Steel Soviet Union

The joy of escaping did not linger in Malashenko's heart for too long. The bad situations that followed were like stepping on dog poop while walking on the sidewalk, forcibly blurring onto Malashenko's face.

The tractor factory was lost, and the 109th Infantry Regiment under the 37th Guards Infantry Division was almost wiped out. The infantry detachment that came to rescue him was the last and largest remaining unit of the 109th Infantry Regiment. force.

The Chechen who was once reminded by Lavrinenko and asked Malashenko to be careful: Lieutenant Colonel Voromov, the leader of the 109th Infantry Regiment.

In the process of retreating from the battle, in order to pull the political commissar Petrov who fell to the ground while running due to his imbalance, he turned around and turned back when he had already run forward more than 20 meters.

At the risk of being hit by German gunfire at any time, he grabbed the arm of Commissar Petrov who had just put one hand on the ground and was about to struggle to get up, and at the last moment before he could do anything else, he His life ended in an extremely bloody and cruel manner.

A 75 mm full-caliber hooded armor-piercing round from an unknown source hit Commander Voromov in the chest. Perhaps the German gunner just wanted to shoot the vehicle that was at an angle to Lieutenant Colonel Voromov. The T34 medium tank on the diagonal line, but the final result after shaking the hand is obviously completely different from this.

The body fragments and large lumps of flesh and blood were instantly splashed all over his body and face.

Commissar Petrov, who was once blinded by blood and lost his vision, rubbed his sleeve with his sleeve several times before regaining his vision, but what he held in his hand was only a small half of an arm that was still warm.

The equivalent homogeneous steel thickness of the ribs plus the spine is not enough to trigger the armor-piercing delay fuse, which is not very sensitive.

This 75mm full-caliber capped armor-piercing projectile only used the kinetic energy of the propellant to be dozens of times more powerful than small arms, tearing apart the fragile body. It continued to move forward without any explosion, and hit the target. A burst of rubble and smoke flew up from the ruins not far away, until the dust settled together with the blood mist.

Political Commissar Petrov also noticed that Captain Voromov’s identity as a Chechen was indeed somewhat special.

However, since they had not had deep contact with each other and did not yet understand each other, Commissar Petrov, who has always been calm and quiet, did not say much. He just labeled him as "slowly observing" and left it at that. .

But now, this person who had been labeled "slowly observing" by himself had saved himself at the cost of his life.

Commissar Petrov, who has experienced countless ups and downs and life-and-death moments in his life, encountered this situation for the first time. Even Kirill's father and his own brother swallowed the last words before they died. took his last breath.

Political Commissar Petrov, who was holding half of his arm in his hand and covered with human plasma and visceral muscle fragments, had such strong mood swings for the first time.

His pupils were wide and dilated as never before, and his whole body was shaking with intense anger. When his emotions were almost out of control, he yelled like crazy, picked up the nearest weapon at hand, and immediately turned around to fight with the hateful group of people. The Germans have the intention of killing you to the death and then dying on the battlefield.

What finally stopped Commissar Petrov was not timidity, but the moment of calmness after his rapidly rising reason regained control of his brain.

The death of one person does not matter, what matters is the chain reaction that the death of this important person will trigger.

Political Commissar Petrov does not think highly of himself, but if he falls here, the chain reaction that will occur is beyond his imagination after his brain gradually calms down.

The 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, Malashenko, and the ongoing battle to defend Stalingrad

There are many reasons why Petrov should continue to work hard to live rather than risk his life, and each of them is enough to change this red heart of faith that has experienced vicissitudes of life to change his impulsive and angry obsession.

Political Commissar Petrov, whose soul was once again strapped with a heavy yoke, temporarily took over the command of Commander Voromov. As the highest-ranking surviving commander and combatant among the Colonel Political Commissar, he led the troops to continue fighting and retreating, re-entering the military. He picked up his old profession as an infantryman and used those old command skills to the limit of his ability.

And finally, with these few remaining Red Army soldiers and the last tanks, they temporarily got rid of the hot pursuit of the German army. After several twists and turns, they finally met at the pre-agreed meeting point, with the same Malashenko and Malashenko who had just arrived not long ago. Lavrinenko and his party met here on the ruins of a warehouse outside the Stalingrad Tractor Factory that had been razed to the ground by German bombing.

"I misunderstood him before. He is a staunch Communist Party member and an excellent commander who can lead by example. I experienced this personally in the final battle alongside him, but I will never have the opportunity to say it to him personally. Sorry"

What Political Commissar Petrov expressed was not only his own voice, but also the surprise and regret in the hearts of Malashenko and Lavrinenko, who had had similar thoughts.

The will of the dead is inherited by the living. Patriots who are still alive must make early plans for the next battle. The 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, which has almost lost its final combat strength, still has to continue fighting.

"We don't have many tanks left in our hands, Malashenko. I just went around for a while, and all the tanks we have available add up to only 7 left, including my command vehicle. The rest There is not a single heavy tank left in the tanks, they are all destroyed. Apart from my car, there are only 6 T34s with only a dozen rounds of artillery shells per car.”

Even counting from the predecessor of the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment: the 1st Heavy Tank Breakthrough Battalion temporarily formed under Rokossovsky's instruction.

There were only 7 tanks in hand, all the heavy tanks were lost in battle, and even my own vehicle was lost at the same time. The triple disaster situation was superimposed.

To be honest, this is really the first time Malashenko has encountered it, and it is even several times worse than the worst-case scenario previously expected.

No one in the group of people sitting around the tank spoke, and even their breathing was very small. All eyes were fixed on Malashenko, who could say the words that would determine everything that followed.

The pungent smell of gunpowder in the air slowly drifted in with black smoke from not far away. There was a bitter taste in Malashenko's mouth. He wanted to say something, but he still gritted his teeth and couldn't say it. The losses of the troops have reached this point. It is no different from the annihilation of the entire army.