Military rations need to be supplied to tens of thousands of people. In the food warehouse of the 634th Division, a large amount of black bread is piled up like a hill.
There is also a lot of ammunition unloaded from the previous military trains, but the ammunition can be taken away as much as possible. No one knows what kind of battles we will encounter in the future. In the carriages and carriages of the logistics center, a large number of soldiers will carry the entire box of ammunition.
Ammunition is thrown up in an assault. They still mainly have bullets and grenades. As for those howitzer shells, since all the artillery has been lost, they will be destroyed directly.
The military rations were doused with gasoline, which could feed 10,000 people for four days, and instantly turned into balls of fire. There was a strange burnt aroma in the air, which was the smell of toasted bread, although it was a serious waste.
, the German army no longer cares about that much.
Half an hour after the order to retreat was given, the German logistics camp fell into a sea of fire, and everything that could not be taken away was burned!
"Pour all the tents with gasoline, pour all the food with gasoline, and leave nothing for the Russians!"
The soldiers followed the orders of the division commander, including the more than 600 artillery soldiers who had withdrawn.
Their regiment commander committed suicide because he could not hold the position. Even if the regiment commander died, wouldn't the division commander still order a retreat? If the division commander also had no intention of defending the position, would he also commit suicide? There was a sense of resentment among the surviving artillerymen.
It's spreading, but they don't care that much.
These artillerymen moved the shells together, placed the explosives, inserted the detonators into the TNT, and pulled the detonators a hundred meters away.
The artillery was responsible for destroying the ammunition. When it was ready to detonate, Hendryson had already led nearly 4,000 soldiers to retreat along a path that led directly to Gomel.
As the sun set, thick black smoke rose again six kilometers away from the German artillery position. All the surrounding Soviet troops noticed this situation, including those who had been ordered to leave the Denipla swamp and cross the Sozh River.
Officers and soldiers of the paratrooper brigade attacking the back of the German army.
The paratrooper brigade had just crossed the Sori River. The soldiers ignored their wet pants and headed into the forest as soon as they landed.
"Comrades! You have to be fast. The place where the black smoke rises is the battlefield. Let's go to help the friendly forces!"
Brigadier Tepunov did not hesitate to conclude that the place where the black smoke rose in the distance must be the battlefield where the Soviet and German armies were fighting fiercely. He and many soldiers also heard the sound of gunfire one after another in the distance, and everyone was deeply moved.
The excitement, the whole body is full of great strength, running wildly in the forest under the sunset.
Of course, Tepunov seriously misjudged the black smoke. It was the German logistics center and a large amount of supplies were being burned. However, the path he chose to lead his troops was not wrong. He would eventually retreat with them.
German troops collided.
As the vanguard company of the Paratrooper Brigade, they all held submachine guns and advanced rapidly through the forest. After a while, they found the forest path and encountered the German army.
They didn't hesitate. After seeing the iconic German military caps, they opened fire without hesitation!
At this time, Hendryson's troops were forming four columns and retreating northward at a relatively orderly pace. Due to the emergency, the German army omitted the scouts, so they were unprepared for the sudden appearance of the Soviet army.
Like a big tree being cut off by its waist, the thin German column was split into two sections under the charge and fire of a hundred crazy Soviet soldiers.
To make matters worse, the location where the Soviet army attacked was exactly where Hendrickson's command center was.
As a veteran, Hendryson was relatively calm. He pulled out his pistol, quickly crouched behind a carriage, and roared loudly.
"Soldiers, don't panic! Hold your line and fight."
However, in such a noisy situation, how could he make thousands of soldiers calmly fight back with just his words?
Hendrickson had no choice but to fire a warning shot to no avail.
In extreme anxiety, he simply stood up, grabbed the bewildered soldier, pulled him out from behind the carriage, and loudly ordered: "Don't be a coward, fight immediately!"
However, the Soviet soldiers threw some grenades made from cans, which contained a large number of fragments and instantly injured more than fifty German soldiers.
Two shrapnels directly scratched Hendryson's face. Under the pain, he finally calmed down, squatted down and used the carriage as a cover, stretched out his pistol and shot randomly.
Submachine guns have great advantages in narrow areas. At the cost of more than 20 casualties, the Soviet infantry company rushed to the dirt road and continued fighting while stepping on the German corpses on the ground. This dirt road was really
One man can shut the door and ten thousand men can't open it.
The Soviet company commander was lying among the dead. He shouted loudly: "Brothers, keep fighting unless we die. We must buy time for the arrival of the large troops!"
The soldiers understood this clearly. Although the German army had already begun to counterattack, everyone knew that as long as they persisted for four or five minutes, the large forces would arrive.
Therefore, the German division commander Hendriksen was in a very dangerous situation. The carriage and war horse he was hiding in were dead, and the surroundings were full of corpses. More than thirty meters away from him, a group of Soviet soldiers appeared unexpectedly.
If he was suddenly exposed, he would be shot to death by a blind submachine gun bullet. Under the fear of death, he fell into self-restraint.
Hendrickson was finally scared, because his chief of staff, Schmidt, had been hit in the head by a grenade and was lying next to him. His wide eyes said everything. Some other documents and staff officers almost
They are all dead. At present, except for Hendryson, only three ordinary soldiers are left relying on the battered carriage with sawdust flying everywhere.
Hendrickson continued to fight back with a pistol and had already fired three magazines. When he was using the last magazine, the white handgun he was carrying finally attracted the attention of the Soviet army.
The Soviet company commander knew that there were fascists hiding behind the damaged carriage.
He called to several of his subordinates: "You three, prepare your grenades and follow my orders to throw them over."
Just as everyone was about to pull the rope bolt, the company commander suddenly ordered to stop.
"Brothers, there is a man wearing white gloves there. Maybe he is an officer. Semyon!"
"exist!"
"Go and notify the second platoon leader, send someone to go over and capture that officer alive!"
As a result, a squad of Soviet soldiers regarded the carriage as their primary target. Under the cover of a barrage of fire, they suddenly appeared in front of Hendrison.
Even ordinary soldiers know how to identify German officers. This is not due to good eyesight, but because German army regulations clearly stipulate that officers must wear military caps during combat. Hendrickson did not wear a helmet, and he was shocked
Seeing the sudden appearance of several Soviet soldiers wearing Soviet military uniforms, I was stunned for a moment.
"Fascist! Go to hell!" A soldier angrily smashed the butt of his gun, knocking Hendrickson unconscious.
Another soldier knelt down, put his hand into his shirt, and took out several documents. After opening them, everyone was shocked.
After all, paratroopers are the elite of the Soviet army. In addition to receiving a variety of military training, each soldier also learns cultural courses.
At this moment, the Soviet squad leader was pleasantly surprised. He said to his left and right: "Comrades, we will be awarded the Patriotic War Medal for this action. Thanks to Stalin, we actually captured the commander of the German 634th Division!"
"Really?" one soldier asked.
"It's true, brothers, we take this man away, and when the battle is over, the commander will reward us with at least ten bottles of vodka."