Mei Rican's wait is a whole day. Just when he and Chief of Staff Polisiuk, who were anxious like ants on a hot pot, were restless in the command headquarters, they received a call from Batov.

Batov smiled on the phone and said: "General Mei Rican, hello, I'm Batov!" ”

"Hello, General Batov!" Listening to Batov's voice coming from the earpiece, Mei Rican's heartbeat accelerated: "Can our brigade attack?" ”

"Yes, General Mei Rican." After giving Mei Rican an affirmative answer, Batov continued: "I will immediately send a liaison officer to you to brief you on the situation in the city. With that, he raised his hand and looked at his watch, "You should be in battle in two hours." ”

As soon as Mei Rican put down the phone, he said to Polisius: "Comrade Chief of Staff, good news, our brigade can go into battle. You immediately call the battalion commanders and tell them to prepare for battle, and as soon as the liaison officer sent by General Batov arrives, we can go. ”

The liaison officer sent by Batov, a lieutenant colonel, came to the headquarters of Meycan, first saluted the other party, and then said: "Hello, General Meycan, I am Lieutenant Colonel Alitai, the liaison officer sent by General Batov. ”

"Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Mei Rican held Alitai's hand and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, please come to the map and give us a brief introduction to the situation in the city." ”

Alitai came to the table, looked down at the map spread out on the table, pointed to it and said: "Comrade General, at present, the troops I have invaded the city have controlled the section from Gaomen to Jinmen, as well as several nearby streets. The troops are continuing to advance in the direction of Nagato, and once the factory gate is captured, your brigade can be put into battle.

According to our reconnaissance, the street along the section from Nagato to Nagato Square was wide enough to accommodate three tanks in parallel at once. But the enemy has all kinds of anti-tank obstacles all over these streets, and if your tanks want to move forward, you must have the infantry help you clear them......"

When Alitai explained the situation in the city, Polisius muttered in his heart, although there were four battalions in the brigade, there was only one infantry battalion that was not fully formed. It may not be enough for these infantry to open a passage for tanks in the streets, so should they ask Batov or Fedyuninsky for help and let them send infantry to accompany them?

However, before Polisius could speak, Alitai had already preemptively said: "Considering that your brigade has too few infantry, General Batov is ready to send an infantry regiment to accompany you. ”

"An infantry regiment moves with us?" Polisiuk's eyes lit up when he heard Alitai say this, and he turned his face sideways to Mei Rican and said, "Comrade brigade commander, with the cooperation of the infantry regiment, our attack will be much smoother. ”

"Yes," said Merichan, agreeing with Polishyus's statement: "They can clear the anti-tank barricades for us, and we can help them destroy the barricades on the streets with tank guns." ”

Alitai patiently waited for Mei Richan and Polisius to finish speaking, and then continued: "Comrade General, considering that the enemy may have set up anti-tank and machine-gun fire points in the buildings on both sides of the street, General Batov advises you to adopt the tactical ...... of two tanks in parallel and infantry in the middle after entering the city."

After listening to Alitai's words, Mei Richan and Polly Shock looked at each other, this was the first time they had heard of this tactic. After a while, Polisius asked tentatively: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can you tell us why this tactic is used?" ”

Alitai nodded and said: "This tactic was invented by Marshal Rokossovsky, two tanks are moving synchronously on the street, the muzzle of the tank on the left is aimed at the right, the muzzle of the tank on the right is aimed at the left, and the infantry walks in the middle of the two tanks. Once anti-tank men are found in the windows on both sides of the street, the infantry who move with the tanks can be eliminated in time; In the same way, when the enemy's machine guns fired at the infantry, our tanks were able to destroy them with artillery fire in the shortest possible time. ”

For Mei Richan and them, tanks fought in the city, as mobile fire points and shields, rushing in front of the infantry. The tactic that Alitai is talking about is indeed a completely new tactic that has never been touched before. Mei Rican turned his head and asked Polisius: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think of this tactic?" ”

Polisius thought for a moment and replied: "It sounds like a good thing, but our tanks and infantry have never practiced this tactic, and if it is used rashly, will it be counterproductive?" ”

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Mei Rican and Polisius had been working together for a long time, and when he heard his chief of staff say this, he knew that he was against the rash use of this new tactic, so he said to Alitai with a haha: "You see, it is the first time that we as commanders have heard of this tactic, let alone our soldiers. In my opinion, in order to use this tactic, you need to train a little, and in today's battle, we will not use this tactic for the time being. What do you think? ”

Mei Rican's attitude seemed to have been expected by Ali Tai for a long time, and he said disapprovingly: "Comrade General, I am just a liaison officer, responsible for coordinating the cooperation between you and the infantry regiment, as for whether to use this tactic, it is up to you to decide. ”

Mei Rican said this, just to test Batov's attitude, and at this moment, when he saw Alitai say that the tactics were up to him, he was suddenly relieved. With a sigh of relief, he said to Polysius: "Chief of Staff, with the 1st Tank Battalion and the Infantry Battalion as the first echelon, immediately move to the city. As soon as the friendly forces reach Nagato, they are immediately thrown into battle. As for the 2nd and 3rd Tank Battalions and the Artillery Company, they acted as the second echelon and acted together with the friendly infantry regiments. ”

With the order given, the 1st Tank Battalion and the Infantry Battalion, which had been on standby for a long time, marched towards the city of Danzig, under the leadership of Chief of Staff Polisius. The Soviet troops along the way had already been informed, and at this moment, when they saw the Polish armored troops moving towards the city, they gave way to them one after another.

The Soviet unit attacking Nagato was the 304th Infantry Division, and the division commander, Colonel Sheyko, was staying in a building that had just been occupied and was talking to a regimental commander in front: "...... Commander Meshat, if you organize another attack, you must take it down by Nagato. ”

The regiment commander who answered the phone complained bitterly: "Comrade division commander, our superiors have not allowed us to use heavy artillery in the city, and the small-caliber artillery we carry cannot destroy the enemy's fire points. See if you can find a few tanks......"

When Sheyko heard this, he couldn't help but cry out: "Hell, where am I going to find you a tank?" ”

Before he could finish speaking, a staff officer came over and reported to him: "Comrade division commander, the chief of staff of the Polish tank brigade, Colonel Polisius, has arrived, and he wants to meet you." ”

"What, the comrades of the Polish tank brigade arrived? Great, that's great. When Sheyko learned that the Polish tank brigade had arrived, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he hurriedly said into the microphone: "Commander Meshat, did you hear that?" The Polish tank brigade has arrived, and now there are tanks to fight with you. ”

After putting down the phone, Sheyko said to the staff officer who came to report the news: "What are you still doing here, why don't you hurry up and invite the comrades of the Polish tank brigade in." ”

After a few moments, Polisius, led by his staff officer, appeared at the headquarters of Sheyko. After raising his hand to salute Sheyko, he said politely: "I am Colonel Polisiuk, chief of staff of the Polish tank brigade, may I ask you are the commander of the division of Sheyko?" ”

"Yes, it's me." After raising his hand in return, Sheyko stepped forward and shook hands with Polisius, then let the other party to the table, pointed to the map on the table, and said to him: "The Germans have quite a few strong fortifications here in Nagato, and a regiment of our division has launched four consecutive charges, but they have all been blocked by the enemy's dense fire. ”

After Polisius waited for Sheyko to finish speaking, he immediately expressed his position and said: "Comrade division commander, the next offensive will be handed over to our Polish tank brigade to complete." We are confident that in the shortest possible time, we will be able to break through the enemy's defenses. ”

Seeing that Polisius was so confident, Sheyko called the staff officer who had just reported the news and instructed him: "Comrade staff officer, you serve as a guide for the Polish comrades and take them to the defense area of the head of the Mesha regiment. ”

The staff officer agreed, then turned to Polisius and said, "Comrade Colonel, please come with me, I'll take you to Nagato." ”