Although a batch of the latest tanks were obtained through Ustinov, there is one more important thing to do before these tanks are officially equipped with troops. ┞┝┠.

On the way back to the headquarters of the group army, I said to Bezikov: "Chief of Staff, I have something to leave to you, and it will start tomorrow."

Although Bezikov didn't know what important task I would give him, he respectfully asked: "Lida, please tell me, I will definitely complete the task you gave him."

"That's the case. The superiors will allocate a batch of new tanks to us in the near future." Although I mentioned to him and Ras Mihin that I had a new weapon when I first got on the car, but at the moment when assigning tasks, Again the matter of the new tank was mentioned. "Now the roads south of Kursk are all dirt roads. Whenever it rains, they are muddy and it becomes difficult for vehicles to pass. So I order you to immediately deploy manpower to repair all roads in the defense zone."

Bezikov remained silent after listening, and seemed to be considering how to accomplish the task I gave him. In order not to interrupt his thoughts, I just looked at him without a word, wanting to hear what he thought of completing this task.

Before he could speak, Ras Mihin, who was sitting in the front row, turned sideways and said to me, "Comrade Commander, I think this task is not easy to complete."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, why?" I didn't know why Ras Mihin said, so I asked strangely.

"The amount of road construction is too great," Ras Mihin said hesitantly when he heard my question: "Not only does it require a lot of manpower, but the construction period is also long. To complete the construction of all roads from Kursk to the frontier. , It will take at least half a year, but can the Germans give us so much time?"

Hearing what Rasmihin said, I suddenly remembered the use of cinder to pave the road. Only me and Bezikov in the entire army group knew about it. No wonder Rasmihin was so worried. When he finished speaking, I smiled and said, "Comrade lieutenant colonel. You may not know that, before coming to the 6th Guards Army, I had proposed to Marshal Zhukov to pave the road with cinder. Within half a time, the repair work on the hundreds of kilometers from Moscow to Kursk will be completed. If our defense zone also has road repairs, it will be completed in about 20 days."

"Comrade Commander, I don't understand." Ras Mihin asked with a blank look: "Why are we repairing the road?"

The Soviet army has always paid no attention to the construction of the road transportation network, so the task I assigned made intermediate commanders like Ras Mihin feel confused, and it was inevitable. ┞┝┠.

"Is it good to use cinder to pave the road?" Ras Mihin seemed to accept my statement. Then he asked the question in his mind: "Can tanks, artillery and various vehicles pass?"

"Absolutely, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Bezikov, who had been silent for a long time, said, "First use a truck to pour the cinder on the muddy road, and then use a roller to press it several times. The road is basically formed. Compared with roads paved with bundles of firewood or wood, it is not only faster to construct, but also stronger."

Hearing Bezikov saying this, Rasmihin asked with some doubts: "Comrade Chief of Staff, since you know that paving roads with cinder is so convenient, why have you been frowning just now?"

Bezikov smiled bitterly and said, "What I worry about is where to find cinder. Although the cinder in Moscow is too much to use, it is more than 600 kilometers away from here. The delay on the road is too long. Up."

I heard Bezikov’s worries clearly. It turned out to be only construction materials, and I couldn’t help laughing. Then I suggested to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff. Don’t keep your eyes on Moscow. Don’t forget, I’m Let you repair the road from Kursk to the forefront. You can get the cinder you need from Kursk, even in small cities like Prokhorovka in our defense zone. If such materials are not enough, Just let the commanders chop some trees."

"Understood." Bezikov agreed, and then asked: "I don't know which troop should I transfer. To complete the task of repairing the road?"

I pondered for a moment and replied: "Didn't the 89th and 90th Guards both arrived yesterday, so let's transfer a regiment from each of the two divisions to complete the task of road repair."

"Yes, I understand." Bezikov agreed readily.

We returned to the headquarters, and as soon as we walked into the room, a commander sitting next to Danilov stood up and raised his hand to salute me. ╞┝╞┞╪┟┝═.〔〈. c [o?m I took a closer look. It turned out that it was Colonel Bere, the commander of the 33rd Tank Army, and I was very excited to see my comrades who had fought side by side in Stalingrad. I took two steps forward and held his hand, and asked with concern, "Comrade Colonel, how are you? How is it, are the injuries healed?"

"Thank you Commander for your concern, it's almost over." Bie Lei smiled and replied, "I was still in the hospital for treatment, but I heard that you nominated me to be the commander of the newly formed 33rd Tank Corps. I will do it again. I couldn't sit still anymore, so I went to the hospital director, asked him to issue me a discharge certificate, and answered in advance that the troops came."

Colonel Biele’s answer made me feel uneasy: "You have not healed from your injuries, so you should return to the front line. Is this appropriate?"

"There is nothing inappropriate, Comrade Commander." Bie Lei said to me disapprovingly: "Anyway, within a month or two, I don't have to drive a tank to charge into the battle. I stay in the headquarters every day, and it's no better than a recovery treatment in the hospital. Strong?"

Although Bere didn’t care at all, I didn’t dare to take it lightly, because in the next battle, our army’s tank unit was the key to victory in the battle, because I turned and ordered Bezikov standing next to him: " Comrade Chief of Staff, dispatch a military doctor and a hygienist to take care of Colonel Bere to ensure that his injury can be recovered as soon as possible. If his injury becomes worse, I can ask you for it. Understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Bezikov used my military rank directly in public, and he assured me: "I will send the best military doctors and hygienists to take care of Colonel Bere."

I'm almost done. After I greeted everyone and sat down, I looked at Bie Lei and asked: "Comrade Colonel, if you have any difficulties, just ask me. I can solve them. I will help you solve them as soon as possible; if I can’t solve them, I will also Will report to the superior and solve the problem for you as soon as possible."

After hearing what I said, Bie Lei nodded, and then said: "Comrade Commander. Today I went to see the two tank brigades below. Except for a few T-34s, the rest of the troops are t-34s. -26 tanks. You must know that these old-fashioned tanks can't even beat the German No. 4 tanks, let alone Leopard and Tiger tanks. If you don’t replace the equipment and rush into the battle, it is equivalent to let us tank soldiers. Be the enemy's target."

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Danilov said in an interface: "Before you come back, Admiral Bere is talking to me about this. He hopes that we can find a way to replace a new batch of tanks for the tank army. You. Look at this..."

Danilov didn't finish speaking, but I already understood what he meant. He quickly raised his hand to interrupt the words behind him, and smiled and said to Bie Lei: "Comrade Colonel, don't worry, I just applied to the Weaponry Department for a batch of new tanks today, and the troops can be equipped in a day or two at most."

When Bie Lei heard me say this, there was no expression of joy on his face, but cautiously asked: "I don't know how high the winning rate of the new tanks against the German Panther or Tiger tanks is?"

I organized a vocabulary in my head, and then explained to Bere: "Comrade Colonel, the T-34 tanks currently equipped with a large number of our army. At 400 meters away, they can only penetrate the side armor of the Tiger tank, and they are If the Tiger tank hits, our tank will be destroyed. However, the new tank can be at a distance of one kilometer. It penetrates the frontal armor of the Tiger tank, and even if it is hit by the enemy at the same distance, the tank will not Loss of combat effectiveness."

Hearing such parameters, Bie Lei not only became unhappy, but frowned more tightly: "Comrade Commander, is our new tank really so powerful?"

"That's right." I said affirmatively: "I have seen the power of the new tank in the test field. The Tiger tank hit our tank at a distance of a kilometer, and can only make a white mark on the armor plate, which is not effective at all. Breakdown. And our tank can not only destroy the opponent with a single shot, but also has the ability to shoot high hits while on the move. "I originally wanted to report a long list of data, but I couldn't remember it in a hurry. I had to give up, anyway, what I said was enough for him to digest for a while.

Colonel Berlay glanced at me with a questioning look and said, "Comrade Commander, how can I listen to what you say, it seems so unreliable?" He has witnessed the German Tiger tank, how it looks like Shooting targets wiped out our army's tank units. At this moment, I suddenly told him that there was a tank's combat effectiveness and production capacity that far surpassed the German Tiger tanks. Naturally, he couldn't accept it. If I hadn't worked with him, even if I were the commander of the group army, he would probably blaze at me, saying that I was talking nonsense.

Regarding Belei’s doubts, I fell silent and began to work hard to recall the various parameters of the t-54/55 tank. When I was about to think about it, I said to him: "Comrade Colonel, you did not participate in the'May Day Parade' on Red Square. Naturally, you have no chance to see this kind of excellent tank that has crossed the ages. Let's put it this way, the parade. When the ceremony was going on, General Katukov was by my side. He was stunned when he saw the appearance of the new tank, and he wanted to let the Weapons and Equipment Department equip them with this tank right away."

"Really?" When Bere heard this, his eyebrows couldn't help raising his eyebrows. It seemed that my initiative to mention Katukov was the correct way. At least he had already trusted me by three points without knowing it.

Seeing his suspicion weakened, I took the opportunity to introduce him to the parameters of the new tank: "The main weapon of the new tank is a rifled tank gun. A 12.7mm heavy machine gun is also installed on some tanks. In addition to shooting enemy infantry, It can also be used for air defense.

…The new tank’s machinery is simple and reliable, and requires low levels of occupant operation; the relatively small size of the tank means that the target provided to the enemy on the battlefield is also smaller; the tank is lighter, has a large track width, and starts under low temperature conditions. Good performance... Compared with the active tanks of our army, the combat effectiveness and production capacity have been significantly improved. "

After listening to me talking about a series of parameters, Bie Lei couldn't help getting excited, and asked again and again: "Comrade Commander, I don't know how many of these new tanks can be given to our army by the superior?"

I sighed and said, "I originally wanted three hundred tanks, but after soaking for a long time, the superior only promised to give us 80. At my repeated request, another 20 T-34 tanks were approved. we."

"Enough is enough, Comrade Commander." Colonel Bere said excitedly: "If the new tank really has the performance you mentioned, let alone 80, even if there are only 18, I can lead the troops. , The enemy's armored forces that will be committed in the future will be defeated."

When I heard him use the word "lead" instead of "command", I couldn't help but sternly said to him: "Comrade Colonel, I am here to remind you that you are not allowed until your injury is healed. Drive the tank in the battle. This is my order, do you understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Although Colonel Bere was criticized by me, he still had a smile on his face, because he understood my order. UU read www.uukanshu. Com is entirely for his consideration, so he agreed very readily.

"After the new tank arrives in the army, you must let the tank soldiers familiarize themselves with these equipment as soon as possible." I thought of the imminent battle of Kursk, and my heart was agitated. "Otherwise, even if you drive a new tank on the battlefield, you will not be able to beat those. Germans with rich combat experience."

"Comrade Commander, please rest assured." Colonel Bere stood up and assured me: "As long as the new tank arrives in the army, at most a week, I will familiarize all the tank soldiers with their new partners. When we are on the battlefield, we I will definitely use these new tanks to teach the Germans severely, and shame on Zaporoche!" (To be continued.)

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