When it was still daytime, Schneider received a report that the troops had been attacked in the afternoon. It is very interesting to say that the person who sent the report was another transport team. They set off from the town of Kuta, but they discovered a bad battlefield on the way.
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Schneider was shocked. All five military vehicles were destroyed, and there were still a lot of bullet casings around the battlefield.
"The enemy must have been very ferocious. They killed everyone, including the Soviet prisoners. All the dead, their ammunition, boots and backpacks were taken away."
Schneider immediately noticed the details in the report and became furious at the division headquarters.
"Are the enemies a pack of hungry wolves? How much do they need? Do they not even spare the clothes of the dead? These Slavic barbarians are so poor and crazy!"
"Perhaps the people who attacked us were a group of Soviet stragglers? After their defeat, many soldiers hid in the forest." said a staff officer.
"It is precisely for this reason that we adopted tough measures against local villagers. Those who dared to take in Soviet soldiers and guerrillas were sentenced to death by hanging or being shot," another staff officer speculated.
Based on these circumstances, the staff officers expressed their own opinions. Some believed that the attack was an accidental incident, while others believed that it was a so-called attack by the Soviet organic troops. Both seemed to have a path, and everything had to be decided by Schneider, which made this man very upset.
"That's enough! Everyone be quiet!"
Everyone in the division was stunned and said nothing. Schneider suddenly thought of Lawrence. This man survived the catastrophe and led a small number of people to escape the enemy's attack. Maybe he could give some suggestions. He still remembered the enemy's attack.
It is very similar to the latest incident and has many things in common. For example, this group of crazy enemies are collecting various items, so that many dead bodies are left with only their underwear.
Lawrence was quickly invited to the division headquarters. Schneider explained the situation straight to the point. Lawrence immediately slapped his thigh and said, "It's not some stragglers at all, it must be them. Only this group of people has the ability to make a surprise attack. The other Soviet guerrillas
They are all a bunch of local bandits, but this Soviet army seems to have been trained to fight in the forest."
Schneider heard it intact, but Lawrence's battalion was almost completely wiped out. That battle had a great impact on him, and this may be an exaggeration.
Lawrence said a lot eloquently, and he emphasized in particular: "I don't know the exact number of this enemy, but they definitely exist. Maybe they are approaching us, and their target is even this town."
"Impossible!" Schneider snapped. "Are these enemies crazy? How many troops have we stationed here? Are they here looking for death?"
"Who knows?" Lawrence's eyes widened, "Division Commander, it must be this group of people who blew up the oil depot in Luwanka Town, and we suffered heavy losses. We must guard against such an enemy force. Their home base may be here.
Somewhere in the South."
Schneider didn't say much, and the celebrity took him away. However, his words also reminded him. The staff gathered on the map, and a teapot was placed on the swamp in the lower reaches of the Pripet River.
"My gentlemen, the enemy may be here. They are very far away from us. Are they going to travel a hundred kilometers to attack us?"
All the staff officers expressed their opposition. Geographically, it would take several days to walk through the long forest to Mozyr. Even the German army could hardly march in the forest. In Belarus, the army occupied a large number of cities, but the occupation of the countryside was obvious.
It is far behind, not because of the bad environment. After all, in the Soviet Union, its road system was very criticized.
Even so, Schneider ordered the soldiers to set up defenses, fearing that Lawrence's words had come true. He immediately ordered the nearby infantry regiments to open their eyes wide, and the neglected military camp immediately took action. In the same way, Schneider also sent some soldiers near the garrison.
patrol.
On the other hand, the troops led by Yang Mingzhi are in hibernation. The north wind has been blowing, and many soldiers have wrapped themselves tightly.
Cruel war, many people know that this kind of life is one day at a time, and no one knows who will die in the next war. When the war has reached this point, it doesn't matter if you say you are afraid of death, because death and survival are often just luck.
.So in this somewhat desolate night, everyone might as well have a good rest and enjoy the last peaceful time.
At midnight, Yang Mingzhi was woken up and saw that Yelenkina had woken up early.
"It's only midnight. I said we'd start at three o'clock." Yang Mingzhi yawned and prepared to curl up again.
Yelentina frowned and said, "You'd better get up quickly. How confident are you? Do you have to get three points before making a detailed plan?" She pushed hard a few times, only to be slapped a few times.
Yang Mingzhi was awakened and his mind was still a little confused.
"Okay, okay, now that I've woken up, let's get ready."
At this time, Yang Tao and Natasha were still sleeping soundly. They were sisters and comrades in arms, and they slept together. Yang Mingzhi did not disturb them, but woke them up after preparations for the battle were underway.
After getting dressed and eating something, Yang Mingzhi took the binoculars and went back to the reconnaissance company. He set up the binoculars and looked into the distance. Under the faint moonlight, the hazy outline of Kuta Town could be seen.
"Hey, dear, there are still a few searchlights. When the battle starts later, those lights will be knocked out first." At this point, he thought of those mortar soldiers. The ones who did this kind of thing should be the artillery soldiers!
In this way, the sleepy artillery soldiers were also awakened. As soon as they heard the deputy division commander's latest order, they went to the reconnaissance company to report one by one.
After the red tape military salute, Yang Mingzhi ordered everyone to squat down. "Comrades, what is the maximum range of your mortars?"
The artillery captain Igor thought for a while, "Our mortar has a small caliber, and its maximum range is only eight hundred meters. If it is a 120 mm caliber, its maximum range can exceed two kilometers."
"Eight hundred meters? That's enough!" Yang Mingzhi pointed to the searchlights, "That will be your target soon. When the war starts, you must blind the enemy's eyes immediately."
"Follow your orders! Our artillerymen promise to complete the mission."
Yang Mingzhi smiled and said, "I like the serious attitude of you people. Go down and prepare now. I ask you to carry out artillery bombardment first, and we will move forward under artillery fire."
If you want to fight, let's fight hard. The artillery mission has been assigned. The first round of artillery fire will cause certain damage to the enemy, but the infantry will follow immediately after the artillery fire, leaving little time for the enemy to counterattack. The soldiers carry out the Ula charge and collectively put on the bayonets.
, just like the time when Mozyr was captured.
At two o'clock in the morning, the soldiers were all woken up. In the last hour, everyone adjusted their equipment and had some food.
The battle was approaching, and Yang Mingzhi was pleased to see that the soldiers did not show fear, or in other words, they were all stunned. Everyone mechanically checked the equipment, looked at the condition of the gun barrels, and then checked the ammunition reserves.
The battalion commanders were called to their side by Yang Mingzhi, and they all saw the simple defense of Kuta Town from a distance.
"For the two battalions of the first regiment, you will follow my guard company in the main attack. The first battalion of the second regiment will be responsible for the left wing. The second battalion of the second regiment will be responsible for the right wing. In this battle, we must eliminate the enemy's effective forces. And as far as I know,
There are prisoners of our army captured by the enemy in Kuta Town. If conditions permit, rescue them. Remember that once the red signal flare for retreat is received, the entire army must not be reluctant to fight and retreat."
The battalion commanders understood what this meant, so they went down and prepared separately.
Yang Mingzhi breathed a long sigh of relief: "The next step is my time."
He returned to the center of his guard company. These more than a hundred soldiers were very well-equipped. Submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles were combined with extremely powerful firepower and high mobility. DP machine guns and captured MG34 machine guns were also equipped. They were fighting in the wilderness with great firepower.
There is also a guarantee.
He didn’t say anything unnecessary, even with his wife. In the end, Yang Mingzhi stroked his wife’s pigtails and said, “Be careful when we fight later and don’t get too close to Yu Bingfeng.”
"Okay, husband. You too, be careful."
The two cuddled for a few minutes, and the fight soon began.