Sokov did not refuse the kindness of Kurishenko and Sidorin, and asked them to deploy a company of guards near the observation post to prevent German troops from jumping over the wall and rushing directly to the observation post.
The two came to the observation station, raised their binoculars and looked into the distance. It's a pity that the German positions in the distance cannot be seen clearly except for the billowing black smoke and the dazzling firelight.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko had participated in many battles, but at that time they were all defensive battles. This kind of offensive battle was the first time for him to get into a sedan chair. He asked Sokov curiously: "Such intensive artillery fire should be able to destroy all the fortifications on the German position, right?"
"Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, despite the fierce artillery fire of our army, there are still large gaps between the falling shells." Sokov explained to Shtemenko: "If German soldiers are in the position of these bombs In a short period of time, even if it is not blown to pieces, it will be blown to pieces. But if it encounters fortifications, it may not be possible to destroy them. Especially those two-meter-thick reinforced concrete fortifications with small-caliber artillery When I hit it, there was only a white mark.
After each bombardment, when the Germans return from the second line of defense, they can even use these fortifications directly to resist our attack. "
After hearing this, Shtemenko sighed softly, "I always thought that as long as we carried out strong artillery preparations before the attack, we could destroy the enemy's defenses. Once the artillery bombardment was over, our commanders and soldiers would By charging, you can successfully break through the enemy's defense line."
Having said this, he shook his head with a wry smile, and continued: "It seems that I thought of the problem too simply. Fighting on the map and fighting on the actual battlefield are two completely different concepts."
Although Sokov agreed with Shtemenko's statement in his heart, he did not dare to echo it casually, lest he accidentally offend a lot of people.
Shtemenko put down the telescope, but unexpectedly found Sokov holding the telescope in a daze. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, what are you thinking about?"
Sokov was awakened by Shtemenko's voice. He looked up at the other party and said insincerely: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I was thinking: Lunev said he would come to investigate my problem, but the result is over. Why hasn’t it appeared after such a long time?”
"His schedule is undoubtedly delayed." Shtemenko shrugged and said: "You know, you are about to command the troops to attack the enemy, and your superiors will certainly not allow any time to interfere with your command. So there must be someone I greeted him and asked him not to come to the front for the time being."
"Oh, that's it." Before Sokov came to the frontier, he had been worried about missing Lunev. Now when he heard Shtemenko say this, he felt much more at ease.
"Who is it? Stop!" The alert voice of a sentry suddenly came from outside the observation post.
Sokov came to the door in two steps, looked out, and saw Yakov being blocked by a sentry with a gun. He quickly said to the sentry: "Comrade Corporal, that is Colonel Yakov from Moscow." , please ask him to come over.”
When the sentry heard what Sokov said, he quickly lowered his gun and turned his body to one side to make way for Yakov.
"Yakov, where have you gone?" Sokov waited for Yakov to enter the observation post and asked in a reproachful tone: "I have been at the front for so long and I have never seen you."
"I was distributing weapons to the soldiers in the 122nd Regiment. When I heard that you were coming to the front, I immediately came to see you. Unexpectedly, I was stopped by the sentry as soon as I got here." At this point, he turned around and looked around, a little puzzled. Said: "Where is Lieutenant Koshkin? If he were here, I would not be blocked by sentries."
"Lieutenant Koshkin took people to inspect the outpost." Sokov explained to Yakov: "Although the German position is being severely hit by our artillery fire, they will not fire at us, but if There are German scouts lurking nearby. When they find out that our defense is weak, they might launch a sneak attack or something like that. Koshkin just went to check if there are any Germans lurking nearby."
"So that's it." Yakov nodded and said, "No wonder I didn't see his figure. I thought he was left at the headquarters by you."
While the two were talking, the sound of gunfire outside suddenly stopped. Yakov quickly walked to the lookout, looked at the smoke-filled German positions in the distance, and asked casually: "Misha, the bombardment has stopped. Are our troops going to attack soon?"
"Not for the time being." Sokov shook his head and said: "This is just the first round of shelling. The real attack will not launch an attack on the enemy's position until the second round of shelling is over."
"What are the first and second rounds?" Yakov asked confused: "When will the artillery preparations before the attack be divided into two rounds?"
"Yasha, this matter is a bit complicated. Let me explain it to you slowly." Sokov quickly told Konev that after Konev learned that Zhukov's troops were shelling the German positions, he advanced the artillery preparation time of the Second Front Army by one hour. Hour. Later, I persuaded Shtemenko, and asked Shtemenko to persuade Konev, and then I made the strange decision to turn the artillery preparation into two rounds.
Sokov did not refuse the kindness of Kurishenko and Sidorin, and asked them to deploy a company of guards near the observation post to prevent German troops from jumping over the wall and rushing directly to the observation post.
The two came to the observation station, raised their binoculars and looked into the distance. It's a pity that the German positions in the distance can't be seen clearly except for the billowing black smoke and the dazzling firelight.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko had participated in many battles, but at that time they were all defensive battles. This kind of offensive battle was the first time for him to get into a sedan chair. He asked Sokov curiously: "Such intensive artillery fire should be able to destroy all the fortifications on the German position, right?"
"Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, despite the fierce artillery fire of our army, there are still large gaps between the falling shells." Sokov explained to Shtemenko: "If German soldiers are in the position of these bombs In a short period of time, even if it is not blown to pieces, it will be blown to pieces. But if it encounters fortifications, it may not be possible to destroy them. Especially those two-meter-thick reinforced concrete fortifications with small-caliber artillery When I hit it, there was only a white mark.
After each bombardment, when the Germans return from the second line of defense, they can even use these fortifications directly to resist our attack. "
After hearing this, Shtemenko sighed softly, "I always thought that as long as we carried out strong artillery preparations before the attack, we could destroy the enemy's defenses. Once the artillery bombardment was over, our commanders and soldiers would By charging, you can successfully break through the enemy's defense line."
Having said this, he shook his head with a wry smile, and continued: "It seems that I thought of the problem too simply. Fighting on the map and fighting on the actual battlefield are two completely different concepts."
Although Sokov agreed with Shtemenko's statement in his heart, he did not dare to echo it casually, lest he accidentally offend a lot of people.
Shtemenko put down the telescope, but unexpectedly found Sokov holding the telescope in a daze. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, what are you thinking about?"
Sokov was awakened by Shtemenko's voice. He looked up at the other party and said insincerely: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I was thinking: Lunev said he would come to investigate my problem, but the result is over. Why hasn’t it appeared after so long?”
"His schedule is undoubtedly delayed." Shtemenko shrugged and said: "You know, you are about to command the troops to attack the enemy, and your superiors will certainly not allow any time to interfere with your command. So there must be someone I greeted him and asked him not to come to the front for the time being."
"Oh, that's it." Before Sokov came to the frontier, he had been worried about missing Lunev. Now when he heard Shtemenko say this, he felt much more at ease.
"Who is it? Stop!" The alert voice of a sentry suddenly came from outside the observation post.
Sokov came to the door in two steps, looked out, and saw Yakov being blocked by a sentry with a gun. He quickly said to the sentry: "Comrade Corporal, that is Colonel Yakov from Moscow." , please ask him to come over.”
When the sentry heard what Sokov said, he quickly lowered his gun and turned his body to one side to make way for Yakov.
"Yakov, where have you gone?" Sokov waited for Yakov to enter the observation post and asked in a reproachful tone: "I have been at the front for so long and I have never seen you."
"I was distributing weapons to the soldiers in the 122nd Regiment. When I heard that you were coming to the front, I immediately came to see you. Unexpectedly, I was stopped by the sentry as soon as I got here." At this point, he turned around and looked around, a little puzzled. Said: "Where is Lieutenant Koshkin? If he were here, I would not be blocked by sentries."
"Lieutenant Koshkin took people to inspect the outpost." Sokov explained to Yakov: "Although the German position is being severely hit by our artillery fire, they will not fire at us, but if There are German scouts lurking nearby. When they find out that our defense is weak, they might launch a sneak attack or something like that. Koshkin just went to check if there are any Germans lurking nearby."
"So that's it." Yakov nodded and said, "No wonder I didn't see his figure. I thought he was left at the headquarters by you."
While the two were talking, the sound of gunfire outside suddenly stopped. Yakov quickly walked to the lookout, looked at the smoke-filled German positions in the distance, and asked casually: "Misha, the bombardment has stopped. Are our troops going to attack soon?"
"Not for the time being." Sokov shook his head and said: "This is just the first round of shelling. The real attack will not launch an attack on the enemy's position until the second round of shelling is over."
"What are the first and second rounds?" Yakov asked confused: "When will the artillery preparations before the attack be divided into two rounds?"
"Yasha, this matter is a bit complicated. Let me explain it to you slowly." Sokov quickly told Konev that after Konev learned that Zhukov's troops were shelling the German positions, he advanced the artillery preparation time of the Second Front Army by one hour. Hour. Later, I persuaded Shtemenko, and asked Shtemenko to persuade Konev, and then I made the strange decision to turn the artillery preparation into two rounds.
Sokov did not refuse the kindness of Kurishenko and Sidorin, and asked them to deploy a company of guards near the observation post to prevent German troops from jumping over the wall and rushing directly to the observation post.
The two came to the observation station, raised their binoculars and looked into the distance. It's a pity that the German positions in the distance can't be seen clearly except for the billowing black smoke and the dazzling firelight.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko had participated in many battles, but at that time they were all defensive battles. This kind of offensive battle was the first time for him to get into a sedan chair. He asked Sokov curiously: "Such intensive artillery fire should be able to destroy all the fortifications on the German position, right?"
"Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, despite the fierce artillery fire of our army, there are still large gaps between the falling shells." Sokov explained to Shtemenko: "If German soldiers are in the position of these bombs In a short period of time, even if it is not blown to pieces, it will be blown to pieces. But if it encounters fortifications, it may not be possible to destroy them. Especially those two-meter-thick reinforced concrete fortifications with small-caliber artillery When I hit it, there was only a white mark.
After each bombardment, when the Germans return from the second line of defense, they can even use these fortifications directly to resist our attack. "
After hearing this, Shtemenko sighed softly, "I always thought that as long as we carried out strong artillery preparations before the attack, we could destroy the enemy's defenses. Once the artillery bombardment was over, our commanders and soldiers would By charging, you can successfully break through the enemy's defense line."
Having said this, he shook his head with a wry smile, and continued: "It seems that I thought of the problem too simply. Fighting on the map and fighting on the actual battlefield are two completely different concepts."
Although Sokov agreed with Shtemenko's statement in his heart, he did not dare to echo it casually, lest he accidentally offend a lot of people.
Shtemenko put down the telescope, but unexpectedly found Sokov holding the telescope in a daze. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, what are you thinking about?"
Sokov was awakened by Shtemenko's voice. He looked up at the other party and said insincerely: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I was thinking: Lunev said he would come to investigate my problem, but the result is over. Why hasn’t it appeared after so long?”
"His schedule is undoubtedly delayed." Shtemenko shrugged and said: "You know, you are about to command the troops to attack the enemy, and your superiors will certainly not allow any time to interfere with your command. So there must be someone I greeted him and asked him not to come to the front for the time being."
"Oh, that's it." Before Sokov came to the frontier, he had been worried about missing Lunev. Now when he heard Shtemenko say this, he felt much more at ease.
Sokov came to the door in two steps, looked out, and saw Yakov being blocked by a sentry with a gun. He quickly said to the sentry: "Comrade Corporal, that is Colonel Yakov from Moscow." , please ask him to come over.”
"I was distributing weapons to the soldiers in the 122nd Regiment. When I heard that you were coming to the front, I immediately came to see you. Unexpectedly, I was stopped by the sentry as soon as I got here." At this point, he turned around and looked around, a little puzzled. Said: "Where is Lieutenant Koshkin? If he were here, I would not be blocked by sentries."
