Yang Mingzhi already knew everything about what Balzen went through during these days. Therefore, he was not too surprised when he saw this preliminary results report.
Yang Mingzhi read every line of text attentively. The record was very detailed, even including the time when the attack was launched and the details of the exchange of fire.
Seeing that he had been looking at him for a while, Yevlov asked: "How is it? Berekov, our army's losses this time are very serious!"
"Yes! Those who died were our elites. Our permanent loss of troops actually exceeded 1,100 men! This has almost caught up with our losses in the last battle!"
Jelentina is responsible for statistics of various data. According to the habits of the Soviet army, they do not deliberately record the death, injury and disappearance of a unit after the battle. Instead, they simply classify it into two types,
Permanent loss and non-permanent loss.
Yang Mingzhi coughed twice and said: "Jelentina's statistics on our losses are still too general. What is permanent loss? There is a lot covered here. It can be said that apart from returning with the large army, we are still healthy.
Apart from the soldiers, those people are permanently lost. How many are killed in battle and how many are missing? I believe there are still people who are separated!"
Yang Mingzhi had long criticized the Soviet Union's statistical method, and it was obvious that Yelentina didn't want to change it.
Yevlov spread his hands and said with a sullen face: "I also think that such statistics are too rough. But considering our current situation, such statistics are reasonable. As commanders, it is impossible for you and me to know the specific details of every soldier.
How did the number of troops decrease? Did they die in battle, go missing, or were captured? As officers, we must consider the ability of the entire unit to continue fighting. How many combatable troops do we still have after the battle? This is the most important thing in the war.
important."
Yang Mingzhi smiled: "Hey! You can say something reasonable. That's not bad. There are still some wounded people lying in the hospital. Some of them have unfortunately had their limbs amputated. Some have flesh injuries. They will be dead as soon as May.
Can return to the army. In this way, the amputated soldiers are a permanent loss to us."
"That's right." Yevlov said about the German trucks. "For them, thirty trucks were captured by us and they couldn't use them. So for the German army, as a result, there were so many trucks that couldn't be used.
, it’s a terrible loss!”
"So there are still many people in our army who have been captured by the German army, and there are many prisoner of war camps and concentration camps in Belarus. Just like we are using German prisoners to reclaim land and mine for us, the enemy is doing the same thing."
The old man's words were a little jumpy. I'm afraid he was just thinking of a new strategy when he was looking at the map?
Yevlov combined the current topic and couldn't help but ask: "Berekov, we lost thousands of people in this battle, and our military strength has been greatly weakened. You also talked about the thousands of prisoners of our army. Could it be that
, do you want to send troops to attack several concentration camps?! Let the prisoners return to the team to expand the strength of our army?"
Yang Mingzhi actually didn't think of this, but the teacher's words reminded him.
"Hey! This is a good idea! Yevlov, we can try this method you proposed."
"Of course you can give it a try, but we will definitely not carry out any large-scale operations in the future." As he said that, Yevlov pressed the outlet valve of the traditional Russian engraved copper drinking fountain that he got from nowhere.
, and suddenly the aroma of wine filled the air.
He poured two glasses and pushed the copper wine glass directly in front of Yang Mingzhi.
"Come and have a drink, this is wine."
The sky red wine tastes like a drink. After a few sips, this fine wine is now not only enjoyed by officers. With a large amount of vodka falling from the sky, ordinary soldiers also have the opportunity to drink it.
Yang Mingzhi stayed at the division headquarters all morning, and his only task was to read the report carefully.
It is impossible for the Soviet army to count the casualties of the German army, unless it carried out a battle of annihilation and finally collected the bodies by its own side. In the last battle, our side collected more than 6,000 steel helmets and matching dog tags, which were used as evidence of annihilating 7,000 enemies.
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Balzen's raid defeated at least one German regiment, and then they encountered resistance from multiple German armies. There were German Wehrmacht troops and a large group of puppet troops. How many enemy casualties were there? Only Yelenkin was listed on this document.
Na's estimate was that the German casualties were around 3,000.
This number is already amazing!
At this point in the war, the German infantry divisions that were originally supposed to have about 15,000 men, mostly only had about 10,000 men. Even second-rate troops like the 707th Division could mobilize a group of puppet troops from the Eastern Battalion.
, although there are many people, their combat effectiveness is bad enough, which means they are very good at bullying some villagers.
Therefore, the loss of three thousand people means that the 707th Division has suffered another heavy blow, and it is impossible for the remaining few thousand people to maintain a high fighting spirit. They should continue to be on the defensive, or the top brass of the German army will be furious, and these 707th Division's
Idiot needs to rest again.
In addition to casualty statistics, this document also contains equipment usage.
The troops were really hasty in attacking this time. The whole army only carried RPGs. When the warheads were exhausted, the advantage of heavy firepower was gone. Fortunately, the German artillery fire never exploded in the troops! Although Balzen is eager for quick success and quick success.
, he still tried his best to avoid heavy fire contact with the enemy.
Yang Mingzhi suddenly noticed that an important reason why the troops suffered so many casualties was that the two sides fought a hand-to-hand battle.
Even though the Soviet army has a tradition of bayonet fighting, the German army is not weak. What's more, the German army has just finished resting. They eat bread and drink oil every day, but the Soviet army has almost run out of flour, and the soldiers can only eat potatoes on weekdays.
Fighting with a bayonet requires not only unique skills, but also Xiong's strong physique. In the end, Balzen relied on strong morale to win, and the price he paid was really high!
If we only use this report as a reference, how should we evaluate this Balzen?
Yang Mingzhi closed his eyes, thinking about what he had said to Yevgeny before the campfire.
It was almost noon, and Yevlov came in and out without disturbing the old man's work. He had just been to the municipal party committee office. He didn't have anything special to do, he just went for a walk. When he came back, he saw a chair leaning against a chair.
Yang Mingzhi is resting with his head raised.
"Hey hey hey! Berekov, it's almost noon! We should go have lunch."
"Really! By the way, Yevlov, where did you go just now?" Yang Mingzhi sat upright.
"I'm looking for Lyudbalev, what's going on?"
"Then did you go to see Yelentina? I want to know now whether his interrogation of Balzen is over."
"Of course not!" Yevlov answered bluntly, "After all, we have no intention of attacking the German army at the end of March. Balzen's so-called general is outside. The king's order can be ignored and just seize the so-called fallacy.
It was the right time to fight. He did not perform our task of holding the position well, so you know, Balzen seriously violated discipline, and now Jelentina is really annoyed. Aren't you annoyed by the officer's behavior?!"
"Of course I'm annoyed!" Yang Mingzhi said seriously: "But after all, Balzen still upset a German infantry division with only more than a thousand people. After all, the German army also lost three thousand people. In my opinion, the enemy
The losses were more serious, at least one-third of the combat force was lost. Balzen also had some credit for this."
"So?" Yevlov asked.
"So, I think Balzen has to be detained for three days and write a 10,000-word examination. After that, he returns to his unit. Since the independent reconnaissance company suffered heavy losses this time, I have to let them rest for a while."
Yevlov laughed happily: "This man is an old subordinate, and I know you intend to protect him. Balzen is like you in the past, but unfortunately he does not have your wisdom. I believe that if it is you, when you see
When a large group of fighter jets from our army attack the ground, you will definitely stand still."
"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi slapped the table angrily, "This is something that affects the whole body! Balzen just opened a hornet's nest. Even though he killed the hornets very happily at first, then the peaks stung people. Now it's okay
Both our army and the enemy will suffer losses. We will lose a thousand elite troops. I would rather not fight such a battle."
"Forget it!" Seeing that he was a little angry, Yevlov quickly waved his hand, "Barzen will be punished, and we have to go to dinner now. What are your plans for the afternoon?"
"Of course I'm going to the fields! I have to see how the potatoes are growing!" rw