Chapter 2244 "Greeting Gift"

Chapter 2249 "Gift"

"How long do we have to go on like this? Don't tell me that we will complete the mission by marching in the snow and reaching the final destination. Isn't this a cross-country race?"

Iushkin, who is used to physically expelling and killing German sticks, is a "violent element". For him, having a war to fight is good news, and it is boring and lonely to just walk through it peacefully.

Malashenko, who was pressing the war zone map on the top of the turret and carefully analyzing it, remained silent. After carefully reading it for about a minute, he raised his head.

He held the map unfolded on the top of the turret with one hand to prevent it from being blown away by the strong wind, and held the telescope with the other hand to look into the distance and observe the situation. After thinking for a while, he finally spoke out under Iushkin's impatience.

"It won't be long. According to the markings on the map and our speed, there should be a town ahead. It's not big and can only be regarded as a relay node. The reconnaissance troops will probably send news soon. Wait."

Coincidentally, just as Malashenko finished speaking and before he finished speaking, a call suddenly came from the radio on the dome armor plate next to him.

"Front-line reconnaissance team? There are no German troops in the town? Okay, I know. Let's take control of the town first. We will stay there tonight and report any new situation in time. That's it for now.

The news from the front-line reconnaissance troops is indeed good.

First of all, the town that Malashenko took a fancy to had no German troops stationed. As expected, it was an undefended town with no one stationed in the background of the serious emptiness of the German rear. After all, this place really has no importance from the map, and it is not as important as the military strategists. It has nothing to do with the ground, let alone a strategic pass.

If you insist on saying that it has any value, it is just that after the Leader Division ended the encirclement of the 41st Armored Army, Malashenko connected Nordenburg in a straight line based on the location at that time and planned the best route of action. It happened to be a small town on the route of action that was suitable for resting and replenishing supplies.

It is true that the Leader Division set out after replenishing fuel and ammunition, and there was enough food and grass, but everyone has needs for things like drinking water, such as cooking, normal drinking water, and even machine cooling water. It takes up a lot of space to carry and cannot be carried too much. The weight must be heavy according to the standards of the entire division, and the consumption rate is very fast. It is inevitable that it cannot be carried enough for the whole journey at one time. I have to add this.

Moreover, after a day of fighting, it was already sunset and nightfall, and Malashenko realized that it was time for the soldiers to rest a little.

At this moment, not only was the sun not visible in the sky, but even snow had begun to fall. If they marched late at night, not to mention that there was no moonlight to guide the way, they had to march in the middle of the night with bright lights on, which could be seen from two miles away and easily exposed. Moreover, it would not be a good thing if it snowed heavily while they were walking in the middle of the night.

It was pitch dark and they could not see their hands in front of them, and they were trapped in the snow in the wild. You don’t need to think about how bad this would be.

Even if you were born a Russian and were born cold-resistant It's not that they can't stand the cold. Rather, it's because they are born in Russia and have enough knowledge of winter and snow that they know how terrible and serious this situation will be and try to avoid it.

In any case, it's reasonable for Malashenko to temporarily stop his advance and rest, which is exactly what Malashenko is ordering the troops to do and is currently executing.

As for the specific information reported by the reconnaissance troops ahead, in addition to the fact that there are no German troops stationed in the town, there are a large number of native residents of the town who have not yet evacuated and are still staying in place.

There was no time to talk too much on the radio. After a brief understanding of the situation and communication, the radio was hung up. Malashenko's plan was to wait for himself to lead the large troops to arrive and then go to the town to take a look and understand the situation. After understanding it, it would not be too late to make specific arrangements according to the actual situation.

"What are you planning? Drive all the Germans out, let's sleep in the house and let them sleep on the street, right? "

Let's talk about the actual actions for now. Anyway, Ivushkin is at least open-mouthed and dares to say anything. Knowing that he is a man of his own, Malashenko didn't pay much attention to it.

"Let's see what the attitude is. The situation reported to me by Alsim when he arrived at the first town was quite complicated. We can't just suppress or show goodwill to the Germans in this place. We will talk about the specific situation and specific measures when we get there. ”

After going abroad to fight, this identity or role will change accordingly.

In the past, we fought at home, and most of the time we defended our country, and we had a mass base wherever we went, and we could get the support of the locals.

But now we are fighting abroad, and strictly speaking, you are the conqueror, no matter for the Poles or the Germans, at least in the eyes of many local civilians wherever we go.

Do you really think that the locals will warmly welcome the Red Army as liberators?

It is obviously unrealistic and too naive to think so. It is okay to tell the domestic civilians what the propaganda says, but Malashenko, who is on the front line, understands the situation and is also a time traveler, will not think so. There must be thorns who have a bad attitude or even hostility and hatred towards the Red Army, and there may be many of them.

Malashenko has also made preparations for "one hand of a big stick and one hand of sweet dates", just like in Warsaw, and the specific measures have to wait until the field investigation before making a decision.

What Malashenko didn't expect was that the scene he witnessed right after arriving at the town gate and before he had time to get off the tank was really shocking.

"Is this a gift from the Germans for us?"

Iushkin, who was as surprised as Malashenko, widened his eyes, and his "shock" was even greater than Malashenko's.

The situation was slightly better, and he was just a little surprised at first glance, but he quickly calmed down as a time traveler and spoke quietly.

"Don't be sentimental, this is not prepared for us, it's for their own people to see."

There are several lampposts lined up on the roadside at the entrance of the town, stretching all the way into the town. Without exception, the lampposts closest to the entrance are hung with things: dead bodies that are as hard as sticks after being frozen.

Of course, these are not the bodies of the Red Army or the German army themselves, but bodies dressed in civilian clothes.

Ask them why they were hanged for public display?

Simple, the sign hanging around his neck says it, and Malashenko, who is fluent in German, has to read it to Iushkin beside him.

"I am a traitor to Germany, I don't want to fight for the Führer, shameful!"

"Resisting to join the SA brings shame to your family!"

"German parasites, consuming food but not willing to fight for Germany, this is the end!"

"Attention! She refused to let her children fight to defend East Prussia, and encouraged the Russian invasion, which is extremely despicable"