Chapter 1749 After the Heavy Artillery

Lavrinenko did think that he should report the current situation to Malashenko, but that would only be done after he was done with his work. Who would have thought that Malashenko would actually call first. Read

Since Malashenko took the initiative to call and was still waiting online, it was not a question of whether Lavrinenko wanted to answer the call, but a question of whether he had to answer it.

"Go and keep an eye on the troops, assemble them as soon as possible and wait for orders, I will be back later."

Before leaving, he did not forget to give a few more instructions to the third regiment commander. Lavrinenko, who led the team alone, had to sigh at the trouble of having to worry about everything himself.

To be honest, it was really hard to adapt to the absence of the political commissar's help. It always felt like something was missing.

He walked to a mobile communication vehicle equipped with a higher-power transceiver. This was a vehicle modified from the chassis of a heavy-duty truck donated by the Americans by the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division for long-distance radio communication. It was equipped with the most effective long-distance radio station at the maximum load tonnage. Generally speaking, it can be used as long as the distance is not too far.

"Is the division commander online?"

Lavrinenko, who stepped onto the carriage, asked. He was answered by a staff officer of the regiment who was listening to the news with headphones on his head.

"Online, deputy division commander, comrade, division commander has been waiting for you to come."

"Well, give me the transmitter."

Lavrinenko stretched out his hand and took the transmitter from the staff officer.

"Malachenko, are you there?"

""

There was no sound from the other end of the radio, only the sound of the electric current kept ringing in his ears. Lavrinenko frowned and even wondered if there was something wrong with the thing in his hand.

"Ma"

"I can hear it, the voice is very clear. Communication check, can you hear it on your side?"

"It's also very clear, I can hear it."

Lavrinenko could probably guess what Malashenko would ask next, and was already thinking about how to answer it, and the question that Malashenko asked immediately afterwards was not unexpected.

"Report the situation, Lavri, how is the battle going on your side."

""

Although he had been thinking about how to answer this question, when he was really forced to the edge by this question, Lavrinenko realized that some things were not so easy to say even if you thought about how to say them.

"The situation is not good, Malashenko"

Lavrinenko's tone was a little heavy. Malashenko on the other end of the radio seemed to have guessed something and did not interrupt, but just listened silently, waiting for his good brother's next words.

"The Germans we met were not simple. Their forces were almost the same as ours. Although we had an advantage in tank quality, we could not quickly defeat such a large force. In particular, they seemed to have noticed our combat intentions and switched from attack to attack to relative defense."

"There were more bad things. When we were about to continue the attack and pursue forward, the Germans suddenly smashed about half of the artillery regiment's heavy artillery on our heads. There were a large number of infantry in our ranks at the time, and there was no accompanying artillery and air support to counterattack. We weighed the pros and cons and could only order a retreat to avoid greater losses."

"I have just withdrawn with my troops for a while. The initial estimate of the loss is not great. We still have the ability to continue the attack. It's just that the damn artillery is really annoying. We must find a way to kill them. Do you have any way to support us?"

We are brothers. This is a very applicable interpersonal relationship adjective, not just in the distant Celestial Empire.

In the Soviet Union, although the words are not so, the meaning and actual relationship are still the same.

For example, this kind of relationship applies to Lavrinenko and Malashenko, so Lavrinenko is not polite when asking for help from Malashenko, regardless of whether he asked first or not.

For Malashenko, the frontal battle he is responsible for has been going smoothly so far and has not encountered too many problems. It is reasonable for Lavrinenko to hope for support.

But the problem is how much rapid support force Malashenko can mobilize, and the situation in the other direction of Kurbarov is still unclear, and it is not clear whether he also needs support.

If the subsequent battles are taken into consideration, it is still necessary for Malashenko, as the head of a division and the highest field commander, to keep some trump cards in his hand for the final support. Otherwise, no field commander will easily put himself in a situation where he has no cards to play. It is naturally the best situation to have two trump cards in hand for emergency use.

Having said that, in actual operation, you still have to adapt to the actual situation you are facing. For example, Malashenko is now facing the question of how to make a decision.

"I don't have much support force at hand. The artillery is still replenishing ammunition and cannot fire for the time being. The aviation force can be assigned to you, but I am not sure whether I and Kurbalov will need support next."

"So we can't assign all the sufficient aviation support to you. The half regiment of Tu-2 has now rushed to perform other combat missions. Their support for us is one-time. I can only transfer half a regiment of attack aircraft to you. The amount of ammunition carried is estimated to be just enough to kill the half artillery regiment you mentioned. The main force of the Germans will depend on you."

The ammunition load of the Il-2 has always been a more annoying problem. This sturdy, powerful and reliable ground attack aircraft cannot carry too much ammunition. Even some of the American ground-licking paramecium fighters in the late war have a larger ammunition load than the Il-2.

Low battlefield endurance is a major weakness of the Il-2, so you can't expect these limited Il-2s to turn around and plow the main force of the Germans again after bombing the artillery. At that time, it is estimated that at most some basic aircraft artillery support will be broken, which can only play a barely harassing role. Lavrinenko can really rely on himself.

"Okay, no need to say more, I understand everything I need to understand. It's normal for the split operations to have insufficient support, just send those Il-2s over. Without those crappy German guns, I will chew them up even if I break my front teeth! This is a military order, I promise you."