In the next more than a month, after every get out of class, enthusiastic students would surround Sokov, including several majors. They did not care that their military rank was higher than Sokov's, but they still humbly expressed their gratitude to him. Ask for advice on tactics you don’t understand.
Sokov wants to cultivate his own team from among them, so he will naturally not hide his secrets. He usually uses the military theories he has learned, combined with a series of battles he has commanded, to teach combat experience in simple and easy-to-understand terms, so that those who seek advice can benefit. Very shallow.
That day, he was discussing street fighting techniques with the students when he saw a familiar figure walking in from outside. After seeing the person clearly, he had a look of surprise on his face: "Yasha, why are you here?"
The students surrounding Sokov saw a colonel striding towards their position, and quickly moved to both sides, making way for him and at the same time, raised their hands and saluted Yakov.
Yakov casually raised his hand to his forehead, quickly put it down, and said to Sokov: "Misha, I said I waited outside for a long time and didn't see you come out. It turns out you are here for everyone. Lecture.”
From the tone of Yakov's words, Sokov could tell that the other party was going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he asked directly: "Yasha, what do you want to see me for?"
After Yakov's eyes quickly scanned the faces of the students present, he did not immediately explain his purpose, but said to Sokov: "This is not the place to talk. You come with me now. When we get there, I will explain in detail." I'll tell you."
Victor and Sukharev stepped forward to help push Sokov's wheelchair, but Yakov stopped him: "I'll do it."
Seeing Sokov being pushed out of the classroom by Yakov, the students looked at each other and asked each other: "Who is this colonel? It seems that he is very familiar with Captain Sokov."
Sukhalev also leaned close to Victor's ear and asked in a low voice: "Victor, do you know this colonel?"
Victor smiled faintly, and then replied just as quietly: "He is Colonel Yakov, the eldest son of the Supreme Commander himself."
Sukhalev was frightened and trembled: "What, that is the son of the Supreme Commander himself?"
Victor didn't want to discuss this issue here, so he nodded slightly, and then said to Sukhalev: "It's getting late, Sukhalev, we should go back to the dormitory."
Besides, Yakov pushed Sokov to the parking lot, first helped him sit in the car, and then folded the wheelchair and put it in the trunk. After doing all this, Yakov sat in the driver's seat and started the vehicle.
"Yasha," Sokov asked again after the car started, "You came all the way here to see me today. What happened?"
"Just yesterday, General Rokossovsky commanded the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front and launched a fierce offensive against the German army on the front of Zhitomir-Berdichev, which is hundreds of kilometers wide. Now our The troops have broken through the German defense line and are advancing in depth."
Hearing what Yakov said, Sokov immediately remembered the Zhitomir-Berdichev battle, which started on December 24, 1943 and ended on January 14, 1944. During the battle, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front defeated six German divisions, advanced 80 to 200 kilometers, and almost completely liberated the Kiev and Zhitomir Oblasts, as well as the Vinnitsa and Rivne Oblasts. some areas.
"Yasha," Sokov asked with some confusion: "I am just a wounded soldier recovering in the rear. It is unknown when he will recover and be discharged from the hospital. The progress of the Ukrainian First Front does not seem to be much like me." Relationship, right?"
Yakov did not answer Sokov's question immediately, but said to himself: "The German ground resistance was quickly destroyed by our army's powerful artillery fire. But during the attack, our army But we were attacked by enemy planes from the air, and before our fighters could arrive, the enemy planes had already left the battlefield."
"Don't our air defense forces have anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns?" Sokov asked rhetorically: "Are they still unable to complete the air defense mission?"
"Yes, our air defense forces have a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns." Yakov said with a wry smile: "But these air defense weapons are usually fixed in a certain position and cannot follow the troops moving forward. So the superiors gave We have assigned a new task to research a mobile anti-aircraft weapon."
"Mobile anti-aircraft weapons?" Sokov said casually: "You want to say self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, right?"
"Yes, that's right, it's this kind of anti-aircraft weapon." Yakov nodded and said, "It seems you are smart. I just mentioned it casually and you guessed it."
From Yakov's words, Sokov understood that the other party was eager to find the school and must have wanted him to provide some ideas for their design. He thought for a moment and then asked: "Do you have any ideas for your current research work?"
Yakov said: "I have discussed with the designers of the equipment department, and everyone feels that the easiest and fastest way is to find a way to install a 37mm anti-aircraft gun on the chassis of the T-34 tank."
Regarding Yakov's statement, Sokov did not comment, but continued to ask: "Yasha, I want to hear your thoughts. Do you agree with this modification method?"
Yakov thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Today's aircraft are getting faster and faster. If you want to rely on 37mm anti-aircraft guns to deal with enemy aircraft in the air, the effect will be very limited."
Seeing that Yakov was also aware of this problem, Sokov nodded slightly, and then said: "Yes, the air defense effect of installing a 37mm anti-aircraft gun on the T-34 chassis is very limited. "The reason why Sokov dared to say this was entirely because in 1946, the 174th Engineering Design Bureau of Omsk and the 58th Research Institute of Kaliningrad jointly launched a four-tube 37 with the T-34 as the chassis. The modification plan for the mm anti-aircraft gun was rejected by the National Defense Committee, which preferred to use the T-54 chassis.
Four 37mm anti-aircraft guns are installed on the chassis of the tank, which is difficult to play a role in air defense, let alone only one 37mm anti-aircraft gun? With this in mind, he continued: "Even if this plan is submitted, I am afraid it will be rejected by the National Defense Committee, and a new plan must be chosen."
Yakov's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard what Sokov said, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Misha, have you thought of any good ideas?"
"Let's go to the Weapons and Equipment Department first." Sokov intended to seduce the other party's appetite, but did not say what he was thinking: "When we get there, I will listen to the ideas of the designers."
In the design room of the weapons and equipment department, more than a dozen designers were finalizing the shape of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. While they were arguing, they saw Yakov pushing a wheelchair in from the outside. Sitting in the wheelchair was a young captain.
Chief designer Struchkov couldn't help but frowned when he saw a stranger entering the design room. Due to Yakov's special status, he could not get angry, so he could only whisper in a low voice: "Colonel Yakov, didn't I tell you several times that this is an important area and you cannot bring people in casually."
"Comrade Chief Designer," Yakov explained to him with a smile after listening to Struchkov's words: "Misha is not an ordinary person. In addition to being my friend, he is also a great person. Weapons designer. The assault rifles, new rockets, anti-tank rocket launchers and hovercraft used in the military today were all developed by him."
The design room is a place where strength speaks for itself. When Struchkov learned that Sokov had actually developed so many weapons, his eyes widened in surprise.
After a while, the expression on Struchkov's face changed, and his attitude changed from the initial arrogance to compliment. He smiled and said to Sokov in the wheelchair: "So you are General Sokov, I’ve heard stories about you, but I didn’t expect to meet you here today. It’s really an honor for me.”
Struchkov had never seen what Sokov looked like, but after hearing Yakov introduce the weapons and equipment invented by Sokov, he immediately realized that he was too rash, and he looked at Sokov's shoulder. He said awkwardly, "Since you are wearing the uniform of a captain, please forgive me for not recognizing you at the first time."
Naturally, Sokov will not care about these small things. Since he is here to assist in the work, he must change the topic to work-related aspects as soon as possible: "Comrade Chief Designer, can you show me your design plan? "
If someone else had asked this question, Struchkov might have given him a soft thumb, but in the design department, where strength speaks for itself, Struchkov was quite attentive to Sokov. And compliment: "Okay, okay. I'll show you the design drawings right away."
The design drawings were quickly placed on the table. Sokov leaned over and took a look. His first reaction was: This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is really ugly.
After reading the design drawing, Sokov looked up at Struchkov and said: "Comrade Chief Designer, please forgive me for being frank. If you really submit this design drawing, I can assure you that it will definitely Denied.”
In the next more than a month, after every get out of class, enthusiastic students would surround Sokov, including several majors. They did not care that their military rank was higher than Sokov's, but they still humbly expressed their gratitude to him. Ask for advice on tactics you don’t understand.
Sokov wants to cultivate his own team from among them, so he will naturally not hide his secrets. He usually uses the military theories he has learned, combined with a series of battles he has commanded, to teach combat experience in simple and easy-to-understand terms, so that those who seek advice can benefit. Very shallow.
That day, he was discussing street fighting techniques with the students when he saw a familiar figure walking in from outside. After seeing the person clearly, he had a look of surprise on his face: "Yasha, why are you here?"
The students surrounding Sokov saw a colonel striding towards their position, and quickly moved to both sides, making way for him and at the same time, raised their hands and saluted Yakov.
Yakov casually raised his hand to his forehead, quickly put it down, and said to Sokov: "Misha, I said I waited outside for a long time and didn't see you come out. It turns out you are here for everyone. Lecture.”
From the tone of Yakov's words, Sokov could tell that the other party was going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he asked directly: "Yasha, what do you want to see me for?"
After Yakov's eyes quickly scanned the faces of the students present, he did not immediately explain his purpose, but said to Sokov: "This is not the place to talk. You come with me now. When we get there, I will explain in detail." I'll tell you."
Victor and Sukharev stepped forward to help push Sokov's wheelchair, but Yakov stopped him: "I'll do it."
Seeing Sokov being pushed out of the classroom by Yakov, the students looked at each other and asked each other: "Who is this colonel? It seems that he is very familiar with Captain Sokov."
Sukhalev also leaned close to Victor's ear and asked in a low voice: "Victor, do you know this colonel?"
Victor smiled faintly, and then replied just as quietly: "He is Colonel Yakov, the eldest son of the Supreme Commander himself."
Sukhalev was frightened and trembled: "What, that is the son of the Supreme Commander himself?"
Victor didn't want to discuss this issue here, so he nodded slightly, and then said to Sukhalev: "It's getting late, Sukhalev, we should go back to the dormitory."
Besides, Yakov pushed Sokov to the parking lot, first helped him sit in the car, and then folded the wheelchair and put it in the trunk. After doing all this, Yakov sat in the driver's seat and started the vehicle.
"Yasha," Sokov asked again after the car started, "You came all the way here to see me today. What happened?"
"Just yesterday, General Rokossovsky commanded the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front and launched a fierce offensive against the German army on the front of Zhitomir-Berdichev, which is hundreds of kilometers wide. Now our The troops have broken through the German defense line and are advancing in depth."
Hearing what Yakov said, Sokov immediately thought of the Zhitomir-Berdichev battle, which started on December 24, 1943 and ended on January 14, 1944. During the battle, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front defeated six German divisions, advanced 80 to 200 kilometers, and almost completely liberated the Kiev and Zhitomir Oblasts, as well as the Vinnitsa and Rivne Oblasts. some areas.
"Yasha," Sokov asked with some confusion: "I am just a wounded soldier recovering in the rear. It is unknown when he will recover and be discharged from the hospital. The progress of the Ukrainian First Front does not seem to be much like me." Relationship, right?"
Yakov did not answer Sokov's question immediately, but said to himself: "The German ground resistance was quickly destroyed by our army's powerful artillery fire. But during the attack, our army But we were attacked by enemy planes from the air, and before our fighters could arrive, the enemy planes had already left the battlefield."
"Don't our air defense forces have anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns?" Sokov asked rhetorically: "Are they still unable to complete the air defense mission?"
"Yes, our air defense forces have a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns." Yakov said with a wry smile: "But these air defense weapons are usually fixed in a certain position and cannot follow the troops moving forward. So the superiors gave We have assigned a new task to research a mobile anti-aircraft weapon."
