Chapter 1435: Not Giving an Inch

At this point in the war, Malashenko no longer cared about how many more Wehrmacht troops he had destroyed. At best, it was just a few more numbers, which didn't mean much.

At this moment, there was only one opponent that Malashenko really wanted to crush: the SS's Viking Division bastards.

The bad things that these unscrupulous humanoid self-propelled beasts had done in the Soviet Union were already known to everyone. Malashenko, who had seen too many massacres and inhumane tragedies along the way, now just wanted to quickly confront the Viking Division's bastards and send them off with complete destruction.

"Ah, Malashenko, you're here, I was just going to find you."

Malashenko was about to order the troops to regroup and continue the pursuit, but before he could take action, the political commissar who came up quickly came to him with a telegram in his hand.

"The front headquarters just sent a telegram. The Germans fleeing to the northwest have just had a fight with friendly troops. The commander has deployed a tank army to block the Germans' escape route. The telegram said that the fighting is very intense now. The Germans have invested at least one regiment of armored forces and an equal number of infantry in the first round of charge. It seems that they are anxious."

"The commander asked our division to speed up and catch up with the friendly troops to completely annihilate all the remaining enemies. We are the closest among all the remaining pursuit troops. If we act now, it is completely in time. A tank army is enough to hold the Germans for a long time."

The political commissar explained while Comrade Lao Ma, who took the telegram, read it quickly and supplemented it with his own understanding.

The content of the telegram has clear orders as the political commissar said. Vatutin directly asked Malashenko to seize the opportunity this time and completely annihilate the last remaining German troops.

Malashenko, whose brain thinking logic is extremely clear, began to think quickly about the details that must be taken into consideration. In addition to the original division, he now has the 4th Guards Tank Brigade to act together and be dispatched at any time.

In this way, the total force is basically nearly 20,000. The main reason is that his division is originally a large organization, far exceeding the general Guards Tank Division of the same level.

On this basis, plus the friendly tank army in front of the Germans, the total force of both sides should not be too different, basically about 30,000 to 40,000.

However, the advantages in morale and technical equipment are on his side, and he can also get support and cover from fighters in the sky. It is very easy to get rid of the last group of remaining Germans without any big problems.

"Okay, I've read the telegram. Just do what it says. Act now! Notify the troops to gather. Don't use the Germans' broken weapons. Don't clean up the battlefield. Set off in five minutes!"

It's not easy for the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which has a lot of jars and pots, to move quickly, especially now that they have just finished a battle. It's a bit too difficult to get the troops to set off within five minutes, and it's even unrealistic, but Malashenko, who is under Vatutin's order, can't care about these things.

Rushing up and knocking down and then tearing these Germans apart, winning the final victory in one fell swoop, this is more important than anything else for Malashenko, who is now red-eyed.

"Is the car ready?"

Iushkin, holding an oversized wrench in his hand, is squatting on the left side of the tank with Seryosha holding a crowbar, seemingly studying whether there is any problem between the second and third road wheels. The tank just felt something was wrong, and the bumps were more serious than usual.

Hearing Malashenko suddenly step forward and ask, Iushkin subconsciously raised his head and responded.

"It's a small problem, but it won't affect the battle, so we can say we are ready."

"Then don't worry about it, small problems will be dealt with after the battle. The Germans were intercepted by friendly forces not far in front of us, and they can't run away this time! After this battle, we will be completely successful!"

Malashenko's tone was obviously excited, and Iushkin and Seryosha looked at each other and instantly showed joy after hearing it.

For Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, the biggest feature and unforgettable part of the Cherkasy battle was the continuous maneuvering and transfer, which was more than any previous battle.

After the long-distance maneuvering and transfer, not only did they not have much rest time, but the people were a little unbearable to be bumped, and the bad road conditions and long-distance off-road maneuvers also caused great damage to the tanks themselves.

Now it's just a minor problem with the road wheel, and the car feels a little more shaky when driving, which is a bit off.

But if it continues like this, Iushkin himself feels that this precious car may soon go on strike and can't hold on.

Now that he has heard the news of the final battle, it is undoubtedly good news for both people and cars. It would be a lie to say that Iushkin is not happy about it. Hurry up and follow the driver to get on the car and prepare to set off. This is the only thing to do now.

"I've been waiting for you to say this! It would be best if we finish this battle quickly. My bones are almost falling apart these days."

While complaining softly, Iushkin climbed up the turret and got into the car in no time. Malashenko, who had entered the turret first, reached out and took the radio transmitter hanging beside him, then connected to the public channel and gave orders to all the radio-equipped crews in the division.

"This is the last battle in Cherkessy, comrades! Go, crush those Germans! Bury those fascist SS completely!"

Swoosh——

Boom——

At the same time as Malashenko issued the order for the general attack, a fierce collision and strangulation of steel and flesh and blood was taking place on the battlefield not far away.

"Charge, charge! We have no time, break through the Russian defense line! Quick!"

"Armor-piercing bullets! Aim at the Russian T34, get ready to shoot!"

"There are too many of them, rushing towards us!"

Because the Soviet tank army that came to intercept also rushed to the battlefield day and night, this battle that Malashenko had not yet joined was not a traditional position attack and defense battle, but an armored encounter that entered a state of white-hot and anxious state from the beginning.

It is impossible to count how many T3485 medium tanks there were, and they were fiercely fighting with the German vanguard armored forces, with flames flying everywhere. The Red Army tank soldiers received the order not to let the German army move forward any further, and the German army, knowing that time is equal to life, was even more anxious and furious at the beginning of the battle, and used all their tricks.