"Yes! I understand! I have already explained the combat situation of our Sixth Division in recent days. Our large force will arrive this afternoon. But I no longer believe that we will defeat you. If our army fights, I only hope
You keep your promise and treat us prisoners of war well!"
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "I will, there is only one thing you need to do now!"
"Okay! As long as you keep your promise."
"Then take off this military uniform of yours! Especially the top!"
This surprised Brimayu: "Top top? Why?"
"Not only you, but also the soldiers under your command must take off their clothes! Take them off immediately."
"This...don't you..." What are the Russians going to do? Brimayu suddenly felt that he had been deceived. He knew that these extremely vicious guys would force people to take off all their clothes before executing them.
The Russians did things this way, and so did the Germans. Brimayu instinctively thought that this Soviet officer with a Tatar appearance was basically a hypocrite.
Judging from Burimayo's astonished expression, Yang Mingzhi suddenly felt that his words were biased, and he immediately added: "You! Burimayo, you just explained that the baggage of your regiment is still outside the forest! You still have some wounded and injured people.
A large number of horses are also there! We must take those supplies, but I don't want to have another gunfight with your people during the acceptance process! Therefore, your clothes must be handed over to us!"
Having said this, Brimayu's anxious heart was slightly at ease.
He still couldn't completely trust these people, so he had no choice but to take off his military uniform. When he was about to take off his pants, Yang Mingzhi immediately stopped him!
In fact, Brimayo's jacket has the most practical value. The difference between the uniforms of Romanian officers and soldiers mainly lies in this jacket. This Brimayo jacket is in good condition, at least not seriously damaged. From the practical value
In other words, it is completely suitable as daily clothes if you remove all kinds of Peaches.
Brimayou therefore only wore a white shirt, and he no longer had the slightest image of an officer. The use value of this officer was gone for the time being. Only by escorting him and his men back could they be ordered to dig the ground and go.
Giving them still hurt the Soviet people to produce the potatoes they depended on for their livelihood.
Compared with Brimayu's cooperation, there were quite a few of his subordinates who were uncooperative. Those Romanian soldiers also believed that making him strip off his clothes was a prelude to centralized execution. The Soviet soldiers at the grassroots level had just ended the battle and had more animalistic tempers.
He is violent and will shoot anyone who refuses to cooperate.
After killing more than a dozen people, the group of prisoners of war instantly became numb...
However, the execution did not come! The group of guys wearing only white underwear and white shirts were gathered together, and the Soviet soldiers were ordered to throw in some uncooked raw potatoes, and they ate the fresh potatoes for lunch.
Yang Mingzhi attaches great importance to the future battle situation. What he is most concerned about is the real large force of Luo Jun. Do they really have thousands of fighting forces? In this way, the scale of the battle will be even greater!
Before the war begins again, the battlefield needs to be cleaned, prisoners of war need to be transported away, and the battle plan also needs to be adjusted to prepare for a larger-scale battle.
Yang Mingzhi ordered the telegraph operator to send a report to the Blacksmith Village to report the results of the battle.
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At the Army Group Headquarters in Blacksmith Village, in the early morning of May 20, they received a special telegram from the Front Army Headquarters.
"The great Soviet Red Army has launched a huge battle offensive in the early morning of May 19th! The Southwest Front Army and the Southern Front Army have launched a decisive offensive against Kharkov!"
This telegram is very brief and very meaningful!
Tupikov, the Chief of Staff of the Southwest Front who sent this telegram, ordered a special message to be sent to the Partisan Republic and the 63rd Army. However, as the battle progressed, the front's communications department was overwhelmed by the massive amount of intelligence. This order was not until
It was May 20 before the telegraph operator dug it out and implemented it.
When the sun rose on May 20, the Kharkov offensive was postponed for a week from its original schedule for various reasons. A full twenty-four hours had passed since the battle started.
In these twenty-four hours, the Soviet army achieved great results! The battle process was also very similar to the original history!
The 21st and 23rd Tank Corps of the Soviet Southern Front took the lead in breaking out of the Barvinkovo salient and advancing towards the northwest city of Zmiev. Throughout the day on the 19th, they and the German 52nd Division defending here, and
The 402nd Division, which was fighting out of the city, encountered these two large tank armies. Their combat goal was to tear apart the German defense line, march towards Kharkov, and seek an opportunity to fight the main force of the German Sixth Army! They had no chance at all.
Pay attention to the city of Zmiev. In the early morning of May 20, they had torn apart the position guarded by the German 52nd Division and were fighting according to the established plan!
In the south, the Soviet 6th Cavalry Corps and 2nd Cavalry Corps advanced westward! Each cavalry corps had two infantry divisions, one cavalry division and one artillery unit. Their strength was huge, but their combat effectiveness was not strong. They
After breaking out of the original defense line, they encountered the German 454th Guard Division and the 4th Division. A fierce and fierce battle unfolded in the wilderness of Donbas! If the Soviet army has a certain advantage over the German army, it is their cavalry.
The cavalry division is a force composed purely of cavalry. Most of its members are Cossacks. It is also a treasure that Marshal Budyonny of the Soviet Union regards as a treasure.
Is the cavalry no longer suitable for modern combat? At the top of the Soviet army, senior generals headed by Budyonny believed that the cavalry could still play an important role in this war.
The great advantage of the cavalry is its mobility. In order to adapt to modern combat, their tactics are increasingly like the dragoons of hundreds of years ago. They immediately dismounted and fought after encountering the enemy. Such tactics as saber and wall charging have become marginalized.
On the southern front, the German troops here were seriously short of tanks. The infantry immediately dug in the Ukrainian wilderness for a long time and deployed a long line of defense! Whether the Soviet army could break through the German defenses, the Southern Front did not ask too much.
.After all, the greatest significance of these troops is to contain the enemy and force the two elite tank armies to have no worries.
On the northern front, the Southwest Front, the 21st Army and the 28th Army crossed the Severodonesk River and immediately broke out into fierce battles with the German defenders.
The Soviet 21st Army liberated the small town of Dernovaya on May 19. The German army would never allow this strategic location to be occupied by the Soviet army. The German 29th Army moved south, but the leading troops instead
If it hits a wall, there is a strong tendency to be divided and surrounded by the Soviet army.
The 28th Army also crossed the Northern Donets River, and its subordinate 323rd and 771st Divisions met the German 294th Division, which was rushing north for reinforcements, and the encounter began. This Soviet Army Group was geographically
Generally speaking, they are the closest to Kharkov, but the road to attack is also extremely difficult.
The German army tried their best to avoid street fighting with the Soviet army in Kharkov. They pulled more than 100,000 people from the eight divisions garrisoned in the city and deployed them outside the city. In terms of strength, the two attacking Soviet front armies were fully capable
Defeat these eight German divisions.
However, the Soviet commander Timoshenko knew that his biggest enemy was the Sixth Army behind Kharkov! Therefore, his plan was actually to encircle the German troops outside Kharkov and defeat them smoothly.
It is best if the Soviet 38th Army cannot defeat the enemy. The two tank armies and the 28th Army coming from the south will cut off its logistics and surround the enemy. At that time, continue to attack Har.
Cove, the pressure is not very great.
This was the overview of the Soviet army on May 19. The offensive forces were trying to establish an encirclement southeast of Kharkov.
By noon on May 20, when Yang Mingzhi ended his battle with the first part of the Luo Army's 6th Division, the Soviet army made important progress!
The battle situation was completely under Timoshenko's control. The two tank corps successfully tore apart the defense line of the German 52nd Division. One of them turned a corner and officially marched towards Kharkov. The tank corps will continue to face new enemies.
At this time, they were already fighting the German 113th Division!
36 hours have passed, and the battle situation is becoming more and more favorable to the Soviet army. Just like the original history, the Soviet army also gained a huge advantage in the early stage of the offensive. As for whether it can hold on to the results and continue to expand the results, even Ironwood
Xing Ge himself does not have absolute confidence.
However, the current results alone have completely exceeded his expectations! Could it be that the great Soviet Red Army is really as invincible as the lyrics suggest, or that he has underestimated the fighting will of his compatriots, or the strength of the German army
Already consumed a lot in the war over the past year?
The Soviet front command was peaceful, and Tupikov received one good news after another. Especially at ten o'clock that morning, the commander of the 21st Tank Army of the Soviet Army sent a good news: "We have torn apart the German positions.
We are advancing towards Kharkov, and nothing can stop us from advancing!"
After receiving this good news, Chief of Staff Tupikov's long-suppressed mood finally broke out. He even said in public: "This operation is completely within the plan. We will liberate Kharkov as soon as May 21!"