Chapter 36: The Attack on Moziri
Night was approaching, and the resting crowd quickly woke up. The whole army was about to face a new battle, and the soldiers who had been marching for several days were holding back their strength and preparing for the battle.
Star fruit was awakened by the commotion, and when she opened her eyes, she saw her husband tidying up his clothes.
"Shall we leave now?"
Yang Mingzhi looked back at his sleepy-eyed wife. "Well, let's go now, you women and wounded soldiers are behind." Seeing that his wife was a little reluctant in her eyes, Yang Mingzhi squatted down and pinched her little face. "Alright, you and everyone can just wait for the news of victory."
Star fruit nodded, "Brother, you have to be cautious, you must not get hurt or anything." β
Yang Mingzhi stood up hehehe, although the bullet was not long-sighted, he didn't think that he was too hateful, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten to this point.
All the personnel of the special anti-tank battalion were urgently assembled, and they reorganized their armaments and were in good spirits. Yang Mingzhi nodded with satisfaction, "Comrades, this time we are the main attack, conquer Mojili, and we can retreat calmly only if we get supplies......
Just as he was impassioned here, one hand was on Yang Mingzhi's shoulder, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Yelenkina, and she was still smiling. Laughing and laughing, this person also wore the clothes of an ordinary soldier, with a steel helmet on his head, a double ponytail, and some heroines.
"Berekov, I think I should also fight in this battle."
"You?" Yang Mingzhi looked at this person puzzled, "You are a woman, the war makes women go away, we still have tens of thousands of men, we don't need you to go." β
Yelentina became angry as soon as she heard this: "My Chinese comrades, you are the Soviet Union that I understand too well. I am a member of the NKVD, and at this point in the war, your commissars are almost all killed, and I must take the lead at such a moment. The same is true of the order given to me at the beginning, and besides, I am not a vase, and your troops cannot do without a commissar. β
Yang Mingzhi said a few words, only to see this person immediately facing the majority of soldiers.
"Comrades of the Red Army. I'm Yelentina from the NKVD, you all know the Cheka, right? I act as your commissar in this battle, and we must liberate Moziri, liberate our compatriots there who are oppressed by the enemy. There are no cowards in the fighting, and we must resolve the fighting quickly. β
This girl is indeed not a vase, she has also survived a series of battles. Many soldiers have seen her shoot, and just a few days ago she had been involved in a fierce battle with the FΓΌhrer's regiment.
The whole army was mobilized, and more than 600 death squads were the main attackers. Under the leadership of Yang Mingzhi, they attacked in the direction of Mojiri, and after bidding farewell to the large army, the team began to march rapidly.
The fighters of the special anti-tank battalion have already accepted the special request of the battalion commander, and all of them have a circle of sackcloth with their calves. In this way, everyone really feels that they can walk a longer distance without hurting their legs, and at the same time, once they are shot and injured, untying the cloth on their legs is a good bandage.
The large army was still more than ten kilometers away from Mozili, and the death squad knew that they had a heavy responsibility, and everyone forgot about their fatigue while being excited.
Yang Mingzhi clenched his manual Bobosha, and together with the ammunition strands that had been equipped, there were four. The death squad can be described as luxuriously equipped, with automatic firepower of all fighters, and a high concentration of grenades.
At the strong request of Kuznetsov, he sent two mortar squads to be incorporated into the reconnaissance company. "The enemy is likely to have heavy weapons involved in the defense, so give you two mortars and blow them up immediately when you encounter an enemy machine-gun position."
Yang Mingzhi didn't think about it that much, he felt that the night attack would be a thunderous blow, and the enemy would not have any chance to react at all.
The troops marched through the forest, following the roads determined by the reconnaissance company. The forest is still dense in this area, and it will disappear when it is almost in Moziri.
It was a farmland outside the city, the potatoes had just been harvested, and the people of Mozili had never expected the catastrophe to come suddenly. Before the land could be planted, the Germans killed it, and many citizens were killed for resisting. The Germans plundered, and many of the young men of Moziri became slave-like men, and those who did not want to cooperate were killed.
As for the old man and the children, the old man was basically considered worthless and was executed in pieces. The children, according to the plan drawn up by the Nazis, were contained and sent to the rear of the Germans, and the Nazis' "East Master Plan" had begun.
Because, Yang Mingzhi was facing a city that was almost devoid of Soviets, and after the Germans occupied it, Mozili became one of the transportation stations of the feeder supply line of Army Group Center.
While the death squads were closing in on the city, the Germans in the city were a different sight.
The elite units of the German army were deployed to the front line of the battle, and the troops in charge of logistics were second- or third-rate troops, and even their servant troops.
It was almost 0:00 in the morning, and Yang Mingzhi led his troops to the edge of the forest.
At this time, most of the Germans were sleeping, they were busy carrying goods during the day, and they had to rest at night. The Germans' logistics had not yet been completely motorized, and many supplies still needed mules and horses. At the material dispatch site in Mojili, food, ammunition, bedding and other military supplies were piled up into a small mountain. Other wagons were just half-loaded, and the horses' untied ropes were pulled to sleep.
Naturally, people had to rest, and some German soldiers occupied residential houses to sleep, and many were ordered to set up tents. They knew that this was a war zone, but they could never have imagined that the Soviets, who had already been defeated, would come and raid them.
As a result, there were only a handful of night watchmen, and a few machine-gun bunkers were simply piled up with sandbags, and the defenders couldn't help but fall asleep.
The moonlight was bright enough, Yang Mingzhi tried it, and his telescope could still see some vaguely in this dim light, at least the bridge was seen.
The troops lay on the outskirts of the forest waiting for the next order, Yang Mingzhi looked at his watch, and the time given to him to attack was three o'clock in the morning, which was when the people were asleep.
The commander of the reconnaissance company crawled to Yang Mingzhi's side. "Battalion commander, this stone bridge in Mozyr is of great strategic importance. Since the elite forces led by the German Imperial Division were trying to destroy us, they learned that we would inevitably come back with a large army after the capture of Moziri, so the panzers had to cross the bridge. β
Yang Mingzhi completely understood. "So, after the battle we have to blow up the bridge? It's a bit of a shame, this stone bridge should be some years old. β
At this moment, he remembered the Yugoslav movie "The Bridge", if the battle situation is just like the commander of the reconnaissance company said, the bridge must indeed be blown up for the safe evacuation of large forces.
The Germans were still asleep, and Moziri was on the south bank of the river, with two bridgeheads on the north side of the bridge, and some barbed wire barricades.
Time was passing little by little, and compared to the embarrassment of the German army, the soldiers of this Soviet army were in high spirits. Yang Mingzhi looked at his watch, and the battle was about to begin.
The commander of the first and second companies was called, "You two companies are attacking from the left and right flanks, and I will lead the third company and the reconnaissance company to attack from the front." Everyone is crawling forward in the last 200 meters, and you can't take it lightly, even if the enemy is sleeping. β
The time had come, and the troops began to move. The fighters were asked to keep the noise as low as possible, and the wind muffled out some unusual noises. Yang Mingzhi even ordered that the soldiers were not allowed to speak at will before the battle began, and he also tried to hold his breath as much as possible, hunched over and led the large army to jog.
The darkness of the night overshadowed the Soviet troops, the light was dark and the visibility was low, and at this time the Germans did not yet know that danger was coming.
The troops advanced in a three-three system, which gave the reconnaissance company a very strange feeling, after all, they were still advancing in a skirmish.
The troops began to crawl forward according to the established plan, the road of two hundred meters was not far, the fighters were in good physical condition, and they gradually approached the enemy's machine-gun positions.
The DP light machine guns of the daredevils have been erected, and the mortar field has been quickly established for fire support at any time.
At this moment, several scouts carried Bobosha on their backs, silently approaching the enemy's machine-gun position like a snake. A German soldier was inexplicably awakened, and then his throat was locked with a dagger.
Six German soldiers from two machine-gun positions, the men of the reconnaissance company cleanly dealt with them, and then made gestures to the rear troops.
Yang Mingzhi was satisfied to see that he had succeeded, and immediately raised his fist and swung it forward. The fighters got up and ran towards the bridge, which really made some noise.
A German soldier who had just finished peeing was wandering around the bridge, and he saw a large group of people moving in his direction along the ends of the bridge. The man woke up suddenly, immediately removed the rifle from his shoulder, and subconsciously opened fire.
The sound of gunfire pierced the silence of the night, and the sleepy bridgehead machine gunner immediately came to his senses. They subconsciously checked their machine guns, and saw that a large number of people were advancing in this direction, and the next step was to open fire.
The reconnaissance company, which was at the forefront, was instantly knocked out by more than a dozen people, and at the same time the Soviets opened fire.
"Hell! Order the mortarmen to take out these two positions! Yang Mingzhi ordered loudly.
Mortars fired, and Kuznetsov gave the death squad the best artillery. When firing at the DP machine gun MG34, a battery of six mortar shells hit the enemy's positions, so the Germans did not take much advantage.
Seeing that the fighters were fleeting, the fighters knew what to do.
At this time, a woman was standing at the head of the bridge. Yeretina held up Bobosha: "Davarishi! Smash Stalin! Ulla! β
Ulla! The warriors erupted in an astonishing roar, and Ullah's charge began.