Chapter 1396 Total Destruction!

In Valosha's eyes, the division commander is definitely a very powerful person, this is affirmed.

Although the division commander is two years younger than himself, sometimes age really can't explain everything. It is not necessarily the case that the older the person, the more powerful he is. Age can sometimes only be used as a reference.

The division commander can always anticipate many things that he has never thought of, such as the batch of new assault rifles about the combat engineer battalion.

Malashenko guessed in advance that the time when this thing would be most useful might be when Valosha could not inform him of the situation and get in touch with him in time. The means of communication during the Great Patriotic War were far less developed than those in later generations. If Valosha wanted to contact Malashenko now, he could only run to the division commander's command vehicle to ask about the situation, which was obviously not allowed.

"I believe you, Valosha, it's that simple."

There are many things that are easy to say but difficult to do in practice. This is not only the case for the person who said it, but also for the executor.

Malashenko handed the final decision to Valosha, asking him to make his own decision based on battlefield needs and real-time conditions.

At this moment, Valosha had never felt that the responsibility and burden on his shoulders would be so heavy. He remembered that Malashenko and the political commissar had said before that the success or failure of this new assault rifle would be related to the future development plan of the entire Red Army's light weapons.

If you think about it carefully, isn't this saying: The success or failure of the Red Army's future light weapons development is determined by whether this battle can be fought?

The situation is indeed difficult to make a decision for a while, but the time left for Valosha to hesitate is already running out. He must make the final decision as soon as possible.

"Contact the combat engineer battalion and tell them that it's their turn to go on the field! Let those Germans see how powerful their new toys are!"

Finally, knowing that he had little time left to hesitate, Valosha made a decision after thinking over and over for ten seconds.

Regardless of whether this order succeeds or fails, even if it will lead to failure, there are some things that one must be brave enough to bear and absolutely cannot escape, just like the division commander usually sets an example.

Although the order from Valosha has been issued, the combat engineer battalion, which is placed a little further back on the battlefield, still needs a little time to get going if it wants to really engage in the battle and fight the Germans face to face.

Before the combat engineer battalion really arrives, the three ordinary infantry battalions on the battlefield still have to continue to fight the Germans to the end, and persist until the strong support that can turn the tide arrives.

"Hold on, hold the position, comrades! The motherland and the defense line are with us, we must not retreat, continue to fight and eliminate the fascist invaders! This is our motherland and land!"

The battalion commander who received the order from Varosha returned to the trench and continued to command the battle in person. The old troops under his command from Stalingrad were already elite enough. They were the second strongest main infantry battalion under Varosha except for the combat engineer battalion.

The equipment used was naturally impeccable. A large number of automatic and semi-automatic weapons prepared for close-range assaults were everywhere. Except for the latest assault rifles, the rest such as PPSh-41, PPSh-43, and SVT-40 semi-automatic rifles can be seen everywhere. It can be said that the closer the battle, the more firepower advantages can be exerted and the more popular they are.

But I don't know what happened today. The battle that used to be smooth sailing has become particularly difficult.

There are already a lot of casualties on my side, and the casualties on the German side are even greater and more miserable!

But even so, the Germans, like they were on stimulants, were still attacking and charging tenaciously. A burst of bullets knocked down four or five Germans in the trench, and in the next few seconds, the same number of Germans would rush out from the corner, holding broken guns that were far less powerful than the Red Army's and charging forward, shooting while running, until they were hit by bullets and fell face down.

This tenacious and fierce offensive formation even reminded Varosha of the rumors about the Battle of Nomonhan

I heard from the veterans from the Siberian Military Region that those short Japanese monkeys with iconic bow legs were so crazy and desperate when they charged infantry. Even if there were the Red Army tank tracks in front of him, he still dared to hold the explosive pack and drill under the tank chassis, pull the fire and explode, and die with the Red Army tank in a loud bang.

This kind of desperate posture is not something that any army can do. Although Valosha has not seen those Japanese monkeys with his own eyes, whether they are really as crazy as the rumors say, he estimates that these Germans in front of him, who know they are sending themselves to death but still do not look back, are no less than them.

"These Germans are crazy, comrade commander! Under such fierce firepower from us, they are lining up to die! I really don't know what disease they have to do this!"

The regiment political commissar couldn't help but complain to Valosha. It has been a long time since the Wehrmacht has seen such desperate Wehrmacht, but Valosha's reaction immediately afterwards was a bit surprising.

"The fact that the Germans still don't give up only shows that our firepower is not strong enough! Comrade Division Commander said that the madness of the Germans can only be stopped by the most thorough physical destruction! Since they want this, then we will give it to them. The Combat Engineer Battalion will tear these Germans into pieces. I have this hunch and I can guarantee it!"

The fully equipped and high-spirited Combat Engineer Battalion is the last trump card in Varosha's hand. Once this trump card is played, it means that the battle has reached the final white-hot moment. Who will win depends on the next result.

The German army seems to feel that victory is just a stone's throw away from them. As long as they work a little harder, the already exhausted Russian defense will be penetrated, and this position that belonged to them not long ago will be back in their hands. At that time, all efforts, sacrifices, and casualties will not be in vain.

But things don't always go as planned, or the German army had an unrealistic illusion from the beginning.

"Comrades, destroy the German fascists and defend the motherland! Ura!!!"

Ura-ra--

When this earth-shaking roar that all German soldiers feared and were most unwilling to hear rang out again, accompanied by an unprecedented intensive light firepower strafing sound, the final outcome of the battle seemed to have been decided at this moment.