It's a good thing to be praised by comrade political commissar, but our old Comrade Ma obviously has something else to say now.
"Only when the teacher teaches well can the apprentice do well. Before saying that the apprentice is great, he should first look at the merits of his teacher."
Malashenko doesn't often praise people, especially not in such a suggestive way.
Therefore, even the political commissar who was very familiar with Malashenko smiled slightly unexpectedly after hearing this.
"Actually, you have already left the army. Now you are not only higher in rank than me, but also the people you can come into contact with, the things you can learn about, your attitude towards certain things and your long-term vision that I have never seen before. These are all
It's your own strengths, I've never taught you these things that I don't even have..."
"So even if one day I leave, I still believe that you can go further and do better, just like you are always determined to walk on the road ahead."
Conversations like this are always slightly sad, especially for those who can read the meaning, like Malashenko now.
Men often don't need too many disgusting words to convey their emotions, and when they open their hearts, just one or two sentences can make people feel the true meaning.
The brief conversation between the division commander and the political commissar has ended. There are still many important and important things to do next.
Seizing this crucial high ground is only the first step in a journey of thousands of miles. There are still many hard bones waiting for Malashenko to gnaw on. The incomplete and incomplete German divisions surrounding them in all directions still need to go all out.
response.
"Has the battle report come out? How is the situation?"
The newly captured German positions left behind a lot of things that were barely usable. In addition to the various weapons, there were some sparse bunkers and anti-cannon holes that were damaged by large-caliber artillery shells and rockets.
Of course, there is also a basically well-preserved German forward command and observation post.
Malashenko, who was muttering something about the situation, stumbled unexpectedly as soon as he entered the command post.
Malashenko, who had not noticed his feet just now, looked down and was shocked to find that under his feet was a German corpse that had been cold for some time. Looking at the military uniform, it was obvious that he was a major staff officer. Such a position
It would be interesting to put it in a forward command and observation post. Malashenko narrowed his eyes and said immediately.
"Why hasn't this body been disposed of and taken away? Are you leaving it here to be sandbagged? Are there any other high-ranking German officials in this place?"
Malashenko pushed the body with his feet, and once again confirmed that there was really no movement at all, the familiar voice of the two people they had just parted with once again came from not far away.
"There are still senior officials. The body of a colonel has just been carried out. Germans are lying dead all over the floor. Documents and information are also scattered all over the floor. You have to spend some time to process them one by one. Just before you finish processing,
Come in."
Malashenko, who had already stepped over the corpse, was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect that a German colonel died in this sterile place.
"Dead? How did you die?"
Malashenko's expression froze slightly, but Commissar Petrov's next words were calm.
"Suicide, but the one under your feet was killed by our soldiers who rushed in. It seems that he didn't have that much courage. He still had a gun in his hand and planned to escape. This is the result."
"We killed a few less important guards and staff officers. Suddenly there was a gunshot in the room near the back. After entering, we found that the German colonel had committed suicide by swallowing a gun, with his own gun still in his mouth.
A Ruger."
"Then, this is what you see now..."
Facing the truth told by Comrade Political Commissar, Malashenko, who had no time to react, looked stunned, but Comrade Political Commissar continued to tell the truth.
"This is the combat report you want. This is the casualty situation and the loss of technical equipment. For now, there are only preliminary statistics. After the detailed statistics and the situation of each regiment are reported, I will compile a detailed report for you."
"In addition, the Germans who were wiped out on the highlands were an infantry division that was not full of personnel. The information we captured shows that they suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Kursk and then retreated all the way here to wait for supplements. No details found
The battle damage report, it may have been burned or something, but the telegram mentioned heavy losses..."
"Based on the battle situation just now, the situation of this German infantry division is probably not going to be very good. The number of anti-tank guns is only less than half of the group of SS lunatics we encountered when we were in Kursk.
There is no decent heavy fire support at hand, there are no aircraft in the sky to assist the battle, and there are no tanks. If I guessed correctly, these Germans should have lost more than half before they hit us, at least in terms of technical equipment.
"
As he spoke, Commissar Petrov took the folder on the table and pulled out one of the papers. He shook his hand slightly and handed it to Malashenko in front of him.
"The translator said that it contains the content of a very close communication, which roughly means that these Germans are staying here and waiting for a defense change. They built this position and have been building it for several months. They started before winter came.
, but it seems that the garrison troops in the final plan are not them."
Malashenko, who could read German, took the telegram and glanced at it. The brief content recorded on it was basically consistent with what the political commissar said.
"You mean we eliminated a bunch of scapegoats?"
Comrade political commissar nodded upon hearing this.
"I don't deny it, you can think so. Maybe it's just that we happened to attack at the right time. If it were another German division's first-level troops to defend here, based on the perfection of this position and fortifications, now we estimate that
Still chewing on the bones.”
The situation analyzed by Comrade Political Commissar was not groundless, and it also caused Malashenko to recall some of the details that he had just seen with his own eyes.
If you think about it carefully, it seems quite strange. These Germans obviously only have a limited number of anti-tank guns, but they have preset them in advance and even reinforced a lot of anti-tank gun bunkers with concrete. If these bunkers are not in the center of the target,
If so, the 85mm near-missile high-explosive shells would not be able to attack them at all, and the Germans hiding behind could continue to fire in peace and contentment.
Why the hell are you building so many bunkers if you don’t have so many cannons?
Malashenko couldn't understand it at first, but now it seems that these are a group of half-disabled Germans who are not loved by grandma and disliked by uncle. They were placed at the back of the line to build a defense line and temporarily set up defenses, but he never thought that
After being circumvented, I was stabbed in the back directly.