The German 20th Motorized Division encountered the strongest resistance since its establishment, and instead of breaking through the enemy's position, they encountered a Soviet counter-charge.

The Soviets began a counteroffensive, and the Germans believed that their tactical mission had been achieved, and that they had indeed completed their plan to "divert the tiger from the mountain", and were forced to retreat after the vanguard was defeated by the Soviets, and now the door to Minsk had been opened.

Pugachev, who was in pursuit, realized a huge mistake, the formation of the entire division was already very confused, and the Germans quickly fled in vehicles again.

That night he had to order the troops to reorganize, but by the evening the entire army had gathered only 5,000 men. Many of the fighters were lost due to the enormous exertion of physical strength and energy, and the rest fell asleep as soon as the ranks came to a standstill.

Yang Mingzhi was also extremely tired, and he found that the current troops of the division were resting on a small forest. The soldiers got out of the truck, and Pugachev, knowing that he was in danger now, still acquiesced to his soldiers to hurry up and eat and sleep.

He himself stayed in the tent that had just been assumed, and ordered the telegraph operator to contact the city of Minsk.

It is clear that now the east is already in flames, there is Minsk, the Germans have broken into the city, it seems that street fighting is unfolding. In fact, the German army was fighting against a small number of Soviet defenders who were stubbornly resisting, and the intensity of the war was indeed very large.

Just when Yang Mingzhi's unit was fighting fiercely with the German feint troops, the German armored division had already taken the lead in breaking through the Soviet defense line, and in front of them was Minsk, and the tracks ran over without hesitation.

The soft belly of the city had been exposed to the assaulting Germans, and at the same time, a large number of Hort's troops, after receiving the news of the victory of the troops, made a tactical turn around the bunker group on the outskirts of the city. The army invaded the streets of Minsk in such an incredible way that many citizens realized that the Germans were already in the city. Because the battle was very short, there was no time for the Western Front headquarters to react.

General Pavlov felt that he was powerless, and his reserves were either held back by the Germans or had collapsed. At this moment, he was surprised to find that quite a number of German troops that were originally facing Moscow's onslaught had turned around, and it was obvious that the complete encirclement and annihilation of the Soviet Western Front had obviously become the target of the German Central Army.

The troops that were supposed to reinforce Minsk were already engaged in the German army, and now the Germans had broken through the outer defenses.

"We're done, the army is already caught in the encirclement of the Germans, and we really can't get out." Pavlov hung his head and stayed at the command post. "The enemy has entered the city, and I would rather kill myself than be captured by the Germans."

He is a little different from what he did in history, perhaps everything is because the special anti-tank battalion led by Yang Mingzhi directly destroyed the main attack force of an armored division of the German army, so that he finally chose to stay in the city command after running around for a long time, holding on or even preparing for a counteroffensive. Pavlov believed that the 284th Guards Infantry Division was extremely combative, and that this group of "Mongols" from the Far East should be able to hold the line without breaking the line, and as a result, how could the German offensive be able to withstand a mere 10,000 troops?

General Pavlov, who had already given himself the death penalty when he ordered the troops to retreat, now that he chose to commit suicide by drinking bullets, he did not bother Stalin to do it.

"I order all the troops who are in the encirclement of the enemy to break through on their own. The fall of Minsk was inevitable, and we lost the battle. "This was the last order of the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, and on July 3 all the besieged troops received the news that Minsk had been captured by Khort's armored group, and that General Pavlov and the rest of the men had committed suicide.

Pugachev learned about this on the radio, and it became clear that the campaign had been lost. He realized the great crisis, and the joy of having just defeated the German 20th Motorized Division was washed away.

He immediately ordered all officers above the battalion level to rush to the division headquarters, Yang Mingzhi saw this old guy's confused look, there must be nothing good.

Pugachev endured his desperation and pointed at the already badly damaged map.

"According to the latest information, the Germans have occupied Minsk, and our back road is gone. The German Hort's troops joined up with Guderian's troops, and the enemy's encirclement was finally completed. ”

Shock was written on the faces of every officer, and so was Yang Mingzhi. "How so! Originally, our army could have broken through! What he was talking about was the matter of the original plane, and he would never have imagined that the weapon he invented defeated the German army, which made Pavlov, who had been instigated to retreat urgently, hesitate for a few days. It was also because of himself that an elite armored division of the German army was almost completely wiped out, and in order to save honor, Minsk was in a catastrophe.

Pugachev let out a long sigh, he had said everything he had to say, and the next step was for everyone to discuss the next step.

The commander of the 1st Regiment, Yevlov, whose troops suffered heavy losses in the battle, even then decided to hold on. He looked at everyone and said sadly: "Comrades, the goal of the Germans is to attack Moscow, and if Moscow is gone, our country will also suffer a devastating blow. So even if we all die, we will drag the enemy in Minsk, or at least slow down the German advance. ”

"Well, what else can we do? Is it only to the point of fighting to the last man? An officer asked.

"That's right! If I had to choose, we would attack Minsk, anyway, sooner or later they would be warriors, and I would rather die on the way to the charge. ”

The officer's words resonated with many people, and Yang Mingzhi could see that now everyone was in danger and had no choice but to fight against the water. Soviet soldiers are not afraid of death and do not hesitate to die, if this group of people shouts about a pig counterattack, it is tantamount to lubricating the tracks of German tanks with blood.

After all, now everyone is acting in light armies, which can destroy tank weapons, leaving only grenades and anti-tank guns.

Pugachev noticed that Yang Mingzhi kept a stiff face, and immediately asked: "Berekov, how many RPG rockets do you have left?" ”

"A few more were used in the pursuit, and now there are only 40."

Such a small number simply could not reproduce the victory, Pugachev shook his head in disappointment.

Yang Mingzhi could see that the division commander did not agree with the officers' ideas. "Comrades, I feel that the counteroffensive on Minsk is a complete act of suicide."

"Phew! Coward! An officer excitedly grabbed Yang Mingzhi's collar, which also made him pause.

"Kaviski, shut up. How is Berekov a coward? You shouldn't insult him. Pugachev said angrily.

"Come on, he's Chinese. It was not yet the turn of a foreigner to dictate the great Soviet Red Army. ”

Yang Mingzhi heard a wry smile, could it be that this group of old hairymen just want to continue to be brave?

The division headquarters fell into a quarrel, Yang Mingzhi's voice was very loud, and he counted the stupidity of this group of Soviet troops. "The division commander ordered you to pursue, but what did you do, you didn't stop running as soon as you started, and our front was broken by yourselves. Didn't you realize that the enemy was intent on triggering our counterattack? Now that they have succeeded, we ourselves have abandoned our positions. ”

Everyone felt that they were wrong and didn't say much, and Yang Mingzhi didn't continue to be unforgiving, so he said calmly: "I cherish my subordinates and don't want them to become live targets for the enemy's machine guns." Besides, how useful can we be as people? Two enemy armored groups have already occupied Minsk, with a total number of more than half a million troops, and behind them there are a million more people, three hundred times more than ours! Can we beat them? ”

Pugachev waved his hand to stop those who wanted to continue the rebuttal. He is a division commander, and now he has to make an important decision because of the new situation.

"Yes, we have lost thousands of people, we have now lost a lot of heavy weapons, and many of the seriously wounded have committed suicide. I wonder what else can I do now? What else do you say? Pugachev stared at you. Now our final order is to break out, and even Pavlov, who has committed suicide, does not want us to be annihilated. So I decided that we would continue to advance westward and meet the comrades of the 6th Mechanized Corps, and the next step and the friendly forces. At that time, our troops will be stronger, at least tens of thousands of people, and we will still be able to hold back the German army. We have to make peace with Kuznetsov, who is the only big force we can rely on at the moment. ”

In any case, the officer could not stay here for long, and the officer returned to the camp of his unit and quickly conveyed the order of the division commander.

Back in the special anti-tank battalion, Yang Mingzhi pouted all the fighters who had already slept. Everyone staggered together and heard the latest instructions. "Minsk has fallen, and we will continue to move forward and make new plans after the friendly round."

Minsk has already fallen, the ranks are surrounded. Yang Mingzhi found that he was very calm, and after asking the attitude of several soldiers, it turned out that they had already made the consciousness of dying in battle.

Maozi soldiers are extremely subdued, so there is no shortage of heroic soldiers in the Soviet army who fought to the death, as well as a group of dogmatic stupid officers.

But the Chinese are much more flexible, and Yang Mingzhi knows that it is useless to make peace with the Sixth Mechanized Army. Those people will definitely plan a storming of Minsk, as was the case with an emergency meeting at the division headquarters just now.

Therefore, after Yang Mingzhi conveyed the order of the division commander, he also said some private goods to his own people.

"Warriors, we're not out of despair. Eventually, we will choose to break through and get out of the forest. It's just that I decided that if things did get to that point, I would choose to stay in the forest. ”

"Why the forest? Our divisions should retreat to the rear to replenish their forces. And the secret weapon you invented, the battalion commander, should be mass-produced, so that the enemy is no longer to be feared. The second company commander Yevgeny said.

Yang Mingzhi smiled bitterly, and he directly explained to everyone: "The ultimate goal of the German army is Moscow, unless I run all the way from Belarus to Moscow." Do you think our division will succeed? Wake up! We are already outcasts, and I think only forests can protect us. ”

Guerrilla warfare is very unfamiliar to the soldiers, after all, they are plain field troops, specializing in positional warfare.

Many people ask, is it feasible to wage guerrilla warfare? Yang Mingzhi straightened his waist very confidently, patted his chest and said: "Many of you know my origins, and many of us brothers already have a deep relationship for making RPGs together. I came from the south of the Amur River, and we have been waging guerrilla warfare with the Japanese for many years, and we have a lot of experience.

As long as we don't run out of ammunition and food, the Germans will not be able to destroy us. Besides, it is almost impossible for our citizens to cooperate with the invaders, this is our territory, and the Germans will be annihilated in the sea of the people's war. “

His words were very constructive, as if to speak of the superiority of guerrilla warfare. Many people were applauding, and Yang Mingzhi was full of confidence.

But guerrilla warfare or something, maybe she knows more about star fruit. Now it is not convenient for the girl to sleep and disturb it, if it really goes to the step of guerrilla warfare. The various experiences that star fruit has learned in the anti-union team will definitely be of great help to everyone.