Chapter 1370 The Cavalry Battalion Decided To Disobey
The primary goal of the German army was to capture Loev, followed by a decisive battle with the Soviet army near Loev. The former had been achieved, but as for the latter, it was obvious that the Soviet army did not take the initiative to participate in the decisive battle.
The Soviet army does exist, and they are hiding in the forest. Going south from Lechicha, the large forests and swamps make it difficult for the German army to carry out the RUHE operation. It seems that there are enemies hidden in every group of woods, sometimes more and sometimes less.
People know that if the German army divides its forces to search, it will definitely fall into the hands of the guerrillas.
It was July 6th, and since dawn, the German army's busy excavation work had begun.
Every German soldier took off his sapper shovel from his waist, and many removed the short wooden handle and cut some branches to make a new long wooden handle.
The German army dug holes according to regulations, such as Muller's troops. They surrounded a group of woods and were about to dig out a huge position two kilometers wide.
Huge positions are not connected by communication trenches, because it consumes too much energy and the soldiers do not have so much time to dig. The Germans built company-level defensive positions in company units. Each company-level position became a small ring.
With defensive tools, the entire regiment of more than 20 companies can quickly become more than 20 small fortresses.
The Soviet army here has strong artillery fire. Muller has experienced it thoroughly. Now that he has time to dig a hole, he orders the soldiers to dig a hole deep.
Muller was digging holes here in full swing, as if more than two thousand groundhogs were digging holes at the same time to support their logistics troops. At this time, they had just set off from Lechica.
The German army organized a total of three batches of logistics transportation teams. The 805th Division's Muller Regiment, the SS59th Regiment and the 634th Division each enjoyed one batch and one round of material transportation. The largest amount was given to the 634th Division.
The German 707th Division undoubtedly contributed greatly to the transportation on this day. Because two transportation teams had to pass through their positions and the troops were divided into two groups to reach the frontline troops.
After a night of planning, each transport team was escorted by a battalion of troops. The materials they transported were similar, including artillery shells, bullets and a large amount of toast. As long as the frontline German troops were still in a defensive posture, such support would be normalized.
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However, the German army still underestimated the capabilities of the Soviet army. If only one battalion was used to escort the carriage convoy, the losses would be catastrophic if it encountered a key attack.
The two convoys set off at seven o'clock in the morning. The situation of the German transport team was also observed by the Soviet espionage personnel who were ambushing in Rechica.
Yang Mingzhi and others did not know the name of the spy who gave them the information. Just like many unknown heroes in this war, they gathered various intelligence in various occupied cities and reported it to regular Soviet intelligence personnel. Some
Many people are members of the Communist Youth League. Of course, once such people are caught, they are destined to be killed by the fascists to vent their anger.
At 7:20 in the morning, Yang Mingzhi received the latest telegram from Lechicha.
He emphasized to everyone at the headquarters: "Comrades, the German army has dispatched a horse-drawn carriage convoy. They must be supporting the German frontline troops. We must take measures!"
Yevlov nodded and praised: "I think our army's measure is to intercept and kill it! It can be said that our army is very lucky. Yesterday we predicted that the German army would launch material reinforcements, but we did not expect that it would happen today."
Yang Mingzhi chuckled, pulled out a chair and sat down happily, looking like he had everything under control.
"Fortunately, I ordered Roshakov to divide his troops and go north yesterday, specifically to attack the German transport convoy. According to the intelligence of the unknown hero, there are at least thirty German carriages and about one battalion of escorts. This transport convoy is likely to be
To give reinforcements to the German 805th Division, we must destroy this transport team."
With that said, Yang Mingzhi slammed the table, stood up, and shouted: "Correspondent?!"
"arrive!"
"Send a report to the cavalry battalion at a constant speed, notify Comrade Womansky, and immediately send out cavalry to patrol. Once the German transport team is discovered, attack immediately!"
"As you command!"
The little girl who was the correspondent hurried back to the communication room. The communication team sent out the telegram truthfully, but what she got was the rejection of little Warmansky.
It is an extremely rare situation for a frontline battalion commander to refuse the general's order. Warmansky Jr. had his reasons for refusing, and after reporting the situation, he still did not intend to implement it.
Helpless, the correspondent had no choice but to return to the headquarters with an anxious expression, raised his head and timidly said: "Comrade Commander, the cavalry battalion! The cavalry battalion..."
Yang Mingzhi, who was chatting happily with everyone, suddenly asked: "What happened to the cavalry camp? Also, why are you here? Has the information been spread?"
"Yes! Comrade Commander, but the cavalry battalion refused to execute it."
"Rebellion against them!" Yevlov stood up directly as if he had been electrocuted.
Yang Mingzhi simply didn't understand and asked again: "What did you say? The cavalry battalion won't carry out my orders?"
The correspondent was obviously frightened by the aura of the angry generals. She said timidly: "The cavalry battalion really does not intend to carry out your order."
"Why? That little Warmansky wants to be court-martialed?!"
"Here... please read the telegram."
Yang Mingzhi eagerly grabbed the telegram manuscript, glanced at it, and his somewhat angry face quickly softened.
Yevlov still looked indignant. When he saw the old man suddenly beaming with joy, he couldn't help asking: "What's going on? Is it possible that little Womansky has overturned the enemy's transport team?!"
"You actually guessed half of it right." Yang Mingzhi handed the message to Yevlov and ran to the communications room himself.
The so-called general will not be affected by his fate. The direct distance between Womansky's current position and the Blacksmith Village is as long as 70 kilometers. In this era, there is no real-time live broadcast, and Yang Mingzhi can only rely on the continuous broadcast of the situation on the front line.
I started thinking about the incoming message.
Therefore, he is not angry if the frontline troops take some aggressive actions on their own, as long as these actions are within control.
Warmansky Jr. refused because they had made a major discovery.
The cavalry battalion had already released reconnaissance cavalry. Since dawn, the cavalry had been maneuvering through the woods at high speed. Finally, at five o'clock in the morning, the cruising cavalry discovered a major target.
What the cavalry discovered was the convoy of the Muller Regiment of the 805th Division transporting the wounded back. Because it was already dark when they set off, they had no choice but to set up camp when the sun was about to set.
It was a battalion of the puppet police regiment that transported the wounded back. The weapons and equipment of the puppet army were poor, and their fighting will was not as strong as the German army. This was evident from the layout of their temporary camp.
The wounded transport team did not establish a complete defensive position, as if hundreds of people were camping collectively in the forest. A large number of tents were arranged in a haphazard manner. Even at dawn, the Soviet reconnaissance cavalry did not discover how many tents there were.
There was so much human activity that when the scout reported to Warmansky Jr., he claimed that there might only be more than a hundred people there.
Even so, Womansky's fighting spirit was aroused, and he ordered the entire battalion of officers and soldiers to immediately prepare their equipment and prepare to annihilate all the one hundred enemies.
When Yang Mingzhi's telegram was sent, Warmansky Jr. was already on the way to attack. He ordered the cavalry team to stop temporarily and personally communicated with Yang Mingzhi in plain language.
Because he had rejected the commander, Womansky's attitude was very polite: "Comrade commander, please forgive me. We have discovered an enemy's transport team and we are on the way there. Please allow us to transport it first."
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Yang Mingzhi answered readily, but of course, he had to show an angry attitude: "Comrade Womansky, no matter what reason you had, you disobeyed me! Since you think you have a reason to disobey me, I will believe it.
Since you claimed to have discovered a German transport convoy that the headquarters did not know about, then completely annihilate it. If you fail, you will be punished for both crimes."
"As you command!"
When the communication ended, Warmansky took a breath. He urgently ordered his subordinates and shouted: "Attention, brothers, the commander has just given a death order! The next battle will be merciless, and we will not accept surrender!"