Chapter 373 The insidious person

Standing in the wind and snow at the entrance of the tent, he said hello to the people who were arguing with each other just now. The people who were caught off guard by the sudden sound quickly turned around following the sound, and the person who appeared in front of them was none other than A resolute figure with one arm.

"Is he the one-armed political commissar?"

Looking at the face of the person at the end of his field of vision that was full of vicissitudes of life but full of perseverance, Lieutenant Colonel Andrei, who rushed to the front line of Moscow from the distant Siberian Military District, had obviously recognized the true identity of the person in front of him. To be precise, this one-armed political commissar is even more famous on the front line than Malashenko, who is known as the Red Army tank hero.

In addition to his unique one-armed posture, the reason why Petrov's political commissar is so "famous" is that the combination of a colonel's political commissar and a lieutenant colonel's head of political and military officers can also be used in the entire frontline Red Army. It is said to be a unique one. If you still can't recognize his true identity with such obvious appearance features, then there is really something wrong with Andre's eyes.

"Hmph, I didn't come but I sent my partner to do the job. I'm really arrogant."

No matter what Lieutenant Colonel Andrei, who was still angry and dissatisfied in his heart, thought, Colonel Kironov, as the person in charge of the overall situation, was naturally very happy for the arrival of political commissar Petrov.

"Just come, Comrade Petrov, sit here, our combat meeting is about to begin."

Having a clear view of Andre's nonchalant eyes and expression, he did not respond with any words or expressions of dissatisfaction. Political Commissar Petrov, who came with a mission and responsibility, naturally knew that the overall situation must be the most important thing. What's more, he had already come into contact with many scheming people like Andrei during his military career as political commissar Petrov.

Following the direction of Colonel Kironov's finger, he pulled out a chair and sat down. After seeing all the military officers present at the meeting, Colonel Kironov immediately changed the topic.

"Comrades, regarding the second phase of the Istria counterattack that is about to begin, my tentative operational deployment is as follows."

The not-so-long combat meeting soon came to an end with Colonel Kironov's final decision.

Although he holds the position of temporary frontline field commander appointed by the front army headquarters, he nominally has battlefield command authority over three infantry divisions and a Guards heavy tank breakthrough regiment.

However, we knew that the First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment led by Malashenko was by no means an ordinary force. The number of German tanks destroyed under the command of Malashenko was simply more than that of a tank corps.

The mature and steady Colonel Kironov gave Commissar Petrov a full voice and an opportunity to make suggestions at the meeting. Although this approach made the already rebellious Lieutenant Colonel Andrei even more dissatisfied, but The isolation and helplessness at the meeting finally prevented the young division commander with a political background from saying any more unnecessary words. It was still very clear to Lieutenant Colonel Andre what should be said and what should not be said in specific situations. However.

The final conclusion of this brief pre-war meeting was that Malashenko's 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment would assume the main frontal attack mission, and Colonel Popov's infantry division would be deployed in a coordinated manner with infantry and tanks. As Malashenko attacked, the main regiment under his command was headed by Yakov, who had previously captured the village with Malashenko.

At the meeting, it was made clear that the Andre Infantry Division, which had an incomplete unit structure and lacked necessary heavy equipment, was deployed on both wings of the frontal offensive to ensure security.

Before the end of the meeting, Colonel Kironov finally clearly emphasized that Andre's main task was to resist the German army's possible outflank and not to capture the city. Colonel Kironov, who had become accustomed to such young men in his past experience, was still worried about this scheming young division commander who was a political worker.

As for the largest infantry division led by Colonel Kironov, it acted as a reserve force. Colonel Kironov, who was afraid that the collapse of Andre's side would lead to irreparable consequences, finally chose to keep it.

Although the combat deployment of not devoting all the troops at once to determine victory or defeat with one move seems to be a tactic, Colonel Kironov, who seeks steady victory and is mature and experienced, hopes to avoid the complete annihilation of the troops under his command. , from this perspective, the tactical plan he formulated is quite well thought out.

Faced with the final combat order issued by Colonel Kironov, Commissar Petrov, who understood its meaning of seeking a steady victory, did not respond with any objection and immediately nodded in agreement. In contrast, Lieutenant Colonel Andre, who got the easy combat mission he hoped for, remained silent and did not express any objection.

Only Colonel Popov, who had a fiery temper like Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, straightened up from his chair with a roar and waved his clenched fists.

"Don't worry, Comrade Kironov, our division will let those damn fascists see what the real iron fist of the Red Army is! Let them see how the Red Army troops of the Siberian Military District conquered their fragile bodies in the ice and snow. Don’t they Germans always believe that there are gods and devils in this world? Then I will send them to see them personally.”

In earlier battles, he had come into contact with Captain Yakov, Colonel Popov's right-hand man. Only then did the political commissar Petrov realize that Yakov had a violent temper that wanted to eat Germans alive. Where did it come from.

With such a division commander who has the gene of violence flowing in his bones leading the team, it would be the most incredible thing if Captain Yakov is really obedient and avoids fighting. This point is somewhat similar to Malashenko. Don't you see that even Kirill, who graduated from the Music Department of Moscow State University, kills Germans as if they were eating and drinking?

After the brief pre-war meeting, Political Commissar Petrov quickly drove back to the regiment headquarters. Before leaving, Colonel Kironov, who personally delivered him to the car, repeatedly asked Commissar Petrov to tell Ma Rashenko must do his best to withstand the pressure and tear open the German frontal defense. This is the key and only hope for their victory in this counterattack.

"So, Comrade Andre, who is obsessed with scheming people, is very dissatisfied with me for not attending the pre-war meeting? Is that so? Comrade Political Commissar."