Yevlov came back after a long journey, and he was quite satisfied with the conditions of the soldiers' dormitories. When he saw Berekov himself at the division headquarters, he became excited and started talking about the military camp.
Yang Mingzhi listened for a while and quickly stopped. "Comrade Yevlov, we are all very busy now. The troops are now gathering strength. According to the troops directly under my command, they have been recuperating for a long time and really hope to get out of the swamp."
Let’s fight.”
"Is this why you came here?" Yevlov asked in surprise, "Since you are here, Yelentina should have told you just now. We have planned to join forces with two nearby collective farms, and those guys are a bunch of rabble.
, we still have to train them.”
"It doesn't matter." Yang Mingzhi explained, "We have been dormant for too long. We must give the Germans a warning and tell them of the existence of the guerrillas."
Yevlov waved his hand, "You still like war so much. I don't know what you are thinking now. Your decisions always make me unpredictable. But now, we must do a good job in dealing with those two villages.
.You, Berekov, your special anti-tank battalion is not insufficient, maybe you can add some militia strength."
"Me?" Yang Mingzhi pointed at himself, "Come on, those militiamen must have been on the battlefield at least once. This is my purpose. Ordinary militiamen and child soldiers must be baptized by artillery fire before they can quickly grow into qualified soldiers.
warrior."
Naturally, Yevlov did not want to quarrel with the Chinese, and Yang Mingzhi did not want to quarrel either.
The village chief brought the teapot and said, "Drink some water. Don't quarrel and hurt the friendship."
The two looked at each other and smiled. He was the teacher, and Yang Mingzhi should still listen to him.
After chatting for a while, it was said that the representatives of the village chiefs were coming to Catfish Village tomorrow. Yang Mingzhi had to be prepared to welcome them. Things always developed so fast. For a long time, he felt that this swamp had nothing to do with it.
The existence of Catfish Village is a strange thing due to its dense population. As a result, the village leader Boboski said that there are at least more than ten collective farms in this vast swamp.
After the war broke out, many villagers were evacuating, just like many ordinary people were evacuated from the east side of the swamp. Most of the young people were recruited by the army, while the old, weak, women and children packed up their belongings and retreated inland.
Not many people are willing to stay.
Those people will arrive at Catfish Village around noon tomorrow. Yevlov also promised: "I know the serious harm of the troops not fighting for a long time, so after solving this matter, we must go out to fight the enemy. The first is to defeat the enemy.
Spirit, secondly, it also trains the team."
Yang Mingzhi was very satisfied, and he walked home under the moonlight. Along the way, some soldiers lit bonfires. Grilled fish was their favorite late-night snack, and some were playing cards for entertainment. The military camp was a bit chaotic, but there was also a touch of warmth.
The war has not yet broken out here, and everyone is enjoying the peaceful time.
When I got home, my wife had already fallen asleep. I lit the oil lamp and saw this girl writing a line of small words on the lamp next to it.
"Dear husband, I have prepared some vegetable soup and some bread for you. You should go to bed early after eating."
This is written in Russian. Compared with complex Chinese, she actually knows Russian better. It's really ironic, looking at the little person wrapped in a blanket and gasping softly. This child simply doesn't look like a child, that is, she,
When the troops really come out of the swamp to fight, she will also have to join the battle.
The next day, Yang Mingzhi got up early. Yang Tao washed his clothes very clean, put on a neat military uniform, military boots on the bed, and an armed belt firmly tied, then hung up all his stubble, and finally put on his
Military Cap, he is really a handsome officer. At least in the eyes of his wife, he is extremely powerful.
The couple went out at the same time. Yang Mingzhi went to the division headquarters to wait for those people to come over, while Yang Tao continued to the youth camp to receive physical training in the morning.
The location of Catfish Village is closer to the Pripet River, and the other two villages are in relatively inland areas. To paraphrase, of these two villages, one is called Black Earth Village and the other is called Blacksmith Village.
As the name suggests, the area where Black Tu Village is located is closer to the swamp, where there is more peat soil, and the villagers are also farming. The disadvantages of the soil lead to low potato yields. Therefore, in the collective farm of Black Tu Village, many cattle and sheep are raised collectively.
When the residents were fleeing, many people passed by their collective farms. These people were unwilling to abandon their livestock and took up arms to defend the collective property. In this way, the fleeing people did not have the courage to steal. So in order to avoid being invaded by the Germans, they thought of
A good solution was to find the army as protection, and even let the residents of the village join the army.
As for the Blacksmith Village, more people here are engaged in smelting metals. It has a very big advantage. It can make many tools. What's more, there are some very backward machine tools here. If we talk about making weapons, they are enough.
Yang Mingzhi still doesn't know what these two villages will bring if they try to join the 284th Division. For now, it seems that there is no problem in adding at least a few hundred troops.
At noon, the waiting people arrived smoothly. They came from two directions, and there were more than 20 people in total.
These people were dressed in casual clothes and after asking, the two village chiefs actually came.
"We knew you had entered the swamp, and we thought you were planning to retreat. A few days ago we saw airplanes dropping things, and we thought you didn't leave after all." The head of Black Earth Village shook Yevlov's hand cordially.
said.
When they came, they had to be entertained. There was no good wine or meat waiting for them, only bread and a plate of salt. This is the traditional greeting of the Slavs. Salt and bread mean that life is rich, and it is also the best hospitality for the host.
Everyone entered the division office one after another, where the village chiefs of the three villages and senior officers of the 284th Division gathered together. After a brief self-introduction, Yang Mingzhi knew that the chief of the black soil village was called Womansky, and the chief of the blacksmith village was called Li.
Guschkov. Especially the latter's surname, which literally translates to frog, is really a strange guy.
When it comes to names, they always come up with all kinds of names, and Yang Mingzhi knows that he is also an anomaly in front of them. Of course, he does not pat his chest and claim that he is Chinese, because these guys don't even know the geographical location of China. He might as well
Just call yourself a Tatar so they can understand you better.
The division political commissar Fomin is a Jew, and the deputy division commander Berekov is a Tatar. The 284th Guards Division is already a melting pot of nationalities, but everyone is indeed a serious regular army. The military flag is still hung on the wall of the office, although it is damaged
Some. It's like a monument, announcing the legitimacy of the army to these people.
This time, Black Earth Village had already made a difficult decision. Village chief Womansky prepared a document and handed it to Yevlov in person.
"This is signed jointly by the remaining residents of our collective farm. Some young people in the village were drafted into the army. They did not come back and may have died. For the remaining people, we are also willing to surround the country so that we can pick up
It is also good for those who have weapons to join you and become militiamen."
Yevlov nodded and accepted this very meaningful document.
"If this is the case, I promise you everything."
The village chief, Warmansky, beamed with joy. At this time, the blacksmith village immediately expressed doubts.
"If Black Earth Village is willing to join you, our Blacksmith Village cannot fall behind. There are still more than 500 people in our village, which is a big enough village. Many men also went to the battlefield and did not come back. There are many women in the village, and there are many
Teenagers, maybe they should be armed. However, we lack weapons. As the village chief, I have to be responsible for the villagers. It is of course very appropriate to join you, but I don't want my friends to fight the invaders with knives and spears.
"
Yevlov thought for a moment and asked: "Is this what you want?"
"Right?" Liguschkov said righteously, "We need real weapons so that we can defend our homeland."
Yang Mingzhi knocked on the table. This man was also a bargainer. He knew that in China, recruits recruited by the Eighth Route Army could not be promised a gun. Many newly recruited troops often had only one gun for more than ten people. Later, when the armed forces became stronger, they basically had a gun.
It was seized during the examination.
"Guns and ammunition are very precious, comrade. You should know that we fought and retreated all the way. In the end, there were more than a thousand of us left, and we didn't have many weapons and ammunition."
"This?" Liguschkov hesitated. His original intention was to lead his people to get new weapons, so that at least he would not defend his land with bare hands. But it was definitely not because he did not have firearms that he refused to defend his country.
He saw that the people here included high-ranking political commissars, and their epaulettes and clothing were very special. If he offended these people, it would be terrible if someone similar to the National Counter-Revolutionary Suppression Team knew about it.
So he never expected that a girl here was actually from the National People's Internal Affairs Committee. Yelentina made this guy docile with just one sentence. Yang Mingzhi scratched his head and looked at this girl who was pretending to be angry.
It was the Cheka's words that came happily. "You must join us, otherwise I have the power to arrest you directly."
Yelentina carried her ID with her. The village chiefs of these two villages realized the seriousness and they must show their loyalty.
The atmosphere became a little delicate, and Yang Mingzhi immediately waved his hand. "Listen to me, a Tatar, we still have a lot of weapons. Of course, most of the excess belong to captured Germans, which is enough to arm a thousand people. In terms of ammunition,
We are also relatively wealthy."
Yang Mingzhi decided to arm the newly arrived militiamen, and Yevlov completely agreed with this correct decision. The two immediately asked how many people could be armed in Black Earth Village and Blacksmith Village.
"Our village has a small population, plus women, people who are not too old, and some children of about the same age, so there is no problem with 200 armed militiamen," Warmansky said.
Yang Mingzhi nodded. Two hundred people are two companies, and if they are well trained, they will be able to fight. He looked at the blacksmith village and asked: "Comrade, how many people can your village be armed with?"
Liguschkov thought for a while and said, "About a hundred people."
"So few?" Yang Mingzhi was a little surprised.
"Yes, because we can't just be frontline warriors. We have a very special advantage. If your weapons are damaged, we can repair them. We can even make some ammunition. After all, we are a bunch of blacksmiths."