The invention of gunpowder changed the course of human society. When people turned it into a weapon for killing similar people, they also used it as a tool.
Using grenades as a fishing tool, its birth is probably an accident, but its effect alone is quite good.
The ammunition consumed in the daily training of the troops is mainly reloaded bullets. Or they are simply old cartridge cases for simulated shooting training. The grenades used are not real ones, but rough paper provided by the papermaking workshop, and then used by the arsenal.
Make it into a large firecracker.
Just like the thunder bombs used during the Chinese New Year artillery fire, the sound is very loud and the power is amazing. Even just from the sound, the shock it gives the soldiers is just like the real German M4 grenade.
However, compared to the violent method of fishing, most fishermen prefer traditional methods, such as net fishing or fishing.
Early in the morning, after a night of preparation, thousands of villagers from the three collective farms were ready. A large number of women carried baskets, barrels, and simple fishing rods, and began to walk in an organized way to the nearest river. In the village
Old men, even with gray beards, carrying fishing nets woven with hemp ropes, would go straight to the center of the river in small boats to fish for bass.
At the same time, the arsenal pushed out a large number of paper "thunder bombs" made overnight and distributed them at designated places to the militiamen who were about to perform their tasks.
Just like ordinary militiamen, Kharkiv led all the youth camp members to receive this fish-explosion tool, and each child only received one.
The "explosion son" was almost the size of a fist. They were told that the inside of the paper shell was filled with real Amato explosives. After lighting a nitrified fuse, an earthen detonator would be detonated, inducing a violent reaction of the explosives.
It is designed to explode after six seconds.
It was hard not to break into a cold sweat in Kharkov when the arsenal workers distributing supplies claimed that they were filled with real high explosives.
"Oh my god, if this weapon isn't made of cardboard, what's the difference between it and a grenade? It's much more powerful than the one used for training."
Looking at the optimism of the soldiers about the prospects of the fish frying operation, Kharkiv could not help but wipe away a cold sweat. So after receiving the supplies, he deliberately gathered the team in a small forest, frowned with his hands behind his back, and
He scolded everyone for their optimism with a serious face.
"Comrades! Don't laugh! Many of you have not experienced real combat. Even if you have experienced grenade throwing training, what you have experienced is just throwing training bombs. In addition to being loud, the killing effect is not good.
Now I learned that the arsenal actually manufactured what you have in your hands with the attitude of manufacturing tactical grenades. I asked the workers how much explosive was put in each one. They claimed it was 10 grams, which is larger than the actual grenade charge.
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So you must understand that this operation is no less than a real military operation. When you are training, you sometimes accidentally throw the training bombs to a relatively close place. The result is nothing but a loud noise that scares your heart.
Hurt. This time is completely different.
Especially you women!"
Speaking of excitement, Kharkiv immediately raised his finger and pointed at some female soldiers in the team. Without exception, they were all people who had made mistakes during training.
"Attention you dozen, if you throw it too close, you...your clothes will be violently shattered!"
"Ah! So terrifying!" A female soldier who was only fifteen years old immediately huddled up, her eyes showing unspeakable weakness and horror.
"Yes, it is so scary. Katya, if you throw it too close, you will be shocked to death, and all your clothes and even shoes will be shattered into pieces." Realizing that what he said was a bit extreme
, Kharkov pinched his waist and brought the topic to fish fry: "Comrades, almost all of you have only joined my army this year. I participated in last year's fishing operation, and I saw with my own eyes that they caught more than four meters of fish.
A giant catfish. How do you think such a monster is caught? Just use this grenade to kill it directly."
Immediately there was greater restlessness in the team.
"Battal Commander? Is there really a four-meter fish? I have never seen such a big monster. Is it three times as long as me?"
"Yes! And it's as heavy as ten of you. Think about it, if we catch such a big monster, one fish will be enough to feed our entire camp for several days! Catfish meat is delicious, think about our future
You can eat as much fish as you want. Hello comrades, are you confident in catching big fish?!"
"Yes!" More than a dozen teenagers raised their fists and shouted loudly.
"Where are the female soldiers? What's your attitude? Tell me whether you have confidence."
"have!"
This time, 600 people spoke in unison!
They are all children of fifteen or sixteen years old, the youngest is thirteen years old. After Slavs enter adolescence, they grow at an alarming rate, so that boys of fifteen or sixteen years old often look like adults at first glance
.Only at a close distance can one see his youthful face clearly.
The war caused these children to lose their innocence and romance. They must mature quickly and even become qualified soldiers quickly, and they must also be mentally prepared to face death.
According to the agreement, after receiving the fish-explosion grenades, the youth battalion will first go to the headquarters. After being inspected by Commander Berekov, they can go to the destination to start work.
They participated in the operation as a complete field army, because the operation could not be completed in one day. Everyone had to spend at least one night in the wild. Like regular soldiers, the children's young shoulders not only had to carry their own rifles and backpacks
There were some dry bread cubes and fresh potatoes inside, and their respective blankets were tied to the outside of the backpack.
It's not like they're going fishing, they're conducting a military offensive.
Indeed, since everyone is only responsible for frying fish, the villagers who carry a large number of rattan baskets that slip through the nets are the ones who specialize in catching all kinds of fish that are fried until they are stunned and white-bellied.
Everyone stuffed their "thunder bombs" into their armed belts, clapped their hands in neat formation and sang military songs as they walked towards the headquarters.
Kharkiv expected the commander to praise his troops, and he also fantasized about Natasha participating in this operation. Unfortunately, Xinyi's internal injuries had not yet healed, and before she fully recovered, the commander asked Natasha to take part in this operation.
His order to rest in peace and recuperate will never change.
He hoped that in this operation, the troops could blow up tens of thousands of fresh fish of all kinds, and preferably kill a giant catfish to show their merit to the commander.
The warm sunshine in the early morning shines on the earth. It is a good time for Belarus to enjoy the crisp autumn air. If you fish at this time, a large number of torpedoes will spend the whole summer desperately storing fat in order to survive the winter with peace of mind. Fishing will be carried out at this time, and fish eaters can also get greater rewards.
energy.
Kharkiv led his men into the village happily and walked directly to the headquarters of the group army.
He was surprised to find that a large number of children had gathered here. Look at their age, which was similar to that of his subordinates. He especially noticed that several officers were lecturing them.
Yes, the Gypsy Brigade and the Red October Brigade together provided more than a thousand children, that is, the young soldiers they forcibly recruited on the battlefield during the campaign. All the children they sent were between the ages of thirteen and
The total number of sixteen-year-old boys actually reached eleven hundred.
The small open space at the entrance of the headquarters is not large, and there are several huge pine trees scattered in it. So many people gather together, and their golden or tawny hair looks unique in the sunshine!
Fuming and Yevlov had already issued instructions in public regarding their future ownership. Fuming, in particular, took the opportunity to give them an ideological lesson first. When it was Yang Mingzhi's turn, he didn't have much to say. It happened that he was happy to see
When we arrived in Kharkov, we actually led a group of young soldiers.
He shouted: "Hey! Kharkov, bring your people and report quickly."
More people crowded into the empty field. The heavily armed soldiers looked at the children of the same age and couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Are they refugees? Are they planning to become soldiers?
Kharkiv organized his team, trotted all the way and stood in front of Yang Mingzhi, raising his hands in salute.
"Report to Comrade Commander. The entire youth battalion has been assembled and is ready to participate in the operation. Please give instructions."
"The ceremony is over."
After that, Yang Mingzhi looked at the others and said loudly: "Newly arrived comrades, please pay attention, the person standing next to me is your brigade commander! Ivan Petrovich Kharkov."
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"What? Brigadier?!" Kharkov was sure that he heard correctly and looked up at Yang Mingzhi in surprise.
Yang Mingzhi did not have time to respond to Kharkov's surprise, so he directly announced the establishment of the new army.
It turned out that because the two guerrilla brigades delivered an astonishing number of children, leaving aside some children who insisted on fighting with the old troops, there were still 1,100 children.
After absorbing young boys and girls from the refugees and a few more people from the Kovpak army, the youth camp has reached a strength of 600 people.
The new young soldiers should naturally be led by the young and experienced veteran officer from Kharkiv. With an increase of more than a thousand people, the army's establishment should be expanded.
According to the current status of the war, the guerrilla movement headquarters has given the designation of guerrilla brigade to some large guerrilla groups. The combat strength of these guerrilla groups often only has more than 2,000 people, which is equivalent to an infantry regiment.
Taking this as a reference, Yang Mingzhi and others discussed it and decided to give the children a larger organization.
They are all very young children, but in a few years they will reach the age where they can join the regular army. Some of them have already joined the Lenin Communist Youth League. They hope to avenge the Soviet citizens who have contributed to the alliance and died. Moreover, children of this age have gone through
With proper education, their strong will to fight is no less than that of experienced veterans.
The current conscription situation faced by the guerrilla republic is extremely bad, and young children must become combat troops.
This concept was very common in the Soviet Union, and Fomin even planned to turn them all into members of the Lenin Communist Youth League, so he immediately thought of a new designation for his company's troops - the First Youth Brigade of the Guerrilla Republic.
This name concept really caters to their turbulent youth.
Yang Mingzhi accepted this title and directly explained: "Comrades, your brigade is called the First Youth Brigade of the Guerrilla Republic. This is a temporary name and will soon be legalized. You will be recognized by Moscow. You
We must all join the Lenin Communist Youth League as a unique fighting force to fight for the alliance and to protect peace."
Teenagers can be said to be in the "middle school stage", and children of any age have to experience this kind of morale. The so-called "middle school students" usually imagine that their weak self can become a person who attracts much attention and can get the attention of adults.
To be widely praised, in other words to become a hero.
Do they have a role model for heroes? Yes! Natasha Speroskina is the biggest role model. In addition, the young commander Kharkiv is also admired by his subordinates.
The children's enthusiasm was ignited, and they all knew that they would participate in a bloody war. So what? Influenced by hatred of the country and family and strong patriotism, they were willing to sacrifice for the country.
This time, Kharkiv officially met his new recruits. At the same time, he had to suppress his inner ecstasy and accept the fact that he was promoted to brigade commander.
"The First Youth Brigade of the Guerrilla Republic", which is the temporary name of the unit, has not yet been recognized by the guerrilla movement headquarters. At least in the Guerrilla Republic, Lieutenant General Yang Mingzhi and Major General Yevlov have recognized it, which is enough.
The Youth Brigade was established on August 18. On the first day of its establishment, the arduous military training began immediately. However, the brigade commander Kharkiv had to lead the veterans to carry out a crazy operation. The original instructor of the army,
Then the first day of training began.
There is nothing special. For new recruits, the first priority is to cultivate the team awareness and organizational discipline of the troops through centralized training. What awaits them is the boring and necessary queue training. As for the operation of firearms and team tactical coordination, those will come later.
thing.
After a brief contact, all the new recruits were taken to the training ground outside the village. Only Kharkov and his veterans continued to stand in front of the headquarters gate.
Yang Mingzhi smiled and patted Kharkov on the shoulder: "Oh, dear, you are now the brigade commander. Now let's talk about some practical issues."
"Follow your orders, comrade commander."
"You are the brigade commander now, and Ruslan is the deputy brigade commander. There are still many female soldiers in your team. I have decided that your brigade will be organized into three battalions. Nina, Shula, and Rus
Lan, Mikhail, the four of you come out."
The four boys and girls Yang Mingzhi called out had already distinguished themselves in the spring battle. They were all good at shooting, and had personally participated in the blocking battle in the settlements on the right bank, so they had extremely rich combat experience.
They have to engage in intense fish frying operations and don't have much time to stay here.
"Okay, let's make a long story short. This is my promotion to an officer in the Youth Brigade. Nina, Shula!"
"arrive!"
"Nina, you serve as the battalion commander of the female battalion. Shula, you serve as the deputy battalion commander."
"As ordered, Comrade Commander." The two said in unison.
"Next are the boys from the original youth camp. You will be split into two parts to form the backbone of the first and second battalions and become squad leaders and deputy squad leaders to teach the new comrades."
As soon as these words came out, the team quickly became agitated. The boys never expected that they could become junior officers. The sense of honor and mission made everyone excited.
Yang Mingzhi gestured for silence with his hands in vain and continued to issue instructions.
"Ruslan."
"arrive."
"You serve as the commander of the first battalion and concurrently as the first deputy brigade commander"
"Follow your orders, comrade commander."
"Mikhail, you serve as the commander of the second battalion and concurrently as the second deputy brigade commander"
"Follow your orders, comrade commander."
"Very good, now you are the five senior officers of the Youth Brigade. The junior officers will be elected by you. Since you have to perform important tasks, I have no new orders, so you start taking action immediately."
After that, Yang Mingzhi waved his hand: "Let's go, brave young man, and bring me back a few big fish!"
They called for Ula, and after passing through the group army commanders, they walked towards the direction of Missi Ferry... (To be continued)