Chapter 1368 Steel Division

"Yes, the situation is different from before."

Malashenko meditated for a long time with a cigarette in his mouth, and finally faced Commissar Petrov and spat out these words.

In fact, Comrade Lao Ma has been thinking in his heart, maybe it is because we have fought too many bad and broken battles in the past two years. Either he was pressed to the ground and rubbed by the German, or he was beaten by the German in a combination of open air and ground.

After so many thrilling moments and hanging by a thread, Malashenko felt like he was just a little bit close to losing his life.

In such a back-and-forth cycle of hard battles, Malashenko now realizes that he seems to regard all of this as an ordinary day.

It seems that it is normal to be suppressed by the Germans and beaten violently by the enemy while being pinned to the ground. It would be strange to encounter a smooth battle and fight smoothly.

Time has arrived in 1944 in the blink of an eye, and the most difficult period of the Patriotic War has completely gone and has passed forever.

44 years, what does 44 years mean?

With a cigarette between his fingers, Malashenko kept asking himself repeatedly, and the answer that was easy to come up with was actually obvious.

From now on, the Germans' backhand beatings by the Red Army will enter a normal stage. The serious losses in the number of troops will lead to the inability to make ends meet, which will force the Germans to put more and more young soldiers and baby soldiers into the battlefield.

The power of the Allied strategic bombing cannot be underestimated, and the number of advanced technical equipment of the Germans will only decrease day by day.

On the other hand, the Soviet Union, which has received blood transfusions from the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as its own strong resilience, is now completely different from what it was in 1941.

It is not difficult to understand who will win and what the advantage is.

After thinking about it, Malashenko finally realized that all this was caused by his inertial thinking. The casualties of the infantry were so small. At first glance, he still considered them based on the previous battle losses until he felt deeply. unusual.

Sounds a bit ridiculous, right? But even Malashenko himself, who has been awarded the honor of Hero of the Soviet Union twice, really thinks so.

When you get used to something and regard it as a normal situation without any surprises, if you can still maintain a clear insight and ability to control and analyze details, this is an extremely rare advantage.

Malashenko, who has already become a major general at a young age, lacks life experience. To be honest, he does not have the ability and ability to do so, and is prone to falling into an endless loop of inertial thinking.

Although there is also the factor of "bystander clarity", in the end it is Comrade Political Commissar's age and richer and more diverse life experience that reminds Malashenko at this critical moment when the old and new eras change: the situation is no longer the same as before. Same.

From now on, the Germans' fighting power will only become more and more stretched and go downhill all the way. They will completely become an adou who cannot be supported, and mud cannot hold up the wall. It will never be possible to recreate the grand occasion of conquering Europe with iron hoofs in the past. thing.

Future battles will continue to develop in a direction that is more and more favorable to the Red Army and will have greater and greater advantages. The enemy's advantages in terms of military strength and technical equipment will continue to increase and become larger and larger.

The best time to adjust your mentality is to do it now, to wipe away the haze of the past and regard the enemy's defeat as a truly normal situation.

Although Comrade Political Commissar did not say it explicitly, he did not want Malashenko to become arrogant and underestimate the enemy.

But the truth is this. Objective reality cannot be changed by human subjective will. No matter which angle you look at some things and whether you are willing to admit it or not, this is an ironclad fact and there is no doubt about it.

Malashenko, who has worked with Comrade Political Commissar for a long time and is both a teacher and a friend, understands this. Some subtle changes that are difficult to detect with the naked eye have actually been made in a deep breath.

"Honestly, if you hadn't reminded me, it might have taken me a while to change over and get a better understanding of what's going on now."

"But now, I just want to say that it's good to have you. Every weakness and defeat shown by those Germans is the best proof that we have caused irreparable wounds to them."

"It seems that future battles will be much easier to fight, but we still need to pay attention to our opponents at the tactical level. The enemy's new equipment is still coming one after another, and its performance cannot be underestimated and is a threat. But in terms of fighting will and morale, it is already We definitely have the upper hand, but this is the only reason why we must despise the Germans and never lose to them.”

"We must use the highest morale and the most tenacious fighting will, supplemented by the latest and most powerful equipment of our division, to cleanly and completely eliminate these Fascist fanatics in the future battles!"

"I can even feel that there is a high possibility that the war will end next year or even earlier! We will regain all the lost land in the motherland, cross the border, and then go to Europe to liberate the areas occupied by Nazi fascism. Every inch of the land. Then break into the heart of these villains and scum, and capture Berlin. The final victory will definitely belong to our great Red Army!”

It sounds a bit similar to a pre-war preaching or a pep rally speech.

All in all, our Comrade Lao Ma became more and more excited as he talked, and in the end he simply entered a state of complete selflessness.

It was inevitable that the voice would get louder and louder. The staff officers and various personnel in the entire division headquarters tent could not help but stop what they were doing and glance at the young and passionate comrade division commander.

Malashenko didn't notice all these strange eyes focused on him at first, but when he finished his speech and finished speaking. Comrade Lao Ma, who sensed something was wrong, finally looked around, his face looking a little embarrassed.

But before Comrade Ma could take any actual action in response, a burst of passionate applause suddenly rose up and resounded throughout the division headquarters. Comrade Ma was quite confused for a moment. .

There were no unnecessary praises or impassioned echoes, only the long-lasting applause that always echoed in the air and filled the ears.

The political commissar who witnessed this scene also smiled indifferently. Without waiting for Malashenko to say anything, he stood up and came to the side of the division commander who had been his partner for a long time.

"Stalin, this is the greatest honor of this elite unit. Just like the name itself in the name of the supreme leader, Comrade Division Commander, this is an army that cannot be beaten, destroyed, and will not attack The enemy has the steely strength to surrender."

"This is the real Red Army, the most elite steel division in our armed forces!"