The so-called rapid march is to move at a high speed of 10 kilometers per hour, and such a high-load action requires a very high physical fitness of soldiers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In this operation, Yang Mingzhi really overestimated Anatoly and his people. After only a few kilometers, many of them gasped violently. It was only by this time that Balzen realized that he had made a mistake.

He ordered Anatoly to come to him, and the rest of the soldiers to rest for five minutes.

"I ...... My people, for the troops, are advancing steadily, but I didn't expect it to be a long-distance run. Me and them, it's hard to get used to! ”

Anatoly gasped and told the truth to Balzen.

"You're right, you've recently joined the army. Even if you have a deep desire to fight the enemy again, you still have no idea how our 284th Division is fighting. Our army was able to use the swamps as a base and attack the perimeter again and again in the posture of light infantry, relying entirely on two legs. ”

At this, Anatoly was completely convinced. These soldiers and other Soviet troops were dressed differently on the surface. In particular, their legs are tied with strips of cloth, which seems to go back to half a century of money! He had to admit that the others were very athletic in running. Even Natasha, the girl, was not left behind at all.

If this were a time of peace, and the army would have competed in armed cross-country, the 284th Division would definitely have won.

Anatoly didn't want to lose face in this first battle, which would make others despise him even more.

"Sir! Or I'll give a lecture, let my people put their minds right, and endure it a little longer. ”

"Not necessarily!" Balzen raised his right hand, "I've changed my plans, we're marching at a constant pace." The whole army arrived at Heitu Village safely, and then all of them were replaced by horse-drawn sleighs, and then we would have just smoked a few more horses' butts. ”

With this order, Anatoly breathed a sigh of relief. Time is of the essence in the war, and it is useless for him to be annoyed now, some time ago they were prisoners of the German army, and I am afraid that they will have to meet a tragic fate. Now after being rescued, because of the huge physical and mental devastation before, it is impossible for these soldiers to recover their physical fitness in a short time. In this battle, there was simply no way to send him and his men to the front, and Anatoly was very self-aware.

More than two hours later, the unit managed to reach the village of Heitu.

Womansky received the order yesterday and kept an eye on the progress of the war in Khomnich. A fierce resistance battle had already broken out over there, and the militia had solved it, and Volmansky did not dare to think much about it.

War is war, a few days of peace is just a passing cloud, and the enemy will not rest, so those militiamen who stick to continue digging steel bars, a day of fighting, maybe they have all died heroically!

It is useless to grieve, instead of crying, be ready for revenge. Belarusians love and hate so much that women, who are afraid that their husbands have died, decisively give away their cheese and jerky at home. The warehouse in Heitu Village also prepared a large amount of dry food, and it was planned that each soldier who participated in the reinforcement of Homnich would receive a small piece of cooked beef full of butter.

Here they brought new provisions, and the backpacks of all the warriors were thicker.

Volmansky approached Balzen, who had hoped that such an operation would still be led by the most experienced Berekov, but it turned out that it would be a good replacement for his favorite general.

Balzen warned: "We are very aware of the disconnection with Homnitsch. Most of those militias came from Heitu Village, so let's prepare for the worst now. Assuming they're all sacrificed, you're definitely dealing with an enemy who has already taken the city, so you'll have to be extra careful. ”

Before setting off, the division headquarters had repeatedly emphasized these words. The meticulous Balzen thanked the village chief and received more than a hundred people from him.

"These people are very familiar with horses and can handle carriages very well. They were originally the first units of the future cavalry battalion after the establishment of the old ones I elected. Use it now with this action! Womanski was a little reluctant in his heart, this sudden attack by the Germans really messed up his cavalry plan.

The Cossacks turned into grooms, and Volmansky was helpless.

But of course Balzen was very pleased, and with these men at the wheel of the carriage, the whole army would surely be able to gallop all the way north, and reach the outskirts of the city even before nightfall.

He knew too well that in the past, it used to take a day and a night to walk, and it would take only six hours to travel at the high speed of a horse-drawn sleigh.

Now, for each sleigh there is a squad of fighters. Vomansky prepared more than a hundred sleds, each pulled by two horses. Fighting a war is actually more than logistics, a large amount of ammunition is loaded on the sled, including some heavy equipment. There are a few more, purely loaded with forage.

At this point, Balzen was full of confidence, and he warned everyone: "We will definitely reach our destination before dark." ”

Natasha was just as confident, her coat wrapped tightly in her arms, her rifle in her arms, and her cotton holster against her cheek. Most people, like her, were silent about their march, hearing only the sound of the wind and the noise of the horses.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, Balzen looked at the map, and his destination was getting closer and closer.

The geography and topography of this area are well known to the 284th Division.

At the time of Balzen's attack, many of the sentries were still active on the outskirts of the village of Black Earth, and they were very secretive, and secretly reported to the division headquarters, claiming that they had seen the army attacking Homnic.

"It's great that the plan is well underway." Yevlov in the division headquarters excitedly slapped the case. He shook his head, "Berekov, Yerentina, you go to the map." ”

The trio gathered on a wooden wall on a large map of the region.

"Our sentinels reported that they left our zone of control at half past ten in the morning. Sure enough, the horse-drawn sleigh was fast. Yevlov's excitement was written on his face, this operation, this unit created the fastest marching speed, and the commander knew the reason for the speed of the soldiers.

Yang Mingzhi touched the map and said, "Soon, they will arrive in Homnich, and after that there will still be war." And I'm worried about ......"

This pass didn't sell well, and the other two were too anxious. Yerentina asked, "What are you worried about?" They have nothing to worry about. ”

"I'm worried about this Balzen. If our militia still controls the city, he will be stationed at once. If the militia were to lose, he would probably go on the offensive, and it would be tonight. ”

Two possibilities, the former may no longer be realistic, because it has been a whole day, there is still no news from Alexander, and there is a great chance that the militia has been sacrificed.

Three, you look at me, I'll look at you.

"We have to come up with a plan now." Yang Mingzhi said solemnly, "The enemy's strength is not very large, and our army has a numerical advantage. So when the situation moves towards the second scenario, what are our coping strategies? What kind of order to give Balzen. Or is it to let him decide at his own discretion? ”

"So we're still going to have a meeting."

The troops and barracks of the marching army are here, and both sides are operating nervously. In the barracks of Catfish Village, all the garrisons were put in order, all the companies were ready for battle, and they each received ammunition. And just in case, the division headquarters ordered Roshakov and Kravsky to immediately lead the troops of their headquarters and advance to the village of Heitu. They will be selected as a strategic reserve because they were involved in the Homnich blockade and have a lot of combat experience.

Finally, at half-past two in the afternoon, Balzen realized that he was almost there. He hurriedly halted the whole group, got out of the car himself, and called Natasha to his side. At the same time, more than a dozen snipers were also called.

Balzen, carrying a submachine gun himself, examined these people and said, "Wait a while, including me, and let us break away from the large army for the time being and carry out armed reconnaissance." The map shows that after this wood, we will be only a short two kilometers away from Homnich. We don't know the state of that city yet, and it's up to us to investigate what happens next. ”

The commander became a scout? Many soldiers questioned it, and one said, "Sir! You now have a new mission and are no longer the commander of the Recon Company. You are going to command more than a thousand of us! Please think about it. The meaning of this is to ask Balzen to be self-respecting and responsible for everyone.

But he has his own set of words: "I am the commander, and you follow my orders." Now check your weapons and get ready for action. ”

Balzen admired Yang Mingzhi very much, not only for his resourcefulness as chief of staff, but also for his aggressiveness in leading the way earlier. The Russian nation worships heroes, according to its national tradition, in fact, they worship more of the role of a tendon desperate Saburo, like a crazy polar bear to move forward, Maozi thinks this is the best!

Of course, he didn't think that the team he was currently hiding behind the woods would be exposed anytime soon.

He ordered the whole army to go into the woods, including all the horses and sleighs, and move them in. As soon as the nerves of the vast number of fighters relaxed, Balzen ordered them to prepare for battle.

"All of you check your weapons, bayonets on your rifles. The artillery battery will have its recoilless guns ready for battle. Someone just picked, come with me! ”

A dozen or so people walked through the small woods, and soon they reached the edge of the woods, and in the distance, a somewhat gray area, was Homnitch. But today it's very strange!

"Impossible. Could it be Homnitsch, it doesn't look like a city at all, it's literally flattened by something. Balzen chuckled in his heart, he couldn't judge the real situation of such a scene, and sure enough, he had to send scouts to find out. (To be continued.) )