Chapter seven hundred and sixty-eight comrades-in-arms
Peronisky's eyes were obviously wet. He raised his head and asked: "You! Which army are you? I see you are all wearing brand new uniforms. Could it be that our large army has already come over!"
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When talking about the emotional point, he could no longer control his emotions and shouted directly with tears in his eyes: "I want to see our superiors. I know that our 32nd Army was not completely wiped out. Now that the large army has come, I want to tell the new
Group Commander, we veterans have been fighting hard..."
This man was so excited that he burst into tears. Yang Mingzhi was embarrassed to interrupt his beautiful imagination immediately until he calmed down.
The guerrilla warfare career of these regular army soldiers began in July last year. Yang Mingzhi will know what they have gone through if he thinks about it. For these people, they urgently need victory, and they need someone to recognize the value of their fighting.
Yang Mingzhi raised his head, made Peronisky sit on the edge of the bed, and said seriously: "Comrade! You are our comrade, and I will not lie to you. It is a pity that the war is still going on, and the entire Soviet Union, and even the whole world
The anti-fascist forces have not yet taken the complete initiative. Our large forces are 400 kilometers east of Bryansk, and the enemy is still aggressive. This is my answer."
One sentence brought the old soldier back to reality. Peronisky smiled bitterly and slowly raised his head: "Yes, Comrade Colonel, I know this is just my hope. So who are you? Are you really the 284th Division?
Brother? No! I know that there are only a few thousand people in that army who continue to go eastward, and they have followed the large army back to the rear."
"Is this what you know?" Yang Mingzhi thought this was very funny. He paused for a moment and sat on the edge of the bed, and said solemnly: "Your doubt is wrong. We are indeed the 284th Infantry Division.
, now a title of Guards has been added. I also know your 32nd Army, we have fought side by side, I even think you should have known me a long time ago!"
Peronisky knew that there were many Caucasians and Tatars in the Red Army, and their faces were so different from those of the Russians! After thinking about it, he couldn't think of anything. "I'm sorry, Comrade Colonel, maybe it's been nearly a year."
I have forgotten many things in the past, and I cannot remember ever knowing a senior officer like you."
"Senior officer! That's now!" Yang Mingzhi was very excited. He almost burst into laughter as soon as he slapped his thigh. He took the man's rough hand and continued: "Comrade, comrade! We are indeed the 284th Infantry Division.
Do you still remember last July? After our division broke through and joined the Sixth Mechanized Army, it began to evacuate southward. The remnants of your 32nd Group Army also joined in. We broke through together.
Our division killed a German armored division at the beginning of the war, and I was the commander of the special anti-tank battalion that killed the commander of the German 7th Armored Division.
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With this reminder, Peronisky's mind started to spin rapidly, and his widened eyes were telling others at high speed what he had thought of.
Yang Mingzhi then added more efforts to help him in the meeting and continued: "Because of my contribution, I was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. This medal was reissued later. You should know that our 284th Division is
It was expanded from an infantry regiment transferred from the Far East, which also brought some special weapons. The existence of individual rocket-like weapons eclipsed the German armored forces.
However, after the weapons were exhausted, our advantage was gone. Our division suffered brutal losses like other troops and was forced to break out.
But we have huge differences with your 32nd Army regarding the direction of the breakout. You want to continue southward into Ukraine, but we choose to continue eastward into the swamp..."
This reminder was enough, and Peronsky closed his eyes and fell into the meeting.
He could still clearly remember the debate over the direction of the breakout that determined the life and death of the troops. The headquarters of the 284th Division was destroyed by German aircraft. The remaining troops were sparse and there were even fewer senior officers. Because he was the company commander, he really had no chance to do that.
It was a military meeting of senior officers, but the 284th Division did have a very special fighting hero, who was said to be a Mongolian, because he had a purely oriental face, just like the officer next to him.
Suddenly, a name flashed through my mind.
Peronisky's eyes widened and he asked: "Are you Belekov? That Belekov? It can only be you! It can only be you!"
Yang Mingzhi smiled and nodded.
"Oh! It really is you, my God. I also heard that you are not actually a Tatar, but a Chinese! Could this be true too?"
Yang Mingzhi no longer hid, and said calmly: "Those rumors are all true. I am Chinese, but we are all members of the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army now. Now you understand, in fact, we followed early
We continue to go east, and in the extremely difficult environment, we can still carve out a piece of paradise in this swamp."
Peronisky's outlook on life was completely refreshed. After being rescued by friendly troops who were always neatly dressed, he and his soldiers simply lived a paradise-like life. They ate well, slept comfortably, and all the wounded received medical treatment.
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He had to ask: "I heard that there is a guerrilla group named Swamp Brigade in the swamp, which is much stronger than us. Now you tell me, this is the headquarters of the 284th Division, and this is not an ordinary military camp.
I think it’s more appropriate to call it a city. Could it be that the Swamp Brigade is also your nickname?”
Everything was as expected by Yang Mingzhi. In his previous actions, he followed Zorro's example and ordered the soldiers to leave traces after the destruction, and deliberately wrote the Russian word "swamp" on it.
Our guerrillas have learned about it!
Facing this veteran who urgently needed to know all the truth, Yang Mingzhi continued to say seriously: "Your current location is called Catfish Village. Our core is still in the Blacksmith Village inland. The largest military camp and division headquarters are there. That is
A town with a population of 20,000 people. Our exact designation is the 284th Guards Infantry Division, which is legally an internal affairs force. The legal name of this area is Novgomel, and all members of the original Gomel Municipal Committee have been withdrawn.
Come here and continue working.
We are indeed still engaged in guerrilla warfare, but guerrilla warfare has never been about hiding in circles with the enemy, hitting them suddenly, or forcing a strong attack. All guerrilla warfare requires a stable logistics center, you and your soldiers
The person sitting here is none other than Novgomel, a base located deep in the swamps."
It has been ten months since the two armies parted ways, and Peronisky basically knows everything. They are also Red Army troops, struggling desperately in the swamp, and they are getting stronger and stronger. And the 32nd Army where he belongs is originally a remnant.
Choosing the wrong direction to break out, the whole army was almost wiped out!
Shouldn’t we be feeling emotional now?!
In fact, Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov were also full of curiosity about what happened to the 32nd Army. Although Fuming had already asked about some things, it was better to ask the person involved about it face to face.
As Peronisky recounted the past events of those men leading some soldiers of the 284th Division to break out of the encirclement southward, a scene of martyr tragedy unfolded in full.
"If we had listened to the advice of the Sixth Mechanized Army and retreated east together, the massacre would not have happened. The breakout failed, and the remaining people could only hide in the forest. If our nine thousand people had stayed in the swamp, the outcome would have been