Chapter 1986 Absolutely Unexpected

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Malachenko, the division commander, has returned, and the synthetic expansion and upgrade of the leader division has been completed. It seems that everything necessary is ready, but Malachenko still has not received an order to go to the front.

Even though a considerable number of friendly forces have crossed the border and started to attack the German troops entrenched in Poland, the leader division with outstanding military achievements has not received any combat orders and can only stay put for the time being.

Malachenko, who was confused about this, didn't quite understand why this was happening. He thought there might be some reasons he didn't know, so he simply called the front headquarters directly.

"Comrade Commander, our division has made all the preparations for the battle, the personnel appointments have been finalized, and the expansion of the troops has been completed. The soldiers are now in high spirits and have asked me to fight. All the commanders and political workers of the division have made full preparations for the upcoming battle. When can our division go to the front line and join the battle?"

Malashenko's tone seemed a little anxious. If he didn't take action, the meat would be snatched up by the brother troops. The leader's division would not be the first to rush into Warsaw, and it is estimated that it would not be warm enough to clean up the battlefield behind others.

Vatutin on the other end of the phone held the microphone in one hand and corrected a document on the table in front of him with the other hand. After signing his name and indicating to the staff officer that he could take it off the table, Vatutin put down the pen in his hand and said to Malashenko on the other end of the phone seriously.

"I repeat, Malashenko. The leader's division is an extraordinary unit. Its military value cannot be ignored, but its political significance is also very important."

"Your division has just received a large number of newly allocated personnel and equipment. The entire regiment is newly formed. It has never cooperated in combat under the new organization and is seriously lacking in experience in this regard."

"I didn't assign you a combat mission, but I don't want you to lie on the grass in the back all day and sleep. As a division commander, you must make good use of every minute and every second to train your troops, and quickly integrate your new troops in training and accelerate the formation of combat effectiveness."

"This is a unit named after the supreme leader Comrade Stalin. For you now, there is only success and no failure! You are about to face a very severe test. Don't underestimate your opponents. They are still threatening enough. The current wait is to prepare for victory in the near future. Do you understand what this means?"

Vatutin's tone on the other end of the phone was very serious. Malashenko could certainly hear it and understood Vatutin's good intentions.

No one can say whether the synthesis model is good or not. After all, this is the first time that the Red Army has seriously rolled out the actual equipment and done this in a real way.

Precisely because of the uncertainty and the great uncertainty, Vatutin gave Malashenko enough time, and the ultimate goal was to ensure that everything was foolproof.

If the leader division failed, it would not only lose the victory or defeat on the battlefield, but also Malashenko's military future and the personal face of the supreme leader Comrade Stalin.

In public and private, Vatutin hoped to give Malashenko more time to prepare, even if Malashenko felt that he was ready. But Vatutin, who was experienced and a staff officer, still insisted on carrying out his ideas and decisions to the end without compromise, and would not change because of the enthusiasm of young people.

Hearing Vatutin's unquestionable tone, Malashenko, who was indeed a little discouraged, had nothing to say at this point, and could only stand at attention and answer Vatutin with the microphone in his hand.

"Understood, comrade commander. The leader division will always be ready for battle and wait for orders from superiors to go to the front line to participate in the battle!"

The call ended here. Vatutin, who was busy, had a lot of things to deal with. He had no time to continue talking to Malashenko, who was eager to go to the front line to defeat the German sticks.

Malashenko, who felt an indescribable taste in his heart, hung up the phone and walked around the division tent twice.

He thought about going down to see the training of the troops, but before Malashenko took action and took a step, the political commissar and the chief of staff, who had just returned from a routine meeting at the front headquarters, had already stepped into the door.

"I have something to tell you, comrade division commander. If there is nothing urgent, sit down and finish the words first."

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Obviously, the political commissar who had just entered the door saw at a glance that Malashenko was going to go out, so he said this.

Malashenko, who really had nothing important to do, gave up the idea of ​​going downstairs and followed the political commissar to the war zone map hanging on the shelf.

"There is a new situation. The front line is not doing well now. Many troops have encountered a lot of trouble in their attacks."

"Here, at this location, east of Warsaw, along the Vistula River. The First and Second Belorussian Fronts have invested their main forces here, trying to open a breakthrough from the front battlefield and repel the main forces of the German army group stationed in Poland. In this way, the road to Warsaw will be unobstructed, and it will be difficult for the enemy to organize any decent counterattacks."

"The problem is that the Red Army somewhat underestimated the strength of the opponent. The German field group entrenched in the east to the northeast of Warsaw is very powerful. They have mobilized a large number of armored and artillery units. Although they are not as numerous as the Red Army, they can form a local quality advantage."

"Yes, the news that many German heavy armored units have appeared on the battlefield has been confirmed. Only these monsters can form a quality advantage over the usual Red Army tank units. This is the heavyweight weight that makes them dare to carry out counterattacks."

"At present, the total number of enemy troops whose numbers have been identified has exceeded 100,000. Counting the local Polish bandits and some vassal troops and puppet troops that the Germans have won over, as well as a small number of German troops whose numbers have not yet been identified, the superiors estimate that the total number of enemy field groups entrenched in the front line from the east to the northeast of Warsaw should be around 150,000, which is quite large."

Just 150,000 German sticks plus the dogs they raised were obviously not enough to fully arouse Malashenko's interest, and the political commissar also understood this. But it doesn't matter, because there is one thing that will definitely be of great interest to Malashenko, which has been left for the end.

"You will never guess the composition of this group of German field groups. It is actually very interesting. Take a look at this and you will understand."

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