As soon as the attack time came, the artillery units already on standby fired at the German defensive positions.

In an instant, the German army’s position was like a volcanic crater that was erupting, and it was wrapped tightly by black smoke from the gunpowder, and the smoke exploded one by one, one after another, one after another, and there were explosions everywhere. It's all firelight.

Listening to the movement outside, Rebarko smiled and said to me: "Lida, I think the German position cannot be held under such fierce artillery fire. Once the shelling stops, our tank will charge again. , The German defense can be completely collapsed."

Compared to Rebarko's optimism, I acted extremely calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, I immediately said coldly: "Comrade General, the situation may not be as optimistic as you imagined. Just now I was on the way to the city to negotiate and saw that the German forces were concentrated on the second line of defense. There are only a few troops on the line of defense that serve as guards."

My words surprised Rebarko. Before he could speak, Melnikov asked first: "Are the Germans going to give up the first position?"

"That's not the case, Comrade Military Commissioner." I repeated what I had just said to Panfilov to the two of them, and finally said: "Tarnopol is a fortress, a fortification outside the city. It is also mainly reinforced concrete. If our artillery does not use special special artillery shells, it will be difficult to destroy these fortifications."

"Lida, if I don't understand it wrong, you think it is very difficult for us to capture Tarnopol." Rebarko asked slowly: "Even to capture the first line of defense, it will be painful. The price?"

"Perhaps not." At this moment, I remembered that I hadn't made myself the master without authorization. I ventilated with Rebarko and the others, and said quickly: "I met General Panfilov on the way back. I told him if I wanted to. To seize the first line of defense of the German army at the fastest speed, it is necessary to move the tank unit to a position two hundred meters away from the enemy’s position before the end of the shelling. Once the shelling is over, a tank assault will be launched immediately, so that it can be in the German army. When the large forces returned to their first-line positions, they were the first to occupy their positions."

"Let our troops, since they were within two hundred meters of the German position during the shelling?" Melnikov was taken aback by what I said, and he asked in surprise: "This way, before. Aren’t the troops that came out easily injured by artillery fire?"

"No, Comrade Military Commissioner." This time Rebarko was the first to answer for me: "Our tank soldiers stay in the tank, and the shrapnel flying horizontally will not cause any harm to them."

"If this is the case, that would be great." After Melnikov said this, he turned his attention to me and said flatly: "General Oshanina has rich combat experience and can Think of such a good way. If I were to command, it is estimated that after the shelling is over, the commanders of the tank army will leave their positions and attack the Germans."

In order to take care of the layman's face, I made a haha, and then said: "Comrade Military Commissioner, you can't say that. You are a political cadre. If you talk about political and ideological work, I can't compare with you. ."

Melnikov seemed to be very helpful to what I said. After listening to my praise, he said a few scenes, even poured a cup of hot tea, put it in front of me, and said friendlyly: "General Oshanina , You have been busy all morning today. You must be tired and hungry. Drink a cup of hot tea first, and I will immediately let the comrades below prepare food for you."

Because Melnikov personally explained it, sliced ​​sausages, biscuits, black bread slices, American canned meat, and a jar of homemade pickled mushrooms were quickly placed on the table.

It is impossible for me to eat alone, so I greeted Rebarko and the others: "The shelling has just begun. It will take an hour to end. Let's sit down and eat something. Even if you want to command the battle, you have to eat first."

Hearing what I said, Rebarko and Melnikov looked at each other, then sat down to my left and right, while the chief of staff sat opposite me. After I ate two biscuits, I took another sip of tea and said casually: "I seem to hear you say that there are hundreds of thousands of residents in the city, but when I entered the city, it seemed that there were no people on the street. "

I was just chatting. Who knew that Melnikov heard me say that, he couldn't help but widened his eyes and asked in surprise: "Comrade Oshanina, what did you just say? When you entered the city, there was nothing in the city. What resident?"

"Yes," I nodded and replied, "I don't know if it is the Germans who acted as residents to cooperate with our actions and prevent them from going out; or if they have moved the residents of the city to other places."

"It is impossible for the residents of the city to help us." Melnikov shook his head and said, "You know, the residents of West Ukraine, because they have joined the Soviet motherland for a short time, so they The degree of recognition of the Soviet Union is not high. It is said that when the German army occupied these areas, the local residents still held flowers in the street to welcome them, and regarded these fascist invaders as their liberators."

"So, the residents were moved to other places by the Germans?" After Melnikov finished speaking, I cautiously expressed my opinion: "If this is the case, then our siege tactics can Adjusted accordingly."

Hearing what I said, the chief of staff who was eating stopped, and after swallowing the piece of bread in his mouth with tea, looked at me and asked: "Adjust tactics, what is the adjustment method?"

"After entering the city, we generally do not use heavy artillery in densely populated areas, so as not to accidentally injure the residents of the city." I said based on my previous experience: "But if the Germans evacuated them from the city, the situation would be fine. It's different. For those strong fortresses, we can use artillery with confidence and boldness."

"Lida, would you like some wine?" Just as the Chief of Staff and I were arguing about how to use artillery in the city, Rebarco asked coldly: "It's cold, and just a little bit of it will make it warmer. "

"Thank you, Comrade General." I waved to Rebarco and said apologetically: "I don't drink."

"What about you, Comrade Military Commissioner?" Seeing that I rejected his friend, Rebarko was not annoyed, but turned to Melnikov and said, "Just a small cup will not affect your normal judgment. , It also makes the body warmer."

"Well, since that's the case, I'll have a drink." Melnikov finished speaking and called a soldier and told him to get a glass.

When the glass was fetched, Rebarko poured the wine into the glass and said casually: "To capture Tarnopol, we must first clear all the German outskirts outside the city. This task, we at least. It will take four or five days to complete. As for whether heavy artillery should be used in the city, and how to use heavy artillery, let’s wait until the German perimeter is cleared."

Rebarko’s remarks made me suddenly realize. I said why he suddenly asked me if I was drinking. It turned out to be worried that the Chief of Staff and I would have unnecessary disputes over unimportant matters, so we used drinking to divert our minds. attention. But his method is indeed very effective, at least we have not raised the issue of using artillery.

When the shelling was over, with the last five minutes left, Rebarko stood up and walked to the place where the phone was placed. I picked up the microphone and pressed it to my ear and dialed a number. After a while, I heard him say to the microphone: "Hello, is this General Panfilov? This is Rebarko."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "According to the order of the deputy commander of the front, your tank unit should now be advancing to the German position that is being bombarded. Have you implemented this order?"

Rebarko quickly put down the phone and walked back, smiling and saying to me: "Lida, General Panfilov, is following your army, leading the tank unit to advance to the German first line of defense."

When I heard Rebarko say this, I was very satisfied, at least in the 3rd Guards Tank Army, what I said was as good as what Rebarko said. Therefore, I smiled and answered, "Comrade General, let’s wait for good news. If we are lucky. Ten minutes, at most ten minutes, General Panfilov’s troops will be able to occupy the first line of defense of the German army."

A quarter of an hour later, Panfilov called himself to report to Rebarko: "Comrade Commander, my tank army has occupied the first line of defense of the German army, and the infantry is currently clearing the remnants of the fortifications."

"Good job, Comrade Panfilov." Rebarko winked at me and motioned for me to go over and listen to the other party's report. When I walked to his side, he continued into the microphone and said: "I think the Germans on the second line of defense are already ready. If you think about taking the position as easily as before, it may not be that easy. Now what you have to do There are two things: one is to send troops to eliminate the remnants of the first line of defense; the second is to readjust the deployment of troops after the remnants are eliminated, so that tanks can guide the infantry and attack the enemy's second line of defense."

After Rebarko put down the phone, the chief of staff immediately came over to ask for instructions: "Comrade Commander, do you think the artillery will be ordered to carry out shelling on the second line of defense?"

"No," Rebarco waved his hand at the chief of staff and said: "The longest distance between the first line of defense and the second line of defense is only 500 meters, and the nearest is only 300 meters. If we let our artillery do so. Shelling can easily cause unnecessary accidental injuries. Let General Panfilov’s tank army alone complete the attack on the second line of defense."

"Since General Panfilov has captured the first line of defense of the Germans so easily, the performance of the attack on the north should not be too bad, right?" Melnikov approached me and whispered: "You See if you can call General Afunin to learn about the progress in the north."

In fact, even if Melnikov doesn't say anything, I will call Afunin next, after all, I am now in charge of the coordinated work between several units. After I dialed the number of the 18th Guards Infantry Corps command, I heard Afnin’s voice and asked straightforwardly: "Comrade General, how is the situation on your side? Have you attacked the German outlying positions? ?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander of the Front Army." Afnin replied respectfully: "As soon as the shelling was over, the 1st Guards Infantry Division, guided by the tanks of the 61st Guards Tank Brigade, moved towards the German outskirts. There was an attack."

From Afunin’s tone, I guessed that there may not be any results yet, but in order to verify my judgment, I continued to ask: "How is the current progress?"

"Our assault troops have reached a place only 300 meters away from the German fortifications, but due to the suppression of German artillery and machine gun fire, the troops have suffered some losses." Afunin reported to me in a tactful tone: " Although no results have been achieved for the time being, our commanders have acted bravely."

I'm most afraid of hearing the cliché "the soldiers behave bravely". Usually someone uses this word when reporting to me ~lightnovelpub.net~ which means that their offensive has not made any progress. Since the battle has just started, I can't push Afunin too hard, so I can only say casually: "Well, Comrade General, if you have the latest results, please report to me at any time."

After putting down the phone, I said to Rebarko: "Comrade General, Afunin’s style of play was too safe. It was after the shelling was over that the infantry under the cover of the tank attacked the German defensive positions. Now suppressed by the enemy’s artillery and machine gun fire, it is temporarily unable to move forward. It seems that if you want to conquer this fortress, you can only pin your hopes on you."

"Don't worry, Lida." Rebarko heard me say this, and immediately replied with a smile: "Our commanders will definitely not let you down."

I am most afraid of hearing the cliché "the soldiers behaved bravely". Usually someone uses this term when reporting to me, which means that their offensive has not made any progress. Since the battle has just started, I can't push Afunin too hard, so I can only say casually: "Well, Comrade General, if you have the latest results, please report to me at any time."

After putting down the phone, I said to Rebarko: "Comrade General, Afunin’s style of play was too safe. It was after the shelling was over that the infantry under the cover of the tank attacked the German defensive positions. Now suppressed by the enemy’s artillery and machine gun fire, it is temporarily unable to move forward. It seems that if you want to conquer this fortress, you can only pin your hopes on you."

"Don't worry, Lida." Rebarko heard me say this and immediately replied with a smile, "Our commanders will definitely not let you down." 8

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