Yang Mingzhi and the others watched the driver who figured out the temper of the tank and watched him drive the BT tank out of the forest along the gap between the trees. Of course, during this period, the driver Chekov inevitably broke several trees, and the tank was unharmed.

The tanks have a very strong ability to clear obstacles, and Yang Mingzhi can't help but sigh: "If you cut down a tree, just let our tank hit it directly, which is faster than cutting it manually with an axe." ”

Knowing that this was a joke, Yevlov said: "If we have enough fuel, I will order the tank to hit me hard." Then the hemp rope is tied to the trunk and pulled out of the forest. ”

The tank can indeed be used as a tractor, because the original tank was a tracked tractor that could fight. Yang Mingzhi thought about it or forget it, people are poor and short-sighted, and what they lack is fuel.

Some fighters carried the trunks and retreated, while others searched for airdrop packages scattered in the woods.

The air transport team successfully completed the mission, and the TB bombers with tanks instantly became light after dropping the tanks, but they did not know what the effect of the airdrop was. When Ivanov saw that all the planes had been airdropped, he contacted the 284th Division in plain language, claiming that the mission had been completed and the planes were returning.

The whistling of airplanes echoed in the sky just now, and after a while, they faded away. At this time, Yang Mingzhi and the others had already left the forest, and everyone listened to the noise gradually disappearing.

"Their mission is accomplished." Yang Mingzhi looked at the blue sky, and the plane was nowhere to be seen, leaving only a slight strange sound from the east.

"Our friends have completed their mission, and now is our time. Berekov, you are still injured, you don't have to worry too much about the rest, it's better to go back to the hospital and continue to rest. Yevlov said earnestly.

Yang Mingzhi glanced at him: "My wife knows my injuries best, you see that she is here." I have long been asserted by her that there is no big problem, why can't I be with you, I am the deputy division commander. ”

Yevlov shrugged his shoulders and asked about star fruit, and before he could finish speaking, star fruit said directly: "My husband's injury is not healing." ”

"Besica, don't talk nonsense, I'm fine."

"Your injuries just aren't healed! You are a wounded, you need to take care of your wounds. Carambola pouted, she knew that her husband wanted to be a witness at this critical moment of the airdrop. Then came the time to collect the scattered supplies, and he, the deputy division commander, was supposed to supervise the soldiers.

Carambola vetoed her husband's so-called health problem, and sincerely explained to everyone: "I'm sorry, in fact, I encouraged my husband before." He's just so passionate, if he had exercised vigorously today, the wound would have been cracked. ”

As soon as he said this, Yevlov's tone immediately hardened, and Yerentina even posed as a driver of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "Comrade Berekov, on behalf of the NKVD, I give you an order that for the sake of your health, you must recuperate in the hospital!"

The words of this girl who should wear a blue hat are a kind of authority in the Soviet army. Yang Mingzhi had no choice but to obey his fate. "Actually, you are also for my good, so I will listen to you." Yang Mingzhi hooked his head and said to his wife, and he also saw her smug little expression.

Yang Mingzhi finally instructed: "When the materials are almost collected, I want to see how much we have gained." ”

"That's natural, I'll call you to a meeting when the time comes." Yevlov assured.

Yang Mingzhi is almost on vacation these days, staying in the hospital to either read a book or watch his wife in a white coat go in and out. Perhaps because they were also in the hospital, the wounded soldiers were less helpless and more confident to go back to the battlefield.

He was resting, and the burden in front of Yevlov was not small.

This time, three tanks were driven to the airfield, and the remaining one was very unfortunate - its turret and hull were torn apart. After the people of the blacksmith village went to the crash site to inspect it, they concluded that the tank could not be used as a tractor, and the engine was no longer used.

Yevlov's suddenly looked very lost, a heavy fire weapon was so finished? The craftsmen of the blacksmith village shook their heads and said, "Although it is no longer operational, we can use it." Artillery can be dismantled for small cannons, load-bearing wheels can be removed to make carts, and other metals can be disassembled to make weapons. ”

As the division commander, Yevlov's temperament is not so delicate, and when the people of the blacksmith village say that he is full of treasures. In this way, they were allowed to dismantle the tank, just like dismantling the original two damaged Lee-2 planes and returning them to the furnace to make grenades.

On the afternoon of the day of the drop, the collection began, and the soldiers, scattered in the small plains, forests, and even pools, found the packages along the places where the parachutes disappeared.

Due to the wind, many packages also drifted to the blacksmith village and the black soil village. Those things that fell from the sky also scared a lot of sheep raised in Heitu Village.

The people of these two villages knew that the Soviet army had airdropped them and it was logical that these supplies should have landed in Catfish Village, but they did not expect to float to their own villages. This also saved a lot of effort in moving supplies, and Ryguskov of the blacksmith village immediately ordered: "Remove all these wooden boxes, and we will get the materials first." ”

Some people say that the materials should be handed over to the army and then distributed, and this may be inappropriate.

Rygushkov thought about it, it was true that he should have handed it over to the army first, but when he saw the militia carrying out the white flour into sacks from the wooden box, he was immediately moved. He gave the order to everyone: "Use the radio to inform the army of our situation here, and listen to their arrangements for us to bargain." “

In the evening of the same day, many soldiers entered the airport carrying large and small bags. Due to the terrain, most of the wooden boxes containing supplies were scattered in the forest, and it was difficult for the soldiers to carry these guys with a volume of about one cubic meter away, so they resorted to the method of moving ants.

Many of them carried their newly-strapped uniforms, and many of the soldiers had their eyes shining when they opened the wooden boxes. These are real cotton clothes, and the winter military uniforms have arrived, so you don't have to worry about freezing in winter.

In addition to this, there were plenty of flour bags and ammunition boxes. A large number of 7.62 mm bullets, which the fighters lacked, were airdropped, in fact, this was also a requirement of the division headquarters. Broken guns can be repaired, some parts can be made, and bullets are scarce the most.

Yevlov was so excited that the fighters kept bringing food and ammunition to the airfield, and blankets and cotton clothes were piled up in a small mountain. He instructed the clerks: "We must make a clear inventory of the materials, especially the grain, which is related to our livelihood in the future." ”

Yerentina worked harder than him, as the political commissar of the army at the division level, she and Fuming asked the soldiers to do more, such as not embezzling these airdrop supplies, and everything should be distributed after the statistics are completed.

Most soldiers are very obedient to soldiers' regulations, but it is impossible to completely eliminate corruption. Some soldiers would steal handfuls of noodles and put them in cloth bags for themselves, and if they were unfortunate enough to be discovered, they would be separated.

By evening, more than a dozen fighters had been found to have taken supplies without permission, and they were asked to stand in front of their commanders and state what they had done.

Yevlov thought this was a bit of a big move, and he really didn't want to listen to the nonsense of these people. "If you want me to say, they take a little and that. These warriors were not born or died, and no one knew if they would die tomorrow. I don't see anything if I take an extra bite today. ”

Yerentina was immediately unhappy when she heard this, and her voice increased in pitch. "Comrade division commander, these fighters are indeed born and die, as you say, but the Red Army is not thieves. The small piece of cheese they took away today, in the long run, will give them the illusion that they can take things casually? Since you are a soldier of the Red Army, you must strictly observe discipline. They could have received their share of the supplies, but now they chose to take a little as they wanted. “

Yevlov is currently the most senior officer of the 284th Division, and he still does not dare to refute in the face of the NKVD girl. In fact, he really has no reason to refute it, the soldiers' regulations are clearly written.

"Okay." Yevlov looked up at the soldiers again. "Comrades, you have indeed made mistakes!"

Because it was the Cheka, in the usual discipline matters, Yerentina grasped the strictest. This also has something to do with her background, because she was born as an orphan. For her, the Cheka is like her parents, everything is Dzerzhinsky's policy, collecting orphans for education. The organization was renamed the NKVD from the Cheka, of which Yerentina was a loyal member.

If Yevlov had known about this girl's experience, he would have respected and respected her even more.

In accordance with the regulations, they were sentenced to three days of intensia. Some of these people are not satisfied with this verdict, and they can only bury their dissatisfaction in their hearts. Because only a fool would die in front of the Cheka, Yerentina seemed to be the most dangerous existence, more dangerous than the German army.

Among the supplies, the fighters found a package from another tank, which turned out to be a brand new military uniform, as well as an important document.

All of this was brought into the conference room, and Yevlov and Yerentina looked at the documents again and found that their identities were fixed.

This document was an order, Yevlov was appointed commander of the Guards 284 Division, Berekov was appointed deputy division commander, and Yelentina of the NKVD was appointed division commissar. It was a paper order for three people, and there was nothing wrong with it, Yevlov saw the doorway.

"This Berekov, apparently the military council has recognized his identity. Even though he is Chinese, he is still in a high position. Now my military rank has been upgraded to colonel, and Berekov is also a colonel. ”

Yelenkina was also surprised by this transfer. "I'm now the political commissar of the division, so isn't my position with Fuming reversed?"

Fu Ming himself on the side had no opinion at all, everything was ordered by his superiors.

In addition to the command documents, the most eye-catching thing is the new military uniform, including Yerenkina's blue hat. The collar badge and cockade were matched with the clothes, and Yevlov immediately put on his new clothes and looked like a decent officer. And the most striking thing about Yerentina is the blue crown of the brimmed hat, which in the Soviet army represents majesty and order.

"Now there is still a piece of clothing, this is Berekov's, shall we send him over, or will we call him over?" Yevlov asked everyone.

"Let's send it anyway." Yerentina said, "His wife is there, and they should rejoice together." You must know that this dress is an affirmation of their identity, and the superiors know perfectly well whether Berekov is Chinese or give him a very high position, and I think the superiors have already defined them as internationalist fighters. ”

Yevlov was also very happy to hear this, but the radioman reported the new situation very inopportunely.

The blacksmith village reported a new situation, and they also found some airdrop packages, and asked what to do with them. This is beyond everyone's expectations, can the package float that far?

Yevlov immediately dared to step forward to answer the headset, and the other party was still asking what to do. Adhering to the experience of dealing with those soldiers just now, he said: "The materials are fully protected, and tomorrow I will send someone to inspect and add the statistical results." Protect yourselves! ”

"However, we have already made the assignment."

When Yevlov heard this, he became anxious: "No, you are not allowed to distribute it privately!" Not at all! ”

The communication was cut off, and Yevlov was a little anxious, and the matter was reported to Yerentina, and the two were anxious together. "You see, emphasizing discipline is binding on regular soldiers, but not on ordinary people." Yevlov asked the commissar of his new division what his opinion was.

"It's really unorganized and undisciplined! They must be curbed! Yerentina said viciously, "They should be punished." ”

How to punish? Is it murder? During the period of the Purge, the Cheka did not kill less, and was characterized as a counter-revolution and a traitor to the great Motherland, either shot or exiled to Siberia to dig potatoes.

The existence of these established facts, Yevlov had to think a lot, so he asked weakly: "My dear comrade commissar, it is likely that the village chief Rygushkov instructed his villagers to do this. Are you going to put him to death and kick him into the river to feed the fish? ”

"Not really." Yerenkina regained some of her expression, "Anyway, they did something wrong, and someone must be punished." As for how to be punished? What do you think about making them volunteer? ”

She suddenly turned her head and looked very suspicious, and Yevlov suddenly calmed down and even laughed. "I thought you were going to shoot all these people who didn't listen to orders. Luckily, you're a very pragmatic person, and these old guys aren't people who have memorized rules and regulations, and they don't even know anything. Therefore, there are reasons for mistakes, and I think the most important thing for these wrongdoers is to let them understand that what is now being controlled by military affairs is carried out here, and the livelihood arrangements for more than 10,000 people in the swamp are all under the responsibility of the headquarters of the 284th Guards Division. ”

Yerentina nodded: "That's what it means." We're going to settle this matter tomorrow, and I think you'd better take your clothes to the hospital and take a look at our deputy commander. I continued to supervise the fighters in carrying supplies. (To be continued.) )