In an instant, Walensky, who was shot eight times, fell on his back in a pool of blood. He was so angry that he burped on the spot.
Kulbalov, who was ordered by Malashenko to personally direct the execution, took out his pistol and stepped forward to inspect the corpse. He raised his wooden prosthetic leg and kicked it twice. He found that the pile of stinky meat had become soft and turned into a puddle.
Disdainful words then blurted out from his mouth.
"Humph, what a bastard! He has no bones in his body and is soft even when he dies. You still want to keep lying to survive and have your dog dream!"
Kulbalov, who had originally planned to shoot two more shots to satisfy his hatred, gave up the plan. Feeling that there was no need to waste bullets on this piece of rotten meat, he reached out to open the holster of his gun and inserted the pistol back.
It was at this moment that Malashenko, who had also observed the execution process not far away, finally stepped forward.
"This bastard deserved his death, comrade teacher! He was lying just before he died in order to survive. Who would believe his lies?"
Malashenko, who was standing next to Kulbalov, was noncommittal. He stared at the body on the ground, which was still blistering with blood, for a long time. When he raised his head again, his expression was still calm.
As usual.
"Only in the last moment before death can a person truly recognize himself. Think about it, how clearly did he recognize himself before death?"
Malashenko did not want to speak for the traitor, but the last few cries before death did trigger some thinking. No one could tell clearly what was going on in the corpse's head.
Just say a few words to the dead person, that's all, there is no need to say too much.
"How is the troop deployment going?"
Malashenko, who no longer paid attention to the pile of smelly meat on the ground, turned around and stepped forward to ask questions. Kulbalov, who was indeed inspired by Malashenko's words, had no time to think about these miscellaneous things in detail.
Yes, answering the questions raised by comrades is the most important thing.
"My regiment and Varosha's infantry regiment are ready and ready to fight at any time. In addition to the west, which is the direction facing away from the enemy, troops are deployed in the three directions of southeast, north and south. The main force is expected to have enemy troops.
On the east side of the incoming attack."
The battle to be fought this time is an internal and external encirclement battle between two front armies. The main task of the 1st Ukrainian Front Army to which Malashenko belongs is to encircle and eat the Germans in the encirclement. It belongs to the inner circle troops and focuses on annihilation.
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On the periphery, the Second Ukrainian Front assumes the main task of blocking enemy reinforcements, focusing on intercepting and resisting the rescue troops sent by Manstein. It does not matter how many enemy troops are eaten, but it must not be allowed to be a German.
To take a step beyond the thunder pool, you must stay in the middle and not allow any actual contact between the enemy and the first front army in the inner circle.
Following this strategic plan, Malashenko chose to confidently and boldly hand over his back to friendly forces for protection. In fact, there was no other better way than doing this. Malashenko could not be allowed to engage in a war of annihilation against the inner circle.
At the same time, he also took care of the defensive operations behind his back and faced off against the German reinforcements who had taken the back route.
If this is really the case, it will be like the three SS divisions in the Prokhorovka battle. It is sheer nonsense to want to win the battle despite being attacked from both sides.
The completion of the three-sided defense was expected by Malashenko, but there is still a key issue that has yet to be resolved.
"Where is the 20th Guards Tank Brigade? How are they doing now? We have arrived at the rendezvous point for more than an hour, and there is still no sign of them? If they don't come, I will kill those Germans myself."
The 20th Guards Tank Brigade was a cooperating force assigned by superiors to outflank from another encirclement direction. Out of the need for confidentiality? Even Malashenko only received the news in the last hour before the war started.
Malashenko doesn't like the feeling of waiting for someone. The most important thing is to wait where he is and do nothing. He can only wait for the German guy to come to his door and give him free money. If he doesn't come to deliver it, he can only stay here and drink the northwest wind.
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To put it bluntly, in Malashenko's eyes, this is no different than a waste of time.
If the 20th Guards Tank Brigade does not arrive for a moment, it means that the encirclement has not been completed yet. Malashenko must stay here in accordance with the established orders and guard it honestly. Unless a replacement force arrives later and is ordered by his superiors to come and take over the defense?
Can Malashenko be free to move forward? But this seems completely unreasonable now.
Therefore, the sentence "If they don't come, I will kill those Germans myself" is purely "nonsense" that Malashenko said casually to vent his emotions.
Kulbalov, who was following behind, didn’t know how to answer Malashenko? Contacting friendly forces and exchanging information was not his job. In the end, he still had to ask Peter who was in charge of the division headquarters.
Political Commissar Roff.
"The 20th Guards Tank Brigade is in some trouble? A German mixed combat force, including a large number of tanks, is trying to get ahead of them to block the roundabout route and break the encirclement."
"The 20th Guards Tank Brigade could not penetrate this temporary defensive position on its own. The two infantry divisions working together arrived later and worked together to defeat the enemy who was also ill-prepared and had arrived in a hurry."
"The telegram says they are back on the road? But they may have to wait until tomorrow to arrive? It's almost dark now. I have reported our situation to the front army headquarters? The order I received is to continue to wait for the encirclement troops to rendezvous successfully?
Our actual progress is more than twice as fast as planned. It is because we are fighting too fast, Comrade Division Commander."
Slightly different from the existing history? Malashenko, who controls Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, a highly mechanized ace unit, directly chose a larger outer circle of rapid maneuvers to avoid the German forces that had been detected in advance.
Defensive position? The purpose is to get to the encirclement point as early as possible and complete the mission.
Facts have proved that this is indeed effective. Malashenko rushed all the way and only encountered resistance from a group of lightly armed SS infantry.
But the new problem derived from this is that other troops cannot keep up with the attack rhythm of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division. Let alone the 20th Guards Tank Brigade now? Even other troops on Malashenko's side of the encirclement
Friendly troops are also racing against time, rushing forward along the attack channel opened by Malashenko in order to consolidate the encirclement as soon as possible.
The taste of "lonely seeking defeat" is sometimes not limited to pretentiousness. Malashenko, who clearly knows that his troop configuration is the sole title of a loving father, sighed? Observation from the forward observation post of the division headquarters
From my position, looking at the howling wind outside, I couldn't help but feel regretful that I couldn't do anything at the moment and could only wait.
"Damn it! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have taken a roundabout way? Didn't you come here so early and just sit on the bench? Damn it!"