The battle was over, and no results were achieved. After Natasha entered the city and saw the devastated battlefield, she felt very conflicted.
"Not a single enemy was eliminated, not a single dog tag was obtained, and not even a single bullet was fired! It's really terrible." Natasha felt that her participation in this operation was just a process, or a soy sauce.
What is the responsibility of a sniper? Due to light problems in night battles, she has no use, which is understandable. The main reason is that her comrades have wiped out all the enemies, and the results of the battle have been shared by others.
When Balzen saw the artillerymen, he first saluted and then gave Doronin high recognition.
"Thank you so much. After I led a large force to charge closer, I found many sleeping enemies. They were simply killed by your shells on the spot. And the atmosphere of panic created undoubtedly played a big role."
With this approval, Doronin nodded. "This is the role of our artillery. This reflects the value of our artillery preparation. But..."
Doronin pulled Natasha to his side and held her shoulders. "In this battle, our sniper hero didn't catch anything.
Balzen looked at the girl's face, her mouth was pouted, her brows were furrowed, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.
"What? Natasha, aren't you willing to give in? Just say it from the bottom of your heart."
"Yes!" When asked, the girl did not hide it. "I promised the deputy division commander that this battle must give him a result. I originally planned to eliminate many enemies and take away their dog tags.
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"I see, if we talk about dog tags, I have a lot of them here. Soldiers took them from the enemy's necks. How about you take them?"
This was Balzen's casual remark. He didn't know that it really hurt people's feelings.
Natasha's lips pursed even higher, and after hesitating for a long time, she said: "Sir, what you said is very wrong. I am an honest person, and I will report the results to the deputy division commander only if the enemies are killed by me personally.
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Balzen was stunned. This girl is very stubborn and honest. A gentleman does not eat what he comes to. Balzen felt something similar. "Okay, Natasha, I apologize to you. But after all, you were safe and sound in this battle, so that's fine."
Lucky. You know, in this battle, nearly 200 of our soldiers were killed, and more than 100 people were injured to varying degrees."
There were more than 300 casualties in total, which means that a quarter of all people involved in this operation were injured or killed. Natasha could feel the brutality of this battle after a little thought. Even if
In the night attack battle, the army still paid a heavy price in the face of the exhausted enemy. These enemies were not weak.
"Okay, Natasha, I'll give you a gift."
Balzen handed her the Ruger pistol he had just seized without hesitation.
"There are still two magazines of bullets. Let this pistol be your self-defense weapon."
But Natasha shook her head. "No, the captured trophies should be handed over, and then the division headquarters will decide how to distribute them. Besides, I already have such a pistol, but it has been kept in the warehouse and I have no use for it.
it."
In the army, especially in the conversations between the soldiers of the reconnaissance company and the guard company, the deputy division commander paid special attention to this girl. Many soldiers simply ridiculed that the deputy division commander had almost become an adoptive father-like existence to the orphaned girl. So this girl was particularly emphasized.
Discipline is a matter of course.
"Okay, I'll keep this pistol for now. Natasha, you should also take a rest. Wait a while and we'll all evacuate the city."
Upon hearing this, Doronin looked unhappy.
"You made this arrangement earlier, why should I order my people to bring the artillery in? Our artillery position is waiting outside, and when the army retreats, we will follow the vehicle. These sleds also have heavy equipment, don't you think about it?
It can move with just a slight push!”
Balzen felt that he had been negligent in his orders, and it was indeed unnecessary to let the artillery enter the city.
"Forget it, there is no other way. You should go into the city. Just do this. Your sled still has enough space. Now put some loot on it. Our transportation work will start immediately."
He is the commander of this operation, and this is the first time he has commanded a troop operation of thousands of people. Although he lacks experience, Doronin does not talk nonsense. After all, he is an old comrade who has been fighting together through life and death for half a year. "Okay! I obey the order, I want to
You still need to contact our people who are dormant in the woods. The horse-drawn sleigh should be set out."
"I just ordered them to move out! Before dawn, we must remove everything that can still be used!"
Doronin immediately ordered his men to take action, and there were even other soldiers, such as Anatoly's men. Each of the soldiers carried an extra gun. The battle was over, and they followed Doronin towards the woods.
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Afterwards, Balzen was finally able to calm down and ordered the radio operator: "Get in touch with the division headquarters immediately. I want to report the situation to them!"
It was three o'clock in the morning, which is the time when people are most asleep. Yang Mingzhi was no exception. He stayed in the blacksmith village and ordered people to move a narrow Russian-style bed into the new division headquarters. Seeing him do this, Yevlo
Her husband and Yelentina immediately followed suit. The three of them did this just to wait for the latest results.
Seeing that her husband had decided to keep vigil, Yang Tao did not return to her residence. She did not like to be alone and decisively stayed with her husband. At the division headquarters, this girl helped with small tasks, such as boiling some hot milk and preparing some midnight snacks.
That’s all.
Although the beds and blankets have been moved into the division headquarters, who is so big-hearted enough to sleep peacefully?
At midnight, the three of them were sitting still and full of energy. Yang Mingzhi seemed to be sitting cross-legged on the earthen kang. Looking at the watch, it was already time.
"Theoretically, the battle will begin now. A thousand of us will attack one enemy battalion. We can theoretically achieve great success in this night attack."
"Of course," Yevlov said, "but there will be a price. Especially Anatoly's temporary battalion. I'm not optimistic about the performance of this unit."
On this point, Yang Mingzhi does not deny that Anatoly is completely chasing a duck. His people's energy and spirit have not yet fully recovered, and their physical strength cannot cope with the fighting habits of the 284th Division. What's worse is that they have not yet learned a brand new infantry attack.
Tactics. If you still foolishly advance with a skirmish line and defeat the enemy's machine gun fire by running for a short time, the cost will still be very high.
The three of them kept chatting like this until three o'clock in the morning, but no one was sleepy.
At this moment, a radio operator announced that he had finally received important information. The three of them jumped out of bed and quickly ran to the radio room as if they had been stabbed in the butt by a needle.
"How's it going? Did you win?" Yevlov asked anxiously.
I saw another radio operator, holding the headset in his left hand, and recording numbers in his notebook with his right hand. These codes were sent back from the direction of Homnich, and the specific information needed to be translated according to the code book.
"Sirs, wait a moment, Alyosha and I still need to decipher."
After a short wait, time seemed to pass very slowly. Finally, they handed over a piece of paper. This was the success of the decipherment. Now everyone knew what happened in Homnich.
"Almost all of Alexander's people were wiped out. Only this guy and a mere eleven people were able to avoid being killed by the German Stuka dive bombers because they hid in the deep basement! Even so, they were lucky enough to use a pair of hands.
The bricks and rubble dug out of the ruins came out like a mole." Yelentina sighed, feeling very fond of Alexander in her heart. When he comes back, she must personally pay attention to this lucky man.
"It's terrible, they actually encountered an air attack! Things have become complicated." Yevlov raised his head and looked at the other two people. "Comrades, it is obvious that the enemy has deployed a front-line airport in this area. Our future battles
It is very likely that we will also encounter air strikes.”
It’s a blessing, not a curse, but it’s a curse that cannot be avoided. Yang Mingzhi thought quickly, “It is very reasonable for the enemy to increase their air force in order to guard that highway. Our army has strong combat effectiveness and frequent operations. I think all these changes are the result of the previous
I led the troops and rushed into the city of Lechica, beheaded the enemy's security headquarters, and killed the person in charge of the Nazi party."
"Okay, okay, now is not the time for us to look back on our past great achievements. But what should we do next?" Yevlov asked anxiously.
"What else can be done? I estimate that the German battalion's advance into Homnich was a tentative attack. You see, this report also shows that the enemy belongs to the 722nd Division. Balzen found it from the corpse of its officer
I obtained conclusive and credible evidence. I concluded that this was a test by the enemy, and the purpose was probably very similar to what the 715th Division did last month. This time they increased the air force and blew up Homnich. If we are stupid
If we fight the enemy, the enemy's air force will massacre our light infantry."
With these words, others suddenly understood. According to Yang Mingzhi's deduction, Balzen led his troops to recapture Homnich and completely wiped out the German army. There would definitely be another air raid in retaliation, and perhaps the air raid would be launched when the sun was rising.
"So we have to order them to retreat immediately, right?" Yevlov continued to ask.
"That's right! We can't be fooled. Homnage is in ruins and there are a lot of huge craters in the city. I don't know how much strategic value this city has. I think its current value to us is just an iron mine.
In order to avoid greater casualties, they must retreat. The entire army retreated to the woods to rest and rest, and then returned to the military camp." Yang Mingzhi sighed and said, "Comrades, we must now be prepared to guard against air strikes."
Yevlov nodded: "Okay, we will order them now to evacuate the city before dawn." (To be continued.) u