As Malashenko thought, the "crazy game" prepared by the Germans was indeed not that simple.
The German artillerymen, who seemed so cold-blooded and ruthless that they did not even save their own people, now began to speak. This came at a time when the Red Army's artillery bombardment had just ended and they began to replenish ammunition and urgently inspect and maintain the artillery. You want to say that the Germans are not interested.
It was just a pure coincidence. Malashenko thought it was burning newspapers on the grave - to fool ghosts, and even ghosts didn't believe it.
"Come, let's chat in front of the map."
Malashenko, who felt that he had probably guessed some of the situation, did not waste any more nonsense. He snapped his fingers and motioned for Kulbalov to follow him and went to the war zone map to talk. Kulbalov, who did not dare to neglect, also immediately
Follow Malashenko's steps and step forward.
"The scouts reported that the Germans' nearest forward starting position is less than three kilometers away from the 267th Infantry Division's forward position in the defense area, which is here, to here."
"I don't think the German artillery was willing to do anything to save their bombed comrades. According to the worst-case scenario, our artillery counter-preparations may not have bombed at all. Whether the news leaked or the Germans were aware of it,
What has happened? In short, their first wave of offensive troops may not be assembled at the forward departure position we expected in advance, but here, near the second position farther back."
"This can explain a lot of things. Our artillery fire did not cover most of the German troops. The bombing of a small number of forward troops is not worth the Germans exposing their artillery positions at a disadvantaged range. They know that they are not our opponent in artillery battles.
They lost nine out of ten artillery battles, and in one case the Red Army did not manage enough artillery shells."
"If I were the commander of the Germans, I would put the precious artillery, which is likely to become disposable after exposure, to the most critical moment: artillery preparation for the attack."
"Our artillery counter-fire preparations have just stopped. Theoretically speaking, it is most difficult to start an artillery battle immediately and the reaction time is the longest. It is difficult to predict that the Germans will suddenly open fire at this time. There is a considerable sudden performance guarantee.
Unexpected.”
"Look at this time, it's less than an hour before dawn, and counting the ten or twenty minutes at dawn when you can charge in the dark, this is enough for the Germans to prepare for a round of basic artillery fire in half an hour. This is also the current situation.
It takes the longest time to prepare for artillery fire. If we choose another time to fire, the Germans will lose half of their ammunition base in our artillery battle."
"The Germans have a long memory and know that the attack wave cannot be assembled too far forward. They draw a straight line in front of their second position and the 267th Infantry Division's forward position, which is only less than ten kilometers away. Once the armored group is launched, it will
It’s just a matter of stepping on the accelerator.”
"So you don't need me to tell you what the situation is now. The Germans are about to go crazy. As soon as their artillery fire stops, it's our turn. We can't let the 267th Infantry Division face it alone. They are not even guards, they are front troops.
The weak point of the defense area named by the headquarters. Comrade Commander asked me to guard this key point. And I give the task to you. Even if you put on your head and unarmed and personally lead people to me, you can't let the Germans from it.
Tear the opening here!"
Malashenko put down the map and was busy poking and making gestures with a pencil for a long time. He also figured out what the situation was and understood that the commander, Kulbalov, just stood at attention when he wanted to express what he meant.
But before the heroic words of the military order could be uttered, a figure suddenly appeared outside the camp door, and a familiar voice shouted at the top of his lungs, which immediately drew Malashenko's attention, and interrupted Kull.
Balov didn't have time to say anything.
"Comrade Commander, Comrade Political Commissar Radio, hurry, I want you to come and pick me up in person!"
"..."
The silent gesture of patting the shoulder was the last thing Malashenko left for Kulbalov. When Malashenko stopped running again, he had already arrived in his car and picked up the
The posture of the enhanced radio transmitter dedicated to the command vehicle.
"I'm Malashenko, please speak."
"..."
"Should artillery strike immediately? How many artillery pieces do we have in place?"
"...Okay, okay, I understand. Then follow the order and you are responsible for the arrangements. All that can be used will start firing. Use as many cannons as you can. We will contact you if there is any situation. The call is over.
"
Snapped--
Malashenko hung up the radio transmitter in his hand and put it back on the radio stand. Iushkin, who was like a curious baby next to the gun block, was just staring at him with wide eyes.
Comrade the commander then spoke.
"Are we going to have a bombardment?"
Not only Iushkin, Seryosha, Artem and Sergey were in the car, the entire 177 crew was gathered in a silent state, as if they all knew that Comrade Commander was about to speak next.
And waiting for the results.
"The second round of extended artillery fire, this time with stronger firepower, will start immediately on the second position of the Germans whose coordinates are the bombardment. The artillery of our division has also been mobilized, because we are directly under the front army."
"But our division's artillery hasn't..."
Boom boom boom——
Boo hoo hoo——
Before Iushkin finished speaking in the middle of his words, the roar of artillery fire in the air above his head that had just stopped for a while started again, and this time it was even closer. As long as there is no watt in the head, you can definitely guess
The artillerymen of our own division were speaking there, and the artillery position of the leader's division was not far from here.
"I thought the shelling just now was fierce enough. It was a front-level artillery preparation. Didn't the group of Fascists on the opposite side die completely? Are we blasting ashes and corpses?"
Not only the artillery firepower of the leading division, which rose up from the ground at the same time and rushed into the distance, there were also more heavy artillery barrages that continued to join in. Only the rain of rockets flying in the sky was probably still
Wait a moment, the firepower will be much smaller than it was just now.
After all, the reloading time of both Katyusha and Andryusha is not that fast. This is probably why the German artillery chose to fire after the Red Army artillery made a speech.
"It's not that we are blowing up the ashes and corpses, but the Germans may not have had this big meal at all. Now we are just giving them a supplementary meal, and by the way, we will teach those cannon-cracking monkeys who dare to claim kingship in front of the tiger. Our division
At most, it can only be regarded as supplementary firepower. In terms of artillery firepower, our artillery firepower cannot compare with those of the Guards Artillery Division. The main event depends on them."
Together with Iushkin, he leaned half out of the turret and watched the second round of rain of fire pouring down from the sky.
The Germans may be a little superior, but Vatutin is obviously a little superior.
You can hide from the first grade of junior high school but not from the fifteenth grade. No one stipulates that artillery fire counter-preparation can only last one round.
You expected that I would cover your front departure position with artillery fire, but did you expect that I would cover your front departure position with artillery fire, and then put my troops on the second line of departure? Are you still planning to do so?
Make some fuss and play tricks on the preparations for offensive artillery fire?
Who doesn't know how to be smart? Just a pretentious bombing can deceive your artillery positions. Don't make premature conclusions about who loses and who wins. The real artillery counter-preparations have just begun.
This wave, this wave is Comrade Vatutin in the ionosphere. As for the Germans, I'm afraid they haven't even reached the stratosphere yet.