The rout of the German army continued. Countless unlucky men were overtaken by Red Army tanks and crushed to death on the spot. More German troops fell to various blows from machine guns, artillery and small weapons and died suddenly on the spot.
No matter how hard the two-legged infantry tried, they still couldn't outrun the tracked tanks. The defeat of the German infantry and the huge casualties were doomed from the beginning.
The vast majority of the German infantry fell on the retreat road with their backs to the enemy, but there were still a small number of Germans who moved quickly and quickly and escaped. Before the heavy tank troops arrived, only the Red Army's medium tanks
, and escaped while they were still far away.
Coupled with the time wasted in the process of charging forward to deal with the last die-hard German elements, after a lot of back and forth, by the time Malashenko wanted to continue charging forward, he could already see the Germans on the opposite side.
He set up a lot of anti-tank guns and even prepared some tanks waiting for him.
"Where did the Germans get these broken cannons? I thought they had all thrown them away, but they still managed to get so many together."
Iushkin's tone seemed a little unbelievable. This was mainly because the German infantry he encountered before was too stretched, had poor combat effectiveness, low morale, and not many anti-tank guns. This even made Iushkin
Ushkin had the idea that "the rest of the Germans are probably like this", but this was obviously not the case in front of him.
Since the attack on the German army was a forced charge after a rapid march, and after the first wave of battles, it was still unclear what the specific strength of the German army on the opposite side that had strengthened its defenses was unclear. After comprehensive consideration, Malashenko decided to suspend the offensive.
After the first tactical victory, don't be greedy for success. Shrink the overly long front line to regroup the troops. Take a look and study the situation of the stronger Germans on the opposite side.
"What did you see?"
"A bunch of broken cannons, a large group of moving German corpses, and a dozen Panzer IVs and Panthers. It looks like it should be a Panther I. The turret features are very obvious."
Malashenko, who was holding a telescope, was observing the enemy's situation. The political commissar on the side kept the same action and was next to Malashenko. It was important for both of them to figure out the details of the German guy opposite.
By now, Malashenko no longer feels that these last German troops are a threat to him, and can even bluntly describe them as "moving German corpses". Choosing to observe them before the final offensive is just a matter of
Be careful, and by the way, find out the detailed deployment of the Germans, are you ready to launch the ***** troops now in place?"
He put down the telescope in his hand and asked at the same time. Malashenko, who didn't see anything special about the group of Germans opposite, didn't want to waste any more time. After the artillery bombarded the tanks and charged, he just fucked them.
The Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which has the ability to stand on its own, has its own independent artillery unit, a Katyusha battalion, and the combined strength of an ISU-152 self-propelled howitzer battalion, which is completely enough to face the Germans who lack bunkers.
The infantryman had a drink.
Blindly rushing forward will cause a lot of unnecessary casualties. If possible, Malashenko still hopes that the casualties of his soldiers will be smaller. It is natural to use artillery to stew a pot of steel broth for the Germans first.
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"According to what you said, everything is ready. Our artillery can maneuver and deploy very quickly, which is an advantage. It does not require as long a preparation time as towed artillery."
The troops are not more numerous but more refined. Although Malashenko has few artillery troops, only two battalions in total, the artillery of these two battalions does not have a single towed artillery. They are purely composed of self-propelled artillery units with high mobility.
Artillery unit.
Not only do they have an advantage in maneuverability, but they are also deployed very quickly. They can stop and fire as they go and stop as they please. This is the best way to describe the artillery of these two battalions.
"Then contact the artillery and start bombarding me in three minutes! It only takes fifteen minutes to prepare the artillery fire. The Germans on the opposite side have no position to rely on, so it doesn't take too long. Tell Kurbalov to let his
The first battalion is ready, and as soon as the sound of artillery stops, it will rush up from the front! The first wave of charge will completely defeat the enemy!"
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. This is true for Malashenko, who is now the major general commander of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, and for Malashenko, who is the commander of the main tank regiment.
The same is true for Kulbalov.
With the strongest soldiers, you have to fight the hardest battle for me, and you have to win it!
If you can't win, don't be embarrassed and lead the troops here. See which of the battalion, company and platoon commanders below is suitable for you to make room for and get out of here as soon as possible! Don't treat yourself like a waste by occupying the latrine.
Although Malashenko did not say it so clearly, generally speaking, this is what he meant. Anyone who is slightly familiar with the division commander can understand this truth, including naturally including Kulba, who received the order verbally conveyed by the political commissar.
Love.
"I have worked hard for you for a while, Kulbalov. Your regiment is always charging forward and retreating behind. The battle duration of the third regiment is not even half that of your regiment. We must overcome difficulties and survive this last period.
, there are not many battles left to fight in Cherkasy, if we can survive, it will be our victory!"
Comrade Comrade Political Commissar, who had relayed the order, was somewhat worried. Since the battle of Cherkasy, Kulbalov's regiment had never had a good rest for even half a day.
It was the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division that destroyed the most enemies and achieved the most glorious results. It was also the unit with the heaviest combat missions and the greatest personnel fatigue and equipment losses.
Stabilizing the morale of the military, empathizing with the soldiers and commanders, and paying attention to the morale and psychological trends have always been the duties of political commissar Petrov, and the particularly important regimental commander Kulbalov was the focus of attention.
"I understand all this, Comrade Political Commissar."
Faced with the sympathetic concern and greetings from Commissar Petrov, Kulbalov, who always presented himself as a strong-willed lame man, just grinned.
"Comrade the division commander trusted me and gave me the command of the most powerful tank regiment in the division. Our regiment is the best of the best in the tank troops of the Red Army. How can there be any reason to let brother troops rush in front of us during a war?"
?This is all what I and our group should do, it’s no big deal.”
"There's just one thing, Comrade Political Commissar, I want to tell you...right now."
Kurbalov did not often speak in such a consultative tone with others, but such a sentence came out of nowhere, which aroused the political commissar's interest with a smile on his face.
"Oh? This is not your normal state. Okay, let me hear it."