"Retreat! Retreat, retreat to the starting position!"
"The Russians have too many heavy tanks, we can't handle them! Let's go!"
"Ah!!! I was shot, my leg, my leg! Someone help me, someone come and pull me...ah!"
A rout is like a small spark. As long as this spark floats into a barrel of explosives, a barrel full of high-energy explosives will be detonated instantly, triggering catastrophic consequences. Even if this explosive is extremely powerful
The "ss" double lightning bolt logo painted on the barrel is no exception.
"Malashenko, what a great opportunity! The Germans have retreated. We should immediately organize troops for a counterattack, right now!"
Is the current 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of Stalin's Guards capable of launching a counter-assault? Of course it is!
As the main force arrived one after another, most of the Varosha infantry battalion, which stood outside the tank and directly acted as tank cavalry, had also arrived.
The core of this infantry unit was the infantry unit that was defeated in the Battle of Stalingrad and was supplemented by a group of Guards infantry battalions that were fully trained to recruit new recruits. It had a high proportion of veterans and sophisticated equipment.
After getting out of the car, the new recruits followed the veterans closely as they did during training. The veterans who crawled out alive from Stalingrad, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, jumped out of the car, picked up their weapons and jumped directly into the nearby battlefield.
In the trench just a short distance away, the unknown friendly infantrymen who were already on this line of defense held their position together. The black holes of the guns of various calibers were set up on the ground and pointed directly at the target almost immediately.
One thing to say is that if Malashenko, who has a lot of troops at his disposal, launches a counterattack at this time, the remaining SS troops in front of him who have left corpses all over the ground will definitely have to answer honestly.
There is no other possibility here or to surrender. No matter how fast two human legs run, they can't even think of running past the thick tracks blessed by the power of a loving father.
But Malashenko, who was about to issue an order according to Lavrinenko's suggestion, suddenly remembered at the last moment what Vatutin had said to him face to face.
"Without an order from the Front Army Headquarters, the 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade will never be allowed to launch a counterattack! You must make good use of every precious tank in your hands."
Vatutin, who was highly regarded by later generations, understood Malashenko's character quite well. It can even be said that he had already understood Malashenko's combat command methods and memorized them by heart.
When the Germans go crazy, Malashenko will stick to the spot like a rock in a tsunami, standing firm and will never disobey orders and voluntarily retreat unless this extremely strong rock is destroyed by the violent black waves.
Completely shattered.
And when the Germans are completely defeated, Malashenko will implement the classic truth of "don't take advantage of the bastard" to the end, and deal another sap to the already miserable German army.
Even when his own troops have suffered heavy losses or there are not enough troops at hand, Malashenko still dares to do this. No matter what he says, he can't let the Germans pretend to be cool and get away. He is the kind who will never take advantage of him.
A person who loses even a little bit.
Vatutin knew Malashenko's style of conduct, and he also knew that after Malashenko defeated the Germans, he would not let his opponent escape. He would launch a fierce and swift counterattack, but it might also involve great risks.
This is something that can be foreseen, and this is why Vatutin repeatedly told Malashenko not to launch a counterattack without permission.
The energy of the German offensive group gathered in Kursk was too huge! It was so huge that Vatutin himself felt that after having a thorough understanding of the overall situation, the Sixth Army, which had spent more than half a year in Stalingrad and the Red Army, was nothing more than a force at best.
It's a drop in the ocean.
The place where Malashenko appears will inevitably be the place where the German army attacks the craziest. In this case, you will never guess what the next step of the German troop group amassed on the opposite side will be.
The loss of dozens or even hundreds of tanks is completely insignificant to a heavily armed offensive group of this size. It is only a drizzle of superficial damage at best.
The Germans were fully capable of counterattacking despite the staggering losses, and used the Red Army to organize a counterattack and use the weak gaps in the position that were not guarded to counterattack with attack.
Manstein, known as the German god of war and offensive master, loved this trick the most! Vatutin, who had already suffered a loss in Kharkov, would not fall into a second trap again, let alone Malashenko.
Get into the pit.
By then, if Malashenko's 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of Stalin's Guards is divided and surrounded by the German attack group in front of the position, making dumplings, Vatutin can be sure that he will lose control of the battle situation.
Blocking the breached gap and rescuing the Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade, which is of self-evident importance, will form the eye of the storm in the entire Kursk southern theater. The Germans who have found a breakthrough point have no reason not to mobilize their troops.
If the generals invest more troops here, the battle at that time will quickly get out of control and evolve into a war of movement and attrition that is extremely detrimental to the Soviet army.
The tactical combat mode of adding fuel to the fire will be unavoidable by then, and positional defensive battles that are beneficial to one's own side will completely say goodbye.
Vatutin must rush to block the most important factor in the eye of the storm before such a situation comes: that is, our Comrade Ma.
It took Malashenko three seconds to recall what Vatutin had specifically told him, and another seven seconds of thinking to understand all the above.
After thinking through the possible negative consequences, Malashenko has no reason to be stupid and do irrational things.
In front of the German Army Group South with an unimaginably huge offensive power, our own 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade was indeed as insignificant as a boat in the sea. Now is the time to not act like a hero and gain achievements.
"Let those Germans go, there is no need to pursue and counterattack."
"Lavry, Kulbalov, you two get out of the car and come to me. We have something to talk about."
After lifting the turret roof, the external scene was filled with battlefield smoke and a hint of the smell of roasted human flesh.
Malashenko, who sniffed his nose without changing his expression, turned his head and looked at the open grassland in front of the position. There were almost twenty German tank wrecks of various types burning fiercely, releasing thick black smoke.
, the corpses of the SS infantrymen who fell to the ground and died were scattered all over the field, and it was impossible to count them. Soon they would rot and become stinky and become a delicious meal for maggots.
In just this wave of attacks, the Germans lost at least half of the heavy equipment of the armored battalion, and the infantry losses were much higher. In the end, the tactical objectives were not achieved, not to mention not even a hair was gained.
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But Malashenko, who was staring at the masterpiece he had made with his own hands, did not smile at all. On the contrary, he considered every detail of the battle with a solemn expression. The German's next attack will probably be even more exhaustive.