"Hey! Comrade Commander, wait a minute! Malashenko, wait a minute! What are you going to do in such a hurry? At least tell me!?"
In public places where other people are present, political commissar comrades rarely address Malashenko by his first name, and most of the time call him comrade division commander. After all, the Red Army, as a regularized army, also has an internal organizational structure with strict hierarchies and clearly defined duties.
It's not good for others to hear you calling your comrades by their first names all day long.
But now, at this moment, Comrade Political Commissar, who was already extremely anxious, after repeatedly calling Comrade Division Commander to no avail, directly called Malashenko by name in an attempt to make him stop.
And what is our Comrade Lao Ma doing now?
He had just found Varosha, who was leading a team to clean up the battlefield and check the status of confiscated equipment. He didn't even care about the pursuit and shouting of the political commissar comrades behind him, and ran all the way here.
Ignoring the repeated questioning of the political commissar behind him, Malashenko, who had already found Varosha, gave orders directly to his powerful general.
"Valosha, do you still have the bullets from the Combat Engineer Battalion?"
"..."
Malashenko's sudden and nonsensical question confused Varosha. After a brief brain freeze and returning to online state, Varosha thought for a moment and then replied to Malashenko.
"According to your previous order, Comrade Division Commander, the Combat Engineer Battalion did not participate in this battle."
"After the last battle, there were still 35% remaining ammunition, which has not been used until now. When we fought this last battle, Battalion Commander Donskoy came to me to complain and came to ask
Why did my battalion have no combat missions, but I was blocked because of lack of ammunition?"
Varosha, who had no idea why Malashenko suddenly came to see him, mistook him for a normal inquiry from his division commander, so he answered truthfully and told Malashenko something interesting half-jokingly.
details, but Comrade Ma obviously has no intention of laughing.
"Okay, that's enough!"
"Call the combat engineer battalion immediately and assemble urgently! Instead of riding in a tank, find the armored vehicles and trucks that can be used immediately and set off as quickly as possible! If your regiment is not enough, go and find another tank regiment nearby to borrow, and say it is mine.
Order, I give you the highest authority! In short, we must get it together as quickly as possible, I will give you ten minutes to get the equipment ready to go, there is a battle to be fought!"
"...."
As soon as Malashenko said this, not only the confused Varosha was stunned, but also the political commissar comrades who didn't know what was going on were still confused to this day.
"Wait, can you speak politely, comrade division commander! Why was the combat engineer battalion summoned urgently? The combat mission assigned to our division by our superiors has been successfully completed. Or are there any latest orders and combat missions that I, the political commissar, don't know about?
Of?"
Malashenko did not directly reply to Comrade Political Commissar, but signaled Varosha not to ask any more questions, but to quickly carry out the order and take action.
It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and too many unnecessary questions are not the normal behavior of a soldier. Varosha, who knew this well, immediately turned around and left after bidding farewell to his comrade division commander and comrade political commissar.
It was at this time that Malashenko, who was too busy to talk, had the opportunity to tell his comrades one by one the political commissar.
"Time is very tight. I didn't have much time to tell you the details just now."
"Now listen, no one else can know about this matter, not even the Chief of Staff and Lavery. You just need to know and I know. Do you understand?"
Not talking about the matter but first emphasizing the importance and confidentiality was not Malashenko's past behavior. Comrade Comrade Political Commissar, who was increasingly confused as to why, continued to ask questions while shaking his head slowly.
"What's going on? You tell me! I can feel that this is definitely a big deal, so you should tell me the details. We are not only comrades and partners, but also relatives, right?"
"..."
In fact, even now, Malashenko is still thinking about how to tell Comrade Political Commissar the specific situation. This is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words.
"Comrade Commander is in danger. He did not bring enough guards when he went to inspect the troops this time. The battle in Cherkasy has not been completely finished yet. The fighting on many fronts is not over yet. Not only the Germans but also the local Ukrainians
The gangsters and banditry, as well as the Ukrainian puppet troops that escaped the control of the Germans and were roaming around, were intertwined and extremely dangerous."
"Look at the map. The liaison officer sent by the Front Army Headquarters said that Comrade Commander went to inspect the combat direction of the 33rd Group Army. Measure it with a ruler and then convert the ratio. The straight-line distance from us is less than 15 kilometers. If it is a mechanized rapid march across the country,
If you rush there, you'll be there soon. I will personally lead the team for this operation, and you will be responsible for the rest of the affairs at the division headquarters, just like usual."
"..."
The amount of information contained in what Malashenko said is too great. It is true that Comrade Political Commissar was able to straighten out these words. However, in front of us, there are many doubts and questions that are hidden in the words and have to be raised one by one.
"Wait a minute, I roughly understand what you mean. Are you planning to lead people to rescue Comrade Commander? Is it okay to think so?"
Malashenko did not explain any more and just nodded slightly in reply, but this aroused even greater doubts among the political commissar comrades.
"Comrade Commander's trip is indeed dangerous, I have to admit this. But... But Malashenko, how did you determine that Comrade Commander would be in danger? Did you receive any special information? If so,
If you have special information, you might as well tell me. There may still be a mole lurking in our team that has not yet been discovered, and the authenticity of the information must be analyzed."
"...."
Malashenko knew that Comrade Political Commissar would definitely ask this question. This was his responsibility and part of the job as the political deputy commander, and it was also a normal inquiry as his partner, old comrade-in-arms and mentor.
However, Malashenko, who has been thinking about it all the time, has not thought about how to say this until now.
"Premonition...just think of me as a premonition, a very strong premonition! If I know that I have this premonition but do nothing, and something bad happens in the end, I will never forgive you in my life.
My own, I will spend the rest of my life regretting it, just like Paul said."
"..."
Comrade Political Commissar has never felt that he has been so speechless in the past as he is today.
Malashenko, who is usually reckless but still cautious and still strives for victory in a stable manner, seemed to be a different person today. He suddenly said "I have a hunch" and then immediately led the division's most elite heavy infantry to launch an attack.