The battle did happen, and its scale was beyond Yang Mingzhi's imagination. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He said to Yevlov and Yerentina: "In the past night battles, we almost always beat the enemy unilaterally, and we never thought that they would use a stratagem to make us show up, and then bombard us with artillery. ”

"So the plan to escape from the POWs is probably a trap as well? Maybe it started with Barzen's encounter with those logging prisoners of war from the beginning......" Yevlov guessed.

"It doesn't have to be that way, I now think that what is happening on the front lines is too chaotic. We don't know what the situation is, and the enemy certainly doesn't know either. The order has been given, and we will continue to report as they flee to a safe enough area. When Yang Mingzhi said this, he meant nothing else, just waiting.

Tonight shouldn't be so tiring, something thrilling is happening on the front line, and the three of them don't have the time to rest at all.

It would be nice if there was a cup of coffee at this time......

Yang Mingzhi tried to open his eyes, only to see that Yelenkina couldn't bear it anymore, and leaned back against the chair and took a nap. She did, and Yevlov simply lay down on the table, and in a moment there was a low snoring.

"You are also the division commander and the division political commissar, if a larger battle really breaks out, you still have time to rest!" Yang Mingzhi glanced at the door of another room, which was the radio room, and several staff members had been holding on.

That's it! If the brain is too tired, it will be difficult to give orders well! Yang Mingzhi immediately beckoned a few guards into the room and ordered: "You guys keep an absolute spirit, and once there is new information, wake us up unceremoniously." ”

He believed that Balzen would be absolutely unharmed, and that no matter how ruthless the Germans were, as long as they fled beyond range, they would be safe. Unless the enemy also sends out infantry, those dirty guys will inevitably be beaten to the ground in the forest battle. Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi didn't worry about anything anymore, and simply slept on the table.

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On the other hand, after Balzen received the order to "flee for his life", the whole army retreated.

After all, it was a night march through the primeval forest, and some of the men had unfortunately broken their feet, and some of the soldiers had been wounded by bullets in the exchange of fire. At present, surgical treatment is not possible, and the wounded are supported by their comrades and evacuated.

Balzen was worried that the retreat would be caught by enemy artillery fire if the retreat was too slow, so the enemy simply did not continue to fire.

The retreat was blocked by a ferocious forest fire, and the air was heated under the heat, and many warriors looked back to see that there was actually a fierce fire tornado raging.

The burning place became a landmark, and the warriors drifted away, even estimating how far they could escape.

The tornado was also seen by distant German positions, and even at night, Lothaheim could see the organ with a telescope. He and his staff officers went out of the regimental headquarters again, because the battle was over, and all that was left was the burning flame.

The heat wave had not yet blown to his ground, and he stared at the fire, his cheeks already covered with sweat.

"It's really bad, if it turns into a forest fire, it will be bad, I have ordered two eastern battalions to enter the forest to search, and they will also suffer now?!"

It turned out that when the shelling was going on, he thought that the enemy would definitely suffer heavy casualties in such an attack, and it would not be beautiful to take the opportunity to send a large number of soldiers to take the enemy in a nest. This was due to this mentality, more than a thousand fighters of the Eastern Battalion were urgently ordered to enter the forest, and Lothaheim did not expect them to completely destroy the enemy, at least a few of them could be captured alive.

In retrospect, it was a terrible decision.

Seeing that the regiment commander was a little hesitant, a staff officer hurriedly said, "Sir, this fire will not last long. ”

"It's really not going to last?! If it turns into a forest fire, I'm afraid our position will also suffer! With that, Lotharheim gritted his teeth and whispered: "If only Haldemann was healthy at this time!" ”

"Nope! Sir, maybe soon there will be a rain here, and forest fires will not happen at all. The staff officer's words surprised Lothaheim.

"Rain? It's been a long time since it's rained here, and the climate is incredibly dry! I can't believe we're in the swamp to the south! ”

"But as long as there is a lot of dust in the air, it can absorb the wandering moisture, and then turn it into rain...... "The staff officer simply explained to the regiment commander the formation of rainwater, which sounded very reasonable.

Lotharheim didn't say a word, and immediately said: "Gunsfeld, your words have completely reassured me, now that the chief of staff is injured, that Lawrence, whom I have high hopes for, is actually running away, I value you very much now!" ”

This was a huge opportunity for promotion for an ordinary regimental staff officer, and the Gentsfeld immediately stood up and saluted, swearing that he would do his job well.

In this way, the two eastern battalions rushed forward, and they advanced in the direction of the fire, and planned to continue south in search of the enemy, who was exhausted by the bombardment.

On the other hand, Lawrence's men, as well as those "bait", withdrew one after another, and their figures gradually appeared in the field of vision of the German positions.

In fact, Lawrence is secretly happy now. The Soviets could not have numbered only a hundred, and the density of the enemy's firepower was evident from the sudden muzzle flames that appeared in the darkness. A chaotic battle at night consumed a lot of ammunition, as a result of which the Germans did not achieve a complete victory in terms of vitality.

Bullets whizzed overhead, and the trunks of trees in cover were swept sideways by the sawdust of the bullets. Lawrence also ordered the troops to press up at the first time of the firefight, but unfortunately he was pressed back by the barrage. These young German lads were very scrappy, and if it was a daytime battle, they would have worked very hard, but because of the darkness, no one could take aim, and no one knew how many enemy forces there were in the dark forest. After the setback, no one dared to move on.

The retreat was the right thing for Lawrence, and if he continued to rush hard, there would definitely be a large number of casualties. If you want to save your personal honor, you can order the whole battalion to storm at any cost, and if you agree, you will wash away your shame. The kind-hearted Lawrence didn't want these young men, under the orders of the idiot commander, to die with the enemy in the dark of night.

"Since you're already a coward, let's make the infamy worse." Thinking like this, Lawrence was also relieved. Under the raging fire, he was relieved to see that there were no large number of casualties, which was really a comfort.

In this way, Lawrence's battalion was withdrawn to the position, and he was mentally prepared to be abused and even punished and came to the division headquarters.

Lotharheim was naturally angry, the original good plan seemed to have failed at the moment, and Lawrence's assault failed. There was a reason for this failure, and Lotharheim was not the kind of guy who would put all the blame on a scapegoat, and he held back all of Lawrence's complaints.

He simply ordered: "The tide of battle is changing too fast, the decoy troops have suffered heavy casualties, and your troops have saved a lot of lives." Now you and your warriors go down and rest, and the wounded will be treated immediately. ”

Lawrence was relieved to hear this, and it seemed that the chief didn't care about cursing at the walkie-talkie on the radio just now. He saluted and asked, "Commander, do you have any plans for the future?" IMHO, we made a serious mistake in our previous judgment, and the enemy has a lot of troops. ”

Lothaheim smiled, "That's why I sent two eastern battalions forward, and they're already in the forest." ”