Just outside the forest, Kuznetsov's large force is still retreating while fighting. They have set the direction of retreat to the southwest. There are only the last 16 tanks available for this force, and most of the trucks are not
Blowing up means running out of fuel. The army abandoned a large number of heavy weapons. Without these, the army's retreat speed also increased.
Many soldiers were captured, and Kuznetsov only had one hundred thousand troops left. He was a man who fought to the end and would not be a traitor to the motherland like Vlasov.
On the other hand, the remnants of the 284th Guards Division entered the forest and marched through the forest for a while.
Temperate forests do not have many shrubs, so soldiers walking through the forest encountered little resistance.
Yevlov issued an order for all soldiers to reduce their food intake to save food.
And Yang Mingzhi followed his wife's advice. He called on the soldiers to dig out everything they could eat in the forest, such as bracken, some wild vegetables, and even mushrooms. Some soldiers even chose to catch fish in the streams. But even so, if the troops
If we don't move, the food will definitely run out within a month.
Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov exchanged opinions. The troops should continue to advance deep into the dense forest, and then find ways to contact the villages in the forest, or even find them directly. It is also a good idea to use the villages as a base and keep a low profile and watch the development of the war situation.
A seemingly feasible decision.
The available medicines in the medical kit carried by Yang Tao were rapidly depleting, and at the same time, the conditions of some wounded soldiers began to deteriorate. She knew that many people had inflammation due to wound infection, and if they did not receive good treatment, they would suffer defeat.
blood disease.
Many soldiers did not have fever yet and were even in good spirits, but their wounds had begun to suppurate. As a last resort, Carambola had to resort to the homespun methods he had learned during the civil war.
Yang Mingzhi decided to check on his wife's condition and the wounded soldiers at the resting place.
Suddenly, I saw my wife roasting a dagger on the bonfire.
"What are you going to do now?"
Yang Tao didn't notice her husband's appearance. Even though he asked questions, she still concentrated on her work until Yang Mingzhi asked loudly.
"Of course it's treatment. Lilia, help hold Mikhail down."
Lilia also went to Eastern Europe with the infantry regiment, and she also experienced a series of wars. It is very interesting to say that she was the one who took care of Carambola, and now this former "patient" has become a doctor, or perhaps a "Mongolian doctor"
", one word is ruthless.
Yang Mingzhi looked at the soldier who was about to receive treatment. He seemed very scared. "Soldier, what is your name?"
"Mikhail Kanachkin, sir, must I be treated like this?"
"Quiet." Star Tao told him to shut up, "I will hang up the rotten flesh for you and then brand the wound."
Yang Mingzhi nodded, "If you don't want the wound to continue to develop and cause severe fever and death, then you should follow Besica's treatment."
The wounded soldier was appointed, holding a wooden stick wrapped in cloth in his mouth. Star Tao remained calm. After the dagger hung up the rotten flesh, another hot dagger was attached to it. This looked like some kind of torture, soldier.
He was convulsing in pain and the wound was quickly burned. This method of fighting poison with poison was a helpless move at this time when there was a shortage of medical treatment.
Yang Mingzhi looked at his wife's profile. She was so calm and composed. Her long hair was tied into a braid and hung down behind her head, with a few black hair hanging on her forehead.
This girl looks weak, but in fact she has a very strong heart. She is also very good at surviving and knows how to rely on the strong. Perhaps it is also her helplessness. After all her family members were killed, she was alone. Now as a wife and a soldier of the Soviet Red Army, she is also
What a good place to stay.
The troops continued to advance slowly. The soldiers carried heavy food bags, personal bedding, and weapons. Therefore, everyone's equipment was very heavy, that is, because these people were old men with rough skin and thick flesh.
high.
Naturally, Yang Mingzhi would not be stupid enough to carry this. His loyal soldiers were willing to do the work for the commander. Of course, in exchange, he had the responsibility to lead the troops to a safe place.
At the new resting place, Yang Mingzhi had determined that the German army would not easily enter the forest and their mechanized troops would not be able to deploy here.
A new meeting was held, and all surviving junior officers were called together to discuss future plans.
Yevlov said: "We are destined to be short of food, ammunition and medicine if we stay in the forest. Therefore, we will eventually have to break out."
What he said was very realistic. There are now 3,000 people in the team and more than 20 horses acting as "porters" to carry ammunition.
The officers whispered to each other and looked at Yang Mingzhi one after another.
"Berekov, do you still decide to stay in the forest and fight guerrillas with the Germans?" Yevlov asked.
"Yes, that's what I think since our battle is doomed to fail. Because this may be the most reasonable plan we can choose at the moment."
"No, I object." An officer accused, "We are a field force, not cowards hiding in the forest. If you ask me, we continue to move forward, open a gap through the forest and break out."
"Come on! Guderian's large army is advancing towards Ukraine just outside the forest. Three thousand of us face his hundreds of thousands? Unless we wait for Kuznetsov. And even if we stay in the forest to fight guerrillas, this
This is not an act of cowardice."
Yang Mingzhi faced everyone, "In the War of 1812, Russian guerrillas carried out fatal attacks on the French army's logistics. Of course we can follow suit. As for your doubts about guerrilla warfare, you still have the desire to desperately break through.
Let me tell you, wandering without attacking is cowardism, and failing to attack is desperate. Many of our officers came from the Far East, and they have clearly fought with the Japanese. Why don't you understand? Are we going to fight with those Japanese?
We are just as stupid as human beings, using our flesh and blood to go head-to-head with the German elite armored forces. Wake up! Our current strength is too weak."
Yang Mingzhi woke up the dreamer with his words, and Yevlov waved his hand: "Perhaps we should trust Belekov more in this matter. After all, he is Chinese and has a lot of experience in guerrilla warfare."
Yang Mingzhi scratched his head. When it came to guerrilla warfare, he was not a veteran like Yang Tao. The only thing he knew about guerrilla warfare was Taizu's "Sixteen-Character Proverbs" for guerrilla warfare. However, like most Chinese in later generations, he also watched the war instructional film "
I watched a lot of movies like "Tunnel Warfare" and "Mine Warfare".
Let alone commanding guerrilla warfare, I know a lot more than these comrades who only know positional warfare.
Therefore, everyone basically unanimously agreed that before Kuznetsov's troops entered the forest, they would first conduct guerrilla warfare, find villages to buy food, and even borrow residents' houses.
Everyone returned to their own units, except for one woman. She was Yelentina. As a member of the Cheka, she had long lost contact with the organization.
She heard the word "Khitan" many times in the meeting just now, which refers to Belekov.
Yang Mingzhi was stopped by this girl just as he wanted to go back. "Berekov, are you Chinese?"
"Of course, I thought the NKVD comrades had known about it for a long time."
"Bah! It was my oversight. I didn't expect that there were foreigners in the team. I was just suspicious before, because I heard you and that woman talking in a special language. I was suspicious then, and now you have admitted it yourself."
"Yes, I admit it. But so what? Do you have any doubts about me?"
Yelentina didn't want to say it directly. In her heart, she did not accept that the troops were led by foreigners. Yang Mingzhi saw her hesitation and immediately pointed out: "My wife and I are indeed Chinese. We are Chinese anti-Japanese troops who retreated into the Soviet Union."
.But we lost contact with the organization and joined the current army, so compared to many soldiers in the infantry division, I am even older."
Yang Mingzhi tried his best to dispel this woman's concerns. The so-called military status means that he is a legal Soviet Red Army soldier. As for whether his nationality is the Soviet Union, that will be discussed later. The current war has reached a very critical moment, and all forces that can be armed to fight against the Germans should
Unity, Yelentina knows this very well.
Yang Mingzhi returned to his unit and ordered his subordinates to check their armaments. There were nearly 400 people left in the special anti-tank battalion, including five DP machine guns, more than 50 anti-tank guns, more than 100 semi-automatic rifles, and submachine guns.
A large proportion, and at the end there are the last twenty RPG warheads and five sets of launchers.
Such equipment is already very luxurious, and the firepower density of this battalion greatly exceeds that of the corresponding German infantry battalion.
In the evening, the reconnaissance company sent out for reconnaissance returned. The company commander excitedly reported that a village was found about five kilometers ahead.
Yevlov was overjoyed and ordered the troops to have a good rest at night and march towards the target early the next morning.