Chapter five hundred and sixty fourth escape route
That night, Balzen received a telegram from the division headquarters. The fastest update was that the mission had quietly changed, and two battalions were going to the front line in full force.
Those are the two battalions with the strongest comprehensive combat effectiveness in the entire division. After they arrive, they will obey the command of the reconnaissance company. Balzen was flattered, and the order was like this. Now he can command more than a thousand people, and the mission is very strange, no matter whether there will be one in the future.
In battle, you stay under the enemy's nose and act accordingly.
Therefore, Balzen's command would have great freedom. Such was the telegram message that Balzen had to call the soldiers together for a meeting to determine future actions.
Because there were prisoners of war in the German camp who were being forced into labor, rescuing them did not violate the mission.
The two men rescued by the reconnaissance company once again emphasized what they had planned in the prisoner of war camp and that they would definitely start an uprising on March 26th.
Balzen thought about it carefully and no longer believed the words of these two men. "When the shooting happened, the enemy will definitely strengthen their defenses. Your plan will face many obstacles. How can it succeed?!"
"But! In fact, we can escape at any time. The German front is not monolithic, and the prisoner of war camp is not completely fortified. As long as we say uh-huh and use sticks as weapons, we can escape. As long as we enter the forest, we will be safe."
A man named Xie Miao said solemnly.
Balzen really didn't understand where this man's confidence came from. If the Germans didn't strengthen their defenses and the prisoners of war fled screaming in a few days, then these Germans would be really stupid! How could there be such a stupid person?!
Wait! He's talking about a loophole in the enemy's defense that is the key to escape, like a small fish passing through a fisherman's net?
Balzen opened the map again and looked at it, staring at the escape route previously marked by Asanov. According to previous observations, weren't there some machine gun bunkers there? How could it be safe?
Now Semyon has pointed out the clues.
Because the German defense line in front of us is not a straight line, from a macro perspective, the defense line has a convex angle, and this convex angle is built on a small slope.
Balzen knew that the enemy dug a defense line according to the terrain. Multiple machine gun bunkers were erected at that convex corner. Once the war required, soldiers could quickly swarm here to occupy the commanding heights to resist the enemy's attack.
Once the escape plan is implemented, the prisoners of war violently break the cages of the prisoner of war camp, and they must run southward like wild horses and enter the forest before they can be safe. However, the escape route must pass through the enemy's positions, so the commanding heights are the greatest threat.
.Because everyone believes that under the cover of night, as long as you seize the commanding heights with lightning speed, the biggest threat on the escape route will be gone!
If the enemy wants reinforcements, they will be ruthlessly counterattacked by prisoners of war with captured weapons. And because of the terrain, the machine gun fire direction of the fortresses built by the Germans on both sides is straight ahead, so there are not many weapons that can really stop us. And because of logging
According to the needs, the German army did not lay mines at all in most areas!
"Someone will always die on the way to escape, but the large army will survive. We don't want to be slaves anymore. Even if a shooting incident occurs, I believe that the brothers who are still in the prisoner of war camp will continue to implement the plan. That Butirkov will
Lead everyone to escape!" The name he mentioned is the current leader in the prisoner of war camp, and it was this person who made the escape plan.
Balzen had no idea about this guy whose original name was "Bottle". Anyway, if he really led the prisoners of war to escape, he would be considered a hero!
Patting Semyon on the shoulder, Balzen comforted him: "I believe those people are truly aware now. Fighting will always be accompanied by sacrifices. Some people will die in battle, but the large army will survive! Congratulations, Semyon, at least you
You and your guys are safe now."
After resting for several hours, the two people who were still in shock before had calmed down. They no longer needed to watch the faces of the Germans and the people in the Eastern Battalion, let alone worry about their lives being threatened.
I saw that the equipment of this guerrilla group was very sophisticated, including many rare SVT40s. Semyon knew some of the special weapons. These were rocket-propelled grenades that could blow up tanks from a long distance with just one hit.
It can be called an artifact! The amount of equipment they have is shocking.
Xie Miao plucked up the courage and said: "Just give us a gun and let me join you. If there is a battle tomorrow, I am willing to sacrifice myself!"
Balzen smiled bitterly, "If I had enough troops, I would have taken the initiative to attack! But now, I have to wait!"
He didn't say what he was waiting for. After all, the reconnaissance company had had an extremely fulfilling day. It must be particularly safe now that it was five kilometers away from the front line.
The troops had to rest, and only a few soldiers set up open and hidden sentries to stand guard in turns. Balzen agreed to Semyon's request, and the strength of the reconnaissance company was increased by two.
Like other soldiers, Balzen simply wrapped himself in a blanket and took a rest. His submachine gun was beside him, with the ammunition already inserted. If an emergency occurred, he could enter combat status in one second.
The soldiers fell asleep after eating their dry food, and their snoring was covered by the wind. Balzen had a good dream. It was an era when the war was over, and the just side of this world war had won a complete victory. Novgomel had been officially recognized.
And he still stayed here, married a wife and had many children...
But before he could see his wife's face clearly, a gentle tap woke him up.
"Damn it! You couldn't have called me later, or your dream would be shattered!" Balzen got up angrily.
The soldier who delivered the message was a little frightened and said tremblingly: "Company Commander, we have captured some people. I think you will be interested."
"Human?!" Balzen stood up immediately and said in surprise: "Could he be a German? Take me to see him quickly!"
Soon, he saw all those who had been arrested. They were hiding on the ground one by one, and there were actually twenty of them. Because they were all wearing Soviet cotton-padded clothes, Balzen immediately understood that they were also prisoners of war.
Semyon was very familiar with these people. When he saw the guerrilla commander waking up from his sleep, he took the initiative to express his gratitude: "Sir! These are friends from the prisoner of war camp. They are not enemies at all."
"Yes! I understand!" Balzen said. The condition of these people is not good at all. Their cotton clothes are torn everywhere, and many of them have sloppy beards. Even under the moonlight, you can feel that their images are as if they have just crawled out of the earth.
Mole.
Because they were all Russians, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company took the initiative to give them pieces of bread after confirming that they were in no danger. No, almost everyone was gobbling them down because they were too hungry.
Seeing such a scene, Balzen couldn't help scratching his head: "You people are also lucky. Didn't you agree to flee collectively? It's better now, just twenty of you escaped. If I had known it would be like this, all of you would have taken advantage of the opportunity.
You can't run into the forest randomly. If you do this, everyone will be safe now!"
It's too late to say this now. If you compare yourself, these people are indeed very lucky. The rest of them are just succumbing to their instincts and following human rights.
Looking at his watch, it was already two o'clock in the morning. Balzen yawned. His body was very honest and he just wanted to collapse to the ground like rotten meat. Every cell wanted to have a good rest.
There were twenty-two prisoners of war who escaped, which was completely beyond Balzen's expectation. He was more willing to believe that there were more people who had escaped. Therefore, he ordered the sentries to stay at their posts and pay attention to every move in the forest. The interrogation would be held after dawn.