The participants arrived quickly, and Salinchkin did not say anything. When the time came, he stood upright on the small podium as the host.
He briefly described the battle that had just ended and the results of the battle that he had already grasped.
Because this was a victory, the atmosphere in the venue quickly became lively. Taking advantage of the situation, he began to open the prepared documents and read them out loud after ordering silence.
"Comrades! The "Proposal on the Establishment of a Partisan Soviet Socialist Republic" that we studied and approved at the last meeting has been submitted to Moscow, and now the official reply has arrived.
The Supreme Soviet fully approved the establishment of this new state and supported all our initiatives. Legally, the Guerrilla Republic was officially established on May 1. Comrade Ponomarenko, the commander-in-chief of the guerrilla movement, also held the seat of the Partisan Republic on the Council of Ministers.
In addition, the guerrilla republic has all the legal rights of the union republic..."
This was a document that was not too lengthy, and Salinchkin read it calmly until the end.
It wasn't until he finished speaking that the audience gradually became lively. The people attending the meeting would no longer be as crazy as the meeting nearly twenty days ago. For example, in this guerrilla republic, even if the superiors' responses were vague, in this guerrilla zone in the swamp
Isn’t it already running everything like a country?
Now that the guerrilla republic is legal, all actions are also legal.
Lyudbalev, who was present at the meeting, nodded with satisfaction. As soon as he received the decree, the "Large Broadcasting Station" managed by the Novgomel Municipal Committee directly changed its name to the "guerrilla republic".
Broadcast in all directions.
"Everyone be quiet for now!" Salinchkin clapped his hands, "Comrades, please pay special attention, this is only one of two important orders to be announced!
The Guerrilla Republic has declared that what we are doing is legally recognized. Therefore, our responsibilities are even greater and we have more responsibilities to perform.
Next, our group army commander Belekov will take the stage to announce the order from the Southwest Front Army Headquarters directed at us."
Amid people's applause, Yang Mingzhi stood up with a stupefied expression and stood on the podium sonorously.
Salinchkin's document was summarized in yesterday's military discussion. Yang Mingzhi was fully aware of the content, and most people in the audience knew nothing about it.
"..., based on the strength of the 63rd Group Army, which is the strongest guerrilla force in Belarus and even the entire Soviet Union, you must fulfill your accusations. Soon, a brand new counterattack will be launched on the Barvinkovo front line. The Soviet Army
The spearhead of the attack was Kharkov.
It is the duty of the 63rd Group Army to provide assistance in the new campaign. Your troops will immediately make preparations for war, and when the exact combat order is conveyed, they will immediately go into battle!"
After Yang Mingzhi finished reading the document, the audience was silent.
War, another war! The people here are not afraid of war, and even desire revenge on the enemy. People are also wise. The elites of the 63rd Army have just completed a high-intensity battle, and even if those soldiers resume training, their training volume is not high.
Furthermore, the various losses caused by this war will take a certain amount of time to repair. The more than 6,000 people brought back to join the army are generally weak. It will take more time to become good soldiers who can adapt to the army's special fighting style.
Recuperate and train!
Since superiors have given notice that a large-scale battle will be carried out, are the troops really prepared?
The order was like this. While people were thinking about it, they also realized that this was the "huge military operation in the future" that the commander of the group army, Belekov, who was standing on the podium, said more than a month ago?
The audience gradually became commotion, and Yang Mingzhi stretched out his arms and made a downward gesture.
"Comrades, this is an important reminder from our superiors, and we must implement it seriously. In fact, by studying the map and the current situation between ourselves and the enemy, I had a premonition that there would be a big war here.
Since the end of February, our front army's counterattack on the Severed Donetsk River was successful. The troops took advantage of the victory to attack. Our army occupied the line of Barvinko River in one fell swoop. Together with Belgorod, which was liberated by our army, we targeted Kharko
Husband's offensive momentum has emerged.
This situation began to take shape at the end of March. Throughout April, I believe that our front commander has been building up his strength until now. Maybe it is the leader's order, maybe he thinks the time is ripe.
This will be a local strategic decisive battle!
Let me remind you that less than 20 kilometers east of our blacksmith village is the Dnieper River. On the other side of the river is Chernikov Oblast. To the south of it is Sumy Oblast, and to the south of Sumei Oblast is Kharkiv Oblast!
So, how should we interpret the meaning of the Front Army Headquarters? They will give us new military tasks. It is absolutely impossible for us to travel long distances to fight the most elite troops of the German army. Our duty is still to destroy the enemy's logistics.
I personally think that our superiors are likely to order us to march towards Kiev, so we must make necessary preparations!"
At this time, Bobosky raised his right hand. He stood up and asked: "So what preparations should we make? I am in the south of Novgomel, very close to the river."
"As for how to prepare? This requires our discussion, which is also one of the many purposes of this meeting." Yang Mingzhi looked at this familiar guy and said casually: "Perhaps, you should prepare a large number of rafts and
Ships. Since we want to send troops to Kiev, we have to take the water route."
Novgomel is located north of the confluence of the Pripet River and the Dnieper River. To the south, the river channel widens rapidly after the two rivers meet. It is now the spring and summer season, and the source of the Dnieper River is frozen.
Melting, coupled with precipitation, causes water levels to increase significantly!
In fact, Yang Mingzhi was a little confused when he first looked at the map. There should be a large reservoir on the Dnieper River just north of Kiev city, but now there is only a wide river channel. Thinking about it carefully, maybe it is because the reservoir has not been built yet.
There are many small cities lined up on the Dnieper River south of Novgomel. These cities are close to rivers and railways and very close to Kiev, but their population was very small before the outbreak of the war.
Yang Mingzhi's proposal resonated with people. Regarding the use of troops in the south, the army did it last year.
Chernobyl, also known as Chernobyl. The railway runs through this small city. Last year's attacks focused on the train station and the cross-river bridge here. It is located to the north of Kiev. Since the bridge was bombed, everyone has
They all believe that the city's strategic significance is not what it once was.
But the order from above is to march towards Kiev, so this city must be captured.
Once people began to think about this, doubts followed one after another. Even Berekov, who had always supported Yang Mingzhi, had to stand up and express his concerns.
"Berekov, the German army knows the importance of Kiev. They defend this city with heavy troops! We have attacked Chernobyl before, and they must also strengthen the defense here. There must be troops stationed here at this moment. I am very worried!"
Yang Mingzhi looked at him, then at the dozens of guys in the audience with wide-eyed concentration, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Our deputy commander asked a good question! Do we really have the strength to fight enemies several times our size? I tell the truth, no!"