At this meeting, except for the representatives of the collective farm Soviets, the administrative team of the city of Novgomel, the army, all officers and political commissars above the battalion commander level were present.
Yang Mingzhi was sitting in the venue, thinking about how he should give a speech when Salinchkin announced the "major appointment", because the manuscript and plan he had originally prepared could no longer keep up with the changes in the situation.
However, he was not given much time to think, as the participants had already arrived one after another.
The battalion commanders of the militia battalion: Ninelli, Vasilyev and Tchaikov came together. Behind them were the very familiar Joshua and Sashanova.
Speaking of Qiao Shuya, she never expected that the deputy division commander would come here earlier. She will never forget that moment in the hot spring. She looked at Yang Mingzhi and immediately glanced aside shyly.
She even sat far away from him with her colleague Sasanov.
"I really don't understand this woman." Yang Mingzhi turned his head, and his thinking came to an abrupt end because a delegation of officers from the 233rd Brigade entered the door en masse. This is currently the most complete unit under the 284th Division. Their full strength and combat effectiveness are very high.
Rich, and most importantly, this is the most regular Soviet army currently.
In the future battles and development, this paratrooper brigade will play an important role. Yang Mingzhi immediately stood up to greet them and had a few words before the meeting.
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At 8:30 in the morning, everyone who was supposed to come was completely present, and the entire venue was bustling with activity. Compared with previous meetings, this one had the largest gathering of people. Some people even joked that if a German bomber suddenly flew in at this moment, a
Aerial bombs destroyed the intelligence of the entire Soviet army in southern Belarus.
Of course this was just a joke and everyone laughed.
Compared with others, Yang Mingzhi behaved more calmly.
Yevlov sat with him in the front row. Seeing what he was thinking about, he joked: "This time the commissioner will announce some important things. Your and I may have to change our positions!"
Yang Mingzhi shook his head and said meaningfully: "The situation is not what you thought at all, but maybe you really no longer hold the position of division commander."
"What?" Yevlov was shocked, "Did you get any news in advance?!" After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at Salinchkin, who was sitting at the far end of the first row.
Yang Mingzhi did not answer, but saw that the host of the meeting had already stepped onto the podium and announced that the meeting had officially begun.
There were no cutscenes or complicated etiquette. The host was a civilian employee of the municipal party committee. After giving a brief explanation, he got to the point.
"Next, I would like to invite the Secretary of the Novgomel Municipal Party Committee to announce an important approval document from Moscow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were bursts of applause from the audience. But Yang Mingzhi just clapped his hands gently and said to Yevlov beside him: "The highlight is the beginning. When he comes on stage, he will announce your and my transfer orders. You
I’m going to be promoted.”
At this moment, Yevlov was completely confused. He watched Salinchkin come on stage eagerly, expecting what big things this guy would say?!
I saw Salinchkin, a short and slightly plump Mediterranean man, standing on the podium with only a deflated document bag.
He skillfully untied the rope of the document bag and took out the yellowish paper inside. Yang Mingzhi, who was sitting in the first row, could clearly see the multiple seals on it and the beauty of the document desk - this was
The official order, it even has a number!
The applause suddenly stopped, and the entire venue was silent.
Salinchkin blew the small microphone to confirm that there was no problem with the audio equipment, then showed the document to everyone and said: "Comrades! Please note that this is the order document No. 150 of this year, and it is the leader's personal instructions.
!I will read the content below."
However, anyone with sharp eyes sitting in the front row noticed that two familiar names were clearly written on the document.
Before he read it out, Yang Mingzhi had already understood the appointment given to him, and so had Yevlov.
The two people were immediately shocked and listened attentively to Salinchkin's reading.
"..., since the 284th Guards Infantry Division has achieved many major victories in southern Belarus, fighting in the name of an infantry division alone is no longer consistent with its glorious record. The 284th Guards Infantry Division is hereby incorporated into the newly formed 63rd Group Army. This group army is currently
Under the 284th Guards Division and the 233rd Airborne Brigade. The newly formed 63rd Army has the authority to direct all guerrilla forces in southern Belarus in operations, and has the authority to organize new subordinate units..."
Salinchkin's reading was only average, and the audience was already in a rage.
Now no one thought that he was reading out the leader's special approval document. Just for a moment, the 284th Guards Division was upgraded to a group army. The participants, especially the soldiers, collectively burst into excitement! The sound of "Ula" resounded throughout the venue, and even attracted the responsible people outside the venue.
The guards under martial law followed and cheered.
After all, the current 284th Division is different from ordinary infantry divisions, not only because it has won the title of Guards, but also because it can be said to be a group of "rabble" troops. All current honors are achieved through the bloody battles of the soldiers.
Obtained, now a greater honor lies ahead - the 284th Guards Division has received a new name - upgraded to a group army.
Salinchkin held the microphone and transmitted the order to the outdoors through a small speaker, which was also learned by many onlookers.
Unbeknownst to the people in the venue, news about the troop upgrade quickly began to spread among the military and civilians. It was spread from ten to ten and spread throughout Novgomel within a few hours.
Salinchkin stretched out his hands and called for vigorous swing, finally suppressing the excitement of the crowd. He also looked happy and shouted into the microphone in the most blunt voice: "Comrades! After this meeting, our name will be changed to
The 63rd Army! As before, we are still very special. The leader and the Military Commission gave us a new designation, but did not integrate the new troops into the Army. We currently only have the 284th Guards Division and the 233rd Brigade under our jurisdiction. But the superiors allowed us
We are recruiting troops in the occupied areas. Let me emphasize again. Our superiors have given us permission to freely recruit troops in the city of Novgomel and integrate them into the 63rd Army!
Once we reorganize the team, we can apply to our superiors to obtain a designation and hand it over to the new team! We are authorized to expand our power as much as possible in the occupied areas, reorganize all anti-Nazi armed forces in the name of the group army, and actively attack the Nazis. At critical moments
, obey the orders of the front army and carry out large-scale military operations!"
Sarinchkin fully expressed the order signed by the highest level of the Soviet army.
Yang Mingzhi, like many others, suppressed the excitement in his heart, so his expression was complex, his head was hot, and the two huge eyes on his trembling head were filled with bloodshot eyes, as if the pressure bottle had reached the critical point of explosion.
Yang Mingzhi was excited. Thinking about it from another angle, the appointment of high-level officials was unprecedented, and the local government was able to build its own troops and horses. In peacetime, such an authorization simply meant to cultivate a vassal town, but in this life-and-death war for the Soviet Union, such an authorization was
That's reasonable. Just imagine, if in a large guerrilla zone in the occupied area, a group army with powerful troops and advanced tactics suddenly appeared. It is really close to Kiev. As long as Kiev's communication lines are touched, the German army will definitely encircle and suppress it with heavy troops.
A strange group army. The enemy-occupied areas have restrained the troops and are supporting the front line. From some aspects, Yang Mingzhi can also imagine that giving the 284th Division a higher-level organization is giving this chess piece greater value.
The moment Salinchkin took a breather, Yang Mingzhi quickly and dialectically understood the pros and cons of upgrading to a group army.
He waited quietly and paused for a few minutes before Salinchkin finally spoke again.
"Okay! Comrades, be quiet! Now, Comrade Berekov and Comrade Yevlov, please stand up!"