Chapter 1872 An Unexpected Incident

Kirill received the latest order: to organize the incomplete infantry regiment of the friendly forces that cooperated with his attack and the infantry company of the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division at his disposal into a group, and send them south to support an infantry encounter that broke out less than 5 kilometers away.

If the German infantry not far south of the village is not cleared in time, the safety of the subsequent attack bridgehead of Marinovo Village, which Kirill led his team to capture, will not be guaranteed, and the German army may continue to threaten Marinovo Village from the south.

After the infantry was transferred away, only tanks were left. Would only tanks be left in the village for defense?

Of course not.

The telegram mentioned that the follow-up large force of the first battalion of the Varosha Infantry Regiment would arrive soon. These mechanized infantry riding on the half-track armored vehicles provided by the Americans had a very high marching speed.

In other words, Kirill would probably face a gap of about one hour, or even shorter, without infantry available.

Strictly speaking, this is certainly very dangerous. It is not a big deal if a small group of German infantry attacks, as the powerful firepower of heavy tanks can easily repel them in open areas. However, it would be dangerous if a large group of German troops attacked, or mixed infantry and armored forces were attacked. Kirill, who only had tanks and no infantry, would find it difficult to resist.

But the objective fact is that the encounter in the south is more urgent and must be dealt with as soon as possible, and the village encountering a counterattack by the German army that had just been repelled in a short period of time is a low-probability and uncertain event.

Especially under the premise that Kirill only needs one hour to get a stronger mechanized infantry support, Lavrinenko, who was responsible for replacing Malashenko as the temporary division commander, finally made such a seemingly risky decision.

But before the order was actually arranged for execution, Lavrinenko still checked and discussed with Comrade Political Commissar. It is still necessary to let Comrade Political Commissar know about such a major event and participate in the decision-making, and it is also necessary to consider that Kirill and Comrade Political Commissar have a special relationship of "no need to say it clearly, everyone understands".

"This order is indeed risky, comrade political commissar, but the war came too suddenly and we have no choice."

"The friendly infantry near the target village are all from the Baltic Front. They have divided their troops too far and are under-strength. If they are not supported, there is a risk that they will be intercepted by the Germans and attack the village from the north. The best case scenario is that these Germans will break through and slip away, which will be a problem in the end."

The northward troops of the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which have been marching for a long distance in motorized marches, are currently doing emergency maintenance after arriving at the war zone. The company commanded by Kirill was the first to complete the emergency maintenance, and then went to the battlefield as a vanguard unit to support a battle that the friendly infantry had not been able to win in two days.

After listening to the situations that Lavrinenko discussed with him, Political Commissar Petrov, who did not answer immediately, turned his head and looked at the large number of tanks and vehicles and other heavy equipment parked in the open air on the grassland behind him, which were undergoing emergency maintenance.

The reality that the main force is temporarily unable to move is indeed worrying. The limit that can be achieved is to immediately deploy a unit to the battlefield after repairing and maintaining one unit, but at the moment, there is really no other way to use it, so it can only be done this way.

"Go tell Karamov to give priority to the maintenance and repair of the infantry's half-track vehicles and trucks, and take the fastest speed. Once completed, set out immediately to join Kirill's company."

"Yes, Comrade Political Commissar."

Looking at the messenger holding a pen and paper and hurriedly leaving after recording the order, Lavrinenko has realized that Comrade Political Commissar agrees with his suggestion. It seems that even Comrade Political Commissar, who is "omnipotent", can't come up with a better solution.

"It won't be a big problem, Comrade Political Commissar, don't worry. It's just a short gap of less than an hour. The Germans have just been driven out of the village. How could they come back at this time?"

What Lavrinenko said is not wrong. In fact, anyone who is familiar with and understands common sense will think so. This is not surprising.

Once the organized enemy troops are defeated and retreat, if they want to come back and launch a counterattack again, they will need a lot of time to regroup and prepare for the attack.

There are quite a few Germans driven out of the village, and the organization is the size of an infantry regiment. You have to say that these bastards who just suffered a big defeat and ran away on their own can regroup and rush back to the village within an hour.

Lavrinenko felt that if the Germans had this ability, they would not be beaten so badly today. Not to mention now, even the Germans who were in better condition last year and had not completely gone downhill did not have this ability. There is really no need to worry about things that are not reliable.

Not only Lavrinenko, but also Political Commissar Petrov thought carefully and felt that at least on the surface, there was no fatal problem in this situation.

But somehow, there was always an indescribable uneasiness and worry lingering in the heart of Comrade Political Commissar, which could not be shaken off.

This feeling is hard to describe, or it can be described as a strong sense of uneasiness.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a satisfactory result. Commissar Petrov shook his head slowly and could only attribute it to "maybe I'm too tired" or "Malachenko is not here, and I think too much about the frontline battles."

"I hope nothing will happen. Malashenko will be back soon. When he arrives, all problems will be solved."

At the same time, on the edge of Marinovo Village, where a fierce battle had just ended, Karvus and Kosher, who only showed their heads and peeked through the telescope at the situation in the village ahead, looked like Voldemort. If you didn't look closely, it would be difficult to find that there were two people hiding in the inconspicuous bushes on the side of the road.

And the situation in the telescope that the large group of infantry drove out of the village, but there was only one tank, which was really confusing.

"Karl! Is there something wrong with the intelligence? Why are there only Russian infantry here? I didn't even see a tank, not even one. Did that bastard lied to you?"

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Karlus, who was thinking about things and calculating various situations in his mind, did not lower his voice and speak in a low voice like Kosher. Instead, he put away the telescope and patted his buddy's shoulder to indicate that he could retreat and end the reconnaissance. He didn't tell Kosher while driving the barrel truck on the way back.

"It just so happens that this is what I want to see. The Russian infantry has left the village. The number of people we saw matches the approximate number that the lieutenant colonel told me. This means that the Russian infantry in the village has been basically cleared out, and there are not many left. As for whether there are tanks in the village, we can go in and take a look, right? Let's take action now!"