Steel Soviet Union

It is nominally outside Berlin, but this does not actually mean that the troops are stationed next to the first house on the edge of Berlin.

The location of the vanguard of the 1st Heavy Combined Brigade is still some distance away from the actual city of Berlin, but it's not that far away.

This distance can be said to be the extent to which the leader division can enter the city and start street fighting with the Germans in one attack wave after setting up the starting position and gathering the offensive troops.

Whether it feels far away or close, that's the concept anyway.

When Malashenko arrived, he saw that the troops were sorting out equipment, building fortifications, and building offensive starting positions.

This was previously requested by Malashenko. Although he was attacking a group of enemies whose doomsday was approaching, Malashenko still required his troops to do everything they should in line with the concept of "the more doomsday comes, the crazier they become."

In order to avoid the embarrassing incident of only thinking about attacking and not even preparing the starting position, the Germans who wanted to die were caught and stolen. It is okay to despise the enemy strategically, but it is not okay to despise the enemy tactically. Adventurism in the offensive must not be used. Since the risk is within the controllable range of human intervention, we should strive to minimize it. Here is Malashenko idea.

"Comrade Commander, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I was planning to go out, but luckily I didn't leave, otherwise you wouldn't be able to find me when you came.

The news of Malashenko's arrival spread quickly. Before Malashenko could get out of the car and walk far, Kulbalov, who had arrived first and was in charge of the command, led his people to trot all the way to Malashenko.

The colonel and brigade commander who lost a foot in the war still wears a custom-made wooden prosthesis. After a long period of adaptation and running-in, he can now trot with almost no difference from a normal person, and can barely run fast. Falling too far.

Of course this is not so easy to achieve.

When Kurbalov was first fitted with a prosthetic limb, the flesh of the severed limb was still painful from the prosthetic limb, even if it was wrapped in cloth. Even with a worn-out belief that I still have to practice and walk, and that I can't use my disability as an excuse, I force myself to strictly demand myself according to the standards of a normal person. I have to fall down countless times and fall over countless somersaults before I can. With today's achievements.

Looking at Kulbalov trotting over just now, almost no different from a normal person, Malashenko admired his main warrior from the bottom of his heart.

This is a manifestation of spirit, a kind of good character of being tenacious and persevering to the end without giving up. Handing over the old basic troops he brought up by himself to Kulbalov has always been what Malashenko has done so far. One of the best decisions I have ever made.

"It's nothing, the important thing is that you are here now, that's enough."

"Tell me what you know about the situation here. You have been here for so long, so you should know a lot about it, right?"

"Okay, Comrade Commander."

According to Malashenko's understanding of his old subordinate, Kulbalov is the kind of person who has a command style of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and has a relatively accurate grasp of local tactics and higher-level battlefield situations. Control prediction.

Therefore, after Kulbalov arrived first, he did not do any intelligence collection or regional reconnaissance. Malashenko thought that was impossible. He should have some information that he could reveal to himself. In fact, Kulbalov immediately followed It's true when you come down.

"I believe you can also tell, Comrade Commander, where we are now is an abandoned village, or a small settlement. The locals said that this was the place where merchants who delivered goods to Berlin used to settle. Sometimes The cost of accommodation in Berlin is too expensive, or it’s too late to get in and out of the city. Some small businesses or merchants with limited funds will choose to live here, where the conditions are much better and the cost is much lower.”

"So the overall situation here is not bad. When we came here, there were no German troops to guard the place. There was a bullshit stormtrooper who maintained law and order and we directly surrendered its guns. I think it would be good to have a headquarters in this place now. You See if we can set up the division headquarters here?”

"Further forward, there is a basement under the small church in the center. It is very spacious. It was used to store some offerings and ancient books before? Who knows, anyway, it is empty now, and it is well protected by the buildings on the ground. It’s safe, and there’s a secret passage that leads directly to the main road in the town, making it easy to move in case of emergency. All in all, it’s a good place.”

The matter of surveying the terrain is indeed quite basic. Considering that Kurbalov was able to understand it so well not long after he arrived, that is really impressive.

Malashenko is also quite satisfied with this. You can tell by looking at the smiling expression on his face as he watches, walks, and listens thoughtfully.

If the leader is happy, he will definitely praise you when he is happy. This is the most basic thing.

"Yes, the survey area is quite good. This place is indeed suitable for settling down. At least it is much better than setting up a tent in the wild. We should settle here before we penetrate deep into the city."

"Go and contact Comrade Political Commissar and ask him to lead people to our side. The location has been decided, and the division headquarters will be located here. We can use the church to use the church bell tower to erect the antenna, so we don't have to erect another pole. "

Malashenko gave an order, and Kulbalov quickly responded, then turned to the entourage behind him to issue another order for execution.

When Kulbalov turned his head again, Malashenko, who was walking along the streets of the town, remembered another thing.

"I felt like something was wrong just now. Why is there no one in this town? I saw several vantage points with open windows. Our soldiers lined both sides of the street. Where have all the locals gone?"

Since the war started today, Malashenko has been to many German towns and even big cities, but he has rarely seen places where people are actually empty.

There are many German refugees in most towns, cities, and larger villages. They are searching for everything that can be eaten and used, and they are rummaging through the ruins and rubble that they have rummaged through countless times, hoping to New discoveries can be made, but most of the time they are useless.

Malashenko also asked these refugees, "Why do you want to stay? Why don't you flee?".

Of course, the answers I got were both realistic and thought-provoking.

"Where can we escape? Mr. Russian General, in the west, the Americans and British are fighting to the east, and in the east, your troops are fighting to the west. We are just escaping from one battlefield to another. There is no real safety. At least we are locals here and are familiar with everything here, but when we go to a strange place, we really have nothing.”