Shulka guessed correctly, this was a regimental coordination meeting, and the discussion was about how the 316th Division and the 4th Tank Brigade could hold Volokolamsk.

Originally, there was no problem with what was discussed, that is, as previously planned, the 316th Division was guarding the first line, the 4th Tank Brigade was deployed on the second line, and the Germans would counterattack from wherever the 4th Tank Brigade broke through...... That is, to use the combat effectiveness of the 4th Tank Brigade, which is stronger than even more than the German Panzer Division, to beat the enemy back and fill the gap.

But while they were discussing further details, the Germans attacked.

Then, as Shulka thought, they suddenly found that this tactic did not work, because the weather became better and visibility was higher, and German fighters could block the way for Soviet tanks to go ahead.

"We only have 51 tanks now!" Colonel Zakhakavich said: "Although it has excellent performance and is capable of repelling enemy armored forces, it is still unable to withstand the attacks of enemy fighters and bombers!" ”

After a pause, Colonel Zakhakavich added: "In addition, there is enemy artillery that is also a threat to us!" ”

"What is the situation with our artillery units?" Rokossovsky set his sights on Panfilov.

"We are seriously understaffed by artillery!" Panfilov replied: "17 76-mm cannons, 9 45-mm cannons, 5 122-mm howitzers, 12 82-mm mortars...... The total number was only 43, plus 30 anti-tank guns of different calibers captured from the Germans, making a total of 73 guns. And our troops should have had 144 doors! ”

Rokossovsky nodded, sighed and said: "A considerable part of the artillery of the 316th Division has been used to ration the counteroffensive troops!" ”

Therefore, the counteroffensive was not only a strategic mistake, but also a tactical difficulty for the defending forces, such as the "Katyusha" rocket launcher, which was a sharp weapon for defense, as well as other types of artillery...... In fact, they were all drawn from the defensive forces on the second line of defense.

In the silence, Major Gavrilov made an observation: "Can I get one person to come to our meeting?" ”

"Who?" Panfilov was puzzled.

"'Breakout Hero'?" Rokossovsky guessed the answer.

"Yes!" Major Gavrilov said: "He is not just a 'breakout hero'...... I don't know how to describe him, there are many questions that seem unanswered to us, but he always solves them easily! ”

"Really?"

"Yes!" Major Gavrilov replied with some distress: "I have become accustomed to meetings with him, and I can even say that I have felt that I can't think anymore, as if thinking is his problem......"

The officers in the command burst into laughter.

"So!" Rokossovsky said: "Let's meet this 'breakout hero'!" ”

Of course, Shulka didn't know this, before that he thought that it was just Major Gavrilov who called him something, where would he have thought that this was a development of a defense strategy for the entire Volokolamsk! ”

"We're in trouble!" Rokossovsky threw the question as if in a challenge: "I think you know what trouble is, Comrade Shulka!" ”

Rokossovsky considered himself so clever that he did not even obey Zhukov's command on the battlefield...... He was a classmate of Zhukov, so he was a little reluctant to be under him.

Therefore, Rokossovsky did not believe that Shulka was as divine as Major Gavrilov said, and at this time it was a bit challenging or it could be said that Shulka was stumped.

Shulka saw something in Rokossovsky's eyes.

If from the point of view of officialdom, Shulka should pretend not to know and then show weakness in front of Rokossovsky...... He even had to beat around the bush to make his thoughts Rokossovsky's, so that he could be comfortable and Shulka could prosper.

But now is the time of war.

Many things in wartime are much simpler than in peacetime, and all it takes is talented people and methods to defeat the enemy......

Even Rokossovsky himself was like this, because he was handsome, he had many lovers in the army, so he was also beaten up for being small.

I didn't expect my superiors to care about this at all...... If you can defeat the enemy on the battlefield, what can a few more lovers do?!

So Shulka replied directly: "Yes, Comrade Rokossovsky!" Our trouble is in the planes of the Germans! ”

The officers laughed knowingly.

"Yes, Comrade Shulka!" Rokossovsky asked: "Do you have any way?" ”

"The best way is to seize air supremacy with the enemy!" "I mean, if we have enough strength, at least at some point, when our tanks attack, we will seize air supremacy over Volokolamsk and cover our tanks!" Shulka said. ”

Rokossovsky shook his head and replied: "No, we cannot seize air supremacy with the enemy!" ”

This is normal, at the beginning of the war, if the Soviet army had any equipment that was weaker than the German army, it was only fighters...... At this time, the Soviet army was even equipped with a large number of biplanes, so most of them were destroyed by the Germans as soon as the war began, in addition to being caught off guard and clumsy in command, another important reason was that the fighters were almost one era behind.

Even Shulka believes that the reason for the backwardness of the fighters is the most important.

Being caught off guard and clumsy command is only an external cause, no matter how unprepared to command, no matter how clumsy there are, there will always be a few batches of planes that can take off, if these planes can fight with the Germans, it will buy more time for other fighters, so batches of planes can take off to resist the enemy.

The problem is that even if a few batches of planes can take off, they will be shot down by the Germans in a few rounds, so the German fighters are like entering a no-man's land, and they have been killed all the way, and most of the Soviet Air Force has been wiped out.

Objectively speaking, even if the Soviet army was prepared, these annihilated Soviet air forces would not be of much use...... Unless it is in some special terrain, such as the Caucasus, which is full of lofty mountains, slower Soviet-style fighters can be useful.

"If you can't seize air supremacy!" Shulka said: "Then at least we are superior to the enemy in artillery......"

"Our artillery is weaker than the enemy!" Rokossovsky interrupted Shulka.

"And it's a lot weaker!" Panfilov added: "In fact, our artillery, with the exception of anti-tank guns, is hardly worth mentioning in front of the enemy!" ”

What Panmolov did not say was that the reason why there was no shortage of anti-tank guns was that after the victory of the 4th Tank Brigade in the previous battle, the 316th Division took advantage of the victory and captured a batch of German anti-tank guns.

So, this battle is really troublesome!