The battle did take place, and its scale was beyond Yang Mingzhi's imagination. Fastest update
He said to Yevlov and Yelentina: "In the past battles at night, we almost always beat the enemy unilaterally. I never thought that they would actually use a trick to make us show up, and then bomb us with cannons."
"So the escape plan of the prisoners of war is probably also a trap? Maybe it started from the beginning when Balzen encountered those prisoners of war logging..." Yevlov guessed.
"That's not necessarily the case. I now feel that what's happening on the front line is too confusing. We can't figure out the situation, and the enemy certainly can't figure it out either. The order has been issued, and they will continue to send us reports after they escape to a safe enough area.
"When Yang Mingzhi said this, he meant nothing else but waiting.
We shouldn't be so tired tonight. Thrilling things are happening on the front line, and the three of us have no time to rest.
It would be nice if I had a cup of coffee at this time...
Yang Mingzhi tried his best to keep his eyes open, but he saw that Yelentina couldn't bear it any longer, leaned back on the chair and started to take a nap. When she did this, Yevlov simply lay down on the table, and soon he heard a low snore.
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"You are also division commanders and division political commissars after all. If a larger-scale battle really breaks out, you still have time to rest!" Yang Mingzhi glanced at the door of another room, which was the radio room. Several staff members had been holding on.
Forget it! If the brain is too tired, it will be difficult to issue orders well! Yang Mingzhi immediately called a few guards into the room and ordered: "You guys must maintain absolute vigor. Once there is new information, you will be awakened without hesitation."
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He believed that Balzen would definitely be safe. No matter how hard the German artillery was, they would be safe as long as they escaped out of range. Unless the enemy also sent out infantry, those bastards would definitely be beaten to pieces in the forest battle.
Tu. Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi didn't worry about anything anymore and simply lay down on the table to sleep.
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On the other hand, after Balzen received the order to "escape", the entire army retreated.
After all, we were marching in a primeval forest at night. Unfortunately, some people had sprained their feet, and some soldiers were injured by bullets in the previous firefight. Surgical treatment was not possible at the moment, and the wounded were evacuated together with the support of their comrades.
Balzen was worried that he would be caught by enemy artillery fire if he retreated too slowly, so the enemy simply stopped firing.
The retreat was blocked by a fierce forest fire. The air was heated under the heat. Many soldiers looked back and saw that there was actually a fierce fire tornado raging.
The burning place simply became a landmark, and the soldiers gradually moved away, even estimating how far they had escaped.
This fire tornado was also witnessed by the German positions in the distance. Even at night, Losaheim could see this organ with his telescope. He and a group of staff members left the regiment headquarters again, because the battle had ended, and the remaining
It's that burning flame.
The heat wave had not yet reached the position. He stared at the fire, his cheeks already covered with sweat.
"It's really bad. If it turns into a forest fire, it will be bad. I have ordered two Dongfang battalions to enter the forest to search. Now they will also suffer?!"
It turned out that when the bombardment was going on, he thought that such an attack would definitely cause huge casualties to the enemy. Wouldn't it be nice to take the opportunity to send out a large number of soldiers to kill the enemy in one fell swoop? Because of this mentality, more than a thousand soldiers from the Dongfang Battalion were urgently ordered to enter.
In the forest, Lotharheim did not expect them to wipe out all the enemies, at least they could capture a few alive.
Looking back now, this was a really bad decision.
Seeing the regimental commander's hesitation, a staff officer quickly said: "Sir, this fire will not last long."
"It really won't last?! If it turns into a forest fire, our position may also suffer!" After saying that, Losaheim gritted his teeth and whispered: "If Haldeman
Just be healthy!"
"No! Sir, maybe there will be rain here soon, and forest fires will not happen at all." The staff officer's words surprised Losaheim.
"Raining? It hasn't rained here for a long time. The climate is incredibly dry! I can't believe there is a swamp to the south of us!"
"But as long as there is a lot of dust in the air, it can absorb the wandering moisture, and then turn it into rainwater..." The staff officer briefly explained the formation of rainwater to the regiment leader, which sounded very reasonable.
Losaheim said without saying a word, and immediately said: "Gensfield, your words have completely reassured me. Now that the chief of staff is injured, Lawrence, who I have high hopes for, is actually running away. I value you very much now!"
This was a huge promotion opportunity for an ordinary regimental staff officer. Gensfield immediately stood at attention and saluted, vowing to do his job well.
In this way, the two Eastern battalions caught up. They moved in the direction of the fire and planned to continue south to find the enemy who was exhausted after the bombardment.
On the other hand, Lawrence's men, as well as the "baits", withdrew one after another, and their figures gradually appeared in the sight of the German positions.
In fact, Lawrence was secretly happy now. The number of Soviets could not be only a hundred. Just from the muzzle flashes that suddenly appeared in the darkness, one knew the enemy's firepower density was huge. A random fight at night consumed a lot of energy.
As a result, the German army did not achieve a complete victory in terms of vitality.
The bullets flew overhead, and the tree trunks covered by the bullets were hit by the bullets, and sawdust flew everywhere. Lawrence also immediately ordered the troops to press forward during the exchange of fire, but unfortunately they were pushed back by the barrage. These young German boys were high-spirited. If
This is a daytime battle and they will work very hard, but because of the darkness, no one can aim, and no one knows how many enemy troops there are in the dark forest. After encountering a setback, no one dares to move forward.
In Lawrence's opinion, retreat is the right thing to do. If you continue to rush forward, there will definitely be widespread casualties. If you want to restore your personal honor, just order the whole battalion to attack at all costs. If you agree, you will wash away the shame. You have a kind heart.
Lawrence did not want these young men to fight with the enemy in the dark and lose their lives under the orders of the idiot commander.
"Since you are already a coward, let's make the reputation worse." Thinking this way, Lawrence was relieved. Under the raging fire, he was relieved to see that there were not a large number of casualties among his people, which was really a comfort.
In this way, Lawrence's entire battalion retreated into position, and he came to the division headquarters mentally prepared to be scolded or even punished.
Lotharheim was naturally angry. The original good plan seemed to have failed. Lawrence's assault failed. There was a reason for this failure. Lotharheim was not the kind of guy who would put all the blame on a scapegoat. For Lawrence's
All complaints were suppressed.
He simply ordered: "The battle situation has changed too quickly. The decoy troops suffered heavy casualties, but your troops saved many lives. Now you and your soldiers go down to rest, and the injured will be treated immediately."
Lawrence was quite pleased to hear this. It seemed that the commander didn't care that he just cursed at the radio's walkie-talkie. He saluted and asked: "Commander, do you have any other plans next? With all due respect, we have
His judgment was seriously misjudged, and the enemy has many troops."
Losaheim smiled, "That's why I sent two Eastern battalions forward. They have already entered the forest." (To be continued...) rw