More than a hundred people came out of the forest, dressed in a variety of costumes, some armed with weapons.

Yang Mingzhi came to his senses, and he stepped forward to look the group of people up and down. But he forgot about his oriental face, which was very abrupt to a group of old Eastern European hairymen.

But before he could speak, the leader had already spoken. "You are the 284th Guards Infantry Division? We don't know about this force. Aren't your regular army at war with the Germans? Why did the Germans still go into the forest. ”

This Balabala said a lot, and he seemed to have a great grievance. He spoke for a long time and finally asked, "Are we winning or losing this war?" ”

Yang Mingzhi replied truthfully: "We have lost this battle, if the large army does not retreat into the forest, hundreds of thousands of people will be wiped out." ”

These people were very emotional when they heard this. "Are you pigs? The Germans defeated you so easily? ”

"Hey! How do you speak! One soldier couldn't listen.

Yang Mingzhi pulled him: "Soldier, we have indeed failed in the battle, and our division has lost tens of thousands of people. The common people should also complain, "Yang Mingzhi saluted: "Hello." I'm Pyotr Ivanovich Berekov. You may be surprised how I look, but I am a Red Army. ”

The man nodded: "Okay, I believe it all." We fled from the village of Rosaskaya, because the Germans invaded. We lost a lot of people, and in the forest we met people who fled into the forest from Minsk. ”

Rosaskaya, originally meaning a grove village, was a relatively large collective farm. There were more than four hundred inhabitants, many young people were drafted to defend Minsk, and the rest were old and weak. According to this man's complaint, the Germans slaughtered many people, and in the end only about 50 managed to escape.

It was the head of the village who spoke to Yang Mingzhi, who had a beard on his face, fled with only his two young sons, and his family was killed, so his heart was full of hatred for the Germans.

There are quite a few women among these people, and the shelf life of the women of Lao Maozi is relatively short, and it is really difficult for them to be run away in the forest for a while by a group of aunts.

The men were all escorted out of the forest by soldiers, and after some counting there were more than one hundred and fifty people.

At one point, Yevlov inquired about their origins, and it turned out that in addition to the fleeing villagers, there were also some doctors and nurses who had escaped from some hospitals in Minsk.

There was actually a doctor, and Yevlov immediately asked if there was any medicine.

"Yes! We have a lot of medicines. Originally, we were ......."

"Stop. Do you have anti-inflammatory drugs, or penicillin? My wounded soldier is in dire need of treatment. ”

"Yes!"

Doctors and nurses were immediately directed to the "field hospital", where they immediately began treatment. Star fruit was overjoyed, and the most worrying drug problem was actually solved. "Thankfully, without your help, the wounded would have been in a much worse situation."

Without further words, the doctor immediately held a glass syringe and injected the wounded soldier with penicillin. They also carried large quantities of gauze and disinfectant, and clean and hygienic bandages replaced simple linen cloth.

These people came to replenish some troops, and they carried a large amount of medicine, which solved the worries of many soldiers.

The head of the village, Raslyutin, decided to join the Soviet army, and his people fully agreed with this correct decision. And those doctors and nurses from the third hospital in Minsk can be used as military doctors. Many of the nurses here are still little girls, and they have no choice, although there is a saying that "war makes women go away". But this war is not trivial, women are the biggest victims of war, and they must take up arms.

The division headquarters was set up in a farmhouse, and Yevlov immediately ordered the village chief, Raslyutin, to be the head of the militia. "We have some Minsk citizens in our ranks who came to help us fight, but unfortunately most of them have already died. Now the militia plus you are close to a company. You will be the commander of the militia company as an auxiliary to our regular army. ”

Raslyutin took the order, and as for the political commissar, it would be more appropriate for Yerentina to be the commissar. It's just that this girl thinks very highly of herself, and she is also a Cheka anyway, since the division political commissar has died honorably, she doesn't mind being a temporary one, so what kind of militia company political commissar is, it's better to ask another Gao Ming.

During the war, the political commissars of the 284th Guards Division suffered heavy losses, including Yang Mingzhi's political commissar named Kochakin. Because that person has the same surname as the protagonist of "How Steel is Made", he worked even harder at the critical moment of the battle, and died honorably.

Yevlov and Yang Mingzhi summed it up, and it was better for the Cheka girl to stay behind. "You are responsible for maintaining the morale of the troops, and if you build up enough prestige, the soldiers will naturally elect you as the temporary political commissar of the division."

Yerentina walked away a little angry.

"This girl is still quite power-hungry." Yang Mingzhi teased.

"That's natural, they've always been a bit overbearing. However, in matters of war, the Supreme Leader has clearly stipulated that political commissars are not allowed to interfere with the command of battles. ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded, in the past, the Soviet political commissar did not interfere in the war, but as a result, the layman led the insider's business. Without further ado, Yevlov called the village chief over and asked about the village of Rohaskaya.

The village chief said worriedly: "Actually, the enemy arrived yesterday morning, there are about 200 people, and they are still driving trucks and equipped with machine guns. Many people were killed before they could escape, and we fled into the forest with some resistance. ”

Yang Mingzhi pinched his chin, more than 200 people are half a battalion.

Since there was no map, the village chief used a stone analogy on the table to roughly indicate the current location and the location of the village.

"The distance between the two is fifteen versts, and we can get there along the dirt road in the woods."

Fifteen versts is about sixteen kilometers, and the village chief is talking about the distance of the path, as for the straight-line distance it should be closer.

Yang Mingzhi speculated: "The Germans were obviously searching all the villages along the forest paths, and they must have received an order to massacre all the villages they found indiscriminately." They slaughtered this place on July 5, and Rosaskaya the next day. ”

"So they're going to slaughter along the road?" Yevlov asked.

"That's for sure!"

But the village chief immediately objected. "Our Rosaskaya is in the col, they have come to the end, if they want to continue to wreak havoc along the road, they must retreat, and the specific fork in the road is not here."

Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov were taken aback, the enemy would definitely withdraw from the col, after all, they had trucks, and they must have to take the forest road.

"Berekov! The enemy is right in front of us, and we have the advantage of forces, so why not destroy them all at once? ”

"Well, the executioner in front of me must die. It's just that the enemy definitely still has troops in the forest, and our military operations may well expose themselves. Yang Mingzhi hoped for a foolproof solution, but he couldn't think of it at all.

"Listen to me, let's go down the hills on either side of the dirt road, and we'll try to reach it at night. If we could, we would collectively put on bayonets and stab all the enemies to death. Yevlov said.

Yang Mingzhi nodded, "Okay, I'll kill them first, and then I'll talk about it later." ”

A new combat mission was issued, and all soldiers were urgently assembled.

Three thousand men annihilated a two-hundred-man team, and many soldiers found it very easy. The troops gathered the remaining mortars together and organized an artillery company, and the company commander swore that all it took to shell the group of enemies would be all over.

Yevlov stopped the soldiers' speculation. "Comrades, our military operation is led by the villagers. I am afraid that the enemy has infiltrated the forest, so we should try to avoid firing as much as possible, and we will set off as soon as we have lunch. We are going to kill the enemy with bayonets, daggers and even sapper shovels, trying to avoid noise revealing the position. ”

So the soldiers began to divide up and prepare, while on the other hand, the star fruit was still taking care of the wounded with the new doctors and nurses.

They came from the city of Minsk, and the doctor Sbelsky chose to retreat with the Soviet Western Front. However, he got lost in the retreat and was eventually forced to retreat to the forest, intending to find a way out with the nurses.

Yerentina regretted that not only Minsk had missed, but Babruisk had missed even earlier. It would be difficult to break through the forest with 3,000 men, unless the main Soviet forces in the encirclement also withdrew into the forest.

"Just follow my husband. Our deputy division commander Berekov guided us to retreat before retreating into the forest, otherwise the last 3,000 men would all be killed. Star fruit proudly talked about Yang Mingzhi, which Yelenkina could not deny. That Chinese and the unit to which he belonged really showed extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Now Yang Mingzhi simply walked in front of many doctors and nurses in person.

"Well, husband, you're here."

Yang Mingzhi looked at his wife's smiling face, she must be in a good mood, this girl has a sad face for a few days, and it is not because of lack of medical treatment.

He didn't say anything more, and immediately said, "A new battle is about to begin." A detachment of Germans had fallen into a col after slaughtering the village, and our current position had blocked their retreat, and now a large army was going to destroy them. ”

After exchanging views with Yevlov, Yang Mingzhi revised the battle plan, and the military operation would be led by Yang Mingzhi, and the 3,000-strong troops would select the most elite 1,000 people. Among them, the special anti-tank battalion is the core, and hundreds of the most elite soldiers are selected.

The trip will also take a mortar company with them, and if someone shoots in a silent assassination attempt, it will be a mistake, and the troops will fire all the power to try to quickly finish off the enemy.

Therefore, wounded soldiers and large troops remained here.

"Besika (star fruit), you and the doctor and the troops withdraw to the hills, using the woods as cover. If the enemy escapes, they will also run along the road, and an ambush circle will be established here. Or maybe our actions will disturb other German units, and this is still an ambush for German reinforcements. ”

Carambola understood, and the non-combatants had to retreat. "Yes, husband. You go to war. I know you're going to win. ”