Naturally, it was impossible for Vatutin to come to him just to reminisce about old times and say a few words of thanks. Malashenko knew this very well.
As for why Vatutin came to find him, Malashenko felt that he did not need to ask too much, and the answer might come soon.
"I'm here to formally inform you of something, Malashenko, and I need you to prepare for it in advance. This is an order from Moscow."
"Orders from Moscow?"
Of course, Malashenko knew that Vatutin was in business mode, but the order from Moscow for Vatutin to convey this to him in person still surprised Malashenko.
"What happened? How come I suddenly received an order from Moscow?"
It is not surprising that Malashenko had such a reaction. Vatutin came to the division headquarters camp and sat down to take a drink of water. He held a water glass in his hand. After organizing his words for a while, he quickly poured water next to him.
Malashenko replied.
"Before talking about this, let's first understand the basic situation. Do you know the current fighting situation on the Allied forces on the Western Front?"
"...Allies? This..."
Vatutin suddenly asked Malashenko if he knew about the affairs of the Allied Forces. This really made Comrade Lao Ma say that he did not expect it.
However, after thinking about it, I thought that I really didn't seem to pay much attention to the war situation on the Western Front recently. As soon as Operation Bagration started, the entire Belarusian battlefield was turned into a mess. Is there anything else on my mind?
Pay attention to those Yankees and John Bulls, you guys are too busy here.
"I don't know very well, Comrade Commander. The war has been busy recently, and I don't have much free time to get information outside the battlefield. Is there something wrong with the Americans and British?"
"Well, there is indeed a problem, and the problem is not small."
Vatutin, who nodded slightly, could probably guess that Malashenko would answer like this. How could a person who wallows in a pool of blood all day have extra time to pay attention to things that have nothing to do with him? It seems that
It is necessary to give Malashenko a briefing.
"The situation is very bad for the British and Americans, or to put it simply, the situation on the entire Western Front in Europe is not good, especially on the ground."
"It is true that the Allied forces still maintain the momentum of continuing to advance deeper into the German-occupied areas, but a practical problem that cannot be ignored is that they are suffering huge losses and casualties at the same time. It is said that the Americans and British are now using their own strength
There is no problem with the hard cap. They can afford to lose but the Germans cannot afford to lose. This is how they can maintain a steady stream of progress."
"As for the reason, I think you can probably guess that the core problem lies in the comparison of the armor strength of the two sides. The gap between the Allies and those Germans is simply worlds apart. From what I have learned, I think
As a metaphor for this disparity, it would be more appropriate to compare the armor strength of the Red Army in 1941 and that of the Germans in 1944. The gap is so huge."
"..."
The core of ground combat is armored troops. An attacker who makes good use of armored troops and has an advantage can easily win. Conversely, a defender who makes good use of armored troops and has an advantage can easily hold their position, repel the enemy's attack, and turn defeat into victory.
Armored troops can not only be used to break through the enemy's defenses and positions and win decisive victories, but they can also be used to crush the enemy's armored attacks, block openings in the defense line in time, and provide high-mobility support to turn the tide and turn defeat into victory.
In addition to tanks in land warfare, armored troops are the core soul of any large-scale ground war.
This is not only true now, but also in future wars in the 21st century.
Don’t you see that even the US emperor, who has the world’s largest navy and air force in the 21st century, has to use a large number of M1A2s to attack Saddam Hussein? No matter how much the navy and air force develop, tanks will be the main force.
The armored troops represented are still the absolutely irreplaceable mainstay of land warfare.
The side that does not have an advantage in the field of armored forces will inevitably suffer in a large-scale land confrontation war, and the greater the gap between the armored forces, the degree of weakness will increase exponentially, so that it can reach a level that is sufficient.
To a jaw-dropping degree.
"Good guy, co-authors Yank and John Bull were tricked by their buddies. Is this right?"
Suddenly enlightened, Malashenko did not forget who was the instigator of all this.
The fact that the Yankees and John Bull were beaten so hard by German armored soldiers who had King Tiger in their hands, swarms of Black Panther 2, and hunting tigers and leopards just after landing in Normandy that they didn't even recognize them was all thanks to his "
Due to the "butterfly effect", he is the "culprit" who created such a powerful German armored force.
To put it bluntly, he is even more "the father of German armored forces" than that old guy Guderian.
Damn it, how did things become like this? This is so stupid!
Vatutin guessed that Malashenko's thoughtful and occasionally changing expression must be that he was thinking about something. Seeing that Malashenko didn't talk to him for a long time, he chose to continue the topic by himself.
"The Allied forces suffered huge losses and suffered heavy losses. They began to think of ways to solve this difficult situation, starting from both the technical and tactical equipment and the tactics and tactics doctrine."
"They can solve the equipment problems at home, but for the problems with tactics and tactics, they have to find someone to be their apprentice. Find someone who can kill the Germans and defeat the Germans' arrogant bastard armored soldiers.
A ruthless person who cries for his father and calls for his mother, so he can learn some real skills from his apprentice and go back to change the status quo."
"..."
No matter how slow Malashenko's brain reaction is, he can still understand some of the meaning and knowledge of Vatutin's words. It is obvious that there is only one meaning.
"Wait, Comrade Commander, do you mean to ask me to..."
"It's not me, it's Moscow, it's the leader, Comrade Stalin."
Vatutin waved his hand to signal Malashenko to listen to him first, that is, to tell Malashenko the real purpose of his special trip.
"The British and Americans each sent a group of people to form a joint officer corps and rushed to the Soviet Union, led by two major generals, one from each."
"These Americans and British guys don't know where they got the information. They probably got it from the mouths of German prisoners of war or from cracked intelligence. In short, they know your battle stories and asked you to teach in person.
To explain tactics and tactics, I submitted a special application for this purpose."
"Comrade Stalin personally approved this application, and the time is tentatively scheduled to be after the Bagration operation. When that time comes, you need to return to Moscow immediately to prepare for half a month of teaching."