"Block them?" Shulka couldn't help but ask: "Do they know that we only have two dozen tanks and a regiment of troops?" ”

"There's also an engineer regiment!" The instructor added.

"Oh yes, the Engineer Corps!" "They will build fortifications for us," Shulka said. And the enemy has three divisions, two of which are still armored divisions! ”

"I know that, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "The problem is that our task is to hold it!" Our main forces are on the front line 20 km from here, and if they occupy Tula, they will not only cut off the supply lines of our troops to surround the main forces of our army, but also fight along this supply line to Moscow......"

As mentioned earlier, because the roads are muddy and there are a lot of mines and roadblocks, the main supply line is the railway.

Shulka turned his gaze to the instructor.

"Is there any problem, Comrade Shulka?" The instructor asked.

"I remember someone saying that...... The main task of the 333rd Regiment is to stabilize the hearts of the people! Shulka said: "That is, you can't fight a tough battle, otherwise the casualties will be too great to carry out propaganda!" ”

"I said that!" The instructor replied, "Not ...... If you can fight a hard battle and stay alive, I think the publicity effect will be better! ”

Shulka almost collapsed.

"We have no other choice, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "At the same time the superiors did not have a choice! ”

Shulka knew what Major Gavrilov meant, which almost meant the life and death of Moscow.

After thinking about it, Shulka said: "We need to mobilize immediately, Major!" We also have to change our tactics, otherwise we won't be able to stop the enemy with our current defense! ”

"Of course!" Major Gavrilov agreed: "The question is what tactics to use!" ”

That's when one word came to Shulka's mind: tank ambush warfare.

Tank ambush warfare was proposed by Katukov, the first man of the Soviet Hero Tank, and this tactic was mainly to use the cover of terrain and buildings to ambush tanks on both sides of the road, and wait for German tanks and troops to advance along the road to flank them on both sides.

It is more suitable for the battle of Soviet tanks against German tanks, which are not good at maneuvering and coordination, because such an ambush only requires hiding in the tank trench and then firing at the enemy with an order.

But of course, this tactic Katukov has not yet had time to use...... The classic battle he fought took place in October.

Moreover, Shulka intends to make some improvements to tank ambush warfare.

"We must put the sappers to good use!" Shulka said: "Let them dig anti-tank trenches in front of the positions!" ”

"That probably won't do much, Shulka!" Major Gavrilov said: "The Germans will fill the anti-tank trenches!" ”

"Of course!" Shulka replied: "But what if they can't fill it in?" ”

"Can't fill it in?" Major Gavrilov did not understand what Shulka meant: "It can't be, as long as they know where the anti-tank trenches are......"

Major Gavrilov looked at Shulka suspiciously.

That's just a matter of time, sandbags, rocks, etc., there won't be anything that can't be filled.

"Ordinary anti-tank trenches can indeed be filled!" "But if these anti-tank trenches are irregular and not visible...... They don't know where to fill it in! ”

"What anti-tank trenches will not be seen?" The Fuming government, which had not interjected, asked with an incredulous expression.

"Mud, Comrade Commissar!" "When we dig the anti-tank trenches, we fill them with mud or some other cover-up......

Major Gavrilov and Commissar Fomin couldn't help but be stunned.

"It seems like a viable approach!" Major Gavrilov said: "When the mud is poured, it is outwardly indistinguishable from other places!" ”

"Yes!" Commissar Fuming said: "And the mud is everywhere!" ”

"Why is it irregular?" The instructor asked.

"If it's a regular anti-tank trench!" Shulka said: "The enemy can easily detect its movement and go over these anti-tank trenches!" Because it's a complete one, then find a way to cross it. But if it's irregular, I mean one here and one there......"

"Then they won't be able to fill it in!" Major Gavrilov said: "Because they don't know where! ”

"Yes!" "We don't even need to dig the anti-tank trenches too deep and too long," Shulka said. In fact, we only need to dig a few pits, and the tank will probably not get up if it is planted headlong! ”

Everyone nodded.

You must know that there is a mud everywhere around here, and it is possible for tanks to get stuck in pits and not get out when they are driven on the road, and if they are artificially dug one by one, and these pits are still filled with mud, you can't see it...... So it becomes a trap that tanks can't pass through.

"It's like a swamp, a swamp against tanks!" Commissar Fuming said.

"And what about the railroad?" Major Gavrilov said: "They can attack from the railway!" ”

"If enemy tanks can only advance along the railway, things will be simple!" Shulka took out a few bullets and used them to represent the enemy's tanks, and as he placed them, he said: "The enemy tanks are advancing in a column along the railway, and we will lay tanks or anti-tank guns in ambush on both sides of the railway...... Just destroy a few in front and a few in the back, and your entire tank force will be clogged up on the railway! ”

"And we've set traps in the mud next to the railroad!" Political Commissar Fuming said in surprise: "As long as they leave the railway, they will fall into a trap and can't move!" ”

Shulka nodded: "To put it simply, we can exchange a few ambushed tanks or a few tank guns for a whole fleet of their tanks!" ”

"But it requires us to hit highly!" Major Gavrilov said: "If we can't accurately hit the enemy tanks in the head and tail, they will break through to our line of defense along the railway!" ”

"Yes!" Shulka said: "So we need the best gunners!" ”

Gavrilov shook his head and said with a wry smile: "We don't have the best gunner, Shulka!" Add to that the poor sight of this weather...... We can't put our hopes in them! ”

"Then, we're going to do some pre-war training for them!" Shulka said.

"Pre-war training?"

Major Gavrilov and Commissar Fomin were puzzled.

You must know that it is less than ten hours before dawn, which means that the Soviet army has only ten hours at most.

At this time, it is not an exaggeration to describe the training as "grinding the gun in battle...... And what role can it play?!