Chapter 2969 Another Victory Flag

The people who came with Zhukov were all people who were "prominent and well-known" in the literal sense.

The number of generals on the shoulders of such a large group of people was more than the stars in the sky that could be seen if one looked up immediately. The star on the shoulder of Comrade Ma was just an insignificant and inconspicuous one among the crowd.

Although Malashenko thought so, the other comrades present did not think so.

To be precise, a large number of generals and high-ranking officials, including Zhukov, regarded Malashenko as the absolute and only protagonist without exception.

Zhukov personally took the lead in sending congratulations and a big bear hug, followed by the deputy commander and political commissar of the front, and then a large number of generals, both familiar and unfamiliar, came forward to salute and shake hands, and gave warm and heartfelt congratulations.

To be honest, Comrade Ma boasted that he had seen many big scenes, but such a scene was really unheard of and unseen.

Being regarded as the absolute protagonist by so many generals and commanders, who came forward to salute and congratulate him, this was the first time for our old comrade Ma to "get married". Malashenko, who was overwhelmed, even walked with a smile, and his smile was almost to his ears.

There was no way, he couldn't help laughing.

In such a festive occasion, can you still put on a "dead mother face"? So many leaders are smiling with you, if you don't smile, it would be inappropriate, right?

"What is the current situation of the troops? How many casualties?"

After the courtesy congratulations and meeting ceremony, which did not take too long, Malashenko immediately accompanied Zhukov's hand and walked side by side with him to the meeting place in the building at Zhukov's request.

The first sentence of this old comrade Zhu came up was to directly ask about the current situation of the leader's division, which shows how much he cares about it.

"Replying to Comrade Marshal, the various units of the Leader Division are currently stationed in various places in the liberated areas and the contact line in accordance with orders, and are strictly guarding against any possible harassment by the enemy."

"As for casualties, the latest statistics show that the overall combat loss has exceeded 30%, with more than 1,500 comrades killed or missing in the battle, and the total number of wounded is more than 4,500. Thanks to the good ability to evacuate the wounded, we have controlled the sacrifice rate of the wounded within a relatively good range, and tried our best to save every injured comrade."

"In the battle, we fully utilized the advantages of technical equipment and tactical systems, and the multiple arms fought closely and tacitly. The battles that can be solved with firepower do not require comrades to charge physically and fight for their lives. This is an important factor in controlling the casualty rate.

The organization, personnel and equipment composition of the Leader Division are far different from the ordinary Red Army division-level field troops, and are far stronger than the latter.

Just the more than 20,000 people and more than 300 tanks of various types, not to mention infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled vehicles, are not enough. The number of artillery pieces in the battle force organization. Not to mention that the ordinary division-level Red Army field troops would be jealous, even if the Guards Army was brought here to compete with the Leader Division, it would be hard to say who has stronger assault energy and higher comprehensive combat level.

The Leader Division can be what it is today, which is the result of Zhukov's personal endorsement, great support and help, and the considerable autonomy given to Malashenko to explore the new experimental synthetic field force structure.

The field battle was fought and the Nazis were beaten to a pulp, which is very good.

But at this moment, Zhukov was relatively more concerned about how the Leader Division performed in the street fighting environment of the Battle of Berlin, which was completely different from the field battle. Being able to achieve combat objectives is only part of the comprehensive combat performance assessment. If you really want to be excellent, you have to look at the casualties and losses of the troops at the same time.

Obviously, Zhukov, with a smile on his face, was quite satisfied with the results given by Malashenko's personal report.

"Very good! In fact, to be honest, the front headquarters had already prepared for more than half of the leadership division to suffer casualties in the battle plan formulated in advance, and had made the worst plan, even considering which reserve force to use to replace you when necessary. "

"But the leadership division has obviously proved with its strength that such plans are completely unnecessary. It seems that your previous performance in some street fighting in East Prussia is by no means accidental. Even if this local street fighting environment is expanded and high-pressure, the leadership division still has enough strength to deal with it freely, which is very good!"

"Maybe you should make preparations and conceive a summary report on the Battle of Berlin in advance. I have a hunch that even if I don't ask you for it, it won't be long before Vasilevsky will talk to you in person. It is the dereliction of duty of the Red Army Chief of Staff to miss such an important model battle case textbook, and from my understanding of him, he is unlikely to make such a low-level mistake. "

Zhukov and Vasilevsky are relatives, and their relationship is so good that everyone knows it.

Now Zhukov quietly reminded Malashenko that it would be best to prepare the summary report of the Battle of Berlin as soon as possible, so that when the Red Army General Staff came to ask for something, there would be something to say, at least don't come with nothing, which would be bad.

The leader made his meaning clear and gave a little reminder, so Malashenko, as a subordinate, of course had to express something, and he quickly nodded and agreed to express that he "would start preparing immediately".

On the other side, Malashenko and Zhukov, who were walking and chatting along the way, and a large number of front commanders who came with them, have also arrived at the "negotiation venue" that Malashenko personally arranged and directed, and hurriedly cleaned up for use.

When he walked into the venue and saw that there were only Soviet flags and Red Army flags on the scene, and looked around and didn't find anything related to the Nazis, Zhukov, who understood Malashenko's intention of such a layout, didn't need to say much, and nodded with satisfaction as his response.

As for the rather eye-catching flag hanging on the wall behind the Soviet negotiating seat, Zhukov walked up to it with interest and looked up and down, then quietly turned his head and spoke again to Malashenko who was accompanying him.

"Is this the one you just put on the Capitol?"

The victory flag hanging on the wall of the venue is indeed exactly the same as the one flying on the top of the Capitol, but it is "not the original" but Malashenko's "other arrangement".

"No, Comrade Marshal. This flag was prepared as a backup in case the victory flag was damaged or lost during the battle, but it was not used in the actual battle."

"The real victory flag is still flying on the top of the Reichstag, fluttering in the wind, and is defended by the most elite infantry company of the leader division who personally planted it on the roof, continuing to inspire the morale of comrades until the Battle of Berlin is completely over."

"Hanging this backup flag here is to wake up those Nazis who always deceive themselves and have deceived themselves to the point of not knowing the truth, so that they can see with their own eyes what situation they are in now."

"If this works, I believe our next work in dealing with the Nazi diehards will be much simpler, Comrade Marshal. After all, no one wants to waste time with these Nazi remnants who are lingering on and obsessed with delusions."