The commanders of each battalion were counting their losses, and it was relatively simple to get the final data, each battalion was about 600 people, and they only needed to count them simply. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The losses of the battalions were all there, and the men of Ravliandi rushed the hardest, and their losses were the greatest. When the battle damage was ascertained, he was also very surprised. "There are actually 230 casualties, and my troops are almost 40 percent reduced!"

If you are wounded, you lose your ability to fight, and the wounded soldiers are hit by their comrades. After capturing the enemy camp, Ninelli's battalion captured a number of trucks and jeeps. Some of these soldiers had experience in driving, after all, cars were relatively easy to drive in this era.

The soldiers came in their cars, and the soldiers were encouraged by this unusual exchange of fire. There is no other reason, the wounded can be sent home sooner.

The battalion commanders gathered around Yang Mingzhi, and each of them had traces left by the war. For example, the smell of gunsmoke on his body, his face is also blackened, and all handsome images are now replaced by sloppy.

Yang Mingzhi first asked: "Have you counted the casualties?" ”

No one spoke first, and everyone was silent.

"What? Are the casualties very large? ”

"Yes. It's huge! Ravrenj, who couldn't hold back, finally spoke.

He gave a clear account of his casualties, of which 170 were killed and 60 were wounded to the point that they could no longer fight. This also includes the actions in the early hours of the morning, when the dozens of soldiers who were hit and fell to the ground had long since become stiff corpses across the battle lines of the two armies.

Other battalion commanders also explained their situation one after another, and it was here that the Ravlian Battalion suffered the greatest losses, with a total of more than 500 casualties.

These soldiers are very combat-ready, and their loss is a weakening of the entire 284th Division, which is exactly what everyone does not have the willingness to ecstasy after victory.

Yang Mingzhi smiled and tried to break the embarrassment. "Don't be discouraged, it's the enemy who loses, we are the winners. Moreover, our current situation does not allow for any regret at all, because the enemy really has pursuers and is strong. At this point, I can say that we are fighting a battle! ”

Everyone raised their heads one after another, because the word "battle" can only be called a battle if the two armies have invested a large number of troops and have great significance.

Yang Mingzhi continued: "We have lost 500 comrades, and each battalion is short of staff. According to the plan, we were to continue along the river after this encounter, but the enemy sent about 10,000 troops, all of which were regular combat troops, which was actually equivalent to a whole division breaking away from their road defense line and trying to kill our base area! ”

"There are 10,000 enemies!" Agitated, Evgeny stood up, "How can they have so many troops?!" ”

"This is what the enemy commander said, that is, the battalion commander of this armored unit that is blocking us, named Nicklaus."

So is his word credible? Maybe he just failed, deliberately scaring us and worrying us? ”

There was some truth in Evgeny's words, because no one believed that the enemy would attack at this time. As for sending 10,000 men, don't they want roads?

Yang Mingzhi drew everyone's attention again with two resounds, and pointed out: "Whether the enemy is chasing us or not, this battle is the best proof. Their actual battle plan was to annihilate the Tchaikov brigade and the Gomel city committee, and the mobilization of tens of thousands of people was also intended to lure us out, and these words were spoken by the captured man. However, I think that once the enemy knows the situation on the battlefield, they are likely to start encircling and suppressing us.

So we have to be prepared for the worst-case scenario, simply put, it's up to us to stop, and we have to withstand the Germans! ”

Hearing this, everyone was excited, and no one would complain if it was to fight the enemy. Since even the enemy's armored forces were annihilated, the enemy's infantry units were not much of a threat.

Yang Mingzhi already had a general idea of the future development of the battle situation, and Nicklaus, who had not yet been killed, was ordered to block the retreat with the high mobility of the armored troops. This encounter was basically a coincidence, and since it had already begun, the nearby German forces would definitely step up their advance towards this area.

In the current situation, several trucks were seized by Inninelli and many more jeeps survived. Yang Mingzhi had an idea, if these vehicles could run wildly, they would be able to return to the blacksmith village within a day.

Yang Mingzhi made his decision and ordered the battalion commanders: "The fighters of the battalions who can still continue to fight stay, the non-combatants and the wounded continue to return, and the seriously wounded travel at high speed in captured vehicles." We, the fighting forces, stay here and start building fortifications right away! ”

The clouds of war continued to drift, and Nicklaus, after Yang Mingzhi thought about it, still threw him on the truck. This guy may still be useful, leave it to Yerenkina to judge slowly.

When the Gomel city party committee personnel walked out of the forest, Lyudbalev was amazed by the huge battlefield and the charred armored vehicles, and the first thing he said when he saw Yang Mingzhi was: "Did you win the battle?" Can we continue to go? ”

Yang Mingzhi replied with affirmation and pointed to the truck. "You and the civilians get on the bus, maybe we can get to our base today." Entering the safe zone early is everyone's desire, and Lyudbalev is also very eager to reopen the stove in the swamp.

He was very satisfied, and asked, "We are making a truck and leaving, and you still need to use two legs, I always feel sorry for you." ”

"You're thinking too much about that." Yang Mingzhi waved his hand, "Because our war is not over yet, the enemy has tens of thousands of people marching here. This battle is just the beginning, and I'm afraid we're going through a battle. ”

Yang Mingzhi didn't say much, he just wanted non-combatants to quickly leave this place.

Soon, the truck was filled with civilians and the wounded, but unfortunately the truck's capacity was very limited. Even with the addition of jeeps, a total of more than 300 people can be transported.

Some of the wounded could not be sent away at all, so they could only be temporarily arranged in the forest, and the military doctors who accompanied the army also set up temporary field hospitals here.

Carambola and Natasha were already helping the wounded to be bandaged, and Yang Mingzhi, who had finished the meeting, immediately asked them to stop what they were doing because a new battle was coming.

It was already noon, and the returning people got on the vehicles and continued to go south, and Yang Mingzhi ordered the troops left behind to immediately collect the enemy's weapons and equipment and all available materials on the battlefield.

He himself returned to the headquarters in the forest, spread out the map of the area, and began to make systematic tactical planning. In addition, radio contact is also necessary, and with only a force of more than 3,000 people, it is difficult to resist the enemy's 10,000 troops.

Aid is a must, reinforcements from the swamps must be combat-ready.

The radioman began to send telegrams in the direction of the swamp, and Yevlov and Yerentina, who had received the latest information, were greatly surprised by the battle that had taken place on this day.

In the office of the division headquarters, Yevlov tirelessly went around in circles, and sometimes went to look at the map.

"Fool, don't turn any more! Your IQ is average, don't think about the overall battle planning! Yerentina slapped the table, which quieted Yevlov. We acted according to Berekov's plan. The convoy transporting the wounded and civilians, as well as the Gomel city committee, will soon arrive, and we should be ready to meet them. In addition to this, Berekov asked us to be ready for battle, and we had to organize a force ready to support them. One more point, we should order civilians to evacuate to the forest. ”

"These things should be done!" Yevlov sat down obediently again, and after listening to the woman explain everything that should be done, he also had a backbone.

Yelenkina shook her head regretfully: "You, being the commander of this division can only accept the task honestly." ”

"There's nothing wrong with that, my qualifications are very average, and it's a coincidence that I can do this job." Even if Yevlov is a little dissatisfied, there is no way, he knows his skills best. Now the exact information shows that the enemy has dispatched tens of thousands of people to attack, regardless of whether it is a chicken killing knife or not, the enemy has appeared.

For this reason, why didn't the Soviet army plan for it? Yang Mingzhi calculated that there were 7,000 to 8,000 combatable soldiers that his own troops could dispatch, and if he sent many small troops, even militiamen who had just begun training, to the front line, the difference in strength was not much compared to that of the two armies.

And the biggest advantage of the Soviet army is the speed of long-distance raids and the ability to fight in the forest.

Therefore, after three hours of time, Yang Mingzhi contacted the division headquarters again, and he only gave one request: "Roshakov's infantry regiment, with RPGs and the remaining recoilless guns, urgently assemble towards Homnich, control that strategic point and support friendly forces at any time." Order that they must arrive before the sun sets tomorrow! (To be continued.) )