Burning Moscow

After working out a plan to deal with the cold guns and guns of the Germans, I ordered Bezikov to call Sivakov and Tavartkilasze and station them in the northern outskirts of Mozyri and Kalinkovic. The commanders of the two guards of China were summoned to my headquarters. In addition, I considered that the artillery would also play a big role in the next operations, so I personally called Povsky and asked him to come to my headquarters for a meeting.

As soon as the three commanders who were notified arrived, our temporary military meeting began. When I heard clearly that I called them here to deal with the cold guns of the Germans, Tawart Kiradze began to grumble: "Great, Comrade Commander, it should have been done a long time ago. Enemy. The snipers of Japan often lurked in front of our positions, sniping and killing our officers who went to the front to inspect. Yesterday, a battalion commander of the 51st Guards Division was shot in the head and died on the spot when inspecting the front."

"What, a battalion commander of the 51st Guards Division was killed by a sniper?" Hearing this unexpected news, I almost jumped out of my seat. I slapped the table hard, and said angrily: "Why didn't Sederikov report to me in time for such a big thing?"

Just when I was about to tell Bezikov to call Sederikov, Tavartkilasze took the responsibility to himself: "Comrade Commander, Colonel Sederikov cannot be blamed for this. When I received his report, I did not let him report it up. After all, this is not a great event..."

The disapproving expression on Tavart Kirazzi's face and the understatement completely irritated me. I slammed the table, stood up and yelled at him: "General Tawart Kiradze, I'm here to ask you, one of our major or lieutenant battalion commander was killed by a German sniper while inspecting the front. , This is not a major event, what is a major event? Is it a major event if the person who wants to be killed by Sederikov is killed, or if you are killed, or even I was killed by an enemy sniper?"

Facing my string of reproaches, Tawart Kiradze blushed, speechless.

"Okay, Comrade Commander, don't get angry for the time being." Seeing me furious, Kistyakov came out in time to complete the game: "Tavart Kiradze didn't report it, maybe he didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. After all, the proportion of our commanders and fighters killed in battle is still quite high. Not to mention the battalion commander, even the injuries or sacrifices of the regiment commander and even higher-level commanders are all normal things. Let's continue to talk about how to deal with the German army. Let's be cool."

I called these commanders over today to assign them the task of dealing with the cold guns of the German army, not to get angry at anyone. With the steps that Kistyakov reached, I did not continue to criticize Tavart Kiradze, but controlled my emotions and said: "We will talk about snipers later. Let’s talk about it now. How to deal with the German cold gun."

Hearing what I said, Povsky quickly stood up and asked respectfully: "Comrade Commander, I don't know what the mission of our artillery is?"

"It's very simple, General Povsky." Bezikov said, "You have to station artillery observers at the front. Once the enemy fires cold artillery at our position, the observers must quickly figure out where the enemy artillery is located. Position and provide accurate data to the artillery in the rear so that our artillery can attack the enemy’s artillery positions."

"Comrade Commander, our artillery is now deployed to the south of the city." Povsky seemed to be embarrassed by my proposal: "If we are to strike at the German artillery positions, it must be in the north of the city. Deploy new artillery positions. I am worried..."

"What are you worried about?" Seeing Povsky's expressions, I hurriedly asked: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me, I see if I can find a solution."

After getting my encouragement, Povsky continued: "Once we deploy artillery positions to the north of the city, they will definitely become the priority targets of the German army. In order to destroy us, they may deliberately cool down on our forward positions. Artillery, when we fight back, they can use artillery to counter us. I am worried that in the end, the enemy’s artillery will not be destroyed, but our artillery will suffer heavy losses.”

After listening to his thoughts of worrying about stealing chickens, I smiled and said to him: "General Povsky, if it were a few months ago, the situation you mentioned is really unavoidable. Yes. But now we have a firm grasp of the air dominance of the battlefield. Once the large German artillery positions are exposed, our bombers will swarm in and blow up their artillery. As for the German artillery, it will be imposed on you. You don’t have to worry about countering this. Have you forgotten that there are two powerful self-propelled artillery regiments in the artillery formation of our group army."

"The self-propelled artillery regiment?" Povsky asked tentatively after repeating the word: "Comrade commander, do you mean the 333rd and 335th self-propelled artillery regiments of the Guards?"

"Yes, it is the 333rd Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment adapted from Major Shuklin Regiment, and the newly added Guards 335th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment." I smiled and said to Povsky: "Don't forget the characteristics of the self-propelled artillery regiment. , Means strong mobility. Once you find the position of the enemy’s artillery position, let the self-propelled artillery group choose an open place to deploy, and after several rounds of shelling on the enemy, it will immediately move the position. Even if the enemy’s artillery fires back, it will not hit It's just a clearing. Are you right?"

"Yes, comrade Commander." Hearing my explanation, Povsky's face also showed a smile: "If you don't remind me, I have forgotten that there are two such powerful regiments in my hand. After going back for a while, I will deploy them in the northern suburbs of the two cities, ready to attack the German artillery positions at any time."

"The cold gun problem is solved, let's talk about how to deal with the German cold gun." After I finished speaking, my eyes were swept back and forth on Sivakov and Tavart Kiradze several times. , Asked: "Which one of you will talk about first?"

"Comrade Commander, let me talk first." It was Sivakov who answered this time. He stood up and said to me: "After you and Comrade General have left, I summoned the commanders of the divisions to command the army. The Ministry held a meeting, and everyone worked together to work out a countermeasure."

"You already have countermeasures?" I was shocked when I heard Sivakov say this. I thought they were all the kind of people who didn't dare to call the shots without order. I didn't expect Rokosov and I. As soon as he left his defense zone, he organized his subordinates to work out a corresponding plan, so I asked curiously: "General Sivakov, tell us all about the plan you have researched."

Sivakov nodded, and then said: "To deal with the enemy's cold guns, we are prepared to take three measures. First, strengthen the front-line machine gun duty, and once the enemy sniper is hidden, we will immediately carry out fire suppression; In the first trench, two or three mortar teams are arranged to use artillery fire to eliminate hidden snipers; the third is that we also organize a sniper team and use snipers against snipers."

After listening to Sivakov's plan, I looked around for a while, and then asked, "Do you all have any thoughts on the three plans proposed by General Sivakov?"

"I think it's good." The first to express his opinion was Kistyakov, who said thoughtfully: "The enemy's snipers usually act alone, and occasionally two people act together. Adopted. With these methods proposed by General Sivakov, there should be no problem in destroying enemy snipers."

"I agree with Comrade Deputy Commander's opinion." Bezikov echoed Kistyakov's statement: "I think in addition to the above three methods, it is possible to send search teams with platoons as units to round up those The sniper who exposed the target." He was afraid that anyone would raise an objection, and he specifically emphasized, "No matter how powerful the enemy's sniper is, he only has one gun. Faced with the many and powerful soldiers of our army, their final fate Either being captured alive or being killed, there is no third possibility."

"I think the plan that General Sivakov heard is very suitable." After Chistyakov and the others have spoken one after another, I also expressed my own views: "The machine gun and mortar team should be deployed as soon as possible, and at the same time sniping The hand squad should also be formed as soon as possible."

Having said that, I first set my sights on Tavart Kiradze, and said to him: "Comrade General, although the entire group army has undergone major adjustments, your troops are all the old folks of our original Sixth Guards Army. , There should be a detailed list of snipers for each division and commander. After the meeting is over, you will go back and discuss with your commanders how the sniper team should be formed."

"Yes!" Hearing what I said, Tawart Kiradze quickly stood up and replied: "I will form a sniper unit as soon as possible."

I nodded silently, and then turned my gaze to Sivakov: "General Sivakov, you have two divisions in your hand. They are new units sent to us by your superiors. So the formation of a sniper unit might It’s a bit more troublesome. After you return to the army, ask the divisions to gather the sharpshooters, and then select suitable candidates. Understand?"

"Understood." Sivakov also stood up and replied, "As soon as I return to the army, I will immediately proceed with this matter."

"Now that the mission is clear, let's end the meeting!"

"Comrade Commander, let me talk first." It was Sivakov who answered this time. He stood up and said to me: "After you and Comrade General have left, I summoned the commanders of the divisions to command the army. The Ministry held a meeting, and everyone worked together to work out a countermeasure."

"You already have countermeasures?" I was shocked when I heard Sivakov say this. I thought they were all the kind of people who didn't dare to call the shots without order. I didn't expect Rokosov and I. As soon as he left his defense zone, he organized his subordinates to work out a corresponding plan, so I asked curiously: "General Sivakov, tell us all about the plan you have researched."

Sivakov nodded, and then said: "To deal with the enemy's cold guns, we are prepared to take three measures. First, strengthen the front-line machine gun duty, and once the enemy sniper is hidden, we will immediately carry out fire suppression; In the first trench, two or three mortar teams are arranged to use artillery fire to eliminate hidden snipers; the third is that we also organize a sniper team and use snipers against snipers."

After listening to Sivakov's plan, I looked around for a while, and then asked: "Do you all have any thoughts on the three plans proposed by General Sivakov?"

"I think it's good." The first to express his opinion was Kistyakov, who said thoughtfully: "The enemy's snipers usually act alone, and occasionally two people act together. Adopted. With these methods proposed by General Sivakov, there should be no problem in destroying enemy snipers."

"I agree with Comrade Deputy Commander's opinion." Bezikov echoed Kistyakov's statement: "I think in addition to the above three methods, it is possible to send search teams with platoons as units to round up those The sniper who exposed the target." He was afraid that anyone would raise an objection, and he specifically emphasized, "No matter how powerful the enemy's sniper is, he only has one gun. Faced with the many and powerful soldiers of our army, their final fate Either being captured alive or being killed, there is no third possibility."

"I think the plan that General Sivakov heard is very suitable for UU reading www.uukanshu.com." After Kistyakov and the others have spoken one after another, I also expressed my opinion: "Machine gun and mortar team It should be deployed as soon as possible, and the sniper team should be formed as soon as possible."

Having said that, I first set my sights on Tavart Kiradze and said to him: "Comrade General, although the entire army has undergone major adjustments, your troops are all the old folks of our original Sixth Guards Army. , There should be a detailed list of snipers for each division and commander. After the meeting is over, you go back and discuss with your commanders how to form a sniper team."

"Yes!" Hearing what I said, Tawart Kiradze quickly stood up and replied: "I will form a sniper team as soon as possible."

I nodded silently, and then turned my gaze to Sivakov: "General Sivakov, you have two divisions in your hand. They are new units sent to us by your superiors. So the formation of a sniper unit might It’s a bit more troublesome. After you return to the army, ask the divisions to gather the sharpshooters, and then select suitable candidates. Understand?"

"Understood." Sivakov also stood up and replied: "As soon as I return to the army, I will immediately proceed with this."

"Now that the tasks are clear, let's end the meeting!" (To be continued.)