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After dropping all the cargo, the weight of the aircraft was greatly reduced, and both the transport plane and the bomber flew extremely light. Accompanied by a large number of fighters, they made a very angular turn over the dense forest, because this vigorous scene really shocked the German troops who confronted the 284th Division.

In fact, before the start of the airdrop, the Germans had already roughly determined the unusual direction of the enemy aircraft through intelligence gathering in various occupied cities. Their destination had to pass through the Pripett swamp, and what exactly the Soviet troops were doing is unknown!

Kharkiv was not hit by air strikes, nor were Sumy and Chernikov. Are they going to attack Kyiv? Or is it an attack on Babruisk deep into Belarus? Based on the range analysis of the bombers, the Germans concluded that Babruisk was the limit of their flight.

The roar in the sky was unusually dense, and the Germans did not know what exactly the Soviet army was going to do.

Air defense work began urgently at various military positions, including the German 707th Division, which was stationed on the Moziri-Gomel road.

"The air raid units of the Soviets don't know where to attack, anyway, it's definitely not my position in the field! They are going to attack the city! "At first, the division commander Herzman was completely unconcerned about the urgent orders from his superiors.

Therefore, this infantry division was originally armed with some 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, and the muzzle of the guns was still not facing the sky. The vast number of officers and men are still sticking to their posts, and today is obviously another peaceful day for them.

The infantry regiment, including Lothaim, had just gone through a series of terrible battles, and the majority of the soldiers were chagrined. Many brothers were lost, and the battle ended up being inexplicable! The Dongfang battalion went into the forest to search, but it retreated with heavy losses, and this group of people complained!

Lotharheim didn't want to take another risk, and if they continued to let the Eastern Battalion into the forest, they might turn against them. As for their own men, they continued to hold the battlefield against a possible attack by the Soviets.

When it was dawn on March 30, an urgent call from the division headquarters forced him to end his rest.

He learned that the Soviet air force units under the cover of night, because of the possible routes, it was very likely that they would pass through the positions of the 707th Division. It is impossible for them to attack here, and the vast number of officers and soldiers should be careful.

"What exactly are the Soviets going to do? They inexplicably dispatched the Air Force at this time? Lotahim had hung up the phone, and he had lost all his sleep. Look at your watch, it's just four o'clock in the morning.

For him, life on the front line these days is really terrible!

"The Soviets are in the forest, and my forces simply can't destroy them! And now there is a group of Soviet planes flying over my head! Could it be that my position is that the enemy can come and go as he wants? I'm not a beer hall here! ”

He lit himself a cigarette and was alone in his dorm room. A lonely German man needs to be understood, but it is a pity that it is impossible for his superiors to send him an additional soldier. On the contrary, he will soon be held accountable for the results of the battles in the past few days, and he should think about how to report to the division commander and why he lost a lot of elite soldiers in vain.

The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, so much so that the cigarette I was holding slammed on the ground and stepped on it!

"Soviets! You'd better keep your planes out of sight, and if I find out, I'll bomb you!" ”

Therefore, the original division commander Herzman only ordered his various units to strengthen their alert, and did not think that there would be any wartime. The order reached Lothaheim, and he immediately understood that he would immediately open fire when he spotted the enemy aircraft.

The rallying call sounded at half past four in the morning, and the vast number of sleeping German soldiers quickly got up. These well-trained fighters would not have dragged their feet in the mud and water, and because of the previous battle, they could easily interpret this emergency assembly as a sneak attack by the Soviet army.

The soldiers quickly rushed to their combat posts, and on the long battlefield, each soldier defended a distance of ten meters. Similarly, the soldiers of the Eastern Battalion went into the trenches, and this German infantry regiment was brought to full combat readiness.

Lothaheim also changed into his military uniform, and soon the junior officers gathered at the regimental headquarters, and he gave orders from the division headquarters.

The sleepy-eyed Lawrence heard that a large number of Soviet planes were flying in the sky, and he had serious doubts about the orders of the division commander. "Commander, is there a possibility that the Soviets flew for a long time without dropping a single bomb, in case their purpose was not to bomb. If the intelligence is taken for granted, the Soviets are not carrying out a bombing mission at all. ”

"Oh? What is that? Lothaheim gave him a blank look. What else might they do besides bombing? ”

"I guess...... Is it airborne? ”

Lawrence's words immediately caused many officers to laugh, much to his displeasure. Lawrence knocked the table a few times and said, "It's not impossible! My battalion is fighting a huge Soviet army! They must have suffered heavy losses in the last huge battle, so why did they send a large number of troops to ambush us? Their forces are perfectly capable of attacking! But! This simply did not happen! Don't you think they're waiting for something? ”

Lothaheim was very interesting all of a sudden, if you linked the exposed Soviet troops with the incoming Soviet planes, maybe they were really preparing for an airborne landing.

Lotharheim thought for a moment and said in surprise: "Could it be that they sent out paratroopers?" So they will attack us mercilessly? His eyes looked at Lawrence, and among the current staff officers, it was this battalion commander who said this intriguing thing. Lawrence! Our Chief of the General Staff is temporarily vacant, and if what you said is true, then I should really nominate you to be the new Chief of Staff with my superiors! ”

"But it's better not to happen." Lawrence waved his hand, "The Soviet Union had paratroopers, didn't they also carry out airborne landings in the southern theater?" If they choose to parachute this time, it will be the worst for us! I wish the Soviets were bombers flying over and attacking areas that are not under our control. ”

"It's better they weren't paratroopers!" Lotahim's expression became serious, and he ordered: "At least one thing is certain, the sky will soon dawn, and the Soviet fleet will fly near us!" We have always been very passive and harassed by the Soviets these days, and now we have to take down a few enemy planes to save our poor morale! So I don't need to say much about what to do! Guys quickly to their respective troops, the air defense operation begins now! ”

The new task of this infantry regiment is to point the guns to the sky, but unfortunately this is not a professional air defense unit. The MG34 was developed entirely as an anti-aircraft machine gun, with an exaggerated rate of fire designed to increase damage to enemy aircraft. These 7.62 mm small water pipes have a strong lethality for the current Soviet aircraft.

But in the face of bombers, it is better to replace it with a 12.7 mm tube, and the best is an anti-aircraft gun, of which the 88 mm anti-aircraft gun has the best effect, and it can be shot down when hit.

It's a pity that there are only two of these anti-aircraft guns in the whole regiment, and compared to being a party artillery, Lothaheim has already deployed them as field guns for positional warfare, which is really overkill!