The long-lost telegram finally reached the Soviet command headquarters in Blacksmith Village, and it was already 8:30 pm.
How is the offensive situation of the troops? Has the main force of the German 634th Division been defeated? Or has the troops fallen into a hard fight?
During the four hours when communication was interrupted, Yang Mingzhi tried to get in touch with them, but the communication was interrupted. Could it be that the troops had adopted radio silence, or was it for some other reason? Because he could not contact Miroshniko's troops, Yang Mingzhi only
Being able to contact the Paratrooper Brigade, the command headquarters received a relatively reliable report on the battle situation from the Paratrooper Brigade.
To sum it up in one sentence, the Soviet army will definitely win this battle!
The long-overdue telegram arrived not too late. The correspondent raised the telegram above his head and happily ran to the main office of the headquarters.
"Report! It's a great victory. We severely damaged the German 634th Division and captured their division commander."
Upon hearing this, everyone sitting in the office stood up at the same time.
All the important figures of the guerrilla republic gathered at the military headquarters, especially Salinchkin and Lyudbalev.
Although these two people do not know how to command a war, they are as concerned about the war situation as anyone else. Besides, one of Salinchkin's important tasks is to observe the commander of the 63rd Group Army, Yang Mingzhi himself. He passes the secret code every other day
band, and sent an assessment of Yang Mingzhi to Moscow. It can be said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Military Commission and the Guerrilla Movement Command have all received very detailed intelligence on the military counterattack currently carried out by the Guerrilla Republic.
Even the response operations carried out by the guerrilla movement headquarters must take into account the impact of the guerrilla republic's military operations on the war situation. This is because the "Red October" guerrilla brigade has already entered the Gomel Oblast on July 9
, and launched a massive anti-rape operation against the discovered villages. They attacked the discovered transportation lines, blew up the railways in a concentrated manner, and sneak-attacked the small German strongholds and checkpoints. Just like the previous plan, this team left its mark in that dimension.
Although the Guerrilla Brigade became a supporting role in the Guerrilla Republic in this plane, they still performed their tasks well.
The "Red October Brigade" and the "Gypsy Brigade", with five formally established guerrilla brigades, launched large-scale military operations in Mogilev and Gomel Oblasts at almost the same time.
Of course, these troops lack the strength to launch large-scale operations, and the environment in which they are located is even more complicated.
Two guerrilla brigade focused on attacking the area controlled by the German 805 Division. What the German Army Commander Wagner was most worried about finally happened. Because the 805 Division was indeed short of troops. Facing the guerrillas who focused on "Sparrow War", the 805 Division
The officers and soldiers began to be exhausted, and the chaos was destined to continue to worsen.
Yang Mingzhi and others are very happy to see the coordinating actions of the Guerrilla Movement Headquarters. For this reason, the Guerrilla Republic must perform better.
When Yang Mingzhi ordered the left bank troops to attack in an all-out manner on the afternoon of July 10, he was determined to completely defeat the German 634th Division. Salinchkin thought that Yang Mingzhi was a little too confident. Even after he saw the telegram with his own eyes, he was still confused.
Whispering.
At the same time, because of the capture of the German Major General Division Commander named "William Herschel Hendryson", the entire command headquarters has fallen into a sea of joy.
Because Yevlov was so excited, he hugged Yang Mingzhi directly. He even asked excitedly: "Berekov, you must have made a precise plan. The parachute brigade almost missed this battle. What did you do?"
What kind of plan did they make that they actually captured the enemy's division commander alive, who was also a major general?"
Yang Mingzhi struggled to push away his close comrade-in-arms. He tried his best to stay calm, but he felt happy inside.
"Alas! I don't have that kind of self, how could I predict the position of the German division commander? All these are the outstanding military exploits of the soldiers of the Parachute Brigade."
"No! It's the result of your excellent command."
"No! No! It's Tepunov and his 233rd Paratrooper Brigade. I admire their initiative. We actually captured a major general division commander this time. I have to find out which soldier captured this person. They
That’s the real hero.”
After exchanging compliments, Yang Mingzhi smiled and asked about Salinchkin, and saw that this man looked a little heavy.
"Comrade Salinchkin, it seems that we have indeed defeated the German 634th Division. According to the telegram, we destroyed a large number of their soldiers and captured their division commander alive. You said, if a soldier captures an enemy major general commander,
What kind of commendation should be received?”
"Probably, he can be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. After all, that man was already a general. He captured a German general on the battlefield. This has never happened before."
"Hey? So, we have also created a record in the military history of our army?" Yevlov said happily.
"If that person is indeed a division commander, we have indeed created history. But..."
"What's wrong?" Yang Mingzhi asked.
Salinchkin said with a sullen face, "This situation is too sudden. This has never happened before. So, is what Tepunov reported true? Is the prisoner we captured really the division commander? A lot will happen on the battlefield.
What is unbelievable, could it be a smoke bomb set off by a junior German officer? To force us to be careless? I just read this telegram. Some German troops did escape to the north, but our army was annihilated and fled to the east.
enemy. So..."
"Your concerns are very reasonable." Yang Mingzhi opened his arms and said happily: "So the comrades from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have to work overtime. Whether that person is really a German division commander depends on your interrogation."
"Of course, this is my job. I think, Comrade Berekov, we cannot be happy too early. Our troops in Homnich are still confronting the German army. When will the enemies there be eliminated? According to Lechi
The underground police organization reported that the German army would have reinforcements moving south. Furthermore, the police group that decided to rebel against the fascists and rejoin the Red Army was the so-called 21st Guerrilla Brigade. The secret information they sent us also indicated that they would
Fight south. We really shouldn’t be happy too early, I think we should besiege the enemy in Homnage non-stop.”
"You are urging our army to march, which is understandable. Okay!" Yang Mingzhi breathed a long sigh of relief, "The victory came too suddenly, I think some comrades will be a little carried away. Your advice is very important. Comrades! We have indeed achieved victory.
We won a staged victory, but it is not a big victory. Let’s start studying immediately. For example, early tomorrow morning, our army will start a full-scale attack on the enemy of Homnich!”
Yang Mingzhi announced the start of a military meeting. For several days, he stayed at the headquarters and refused to go back even though he had a dormitory. His wife's stomach was getting stronger day by day. Even so, as a surgeon, it was impossible for her to have a good rest.
A large number of wounded people were sent back from the front line, and all the medical staff of the Guerrilla Republic were working overtime. Yang Mingzhi was a little worried about his wife, and more concerned about his subordinates. After all, he was commanding a huge force of up to 40,000 people to fight. If he could one day become
Famous Soviet generals, this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign is a rehearsal for the future.
He estimated that the troops stationed in Homnich alone could annihilate the enemy in front of him. The only problem was that if he attacked forcefully, the casualties would be relatively large. Of course he knew that the old men had no resistance to the hot-blooded charge.
, as long as we can win, what's the harm in having more casualties?
Of course, Yang Mingzhi did not want the troops to suffer heavy casualties. God knows what actions the German army will carry out in the future. As long as the main force of the Soviet army cannot counterattack Belarus, the guerrilla republic will always face the danger of being encircled and suppressed.
While everyone was deducing and discussing the map, two more telegrams were sent.
One is a telegram signed Miroshniko, the other is a telegram signed Joshua.
Yang Mingzhi originally thought that what they sent was a new good news, but when he took a look, he immediately fell to the ground.
"Alas! Alas! What's wrong with you, Belekov?" Yevlov, who was seriously frightened, squatted down and asked, "Why did you collapse after reading the telegram?"
"You...look at it too! It's really terrible."
"Telegram?!" Yevlov picked up the piece of paper thrown on the ground and looked at it with an oil lamp. He did not faint, but cursed "сука" very calmly.