Chapter 3104: Lao Ma's Decision

Just watching Kurbalov drinking and eating meat and killing Japanese devils all over the ground, Valosha, who had not fought a big battle since he went south, could no longer hold back.

To put it in a down-to-earth way, "My sword has been thirsty for a long time."

So Valosha just raised his hand, and Malashenko could immediately guess what his fierce general wanted to say. Even so, he still smiled and raised his hand to signal with the idea of ​​giving him a chance to speak.

"You are allowed to speak, Comrade Valosha."

After getting the nod of the army commander, Valosha stood up from his chair without saying much nonsense. Without saying a word, he rolled up his sleeves and raised his fist to show his ambition.

"Comrade Commander, it's our Second Division's turn to launch the main attack. From crossing the river to now, we have followed the First Division to recover equipment, evacuate prisoners, and pick up some garbage left by the Japanese devils. We have hardly fought a decent battle."

"These days, we have been marching all the time, and I am almost sick. I am embarrassed to stand up and grab the main attack at other times, but this time I must say this. Comrade Commander, please give the main attack mission to our division. I promise that those Japanese devils will be impressed until they die!"

What Valosha said is of course true.

The fact is that the several large-scale battles of the Leader's Army from crossing the river to now have indeed been monopolized by the future designated commander Kurbalov.

Kurbalov's First Division is also the old team of the original Leader's Division brought up by Malashenko. When expanding the Leader's Army, most of the subordinate old troops were left behind.

The largest proportion of veterans, the richest combat experience, and the comprehensive combat performance are indeed above Valosha's Second Division.

This is also why Malashenko was more inclined to let Kurbalov's first division launch the first phase of the main attack.

There is no way. It is indeed important to get a good start. As the commander of the army, Malashenko must consider it from the perspective of the overall situation of the leading army.

Use the most powerful troops to go through the Japanese army first to see what the enemy's strength comparison is.

In this way, Malashenko will have a basic understanding of the real comparison between the enemy and us, and will be able to respond more freely and scientifically when making subsequent command and deployment.

In terms of the current combat situation, the first phase of testing the level of the Japanese army and the comparison of the enemy and our strength has passed. Malashenko is of course willing to let Varosha's second division go up to stretch his muscles.

By the way, it can also show strength, which is convenient for Malashenko to compare and evaluate the combat power of the two divisions under his command, and make targeted deployments and improvements to deficiencies in the next step based on actual combat feedback.

Thinking of this, hearing that the excited Varosha has taken the initiative to say this, Malashenko, who smiled to himself, immediately replied.

"Of course, even if you don't take the initiative to ask for the battle, I have actually made arrangements in this regard. The military does plan to give the main attack mission to your division."

At this point, Malashenko did not forget to glance at the expression of Kurbalov who was also present at the meeting.

At this moment, Kurbalov was sitting honestly in his seat, as steady as a mountain, with a stable and majestic posture that was quite like a general.

As for the fact that Malashenko gave the main attack mission to Varosha, he did not immediately express any dissatisfaction, displeasure, or protest, whether in words, actual actions, or even in the details of his expression.

Malashenko was indeed testing Kurbalov, testing how he would react and how he would respond in this state of "someone stealing the credit".

And Kurbalov's performance was relatively satisfactory to Malashenko.

Although Kurbalov did not stand up to express anything, did not flatter or fawn, this was precisely his most real state, without any hypocrisy or affectation.

Malashenko has always described Kurbalov as "the purest soldier", so pure that he is even a little naive in terms of political sense, which is very different from Malashenko who is used to "pretending to be ignorant" to protect himself.

In terms of combat style, Kurbalov not only learned the essence of Malashenko's "big opening and closing, frontal attack", but also combined his own "stable and steady" style, and achieved a thorough understanding of the two.

Then a new combat style was formed, which belongs only to him, Kurbalov.

Malashenko is relieved to hand over the future of the leadership army to such a pure and excellent general.

As for Varosha, now is the time for this general who came out of the bloody purgatory of Stalingrad and is different from Kurbalov's tank soldier background. He is a general from the infantry system and has shown his skills.

On the other hand, Malashenko was indeed very curious about what kind of results Varosha, whose fighting style was completely different from Kurbalov's, would have against the top elite armored division of the Japanese devils.

"The enemy we met this time is different from the past. It is an elite first-class division with the best combat effectiveness in the entire Japanese Army. The entire Kwantung Army has only one such division."

"At the specific tactical level, the military will not interfere too much and leave it to you to play on your own. But you must do one thing, Varosha, you must take the enemy seriously and be vigilant."

"I also believe that you will be able to fight your division's first battle since the war began. The military will provide you with all the necessary support and coordination, and look forward to your report of victory."

Malashenko, who didn't say much nonsense, made his final speech and announced the end of the meeting.

The two division commanders who received their respective combat missions also returned to their homes and began the final preparations.

The Second Division of Valosha will be responsible for the main attack mission this time, responsible for launching a strong attack on the Japanese army on the front battlefield.

Kurbalov's First Division will be responsible for the auxiliary and coordinated mission, preventing and defeating any Japanese reinforcements from cutting into the front battlefield, and ensuring that Valosha's main attack can be concentrated and not threatened from the flank.

As for the army-level mobile reserve and long-range strike firepower in Malashenko's hands, this time they were not delegated.

Instead, they were kept in his hands, and Malashenko personally commanded them when the situation required it.

This can actually show from the side how much Malashenko attaches importance to this battle.

If it were an ordinary Japanese army, Malashenko would actually be more willing to let go and let his two division commanders fight and gain experience.

But this time is different.

The opponent is an unknown form that has never been seen before and is not known in detail at present. No one knows what the Japanese devils' "armored division" is. Only after a real fight can we see the truth.

Malashenko hopes that his all-out attitude can have a positive impact on the two division commanders under his command.

It is not good to underestimate the enemy, and it is not the result that Malashenko wants to see.

"Varosha's combat style is more proactive than Kurbalov's. It seems that you are going to give the enemy a strong medicine."

The political commissar who also knows the two division commanders of the combat unit quietly spoke on the side, and Malashenko just smiled when he heard it.

"Armored troops advocate offense, and offense is the best defense. This is the famous saying of Guderian, the head of the German armored troops."

"Since they claim to have learned the essence from the Germans, why not test them and test their quality to see how much of the German skills these Japanese devils have learned."

Malachenko has personally commanded countless tough battles with the German armored troops, fighting to see who can't hold on first, who runs out of offensive energy first, and who will collapse first.

Both sides are in the mobile stage, and under this circumstance, an encounter broke out. Malachenko felt that it was appropriate to let Valosha deal with this situation.

Comrade Political Commissar, who could probably guess that Comrade Commander was planning this, also smiled and said no more.

Valosha's offensive preparations were also carried out quickly. After lunch, it took less than half an hour to transform the troops from marching to offensive, open up the formation, and drive the self-propelled artillery into the firing position to prepare for the assault.

At the same time, on the other side, the Japanese army, which was about to come into contact with the enemy, received bad news almost at the last moment.

To say that the Second Division was a bit like an elite first-class division, at least in terms of peripheral reconnaissance and alert during the march, it was much stronger than the previous Japanese troops.

A small Japanese army unit riding a sidecar motorcycle and equipped with a light wheeled armored vehicle went forward to conduct reconnaissance and alert at a distance of 15 kilometers.

While resting in a wilderness depression, unfortunately, they ran into their colleagues who were also going out for reconnaissance - the reconnaissance unit from the Second Division of the Leader Army Valosha.

Sidecar motorcycles vs. RPGs, four-wheeled armored vehicles vs. BMPs.

The result is obvious.

The Japanese reconnaissance unit, which was beaten into a pig head, left behind corpses and debris all over the ground and fled in embarrassment.

Its own mission was not to chase and annihilate the Japanese leader army scouts, nor did it pursue them excessively.

After driving the Japanese away, they brought back the objects and useful information collected from the Japanese corpses and debris to the division headquarters for reporting, and even tied up a Japanese scout who was injured and abandoned by his comrades to report back.

"Tell me! What is the specific location of your troops and what is your intention now!? Tell me everything you know!"

"Bah! Baga Russian pig! Stalin eats shit!!!"

The Japanese scout, whose mouth was harder than his bones, refused to let go, and cursed or spit, without saying a word.

The interrogator, who was so angry that he clenched the whip in his hand, was about to go up and give the dog another medicine to cure his bad breath.

But the major in charge of recording the interrogation report had already stood up from behind the table, packed up his things, and turned around to leave the tent, and the last order of the interrogation had already come out.

"This beast is no longer valuable. Send him to where he should go. The Germans in the Siberian labor camps will welcome their Japanese friends."

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