After the artillery regiment conducted a test firing, it quickly corrected the firing parameters according to the artillery observer's prompts. Then a salvo came, and the wall on the south side of Uman City collapsed amid the sound of artillery.
Seeing the city wall in the distance collapse after a round of volleys of fire, Sokov couldn't help but smile on his face. Although this kind of red brick city wall looks tall and majestic, it actually can't withstand the bombardment of artillery fire. , collapse is also expected.
Sokov grabbed the phone and spoke loudly into the receiver: "Colonel Konev, tell your men not to attack yet. Repeat, don't attack yet."
"Then when can we attack?"
"When the time is right to attack, I will notify you."
Hearing Sokov's order, not only Konev was confused, but Shtemenko also didn't understand. He waited for Sokov to put down the phone and asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, since our artillery fire has opened a gap in the city wall, why not let the infantry take the opportunity to attack?"
"Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff," Sokov explained to Shtemenko when he saw that Shtemenko did not understand his intentions: "Tell me, what will happen if our commanders and fighters rush into the gap now?"
"It goes without saying," Shtemenko replied without hesitation: "The Germans will definitely invest troops in the gap to try to block the gap opened by our army."
"Yes, the actual situation will definitely be like this." Sokov nodded and said: "Even if I order the troops to rush into the city through the gap at this moment, after entering the gap, they will definitely be attacked by the German troops who come for reinforcements. Crazy counterattack. Even if they can withstand it, the two sides cannot reach a stalemate near the city gate. It will take a long time for us to expand the results."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Shtemenko asked curiously: "Then what method do you have to crack the enemy's tactics?"
"I ordered the troops to stop attacking because the Germans will soon rush to the gap." Sokov said calmly: "When they approach the gap, I will order the artillery to fire two rounds of rapid fire to cover these enemies with firepower. . Wait until the enemy is almost wiped out by our artillery fire, then send troops to attack, so that we can easily break into the city."
After listening to Sokov's explanation, a smile appeared on Shtemenko's face: "Comrade Sokov, your method is really good. Cover it with artillery fire first to eliminate a large number of the enemy's effective forces, and then wait until the enemy is almost wiped out by the artillery fire. Then send troops to charge, so that we can successfully rush into the city before the enemy's new reinforcements arrive."
Sokov called Major Rubimov and said to him: "Comrade Major, after you have blown a large enough gap in the city wall, you will temporarily stop shooting. When the large German army approaches the gap in the city wall, you can come back. Two rounds of extremely rapid fire, and you must use powerful artillery fire to destroy the enemy's vital forces. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Rubimov replied: "I will resolutely obey your orders."
What happened next was exactly as Sokov expected. The German garrison commander learned that part of the wall in the south of the city had been destroyed by Soviet artillery fire, and immediately mobilized troops to come for reinforcements. As the order was issued, a battalion of German infantry, under the cover of two armored vehicles, rushed towards the location where the city wall was blown down.
The artillery observer sent by Major Rubimov hid in a crater a few hundred meters away from the city wall. He observed the situation in the city through a telescope and saw a large number of German infantry under the cover of two armored vehicles heading towards the gap. Coming from the direction, two signal flares were fired directly to indicate the target for the artillery to attack.
The German soldiers who had just arrived at the gap were suddenly bombarded before they had time to disperse. Before many soldiers could even recover, they were lifted up from the ground by the blast of air, thrown high into the night sky, and then fell to pieces and fell heavily to the ground. In just a few minutes, the gaps in the city wall were filled with broken limbs and arms of the German army, as well as the remains of two armored vehicles.
Seeing this scene, Shtemenko couldn't help but exclaimed: "That's great, Comrade Sokov. These German soldiers didn't even have a chance to shoot, and they were wiped out by artillery fire. This tactic of yours is really great." , no wonder your troops suffered the least casualties every time, it turned out that they used tactics reasonably."
When Sokov heard Shtemenko's praise for him, he just smiled faintly, then picked up the microphone and gave Konev a combat order: "Colonel Konev, the enemies who have rushed to the gap to reinforce have been defeated by our The artillery fire has almost eliminated it. I order you to immediately have the infantry charge and rush into the city of Uman through the gap opened by the artillery fire."
After the artillery regiment conducted a test firing, it quickly corrected the firing parameters according to the artillery observer's prompts. Then a salvo came, and the wall on the south side of Uman City collapsed amid the sound of artillery.
Seeing the city wall in the distance collapse after a round of volleys of fire, Sokov couldn't help but smile on his face. Although this kind of red brick city wall looks tall and majestic, it actually can't withstand the bombardment of artillery fire. , collapse is also expected.
Sokov grabbed the phone and spoke loudly into the receiver: "Colonel Konev, tell your men not to attack yet. Repeat, don't attack yet."
"Then when can we attack?"
"When the time is right to attack, I will notify you."
Hearing Sokov's order, not only Konev was confused, but Shtemenko also didn't understand. He waited for Sokov to put down the phone and asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, since our artillery fire has opened a gap in the city wall, why not let the infantry take the opportunity to attack?"
"Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff," Sokov explained to Shtemenko when he saw that Shtemenko did not understand his intentions: "Tell me, what will happen if our commanders and fighters rush into the gap now?"
"It goes without saying," Shtemenko replied without hesitation: "The Germans will definitely invest troops in the gap to try to block the gap opened by our army."
"Yes, the actual situation will definitely be like this." Sokov nodded and said: "Even if I order the troops to rush into the city through the gap at this moment, after entering the gap, they will definitely be attacked by the German troops who come for reinforcements. Crazy counterattack. Even if they can withstand it, the two sides cannot reach a stalemate near the city gate. It will take a long time for us to expand the results."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Shtemenko asked curiously: "Then what method do you have to crack the enemy's tactics?"
"I ordered the troops to stop attacking because the Germans will soon rush to the gap." Sokov said calmly: "When they approach the gap, I will order the artillery to fire two rounds of rapid fire to cover these enemies with firepower. . Wait until the enemy is almost wiped out by our artillery fire, then send troops to attack, so that we can easily break into the city."
After listening to Sokov's explanation, a smile appeared on Shtemenko's face: "Comrade Sokov, your method is really good. Cover it with artillery fire first to eliminate a large number of the enemy's effective forces, and then wait until the enemy is almost wiped out by the artillery fire. Then send troops to charge, so that we can successfully rush into the city before the enemy's new reinforcements arrive."
Sokov called Major Rubimov and said to him: "Comrade Major, after you have blown a large enough gap in the city wall, you will temporarily stop shooting. When the large German army approaches the gap in the city wall, you can come back again." Two rounds of extremely rapid fire, and you must use powerful artillery fire to destroy the enemy's vital forces. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Rubimov replied: "I will resolutely obey your orders."
What happened next was exactly as Sokov expected. The German garrison commander learned that part of the wall in the south of the city had been destroyed by Soviet artillery fire, and immediately mobilized troops to come for reinforcements. As the order was issued, a battalion of German infantry, under the cover of two armored vehicles, rushed towards the location where the city wall was blown down.
The artillery observer sent by Major Rubimov hid in a crater a few hundred meters away from the city wall. He observed the situation in the city through a telescope and saw a large number of German infantry under the cover of two armored vehicles heading towards the gap. Coming from the direction, two signal flares were fired directly to indicate the target for the artillery to attack.
The German soldiers who had just arrived at the gap were suddenly bombarded before they had time to disperse. Before many soldiers could even recover, they were lifted up from the ground by the blast of air, thrown high into the night sky, and then fell to pieces and fell heavily to the ground. In just a few minutes, the gaps in the city wall were filled with broken limbs and arms of the German army, as well as the remains of two armored vehicles.
Seeing this scene, Shtemenko couldn't help but exclaimed: "That's great, Comrade Sokov. These German soldiers didn't even have a chance to shoot, and they were wiped out by artillery fire. This tactic of yours is really great." , no wonder your troops suffered the least casualties every time, it turned out that they used tactics reasonably."
When Sokov heard Shtemenko's praise for him, he just smiled faintly, then picked up the microphone and gave Konev a combat order: "Colonel Konev, the enemies who have rushed to the gap to reinforce have been defeated by our The artillery fire has almost eliminated it. I order you to immediately have the infantry charge and rush into the city of Uman through the gap opened by the artillery fire."
After the artillery regiment conducted a test firing, it quickly corrected the firing parameters according to the artillery observer's prompts. Then a salvo came, and the wall on the south side of Uman City collapsed amid the sound of artillery.
Seeing the city wall in the distance collapse after a round of volleys of fire, Sokov couldn't help but smile on his face. Although this kind of red brick city wall looks tall and majestic, it actually can't withstand the bombardment of artillery fire. , collapse is also expected.
Sokov grabbed the phone and spoke loudly into the receiver: "Colonel Konev, tell your men not to attack yet. Repeat, don't attack yet."
"Then when can we attack?"
"When the time is right to attack, I will notify you."
Hearing Sokov's order, not only Konev was confused, but Shtemenko also didn't understand. He waited for Sokov to put down the phone and asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, since our artillery fire has opened a gap in the city wall, why not let the infantry take the opportunity to attack?"
"Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff," Sokov explained to Shtemenko when he saw that Shtemenko did not understand his intentions: "Tell me, what will happen if our commanders and fighters rush into the gap now?"
"It goes without saying," Shtemenko replied without hesitation: "The Germans will definitely invest troops in the gap to try to block the gap opened by our army."
"Yes, the actual situation will definitely be like this." Sokov nodded and said: "Even if I order the troops to rush into the city through the gap at this moment, after entering the gap, they will definitely be attacked by the German troops who come for reinforcements. Crazy counterattack. Even if they can withstand it, the two sides cannot reach a stalemate near the city gate. It will take a long time for us to expand the results."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Shtemenko asked curiously: "Then what method do you have to crack the enemy's tactics?"
"I ordered the troops to stop attacking because the Germans will soon rush to the gap." Sokov said calmly: "When they approach the gap, I will order the artillery to fire two rounds of rapid fire to cover these enemies with firepower. . Wait until the enemy is almost wiped out by our artillery fire, then send troops to attack, so that we can easily break into the city."
After listening to Sokov's explanation, a smile appeared on Shtemenko's face: "Comrade Sokov, your method is really good. Cover it with artillery fire first to eliminate a large number of the enemy's effective forces, and then wait until the enemy is almost wiped out by the artillery fire. Then send troops to charge, so that we can successfully rush into the city before the enemy's new reinforcements arrive."
Sokov called Major Rubimov and said to him: "Comrade Major, after you have blown a large enough gap in the city wall, you will temporarily stop shooting. When the large German army approaches the gap in the city wall, you can come back again." Two rounds of extremely rapid fire, and you must use powerful artillery fire to destroy the enemy's vital forces. Do you understand?"
What happened next was exactly as Sokov expected. The German garrison commander learned that part of the wall in the south of the city had been destroyed by Soviet artillery fire, and immediately mobilized troops to come for reinforcements. As the order was issued, a battalion of German infantry, under the cover of two armored vehicles, rushed towards the location where the city wall was blown down.
The artillery observer sent by Major Rubimov hid in a crater a few hundred meters away from the city wall. He observed the situation in the city through a telescope and saw a large number of German infantry under the cover of two armored vehicles heading towards the gap. Coming from the direction, two signal flares were fired directly to indicate the target for the artillery to attack.
The German soldiers who had just arrived at the gap were suddenly bombarded before they had time to disperse. Before many soldiers could even recover, they were lifted up from the ground by the blast of air, thrown high into the night sky, and then fell to pieces and fell heavily to the ground. In just a few minutes, the gaps in the city wall were filled with broken limbs and broken arms of the German army, as well as the remains of two armored vehicles.
Seeing this scene, Shtemenko couldn't help but exclaimed: "That's great, Comrade Sokov. These German soldiers didn't even have a chance to shoot, and they were wiped out by artillery fire. This tactic of yours is really great." , no wonder your troops suffered the least casualties every time, it turned out that they used tactics reasonably."
