Yang Mingzhi had no idea that the German troops were not far from the battlefield, nor did he know that the enemy's scouts had followed the thick smoke on the battlefield and had a glimpse of the entire vast battlefield. They also knew that Niklaus's entire army had been annihilated.
The battle is over, and the remaining tasks are still difficult.
The people who were supposed to evacuate left in the captured trucks, and many of the remaining lightly wounded people decided to stay without hesitation to face the enemy who seemed to be attacking the swamp.
After the battle, Yang Mingzhi planned this area as a future line of defense in the area where the initial fighting took place. Just after the war, corpses on the battlefield were being collected, as were lost firearms and ammunition.
Yang Mingzhi ordered Ninelli and Vasilyev, who had suffered very little losses: "I order your troops to immediately start expanding the original German positions and build a ring defense system here."
Ninelli was very puzzled by this order. He was the first local militiaman in the swampland to come into contact with Yang Mingzhi, and he was less afraid of this rather approachable commander. He asked: "Should we expand our position?
Stay here and fight the Germans in a positional battle?"
"Yes, that's what I decided." Yang Mingzhi replied decisively.
He decided to set up defenses on this battlefield for no other reason. A few hours after the battle ended, the ground was still in a mess. The dead Soviet soldiers were restrained, and as for the Germans, they died here. It was just that the enemy had all kinds of equipment.
Everything was taken away, such as the important helmets and belts, which were given to the people returning.
They left, leaving as many as 4,000 fighting troops. For no other reason, Tchaikov's men joined the troops. Half of them were regular Soviet troops. After hearing that positional warfare was going to be carried out, Tchaikov's men included
I, including myself, stayed behind, and only the wounded were evacuated.
The sky is getting dark, but the flames of the battlefield are still burning!
Those armored vehicles that were blown to pieces, or had their roofs lifted and grenades thrown in. The fuel in their fuel tanks is still burning, and after nightfall, the place will be dotted with stars.
In the evening, the fortifications were still under construction. The soldiers were working, and Yang Mingzhi recruited the battalion commanders of each battalion to make plans for the next battle.
The sun sets in the west, and the soft and dim light shines on the white clouds. Although the weather is cold, the sunset is very beautiful. The battlefield is still littered with corpses, and the dim battlefield is desolate.
The Soviet soldiers performed their duties, and some temporarily set up defenses and rested in a forest. The officers and soldiers of the two battalions continued to wield engineering shovels. Soldiers from another company were moving captured German ammunition into the trenches being dug.
, some soldiers even worked together to drag the five German field guns over.
Several officers gathered at the temporary headquarters to wait for orders from the deputy division commander.
"So, your soldiers are really good at digging trenches, right?" Yang Mingzhi was a little worried about Ninelli. After all, most of his people were militiamen.
But this man looked confident. He patted his chest and said, "Sir, no matter how defensive the line is, I am operating in accordance with infantry drills. My platoon leaders also dig trenches according to this standard."
"That's good, that's good." After Yang Mingzhi nodded, he sat cross-legged and puffed out his chest, and said seriously: "Niklaus, a German, has been escorted back. He arrogantly explained that tens of thousands of German troops
On the way south, the infantry regiment whose commander was named Hoffman was the closest to us. 【】The weather has been very clear during this period. The black rock after the tank was destroyed is like a broadcast tower, and the enemy can see it from a radius of more than ten kilometers.
This smoke.
Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to human survival, arrogance is. We must remain vigilant and not be complacent about this victory. I am sure that Hoffman will definitely see the smoke of our battlefield and even hear the continuous explosions.
They are probably lying in ambush in a certain area, waiting for an opportunity to attack us."
"Probably not!" Yevgeny didn't believe it. "If they were near us, just now would be the best time to attack us. If they join the war, we will be attacked from both sides, and we may suffer huge losses."
"Come on, my friend, that guy's name is Hoffman. We almost defeated his entire regiment in Homnich. The 715th Division has always been our defeat. In the previous encounter, I was defeated by two battalions.
Pursue them and give them brutal blows!" Balzen despised the 715th Division and was a little dissatisfied with Yevgeny's words. He even used Natasha, who was habitually waiting beside Yang Mingzhi, as an example. "My heroic sniper at least shoots
One hundred of them were killed. This ragtag group not only has poor infantry tactics, poor weapons and equipment, but also poor personal military quality."
Natasha smiled shyly after being praised like this. However, the battle was horrific and many comrades died. Compared to annihilating the enemy, the sacrifice of comrades was depressing.
Seeing the busy discussion among these people, Yang Mingzhi clapped his hands to make everyone quiet down.
"Comrades, what Yevgeny said makes sense. Let's assume that the enemy is near us. Why don't they dare to attack us? I guess they must be very afraid of us, because Niklaus claimed that they sent tens of thousands of people to encircle Chaiko.
My husband and the Gomel Municipal Committee. If I were a German and saw thousands of Soviet troops, only a fool would make a surprise attack!
Or maybe the German troops were still relatively far away and they had not advanced when the battle occurred."
Both statements are reasonable. No one thought too much about it. After Yang Mingzhi said this, everyone had a backbone.
"The military commander must be the deputy division commander. With you here we will definitely win the war." Balzen said flatteringly.
"These praises will wait until the commendation meeting after we have won the battle. It is too early to talk about victory now. We will wait until we have eliminated these ten thousand people."
Yang Mingzhi was very ambitious, and the word "annihilate" surprised everyone. Is the deputy division commander so confident? Eat 10,000 of them. Imagine if this was successful, it would be a major victory in the entire war!
So Yang Mingzhi is really confident to eliminate all invading enemies? This is of course a metaphor. He said: "It seems that you are all surprised. Yes, it may be difficult to kill 10,000 people, but it is difficult to kill Hof
It's okay to have Mann as his defeated general. After our investigation, we also have a certain understanding of these two guys, Hoffman and Floyd. The rest we have to find a way to lure them to attack us."
Because the Germans have been deliberately trying to eliminate the Soviet army in the swamps, the previous air raids are simply the best proof. Besides, the German airport was also bombed by retaliatory attacks. Once they discover that the 284th Division's troops will definitely choose
Attack. Yang Mingzhi understood this correctly. It would be strange if they did not attack.
Yang Mingzhi decided to divide his troops into two groups, with Ninyili, Vasilyev and Joshua's female soldiers participating in the position battle, and Doronin's artillery as fire support. An artillery position was set up not far from the position. They would mainly serve
Captured field artillery.
The three battalions of Yevgeny, Lavrenti, and Tchaikov broke away from their positions and hid in the forest. Once the Germans appeared and attacked, the troops would make tactical detours and penetrate behind them to kick their butts.
"This is called a tactic that combines roundabout insertion and central blooming. Compared with other troops, only we can use this tactic. Other Soviet troops always charge after the artillery bombards the tanks, and then the infantry rushes after the tanks rush. The infantry, that is, the spurs are inserted in the middle.
Using a rifle to hit the enemy with a bayonet will see red. This kind of flat firepower is not suitable for us. Our army must be flexible, because the most elite troops are under my command."
"So we are not elite?" Joshua was unhappy. This woman really wanted to lead the female soldiers to fight a real blockade with live ammunition. She needed to give the troops a soul.
Yang Mingzhi apologized and said: "There are two very important points in this operation. First, the troops guarding the position must hold on. I will give you the strongest firepower, so the mission must be completed. Only you can delay the enemy.
Only then can I lead my troops to attack from behind. This is the core of the central blooming tactic.
As for the second point, we must deploy the spy to find the location of the German army. This is the necessary intelligence for me to make a roundabout insertion. This requires Balzen to continue to act!"
Balzen raised his head sharply, knowing that his best trick was coming again! Before Yang Mingzhi could say anything, he stood up like a spring and saluted with a military salute: "I will definitely complete the commander's order!" (To be continued)