The night was already quite late, and Malashenko, who had just finished the division meeting after burning the midnight oil to fight, had not rested yet.
Lying in front of his desk, he studied the map spread out on the table. From time to time, he used a pencil to mark here and there, thinking about what the troops had to do and perform some tasks tomorrow. They couldn't just sit idle and do nothing.
According to the information Malashenko learned, the preparations for the Battle of Berlin will continue for several days.
The supplies of ammunition and materials needed for this final decisive battle are massive, especially ammunition of various calibers. Zhukov plans to unleash an unprecedented amount of ammunition that has never been seen before, using rain of steel and fire to inflict heavy damage on the city.
Nasui simmers a pot of steel broth, just like in history.
As one of the troops that arrived at the outskirts of Berlin first, stationed and deployed offensive starting positions, and carried out the blockade of Berlin, the Leader Division would definitely not be able to just sit and do nothing.
Not to mention that Malashenko thought it was a waste of time, if Zhukov knew that Malashenko and his troops were sitting on a bench outside Berlin all day long, he would definitely not tolerate it.
Malashenko, who was constantly studying the map on the table, was thinking about how to effectively use the last period of time before the launch of the general offensive to do something meaningful. After looking around, he found that these cowardly Germans had almost destroyed the city of Berlin.
All the peripheral positions in the suburbs have been thrown away, giving people a very diode feeling at first glance.
Why do you say that?
That must be because you, the German guy, risked your life and fought tooth and nail to defend the Zelo Highlands. Even the leader felt that the battle at Feiyakou really left a deep impression on Malashenko.
impression.
If calculated in terms of actual distance, the Zero Heights is still far away from the city of Berlin compared to the defensive support points on the outskirts of the city on the map in front of us.
But what’s the result?
The result is that you Germans want to defend the Zero Heights to the death, investing so much manpower and material resources and showing such firm determination. But in the end, you ignore and abandon the peripheral defense support points closer to the city of Berlin.
Anyone who knows something about military affairs will understand that Berlin is an isolated city without peripheral defense support. No matter how you look at it or analyze it, it is the most unfavorable situation for the defenders. But the Germans just chose this.
It seemed like the most unfavorable situation, but the Red Army jumped into it first without the Red Army taking action.
Even the place where Malashenko is now, in a strict sense, is a peripheral defense support point that can be well utilized. At least there are so many masonry structures.
Sturdy buildings can be used on site, eliminating the need for time-consuming and laborious repairs.
However, in addition to looting the place, taking away the food, and recruiting all the useful people into young men, the Yide guy left behind a bunch of "trash" that he thought was useless, and packed them up and dumped them to the Red Army.
The plan of the local government to carry out peripheral defense and blockade to buy more time was to simply run away and ignore it without even thinking about it.
When things go wrong, there must be monsters, this is the truth.
But when I looked at the outskirts of Berlin on the map, and then moved my gaze to Malashenko inside the city, I didn't think that you, the German guy, were up to some kind of trick or conspiracy. There was actually only one real answer.
"Here, I made you a cup. Seeing that you don't want to sleep for a while, I'll refresh you."
Holding a compass in his hand and making gestures against the map on the table, Lavrinenko appeared from the side at some point, holding two steaming cups in his hands, one on each side, and reached out to hand one of them to
Malashenko.
"Coffee? Don't tell me you disgusted me with that German thing."
Malashenko complained about many of the German military supplies. In addition to the cigarettes that tasted like "horse manure soaked in grass," there was also the "Hans, your coffee tastes really bad" brand coffee.
Malashenko would rather drink boiled water than this thing. Although it does have a good refreshing effect, making a cup and drinking it is really like drinking hot mud. Malashenko looked at the thing Lavrinenko handed over to him.
Shenke couldn't help but frown a little.
"Don't worry, it doesn't belong to a German. Ever since what happened last time, comrades have been on tenterhooks. Not only chocolate, but also anything German. If you hadn't said that we had seized it before,
Those German cans and stuff are fine. Karachev wants to throw away those crappy things. It just so happens that today they are all being distributed as humanitarian supplies. It’s like giving them the Germans’ things and the Germans can eat them. Anyway, it’s not wasted.
that is."
"I brewed this stuff with Yankee's coffee powder. The new batch we got last month is quite good. It seems that Yankee has changed the formula and the drink is stronger and more fragrant than before. I think
Not bad, you want to try it? Huh?"
When he heard that the steaming cup was Americano coffee, Malashenko's frown immediately relaxed a lot.
Although there is still a slight difference in taste, it cannot be said to be completely the same.
But among the things Malashenko has drunk these days, the Americano brewed with hot water is almost the one closest to the taste of the future world. After all, things like instant coffee are spread by the powerful influence of the United States.
All over the world, supermarket shelves are basically filled with American instant coffee powder, and this was still the case until the 21st century before Malashenko traveled through time.
So to be realistic, a sip of this stuff can really remind Comrade Ma of you the "taste of hometown" that is not so serious.
After all, from a macro perspective, the earth in the 21st century can be regarded as the serious hometown of Comrade Ma, right?
"Phew, um~ You're right, it tastes okay. It seems that the Yankees have changed the formula and the food they sent is quite conscientious."
Malashenko immediately praised it after taking a bite, and after hearing this, Lavrinenko followed closely.
"The Yankees sent a lot of good things. I heard that those P-39 fighter jets and the Sherman tank are all highly praised by our Red Army. It's a pity that we have never used those tanks.
It’s not easy to express my opinion. Have you used those crappy tanks from the British some time ago? Ah, I get angry when I talk about it. Those crappy cars are simply more crowded than our cars, and their performance is not good, it’s terrible.
!”
Looking at Lavrinenko who was reminiscing about the past and complaining repeatedly, Malashenko just smiled and then got down to business.
"Those Shermans are easy to use compared to the equipment level of other brother units. If you come to the Leader's Division, you will definitely not like it. Believe me, that thing is far inferior to the captured Panther II used by our division."
It’s not as good as it is. After you experience it, you’ll only think that what the Americans made is industrial garbage.”
"Besides, look here, I have some ideas. Let's mix them up and see if we can give the Germans some fun tomorrow."