Only one of the more than 200 prisoners survived. This man was also a German-Pole. The reason why he was wearing Soviet cotton-padded clothes was indeed because he had joined the Red Army.【】
Naturally, such a person would be shot dead. Even if he had all kinds of helplessness, who would not be helpless after so many people died in this war? However, Balzen did not have murderous intentions so early. Let's first listen to what information he could confess.
So he specifically said to him: "You were once in the Red Army and know our policy towards traitors. These are extraordinary times. If you don't want to die, then cooperate well. I want to hear the information that interests me. If you tell me,
, I will consider sparing your life."
The Red Army is not allowed to surrender or rebel. Every soldier has the right to execute traitors on the spot. In order to survive, this person quickly told what she knew.
In fact, Balzen was in a very good mood today. Asanov said that many Eastern Battalions serving Germany had joined the German army, and they had an armed exchange of fire with these people today. After a brief conflict, their true nature as a scumbag was exposed.
This man named John Kotarski completely confessed the details of the Eastern Battalion. He claimed that there were at least ten Eastern Battalions under the 707th Division, and claimed that more such troops would be sent here in the future.
.So the German infantry regiment that was facing Yang Mingzhi's Soviet army had two Eastern battalions under its control. They were organized according to battalions, so the enemy's total strength was more than 3,000 people.
Asanov only told the composition of the Eastern Battalion and did not know their details. Now that the soldiers of the Eastern Battalion reported their details in person, it was an unexpected surprise.
This made Balzen very happy. He called Lavrenti and Yevgeny and asked: "Please help me make an idea. I think this man's confession is very valuable. How will you arrange for him? Should he stay?"
Just now, these two cold-blooded guys had just commanded their subordinates to execute the execution on a group of prisoners who were already defenseless. The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the scene also stimulated the nerves of the two men.
Looking at this guy kneeling on the ground with a begging look on his face, the two of them couldn't help but soften their hearts.
Balzen was keenly aware of the change in the old man's mentality and said: "If you don't say anything, you are acquiescing. Then we will keep this person alive for the time being."
Lavrenti said: "That's fine. He may also know some information. After all, we are not professional interrogators. In the future, we will escort this person back and let the political commissar comrades interrogate him!"
It was a good idea, and Balzen agreed.
In this encounter, the retreating Dongfang Battalion suffered nearly a hundred casualties (the surviving ones were assassinated by the Soviet troops who were collecting trophies), and 200 people were slaughtered. Their losses were actually very high. In comparison, the Soviet army
The loss will be much smaller.
Twenty-two people died in the battle, and 35 others were injured to varying degrees. These casualties were all within the tolerable range, but the three officers all knew that their soldiers were all veterans, and they could all serve as squad leaders in the new unit.
.Their casualties are indeed another serious loss to the troops.
It was not suitable to stay here for a long time. Balzen ordered the troops to take away all the weapons and ammunition that could be used, and to take away the wounded and dead soldiers, dead and alive. The entire army continued to evacuate five kilometers south before stopping.
A soldier who was good at climbing trees hung the antenna on the top of a tall red pine. It was already nine o'clock in the morning when the division headquarters received the latest information.
After Yang Mingzhi and others finally rested for two or three hours and regained some of their energy, when they learned about this explosive incident that happened early in the morning, every pore stood on end.
Yevlov laughed excitedly: "The 707th Division is really still a bunch of idiots. How bold are they to let a group of guys from the Eastern Battalion attack us. Their inferior combat effectiveness has been exposed, so we have more
Three hundred guns."
Yang Mingzhi said casually: "As for the Dongfang Battalion, it is certain that the combat effectiveness of this group of puppet troops is poor, but we have also suffered a hundred casualties in this battle. I am more concerned about this."
Yevlov waved his hand, "We can tolerate these casualties. If the enemy hadn't used cannons, our losses would have been even smaller."
Yelentina knocked on the table, and her words were all said by the two men. She hurriedly said: "Now let's discuss the current issue in detail. Balzen's investigation has made good gains this time. This enemy in front of us
Now that we have a more thorough understanding of the situation, all that remains is what to do. Today is March 26th, and the airdrop from superiors will arrive within five days! That is the most important thing!"
"Yes, yes, we really need to avoid head-on conflict with the enemy now." Yang Mingzhi said: "In fact, many times it is not us who take the initiative to attack, but the enemy is obviously pressing forward step by step. We are forced to counterattack at inopportune moments, such as
This time, Balzen did a good job and should avoid further irritating the enemy."
The exhausted three people reached a consensus after discussion and congratulated Balzen on his victory this morning, and the order did not change. In addition to digging pits for the sacrificed soldiers and burying them on the spot, and sending the injured soldiers back, the others still established a defense line in the forest.
There is only one additional order, that is, the defense line must be established outside the range of the 155 mm caliber artillery. Regardless of whether the Germans have such artillery, the order will be followed.
Balzen and others could actually predict what kind of orders the division headquarters would send back. At the new resting place, new lines of defense were already being built.
The original defensive line that was planned to be carefully constructed had to be abandoned because it might be within the enemy's fire threat range. Regardless of whether they had 155mm cannons, the distance of fifteen kilometers was indeed quite safe.
The instructions from the division headquarters were conveyed intact, and Balzen and the other three immediately held a small meeting.
Yevgeny pointed out: "We now have more weapons and ammunition. The gun is a Mosin Nagant and the ammunition is 7.62 mm. Compared with our reloading ammunition, these original ones are better to use."
Lavrenti had some other views on this. "Actually, the lethality of the new bullets developed by the deputy division commander and others is that of a sword. My people reported that the enemy's corpse was very terrifying. A bullet hit the front, leaving a wound on the back."
It was bigger than before, there was even more than one wound, and the bullet was obviously fragmented. This is what the deputy division commander was pursuing! It was almost like one bullet could be used as two."
Balzen was shocked because this matter was not reported to his superiors. Due to the particularity of forest warfare, reloaded bullets can maintain very good accuracy within fifty meters, but not beyond one hundred meters! The newly reloaded bullets in the arsenal
Special seasonings are added to the bullets and warheads, which is said to further sacrifice accuracy and achieve some bizarre killing methods.
This kind of warhead that is easily broken when hitting the human body is more likely to hit the torso with one fatal shot!
"I will report this matter to the division headquarters again later. Let's re-plan our respective defense lines now. We will still have to stay in the forest in the next few days. We must be fully prepared for daily life and possible battles in the future.