A dozen horse-drawn sleighs returned to the woods with the collected guns and ammunition. The soldiers were very careful, and the German helmets, armed belts and even their military uniforms were all useful.
"It's really funny. Even if we have poison gas, they still put on gas masks." As he said that, Balzen stuffed the mask back into the small iron bucket and threw it back on the sled. The biggest use of the German gas mask bucket is that it can be used as an explosion
It is very suitable to make simple landmines.
In addition to these, the spoils also included a large amount of food. He did not stop the soldiers from putting biscuits and other things into their pockets. Everyone was physically exhausted, so it was necessary to eat some of the captured high-calorie food.
Natasha sat on the sled, holding her unfired sniper rifle, and returned to the woods. It was not that she didn't catch any spoils, but two boxes of milk biscuits, three cans, and a small piece of chocolate. These were the German army's military rations.
It will be used immediately to meet the urgent needs of the Soviet army.
Balzen had been commanding the troops in the ruins of Homnich, and more than twenty sleighs arrived, which would be used to transport wounded soldiers and the bodies of fallen soldiers.
There will always be deaths in war. In just a few hours after the battle, dozens of seriously injured people died. In this battle, the death toll of the Soviet army exceeded 200. They were corpses that should not be left in the wilderness, but were all restrained.
Get up. At least dig some pits in the woods where the troops are hiding, and bury the remains of the dead soldiers in the land that gave birth to them.
As for the Germans, most of them were stripped down to their white underwear. The snow water dried up and froze quickly, and the bodies quickly turned gray-white, lifeless like pieces of marble.
Time is passing little by little, and there is really not much time left for Balzen.
"This is the last batch of corpses! We should leave after transporting these." Balzen ordered, but another soldier gave new advice.
It is said that if the German invasion had not happened, the troops would have come to Homnich, and the plan was to transport the steel bars. The soldier reminded: "There are still a lot of steel bars scattered in the ruins. We also found Alexander
What they are talking about is the German artillery that they moved into the city. Unfortunately, these big guns were all blown to pieces, and their incomplete metal gun bodies still have use value."
Metal is still the most needed strategic resource for the 284th Division. Besides, manufacturing new weapons, such as recoilless rifles, really requires steel.
Gritting his teeth, Balzen was of course not willing to evacuate immediately. He ordered: "Soldier, how long do you think it will take to move away those damn scraps of metal?"
"About two hours. We'll try to move as quickly as possible."
This soldier is a militiaman, and he knows the value of these metals better than the regular soldiers.
Balzen looked at his watch. It was almost five o'clock in the morning. The dimension of Belarus is relatively high. According to the winter time currently in effect, the sun will rise at seven o'clock in the morning. In other words, the militiamen have only the time they applied for to collect metal.
It's been two hours.
He agreed with the decision and ordered: "When you see the first ray of light in the east, no matter how much metal you carry, you must retreat immediately!"
At the same time, twenty pilots of the German air force aviation group nearby were urgently ordered to get up.
Group Captain Hans Koch has always felt that sending bombers to deal with the guerrillas is simply like using anti-aircraft artillery to swat mosquitoes. None of the soldiers in the security forces are good sources of troops. Perhaps it is because of their quality that it takes a long time to encircle and suppress the guerrillas.
Being passive, one has no choice but to attack unarmed villagers and soldiers. This is not honorable at all, but orders must be carried out.
Therefore, Koch must also execute the order. He was temporarily incorporated into the battle order of the group army in southern Belarus. The meaning of his existence was to assist the 715th Division and the 722nd Division.
His aviation group had forty-five aircraft, of which twenty Stukas were all its dive bombers.
Some of these pilots participated in the bombing of Homnich a few days ago. After they gathered together, they all said: "We have just bombed the city into rubble. There are big craters everywhere on the ground, just like the surface of the moon. Has the enemy not been wiped out yet?"
Koch understood this problem, and he immediately ordered: "This is an order, we must implement the order of the army group. All your complaints against the security forces are now reserved. We are ordered to bomb Homnich again. You
Just drop the bomb accurately into the ruins of the city."
"Yes!" All twenty people stood at attention and saluted.
Suddenly, Koch hesitated. This man kept an eye on it and said to the two pilots in the team: "Kulain, Adler, when you are performing your mission, pay attention to the forests near the city, especially to the south of the city.
forest."
"Why? Could there be enemies hidden there?" Adler asked.
"Maybe, maybe not. You two have the best eyesight. For example, you Adler, your last name is Eagle. I hope your eagle eyes can detect abnormalities on the battlefield. After all, we are different from those security forces. Even if we are suppressing people from behind,
Bandits must also inherit the will of the Red Baron."
"sieghail!" Adler gave the standard Nazi salute.
When it is past six in the morning, dawn time arrives. Due to the scattering effect of the atmosphere, the light will dispel the darkness more than half an hour before the first ray of sunlight breaks through the horizon. Even if the light is very weak, Koch does not want to delay.
Even if the battle happened in the early morning, in just a few hours, these damn Soviets would still be running away without a trace. There are many signs that they are probably already in defensive positions in the ruins of the city. This is exactly what the Air Force planned based on their fatal strikes.
Big opportunity!
The aircraft was pulled out of the hangar, and all Stukas underwent a final inspection. Machine gun bullets were inserted into the nose of the aircraft, and two 250-kilogram aerial bombs were mounted on each side of the aircraft, plus
Machine guns and ammunition, this is the loading limit of this aircraft.
They were all listed on the field airport, and the pilots were already sitting in the cabin, waiting for orders from the tower.
When the fleet left the airport and rushed to the battlefield, this was Koch's favorite moment. "Twenty dive bombers and twenty tons of bombs will be enough to blow you up again." He muttered to himself and ordered the mission to be carried out.
At this moment, the sun was not yet angry, and the air was full of chill. The coldness caused the aircraft engines to not burn fully, and the first few aircraft took off and taxied, emitting a lot of black smoke. In the end, they took off safely, in the sky
After making a big turn, the goal is Homnich and move forward!
But at the same time, the militiamen who were transporting scrap metal were still working hard.
Balzen has retreated to the woods. The vegetation here is very dense. In theory, there are no clues at high altitude. The White Russian woods are always one big group after another, and the vegetation types are just a few kinds of tall trees. Balzen's big tree
The troops hid in the pine forest, and these cold-resistant plants perfectly covered the Soviet camp under the needles!
Many soldiers felt safe and chose to rest where they were and eat some of the captured meals.
Natasha is no exception. In addition to not being able to eat hot food, eating some German biscuits is also delicious. After all, even in peacetime, these things, especially chocolate, are also very expensive.
Compared with everyone's involuntary relaxation, Balzen was very anxious.
"Damn it, these militiamen, why haven't they brought their things back yet?!" He held up the binoculars and could vaguely see figures in the ruins of the city. They were still loading and unloading goods.
In fact, because the damaged metal gun mount was so heavy, it took a lot of time for the militiamen to move it to the sled with all their strength.
They were also worried that there was not enough time. Looking at their pocket watches, it soon reached seven in the morning.
"Maybe the enemy's air strikes will lag behind, or the enemy's air strikes don't exist at all. Are we worried in vain?" Balzen comforted himself. He really hoped that the 284th Division headquarters simply thought too much. Maybe today is still peaceful.
of.
While he was daydreaming, suddenly, Balzen heard a strange and stiff sound in his ears besides the sound of the wind! It was a low humming sound, getting closer and closer, and becoming more and more dangerous.
Suddenly, every pore of this man's sweat stood up. Others may not understand this strange noise, but the majority of soldiers in the Soviet regular army should understand it!
This noise comes from an enemy dive bomber. It comes from the "Horn of Jericho", which is produced by an air-driven sound device installed in the cooling air inlet of the nose of this aircraft. The purpose of its existence is to make noise and psychologically intimidate
The enemy on the ground. In fact, it did achieve very good results, so when Balzen gave the order, his people, as well as Anatoly's people, immediately stopped resting and became alert.
"What the hell, the division commander really got it right!" Balzen yelled at the ruins of the city, because at this moment, those metal sleds started to move.
More than a dozen horse-drawn sleighs were pulling heavy goods towards the camp. At this time, Balzen only hoped that they would move faster. He never thought that these people's actions would lead to a disaster!
The early morning light sways the earth, there is still some morning mist in the air, the sun from the east spreads holy light, and the vast land is covered with snow. This holy and beautiful scene will soon be swept away by the iron and blood of war.
The German Stuka formation was led by captain Lister. Before the operation, the captain said that the first task of the sixteen aircraft of the large force was to bomb the city. Kurlein and Adler, with their respective wingmen, stared at the forest.
, look for abnormalities again and change tactics at any time.
As the plane approached Homnich little by little, Adler, with his sharp eyesight, immediately spotted something strange on the snow.
"That's something like a carriage. It must be Soviet guerrillas!" Through the radio, he immediately reported his findings. To this end, Lister immediately made important adjustments.
The first group's eight planes bombed the city, while the second group attacked exposed Soviets on the ground.
Balzen in the woods was horrified to see the enemy's aircraft formation. They immediately changed their formations at high altitude, and some of them actually rushed towards the horse-drawn sleigh team that was running hard.
"Damn it! It's all over!" Balzen and the officers and soldiers saw the scene of the enemy attack. The planes began to dive, one plane dropped a bomb, and then there was a huge explosion.
Two aerial bombs exploded, setting off a huge cloud of smoke and dust. The shock wave quickly rushed to the woods where the large troops were hiding. The heat wave blew the pine trees and swayed. It was obvious that this group of more than fifty militiamen would definitely be wiped out!
At the same time, the bombing of the city of Homnich also began. A large amount of smoke and dust rose into the sky again from the ruins not far away, like a volcanic eruption, and like a wall of smoke and dust. If there were troops stationed there, there would definitely be