The German army has begun to implement the regiment commander's orders in depth. With the strong support of the division commander, the forefront infantry regiments of the 707 Division have begun the "great logging project."
Regarding the understanding of the division commander's orders, the people below him were extremely simple and rude in handling matters.
Belarus has a particularly vast forest, especially on the edge of the swamp. Because the water and soil are too rich, the big trees grow taller and taller. Due to the sparse population, a large number of red pines are often more than a hundred years old, so the trunks are particularly thick. In addition,
Most of the birch trees are not thick, but their height is amazing. In addition, there are oak and elm trees, all kinds of trees. It is basically a mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest.
How to make these big trees fall down one by one? Just rely on soldiers carrying axes, operating two-man saws, and relying on manpower to bring them down. It is foreseeable that most people will have no strength after cutting down a few.
How to make it fall down efficiently? The best way is of course explosives!
A large number of military explosives were tied to the target trees, each with a detonator inserted in it and connected in series with wires. The Germans adopted a rigorous and pragmatic attitude and used different amounts of explosives for trees with different circumferences. They planned to do
When detonated once, all targets will be blown up, and the method used for directional blasting of buildings can be used for violent logging.
The German army was able to lay out as much explosives as possible and detonate them at once. At the construction site, twenty explosives were often connected in series, and the engineers also pulled nearly a hundred meters of wire and tied it to the positive and negative poles of the detonator.
For a while, there were frequent and continuous explosions in the forest, like a firefight in a war.
In addition, a large number of people are also relying on traditional methods to cut down trees to save explosives.
Tall and straight trees collapsed suddenly, and this scene was naturally detected by the Soviet army.
The scouts remained calm and concealed. In addition to discovering that the enemy was blowing up trees and a large number of people splitting tree trunks on the spot, they also saw a large number of military trucks pulling tree trunks towards their position. It seemed that the enemy was just logging, which was not enough.
What's surprising is that the scale of their logging is so terrifying.
Balzen didn't know exactly what the enemy was going to do. Their behavior was simply inexplicable. This matter could only be decided by the division headquarters.
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It was already March 28th, and the 284th Division contacted the distant front army headquarters through powerful electromagnetic waves. Relying on the latest code book, they obtained the accurate information of secondary encryption. The so-called airdrop operation was finally scheduled for March.
In the early morning of March 30th.
Generally speaking, the German Air Force is not good at night fighting, and the Soviet Army fully knows the location of the airdrop target area, and the escort role of fighter jets along the way may be difficult to reflect. The fleet will arrive at the target at ten o'clock in the morning and return to the sun. Only then
It is the most dangerous aircraft in the fleet. For this reason, fighter jets must carry multiple auxiliary fuel tanks, and bombers and transport aircrafts that undertake transportation tasks must also be adjusted and equipped with more fuel.
The airdrop plan has been adjusted again in the past few days. The promise of 720 tons of supplies must be realized. In addition, there is an airborne regiment! The weight of the aircraft invested continues to soar. The original 125 aircraft are no longer enough.
On March 30, 200 bombers, transport aircraft and heavy gliders will be put into action.
Timoshenko also emphasized: "The investment in aircraft has increased. This is the leader's order."
Since it was Stalin's order, then this matter would never change again! Yang Mingzhi, Yevlov and others were really excited. The three collective farms and military camps mobilized urgently, and everyone rushed to the area they were responsible for fully armed.
, waiting to receive gifts falling from the sky.
Shortly after the order was reported, the division headquarters learned of new situations from the front line.
Yang Mingzhi likes to go to the arsenal as always. Some results have been achieved in the manufacturing of large-scale equipment for the fertilizer plant. Huge metal pipes are undergoing intense heat welding.
It was already afternoon, and he was sweating profusely and supervising the work of the workers in the hot workshop. A messenger came in a hurry, claiming that there was new information from the front.
What else could happen on the front line? It was nothing more than Balzen fighting the Germans again. Yang Mingzhi didn't think too much until he came to the division headquarters, and Yevlov, who had been waiting here, talked about the front line -
—The enemy is actually blowing up trees for no apparent reason.
The translated telegram was handed over to Yang Mingzhi. Because the content of these words was too strange, he had to ask the telegraph operator again.
"This is the kind of information they sent. Although I don't know why, the Germans are logging on a large scale and even using explosives extensively!" Since the telegraph operator was so sure, Yang Mingzhi was now completely convinced.
He turned to look at Yevlov, "Now what do you think, what are the Germans doing?"
"Perhaps they feel that their position is too short of wood?" Yevlov pinched his waist. When it was Zhimou's turn, he felt that he was not as good as the person in front of him, so the problem was placed in front of him, and Berekov could not figure it out.
, what else can I do?
Yang Mingzhi took the telegram and returned to the division office and sat down.
What exactly are the enemies doing? Just logging to strengthen their positions? But Balzen said that the enemies are actively logging in the entire area. With so much demand for wood, they need to carry out large-scale infrastructure construction to build huge buildings.
military camp?
But there are many trees in this area. Why does the enemy have to choose the forest in front of the position? There are also big trees in other places, so why not cut them down?
Thinking of this, he looked at some words on the telegram manuscript. He saw words like "all" and "no difference", so the German army was cutting down trees indiscriminately. It didn't matter the type of tree or whether the trunk was thick or not, as long as it was
Just use various means to make a tree fall down.
It seems that this cannot be explained by large-scale logging due to lack of wood.
"How many people are they? Only three thousand people, do they need so much wood? Are each of them building a coffin for themselves?!" Yang Mingzhi said to himself fiercely.
This was actually a bit funny. Yevlov looked at Yang Mingzhi for a long time and was amused by this. "Haha, if the enemy is willing to commit suicide, then just shoot him. We will help them collect the body."
"Forget it! Comrade Division Commander! The enemy must be carrying out a conspiracy. They are clearing the forest on the south side of the position. It seems that there is no grass growing there. Why are they doing this?"
"You ask me?" Yevlov scratched his head, "Maybe he is afraid of us? Afraid that we will suddenly rush out and break through their position after running a few hundred meters!"
This sentence completely awakened Yang Mingzhi! "Oh! Why didn't I think of it right away! They cleared a long depth. If our infantry makes offensive operations, they will be exposed far away! Attack
The suddenness is gone. This is simply the most reasonable explanation!" 8