Chapter 754: Ordinary War Clan

Before the offensive began, Malashenko always enjoyed the fire support of his own 152-caliber artillery barrage.

Whenever the Soviet army's field heavy artillery cluster blew up the German defense line that was as fragile as window paper, Malashenko swore that watching this overwhelming artillery coverage was definitely one of the most wonderful scenes since he came to this world.

But this time, Malashenko was destined to be disappointed.

The Soviet army, which was attacking from low to high, did not have any large-caliber howitzers available, or to be more precise, there was no suitable location to set up artillery positions.

Mamayev Kurgan, the only artillery position in the city of Stalingrad that could be assumed to be an artillery position, now belonged to the German army. Malashenko did not know how many heavy artillery pieces the Germans on the top of the mountain had placed ready to go, but there was definitely no one to support him.

The attack site was chosen to be a gentle slope facing the top of Mamayev Kurgan. Malashenko was told that six large-scale group charges had been launched against the German army from this starting point, but all ended in failure without exception.

The sun had already revealed a corner of golden light from the distant horizon, and the sky shrouded in darkness began to gradually turn into a hazy white. The light and visibility were enough for Malashenko to see clearly what the offensive road he was about to embark on would look like.

"I thought I had imagined the scene of Mamayev Kurgan well enough before, Malashenko, but now it seems that it was just my wishful thinking."

Political Commissar Petrov, who was also standing at the foot of the hill holding a telescope, couldn't help but sigh, and Malashenko, who was standing beside him just holding a telescope and silently watching all this, felt the same way in his heart.

"Before seeing it with my own eyes, who could have imagined that a small hillside would be filled with the bodies of almost two divisions. Even if you tell me, I can't imagine what this scene is like."

Malachenko, who has long been accustomed to the cruel battlefield, thought he was used to the storms.

But when the bodies of nearly two fully equipped infantry divisions were piled directly on the hillside in front of him, extending from the foot of the mountain all the way to the top of the mountain firmly controlled by the German army, this bloody road paved with the bodies of Red Army soldiers and officers and soldiers finally gave Malachenko an extremely strong shock.

"Damn, what happened here? Why did a hill that could be taken down by a Guards Infantry Division in the original historical trend become like this now? Don't say that this is also caused by my butterfly effect, I don't believe it!"

Malachenko still can't figure out why the battle to recapture Mamayev Kurgan has become such a mess now.

Mamayev Kurgan, which was originally successfully recaptured by the Soviet army in just one day, has not seen any signs of a turnaround after a week of fighting.

Even the main German siege forces that were originally going to penetrate deep into the city changed their tactics and began to surround the periphery of Mamayev Kurgan, where the battle was dragging on for a long time, in a crescent shape, as if they wanted to use Mamayev Kurgan as a deadly bait to attack the center and block the Soviet 62nd Army that was preparing to recapture Mamayev Kurgan under the hill and eat it all in one go.

Although the German tactical arrangement was correct, if Mamayev Kurgan could be held, it could indeed eat up the main force of the Soviet army in one go and fight a main force-to-main force annihilation battle that the German army liked the most.

At the same time, it could also eliminate the crisis of Mamayev Kurgan being lost due to continuous fierce attacks and consolidate the security of this strategic location, which was a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

But what Malashenko cares about is these nonsense things that never happened in the original history. Why did they happen in the timeline he was in? The current Battle of Stalingrad has become very different from Malashenko's existing cognition, and he can't even use the prophecy brought from the future to determine what will happen next.

"Why did it become like this today? Is it because I defended the train station? Is it because I defended the train station that made the German troops in Mamayev Kurgan stronger? Damn, this reason is too fucking ridiculous, and even ghosts don't believe it!"

Malashenko is not a person who likes to get to the bottom of things, nor does he want to create extra trouble for his life and battles. He just wants to be able to fight every battle step by step according to his advance knowledge of the future, analyze the direction of the battle and the weaknesses and mistakes of the German army, and use this to make corresponding tactics to win and survive.

When it's time to charge, Malashenko will not hesitate, because the goddess of luck never favors cowards but only the brave.

When it's time to retreat, Malashenko is also quite straightforward. He will choose to run away and retreat without being held accountable by his superiors and can try to preserve his strength. He has been successful many times.

"I just want to fight every battle step by step, but why do these Germans always have to make things difficult for me? They make me so annoyed that I can't sleep well at night?"

Malashenko's subconscious whisper attracted the attention of Political Commissar Petrov next to him, but Petrov, who had not paid attention to this side, only heard the second half of Malashenko's sentence.

"What did you say just now? Malashenko."

Compared to the question mark on Political Commissar Petrov's face, Malashenko, whose eyebrows were almost twisted together, was unusually calm and indifferent.

"Nothing, just some of my views on life in war. These Germans made me sleep badly. I dreamed of quarrels in the army headquarters in the middle of the night. When I got up to go to the toilet at night, I was worried about how to fight this war after dawn."

"The bastards who affect the quality of sleep must be eliminated. There is no other possibility. I don't want to make trouble, I just want to fight every battle peacefully. But since these Germans are staying on the top of the mountain, our First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment will never lose to them."

It was the first time that Political Commissar Petrov heard such a reason for killing the enemy because of the destruction of sleep, but after thinking about it carefully, this was just an insignificant and unfounded reason. The Germans on the top of the mountain had to be eliminated anyway.

As always, all the matters of the regiment were entrusted to Political Commissar Petrov, and Malashenko, dressed in his farmer's clothes, was the last to enter his tank.

The dull thumping sound of closing the turret cover indicated that the battle of Mamayev Kurgan had officially entered the climax of the bloody strangulation.