Chapter 2377 How Many Troops Did You Bring?

If Chuikov hadn't reminded him at this time, Malashenko would have almost forgotten that he had saved Chuikov's life.

Now that I think about it, it should have been at the end of the Battle of Stalingrad.

At that time, the troops under Malashenko's command were wiped out in the cruelty day after day, and the Germans on the opposite side, who also suffered heavy casualties, were also gritting their teeth and holding on to their last breath, as if whoever could hold on to the end would usher in the final victory.

The desperate Germans saw that conventional means were already difficult to open up the situation and achieve a quick victory, so they quickly pulled up a commando team composed of elite light infantry, or "youth version of special forces", whatever you want to say. Under the cover of the main force's frontal attack, this elite small force was used to achieve a comeback, destroy Chuikov's headquarters in one fell swoop and win the victory.

The action of this small force was indeed successful, and the German army's intention was basically achieved by 90%.

The elite infantrymen, armed to the teeth, blew up the entrance of the tunnel and rushed into Chuikov's underground command room to kill indiscriminately. The soldiers responsible for guarding the headquarters fell one after another, unable to withstand the powerful assault firepower of the well-prepared German elite infantry, and were almost lost.

Chuikov, who was about to lose control of the situation, saw that his life was in danger, and the Germans were only one step away from the fruits of victory and were about to be beheaded.

But at this time, Malashenko, who had no tanks to serve as infantry, "meddled in other people's business" and appeared in time and personally led his team to follow the Germans into the tunnel. Then there was a close combat and melee that even a dog's brain could fight.

The grenades alone were thrown as densely as snowballs in winter, and the bullets of light weapons were like heavy rain and typhoons splashing water in the face. The intensity of the battle was almost as high as any close combat during the street fighting in Stalingrad.

The final result of the battle was that Malashenko won. This temporary mixed infantry unit composed of armed workers, tank soldiers, and scattered infantry won the victory. With his tenacious fighting spirit and superior endurance, he overwhelmed this elite German infantry squad with insufficient stamina, and finally made Chuikov not report to Comrade Lenin in advance.

To be honest, Malashenko thought this matter was not worth mentioning.

In Stalingrad, which was so cruel that people could see the battle scenes during the day every night when they closed their eyes, and they had to continue fighting when they woke up, there were so many close combat battles like this that Malashenko himself couldn't count how many battles he had experienced. There was really nothing special about this battle that could be impressive.

As for saving Chuikov, Malashenko didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, Chuikov was a person who had not died in the existing history, but Vatutin was different.

Even if he didn't lead his team to rescue him, Malashenko estimated that his butterfly effect would not be likely to kill Chuikov in Stalingrad. He estimated that Chuikov had other ways or coincidental opportunities to escape.

After all, in the existing history, Chuikov's headquarters was also attacked by the German commandos. This happened in the original history, but Chuikov finally managed to evacuate and escape, and Malashenko felt that the result in this timeline should not change fundamentally.

Leading the team to rescue the emperor was at most an episode.

In Malashenko's view, this kind of thing that does not change history is not worth taking too seriously, and it is fundamentally different from the matter of saving Vatutin. So Comrade Ma, who is "a noble man who forgets things", has basically forgotten this matter, until Chuikov mentioned it again.

"That's nothing, Comrade Commander, it's just what I should do as a subordinate at the time. Protecting Comrade Commander is my obligation and responsibility, and I believe that other comrades will do the same as me."

As usual, he pushed away this credit that was deeply recognized and appreciated by Chuikov. There was no need for pretense. Malashenko really thought that this matter was not worth mentioning.

But Chuikov himself obviously didn't think so, and he still had a warm smile on his face.

"You have your ideas and your opinions, I won't interfere with them, but just like I have mine."

"Anyway, I owe you one, Malashenko. I will always remember when others do me a favor. This is my principle, Chuikov. I hope that one day I will have a chance to repay you for this favor."

Although he had a warm smile on his face, Malashenko could clearly feel that Chuikov's attitude was absolutely serious, without any hypocrisy or pretense, and he was not joking.

When someone like him can say this to you, it actually speaks volumes. As a superior, Chuikov has no need to waste time talking nonsense with Malashenko. The only reasonable explanation for this is that he really wants to do this and is sincere.

"How many troops did you bring? I didn't even have time to ask the Marshal how many troops and equipment the current leader division has. I know this is the most special field group in the entire Red Army, and it is far from being judged and measured by the usual organization, right?"

It must be said that Chuikov's speed of changing the topic is indeed fast enough.

In the last second, he was still chatting with Malashenko about personal matters, and in the next second, he directly turned it into a discussion of official business. Malashenko, whose thinking can keep up with the pace, smiled confidently and spoke quietly.

"Not many, just close to 300 tanks of various types, and about half of this number of self-propelled artillery and rocket launchers, plus a small amount of other special combat equipment, such as infantry fighting vehicles and rocket assault tanks. The total number is close to 20,000 Human combat forces, as well as sufficient logistical support to sustain these combat forces in sustained high-intensity operations, provided sufficient supplies are delivered.”

"It seems that there is nothing missing? In my impression, this is all worth saying. Are you satisfied with the reinforcements from the Leader Division? Comrade Commander."

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Before this, Chuikov only knew and heard that the Leader Division was a powerful synthetic field group with a full strength far exceeding that of troops of the same level. However, the specific situation of the leader division is not well understood, because the detailed establishment and composition of the leader division, detailed battle reports, etc. are all high-level internal reference information with a high degree of confidentiality.

With Chuikov's status, it is not impossible to understand, but he has to write an application report to his superiors and wait for approval, so that he can get some leadership information that can be shown to everyone, which may not be enough. , even more appetizing.

The level of confidentiality of this elite field group, which is an experimental force formation, is definitely one of the best within the Red Army. If you want to study the leadership division in depth, you must go through strict examination. This is the same for the vast majority of Red Army commanders in high positions.

Chuikov, who only knew that the leader was "very strong", but never expected to be so "unreasonable", opened his mouth wide and was shocked for a long time after hearing Malashenko's indifferent words. Unable to speak, he just blinked and gasped.