The people hiding at the edge of the forest didn't worry about lighting at all. The burning Leopovka was just a huge electric lamp.
Peronisky was very happy to be responsible for the work of rectifying the rescued prisoners of war. He kept repeating the arranged rhetoric to stabilize their emotions.
In fact, by 1942, not many Red Army soldiers were really willing to follow the German army. They were simply captured for various reasons. If they were given a chance to fight Germany again, no one would refuse it.
As soon as the prisoners of war were rescued, they began to clamor to become guerrillas and continue fighting the Germans. Yang Mingzhi was very aware of this mentality, so he ordered the soldiers not to scold or despise those who had surrendered, and not to show their contempt even if they were despised.
The basic qualities of the paratroopers are among the top in the Soviet Red Army. They thoroughly implemented the spirit of the meeting and repeated the words "pick up weapons again, sins will be wiped out, and meritorious service will be rewarded with medals."
People who were originally confused about their future suddenly had a direction to fight.
Therefore, some of them quickly picked up the small number of captured weapons and acted as militiamen.
Peronisky went even further. He declared: "I made an agreement with my commander. You people will return to the Red Army, and I will be your highest officer."
Therefore, the prisoners of war were really emotionally stable. They squatted on the ground quietly one by one. When Yang Mingzhi led the troops back, they were really shocked by the sight in front of them!
"I really made a profit in this battle! Why do I see so many people here?!"
He continued to be surprised, but Peronsky came over excitedly and said: "I have made preliminary statistics for you. This time we have rescued no less than 2,500 brothers! This is a regiment.
Troops! Therefore, according to the agreement, you must give them to my command!"
"Definitely! Definitely! I never thought we could save so many people!"
Yang Mingzhi put away his elongated chin. He was very clear about the current situation in Novgomel. The army currently lacked guns at all. What they lacked most were soldiers! Originally, it was a last resort decision to let female soldiers serve as front-line troops, but now they have
With this group of guys who look very healthy, the female soldiers can naturally take a back seat.
Just by defeating Leopovka, the strength of the army increased by one regiment. If we attack several more prisoner-of-war camps, wouldn't we gain even more?
If you think about it, the defense of the prisoner-of-war camp is just that. Only because the German defenders and puppet troops had guns and limited food supplies, it was difficult for the prisoners of war to rebel. If there was a chance to escape, who could not seize the opportunity?
Leopovka has been destroyed, and German reinforcements may be on their way to Mozyr not far away! The troops must run away immediately!
In this way, Yang Mingzhi issued the order to retreat. When he attacked, he had three battalions with 1,800 men, but now he brought back more than 4,000 men!
This is a very large force. Those who have just been rescued are still very weak, so they still follow the soldiers to retreat. Now only those who want to die will slow down. Even if they are hungry, they will not have the chance to escape.
I dare not let it go.
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Joshua and other non-combatants who stayed in the forest camp could no longer rest when they heard the fighting started.
Joshua ordered her girls to be ready for battle and rush to the battlefield at any time. Unfortunately, the order finally came and they did withdraw! This made her very regretful. At the end of the battle, the army was victorious and the girls were of no use anymore.
The place of martial arts.
According to the battle plan, the troops could go home after destroying Leopovka. In theory, they could march for two days in a row and everyone could sleep in the barracks. The rations prepared were obviously for ten days, but in the end, everything could be done in five days at most.
It's all over.
Joshua was about to collect all the grain and let the donkey continue to carry it, but she also received a strange order to prepare the grain.
Soon, she fully understood the meaning of the commander's order.
A large number of rescued prisoners of war entered the camp. It was almost four o'clock in the morning, and the sun would rise soon. Originally, marching with a group of weak prisoners of war who had been tortured by the Germans would be a huge burden.
After being captured, these people had very little food. Only when they were full could they cope with the next 100-kilometer march!
In fact, Yang Mingzhi did not expect that the planned ten-day battle would end quickly and successfully. The ten-day rations he forced each soldier to carry were actually too much.
Anyway, it is not a bad thing to bring more food. It will be worse if you have no food to eat until you are hungry. The extra food you bring is immediately given to the rescued people, even the cremators.
The so-called grain was very strange. Before the cloth bag was opened, the extremely fragrant smell had already penetrated their nostrils. They couldn't wait to open the bag and began to lick the powder inside.
It was still very dangerous here. Yang Mingzhi issued an order and the entire army officially set off on their return journey at 4:30 in the morning.
Is this the end of this military operation? For the paratroopers, they did not encounter any tragic battles. They spent most of their time marching, and the battle was an overwhelming victory.
When it comes to feelings, Reichev and Bondanov find it difficult to accept, and Balzen also wants to continue to gain some results.
Therefore, when everyone was planning the return route on the spread map, the three battalion commanders joined forces and suggested that the battle should be expanded.
"What? Do you people really want to be war mad? Let me tell you, now is not the time to attack Mozyri!"
Yang Mingzhi suddenly revealed his plan to fire a few rockets at Mozyri, but the three of them didn't pay attention.
Balzen said: "Sir! We have rescued more than two thousand people. We have also found that the enemy's defenders have poor combat effectiveness. We can attack some concentration camps and save more people!"
Yang Mingzhi did not give an answer, but the paratrooper battalion commander gave support. Qiao Shuya, who had always wanted to gain some victory, also raised her hands to support.
The soldiers dared to fight, so what could I, as a military commander, say no to? Originally, I had a difficult choice to continue fighting or to give up when things were good.
He thought for a while with his eyes closed and made the final decision: "Forget it! Now that it's reached this point, it would look cowardly for me to run away after a wave of attacks. Anyway, I'm not afraid of the enemy sending tens of thousands of people to encircle and suppress us. Now we will
Go and fight a few more concentration camps.”
"That's how it should be!" Balzen echoed: "We can't just have an army group designation. Only with enough troops can we prove that we are worthy of our name."
In this way, the next step will be changed. The troops will be diverted to attack the new concentration camp, and the rescued prisoners of war will also need to be sent back to Novgomel. Yang Mingzhi does not want to separate the troops. If he can make some detours on the way back, he can attack
The goals along the way can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, a new retreat route must be formulated. Who can provide intelligence support? That person is none other than corpse-burner Ivanov.
This man was chewing and swallowing biscuit powder like crazy. He had already eaten half the bag and felt full of strength. When the soldiers asked him to attend the combat meeting, he knew that he had another great opportunity.
The reason why Yang Mingzhi thought of him without hesitation was because he gave a few simple examples in that building just now.
The Germans sent Russian girls to German families to work as maids. This was one of the Nazi crimes. He objected to this out of human conscience, but it was impossible to completely stop it. All he could do was to save as many people as possible.
Besides, those young girls are also of great significance. They must have been born after the establishment of the Soviet Union. It is likely that most of them received compulsory education, so these girls are already of high quality. These intellectuals are very fond of Novgomel.
important.
Of course, as long as their experiences were reported and the Soviet Union turned on its propaganda machine and broadcast it to the whole country, anti-German sentiment across the Soviet Union would continue to soar.