"Yes! It's absolutely true! There are indeed some women and children in the city!" As he said this, the squad leader Ivaniko, who was also lying in wait, did not hide his anger.
"These traitors to the motherland, they hunted us and killed our women and children. They completely forgot that just a year ago, we were all Soviet citizens! Now that they have done this, when we one day break into the city, not only will we have to
Kill them all, and also kill all their women and children!"
"Are you so cold-blooded?!" All Reichev heard were some unpleasant words.
The squad leader shook his head: "I am just an ordinary person, and my friends are all ordinary people. But the enemies and traitors have forced us to a dead end! Why are they the ones who dominate? We must resist and retaliate in kind!"
"I appreciate the resistance of your village. The residents of many villages today are a group of cowards. However, I do not support your indiscriminate killing behavior! Since they are traitors, it is best to be tried and convicted. As for their families, those women, those
My child, the real Soviet Red Army will not take action!" Reichev's eyes also became sharp: "Fortunately, I have placed your people in the camp. It would be terrible if I let you run wild!"
The squad leader was still angry, and he said stubbornly: "It's really sad because we have too few people, and we have very few guns and ammunition. If we had troops like you, we would attack the city ourselves. I
I think we will massacre the city and repay 100% of the killings that the enemies and traitors have inflicted on us!"
Reichev also pointed out forcefully: "If you shoot traitors on the battlefield, you have the right. But if you kill women and children, you are a murderer! Please note, especially children, they are innocent. If you
If you kill children, I will kill you!"
The squad leader saw the threat of death in the eyes of the Soviet battalion commander, and he did not dare to say anything more.
Reichev turned his head again: "I mean what I said. Eventually we will liberate this city. The Germans, puppet soldiers and their families in the city will be judged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs who is guilty and who is innocent."
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Hearing the word "Ministry of Internal Affairs", the squad leader immediately became nervous. Although the officer did not reveal more, he had already determined that these troops must and could only come from the swamps in the south. Even if they have not interacted with other troops this year,
We had exchanges with the guerrillas and learned from various channels that there was a Soviet army about a hundred kilometers away from them with surprisingly powerful combat capabilities.
The refugees in the village of Little Ivansky no longer want to rely on the few weapons they have and live a life of starvation in the Denipla swamp. If they can make peace with Pripet's friendly forces, they can go into exile.
It will definitely end, at least no one will worry about freezing to death or starving to death.
Thinking about what he said just now, the team leader regretted it very much. Okay, the words have been said.
On the other hand, the German army did decide to send some people to investigate.
As the sun dissipates, the dense fog gradually dims, and will eventually dissipate completely around seven o'clock in the morning. This is why Balzen decided to take action at seven o'clock in the first place.
In the forest to the east of the railway bridge, a thick black smoke was still rising. The defenders were basically certain that someone had attacked the train. Who did it? Of course it was the guerrillas. They had blown up the railway many times, but
This is the first time that a train has been blown up.
Only an attack on the train could erupt such spectacular black smoke, and the train that was scheduled to arrive after four o'clock did not arrive.
If only the railway track is bombed, the defenders have the ability to quickly repair it, but if the train is bombed, the railway line may be shut down for more than ten hours. Because they must clear the wreckage first, which requires the work of trucks and tractors.
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The 722nd Division was equipped with some half-track motorcycles, which were favored by the German army because they could advance smoothly in complex road areas. Loev's defenders used half-track motorcycles and trucks to transport materials for building city defense fortresses. When the railway was bombed
Broken, but also hauling new sleepers and rails.
After the German defenders calmed down their tension, the whole city began to enter a state of alert. The total strength of the defenders reached a thousand people, which was quite good for guarding a small city.
However, the defenders were still very nervous. After all, they were still too close to the Soviet troops in the swamp. They were the forefront!
In short, no matter whether the garrison officers and soldiers complained or did not think it was true, the order of first-level combat readiness had been issued. They were in their respective trench positions, machine gun fortresses and even shooting points on the roof, pointing their guns in all directions.
The defenders also organized a company-sized force, including one platoon of German troops and three platoons of puppet troops, a total of 153 people. There were also three half-track motorcycles, each of which towed a dump truck.
The idea of the German army is this. This group of more than 150 people will go to the site of the incident. If they determine that there are enemies nearby, they will kill them directly. If there are no people, they will immediately start a rescue operation on the train. Because they don’t know the specific situation, the more the better.
In principle, they carried a large amount of hemp rope and placed it on the motorcycle and the dump truck at the rear. They were about to turn into battlefield engineers and clean up the railway debris.
The group arrived at the railway bridge at 6:10 in the morning. They lined up in two columns and paid no attention to the danger ahead.
It cannot be said that they are very bold and needless. The only thing that really worries them is the group of "Russian desperadoes" in the south. The other guerrillas are nothing more than local chickens and dogs.
The entire team is only equipped with four machine guns, three ZB26s and one MG34. Nowadays, troops like the 722nd Division are equipped with quite a lot of light weapons from other countries, especially Czech weapons, because most of the ammunition is universal.
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They have such firepower. Compared with the ambushed Soviet army, the gap is too big. They seem to be still in the First World War, while the Soviet army has reached the 1960s.
The Third Company, which was lying in ambush at the western edge of the forest, clearly saw a group of armed men passing the railway bridge. They also followed the dirt road on one side of the railway and slowly moved forward.
When the two messengers learned of this situation, they immediately started their trek through the woods and ran to Rechev's ambush to report the good news.
"Haha, the enemy actually sent a company of men. The third company also saw that some of them were wearing helmets, and some were just wearing hats."
"I know this!" Team leader Ivaniko said: "Those wearing helmets must be German soldiers, and those wearing hats must be puppet soldiers. Those puppet soldiers are not wearing boots either."
"Indeed!" the messenger replied cheerfully.
Reichev nodded and signaled the orderlies to return to their posts. Then, he issued combat orders to the ambushing Soviet troops.
Reichev did not expect that the enemy would actually send out so many people. It was not a small victory to destroy a company in one go.
His plan was that when all the enemies entered the encirclement, the troops would immediately prepare hand grenades and then launch a powerful fire attack. If the enemies tried to escape, ten recoilless cannons would kill them. Even if there were still enemies who could
To escape such an attack, the Third Company will block their retreat!
Reichev gave orders, and the soldiers resolutely implemented them. Only the team leader Ivaniko expressed shock.
He asked tremblingly: "Do you really think that the troops can destroy the enemy in an instant?"
"Of course! The battle could be over in just five minutes!"