Chapter 374 The End of the Blizzard

Facing the self-deprecating rhetorical question from Malashenko, Commissar Petrov, who was already speechless about Lieutenant Colonel Andrei's style and attitude, could only smile awkwardly.

"Many incompetent people in power after the Great Rebellion have been eliminated by the Germans, but the Germans have not yet been able to reach the distant Siberian Military District. Although this reason sounds a bit far-fetched, who can deny the fact? Isn’t that the case? So be considerate, comrade leader, someone will deal with that arrogant brat in the future.”

Together with Malashenko, he was conducting final pre-war tactical discussions in the regiment headquarters. After hearing the words from the political commissar Petrov, the regiment commander Yakov looked dismissive.

"Hmph, just like Comrade Political Commissar said, the reason why that yellow-haired boy Andrei was able to climb to the position of division commander was not because he reported Division Commander Chekov! This bastard will do whatever it takes to get the upper hand. He even promoted him in the first place. Superiors up to the position of divisional political commissar can do anything to them. It is a shame to keep such a guy in our glorious Red Army! "

Yakov, who shared the rank of lieutenant colonel with Andrei, did not take this "trash" in his eyes at all, who had no real ability but was a scheming man. This guy whose desire for power has grown to such an extent that he will do whatever it takes can do anything. The last division commander who was tricked by his "conspiracy plan" is the best proof.

Colonel Popov's daily habit of cursing Andrei when he had nothing to do had obviously had a profound impact on Yakov. This is roughly what kind of commander brings out what kind of soldiers.

After seeing top-notch trash like Kamalov, he was no longer surprised by the remaining scum in the Red Army. Malashenko, who was only thinking about how to win the next battle, immediately changed the subject and changed the subject. Bringing the focus of the next topic back to the right path.

"Tell us about the results of your meeting, Comrade Political Commissar. Comrade Yakov admires the rumors of your bravery in Kiev."

Before Malashenko finished his words, Lieutenant Colonel Yakov's face immediately showed an expression of approval that said, "It's true." The deep admiration for Commissar Petrov in his eyes was beyond words. The brave Red Army soldiers would feel sympathy for the heroes around them no matter what the occasion and situation.

Commissar Petrov, who had a panoramic view of the not-unexpected scene in front of him, shook his head slowly and smiled slightly, but he didn't seem to care much about it.

"Let's save the story of the hero until after this battle is over. The legend of Malashenko is much more glorious than mine. Colonel Kironov, who presided over the combat meeting, clearly requested that our regiment should prepare for the follow-up infantry The large force tears apart the German defense line, which means that as long as our heavy tanks can drive onto the German position, we will basically win half of the battle. "

"In addition, Colonel Popov asked me to convey this to Comrade Yakov verbally. The reason is that there seems to be a problem with the radio station at his division headquarters and it is temporarily unable to send reports. Comrade Yakov's infantry regiment will cooperate with our Guards Tank Regiment. Launching a forward offensive means a tank-cavalry attack, which only aims to crush the German positions in the first wave of attacks. Do you have any problems here, Comrade Yakov? "

Military fans of later generations called the Soviet infantry outside the tank and used infantry-tank coordination tactics as "Soviet human flesh plug-in reactive armor." However, the Soviet army during World War II had a very resounding name for this tactic - Tank Cavalry.

The Soviet tank force, which did have a slightly distorted technology tree in terms of infantry-tank coordination tactics, actually never paid much attention to the development of infantry vehicles. Until the emergence of orthodox Cold War infantry fighting vehicles such as the BMP1, the design of external armrests on tank turrets has been reserved exclusively for infantry even on T54 and even T62 tanks. Holding an AK47 outside a T62 tank to play infantry-tank synergy is considered It was a unique and unique scenery in the world at that time.

This was true for the Soviet Army in the early Cold War, and it goes without saying much about the Soviet Army during World War II.

Staying outside the tank and using the tank's higher mobility to charge to the closest distance to the German army has always been a common tactic of the Soviet infantry. Although there will be a certain casualty price due to the intensive incoming firepower in the process, it is more difficult than following the tank on foot to charge. The slowing down of the offensive pace and the heavy casualties caused by German mortars and other direct firepower also caused a lot of casualties. The Soviet army, which only focused on strategic results and put battlefield losses, especially infantry casualties, in the second place, would use this tactic. Naturally, it would not That's weird.

Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, who had already made corresponding preparations, immediately nodded in agreement to the questions raised by Political Commissar Petrov, and blurted out the answers without thinking.

"There is no problem, Comrade Political Commissar. It's just that when we were killing Japanese monkeys in the Harachin River, we were still riding BT fast tanks. Now we have suddenly changed to the powerful and strong KV1 heavy tanks. Many soldiers are very excited about this. Some of them are not suitable, but it makes you laugh. Our Siberian Military Region really does not have as good equipment as yours. "

The Red Army soldiers from the poor Siberian Military District, although almost all of them have a unique tenacity and perseverance from the wild land. But compared with the elite troops such as the Western Front that exist to protect the western gate of the Soviet Union, the Siberian Military District troops, which are only inferior, have been using relatively old equipment. At present, the BT fast tanks that have almost retreated to the second line on the Moscow front are still serving as the main force in the Siberian Military District.

Facing the embarrassed scratching of Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, Malashenko and Political Commissar Petrov almost smiled at the same time after looking at each other. The current equipment situation is indeed different from the past.

The howling blizzard, which was much smaller than in the early morning, still could not completely stop. The biting cold wind mixed with flying snowflakes hit the cold and thick gun barrels. The three Soviet divisional field artillery regiments that played a crucial role in the first wave of counterattacks raised their guns again, and the yellow-orange large-caliber heavy artillery shells were immediately stuffed into the barrels by the strong Soviet loaders who had recovered.

"This round is for your Führer Hitler's anus, damn Nazi!"

"Fire!"

Boom boom boom boom --

The rumbling sound of artillery bombardment, like thunder, shook every inch of the snow-covered land. The hot shells of the recoiled shells melted every bit of snow they touched at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like the lives of the German soldiers who were shrouded in the artillery bombardment and disappeared quickly.