As usual, before the troops set off for the expedition, there were senior generals who met with the assembled soldiers to give an impassioned pre-war swearing-in ceremony!
Each army has this kind of meeting, in order to stimulate the high morale of the soldiers, and also to pursue a good fortune when going out.
Yang Mingzhi wrote a speech overnight, and Fu Ming polished it again.
It’s not even 3:30 in the morning, and the early morning light is actually shining on the earth. The summer solstice is coming soon, and the daytime in Belarus will also reach its peak!
As usual, the morning bugle sounded at five o'clock in the morning. However, the vast number of soldiers couldn't contain their excitement at all. They got up before the bugle sounded, took all the equipment with them, and started to march under the leadership of the squad leader and platoon leader.
, gathered in their respective camps!
The military playground in Blacksmith Village is not large, and there is some vegetation in it. The playground is also a short distance away from the military camp and residential areas, and the reason is precisely for air defense.
The soldiers learned that before the departure today, the headquarters would still have some pre-war mobilization, and they had already begun to march towards the playground.
There are more than two thousand soldiers, and almost everyone is carrying a heavy load of 30 kilograms. The main items are ammunition and military rations, especially ammunition, which accounts for the majority of the load. These soldiers have participated in too many military operations.
However, never once did the headquarters actually let them carry such heavy equipment.
Many people simply joked that they were armed to the teeth! They did have reason to say so, because in terms of firepower, wasn't this unit the strongest among the Soviet army?
The level of equipment of the three main regiments is more like that of the Soviet troops in the 1960s. The squad machine guns are mainly replaced by MG34, with some ZB26 and DP machine guns mixed in. The squad must have an RPG player, and the whole squad is equipped with ten rounds of ammunition.
Launched, the most basic infantry squad has an exaggerated anti-tank capability within a distance of 200 meters!
Each platoon must have a recoilless gun squad, and each battalion must have a rocket launcher platoon.
Although the use of Catfish rocket launchers against Loev is really excessive firepower, considering the rapidly changing battlefield situation, for example, Balzen's reconnaissance battalion also carried ten "Catfish". In this way, the heavy weapons of the task force:
Each battalion has a total of twenty 70mm recoilless guns, each equipped with forty rounds of ammunition.
Each battalion has fifty machine guns, totaling two hundred.
Each battalion has at least 52 RPG groups, totaling 220 groups, with a total of 2,200 rounds of ammunition.
The regiment has twenty 45mm field guns and a total of 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
The entire regiment is equipped with a total of fourteen Catfish rocket launchers.
In addition to these standard heavy weapons, the paratrooper brigade has better equipment. They also carry four 82mm mortars with 400 rounds of ammunition.
There are mostly riflemen in the task force, and riflemen are indeed the main branch of most Soviet troops. However, what is special about the task force is that the soldiers are equipped with a large number of semi-automatic rifles such as SVT38 and SVT40, and their firepower is amazing.
. What’s more, they have an insane amount of heavy weapons!
It is also because of these heavy weapons that the important role of the carriage is highlighted. The above heavy weapons and ammunition are mainly distributed among the soldiers, and each person shares some special ammunition. In addition to a large number of potatoes, the carriage is equipped with spare ammunition.
Especially recoilless artillery shells, the entire regiment carried a total of two thousand more rounds!
So many soldiers are also joking that they are not going to surround Loyev and attract the enemy's main force to rescue them, but plan to raze that city to the ground and fight! Everyone imagines that when the enemy's reinforcements are defeated by their own troops,
, it is the brutal artillery fire that explodes the enemies in the encirclement into wisps of smoke!
More than two thousand soldiers, all fully equipped and equipped, gathered on the playground shortly after the morning bugle sounded. Behind them were a large number of onlookers, thousands of whom had already surrounded the playground.
Amid this bustling crowd, Yang Mingzhi and others came to the playground in high spirits.
The Blacksmith Village has already brought over loudspeaker equipment, and the communications department has begun to prepare nervously for war. Therefore, when Yang Mingzhi starts giving a speech, it is equivalent to broadcasting to the entire guerrilla republic, even the mines, Homnich Military Station, and Missi Ferry.
You can all hear the headquarters' pre-war mobilization.
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Yang Mingzhi, Yevlov, and even Salinchkin and Lyudbarev took turns giving speeches.
In addition to telling the tactical and strategic essentials of this battle again, they once again denounced the sins of the invaders. For example, Salinchkin directly cited some bloody cases in an effort to stimulate the soldiers' desire for revenge.
The final result was naturally that the troops burst out with astonishing fighting enthusiasm. The whole playground and even the entire blacksmith village heard the sound of hurrahs one after another.
Because the peaceful residents of Blacksmith Village were also mobilized, they didn't need any orders at all. They woke up in the too cool early morning, put on their best clothes, and gathered on the road leading in and out of the village.
Just three weeks ago, the troops completely defeated the Romanian army, and thousands of soldiers returned in triumph holding red flags.
The Soviet Red Army is invincible! The invaders will be completely defeated! The Romanians and the German accomplices are idiots! These ideas are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In the new military operation, the soldiers who went on the expedition will surely return in triumph. Tens of thousands of people will see them off with unlimited expectations, waiting for the so-called soldiers armed to the teeth to advance to the battlefield.
Children collected a large number of flowers, women cooked potatoes overnight, and even dried fish that they were reluctant to eat. People who lived in poverty were less polite than others. The road was overcrowded, and even the police chief Karaski had to move it.
Everyone under his command pulled out to maintain order.
When the speech ended, Yang Mingzhi raised his arms and officially announced the start of military operations.
A task force group with a total of 2,700 people, an infantry squad with powerful firepower, carrying machine guns, RPGs, and huge backpacks, walking at a neat pace. Such an infantry squad can be said to be the core of the army. A total of two
There are more than a hundred classes, and they seem to have been copied. Their weapons are surprisingly consistent, and their steps are even more consistent. They march in order and look majestic. Who doubts their combat effectiveness?
They lined up in four columns and gradually walked out of the village amidst the cheers of the people.
At this moment, many soldiers added some cooked potatoes to their load, and many of them basically ate them immediately. After all, carrying so much equipment on their backs, they had to eat a lot of food. However, no one felt tired. The soldiers had already eaten
As a matter of fact, they were able to carry these heavy loads and complete a fifty-kilometer march before dark.
They will indeed do this, but because they are in a swamp and the road to the north is too winding. The whole army has two days to reach the combat area, and finally reach the outskirts of Loev city, there is indeed no problem.
After leaving the city, the four battalions were divided into two parts. According to the layout of the siege of the city of Loyev, the paratrooper brigade will directly arrive at the left bank of the Dnieper River at Misi Ferry and go all the way north.
The three battalions of the main force, under the direct leadership of Balzen, marched directly towards Loev.
In terms of the difficulty of marching alone, the path of the Parachute Brigade is relatively smooth. After crossing the river, they can go directly north along the river along the inherent dirt road and will first arrive in the east of Loyev City. The third battalion of the main force will be more troublesome, at least in June
There was no problem in arriving at the destination before dawn on the 22nd.
Even if the paratrooper brigade reaches the target first, they cannot launch an attack without authorization. Everything must be controlled by the frontline commander Balzen.
For Balzen, he also realized that this was a rare moment for the commander to value him again. After leaving the village, he immediately turned the commander's respect into encouragement for the soldiers.
His order was very simple: "The whole army will march for two hours and advance to the destination as quickly as possible!"