Yang Mingzhi stayed with Ivanov in Catfish Village, discussing and drawing all the equipment needed for the fertilizer plant.
Yevlov and Elena were also dealing with their own affairs.
In the collective farms, the villagers went to cultivate new fields and sow potato tubers as usual, and the achievements of the soldiers in reclaiming wasteland were also increasing day by day.
The shearing season has come to an end, and all the sheep raised in the collective farms have become "bald". A large amount of wool is being cleaned and processed into wool. The carpenters, papermakers, etc. in the village are still producing large and small things.
necessity.
Some of the lightly wounded had recovered, and they continued to return to their respective units. As soon as they returned, new tasks were placed in front of them. These people also had to bring farm tools to open up wasteland, or follow the instructions to log wood.
Catfish Village is a little better. Smoke is always rising around the Blacksmith Village, which is the smoke from burning charcoal and the black smoke from smelting metal. During this precious inter-war period, industry is developing rapidly.
The German army and even the distant Soviet army did not know much about what was happening in the swamp. They probably knew that a tragic battle had taken place here, and the result was a disastrous defeat for the German army, which forced them to revise their strategy for this area.
The encirclement and suppression of more than 10,000 people finally lured out a large number of Soviet guerrillas hidden in the swamps and forests, and their combat effectiveness was even far greater than that of the regular army. Timoshenko, who was the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Front at the time, had no regard for the Soviet guerrillas assigned to him.
I really like the 284th Guards Division.
Air assistance to the swamps is being prepared, and he has left all plans to Chief of Staff Tupikov.
The airdrop operation is already a certainty. As for what kind of transportation team and what kind of escort team will be used, this is the key to the mission.
Tupikov was in charge of this matter, and he originally wanted to use an honest TB3 bomber as a transport aircraft.
This kind of aircraft is old and outdated by any standards. During the chaos at the beginning of the war, the Soviet army had to put this kind of aircraft into combat to try to stop the German armored forces. But the German fighter jets were like eagles.
It is easy to hunt down prey.
He clearly realized that the TB3 was no longer useful and that only the new Li-2 transport aircraft could handle this long-distance transportation.
In order to ensure the safety of transportation, escort fighter jets are also very important.
It was the Soviet Union that was the first to develop a monoplane fighter with retractable wheels, but it was also the last biplane fighter that the Soviet Union gave up. The I-153 and I-16 were completely eliminated, and fighters such as the Lager 3 became the main combat aircraft.
In January, the Southwestern Front and the Southern Front fought side by side and carried out the Barvinkovo-Lozovaya battle, which allowed the Soviet army to break through the German defenses on a 100-kilometer front.
The Soviet army occupied the railway from Kharkiv to Lozovaya and advanced to 30 kilometers south of Barvinkovo. Such a breakthrough seriously threatened the German Donbas Group's communication lines and contained the
A large number of enemies prevent it from moving in other directions.
However, the German army's resistance was not weak. Timoshenko participated in the command of this battle, and the results of the battle were not satisfactory. Due to troop coordination problems, many troops made slow progress and missed fighter opportunities.
According to statistics, more than 30,000 enemies were wiped out in this battle, and the Soviet army suffered more than 40,000 casualties. However, the result of the battle cannot be viewed only from the perspective of annihilating the enemy and self-destruction. The Soviet army did disrupt its strategy in the direction of Kharkov.
According to the layout, the Soviet army's frontline in this direction has been directed towards the key city of Kharkov. On this front, the Soviet and German armies gradually fell into a stalemate. After this battle, both sides consumed a lot of supplies.
Overall, the current situation looks favorable to the Soviet army. The German army has stepped up its attack on Savastopol in Crimea. Once it is lost, the Kerch Peninsula will be lost, and the door to the Caucasus has been opened.
.Therefore, the Soviet army launched a landing operation on the Kerch Peninsula!
At almost the same time, the so-called second Homnich explosion in Pripet Swamp, located 600 kilometers northwest of Kharkiv, was originally an operation to encircle and suppress the guerrillas and the Gomel Municipal Committee.
battle.
Yevlov's report has long been placed on Timoshenko's desk. Seven thousand enemy soldiers were wiped out, and the Soviet casualties were less than two thousand. Such a result is simply a fantasy! But everyone in the Gomel Municipal Committee did it
Notary, because the huge amount of German-made weapons seized, the piles of helmets, and the more than 6,000 intact soldier dog tags with different stamps and stamps all speak for themselves.
The results of the battle were naturally transferred to Moscow by Timoshenko, and it was Stalin who gave the order to assist the Soviet troops in the swamps.
Tupikov is worried about whether to continue to use the old TB3 bombers to transport supplies, or to let the advanced Li-2 take the lead? The Soviet army still has a large number of the former, but the latter should really use good steel on the blade.
Fortunately, he no longer needs to worry. In the telegram from Moscow, Stalin personally ordered: "We must assist Pripyat at all costs. Hidden there is a guard force with extremely strong combat effectiveness. They will take the initiative to seek help."
Fighter planes, when provided with sufficient assistance, will create huge chaos in the rear of the German army, objectively speaking, assisting our army in a comprehensive counterattack."
The leader has made a decision, and the aircraft is naturally chosen. The Soviet army's Kovo-Lozovaya battle is progressing relatively smoothly. At least the city of Severodonesk is safer. There is an airport on the outskirts. Two aviation regiments of the Southwest Front were used to reinforce the Southwestern Front during the battle.
A lot of planes are here!
In order to maintain the front line and prevent the German army from continuing to attack from Donbass, the Soviet defense line has accumulated a large amount of military supplies from the rear, including very abundant ammunition!
After the research and decision-making of the staff team, the airdrop plan for Pripet Marsh has also been drawn up.
Tupikov looked at the list of documents and saw that there were ten BT3s planned to be dispatched during this trip. He couldn't help but question: "These TB3s are slow and have a low ceiling. They are useless except for their heavy load.
If the plane is shot down, it will cause serious material losses."
But the staff could only explain to him helplessly: "According to the leader's order, we must provide assistance at any cost. If the aircraft's performance is just inferior, we will reduce the amount of assistance. This is a blatant objection to the leader's order."
This sounds very reasonable. Tupikov gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and simply agreed. But the performance of the aircraft lies here after all. If these thirty transport aircraft are all Li-2s, there is no doubt that the safety factor is extremely high. But the Li-2 transport aircraft
Where are there so many? There are many old TB3s readily available, and they are still trying to deliver weapons and ammunition to Savastopol to support operations.
Based on the current situation, the most appropriate choice must be made.
Looking at the "delivery" list again, it's time to schedule an important and non-important table. 8