Chapter 205 Intelligence: Four thousand Soviet prisoners of war
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Most of the heavy weapons of the army belonged to Roshakov, because after they captured Homnich, a strong German counterattack was bound to follow.
However, Yang Mingzhi is not a lightly armed force here. He has twenty small-caliber mortars. Mortars are the only equipment of the Soviet army. They are directly equipped at the company level. Each company has a mortar platoon, and the battle
Its role is equivalent to that of rifle grenades in later generations. Since the airdrop, some mortars have been sent to the army, along with a large number of matching artillery shells.
In addition to this, the army also has a Maxim heavy machine gun and a ZB57 heavy machine gun captured in Romania. If it is a forest ambush battle, the power of the heavy machine gun is no less than that of heavy artillery. What's more, the army is also equipped with a large number of DP machine guns and mg34, and even
Several ZB26 Czech models.
This unit has a variety of equipment, and its firearms are divided into three calibers. In addition to 7.62 mm and 7.92 mm, soldiers also carry anti-tank guns with a caliber of 14.5 mm.
Out of Yang Mingzhi's bad taste, since bullets can be reloaded, the warheads are often made of the best cast iron. Its texture is soft and weak against armored targets. When hitting people, the killing effect is frightening.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Yang Mingzhi received a message from the direction of Homnich.
The radio operator looked excited and ran to Yang Mingzhi, who was advancing in the team, and handed the headset and walkie-talkie to the deputy division commander.
"Report to the deputy division commander, this is a group call!"
Yang Mingzhi immediately put on the headset, and it was Roshakov who spoke on the other end.
"Call the first group, this is the second group, get back."
"Received from the first regiment! Comrade Deputy Division Commander." Roshakov reported, "The battle in Homnich has ended, and our army has won a great victory. Thirty-two of our troops were killed in action, and 30 were seriously injured and unable to fight. Huo
Munich has been captured. More than 100 prisoners have been captured and more than 200 civilians have been rescued. We will transport the wounded and prisoners back to the military camp."
"Very good! You have done a good job! Now the time to test you has come. The enemy will definitely counterattack. You should build fortifications immediately! Remember, you must defend Homnich before receiving the order to retreat!"
Yang Mingzhi once again emphasized the mission. The battle in Homnich was over, the town was captured, and the loss of troops was only more than 60 people. It seems that the high-intensity firepower combined with the night sneak attack achieved amazing results.
With their reports, the battle situation seems to be developing in the direction Yang Mingzhi expected.
Yang Mingzhi stopped and looked at the troops that continued to advance northeast. Male soldiers and female soldiers were pulling sleds, and some people simply sat on them. Because the snow was very slippery, a few people were enough to pull the sled. A class of ten people often pulled the sled.
It is the five people who pull the five people to rest and take turns with each other, which ensures the physical strength of the troops.
However, Yang Mingzhi still has some concerns about the children. After all, their age and physical strength are not as good as those of adults.
He continued to watch until he heard a call like a silver bell, still in Chinese.
"Oh! Xiaotao, you just sit on the sleigh and don't even get off the ground for a walk?"
"No. They said I was too short and my waist would slip when I pulled the hemp rope." After saying that, the girl tilted her head and smiled.
The sled was pulled by a female soldier, and two girls were sitting on it. They were Carambola and Natasha. Both of them were wearing brown combat cloaks, and one was covered with white cloth. The two were sitting cross-legged, wearing sheepskin and cotton covers.
The rifles were holstered in their arms. To keep warm, both of them also wore sheepskin hats, with fluffy wool floating on their heads.
Seeing them want to say something, the female soldiers stopped. One person even asked: "Deputy division commander, what do you think of us? We are not falling behind at all."
Yang Mingzhi looked at these people. They were all militia members. This was their first time on the battlefield. They didn't seem to have the fear of the new recruits. Perhaps it was because the simulated battlefield training was also targeted at them. They were used to hearing explosions and seeing rain of bullets.
, people feel relieved.
"So far, all of you have done a good job. I used to have some prejudices against you female soldiers, but now it seems that I was wrong." Yang Mingzhi said this deliberately, and the female soldiers also behaved well.
"Yes! We can also fight. Look at our little sister Natasha, she is already a fighting hero."
Obviously, due to large-scale publicity, Natasha, the heroic sniper, has become a hero in the hearts of the soldiers. She is a child and a woman. This identity directly becomes the pride of the female soldiers. When a male soldier mocks a female soldier for being weak,
The female soldier immediately silenced them with her name.
Marching in the snow, the temperature was cold at night, but they did not complain and were in good spirits, which made Yang Mingzhi feel at ease. Their fighting consciousness was very high. They were the "Red Detachment of Women" and could become the backbone of the army.
At the forefront of the army was the reconnaissance force led by Balzen. Yang Mingzhi left a small group of soldiers from the guard company as personal guards, while the others accepted Balzen's command. He led 200 men to advance faster.
, in order to reach the ambush location as soon as possible.
Balzen actually arrived at the only road from Lechica to Gomel one and a half days in advance. These soldiers were all camouflaged in the snow. They didn't have many troops, so they hid directly in the woods near the road. When they arrived at their destination, they immediately
Report to Yang Mingzhi.
It was already evening, and Yang Mingzhi ordered: "You immediately monitor the highway, and detach a group of people to take the radio and go east along the highway. We must monitor a large section of the highway."
While the troops' expedition was in progress, the Gomel Underground Municipal Committee did not know about it. They were still reporting on the situation of the prisoners of war, and repeatedly asked the 284th Division to rescue them. In this regard, the troops' response was simply "I know, and we will carry out the rescue."
"Rescue", but the specific combat plan and time were not disclosed at all, as if the 284th Division did not care at all.
Therefore, the secrecy of this operation was very good. Firstly, it was due to the insensitivity of the German army, and secondly, outsiders did not know about the operation.
Balzen's troops immediately laid down an ambush, and the soldiers became observers one after another. They were organized into teams, with each team being one kilometer apart, monitoring a dozen kilometers of road.
As the intelligence said, a large number of German troops were retreating along this road. Even at night, the German troops formed a convoy and retreated westward with their headlights on. What on earth were they transporting? There were huge paintings on the canvas shed of each truck.
The Red Cross, this is the vehicle they used to transport the wounded.
Similarly, there were also prisoners of war being escorted westward on foot. Compared with the number of prisoners of war, there were fewer escorting soldiers. This situation looked very heartbreaking.
"These idiots, there are more of you than the Germans, why don't you resist? It's like a group of sheep, easily controlled by a shepherd dog." Balzen was speechless. If he was captured, he would definitely fight to the end or even die.
Will linger.
Information about the discovery of prisoners of war was reported to Yang Mingzhi.
Yang Mingzhi couldn't wait, and immediately asked about the number of people, and the answer he received was that there were only one battalion of prisoners of war in this wave. Balzen's reply also revealed his disdain, which Yang Mingzhi could understand. They were Soviet soldiers and were prohibited by regulations.
Surrendered, but ended up surrendering, and now they have become a group of cowardly little sheep, or a group of walking zombies.
"Balzen, you continue to monitor. Gomel has just informed the division headquarters that a group of prisoners of war, about 4,000 or 3,000 people, will be escorted by road. You wait, we are almost at our destination."
This is the latest intelligence from Gomel. A large number of prisoners of war will be escorted on foot. Due to the arrogance of the Germans, the escort force has only one battalion. These prisoners of war have lost their will to fight, and a small number of German soldiers are enough.
The escort troops were not members of the 715th Division. They were ordinary Germans who followed the German army into the Soviet Union. As war service, they were now organized into an army due to war needs. They gradually entered the defense area of the 715th Division as an escort team. Yang Mingzhi was not worried about Barr.
Cen and himself would have been exposed because the troops had been following lonely roads.
Furthermore, the enemy's troops should already be advancing in the direction of Homnich, and their control over both sides of the road will inevitably decline. So what is the use of finding large forces in time? In terms of troop strength, the German army is already at an actual disadvantage.
The troops moved forward at an accelerated pace, striving to make peace with Balzen before dark. (To be continued.) 8