A reconnaissance plane flew over the city of Chenoby. Its appearance was so unexpected that the German defenders of the city opened fire on it without hesitation.
Paul, a German pilot who had experienced an air battle, could no longer bear such a blow. For a while, he thought that this city was also controlled by the Soviets.
German troops on the ground fired at it. The slow-moving reconnaissance plane was hit and black smoke ignited from its wings.
Paul had no choice but to parachute to survive.
An umbrella cover appeared in the sky, and the ground firepower also stopped. The German defenders wanted to capture Chernobyl alive. At this moment, Paul thought that there were Soviets on the ground, and the Germans thought that he was a Soviet.
The attack of misunderstanding did not end until Paul was discovered.
Several German search teams were immediately ordered to search the forest where the umbrella had fallen, and captured the "Soviet pilot". They were so sure that this guy was an enemy, and it wasn't because of the previous series of explosions in Chernobyl, the railway bridge
The bridge collapsed, and the train station became a sea of fire, which made people nervous. Months passed, and the bridge continued to collapse. Only the train station was renovated and could still be used.
There were Soviet troops in the swamps in the north, and Chenoby's defenders didn't dare to be careless.
The search team didn't spend much time and successfully found the target. They saw this unlucky guy with his umbrella hanging on the branch of a tall pine tree. He was like a hanging salted fish. When he saw someone coming, he immediately begged for mercy.
if.
These words were all in German, and the heavily armed German soldiers were really frightened. Looking at this man's attire, he was definitely one of our own.
"This is a German. My God, we made a stupid mistake and almost hit one of our own! Quick! Untie him!" The German soldiers immediately took the confused Paul away and quickly took him back to the city.
A few hours after being rescued, Paul regained consciousness. At this moment, he was lying in the hospital in the city, and some officers were standing in front of the bed.
Paul was relieved. He almost lost his life, but now he can save his life.
More than him, the Germans at Chernobyl particularly wanted to know what mission this plane that suddenly flew out of the guerrilla activity area was carrying out?
Bergman, the commander of the Chernobian occupation force, asked impatiently: "Soldier, what mission are you on? Why did you fly over the swamp? Where did you take off from?"
In this way, Paul also informed his mission without reservation, and asked nervously: "Where is my map? I must have that! The enemy's position has been marked, and I have to go back and resume my life."
These officers learned that friendly forces in the northern part of the swamp were conducting air reconnaissance for guerrillas. Three of the four reconnaissance planes were shot down, and worse still, they were shot down by the Soviet air force.
Commander Bergman was transferred here two months ago. He has an infantry regiment under his command, which is a second-line force. Its main task is to hold on here and assist in the deployment of supplies.
The Soviet army attacked the city last year, and those who survived are still scared. After the fire in the city was extinguished, many facilities were rebuilt, new warehouses were erected, and the latest locomotives came from Central Europe. Chernobyl's strategic importance is still very important
Strong, even if the railway bridge has collapsed, it can still serve as a distribution center for materials and reduce the transportation pressure in Kiev.
In order to avoid a recurrence of the disaster, some German volunteers went to the front lines in Eastern Europe from China and became logistics personnel. Such people brought their families with them, and there were more than 3,000 strong laborers in total. They all underwent simple military training and filled the ranks of the army.
Under the command of German, these Germans and their families had a total population of nearly 10,000. Together with some Ukrainian collaborators who immigrated from Kiev, Chernobyl's population recovered to 20,000.
For several months, the Soviets in the northern swamps had not moved south again. Long-term peace can be paralyzing, but this time friendly reconnaissance planes provided important intelligence, which really made the situation tense again.
As for Ukraine, the German Army Group South is responsible here. The Pripet Swamp is the boundary between them and the friendly forces in the north. In terms of politics and military, the German troops in the south do not need to be responsible for the north. Even if such friendly scouts appear,
First, you must interrogate yourself immediately, then inform your superiors of the information, and then release the person after obtaining permission.
This new policy arrangement is completely reasonable, but it undoubtedly delays some opportunities.
Paul underwent a systematic examination and was determined to have only soft tissue abrasions.
After getting the first-hand interrogation materials, Bergman immediately held a meeting. He was more sensitive than other officers because the enemies of the northern swamps, the so-called "swamp guerrilla brigade", had very strong combat effectiveness and could not be called
mob.
Many copies of the interrogation materials were made, and his main military officers and the city's Nazi party civil servants all had copies.
Bergman frowned, put his hands behind his back, and wandered around the office. He said, "You have all seen the materials. We almost killed our friends. Now, this investigation material shows that the Soviets are here with us."
An airport was built not far to the north, and there were also combat aircraft. Pilot Paul's wingman was shot down. Now we must believe that not only were those guerrillas not severely damaged by nature in the severe cold of winter, but on the contrary, their combat capabilities
Still scary."
Bergman continued to talk freely, and the more he talked, the more worried everyone became about their own safety.
One of his battalion commanders stood up and asked: "Sir, we are the gateway to Kiev. If the enemy attacks, we will bear the brunt. Swamp Guerrilla Brigade, this is probably not their real name. They must have an exact organization,
That’s a group of regular troops!”
"You are right." Bergman waved his hand for him to sit down and continued, "The small town of Homnage in the north is as big as the city we are stationed in. The battle around that city has been fought four times.
We paid a huge price and failed to complete the task of eliminating the main force of the guerrillas. So, Fredman, what you said makes sense. If the enemy chooses to go south, we will encounter a key attack here! We must not let the tragedy happen again.
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Having said this, Bergman immediately ordered everyone to stand up and gave his order.
Paul never expected that his arrival would be seen as a warning signal by the friendly forces in the south. His reconnaissance information was known to Bergman, so he immediately ordered to strengthen the city defense, and the tense atmosphere of the war quietly arrived.
But Paul, he just wanted to return to the north of the swamp, to Lechica or Gomel, and report the situation to his superiors. Unfortunately, this idea was difficult to realize.
First of all, he is a wounded soldier. Although the soft tissue is bruised, it is enough to make him walk on crutches. It is impossible for the frontline hospital to let him go.
Secondly, after obtaining the investigative information, Bergman immediately became famous and drove his Jeep to deliver the letter to Kiev. Before the letter arrived, he had already communicated with Kiev.
"That's just an armed bandit. The army is going to carry out a larger-scale operation. Your mission is to hold on to Chernobyl." This is an order from the headquarters of Army Group South, which is actually an order from von Bock.
Reichenau had died of overwork and illness in January, and von Bock took over his task. He immediately took measures after taking office, that is, to find ways to organize the Soviet army's winter counteroffensive on the southern front.
At this moment, the Soviet troops left behind in the Pripet Swamp are a cancer that will be eliminated sooner or later. But the dangerous swamp is enough to make the suppression troops suffer. The rear troops are not strong in combat effectiveness, and the front lines are not strong.
The troops can no longer yell.
As the commander of an army group, the intelligence he received was reported to each level. Out of arrogance and the principle of not being fooled, he refused to send additional soldiers to the defense line in northern Kiev.
When the order was sent back to Chenobi, it was already two days later. During these two days, Bergman just tried to find a way to report the situation to Paul's superior, the army group stationed on the front line of Mozyr, and quietly waited for the order.
Now that the order came, Paul was to be sent back, and Bergman could only silently strengthen his defenses.
The two days were undoubtedly delayed by the German army. Yang Mingzhi, who was extremely vigilant, tried every means to arouse everyone's vigilance.
In Lechicha, the 715th Division thought that the reconnaissance operation had failed again. Unexpectedly, the last pilot flew to the south of the swamp. Schultz took the report from the commander of the group army and basically learned what happened after the reconnaissance plane took off.
The ins and outs were also clear, including the Soviet airfield in the swamp and the order issued by the headquarters to authorize the air raid.
Inside the division headquarters, Schultz breathed a sigh of relief: "Now, we can finally carry out precise strikes against the enemy."
Swager has never been very optimistic about air strikes, but all six offensives have failed unless a large corps is encircled and suppressed. Using air strikes as the main means of attack is helpless. "I hope so, I hope that future air strikes can
They crippled him."
"But we have to wait a few days for the air strike to be carried out." Schultz shook his head. "What I fear most is that the opportunity will be missed. After all, those Soviets are not fools."
Schulz and Swager carried out the orders given to them by the group army, which was to strengthen the defense.
On the other hand, the exact reconnaissance information will have to be delivered to the Army Group Headquarters in Mozyr later, and the air strike will have to be postponed, giving Yang Mingzhi more time to prepare. (To be continued.) 8