Chapter 1715 A Bigger Plan

The Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division brought enough defensive weapons and went out in full force. Moreover, the heroic leader division was not fighting alone. Some of the advance troops of the friendly infantry divisions that followed Malashenko in the coordinated attack had arrived to assist in the defense.

Although the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division was seriously out of touch because it rushed too hard, a considerable number of friendly troops are still lagging behind and on their way. However, some highly mechanized infantry riding trucks have arrived. Although there are not many of them, every little bit counts, and it is always a good thing to have more strength to assist in the defense.

This is the result of Vatutin's request that the infantry divisions following closely behind use all the vehicles that can be mobilized at hand to rush to the front war zone as quickly as possible to assist the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division in its defense. The highly mechanized Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which is equipped with heavy firepower, does not lack firepower, but it lacks the infantry that occupies the backbone of defensive operations.

It is really difficult for Malashenko to rely on his own regiment alone. In these days, the number of people is still an extremely crucial factor in determining victory or defeat in wars, especially defensive operations, and it cannot be ignored. Uniting all the infantry forces that can be united will greatly help Malashenko's dynamic defensive operations.

The infantry defense forces deployed on the position can be divided into two major parts. The Varosha Infantry Regiment occupies a small number of elite backbone forces in the infantry defense system and plays a core pillar role. The advance troops of other friendly infantry divisions occupy the absolute main force in terms of numbers. Whether they can withstand the German assault offensive depends mainly on whether they fight beautifully enough.

"I hope the comrades of the friendly army can hold on, otherwise we will have to support them when the occupation deteriorates, but we don't have the time."

The deputy commander is somewhat worried about the combat effectiveness of the auxiliary defense forces sent by the friendly infantry division. It is difficult for ordinary infantry troops who still hold Mosin-Nagant, PPSh, and even STG-44 in their hands to be reassured. Especially when we don't know much about their fighting will and morale and it's the first time to cooperate, the situation will be more serious.

"Leaving the third battalion is to deal with this, don't worry too much, we can't say whether the Germans can beat us or not."

The deputy commander smiled and shook his head after hearing this. Although he said so, the actual pressure in his heart can be seen that he is not too great.

"But you said that the Germans might have three or four armored divisions to attack us today, are you really not worried at all?"

Varosha, holding a telescope, is still standing at the command observation position of the forward command post, looking at the position where the battle is about to begin.

It is forbidden for the commander of the infantry regiment to carry a broken gun to the trench to command the battle. This is the death order that Malashenko explicitly stipulated to Valosha.

Somewhat dissatisfied, Varosha even muttered a little aggrievedly, "Aren't you also leading the charge?" Unexpectedly, Malashenko, who had good hearing, heard it on the spot and said, "I have armor protection, and you only have this hundred pounds of stinky meat!" Varosha was speechless on the spot and dared not to argue again.

Of course, the good news is that after that, Varosha did follow Malashenko's request and no longer went down to the trenches to have fun with a gun in his hand. He honestly returned to his original job as the head of the regiment under the strong order of the division commander.

"Worried? In Prokhorovka, those SS scum mobilized three of the most elite ace armored divisions to encircle and suppress us, and at that time we were only a brigade. What was the result? Those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be killed were killed. All the Germans got what they deserved. The leader's elite is still the leader's elite, becoming more sharp and deadly, and it is the same today."

The battle of Prokhorovka can be said to be the battle that Malashenko was closest to death, and it was also a battle that almost wiped out the entire unit.

In this battle, Stalin's First Guards Heavy Tank Brigade encountered the crazy encirclement and suppression of the SS "Empire", "Skull", and "Guards Flag", three ace elite armored divisions. The overall strength gap was large enough to pile Malashenko to death with quantity, forming an extremely terrible crushing momentum.

The price was that Malashenko was beaten and fled, shot and fell to the ground, and was seriously injured. After simple battlefield first aid, he was urgently airlifted to Moscow, the rear, for treatment.

The Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade was almost wiped out, with more than 85% of the division's technical equipment lost and more than 70% of its casualties.

If it weren't for the absolute fighting will that was so tenacious that it could make the enemy tremble and could not be shaken, Malashenko and his comrades would have died in this battle without leaving any slag.

Coupled with the timely arrival of friendly reinforcements, the final outcome of the tragedy was reversed.

To this day, everyone who survived that extremely cruel iron stranglehold battle, which even surpassed any battle during Stalingrad, clearly remembers what a huge test and trial those two days and one night were.

As the saying goes, "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." After experiencing the Prokhorovka hellish steel stranglehold, the Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade was reborn and upgraded to become the only fully mechanized ace tank division in the entire Red Army. It returned to the battlefield with a stronger and almost destructive force, making the Germans along the way cry and scream, as if it were purgatory.

To this day, Varosha can still clearly recall the extreme cruelty of this hellish battle.

After surviving such a great test, Varosha no longer felt that it would be so terrible or extremely difficult to deal with the three or four German armored divisions again, and they were not ordinary Wehrmacht troops like those SS lunatics.

The current situation is different from the past. The Red Army has a great advantage. As long as they hold on for about half a day, they can get support from the subsequent heavy-armored friendly troops.

"Comrade Commander gave us this task, a heavy burden. But I see it as an opportunity, Valosha, a great opportunity to create a greater tactical miracle and surround the German reinforcements on the spot!"

"I will not only contain and repel the attack of the German reinforcements, but also eat their meat, drink their blood, and smash their bones! Even if I can't eat it all in one bite, I will cut the Germans up and eat a large piece of his meat! These Nazi bastards don't know who they are fighting with, so let's let them see."

Recalling what Malashenko told him when he inspected the defense arrangement last night, Valosha, who didn't tell any of his men and only knew about it himself, understood that the division commander was planning a plan that was far more ambitious than the enemy's reinforcements.

This is not the same dimension as whether the so-called three or four German armored divisions can defend.