The communication ended, and Yevlov, Fomin, and even the staff who were staying at the headquarters all learned about the new situation on the front line.
Yevlov stood on the map wall with a wooden stick, pointed at Loyev's position, and expressed his opinions.
"Berekov, I vaguely feel that the enemy's shelling is very strange!"
"What's weird?" Yang Mingzhi also walked over with a smile on his face: "Hey, thank you for your high opinion."
"High talk? Don't take it seriously! It's just a bit of speculation."
Yevlov prides himself on being no longer a reckless man. Since his position was upgraded to major general, he no longer dares to be reckless. Especially Yelentina, a woman who taught her on the bed, forced Yevlov to be more active.
Use your brain, for example, when commanding operations, think more from others' perspective.
"Berekov, the enemy's shelling is still very abnormal. Aren't they afraid of our army's retaliation? They have been surrounded. If my troops are surrounded, I will find a way to break out. Before breaking through, I
First, the artillery will open a gap, and then the infantry will charge bravely.
What about our enemies? They just used artillery fire. I have to say that their artillery fire was very accurate, which shows that they are fully aware of our position. The shelling is over, and our army has not encountered an enemy breakthrough. This
Why?"
"Why? How do I know?" Yang Mingzhi pinched his waist and joked: "I think the Germans should also fight back. We are like an iron bucket, and the enemy is the rabbit in the bucket. We keep teasing and abusing this rabbit, and it
Can you not be anxious? Rabbits will bite if they are anxious!"
This metaphor was considered a joke, and all the staff officers couldn't help but cover half of their faces, while Fuming simply put a smile on his face.
Yevlov didn't find it funny. He continued: "I think the enemy has only two possibilities. First, retaliate with artillery fire as if out of anger. After all, we have been harassing them. Second, what you hoped for finally happened.
!That means the German army sent reinforcements.”
"Oh? Keep talking!"
Yevlov's stick immediately guided cities like Gomel and Lechitsa.
"You see, Lechica is only 40 kilometers away from Loev. We all know that the German army built a defense line outside the city and stationed troops there. In this way, the enemy is actually only more than 30 kilometers away from Loev.
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With such a short distance, even if the road conditions may be bad, the German army can march to Loev Castle in one day and fight our siege troops!
I’m very worried about this situation now!”
Yang Mingzhi, who was originally calm and satisfied that Yevlov was also talking eloquently, suddenly stamped his feet fiercely.
"Oops! My Comrade Major General, your analysis really makes sense. What you mean is that the German army may have received information about enemy reinforcements yesterday, so they dared to retaliate against us early in the morning! If the enemy reinforcements would arrive this morning
If we set off, wouldn't it mean that our army could encounter them as early as evening?"
"That's exactly what I mean!"
"Oops! That's really bad!" Yang Mingzhi quickly turned around and returned to the map table. He bent over the desk and looked at the more detailed map of the region. He bit his fingers and began to contemplate.
Yevlov and Fomin also gathered around, waiting for their general's new decision.
When Yang Mingzhi looked at the map, he paid special attention to the wooden blocks on it. On the map paper, the wooden blocks with red ink were his own troops, and those with black ink were the enemies.
On the map, Loev is surrounded by four red wooden blocks, which are Balzen's frontline troops.
Afterwards, there were two larger red wooden blocks, one heading towards Homnich and the other heading north on the left bank of the river. This was the second echelon of the Soviet army. Not only was it powerful, but its logistics supplies were also amazing.
Yang Mingzhi, who had been at his desk for a while, suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Correspondent! Come and report quickly!"
"Here!" A female correspondent appeared instantly.
"Send me a telegram to the first regiment of the 284th Division, the main force of the second regiment and the parachute brigade, and order them to report their positions."
"As you command!"
After ten minutes of waiting, the positions of the three regiments of the second echelon were corrected on the map.
It was almost noon on the 23rd, and the two regiments of the 284th Division were about to arrive at Homnich. The paratrooper brigade was delayed in crossing the river. They would also join Reichev on the left bank of the river at around 2 p.m.
After getting such a result, Yang Mingzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He said to Yevlov: "Now, I am no longer worried about the enemy's rapid reinforcements. Look at the position of our paratrooper brigade. Tepunov will be able to join Reichev soon. In this way, our army will be on the river
On both the east and west sides, we have an integrated regiment-sized force, with a frontline strength of 5,000 people and well-equipped troops. I no longer have to worry about how many enemy troops are coming!"
"But, just now I thought you were still worried." Yevlov asked with a smile.
"I'm worried that it's not all your analysis. Of course, your analysis is probably the truth. If I were a German commander and learned that the frontline stronghold was surrounded, I would definitely rescue it. But I would think something
Special rescue methods, such as directly sending troops to attack the opponent's core, forcing the enemy's siege troops to withdraw, and then the attacking troops retreat.
I don't think the German army will be as resourceful as me. They should be like a herd of rampaging wild boars, confronting our army head-on! The enemies we face are all too familiar to you.
The 707th Division, the 722nd Division, these defeated generals had better attack, this will save us from taking the initiative to attack!"
The German army will definitely not engage in a drama of "encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao". Judging from the map, if the German army attacks the hinterland of the swamp, they will be discovered by Soviet sentries near the Homnich military station.
Yang Mingzhi also hoped that these German soldiers would be smarter, but every time their tactics were the same. They would put out the fire wherever it caught fire, but he kept being slapped in the face by leading them by the nose.
The German army will definitely provide reinforcements.
Yang Mingzhi raised his head and shouted loudly: "Correspondent! Come here quickly!"
"arrive!"
"Give it to me...forget it. I'll go directly to the communications room. You can communicate with the frontline troops immediately. I want to communicate with the frontline commander in plain language!"
Yang Mingzhi, Yevlov, and thousands of soldiers and civilians all believed that the current main enemies of the Guerrilla Republic were the organized enemies, the German 707th Division and the 722nd Division. They were a group of fools. Fighting against them, everyone was full of confidence.
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However, water is impermanent. Maybe after two months of training, the combat effectiveness of these enemies will increase?
Yang Mingzhi despised their stupidity and worried that he would make the mistake of underestimating the enemy.
He did make mistakes. For example, this time he ignored the possibility of German artillery counterattack because of his overconfidence. Although the Soviet casualties were very small, it was enough to encourage him and the soldiers on the front line to face themselves and build a line of defense.
Balzen immediately communicated with Yang Mingzhi, and the signal between them was clear, as if they were on the phone.
Balzen thought the commander was asking about the gunboat transportation of wounded soldiers: "General, don't worry, the wounded will arrive at Missi Ferry soon. You just need to prepare the truck."
"The trucks are already in place, and there are some freshly caught catfish and bass at Missi Ferry. The gunboat will go upstream and send them to you soon. Now let's talk about serious business. The headquarters' research believes that the enemy may have gone south! The enemy's
The speed of action may exceed our expectations, and they are likely to arrive at the outskirts of Homnage this evening!
The geothermal energy is likely to move south along the right bank of the Dnieper River. I order you to build a field offensive immediately! You have only one mission. No matter how many enemies come, you must prevent them from rescuing Loev!"
The situation suddenly became tense. Balzen still thought of continuing to fire artillery to harass the enemies in the city. Now, he must set off to carry out the second phase of the operation!