Chapter 2833: Meeting an Old Enemy Again

Lavrinenko had finished retelling the story, but he still had some questions for Malashenko, and needed his old friend to answer them.

"I say, why does this sound so mysterious to me? Isn't it just a bullshit award? Why did they make such a big fuss, directly using diplomatic channels to arrest people, and even borrowing our people to ask for assistance? Isn't this a bit of a fuss?"

"A fuss?"

Malashenko shook his head after hearing this. It can be said that the development of things to this point did not exceed Malashenko's expectations, and it can even be said to be reasonable.

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed necessary to explain a little for Lavrinenko.

"The Pulitzer Prize is the highest achievement in the American journalism industry. Countless journalists and editors regard it as their lifelong goal."

"If you dare to falsify this thing and rely on connections, it will indeed cause a major earthquake in the United States today. When fairness is destroyed openly, countless people who seek equal opportunities will stand up and attack it. It is not surprising that it can cause an earthquake in the journalism industry."

"But this is just a fuse. The person who really fueled the flames should be the enemy of their family. He or his father provoked it, or there were too many enemies and they were all targeted together. It doesn't matter anyway.

"The important thing is that the people who want to mess with their family are powerful. These people in the news industry have the right to speak in public opinion. Who can compare with them in terms of momentum and voice? You have provoked all the big names in the news industry in one breath, subverting fairness and justice. Then a powerful person will add fuel to the flames, stir up public opinion and increase pressure. The authorities will not be able to intervene even if they don't want to. ”

“To calm public opinion, you need to throw fire extinguishers into the fire pit, and Jefferson himself is the fire extinguisher. Now some people can't wait to throw him in, and this is the ultimate goal that the enemies of the father and son want to achieve.”

“It doesn't matter what means or process they use, what they care about is the final result. Well, isn't it the result? As long as the job can be done, it's fine.”

“The water here is deep, and soldiers like us brothers should stay out of it. The principle is the same everywhere, what do you think?”

“Tsk~”

Lavrinenko, who was almost confused by what he heard, smacked his lips, lamenting the complexity of these twists and turns, and planned to stay away from these things as Malashenko suggested.

“Just listening to you makes me feel dizzy. As for our IQ, I'm not saying that we can't touch these brain-consuming things in our lifetime. ”

The two brothers, who were of the same mind and planned not to touch the taboo line in this life, smiled at each other, and Lavrinenko, who did not plan to stay here for long, said goodbye immediately.

"Okay, no more chatter, you should pack up and go to bed early. Now the scum has been dealt with by you, and the Germans who still want to live have been persuaded to surrender by you. All preparations are in place, and the finale should begin tomorrow. We are waiting for you to lead everyone to perform this drama well, so don't let it down. "

"Don't worry about it, you can let anything down, but you can't let this thing down, just wait patiently. ”

The night passed quickly without any trouble.

The next morning, Malashenko appeared in front of his comrades again, as determined as the division commander in the past.

This morning, like the previous ones, began with the roar of the Red Army's artillery fire, ringing the alarm clock for the Germans.

The artillery positions deployed on various high ground in the suburbs of Berlin began to fire at full power early in the morning when the sky was dim, and the loud explosions as lively as New Year's Eve resounded throughout the central area of ​​Berlin.

Malashenko, who could personally feel the density of the artillery fire, which had become more and more concentrated in the past few days, knew that the day to put an end to all the pain, suffering and sacrifice was coming soon.

"According to the combat plan, the siege teams of the Volga River, the Yenisei River, the Neva River, the Tunguska River, and the Shilka River have all arrived at the designated positions and have completed deployment preparations at the starting positions for the attack. ”

"There is only one street left in front of us, take it! We will be able to get close to the Spree River, the Nazi's final defense zone in the heart of Berlin - Zone Z. "

"But corresponding problems will follow"

"If we want to allow heavy equipment to cross the river smoothly, we must take the Moltke Bridge. According to the intelligence and engineering design drawings we have, the design load-bearing capacity and sturdiness of this bridge are enough to accommodate the heaviest equipment of our division, including IS7 heavy tanks. "

"On the contrary, if we lose this bridge, it is blown up by the Germans or the bridge deck is severely damaged and cannot be repaired in a short time. Then we will have no siege equipment available in the next battle, at least most of the heavy equipment. "

"The temporary bridge built by the engineers cannot accommodate heavy equipment. If we don't want only infantry to attack Zone Z, then there is no doubt that we must take the Moltke Bridge, and we must take it on the premise of ensuring that the main structure is intact. "

With a cigarette in his mouth, Malashenko held up the command table with the war zone map in his hands. Accompanied by a group of staff officers and divisional staff, he listened to the briefing by the political commissar accompanied by gestures with the map, and then blurted out questions about the situation in the entire area.

"What kind of opponents and troubles will we encounter? What is the known situation?"

This time, it was no longer the political commissar who continued to speak, but the chief of staff who opened the folder in his hand to report.

"Based on the summary of intelligence from multiple parties and the information confessed by the surrendered German prisoners of war."

"The enemy's 9th Parachute Division is stationed at the last block on the north side of the bridge. Some of its personnel came to surrender to us from yesterday afternoon to late at night. The remaining troops stationed in this area are not many. There is a total of about one regiment, but it is not fully equipped, and it lacks heavy defensive weapons and armored support. It should not be difficult to capture them. "

"But the enemy troops stationed on the front line on the south side of the bridge are very complicated. There are already three division-level troops that have been identified so far. You should be very familiar with two of them, Comrade Division Commander. They have all had contact with our division. Pass."

"They are the Waffen-SS Guards Division and the Waffen-SS Skeleton Division. The remaining Wehrmacht division is another part of the 9th Paratrooper Division."

"The two SS divisions are relatively complete and both carry heavy defensive weapons. They also have an unknown number of armored troops to support them. They are also the main defensive force in the entire Z area. They placed a large number of vehicle wreckage, roadblocks, Barbed wire and landmines were used, and the surrendered German troops also reported that explosives had been placed on the bridge piers. It is foreseeable that the difficulty of seizing the bridge would be very high. "