Steel Soviet Union

Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division brought enough defensive weapons and mobilized in full force, and the heroic leader division was not fighting alone. Some advance troops had already arrived, following the friendly infantry divisions who were cooperating with Malashenko to attack. Assist in defense.

Although Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division was seriously out of touch due to its aggressive charge, there is still a considerable part of the friendly forces that are still lagging behind and are still on the way. However, some highly mechanized infantry in trucks have already arrived. There are not many of them, but mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. It is always a good thing to have more strength to assist in defense.

This was the result of Vatutin asking the infantry division following behind to use all the vehicles at hand to rush to the front theater as quickly as possible to assist the defense of the 1st Stalin Guards Tank Division. The Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which is highly mechanized and equipped with heavy firepower, does not lack firepower, but it only lacks the infantry, which is the backbone of defensive operations.

It is really difficult to rely solely on Malashenko's own regiment to take the lead. In wars these days, especially defensive operations, the number of people is still an extremely crucial factor in determining victory or defeat and cannot be ignored. Uniting all the infantry forces at hand that can be united will greatly assist Malashenko's dynamic defensive operations.

The infantry defense force deployed on the position can be divided into two parts. The Valosha Infantry Regiment occupies a small number and is the elite backbone of the infantry defense system, playing the core pillar role. The advance troops of other friendly infantry divisions accounted for the absolute main force in terms of numbers. To withstand the Germans' assault offensive mainly depended on whether they fought well enough.

"I hope the friendly comrades can hold on, otherwise when the occupation worsens, we will have to support them, but we don't have the time."

The deputy commander was a little worried about the combat effectiveness of the assisting defense troops sent by the friendly infantry divisions. It was difficult to reassure those ordinary infantry troops who still held Mosin Nagant, Bobosha, and even STG-44 in their hands. . Especially if they don't know much about their fighting will and morale and are cooperating for the first time, the situation will become more serious.

"The third battalion is left here just to deal with this. Don't worry too much. We can't say whether the Germans can beat them or not."

After hearing this, the deputy captain smiled and shook his head. Although he said that, it was obvious that the actual pressure in his heart was not too great.

"But you said that the Germans might have three or four armored divisions to attack us today, are you really not worried at all?"

Varosha, holding a telescope in his hand, was still standing at the command observation position of the forward command post, looking at the position where the battle was about to begin.

It is forbidden for the commander of the infantry regiment to carry a broken gun and go up to the trench to command the battle. This is Malashenko's express and fatal order to Varosha.

Varosha, who was a little dissatisfied, even muttered a little aggrievedly, "Aren't you also taking the lead in the charge?" Unexpectedly, Malashenko, who had a good ear, heard him on the spot and said, "I am protected by armor. You only have a hundred kilograms of stinky meat!" Varosha was speechless on the spot and didn't dare to speak out again.

Of course, the good news is that after that, Varosha did as Malashenko asked, no longer carrying a gun in his hand and going to the trenches to enjoy himself. It was considered that he returned to his own life under the force of the division commander. The duty of the leader.

"Worried? When we were in Prokhorovka, those SS scum mobilized three of the most elite ace armored divisions to encircle us, and at that time we were only a brigade. The result? Kill those who deserve to be killed, and do what needs to be done. Die to death, all the Germans will meet their due fate, the elite of the leader is still the elite of the leader, becoming more sharp and deadly, and it is the same today."

The Prokhorovka battle can be said to be the battle in which Malashenko came closest to death, and it was also the battle in which the entire army was almost wiped out.

In this battle, the 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade encountered a crazy encirclement and suppression by the three elite elite armored divisions of the SS "Reich", "Skeleton" and "Standard Guard". The overall strength gap was large enough to use Malashenko was piled up and killed, forming an extremely terrifying crushing force that swept over him.

The price was that Malashenko was beaten and had to abandon his car to escape, was shot and fell to the ground, and was seriously injured. After simple field first aid, he was emergency airlifted to Moscow in the rear for treatment.

The 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade was also almost wiped out. The division's technical equipment losses exceeded 85%, and the casualties exceeded 70%.

If it were not for his absolute will to fight that is so tenacious that it makes the enemy tremble and cannot be shaken, Malashenko and his comrades would have been killed in this battle, and not even a scum would be left.

Coupled with the timely arrival of friendly reinforcements to the rescue, the tragedy was finally reversed.

To this day, everyone who survived the steel strangulation battle that was so cruel that it even surpassed any other battle during Stalingrad clearly remembers what a huge trial and challenge those two days and one night were. test.

There is a saying that "what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger." The 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of Stalin's Guards, which experienced the hellish steel strangulation battle in Prokhorovka, was reborn and re-armed and upgraded to become the only one in the entire Red Army. One by one, a group of ace tank divisions that had achieved complete mechanization returned to the battlefield with even more powerful and almost destructive power, beating the Germans along the way crying for their fathers and mothers, just like purgatory.

To this day, Varosha can still clearly recall the extreme cruelty of this hellish battle.

Having withstood such a great test and survived, Varosha no longer felt how terrifying it would be to face three or four German armored divisions again, and ordinary Wehrmacht troops who were not those crazy SS lunatics. In other words, it is extremely difficult to cope with.

The current situation is no longer what it used to be. The big advantage lies with the Red Army. As long as it persists for about half a day, it will be supported by follow-up heavy-armed friendly troops.

"Comrade Commander has given us this task, which is a heavy responsibility. But I regard it as an opportunity, Varosha, an excellent opportunity to create a greater tactical miracle and surround the German reinforcements on the spot! "

"I not only have to contain and repel the attack of the German reinforcements, but I also have to eat their flesh, drink their blood, and smash their bones! Even if I can't eat them all in one bite, I still want to kill the Germans." Cut him up and eat a chunk of his flesh on the spot! These bastards don’t even know who they are fighting with, so let’s let them see.”

Recalling what Malashenko told him when he inspected the defense layout last night, Varosha, who did not disclose it to any of his subordinates and only knew about it himself, understood that the comrade, the division commander, was planning someone far more powerful than the enemy. A more ambitious plan for reinforcements and rescue.

This is not at all a matter of the same dimension as whether the so-called three or four German armored divisions can be defended.