USSR 1941

The thicker and thicker snow on the ground may give the Soviet tanks painted white a little advantage.

However, this does not play much role in the case of clear lines between enemy and enemy tanks and good visibility. German fighters can still easily find T34s and destroy them, and even they only need to cooperate with artillery to guide shells into T34 tanks.

Needless to say what will happen next, without the T34, it is difficult for the Soviet infantry to stop the advance of the German armored division.

Without air supremacy and artillery, it is almost impossible to defeat the enemy in this situation.

In fact, Rokossovsky also felt that there was nothing he could do, so he called Zhukov before that, hoping to abandon Volokolamsk and retreat to Istria, where the Soviet army could rely on the reservoir for defense.

But of course, it is impossible for Zhukov to agree to this request, or rather the Supreme Command did not agree to this request.

In the end, Rokossovsky had to use the method of blowing up the reservoir to prevent the German army from continuing to advance.

Therefore, Rokossovsky used this question to ask Shulka a bit difficult...he didn't know how to face this problem himself.

But Shulka is Shulka after all.

After thinking about it, he replied, "Then there is only one way!"

"You have a solution?" Major General Panfilov's eyes widened. He couldn't believe there was anything else he could do under such circumstances.

"I'm listening!" Rokossovsky raised the corners of his mouth, with a smile on his face, as if he didn't believe that this "breakout hero" could think of any suitable solution... Even if there is any solution, there are loopholes, Rocco Sofsky believed he could easily find fault with it from the enemy's standpoint.

Major Gavrilov looked calm. If any officer present had confidence in Shulka, he would be the only one... This is a habit. Shulka has never made a mistake, and it will not be this time. Exception, despite the fact that the situation at hand seems to have reached a dead end.

"Yes!" replied Shulka, "I think there is a way, but it will require brave troops and probably heavy casualties!"

"These are not problems!" Major General Panfilov replied: "We have been prepared for a long time!"

"Tell me about your method, Comrade Shulka!" Rokossovsky couldn't wait.

"See-saw defense!" Shulka said, pointing to the map.

"Saw-saw defense?" The officers in the headquarters couldn't help looking at each other. They all came out of the military academy and had rich combat experience, but they had never heard of this tactic.

"Uh..." Shulka explained, "That's a random name I gave it!"

"You mean... no one has used this tactic before?"

"Is this a tactic you created yourself?"

"So to speak!" Shulka replied: "So, I don't know if it will work!"

This is not true, it is right to name it randomly, but Shulka actually borrowed from the tactics used by the Volunteers when they fought against the U.S. Army on the Korean battlefield... The Volunteers also had no air supremacy or artillery superiority against the U.S. Army. This gap was even greater than At this time, the Soviet army was far behind the German army, but they were still able to keep the US army out of the 38th parallel.

So, why didn't Shulka borrow their combat experience?

"Simply put!" Shulka explained: "The enemy has air supremacy and artillery superiority, so the daytime belongs to the Germans. During the daytime, we only need to block the Germans as much as possible. I mean... It is not difficult to do this, because we can blow up bridges, destroy roads, lay a large number of mines, and at the same time build layers of fortifications and retreat..."

"We cannot retreat!" Rokossovsky interrupted Shulka: "Our superiors will not allow us to retreat!"

"Yes!" Major General Panfilov agreed: "This is the second line of defense. Once we retreat, it will bring great danger to our flanks!"

"What if we can get the situation under control!" said Shulka, "that is, we can take these positions back and fill up the gaps every night?"

Hearing this, Rokossovsky and others couldn't help being stunned.

Major Gavrilov agreed: "The reason why our superiors ordered us not to take a step back is because retreating will affect the morale of the entire army and cause the collapse of the entire defense line. On the other hand, it is because it is very far from Moscow. close, not much room to retreat...if we only retreat a dozen kilometers or less every day and we can get them back at night, I don't think it will affect the overall situation, and even benefit us, because the Germans will be in retreat Lost a lot of equipment in the process!"

As has been said before, an attacking force always has its equipment and supplies in the rear, while a retreating force does not.

Rokossovsky nodded and said, "We will discuss this later, if your tactics are indeed feasible..."

"We got into trouble mainly because the temperature dropped and the rain turned to snow!" Shulka said. "This increased visibility. The enemy air force poses a huge threat to our tanks. If our tanks attack in the dark, we don't have this. The problem is the same with the enemy artillery!"

Everyone couldn't help nodding their heads in agreement.

This idea is obviously valid. It is difficult for airplanes and artillery to function at night, especially airplanes... Let alone this era, the U.S. military fighters during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea did not have much night combat capability.

"But our tanks don't have the ability to fight at night!" Major Zaha Kavic interrupted.

"The enemy's tanks also don't have the ability to fight at night!" Shulka replied: "In other words, we are at least on the same level at night, and neither of us has an advantage!"

Rokossovsky nodded, at least it was much better than facing enemy planes, artillery, and tanks during the day.

"Besides, in fact we have the advantage!" Shulka said.

"What advantage?" Major General Panfilov asked.

"Geographical advantage!" Rokossovsky replied.

"Yes, geographical advantage!" Shulka said: "For example, if we plan to retreat 20 kilometers during the day, then the 20 kilometers we retreat will be the 20 kilometers we will counterattack at night...We can plan the offensive route in advance, You can conduct on-the-spot investigations, set up ambushes or scouts, and even bury ammunition as supply points, etc.!"

"It's a good idea!" Hearing this, Major Zakhakovic's eyes lit up: "We can pave the way forward for the tanks in advance, which the Germans don't know... This can make our tanks suddenly Appear before the enemy's line of defense!"