Chapter 1917 I Want to Take Him Back with Me
The following time was not too unusual, and seemed very ordinary. Reading
This is not to say that there was no battle to fight on the battlefield, but this level of battle was really not challenging for Malashenko. He was always fighting with the German infantry, and the large-scale German armored force that he had been thinking about did not appear.
"This is strange. We fought from the south to the north, and defeated tens of thousands of Germans along the way. Why didn't we even see the hair of the German armored forces? Where did these bastards go?"
The one who made such a complaint was naturally Ivushkin. He was obsessed with revenge. What he wanted to do most in recent days was to catch the German 502 Heavy Armored Battalion and kill several or more Germans with his own hands to avenge his good brother.
Malashenko, who had just got off the car, heard this and just replied casually in a very calm tone.
"Haven't you figured it out yet? The Germans know that it's only a matter of time before they are wiped out here. The number of Germans we encountered during our offensive from south to north was much less than expected. The air force had already withdrawn, and the equally valuable ground armored forces were probably the same. The Germans still wanted to leave some capital for their future comeback.
It's impossible to still think of a comeback at this point. Even though this is the fact that is clear in front of us, the Germans themselves may not think so, at least some of them don't think so, and still think there is a chance for a comeback.
"The bastards of the 502nd Battalion were hit hard. There were not many other German armored units in the salient. The first half of Operation Bagration basically wiped out the limited armored forces of these bastards. If they run away before they are completely blocked by us, how many German tanks do you think will be left in this salient? Not many. "
Malashenko's analysis was impeccable, and Iushkin, who was standing by, remained silent, waiting for those two big eyes to lower their heads as if they were thinking about something.
"When we complete the encirclement today and meet up with the friendly forces, you can go to the political commissar to complete the formalities, and you can leave for home and rest tomorrow. Hurry up and deal with all the things that need to be done. When I come back next time, it will be the time for us to go abroad to Poland to continue to deal with those fascist scum. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to show your abilities. "
Malachenko still remembered that Iushkin had told him that he wanted to take a leave to go home. Before he left, he found the political commissar and told him about it. Everything has been arranged. Iushkin only needs to go through the basic procedures.
But when Iushkin asked for leave last time, he agreed to go home with Kirill. This is probably the only and biggest regret at the moment.
The two brothers had agreed to travel together, but now it has become a single journey.
Malachenko knew that such a thing would make Iushkin very uncomfortable. The feeling of being alone on the way home, which should have been a two-person trip, was obviously indescribable. But some things are so cruel, and war is always accompanied by various unexpected sacrifices.
Malachenko can use his identity as a time traveler as a plug-in to save those whose death was predicted in advance. Vatutin, but he could not save his brother Kirill. Even Kirill's death was caused by his own distortion of time and space and the timeline, which made the Battle of Marinovo Village in this world completely different from the existing history.
If this world did not exist, what kind of life would Kirill live? Would he not have to die? Maybe he is still alive and fighting in a certain Red Army unit, continuing to devote himself to this great Patriotic War, fighting for the great faith and motherland he loved all his life.
Success is due to the time traveler, and failure is also due to the time traveler.
The butterfly effect has always been a double-edged sword that does not distinguish between enemies and friends. Once the gears of history are turned and changed, the domino-like chain effect it produces will completely affect everyone in the future, and even Malashenko, the initiator of all this, cannot predict and change it.
"Hey, what have I done? What will the future world look like? "
Malachenko was lost in thought and did not speak for a while. Seeing this, Iushkin took the initiative to speak and asked his driver comrade.
"What about you? When are you leaving? I heard that you are going back to Moscow. What important task do you have? "
Malachenko's departure to return to Moscow to give lectures to the British and American officers was a highly confidential matter. Except for Political Commissar Petrov, no one in the division knew what Malachenko was going to do when he left the front and returned to Moscow.
Most people thought that the division commander might have some tasks to deal with. After all, it had been spread that the division commander had close contacts with the military masters in the rear. Even Pravda had published a column report by Kotin, the father of the Red Army's heavy tanks, who admired and praised the division commander.
Iushkin also thought that Malachenko went back for this matter, or some other things related to it. Malachenko, who knew that some things were not convenient to talk about, just nodded quietly.
"Well, there are some things that I need to go back and take care of in person. I'm leaving earlier than you. I'm going to pack up tonight and take the earliest flight to Moscow tomorrow morning."
Compared to his upcoming trip home, he can also go home to see his beautiful wife who has been away for a long time. Malashenko actually cares more about how Iushkin will face this trip, which will inevitably be heavy-hearted.
"By the way, have you really decided? Do you want to take Kirill back with you?"
Take Kirill, or more precisely, Kirill's ashes back with him, and bury them next to his mother. This is what Iushkin took the initiative to ask Malashenko to do by himself.
Malashenko really wants to go with Iushkin and finally see Kirill off in person.
But the half-month-long training course cannot be missed for an hour and must be completed on time. This is already written in black and white in the cooperation contract. The Allies who used their own treasures to make this deal are not the kind of people who are willing to suffer losses.
If Malashenko goes with Ivushkin, the delay will be several days, and the course time cannot be shortened or reduced, which means that even the time to return to the front line will be postponed. This is completely impossible for Malashenko, who is in charge of the important position of division commander and has no choice.