Chapter 1044 Stop the Storm

"Retreat! Retreat, retreat to the starting position!"

"The Russians have too many heavy tanks, we can't handle them! Let's go!"

"Ah!!! I was shot, my leg, my leg! Someone help me, someone come and give me a lift!"

A rout is like a small spark. As long as this spark floats into a barrel of explosives, a barrel full of high-energy explosives will be detonated instantly, triggering catastrophic consequences. Even this extremely powerful explosive will The “SS” double lightning bolt logo painted on the barrel is no exception.

"Malashenko, what a great opportunity! The Germans have retreated. We should immediately organize troops for a counterattack, right now!"

Is the current Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade capable of launching a counter-assault? Of course!

As the main force arrived one after another, most of the Varosha infantry battalion, which stood outside the tank and directly acted as tank cavalry, had also arrived.

This core consists of the infantry units that were defeated in the Battle of Stalingrad and supplemented by a group of Guards infantry battalions that were fully trained to recruit new recruits. It has a high proportion of veterans and sophisticated equipment.

After getting out of the car, the new recruits followed the veterans closely as they did during training. The veterans who crawled out alive from Stalingrad, a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​​​blood, jumped out of the car, picked up their weapons and jumped directly into the nearby battlefield. In the trench nearby, the unknown friendly infantrymen who were already on this defense line held their position together. The black holes of the guns of various calibers were set up on the ground and pointed directly at the target almost immediately.

One thing to say is that if Malashenko, who has a lot of troops at his disposal, launches a counterattack at this time, the remaining SS troops in front of him who have left corpses all over the ground will definitely have to answer honestly. There is no other possibility here or to surrender. No matter how fast two human legs run, they can't even think of running past the thick tracks blessed by the power of a loving father.

But Malashenko, who was about to issue an order according to Lavrinenko's suggestion, suddenly remembered at the last moment what Vatutin said to him face to face.

"Without an order from the Front Command, the 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade will never be allowed to launch a counterattack! You must make good use of every precious tank in your hands."

Vatutin, who was highly praised by later generations, understood Malashenko's character quite well, and it can even be said that he had already understood and memorized Malashenko's combat command methods.

When the Germans go crazy, Malashenko will stick to the spot like a rock in a tsunami, standing firm and will never disobey orders and retreat voluntarily unless this extremely strong rock is destroyed by the violent black waves. Completely shattered.

And when the Germans are completely defeated, Malashenko will implement the classic truth of "don't take advantage of the bastard" to the end, and give the already miserable German army another sap that beats the fallen dog.

Even when his own troops have suffered heavy losses or there are not enough troops at hand, Malashenko still dares to do this. No matter what he says, he can't let the Germans pretend to be cool and get away. He is the kind who will never take advantage of him. A person who loses even a little bit.

Vatutin knew Malashenko's acting style, and he also knew that after Malashenko beat the German to a pulp, he would not let his opponent escape. It is foreseeable to launch a wave of fierce and rapid counterattack, but it may also involve great risks, and this is why Vatutin repeatedly told Malashenko not to launch a counterattack without authorization without receiving an order.

The energy of the German offensive group gathered in Kursk is too huge! It was so large that Vatutin himself felt that the Sixth Army, which had spent more than half a year in Stalingrad and the Red Army, was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

The place where Malashenko appears will inevitably be the place where the German army attacks the craziest. In this case, you will never guess what the next step of the German heavy group amassed on the opposite side will be.

The loss of dozens or even hundreds of tanks is completely insignificant to a heavily armed offensive group of this size. It is only a drizzle of superficial damage at best.

The Germans were fully capable of counterattacking despite the staggering losses, and used the weak gaps where the Red Army organized counterattacks and the positions were not guarded to counterattack with attack.

Manstein, known as the German god of war and master of attack, loved this trick the most! Vatutin, who has already suffered a loss in Kharkov, will not fall into a second trap, let alone Malashenko.

By then, if Malashenko's Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade is divided, surrounded and dumped by the German attack group in front of the position, Vatutin can be sure that he will lose control of the battle situation.

By blocking the breach and rescuing the 1st Stalin Guards Heavy Tank Brigade, which is of self-evident importance, the eye of the storm for the entire Kursk Southern Theater will be formed. The Germans who have found a breakthrough point have no reason not to deploy more troops here. At that time, the battle will quickly get out of control and evolve into a war of attrition that is extremely detrimental to the Soviet army.

The tactical combat mode of refueling will be unavoidable by then, and positional defensive battles that are beneficial to one's own side will completely say goodbye.

Vatutin must rush to block the most important factor in the eye of the storm before such a situation comes: that is, our Comrade Ma.

It took Malashenko three seconds to recall what Vatutin had specifically told him, and another seven seconds of thinking time to understand all the above.

After thinking about the possible negative consequences, Malashenko has no reason to be stupid or do irrational things.

In front of the German Army Group South with an unimaginably huge offensive energy, our own Stalin Guards 1st Heavy Tank Brigade was indeed as insignificant as a boat in the sea. Now is the time to never be a hero and gain achievements.

"Let those Germans go, there is no need to pursue and counterattack."

"Lavry, Kulbalov, you two get out of the car and come to me. We have something to talk about."

After the turret roof was lifted, the external scene was filled with battlefield smoke and a hint of the smell of roasted human flesh.

Malashenko, who sniffed his nose without changing his expression, turned his head and looked at the open grassland in front of the position. There were almost twenty German tanks of various types burning and releasing thick black smoke. , the corpses of the SS infantrymen who fell to the ground and died were scattered everywhere, and it was impossible to count them. Soon they would rot and become stinky and become a delicious meal for maggots.

In just this wave of attacks, the Germans lost at least half of the heavy equipment of the armored battalion, and the infantry losses were much higher. In the end, not only did they not achieve their tactical goals, they didn't even make a profit. .

But Malashenko, who was staring at the masterpiece he had made with his own hands, did not smile at all. On the contrary, he was solemnly considering every detail of the battle just now. The German's next attack will probably be even more exhaustive. Totally crazy.