Chapter 1809: Not a Single Shot Fired

Kulbalov received the report after clearing the position and was about to lead his men to continue charging up the mountain. ReadМ

It was not unusual to receive the news report, but what was strange was that the specific content of the news report really surprised Kulbalov.

I originally thought it would be a "how is the situation" report, at least Kulbalov himself thought it would be like this.

But when the radio actually came through, the content of what was shouted on the other end was actually a completely different situation.

"Comrade Commander, the Germans didn't fire a single shot, they all surrendered!"

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For a moment, Kulbalov even thought that he had heard wrongly. No matter whether it was a donkey hair plugged in his ear or a problem with the radio machine, in short, this news that sounded so far-fetched should not be real.

"What did you say? Surrendered!? How many Germans are there? Tell me clearly what is going on now!"

The fighting at the foot of the hillside has been cleared. The remaining German infantry saw no hope of escape and directly chose to surrender. This result was not unexpected and quite normal.

Because of this, Kurbalov had time to pick up the radio and ask about the specific situation. Before actually going over to take a look, he had to understand the general situation, and he needed to do it now.

"A battalion, all artillery, a whole battalion of self-propelled artillery, a new thing that I have never seen before! When we came over, they were preparing to run away. Everything was loaded on the truck, and the heavy equipment was not in combat condition. They were doing nothing. It was too late. The fascist leader was so smart that when he saw this situation, he immediately ordered everyone to surrender. "

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Kulbalov's current expression, holding the radio transmitter in his hand, is almost the same as the "Subway Old Man Cellphone" emoticon.

Although the current 44-year-old Wehrmacht is no longer what it used to be, but after the battle with the Grossdeutschland Division, Kulbalov always felt that the Germans still had a fighting spirit in general.

Even if they want to surrender, they won't be as stubborn as the Grossdeutschland Division, but if it doesn't work, they still have to be willing to resist, right? Or perhaps this is the true status quo of most Wehrmacht units today.

It's just that the entire artillery battalion raised its hands and surrendered without even fighting. Kulbalov was a little unexpected. It could even be said that he doubted the authenticity of the news and found it too incredible.

After blinking and listening to the report coming from the radio channel, Kulbalov was stunned for a while, thinking about what he should do next, and then belatedly opened his mouth to give the order.

"Watch the Germans and don't cause trouble. I'll be there soon! Especially the heavy equipment, be sure to keep it. Do you understand?"

An entire battalion of new German self-propelled guns was captured, a rare event that had never happened before.

Based on the idea that "even if it is garbage, you have to get all the garbage in your hands to take a look." Kulbalov paid special attention to the newly captured equipment.

Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario.

If those new self-propelled guns of the Germans were really effective, then the meaning of this whole thing would be very different, completely different.

The entire battalion of self-propelled artillery was obtained just enough for him to keep for his own use. He tried to find a way to get enough manpower. Now the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division had another self-propelled artillery battalion. From now on, we will only need three battalions of self-propelled artillery for the next battle. There is never too much to support heavy firepower, and the more is always the better.

Kurbalov didn't think much about whether this idea was realistic or not. Anyway, it was possible to think about it without breaking the law.

And when Kurbalov led the team halfway, he remembered that such an important event had to be reported to the division commander.

He was busy non-stop from the beginning to the end. First he was busy fighting, and then he was busy rushing up the hillside when an unexpected situation occurred. In short, he never had any leisure time from the beginning to the end. If he hadn't suddenly remembered it now, Kulbalov would have almost forgotten all about it, and the report to Malashenko was quickly transmitted along the radio signal.

"What are you talking about? The Germans' hidden heavy artillery unit has been taken care of? Everyone surrendered???"

Like Kulbalov's initial reaction, Malashenko's first reaction when he heard this was also: Damn, did my brother have a twitch in his head or is the world really that crazy? Will all the Germans surrender without firing a single shot? This is the French Legion.

Holding the microphone in his hand, he pondered for a long time before regaining his composure. Unlike Kulbalov, Malashenko did not bother to run immediately to see what the specific situation was. At the moment, the top priority before Malashenko is to first attack the shabby German positions that have been blown to pieces by his own people's artillery fire.

"Over there, you should make a rough deal with the specific situation first, and we will discuss the specific matters after the fight is over. Mobilize troops to move closer to me, and clean up all the Germans along the way, so hurry up!"

It's funny to say that because of the ferocious firepower of the Germans' crazy shelling on their own heads, the frontal offensive commanded by Malashenko himself was forced to pause.

A large number of Red Army soldiers and tank crews, who were charging fiercely, with loud killing sounds, and whose adrenaline was soaring, had to seek cover on the spot on the enemy's position that had just been captured, watching helplessly as this huge movement The shelling blew up the Germans on the opposite side and knocked them upside down.

Ironically, most of the soldiers who did not know the truth even applauded and cheered for the "skillful and daring" artillery bombardment of their own field artillery.

Of course, this "irony" was directed at the German army, not the Red Army.

It's just that neither the German soldiers who were bombed nor the Soviet soldiers who admired the Germans being bombed knew that the truth behind it would be like this.

Under Malashenko's order, the offensive that was originally forced to pause resumed with the end of the bombardment.

The IS6 heavy tanks that had stopped not long ago were put on the battlefield again, covering the Red Army soldiers who were charging behind them and continued to rush forward, giving a devastating blow to any enemy who dared to block the way on the ruined position in front with powerful direct firepower.

Even if there was no "telecommunication fraud" bombardment that hit their own heads, it would only be a matter of time before the remaining positions of the German army were breached.

In the final analysis, that round of "friendly fire" bombardment played a catalytic role at most.

But it is undeniable that the German army, which had just been bombed, was even more powerless in its next resistance.

If the previous resistance was a desperate struggle, then the current resistance was completely powerless.

Malashenko stayed at his position as the tank commander and commanded the troops to press forward and attack step by step. The battlefield scene seen in the tank commander's periscope felt like the German army was in a state of "I want to fight to the death and fight to the end, but I can only do this much, it's the limit."

There is nothing to say about the battle at this point. The German army's exhaustion and exhaustion of trump cards seem to understand the reality in front of them. Malashenko didn't want to waste more time with this group of defeated soldiers. After cleaning up the garbage, he had other work to do.

With the turnaround of the main regiment of Kurbarov and the return to the front battlefield, the increasingly fierce and overwhelming offensive crushed the last backbone of the German army. The German army, which lacked the vital armored forces, seemed to be powerless to turn the tide.