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Indeed, as Comrade Political Commissar said, if such a loss hits the leadership division two or three more times, the fun will be "relatively great", and it can really affect the leadership division's next stage of Berlin to a serious extent. Battle operations.

If we put things in perspective, such battle losses would not be a big deal to the leader.

As long as there is some time to recover and rebuild combat power, coupled with the super-priority replenishment and equipment selection of the leader division's "guards among guards", the leader division can return to its peak in at least a week.

But the current situation is different from the past. The biggest problem for Malashenko or the leader now is "lack of time."

Judging from what Malashenko heard from Zhukov, or what Zhukov revealed to Malashenko in advance, it was intended to make him mentally prepared and campaign planning.

From the moment when the leading division rushed out with full throttle under the Zelo Heights, until the final victory of this great Patriotic War came with the destruction of Berlin, Malashenko and his comrades would never have another chance. Any opportunity to take a break.

If you understand it as "capture the Zelo Heights and immediately rush non-stop towards Berlin, which is just around the corner, and start siege and street fighting," there is indeed no problem, because this is the original intention of Zhukov or Moscow.

Taking Berlin as quickly as possible has become a hard target political task that must be completed, and the leadership division must play a core and key role in this task, so that it can perfectly meet the expectations and plans of the Supreme Command.

Zhukov may give Malashenko some supplements to reinforce the battle in Berlin, but it is bound to not be too much. If he gives too much, even if Malashenko gets it, it will be difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time. Everyone knows that the leader's set of synthetic gadgets are exclusive content. They don't give any learning time and just give a huge amount of supplementary troops to the leader.

This is like taking a group of new recruits who were accustomed to trench warfare in World War I and throwing them into the elite mechanized troops of World War II to play infantry-tank coordination. If we describe it in the existing history, this is such a situation. Malashen It is simply impossible for Ke to digest and absorb a large number of supplementary troops to achieve perfect combat power without "no rest time to speak of".

If the tactical coordination is not done well, not only will these supplementary troops have problems themselves, but it will also affect other friendly forces with normal combat capabilities and cause a tragic chain reaction. After all, synthesis is about multi-arm coordination. everybody knows.

Therefore, it is necessary to replenish a large number of supplementary troops who have not been exposed to the theory of synthesis to the Leader's Division, which has suffered heavy losses, and not to give Malashenko a certain amount of rest time to study basic theories and drill troops. What if the leader division filled with a huge number of "synthetic illiterates" plunged into a brutal street fighting battlefield like Berlin.

This in itself is a kind of "behavioral art" that deliberately gathers together numbers of troops to look good on paper without looking at actual results and respecting military science.

Malashenko had discussed this issue with Zhukov as early as the last time he went to the front army headquarters, and came to the same point of view: the leader division of the Berlin Battle must not be filled with huge amounts of supplementary troops, otherwise it would It's like walking on the tightrope of the "cascading collapse effect" and risking one's life.

Therefore, the real difficulties are placed in front of Malashenko, and they are very real.

The German's core defensive position has only eaten the outer layer, just like a cabbage bigger than a melon that has only peeled off the outer two or three layers. The really hard and difficult part to peel is still in the core of the cabbage.

Further down the line, if there are no breakthrough tactical changes and a large investment in new fire support equipment, Malashenko will inevitably encounter the problem of "unbearable losses at this stage."

But if we don’t fight at this point, it will be even more pointless. Malashenko does not have the right to say that he will give up the fight.

If you dare to give up your pick now, Malashenko can guarantee that Zhukov's phone number will be dialed within two minutes. He will directly knock Comrade Ma to the field kitchen to carry rice buckets, or rush to the rear quilt factory to sew clothes and embroider. That is a big deal. It's possible, or he could be sent to Siberia to guard German prisoners of war to grow potatoes.

The subsequent beatings were very painful, and it was absolutely impossible not to beat them.

"I'm holding you in my mouth, what kind of disgusting, stinky shit battle situation, are you stupid to criticize German sticks and imitate toads crawling on people's feet?"

His temples on both sides were twitching, and his eyebrows were jumping up and down. Malashenko was so angry that the corners of his mouth were twitching.

Now it seems that the self-righteous brain-dead disease of these fascists cannot be cured without some strong medicines that they were worried about and were unwilling to take earlier.

"I propose that the rocket assault battalion be allowed to participate in the battle. We have put all the available heavy direct-aiming support firepower into the battle. The only thing left is the division's rocket assault battalion. My point of view is that if the trump card is kept, it will not be used. That would lose the meaning of the so-called trump card.”

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Several leaders and "core executives" including Lavrinenko and Kulbalov and Varosha, who were in charge of the main attack, immediately looked at each other with confusion and confusion upon hearing "Boss Ma"'s words. The completely opposite words Malashenko said before are still fresh in my memory.

"But Malashenko, didn't you say before that the TOS-1's fragile ammunition rack protection is not suitable for attacking strong enemy positions with long-range heavy anti-tank firepower?"

"The Germans' permanent fortifications are enough to withstand most indirect hit blasting damage. If you want to increase the probability of direct hits, you must drive the TOS-1 to a very dangerous distance. The weaknesses of the exposed ammunition racks are very likely to be targeted by the Germans. In order to cause huge losses. Moreover, the field terrain has an open field of vision and an empty environment, which is very unfavorable for a tall and powerful vehicle like the TOS-1 to engage in close combat. These are what you have told everyone before. Do you think of any way to solve these problems? Is there a problem?"

Yes, Malashenko did say this, and you can tell just by looking at his non-denial expression, but this does not mean that Malashenko still holds the old views. If it is released, there is nothing that can be called novel.

"I have indeed said these words before, but that was based on the fact that the battle can be solved by relying solely on heavy direct support firepower at the brigade level without the investment of a rocket assault battalion."

"The problems we are encountering now are different from what they were in the past, and we did not expect them at the beginning."

"For this reason, I not only have to invest in TOS-1, but I also have to apply to my superiors for more powerful air strikes to kick the butts of these German guys. I always firmly believe that against the enemy's strong position based on this kind of non-absolutely favorable terrain, In offensive battles, if you can't handle it, it must be because you don't have enough firepower. If the firepower is not strengthened enough, you will continue to increase it. Without stronger firepower, you can't handle the defense. "

"Besides I have"

Jingle Bell--

Jingle Bell--

"Hello? Leader Division Headquarters."

"Okay, yes, I understand, please wait"

Just by looking at it, Malashenko felt that something was wrong with the phone call. His intuition soon came true. The communications staff officer who ran up to him quickly brought "heart-breaking" news to Malashenko.

"Comrade Commander, Marshal Zhukov has called. He is waiting for you online and wants you to pick it up in person now."