The thicker and thicker layer of snow on the ground may give the Soviet tanks painted white a slight advantage.

However, this did not make much difference when the line between the enemy and our tanks was clear and the visibility was good, and the German fighters could still easily detect the T34 and destroy it, even if they only needed to cooperate with the artillery to guide the shells into the T34 tank group.

Needless to say, what would happen next, without the T34, it would be difficult for the Soviet infantry to stop the advance of the German Panzer Division.

Without air supremacy, without artillery, it is almost impossible to defeat the enemy in such a situation.

In fact, Rokossovsky also believed that there was nothing that could be done, so he had called Zhukov before that in the hope of abandoning Volokolamsk and retreating to Istria, where the Soviet troops could rely on the reservoir for defense.

But of course, it is impossible for Zhukov to agree to this request, or to say that the Supreme High Command does not agree to this request.

In the end, Rokossovsky was forced to use the method of blowing up the reservoir to stop the German army from advancing.

So, Rokossovsky used this question to ask Shulka some of the toughest questions...... He didn't even know how to deal with this dilemma.

However, Shulka is Shulka in the end.

He thought about it for a moment and replied, "Then there is only one way!" ”

"Do you have a way?" Major General Panfilov's eyes widened, he could not believe what else could be done in such a situation.

"I'm listening!" The corners of Rokossovsky's mouth were raised, and with a smile on his face, he didn't seem to believe that this "breakout hero" could think of anything suitable...... Even if there is a solution, there are loopholes, and Rokossovsky believes that he can easily find fault with it from the enemy's side.

Major Gavrilov was calm, if any of the officers present had confidence in Shulka, he was the only one...... It's a habit, Shulka has never been wrong, and this time will be no exception, even though the situation seems to be at a dead end.

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "I think there is a workable way, but it will take brave troops, and it is likely that there will be heavy casualties!" ”

"These are not problems!" Major General Panfilov replied: "We have been ready for a long time!" ”

"Tell me what you can do, Comrade Shulka!" Rokossovsky was already a little impatient.

"Tug of war!" Shulka said, pointing to the map.

"Tug of war?" The officers in the command couldn't help but look at each other, they all came out of the military academy and had a lot of combat experience, but they had never heard of this tactic.

"Uh......," Shulka explained, "that's a name I gave it randomly!" ”

"You mean to say...... No one has used this tactic before? ”

"This is a tactic of your own making?"

"So to speak!" Shulka replied: "So, I don't know if it's useful or not!" ”

This is not true, and it is not wrong to name it indiscriminately, but Shulka actually borrowed from the tactics used by the volunteers when they fought against the American army on the Korean battlefield...... The Volunteers also had no air supremacy and no artillery superiority against the US army, and this gap was even much greater than the gap between the Soviet army and the German army at this time, but they were still able to block the US army from the 38th parallel.

So why didn't Shulka borrow their combat experience?

"Simply put!" Shulka explained: "The enemy has air supremacy and artillery superiority, so the day belongs to the Germans, and during the day we just need to block the Germans as much as possible." I mean...... It is not difficult to do this, because we can blow up bridges, destroy roads, we can lay a large number of mines, and at the same time build fortifications and retreat layer by layer......"

"We can't go back!" Rokossovsky interrupted Shulka: "The superiors did not allow us to take a step back!" ”

"Yes!" Major General Panfilov agreed: "This is the second line of defense, and a retreat will bring great danger to our flanks!" ”

"If we can control the situation!" Shulka said: "That is, how can we take these positions back and fill the gap every night?" ”

Hearing this, Rokossovsky and the others couldn't help but be stunned.

Major Gavrilov agreed: "The reason why the higher authorities ordered us not to retreat at one point is that retreating will affect the morale of the whole army and cause the collapse of the entire line of defense. On the other hand, because it is so close to Moscow, there is not much room to retreat...... If we retreat only a dozen kilometers a day or less, and take them back at night, I don't think it will affect the overall situation, and it will even be beneficial to us, because the Germans will lose a lot of equipment in the process of retreat! ”

As mentioned before, the troops that are always on the offensive are always in the rear with their equipment and supplies, while the retreating troops are not.

Rokossovsky nodded and said, "We'll discuss this later, if your tactics are really feasible......

"The main reason why we are in trouble is because the temperature has dropped and the rain has turned into heavy snow!" "This increases visibility, the enemy air force poses a great threat to our tanks, and if our tanks attack in the dark, there will be no problem, and the same goes for enemy artillery!" Shulka said. ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

The idea is clearly valid, and it is difficult for airplanes and artillery to work at night, especially airplanes...... Not to mention this era, the US fighters during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea did not have much ability to fight at night.

"But our tanks are also not capable of night fighting!" Major Zahakavich interjected.

"Similarly, the enemy's tanks are not capable of night fighting!" Shulka replied: "That is, at night we are at least on the same level, there is no advantage to each other!" ”

Rokossovsky nodded, this is at least much better than facing enemy planes, artillery, tanks during the day.

"What's more, in fact, we have an advantage!" Shulka said.

"What advantages?" Major General Panfilov asked.

"Geographical advantage!" Rokossovsky replied.

"Yes, geographical advantage!" "For example, if we plan to retreat 20 kilometers during the day, then this 20 kilometers of retreat is the 20 kilometers that we will counterattack at night...... We can plan the offensive route in advance, we can go on field trips, we can set up ambushes or scouts, we can even plant ammunition as supply points, etc.! ”

"It's a good idea!" Hearing this, Major Zakhakavich's eyes couldn't help but light up: "We can pave the way for the tanks in advance, which the Germans did not know...... This allowed our tanks to suddenly appear in front of the enemy's lines! ”