Chapter 1822: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

To be honest, Malashenko had anticipated various possible situations in advance, but he never expected that Vatutin would assign such a special job to him. All kinds of complicated questions suddenly came to his mind and he couldn't help but speak them out.

"Wait, since the goal is to be fast, why not send the aviation force to carry out the mission? Wouldn't it be better to blow up the German train at the station or blow up the railway? As long as these treasures cannot be moved, they will be recovered by the Red Army sooner or later, just like we recover our territory."

Malashenko subconsciously thought the problem was a little too simple, and the political commissar, who knew more information and details than Malashenko, began to explain.

"It's not that easy. The problem is much more complicated than this."

"The Germans guarded this train very tightly and kept it confidential. Our intelligence officers couldn't get a specific list of supplies. We don't know which carriage is loaded with valuables, let alone how many are there."

"Considering the destructive power of the air force, a rash air strike is likely to be counterproductive. This is not the result we want. We need to take back the treasures that belong to our motherland intact. Therefore, we can only use ground troops to intercept, and we also need to pay special attention to the use of firepower. We must not abuse firepower coverage. This is the difficulty of the mission and the most important point to pay attention to.

"If the situation requires, the air force will cooperate with us to bomb and destroy the railway and prevent the German train from moving forward. But we won't do this unless it is absolutely necessary. This may cause the German train to derail before it has time to brake. At that time, it will still be our own treasures that will be lost. Do you understand what I mean? ”

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After reading the telegram, Malashenko had only one reaction: It was really a headache.

Especially when the political commissar added a bunch of "additional conditions" that were not written in the telegram but actually needed to be fulfilled by him, Malashenko felt that his head was just like a balloon, and it became extremely large in a "whoosh".

“I thought the treasures of Belarus and Ukraine were all withdrawn to the rear when the Germans invaded. Wasn't our strategic shift very successful? Why are there still treasures left in the country at this time? The Germans are also strange. Why did they wait until now to take action? What were they doing before? Are they really too stupid or is there something wrong with this intelligence? "

Malachenko, who had a headache and a big head, lit a cigarette for himself. With smoke in his mouth, he explained a series of questions and thoughts in his heart to Comrade Political Commissar. Comrade Ma really had too many question marks in his mind for a while.

I don't know whether he had expected Malachenko to ask this question and was prepared, or Comrade Political Commissar really knew the relevant situation well and memorized it by heart.

In short, the next fluent answer came without any delay.

"It's not as smooth as you think, at least it's not perfect."

"Think back, in 1941, even the army didn't have time to withdraw. One division after another was surrounded and annihilated by the Germans, not to mention those bulky and heavy cultural relics? The early stage of the war was too chaotic. There was indeed an organized large-scale evacuation, but it was not enough to evacuate everything. "

"As for why the Germans didn't take them away in advance, it was because they didn't want these things, or they didn't plan to take them away. Intelligence has confirmed that the Germans have even removed the murals in the church, sawed off the statues on the base, and taken them away. Some of them are new things found in the Germans' recent crazy looting. "

"These bastards know that they can no longer occupy this land and will be driven out soon, so they are robbing the land everywhere like crazy. They searched the places they had searched before, and also took into account the places that were originally thought to be worthless or not searched before. "

"Many large treasures and cultural relics that have been hidden from 1941 to the present were discovered by the scum of the SS. We sacrificed several intelligence comrades hiding in the enemy's hinterland to figure out the specific action plan of the Germans and know that the things were loaded on this train and planned to be shipped out of the country. "

"The Germans have looted too much wealth and treasures from our motherland, many of which cannot be recovered even if the war is won. I think you understand this, Malashenko. So no matter what, Commander Vatutin was determined not to let the Germans succeed again. This train must be stopped. This is the mission of our division. We must not let it go beyond the border. "

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With his hands on his waist, Malashenko held the telegram in his hand and read it again and again, thinking carefully. The cigarette butt in the corner of his mouth seemed to burn his lips. Feeling that his mouth was beginning to burn, Malashenko spit out the cigarette holder in one breath and spoke with determination.

"Do it, of course, why not do this job? Whatever the Germans want to do, we must not let them succeed. If it is beneficial to the Germans, I, Malashenko, must sabotage him and never let the fascists live comfortably. "

"How many garrison troops are there at the station? Do you know which unit it is? How much relevant tactical intelligence do we have? "

Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. Understanding the enemy's situation has always been one of the most important things Malashenko pays attention to in pre-war preparations, and this time is no exception.

However, the next answer from the political commissar really surprised our old comrade Ma.

"The garrison at the station is not simple. I think you can't guess who it is. It's the SS's Death's Head Division."

"Death's Head Division! ?"

After parting at Prokhorovka, Malashenko never saw this SS's four ace troops again. All the memories related to it are still in the fierce tank battle and the roar of steel in Prokhorovka.

As Political Commissar Petrov said, Malashenko did not expect that the scum of the SS Division would actually do the job of "escorting". What kind of job are these bastards doing here as money escorts instead of going to the front line to put out fires and fight? Comrade Ma can't figure it out.

Political Commissar Petrov, who seemed to see that there was something wrong with Malashenko's expression, and probably guessed why the division commander had this expression, spoke again.

"Don't get me wrong, these bastards are not here to escort this batch of goods."

"Intelligence shows that the SS Division had been fighting in the south of us, against the troops of the First and Second Belorussian Fronts, and did not meet us. The offensive of the two fronts was too fierce, and the SS Division has been fighting for many days and putting out fires everywhere. Now it is exhausted and its equipment has been seriously damaged."

"So, these bastards went to the station to receive supplies and new equipment. They were not originally stationed here. But now they happened to catch up. We must break through the defense of the SS Division to stop the train and retrieve the things."