After a brutal battle, people passed the highway smoothly. No one dared to slack off, because the troops were still advancing, and falling behind meant death.
The troops were advancing very fast. Balzen and others were very worried about encountering the German pursuers again. In addition to ordering the soldiers to advance quickly, they also ordered everyone not to leave any clues.
But how is this possible? A team of hundreds of people will at least leave footprints, and the blood stains dripping from the wounded will also expose the entire team.
The German pursuers found many traces, but they did not continue the pursuit rashly because the more than 100 people were already far away from the road. They were all lightly armed and had no ability to sleep in the forest.
Even if the climate begins to warm up a little bit, the temperature at night is no longer as aggressive after the cold wave recedes. The temperature often remains at minus one degree, and this low temperature can still freeze people to death.
When the pursuers saw the sun beginning to set, they simply withdrew, and they returned with information.
The actions of the Germans were within Balzen's expectations and exceeded his expectations. Everyone never expected that the enemy would follow the entire army for several hours. If they walked faster, another encounter would happen.
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It was luck that favored these people who had just finished fighting. As the sun set, Balzen ordered the troops to stop.
"Everyone starts setting up camp. No bonfires are allowed. Everyone eats dry food. Each squad leader and guerrilla officer counts his own casualties!"
Most of the soldiers carried their own bedding on their backs, and a set of blankets was enough to dispel the cold. The surviving soldiers began to set up camp, and the officers began to count casualties one by one.
Everyone who left the team was dead. The remaining people gathered together, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the number was much smaller.
The casualties were tallied very quickly. Each team reviewed themselves to know who was not in the team. The shocking information was immediately tallied.
Tchaikov was very surprised by the casualties. He took a notebook to record the losses of his various guerrilla squads. After summing them up, 420 people died in this battle!
What is this concept? Almost half of the people died! He never had time to count the results after the battle. Unexpectedly, after counting, the casualties were almost unacceptable.
However, considering the overall situation of the Soviet army, this casualty ratio is actually not bad! The total strength of the enemy, including armored vehicles and crews, was about 170 people, and they were all wiped out. The Soviet army lost 430 people. In comparison,
, the mortality rate is only 3:1. You must know that the loss ratio between the two sides is as high as 9:1 on a macro scale! It is a victory in the end, but it is also a tragic victory, and no one is happy.
"If such a battle continues, my entire guerrilla brigade will be wiped out. In this case, I should also shoot myself." With a heavy heart, Chaikov handed the statistical results to Balzen. The result was as expected, and Balzen was also stunned.
Living.
"Why are there so many casualties?! It's so surprising!" Balzen sat on the snow and looked at the cold numbers. He raised his head with a look of regret on his face, "Chaikov, maybe I order the entire army to charge.
The timing is wrong! Many people must have died on the way to the charge."
"But what can be done?" Chaikov shrugged, "Knowing that the enemy has built a bunker, the soldiers must charge. This is our fate as soldiers. Besides, attacking is a unanimous decision of the soldiers, and they have already made it.
I have the consciousness to fight to the death."
Balzen did not continue to discuss morale or consciousness. What he saw was the sacrifice of a total of 430 people and the injuries of 50 people. In this battle, nearly half of the people lost the ability to fight, and the troops were exhausted.
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He couldn't help but ask himself, if the deputy division commander was here, how would he command? Maybe he would attack more flexibly.
"These friendly brothers used very traditional infantry tactics. The soldiers were poorly trained and their battlefield skills were poor. In addition, it turned into hand-to-hand combat, so it was reasonable for them to suffer heavy losses." Balzen summed it up for himself. After all, people died.
The rest must continue to live.
Therefore, he, Tchaikov and Lyudbarov gathered together and immediately held a meeting to formulate a plan for future actions.
Here, Lyudbarev made several key requirements: "We must safely enter the area controlled by the 284th Division. I want to contact the 284th Division immediately. I don't want to encounter another German obstruction."
Of these three questions, the second one is the simplest. It is just to set up an antenna on the top of a tree, and the radio station on the ground will immediately contact the division headquarters. As for the remaining two questions, Balzen cannot guarantee that he will not encounter the German army.
"Maybe we should get in touch with our division, report our losses, and ask them for assistance." Balzen's idea was immediately recognized by everyone.
So, the monkey-like Maxim climbed to the top of the tree with the antenna. In a hand-to-hand fight, he was probably too flexible, and he flexibly avoided being attacked by the enemy's dagger, engineer shovel, and was not injured at all.
The radio station was quickly set up, and then the Morse code signal was transmitted. The hand-cranked generator was spinning desperately, and the power of the radio station was adjusted to the maximum.
At the same time, in the radio room of the 284th Division headquarters far away in the swamp, the garrison immediately received the signal from the distance. The code was transcribed and quickly translated into text. While translating, the radio operator was also surprised.
, because the intelligence clearly stated that the reconnaissance company and Gomel Municipal Committee and other personnel encountered a brutal attack by the German army, and nearly half of their troops were lost!
This report was immediately sent to the division headquarters, which forced Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov, who were reorganizing their troops to prepare for the expedition, to rush back in a hurry.
Yevlov grabbed the report and couldn't help but shudder. He frowned and turned his head and said to Yang Mingzhi: "Everything is really right! We are praying here, hoping that they will not encounter the enemy.
, but we encountered them today. It would be great if we could defeat them, but unfortunately, it would be a miserable victory!"
Yang Mingzhi took the report and saw the exact casualty situation. "Including our reconnaissance company, the number of people in the team is 1,300, and only a few hundred can actually fight. We also have people to protect women and children. In this way,
This victory is not worth celebrating, in terms of casualties we are simply defeated!"
The two immediately arrived at the map wall. According to the approximate location marked in the report, Yang Mingzhi drew a circle here with a pencil, and added the previous drawings to form the reconnaissance company's action route map.
Seeing that Yang Mingzhi had begun to think, Yevlov asked anxiously: "Now that they have begun to move south, what do you think, Belekov? What is the possibility that the enemy you mentioned will pursue them?"
"Possibility? Of course it is 100%." Yang Mingzhi pointed to the location where the battle took place, "My comrade division commander, our army encountered the enemy when it broke through the road. This should not be an accident. According to my analysis
, they are either stationed here, waiting for us to fall into the trap, but we bump into them again. This possibility is not high. Another situation is that they have strengthened their precautions and formed a long line on the highway.
Formation, so that we can be detected from anywhere if we break through."
In Yevlov's view, the Chief of Staff's words are the truth. What he said is indeed very reasonable. The German army is well prepared. Coupled with the previous intelligence, the enemy is really going crazy and wants to eat the reconnaissance company!
After all, their airport was destroyed tit for tat.
Yang Mingzhi thought about it carefully and suddenly became worried, as if a war was about to come.
The two returned to the desk, and Yang Mingzhi brought up the previous Homnitch battle.
"Why did that battle turn into a major war? It wasn't because of Homnich's strategic position. It was originally a battalion-level battle, but it suddenly became a brigade-level battle. The impact of this battle continues to this day.
I think the reason why we let Balzen take military risks is also based on the Battle of Homnich. I think the enemy will not react to the destruction of their airport, because this incident shows the enemy that even if the Soviet army is bombed
At the airport, the Soviet army can quickly retaliate in kind!"
"So, they will invade on a large scale?" Yevlov felt chills all over his body, and the attitude of the chief of staff in front of him was even more worrying.
"Yes, the enemy will either go crazy and annihilate our reconnaissance company and the Gomel Municipal Committee, or they will simply go south and take full revenge on the swamp."
"So which one do you think is more likely?" Yevlov continued to ask.
"Of course it's the former. So, I have to take more people this time." Here, Yang Mingzhi made a temporary decision to bring a reinforcement regiment, that is, two more battalions were added to the three battalions. If the artillery is also included,
, the total strength is as high as 3,500 people!
Yang Mingzhi made this decision, and Yevlov did not object. He even patted the old man on the shoulder: "Berekov, the victory depends on you. We must bring together the comrades of the Gomel Municipal Committee and Tchaikov Brigade.
And our reconnaissance company rescued them."
"Of course! We still send a report to them immediately and tell them our action plan. The most important thing is to let them advance along the Dnieper River to facilitate our rendezvous!"
"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Yevlov immediately started writing a manuscript, and Yang Mingzhi continued to train the troops non-stop. Lavrenti and Yevgeny had already arrived, and so had Joshua's women's camp. Because
The situation changed, and Vasiliev's Jewish battalion and Ninili's militia-adapted battalion also joined.
This huge team plans to take emergency action the next day! Tonight, Yang Mingzhi will check the situation of each unit again, and then go home quickly to comfort his wife.
After all, this is a war, and this operation may turn into a new war! How about bringing her along in this battle as a military doctor?
Yang Mingzhi thought about it and realized that it was not impossible. That girl probably liked Natasha more than he did, so it would be humane for the two sisters to meet earlier. Text (To be continued.).