Steel Soviet Union

Not too far away from the Parliament Building, at the other end of King's Square, which was filled with gunfire and smoke and had been blown into the moon's surface, on top of the ruins of the Opera House.

Malashenko, who was in the forward command post, was holding a telescope in his hand, observing the battlefield of the final decisive battle. He did not miss every detail and every corner. It seemed that something other than the Capitol would appear at any time.

"Comrade division commander, report from the front battlefield."

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Malashenko, who spoke quietly while holding the telescope in his hands and continued to stay focused, heard the echo from Kulbalov on the side.

"The assault teams' offensive on the interior of the Capitol is progressing smoothly. All organizational resistance on the first floor has been cleared. The remaining enemy forces are being cleared. Complete control of the first floor of the Capitol has been basically achieved, and outposts and troop concentrations have been established along the way. Point to steadily advance the front.”

"The assault teams are currently deploying their main forces to continue attacking the second-level area. Among them, the sharp knife troops with the fastest attack speed are close to breaking through the second-level defense line and are preparing to continue to advance to the third-level area."

"The library area on the second floor, which is crucial to the implementation of the operational objectives, has now been captured. This is currently the most forward troop gathering point and outpost of our army. Follow-up reinforcements are moving closer to this area, preparing to strengthen the assault force and continue Head to the third floor area.”

While Kulbalov was reporting on the battlefield situation, Malashenko had quietly moved from the observation port to the map hanging on the wall, but this time the map was different from the past and was obviously a little special.

To be precise, this is a structural diagram of the interior of a building, rather than a combat map in the traditional sense.

At Malashenko's personal request, the Red Army, which had a dense intelligence network in Berlin, managed to obtain a complete set of design and construction drawings of the Reichstag Building. He found the final drawings of the final design plan, and sent the originals intact directly to the unit that needed it most - the leader's division tasked with capturing the Capitol.

From the design drawing hanging on the wall in front of him, Malashenko could clearly find the location of the library marked by the red circle. Going forward, he would go straight to the road to the third floor of the center.

Once the third floor area is successfully captured, the commando soldiers of the Leadership Division can see the iconic hemispherical dome of the Capitol Building at a glance as long as they raise their heads. It is important to break through this last barrier and reach the roof. The final moment of planting the flag can almost come at the same time.

Realizing that the most important indoor battle to capture the Capitol Building had been completed, Malashenko, who was interested in which commando team had captured the library, couldn't help but turn his head with interest after thinking for a moment. And spoke quietly.

"Which commando team took down the library? What were the casualties?"

"This is the Alsim Company under the Volga Siege Division. Comrade Division Commander, they are your most promising elite combat engineers."

When Comrade Commander asked this question, it was like a question that directly touched Kulbalov's heart, which was very satisfying.

Whose troops are those in the Volga Siege Division? It was our first brigade specially formed for the siege of Berlin by allocating capable personnel and superior technical equipment.

So what kind of army is Alsim Company? Just kidding, that is the most capable ace infantry company in my brigade.

The most elite field group of the entire Red Army is the Leader's Division. The most elite combat unit of the Leader's Division is our 1st Brigade. The most capable infantry unit of our 1st Brigade is the Alsim Company, a proper demolition expert-level heavy infantry unit.

It is undoubtedly Kulbalov's pride to have such an elite infantry company that ranks among the top among millions of Red Army troops.

What makes Kulbalov even more proud is that even the division commander has high expectations for Alsim's company, and his company commander Alsim is a grassroots talent who is highly valued by the division commander.

How can it be reflected, you ask?

Then let's see if there is a second company commander in the All-Leading Division who can meet the comrade of the division commander directly "on the spot" without making an appointment or going through all levels of approval?

Oh, I can't say absolutely not, at least the two company commanders of the guard tank company and the infantry company directly under the division headquarters can do it in a strict sense.

But if you take a closer look at the guard units directly under the division headquarters, in terms of combat units alone, Alsim is really the only captain in the division who has been personally approved by Malashenko to "see whenever he wants". , it is the only one who poops - this one. It is enough to show how popular this wild and unruly "Siberian tough guy" has become around his comrade.

It may not sound good to say that "comrade brigade commander follows comrade company commander to benefit from the glory", but it is not far-fetched to say that this is the case.

At least Kulbalov was really happy and proud that his subordinates had such a company commander who was so highly regarded by his comrade and division commander. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was even a little proud.

"Oh? Alsim again? Good! Very good! This is very good! This kid lived up to my expectations of him, and I didn't make any mistakes!"

"I told Comrade Political Commissar before, aren't those Nazis full of beasts and a den of thugs? Just in time, let's fight violence with violence! Look at the crazy Nazi beast army and the wild wind from Siberia Who is more powerful?"

"This kind of work should be led by Alsim. He is a professional in dealing with Nazi thugs. He and his brothers can make the most stubborn Nazis feel hopeless and leave it to them with confidence. There’s nothing wrong with it!”

Looking at the scene where the teacher and comrade were happy and nodding in praise, I always felt that it was a bit disappointing to say something now. Kourbalov, who may not be that good, hesitated to speak, but unexpectedly, Malashenko, who saw this scene, "opened his mouth and pointed it out."

"After the good news, is there still bad news? Tell me, I'm listening."

Seeing that the comrade and division commander had said this, there was no need to hide and tuck in any more, so Kulbalov simply answered.

"Yes, Comrade Commander."

"The not-so-good news is that the Alsim Company has suffered a lot of casualties so far. The number of casualties alone has been close to one-third, and the total number of casualties would have been more than half. Especially in the battle to capture the library, due to the enemy's elite encounter The troops ambush and resisted tenaciously, and 28 comrades were killed in one fell swoop. It can be said that the fight was extremely difficult. "

"The captains of other companies who followed up suggested that Alsim could lead the team to withdraw first. It is beyond the normal range to continue fighting after more than half of the casualties. Coco Alsim directly said that he had a mission that must be completed, unless they The mission will be handed over only when the whole company is exhausted, otherwise even if there is only one person left, he will continue to carry the flag and rush to the top of the building. "

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Malashenko, who probably could have guessed that there would be such bad news, had a complicated expression. Even Kulbalov, who had been with the comrade for a long time, could not tell, let alone guess, what the comrade was thinking at the moment. .

It was not until a moment later, when Malashenko walked to the observation port again and looked at the Capitol building in the distance that was still in the smoke of war that the fierce fighting continued, that the words of a long and leisurely sigh quietly blurted out.

"Let them do it. This is a battle they must complete no matter what, no matter how great the hardships and sacrifices are."

"The more heroic the company is, the stronger its mission and sense of honor are. The more it comes to this time, the less we have the right to deprive them of it. To provide them with all necessary support and guarantees within our capabilities is that we, as superior commanders The only thing the agency can do at this moment.”

"I understand, Comrade Commander. I will take care of it, please don't worry."

Kulbalov, who understood the intention of Malashenko's words, nodded in response and was about to turn around to execute the order and further adjust the deployment according to Malashenko's request.

However, at this moment, the phone that was placed on a separate table not far away, and other phones kept ringing, but it had not rang until now, suddenly rang rapidly.

""

Malashenko, who looked at Kulbalov wordlessly, certainly knew what to do, and he didn't need anyone else to do anything. He then walked to the phone and raised his hand to hold the receiver.