Early the next morning, in the small square of the collective farm of Blacksmith Village, villagers preparing to join the militia gathered one after another.
Yang Mingzhi's identity became very special at this moment, as if he was the coordinator of these people. At the same time, he must also be the commander-in-chief of these people, so Yang Mingzhi did not stand behind the scenes.
He was dressed in a neat military uniform, with an armed belt firmly tied on and a pistol on his waist. His overall image was that of a majestic Soviet officer, and his oriental face also showed that he was unusual.
War mobilization and other things have already been carried out in this village, and there are only so many people left who can participate in the battle.
Look at these people, children, women and a group of old guys with beards, but there are only no young men here. Yes, those men have been drafted as soldiers long ago, and most of them have actually died in the battle.
Yang Mingzhi did not talk about the painful topic. Gushikov talked about it in the village, and then came his speech.
What about giving training to new recruits? Yang Mingzhi is a small leader at that level, so he is naturally good at this kind of thing.
At this moment, he was holding a rifle in his hand, suddenly loaded the bullet and fired into the air. Many people were shocked, especially women. There were some young girls here who joined the army out of passion or revenge.
It is really difficult to train them into good soldiers. For example, some people are obviously frightened now.
"Comrades of the militia? I am Belekov, deputy commander of the 284th Guards Division. Have you decided to join our team?"
Yang Mingzhi looked at them, most of them remained silent, only some old men bravely raised their right hands.
"It seems that you were scared by the gunfire just now. Boys, women, the war has nothing to do with you. But those invaders have already taken the lives of your family members, and their next step will be to take away ours indiscriminately. If you are afraid
Gunshots, people like this are not suitable to be soldiers. People like this please leave."
At this time, a woman suddenly shouted: "Yes! Isn't war your men's business? Why should we go to war too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the team. Yang Mingzhi frowned, and he finally understood what he said. The young woman was also a conscript.
The village chief immediately scolded and the team fell silent.
"Who was the person who spoke just now?" Yang Mingzhi shouted loudly.
"It's me!" I saw a woman walking out of the queue. She was different from the other women. This person put on a man's trousers. Specifically, these were her husband's.
Under Yang Mingzhi's questioning, the woman introduced herself as Delia Kanashkinwa. Her husband was drafted into the Soviet army before the war began. What was even more shocking was that the army her husband was in was the
284th Guards Division. As a result, the woman was extremely excited. She staggered up to Yang Mingzhi and almost fell to her knees.
"Tell me! What happened to my husband? Did he die in battle or was he captured? How many of you are there? Is he still alive?"
Yang Mingzhi didn't expect this at all. The woman was a little excited, and the accompanying soldiers pulled her away.
"Delia, calm down. This is war, and we all have to endure all tragedies."
The woman was crying and handed a letter to Yang Mingzhi.
This was an email sent by her husband after he joined the army. He never received any information after the war. Judging from the letter, her husband was assigned to the first regiment, which turned out to be Yevlov's regiment. That regiment was in the battle.
The losses were heavy and the entire regiment was almost wiped out. The soldiers of the first regiment who finally retreated to the swamp only had one company in total.
Kanashkin, this surname is relatively special. There are more Belarusian men with the surname ending in "Sky". If this Kanashkin is still alive, it should be reflected in the final census. Obviously, this Kanashkin has been killed in action.
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Yang Mingzhi looked at the man with tears on his face sadly: "Delia, your husband is very brave. No one in our 284th Guards Division surrendered, and everyone fought to the death. More than 10,000 people died in the battle, and in the end only one
More than a thousand people broke through. Your husband died heroically."
"Dead, really dead?"
"It's not death, it's sacrifice! Your husband is a great Red Army soldier. So I really hope you take back what you just said. This is war. I think you should avenge your husband. It's not too late to join the army. Now, our
The division commander also died, and Yevlov, the commander of the regiment to which your husband belonged, was promoted to division commander."
The woman fell silent, and more people fell silent.
Originally, the village chief's organization of the militia was mostly coercive. In fact, the majority of villagers also knew that the invaders were killing ordinary residents indiscriminately, and they either fled or stayed to fight. The vast majority of people did not flee, because they must want to fight in their hearts.
Just fighting can also lead to death, so many people still hesitate.
Now, Delia Kanashkinva has retracted those "deserter remarks". She wants revenge and strongly demands to join the company where her husband was alive. Because of her relationship, most of the distracting thoughts are gone.
There were 135 militiamen in total, carrying a small amount of luggage, and headed towards Catfish Village under the leadership of the village chief Liguschkov.
Yang Mingzhi held his wife's little hand and followed the large army. What happened to the Kanashkin baby just now was really heartbreaking.
"Husband, this is war. I'm so scared, if..."
"Okay, you've said this so many times." Yang Mingzhi looked at his wife with a confident smile, as if he was saying that I was a phoenix on the battlefield. This smile was reassuring, and Carambola smiled in response.
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I don’t know what the future holds, but in war, justice will ultimately defeat evil.
Returning to Catfish Village, the militiamen of Black Tu Village have arrived first. Geographically, Black Tu Village is closer to Catfish Village.
A total of 143 people were brought to Black Earth Village. Like the Blacksmith Village, there were all kinds of men, women, old and children, but the common feature was that there were no young men. Their village chief Volensky also said the same thing. The young people in the village
None of the people who surrendered to the army have returned.
Entering Catfish Village means entering your own territory. The first step is to settle the militiamen. Regarding how to settle the new arrivals, Catfish Village has made some plans. For example, underage children are assigned to juvenile camps. The child soldiers have unified barracks.
, in fact, the homes of farmers who fled the war zone have been transformed into barracks.
Others, young female militiamen, live in the homes of compatriots who have suffered the same fate. Therefore, for many families whose husbands died in the war, their homes have become female barracks. The elderly militiamen are temporarily crowded with the soldiers of the 284th Division.
, while vacating the barracks, mobilized everyone to build new housing.
This distribution method led to some housing shortages. Therefore, when Black Earth Village arrived with new people, many soldiers were ordered to go into the woods to cut trees.
All kinds of people have simply settled in, but Kanashkinava is reluctant to accept the assignment. "I must join my husband's company, otherwise it will not be considered revenge!"
Yang Mingzhi had no choice but to bring her to Yevlov. Before that, he took his wife home. "You call a few soldiers, and we will make something delicious for lunch." Yang Tao understood, after all, her husband was
Chinese people still like to eat Chinese food, so they trotted away immediately.
"It's great that that child has a husband like you. You all survived the disaster." Kanashkinwa looked at the little girl with confused eyes and couldn't help but said to herself.
"Maybe, sometimes luck is more important than tactical skills on the battlefield." Yang Mingzhi turned around, and this woman was the only one left beside him. "Follow me, and I will take you to see the division commander."
Lunch time has not yet started, and Yevlov is very busy. He hopes that these new militiamen will start military training as soon as the afternoon. Seeing Yang Mingzhi return, he hurriedly ordered to do well, and the new meeting began immediately.
Suddenly, Yevlov noticed that there was a woman beside Berekov. To be honest, she was quite beautiful. "Berekov, you went to the blacksmith village, do you think you should immediately choose someone to be your adjutant?"
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Yang Mingzhi could tell that there were other thoughts mixed with these words, so he decisively pushed the woman to the front desk.
"Delia, this is your husband's immediate boss during his lifetime."
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman immediately lost control of her emotions, as if this Yevlov was her relative.
In this way, Yevlov immediately understood the reason. This was a very shocking thing. The troops suffered huge losses and more than 10,000 people died. What would their families do? The war has reached this level, and most of them must have
The family members do not even know how their loved ones died, and it may become an eternal mystery.
However, the original structure of the First Infantry Regiment has been abolished, and the composition of the current regiment is really diverse. What's more, she is a woman, how could she be assigned to a unit full of men?
Therefore, Yevlov ordered in the tone of a woman's husband's commander: "Delia Kanashkinva, you will be assigned to the female barracks. This is an order. The first regiment is all male soldiers, and it is not suitable for you there."
Guards, send her to the female barracks."
The woman was appointed, and she chose to obey the superior's order. After the interlude, Yang Mingzhi officially joined the meeting.