Chapter 536 The concept of air-ground coordination
Sokov didn't expect that Chuikov would call his name, and couldn't help being stunned. Vitkov who was next to him quickly pushed him twice and said to him: "Hey, comrade brigade commander, don't be in a daze, the commander asked you to speak.
, stand up quickly."
Sokov stood up and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and he couldn't help but become nervous. At this moment, his mind was blank, and he didn't know how he should express his position in this situation.
Chuikov saw that Sokov was nervous, so he said in a teasing tone: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, you always act so calm when facing the Germans; why do you become nervous in front of your own people?"
?Do you think we are scarier than the Germans?"
Chuikov's words immediately aroused good-natured laughter.
Sokov grinned. He did not make any clichés or empty words, but said straight to the point: "Comrade commanders, the mission of my 73rd Infantry Brigade is to hold on to the Mamayev Hill and prevent the Germans from occupying it.
It. In two months, hundreds of German tanks and armored vehicles, as well as more than 7,000 soldiers, have been wiped out by us..."
Sokov's words made many commanders present take a breath. Everyone silently calculated in their hearts: more than 7,000 soldiers and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles were equivalent to wiping out an enemy division. It was really amazing.
Some people also doubted that he was bragging. The results achieved by one brigade were actually greater than those achieved by several divisions. But when they saw Chuikov, Gurov and others listened with smiles on their faces.
As Sokov spoke, he realized that such a record might be true. Such a commander and the troops he commanded were simply too terrifying.
"In addition to Mamayev Heights, I also led a battalion to defend the assembly workshop of the Red October Tractor Factory. During these two days of fighting, I also eliminated many enemies and the tanks that cooperated with their attack."
Sokov is an honest man. Considering that part of the results achieved in the battle to defend the factory area were from annihilation battalions and militia units, he did not say the specific number of German tanks and infantry destroyed: "I
I would like to assure everyone here that if the enemy wants to occupy the assembly workshop, they can only step on our corpses. As long as one of us is alive, we feel that we cannot allow the enemy to gain a foothold in the factory. Our slogan is rather let
Even if his bones are exposed in the wilderness, he will never take a step back."
After Sokov finished speaking, he looked at Chuikov and asked: "Comrade Commander, can I sit down?"
"Please take a seat, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Chuikov smiled and said to Sokov: "Stay after the meeting. I want to talk to you alone." Hearing Chuikov say this, many people turned to Sokov.
got envious glances.
Next, everyone began to ask Chuikov and Krylov questions, asking whether their troops had artillery preparations before the attack; whether they could get cooperation from the air force during the attack; and how many tanks their superiors would provide to participate in this attack.
Counterattack, etc. Chuikov and Krylov patiently answered all the questions raised by everyone.
When no one asked any more questions, Chuikov turned to Krylov and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have anything else to say?" Seeing that the other party shook his head, indicating that he had nothing to say, Chuikov stood up and announced: "
Comrades, the meeting is over, you can go back to your troops. Remember, seize the time to prepare, we will launch a counterattack against the enemy in three days."
When everyone in the room was almost gone, Sokov turned to Vitkov who was standing beside him and said: "Comrade Colonel, please wait for me outside. After I finish talking with the commander, I want to know something from you."
The situation in the brigade.”
"Comrade Brigadier," Vitkov said with a chuckle, "I think you have forgotten my identity again. I think I am qualified to participate in such a small-scale meeting."
After Vitkov's reminder, Sokov immediately remembered the identity of the other party's deputy chief of staff, and couldn't help but said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, comrade colonel, please forgive my rashness..."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, come to me." Chuikov, who was sitting at the other end of the conference table, suddenly saw Sokov who was talking in a low voice to Vitkov, and quickly called them over, "And you,
Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff, come here too."
Sokov and Vitkov came to Chuikov side by side. Chuikov pointed to the empty seat next to him and said to them: "You're welcome, please sit down."
After the two of them sat down, Chuikov looked at Sokov and asked, "I heard that you sent the air force to perform a mission today. Is this true?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, I did send the air force to carry out a bombing mission." Sokov quickly replied: "There is a German artillery position a few kilometers away from the airport, and the airport will be bombarded every other day.
The 437th Fighter Flight Regiment caused a lot of inconvenience. After I learned about this situation, I immediately ordered Lieutenant Grisa, who was operating behind enemy lines, through a telegram to find out the location of the enemy's artillery positions as soon as possible. After mastering the accurate location of the German artillery positions,
After that, I ordered the air force to dispatch and directly destroyed the enemy's artillery and eliminated the hidden danger at the airport."
"Well done, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." After Chuikov heard what Sokov said, he nodded with a smile and continued: "Judging from the results you have achieved, your superiors assigned the 437th Fighter Flight Regiment to you.
The brigade’s decision is completely correct.”
"Comrade Brigadier," Vitkov didn't know at all that Sokov was still commanding a fighter regiment. He raised his hand and patted Sokov twice on the shoulder, and said excitedly: "I didn't expect you.
Now even the air force can take command. In this way, when we are bombed by enemy planes, we can directly notify the air force to come over and drive the enemy away."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov," Krylov sat down opposite Sokov and asked curiously: "I want to ask you, how do you plan to use this fighter regiment in the future?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, this is what I think about." Ever since the fighter regiment was placed under his command, Sokov has been thinking about how to maximize the role of the flight regiment. Now when Krylov asked him, he
He said cautiously: "If the communication between us and the fighter regiment can be improved, I can maximize the role of the regiment, not only in defense, but also in attack."
"I understand that it is used during defense." Chuikov asked thoughtfully: "But how to use the fighter regiment during attack? You can't let them directly attack targets on the ground, right?"
"Comrade Commander, your guess is correct." Sokov replied with a smile: "I just plan to let the fighter jets directly attack the German ground targets."
"Tell me more details." Chuikov ordered briefly.
"In the past, our air force directly bombed the enemy's defensive positions, which not only consumed ammunition, but also achieved limited results." Sokov explained to Chuikov: "I plan to use the offensive commander to carry weapons that can directly interact with fighter jets.
Contact the radio station to guide the fighter jets on the ground to attack targets.
For example, when we launch an attack, the commander on the ground uses the radio to direct unguided rockets carried by fighter jets to attack the enemy's tanks or solid fortifications, and uses machine guns and machine guns to shoot at enemy densely populated areas, so as to facilitate our attack.
It will be smoother and the progress will be faster."
Regarding the concept of air-ground coordinated operations proposed by Sokov, Chuikov thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I can provide you with the communication equipment you need. You should seize the time to practice.
Let’s take a look at this kind of air-ground coordinated operation to see if it can achieve the state we envisioned.”
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Seeing Chuikov agree with his opinion so simply, Sokov's mood became happy: "I will never let you down."