Chapter 3017 A War Has Just Begun

"It seems quite easy to take down the SS leader, Comrade Commander. I thought he would continue to speak rudely to you and resist to the end. Maybe I should say congratulations to you for successfully taking down a stubborn Nazi."

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Silently, he turned his head and looked sideways at Alsim beside him, followed by a helpless smile.

Malashenko, who had just left the building and was resting on the curb, signaled not to get in the car yet and asked Alsim to chat with him and talk while walking.

"Do you really think that Wittmann was defeated by me just like that? Surrendered so easily and happily with almost no effort?"

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Faced with Malashenko's rhetorical question, Alsim was really confused.

Faintly feeling that Comrade Commander asked this question, it should mean that what he said was not correct or not entirely correct, but after thinking about it carefully, he could not figure out what was wrong. Alsim, who felt a little helpless, could only answer Malashenko honestly. road.

"Comrade Commander, I don't quite understand. But my intuitive feeling is that since he is like that, completely out of control and collapsed, doesn't this mean that you have broken through his psychological defense?"

Alsim was a scout long ago, before he became a combat engineer. During the Finnish battlefield, he used his skis to grab tongues and infiltrate behind enemy lines. This was easy for Alsim, who was born as an old Siberian hunter, and his reputation gradually began to grow from that time.

Of course, Alsim has also mastered considerable skills in capturing and interrogating prisoners, especially in the area of ​​rapid on-the-spot interrogation behind enemy lines where prisoners cannot be brought back.

Under what circumstances a prisoner would be judged to have lost his psychological defense, would he tell the truth, and what words were true and what were false, he almost knew everything.

That's why Alsim said that Malashenko had captured Wittmann based on the previous formation. After all, this is indeed the case based on past experience, and Alsim happens to be a person who always trusts his own intuition and judgment.

But Malashenko didn't think so. After hearing Alsim's words, he just continued to smile, and then walked and talked to Alsim to reveal the truth and answer questions.

"You are right about one thing. His psychological defense has collapsed, but this actually has no direct relationship with whether he was captured by me. These are two different things to look at separately."

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Alsim did not answer the question. He knew that Malashenko had not finished what he said, and he also understood that the military commander's high regard for his training was a lesson in patience. He then continued to listen carefully with a grateful heart. .

"This guy Wittmann is different from any Nazi you have ever encountered before. He can be said to be the most stubborn and stubborn of the die-hard Nazis, and there is not even one of them. Even if there is one, there is only one now. That the Nazi Air Force Rudel, who had long since surrendered in the British-American controlled area, can be compared to him, shows how stubborn this person is."

"I don't know if you noticed it before when you were in Germany, but I did."

"Ever since we arrived in East Prussia, I have always seen this guy Wittmann in various leaflets, street posters, and even in elementary school students' extracurricular readings. His mugshot is almost everywhere , there are special reports on him almost every now and then on Nacui’s lying radio station.”

"At that time, I concluded that Wittmann must not have been killed by the Allies. He was still alive! Because only living fanatics have such propaganda value and significance to the Nazis."

"This situation continued all the way to Berlin, until we stormed into the core area of ​​the Reichstag. I could still find something related to him after crossing the Moltke Bridge. This made this guy unknown to everyone. I don’t know, it’s everywhere.”

"To make an inappropriate analogy, the propaganda treatment I, Malashenko, received in the Soviet Union, and the propaganda treatment Wittmann received in Germany, were almost the same as mine."

"The difference between him and me is that one is a lieutenant general and the other is a major and battalion commander; one is a winner and the other is a loser."

"But none of this prevents me from understanding and getting to know him, and having a clear understanding of what a stubborn leader he is. Precisely because the two of us have similar experiences, I can better understand how difficult it is for him to be Persuasion, even if Nazu is dead."

"The Nazis gave him everything he pursued in his life. He basically took possession of all the fame, fortune, glory and wealth. This is different from ordinary soldiers like Krause. I can easily take them down because the Nazis gave them so much. They had already lost confidence in Nazism and were eager to find another leader. My appearance at this time was like they grabbed a life-saving straw, but Wittmann grasped a life-saving straw. no the same."

After walking a certain distance, he turned around and motioned for Alsim to follow him and continue walking back. We were already halfway through our leisurely stroll, and we didn’t forget to give Alsim a cigarette and smoke it while we walked.

"There are too many things given to this guy Wittmann, enough to turn a normal person with a sophisticated brain into a conquered war tool."

"To be honest, I am actually not sure whether I can completely defeat Wittmann, but I have to try. The first thing to do is to break his psychological defense. What he will choose after that is still full of uncertainty, but at least let him He understands that Na Cui is dead and there is no point in continuing to be filial and loyal to Na Cui. There are things more worthy of his struggle than the dead Na Cui, whether in the country or at home. "

"Also, although we haven't experienced that stage yet, Alsim. But do you know where the biggest cognitive turning point is in a man's life? Let me test you."

Alsim knew that when Comrade Commander took the test on this new knowledge point, he rarely got the right answer, but it was not good if he didn't answer, so he could only find an answer he could think of and blurt it out.

"When you become an adult? From a boy to a man?"

"No, it's when a man becomes a father."

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Alsim was touched by a blind spot in knowledge and could no longer speak, while Malashenko's narration continued.

"When a man becomes a father, he will experience the feeling of being a father and then understand his father and recall all the past of his childhood; he will also understand his mother because of his wife who is pregnant in ten months, and understand that from pregnancy to How hard it is to produce.”

“It might not be a big deal if you just have a wife, but once you have a child, a man is destined to no longer be able to leave his family, career, and everything as he did in the past, at least not for the vast majority of men on this earth. "

"And I have thankfully confirmed one thing through the test I just conducted. Wittmann is no exception. Even though he has become a tool of the Nazis, he still has humanity left. His collapse and uncontrollable crying Not crying in mourning for Nazu, but crying for his fate and all that he can't let go of."

"Human nature always has its weaknesses. This should be the first time I tell you this. The weaknesses of human nature are like weapons. Using them to act and achieve your goals is good or bad, depending on who the target is. Harm My own comrades are not desirable, but I am happy to use this invisible and intangible weapon against the enemy and those who still have a chance of redemption and are worthy of use.”

"I have a hunch, Alsim. To deal with people like Wittmann, his wife and children will be a crucial breakthrough. Coercion is not advisable, but if he knows that everything he has done can help his wife and children In exchange for a hopeful and beautiful tomorrow, he will make a serious choice, even if it is against his past beliefs. This is a battle between a father and a Nazi. "

"What we have to do is to help this father defeat the evil in his heart and let him regain hope for the future."

"I, Malashenko, have killed countless Nazis on the battlefield, and I am still confident that I can do it on other occasions off the battlefield."

"This tug-of-war with Wittmann can be expected to be protracted. Simply breaking down his psychological defenses is far from enough. The war between my father and the Nazis has just begun."

Malashenko hopes that Alsim can understand what he said. Even if he can't understand it now, he can write it down and study it slowly when he has the opportunity.

After all, life is a subject that takes a lifetime to learn. It is never too late to start or learn at any time.

When Malashenko drove back to the military headquarters, Alsim, who was accompanying him, did not leave directly. Instead, he followed Malashenko's order and followed him to the office.

It took some time for Wittmann's issue to be resolved for the time being, at least for the first stage.

However, Malashenko still had more important things to discuss with Alsim, which was the combat plan that Alsim personally compiled and sent.

According to the feedback from the patrol troops, the patrol frequency, time points, and configuration of the Japanese troops across the river have been basically fixed in recent days, and there will be no new changes.

Among them, during the night patrol in the latter half of the night, the Red Army patrol noticed that there was always a Japanese major leader among them, who had the highest official position among all the Japanese patrols that day.

It’s strange to say that these devils seemed to want to declare their existence and were afraid that the Red Army on the other side of the river would not know that they were patrolling. It seemed that they wanted to let the Red Army know: "I am patrolling at a high frequency. Please don't come over. I will be there when you come." can be found.”

During the night patrol, every Japanese soldier actually had a torch in his hand. On rainy days, if the night patrol couldn't light a torch, he would use a flashlight. In short, he wanted to be the "brightest star in the night sky" to increase his sense of presence.

Malashenko didn't know which "wit guy" on the opposite side came up with such an idea.

But this method of hoping to scare people by declaring their presence is not only useless, but also makes the Japanese major, who is carrying a command knife and walking at the front to lead the patrol, be illuminated brightly and dazzling.

The Red Army patrol on the other side of the river took a look at the high-magnification binoculars prepared in advance, and could easily see their military ranks. They happened to have the Japanese army's own torches to match the lighting, which was quite cooperative.

In this way, Malashenko began to hatch a bold plan.

Considering that the first wave of river-crossing troops forcibly crossed the Ussuri River, they must have been light infantry troops riding on assault boats to seize the beach and defend the beachhead on the other side in order to erect pontoon bridges.

If a large force of the Japanese army charges at this time, especially if the Kwantung Army has got the tiger, coupled with the Japanese's desperate long live charge, it will still pose a considerable threat if you are really anxious. of.

The main focus is on the period when the light infantry defends the beachhead on the other side and covers the erection of pontoon bridges. As long as this period of time is sustained and the heavy equipment crosses the river, everything will be fine.

But Malashenko still hopes that the clearer and more detailed the situation of the enemy deployments on the other side of the river can be known, the better.

For example, what kind of troops will the devils send from what direction, and what kind of anti-beach assault reserve troops have been prepared. If you figure out these situations, you can take targeted deployments. For example, according to the deployment of the devils, where to place the preset artillery killing area of ​​the leader army and how to concentrate firepower, this will undoubtedly greatly reduce the risk factor of the beach landing stage.

It is true that the probability of being in big trouble with the devils is not high, but it is always right to be more prepared.

Moreover, the opportunity is now in front of him, and Malashenko asked himself that there is no reason to let it go.

So, Malashenko thought of the night patrol major who was closest and easiest to get.

The title of major is not big or small, generally speaking, it is the level of a devil's battalion commander.

But the battalion commander generally knows the basic deployment of the regiment, and if you figure out the deployment of a devil's regiment, you can basically guess the distribution of Japanese troops at the division level.

The main reason is that the Kwantung Army basically adopted the divisional concentrated force deployment at this stage to resist the possible offensive of the Red Army. He knew that at this time, if he continued to fight in a dispersed manner like the ones who were rampant in the interior of the country, he would be just sending food to the Red Army, and he was not so stupid that he knew nothing.

So this was the fundamental reason why Malashenko had the idea of ​​"catching a lieutenant colonel to try his luck". The patrol team of the Japanese must be deployed along the river and not too far away. It would be very helpful to find out the location of its station and the deployment of its troops.

If he was lucky enough, there might even be other surprises. The captured Japanese lieutenant colonel might know more valuable information.

As for the Japanese being stubborn and not speaking, this was not a problem for Malashenko.

Not to mention that there was a tough guy like Alsim here, Clause seemed to be panicking these two days. He was afraid that Malashenko would not assign him a task, which made him worry that he had nothing to do and would lose his value.

Just say that it would be exciting to put a few Japanese under the Germans for trial and then eat some "set meals". Anyway, Malashenko wanted to laugh when he thought about such a scene.

I guess you Japanese never dreamed that you would meet up with your German allies on the battlefield in this way.

So when Alsim led the team across the river to capture prisoners, we had to hurry up and put on a good show.