Chapter 76 The security officer takes the initiative to attack
The new battle goal was to attack the town of Luvanka occupied by the Germans. Since the Germans had used it as a logistics center, blowing it up would have more strategic significance than destroying the enemy's effective forces and destroying their supplies.
In this way, Yang Mingzhi needed an elite force to carry out this military adventure. He estimated that he would be able to achieve outstanding results by leading the most elite special anti-tank battalion. However, looking at his own people, a mere 600 directly affiliated troops still seemed too strong.
few.
For this reason, he could only hope that the militia troops would be capable enough. In the end, more than 50 male militiamen were temporarily incorporated into regular troops, and only more than 700 troops actually participated in this operation.
Yang Mingzhi issued new orders to those who did not participate in the operation. "The remaining militiamen should take away as much loot as possible. Seized cans and flour must be taken away. Guns and ammunition that cannot be taken away should be discarded. The same is true for all young soldiers."
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Yang Mingzhi made a temporary decision to downgrade the youth battalion to a company. He really couldn't think of a more suitable candidate, and Kharkiv continued to serve as the commander. He estimated that the juvenile soldiers had suffered huge losses in the battle, and that was enough for the children.
This unit has tasted blood, they have experienced the cruelty of war, and all that is left can only continue training. At least for a period of time, boys and girls should not appear on the frontline battlefield.
The retreating troops began to retreat carrying a large amount of supplies. Yang Mingzhi pinched his waist and looked at their backs. It was only noon, and soon a new enemy convoy would arrive, and the entire army must leave here.
Soldiers preparing to participate in new military operations, some are eating and some are checking equipment.
Yang Mingzhi leaned on the big tree, and beside him were two girls. Carambola and Natasha, the two girls held sniper rifles in their arms and were both nibbling pieces of bread.
"Drink some water while eating. Don't choke." After saying that, Yang Mingzhi stood up.
The troops rested for a final twenty minutes and then immediately marched eastward.
The new battle must use some heavy weapons, and what Yang Mingzhi can rely on at this moment is mortars. After the battle, the artillerymen conducted an inventory. They poured a total of 70 artillery shells in this battle.
"It's actually seventy. How could it be such a waste! We only brought one hundred this time."
Faced with the officer's questioning, the artilleryman explained truthfully: "This operation was originally to attack a German transport convoy, and the ammunition we carried was enough to complete one mission. Now we have to carry out a new mission. This is not the original plan. Besides, it was your order."
Let’s fire out as many shells as possible.”
Yang Mingzhi knew that this was indeed his order. In order to annihilate the enemy, he attacked them with maximum firepower. Now the artillery only had thirty shells left, and grenades were also consumed a lot. What was not lacking now was rifle ammunition, which the German soldiers all carried
A basic amount of ammunition was captured, and the soldiers' ammunition was well replenished.
Yang Mingzhi's decision has not changed, and the troops are still going to attack Luwanka Town.
"Bring all the ammunition and mortars. It will be enough to provide some fire support."
He patted the artillery captain on the shoulder and treated the person with great respect.
After the soldiers finished eating and tidying up their internal affairs, the army had to continue on its way. There were more than seven hundred people in the team. According to Yang Mingzhi's habit, these people were all wearing leggings. As mountain light infantry, they could maneuver very quickly.
The attack on Luwanka town must be carried out with great speed. Yang Mingzhi had seen the map and found that the army was thirty kilometers away from there. All soldiers must be mentally prepared to reach the outskirts of the town before dark.
He has great confidence in his soldiers. These veterans have accumulated enough experience in fighting and marching in the forest. On the other hand, the militiamen may be a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, Yelentina is not a vegetarian. She has been urging the soldiers to move forward quickly.
Even urged those two children.
"Now you have to rely on yourself. Like a female warrior, you can't show weakness." Yang Mingzhi urged his wife. He was very pleased. After all, his wife was a person who had seen blood, and she still had a bit of strength in her bones.
The team advanced at a speed of five kilometers per hour. This speed was neither fast nor slow. You must know that the forced march was trotting along at a speed of ten kilometers per hour. Yang Mingzhi was very self-aware and estimated that the future world record of the 38th Army's attack would be set by himself.
It can't be broken, but most soldiers can still run thirty kilometers steadily for an entire afternoon.
The Germans would have never imagined that a Soviet army used the forest as a cover to secretly rush to the town and then suddenly attack. Yang Mingzhi was very confident. He guessed that his attack on the convoy had been exposed to the Germans. Perhaps the Germans had already sent
People come out of their "nest" and go to the battlefield to inspect.
On the other hand, the follow-up convoy quickly arrived at the battlefield. They were horrified by the horrific scene. The news was immediately notified to the security division headquarters stationed in Luwanka Town. Division Commander Schneider was so angry that he roared into the phone:
"Who attacked us? Is it the Soviet army? They attacked a convoy, and they must have a huge force."
"No sir, there are indeed a lot of them, but they are guerrillas. The enemy also tied up two of our people, and they explained everything."
Schneider felt very strange, could it really be guerrillas? Shouldn't guerrillas be a group of stragglers?
The people in the follow-up convoy conducted an inspection and found that the enemy had taken away everything they could. The enemy was more like a group of hungry bandits. For example, a lot of shoes, firearms and ammunition were taken away from the corpses of the German soldiers.
Most of them were taken away, even the armed belts were not spared, and some people's helmets also disappeared.
These performances seem to prove that this is a group of guerrillas, and they are extremely short of supplies.
Schneider felt that this matter was still a bit strange. He saw on the map that if large groups of Soviet guerrillas were active, then they must be in the direction of the swamp. He clicked on the Pripet Swamp on the map.
"It must be here. It has no strategic value and it is very difficult to deploy troops. Instead, it has become a safe haven for the Soviets."
But he also knew that the head of state was not interested in this swamp at all, and his responsibility was only responsible for the stability of a traffic line.
"Order the troops to separate two battalions and follow me to the battlefield to take a look."
When his staff heard this, he immediately questioned the order. "Division Commander, our troops have been very dispersed. The troops have been used to escort soldiers. Now there are only more than 3,000 people in Luvanka Town. We have sent more than 1,000 people to inspect
The battlefield, isn’t there some military adventure?”
Schneider looked at his staff with disdain. "You are still too cautious. If we take the initiative, maybe the Soviet guerrillas will also attack us. But they may continue to attack the transport convoy, so that once our people report the situation, we
We can reach the battlefield as quickly as possible and completely annihilate this enemy."
In this way, Division Commander Schneider also acted as a battalion commander in the afternoon. His initiative was more like a symbol. An escort unit was wiped out. In order to stabilize morale, he took the lead and used actions to prove that the transportation line was still safe.
Of course, Schneider is very confident that if he encounters this group of Soviet guerrillas, he will destroy them all.
More than a thousand people set off in a mighty manner. They were very well-equipped, but they basically walked (vehicles were all transporting goods).
Yang Mingzhi originally wanted to come up with a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but the Germans helped him realize it.
As the Soviet army shuttled through the forest, the advance reconnaissance troops paid close attention to the condition of the road. They encountered Lawrence's group who were fleeing.
These more than a hundred German soldiers were exhausted. They thought they had escaped the war zone, so they sat on the ground to rest.
Lawrence ordered the soldiers to defend on the spot and wait patiently. Because he knew that the subsequent convoy would definitely catch up, and at the same time the division headquarters would also get the news. As long as they waited where they were, friendly forces would arrive soon.
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The scout watched from a distance without moving.
"Eagle Eagle, I am Skylark. I found about a hundred German soldiers. I found about a hundred German soldiers."
Hearing this situation on the radio, Yang Mingzhi became vigilant.
"Pay close attention and observe! It's over. The whole team will take a rest. It's over."
Yang Mingzhi gave the radio operator the order to continue monitoring, and the others took a temporary break. The large force had marched for more than ten kilometers, and it was time to take a break and drink some water.
At the same time, the scouts were hiding in the woods, using binoculars to monitor every move of the German army. Suddenly, they discovered a new situation.
"Deputy commander! They are Germans! They said there are a large number of Germans!" the telegraph operator shouted, even forgetting the telegraph operator's self-cultivation.
Yang Mingzhi was just checking and kneading his wife's feet when he heard this. He jogged all the way over, listening to the scout's report in the headset.
"It's actually at the battalion level. It looks like there are more than a thousand people?!"
Yang Mingzhi realized that the matter was serious, he immediately ordered the troops to prepare for war, and then called all the officers over.
Yelentina was confused, "There are so many Germans here, are they coming from Luvanka Town?"
"It's very possible! I guess there aren't many troops in Luwanka Town at the moment. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!"
"So what do you decide to do?" Yelentina asked.
"Of course we have to fight! But the purpose is to delay them." After that, Yang Mingzhi looked at the first company commander and said, "Lavlendi, I will give you a task to lead your people to harass this group of German troops."
"But they have many people, and the number of troops I can lead is only 200."
"That's enough! Lavrenti, this is a very honorable mission. Your troops are not allowed to fight to the death. You must try to harass them so that they think they are attacking them as a large force." Yang Mingzhi thought for a while, this German army
The troops are here to see the battlefield, and they are probably elite troops.
He made up his mind and split up the troops. The first company and the militia remained. "You are responsible for harassing the enemy. You must cherish your life. It is best to lead them into the forest and slowly eliminate them. You must hold them back hard and put the battle to the end."
If it continues into the night, they must not be allowed to support Luwanka Town."
The first company commander saluted to express his understanding. In this way, Yang Mingzhi will lead the second and third companies to continue to advance. The troop strength was reduced to only 500 people, and Yang Mingzhi felt that it was enough.
Although the number of troops is small, the equipment is still very complete. The new battle will still be a sneak attack at night. Yang Mingzhi is very confident.
The First Company stayed, and they would soon be involved in the Sparrow War. Lavrenti watched the large army continue to attack eastward, and the battle belonging to the First Company was about to begin.