcing, and suppresses its artillery in depth; when the infantry retreats to fight in the tunnel, the artillery attacks the enemy occupying the surface position with firepower to protect the tunnel. to prevent the enemy from destroying the tunnel and support the infantry in holding the tunnel; when the infantry counterattacks, the artillery uses firepower to suppress the enemy occupying the surface position and supports the infantry in retaking the surface position. "
"It's great, it's simply great." Alexei Miresiev said with emotion while recording what Sokov said: "With this tactic, the Germans want to occupy our army The position we hold may not be as easy as before."
A captain sitting in front of him heard what he said and turned around and asked: "Comrade Major, are you so confident in this new method of using tunnel fortifications?"
"Needless to say," Alexei Miresiev said in a low voice: "This new method of tunnel defense has been used in the battle to defend Mamayev Heights, and It has been proven to be real and effective. I believe that if it can be promoted throughout the army, our army's positions will become unbreakable fortresses in the future."
"Captain Sokov," Krezhiow, who felt that his authority had been challenged, began to attack: "When facing the invader, we must not only defend, but also attack. I listened to you for a long time, The so-called new tactics cannot be used for defense. I want to ask, can they be used for offense?"
Krezhiow's question is exactly what many students want to ask. On the battlefield, your troops not only need to defend, but also attack the enemy. It would be a pity if this new tactic could only be used for defense and not for offense.
Unexpectedly, Sokov's next words surprised everyone: "The original intention of inventing tunnel operations was indeed to better defend our positions. But as the battlefield situation changed, our army launched an attack on the German army. It is inevitable that tunnel fortifications will change from being purely defensive to being both offensive and defensive.”
"Comrade Captain, can you tell us in detail?" Alexei Miresiev, who was sitting below, said loudly: "Maybe we can use your tactics after we return to the army."
Sokov knew that after this training class ended, all his classmates would be promoted when they returned to the army, and they would basically all be regiment-level commanders. If they could really put what they talked about into practice in their respective units, Promoting it here may greatly speed up the defeat of the German army.
Based on this consideration, Sokov said readily: "Well, since everyone is interested in how tunnel fortifications can be used in offensive operations, I will tell you about it. The specific combat methods are as follows:
1. Gather troops in the forward tunnels, hoard combat supplies, and make necessary battle preparations.
2. Adopt the method of digging tunnels to build garrison holes in the attack starting area, so that the attacking troops can enter concealed in advance; at the beginning of the battle, a sudden attack will be launched from the garrison holes to shorten the impact distance to reduce the casualties of the troops. "
Hearing this, Alexei Miresiev raised his hand again and spoke: "Captain Sokov, I would like to ask, we have built a garrison cave in the attack starting area, will it affect the artillery preparations before the attack? "
"Yes, Comrade Major." Sokov looked at the major who asked the question and said calmly: "Whether it is the defense of Stalingrad, or the subsequent third battle of Kharkov, the battle of Kursk and the third I participated in the four battles of Kharkov and even the battle to break through the Dnieper River."
The major was silent for a moment and asked politely: "I don't know how to call you?"
"My name is Semyon Alexander Sokov." Sokov said with a smile: "You can call me Sokov."
After the dean revealed Sokov's identity to the faculty yesterday, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He personally called Lunev to inform him of the matter and discuss how to prevent Sokov's identity from being leaked.
But his proposal was rejected by Lunev: "Comrade Dean, although the surname Sokov is rare, I am afraid that no one in the training class knows Misha. Even if you only change your real name and patronymic, others will not change it." He is associated with the decorated General Sokov."
After the call between the two ended, Lunev went to the hospital to explain to Sokov the importance of changing his name. Sokov also felt that it was only a matter of time before his identity was known to everyone since he was studying in the training class under his real name, so he readily agreed to Lunev's proposal.
After the major heard Sokov say his name, he said in a friendly tone: "Hello, Captain Sokov. Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexei Milesiev, from the 4th Guards. The 20th Guards Infantry Corps of the Army Group, I hope to have the opportunity to fight alongside you in the future."
Regardless of Alexey Miresyev's military rank, which is higher than the one Sokov is wearing at the moment, he still maintained enough politeness when he spoke. The reason for doing this is not because he knows Sokov's true identity, but from Sokov's remarks in the past two days, it can be seen that the other party's future achievements are definitely more than just a regiment commander or even a division commander, and he is fully capable Become a higher level commander.
Faced with the goodwill expressed by Alexey Miresiev, Sokov readily accepted: "Alexey, I believe we will have the opportunity to fight side by side in the future." When saying this, Sokov The husband has already intended to include the other party in his future commander team.
After Sokov was pushed back to his seat by Victor and Sukhalev, the instructor returned to the podium. He faced many students and said: "As we all know, during defensive operations, the largest casualties of our army come from Intensive shelling before the German attack. In order to reduce casualties during shelling, in addition to increasing the depth of the trenches, they also used the method of digging anti-cannon holes in the trenches.
To be fair, when commanders and soldiers are bombarded by enemy shells, they can indeed reduce a certain amount of casualties by hiding in anti-gunfire holes. However, after a period of practice, it was found that there are still many shortcomings in the anti-blast hole. For example, if the area is too small, the number of troops that can be accommodated inside is limited; but once the hole is blown down, the commanders and fighters hiding inside will be buried in the soil. If the hole cannot be dug out in time, there will be a risk of suffocation.
