Chapter 427 Undercurrent

As an orthodox field division under the Western Front, Colonel **** was a little dissatisfied that the 218th Infantry Division under his leadership failed to obtain the latest equipment.

Of course, this dissatisfaction is based on the fact that the Siberian troops as the guest army have obtained the latest Bobosha submachine guns, but on the other hand, the 218th Infantry Division, which is an internal force of the Western Front, is still using the original old equipment. Up.

Since the beginning of the Self-Defense War, there have been more and more hand-to-hand battles in various position assault and position defense battles. The German troops equipped with MP series submachine guns can always dominate this kind of close combat, beating the Soviet troops who rarely have submachine guns in their hands into a panic.

With the bayonet installed, the Mosin-Nagant rifle, which is more than one meter long, is still acceptable on ordinary days, but when it comes to battle mines with limited space such as trench battles, it cannot be deployed at all. Basic turning and turning are extremely difficult.

The division commander was jealous and annoyed at the short and powerful submachine guns in the hands of the Germans. He eagerly hoped that the boys under his command could also get similar weapons to arm themselves. However, what the division commander never expected was the poorly equipped Siberian troops in his eyes. He was actually able to finish changing clothes before him as a guest soldier.

As the saying goes, "the party is full of strange things without factions." The Soviet Red Army, which was divided into different units by military regions, also had strong geographical divisions and the characteristics of teaming up for warmth. Political Commissar Zelinkoff, who noticed the slightly unhappy look on his partner's face, immediately narrowed his eyes. He closed his eyes and covered his mouth again.

"Comrade division commander, now is not the time to worry about these trivial matters. The most critical issue at the moment is to complete the combat mission assigned by superiors, seize the position of the Germans on the opposite side and re-open the land connection from Moscow to Tula. Before that, Everything has to take a back seat, I think you understand what that means.”

"Besides, when our division really completes this mission, it will definitely need to rest and replenish its equipment after suffering large-scale casualties. By then we can put forward requirements for new equipment, and maybe even the title of Guards is possible. ”

Being able to sit in the position of political commissar is naturally much more delicate than ordinary people. Political commissar Zelinkoff, who is a civil and military partner, needs to remind his partner at this somewhat explosive moment, for some unnecessary trivial matters. The worst thing is to cause a rift in the tacit understanding of cooperation.

Commander ****, who was full of resentment in his heart, was able to understand the general idea. After some suggestions from the political commissar beside him, he nodded secretly in affirmation.

"Comrade Malashenko, Comrade Yakov, please come here. Let's go to the division headquarters to discuss the battle plan in detail."

Since the regiment-level leadership team, including Political Commissar Petrov, has been left behind by Malashenko, who has been leading the team with full throttle and galloping all the way, now the entire forward force except Malashenko is a new transfer The tank battalion commander who came over had the highest rank.

Some were worried about entrusting the heavy responsibility to Malashenko, who was newly transferred to his subordinate. He immediately fixed his eyes on Iushkin beside him. It was time to cultivate Iushkin's independent leadership ability so that he could make early plans for the future. Rashenko then spoke.

"Iushkin, I'm going to have a meeting at the field division headquarters over there. You go and arrange the preparations of our forward tank units, so that the comrades can prepare the tanks to the best possible combat readiness."

A little surprised by Malashenko's somewhat abrupt command, Iushkin, who looked slightly dull, spoke again and again.

"But Comrade Commander, I have never done anything like this before. I mean giving orders to so many tanks. Can I do it?"

In the foreseeable future, his army will definitely continue to expand its establishment and be promoted upwards. Malashenko, who wants to train Iushkin to make plans for the future, will naturally encourage him.

"Do you still remember what I usually do in the tank? If you think back, just do it my way. There will be times when you need to be on your own. Before that, I hope you can be prepared accordingly."

After finishing his words, Malashenko, who had entrusted everything to him, immediately turned around and walked towards the waiting **** division commander and his party. The frontline field division headquarters of the 218th Infantry Division was several hundred meters away. places other than.

Empty ammunition boxes with large open tops were placed in various corners and in front of tables to serve as bench seats. The ceiling supported by logs looked a little shaky and even dropped a little dust from time to time. The war zone map placed on the desk looked like The cultural relics that have just been pictured generally cannot see the light, but the portrait of the loving father Stalin, which is hung in the most conspicuous position, is quite conspicuous.

"The conditions are a bit difficult, Comrade Malashenko, I wonder how this compares to the field command post of your tank corps?"

While looking around, he suddenly heard the words of the political commissar Zelenkov beside him. Malashenko, who had no intention of hiding anything, immediately smiled and told the truth.

"To be honest, the conditions here are better than the frontline command post of our tank unit. We often need to move and maneuver, and we don't even have time to set up such a field command post. We basically make do with tents."

After hearing Malashenko's answer, he smiled with an unknown smile. Political Commissar Zelenkov, who had been quite enthusiastic from the greeting to the present, immediately raised his hand and pointed to the dusty wooden table.

"Please, Comrade Malashenko, we have prepared all relevant matters."

Before he finished speaking, he immediately reached out his hand to brush away the hard frozen soil and dust on the war zone map. As the commander of the first division, Colonel **** took the lead and rushed towards Malashenko and Yakov in front of him. The two spoke.

"The current general situation is not very optimistic, two comrades. Although it has been identified that our direct enemy is the 4th Armored Division of the German Wehrmacht, any useful information other than this is still blank for the time being."

"In terms of deployment, after eight consecutive attacks from dawn this morning to now, we have basically figured out the German position defense deployment. What is certain is that the Fourth Armored Division has all the configurations of a conventional German armored division except "The firepower of artillery and infantry squads has also been strengthened."

"Conventional direct-fire field artillery is only part of their artillery force. There are also a large number of at least 20 direct-fire vehicle-mounted artillery deployed on the position. The Germans call this kind of thing an assault gun. The infantry firepower attached to the Fourth Armored Division It is also much stronger than before. Judging from this morning's attack, there is at least one machine gun every ten meters serving as a pillar of firepower, and there are even more than this in key defensive areas. "