The fierce face-to-face armor confrontation and strangulation came and went quickly. This peak heavy tank showdown between the Stalin heavy tank and the King Tiger came to an end in less than five minutes.
The number of King Tigers, which were only a dozen or so, faced opponents several times their number at a distance of less than 300 meters. It was not easy to persist in the fight until the last moment.
One thing must be admitted.
At least from the perspective of a soldier, Malashenko admires these Germans, and of course they deserve respect. Soldiers with strong courage are always rare.
It is true that most of the King Tigers were shot in the face and penetrated the turret, and died tragically on the spot.
However, not all Tiger Kings are like this. The courage to die generously and fighting are not the same thing after all. There are still German armored soldiers who cannot stand it and choose to surrender before the final moment arrives.
"These German guys don't take their own lives seriously and are addicted to dying in vain. Do they think this is a game played by children?"
After climbing out of the roof, he sat on the edge of the turret and did not immediately jump out of the car. Iushkin, who had his eyes narrowed slightly, was puffing on a cigarette with a cigarette in his mouth, looking at those not far away who had just voluntarily abandoned the car and surrendered.
German, his words are full of contempt and disdain.
"Okay, if that's not the case, what else do you want them to do? Fight to the end with us? Our soldiers will also suffer more casualties. This result is the best. The sooner the Germans surrender, the sooner we can end it."
Unlike the "brutal and bellicose" Iushkin, the new loader Artyom, who succeeded Kirill, is a "pacifist". He has always expressed his desire to fight as little as possible.
Very different from Iushkin.
However, this is not the biggest problem in the communication between the two. The relationship between Iushkin and Artem has become increasingly good, and they can still "seek common ground while reserving differences."
After all, we are comrades who have sworn an oath under the same red flag, and we are comrades in life and death who are staying in the same car. This small problem is not a big deal.
"You're right, but it's not enough..."
Iushkin, who had reached the end of his cigarette, waved his right hand lightly, and the cigarette butt, which was bigger than his fingernail, flew straight away in a parabola. It fell into the snow not far away with a "chichi" sound.
There was a soft sound, and the rising white smoke covered the corpse of the German soldier lying dead in the snow on one side, with the same lifeless and miserable look on his face.
"If all the Germans can surrender voluntarily, without us taking action, and be more conscious, then this war can truly be considered to be over, my brother."
Although reality is very skinny, there is nothing wrong with having beautiful ideas sometimes. As long as it can't happen in reality, shouldn't people be allowed to imagine? Just treat it as a joke, nothing more.
"Let's go, let's not continue sitting here. Comrade Commander, it seems that there is something interesting over there. Let's go and take a look."
Malashenko couldn't hear what Iushkin was saying to Artyom. At this moment, he was staying more than a hundred meters away from his car. He was standing in front of a prisoner with the highest military rank.
, try to see if you can find out anything valuable through cross-examination.
"Name, rank, and position."
"...."
Malashenko spoke very loudly, and even with the howling cold wind in this ghostly weather just after the rain stopped, he could still be heard clearly and loudly.
The German prisoner in front of him was a major. Considering the huge German mechanized offensive assault group just now, this guy was obviously not the biggest one.
The reason why I was "honored" to stand in front of Malashenko and accept the cross-examination was mainly because among the surviving German prisoners of war, there were no larger officers than him, and the rest were just small fish wearing lieutenant uniforms.
shrimp.
Malashenko really felt that it was unnecessary to go to all the trouble and time to interrogate those guys, and it also seemed like he was losing value.
The dignified major general personally promoted a captured German lieutenant? Is this German lieutenant a relative of Hitler or his godson? If word spread, it might bring shame on his friends.
To be able to catch such a major and interrogate him in person is the limit of what Malashenko, who cherishes his limited time, can do. As for the outcome, who knows what the outcome will be.
"Von...Von Ramstein, Major of the Armored Forces of the Wehrmacht, the position is...the position is..."
"...."
"Okay, okay, no need to mention the position, stop it! Stop it!"
Malashenko didn't know whether it was because he was too powerful or because the guy in front of him was really cowardly. All in all, this idiot who made three mistakes with just one sentence was really annoying. It was as if someone knew you were rushing.
Time also deliberately pretended to stutter.
"Where is your large force? What are the specific moves next? Are there any other German troops behind you on the way to attack? Things like this tell me that cherishing time is good for both you and me."
When he first learned German, Malashenko was still a tone-deaf rough guy who spoke "Mao-sounding German". It is no exaggeration to say that he was like this. Even Comrade Ma himself laughed at himself.
But now, Malashenko has become a master of machine-gun German speaking with proficient Russian pronunciation speed.
This extremely fast speaking speed actually made the captured German major confused for a while. This guy has never seen a Russian idiot who can speak German so smoothly and to such a terrifying level. I am curious.
Driven by my heart, I even had the urge to ask "Who are you?" on the spot.
But the current situation is stronger than others. If you don’t want to die and still have a precious life, it’s best to do what the big guy in front of you says and answer his questions quickly. The most important thing is to be afraid, but still retain your clear consciousness and judgment.
The capable Major Ramstein spoke quickly.
"No more, we are the last batch. The division commander believes that the first wave of attack troops and the second wave will be enough to solve the problem. In order to attack you, we have mobilized all the armored units in the offensive preparation force. 239
There are no integrated armored units below the high ground now."
"..."
"What did you say? You have transferred all the armored units here? That's it???"
Malashenko's expression at this moment was one of speechlessness and surprise. He imagined many possible answers that the German major in front of him would give, but in the end he never expected that the words that came out of his mouth would be like this.