Yang Mingzhi slapped the table hard: "The frontline troops must not retreat. The attack on Lechicha is a plan we made and must not be modified."
"But our catfish villages are at the forefront of the danger."
"No! It doesn't matter. I believe that the mud in the swamp will collapse the German army. Besides, we still have tens of thousands of militiamen. Of course there are a large number of women. They have experienced basic military training. It is time for them to realize
I have my own dream of revenge. Anyway, these people can't travel long distances to the northern front line, so we will let them wait for work in Catfish Village. We also have small trains and can transport a large amount of military supplies there." As he said, Yang
Mingzhi looked at the headquarters and the door: "We still have some staff officers, and there are guards at the door. To be honest, they are also qualified to become combat soldiers. I have decided to rely on the existing troops without seeking to defeat the enemy.
At least it can hold them back."
Yang Mingzhi's decision shocked all the staff officers.
Fuming felt it was inappropriate and asked: "Commander, are you serious? Are we going to let our staff officers go to war?"
"If the situation is too critical, even children have to take up arms and fight. We are not in such a crisis situation now. At least these guards guarding the headquarters can go to the front line. Starting with me, my personal guard platoon,
They have to go to war. Maybe, I have to lead the troops to fight myself."
"This is too dangerous!" Fumin persisted. "You said that the northern frontline troops cannot move. I think at least some troops with weaker combat effectiveness should be withdrawn. For example, the female soldiers of Joshua and Sakhanova. Although their
The troops suffered heavy casualties, and it was easy for them to replenish their troops after they returned. Even though they are women, they can be called strong soldiers."
After listening to what he said, Yang Mingzhi thought about it for a moment and still felt that it made sense.
"Okay... okay. Let them tear it off. But I will not discriminate against these female soldiers. They must become the main force in defending the guerrilla republic Novgomel."
The so-called 21st Guerrilla Brigade, they are adapted from the police regiment. Of course, the leader of this unit is a Belarusian, and the four battalions under his command, from the battalion commander to the soldiers, are also all Belarusian. Some of them surrendered due to the humiliation.
There were former Red Army soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camps, and there were also a large number of young villagers who were forcibly recruited. They kept saying that they were against Stalin, but in fact these words were just a survival strategy.
This force was a new force that was established in May. After a brief training after its establishment, it was devoted to clearing the guerrillas.
Ponomarenko firmly believed that the hands of this unit were stained with the blood of Belarusian civilians. Since they had surrendered the guerrillas and carried out massacres and other atrocities, they must have committed atrocities such as massacres. However, at this moment, they still had some conscience and decided to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side.
After being gathered together, the officers of this unit actually took the initiative to connect with the guerrillas operating near Mozyr. In this way, they were nominally considered Soviet guerrillas. Of course, the Germans did not know that this unit had jumped to the rebels.
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Due to the deterioration of the war situation, various troops who worked for the German army were prioritized for anti-guerrilla operations.
There are already more than a dozen guerrillas mixed into this police group, and only a small group of "advisors" arranged by the German army don't know. The officers and soldiers are also very interesting. Since everyone intends to rebel, there are really no bastards to leak the information.
They provided important information.
First: The German 734th Division was ordered by its superiors to deploy a regiment, go south along the railway line from Mozyr, find a suitable position to cross the Pripet River, and then force its way through the swamp to find the base camp of the southern guerrillas.
Second: Take a train from Brest to urgently support the 700 Division defending the Mozyr area, and deploy a regiment to accompany the 734 Division's troops moving south.
Third: The 21st Guerrilla Brigade, which has not yet actually launched an uprising, is currently serving as a police regiment, escorting supplies for the advancing German troops.
The telegram was sent at noon on July 16, and the time it showed for the departure of the German troops was the morning of July 17.
On the Soviet side, the warning about the new German troops invading from the southwest was immediately broadcast to various collective farms through loudspeakers. Yang Mingzhi also personally issued orders to the front line. The so-called troops should stick to their current positions and remain stationary to maintain absolute control.
Hidden, Womansky's cavalry battalion and all the female soldiers retreated as quickly as possible.
Yang Mingzhi was very confident in the physical fitness of the female soldiers, and specifically issued a death order for them, that is, they must arrive at the northernmost Black Earth Village before the sun rises on July 18th.
The cavalry had high mobility, and they were ordered to arrive at Black Earth Village before dawn on July 17.
The soldiers who were ordered to retreat were mostly dissatisfied the moment they received the order. But after learning the reason for the retreat, all the troops on the front line felt lingering fear.
"How confident is the commander? Do we already have to use women to defend Novgomel?" Lavrenti was a little worried, because there were indeed no elite troops in the rear! As a frontline commander, he also had some special powers.
For example, he believed that some soldiers were not qualified for the more rigorous battles to come, and those soldiers were obviously wounded but fighting to the death. Such troops could be withdrawn to the rear with a single order from him.
As a result, some troops should really be withdrawn. Because the "Balzen Death Squadron" really implemented the spirit of the death squads. There are only 100 brothers who can continue to fight out of more than 500 people. Not to mention there is a woman among them.
.No, it was a girl - Natasha Speroskina. That child had already worked too hard, and the following battle was not suitable for a sniper at all. She had to retreat.
Lavrenti estimated that if Balzen and the 100 men were to withdraw, they would only need to take a short rest. Not to mention that the strength of the 100 men was too small. Once they had suitable weapons, their combat effectiveness would be that of a battalion! No! It's just that
A well-trained Natasha can replace an entire battalion by herself.
Lavrenti made up his mind that Natasha's sniper team must return as quickly as possible. He estimated that a hero returning to guard would greatly stimulate the confidence of his comrades in the rear.
Little Warmansky's cavalry battalion had 350 cavalrymen ready for battle, but there were actually 800 horses to ride on them. The extra horses were captured in the war.
Natasha had ridden a horse before, and she didn't like the bad feeling of riding a horse that bumped her buttocks. She also knew that the commander had not issued an order for her to withdraw urgently.
Igor was riding a horse, carrying Natasha's rifle on his back. He was leading another horse, on which sat a somewhat unhappy Natasha.
Lavrenti looked up at the pouting little girl on the horse: "My dear, you must go back with your cavalry brothers now. The commander needs you."
"I know that it was you who gave the order. The commander did not issue such an order."
"Of course, but the commander actually issued an order for all female soldiers to withdraw. Natasha, are you going to say that you are not a woman?!"
"I'm still a girl."
Lavrenti understood it in a second, laughed a little, and then said: "Are you still playing word games with me? You are a female soldier, and female soldiers must go back. I have ordered all female soldiers at the radar station to withdraw according to the order.
, including the fourteen-year-old Liu Na."
"Yuna! She?"
Liu Na is Liu Hongxiu, and Lavrenti is still accustomed to pronouncing her Russian name. Because of the large-scale attack by the troops, all personnel are moving north. The radar platoon that lost the radar vehicle did not receive a retreat order. That was purely Yang Mingzhi's
Negligence. The radar platoon followed the troops northward in a daze. They said they were not doing nothing. Several female radar soldiers instantly transformed into logistics medical soldiers to help treat the wounded.
After Lav Lianji's prompting, Natasha learned that Liu Hongxiu was also among the cavalry. She looked left and right but could not find her.
"Silly girl, stop looking for your sister. She is short and it will be troublesome for you to find her quickly. Don't worry about not fighting. You must understand that the home front needs a real hero, and that's you. We still count on you.
sniper experience, shooting the enemy’s regiment leader.”
Obviously, this officer, the commander's most trusted officer, does have a way with his words. According to the order, as a female soldier, it is really reasonable for her to withdraw.
Natasha saluted with a military salute, "I will follow the cavalry back and continue to perform meritorious service on the new battlefield. Sir, please take care of yourself."
"Okay, you promise."
Lavrenti saluted with a military salute and watched the back of this graceful girl riding a horse go away little by little.