Chapter 2140: Exposed

The German sneaked in to clear mines in the dark and blew himself up?

Malashenko had thought of everything but he didn't expect this to happen. He had even thought that it might be an accidental explosion of an ammunition depot, but if you say that the German was so stupid that he blew himself up, then Malashenko really didn't expect it.

"Okay, minesweeping itself is a life-threatening job. If you think about it carefully, it's not too outrageous to blow yourself up. But if this happens, some situations will be interesting."

Malashenko, who was muttering in his heart, obviously realized something. The Germans came to clear mines in the dark in the middle of the night, which was a special situation that could explain the problem.

If you say that the Germans didn't have any special actions and did nothing the next day, they came in the dark in the middle of the night just to clear mines for the sake of clearing mines.

Malashenko felt that such criticism was not likely to be believed by ghosts. Opening a minefield passage is extremely risky, whether in the current World War II or in future modern wars. Even if the future world has extremely advanced mine-clearing equipment, it is common to see engineers being killed or injured in minefields.

To do such a high-risk and easily exposed thing in the middle of the night, there must be a corresponding reward to make the Germans want to achieve it and be willing to take this risk.

Based on the current situation and comprehensive analysis of the situation, Malashenko felt that there was only one reason for the Germans to do this: to prepare for the attack that will be launched in just a few hours.

This preparation may be to open a minefield passage for the armored forces, or it may be to send a team in after opening a minefield passage in advance to feel the deployment of the Red Army positions to find out the truth, or to provide calibration coordinates for the artillery preparations that will arrive later.

Regardless of the reason, Malashenko was sure that the Germans were up to no good in clearing mines in the middle of the night, and that they would launch an attack at dawn later, at least that was the original plan of the Germans.

As for the abandonment of the entire offensive plan due to the failure of minesweeping and the exposure of the target, Malashenko felt that it was unlikely.

The Germans mobilized more than 800,000 troops to carry out a group strategic offensive, and the cost of manpower and material resources must be quite high. Malashenko felt that it was not so outrageous to cancel the entire strategic action because of a small tactical failure.

Now that such a thing has happened, judging by Malashenko's past experience of repeated tug-of-war with the Germans, Comrade Ma felt that the Germans would most likely continue to attack head-on.

If mine clearance fails and the surprise attack fails, then I will settle for the next best thing and implement the backup plan. The Germans did this kind of stubborn thing a lot during the Battle of Kursk. It is a common practice for the Germans to force their armored groups into minefields.

Now that we have basically understood the situation and obtained the above prediction and analysis results, it is obvious what Malashenko should do next.

"Notify the troops to prepare for battle. The Germans may go crazy after being exposed! It is not impossible to attack early. They have lost the suddenness of the surprise attack. It is impossible to secretly sabotage the reconnaissance intelligence. They will know what we can analyze from it, and I believe that these Germans will definitely know what to do after being exposed."

Strategically despise the enemy, tactically respect the enemy.

Malashenko has never pinned his fate and the victory of the battle on the fact that his opponent is particularly weak and useless, which is not something he can control.

Malashenko hates the feeling of losing control of fate and victory that are not in his hands, so he always arranges the battle plan according to the enemy's strongest state and the worst situation for his side, and enjoys the feeling that everything is within expectations and can be handled calmly.

It was like this in the past and it is still the same today. It is a completely stupid command to rely on the enemy's lameness and waste to win the battle. Malashenko would not do such a thing in the past, today, and in the future.

Kurbalov, who received the order from Malashenko, immediately raised the combat readiness level to the state of being ready for battle at any time "the enemy may attack at any time".

This is not a battle that may come, but a battle preparation that is sure that the enemy will come soon.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Malashenko, who raised his sleeves and looked at his watch again, estimated that there was not much time left. After arranging everything, he left Kurbalov's brigade and set off to return.

"Go back to the division headquarters! When you get off the bus at the station, you immediately go and tell Varosha to warm up the car. I'll go to the division headquarters and give a few instructions and I'll be there soon. Then we'll go and kill those fascist bastards."

Holding the steering wheel, he had already driven the car to the return road to the division headquarters. Driving in the snowy off-road area in the middle of the night in the freezing cold, Ivushkin couldn't help but be careful. What's more, this "Walker Happy Car" is a convertible. If it really flips over and gets into a ditch, it will become a "Malachenko Happy Car". This is no joke.

"Kill those fascists? Hey, wait! I don't even know what happened. What was that explosion just now? Have the Germans already attacked?"

Iushkin, who was holding the steering wheel and concentrating on driving, was still talking nonstop. Knowing that this kid was just like this, Malashenko didn't bother to scold him for being too critical. He just gave a short and cold order to completely shut up Iushkin's tactful mouth.

"Drive your car well. I will tell you in detail when you get on the tank. Now shut up and focus on the road."

""

Just as Malashenko said, Malashenko jumped out of the car and got into the division tent as soon as the car arrived at the station.

And Iushkin also ran away immediately after parking the car, heading straight for the "Avenger IS7" heavy tank parked not far away. He knew what it meant when Malashenko rarely didn't respond to his "critical words".

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Move the train, Seryosha, move the train for us! Artyom and Sergei, you two should also get on the train quickly. The commander will be here soon. We have work to do! Hurry up!"