Chapter 140: Arrangement
Koval set up his headquarters on the façade of an ordinary house a few dozen meters away from the warehouse. He didn't dare to live in a warehouse www.biquge.info he was unlucky, and if he was unlucky, a shell detonated the ammunition, and he would be on a plane to heaven.
There was no map of Mark Melgay in the army, so Koval had to make a simple map based on the buildings he and the officers around him had seen. Above, the Lithuanian army occupied more than two-thirds of the entire town, and the Polish army occupied less than a third of the surrounding warehouses.
Koval looked at the map, and there was a huge red dot outside the city of Mark Melgay, which was the German camp.
By the time the war had progressed, the Lithuanian army had already suffered huge losses on the body of the Soviet troops, and Koval was very confident that he would be able to withstand their attack. But for the German forces outside the city, Koval was not sure to defeat them.
Even if they could be defeated, it would be a very tragic battle, and I am afraid that only a few dozen of the troops of this battalion under Koval would survive with their hands and feet intact.
This is almost an unbearable price for Koval.
Koval devoted a great deal of effort to the 600 men of the second battalion, and during these three months, he practiced the training skills and some techniques and tactics that he had learned, simulated, and explored in this unit, teaching the officers and non-commissioned officers in this unit, and treating them as his own students.
More importantly, the effect of these three months of training, fighting, summing up, and fighting in this process is far higher than that of three years of boring training in peacetime. During these three months, he got to know all six hundred men of the battalion and was able to know the names and general impressions of each of them.
Because of the successes in these three months, the soldiers of the whole battalion admired and even admired Koval very much. The ancients said that Confucius had 3,000 disciples, and the soldiers of this battalion were equivalent to Koval's disciples.
They played a very important role in Koval's plan to revive Poland. If this group of troops is lost, Koval will lose the most solid foundation on which he can stand.
Even if he won the German army, Koval would be able to become a division commander through his exploits, and at that time, it would be difficult for him to find time to retrain such a group of henchmen. Without these soldiers, many of Koval's covert operations would have increased the risks to countless levels.
Although there are no special talents in this battalion under Koval, most of them are ordinary patriotic young people, with the appearance of a middle-aged person, and there are no famous generals who are not born in the world. But they have the trust that Koval needs most.
Thinking of this, Koval was ready for both.
The front of the Lithuanians was only a hundred meters from the Western Gate, through which it was impossible to transport supplies in the event of a battle. There was also a great danger in the passage of troops during the day, and Lithuania only needed to mount machine guns to block the western gates.
"Come on, quietly move the surplus weapons from the warehouse to the ship on the dock." Koval commanded. "Call the platoon commander again." ”
"Yes, sir."
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Koval pointed to the officers below and said, "Now that we have only six hundred men, we have to defend the northwest part of the entire town, what do you think below?" ”
Parker said calmly: "We found some abandoned weapons and ammunition in the abandoned houses and strongholds of the Soviet troops, and the important thing is that there are more than two dozen MG-08/15 machine guns. The Soviets had already fortified these strongholds, sealing doors and windows and using machine guns to block the gates and main thoroughfares. I feel like we can learn from their tactics. ”
Alex asked rhetorically: "But the Soviet army was beaten back step by step by the Lithuanian army, and had to flee from here in disgrace, I think the tactics of the Soviet army are not very clever." ”
"That's because the Soviet army was twice as numerous as the Lithuanians, and in fact the losses of the Lithuanians and the Soviet army were almost one-to-one." Parker retorted.
"We now have more people than the Lithuanian army, and the Lithuanians will definitely not refuse to wear them down one to one with us." Alex said.
"During the day, we all saw the Lithuanians using submachine guns, and it worked very well. Most of the strongholds of the Soviet army were lost by squads armed with submachine guns that had been opened through the gaps. Locke added.
"We observed the course of the battles between the Soviet troops and the Lithuanians during the day, and the defense of the Soviet troops was only half the battle, and there were many lessons in between," Koval concluded.
First of all, we only have 600 men, how many places can we hold? If such a large area is defended separately, there are at least hundreds of houses on the east and south sides of the line close to the battle line, and the separate defense of one by one will only cause each house to be unable to hold it.
If we choose some important houses to defend on these lines, it is also easy for the enemy to penetrate through the gaps, and we will be exposed to the enemy on our backs, which will also affect command and rescue. ”
Looking at the curious eyes of the officers below, Koval said confidently: "First of all, the goal of our defense is to hold the dock warehouse and reduce our own losses, looking for opportunities to destroy the enemy. Therefore, our defense layout should be around the dock warehouse and narrow the scope of defense. ”
Koval drew a line around the location of the warehouse and said: "The first company defends one hundred and fifty meters to the east, the second company defends one hundred and fifty meters to the south, and the third company holds the warehouse, each looking for about ten houses as a stronghold. The guard platoon is responsible for maneuvering sorties and annihilating the enemy who has penetrated from the air attack. The submachine gun squads of the three companies were to be assigned to each platoon to ensure the firepower of each stronghold. ”
"Sir, are we really going to war with the Lithuanians? But now our situation is a bit of a loss! When will our reinforcements arrive? Kanas asked curiously.
Koval smiled slightly and said: "If we have a division here, will the Lithuanian army dare to make a move?" We suffered a little loss just to give the Lithuanians a lot of courage. As for the reinforcements, General Shimigvi had already sent two battalions, and they were hiding in the forest on their way to Beijing.
I also have one more piece of information to inform you that General Shimigvi has decided to form an independent regiment of the Lithuanian infantry division with our battalion as the backbone and the two battalions sent over, and I will act as the commander of the independent regiment. ”
The officers below were stunned one by one, and after a few seconds they all applauded and cheered and congratulated Kovar.
Koval accepted the congratulations, saying: "Be quiet, be careful of being spotted by the Lithuanians." Our current plan is adjusted to hold the warehouse area with the second battalion at the head of Locke, the three company commanders under joint command, and Kanas participating in decision-making on behalf of the mobile unit.
I will take a boat to deliver a batch of rifles, bullets, and shells at four o'clock tomorrow morning, and when the guns are fired in the city, I will take two infantry battalions around the back of the Lithuanians, surround them in the city, and destroy them once and for all. ”
"Sir, we found some cannons on the façade of the house near the West City Gate, which are larger than the caliber of the 60mm gun we used, how can we get these things!" An officer stood up and said. (To be continued.) )