Chapter 2248 Snow is everywhere, as far as the eye can see
Chapter 2248 There is snow everywhere, as far as the eye can see
It is not that the leader has never captured prisoners in the past. To be precise, he has even captured many big fish. For example, a man named "Bao" was a marshal.
But catching so many big fish at once, with a full harvest, and catching a lieutenant general and three major generals in one net was indeed the first time in history. This is why Vatutin felt about this
Some reason for surprise.
After all, those who can compete with the Leader's Division are ruthless characters. Except for the special case of Stalingrad, the Leader's Division rarely captures so many senior enemy generals alive. Instead, they were defeated by Malashenko's devastating firepower offensive.
Many people died or were forced to death, such as the commander of the Viking Division and the commander of the Grossdeutschland Division.
"Is there a specific battle report? How was this battle fought? Why did it change so quickly and so violently!?"
Vatutin doesn't like to talk unnecessary nonsense. He always gets straight to the point and goes straight to the point. Of course, this is really not the time to talk nonsense. Every minute and every second of the fleeting fighter plane is precious.
"There are no details yet, but Petrov reported that the leader division had a head-on contact with the enemy's 41st Armored Corps, and a fierce encounter broke out when they were encircling and cutting off their escape route."
"The Leader Division gave full play to its own advantages, concentrated heavy firepower to attack and attack, and launched a strong frontal attack on the enemy's breakout vanguard. The results of the battle were very good. The Germans suffered a bloody blow in front of the steel torrent of the Leader Division and retreated.
In particular, the armored troops necessary for a breakthrough have been almost exhausted, and the theoretical possibility of continuing to break through has been lost."
"After a short period of negotiation and wrangling, and after the Germans took the initiative to negotiate surrender with the leading division, the dust finally settled, and the result we see now is achieved."
In short and concise words, the chief of staff gave a basic overview of the battle process he had learned, and at the same time handed Vatutin the telegram he had just received.
While listening to the chief of staff's report, he quickly read the telegram in his hand. After fully understanding the entire general process, Vatutin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see, this little guy Malashenko is very thoughtful! This battle was fought beautifully! The main force is the main force. This battle brought out the momentum and majesty of the entire front army. I want to personally ask Comrade Stalin for him.
achievement."
When a subordinate does a job well and brilliantly, it is normal for the leader to be happy and express his desire to reward and praise him.
While the conversation is cheerful, the next few important things should also be put on the agenda in time.
"What about the current situation of the leadership division? What is Malashenko doing now?"
Malashenko is not the kind of person who likes to stay still and pretend to be a bastard. Before this matter is done, he will think about the next step and make preparations in advance. For a commander with a big responsibility, this is
This is a very good habit, and it is something that Vatutin appreciates, and the chief of staff's next answer happened to correspond to Vatutin's guess, as expected.
"Already in action, Malashenko began to command the leader's division to advance in the direction of Nordenburg in accordance with the combat plan formulated by the front army headquarters. This is the material distribution center and supply center for more than half of the German combat forces in the Eastern Front Theater of East Prussia. Take
If we go down here, there will be a large number of German troops on the front line who will be defeated without attack. They will not be able to survive for long without supplies in this harsh environment, and they will even lose the ability to strategically maneuver."
Warfare has always been a matter of logistics since ancient times, especially when both warring parties are facing a decisive battle between large corps. You can even say whose logistics will collapse first, and whoever loses his strength first will lose.
Throughout the ages, there have been countless examples of battles in which victory was completely lost because the logistics were defeated first, and the Germans are very likely to encounter this situation now.
"Tell Malashenko that the enemy has concentrated its forces to fight a decisive frontal battle with us, resulting in empty troops in the rear. The enemy's main force is now firmly restrained by the frontal attack and cannot be spared to deal with it. Now is the time for the leader's division to display its outstanding mobility.
At the best moment, let him seize the opportunity, give me the speed of the battle in Cherkasy, and use the fastest speed to remove the heart of Nordenburg."
The order from Vatutin should have been delivered very quickly. When Malashenko took over the "freshly baked" telex newspaper, Comrade Ma had just got into his car and was getting ready to set off.
"This is no different from what we are planning to do. Just continue to act according to the original plan. All units will set off immediately."
Political Commissar Petrov, who climbed up the turret to deliver the telex newspaper to Malashenko and gave final instructions, nodded, then took the telex newspaper from Malashenko, put it away and got out of the car.
"After the division headquarters is cleaned up, I will immediately lead people to follow. You should be more careful in front, pay attention to keep in touch, and communicate immediately if there is any situation."
"Don't worry, do you need to say this? It's not always like this."
The Leader's Division was mobilized again and began a new round of advancement. Except for a small number of troops who were left to take care of the German prisoners of war and wait for the arrival of follow-up friendly forces to hand over the prisoners, almost all the remaining main forces of the Leader's Division followed Malashenko's instructions.
Ordered to set off in an orderly manner, a vast and winding steel dragon soon opened its queue and moved forward again on the vast snowfield.
"There is snow everywhere, as far as the eye can see. I thought the Germans' territory would be so different, but now it seems like it is just that, no different from our own country."
Iushkin, who was chatting away when he had nothing to do, began to improvise again. Malashenko, who also did not want to be bored in the turret, also leaned half of his body out of the turret, right next to Iushkin.
Lying on your stomach.
Arranged squarely in front of him was the twin-mounted 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun mounted on the top of the is7 prototype's head. Malashenko put his hand on the gun stand and blew air with a cigarette in his mouth.
It looks quite pleasant.
"What do you want when there's no snow in winter? It's better than mountains and fields with Germans everywhere. You should be glad it's winter. Hardened off-road roads are best for our high-speed maneuvers. If the snow melts alternately between winter and spring, you'll be there.
Bear it."
Malashenko has always liked winter. Although the biting cold and cold wind in winter really make people crawl into bed and be too lazy to move, the benefits of winter combat are indeed real. There is no other season that is as comfortable as winter cross-country.
Already.
There is no need to worry about the muddy swamps or the sudden heavy rain that will trap the heavily armed troops. The amount of snowfall in East Prussia is nothing compared to that in Moscow. It cannot stop the leader of the heavy armored artillery division from advancing forward. The only way
The only remaining advantage is that the road surface is frozen solid and hard in winter.