Nine hundred and twentieth chapters pre-war preparations
No one knows the situation in Leopovka better than Peronsky, because the land where the troops are now located was once an area where the "Lokomotiv Guerrilla Brigade" was active.
“The so-called Leopovka may now have the status of an important railway station, but in the final analysis it is still a large concentration camp!
My comrades and I penetrated here a few months ago and observed the enemy's situation from a distance. Through the telescope, I saw many people wearing our winter military uniforms getting off the tanker trucks and being sent to a camp.
During subsequent observations, I also saw that some camps were full of people, and the Germans drove them onto the train, which headed west.
I also saw people wearing blue and white stripes, or completely civilian clothes. They got off the car and started to take off their clothes. They were sent to some rooms. Next, I saw the Germans using flatbed trucks to pull out many unknown people from those rooms.
The objects were uniformly sent to a larger building, and soon, the two towering chimneys began to emit black smoke!"
After all, Peronisky did not personally commit suicide at that time, but the results of his distant observations are already telling.
"Comrades! I think our guide has explained what Leopovka is!
Yes! It was a killing factory and a population transfer station. The enemy killed our peaceful residents and maimed our comrades there. They also sent a large number of people away. Investigations show that they treated us completely as slaves!
So we will fight there soon, comrades, what do you think we should do?!"
"Of course, kill all the Germans!"
Yang Mingzhi was startled. The person speaking was Qiao Shuya, which surprised him.
"Yes, I support our lesbian's decision!" Balzen glanced at her and expressed his attitude without hesitation: "We will treat the German defenders and the traitors who serve them in the same way as others.
Human body!"
Speaking of which, the attitude of the two paratrooper company commanders is not as extreme as that of their comrades. Reichev replied: "Of course we must destroy all enemies and save as many people as possible. But we must also consider carefully before we remove the enemy's
When the killing factory turns into a sea of flames, the enemy will definitely pursue us. We must be prepared to stop the enemy.
And the most critical thing is that we must resolve the battle in a short time and win the opportunity to rescue the people. However, I now know absolutely nothing about the terrain and building layout of Leopovka!"
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Reichev, you are an elite veteran after all! Before punishing the enemy, we must complete the mission first."
After saying that, he took out a folded piece of brown paper and spread it on the grass.
"Comrades, this is the topographic map of Leopovka drawn by Comrade Peronisky based on his memory. I think that the place will not change much in four months. This map still has a huge reference
value."
After Peronsky's transfer, he never went near the concentration camp again.
Judging from the picture alone, Leopovka is located in a river plain.
There are no woods for at least one kilometer on both sides of the Pripet River, and after all, Mozyr was a city where tens of thousands of people lived before the war. A lot of the surrounding forests were cut down and replaced by cultivated land.
Yang Mingzhi and Balzen were very familiar with the geography of that area, because the terrain was relatively open. In the encounter last year, the Romanians could run tanks here, and the Soviet army could therefore engage in positional warfare.
The terrain of Leopovka is also very similar. It is only fifteen kilometers away from Mozyr. There are dirt roads connecting each other. The road condition is not good, there are many potholes, and some sections of the road are muddy.
Leopovka was divided into two parts, one was a prisoner of war camp and the other was a concentration camp.
The main function of the prisoner of war camp is to serve as a turnover of prisoners of war. Prisoners transported from the front line are sent here, and the German army here will screen them. According to their physical fitness, their future destination will be arranged. For example, young and strong ones, etc.
People would be put on trains bound for various mines. Those who were weak and sick would simply be killed.
Concentration camps can be described with just one word: "killing factory."
Peronisky speculated: "The enemy may also expand there. Since they can transfer the population again, they can also transfer strategic materials. Maybe the enemy will also build warehouses there. If so, we will have more people.
Got one.”
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Your speculation is very reasonable, so before the battle, we must conduct a key investigation. Balzen!"
"road!"
"After the meeting, you take action immediately. I placed Peronisky in your battalion, and the reconnaissance battalion took the lead. It must arrive before nightfall and launch the first round of reconnaissance."
"I promise to complete the mission!"
Balzen agreed without thinking. Yang Mingzhi patted his shoulder with concern and continued: "This is the most critical task in our operation. You must complete the task! And I, I will try my best to reduce the number of tasks."
Your burden. Balzen, your men move lightly and take off the heavy equipment! In this way, you can reach the target within three hours, and the sun has not set at that time."
Beginning with the announcement of the order to Balzen, Yang Mingzhi announced his entire operational plan against Leopovka.
The area numbered "Я2,78" where the army is currently located is the army base camp. The soldiers participating in the attack will unload their heavy luggage and march with only a small amount of rations and a bottle of water, and all weapons and ammunition.
Joshua's female barracks stayed in the military camp as a strategic reserve. Once an accident occurred on the front line, they would immediately provide reinforcements. At the same time, they also took care of the equipment of their comrades.
The medical staff accompanying the army immediately began to establish field hospitals to deal with the wounded who were evacuated after fierce battles.
Yang Mingzhi also gave special orders to Bielski. As a photographer, he shoulders the important responsibility of exposing Nazi crimes. He will also fight with the army!
The meeting ended, and those who received the order immediately began to implement it.
For Balzen, he and his brothers had to overdraft their lives again, but they were all willing to do so. The losses in the last battle were too great, and Balzen was holding back his breath and wanted to take revenge. He keenly discovered that his superior had feelings for him.
A big criticism, this time he still takes on the important responsibility. I am afraid that this is the last chance he gives himself. If he cannot complete the task perfectly, he will really fall out of favor! Those "red dandelions" will take his place.
It was this sense of crisis that had to make him pay more attention to it. The 600 people in the reconnaissance battalion had completely moved lightly, with a lot less weight, and the marching speed had also been greatly increased.
They were galloping through the forest, led by the skinny but surprisingly high-stamina Peronisky, as they stormed towards the target.
On the contrary, Yang Mingzhi gave the large troops, namely the troops mainly composed of officers and soldiers of the 233rd Paratrooper Brigade, a seemingly inexplicable task - to sleep.
"I plan that the entire army will launch a general attack on the target at two o'clock tomorrow morning. Before that, everyone must recharge their batteries. Even the reconnaissance battalion will rest after completing the reconnaissance. Our main force will wait for the reconnaissance battalion to
Intelligence, once the intelligence is favorable, we will set off at nine o'clock in the evening."
The order had been explained so thoroughly that it was hard for the paratroopers to imagine that they were actually ordered to lie down on the ground one by one, laying out their blankets under the high sun.
The soldiers were excited for their first night battle, and who was really embarrassed? The order was absolute. No matter whether they were fast asleep or tossing and turning, the troops had to leave at nine o'clock in the evening. When the whole army came back here...
, the sun will rise tomorrow!
Yang Mingzhi couldn't care about so much. He was in a good mood. He threw the blanket on the grass and lay down on the ground heartlessly. After a while, he heard snoring...