"Catfish! Catfish! Obsidian has reached the target! Obsidian has reached the target!"
The telegraph operator of Tokov Company began to continuously send reports to the camp. The telegraph operator on duty accepted them completely, and the sleeping Yang Mingzhi was quickly awakened.
For this operation, the headquarters was codenamed Catfish, named after Catfish Village. Tokov's temporary codename was Obsidian, which means sharp natural glass.
With the help of an oil lamp, Yang Mingzhi reviewed the translated detailed telegram. The intelligence showed that the Germans had taken some precautions, but in the end they were of no use.
This report reported on the discovery of a German military column at night. The cargo pulled by the front of the vehicle had to attract attention-it was clearly some tanks.
He ordered: "Send a report to Obsidian now and order them to ambush and conduct reconnaissance on the spot. Their location is the ambush site after dawn."
The order was passed smoothly. Looking at the watch, it was only two o'clock in the morning. As Balzen asserted, maybe if the troops could endure it for a few more hours, the whole army would be able to arrive. But this is based on the huge physiological pressure of each soldier.
In terms of cost, the soldier's body cannot be used to the point of being disabled.
There were still two hours before the entire army set off, and Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but yawn a few times, so he continued to rest.
In fact, Tokov arrived at the target at 0:30 in the morning. When they heard the low train whistle, the whole company started running under the night. They passed through the forest as quickly as possible and
I saw four or two straight lines glowing coldly under the moonlight - double tracks.
It seems that only one kilogram of explosives is needed to easily blow up part of the railway and create a large crater in the roadbed. This would also take a lot of time to repair.
Tokov was worried about the presence of German night patrols in this area, so he ordered a squad of soldiers to hunch forward in the grass. They ran for about 150 meters at a stretch, and finally reached the railway track.
But what they saw made these ten people not dare to act rashly.
The two soldiers returned quickly with guns in hand and reported truthfully: "The enemy has set up wooden poles on both sides of the roadbed, wrapped with several layers of barbed wire, and hung empty cans at intervals."
Tokov understood instantly: "Oops! The enemy seems to be on guard! Those cans are just damn bells."
All the scouts were called back and the whole company was ambushed at the edge of the forest.
Because it is extremely quiet at night, if a can is dispatched, its single noise will not be very loud. However, this primitive alarm system can affect the whole body. If there is a German patrol nearby, a large number of cans will be linked together.
When there were bursts of rustling sounds, they carried machine guns and searched.
Tokov carried out the observation order, and the entire company lay down in the grass, ignoring all kinds of bugs, and dozed off one after another.
It was impossible for the reconnaissance company to go without rest for forty hours. The order for everyone to sleep had been issued. Even Tokov fell asleep on his stomach with his arms as a pillow.
There were only a few groups of soldiers responsible for taking turns on guard duty, but they had just fallen asleep when, at around one o'clock in the morning, the ground suddenly began to shake.
Everyone got up in one second and instinctively held their guns. The crisp sound of bullets being loaded was heard everywhere.
"Everyone! Calm down! This is another enemy train!" Tokov ordered in a low voice.
The team of nearly a hundred people fell silent again for an instant. Their eyes were fixed on the strength of the railway tracks, and the shaking of the earth became more and more violent. Finally! Under the moonlight, an object dragging thick smoke rushed towards them.
The steam train moves at a speed of forty kilometers per hour, which is actually not very fast.
The moonlight at night provided a certain degree of visibility, and people could clearly see the outlines of large objects. In this way, the soldiers clearly saw what this military column was pulling!
Each flatbed truck carries two tanks, and the shape of its turret and barrel is so unique that no one can mistake it.
The details of the intelligence began to be reported to the headquarters one after another, and soon Tokov also received an order to continue observation.
In fact, his location was the previously selected ambush location, and the location was naturally provided by people from the Locomotive Guerrilla Brigade.
This is a good location for an ambush. The railway passes between two woods. The reason why the railway tracks were chosen here is because the land is drier.
The plain in the forest is quite narrow, less than 500 trees wide, and the forests on both sides of the railway are unexplored. Tokov believes that if the attack is carried out at dawn, there is no need to use large-caliber rocket launchers. Ordinary rocket-propelled grenades can be used.
Destroy the train.
Just seeing the military columns pulling so many tanks, how can these armored vehicles not make people jealous?
A brand new plan began to brew in his stomach. The goal of the operation was to paralyze the entire train and burn it on the railway. So whether to destroy it directly or force it to stop and then destroy it, you can think about it.
Undoubtedly, if you want to turn the enemy's heavy equipment into your own, you have to force the army to stop! So how to complete the force stop? The easiest way is to cut down a few trees, cross the railway track, and put up a sign with the words "Yes"
The beauty of "Landmine".
He believed that after seeing such a warning, the German driver would definitely stop the car! As long as the military column stopped, would the remaining troops still have to use heavy weapons? The answer is of course no. It might even just be to use some bullets to kill the few.
The German soldiers and the entire train were captured. After all the available supplies were taken away, wouldn't it be beautiful to blow up the entire train?!
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The sentry arrived on duty at four o'clock in the morning and began to wake everyone up.
Sleeping under a tent on the ground was not a good feeling. Yang Mingzhi helped his somewhat groggy head up and washed his face casually to regain his energy.
All the soldiers took action. They quickly rolled the blankets together and tied them in their backpacks. In addition to tidying up the house, the soldiers also had to take the opportunity to urinate.
This aspect is quite troublesome for female soldiers. They have to go to places far away from the military camp for convenience, which also wastes a lot of time.
After the housekeeping was completed, all the bonfires that were lit were extinguished.
Yang Mingzhi did not leave time for everyone to have breakfast. After more than 2,000 people gathered urgently with all their equipment on their backs, he lectured: "Comrades! Daybreak is coming! Now everyone has some dry food, and we will set off now!"
There are still nearly twenty kilometers away from the target, and we must reach the target before eight o'clock! Now! Follow me!"
From sleeping to marching, the troops only took ten minutes. The donkeys' lack of cooperation that Yang Mingzhi was worried about did not appear. The donkey husbandman gave each donkey a few handfuls of soybeans. The animals also followed the team very smartly. The whole army
Moving forward at a speed of about five kilometers.
Along the way, soldiers gnawed on the rusk they carried with them from time to time. Compared with biscuit crumbs, dry bread was the most common field ration for Soviet soldiers. Even the Russian army hundreds of years ago would often break off a piece of it without any salt.
The flavorful bread even has sawdust added in it, and it lasts all day long!
The day was getting brighter and brighter as we walked, and as the sky gradually turned blue, the entire army's advance speed also accelerated unconsciously.
This was the first time that the paratroopers really participated in the battle. They were eager to fight and started running. This forced the rear team to follow and run wildly, so that the donkey husbandman in the rear team had to whip the donkey's butt several times.