The rainy weather lasted for five days, and it was already October 10th when the rain ended.
The rain has not dampened everyone's enthusiasm for construction. New warehouses are still being built, and there are a large number of residential construction plans. The rain has undoubtedly brought a lot of trouble, the ground has become muddy, and the pond near Catfish Village has swollen. Fortunately, there is no rain here.
It turned into heavy rain and floods did not happen at all, but the climate really turned cooler.
Yang Mingzhi has been staying in the blacksmith village for the past few days. The weather is bad and he is in a bad mood. He sees the soldiers continuing to work in the light rain. Some guys are working too hot and simply work shirtless.
This worried Yang Mingzhi, so he personally stopped several soldiers who were carrying logs with their bare arms. He ordered: "Don't you know it's very cold now? Do you have to catch a cold to have a good memory?"
These people didn't take the officer's words seriously at all, because they were really hot.
I'm afraid that even if Yelentina is giving orders here, this group of people will get dressed in front of them, and they won't be able to cool down after the leader leaves. "What a bunch of crazy people, the number of patients will definitely increase in the future." Yang Mingzhi told the troops.
The hospital sent a letter ordering it to be prepared to receive cold and flu patients.
The rainy weather made it difficult for Yang Mingzhi and others to move around. His biggest gain was the anti-tank gun, which was completed. Liguschkov completed the construction within the specified time according to the drawings, although it took only two days as he boasted.
time.
Yang Mingzhi was very satisfied. This gun shield and gun mount looked very similar, including the mechanical aiming equipment. It was obvious that the scientific research capabilities of the Blacksmith Village were extremely strong. This group of craftsmen worked in a regular arsenal.
We can achieve greater things, but now we are limited to a small swamp and can only submit to our talents.
The rain has stopped and the weather has been semi-cloudy, but fortunately the sun is looming.
After the temperature began to rise, the residents began to dry their clothes, and the soldiers also looked for places to dry the damp bedding.
Yang Mingzhi, Yevlov and others returned to Catfish Village. In addition to checking the condition of the soldiers after the rainy day, they also wanted to take a look at the stored supplies.
I saw a group of soldiers drying potatoes, for no other reason than that the food had accidentally been exposed to water. Fortunately, the climate was relatively cold, otherwise they would have sprouted soon.
"Potato sprouts should no longer be eaten. Excessive intake of solanine will cause severe diarrhea and even death of dehydration." Yang Mingzhi immediately gave the order to the soldiers who handled the potatoes, that is, when turning over the green fruits,
Must be picked out.
When the chief and deputy division commanders and others returned, Yelentina was eager to express her gratitude to everyone. She had been handling various affairs in Catfish Village and the military camp in the past few days and had done a lot of things.
A simple summary meeting was held in the conference room of the division headquarters.
Yelentina looked happy, even though her identity required her to be very serious. "Now I can tell you that despite the rain, our food, especially the wheat flour, has been preserved very well. If you want to ask me why,
Because I ordered the villagers to help keep it. Our compatriots are very class-conscious. The flour is in their homes, and no one dares to steal a gram."
Isn't this for sure! Yang Mingzhi slandered. He actually knew that the Soviet people were very obedient to orders. In fact, they were also afraid of the "devil" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Because Yelentina was very decisive and even cold-blooded in executing orders, she
It has also started to become more flexible recently.
Yelentina talked a lot about the safekeeping of airdrop supplies. Ammunition and bedding are related to the lives and fighting of the soldiers, and they must take good care of them themselves. As for food, these are jointly managed by the civil affairs personnel of the collective farms and the army. Flour.
and canned food are best preserved, followed by a large amount of pickled salted fish, and finally potatoes.
When he came back, Yang Mingzhi saw a lot of straightened hemp ropes with fish catches of all sizes hanging on them. The number was very large. The troops were not short of salt, especially Tupikov, the most important person of the front army general staff.
Knowing what the soldiers needed on a daily basis, they airdropped two tons of salt. The salt was immediately put to work in pickling fish.
"You can rest assured that in order to save salt, I ordered the soldiers to immediately disintegrate the fish they caught, removing the bones and leaving only a large amount of fish meat." Yelentina boasted that she was as witty as me, and Yang Mingzhi also praised her. Catfish has no spines.
, the meat is delicious, and pieces of salted fish meat can well solve the soldiers' meat and salt intake problems in winter.
"It's really good, my Comrade Political Commissar." Yang Mingzhi said, "But we are not idle in Blacksmith Village. A new warehouse is being built, and we also plan to cultivate edible fungi. I would never have imagined that our Bessie
Ka actually has experience growing mushrooms.”
"Your wife!" Elena asked in surprise.
"Yes! It's her. This girl has already made a culture medium. Whether it can be successful or not will be known in a few days."
"Well, let's wait and see." Yelentina smiled sweetly and was very cute.
In the cruel war, this smile warmed people's hearts. It was obvious that she firmly believed in one thing - the Soviet Union would definitely win.
After Yang Mingzhi returned, he immediately went to the hospital. As expected, many patients with fevers were lying in the hospital after the temperature dropped sharply.
"They all have a cold. They didn't pay attention to keeping warm after military training. These are all natural phenomena. You don't need to worry." Doctor Laslyugin said to Yang Mingzhi, and then asked to check the wound condition.
I thought I could take a rest after I came back, but I didn't expect that the commander of the front army Timoshenko sent a string of telegrams. After translation, he informed everyone that a new battle was taking place in the northeast of the Pripet Swamp.
.Just like Kilponos who had died in battle, he also decided to make use of the new troops hidden in the swamp.
The codes came intermittently, and finally they were combined into a military order.
Yevlov knew that the situation was serious and immediately planned to hold a military meeting. The rain had just ended and Catfish Village was still quite muddy, so the meeting was still held here.
All battalion commanders, company commanders and militia captains are required to participate, as well as several farm committees, especially the village chief.
Yang Mingzhi already knew the content of this military order early, so he still asked the 284th Guards Division to take the initiative to attack. This time, he no longer chose the target of the attack independently, because the goal was very clear - to attack the Chernobyl Railway Station.
Especially try to destroy the locomotive.
The reason for doing this is nothing more than to try to prevent the enemy from transporting supplies to the front line. Chernobyl Railway Station is in the south of the swamp, more than fifty kilometers away from Catfish Village. However, the ground is muddy after the rain, making it more laborious to get there.
Some.
Soon, all the summoned participants arrived, and the meeting was held outdoors. Everyone sat on small benches and listened to Yevlov reading his speech loudly.
"Comrades! The Front Army Headquarters told us that a new battle has begun. From Vyazma to Bryansk, the German army is storming our defense lines, and we must assist our friendly forces.
Comrades, you are all officers, and our army is mainly composed of Belarusians and Ukrainians. You all know that the 284th Guards Division earned the title of Guards for meritorious service when it was affiliated to the Northwest Front. Now that the Northwest Front has been rapidly rebuilt, they
Just guard that line of defense.
Therefore, we must assist them out of friendship. The front army headquarters ordered us to attack the city of Chernobyl, attack the train station there, attack the railway transportation station, blow up the locomotive, and destroy the railway. To paralyze this part of the enemy's railway system, as long as
The enemy cannot send logistical supplies and a steady stream of reinforcements, so we are actually helping our friendly forces.
Now, they have given us an order that we must go out on October 13th. The front army headquarters is waiting for news of our meritorious service."
After Yevlov finished relaying the order, there was no objection from the people in the audience. Many vigorous officers stood up. A company commander shouted: "Fight! Fight quickly! I feel like I'm ruined in the rain!"
The Soviet army was eager to fight and dared to fight, and everyone burst out with amazing roars. A month had passed since the last battle. Many wounded soldiers had recovered their health. Some returned to the team and became combat infantry again, while some were helplessly unable to perform the task of front-line combat.
As a result, military engineers or instructors were appointed.
Now, Yang Mingzhi boasts that his injury has almost recovered. Many days have passed since the stitches were removed, and the wound has healed very well.
Who will lead the new battle? Yang Mingzhi takes the responsibility. He boasts that his wounds will never heal and he has no problem continuing to fight with a gun.
After the war mobilization meeting was held for everyone, several senior officers hurriedly gathered together to discuss the specific details. Time was very tight because the military order only gave the troops two days to plan.
"You are always so desperate! As the deputy division commander, do you despise your own life too much? Maybe you think that you can be immune to the enemy's artillery fire by charging forward?" Yevlov couldn't help but say a few words to him, because Yang Mingzhi's
His style makes it difficult to convince people that he will not appear on the front line of the battle.
Yang Mingzhi stuck out his tongue. Fortunately, several people gathered together to plan military plans. If his wife misunderstood him, he would be as worried as a frightened rabbit.
"Okay, this time I won't charge like a war madman. You are all right. Since I am the deputy division commander who was killed, this life is not just my own. I have to take responsibility for all the soldiers.
."
"Oh! That's right." Yevlov said with a smile, "You are also the staff officer of the army. You don't know much about our army. Although I am a full-time division commander, my real command ability is average, and you, Belekov, are actually
You are the planner of all military operations, so this operation, how we fight, is still planned by you!"
"Sure enough, it's still me!" Yang Mingzhi shrugged. The burden on his shoulders was so heavy that it made his back hurt. But no matter how hard it is, you have to persevere. Who calls himself a senior officer? (To be continued.) 8