Steel Soviet Union

Looking in the direction Malashenko's left hand was pointing, Commissar Petrov first saw the two German Tiger tanks parked in an almost intact state, and of course the one that Captain Hank himself destroyed The wreckage of a Tiger tank.

Looking back in the direction Malashenko's right hand was pointing, Commissar Petrov immediately saw the backs of a group of German prisoners of war who had just been escorted out. They looked like they were bowing their heads as they walked. What a mess. Even if there were no Red Army soldiers escorting them around to beat and kick them, these German guys were already extremely honest.

Originally, he planned to come to support Malashenko, who was in a disadvantageous situation in the battle. At least in the view of Political Commissar Petrov, Malashenko should be in a disadvantageous situation in the battle, trapped by the new Tiger heavy tanks of the Germans. dilemma.

But now Malashenko personally told Commissar Petrov, "I am very good, and I wiped out all the Germans and captured their commander alive. Do you think I fought a great battle?", probably? That's what it means.

Political Commissar Petrov raised his right hand and extended his index finger in the air, preparing to preach something. However, he could not speak for a long time, and his mouth was half open, not knowing what to say.

All the admonitions prepared in advance are of no use at the moment. Who knows how Malashenko won this tough battle that should have been difficult to fight, and he still looked so relaxed. ׺°”˜˜`”°º×

Maybe he overestimates the threat of the Germans' new Tiger heavy tanks? The German's new car is actually easy to deal with? However, the remains of our own new heavy tanks seemed to be silently indicating that this was definitely not the case. Political Commissar Petrov, who could not think of a reasonable explanation for a while, had to give up.

"Okay, let's not discuss these for now. First, tell me the results of the battle. The front army headquarters has sent two reminder telegrams in a row. If we don't reply to the call, we will all get into trouble."

Fortunately, Lavrinenko, who had a better understanding of the results of the battle, was beside Malashenko, and a relatively complete summary of the battle was quickly recorded in the book by political commissar Petrov.

"The defeated German armored unit was a brand-new independent heavy tank unit, the independent 502nd Heavy Armored Battalion of the Wehrmacht. We encountered the imperfectly established 502nd Battalion Company and destroyed seven enemy new Tiger heavy tanks. , captured two vehicles, and captured alive the enemy’s first company commander, Captain Hank Eric Reinhardt.”

"Well, go on."

Malashenko quickly wrote down the key points in the booklet he carried with him and nodded. Feeling like a prisoner being interrogated, Malashenko had no choice but to continue speaking.

"We have cleared all the defensive positions outside the town of Karachi. The enemies on the second and last line of defense have retreated. The troops will soon start the follow-up clearing. Victory is already ours. The enemy is completely attacking rout."

"The soldiers have been fighting at high intensity for too long without much rest. The combat quality of each vehicle crew has declined significantly due to fatigue and hunger. After the troops take a temporary rest, they will soon continue to move forward according to the original plan. Well, otherwise, don't write this in It’s in the telegram. Anyway, we have completed the scheduled task, ahead of schedule. It’s time for the soldiers to have a good rest.”

Before Malashenko could finish his words, Commissar Petrov, who flicked the pencil in his hand and finished with one stroke, closed the small book and spoke.

"Aren't I always responsible for these things? The one sent out must be the most appropriate revised version, so don't worry."

The first company of the 502nd Heavy Armored Battalion of the Wehrmacht commanded by Captain Hank has been completely annihilated, and the German second-line garrison and supplementary infantry units stationed in the defensive positions outside Karachi Town have also been completely defeated.

After the backbone of the 1st Company of the 502nd Battalion was removed, the German troops defending Karachi Town were defeated so quickly that even Lavrinenko, the deputy brigade commander, felt a little surprised. To be honest, even he himself did not expect that the German supplementary troops and second-rate garrison troops would be so powerful.

It was not yet lunch time, and the fighting outside the town of Karachi had basically ended. Only sporadic gunshots were heard and a large number of German prisoners who raised their hands to surrender were being escorted down. This scene really made Lavrinian Coe was quite surprised.

"What's wrong with these German guys? They are completely different from the German guys in the city. Are they the same army? Maybe we should check if those Romanian ghost guys are wearing German clothes. This Chances are, I’m serious.”

Looking at the back of Political Commissar Petrov, who was hurriedly running to reply to the front army headquarters, he also glanced at the leading troops of the friendly infantry division who had arrived with the large troops. They were jumping off the trucks one after another, and they were constantly strengthening. The overall strength of the Red Army at this key node in the town of Karachi naturally knew how to answer Lavrinenko. Malashenko then smiled and spoke.

"This is a good thing, Lavry, haven't you seen it yet?"

"The newly dispatched supplementary troops by the Germans no longer have the reserve troops prepared before the war. They are all newly trained young child soldiers. Students who have just graduated from the military academy and been awarded military ranks are allowed to lead the troops as grassroots officers."

"It would be okay if these troops were sent to the front line and dispersed among the veteran troops to be replenished, but they were temporarily gathered together at the transit station in Karachi. It is not surprising at all that they were beaten like this by us. ”

"This also illustrates a problem, Lavry. After Hitler's losses in the Battle of Moscow last year, he has exhausted all the chips in his pocket. But this gambler who has lost his sight is not willing to retreat and fail, so he He goes to his friends to borrow chips and even blackmails and threatens him. This is the case with Romanians, Bulgarians, and Italians.”

"The losses to the grassroots soldiers and officers were so great that they could no longer be compensated. The German head of state could only go crazy to find all kinds of defective products to fill this big hole. But after these rubbish found in every possible way were stuffed into the hole to fill it up, , our Red Army will soon find the weak points and break them, and the holes will only get bigger and harder to repair. This is the vicious cycle of those Germans. "

Malashenko, who was in a good mood after winning the battle, finally completed all the most important tasks. As for the next step of shutting down the old bastard Paulus and beating dogs and blocking him in the city, it was already a sure thing. Compared to In the past few days, the high-intensity combat rhythm of scrambling for time and progress day and night could only be considered trivial at best.

"It will be 1943 soon, old classmate. The battle will only get easier and easier for us. Once the Sixth Army is dead, the death knell for Hitler, the bastard, will not be far away."