The Soviet army also made statistics on the results of the battle. If the German army suffered heavy losses, the Soviet army's losses can only be said to be slightly better than the German army.
In the evening, Vasilyev returned with his troops. He was like a defeated rooster and his spirit was very low.
Roshakov, the Soviet commander on the Homnich side, was heartbroken when he learned that Vasilyev had lost half his men and one tank.
When the two met, neither had a good look on each other.
Rosakov angrily scolded: "How on earth did you command the battle? Five hundred people were lost, which is a serious loss!"
"Yes, I cannot escape responsibility for this matter. I will report it to the headquarters and cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs' investigation afterwards."
"No. You don't need to report it in person. I have already reported the situation of our army. As you guessed, the commander is very angry."
Indeed, Yang Mingzhi was not satisfied with the performance of the Soviet army in today's battle. He was eager to defeat the invading 20,000 German troops at a very small cost in personnel. Today's casualties alone were as high as 1,000. It can be said that he killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight losses.
Hundred.
Therefore, in the headquarters, many staff officers saw their commander with a sad face and cursed a few times, especially at Vasilyev.
"That guy is really stupid! I asked them to send troops to pursue, but who asked them to attack? The Germans actually made a beautiful defensive counterattack! My soldiers, my soldiers!"
"But I have to admit that those Jews are very brave." Fomin consoled him.
Yevlov said regretfully: "However, many of them died. Blind bravery is stupidity. You are a Jew. The performance of the Jews today shocked me, but the strength of our army in Homnich has also been weakened."
Yang Mingzhi squinted at the two of them: "Indeed! That's why I'm so angry. They consumed a lot of ammunition today, and we need to replenish it. According to the intelligence currently possessed by our army, the battle situation is also trending out of my control."
Since all German troops are macroscopically concentrated in the Loev area, Yang Mingzhi's plan to lure the Waffen SS into the enemy's depths and annihilate them in one fell swoop seems to be somewhat ideal at present.
Because according to the observation of the 17th Guerrilla Brigade, the German 634th Division actually started to set up a defense line in the forest. This was very abnormal. Could it be that they were not in a hurry to continue going south.
The 233rd Paratrooper Brigade, who were always observers, confirmed that the German army was indeed camping near Loev. According to their experience, the German army was definitely not setting up an overnight camp. They seemed to be holding on to Loev.
To be honest, Yang Mingzhi is not afraid of fighting a big war, but is afraid that it will become a protracted war.
In the battle on July 5 alone, the overall ammunition consumption reported by the front line was 300,000 rounds of various types of bullets, and 900 rounds of recoilless artillery shells.
The reason why the 63rd Group Army has strong combat effectiveness is that although the soldiers are of good quality and good at running attacks, the large amount of ammunition consumed during combat is the guarantee of firepower and the key to victory.
Yang Mingzhi frowned. He looked down at the map and did not respond to anyone's interruption.
At this moment, Yevlov and Fomin, as well as Salinchkin, who dared to come in a hurry, had no choice but to gather together to discuss the next step and wait for Yang Mingzhi's strategy.
So, what good solution did Yang Mingzhi think of? The answer is no.
He thought of Meng Lianggu in that plane, where the Chiang Army relied on artillery and tanks to turn their positions into iron barrels. Our army's countless assaults failed to break through the enemy's defense line.
It was also because they gathered together to concentrate their forces and their relative firepower was greatly enhanced! The storming caused huge casualties to our army, so we changed our tactics to encirclement. After the heavy artillery was mobilized, we bombarded the enemy's defense line.
The great battle that took place in that plane may have great reference value.
Yang Mingzhi pinched his chin and suddenly stood up straight again.
Yevlov turned his head sharply and saw that the old man's frown turned into a smile.
"Berekov, have you thought of a new tactic?"
"Yes, the tactics need to change. Now there are no bridges on the Dnieper River, making it difficult for the German troops on both sides to take care of each other. The mother river of Ukraine divides the enemy into two parts for our army. We should give priority to destroying the enemy on the right bank of the river.
Therefore, our priority is to attack the two police regiments and the two German regiments. The puppet police regiment has poor combat effectiveness, so our army mainly faces the German army, which still has more than 5,000 troops. According to the battle yesterday and today, the German army
At least eight hundred people were lost, and our main enemy became four thousand."
"Hey. Since the enemy you analyzed is only this small, if we rush forward, the German army will be finished."
At this moment, Yang Mingzhi really wanted to scold Yevlov, but he continued to say calmly: "Your opinion is actually not wrong, but the cost is too high. We are surrounded, and we are losing our troops needlessly, and we are playing into the enemy's trap."
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According to the art of war in the East, if the enemy is ten times larger than the enemy, you should engage in encirclement warfare; if the enemy is five times larger than the enemy, you should attack; if the enemy is twice larger than the enemy, you must find a way to divide the enemy; if you have fewer troops than the enemy, you should defend."
Salinchkin clapped his hands: "That sounds a bit philosophical."
Yang Mingzhi nodded and praised: "Yes, that was a theory put forward by a Chinese strategist two thousand years ago. I think that in human wars for thousands of years, even if the weapons have changed, the combat mode has not changed much. That strategist tried his best to avoid
A tragic victory of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred.
So I decided to go on the defensive for the time being."
"Defense? The battle has only been going on for one day." Yevlov still hoped to attack directly, and shouted: "My dear comrade, the launchers of our Exocet rocket launchers have been erected. If you ask me, I will fire more than a dozen rounds to blast Loye.
Husband, the enemy is probably destroyed."
"Forget it!" Fomin retorted: "The Flying Fish rocket launcher is the last resort of our army and cannot be abused. Besides, don't you know that Loyev has been almost destroyed? Aren't you worried that the rocket launcher will hit our ambushed paratroopers?"
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"However, I don't like protracted battles. It doesn't matter if there are more casualties. As long as the result is victory, it is acceptable."
Yang Mingzhi looked at these two men and increased his voice: "The tactics must be changed, because the development of the battle situation has deviated from my plan. The armed SS we must annihilate did not pursue madly because of Balzen's provocation. They adhered to Loev's
Surrounding forest area.
Our army will encircle all the enemies on the right bank of the Dnieper River, and our army will take the initiative to encircle them. You must know that thanks to the German army, there is already a hundred kilometers of no-man's land from the Blacksmith Village to Gomel. We only need to cut them off
What can the German army do if the supply line is blocked? Of course it is to break through. At this time we should have a great opportunity."
"Hey! This is a good tactic!" Salinchkin expressed support, Qi Qi said: "If they can pant out of hunger and cannot hold weapons, our chance will come."
Commissioner Stalin had such an attitude, and others kept their opinions reserved. In this situation, Yevlov had nothing to say.
Upon seeing this, Yang Mingzhi immediately ordered: "Signal Corps, send a report to Rosakov and order him to divide his troops to ambush five to ten kilometers north. Order the 233rd Paratrooper Brigade to divide a battalion to move twenty kilometers north and cross the river.
Take the initiative to attack the German transport convoy. Order the cavalry battalion to take the initiative to patrol and attack the German transport convoy."
The little girl who was the correspondent quickly drew the order in her notebook, then turned to leave.
Yang Mingzhi immediately said: "To add to this, we will not accept prisoners of war after attacking the enemy's convoy. If they are traitors, they will be shot directly. If they are Germans, cut their Achilles tendons and let the German logistics and medical personnel cry."