Steel Soviet Union

"It seems quite easy to take down the SS leader, Comrade Commander. I thought he would continue to speak rudely to you and resist to the end. Maybe I should say congratulations to you for successfully taking down a stubborn Nazi."

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Silently, he turned his head and looked sideways at Alsim beside him, followed by a helpless smile.

Malashenko, who had just left the building and was resting on the curb, signaled not to get in the car yet and asked Alsim to chat with him and talk while walking.

"Do you really think that Wittmann was defeated by me just like that? Surrendered so easily and happily with almost no effort?"

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Faced with Malashenko's rhetorical question, Alsim was really confused.

Faintly feeling that Comrade Commander asked this question, it should mean that what he said was not correct or not entirely correct, but after thinking about it carefully, he could not figure out what was wrong. Alsim, who felt a little helpless, could only answer Malashenko honestly. road.

"Comrade Commander, I don't quite understand. But my intuitive feeling is that since he is like that, and his whole person is completely out of control and collapsed, doesn't this mean that you have broken through his psychological defense?"

Alsim was a scout long ago, before he became a combat engineer. During the Finnish battlefield, he used his skis to grab tongues and infiltrate behind enemy lines. This was easy for Alsim, who was born as an old Siberian hunter, and his reputation gradually began to grow from that time.

Of course, Alsim has also mastered considerable skills in capturing and interrogating prisoners, especially in the area of ​​rapid on-the-spot interrogation behind enemy lines where prisoners cannot be brought back.

Under what circumstances a prisoner would be judged to have lost his psychological defense, would he tell the truth, and what words were true and what were false, he almost knew everything.

That's why Alsim said that Malashenko had captured Wittmann based on the previous formation. After all, this is true based on past experience, and Alsim happens to be a person who always trusts his own intuition and judgment.

But Malashenko didn't think so. After hearing Alsim's words, he just continued to smile, and then walked and talked to Alsim to reveal the truth and answer questions.

"You are right about one thing. His psychological defense has collapsed, but this is not directly related to whether he was captured by me. These are two different things to look at separately."

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Alsim did not answer the question. He knew that Malashenko had not yet finished what he said. He also understood that Comrade Commander's high regard for him was a lesson in patience. He then continued to listen carefully with a grateful heart. .

"This guy Wittmann is different from any Nazi you have ever encountered before. He can be said to be the most stubborn and stubborn of the die-hard Nazis. There is not even one of them. Even if there is one, there is only one now. That the Nazi Air Force Rudel, who had long since surrendered in the British-American controlled area, can be compared with him, shows how stubborn this person is."

"I don't know if you noticed it before when you were in Germany, but I did."

"Ever since we arrived in East Prussia, I have always seen this guy Wittmann in various leaflets, street posters, and even in elementary school students' extracurricular readings. His mugshot is almost everywhere , there are special reports on him almost every now and then on Nacui’s lying radio station.”

"At that time, I concluded that Wittmann must not have been killed by the Allies. He was still alive! Because only living fanatics have such propaganda value and significance to the Nazis."

"This situation continued all the way to Berlin, until we stormed into the core area of ​​the Reichstag. I could still find something related to him after crossing the Moltke Bridge. This made this guy unknown to everyone. I don’t know, it’s everywhere.”

"To make an inappropriate analogy, the propaganda treatment I, Malashenko, received in the Soviet Union, and the propaganda treatment Wittmann received in Germany, were almost the same as mine."

"The difference between him and me is that one is a lieutenant general and the other is a major and battalion commander; one is a winner and the other is a loser."

"But none of this prevents me from understanding and getting to know him, and having a clear understanding of what a stubborn leader he is. Precisely because the two of us have similar experiences, I can better understand how difficult it is for him to be Persuasion, even if Nazu is dead."

"The Nazis gave him everything he pursued in his life. He basically took possession of all the fame, fortune, glory and wealth. This is different from ordinary soldiers like Krauser. I can easily take them down because the Nazis gave them so much. They had already lost confidence in Nazism and were eager to find another leader. My appearance at this time was like they grabbed a life-saving straw, but Wittmann grasped a life-saving straw. no the same."

After walking a certain distance, he turned around and motioned for Alsim to follow him and continue walking back. We were halfway through our leisurely stroll in the courtyard, and at the same time, we didn’t forget to give Alsim a cigarette and smoke it while we walked.

"There are too many things given to this guy Wittmann, enough to turn a normal person with a sophisticated brain into a conquered war tool."

"To be honest, I am actually not sure whether I can completely defeat Wittmann, but I have to try. The first thing to do is to break his psychological defense. What he will choose after that is still full of uncertainty, but at least let him He understands that since Na Cui is dead, there is no point in continuing to serve Na Cui with all his filial piety and loyalty. There are things more worthy of his struggle than the dead Na Cui, whether in the country or at home. "

"Also, although we haven't experienced that stage yet, Alsim. But do you know where the biggest cognitive turning point is in a man's life? Let me test you."

Alsim knew that when Comrade Commander took the test on new knowledge points, he rarely got the right answer, but it was not good if he didn't answer, so he could only find an answer he could think of and blurt it out.

"When you become an adult? From a boy to a man?"

"No, it's when a man becomes a father."

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Alsim was touched by a blind spot in knowledge and could no longer speak, while Malashenko's narration continued.

"When a man becomes a father, he will experience the feeling of being a father and then understand his father and recall all the past of his childhood; he will also understand his mother because of his wife who is pregnant in ten months, and understand that from pregnancy to How hard it is to produce.”

“It might not be a big deal if you only have a wife, but once you have a child, a man is destined to no longer be able to leave his family, career, and everything as he did in the past, at least not for the vast majority of men on this earth. "

"And I have thankfully confirmed one thing through the test I just conducted. Wittmann is no exception. Even though he has become a tool of the Nazis, he still has humanity left. His collapse and uncontrollable crying It’s not that he’s crying over his grave, but that he’s crying over his fate and all that he can’t let go of.”

"Human nature always has its weaknesses. This should be the first time I tell you this. The weaknesses of human nature are like weapons. Using them to act and achieve your goals is good or bad, depending on who the target is. Harm My own comrades are not desirable, but I am happy to use this invisible and intangible weapon against the enemy and those who still have a chance of redemption and are worthy of use."

"I have a hunch, Alsim. To deal with people like Wittmann, his wife and children will be a crucial breakthrough. Coercion is not advisable, but if he knows that everything he has done can help his wife and children In exchange for a hopeful and beautiful tomorrow, he will make a serious choice, even if it is against his past beliefs. This is a battle between a father and a Nazi. "

"What we have to do is to help this father defeat the evil in his heart and let him regain hope for the future."

"I, Malashenko, have killed countless Nazis on the battlefield, and I am still confident that I can do it on other occasions off the battlefield."

"This tug-of-war with Wittmann can be expected to be protracted. It is far from enough to break down his psychological defenses. The war between my father and the Nazis has just begun."

Malashenko hopes that Alsim can understand what he said. Even if he can't understand it now, he can write it down and study it slowly when he has the opportunity.

After all, life is a subject that takes a lifetime to learn. It is never too late to start or learn at any time.

When Malashenko drove back to the military headquarters, Alsim, who was accompanying him, did not leave directly. Instead, he followed Malashenko's order and followed him to the office.

It took some time for Wittmann's issue to be resolved for the time being, at least for the first stage.

However, Malashenko still had more important things to discuss with Alsim, which was the combat plan that Alsim personally compiled and sent.

According to the feedback from the patrol troops, the patrol frequency, time points, and configuration of the Japanese troops across the river have been basically fixed in recent days, and there will be no new changes.

Among them, during the night patrol in the latter half of the night, the Red Army patrol noticed that there was always a Japanese major leader among them, who had the highest official position among all the Japanese patrols that day.

It’s strange to say that these devils seemed to want to declare their existence and were afraid that the Red Army on the other side of the river would not know that they were patrolling. It seemed that they wanted to let the Red Army know: "I am patrolling at a high frequency. Please don't come over. I will be there when you come." can be discovered."

During the night patrol, every Japanese soldier actually had a torch in his hand. On rainy days, if the night patrol couldn't light a torch, he would use a flashlight. In short, he wanted to be the "brightest star in the night sky" to increase his sense of presence.

Malashenko didn't know which "wit guy" on the other side came up with such an idea.

But this method of hoping to scare people by declaring their presence is not only useless, but also makes the Japanese major who is carrying a command knife and walking at the front to lead the patrol be illuminated brightly and dazzling.

The Red Army patrol on the other side of the river took a look at the high-magnification binoculars prepared in advance, and could easily see their military ranks. They happened to have the Japanese army's own torches to match the lighting, which was quite cooperative.

In this way, Malashenko began to hatch a bold plan.

Considering that the first wave of river-crossing troops forcibly crossed the Ussuri River, they must have been light infantry troops riding on assault boats to seize the beach and defend the beachhead on the other side in order to erect pontoon bridges.

If a large force of the Japanese army charges at this time, especially if the Kwantung Army has got the Tiger, coupled with the Japanese's desperate Long Live Charge, it will still pose a considerable threat if you are really anxious. of.

The main focus is on the period when the light infantry defends the beachhead on the other side and covers the erection of pontoon bridges. As long as this period of time is sustained and the heavy equipment crosses the river, everything will be fine.

But Malashenko still hopes that the clearer and more detailed the situation of the enemy deployment on the other side of the river can be known, the better.

For example, what kind of troops will come from which direction, and what kind of anti-beach assault reserves will be prepared. If you understand these situations, you can make targeted deployments. For another example, according to the deployment of the Japanese, where to place the leader's preset artillery fire killing area and how to concentrate the firepower will undoubtedly greatly reduce the risk factor during the beach landing stage.

It is true that the chance of getting into big trouble by the Japanese is low, but it is always better to be more prepared.

What's more, now that this opportunity is still clearly in front of him, Malashenko asked himself that there is no reason to let it go.

Ever since, Malashenko came up with the idea of ​​​​the night patrol major who was the closest and easiest to win.

The title of Major is either high or low. Generally speaking, it is at the level of a Japanese captain.

But the captain usually knows the basic deployment of the regiment, and if he knows the deployment of a Japanese regiment, he can basically guess the distribution of Japanese troops at the division level.

The main reason is due to the fact that at this stage, the Kwantung Army basically adopts the centralized deployment of divisions to resist possible offensives by the Red Army. It can be regarded as knowing that at this time, like Hengxingguan Nei, engaging in decentralized operations and spreading beans is purely to deliver food to the Red Army, it is not so stupid as to be ignorant.

So this is the fundamental reason why Malashenko came up with the idea of ​​"catching a major to try his luck." The Japs' patrol units must be deployed not too far along the river, and they have figured out the location of their stations and the deployment of their troops. will be very helpful.

If you are lucky enough, there may even be other surprises. The captured Japanese Major may know more valuable information.

As for the Japanese being stubborn but not speaking, this is not a problem for Malashenko.

Not to mention that there is a strong man like Alsim here, but Krauser seems to be panicking in the past two days. He is afraid that Malashenko will not assign him tasks and make him worry that he has nothing to do. Has it lost its use value?

Just think about how exciting it is to send a few Japanese soldiers to be interrogated by the Germans and then eat some "set meals". Anyway, Malashenko wants to laugh just thinking about such a scene.

I guess you little devil never imagined that you would meet up with German allies on the battlefield in this way.

Therefore, when Alsim leads a team across the river to capture prisoners, it is even more urgent to put on a good show.