Chapter 1399 The village that appeared out of thin air must have something strange
Since we have to attack the 634th Division and recapture Loyev, we should not delay the matter. So who should be sent to make the first attack? Of course, Yang Mingzhi chose the second regiment of the 284th Division. It was not because he was a direct force that he had any preference for it.
But the rest of the Shark Rockets are in their hands!
After nightfall on July 9, Lavrenty's troops were ordered to rest.
When Yang Mingzhi got the news that Natasha was alive and well, he was naturally very relieved. According to common sense, the girl and the remaining soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion should withdraw to the rear for repairs. But from the perspective of the reconnaissance battalion, they must not be willing to do this.
Get out of the fight.
They were a group of talents like Paul Korchagin. Yang Mingzhi thought about it and gave Balzen the order to follow Lavrenty's command and counterattack back the same way. The so-called complete revenge for the sacrifice of the battle.
The daytime battle on this day was not unexciting. The German SS59 regiment could be determined to be completely annihilated at night. The Soviet army found a small number of usable weapons and ammunition on the blackened battlefield, and made a plan on the spot.
A small ammo replenishment.
Because the enemy had been annihilated, there was definitely no enemy in front of Lavrenti. He naturally ordered the troops to light a bonfire, where they would eat roasted potatoes and dispel the dampness and cold.
This night, the troops got a very important rest. At six o'clock the next morning, the whole army set off towards Loev.
The troops are scheduled to attack Loyev on the evening of July 10. As long as nothing goes wrong, the troops will use shark rocket launchers to wipe out the defenders there.
Lavrenti read the received telegram to all the company commanders, and then they explained it to each soldier. Everyone knew the upcoming battle and everyone was eager to try.
The perspective turns to the Soviet army on the left bank of the Dnieper River. On the evening of July 9, they received an order to launch a small force assault after dawn and detour eastward, eventually detouring to the railway branch line, and blowing up the railway assault in order to cut off Chelten.
Rail transport of the 634th Division by Negov.
In fact, if the stars were shining brightly and the moon was high tonight, Yang Mingzhi would have ordered Miroshniko to send troops to work at night. Unfortunately, the sky was so dense with dark clouds that everyone on the earth had a black eye, and the visibility was extremely low.
Darkness not only troubled the Soviet army, but also the German army. They were not allowed to move at all in this kind of darkness.
The German army was also quite worried that the Soviet army would launch a night attack. The Muller Regiment of the 805th Division was guarding its current position, and they made no further progress. The Waffen SS Task Force Armored Force that reinforced them actually became the only remaining achievement of this unit.
Of course, they didn't know that the main force of the SS59 regiment had been completely wiped out.
All the tanks' lights were turned on. Muller hoped that the lights would serve as searchlights, firstly to detect whether there were any hidden enemies outside the position, and secondly to announce to the enemy that the German troops were also prepared at night.
The defenders of Loev did an even better job than Muller. They had real searchlights. Now fifteen high-intensity searchlights were placed on the ruins of Loev, frequently illuminating the surrounding environment. The Germans also lit many bonfires.
, after all, flames can dispel people's fear of darkness. Furthermore, the infantry regiment of the 634th Division that successfully crossed the river, and the police regiment that originally assisted the SS59 regiment, with a total strength of just 5,000 people, have to live in this ruins.
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Loev has actually become a large military camp.
With five thousand people on the right bank of the river and nine thousand people on the left bank, the German mayor Hendryson seemed to be able to sit back and relax, but in reality, he was in dire straits in his division headquarters.
Why? Because the so-called frontline command, the assault captain of the SS59 regiment, Blücher, actually lost contact.
Starting from the afternoon, the 634th Division was unable to contact the attacking SS59 Regiment. Hendryson contacted the Muller Regiment stationed 20 kilometers away and learned that the friendly forces were also unable to contact the SS59 Regiment. This shows that the lost contact
The reason is definitely not that the dozens of telegraph machines of the 634th Division are out of order, but also that there are many telegraph machines of the SS59 Regiment.
What is the reason for the loss of contact?
Judging from their last shared telegram, the SS59 regiment discovered a village about 25 kilometers southwest of Loyev and determined that the Soviet army was resisting in the village. This was their last telegram. From then on,
They seemed to have gone into radio silence.
It would be better for them to be in radio silence, although there is no logic to this silence.
Hendrickson bit his fingers and didn't know what to do, while his chief of staff Schmidt, after studying the maps and telegrams, finally discovered a major problem at nine o'clock in the evening.
Hendryson had already reported the bad news of the missing SS59 regiment to his superiors just after the sun had set. Army commander Wagner was naturally shocked. The commander had no better decision for the time being. Since the 634th Division absorbed a police regiment
, with a total strength of 13,000 men, Loev's defense is currently at ease. Therefore, Hendryson received the order to hold on to the current front and wait for reinforcements from the rear.
In this way, Hendryson simply ignored those troublesome things. In any case, he did not really agree with the guys of the SS59 regiment that they were compatriots. After all, they were Germans who settled in France, so there was nothing wrong with these guys.
My fathers fought for the French in World War I! Those people died when they died. Since the superiors promised reinforcements to go south, just go to sleep well.
Just as Hendrickson took off his pants and was about to put on his pajamas, Chief of Staff Schmidt broke into his tent.
"Hey! Old friend, you shouldn't be so reckless! Have a Junker spirit and at least say something outside before coming in."
Facing Hendrickson's impatience, Schmidt saluted and then said seriously: "Sir, I think you should put on your military uniform immediately and come to the headquarters."
"Why? Haven't I already issued the night defense order, maybe you want to adjust it. Okay, okay, I support you very much if you want to adjust it. I am exhausted by the Russian guerrillas now, please let me rest
Bar."
"This is no time for rest!"
"Do you have anything else to do?"
"Of course, it is about the SS59 regiment. I have been studying maps and telegrams, and finally I discovered a strange thing. I now think that the SS59 regiment may have been completely wiped out!"
"What? Are you sure?!" Hendryson stood on the ground instantly as if he had been stabbed by a needle.
"I'm not sure, it's just the strange things about me that make me believe that this is the truth, even if it is indeed a bit hard to accept."
Hendryson changed into his military uniform and hurriedly followed Schmidt back to the headquarters. Once here, Schmidt picked up the wooden stick and pointed to a circle just drawn on the regional map.
He said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, you should know what this circle represents. This is the approximate location according to the last telegram issued by the SS59 Regiment."
"Yes! I know it. Since it is impossible to measure on the spot, we can only regard the 25-kilometer straight line southwest of Loyev as the last contact position of the SS59 regiment. Centered on it, we believe that it is within a radius of five kilometers.
The areas are all possible garrison locations for the SS59 regiment."
Schmidt said with some ecstasy: "Your Excellency, this is the strange thing. You also know that the last telegram from the SS59 regiment was to see a village with the naked eye. The pursuing Soviet troops fled to the village and continued to resist. They were planning to repair
The entire village was wiped out at once."
"Yes, but what's so weird about this?"
"No! No! It's not that simple." Schmidt simply threw the stick, pointed at the circle with his right index finger, and said loudly: "There will never be any villages in this area! Absolutely not! You see, we
This place is completely blank on the map!"
"Ah?" Hendrickson was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "This map was drawn by the Soviets. The area you are referring to is the area controlled by the Soviet guerrillas. What's the problem with them establishing new settlements here?
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"Of course there is a problem. This area is on the edge of the swamp. The Soviet army has been relying on the mud and ponds of Pripet Swamp to block our attack. Unless they are crazy, they will put settlements outside the swamp.
.I now suspect that this is simply a trap set up by the Soviet army to lure the SS59 regiment into a trap and catch them all."
"This...this shouldn't be."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I have another piece of evidence, and that is the Air Force report. I have contacted the Koch Aviation Group. They have conducted reconnaissance of this area many times last month, but they have never found any obviously exposed Soviet villages.
.If I were a Soviet, I would try my best to build settlements in forests to avoid air raids. However, in just over ten days, a village visible to the naked eye suddenly appeared in the wilderness in this area. What do you think this means?
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The battle for Loev started two weeks ago. Two weeks ago, the Air Force had just conducted a reconnaissance here and even conducted airdrops to the Loev defenders at the time. At least before June 20, this area
There will never be a village."
By now, Hendryson was already trembling with fear: "Sir, is the Air Force's testimony completely credible?"
"Completely believable, with extensive written records from the pilot!"
Hendrickson was shocked, and then smiled helplessly: "Thank you, now I can send an emergency telegram to General Wagner. I also have to send a telegram to the Muller Regiment. They had better send a scout to this area.
Search. I think our army must also take active action. If the main force of the SS59 regiment is really finished, we will be at a disadvantage in this battle!"