Military operations are the destruction of the enemy's lines of communication, the elimination of the enemy's baggage forces.

After deliberations at the military meeting, the attack was targeted on the road leading to Gomel.

Originally, there were two plans for attack, one was to attack the city of Moziri, such as bombarding it with mortars. This is a harassment operation, and the results that can be achieved may not be great, but it is indeed a great blow to the enemy's psychology. It is more likely to force the enemy to divide their forces in pursuit, and of course, if they enter the swamp, they will only be able to cry in the mud.

The latter was to set up an ambush on the road from Mozyri to Lechitsa and ambush a German convoy.

After analysis, the latter was naturally chosen, because everyone did not have to cross the Pripet River, and the troops involved in the operation only had to go north.

Yang Mingzhi took the gauge to measure the distance on the map, and the conference room was quiet. The officers waited for their "staff officers" to make up their minds.

"From Catfish Village to the road, we have to pass through a swamp. The straight-line distance is more than 50 kilometers, and it takes at least two days to reach the destination. Yang Mingzhi hurriedly turned his head and looked at the three village chiefs: "Is there a dry road to walk in the swamp?" ”

"Yes! The roads are bound to be very tortuous, but there are dry roads, or they are not particularly muddy. According to the head of Catfish Village, Pobosky has lived in the swamp for a long time, and the hydrological landforms of this area are well understood.

The marshland is made up of large and small pools, and in some places it is muddy land overgrown with reeds. Only the locals knew how to get around the mud, and the Germans knew nothing about it.

Pobosky and his buddies added to the introduction, and their eyebrows fluttered between the words.

"Enough!" Yang Mingzhi slapped the table, "Three elders, I didn't want to hear you introduce your childhood memories. I need you to send a guide, we're going to have some heavy weapons on this military operation, and I don't want our mortars to fall into the mud. ”

Yevlov patted the somewhat emotional Berekov. "Comrade, when the time comes to war, your usual gentle appearance is gone. You calm down, let's talk slowly. ”

Yang Mingzhi sat down slowly, he was indeed a little out of shape just now. "I was so excited, after all, this was the first time that a militia unit had been dispatched. I don't want you to sacrifice in vain, so village chiefs, you must pay attention to it. ”

Once the location of the military operation was determined, the fighters would hide in the forests on both sides of the road and quickly eliminate a German unit with ambush tactics. All that's left is how to get there.

Pobosky patted his chest and assured that he would choose the best guide and that all heavy weapons would not be lost.

Yang Mingzhi looked at the few people around him. "Yevlov, Fomin, is this how we decided the military operation?"

"So be it." Fomin completely agreed, and as for Yevlov, he had no objection either.

In this operation, the scouts will arrive at their destination with the radio on their backs, that is, they will lie dormant in the forests on both sides of the road.

The troops did not have a goal, and even though many Soviet partisan units had now been formed, they were a group of stragglers. Many people were frightened by positional battles and wanted to relax in the forest, and some even turned into robbers.

These people will fight the Germans, and they will also rob the ordinary people of their own country. Worse, if the locals did not provide food, some partisans would shoot these ordinary people in the name of "exterminating the fascist lackeys".

Therefore, the Germans regarded these partisans as stinging gadfly, annoying and annoying, but still a bunch of local chickens and dogs. Convoys of supplies, or horse-drawn wagons, swaggered to the front line under the escort of soldiers.

In fact, the Germans relied more on trains for supplies. As the war continued, the large army group of Germany in the early days had fallen into the huge strategic depth of the Soviet Union, the troops were already very scattered, and the capacity of the supply lines was seriously tested. The German logistics tried every means to deliver supplies to the front, and a large number of captured trucks and a large number of horse-drawn wagons were pulling goods.

Attacking the baggage forces of the Germans, this was an order from Kirponos, and the 284 Guards Division chose to comply.

In this operation, more than 1,000 troops will be dispatched. The special anti-tank battalion was the main force of the attack, and they were well-equipped and under the direct command of Yang Mingzhi. In addition to this, militia units were also involved in the fighting, and they were supervised by a company of regular troops, who formed a temporary battalion of only about 400 men.

Naturally, the combat effectiveness of the militia cannot be compared with that of battle-hardened veterans, and Yang Mingzhi plans to use them as reserves. Among them, the seventy children of the young soldiers, Yang Mingzhi made up his mind that these stinky boys must go to the battlefield. However, it would be nice not to shoot at the enemy themselves, just to listen to the guns.

With a total strength of one thousand and one thousand men, the fighters will carry captured German machine guns. Ten MG34 general-purpose machine guns, each with three base ammunition, and three spare barrels. Five DP light machine guns with three spare cartridges. This kind of firepower is already very luxurious, but Yang Mingzhi knows very well that the firepower of modern warfare often determines victory or defeat.

It was enough to stun the Germans in an instant with powerful firepower, and for this, ten mortars and a hundred shells would also join the battle. Even so, Yang Mingzhi still felt that it was not enjoyable, and the grenades were widely equipped.

Finally, there is a secret weapon, which is a hybrid of a mortar shell and a rocket, a very bizarre rocket weapon. It can be called a kind of "sky monkey" in level flight, the shooter carries a steel pipe, and the radiator can load the ammunition and ignite the fuse of the buttocks. Humble is simple, at least when the test firing is carried out, this weapon is still somewhat powerful.

A new military operation was about to take place, and the fighters were going crazy one by one. The militiamen, who participated in the operation this time were only 300 people, and they were carefully selected, which made the losers quite envious.

Look at these people. Yang Mingzhi doesn't say it, but in fact, when there is a military operation, the death is often very sudden. This is World War II, these guys with smiles on their faces, and there are more than 100 female soldiers here. These young women are likely to be swept away in the battle and turned into a mess of ugly corpses.

In this operation, Yang Mingzhi was the commander, and Yevlov was stationed in the village of Catfish, using radio to keep the front-line troops open. Yelenkina is the political commissar of the army, this is her volunteering, the so-called not to disgrace the organization.

At five o'clock in the morning of August 22, before the sun rose, the soldiers involved in the operation urgently assembled by the light of dawn.

"Brother! Do I have to carry so much weight on my back? Star fruit looked at her husband puzzled.

"Yes, these things are very necessary. Little Peach, we're on the march. Now you're back in your own queue. ”

The soldiers of the junior battalion stood neatly in front of Yang Mingzhi, and behind him was the entire special anti-tank battalion. The hesitant enemy may have armored vehicles, and some fighters were carried with anti-tank guns up to two meters long.

Yang Mingzhi is very satisfied, the veterans of Lao Maozi, one by one, carry a large amount of equipment, and Russian men were once called "gray animals". Indeed, these guys have good strength and stamina, and heavy weapons are carried by these people.

Here, star fruit complains that the heavy burden is indeed very stressful for her as a child. She had food, ammunition and water in her backpack, a blanket tied around her backpack, and a medical kit on her chest.

There is definitely nothing wrong with preparing more things, Yang Mingzhi gave these children an atmosphere: "I know that you are very excited about the battle, and you complain about these things you carry. I think we've done a lot of armed off-roading, and you're totally accepting the weight you are bearing. I warn you! You must remember! Sweat more when training, so that you can shed less blood in battle. ”

Yang Mingzhi will no longer be compassionate, and star fruit is no exception, and young soldiers have to adapt to the life of a soldier, and it has only just begun.

He led his troops to the airport and gathered with the militia troops, where all the troops involved in the operation were located.

The village chief, Pobosky, found a very good guide, five middle-aged people, who were originally militiamen, but lost the election due to physical factors. They are satisfied to be guides, and they will lead their troops out of the winding swamp and into the intended ambush site.

Yevlov simply made a pre-war mobilization, and he spoke with a few exuberant words for a while, which caused quite a stir among the soldiers.

"Alas, it's all empty talk. It is the duty of the fighters to defend the Soviet Union with arms, and as for the militia, most of them do not want to be killed by the Nazis and resist. Yang Mingzhi thought silently in his heart, and he saw that there were more than a dozen military horses participating in the operation. It is of no other use, and the military horse is responsible for carrying heavy weapons and ammunition.

Of course, most of the ammunition had to be carried on the shoulders of the soldiers, and some of the tall and strong men in the unit took on this difficult task.

At eight o'clock in the morning the troops set out, marching in four columns led by guides, while the two reconnaissance platoons had long since broken away from the main force, and they had even left the forest and were galloping towards the road.