Chapter five hundred and seventy third front line meeting
On the other hand, Balzen learned that two of the most elite infantry battalions would come to support, and he himself was the front-line commander of more than a thousand people.
For him, this is truly a great honor, but it also means greater responsibility.
There are now more than twenty people who have escaped from the German camp. They were quickly armed and assigned to various platoons as auxiliary personnel.
The prisoners of war originally hoped to escape into the swamp and join the local resistance, but they did not expect that their dream would come true so early. Looking back on their previous struggles and the abuse they encountered in the prisoner of war camp after being captured, no one wanted to express their gratitude to the German army.
Revenge. Balzen believes in the sincerity of these people. After all, being a prisoner of war is an incomparable shame. Only by redeeming one's sins in a new battle is the right way.
The task of the whole company is to wait, and this wait lasts two days.
Balzen sent a message to the division headquarters every three hours, asking for the location of the reinforcements. As a result, at 21:00 on the evening of March 24, the reconnaissance company actually received a radio signal from the reinforcements.
Yang Mingzhi has been advocating the feasibility of running on two legs. After all, in the Long March of the Chinese Red Army, ultra-high mobility is one of the main conditions for the army's victory. Lavrenti and Yevgeny can maintain high speed in the wild, thanks to their daily
Training. When they contacted Balzen, the straight-line distance between the two armies was less than twenty kilometers, which meant that the two armies would definitely meet up tomorrow.
Balzen was overjoyed, and all the soldiers in the army saw great hope. The order from the division headquarters was to ensure sufficient troops on the front line to confront the enemy, but the real order was definitely not this!
Many people were tossing and turning in excitement, and some even started chatting that the so-called troop surge and confrontation with the enemy were just a pretense, and they were actually preparing for a new attack. Some even speculated that the superiors planned to test new weapons on the enemy's positions.
Balzen made his own bed, and the gossip quickly reached his ears.
The second platoon leader came over and asked anxiously: "Company commander, we all know that the deputy division commander was conducting weapons experiments in Catfish Village and produced a powerful fireball. Now the arsenal must have begun mass production of this weapon. In addition,
There are other new types of explosives, is this our real mission!"
"Who knows?! Maybe it's really this! We've been away from the military camp for too long." Balzen could only make a good guess at what the division headquarters wanted to do. He longed for war in his heart, and even expressed his displeasure to the deputy division commander.
The new weapons created were filled with illusions, as if just a few shots at the enemy's positions would cause their carefully constructed defense lines to fall apart.
In fact, if it is really a cloud explosion bomb, it will indeed be a devastating blow to the traditional trench system of World War II. This is also an important reason why Yang Mingzhi must develop a burning air weapon.
Balzen finally fell asleep beautifully, but the situation did not develop as he expected.
Just one kilometer south of the current camp of the reconnaissance company, Lavrenti and Yevgeny were discovered on the march. Immediately, several soldiers came out of the forest holding red flags. One kilometer away, the two armies exchanged flag messages. More than a thousand people immediately
Speed up towards where the red flag is waving.
After waiting for a long time, reinforcements finally arrived.
The two battalions brought a lot of supplies for this expedition. To Balzen's surprise, they didn't even bring any heavy weapons.
The soldiers were very excited to see their old comrades in arms, and the total strength suddenly increased to 1,300.
"I'm sorry, there is no bread and salt to greet you, but we have a lot of cigarettes. []" Balzen lit one for the two of them, and the three of them smoked beautifully together. Balzen asked: "Sir, you are ordered to hurry up.
Come on, is our mission simply to ambush here?"
"Of course it's not just that!" Lavrenti said flatly.
"Is it going to attack? The superiors have decided? We have been monitoring the enemy for a long time. Let's bring the cannon over and beat them hard. Wait, why didn't you bring the recoilless cannon..."
Obviously, the reconnaissance company commander was too excited. Yevgeny patted him on the shoulder: "Your death squads are too militant. There will indeed be war in the future, and it will definitely not be what you think."
The whole army stopped and began to rest, and the three officers immediately began a meeting.
The new order was conveyed, and the two reinforced infantry battalions were mobilized by Balzen. The order of the entire army was changed to defense. Only then did Balzen learn that a particularly large-scale airdrop operation would be launched just a few days later.
In addition to the large amount of supplies being dropped, there was also an entire regiment of airborne troop reinforcements.
Balzen, who was originally sitting cross-legged, jumped up excitedly, "That's great! With the addition of a paratrooper regiment, our combat effectiveness will be particularly strong."
"There are also a lot of food, ammunition, and messy daily necessities." A happy Yevgeny pointed to his military uniform, "The weather is starting to get hot, and it is impossible for us to wear cotton-padded clothes in summer. There are tens of thousands of brand-new military uniforms, even
There are also clothes for female soldiers. So our task is to protect this airdrop."
Balzen immediately pointed to the north and said: "I understand! When the enemy sees our large-scale airborne landing, it is very likely that they will take the initiative to attack, so they will immediately encounter our first strike."
"Yes, our combat characteristics are surprise attacks, so forest operations require flexible weapons, such as RPGs. This time we are carrying a batch of newly produced warheads, which are more flexible than recoilless guns."
If you are attacking enemy positions, mortars and recoilless rifles are magic weapons, but unfortunately they are relatively bulky. In forest encounters, RPG mobility is unparalleled.
Balzen's current task is to establish a line of defense in the forest. He does not need to dig trenches and build bunkers like the German army. He only needs to organize his troops into squads and establish seemingly positions. These are composed of machine guns, rifles, submachine guns and RPGs.
The overall combat effectiveness of this group is actually very powerful.
Of course, he also mentioned the escape of the prisoners of war in the early morning of tomorrow. At this time, since Balzen reported to the division headquarters, Yang Mingzhi and others also conducted an analysis. Yevgeny quoted the division headquarters: "The superiors believe that their escape will not be successful, not because
It’s not trust, it’s that the prisoners of war have already escaped, and only a fool would not strengthen the defenses.”
"But, that's five hundred people! If they really escape, our military strength will increase again! What's more, we already have internal support."
Yevgeny shook his head helplessly, "Our superiors ordered us not to get involved in this matter. If you are still unwilling, we can contact the division headquarters now."
Now that Balzen has command authority, he can order the entire army to pick up the escaped prisoners of war tomorrow morning. Since the division headquarters does not agree with this behavior, he still has a chance and contacts the division headquarters immediately. Anyway, the reinforcements have arrived, and he will contact the division headquarters.
It is also necessary.
When the radio came through, Yang Mingzhi, who was supervising the construction of equipment for Liguschkov's fertilizer plant in the arsenal, hurried back to the division headquarters.
There was nothing wrong with the two battalions arriving safely, but when he heard that Balzen was applying for troops to go to the edge of the forest to pick up the escaped prisoners of war, Yang Mingzhi immediately denied it. "The mission of the troops is to ambush in the forest, and your existence must have been exposed.
, so the escape plan of the prisoners of war may also be doomed to failure. You must implement the orders of the division headquarters and are not allowed to attack without authorization. Even if you monitor that the prisoners of war have escaped, you must report to the division headquarters, and no rescue is allowed without orders."
When Yang Mingzhi issued this order, Yevlov and Yelentina were also at the division headquarters. They fully supported him, but on the issue of prisoners of war, because Yang Mingzhi was not so humane, they had some complaints.
Jelentina complained a little: "Actually, Balzen can send some people to the designated location, so that after the prisoners of war escape, we will take them away immediately. We carry a lot of supplies, and it is good to let them eat well.
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The order had been issued, so Yang Mingzhi did not have to argue with her. He looked to the north and advocated: "I don't believe that the German defensive positions are so fragile. If the prisoners of war really escape with their own abilities, I will immediately
Let Balzen attack. What I fear most is that the Germans are setting a trap! That’s why I ordered them to stand still.”
If you think about it from this aspect, as long as the Germans learned the escape route of the prisoners of war, the assembly point would have been targeted by heavy artillery!
"Okay! I agree with Belekov's decision, but what about you?" Yelentina, who understood, offered her support to Yevlov.