The topic returned, and new weapons that were too advanced in concept may be quickly realized. Yang Mingzhi once again summarized the weapons that the army can equip at this stage.
He talked a lot more and then asked: "Do you all understand what I mean?"
"Yes! I understand." Balzen quickly said yes.
"Lavrenti, can you?"
"I also understood."
"Me too." Yevgeny said quickly.
"Very good." Yang Mingzhi looked at young Kalashnikov again, "Comrade, what do you think?"
"I...you...Comrade Director, your insights are very accurate and have given me a lot of inspiration."
Kalashnikov seemed very reserved. Yang Mingzhi estimated that the young man had many ideas, and he would probably try them out after returning to Novosibirsk.
Yang Mingzhi cleared his throat and continued: "You served as regimental commander and battalion commander during the swamp. Our 284th Guards Division is very different from other troops. In many aspects, we do not follow the requirements of the infantry drill. In the swamp,
During this period, the weapons and equipment configuration of our troops should be used as a benchmark. You will begin to change your equipment. The difference from that time is that the bolt-action rifles equipped by soldiers will be completely replaced by assault rifles.
Since you are still training new recruits according to the methods of the old army, you should continue to do so, and you must further strictly demand them. Your infantry tactics are very appropriate, and you must carry them forward. As for how to fight urban street fighting, what are you who have experienced bloody battles?
knew."
"Yes! We all understand." Balzen said bravely, "I will not be modest at all here. As long as the troops are widely equipped with submachine guns, I can use smart tactics to annihilate the enemy on a large scale. If assault rifles can be equipped on a large scale,
, I will definitely receive the Gold Star Medal for a victory."
Balzen patted his chest and assured Yang Mingzhi that this guy was simply issuing a military order.
Yang Mingzhi put on a serious face and continued: "As for breaking through the imperial division's defense line, there will definitely be an elite tank unit of the elite mechanized army taking the lead. They will tear a hole at any cost, and the rest will be you and
Other infantry divisions swarmed in and then rushed towards the big city.
I estimate that the fighting at the beginning will be very fierce, and the battle into the city may not be very fierce, and there may not be as brutal street fighting as what is happening in Stalingrad now.
After liberating that big city, you must hold it. The German counterattack will be fierce. If I were a German commander, I would not hesitate to order my men to attack and take it back at any cost.
So at that time, you will face the most difficult challenge, and you must defend the city. I think of that time, the superiors would rather exhaust all the troops in the city than issue an order to retreat, just like Stalingrad now.
Even if they desperately try to fill it with people to make up for the huge loss of personnel, the troops will not withdraw.
That is a battle of wills. The three of you are Russians, and you should understand the significance of that city to Russia.
Over hundreds of years of history, that city has witnessed too many bloody battles, and I believe you are mentally prepared."
Yang Mingzhi's words were very extreme. He said that to defend the city, one must fight to the last soldier, either to repel the enemy or all of them be killed.
The troops cannot retreat. If the soldiers want to survive, they have only one way to defeat the enemy.
Yang Mingzhi was still worried that their will was not strong enough, so he continued to say while the three of them were stunned: "I still remember that during the Battle of Gomel, I ordered you to completely withdraw troops from Lechica. I was actually disobeying the order at that time, because the guerrilla movement commanded
The Ministry requires the troops to defend the city. I think you all understand this. That was Ponomarenko's wrong decision, so I ordered you to retreat before explaining to your superiors.
Issuing such an order is inherently risky. If I hadn't actually become a key figure in commanding behind enemy lines, I wouldn't have the guts to issue such an order.
Now that you are no longer under my control, the city you will face in the future is very special. Liberating it and guarding it has great political significance. The three of you must be very clear that you will also be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for completing this feat."
For the Russians, they know very well that Smolensk is the gateway to Moscow. In the previous wars of invasion of Russia, as long as Smolensk fell, Moscow basically fell into war.
"If the battle goes well, all the German troops in Vyazma will be surrounded and eliminated, which is of special practical significance to Moscow. In early September, the German army set up positions in the Vyazma area and launched long-range missiles towards Moscow.
Rocket, I was in the city at that time. If I hadn't hid in the subway station urgently, I would have died on the spot."
Everyone sitting here has no idea that Yang Mingzhi has experienced such a thing.
Balzen was shocked: "General, you...the German army...are the German rocket launchers better than our flying fish..."
"They are not a kind of rocket launcher! The German one is an unmanned bomb aircraft, and its power is different from our Flying Fish. In short, the German army has a very long range. You must not underestimate Germany's scientific research strength. They
Very strong, many technologies are superior to the Soviet Union. They have a rocket that can fly two hundred kilometers, and maybe even further. So if we liberate that city and eliminate all enemies in the area, the German army will target all of Moscow's
The threat may be gone.
Our actions not only have great military and political significance, but also that a successful operation will completely guarantee the safety of Moscow's military and civilians, as well as the safety of Comrade Stalin. Stalin is the highest commander of the army, and we must ensure his safety."
Balzen suddenly stood up and said: "I understand, as long as my superiors order me to hold on, I will either win or all my 324th Division will be sacrificed."
Speaking of excitement, Balzen refilled his glass with wine and drank it in his stomach. In this way, he showed his full confidence in future battles.
At the entire dinner table, no one said that the city was Smolensk, and everyone present knew that it was Smolensk, including Kalashnikov and Dobrov.
Everyone was so excited, and because of drinking, everyone felt hot all over and wanted to go to the battlefield with their rifles.
In this extreme enthusiasm, the meal lasted for more than two hours and did not end until nearly three o'clock in the afternoon.
At this point, Balzen was so excited that he was completely drunk.
What surprised Yang Mingzhi was that the two old subordinates who had been with him the longest, Lavrenti and Yevgeny, were in even worse conditions.
So, what do the two of them think?
Lavrenti and Yevgeny listened to a lot of extremely serious and rational words from their old boss. While they felt that they had benefited a lot and wanted to return to the military camp immediately to intensify the training of the troops, they also became worried about their future.
How can they not worry? How can they not want to see the day of victory and finally tell their children and grandchildren about the fighting years of their youth when they are old and frail?
But the general told himself not to have too much hope. The only good thing was that the general must have known a lot of inside information, so he got off the bus in Perm to tell him about the battle that his troops were about to face.
Since the troops are going to participate in street fighting, it is definitely too late to prepare now. No matter whether those magical weapons can be implemented on every soldier, whether the respective 322nd and 323rd Divisions can have the strength of the 284th Guards Division in June, first of all, they will be given after returning
The army held a conference to unify the hearts of all soldiers and strengthen the army's street fighting training.
The army cannot fight an unprepared battle!
Even so, in August, the two were also survivors who crawled out of the ruins of Lechica. Will the new street fighting continue to be lucky? Or will it be as simple as "being bitten by a mosquito".
"Maybe, my life will be thrown in Smolensk, maybe this is my fate? Maybe not..." The more he thought about it, the more excited Lavrenti became.
Russian drinking habits are against malicious toasting, and toasting in circles does not exist. Lavrenti was both looking forward to and worried about his future, so he poured himself two full bottles of vodka. Yevgeny's situation was even worse.
, maybe they were just too excited?
Yang Mingzhi couldn't persuade these three Slavic men at all, and he himself became a fool and couldn't help but drink a bottle.
If everyone hadn't been so drunk, the meal could have continued until dinner time, when there would be another big meal.
This was great. The three division commanders all just wanted to find a soft place, wrap themselves in blankets and fall asleep. Finally, they were carried to their respective dormitories by hotel staff, and were taken care of by their respective entourages to rest.
Yang Mingzhi's condition is slightly better. He doesn't drink much. Thanks to his hangover gene, his mental condition is getting better as time goes by.
But the fact that he smelled of alcohol still worried Natasha, who had been waiting in the hall for a long time.
Yang Mingzhi just wanted to sit quietly. He was sitting on a soft leather chair in the public restaurant of the hotel. There was a cup of black tea on the table in front of him, and in front of him was Natasha.
At this moment, Natasha had too many caring words to say, but as for Yang Mingzhi, he just wanted to sit quietly for a while longer.
"Sir...are you okay?"
"Hmm... not bad." Yang Mingzhi muttered as he went to the banquet.
"You drank a lot, maybe it's best to go back to your room and rest."
"No, just sit here for two hours and my condition will recover."
That said, Natasha didn't think her "uncle" could recover quickly. While the men were drinking desperately, Natasha had no time to guess what they were talking about. She also knew that these things were unknown.
the best.
When she was bored, she didn't want to wander around in the cold outdoors, so she stayed in the warm hall and excitedly checked what gifts her "uncle" had brought for her.
First of all, cosmetics are the most wonderful gift. The other most wonderful gift is cans purchased from Moscow.
There were five glass bottles in the sack, all of which were canned pickles. The winter in most parts of the Soviet Union was extremely long, and the worst part was the summer period. There were only a dozen or so types of vegetables grown on state farms, and the biggest ones were cabbage and cucumbers.
, radishes, tomatoes and carrots.
There are no fresh vegetables at all in winter, and several kinds of sauerkraut are essential winter foods for residents. Therefore, pickled cucumbers are a delicacy for Natasha, and looking at their shapes through the glass jar, they are all top-quality sauerkraut.
Food is eaten quickly, but clothes can be used for a long time.
Natasha actually found a treasure, it was a woman's underwear!
"He probably bought it for Bessika, right? He also bought it for me by the way. He is really a considerate man."
After all, it is women's underwear. In this culturally conservative country, Natasha would not thank Yang Mingzhi in person for this decision. Of course she felt warm in her heart. After all, when her parents were still alive, her parents
He had never given himself so many gifts. At that time, it was not that his parents didn't love him, it was simply because of poverty and lack of purchasing channels.
After two full hours, Yang Mingzhi finally regained his energy. Since his three subordinates were still sleeping soundly due to drunkenness, it was inconvenient for him to disturb them.
It has long been dark, and the temperature outside is extremely low. In contrast, it is warm inside the military hotel.
"Perhaps they consider playtime to be the main meal at any time?"
Yang Mingzhi saw that more and more people came to the restaurant of the military hotel for dinner. They were all active military personnel and stayed at the hotel for various reasons.
Yang Mingzhi was smart enough to put away all his medals, and he also asked Natasha to do the same. At dinner that day, Yang Mingzhi hurriedly settled the matter in a small room, and listened to Natasha with an absolutely clear mind.
Sha's account of her daily life.
He sipped black tea with honey. It is said that this stuff can sober up alcohol. After all, it is a delicious drink.
He listened to Natasha's excited talk and fully understood the wonderful time this girl had had for more than a month.
"Ah! It seems that your life is going well, so I feel relieved. You have made many new friends, and you serve as a leader of the shooting club, so you can train them well."
"Yes, it is such a peaceful day. Even compared to when I was studying in Mozyr or Lechica, life is more comfortable, and the food and accommodation are better."
"And it's not your identity, right! Kharkova." Yang Mingzhi said this deliberately, and laughed out loud after saying it.
"Hehe." Natasha smiled shyly and continued; "Now I don't know the situation in Kharkov. He is now..."
"You want me to ask you something?"
"Ah? Is that okay?"
"In fact, you can inquire about this matter yourself. You are a famous hero, and your superiors will meet many of your requests, even some unreasonable ones. Of course, you are a very principled person, and you are a senior military officer yourself.
Now, you can contact Ponomarenko, the commander-in-chief of the guerrilla movement headquarters, through the military system. That person sends a telegram to our headquarters in the swamp and asks Kharkiv to answer by name. That’s enough."
Natasha suddenly sat upright, her whole body felt as if she had been electrocuted.
"Ah! So I've already contacted you immediately?!"
"But not today. It's already very late! Ouch!" Yang Mingzhi also slapped his forehead, "I was busy discussing the war today, and I forgot to call your sister Besica. What a pity."
"Maybe... maybe it's not too late now. You see, it's only seven o'clock in the evening."
"It's seven o'clock in the evening Moscow time, and the astronomical time in Perm is almost eight o'clock. Novosibirsk? It might be dawn in five hours. Oh! It's okay. I'll take a call before I leave tomorrow.
Long-distance call."
Hearing this, Natasha's excited spirit suddenly calmed down. She lowered her head and said weakly: "Are you really going to leave tomorrow?"
"Of course, you can't bear it."
"I..." Natasha composed herself. She knew that she could not act like a willful child, and she did not have any power to retain the general, and any retention would be a mistake. "I know that you have to go to work.
"
"You still can't let me go. Don't worry. I already know that you are in Perm No. 1 Middle School. We will be in good contact in the future. I will send the telegram directly to your school! I think the teachers here will be on time.
convey."
"Ah?! Really?!"
"Of course." Yang Mingzhi put on a smile and looked at Natasha, who was sitting quietly, and squeezed tears out of the corners of her eyes...