Chapter 2261 The Protagonist Appears

Chapter 2266 The protagonist appears

"The firepower point has been cleared! The infantry fighting vehicles are leaving, bring the infantry up! Quick!"

Relying on the direct firepower of heavy armor to clear the firepower points outside the station and open a breakthrough, this is just the first thing that Kurbalov, who received the combat order from Malashenko, has to do.

Although Malashenko has repeatedly emphasized many times, don't rush to the front line like a big head soldier for no reason, you are a brigade commander, not a squad leader!

But "what kind of division commander leads what kind of soldiers", you said that Malashenko drove his command vehicle to charge to the front line all day long, which is unrealistic.

Malashenko is not ashamed,

Ah, what's the matter? How awesome are your leaders~

The division commander is the captain of the death squad and takes the lead all day long. When fighting, he must be on the front line. On the contrary, you guys, the subordinates, are all cowardly in the command center and sit in the rear. You are more awesome than Malashenko.

So "a general is not subject to orders from the emperor when he is away from home". There is no problem in following the requirements of the division commander on weekdays, but if you really encounter an emergency, let alone the regiment commander leading the team to the front line, it is a trivial matter. Even the commander of the heavy combined combat brigade, which has only two commanders in the entire division, personally commanding the front line, is a basic operation and not worth mentioning, such as what Kurbalov is doing now.

"After the infantry is sent in, the infantry and tanks will immediately coordinate to pull the attack line. The platform can accommodate heavy weapons. Push forward from this road! There is another team over the freight yard. The terrain here is more open and can deploy more heavy weapons. Make good use of it. The two-end pincer attack will simultaneously encircle the enemy's defense line from front and back. I want to see how long these diehards can hold out!"

"Yes! Comrade Brigade Commander!"

Holding the railway station map that had just been seized from a German command and was immediately used, Kurbalov, who had basically understood the situation, commanded the second main siege force to arrive at the station and meet up with the reconnaissance team. He immediately made deployments and launched an attack.

They really didn't even give the German bastards in the station a chance to catch their breath, and they were about to beat them to death with one blow.

Kurbalov, who was leaning against his command IS4 heavy tank and surrounded by a group of brigade commanders and staff, had just issued an order at a relatively safe position on the edge of the station, and new information followed.

"Comrade commander, comrade division commander asked about the progress of the attack and asked us to report immediately."

The one who called Kurbalov was the loader who was on radio duty in the command seat behind him. Hearing this, Kurbalov immediately turned around and subconsciously wanted to get on the car to answer the radio and report in person, but then he reacted and thought about it, and he also noticed the detail that Malashenko did not ask him to report in person.

This probably means "I know you are in command and very busy, so just find someone to tell him about the situation." After figuring this out, Kurbalov stopped his steps on the way to the car and gave orders to the loader who leaned out from the top of the turret.

"Tell the division commander that everything is going well. Our troops are attacking the station as planned. We have torn open the first outer defense and are heading towards the platform and freight yard. We are deploying more attacking troops and are expected to achieve decisive results soon. We will report back then."

"Received."

Kurbalov, who looked at the loader who had retracted his upper body into the turret and disappeared, ran to make a radio report, and then turned around and was about to give some additional orders to the people around him, but he never thought that someone else interrupted his speech that was already on his lips.

"Comrade Brigade Commander, Rocket Assault Battalion Commander Andreevich reports to you! Our unit has completed the mission and arrived at the predetermined target location, please give the order!"

"Rocket Assault Battalion? So fast!?"

Kurbalov, who was shocked by the voice, turned around and saw the artillery major, who was short but resolute and courageous, standing at attention and saluting him.

That's right, the Rocket Assault Battalion Commander was not a tank soldier, but an artillery soldier. He was transferred from the ISU-152\A self-propelled artillery unit of the Heavy Combined Brigade, which is the Kurbalov Brigade, to the newly formed Rocket Assault Battalion.

Just from the selection of the battalion commander, you can actually understand one thing very clearly.

At least for Malashenko, who personally decided on the first battalion commander and was responsible for the formation of the troops, the "fancy" new equipment TOS-1 was not a powerful heavy tank, but was regarded as a new equipment belonging to the assault artillery unit. In terms of equipment positioning, it was closer to ISU-152\A rather than Stalin series heavy tanks, although the chassis of TOS-1 was indeed modified from IS2.

"Great! I was just talking about you, and the division commander was probably talking about you too. I didn't expect you to come so soon! Very good! Now is the time when you need to play a role! You came just in time!"

"The whole battalion is ready for battle and is waiting for orders at any time!"

Although it was promoted from a brigade unit to a division unit, the command authority was handed over from Kurbarov to Malashenko. But the meticulous Andreevich still treated the old brigade commander and old leader with solemn respect and meticulousness. His short body, less than 1.7 meters tall, was unusually strong, as if the saying "You can't judge a book by its cover" was made for people like him.

"Come, look at the map."

"We are now in the gap in the southwest of the station. The Germans on the periphery have basically been compressed into the core area, that is, here, from the platform to the waiting hall to the triangular area of ​​the freight yard, including the most difficult bone known to be gnawed in front of the platform, which is why you are transferred here."

"The intelligence reported by the scouts said that these German trains have heavy armed carriages, which are not only equipped with machine guns, tank turrets, and mortars. I heard that some carriages are also equipped with flat-firing rocket launchers, which are the honeycomb horns of the Germans. They also installed this thing on the train. Do you know that thing?"

Andreevich, who heard this, rarely stopped his poker face and just smiled.

"We will let these fascists know what rocket coverage is. Leave it to us, Comrade Brigade Commander."

"Very good! I'm waiting for you to say this."

After basically summarizing the situation, Kurbalov's eyes condensed, and then the final combat order came.

"I will send people to send you to the attack position and provide cover for you to open up the attack path. You must remember that the Germans know nothing about your existence, so you must make good use of this and create the most unexpected effect to maximize the results of the battle. Try to send all these fascists to the sky in one round of attack!"