Chapter 1366: German Army's Abnormality

What the old soldier said is basically what Comrade Ma thought. No matter how good the AK is, it can only guarantee combat effectiveness if the quantity is sufficient.

The Stalin Guards First Tank Division is not a special force of two or three cats and dogs. It is an elite ace unit with a division-level unit number, and its actual combat effectiveness and importance are no less than that of an army-level unit.

The combat effectiveness of an elite field unit must be guaranteed by a large amount of technical equipment. It is pure hooliganism to talk about quality without talking about equipment. Malashenko, who has tasted the sweetness of good soldiers and good equipment, now only wants more AKs, preferably enough to replace the light weapons of the entire division under his command.

But before that, Malashenko still has some important things to complete.

According to Comrade Ma's previous plan, after this batch of AKs arrives, the first thing to do is to arm an elite infantry unit with strong combat effectiveness. The next thing to do is to achieve results in actual combat, and then use a complete battle report with the German's body to report the matter to Vatutin or Zhukov.

Then, these two powerful bosses will find a way to submit it to Moscow. Both of them are qualified to call Comrade Stalin directly.

According to Malashenko's judgment, when Stalin gets this freshly baked battle report, it is inevitable that he will attract the attention of his father.

No matter how this weapon came from, first of all, it is a good gun, a good gun that can press the German stick to the ground and hammer it without any ability to fight back, and the casualties are heavy while crying and screaming.

For the current actual battle situation on the front line, this is the best result and the most needed weapon.

Comrade Stalin, the father, has many advantages, and one of them is to put the front-line battle first in wartime. If it is beneficial to the development of the war, Stalin can even put aside past grudges and reuse available talents. Zhukov, who was demoted but was promoted again not long after, is the best example of this situation.

As long as AK shows strong enough overwhelming performance, Malashenko believes that there is reason for Stalin to only focus on the results and ignore the unnecessary process.

The battle on the front line is fierce, and the demand for new equipment is imminent. If the new equipment that can establish an absolute advantage over the enemy is put into service and replaced one day in advance, it may cause unpredictable variables to the subsequent war. The sooner the newer and stronger equipment is obtained, the better it will be, and the more advantages it can establish over the enemy.

Although there is no absolute certainty, Malashenko has great determination.

Comrade Stalin will understand the meaning of the principle of special handling of special matters in wartime. He only needs to come up with a good enough battle report next.

The most important gun test mission at the shooting range in the early morning was successfully completed. Malashenko, who had completed the combat mission ahead of schedule, had enough time to stay there for a morning, which was not considered a delay in the war.

Malashenko, who ordered the troops to be on alert, did not wait for any German invasion until noon, which made Comrade Lao Ma, who had originally planned to wait and see if he could catch a sudden bastard, a little disappointed.

"Half of the 502 Heavy Armored Battalion was destroyed by us, plus a half-crippled armored division and a half-crippled infantry division. I don't know how many Germans have successfully escaped, but so many troops were completely eliminated in one day. Will these Germans not take action? I thought they would come this morning and try to destroy us here."

Malashenko's words do make sense.

Generally speaking, such a big thing happened behind the front line. A mechanized heavy armored battle group originally planned to rush to the front line was beaten to a pulp in just one day, and was almost completely defeated.

As long as the German commander in the Cherkassy region is not stupid, or if Manstein, the old man, still has some intelligence, isn't it worth taking some action immediately?

If this is left unchecked, the rear will be in chaos? Are the Germans giving up treatment now, waiting to collectively salute in French style, sing cheerful songs and go to Siberia to dig potatoes?

Comrade Lao Ma couldn't figure it out, and even felt that there must be something wrong with the abnormal situation. Maybe the Germans were plotting something to harm him.

But compared to Malashenko's current thinking, the political commissar who was sitting opposite Comrade Lao Ma in the division tent, was holding the telegram in his hand, reading it, and began to express his different views.

"Don't think about it. The Germans had to have reasons for not taking action."

"Look at this. The front headquarters just sent a telegram this morning. The Cherkasy region has basically been turned into a closed steel loop."

"In the north, at least two divisions of the Germans were defeated. The enemy in the south is almost the same. It is said that a large number of Ukrainian traitors were captured. Although the enemy resistance on the front battlefield is the most tenacious, the troops we have invested in the front battlefield are actually equal."

"The Germans are weaker than us in terms of total strength and technical equipment, and the air supremacy in the sky also belongs to the Red Army. The Germans on the front battlefield have been repelled three times, and the defense was re-established the third time. But compared to when the offensive just started, the remaining control area of ​​the Germans has been compressed by more than half, and the end of the battle will not be long."

"Oh, by the way, this doesn't include the German troops we just killed. The total number of enemy troops in the encirclement was expected to be around 100,000, and this includes the Ukrainian traitors and lackeys who worked for the Germans. We have killed nearly 20,000 enemies so far."

"Although not all of them have been annihilated, these 20,000 people can definitely be withdrawn from the Germans' total troop strength list, leaving a big gap. Think about it, the Germans are completely insufficient and on fire on all sides. Maintaining the remaining actual It's already difficult to control the area. "

"If I'm not mistaken, these Germans may even be considering which direction to break out. The Second Ukrainian Front has blocked all the reinforcements sent by Manstein. The Germans can't wait for reinforcements. If they don't want to surrender, they can only consider how to escape. "

"In this case, the enemy is unlikely to mobilize heavy troops to deal with us. Rather, as a division commander, you should consider how to intercept the Germans who are trying to escape halfway and not let any of them escape. "