Balzen gritted his teeth and hammered his chest to promise, "I can!" Of course I can! ”

"Nope! You can't! Yang Mingzhi vetoed without hesitation: "Balzen! I know what's in your mind! You commanded the last battle, and there are credits and mistakes! Looking at that battle dialectically, your untimely attack ended up with a thousand casualties! I won't let you do it this time, even if you promise it well, when you arrive at the train and see the speeding train, don't you want to shoot at the train? ”

Ask yourself, Balzen naturally thought. His mind spun and he muttered, "Yes! You're a military commander! The actions of the reconnaissance battalion must be carried out in accordance with the orders of the command. ”

"Alas! That's right! Yang Mingzhi patted the old subordinate on the shoulder affectionately: "Balzen, in fact, your reminder is not completely impossible!" I've changed my mind now, and you're going to take out a company of elite soldiers and form a special reconnaissance company. They are light and light, and they must arrive at their destination in the early hours of this morning, and then contact the headquarters radio! ”

"Yes! Sir! ”

Balzen's military salute was impassioned, and as for who was involved in the operation, he thought of the personnel for a second.

"Tokov's company! Let them scout. Yang Mingzhi also knows something about the guy recommended by Balzen.

When the large army retreats, something wrong must stay and hold off the enemy, even if they must be in prison and the whole army will be destroyed, because the army is like a mountain. Tokov's face took on such a job, and fortunately they successfully completed the task of delaying the pursuers. Even if he lost contact for a while, he became a strange soldier wandering in the forest, and miraculously gave the German pursuers a sneak attack and achieved great results.

Tokov and his company were not Balzen's people, and therefore meritorious, they already had no reason not to be transferred to the reconnaissance company.

The military meeting continued, the next step of the plan of action was adjusted in time, and the remaining focus was on the soldiers.

After all, this is the first time that the paratroopers have experienced such a high-intensity march, and for the female soldiers, even if they often do heavy-duty armed cross-country training on weekdays, they say that they are not tired, but their bodies are very honest.

Balzen's boasting that his man is a physically powerful superman has a certain factual basis. And the paratroopers and Joshua, these few are purely blowing.

"Comrades! I emphasize that only one platoon of the reconnaissance battalion continued to march at night, and the remaining comrades, after eating, hurried to sleep. Let me explain to you that tomorrow at four o'clock in the morning, everyone will get up quickly, try to finish the internal affairs in the shortest possible time, and then march quickly! ”

The meeting ended in this way, after which radio communication with Novgomel began. A monkey-like warrior hangs an antenna in the birch treetops, and the signal is perfectly clear.

The soldiers ate their dinner and slipped into their makeshift tents. The same is true of star fruit and Natasha, so to speak, since the passage of the pontoon bridge on the Pripet, a new battle has begun.

The battlefield is that the relationship between husband and wife must give way, and here there are only generals and soldiers. The two girls did not dare to slack off, they were temporarily with the women's barracks, set up small tents like ordinary soldiers, and fell asleep.

The camp was still pitch black, the stars and the moonlight obscuring the trees. The breeze was cool, and the camp was filled with the sound of the wind, the crackling of fire, and the snoring of soldiers.

Yang Mingzhi was also very tired, his tent had been set up by Abram and other guards, and a huge body was pressed on the grass, almost for ten seconds, Yang Mingzhi fell into a deep sleep with a snoring sound.

Telegraphers are still in constant communication, and several telegraphers will rotate to carry out the task of making contact every two hours.

There were a lot of people sleeping in the camp, including those donkeys, and the command of the army group in Novgomel, no one went to bed so early.

There was a possibility that the operation would be expanded, and the Soviet "state apparatus" would be immediately activated, and the deputy army commanders, the personnel of the municipal party committee, the Communist Youth League, and other organs that remained here began to mobilize in an all-round way! All militias have been distributed, various munitions workshops have stepped up production, arsenals have accelerated the production of small arms and ammunition, and tens of thousands of armed men have stood up to defend the "Soviet enclave" of Novgomel and are ready to rush to the aid of Yang Mingzhi on the expedition.

The residents of peace have also been organized, and they are still helping with production for the time being, and some older women have also been urgently educated about the use of rifles. Because when they are evacuated to shelters in the forest, they cannot be fully expected to be protected by the army, and it is themselves and the rifles in their hands that can protect them.

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On the other hand, Tokov's company recovered its strength as soon as the last battle ended. The company commander knew very well that his supreme commander had three sharp knives: Lavrenty, Evgeny and Balzen. So he was transferred to the reconnaissance battalion, and he didn't have any psychological burden at all. After all, I have been following my chief Berekov for a long, long time!

Regarding the duties of a scout, after almost a month of systematic study, he already knows everything about it. The higher intensity of physical training has made his people have super endurance.

Peroniski arranged for one of his men to follow Tokov, and the whole company stripped off their heavy bags, carrying only a blanket, three days' rations, and small arms in their own hands.

The whole company can be said to have traveled lightly, and one by one the soldiers ate a pound of biscuit powder and a canned meat, and the huge amount of energy intake seemed to instantly dispel all fatigue. Tokov knew that he was in danger, and even said that whether the mission of attacking the train and destroying the railway could be successfully completed depended on whether he arrived at his destination on time.

After all, the matter of that railway system cannot be relied on only by Peroniski's description, and the frequency of the enemy's military columns and the activities of the German patrols need not only to be reported, but also to be investigated on the spot!

Regaining some strength, Tokov personally led a large army of nearly a hundred people. The leaders of the team carried kerosene lamps, and these lights led the whole company to move.

They got out of the woods where the camp was located, walked on the small flat land in the forest, and relied on the North Star in the sky and the map to determine the direction, and approached the possible rapid advance.

At night, Tokov could not advance at high speed, even lightly, and the whole army maintained a constant speed of about four kilometers, just like the walking speed of ordinary people. He had to keep the whole company in order, and avoid even one soldier as much as possible.

While the comrades in the camp were asleep, Tokov was on a starry journey, and the route was completely correct, so it could be said that the railway was getting closer and closer!

There was a squad of fighters who acted as the vanguard, and the others followed two hundred meters behind. After more than a few hours of marching, the destination seemed to be in sight.

The guide's big hand was still pointing at the West: "Comrade! After this wood, we may be on the railroad! That's why I suggest that we start sabotaging the railroad as soon as we find it, and since our goal is to blow it up, we might as well plant explosives under the tracks! ”

It seemed like a good idea, and Tokov shook his head: "Forget it, we didn't bring explosive blocks, and the only RPG warheads we have can't be used with mines!" Our command is to preempt the best sensing position and stand by! ”

At that moment, a low roar was heard in the distance. The guide, who was still chattering, was immediately excited: "That's right! That's when the train whistle sounds! I can hear you! After all, I'm a railroad worker! ”

"Then, you, comrade worker, show us the way. In this battle, I'm afraid you will also participate in the battle! ”

"Of course!" The guide smiled: "Now I am a soldier as well!" ”

The starry night finally came to fruition, and even though there was a map with a north arrow and a hanging North Star, he was always worried that he would go astray, and now he could be sure that his destination had been reached.

He commanded the whole company: "Comrades! We passed through the forest in front of us, and lay in ambush right next to the enemy's railroad! All follow me! ”