USSR 1941

The so-called "see-saw tactic" is a see-saw tactic that temporarily adopts a conservative defense during the day to exchange space for time, and launches an active attack at night to regain lost ground.

Obviously, it is obviously difficult to resist the enemy's attack with a blunt defense during the day, and even if it can be blocked, it will definitely pay a heavy price.

But it would be much easier to "exchange space for time". After all, the enemy's armored forces had to face a lot of roadblocks such as barbed wire, anti-tank trenches, and mines when they advanced. These roadblocks were easy to set up but very difficult to clear. Among them are land mines in particular.

In turn, these roadblocks will have much less impact on the Soviet army, because the Soviet army can record their positions in detail when laying roadblocks or landmines, and then avoid them in a planned way, even like Zahakawi As Major Qi said... lay out one or several hidden roads for tanks to pass through.

As a result, the Soviet army would have much less pressure to counterattack at night.

After thinking about it, Rokossovsky nodded approvingly to Shulka and said, "This tactic may be feasible, Comrade Shulka! I mean...it's worth a try!"

With Rokossovsky's nod, the other officers would of course have no problem, so they immediately entered the detailed planning stage.

It was Rokossovsky who got permission from his superiors.

In order to keep it secret, but also to convince his superiors, Rokossovsky personally went back to Moscow to discuss the matter with Zhukov at the Western Front Headquarters... On this point Rokossovsky is right, if If he just applied in the telegram, I am afraid that the superior will reply rashly, "No step back!"

But if Rokossovsky himself went to the headquarters to explain to them, then after a comparative analysis between the enemy and ourselves, they would think about it seriously.

Rokossovsky's cleverer point is that he first won Zhukov's support.

In fact, it is not difficult to win Zhukov's support, because Zhukov is also a smart person, and he immediately realized its strategic value as soon as he heard this tactic.

"A very good idea!" Zhukov said: "In fact, it is to make use of the strengths and avoid weaknesses, and try our best to dissolve the strengths of the Germans invisibly, and make use of the strengths of our army!"

"Yes!" Rokossovsky replied.

"If we had known this tactic and used it on the battlefield!" Zhukov said: "The Germans might not be able to fight here at all... How did you come up with this tactic?"

"Maybe you know 'Breakout Heroes'!"

"Of course!" replied Zhukov, "I saw him once,

It's a smart lad! "

"He came up with this tactic!" Rokossovsky said with emotion, "I can't believe it, he never studied in a military academy, a second lieutenant!"

Zhukov looked at Rokossovsky in surprise, and then laughed: "As I said, he is a smart young man, a natural fighter... If he had been to a military academy, he might not be able to think These unconstrained tactics!"

Rokossovsky nodded in agreement, and he also thought it required talent.

What they don't know is that what Shulka relies on is not talent at all, but much more knowledge and experience than others.

Then Zhukov and Rokossovsky stood on the same front to persuade Bulganin.

"This is no loss to our army as a whole!" Zhukov said: "Retreat during the day, and then take them back at night!"

"In fact, this can even boost the morale of our army!" Rokossovsky added: "Because we are in a tug-of-war with the Germans, and we have both won and lost, and at the same time, the Germans have paid a heavy price. cost……"

"I have to remind you!" Bulganin interrupted Rokossovsky: "This is all based on the fact that you can regain the position at night. What if you can't regain the position?"

Zhukov and Rokossovsky were speechless for a moment. No one can say for sure what happened on the battlefield, and of course they couldn't guarantee it.

"No one has used this tactic!" Bulganin went on: "No one knows whether it will work, so ... may I say that you are risking Moscow's security, or trying a tactic? "

The two were speechless again, because the facts were indeed as Bulganin said.

Seeing that things were about to go bad, Rokossovsky said: "I guarantee with my life that we can regain the position at night... If we can't regain it, I will personally lead my subordinates to charge the enemy!"

Bulganin, who was about to leave, couldn't help but stop.

If, as Rokossovsky said, they give up more than ten or twenty kilometers during the day and regain them at night, then they will not lose to them or even Moscow, and they can even hold Volokolamsk... Bull Ganin also knew very well that Volokolamsk was dangerous at this time.

On the other hand, Rokossovsky's guarantee of his life shows that he is very confident in this tactic, so Bulganin compromised, and he immediately reported this tactic to the Supreme Command.

The idea of ​​​​the Supreme Command was the same as that of Bulganin.

Even if you are sure to take it back at night, Volokolamsk is not considered lost. If there is any loss, it is that you cannot transport supplies to Tver during the day... In fact, it was impossible to transport during the day. The supply team departing from Skorr will be bombarded indiscriminately by German fighter planes.

So the Supreme Command soon agreed to the plan, but with two conditions attached.

One: Volokolamsk must be recovered before 2:00 a.m. on the second day, because the supply troops need time to pass through the area to reinforce Tver.

Two: Once the troops attacking Tver are surrounded, the 16th Army must open the channel between Volokolamsk and Tver to relieve them.

This made Shulka a little ridiculous. The Supreme Command seems to be using the plan as a bargaining chip to bargain with the 16th Army... Shulka believes that no command will do this. You must know that this is a battlefield. If you think the plan is feasible, you should Fully support and cooperate, and veto if it is not feasible.

Bargaining and raising conditions... The 16th Army did its best to win the battle and owed the Supreme Command a favor.

But others didn't pay much attention to this, they seemed to think it was not excessive or normal.

They were excited when they got the consent, and they patted Shulka on the shoulder one by one to congratulate him.

"I believe it will be useful!" Rokossovsky handed a glass of vodka to Shulka, and then raised his glass: "I guarantee it with my life!"

Shulka thought that Rokossovsky was just saying it casually, but later he found out...that his life was a real guarantee.