Chapter 1348 Battlefield Trumpet

There are many things in this world that are not determined by human willpower, and the reality of the German army's crushing defeat is one of them.

Even if the German armored soldiers who were surrounded by a desolate snowfield fought to the end, the cruel reality that was so powerful that it completely eradicated the possibility of miracles eventually shattered all hopes like a heavy hammer, leaving only a pile of broken dust and powder.

From the first hour, twenty-eight minutes and thirty-seven seconds after Malashenko personally led the large troops into the battlefield, the German army, which was attacked from all sides and fiercely attacked by the rear encirclement detachment led by Lavrinenko, and with the support of Malashenko's powerful and overwhelming frontal offensive, finally collapsed like a beam of a house that was completely crushed by a heavy object.

The German army surrendered, and the first to show the white flag were those infantrymen whose willpower was on the verge of collapse.

In the few minutes that followed, the armored soldiers who were unaware of the truth continued to fight in their steel bodies until a loud voice rang out in the Red Army camp that was in a state of war.

"Armored soldiers of the Wehrmacht, stop fighting, stop resisting and struggling in vain! I am Malashenko, the major general commander of the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division. I promise you a chance to survive because of your heroic fight! But there will be no second time, this is your ultimatum!"

The infantry gave up, but the armored soldiers still insisted on fighting

The isolated and helpless King Tigers fought desperately in their respective positions, and their mottled bodies with bullet holes were like reefs in the stormy waves, and they were about to collapse, and they could not hold on for long. The Stalin heavy tanks that approached the close combat now only needed one shot to penetrate the no longer invincible turrets, and hit the soul with one shot.

This is the first time that Malashenko, who has been fighting since 1941, has encountered such a scene where the infantry surrendered but the tanks continued to fight to the end.

After witnessing the reality in front of him, there was a moment when Malashenko suddenly developed a great interest in the German armored soldiers who were the enemy in front of him.

What is the number of this unit? What kind of unit are they? Is it an independent Wehrmacht heavy armored battalion? Or is it just a heavy tank unit under the command of a German elite armored division?

In a flash, a lot of unresolved questions rushed into Malashenko's mind.

Curiosity is human nature, and seeking answers is one of the practical actions derived from this nature.

There is no point in continuing to fight, not only for the German armored soldiers on the opposite side who have lost the battle, but also for the Stalin Guards First Tank Division under Malashenko.

Continuing the battle would only cause more meaningless casualties that could have been avoided. Malashenko did not value the lives of the enemy. He just hoped that the soldiers who followed him and trusted him, and even gave their lives to him, could finally return to their hometowns, and there would be one less mother who lost her son and cried endlessly in extreme grief.

"Karamov, can you hear me?"

The Malashenko divisional command vehicle, which has been enhanced with radio communication, is equipped with a high-power vehicle-mounted radio station. In actual application, it can not only contact the command vehicles of grassroots units at all levels below the division level. And as long as Malashenko is willing and does not exceed the actual communication range, it is even easier to contact Karamov, who is also equipped with a radio.

"I can hear you, comrade division commander, what are your orders?"

The field maintenance regiment led by Karamov is not far from the front line.

Although it is not a front-line combat unit, its duties and missions require that this unit must be close enough to the front line, so close that it can quickly access the battlefield where the smoke is not over as soon as the battle ends, to urgently rescue those vehicles that can still be repaired and are not completely lost, and strive to re-enter the battle in the shortest time.

So after hearing the call from Malashenko, Karamov immediately picked up the radio transmitter in the jeep next to him and responded to Malashenko on the other end of the radio.

"Send me your trumpet car, the one I used to mobilize the new recruits last time! Hurry up!"

"Ah!? Is this true? Now???"

Malashenko's duties as a division commander are to swear an oath to the troops. A long time ago, these things were originally handled by the political commissar, but after knowing that the political commissar was terminally ill and had little time left, it was best not to overwork

Malashenko began to take on more and more of the work and responsibilities that he should have done but were shared by the political commissar. Speaking to the new soldiers and mobilizing the general meeting is one of them.

As for the "horn truck" mentioned by Malashenko, it was originally designed to facilitate mobilization speeches in the wild. Karamov personally made a special modification, integrating the generator and the large electric horn together to form a GAZ truck with a large speech loudspeaker that can be used at any time.

For the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which is either in the middle of a battle or on the way to the battlefield most of the time and rarely has a stable rest for a period of time, this special equipment is indeed necessary.

But now, Malashenko wants to use this thing for other things, something that many people, even the political commissar, think is crazy.

Since it was Malashenko who bypassed everyone and gave the order directly, the final result was that the political commissar and Lavrinenko and a large group of people were all unaware of it. And Karamov, who received the order, did not dare to be negligent at all, and hurriedly sent the horn truck that the division commander wanted.

The remaining German tanks were blocked by the Red Army tanks that surrounded them from all directions. When they were only concerned about their heads and butts, they had no time to care about a harmless small truck. Even most of the German armored soldiers who were extremely nervous did not even see it.

Leaving your car and running outside the car on the battlefield is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.

Even if the battle situation is already in hand and there are many heavy tanks in front to resist the German firepower, Malashenko, who never takes the word "danger" in his heart, still decides to do what he wants and resolutely gets off the car.

Think about it, if you are really afraid of danger and are a coward. Malashenko could have simply sat in the headquarters and given command. As a major general and division commander, there was nothing wrong with doing so, and no one would have stood up to nitpick or gossip. Why would he have to charge into battle in the command vehicle with the main force?