It was already the end of July, and the German offensive in Ukraine and the Baltic Sea coast encountered huge resistance. The German army was gradually eating away at the main force of the Soviet army in Ukraine. They believed that the war would inevitably be won, but they would have to pay a higher price.
The Soviet army blocked the German army on the Khmelnytsky-Vinnitsa line. At the same time, the German army was already making a strategic detour and planned to use a pincer offensive to encircle Kiev. This tactic was exactly the same as their success in Belarus.
More importantly, the German army must capture Crimea. As long as this peninsula cannot be captured, the Soviet army will continue to attack Romania's Ploiesti oil fields, which are extremely important to the Germans.
Therefore, the focus of the German attack was tilted to the southwest. As for the swamp, it was a nightmare for tank assaults. This was a natural barrier, and the Soviet army only deployed troops outside the swamp.
It's a new day, and Yevlov feels that everything is ready.
At ten o'clock in the morning, he called Yang Mingzhi over. The man was full of confidence. "At this time, we will contact Chernobyl's friendly forces. There will be a high chance that they will hear our news."
Yang Mingzhi looked at his watch. It was a quarter past ten in the morning, which should be the most exciting time for people.
The conference room of the collective farm has been transformed into the army's command post. A huge cedar tree was cut down and all the branches were removed. It served as a huge signal tower with the antenna placed at the top. The wires were connected to the house and
Radio connection.
Yang Mingzhi entered the room with great interest, and the charging device he made successfully charged the three batteries. The radio operator turned around and adjusted the power to the maximum.
"Is this okay?" Yang Mingzhi pinched his chin.
"How will you know if it works if you don't give it a try?" Yevlov said, "We use the maximum power, so that one battery can communicate for up to twenty minutes. We should have no problem with continuous calls."
Three batteries are equivalent to one hour of continuous communication. According to calculations, a human-powered generator charges the batteries. Because the efficiency is too low, one hour of communication actually requires soldiers to ride for eight hours. Worse, the charging device will be severely damaged on rainy days.
Big interference, if it gets wet, the linen that acts as an insulator becomes a conductor, and charging is impossible at that time.
Yang Mingzhi knew the future better than anyone else. September was the autumn rain season, and the weather was always perfect during this period. When the Germans launched the Battle of Moscow in September, their advance was extremely slow in the mud.
"Well, I hope we can contact friendly forces in one go. In addition to food and ammunition, we also need a generator."
"That's for sure." Yevlov smiled.
I saw that the radio operator had finished all the preparations. This person was wearing a headset, with the message to be sent in front of him, as well as paper and pen for recording the return message, and his right hand was hanging on the transmitter.
"Sir, I'm ready."
"Okay, start sending the report now!" Yang Mingzhi ordered.
The radio station is ticking. This is Morse code. The signal strength is already at its maximum, and the radio is transmitted in all directions at the speed of light.
Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov would never have imagined that the Soviet defenders in at least two places had received this message.
The transmitter sent a message, expressed in words: "We are the remnants of the 284th Guards Division. We are stationed in the Pripet Swamp. We are in urgent need of a large amount of supplies." He repeatedly sent these messages, and after five minutes of continuous transmission,
Friendly forces responded.
Both the nearest Nochebe and the distant Kiev received the signal sent by the Soviet telegraph code.
Far away in Kiev, in the headquarters of the Southwest Front, General Kirponos is strategizing. He also directs the entire front through radio. A few days ago, a force equivalent to two divisions escaped from the direction of Minsk. They are Kuz
Nezov's army. It's a miracle, in theory, these guys have been wiped out by the Germans.
Kilponos directly summoned Kuznetsov, and he also learned that some troops remained in the swamp, but the specific location could not be determined.
The war was tense, and Kilponos promised to support those people with some supplies. However, as the German army approached aggressively, he simply forgot about supporting the swamp defenders.
In his view, he commands more than one million troops, and his first task is to defend Ukraine. A mere thousand troops, even if they carry the title of Guards, are insignificant compared to the survival of the entire Ukraine.
In this way, Kuznetsov took the remaining soldiers by train and headed inland. Their destination was Moscow, and they would be reorganized in Tula.
Therefore, the signal from the swamp reminded Kilponos of something he had promised, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to talk to them.
The telegraph operator suppressed his excitement. Kiev had already sent a response, and the office was in a state of excitement.
Yevlov urgently placed a list in front of the radio operator. This was an important supply that the troops wanted to ask for from the Soviet top brass. There was also a request from Yelentina. What she wanted was not supplies, but people.
Most of the grassroots political commissars of the army have long been killed. The remaining party and government officers in the army cannot maintain the strength of the entire army and the militia. A group of political commissars must be parachuted in.
Soon, in Kiev, a report was placed in front of Kilponos.
"They are the remnants of the 284th Guards Infantry Division. They should have been annihilated by the German 7th Armored Division during the Battle of Minsk. Could it be that, as Kuznetsov said, the last one thousand of them fled with the division headquarters to
wetlands."
"It's them. We tried to contact them before but never got a reply. We didn't expect that they would take the initiative to contact us," the officer said.
Since they are friendly forces, they must provide support as promised. Looking at the list of supplies required by this army, there is nothing wrong with food and ammunition. In addition, there are many daily necessities, even a large number of bedding and even raincoats. There is also a gasoline engine.
Kilponos also understood that the generator was used for this. They lacked power, and this radio contact must be an attempt with huge power.
If they can't contact friendly forces, it will be very difficult to contact them again because the batteries are drained.
He realized that the situation was very serious. The headquarters of the 284th Guards Division still existed, and there were even people from the NKVD in this team. Their presence was even more symbolic. He remembered that Kuznetsov had previously
He said: "There is a very important person in this team, Belekov who joined the Soviet army from China. He is a genius commander and an inventor. The new weapons they brought from the Far East will make the most common
Soldiers can also have the capability of at least a 57mm anti-tank gun."
These rhetoric were very tempting, and Kilponos also saw that Kuznetsov carefully preserved the "secret weapon". This is a rocket weapon with a huge charge. It is launched by a single soldier, and one person can carry as much as
It is self-evident what this means.
At this moment, the Southwest Front Army was tenaciously blocking the German army on the right bank of Ukraine. At this moment, Kirponos did not know that he had made history. He commanded it well, and the German army finally suffered huge losses west of Zhitomir in the first two months of the war.
, so that the German army was forced to postpone the general offensive.
Communication was intermittent, and the radio was already very hot due to the huge load. Therefore, several soldiers used thin wooden boards as fans to cool down the machine.
Kilponos readily agreed to all the requests of these people. He ordered the airport to prepare ten transport planes, load cargo urgently, and deliver supplies to the swamp by airdrop. At the same time, he immediately notified the defenders of Chenobi,
Be prepared to receive supplies transported by land.
In order to facilitate the transport plane to find the location of the 284th Division, Kilponos ordered them to light some flames, as long as they ignited thick black smoke. After all, Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov only provided a general direction, "Wolf Smoke"
It will become a symbol to facilitate airdrops from aircraft.
At the same time, Kilponos also suggested that the 284th Division and the militia try to build a field airport at the location. The land does not need to be flat, as long as it is a plain of similar size and the obstacles are cleared, transport planes can take off and land directly.
This communication was so successful that Yang Mingzhi had to doubt the use of all his efforts to reload bullets. He couldn't help but asked Yevlov, "Do you think that with the assistance of friendly forces, will everything be possible in the future?"
Don’t worry anymore?”
"This? Maybe you know better than me. You are our wisest adviser."
It is better to seek help from others than to ask for yourself. Yang Mingzhi knew that the guerrilla warfare carried out by the Soviet Union during the war was much more difficult than that of China. Of course, the best ones were the Yugoslav guerrillas, who even had tanks and armored vehicles. On the Soviet side, most of the people
With widespread support, men, women and children of all ages joined the army enthusiastically, and there were also strange things like "guerrilla republics".
Wait! Suddenly Yang Mingzhi remembered that the guerrilla republic was established in the Pripet Swamp area! They were originally a large number of guerrillas who sent representatives to hold a meeting. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union sent professionals to lead the law.
It is a republic of the Soviet Union.
Thinking of this, is it possible that you have become a history maker?
Kiev has pointed out the way for the 284th Division. "I will not change all the original plans. Now we must build a small airport." Yang Mingzhi looked at Yevlov, "I suggest that all the soldiers who are logging in the forest
After we get it back, we will work with the villagers to remove weeds and stones on the small plain outside the village, and level the fences and some defensive positions!"
Yevlov agreed. "I'll do as you say."
In the telegram communication, Kiev planned to send a transport plane to airdrop supplies the next day. They made it very clear in the telegram. A small part of the ammunition would be transported, and other items, such as daily necessities and medicines, would be transported in large quantities. The first batch of supplies
There will be a lot of woolen blankets and even some iron basins and tableware. Edible salt and vegetable seeds are also the first batch of supplies. Kilponos is very satisfied. These guys are not only going to fight on the front line of the war, they also obviously plan to
Development of production between wars.
These things are not munitions, but they can make the soldiers' lives more comfortable, especially the salt. Yang Mingzhi estimated that if they sent enough salt, they would be able to pickle some vegetables and salted fish, so that in winter
The lives of soldiers will be more secure.
But now, in the afternoon, Yang Mingzhi, as an officer, took the lead and went to level the land with a shovel.