Chapter 1736 What Are You Eating? !
In order to buy enough time for Lavrinenko and Kulbalov, they tried their best to create a fog of war to confuse the enemy before their true combat intentions were discovered.
The artillery strike, which was originally scheduled to last half an hour, was unexpectedly extended to a full hour at Malashenko's personal request.
Comrade Commander of the 3rd Guards Artillery Division, who originally complained that there was no battle to fight and was sitting on the bench, was quite embarrassed because he was surprised to find that he was traveling lightly and did not bring much ammunition reserves in order to speed up the march as much as possible. There is a high probability that they will not be able to survive this hour of bombardment.
No one would have thought that such a strong fire support would last an hour.
Comrade Commander of the Third Guards Artillery Division can swear to Comrade Stalin that in the battles he has fought, it is rare that the artillery preparations at the battle level lasted for a full hour. "Did Malashenko do this intentionally?" Are you going to embarrass me?" The thought came to mind.
Can a division-level battle require a full hour of artillery preparation? Few armies have such luxury as him!
You have to know your own troops, but the Third Guards Artillery Division is ranked number one in the field artillery sequence of the Red Army. It has been personally commended and commended by Comrade Stalin. Its firepower is so powerful that this division can handle the artillery fire required by the group army. support.
Comrade Commander of the 3rd Guards Artillery Division, who really couldn't figure it out, suddenly got angry. He wanted to call the division headquarters opposite to ask what was going on, but he never thought that the right hand that had just touched the phone would be directly touched. His political commissar comrade gave him a firm squeeze.
"Are you angry again? Do you want to call me and scold me again?"
Before Comrade Division Commander had time to answer, Comrade Political Commissar had already found the answer from the encouraging expression that appeared on his face.
"Our division was lightly armed in order to speed up the march, and the amount of artillery shells and baggage it carried was less than half of what it normally would be. If we can't cope with such a war situation, first of all, we don't blame others, we blame ourselves. The main problem lies with ourselves. If you have enough ammunition for this call, I will not stop you from making the call. Otherwise, it will be the same as covering up your own problems and making excuses to avoid responsibility. "
The teacher and comrade, whose body was full of violent genes, blinked his eyes when he heard this, and after a few seconds to recover, he suddenly became much weaker.
Comrade Political Commissar is right. If this matter really gets serious and is brought to the front army headquarters, it will mean that he will not be able to complete the actual combat mission. This hard target alone will block him. Commanders and fighters who can't even fight a good fight have any reason to make excuses for themselves or even blame others?
What's more, this problem was caused by him, and he took the initiative to provoke the problem. What front army commander would like such a subordinate who has nothing to do? It was so impulsive that I almost caused a big problem.
"Can"
"Don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say."
Before the comrade division commander could say the second syllable, the political commissar comrade who had mastered the stealing technique spoke again and interrupted him.
"Furthermore, who do you think Malashenko is? His two Hero of the Soviet Union awards were both personally signed by Comrade Stalin. Marshal Zhukov single-handedly promoted him. Marshal Vasilevsky drafted a telegram to advocate for the entire army. The middle and lower-level commanders learned from him. Even Commander Vatutin loved him and his life was saved once. Why do you think you should fight with him with your hundreds of cannons? You have offended the wrong person, Comrade Commander, this is my only advice.”
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People who are engaged in high-level political work do not have a fuel-efficient lamp. It cannot be said that these people specialize in intrigues and secret tricks. But at least the word "human spirit" is used to describe those who can sit at the division level political commissar, or who are close to the elite. The position of political commissar of the Guards Artillery Division is probably not an exaggeration at all.
The teacher and comrade who was speechless could not think of what to say next. After being mute for a long time, he could only utter one sentence that was really worthless.
"Then what do we do now? With this level of artillery fire, the artillery shells we have on hand will be used up in less than twenty minutes. The remaining ten minutes will be spent just guarding the shells and watching birds. This ghost There may not always be birds to see in the place.”
Ten minutes does not sound like much, but if it is the continuous artillery coverage of a Guards Artillery Division, the difference in firepower projection will be huge. Ten minutes is enough to affect the outcome of the battle. Teachers and comrades who ask themselves that they cannot shoulder this responsibility really have no choice. What should they do if they can’t even make phone calls? Is it possible that you still expect cannonballs to fall from the sky to give you free sex?
The political commissar who heard this also sighed. Even now, he can't think of any good solution.
Listening to the roar of artillery fire reverberating violently in his ears, Comrade Political Commissar, knowing that he had little time, took the initiative to pick up the phone and handed it to the Division Commander.
"Call who?"
"Do you still need to ask? Of course it's the Front Army Headquarters. Let's report the situation truthfully to Comrade Commander. This is no longer something we can decide. This is the best way now."
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When Malashenko, who was still watching the Western view, was called to answer Comrade Political Commissar's radio, the news from the other end of the transmitter shocked Comrade Ma.
"What? There are not enough artillery shells? What does the 3rd Guards Artillery Division do for food?! Are you a loser? If the artillery doesn't bring enough artillery shells to the battle, what's the difference between this and a tank that runs out of artillery shells in the middle of a charge!"
Malashenko on the other end of the radio shouted angrily. It was really disappointing that his combat plan was suddenly disrupted. On the other end of the radio, the political commissar who was also holding a microphone could only explain helplessly.
"We can't blame them entirely. The orders issued by their superiors were too heavy and the time was too tight. They set off in a hurry without even bringing half of the usual ammunition base, just to get to the combat position as soon as possible to support us. If they had replenished the ammunition, Set off on the road, you won’t get artillery support at the moment, you know the pros and cons.”
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Comrade Lao Ma, who was speechless for a moment, blinked his eyes and held the microphone in his hand, speechless. Fortunately, the political commissar on the other end of the radio did not let the awkward silence continue.
"Commander Vatutin has a hand in hand. Half the regiment's bombers have changed their combat missions and taken off from the frontline airport and are on their way over. Use them to offset the ten minutes of artillery support. But after that, you can only call Those Il-2s are supporting you, the 3rd Guards Artillery Division needs supplies, and our division and several other infantry divisions have almost enough artillery shells.”
"The supply of artillery shells is already on the way, and artillery support will be fully restored in two hours at most. Before then, figure out how to fight the war, and don't let this variable miss the important event."