Chapter 2238 I'm Curious

Chapter 2243 I'm curious

"General! It's not good. The Russians don't plan to wait any longer. They seem to know something. I don't know how they know it, but they act as if they know the truth. Performance"

"That Malashenko has ordered the troops to assemble for the attack. He showed me with my own eyes how many tanks are assembling! Then he asked me to come back and tell him that the remaining time before his tanks enter the effective range is our last chance. He also asked me to bring this back, just this"

I don't know if it was just because of the panting caused by jogging or because of excessive tension. In short, Major Koller's expression was a bit stuttering and unclear, but generally speaking, people could still understand what he meant. Of course, you can also see the thing he hurriedly took out of his pocket - it looks like a note.

Major General Graham, who did not dare to neglect the matter, stood up and took the object from the major. Then he returned to the table and opened it with Lieutenant General Dritz, who was also impatient.

A small note was placed in the simply folded outer wrapping paper. The note itself was not big, at most only slightly larger than a cigarette box. On this small note, there were two short lines of German written in neat and clear handwriting, which were clear at a glance.

"If you don't go to the Red Army, then the Red Army will go to you."

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Compared to an ultimatum, this is more like a short proverb-like statement.

In those days, there was no such saying as "the fewer words, the bigger the matter", but both Dritz and Graham could feel the unprecedented strong crisis and murderous intent from the short and neat handwriting.

What "going to the Red Army" refers to, anyone who knows the situation and has a simple mind can guess, it is not difficult to understand.

The key to the problem lies in the latter The second half of the sentence is "The Red Army will surely come to you." That is a steel torrent composed of hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery rushing towards you. When you see this thing rolling over your face, you are fucking dead. This is probably what Malashenko wanted to express.

Gram and Dritz, who have already had a round of actual contact and exchange of fire with Malashenko, both know very well that the 41st Armored Army alone is definitely not Malashenko's opponent. Why his so-called division is so outrageously strong is not important for the moment. The important thing is that he can't beat it at all. If he is hit, he will be disabled, and if he is hit, he will die.

Now, It can be said that Malashenko has lost his patience, and it can be determined that he must have known part or all of the truth through some uncertain channels. This time, his attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees and he turned his face away.

Then the current situation is very simple and clear. There are only two choices left for all the remnants of the 41st Armored Army.

Surrender immediately, or face complete destruction in the violent attack of the leader division.

There is no such thing as "defeating the enemy". At this point, even the most fanatical people know that the battle has been fought to this point and the losses have been so heavy that there is no chance of winning head-on. The possibility of Malashenko. Even if they choose to fight, it would only cost the lives of most people, and cause a little insignificant casualties to Malashenko, who has an overwhelming advantage in technical and tactical indicators.

But the final result should not be like this. If the result is like this, then what is the point of choosing surrender and negotiation? All previous attempts and efforts were in vain, which was completely contrary to the final result expected by Dritz and Greim.

The roaring Bolshevik war machine was rushing over violently, and they had to make a choice immediately whether to live or die.

Greim, who could not continue to delay like this, made up his mind and made up his mind first. As soon as he raised his head with an expression that he did not intend to hesitate any longer, Dritz, who had the same expression on his face, spoke first.

"Give up, there is no point in doing this. Do we really want everyone to be buried with the stupidity of that Austrian corporal? It was not us who lost this battle, but him. He personally ruined the possible victory. Soldiers are not obliged to pay with their lives for such a stupid failure. We offer our loyalty, but it should never be meaningless and in vain. ”

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That’s all, no need to say more. Major General Graham, who is familiar with his old partner’s behavior, naturally knows what to do.

When the 122mm main gun of the leader division’s heavy tank was aimed at the location of the German entrenched area, ready to go, the roaring and surging steel torrent rolled up a white snow fog storm, and it was about to blow on the German face.

Countless German soldiers finally raised their hands one by one, and walked out slowly with heavy steps with bare hands, which also indicated that the end of everything has finally settled.

Such a result is not surprising. Malashenko could guess that these Germans who were willing to come to negotiate for the sake of "better surrender" would eventually make such a choice for their own lives, at least the lives of most people.

Of course, this also means that some of the things that follow will naturally become much easier.

Accommodating and escorting tens of thousands of German prisoners of war is a systematic project, which involves headcount counting, seizure inventory, registration, and a series of specific tasks such as personnel screening and key interrogation required in the future. As the leader of the first responsible unit on the scene, it is natural to take on most of the work and handle the aftermath. As the division commander, Malashenko cannot be idle either.

The low-level German soldiers and middle-level officers have corresponding people to deal with them. Malashenko does not need to worry about the tedious and complicated headcount counting and seizure inventory. He personally picked out the highest-level big fish from the more than 10,000 German prisoners. This is what Malashenko wants to do, feels that he should do, and is of course what he is doing.

"I guess there should be no second lieutenant general in the 41st Armored Army, right? Commander Dritz."

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Being asked so contemptuously by a "little brat" who is more than two rounds younger than him, it is impossible to say that Dritz didn't feel anything in his heart, but the situation is stronger than people, so he can only nod his head and say "yes".

"Okay, that's good. I just happen to have something to ask you."

"This is the first time I've captured tens of thousands of German prisoners since I joined the Patriotic War. I've seen tens of thousands of German corpses in front of me countless times."

"I'm curious, why did you do this? Isn't it worth fighting for the remaining 10,000 of you? Maybe reinforcements will come to rescue you, huh?"