Steel Soviet Union

The situation is getting worse and worse, and Malashenko feels more and more that the Germans' plan seems to be far from being as simple as it seems. A large invisible net seems to have been woven, waiting for the prey to take the bait. The Soviet troops in Horovka may all be prey in this big net.

Although this sounds a bit unrealistic and funny, according to Malashenko's opinion, after receiving such strong reinforcements, the Germans could still endure it and stand still!

This is like a wild wolf that eats meat all day suddenly stops eating meat and needs to eat shit. The Germans who are aggressive and advocating attack actually stay on the defensive and stand still after receiving reinforcements. If this is not abnormal, I am afraid it will be fine. It can be called abnormal.

Lavrinenko, who still didn’t know why Malashenko was in such a hurry, jogged behind him, fearing that he would be left behind and unable to keep up.

Long-distance communication among troops these days is not as easy as in later generations. If the 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of the Stalin Guards, which is in a state of mobile combat, wants to get in touch with the superior front army headquarters, the only way is to send a message through the radio.

There is no other way. Wired telephone communication is indeed a good method, but unfortunately there is no telephone line on Malashenko's side to reach the front army headquarters. He is either in the battle to support friendly forces or on his way to support. On the friendly road, the 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade did not even have the opportunity to lay telephone lines in most cases because it moved too frequently.

Fortunately, the brigade team led by Political Commissar Petrov moved forward to the newly occupied outer positions of the October State Farm shortly after the battle ended, and came to join the main attack force led by Malashenko.

"Yes, set up the radio station first and notify the communication company to move quickly! You guys hurry up and debug the telegraph machine, get in touch with the front army headquarters as soon as possible, and prepare to report the progress of our attack. Hurry!"

Political Commissar Petrov was busy giving instructions in the brigade headquarters. Malashenko, who was in a hurry all the way, suddenly walked from the traffic trench into the forward observation post that had just been occupied and used as the brigade headquarters. Before he could see Petro My husband's political commissar's voice had already arrived first.

"Comrade Political Commissar, is the radio ready? Prepare to send a report to Commander Vatutin, quick!"

Political Commissar Petrov, who was about to continue saying something, was interrupted by Malashenko who suddenly broke in. Seeing that Malashenko looked worried and had something urgent to do, he quickly put the folder in his hand aside. He handed it over to the assistant on the side for safekeeping, and he immediately walked quickly towards Malashenko.

"What happened? Why are you so anxious?"

Political Commissar Petrov came up and asked, "There is no reason for Malashenko to hide something," and then he told all his experiences from the time he caught the leader of the SS First Class Assault Group, like a bamboo tube. Douzi usually gave them all to the political commissar comrades in a high-speed manner, speaking at the fastest speed.

"The general situation is this. The Guardsmen Division we are facing now, as well as the Skeleton Division and the Imperial Division arranged on both wings. These three elite integrated division-level units of the SS have all been obtained between last night and this morning. A lot of tank reinforcements!”

"The German guy who was captured was also a small character who didn't rely on the core. He could only give a rough idea of ​​what happened, but he didn't know the specific number. But he got at least one and a half to two armors from the family of the Guardsmen Division. Judging from the battalion's new vehicles, I'm worried that there are only a few more in the Skeleton Division and the Imperial Division. This is a very dangerous latent bomb!"

Malashenko suddenly paused mid-sentence, and remained silent until the political commissar Petrov on the side did not know what he was going to say next.

Just when Commissar Petrov was about to ask a question a few seconds later, Malashenko, who had been hesitant, suddenly firmed up and spoke seriously.

"Do you find it strange? From the time we marched to the attack position this morning and then launched the attack until now, not a single German plane has appeared above our heads! Where have all the German air forces that were so rampant before gone? ? I don’t believe they can all be wiped out in just two days, there are thousands of planes that cover the sky!”

In the military, if the battle goes too smoothly, people will always habitually forget some very critical and important things, especially when the mind is highly concentrated and tense. For example, the moment is like the beginning of a dream. Commissar Petrov woke up and Malashenko frowned.

"Are you saying that this is a trap? The Germans are waiting for us to take the bait? They want to lure the enemy deep and then gather to annihilate us? Is that so?"

Political Commissar Petrov directly told the worst outcome, and Malashenko's response was just to shake his head and speak slowly.

"If I knew, I wouldn't ask your opinion now. I just think this is too abnormal. There is not even a German plane in the sky. This is unimaginable at any time in the past!"

"Prokhorovka is not a place for trivial fighting. It is now the hottest battlefield on the entire southern Kursk battlefield! I heard that this morning even our aviation forces dispatched some sorties to other places. For local support, you must know that they are also responsible for support in Oboyang and other directions, and the number of troops is not enough! "

"All the offensive planes came to help, but the defensive side, which had a large number of fighter planes available, did not move at all. I just thought that we took down the position with a wave of attacks because we had high morale and strong combat power, but now I think Thinking about it, I always feel that every detail doesn’t look right, there’s definitely something wrong with it!”

There is an old saying that "the more you debate the truth, the clearer it becomes." Malashenko feels that this is almost the case for him now.

After a few rounds of exchanges with Commissar Petrov, Malashenko's uneasiness became more intense, as if he could sense that the uneasiness in his heart was about to turn into reality.

"This can't continue like this. Now we are fighting on a time bomb! We must quickly inform the front army headquarters and tell Commander Vatutin to be more alert and prepared. Who knows, these fascist fanatics will soon want"

Buzz-buzz-buzz-

Before Malashenko could finish his words, the air defense siren on the position outside the brigade headquarters immediately rang. Kulbalov suddenly appeared out of nowhere and almost fell into the brigade. The ministry was rolling around and immediately spoke loudly towards Malashenko and Comrade Political Commissar who looked at them.

"Air attack, German planes! They are coming to launch an air attack!"