"Comrade Commander," Sokov was talking to Shtemenko when the phone on the table suddenly rang. When he picked up the phone, he heard the voice of Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov: "I It’s Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, commander of the 252nd Infantry Division.”
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov." Hearing that the person who called him was Kirillov, Sokov was a little surprised: "What do you want from me?"
"That's it, Comrade Commander." Kirillov said on the phone: "According to the scout report I sent, the enemy is gathering in an area a few kilometers away from us. It seems that they want to launch an attack on our position. .”
"The enemy wants to attack your position?" Sokov couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then asked instinctively: "Where is your division's defense zone?"
"In the Vilishankar region."
After hearing Kirillov's answer, Sokov immediately remembered that when he was deploying defense, he sent the 49th Infantry Army and part of the 57th Army to garrison the Vilishanka area. The 252nd Division commanded by Kirillov is undoubtedly the part that represents the 57th Army: "Oh, it turns out that the troops stationed in the Vilishanka area of the 57th Army are your division."
"Yes, Comrade Commander. This is our division."
"What preparations has your division made to face possible attacks by the enemy?"
"Just digging fortifications," Kirillov replied: "But we don't have artillery, and we don't have decent heavy weapons. If the Germans use tanks to lead the infantry to attack, I'm afraid we will pay huge casualties."
Sokov thought for a moment, and then asked: "What kind of fortifications does your division have now?"
"Because time was tight, we only dug a few trenches and did not have time to build civil fire points."
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, if there are really only a few trenches, once the Germans launch a fierce attack on you, your position will be breached very quickly."
"Yes, Comrade Commander, this is exactly the situation." Kirillov said urgently: "I would like to ask you, what should we do to ensure that the position is not breached by the Germans?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, listen." Sokov quickly had a defense plan in his mind: "In order to prevent the enemy from using your main position after your position is breached, seize the time to deepen the depth of the trenches. .”
"Deepen the depth of the trenches?" Sokov's words made Kirillov confused: "Comrade Commander, I don't understand, there is a difference between deepening the depth of the trenches and ensuring that our positions are not breached by the enemy. What connection?”
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, don't interrupt me, just listen to me: the depth of the first trench must not be less than two meters, and with the sandbags on the trench walls, the height must reach about two meters. And each trench A fifty-centimeter earthen platform must be reserved at the shooting position facing the German attack. Remember, do not leave the position facing our second trench."
"Comrade Commander, why is this? With a two-meter-deep trench and two-foot-high sandbags, our soldiers can't even put their heads up, so how can they shoot at the enemy?" Kirillov asked in surprise.
Seeing that the other party did not understand his intention, Sokov couldn't help but sigh: "Didn't I ask you to keep a fifty-centimeter-high earthen platform at each shooting position? When the enemy rushes over, our soldiers can stand on the earthen platform. Go up and shoot them."
"But this is too inconvenient." Kirillov continued to complain.
"When the enemy rushes up, you can voluntarily abandon the first trench and retreat to the second trench..."
"But, Comrade Commander." Faced with the plan proposed by Sokov, Kirillov asked in confusion: "Then, wouldn't our trenches be occupied by the enemy?"
"Didn't I ask you to dig the trenches deeper and not retain the earth platform in the direction facing the second trench?" Sokov said with a smile: "The Germans who occupied our trenches had no earth platform for their feet. Unless there is a situation outside, it is naturally impossible to shoot at our troops. But our soldiers can hide nearby, throw grenades into the trenches, and kill the enemies in the trenches.
When Kirillov heard this, he immediately understood what Sokov wanted to express: "Comrade Commander, I understand. After the enemy occupied our position, due to the position facing the second trench, there was no earth platform for the Germans to stand on. You can't see the situation outside at all, so you can't shoot at us..."
"When the Germans discovered that our troops were nearby and they wanted to shoot at us, they could only keep jumping and shooting outside. Do you think their shots could hit the target in this case?"
"cannot!"
Sokov's words aroused roars of laughter from those present. Poniejlin, who was sitting not far away, was thinking: This move by Comrade Commander is really great. Even if the first trench is lost, the Germans in the trench will be defeated. The soldiers were also unable to attack the second trench a hundred meters away. As for the commanders and fighters hiding outside the trenches, they could take advantage of the Germans' visual blind spots and throw grenades into the trenches, killing the enemies in the trenches.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko couldn't help but interject after hearing this: "Can our commanders and fighters take advantage of this and pretend to abandon the first trench from time to time to lure the enemy in, and then use it again?" Kill them with grenades?”
"Yes, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Sokov agreed with Shtemenko's statement: "We can indeed use this method to eliminate a large number of the enemy's effective forces. But every time we enter the trenches, We must eliminate all enemies. If there are officers and soldiers who slip through the net, report what happened to the German commander. An indiscriminate artillery bombardment by the enemy on our defense area will still cause us huge casualties."
"Comrade Commander," Sokov was talking to Shtemenko when the phone on the table suddenly rang. When he picked up the phone, he heard the voice of Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov: "I It’s Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, commander of the 252nd Infantry Division.”
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov." Hearing that the person who called him was Kirillov, Sokov was a little surprised: "What do you want from me?"
"That's it, Comrade Commander." Kirillov said on the phone: "According to the scout report I sent, the enemy is gathering in an area a few kilometers away from us. It seems that they want to launch an attack on our position. .”
"The enemy wants to attack your position?" Sokov couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then asked instinctively: "Where is your division's defense zone?"
"In the Vilishankar region."
After hearing Kirillov's answer, Sokov immediately remembered that when he was deploying defense, he sent the 49th Infantry Army and part of the 57th Army to garrison the Vilishanka area. The 252nd Division commanded by Kirillov is undoubtedly the part that represents the 57th Army: "Oh, it turns out that the troops stationed in the Vilishanka area of the 57th Army are your division."
"Yes, Comrade Commander. This is our division."
"What preparations has your division made to face possible attacks by the enemy?"
"Just digging fortifications," Kirillov replied: "But we don't have artillery, and we don't have decent heavy weapons. If the Germans use tanks to lead the infantry to attack, I'm afraid we will pay huge casualties."
Sokov thought for a moment, and then asked: "What kind of fortifications does your division have now?"
"Because time was tight, we only dug a few trenches and did not have time to build civil fire points."
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, if there are really only a few trenches, once the Germans launch a fierce attack on you, your position will be breached very quickly."
"Yes, Comrade Commander, this is exactly the situation." Kirillov said urgently: "I would like to ask you, what should we do to ensure that the position is not breached by the Germans?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, listen." Sokov quickly had a defense plan in his mind: "In order to prevent the enemy from using your main position after your position is breached, seize the time to deepen the depth of the trenches. .”
"Deepen the depth of the trenches?" Sokov's words made Kirillov confused: "Comrade Commander, I don't understand, there is a difference between deepening the depth of the trenches and ensuring that our positions are not breached by the enemy. What connection?”
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, don't interrupt me, just listen to me: the depth of the first trench must not be less than two meters, and with the sandbags on the trench walls, the height must reach about two meters. And each trench A fifty-centimeter earthen platform must be reserved at the shooting position facing the German attack. Remember, do not leave the position facing our second trench."
"Comrade Commander, why is this? With a two-meter-deep trench and two-foot-high sandbags, our soldiers can't even put their heads up, so how can they shoot at the enemy?" Kirillov asked in surprise.
Seeing that the other party did not understand his intention, Sokov couldn't help but sigh: "Didn't I ask you to keep a fifty-centimeter-high earthen platform at each shooting position? When the enemy rushes over, our soldiers can stand on the earthen platform. Go up and shoot them."
"But this is too inconvenient." Kirillov continued to complain.
"When the enemy rushes up, you can voluntarily abandon the first trench and retreat to the second trench..."
"But, Comrade Commander." Faced with the plan proposed by Sokov, Kirillov asked in confusion: "Then, wouldn't our trenches be occupied by the enemy?"
"Didn't I ask you to dig the trenches deeper and not retain the earth platform in the direction facing the second trench?" Sokov said with a smile: "The Germans who occupied our trenches had no earth platform for their feet. Unless there is a situation outside, it is naturally impossible to shoot at our troops. But our soldiers can hide nearby, throw grenades into the trenches, and kill the enemies in the trenches.
When Kirillov heard this, he immediately understood what Sokov wanted to express: "Comrade Commander, I understand. After the enemy occupied our position, due to the position facing the second trench, there was no earth platform for the Germans to stand on. You can't see the situation outside at all, so you can't shoot at us..."
"When the Germans discovered that our troops were nearby and they wanted to shoot at us, they could only keep jumping and shooting outside. Do you think their shots could hit the target in this case?"
"cannot!"
Sokov's words aroused roars of laughter from the people present. Poniejlin, who was sitting not far away, was thinking: This move of Comrade Commander is really great. Even if the first trench is lost, the Germans in the trench will The soldiers were also unable to attack the second trench a hundred meters away. As for the commanders and fighters hiding outside the trenches, they could take advantage of the Germans' visual blind spots and throw grenades into the trenches, killing the enemies in the trenches.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko couldn't help but interject after hearing this: "Can our commanders and fighters take advantage of this and pretend to abandon the first trench from time to time to lure the enemy in, and then use it again?" Kill them with grenades?”
"Yes, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Sokov agreed with Shtemenko's statement: "We can indeed use this method to eliminate a large number of the enemy's effective forces. But every time we enter the trenches, We must eliminate all enemies. If there are officers and soldiers who slip through the net, report what happened to the German commander. An indiscriminate artillery bombardment by the enemy on our defense area will still cause us huge casualties."
"Comrade Commander," Sokov was talking to Shtemenko when the phone on the table suddenly rang. When he picked up the phone, he heard the voice of Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov: "I It’s Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, commander of the 252nd Infantry Division.”
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov." Hearing that the person who called him was Kirillov, Sokov was a little surprised: "What do you want from me?"
"That's it, Comrade Commander." Kirillov said on the phone: "According to the scout report I sent, the enemy is gathering in an area a few kilometers away from us. It seems that they want to launch an attack on our position. .”
"The enemy wants to attack your position?" Sokov couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then asked instinctively: "Where is your division's defense zone?"
"In the Vilishankar region."
After hearing Kirillov's answer, Sokov immediately remembered that when he was deploying defense, he sent the 49th Infantry Army and part of the 57th Army to garrison the Vilishanka area. The 252nd Division commanded by Kirillov is undoubtedly the part that represents the 57th Army: "Oh, it turns out that the troops stationed in the Vilishanka area of the 57th Army are your division."
"What preparations has your division made to face possible attacks by the enemy?"
"Just digging fortifications," Kirillov replied: "But we don't have artillery, and we don't have decent heavy weapons. If the Germans use tanks to lead the infantry to attack, I'm afraid we will pay huge casualties."
Sokov thought for a moment, and then asked: "What kind of fortifications does your division have now?"
"Because time was tight, we only dug a few trenches and did not have time to build civil fire points."
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, if there are really only a few trenches, once the Germans launch a fierce attack on you, your position will be breached very quickly."
"Yes, Comrade Commander, this is exactly the situation." Kirillov said urgently: "I would like to ask you, what should we do to ensure that the position is not breached by the Germans?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov, listen." Sokov quickly had a defense plan in his mind: "In order to prevent the enemy from using your main position after your position is breached, seize the time to deepen the depth of the trenches. .”
