At 5 o'clock in the morning on August 10, the shelling of the grassland front army began, and the rumbling of the artillery broke the silence of the morning. After an hour and a half of uninterrupted shelling, the German positions north of Kharkov were shrouded in fire and smoke.

Just when my ears were hummed by the bombardment of the row of cannons, the bombardment suddenly stopped. Seeing that the entire battlefield fell into silence again, Kistyakov asked Managarov curiously: "Comrade General, since the shelling has stopped, why didn't you see your troops launch an attack?"

Managarov smiled at him and said, "General Kistyakov, don't worry, the good show is yet to come."

As soon as he finished speaking, the twenty guard rocket artillery battalions assigned to the grassland front also opened fire. The endless flames once again tore through the night sky of Russia, whizzing towards the target. Soon it fell on the enemy's position, with a dazzling fire and a earth-shattering rumbling.

Looking at the red sky in the distance, I thought to myself that after this round of shelling was over, the attack should begin.

When the explosion in the distance ceased and the entire battlefield fell into silence again, I saw Managarov leave the lookout, walked to a table in the middle of the observation post, and rushed to the one standing there. The school said loudly: "Let's get started!"

The lieutenant colonel agreed, picked up the headset on the table, and put it in his ear and said loudly: "Comrade Commander orders, the attack begins!"

As the order was issued, three red flare flares rose in the sky at the same time, which was a signal of attack.

When thousands of commanders and fighters shouted to leave the trenches and attacked the German positions thousands of meters away, I suddenly heard the melody of "Holy War". At first I thought it was an auditory hallucination, but I listened carefully with my ears sideways, and found that it was not an auditory hallucination, but the big loudspeaker on the 53rd Army's position, which was broadcasting this song that would make people excited after listening.

Seeing the offensive troops rushing forward like a tide, Kistyakov excitedly said to me: "Comrade Commander, you see. Our troops rushed up, rushed up! In a few minutes, the first troops. Can break into the German defensive positions."

Managarov, who had just walked back to the lookout, heard what Kistyakov said. He also smiled and said: "General Kistyakov, look, the forward positions of the German army were basically destroyed under our shelling. I don't believe how many Germans can be under such intensive shelling. Survived."

Hearing such an optimistic conversation between the two of them, I really couldn't laugh or cry. If the Germans were really so vulnerable, they would have been driven out of the Soviet Union a long time ago. I clearly remember that every time the German army retreated to the rear before the Soviet bombardment began, when the bombardment was over, the infantry launched a charge, and then they entered the position along the traffic trenches and killed our charge team with intensive firepower. Although the Soviet army suffered many such losses, the commanders did not seem to learn this lesson at all, and they still made the same mistakes again and again.

Kistyakov approached me and asked, "Comrade Commander. Do you think the friendly forces can break through the German defensive positions?"

When I heard his question, I just smiled faintly, and then whispered: "Comrade Deputy Commander, this is not easy to say. Although it has undergone fierce shelling, how much damage it caused to the German army is still unknown. ."

Although my remarks have been very euphemistic, Kistyakov still a little bit of injustice for Managarov, and he repeated what he had just heard to me: "Comrade Commander, I think you just watched it too. When it came to the effect of the bombardment. Almost all of the forward positions of the German army were destroyed by our artillery fire. I don't believe that any enemy could survive in such a position."

"Whether any enemy survives, the answer will be revealed soon." After I said this. He raised his binoculars and carefully looked at the German positions that were almost destroyed by artillery fire in the distance, thinking that the enemy would wait until where our troops rushed to before firing.

When our commanders rushed to less than a hundred meters from the German position, the German position, which had been silent, opened fire. Dozens of bullets fired by machine guns, if dozens of fire whips swept past our army's queue. The rushing momentum was suddenly blocked in the bullet rain, and the commanders and fighters fell into a pool of blood in patches.

"Damn it." Kistyakov cursed in a low voice: "I didn't expect the Germans to have such fierce firepower. In just this minute, we had at least one battalion of casualties."

The commanders and fighters who were crushed by the fire and hid in the crater returned to normal after a brief panic. They either lay down in the crater and fired at the enemy’s firepower point, or they threw out a batch of grenades, and when they blocked the enemy’s sight with the smoke of the explosion, they jumped from one crater into another, little by little Approach the enemy's position.

Behind the enemy's position, there was a sudden flash of fire, and then one after another shells fell on the hidden areas of our soldiers and exploded. Seeing this situation, Managarov widened his eyes and said in an incredible tone: "This is impossible, this is impossible. Where did the enemy's artillery come from? Know where they are now. Just now we were hit by intensive artillery fire. How could the Germans still have artillery and survived such intensive artillery fire?"

"Comrade General," although I don't want to attack Managarov, in this case, some words have to be said: "The Germans concealed their artillery and troops in the rear when our army shelled. etc. After the shelling was over, the troops were moved to the front along the traffic trench..."

"Impossible, it is absolutely impossible. Don't the enemy worry that our troops will rush into their defense line before they re-enter the position?" I was interrupted by Managarov before I finished speaking. He said plausibly: "The Germans must have built strong fortifications in their defensive positions that cannot be destroyed by our artillery shells. Therefore, when we launch an offensive, they can counterattack us in such a timely manner."

Seeing that Managarov was so stubborn, I didn’t argue with him. After all, I came here today with Kistyakov, just to watch the battle instead of directing the battle. There is no need to overtake the command on his behalf, so I made another move. Raise the binoculars and continue to watch the movement ahead.

On the front of the large battlefield, the commanders who were suppressed in the crater by German artillery and machine gun fire threw raindrops of grenades at the enemy's position, exploding the open space in the middle to the sky. Taking advantage of the rising smoke, many soldiers are under the leadership of the commander. Charged bravely towards the enemy's position.

It is a pity that in front of the dense firepower network composed of German machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles, the bravery shown by the commanders and fighters did not make much progress. Instead, they were defeated by enemy bullets in groups. Lying in front of the battlefield.

After more than ten minutes of fighting, it was seen that the troops could not continue to advance ahead of the enemy's intensive firepower. The forward commander, after consulting Managarov, gave the troops a retreat order.

Seeing the commanders carrying weapons, crawling out of the crater. Managarov's face turned blue when he bent over and ran back. I thought that after the end of the intensive shelling, the troops would be able to break through one or two lines of defense of the Germans with just one charge. Unfortunately, even the enemy's first trench is not close now, and thousands of people have been paid.

At this moment, Kistyakov really believed my judgment. He tilted his body slightly towards me and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, if this offensive is commanded by you. How would you fight? ?"

Before I spoke, I looked to the side and found that Managarov had walked back to the table in the middle of the room, and whispered to Kistyakov: "Comrade Deputy Commander, first of all, during the shelling, I don’t just stare at one location for uninterrupted shelling. Because the Germans are not fools, they know that under such a intensive artillery fire, as long as they are flesh and blood, they will not be able to resist. They will definitely be before the shelling begins. . We will retreat to the second line of defense to hide. Therefore, our artillery preparation should be extended after the bombardment of the first line of defense is over. Continue to bombard the enemy’s second line of defense. When it is almost done, we will kill. A return carbine bombarded their first line of defense. At this time, even if the Germans re-enter the position, we will be caught off guard."

"Although artillery can destroy the enemy's defenses, to solve the battle, we still have to rely on infantry." Anyway, the two of us are left here at the lookout. Kistyakov asked me humbly: "In the situation just now, how should our infantry attack?"

"It's very simple." Since Kistyakov's attitude is very sincere, I have not concealed the slightest tactics from him: "The offensive forces should be broken up into pieces, with three groups as a team, and three groups as a team. They are divided into assault group, firepower group, and support group in turn. Each group is alternately covering during the battle, constantly suppressing the enemy's firepower during high-speed running, in order to achieve the goal of breaking through the position."

After hearing what I said, Kistyakov thought for a long time, then slowly nodded him, and said with emotion: "Comrade Commander, I have never heard of the tactics you mentioned before. "But soon he asked cautiously, "Have you tried this tactic?"

"It's not enough, Comrade Deputy Commander." I looked at him and said with a serious expression: "Whether it is in Stalingrad or in Kiev, the offensive tactics we have adopted have achieved considerable results. At the same time, it has greatly reduced the casualties of the troops."

At this time, a group of commanders walked in from outside the observation post. With my sharp eyes, I immediately recognized these commanders. They were the ones we met when we first arrived. It is estimated that they were here to report to Managarov.

With the idea that it doesn't matter to me, I watched the battlefield billowing in the distance with my binoculars, and listened to how Managarov taught his men. I first heard a loud noise, which should be the sound of Managarov tapping the table, and then he started roaring, yelling at the commanders, saying that they were all useless and had so many casualties. The first trenches of the Germans were not close.

After the episode, Managarov finally stabilized his mood, and then asked the commanders: "Do you have any good solutions?"

"Comrade Commander," a colonel asked cautiously, "may I make a request?"

"What's your request? Hurry up," Managarov said impatiently.

"The firepower of the machine guns on the German positions is too strong for infantry alone." The colonel asked cautiously: "Can we ask comrades from the tank army to send a few tanks to cover the infantry charge."

Managarov thought about the request of his subordinates for a while, and then nodded in agreement: "Well, I will call the commander of the tank army and ask him to send a tank battalion to cooperate with our attack."

"Comrade Commander," the colonel said again: "A tank battalion is a bit too small, so why do you have a tank brigade?"

After hearing what the colonel said, Managarov slapped again on the table with anger, then pointed to the opponent's nose and said: "Our three divisions attacked at the same time and were repulsed by the heavily damaged Germans. Isn’t that embarrassing enough? If you ask the commander of the tank army to provide us with a tank battalion, I will lose face. You still want a tank brigade...."

When I heard Managarov teach his subordinates this way, I couldn't help being confused. What kind of logic was this in my heart? Is there any difference between a tank battalion and a tank brigade when looking for a tank army? Don’t they always let the tanks cooperate with the infantry to attack the enemy’s positions? If the number of tanks dispatched is larger, then the success rate of capturing positions will be much higher.

After seeing the commanders leave again ~lightnovelpub.net~, Kistyakov asked me in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, we have all seen what we should read. Should we go back?"

"Wait a minute, Comrade Deputy Commander, please wait a minute." If Managarov hadn't said to ask the tank army to cooperate with the attack, maybe this time, I would really leave him with Kistyakov. In order to see how the 53rd Army cooperated with tankers, I decided to stay and take a look. "They will launch a new offensive soon. Let's see what effect this time with the assistance of tanks."

"Well, then we will stay and see how they broke through the German positions under the cover of the tanks." Kistyakov may have carried out coordination between the tank and the tank many times when he commanded the troops before. When tanks entered the battle, they immediately became confident in the next round of the friendly army's next offensive. (To be continued.)

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