Yang Mingzhi looked at his watch. The time was up and the troops continued to move forward.
Because of fatigue, many soldiers fell asleep. They were woken up one after another and continued to move forward. Looking at this army that was not in good spirits, Yang Mingzhi was very worried. The morale did not seem to be good. With such a military appearance, if he encountered the enemy,
Troops, how will the battle unfold? Sure enough, the troops must take a necessary rest.
"Everyone, work harder! We must continue on our way. As long as we keep enough distance from the enemy, we will definitely be able to have a good sleep at night!" Yang Mingzhi shouted to the people around him, and the soldiers responded with a few oohs and ahs.
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Yelentina was beside him and couldn't help patting his shoulder and said: "Our soldiers are very strong and they will obey orders. I can see what you are worried about. Let me tell you, you don't have to worry at all.
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Yang Mingzhi turned around and smiled, "Okay, maybe I'm unfounded."
"Of course, you don't have to look at how fast our soldiers run. We have already walked a whole day's distance from the enemy. You can rest assured. You have been injured again, so you have to think about yourself."
Yang Mingzhi nodded and supported this person's teachings. She was a political commissar and a woman, and sometimes she spoke like an old woman.
At the same time, Carambola and Natasha were still hanging out with the wounded soldiers. They were in great need of care.
The soldiers carried stretchers to transport soldiers with injured legs. What is very cruel is that the troops have abandoned many wounded soldiers, and the remaining troops are no longer willing to abandon them. Although the soldiers have a high level of awareness, once they are seriously injured,
Being abandoned is a huge blow to morale.
Yang Mingzhi's left arm was wrapped with gauze, and a hemp rope was wrapped around his neck. He deliberately slowed down and walked with the wounded soldiers. Because of the presence of the deputy division commander, everyone was encouraged. "Now I and I
You are all injured in the same way, and I am also patient, so everyone has no choice but to continue to persevere, and we will definitely go back safely."
These encouraging words were very effective, and the army's decadent mood weakened a bit.
Yang Tao really wanted her husband to lie on the stretcher. Seeing that her husband insisted on marching with ordinary soldiers, she kept it in her stomach. She carried a gun on her back, a small bag, and a medical bag in her waist.
, so that whenever the wounded soldier has a request, he will be on call.
The strong girl has been enduring the bruises on her arms, trying her best to show that it doesn't matter. Yang Tao looked at her injuries and found that they were just bruises, so she had to endure it for a while and then she would recover naturally.
Yang Mingzhi was an old man, so naturally he didn't notice anything strange about his wife's body. He just kept telling her to be careful not to get sprained feet after walking for too long.
Throughout the afternoon, the troops marched for more than ten kilometers. After all, they had been practicing marching in the forest for a long time. The Germans did have troops following and searching, but their marching speed was terrible.
At night, the troops rested in the forest, formed a circular defense line, and set up sentries. During this period, the troops communicated with the withdrawn reconnaissance team through the radio to confirm their safety.
Yang Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Based on the current situation, we are hiding in the forest and moving forward. The enemy cannot catch up at all. We are safe." He was so sure that the nervous hearts of the soldiers calmed down.
Everyone was so tired that many people ate rations after unloading their equipment. Too many things happened in the past day, even like a dream. The soldiers were still engaged in fierce and bloody battles just a dozen hours ago.
, now everyone has fallen asleep after eating and drinking enough.
Yang Mingzhi leaned on his uncle to rest, and Yang Tao leaned on him. The couple fell into a deep sleep, and they slept until eight in the morning.
Yelentina woke up early and ordered the soldiers to cook something to eat.
Yang Mingzhi was seduced by the alluring aroma. He jumped up and was startled.
Not far in front of him, a platoon of soldiers lit a bonfire, with more than a dozen iron lunch boxes hanging on the flames, and cooked some flour into salty porridge to drink. Such scenes were everywhere in the army, and the camp was green and green.
Smoke curls up.
He was so angry that he stood in front of the platoon and asked the platoon leader: "Who ordered you to light a fire? We are not safe now. The smoke caused by everyone lighting a fire can easily be detected by the enemy!"
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The platoon leader immediately argued that this was an order from the political commissar.
"That Jelientina! You are causing trouble for me." Yang Mingzhi cursed and ran to Jelentina who was eating, accusing her of all this.
"Don't worry, we will leave immediately after eating. Besides, do our pursuers really exist?"
It is true that the troops did not find any trace of the pursuers. Yang Mingzhi always attributed this to the troops running too fast. "No matter what, we still have to pay attention to safety. Now the troops have to eat quickly, and we will leave immediately." After that, Yang Mingzhi said
Sit down cross-legged.
Yelentina also received a lunch box appropriately, "My deputy division commander, you should also eat some food. Only when you are full can you continue on your way."
When asked about the aroma, his position immediately wavered. He had eaten and drank enough, and saw his wife eating beautifully. The crumbs of biscuits kept leaking out of her little mouth.
The troops continued to advance, as usual, with the remaining men of the reconnaissance company clearing the way ahead and paying attention, while the four battalions advanced in a square arrangement, with wounded soldiers and a small number of other non-combatants at the core.
At noon, the troops stopped again to reorganize, eat and rest before continuing on their way.
At this moment, there was a sudden strange noise in the forest, and many warriors who were taking a nap were awakened.
"What's going on? Did someone's machine gun go off?" Yang Mingzhi stood up vigilantly and immediately called the battalion commanders over.
Soon, the radio operator received a report from the reconnaissance company. "We encountered enemies on the way to search. They seem to be fighting with someone. They are probably our friendly forces, guerrillas!"
This is a serious matter. The distance between the reconnaissance company and the main force is one kilometer. They estimate that the location of the firefight is also one kilometer away from the reconnaissance company. The distance in the forest is not easy to judge. It is certain that the intensity of the exchange of fire is a bit high, because as the battle continues,
As the troops continued to advance, gunfire became more frequent.
"Damn it! This is almost as good as a regiment-level battle." Yang Mingzhi subconsciously touched his waistband to take out the pistol he carried.
Yelentina asked nervously: "Have the enemy's pursuers caught up and run in front of us?"
"It's impossible. They can't run faster than us. Unless the enemy's target is not us. There are other people they are chasing. It's certain that those people are our friendly forces."
Yang Mingzhi paused and gave the four battalion commanders practical orders: "Lavrenti, you take your people to attack from the left wing, Yevgeny, you are from the right wing. Roshakov and Kravsky, you two
Follow me! Other personnel are on the spot to set up defenses!"
At the end of the day, Yang Mingzhi also gave an order to the children. "Xiao Tao, Natasha, follow me as a sniper team, and Kharkiv will be my bodyguard."
Yang Mingzhi is very willing to command on the front line. In this densely wooded place, only by visiting the front line in person can he better determine the changes in the battle situation.
The soldiers participating in the new encounter threw down their backpacks one by one, carrying only weapons and ammunition, and followed the deputy division commander and the guard company like crazy to attack. Ten minutes later, the troops arrived at the location where the reconnaissance company was sitting.
At this moment, the troops did not rush into the battle. The enemy's gunshots were very frequent, as were the friendly gunshots, which showed that both sides were equally matched. He made a prediction that the enemy's strength was less than a regiment, but more than a battalion.
The soldiers were ordered to lie dormant and wait for the commander's orders.
Yang Mingzhi was at a loss at this moment. The enemy had a lot of troops. In the encounter, only more than 1,500 troops could be dispatched. As the saying goes that people are poor and have short ambitions, he summarized for himself the fundamental reasons for the failure of the tactics of encirclement and reinforcements.
It means that the troops are insufficient. He is like a lion and has overestimated his own troops. Now he has to eat a large number of enemies.
"Deputy commander, let's fight! We must save our people!" Rosakov took the initiative to ask for a fight, anxiety written on his face.
Yang Mingzhi looked at him, then at the determined expressions of the soldiers behind him, and finally made up his mind. "Okay, the radio notified the two battalions to go into battle immediately. All soldiers fixed their bayonets and prepared for hand-to-hand combat. We must destroy the enemy! Again
I repeat, we take no prisoners!"
The order was issued immediately, and the troops already knew the enemy's location through intensive gunfire.
The two battalions commanded by Yang Mingzhi suddenly turned around, which surprised the two battalion commanders. He decisively pointed out the puzzle to Roshakov and Kravsky: "I have roughly understood the enemy's offensive formation. The enemy is fighting with friendly forces.
When fighting at the front, we have to get behind them and poke them in the back."
The two battalion commanders were happy to say some rude words, but they were not rude. As you can predict, the enemy would never have expected that they would encounter Cheng Yaojin who came out of the battle halfway, so that they appeared to be careless.