Chapter 443: Fighting Against Greater Germany Again

The short break did not last long. When Malashenko's joy over Kirill's escape from death had temporarily calmed down and gradually came to an end, an urgent telegram heralding the arrival of a new journey was delivered to Malashenko.

Holding the tin lunch box that Kirill had just finished eating and preparing to find a place with water to wash it, Malashenko raised his hand to open the curtain of the tent and then saw a one-armed figure running quickly.

"What happened, uncle, why are you running so fast?"

Compared to Malashenko's puzzled face, Political Commissar Petrov, who was holding a telegram with a hint of unfinished ink in his hand, seemed very anxious.

"Just received a telegram from the front headquarters, you have to read it immediately, Malashenko."

Seeing the telegram handed over by Political Commissar Petrov and combining it with the other party's expression, he realized that the situation might be bad. He handed the tin lunch box in his right hand to Malashenko in his left hand and then reached out to take the telegram.

"Grossdeutschland? How dare these defeated generals come to trouble us?"

Malachenko, who was slightly surprised by the content mentioned in the telegram, read it quickly at a glance and roughly obtained three key information from this urgent telegram.

First, the Wehrmacht's Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment, which was affiliated with Guderian's Second Panzer Group, had already moved to the front line. Its vanguard had already boarded the few transport vehicles that were still usable and joined the German Fourth Armored Division that was previously repelled by Malachenko.

A new joint defense position is currently being built in the garrison area of ​​the Fourth Armored Division. This is the result revealed by aerial reconnaissance.

Second, intelligence pointed out that the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment had just been replenished with a batch of emergency supplies. These supplies were urgently transferred from the rear by the German Air Force's transport planes using precious air routes. The receiving location of the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment was at the German front-line field airport where these supplies arrived.

However, the Soviet guerrillas in charge of reconnaissance did not know the details of what the supplies were. They only mentioned when they reported to their superiors that the German soldiers escorting and guarding the field airport were much more than the number seen during the usual reconnaissance, at least twice as many, and there seemed to be some people in civilian clothes arriving on the same plane.

As for what was in the boxes that the four people were carrying lightly, the Soviet guerrillas without the ability of perspective could only shake their heads.

The third point is also the most important one. Aerial reconnaissance intelligence shows that the German Second Armored Group, which originally besieged Tula City, has now suspended its offensive. The sentry troops stationed outside the armored group are gathering and preparing troops, which looks like they are preparing for some kind of upcoming transfer march, but there is no other reliable intelligence to support this argument.

The end of the telegram required Malashenko to lead his troops to the frontline immediately, and continue to advance towards Tula with the Soviet army group that was launching the attack, and try to reverse the situation before the German 4th Armored Division and the Great German Infantry Regiment completely joined forces to establish a solid defense line, and open up and restore the land route connecting Moscow to Tula in one fell swoop.

Malashenko, who had been mentally prepared for the upcoming expedition, was not surprised.

The only thing that puzzled Malashenko was what was in the boxes transported by the German army mentioned in the telegram, and those who arrived on the same plane in civilian clothes. Malashenko didn't think that the reporters of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung would come to the Moscow front with office supplies to start a class to report on the war situation. This was simply too absurd.

"A bunch of big wooden boxes and a group of people in civilian clothes? What kind of intelligence is this? It's useless except for making people curious."

After folding the telegram in his hand casually, he handed it forward and handed it back to Political Commissar Petrov. His expression was neither happy nor worried. He immediately turned around and handed the lunch box in his hand to the guard behind him. Malashenko, who was in trouble, had no extra time to deal with these trivial matters.

"I heard that you fought with this Great German Infantry Regiment in Yelnya before I came last time? What do you think? How is their combat effectiveness?"

Political Commissar Petrov, who was in the Battle of Kiev during the Yelnya counterattack, did not know the specific combat effectiveness of the Great German Infantry Regiment. He only vaguely heard in some rumors that the combat effectiveness of this Wehrmacht ace unit was far superior to that of ordinary German troops, and that the 14 combat battalions were not a large-scale combat organization that ordinary regiment-level troops could have.

Facing the question raised by Political Commissar Petrov, Malashenko, who still clearly remembered the scene of beating the dog brains out during the Yelnya counterattack, could not help but frown.

"This group of Nazi lackeys is the most difficult to deal with. In Yelnya, the German general named Guderian only used this regiment plus an SS Imperial Division to firmly resist our counterattack forces of more than a dozen divisions in front of the field defense line outside the city for nearly half a month. Although this was the result of the Germans' control of the air, it should not be underestimated."

Regarding the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment of the Wehrmacht, which has a reputation as fierce as the SS, Malashenko's only impression of this group of lunatics who only have the idea of ​​loyalty to the Führer is that they will fight without fear of death until the last moment or After receiving the order to retreat, they will never give up executing the original combat order, even if the entire company is completely destroyed.

If it weren't for the obvious differences visible to the naked eye in the combat uniforms they were wearing, Malashenko would have even thought that these guys were a group of armed SS elites wearing the skin of the Wehrmacht, just like the Imperial Division who also fought with their lives.

Thinking of these clear past experiences, Malashenko shook his head slightly and quickly gave the final summary to the political commissar Petrov who was waiting for an answer in front of him.

"Not only are these Nazi lackeys willing to fight without their lives, but their combat literacy is also top-notch. The proportion of veterans is much higher than that of ordinary Wehrmacht troops of the same level. Some German prisoners from other units are also These bastards will always be given the most timely priority, even the veterans who are the backbone of the grassroots troops. They can even be transferred from other German troops when necessary. This is rarely the case. "

After hearing the exact answer given by Malashenko, Political Commissar Petrov, who also frowned slightly, was obviously not expecting it.