Steel Soviet Union

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. 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? Why did I suddenly receive 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 turned into chaos. I still have the energy to pay attention to the situation of those Americans and John Bull. I am still too busy here.

"I don't know much about it, 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, something did go wrong, and it's not a small problem."

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 he is still It is necessary to give Malashenko a briefing.

"The situation was bad for the British and Americans, or rather for the entire Western Front in Europe, especially on the ground."

"It is true that the Allies 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. The Americans and British are now using their own strength to There is no problem with the hard top. They can afford to lose but the Germans cannot afford to lose. This is how they can keep moving forward. "

"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 with that of the Germans in 1944. The gap is so huge. "

""

The core of ground combat is armor. An attacker who makes good use of armor and has an advantage can easily win. Conversely, a defender who makes good use of armor and has an advantage can easily hold its 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 smash 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, armored forces are the core 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 send a large number of M1A2s to attack Saddam Hussein? No matter how much the navy and air force develop, the armored force represented by tanks will still be 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 this armored force, the degree of weakness will increase exponentially, so that it can reach a level that is sufficient. To a jaw-dropping degree.

"Good guy, the Americans and John Bull were tricked by their buddies. Is this it?"

Suddenly enlightened, Malashenko did not forget who was the instigator of all this.

The Yankees and John Bull were beaten so hard by the German armored soldiers with Tiger King in hand, Black Panther 2 swarms, and hunting tigers and cheetahs everywhere just after the Normandy landing that they didn't recognize their mother. This is all thanks to myself. Thanks 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 sometimes changing expression must be what he was thinking about. Seeing that Malashenko didn't talk to him for a long time, he chose to continue the topic by himself.

"The Allies suffered huge losses and suffered a great loss. 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 problems with equipment at home, but for 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 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, you don't mean to let me"

"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 of them."

"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, a special application was submitted 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."