It was the beginning of August, and the Luftwaffe had not yet carried out air strikes on Stalingrad, knowing that this was a favorable time, so a regiment and an engineer battalion composed of engineers and skilled workers and miners selected from among the soldiers began construction, digging tunnels on the one hand and constructing surface fortifications on the mountainside and the top of the mountain on the other, and the supplies were still very sufficient with explosives and other tools, so the soldiers carried their tools and at the same time shot cannon holes on the mountain, and acted in full swing, And Andrei also came to the construction site with several staff officers of the division headquarters to inspect, and the commander of the engineer battalion, Zuyev, came to Andrei, and it happened that he was the soldier that Andrei gave the potatoes that day, he himself was born as a construction engineer, but because he studied in Germany, he was sent to the Gulag as soon as the war began, and when the engineer battalion was selected, Andrei decided to promote him to the commander of the engineer battalion, considering the qualifications, only the rank of lieutenant was awarded, Zuyev was indeed an excellent engineer, after Andrei gave the order, He immediately started work with the commanders and fighters of the engineer battalion, and this group of professionals quickly came up with drawings and designs, and Andrei found that it was very close to the invincible tunnel of the volunteers in his previous life, and there were hidden fortifications for artillery and tanks.

Seeing Zuyev, after which Andrei immediately walked over, Zuyev immediately came to Andrey and reported: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, the engineer battalion directly under the command is building fortifications, please instruct, Engineer Battalion Commander Zuyev." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" and Andrei immediately returned the salute and asked: "Hard work, Comrade Zuyev, how is the situation in front of you, are there any difficulties?" And Zuyev replied: "Comrade division commander, there is no difficulty, many of the fighters of the engineer battalion were former miners or technicians from Siberia, so the construction of the tunnel is very smooth, and the surface position on the mountainside and the top of the hill on the northern slope has been constructed and excavated with the help of a regiment of fighters." ”

"Well, if the main peak position of Mamayev Gang is completed, it will be necessary to build fortifications in other places, and then the division headquarters will also go underground in the slope not far from the main peak, how are your other preparations going?" Zuyev pondered for a while, and immediately reported: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, we are all ready." Then he took out a map and opened it in front of Andrei and introduced: "Division commander, please see, this is the overall tunnel engineering drawing we designed, and we also hope to use the tunnel to connect the neighborhood, so that when the reinforcements are supporting, they can avoid the enemy's artillery fire." ”

"However, tunnels are not the same as tunnels, how can you guarantee that the tunnels will not collapse under the heavy shelling of the Germans?" Andrei immediately raised the question, knowing that the tunnel is supported by a mountain, and the tunnel does not have this advantage!

One word difference, the tunnel is under the flat ground. Basically, they can only hide and protect themselves. Unless the enemy burrows into the tunnels, it has basically no offensive effect. But the tunnel is different, the tunnel is built on the mountain, which determines that it can be combined with field fortifications on the ground, adapt to the defensive forces, and more in line with the tactical requirements. It is a complete system that can fight and destroy the enemy, defend itself, maneuver, and live.

For example, during the Battle of Shangganling, the defenders used the terrain to construct three tunnel mouths into "products." Zigzag, so that the three tunnel openings can support each other with fire, and the enemy will shine his back in front of the fighters in the other tunnels when tossing any of the tunnels. The fighters didn't even need to go out of the tunnel to shoot the enemy one by one as if they were targets. It is even possible to make the mouth of the tunnel on this high ground echo the mouth of the tunnel on another high ground or another hill, so that the enemy is unable to defend against it.

For another example, the Soviet army can build tunnels for artillery, mortars, tanks, etc., as long as the firing direction is set, the artillery can shoot shells at the designated place without even going out of the tunnel. You can also put a vehicle-mounted rocket launcher "Rotyusha." Hidden in a tunnel. When you want to shoot, quickly drive to the designated place, and after firing the rocket, quickly retreat to the tunnel to hide. This prevents the enemy from analysing the position of the artillery from the trajectory of the shells fired by the Soviets and then bombing them with artillery or aircraft

These benefits are not available in the tunnel. Sometimes it's just a word difference, and the difference is just that they are built underground and the other is built on a mountain, but it determines that their functions and properties are very different.

And if there is no stable support for the connecting tunnel, I am afraid that it will collapse in the shelling, and then it will be in vain! And Zuyev said with confidence: "Comrade division commander, don't worry, we designed the tunnel to be deeper, and we decided to use logs to support it, so we don't have to worry about the intensity, my fighters are very experienced in this area, they dug a mine that could not even be shaken by an earthquake." ”

After listening to Zuyev's words, Andrei was relieved, after all, these commanders and fighters in the engineer battalion can be said to be professional players, and their experience and ability in this area are still very professional, so Andrei approved the plan with confidence.

And back at the division headquarters, Andrei asked Pravio again, how is the food reserves in the division? And Plavio replied: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, because of the proximity to the wharf, our food supply is still rationed and sufficient, and the front army has not replenished too many weapons and ammunition during this period of time, but the food supply is still very sufficient, and as for water, there is no shortage of water. ”

However, Andrei knew that the battle of Stalingrad was tragic later, and the Soviet army put supply bags on the wings of the planes in order to supply, so Andrei said to Plavia: "Comrade Plavia, I will let people cooperate with you next, we have to find a way to stock up on more food and supplies in case of emergency!" ”

And Plavio asked strangely: "Comrade division commander, the Germans are still far away, and they need to hoard so much food?" ”

And Andrei said: "From the history of war, we can see that a little logistics level directly determines the combat mode and combat effectiveness of the army.

Regardless of ancient or modern times, when a soldier goes to the battlefield, the proportion of time to kill the enemy normally is very low, and most of the time is in motion. Without a good supply of energy, the soldiers can't move. Like the cavalry of the Mongols back then, it was the most powerful force at that time. It's because they have no logistical pressure, relying on mare's milk and jerky to fight half of Eurasia! And the more important significance of logistics for the modern army is to maintain the morale of the army. Without a good will to fight, no matter how good the weapon is, you will not be able to win the battle. In addition to the good nutrition of modern troops, a very important factor is morale.

If one day, there is a problem with food, what do you say will happen to the morale of the army? Even if a soldier is in duty and glory, as well as love for the country, he will not have too much dissatisfaction for the time being, but he will definitely have concerns when fighting. Food can be said to be the most basic transportation of all military logistics systems, and now that even food is in trouble, will there be problems with our ammunition supply? Even if the army is full of warriors of a hundred battles, it is inevitable that they will be afraid to fight at this time, and they have a lot of worries, and they dare not use the machine guns hard, and the shells have to be saved. If an army is in this state, if it doesn't want to be annihilated, it has to retreat! There are no weapons to take from the enemy! If there is not enough food, how can the soldiers fight in peace! ”

Hearing the high arguments of the division commander, Pravio was convinced, so he assured Andrei: "Comrade division commander, please rest assured, I will definitely get enough food for our new division!" ”