The escape of prisoners of war is very strange. Logically speaking, since the Germans allowed them to cut down trees, and since there was a riot, it would be better if everyone fled into the forest in a swarm. The fastest update. Why is there a group of people running back to the German position? As a result, Barr
Cen only found more than twenty people.
There was something strange in this matter. Yang Mingzhi's intention spread to the front line, and Balzen increasingly felt that the commander's decision made sense.
At present, the main task of the frontline army is to build a defense line hidden in the forest to guard against the German attack. It is not to act as a medical soldier to rescue the wounded and rescue the prisoners of war. The army is currently in no position to engage in a deadly fight with the Germans. If before the airdrop arrives,
It would be really inappropriate to engage in a large-scale battle with the enemy.
In any case, before the early morning of the 26th, no one could tell whether the prisoners of war could escape. It would be best for them to escape, but it would be bad if they were followed by a group of German pursuers.
Balzen discussed it with Lavrenti and Yevgeny, and in the evening, a small meeting began again.
Balzen said: "I think the deputy division commander's decision is becoming more and more reliable. We have to consider the worst case scenario. If prisoners of war escape in large numbers, there is a high possibility that the enemy will pursue them. For this reason, we
We must fight them. Or maybe everything is a hoax, and those prisoners of war are actually Germans pretending to be German soldiers, and we still have to fight them."
"But the commander is asking us to act according to circumstances. Is it the right time to fight now?" Lavrenti was worried that this exchange of fire would lead to a larger-scale battle.
"The battle may be inevitable. As long as we build a defense line here, once the enemy enters the forest, even if we don't fire, the enemy will fire. The officers have taken this into consideration! Our mission is to block the invading enemy. As long as we
If you do not cross the forest to attack the enemy's position, it will not be considered a disobedience."
Thinking this way, the two battalion commanders agreed with Balzen's words. The most important airdrop operation will definitely be carried out within six days. If you think about it carefully, it will take time for the enemy to gather troops to attack. As long as the battle is inevitable, you cannot be a coward.
Now we must prepare for battle and welcome the dawn of the next day.
The escape time of the prisoners of war was set in the early morning, and the destination of their escape was clearly known to Balzen.
The Soviet army was divided into three parts, semi-surrounded the assembly area, and immediately formed a front in the forest with a radius of 500 meters.
Each of the two infantry battalions detached a company to strengthen Balzen's troops, so that the strength of the troops was very even.
Due to their rigorous forest warfare training and rich combat experience, the three Soviet troops quickly rushed to the predetermined location, and two reconnaissance teams even conducted reconnaissance of the assembly area.
It is a place where two forests intersect. A small plain that is not very wide tears the forest apart. The land here is quite flat, and green grass sprouts after the arrival of spring. Directly north of it is the German position, and prisoners of war quickly fled here.
It can indeed run very fast.
The rendezvous point previously set by Asanov was two kilometers away from the enemy's position. The German machine guns were no longer a threat, and it was difficult for the German artillery to take aim due to the cover of night.
A large net was formed in the forest so quietly. The Soviet army was very careful and even the birds were not frightened.
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On the other hand, because all the prisoners of war were executed by Lawrence, who was eager to get the job done, the bait used was gone.
If Haldeman was told about this, Losaheim believed that the man's wound would burst open.
Lawrence had been scolded by the group leader for more than ten minutes. He was not one to take things easy. During this time, he was thinking positively and finally roared, shutting up the chattering group leader.
"Aren't these prisoners of war just bait for the early morning operation? If they die, they will die! Who can guarantee that the Soviets hiding in the night can clearly see that the so-called escaped prisoners of war are actually our soldiers?
!”
As soon as he said this, Losaheim was speechless. After a while, he slapped his thigh. "Yes, even the most advanced night vision devices can only see human figures!"
Lawrence, who had been scolded for a long time, did not take the opportunity to complain. He put on a smile and said: "I think my idea is good. Look at these corpses and our Dongfang Battalion soldiers. Take a look at the regiment commander. They are the same.
Don’t we have a little bit in common?”
Losaheim took a closer look and found that the similarities were so obvious, because the Eastern Battalion was also a Soviet army before, but now the German army they defected to did not have uniform military uniforms. Moreover, the authorities planned to let them put on mass-produced German Army III uniforms.
Six-type military uniforms, just because the identity of Dongfang Battalion has just been recognized by the head of state, these military supplies are still on the way.
Losaheim immediately ordered: "We have to let the soldiers of the Eastern Battalion take off these cotton-padded clothes and let our soldiers wear them."
"Why is it so laborious? Just let these Dongfang Battalion soldiers go to the front line. Anyway, this is dangerous bait work."
Losaheim shook his head: "To be honest, I have never agreed with the fighting ability of these people. They don't understand German. If they knew that you were going to let them die, a group of people might rebel again now. After all, they have already tried to survive.
After betraying the Soviet Union, who can guarantee that we will not betray Germany? Let our soldiers fight, and our recruits really need actual combat training."
"But our enemies are those guys. They have very strong fighting power and are very good at night fighting!" Lawrence knew the 284th Division better than Losaheim. He really didn't want to criticize the regiment commander who had never fought with those people.
Lawrence could see in Lotharheim's eyes that this man was extremely confident, and presumably the recruits in the army were also extremely confident.
Losaheim was not in the town of Kuta. The division headquarters was destroyed and the defenders were wiped out. He was lucky to survive. After the army rested, he was promoted to the rank of regimental commander. The real talents were buried, and Lawrence urgently needed to rely on his merits to stand out.
Taking the opportunity, he decisively suggested: "Commander, since our regiment's chief of staff is unfortunately injured, you need someone to take over his task. I think I have the ability. I can hand over the battlefield command of the first battalion to the deputy battalion commander.
During this special period, I firmly believe that I can be a good adviser."
Losaheim looked at him, thought about it carefully and finally agreed to the decision. "Lawrence, I am willing to adopt both of your suggestions. You do have the ability to become a staff officer. It is really hard to just serve as a battalion commander who can only obey military orders."
That's a shame. It's okay, you still serve as the battalion commander, but you have to come to the regiment headquarters to give me advice. But after all, you shot the prisoners of war in advance, and our actions must change our strategy. Do you think you should be responsible for this?"
Lawrence was shocked and asked: "Captain, what do you mean?"
"What's the point? We are going to send out troops for field battle tonight to encircle and suppress those Soviets. Just a hundred of them is not a problem, right? You lead your battalion from the flank and I will ask the second battalion to send two companies to replace them.
Dongfang Battalion's clothes, you just need to work together inside and outside to capture a few Soviets."
At this time, Lawrence felt as if a thousand alpacas were running through his heart. This idiot commander had been talking about how terrible the enemy was before, but at this critical moment he became stupid. Didn’t he know that the Soviet army was best at night fighting? And the German army
Is this the night battle that you are worst at?
Lawrence increasingly believed that this regiment leader wanted him to die! Anyway, the 707th Division was originally a humiliated unit, and he was even more humiliated among humiliations, so he had to take part in this most disgusting action.
Therefore, Lotharheim's encouraging smile became a kind of ridicule. Lawrence had to express his satisfaction on the surface, but in his heart he had already greeted this guy's more than ten generations of ancestors.
What else can he do now? Faced with such a terrible mission, he can only pray: "Soviet people, run away quickly, so that I can find nothing this night, so as to save everyone from embarrassment." (To be continued.)