Military operations are to destroy the enemy's lines of communication and destroy the enemy's baggage troops.
After discussions at the military meeting, everyone set the target of the attack on the road leading to Gomel.
There were originally two attack plans. One was to attack the city of Mozyr, such as bombarding it with mortars. This was considered a harassment operation. The results may not be great, but it would indeed be a huge blow to the enemy's psychology. More likely
The enemy is forced to separate their troops to pursue them. Of course, if they enter the swamp, they can only cry in the mud.
The latter was to set up an ambush on the road from Mozyr to Lechica to ambush a German transport convoy.
After analysis, I naturally chose the latter, because we don't need to cross the Pripet River, and the troops participating in the operation only need to go north.
Yang Mingzhi took a ruler and measured the distance on the map. The conference room was quiet. The officers were waiting for their "staff officer" to make a decision.
"From Catfish Village to the highway, we have to pass through a swamp. The straight-line distance is more than fifty kilometers, and it will take at least two days to reach the destination." Yang Mingzhi quickly turned his head and looked at the three village chiefs: "There is a swamp in the swamp.
Is there no dry road to go?”
"Yes! The road must be very winding, but there are still dry roads, or it is not particularly muddy." The head of Catfish Village introduced that Boboski has lived in the swamp for a long time and knows the hydrology and landforms of this area well.
The swamps were composed of large and small pools, and in some places were muddy areas covered with reeds. Only the locals knew how to get around the mud, and the Germans knew nothing about it.
Boboski and his guys introduced it with embarrassment and exuberant words.
"That's enough!" Yang Mingzhi slammed the table, "Three elders, I don't want to hear you introduce your childhood memories. I need you to send a guide. Our military operation needs to carry some heavy weapons, and I don't want to
Our mortar fell into the mud."
Yevlov patted the agitated Berekov. "Comrade, when war comes, your usual gentle demeanor will never come back. Calm down and let's talk slowly."
Yang Mingzhi sat down slowly. He had indeed lost his composure just now. "I was so excited. After all, this operation was the first time the militia troops were dispatched. I don't want everyone's sacrifice to be in vain, so village chiefs, you must pay attention."
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After the location of the military operation is determined, the soldiers will hide in the forests on both sides of the road and use ambush tactics to quickly eliminate a German unit. The rest is how to get there.
Boboski patted his chest and promised that he would choose the best guide and that all heavy weapons would not be lost.
Yang Mingzhi looked at the people around him. "Yevlov, Fomin, this is how we decided on the military action?"
"That's it." Fomin fully agreed. As for Yevlov, he had no objection.
In this operation, the scouts will carry the radio on their backs and arrive at their destination early, hibernating in the forests on both sides of the road.
The troops are not worried about having no goals. Even though many Soviet guerrillas have been established now, they are a group of stragglers. Many of them were frightened out of their courage in positional warfare and hoped to relax in the forest. Some of them even turned into bandits.
These people will attack the Germans and rob ordinary people in their own country. Worse, if the locals do not provide food, some guerrillas will shoot these ordinary people in the name of "eliminating the fascist lackeys."
Therefore, the Germans regarded these guerrillas as stinging gadflies. They were annoying, but they were still a bunch of chickens and dogs. A convoy transporting supplies, or a convoy of horse-drawn carriages. Under the escort of escorting soldiers, they swaggered towards
The front lines advance.
In fact, the Germans relied more on trains to supply supplies. As the war continued, Germany's huge army group in the early days had fallen into the Soviet Union's huge strategic depth. The troops were very dispersed, and the capacity of the supply lines was seriously tested. The German army's logistics ideas
Various methods were used to deliver supplies to the front line, and a large number of captured trucks and a large number of horse-drawn carriages were pulling goods.
Attacking the German baggage troops was Kilponos's order, and the 284th Guards Division chose to comply.
In this operation, more than a thousand troops will be dispatched. The special anti-tank battalion is the main offensive force. They are well-equipped and are directly commanded by Yang Mingzhi. In addition, militia troops also participate in the battle, and are supervised by a company of regular troops.
They, these people formed a temporary battalion with only more than 400 people.
Naturally, the combat effectiveness of the militia cannot be compared with that of veterans who have experienced battles on the battlefield. Yang Mingzhi planned to use them as a reserve force. Among them, the seventy children of the young soldiers, Yang Mingzhi made up his mind that these brats must go to the battlefield. However, they could not
It's very good to shoot against the enemy in person and just listen to the guns.
The total strength is 1,100 people. The soldiers will bring captured German machine guns. Ten MG34 general-purpose machine guns, each with three base ammunition, and three spare barrels. Five DP light machine guns, with three spare ammunition.
Pan. Such firepower is already very luxurious, but Yang Mingzhi knows very well that firepower in modern warfare often determines the outcome.
It is enough to use powerful firepower to stun the German army in an instant. To this end, ten mortars and a hundred artillery shells will also join the battle. Even so, Yang Mingzhi still feels that it is not enough, and grenades are also widely equipped.
Finally, there is a secret weapon, which is a mixture of mortar shells and rockets. It is a very weird rocket weapon. It can be called a "flying monkey" in horizontal flight. The shooter carries the steel pipe and the radiant hand loads the ammunition.
Then just light the fuse on the butt. It's as simple as it is simple. At least during the test firing, this weapon still had some power.
A new military operation was about to take place, and the soldiers were all going crazy from holding back. As for the militiamen, there were only three hundred people participating in the operation this time. They were carefully selected, which made the people who were not selected quite envious.
Look at these people. Yang Mingzhi didn’t say it, but in fact, in military operations, deaths are often very sudden. This is World War II, these guys with smiles on their faces, and there are more than a hundred female soldiers here. These young women are probably in
During the battle, Hua Rong swept the floor and turned into a pile of ugly corpses.
In this operation, Yang Mingzhi served as the commander, and Yevlov guarded Catfish Village, using radios to maintain communication with the frontline troops. Yelentina served as the political commissar of the army, and she volunteered because she could not embarrass the organization.
At five o'clock in the morning on August 22, the sun had not yet risen. With the light of dawn, the soldiers participating in the operation gathered urgently.
"Brother! Do I have to carry so much weight?" Yang Tao looked at her husband in confusion.
"Yes, these things are very necessary. Xiaotao, we are about to march. Now you go back to your queue."
The soldiers of the youth battalion stood neatly in front of Yang Mingzhi, with the entire special anti-tank battalion behind them. Hesitating that the enemy might have armored vehicles, some soldiers were carried anti-tank guns up to two meters long.
Yang Mingzhi was very satisfied. Each of Lao Maozi's veterans carried a large amount of equipment. Russian men were once called "grey animals." Indeed, these guys have good strength and endurance, and they are the ones who carry heavy weapons.
Here at the young soldier, Yang Tao complained that the heavy burden was really stressful for a child. She had food, ammunition and water in her backpack. There was a blanket tied around her backpack, and a medical bag hung on her chest.
There is definitely nothing wrong with preparing more things. Yang Mingzhi encouraged these children: "I know you are very excited about the battle, but also complain about the things you carry. I think we have carried out armed cross-country many times, and you fully accept it.
The current load has been reduced. Let me warn you! You must remember! Sweat more during training, and you will bleed less during battle."
Yang Mingzhi will never feel sympathy again, and Yang Tao is no exception. The young soldiers have to adapt to the life of a soldier, and now they have just begun.
He led the troops to assemble towards the airport and gathered with the militia troops. All the troops involved in the operation were here.
The village chief, Bobosky, found very good guides, five middle-aged men who were originally militiamen, but were not selected due to physical factors. They are very satisfied to be guides. They will lead the troops out of the winding swamp and into the
Book an ambush location.
Yevlov simply did the pre-war mobilization. He talked excitedly for a while, causing quite a stir among the soldiers.
"Oh, they are all empty talk. It is the responsibility of the soldiers to defend the Soviet Union with arms. As for the militiamen, most of them resisted because they did not want to be massacred by the Nazis." Yang Mingzhi thought to himself, and he saw that there were actually ten more people participating in the action.
Several military horses. They have no other use. Military horses are responsible for carrying heavy weapons and ammunition.
Of course, most of the ammunition had to be carried on the shoulders of the soldiers, and some tall and strong men in the army took on this arduous task.
The troops set off at eight o'clock in the morning. The troops lined up in four columns and advanced under the leadership of the guide. The two reconnaissance platoons had already separated from the main force. They even left the forest and were galloping towards the road.