Steel Soviet Union

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"Hey! What kind of Krauts are we going to deal with? Wehrmacht bastards or SS bastards?"

Holding a telescope to observe the situation in the distance, Iushkin, who felt bored in the car and climbed out of the turret to get some air, asked, and Malashenko, who happened to be idle, answered.

"It's a bastard of the Wehrmacht. I haven't received any news of the appearance of the SS, but they may appear at any time. Maybe they are among the reinforcements that the Germans are mobilizing from the rear. It's hard to say."

The intelligence that Malashenko knew did not mention the appearance of the SS. The enemy in front of him was a group of Wehrmacht troops dominated by the Grossdeutschland Division. At least the forward troops of the 1st Belarusian Front that had just been repulsed were Reported like this.

"Then how are we going to fight them? Are we going to bulldoze them directly? Or are we going to fight against the German armored forces?"

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Malashenko, who put down his telescope, had not seen any signs of enemies on the distant horizon yet, but the friendly forces of the Belarusian First Front that had just been repulsed and retreated were already behind them.

This means that after the successful counterattack, the Germans shrank their defenses and retreated, and did not stick to retaking the land they had gained.

What does this mean?

Malashenko thinks this can explain at least two problems.

First, the Germans most likely do not have enough troops to deploy more troops to defend the land captured by the counterattack. At least in the Germans' own opinion, the existing troops on hand cannot be defended.

Secondly, this also means that the leading division will have a tough battle to fight later, at least the first stage will be an attack on the German defense line.

As for the possible armored force counterattack that may follow, it is still unclear at the moment. No one is sure that the Germans will definitely do this. They can only say that they must be prepared and beware of the Germans suddenly attacking and being caught off guard. After all, these bastards defeated the forward troops of the 1st Belarusian Front by attacking with attack. They couldn't do this without some hard goods and real skills.

"First fight the tough battle, and then be ready to deal with the German armored counter-assault at any time. We have to be prepared with both hands. These bastards won once with a counter-assault, and they don't even know that their opponent has changed. I bet there is a high probability that they will want to fight again. The second time I tried it, the German guy couldn’t stop eating shit.”

Just before Malashenko finished speaking, news about the forward reconnaissance force suddenly came from the wireless transmitter. Just from the slightly hasty tone, it could be heard that something should have been gained.

"Worker Bee No. 1 called, we found traces of the enemy. The Germans have retreated to their position and are still strengthening their defenses. There are many Germans on the position, but there is no trace of their tanks. Repeat, only infantry is seen. , no trace of enemy armor was found."

The unit that went out for reconnaissance was the subordinate unit of Kulbalov's 1st Heavy Combined Brigade. Malashenko was now in the center of the marching column of Kulbalov's brigade and was also in the forward column of the entire division.

In other words, the scouts reported that they had discovered the German defensive position, which meant that the enemy was not far from Malashenko, and a foreseeable battle was bound to come.

Malashenko did not pick up the radio transmitter and reply to the scouts. That was not what he, the division commander, should do. Naturally, he had someone responsible for it. Malashenko could only listen to the scouts’ reports and share intelligence. .

Malashenko, who had listened to the scout's report in full, had returned to the car and stayed in his captain's seat. He was holding a map of the war zone in his hand and carefully comparing and verifying it. After a comprehensive analysis of the scout's forward distance and current location, as well as the reported situation, he quickly came to a conclusion.

"The Germans are still in their original defensive position. These bastards haven't even moved their position even one kilometer forward. Oh, this saves trouble. The smaller the defense depth, the faster these bastards will die. I would like to Look where they are going and prepare to jump into the Vistula to bathe."

As Malashenko returned to the car to look at the map, Iushkin followed suit and returned to the turret, approaching Malashenko to watch the fun.

After hearing Malashenko's soliloquy analysis and looking at the map to roughly understand the situation, Iushkin asked.

"Behind the river is the outskirts of Warsaw. Can we get in after crossing the river? I heard that an uprising broke out in the city and the Germans are suppressing it. Do we need to help those Polish ghosts?"

"Help them?"

Malashenko, who was holding the map in both hands, just shook his head slightly after hearing this, but did not give an accurate answer. On the contrary, he put away the map and picked up the microphone at hand, preparing to give an order.

"Maybe, but at least we need to penetrate the German defenses on the east bank of the Vistula River, and then take control of the bridge connecting the other side. If we can't take control of the bridge, heavy equipment won't be able to cross the river, and the infantry will be left to wander. If you go to the river to fight, the losses will be huge. The German soldiers on the east and west bridgeheads must be captured!"

After debugging the radio channel and explaining it to Iushkin at the same time, Malashenko pressed the call button, and the planned order blurted out.

"Contact the artillery and bombard the predetermined coordinates as planned. The German position remains unchanged. Fire immediately!"

Malashenko contacted none other than the political commissar comrade in the rear division headquarters.

The overall coordination and execution of the rear combat plan is left to the political commissar comrades, and Malashenko only needs to issue direct orders. This is also done to facilitate Malashenko to command the troops on the battlefield. After all, Malashenko, who is on the battlefield, does not have so much time to give detailed and thorough orders. It is undoubtedly the most appropriate to hand over the responsibility to the political commissar comrades who are behind the scenes. .

"Understood, the bombardment will begin soon. Have you already engaged the enemy?"

"Not yet, but we're getting closer. The original plan remains unchanged. We'll blow these bastards into the sky first."

"Got it, keep in touch, artillery coverage will be here soon."

After the call ended, Malashenko put down the radio transmitter in his hand. In less than half a minute, he heard a dense roar like lightning and thunder rising from behind, shaking the heaven and the earth.

Countless tongues of tracer flames streaked overhead like fire rain from the sky, heading straight for the target that had been set. It was a divisional artillery unit of four battalions, a full regiment, pouring fury on the enemy.

Both the momentum and the scene are far beyond what the divisional artillery of the past two battalions can match. Malashenko has reason to believe that not long after the opponent has just completed a wave of counterattacks, the Germans who have just withdrawn to rest should be The sticks will be caught off guard. Being blown up in the sea of ​​fire and causing their bones to fly is the only possible fate for these sticks.

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