Returning to the division headquarters, Andrei said to Brezhnev: "Ilyich, now we have not only a lot of new fighters, but also a lot of new commanders, I think that if the Germans do not attack on a large scale tonight, we will gather the commanders at the regiment and battalion level and have a good training meeting." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Brezhnev said: "Well, Andrey, that's right, we can also unify everyone's thinking and strengthen the determination to fight!" ”

In this way, during the night, all regimental and battalion commanders and even some company commanders who did not have a task were notified by the division headquarters to come to the meeting.

Seeing so many commanders, Andrei cleared his throat and said: "Some of you are veterans who have been in our division for a long time, and some of the commanders are newcomers. As soon as Andre's words fell, the commanders below hurriedly took out their notebooks!

Andre paused and said;

"Urban combat is a special kind of battle, which depends not only on strength, but also on skill, improvisation, surprise and skill. The enemy's attacking forces are like a tidal wave, and the buildings in the city are like breakwaters, combing the attacking enemy's battle formation into wisps, forcing the troops to advance along the streets. Therefore, in urban battles, we sent a small number of troops, held in some particularly strong buildings, and organized a ring defense surrounded on all sides. Rock-solid buildings were especially useful to us, and we turned them into support points that could be used to inflict heavy damage on attacking enemies with the power of machine guns and submachine guns.

When we carry out counterattacks, we also try not to use ordinary battle formations, nor do we use regimental troops, and we rarely even use large numbers of detachments to attack. By the end of September, each regiment had organized assault groups, which were characterized by a small number of troops and a strong assault force. When attacking, the battle is brave and overwhelming; When moving, it is flexible and maneuverable like a snake. The targets occupied by the fascists were attacked by various assault groups: first by explosive packs, grenades and other fire, and then by the fighters armed with bayonets and daggers, the enemy could hardly withstand them. Inside the building, every basement and every corridor entrance can be the object of fierce contention. As soon as the battle turned into the building, the streets and squares were empty.

In frequent and fierce battles, our soldiers and commanders learned a set of ways to preserve themselves and reduce casualties. Try to get as close as possible to the enemy's positions while the enemy's aviation is preparing for fire and artillery fire, thereby saving yourself from casualties. The enemy's pilots and gunners were afraid of hurting their own men and were reluctant to risk attacking our battle formation. As a result, we often use melee tactics.

Fascist invaders did not like close combat, to be precise, they were not familiar with it. Their nerves can't stand it. They did not have the courage to look face-to-face at servicemen in the uniforms of Red Army soldiers. We can see the soldiers at the enemy's forward posts from a great distance, especially at night, because they always fire a few bursts with submachine guns every 5 to 10 minutes to strengthen their courage. Our fighters ran into these outwardly powerful guys and crawled over and killed them with a rifle or even a bayonet.

Now the commanders and fighters have learned a set of methods for fighting tanks: when the enemy's tank rushes up, first let it go, and then hit the infantry behind the tank, so that the enemy's tank comes directly under the fire control of our anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns. In this way, the enemy's infantry and tank coordination were destroyed. The enemy's tank, once it loses the coordination of the infantry, is much less effective. The tanks that broke into our position saw that the results were not great, and the losses were not small, so they had to withdraw to their original positions.

Night is our world, and night battles are our army's forte. Deko is not good at night fighting, but we have learned to act against the enemy at night in the spirit of a tooth for a tooth. During the day, fascist planes circled over our battle formations, preventing us from carrying out operations. But at night, we are not afraid of them. During the day, we were more on the defensive, repelling enemy attacks. Because during the day, the enemy's infantry is usually not supported by aircraft and tanks. During the daytime defense, our assault group always clinged to buildings and fortifications and waited for the enemy to get close to the range of the grenade before firing.

We also annihilate the enemy by a variety of means. For example, we learned that in normal times the enemy only used a few men to watch us at the windows and shooting holes, and most of them rested in the shelter. In order to move the whole enemy to the windows and firing holes, we used to shout "Ula" at night and blow up a few grenades to make it look like an attack. At this time, the enemy would always sound the alarm and rush in terror to the shooting holes of the windows or pillboxes to prepare for a counterattack. Our gunners and machine gunners were already aiming at these places, and when we opened fire, we often inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. (Some people may see such sentences in other books, these summaries are from Chuikov's memoirs, after all, they are professional soldiers, and this summary is very clear, so it can't be changed like this)

After Andrei explained the specific situation, Brezhnev added: "I hope you understand that we are indeed in a difficult situation now, but we have countless excellent fighters, and after understanding the characteristics of street fighting, the political workers put the focus of their work on companies, platoons, and assault teams. Individual conversations have become the main way of working for political instructors, party group leaders, political deputies, and political counselors. Only in this way can the warriors realize that even if he is the only one left behind the enemy, he should and can fight the enemy to the end. The trust given to the commander - the right to act independently, can be used rationally by each fighter in connection with the tasks of the regiment, the division and the army group as a whole. Only by trusting, trusting, and deeply trusting the soldiers can we arouse the creative combat enthusiasm of the vast number of soldiers. It's a patient, complex and responsible job, and as you know, it's paid off. It is no exaggeration to say that it is precisely because of this effort of the party organization that every defender of the city becomes an insurmountable obstacle in the path of the enemy's advance. I can recommend more excellent fighters to join the party in the future, and I hope everyone can strengthen their beliefs! ”

"Ulla." Everyone shouted in unison! After the meeting ended, Andrei said: "Ilyich, I'm afraid your hand in writing the application will be soft, because our division can be transferred to have excellent commanders and fighters." Brezhnev replied with a smile: "This is what I would like to see." Both of them laughed out loud.

Akhromeyev here, said: "Division commander, deputy political division commander, I think this is indeed the case, we are an excellent team, and some of them are the defenders of the motherland!" ”