As the meal continued, Yang Mingzhi felt that it was almost done, and it was time to clarify a plan with Yevlov.
He put down his chopsticks, and a gust of cool breeze blew in, which was quite refreshing. "It's already September, and winter here should come very early."
"Yes, it's very early." Yevlov's words were a little vague, and he was devouring his food.
"Winter is coming in a few months. Yevlov, Yelentina. It's time to think about how we will spend the winter."
"How to survive the winter? We Russians are not afraid of winter." Yelentina looked very proud. Russians are polar bears, but they are very good at living in cold conditions.
Yang Mingzhi shook his head, "How you spend the winter naturally follows the national traditions of the Soviet Union, but we should also see the current situation. We now have 4,000 troops, and more than 7,000 ordinary people. Do so many people really have the ability to survive the winter?
Enough winter clothes?”
The people eating were stunned, and Yevlov put down his rice bowl and threw away his spoon. "No, there shouldn't be. No! Definitely not! Those new soldiers are still wearing summer uniforms. We should mobilize all the people here, and we can't give them to the soldiers.
Let’s gather together enough clothes.”
And Yelentina's mind turned quickly. The matter of cold-proof clothing in winter is indeed important. "Perhaps we should follow Ulyanov's actions back then and give priority to supplying materials to the army, so that our soldiers' cold-proof clothing will not be a big problem.
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"Where are the people? Are they allowed to suffer the cold?" Yang Mingzhi decisively opposed Yelentina's opinion.
At that time, Ulyanov, also known as Lenin, was chased and beaten by the White Army at the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union. The Red Army was short of clothes and food. Lenin issued the "Surplus Food Collection Plan", so that the soldiers had bread, and many soldiers
Peasants were starved to death, and there were even uprisings in some places.
"Excessive behavior will definitely be resented by ordinary citizens. We are stationed in the swamps to carry out guerrilla warfare. The most important thing is the mass base." Yang Mingzhi reasoned with Yelentina, but this Cheka girl was obviously more decisive.
"Listen, Berekov, your strategies and tactics are the same as those used during the Chinese Civil War. Part of them are useful in the Soviet Union, and part of them must be in line with our national conditions. According to the regulations, we can requisition people's things unconditionally. Although there are
Times will be cruel, but you also know that if the soldiers cannot survive, then who will defend the great motherland?"
These words are like the strategy of Lao Chiang Kai-shek who is fighting the war in China. It is understandable that materials should be given priority to the army. After all, it is already a total war for the whole nation. But the common people dedicate everything to the army, and they will starve to death or freeze to death, which is not acceptable.
of.
Yang Mingzhi didn't want things to develop like what Yelenjina said, and he became a little excited as he spoke.
"My comrade political commissar, we are waging a guerrilla war. We cannot be fascist accomplices! The lives of ordinary citizens must be guaranteed. If they die, we won't even be able to eat new potatoes. How can there be a long-term war?
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Yang Tao was surprised that her husband was so excited that he was so awake that it was difficult for him to pull him to his seat.
Yelentina knew that overwintering was a big problem, but she still had a typical Maozi mentality and stabilized the soldiers simply and crudely. Yang Mingzhi was more flexible and had a longer view. It seemed that the two of them were going to cause trouble, but Yevlov immediately did something about it.
He started to make peace and pulled down the excited Yang Mingzhi.
"What you both said makes sense. However, I think Lenin's strategy is still cruel. After all, we are defending the country and ordinary citizens. We cannot do it at the expense of harming ordinary people. We must think of new solutions."
"Yes, that's it." Yang Mingzhi followed Yevlov's words and said, "Winter is coming eventually. We don't know yet how the war in the south will be and whether friendly assistance will come. Before that, we must think
There is no other way, and the best way is to fight again."
Seizing the enemy's supplies may be the only feasible way. The German army's supplies are diverse and very sophisticated in terms of military rations. The ammunition they transport is equally important to the 284th Division. After all, there are many German-made weapons stored in the warehouse.
Yang Mingzhi devised a plan to rob clothes, ammunition and military rations instead of sub-par ones.
Yelentina thought it was feasible, and she immediately put aside the previous dispute. "If we carry out a new military mission, we can obviously visit some collective farms outside. We can use money to buy their clothes, or requisition them.
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This was the issue just now. Yang Mingzhi was very opposed to the forced conscription of people. "Instead of us requisitioning, it is better to move the found people and all their properties to the swamps as much as possible. If they are allowed to be left under the iron heel of the German army, I will be very sad."
Worried they will be massacred."
Speaking of this, Yang Mingzhi recalled something even more terrifying in his mind.
In Roshaskaya, the German army massacred an entire village. On the way the troops retreated, they also discovered some uninhabited villages. The Germans did indeed kill innocent people indiscriminately in the Soviet-occupied areas as they had done historically.
If Germany continues to do this, a large number of villages will have been destroyed by them.
Yang Mingzhi raised a new possibility, "We go out of the swamp to find villages. If we find people killed by the Germans, we go to see how many usable living supplies are left, and even search for cellars to find food. Go in and search.
clothes, and then bury the remains of the murdered residents.”
These words were a bit cruel, and Yelentina did not object. "This is indeed a solution, but it is too cruel."
"Even if it is cruel, we have to face it. After people die, their belongings have no meaning. What if we still find survivors? For example, Natasha and Kostya."
At this point, Yang Mingzhi obviously felt that he had said the wrong thing and revealed the children's pain. He turned his head and saw that Natasha's little face was gloomy. "Oh! I'm sorry for my children, don't mind.
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Natasha raised her head kindly, tears already squeezing out of the corners of her eyes.
Yevlov quickly interrupted Yang Mingzhi, "Why don't you go to the division headquarters in the evening, and a few of us will study the future countermeasures." Yang Mingzhi thought about it for a while, and it was right. He talked about strategy while eating.
The plan has a "wine table Politburo" feel.
After the meal, Yang Tao and Natasha were responsible for cleaning up the dishes. After Yang Mingzhi gave instructions to his wife, he followed Evlov to the division headquarters.
They were going to discuss a new battle plan, and Star Tao and Natasha were holding hands. The two girls loved each other as sisters, and they knew that soon they would have to rush to a new battlefield. The new battle was obviously to rob supplies.
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At the division headquarters, there is a newly drawn map on a large table. This map is purely hand-drawn, marking the geographical terrain around the swamp, as well as villages and towns. Yang Mingzhi noticed that even Mozyri marked it.
, he had an idea, and the new battle was headed in the direction of Mozyri.
"Are we going to attack Mozyr again?" Yevlov was surprised. After all, how could the German army fall twice in the same place?
Yang Mingzhi did make a temporary decision. It was a transportation hub for the German army, with roads leading to the south and east.
"We attacked a German force last time, so we had to move to a new place. The troops passed through the swamps and crossed the Pripet River. We continued towards Mozyr. After all, the Germans did kill them there.
If we try our luck in the villages, we may be able to find a large amount of useful materials and even survivors. We may also encounter our friendly forces and other guerrillas."
Yang Mingzhi described the new operation as an opportunity. He was indeed not planning to attack Mozyri again. That was already very unrealistic after all. The reality was still an ambush, either attacking the enemy's transport team or storming a German army.
small transfer station.
"The Germans haven't changed their winter clothes now. If we attack them, are we just stripping off their clothes?" Yevlov asked in confusion.
"Yes, it is necessary to have an extra piece of clothing. When winter comes, it will be a very rough linen blanket. I think the soldiers will also attach great importance to it," Yang Mingzhi said.
Yevlov thought for a moment and realized that Yelentina and Fomin were political commissars, so naturally they could not interfere in military operations. He finally made the decision to choose a good day to plunder the German army again.
The plan has been finalized, and then it is time to reorganize the internal affairs, find out the equipment of each soldier, and then determine the plan for the military operation.
Yang Mingzhi chatted with them until ten o'clock in the evening. When he returned home, Yang Tao had already fallen asleep. After dinner, the two girls went to the black bathhouse and took a bath under the oil lamp, so this time the girls still had some soapy smell. The climate had begun to cool down.
, Yang Mingzhi looked at his sleeping wife harmoniously. This little appearance was very cute, and soon she would have to go to the battlefield again. The war was cruel, and she had already chosen to join the army, so there was no hesitation in fighting. It also showed the results of her and Natasha's training.
important moment.
The next day, all platoon commanders and company commanders were ordered to assemble at the division headquarters. This was Yang Mingzhi's order, and the main purpose was to investigate the clothing condition of the soldiers. As expected, most of the soldiers did not have cotton-padded jackets.
Although there is no shortage of cotton-padded clothes in the Soviet Union, in this swamp, these thousands of forgotten soldiers have no assistance from the rear. Everyone must rely on their own efforts and can only find a way.
Yang Mingzhi knew that in the Battle of Moscow a few months later, the German army could not attack for a long time and winter had arrived, but most of them were still wearing summer uniforms. Therefore, a large number of German soldiers had to find their own way, and robbery became the main way to obtain cold clothing.
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The Soviet army may have to do this now, but Yang Mingzhi prohibited soldiers from robbing residents who were still alive.
A mobilization meeting began. The new combat plan was informed to all soldiers. The soldiers were required to enter the first level of combat readiness. All soldiers must ensure that they can assemble urgently within ten minutes or even go into combat. The soldiers were ordered to wait for orders. Yang Mingzhi
I have made up my mind to do it again as an "important forage" for "polar bears" before winter.
Finally, Yang Mingzhi found the town of Kuta on the map. Yang Mingzhi felt that if it was an armed robbery, nothing would be more efficient than robbing the town. The place must have been occupied by the Germans, and Soviet citizens might have been forced to be slaves, or perhaps already
Dead. The German army should have put a lot of supplies there, so it would be great if the Soviet army repeated its victory.