Therefore, when the corpse cremator Ivanov first came over, Yang Mingzhi talked about that incident.
The map had been spread out on the ground, and two kerosene lamps were used as lighting. He asked: "You said that the German army will send young girls to Germany to work as maids. Now, which concentration camp is the place where those girls are detained?"
Yang Mingzhi originally thought that this guy was not very clear, but he never expected that Ivanov's answer would be decisive.
He pointed to a point on the map and said viciously: "It's right here, the village of Igretoskaya. I heard the Germans talking. They mentioned that young girls were temporarily sent there to wait for distribution."
This detail surprised Yang Mingzhi, and he quickly asked: "So! You, a man, can speak German?!"
"Ja!" Ivanov said disapprovingly: "It is precisely because I can speak German that I am treated differently by the Germans. I am the captain of all corpse cremators."
"Well, let's take a look at the village of Igretoskaya!"
On the map, this village is in the southwest of Leopovka. It is some distance away from the nearest railway. You can find it by simply measuring it with a ruler. From the current location to there, it is only twenty kilometers away.
.With such a close distance, theoretically it can be killed in as little as three hours!
Directly north of this village is the railway built along the Pripet River. There is a node in Olichnovo. The train will stop here to drop people off. There must be a road to send people to Ige.
Letoskaya village.
Yang Mingzhi's judgments were approved by everyone, and the new goal was determined.
"Children are the hope of this country. Perhaps our next step is not to find a prisoner of war to rescue the soldiers and then expand our military strength in the future. But rescuing children, especially girls, is of very important political significance to us."
When these words came out of Belekov's mouth, Joshua and Balzen couldn't help laughing. Anyone who knew the commander's inside story had heard the rumors. This man was obviously particularly interested in young girls!
"Okay! We, you, are eager to try the next battle! If you can laugh, it means you are not tired. We will continue to march and fight. What awaits us is a hard battle!"
Reichev completely agreed. He said: "So we save the child and return directly next? Maybe we can continue to fight!"
"Absolutely! As long as there are enemy strongholds or concentration camps near our retreat route." Yang Mingzhi knew that his words would make everyone very happy, but he still had to explain: "We must also be vigilant. The captured German area defense map is already
It’s past tense. We must be prepared for encounters with regular German troops or puppet troops. Therefore, we cannot actually stay in this area for a long time with a large number of people. Besides, we don’t have much food! Therefore, based on our
With our comprehensive strength, we can only attack two more targets."
"I agree!" Balzen raised his hand and said: "Look at the guys we rescued, they are starving! If we rescue thousands more guys, our food will be eaten up in an instant! We walked a hundred kilometers hungry,
I don’t want to at all!”
Based on many considerations, the retreat direction of the troops was finally decided.
The troops were marching in a big circle. They had to attack the village of Igretoskaya first, and then the village of Belyuskaya. The entire marching distance also increased by a full fifty kilometers!
With such a dramatic change in the march route, after the meeting, Yang Mingzhi also began to communicate with Novgomel. After the telegraph operator reported the brief battle situation of the troops according to the script, he explained the basic actions for the next step.
The message was just conveyed, and when the time came at 4:30, a new journey began again.
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Due to the latitude, daylight comes very early in Belarus in summer. When the troops set out, the sky was already slightly blue, and the sun would rise soon.
The marching team became very large. There were basically as many rescued prisoners of war as troops participating in the operation. With so many tow bottles, the marching speed would not be very fast. Furthermore, Yang Mingzhi did not know that he was about to attack.
Whether Igretoskaya has children and the total number of children.
He estimated that his marching speed was only four kilometers an hour. He would have to reach his destination around nine in the morning, and then the whole army would immediately go into battle! This meant that within twelve hours, the troops would do two things, march and
Fighting. Undoubtedly, this is a huge drain on a soldier's body.
At least their own soldiers can withstand it well. The rescued prisoners of war can only risk their lives to follow the large army.
During this trip, Balzen's reconnaissance camp was still clearing the way ahead. At least there were not many bushes under the cold temperate forest, and everyone could still maintain a relatively fast speed by stepping on the soft humus.
Each platoon of the reconnaissance battalion formed a search group. They formed a formation one kilometer in front of the column of the main force, with a width of two kilometers, sweeping the path of the troops like a comb.
They found no human figures along the way, but saw many figures in pine trees. For them, some ammunition was consumed, and some food was distributed to those people. The weight of the luggage was reduced, and the march was faster.
Balzen expected to reach the target before seven o'clock, which made Yang Mingzhi worried about their health.
But the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion regarded this concern as encouragement. The more difficult it is, the more difficult it is to complete it, so that they can achieve military success!
Following the determined direction of the compass, these 600 people moved forward. As the target got closer, their investigation became more and more careful.
Sure enough, when very close to the target, a platoon from the reconnaissance battalion was the first to encounter an enemy patrol.
A platoon discovered an abnormality, and the news quickly spread throughout the battalion. At this moment, Balzen was not worried about his men at all. These elite soldiers knew very well that the most important thing to do now was to avoid contact with the enemy.
The soldiers immediately looked for the nearest big tree and lay down in the grass next to the roots of the tree as a cover.
There was a squad of German patrols, and their appearance proved that the target was nearby! If the current Soviet army had subsonic silent firearms, such as special sniper rifles like VSS in later generations, this patrol would be wiped out in an instant.
But now, the reconnaissance battalion must imagine itself as a moss-covered stone, lying motionless on the ground.
Fortunately, the Germans knew nothing about these potential threats. They didn't know that just over a hundred meters away, hundreds of people and their dark guns were facing them!
Balzen also received such an order, that is, the reconnaissance camp may have an encounter with the enemy. If it must fight, then decisively break the war and fight directly to the concentration camp. Yang Mingzhi fully believed that the reconnaissance camp could independently occupy Igreto
The difference between Skaya, a small concentration camp that was originally a small village, and a large army group attack is that the casualties may be higher.
Therefore, when the German patrol was strolling around, Balzen also recruited the telegraph operator to accompany the army. He directly communicated with Yang Mingzhi on the march.
Knowing that it was important information from the reconnaissance camp, Yang Mingzhi decisively took the earphone handed over by the telegraph operator. He excitedly hoped to get precise information about the target, but he heard Balzen's unusually deep voice in his ears.
"What? You finally encountered an enemy patrol?" Yang Mingzhi was surprised but not surprised.
"Sir! What should we do? Should we continue to monitor, or what?"
"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi decisively refused to issue the order. He asked, "Have you reached the target?"
"Not yet. According to the map, we are very close to the target. Maybe passing through this forest is the target!"
"Very good! You continue to hide! Remember! Don't fight the patrol unless absolutely necessary! I must ensure that the battle is sudden."