USSR 1941

  Chapter 770 Thinking

  So this one-hour rest is indeed a rest for naval infantry.

First of all, the battalion commanders, company commanders, political commissars, instructors and other commanders were summoned to a basement that was used as a temporary meeting room... The basement is safer, and there is no need to worry about the light coming out when the kerosene lamp is lit, even if it is discovered by the enemy There is no need to worry about being bombed in the position for a while.

   Otherwise, the bombing would wipe out all the elite troops including Shulka.

   "We need to form a regiment headquarters!" Shulka said to Kharichev: "You will be in charge of this headquarters!"

  Khalichev stood up and replied: "Yes, Comrade Shulka!"

   "Comrades!" Shulka turned to the assembled naval infantry commanders and said, "Karachi is right in front of our eyes. Do you know what taking down Karachi means to us?"

   Speaking of this, Shulka stopped to observe the expressions of the commanders.

   Quite a portion of the commander nodded slightly in agreement.

  Naval infantry commanders are different from ordinary infantry. Their education level determines that they have a more open mind.

  For ordinary infantry, they often don't think so much... This is also the requirement of the superiors for the soldiers. Soldiers cannot have their own thoughts, they only need to execute the orders issued by the superiors.

  Ordinary infantry mostly do this very well, not only because of orders, but also because they can't think of anything if they have their own ideas.

  But the naval infantry with a higher level of education is different. Thoughts cannot be imprisoned. No one will know what is going on in their heads, including their superiors.

   Therefore, for their own safety, they will of course consider the battlefield situation based on the information they have obtained and predict what may happen in the future.

"It can be said..." Shulka continued: "Karachi will be captured and we will win the battle, I mean the entire Stalingrad battle. Otherwise, we will most likely lose the battle! So, now It is the most critical time, the outcome of the battle is in our hands!"

   "Comrade Shulka, just tell us what we should do!" One of the captains said: "Sneak attack? Latent? Or infiltration?"

  Because Shulka commanded them to achieve the Surovikino victory, the naval infantry had confidence in Shulka.

  To be precise, the 51st Army has confidence in Shulka.

   There is a saying among them: "Is there anyone in the history of our army who can use the river to attack the enemy? No, never! Except for the 'breakout hero'!"

  So, Shulka established his reputation in the 51st Army by "flooding Surovikino".

   Prestige is invisible, intangible, and cannot be measured by medals and military ranks, but it is very important in the army, because at critical moments, it can determine whether soldiers believe you or not and whether they are willing to obey your orders.

   "No, neither!" Shulka replied: "I need you to attack Karachi!"

   "Isn't this what we should do?" The captain asked suspiciously.

   "It is indeed what you should do!" Shulka said, "It's just that the method is a little different!"

  So Shulka told them the new tactics.

  Navy infantry quickly understood and accepted Shulka's ideas.

   "I agree with this style of play!" The captain said, "However, will our time allow it?"

"I just think this is the most time-saving way of fighting!" Shulka replied: "The enemy is interspersed with troops, and the depth of their defense line is no more than one kilometer, and further ahead is the street fighting under the city of Karachi... We just need to fight under the city of Karachi , the enemy will be surrounded by us in the city of Karachi and will form a pincer attack with the 57th Army. In other words, we only need to advance one kilometer!"

  Captain nodded in agreement.

"In this case!" Shulka continued: "If we charge with traditional tactics, the attack speed may be faster in the initial stage, but it will soon be weak due to insufficient troops. And the new tactics...we actually use the Tanks and artillery as an extension of the infantry, use them as the arms and weapons of the infantry, under their cover and coordination, step by step, fight steadily, and at the same time preserve the strength of the infantry and finally win!"

  Navy infantrymen nodded one after another.

   As soldiers fighting on the front line, they certainly prefer this style of play, because "preserving their strength" means being able to survive for them.

   There is no one who doesn't like to be "alive".

   At this time, Harichev asked suspiciously: "What about the infantry? Only us... I mean, only the naval infantry battalion adopts this tactic?"

   "The infantry is under your command!" Shulka replied: "You know, the infantry is always used to charging with guns, so you need to hold them back!"

  The commanders of the naval infantry laughed knowingly and proudly.

   "Comrade Shulka!" Harichev said with some concern: "You mean... we will organize such an attack in one hour?"

"Yes!"

   "It's almost impossible, Comrade Shulka!" Harichev said: "We don't even know which troops we need to command now, and we don't know each other well, and we haven't trained..."

   Shulka handed a document to Harichev and said: "It must be 'possible', because if you fail to complete this task...you know what the consequences will be!"

  Kharichev's face changed, he nodded, took the document and flipped through it, and then issued the document while the commanders ordered: "Move quickly, find your own troops as soon as possible and form relevant coordination units!"

  The documents are divided into parts in advance. Each part is a naval infantry battalion and the infantry under its command, as well as artillery observers and tanks, tank followers and correspondents assigned to them.

  So as soon as these documents were sent to the commanders, the commanders immediately rushed to form their own troops.

  Trufanov looked worriedly at the commanders running around like ants on a hot pot, and said, "Do you think they can do it?"

   "I'm sure they can do it!" Shulka replied.

   "You seem to value naval infantry!" Trufanov asked.

"Yes!"

"Why?"

"Because they can think better!" Shulka replied: "Maybe you think that as a soldier or a junior commander, 'thinking' is not important, and even harmful... But that was the war before, Comrade Trufanov ! In future wars, if we want our troops to have stronger combat effectiveness, we need soldiers who can think more!"

  (end of this chapter)