Grisescu took his few survivors and started a difficult run. They abandoned a lot of baggage and fled for ten kilometers.
For ordinary troops, retreating ten kilometers is not difficult. However, for this army that had just lost the battle, retreating ten kilometers eastward was considered a difficult "expedition."
This unit only walked this distance before dark. After nightfall, they continued eastward and finally found an existence on the map - the village of Silemanca.
Like many Ukrainian villages, this village is also controlled by the German army. There are more than a thousand residents here. As far as Ukraine is concerned, this village is considered a large village. This village is controlled by the German army, and these Germans are relatively reassured about the villagers here.
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There is no other reason than that the villagers in this village generally do not have a good impression of Stalin. A few years ago, this village was also affected by the famine at that time. Since then, the majority of Ukrainians in the village believed that so many people died because of Stalin.
caused by their evil deeds. Therefore, they regarded the entry of German troops as a savior.
The German occupation forces also needed to make use of the human resources here. These Ukrainians responded to Germany's call and were willing to serve Germany and fight against Stalin. Therefore, some men in the village voluntarily joined the so-called Eastern Battalion.
Also because the villagers here actively joined the puppet army organizations, they received preferential treatment from the German army, and the Soviet guerrillas were naturally unable to develop here.
It's just that all the villagers who joined the puppet army are dead. They were stationed in Slavtich with the Eastern Battalion. The place has been reduced to ruins and the defenders have been wiped out.
The villagers already had hatred for Stalin, and when they heard that all the men who were soldiers were killed in the battle, the villagers were furious. When an infantry regiment of the Romanian Sixth Division was ordered to recapture Slavtich, these villagers decisively provided a large amount of food.
, and regarded Luo Jun as an avenger.
The German troops who controlled the village also received orders to help these friendly forces as much as possible, and also mobilized some military postures from the warehouse.
However, there is a reason why German officers and soldiers always looked down on the Roman army - the combat effectiveness of the Roman army was really poor.
"They are one division after all. With so many people attacking the fleeing Soviet guerrilla brigade, can they fail again?" The German platoon leader in the village still had some confidence in these Romanians. After all, their strength was very large.
The Romanian army suffered a complete defeat, proving to these Ukrainian villagers and the German garrison how inferior its combat effectiveness was.
Grisescu took his remaining troops and began to rest and recuperate in this village. The German garrison was also extremely kind to the friendly forces. They ordered Ukrainian families to take in these Romanians!
These Ukrainians, the reason why they had a good impression of these Romanians before, was because they went to attack the "Stalinists" who killed the men who were soldiers in the village. Now this group of people, they took so much food, but ended up with
All of them were defeated, and all of them looked like beggars.
In this way, the Ukrainians had no good feelings towards the Romanians, and the villagers' deliberate neglect also made the Romanian army furious.
The local German army had no reason to engage in violence with the Ukrainians who had surrendered to them. The Roman army was like a powder keg. They could not defeat the enemy, so they vented their accumulated anger on the villagers.
Luo Jun had a gun. When someone opened fire on the negligent villagers, the whole village quickly fell into chaos!
Riots suddenly broke out and the village turned into a hell on earth!
In the chaos, the Romanian soldiers actually thought the Russians were coming when they heard the gunshots. A large number of villagers fled outdoors, and the Romanian army opened fire wildly at these suspected targets. For a while, no one thought that they were mistaken.
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It was as if the Soviet army was really fighting, and even the Luo army began to break out of the repaired village in groups and continue to flee eastward.
The riot finally stopped. After all, this village was home to more than 4,000 Roman soldiers who had escaped, and not all of them were soldiers.
The cost of the riots was also very serious. There were originally more than 1,000 villagers. After the chaos caused by the Romanian army, more than 200 people were killed and injured. Some Ukrainian women were even insulted in the chaos.
"These Romanians are simply a bunch of lunatics!" the German garrison platoon leader commented, which was also the evaluation of all Ukrainians.
Grisescu actually did not have time to inform the army of the defeat, because during the escape, many telegraph operators abandoned their heavy telegraph machines. The battery of the only soldier carrying a telegraph machine was actually dead.
Grisescu just wanted to have a good sleep and report to his superiors after daylight. He knew that he needed to organize some language to make his fiasco not so embarrassing.
However, the riots shattered his wishful thinking, especially the German garrison in Silemanka Village, who reported first!
In this way, the German 634th Division currently stationed in Chernihiv has received this extremely disgusting information.
"These Romanians, what is the purpose of their existence? These people are not good at fighting, but they are very good at killing unarmed villagers! These people should not go to war, they should just be executioners of prisoners!" German division commander
Henderson learned of this "bad news" overnight, and he could only scold the Roman army for its incompetence, and then felt a little worried about the pressure on Chernigov's city defense.
The fighting around the city of Chernihiv began on May 5. From then until now, this generation of fighting has not stopped. For more than ten days, people in Chernihiv have been in panic, and so has Henderson.
Feeling tremendous pressure. His main force has shrunk to the city. The three main regiments formed a triangle, plus the police regiment that urgently expanded the army, and even several friendly troops that urgently deployed to Chernigov.
The city defense seems to be doing okay.
The tragic defeat of the Romanian 6th Division was so shocking, because the German garrison in Silemanka Village was originally from the 634th Division. They would not deceive their division commanders, so they called and reported without any scruples.
"The Romanian army encountered a strong blockade by the Russians and suffered serious losses. Their remaining troops were less than 5,000 men, most of their baggage no longer exists, and their heavy weapons no longer exist."
The German division commander Hendriksen had never even met Grisescu, so he had no reason to endorse him. He did not hesitate to report the news of the Romanian army's defeat to his group army. As for when the group army would
It was none of his business to inform Luo Jun's Third Army.
Hendryson reported the matter to his group army at 23:00 on the evening of May 21. Only half an hour later, he received a reply: "Your department must hold on to Chernihiv, and the entire city is searching for Russian spies."
, any suspect found will be shot directly, and it will be done tonight! Strictly strengthen the city's defense to guard against possible sneak attacks by the Soviet 284th Infantry Division in the swamps. If the Soviet army has any activities, it is forbidden to fight outside the city!"
At this juncture, the German troops in Chernihiv had to take a defensive stance.
Henderson also understood the reason. Not far to the southeast, the German army totaled more than 30 divisions in frontal combat and reserve forces! The one facing the Soviet army head-on was Paulus's Sixth Army, and Kress
The special cluster also began to search for a breakthrough in the "underbelly" of the Soviet offensive front.
This war forced Germany's superior forces to participate in the war, and also forced almost all Romanian troops on the front line to cooperate with the German army in launching military offensives in Crimea and the southeast of Donbas to withstand Soviet attacks in these directions.
At this point in the war, German officers with a little common sense increasingly felt that their own forces were really not enough. Russia was too big. If the German army wanted to ensure that there were sufficient forces on the front line, it had to mobilize the rear and focus on some key points.
The city has strengthened its defense, and other areas have been handed over to the puppet troops and slave ** troops. This is really a helpless move at the moment.
Henderson could no longer sleep. He had to carry out the orders of the army commander.
That is to strengthen the city defense and launch a large-scale search for the "rats" active at night in Chernihiv! He no longer cares about disturbing the people. Even if he cannot catch the real members of the underground resistance organization, it is still completely feasible to catch some suspected elements.
.Tomorrow, these guerrillas will be hanged in public in the city square to serve as a warning to others!