Throughout the afternoon, the Soviet troops divided into two groups advanced along the existing dirt road towards the meeting point.
Everyone knew that if they were marching on the road like this, they would inevitably come face to face with the enemy. Yang Mingzhi did not want to expose his whereabouts again. When the scouts found the enemy, the entire army immediately went into the forest.
Yang Mingzhi and Balzen led their respective troops to shuttle vigorously through the forest, just like they did in normal training.
This is "forest guerrilla warfare", and it is the first time that the paratroopers have fought in this way. On the first day, the troops did two things: mobile marching and sudden attack operations, which were completely different from their previous training.
Rychev and Bondanov must obey this fighting method, and the commander also gave this so-called "forest guerrilla warfare" a more concise name - mobile warfare.
That is to say, the troops always maintain high mobility and wait for opportunities to attack the enemy who is paralyzed by defense. If the enemy attacks, they use high mobility to move them and try their best to find loopholes in the attack.
These two battalion commanders know that to achieve such tactical effects, they must develop a pair of iron legs! Fortunately, the paratroopers are carefully selected elite soldiers with excellent physiques. After more and more rigorous physical training, they will not be able to
Someone is left behind.
Yang Mingzhi led the large army and finally stopped after the sun set. At this moment, he realized that he was very close to the Huihe area.
"There is no need to leave any more! That guy Balzen is walking farther than us, let's stop and wait for him!" Yang Mingzhi ordered, and the whole army felt relieved and happy.
The soldiers quickly set up a simple ring defense system, and the entire army camped here. In order to avoid exposure, it was forbidden to light fires tonight, and all the soldiers could only drink water and eat bread cubes and biscuit powder.
The soldiers whose stomachs were loosened decisively hugged their guns and fell asleep. Under the night, in the camp, waves of snoring could be heard one after another.
Yang Mingzhi looked back at the whole day's battle with a dreamlike feeling.
The troops had been sharpening their knives for nearly a month, and the knives were unsheathed, which resulted in a lot of blood being shed on the enemy! How could he not be happy with such a victory?
The troops were completely stabilized, and the good news was quickly sent to Novgomel, who was looking forward to the news.
Yang Mingzhi received congratulations from Yevlov, who also reported very important news, that is, all the rescued people had been found and they were on their way back to the village. What surprised him even more was that the telegraph operator was in Kerosene
After translating almost complete telegrams under the lamp, we came up with the good news that Salinchkin highly praised him for saving nearly a thousand Jews at a time. This was an important case for global propaganda that the Soviet authorities and Stalin dreamed of.
Yang Mingzhi had anticipated many praises before setting off. When Leopovka was destroyed and the railway was cut off, the impact would be even greater!
Thinking of this, he understood that it was too early to be happy!
He made a bed for himself and ordered the two girls to throw the blanket next to him. Yang Mingzhi knew these two girls very well, Yang Tao and Natasha. They needed to be inspired to clear away their fatigue. How to encourage them? So
It’s inspiring!
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On the contrary to the Soviet army sleeping peacefully and the morale of Novgomel greatly boosted, the German army, especially the security forces headed by the German 734th Division, were clearly aware that they had encountered an unprecedented crisis.
Division commander Borisman could not control his emotions. He called all his subordinates to the office, slapped the table and roared unceremoniously.
"I'm very angry! Three trains and their cargo were completely lost! All the accompanying personnel were killed! But those damn guerrillas, they also attacked the village of Andropovka and the village of Rodfana (Red Flag Farm)! Today our
The losses were huge, including the Eastern Volunteers, a total of 600 troops were lost! But what did we gain? Nothing!
Are the enemies ghosts? Who are they? Are they guerrillas? What kind of guerrillas can inflict such serious damage on us in one day?"
All the regiment leaders present raised their heads and kept silent. Their minds were as messed up as the division commanders! So it was best not to say a word!
Borisman still faced his group of subordinates emotionally: "Since you don't speak, I will speak for you! Our current situation is very bad! Who is the enemy? The most likely one is the one in the swamp to the east.
Help the gangsters!
Ordinary guerrillas simply cannot cause such damage! Because they used unknown weapons or attacked our ammunition depot in Rodfana Village! Now, the military camp in Rodfana Village has been permanently crossed out!
If the so-called Russian 284th Division attacks us, my gentlemen, are you ready to fight?
Our friendly forces to the east, the 715th Division was defeated once, the 707th Division was defeated twice, and the 726th Division suffered huge casualties! They had a large number of armed personnel hiding in the mud of the swamp. We paid the lives of tens of thousands of German men for this, but we failed to achieve anything.
What a result!
Until now, we know very little about there, and we know nothing about the people who attacked us today! Because all the attackers have disappeared into the forest, and your people found nothing during patrols! Did they disappear out of thin air?
No! Maybe they are around us, and they have already made plans to attack the division headquarters. Maybe in a few hours, my head will be cut off by them!"
Borisman was speaking angrily, and he deliberately cut his throat. What the enemy did today was to slap him crazily. Borisman could only make his words very serious, hoping that his subordinates would be vigilant.
As for how to deal with these enemies, he didn't have any good ideas, especially the chief of staff! The security area responsible for the 734th Division was very large, and many places were clearly forests to be developed.
There must be people hiding in the forest, and there are also a large number of wild animals, such as brown bears as tall as a person. Borisman can only station troops in all settlements and try his best to firmly control all villages and their populations. As for
In the forest, he was overwhelmed.
Borisman thought about it for a long time, and he couldn't help but worry about his safety.
"Now! I order all troops to enter first-level combat readiness, all military camps to prepare for defense, all vacations to be cancelled, and everyone must be able to enter combat status within a few minutes.
We will be on alert in our defense zone, waiting for the enemy to appear again! As soon as they appear, we will attack!"
This tactics was very helpless and stupid, and the division chief of staff had nothing to say.
At this time, a regiment leader finally couldn't hold himself back and murmured: "This damn security war! We should completely eliminate all villages with a history of collaborating with the enemy! The gangsters have no one to provide them with supplies, and they will be trapped in the forest sooner or later."
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"Don't worry! Whitberg! We still have to keep the local villagers to produce food for us. After all, we are not a front-line force!" Borisman choked his subordinates back with one sentence.
Anger, frustration, and helplessness, these complex feelings turned into a frown on his face. He didn't want to be passively defensive. Now he just wanted those damn enemies to be exposed again, and the entire division to annihilate them. Otherwise, the railway line would be under his control.
This serious damage to his defense zone will make it difficult for him to deal with!