More than 200 planes soared in the sky. Under the night, people could only hear strange roars in the sky. They could tell that they were planes, but they could not determine their direction.???
In this era, only the British widely used radar technology to determine the exact location of enemy aircraft even at night.
Without this kind of polite equipment, the Soviet and German armies had always been very passive in air defense at night, often relying on air defense balloons to stop enemy aircraft, or using searchlights to search for targets, and then letting anti-aircraft guns bombard them wantonly.
The Soviet aircraft group, led by navigator Ivanov, did not fly over the city of Kharkov.
As they passed the outskirts of the city, the rumbling noise in the sky had already made the German soldiers in the city panic. The air defense siren sounded for a while, and suddenly there were more than a dozen light beams in the sky. Suddenly, there were a large number of flashes of light piercing the darkness.
, that’s German anti-aircraft fire!
Yellow and green flares were flying all over the sky, and shells from anti-aircraft guns "bloomed" in the sky.
Ivanov squinted at the beautiful scenery over there, picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Comrades! The enemy's anti-aircraft fire has been launched. All aircrafts should pay attention to safety. Let's go to the upper level to take shelter."
This order is quite satisfactory. Anyone with a clear eye can see that the enemy is attacking randomly. The threat to the aircraft fleet is actually very small, unless there is an accidental stray bullet that hits the aircraft.
Since this mission is very critical, Ivanov just hopes that nothing will go wrong.
The fleet gradually climbed to an altitude of six thousand meters and stopped climbing, because the paratroopers in the cabin did not have luxury high-tech equipment such as oxygen masks, not even the fighter pilots. Reality determined that they could not fly higher.
, for absolute safety, we can only fly over the vast occupied areas at night.
On the other hand, all the officers and soldiers of the 284th Division, as well as the ordinary residents of Novgomel who were mobilized by the whole people, are well aware of the importance of March 30th.
They had been living in the forest for several days, and heard that nearly a hundred kilometers away, their own troops were fighting the German army again. Many people began to worry about whether the airdrop could go smoothly. At the last moment, they received the exact mission——
That is, no one was allowed to sleep in the early morning of March 30th, waiting for dawn to receive the large number of paratroopers and a large amount of supplies.
After Yelentina's long-term political education, the ideological consciousness of the majority of residents has become much higher. Of course, they also know that privately taking military supplies is a serious crime punishable by execution.
Therefore, Yelentina is not worried that the supplies will be put into the pockets of ordinary people, but some will inevitably be lost during the airdrop. Considering the geographical characteristics here, there is a high probability that the supplies will fall into the mud.
Everyone knows that it is best to choose an open space as the destination for airdrops, but the swamps are either mud ponds or forests. Therefore, many paratroopers are destined to be hung on trees. At the last moment, she couldn't help but feel a little more worried about the prospects.
It was already two o'clock in the morning. Yang Mingzhi, Yelentina Yevlov, and the Gomel Municipal Committee all gathered in the division office, which made it feel like a party. No one was resting tonight, not even
Feel embarrassed.
"It would be very bad if the paratroopers get hung up on the trees! We still have some red pines with exaggerated heights here. If our people don't find them in time, our paratroopers' lives will be in danger!" Yelentina's untimely worry is indeed very serious.
It makes sense, the originally pleasant atmosphere turned cold.
Yang Mingzhi quickly interjected: "Haven't we already discussed this matter? Our people have divided task areas. As long as they are in an area with a radius of twenty kilometers with our office as the center, our people will
You can see things falling from the sky, whether they are materials or people!"
"What he said is right." Yevlov added, "We have studied and discussed it, and our superiors also understand our situation here!"
"But, I'm very worried! They are carrying very heavy equipment. If they fall into a pond and cannot take off their equipment as quickly as possible, it will really..."
Yevlov suddenly became displeased, and said sternly: "My Comrade Political Commissar, why are you talking to your mother-in-law now? Don't mention these unlucky things now. Berekov, you also say a few words."
Yang Mingzhi was sitting peacefully, and what Yelentina said was indeed very realistic. Due to war needs, paratroopers have always carried a large amount of supplies on their backs in order to carry out long-term operations behind enemy lines. The snow has now melted away.
Now, the soil in many areas is wet, and without the cover of snow, large swathes of wetlands have become what they were before. In this way, if paratroopers fall into a mud pond, they will be dragged underwater by their equipment if they are not careful.
So what can I say?
Just when Yang Mingzhi was suffering from embarrassment and cancer, Liu Debalev spoke.
"Comrade Division Political Commissar! You don't have to worry about anything now. This airdrop operation can be of such a large scale. On the one hand, the Southwest Front Army is well organized, and on the other hand, the leader has coordinated the paratrooper troops and personally approved this operation.
This operation! Regarding the landforms of the swamp, the leader knows better than us. If the special landform will cause the loss of airdrops, this operation will not be carried out. Obviously this is impossible! The leader is very wise, and our soldiers are also very
Brave, they can overcome all difficulties."
He said that Stalin was very wise, and Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but feel a little ripple in his heart. This bearded man was originally a military layman. For some large-scale military operations, the Soviet army had to obey his own orders, so that some actions he knew were deceptions.
, the Soviet generals must also fight head-on. Victory is naturally due to the soldiers' command and leadership, and failure is due to the general's dereliction of duty.
Lyudbalev is the oldest among everyone in this office, and he is very good at politics. Given his position, it is natural for him to take political lessons.
"The Red Army must unconditionally obey the leader's orders. The leader orders the paratroopers to land in an area full of forests. The paratroopers must overcome all difficulties to complete it, because this is the obligation of the Red Army."
Lyudbarev emphasized this in particular. Yelentina had a stern look on her face, and after holding it in for a long time, she slowly said: "Okay, I said something wrong. I shouldn't doubt this. The troublesome paratroopers I thought of also
I must have figured it out. This is the leader’s order, we must complete the mission!”
All of them, young and old, were members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In the 1940s, their personal worship of Stalin was simply natural. It makes sense when you think about it. In the 1930s, those who questioned Stalin were arrested and sent to Siberia.
Those who were found guilty of digging potatoes would have been shot long ago.
In any case, the Soviet Union finally embarked on a crazy industrialization path during the Stalin era, and the results achieved were very significant.
It's a pity that this person is by no means a military expert. Yang Mingzhi knows that he has actually been paid special attention to by this historical great man he has never met. As long as he can continue to win the war, he will receive more and more attention in the future. He wants to be steadily promoted in the Soviet Union
, it is really necessary to obey and even show loyalty to him! Just like the loyalty of a courtier to the tsar. "Unfortunately, I don't want to be a slave!" Yang Mingzhi knew what he should do.
But we should really think about the current situation from a long-term perspective. As long as this airdrop is basically successful, Stalin may find a way to continue to carry out several air strikes of the same scale.
The news of annihilating 7,000 enemies has been reported, because there is a lot of solid evidence to prove that this is true. The illustrious military exploits of the 284th Guards Division will definitely make Comrade Stalin intoxicated. Therefore, the title of Guards was specially given to him.
, the commander is a foreigner and is also specially awarded a medal.8