Steel Soviet Union

"These are not important now, not that important for the time being. The top priority is what the front army headquarters requires us to do now, and how much details do we know about the group of Germans who have escaped. For example, where did we go? Where are you running from? What’s the next step? Is it appropriate to catch up now? What’s the best way to catch up?”

Malashenko, who let the German guy run away, doesn't want to be blamed and stigmatized for the rest of his life. Avenging his past shame is what a pure man should really do.

The Germans who slipped out were chased back and killed by their own skills, letting these fascist thugs know that it would not be easy to escape from Malashenko's hands. A bunch of idiots are now standing on Soviet territory! Are you pretending to be cool and still want to run away? If you run your horse and get a banana peel, run!

Based on Malashenko's "war fanatic" character, he had roughly guessed this outcome. Comrade Comrade Political Commissar, who had been prepared, sorted out his words and then spoke quietly.

"The German army fled in a straight line. The aviation reconnaissance plane reported that their marching speed was actually not very fast, and the degree of mechanization was quite low. It was probably because we had taken away the oil depot earlier and there was a serious shortage of oil. The reconnaissance plane found a There are many vehicles abandoned by the Germans on the road, including trucks and armored vehicles. They were probably used until they ran out of gas and then thrown away. "

"In addition, the Front Army Headquarters also asked us to pursue the fleeing enemies. Intelligence confirmed that the fleeing enemies were already the last remaining large-scale grouping of German troops in the Cherkasy encirclement. As long as we remove these With the last pillar, the siege of Cherkasy can be declared over."

Malashenko, who took the follow-up telegram from the political commissar, was silent for a moment. He stared at the content recorded in the telegram with both eyes and did not miss every detail. After a while, he put down the telegram with a firm expression. Decide.

"Inform the troops to assemble immediately! Follow the direction of the Germans' retreat and catch up immediately! Each regiment withdraws from the defense area and moves closer to the division headquarters. Tell Kulbalov to continue to let his regiment rush to the front for me to catch up. In addition, I must see aviation support! How long has it been since we saw these guys coming to help us? The Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division also needs help from the sky!"

Malashenko has always wanted to complain about something and has been holding it in his heart for a long time.

Since the start of the Cherkasy siege, Malashenko has not received any decent air support. It seems that the last time there was air support was when we were on the encirclement road. We received air attack assistance from a small group of Il-2 attack aircraft, which cleaned up the small group of Viking Division troops and the fight went smoothly.

The battle was about to end with the bell ringing now. Malashenko guessed that if he hadn't nagged him a few words, those aviation soldiers who didn't know what they were doing might really forget about their buddies.

Comrade Political Commissar naturally understands where Malashenko's resentment comes from. The aviation force has never supported a ground battle in a decent manner. This matter is somewhat unjustifiable whether it is on the table or in private. Indeed, It's time to give those aviation soldiers a reminder.

"I understand, leave this matter to me. The other thing is"

Before he could finish speaking in the middle of the sentence, the communications staff officer who was busy nearby held the microphone in his hand and spoke to Malashenko.

"Comrade Division Commander, here's the call, it's Commander Kulbalov."

"Um?"

Malashenko returned to the division headquarters after settling the matter with the 1st Regiment. At least in Malashenko's own opinion, this was the case, and there should be nothing wrong.

In this case, what is the purpose of Kulbalov calling now? This is worthy of attention and thinking.

"Hey, tell me, I'm Malashenko."

Malashenko quickly came to the phone without any hesitation, and Kulbalov on the other end of the phone immediately spoke repeatedly.

"Comrade Division Commander, the detailed summary report of the battle situation has been released, but compared to this, there is a very special point that deserves more attention."

"Something special?"

Malashenko frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something bad might happen next.

"Just tell me what's going on."

"Comrade division commander, it's like this. The Germans we eliminated last night were all Wehrmacht! All the corpses have been inspected one by one, and none of them were wearing SS dog skins! Those bastards from the Viking Division I didn’t see any of them, which is incredible!”

""

Kulbalov spoke very fast like a barrage of words, and Malashenko's face, holding the microphone in his hand, became indescribable and almost frozen.

"Are you sure? There really aren't any corpses of any SS soldiers?"

Malashenko knew that with Kulbalov's behavior, he must have confirmed the situation before calling him to report, but he still couldn't help but confirm and ask again when he felt so unbelievable.

"It has been confirmed repeatedly, Comrade Division Commander, that there is indeed no corpse of an SS soldier!"

""

"Damn it, these stupid Germans are doing this to me!"

Malashenko, who was inevitably cursing secretly in his heart, put down the phone after saying a few words, and then turned around to face the political commissar and spoke again.

"There is not a single SS man. All those killed last night were Wehrmacht troops! Kurbalov rummaged through all the corpses in front of the position, but he couldn't find anyone wearing SS dog skins."

"What? Is this true?"

Although his expression was not as incredible as that of Malashenko, Commissar Petrov's face was inevitably filled with surprise when he first heard about such a situation.

After all, just the sound of this thing makes people feel that it is too outrageous! They fought in the dark all night, and in the end, all those killed were the Wehrmacht soldiers. Not a single SS soldier was seen who was trapped in the same encirclement. If there is nothing weird about this, anyone with a normal mind would be surprised. Wouldn't believe it.

"The Viking Division is the only remaining armored division in the German army that is relatively complete and has not suffered too many casualties. If the Germans want to preserve their strength and save this last important unit for use at a critical moment."

Comrade Political Commissar stopped talking mid-sentence and paused for a moment. Malashenko, who was thinking of going together, narrowed his eyes and spoke.

"Then they must bring the Viking division out of the encirclement safely and try their best not to suffer too much loss during the breakout. If this can really be done, then the Germans will definitely want to do this."