Chapter 1373 The aroma of barbecue reveals whereabouts
The German army's mule and horse transport teams generally traveled only thirty kilometers a day.
The transport team coming out of Lechica was divided into two groups to transport supplies for different German armies. One of them was slowly advancing southward along the road where the Muller regiment came from. This work was of great significance to the 707th Division, which was escorting the supplies.
Logistics soldiers can be described as a hard job, especially the four 75mm field guns in the team. They are relatively heavy and cannot go very fast when advancing on uneven dirt roads.
This team set out in the morning and rested for lunch at noon. They tried their best and only traveled fifteen kilometers.
The total number of people escorting the supplies was more than 800. In addition to the carriage drivers, there were officers and soldiers from a logistics battalion and an artillery company. Because they were logistics troops, the military training they received was not rigorous, and the weapons in their hands were also worse.
The logistics battalion can go back directly after finishing its work. The artillery company separated from the 707th Division will listen to the wisdom of the Muller Regiment of the 805th Division.
Due to the exhaustion of the journey, the soldiers couldn't help but become careless. Many people knew that they were deep into the guerrilla activity area. Our own army of 20,000 people had already advanced 50 kilometers. The guerrillas in this area should also be eliminated by friendly forces!
Indeed, they did not encounter any attacks during lunch, and the surrounding woods were even quieter. Some cuckoos were flying around. The birds were so at ease. Doesn't it mean that there were no enemies around?
The transport team rested until one o'clock in the afternoon, and then started a new journey.
The logistics troops could only rely on their own legs to trek on foot. If the artillery or carriage got stuck in a pit, they had to push it. After a lot of trouble, they still walked 30 kilometers on July 6th and then stopped walking.
Not moving anymore.
The logistics transport team set up camp on the spot. They put the carriages together, the infantry spread out and dug some foxholes, placed some machine gun positions, and began to rest.
They cut a lot of pine and birch branches from the surrounding woods. The oily branches are easy to ignite. They lit a lot of bonfires, cooked oatmeal, and even grilled sausages strung from the branches.
The north wind blew gently, making the bonfires crackle. The stars in the sky were bright, and on the dark earth, more than 30 bonfires illuminated the darkness of the forest.
The air was even filled with the smell of barbecue, and the aroma carried far away with the wind, and was eventually smelled by Soviet scouts not far away.
Perhaps it was because he ate less meat in his daily life, or perhaps the smell of grilled sausages was too tempting. Indeed, it was the burnt aroma of grilled meat that caught the attention of the Soviet scouts who were searching for the German transport convoy.
At noon on July 6, Balzen reported their victory and the new information extracted from the prisoners.
Yang Mingzhi knew that the cavalry battalion would definitely win, but he never expected that not only would they win, but they would also get an unexpected gain. This guy's action was originally disobedience, but since he had a major gain, his previous crime was absolved, Yang Mingzhi
After just a few words of praise, they were ordered to cooperate with Peronisky's troops in searching for the enemy's transport team this time.
"Commander, just wait and see, I can kill hundreds more enemies!" Little Warmansky secretly made up his mind.
Therefore, on this afternoon, the cavalry battalion and the independent regiment began to truly cooperate.
Womansky Jr. and Peronisky started arranging their troops in front of a regional map in a group of woods.
Warmansky Jr. made a serious analysis: "Based on my experience, the German transport team is basically based on horse-drawn carriages. Their escorts must be on foot, so the enemy troops will be too far to attack in one day. They can walk up to fifty kilometers, and at the end
It’s far, if I’m honest, maybe only twenty kilometers.”
"Then let's make a compromise. We estimate that the German army can cover thirty kilometers in one day."
"Okay." As he spoke, Warmansky took out his pencil and drew a circle on the map. "Comrade Peronisky, your troops will be deployed in this circle and must maintain a quiet ambush. My cavalry
The battalion will serve as a scout. I will spread out the soldiers and lay out a huge search area. Once the enemy is discovered, my cavalry will maneuver back to your deployment area at high speed. What do you think?"
Peronisky held his chin and thought for a while: "Indeed, your method is very good. We don't know the enemy's current dynamics, and this is the only method. But I will not dig a hole, we have not transported with the enemy
The principle of team fighting is positional warfare. You cavalry look for the enemy. Once found, our infantry will attack quickly and we will definitely catch the enemy by surprise."
"Then act quickly."
After the discussion, Warmansky Jr. immediately assembled the team and then ordered them to disperse immediately. The six hundred cavalrymen were suddenly dispersed into a huge search area with a width of ten kilometers. What is this concept? The huge search area is like
A huge gun, because of the large number of cavalry distributed, the mesh of this fishing net is extremely small. The German transport team has slipped through the net? That is not what Womansky needs to worry about. He only needs to worry about his bellicose subordinates.
It will cause the gun to misfire, causing the enemy to be alerted.
In this way, the cavalry and infantry moved in two directions.
More than 2,000 of Peronisky's men, carrying heavy equipment such as RPGs, recoilless rifles, and MG34 machine guns, lined up in two columns and marched towards the predetermined target in a hurry.
The cavalry soldiers and their mounts, although both men and horses are very tired, it is worth the hardship and fatigue in order to have new growth in the camp.
The cavalry were organized into squads and dismounted after arriving at their assigned areas. They all hid in some woods, tied up the horses, and mowed the grass in a surprise attack so that the horses could eat first, and then their dinner. For absolute concealment,
No one dared to light a fire. They ate boiled potatoes and dry bread cubes from the independent regiment, and some even ate canned beef from the German Wounded Soldiers Transport Team.
The cavalry, which was supposed to be mobile at high speed, now sat back and waited.
Therefore, after nightfall, several dismounted cavalry soldiers smelled the smell of barbecue. They groped around on the dimly lit grassland completely lightly. After carefully walking through a small forest, they discovered a large number of bonfires not far away.
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"They must be German troops! Vasily, go back and report quickly, we have discovered an enemy transport team."
"Okay, monitor, what do you do?"
"I'll take another look, and you should act immediately. Remember, be careful."
At this moment, Warmansky had a premonition that his men would discover the German army. So the soldier named Vasily rode to the battalion headquarters. Warmansky was not surprised at all by his report, and even responded anxiously.
I can’t wait to fight!
The night was already deep, and the intelligence from his subordinates filled Womansky's body with strength, as if the fatigue of fighting and riding during the day had disappeared.
Since a large bonfire was discovered, it can only prove that it is the camp of the enemy's transport team. Unless there are other enemies? That is absolutely impossible!
Warmansky Jr. immediately ordered the troops to be gathered, and then he sent an emergency telegram directly to Peronitsky's headquarters.