Chapter 2154: The Smoke of Gunfire Subsides

"It's always like this. In the end, you have to raise your hands and surrender obediently, but these Germans always give you something to resist. Google search reading is just like what you said. How did you say that? Uh, you have to take off your pants and fart every time. Now I think this description is really appropriate. I'm serious."

After the battle, Malashenko did not return to Kurbarov's brigade headquarters, but led the soldiers to withdraw to the front line, that is, the defense zone of the 267th Infantry Division, and began to assist in defense.

At the beginning, he did not drive his troops to the defense zone of the 267th Infantry Division to assist in defense. That was because Malashenko knew that the leader division, which had just arrived in the war zone not long ago, would be a surprise.

With the Germans' poor intelligence reconnaissance capabilities, coupled with the overall decline of the 44-year defeat, Malashenko had reason to believe that the Germans were unaware of the arrival of the leader division, and had no idea that there was such a fierce armored giant bear parked behind the defense zone of their enemy.

At this time, it is necessary to take advantage of the intelligence gap and attack the Germans covertly. The reality is that Malashenko did so, and the first victory was the first prize of the East Prussian Campaign, which did not bring shame to the leader division or even the entire Belarusian Third Front.

Moreover, after a covert surprise attack, the only asymmetric intelligence gap advantage has been used up. Malashenko knows that the Germans on the opposite side who have suffered such a big loss must now understand that the Russians on the opposite side who are playing pigs and eating tigers are probably not easy to mess with. The so-called ordinary infantry division stationed here is just a trick to fish and deceive people, at least it should be so in the eyes of the German commander.

So if you want to make the Germans stupid again, and easily repeat the previous battle plan of making dumplings in front of the position, Malashenko feels that this is probably not very realistic.

So, Malashenko, who simply stopped acting, led his troops to assist the 267th Infantry Division. Anyway, you Germans know it, so I'll wait for you here.

Because of this, the 267th Infantry Division's defense area, which had suffered heavy casualties after a bloody battle, not only did not weaken in strength, but also increased in strength, especially the anti-tank firepower of the position was greatly enhanced.

Those IS6 and IS4 heavy tanks with strong armor and powerful guns are simply mobile steel anti-tank bunkers for position defense. As long as some parking spaces and shelters for heavy tanks are slightly repaired, such as digging a not-too-complicated earth pit and piling up earth, the huge body of the heavy tank can be hidden behind the earthworks to reduce the area of ​​being hit.

Then this is definitely a qualified anti-tank firepower point for the position, and the combat efficiency is definitely much higher than those ordinary anti-tank guns. The heavy armor is completely indestructible to the ordinary direct-aiming support firepower of the German army, which is much stronger than the gun shields of ordinary anti-tank guns that cover human flesh.

"It always feels weird to park the tank behind the earth slope and use it as an anti-tank gun, just like a target. We should maneuver to find opportunities and capture the enemy's weaknesses, so as to maximize the results, don't you think?"

He complained about the Germans surrendering again, and then complained that it was a waste of talent to use heavy tanks as anti-tank firepower points on the battlefield. In short, Ivushkin's chatterbox mouth never stopped. Malashenko, who was leaning against the side of the car with him and lighting a cigarette, just replied casually.

"The 267th Division suffered heavy losses in anti-tank guns, and they themselves are short of heavy equipment. If we don't leave some heavy equipment to help, when the Germans come in the next wave, they will only have anti-tank guns to fight against the Germans' broken cars. Some things have to be done, and we are the most suitable now."

"Well, okay, you are right, I just think our own cars are not enough now. If we divide our troops to help them, it will not be good if we don't have enough mobile forces when the Germans come again."

Think about yourself before helping others. There is nothing wrong with what Ivushkin said. If you help others to the point that you have problems yourself, then it is indeed a big problem.

"Don't worry about that. Valosha has already gathered half a brigade. This guy is very fast at assembling troops, even faster than that man. We now have more than one brigade and three artillery battalions available. The overall strength of the leader division has now recovered to about 70%, which is enough to have a good time with those fascists."

Valosha really wanted to ask who the "man" in Malashenko's mouth was, but the commander didn't give him a chance. He got up and left after taking the last puff of his cigarette, and went down to inspect the position and the troops.

Iushkin wanted to follow him to join in the fun, but he didn't expect that before he could take a step, a big hand suddenly stretched out from the turret behind him and pressed his shoulder tightly, unable to move.

"Hey, I caught you! Don't try to escape this time. Come and help me load the shells. There is not a single round left in the turret ammunition rack. We have used up all the ammunition. We have to work hard for a while."

For about three or four times in a row, when Artyom was in need of reloading the ammunition after the battle, he could not find Iushkin, or he was sleeping soundly. When you asked him to help, he would make excuses, saying that he had a stomachache and felt dizzy. Anyway, he had to rest for a while and would not work.

But Iushkin couldn't run away this time, Artyom had already caught him on the spot.

"Can't you and Sergei do it alone? Do you have to drag me along?"

Iushkin kept complaining, although his movements no longer showed any intention of chasing Malashenko.

"Stop talking nonsense. You are the only one who likes to slack off at work. Sergei and I are receiving shells on the turret and passing them under the car. Who will move the shells? Hmm? Will the shells run to the car and wait for us to move them? This is a job for at least three people. Hurry up. The Germans may come again soon. Let's hurry up."

"The Germans have been beaten to death. They dare not come again if they have the guts."

Mumbling, Iushkin, Artyom and Sergei began to work. It is not an easy job to replenish the 130mm cannon of IS7, especially since this cannon has a high rate of fire and high consumption. In addition, even the large body of IS7 can not hold many 130mm giant shells, so replenishing shells after each battle is almost necessary.

The driver, Seryosha, who did not need help for the time being, was holding his small wrench, tapping the guide wheel in front of the vehicle, and busy inspecting the road wheels.

The IS7, which was indeed too heavy, had the disadvantage of low MTBF of the running gear, so Seryosha, who was gradually familiar with the performance and situation of the vehicle, had to be cautious and check more.

On the other side, Malashenko, who had just arrived at the battlefield ruins on the position, also began his inspection.