Chapter 1911 Roll Call Request

Vatutin's visit to him was not simply to reminisce and say a few words of thanks, and Malashenko knew this very well.

As for why Vatutin came to him, Malashenko felt that he didn't need to ask too much, and the answer might come soon.

"I came here to formally inform you of something, Malashenko, and you need to be prepared in advance. This is an order from Moscow."

"An order from Moscow?"

Malashenko knew that Vatutin was in the business mode, but the fact that Vatutin had to personally convey the order from Moscow to him still surprised Malashenko.

"What happened? Why did Moscow suddenly give me an order?"

It was not surprising that Malashenko had such a reaction. Vatutin, who came to the division tent and sat down to drink a sip of water, held the water cup in his hand, and after organizing his words a little, he quickly replied to Malashenko who was standing beside him.

"Before talking about this, let's first understand the basic situation. Do you know the current battle situation of the Allied forces on the Western Front?"

"Allied forces? This..."

Vatutin suddenly asked Malashenko if he knew about the Allied forces, which really surprised Comrade Lao Ma.

However, after thinking about it, he thought that he didn't seem to pay much attention to the battle situation of the Allied forces on the Western Front recently. Once the Bagration Operation started, the entire Belarusian battlefield became a mess. Who would have the mind to pay attention to the situation of the Americans and John Bull? I am too busy here.

"I don't know much, comrade commander. The war has been busy recently, and I don't have much free time to get information outside the battlefield. Is there any problem with the Americans and the British?"

"Yes, there is indeed a problem, and it is not a small problem."

Vatutin nodded slightly and probably guessed that Malashenko would answer like this. How can a person who rolls in a pool of blood all day have extra time to pay attention to things that have nothing to do with him? It seems necessary to give Malashenko a brief introduction.

"The situation of the British and Americans is very bad, or simply say that the situation of the entire Western Front European battlefield is not good, especially on the ground."

"It is true that the Allies still maintain the momentum of advancing deep into the German-occupied areas, but a realistic problem that cannot be ignored is that they are suffering huge losses and casualties at the same time. It is no problem to say that the Americans and the British are now using their own strength to resist. They can afford the losses while the Germans cannot, and this is the way to maintain a continuous advance."

"As for the reason, I think you can probably guess it, the core problem The difference between the Allies and the Germans is just a world of difference in terms of armored strength. As far as I know, I think that if we compare the armored strength of the Red Army in 1941 and the Germans in 1944, it is more appropriate to compare the armored strength of the Red Army in 1941 and the Germans in 1944. The gap is so huge. "

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The core of ground combat is armored troops. The attacker who makes good use of armored troops and has an advantage can easily win. On the contrary, the defender who makes good use of armored troops and has an advantage can also easily hold the position, repel the enemy's attack and turn defeat into victory.

Armored troops can not only be used to break through the enemy's defense and position and win a decisive victory, but also to smash the enemy's armored attack and timely block the gap in the defense line to provide high-mobility support to turn the tide and turn defeat into victory.

In addition to land warfare, tanks are the core and soul of any large-scale ground war.

This is not only true now, but also in future wars in the 21st century.

Haven't you seen that even the United States, which has the world's best navy and air force in the 21st century, had to send a large number of M1A2s to fight Saddam in the desert? No matter how the navy and air force develop, armored troops represented by tanks are still the mainstay of land warfare that cannot be replaced.

And the side that does not have an advantage in the field of armored troops will inevitably suffer in large-scale land confrontation wars, and the greater the gap in the armored troops, the more they will suffer exponentially, to a degree that is jaw-dropping.

"My goodness, the Americans and John Bull were screwed by my buddy, right?"

Malachenko, who suddenly realized, did not forget who was the initiator of all this.

The fact that the Yankees and John Bull were beaten to a pulp by the German armored soldiers with King Tigers, Panther 2s, Jagdpanthers and Cheetahs all over the place right after the Normandy landing was all due to his "butterfly effect". He was the "culprit" who created such a powerful German armored force.

To put it bluntly, I am even more "the father of the German armored force" than that old guy Guderian.

Damn, how did things turn out like this? This is too bad!

Vatutin guessed that Malashenko's thoughtful and sometimes changing expression should be thinking about something. Seeing that Malashenko didn't say anything for a long time, he chose to speak up and continue the topic.

"The Allies suffered huge losses and began to find ways to solve this difficult situation, starting from both technical and tactical equipment and tactics and tactics."

"They can solve the equipment problems themselves, but they have to find someone to learn from. Find a ruthless person who can beat the Germans and make the arrogant German armored soldiers cry for their parents, so that they can learn some real skills and go back to change the status quo."

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Even if Malashenko's brain is slow to react, he can understand some of the meaning and tricks after hearing Vatutin's words. It is obvious that there is only one meaning.

"Wait, Comrade Commander, you don't mean to let me..."

"Not me, but Moscow, the leader Comrade Stalin."

Vatutin waved his hand to signal Malashenko to listen to him first, that is, to tell Malashenko the real purpose of his special trip.

"The British and Americans each sent a group of people to form a joint officer group to rush to the Soviet Union, led by two major generals, one from each of them."

"I don't know where these Americans and British got the news from, most likely from German prisoners of war or from intelligence they uncovered. In short, they know your combat experience and specifically asked you to give lectures in person, explain tactics and warfare theories, and submitted an application for this purpose."

"Comrade Stalin personally approved this application, and the time is tentatively set after the Bagration operation is over. When that time comes, you need to immediately set off back to Moscow to prepare for a half-month course."