In just one afternoon, fourteen bombs detonated a full two tons of TNT.
These explosives were poured into the projectile in powder form. Even if they were soaked in water, their quality would not be affected, and collision would not cause them to detonate. Therefore, the Soviet army used a relatively simple method, that is, wrapping them with linen cloth and tying them with hemp rope.
Each "powerful" explosive package was completed in this way.
They were loaded on the carriage and immediately taken back to the blacksmith village.
The results completely exceeded the expectations of Yang Mingzhi and others. After statistics, the high explosives weighed two tons, which really enriched the Soviet army's ammunition depot.
More importantly, the emergence of these explosives allows the original damp shells to be replaced with explosives immediately. Because the Soviet army's TNT is limited, Ivanov mixed it with ammonium nitrate to prepare the Amato explosive, which saves the power equivalent of TNT.
It's bigger, but the worst disadvantage is that it's susceptible to moisture!
Thousands of artillery shells have been saved as a result, and the ammunition depot will return to its original size in a short time, or even surpass it quickly!
In the afternoon of that day, the arsenal began to use these explosives.
Liguschkov issued a fatal order to the assembly workshop: "You must hurry up and produce! You must produce overnight! Because we are preparing ammunition for new military operations."
There have long been rumors in the arsenal and even in the entire blacksmith village that the troops are about to attack Loev, a small city located on the right bank of the Dnieper River dozens of kilometers away. The battle also inspired the fighting spirit of the majority of military workers, and the entire arsenal works around the clock.
, especially at full efficiency at night.
This should be a quiet night, with a crescent moon hanging high. Thick smoke billowed over the arsenal, and the roar of machinery completely broke the tranquility of the night.
At the Army Headquarters, it is also very lively!
"What good news! Compared to the strenuous airdrops from superiors, the enemy airdropped more two tons of explosives!" Yevlov smoked a cigarette excitedly, his excitement showing on his face!
Would anyone be unhappy?
Now Salinchkin also went to the group army headquarters to congratulate him in person. He said happily: "The deputy commander is right! This time the enemy fell into our trap, and our army successfully defrauded them of a large amount of ammunition. This also inferred that they
The ammunition depot is probably flooded! In this way, I think we can liberate that city without any worries!"
Saying that, Salinchkin walked to the wall and pointed to the point on the regional map - Loyev.
"It's been a long time! If it weren't for the German air raids and rain, we should have liberated this city!"
This was said to Yang Mingzhi, and Salinchkin was obviously really complaining. He was also expressing some dissatisfaction to him and urging him to take action quickly.
Didn't Yang Mingzhi want to remove Loev's thorn early, so that all the settlements in the Everglades south of Gomel would be controlled by the Soviet army. The Soviet army had already wasted too much time, dealing with the German Air Force.
, it has also caused the troops to focus mainly on air defense recently!
However, the matter was not bad. Yang Mingzhi had more time to plan how to liberate Loyev.
Now, his battle plan is quite mature.
Yang Mingzhi stood up with a smile, walked to the map wall with his hands behind his back, and sighed: "This little Loyev City! We can liberate it by sending a battalion."
"What? A battalion? What an appetite you have!"
“Don’t Comrade Salinchkin believe that our great Soviet Red Army cannot liberate this small city with only a few streets with just one battalion?”
How should Salinchkin answer? He was stunned for a moment, but still didn't understand what Berekov wanted to do, so he just said: "Okay! Our troops are indeed powerful in combat. Since you are willing to dispatch a battalion, then you can do it as soon as possible."
Let's take action! Now that the Luftwaffe's ammunition is flooded, the air raid pressure we face will drop sharply. Besides, our army still has radar!"
"Indeed! But..." Yang Mingzhi tightened his lips again, "But now I feel that one battalion is a bit small."
"Are you trying to amuse me?" Salinchkin also pursed his lips and glared at Yang Mingzhi beside him, "Now that things have happened, don't wait any longer! Look at your soldiers, everyone is looking forward to attacking.
Woolen cloth!"
Of course, Yang Mingzhi knew that his men would always support the offensive. The vast majority of the soldiers in the army were eager for the opportunity to defeat the enemy. They were not afraid of death. Even if they did die in battle, they would die on the road to charge.
The 63rd Group Army does not use human sea tactics. The troops have more advanced weapons and can directly use short-term firepower to defeat the enemy in an instant.
Yang Mingzhi faced his eager subordinates. These regiment leaders came to the headquarters from various stations today to celebrate the seizure of a large amount of ammunition. It seemed that the commander was about to order a new military operation, and their eyes were like gas flames.
"Very good! Seeing your expressions, I know the future battles. I don't have to worry about anything!"
At this point, Lavrenti stepped forward directly: "Commander! Just give the order, isn't it just a little Loyev?! I will send out a battalion and capture it for you!"
"Bah! Our first regiment was worthy of success!" Rosakov assured, patting his chest, "I would have sent out a battalion, and we would have won just as easily."
In this situation, Tepunov did not want to miss it: "Has the battle turned into a competition? I am asking for a fight for our paratrooper brigade!"
These three regiment and brigade-level troops have the most complete organization and the strongest combat effectiveness. They are the main force of the 63rd Group Army.
They were asking for a fight one by one. Yang Mingzhi noticed that there was an old guy who actually didn't say a word.
"Barzen, why don't you speak?"
"Commander! I'm thinking that we can't take the city with one battalion."
"Oh?" Yang Mingzhi narrowed his eyes, "It seems you are very cautious, please continue talking."
"Okay! Judging from the example of our army's capture of Slavdzic, unless we level the city, we can only engage in street fighting with the defenders! In street fighting, our army does have an advantage. Even so, the casualties of the troops are very high.
Big. We can't expect that Loyev's defenders are all puppets. Besides, we don't know how many defenders there are in this city. We don't even know. If we really capture it with a battalion,
What measures will the German army take? I think they are likely to send a large number of troops to take back the city!"
Hearing this, Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but feel excited. He never expected that Balzen, who had shown himself to be a reckless man, could conduct such a rigorous analysis.
"It's rare! My comrade, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion! I think the same as you. The so-called liberating the city with one battalion is just a beautiful idea! I think the most appropriate thing for us is to send out a regiment of troops. The enemy always
We can't deploy thousands of people in that small city! I think the enemy can only have one battalion at most, and there may be puppet troops among them. If we send a regiment of 2,000 people, we will definitely have the upper hand in terms of strength and firepower! In this way, I don't have any worries.
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"In that case! Then let's join our group!" Laf Lianji, who was afraid that the opportunity would slip away, directly jumped into the conversation.
Now, not only the second regiment of the 284th Division, but also the commanders and deputy commanders of various regiments present were striving for opportunities for their regiments to make meritorious deeds.
As the saying goes, Yang Mingzhi now has a reason to be called a famous general, and his subordinates are all famous generals. The reason why a famous general is a famous general is based on the accumulation of military exploits one by one. Everyone is eager to make meritorious deeds and is also eager to
Take revenge on your enemies.
Before Yang Mingzhi's strategies and tactics were officially announced, his subordinates volunteered one by one.
Yang Mingzhi stamped his feet: "Don't fight anymore! Just be quiet!"
The noisy headquarters quickly fell silent.
"I know that you all have strong combat effectiveness. I can actually let anyone take the lead in the battle. However, if one regiment is allowed to join, the other regiments will definitely not be happy! In this case, the second regiment, the first regiment and the parachute brigade, you
Each has a battalion. And you, Balzen, will join in with your business. The main attacking force in this battle will be these four battalions. You will form a special infantry regiment. Well, Balzen will be the commander!"
This order caused an uproar among everyone present, and the most shocked person was Balzen!
"Commander! You want me to be the leader of this temporary infantry regiment?! I..."
"What? Don't you think you can do the job yourself? Then I'll replace you with someone else!"
"No! I can do it!" Balzen took a step forward, "I will definitely live up to your expectations!"