Steel Soviet Union

"The situation of the troops is indeed not good, Comrade Commander. Search Google and read that the combat losses are not very large, but the main non-combat losses are really not small."

The problem that needs to be explained to Vatutin is not that complicated. It is simply that the technical equipment of the leadership division, especially the heavy tracked armored vehicles, have greatly reduced their motorized life due to long-distance interspersed mobile operations, and have suffered serious mechanical damage. Attrition, the entire division's mobile parts and spare parts are almost exhausted, and have completely reached the bottom.

After listening to the situation described by Malashenko, it is basically consistent with the information I have learned.

After pondering for a moment, Vatutin held his chin and thought for a moment, then quickly organized his words and spoke to Malashenko again.

"So, what you require is a short period of rest for the troops, as well as replenishment of personnel, equipment, and logistics supplies, is that right?"

Malashenko only described the basic situation and did not make any requests. The above words were purely Vatutin’s self-understanding based on the situation described by Malashenko.

Of course, what Vatutin said is indeed correct, and it saves Malashenko the trouble of raising the request again.

"I think so, Comrade Commander. These are basically the requirements I can think of. If the supplementary items can be put in place as soon as possible, I think it would be the best. In this way, the leader division can recover faster. Fighting force, enter the battlefield as soon as possible.”

"Um"

Vatutin nodded noncommittally, then seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked again.

"How long will it take for the follow-up troops to arrive? I mean the time it will take for all the troops of your division to be transferred through railway maneuvers."

"It can be completed in about two days, Comrade Commander. In some cases, as you know, given the size of our division, two days is already the limit. This is assuming there are enough trains to dispatch. Comrade Political Commissar He is responsible for coordinating the command and dispatching of the troops over there, and he will try his best to complete it. I believe him, and it should not be a big problem in two days. "

Before arriving, he had already guessed that Vatutin might ask similar questions. Malashenko, who had already prepared the answer, blurted it out almost without thinking.

After hearing this, Vatugin basically had an answer in his mind, and gave the result almost without thinking too much.

"Three days, I'll give you three days to restore the combat effectiveness of the troops. After three days, I want to see that the leader division is ready for combat at any time.

"I know this time is very tight, but there are some difficulties that you must overcome. Malashenko, I believe you can understand some situations."

"One thing you must know is that the enemy has withdrawn almost all the remaining troops that retreated in the center, which is the direction of Warsaw, and the northern front to East Prussia. Especially the enemies in the center in the direction of Warsaw fled very early and carried out By fleeing in a roundabout way to the west, we not only escaped from the strategic encirclement that we had only reached halfway, but also got rid of the interception of our interception troops. "

"So the enemy group that retreated from the center to East Prussia from the direction of Warsaw is the most complete in strength. You have been in Warsaw and were the first force to enter the city. I believe you also know that the German troops in the city did not actually exchange fire with the Red Army. Already fled."

"Including those participating troops on the northern front who fled to East Prussia after being defeated by us, the General Staff estimated that the number of defeated enemy troops pouring into East Prussia from Poland was approximately 80,000 to 110,000, plus the enemy troops originally stationed in East Prussia, Now this ghost place is occupied by at least a huge group with a total strength of about 900,000 and nearly one million. "

"In order to ensure the absolute victory of this campaign, the General Staff has mobilized all the forces of the 2nd and 3rd Belarusian Fronts, and the Baltic Front and the Red Navy fleet will also come to assist us."

"We have absolute advantages in technical equipment and military strength. Our overall strength is more than twice that of the enemy. We are fully capable of gathering decisive forces in the main breakthrough areas, but we still cannot take it lightly. Compared with East Prussia, Poland is like a nursery. Everything Intelligence shows that the Germans have spared no effort to build this place into a super fortress, with so many permanent fortifications that it’s mind-numbing.”

"I know that the leadership division has burst out with amazing combat effectiveness after the synthetic adaptation. It can even be said to be multiple times that of the leadership division before the adaptation. But you still can't take it lightly, Malashenko. This is very likely to be what we have wanted since 41 years. We are facing the most difficult battle. As the leader of the battering ram, we must shoulder this responsibility. The pressure is great. Can you complete the task? "

If you were to be a sensible division commander in the above situation, you might not have the confidence to answer. After all, this is a frightening battle just listening to the description. There have been countless actual combat examples proving that the Germans who insist on staying in one place are not. It is not uncommon for situations that are not much easier to deal with than the offensive state, and are even more difficult to deal with.

But when Comrade Ma, Major General Malashenko, the commander of the leadership division, heard this, it was another matter.

Malashenko has long known how difficult this piece of East Prussia is to crack. A battle that was difficult to fight in history will never be much easier now.

Especially in Poland, because of the variable influence instigated by his butterfly, a large group of German troops sneaked into East Prussia to survive in such a realistic situation. Malashenko knew very well that he had to win the current war in East Prussia. Fighting is never easy.

Fortunately, the Leader's Division is not an ordinary Red Army field division. After this series of victories and actual combat tests in Poland, Malashenko has truly realized how good it feels to "mechanically synthesize" and "pull hips and mules" , How big are the advantages?

For example, the battle to crush the Grand German Division II was almost not difficult except for the tight time limit. It was purely about crushing the opponent with strength all the way to the end.

As long as the strong leader's division recovers after a short rest, Malashenko is fully confident that he will let the fascist scum in East Prussia know "how many eyes Lord Ma has" and let these stubborn Nazi lackeys see what they are doing It's called the fucking father's fist.

So when faced with Vatutin's final inquiry, Malashenko took a deep breath and responded firmly and immediately, almost without thinking.

"I will give the Fascist scum in East Prussia two choices, Comrade Commander, either surrender in front of the tracks of the leading division, or be destroyed under the main guns of the leading division. Of course, I don't care about these fascist scum. Life and death, I only care about and can guarantee the final result: all the land in East Prussia will eventually be planted with red flags and belong to the motherland!”