The battle has ended and the work of cleaning up the battlefield is underway.
The Soviet soldiers swept all the corpses and took away what they needed and ignored them. All the corpses, including those of the Soviets, were stacked on both sides of the road just for statistics.
After counting the rescued people, as many as 2,500 were intact, and there were still some wounded. Yang Mingzhi was very helpless. Leaving these people behind would have some impact on morale, so he kept them and took them back.
, I don’t know how many people can’t survive it.
The sun was still high in the sky at this moment, and the temperature reached the warmest moment of the day. Even so, the temperature was still below freezing.
After interrogating the German battalion commander Richard and reporting the latest intelligence, it was time to decide on the next step.
Yang Mingzhi called each battalion commander to his side for a meeting.
He said straight to the point: "We must divide our forces now. Some of us will escort the prisoners and escort the prisoners of war back along the original route. And I will lead some of my people to continue moving forward to attack the enemy's stronghold."
There are three battalion commanders, two men and one woman. Yang Mingzhi knows how to distribute them.
"I need elite troops for the subsequent battles, so it's best not for women and children to go. So Joshua, you take your female military battalion back, and of course you will act together with the young soldiers."
"Why me?!" Joshua was very unconvinced, "Is it true that the deputy division commander can't win over us women?"
"No, that's not what I meant." Yang Mingzhi defended, and saw that there was still a glimmer of hope in the woman's eyes. "Joshua, this is an order. If you have complaints in your heart, it is nothing more than wanting to fight. But don't
Forgot, the German army is marching towards Homnage, you have to retreat with the people we rescued and guide everyone back to the swamp. Once the war requires, your battalion will immediately change its mission and will be to reinforce Homnage."
At this point, Joshua had no choice but to keep her opinions to herself.
Yang Mingzhi ordered all the personnel of the Women's Battalion and the Youth Battalion to retreat. They controlled most of the sleds and baggage. The trophies and wounded were placed on the sleds. The rescued friendly troops moved forward with them, and they also had to escort the prisoners.
Yang Mingzhi looked at his watch. It was already past three o'clock. This was still a battlefield. Theoretically, a German convoy would pass through after a while. In order to avoid complications, they had to take action immediately.
The friendly troops who had just eaten something were forced to stand up, and they were ordered to retreat immediately. As for where to retreat? Yang Mingzhi drew a big pie for them. "Those of you who are armed will escort the prisoners, and those who follow will
Battalion Commander Joshua retreated, aiming for the 284th Division military camp in Pripet Marsh. There was not only enough potato bread there, but also dried fish and meat, and houses to keep out the cold."
More than two thousand people set off immediately, and Yang Mingzhi ordered Joshua to move quickly.
Perhaps due to the temptation of food and shelter, or the fear of the German pursuers, they retreated very quickly. After half an hour, the troops slowly disappeared into the white snow.
Now, the only people left are the two battalions that Yang Mingzhi loves, and the 200 people from the reconnaissance company.
The soldiers knew that the deputy division commander had a new plan. Many of them had heard before the war that after completing the rescue, the troops would have to continue attacking the enemy's strongholds. Apparently the rumors had become true, and everyone stayed where they were to rest.
Have some food and discuss future actions.
Yang Mingzhi calmed down, sat in the pit at his headquarters, and smoked a cigarette.
The order that Yevgeny and Lavrenti received was to rest in place and wait for the next step. Lavrenti was a little worried. He jogged all the way and asked urgently: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, what are we going to do next?"
!You can smoke in peace here?"
"Yes. Are you impatient to wait, or are you worried that it is more dangerous here?" Yang Mingzhi turned around and asked.
"Yes! I think we are in great danger. After all, this is still a battlefield, and the enemy will still have convoys coming."
"I know this, so I ordered you to rest where you are. In order to recharge your batteries, comrade, the new battle will begin soon." After that, Yang Mingzhi pinched the cigarette butt and ordered the two girls around him.
"Bessika, Natasha, have your firearms been cleaned?"
"It's all done!" Yang Mingzhi stood up, "There are no gunpowder fragments in the barrel." Natasha said the same.
"Very well, a new battle is coming, and we are all ready to take action."
Yang Mingzhi knew well that according to Balzen's statistics, the German army would have to have vehicles transporting wounded soldiers moving from east to west in the evening. Because the troops could sit back and wait for another battle, the troops had to rest and relax just after the battle.
Calm down your nerves, eat and drink, and face the new battle.
The Germans were not fools for suffering two losses on the same road, but they just did not do a good job in coordination. Yang Mingzhi believed that the success rate of another ambush was very high, but he had to consider the eventuality.
Lavrenti was already present, and Yang Mingzhi immediately summoned Yevgeny and Balzen to issue the latest order.
"Yevgeny, take your people to the other side of the road. We will all gather towards Lavrenti's position just now and lie in wait for the enemy to fall into his trap."
"Okay. But what kind of enemy is that? Are there German troops holding prisoners of war?" Yevgeny asked subconsciously.
"I'm afraid it's a convoy transporting the wounded." Balzen smiled.
"Yes! That's it. If we want to carry out an ambush, we will conduct a big operation. Not only will we rescue prisoners of war, we will also attack the German wounded troop convoy. This will put a lot of psychological pressure on the German army. They will think that even if they return to the country, they will still be there.
We were attacked by guerrillas halfway. For this reason, the Germans had to strengthen the defense of this road. In this way, we would have more opportunities to attack their soldiers in the wild instead of storming the towns and strongholds occupied by the enemy.
Therefore, we temporarily conduct another operation, but the operation must be carried out during the day. When night falls, if the enemy still does not appear, we will retreat, continue to advance north, and turn around to Lechica for a sneak attack..."
Because he was right next to her when he spoke, Yang Tao got a general idea. Hearing that he was attacking the enemy's convoy of wounded soldiers, she also had a few words to say. She knew that this was somewhat unethical, but Yang Tao still leaned over to her husband and coughed twice.
"Yeah! I heard that we are going to attack the enemy's wounded soldiers again. I think we can get some good things along the way!"
"Good stuff?" Yang Mingzhi asked her to continue talking on a whim.
It turns out that the so-called good things are medicines, and Carambola's words triggered Balzen's thoughts again. "When my people and I were investigating, we saw female nurses and doctors from the German army. Bessika said this. I think the enemy's car must be there."
There are also medicines and hygiene products. I think the more of these the better.”
"Yes, the more medicines the better. Sooner or later we have to use up those airdropped. It's better to seize a little before the next airdrop."
Yang Mingzhi was very satisfied. This girl thought more thoughtfully than him. He looked at everyone again: "Now we will add one more item to our plan. During the battle, we will try not to shoot the enemy's doctors and nurses, and destroy the enemy's armed forces. Finally,
Capture all these medical staff. Let’s take action now!”
Yevgeny led his men across the battlefield on the highway, and they reached the other side. The troops, armed with live ammunition, marched eastward in unison. Balzen led his reconnaissance company to run faster because he had to implement special tactics-laying mines.
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The entire unit was about to advance to the original Lavrenti position. When the enemy convoy saw the destroyed German armored vehicles, it would definitely stop. Taking the opportunity, the troops began to attack, and the first round of attacks came from Balzen.
The reconnaissance company was the first to arrive at the destination, and the soldiers immediately used engineering shovels to dig hard into the frozen ground. Then they tied up the grenades and buried them inside. Then the soldiers tied up long hemp ropes and hid forty to fifty meters away.
Ambush.
The soldiers completed their work one after another. They raised their thumbs and retreated to the ambush. Their white cloths and the surrounding white snow completed an excellent camouflage.
The large troops were ambushing a hundred meters on both sides of the road. Everyone was wearing camouflage, so it was difficult for the enemy to detect it. In other words, they never expected that a powerful force had already adopted an ambush.
Yang Mingzhi lay down in the snow and ordered the two girls: "If an enemy truck appears later, you two will attack the truck wheels and mailbox first to force them to stop."
The two of them were as trustworthy as ever. Yang Mingzhi took out his binoculars and looked to the east. Now that the troops were ready for battle, the next step was to wait patiently until the enemy surrendered. (To be continued.) 8