When this unit receives a large number of fighters and comprehensive supplies, in the future battles, the 284th Division may also have to complete some very difficult tasks. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It was already March 30, and according to the original history, at the beginning of May, Stalin would have ordered the Southwestern Front to carry out a counteroffensive on all fronts. True, the current situation is very favorable for the Soviet army, the front in the north is very stable, and two counteroffensives have already been carried out in the south. If this opportunity is not seized, then this is capitulationism!

In order to cooperate with the full-scale offensive of the Southwestern Front on the Kharkov side, it is not clear that the 284th Guards Division will also be ordered south in the direction of Kiev. A nominal infantry division would have a maximum of 10,000 men at that time, and I am afraid that as long as it could threaten Kyiv, Stalin's goal would be achieved. This will inevitably be a very politically influential action, and Stalin will certainly be able to express to the outside world the fact that "the residents of the occupied areas are not only fighting behind enemy lines but also conducting large-scale battles", which will be exciting at home and abroad, and it is more likely to make a fuss as the chief of staff of the division, because this is a Chinese!

Unfortunately, the prospects for this offensive are not promising!

Yang Mingzhi thought a lot, and he put his smiling face on the table very wittily. Lyudbalev's political class had already been completed, and at ten o'clock last night the troops received a telegram from their superiors that the group had taken off and was expected to reach the target at half past four. The airdrop is coming in anticipation, and in two hours, dandelions will bloom in the sky! Waiting is already the last minute.

The wait continues, and now no one is discussing anything.

Yang Mingzhi just sat down quietly, and in such a quiet atmosphere, people were easily tired. Yes, it's 3:40 a.m. anyway, and I should hear the roar of the sky in a few dozen minutes.

On the other hand, a huge group of Soviet aircraft is methodically advancing towards Novgomel.

When the fleet flew over Samui, it made a route adjustment, so that it was adjusted to the route of the first airdrop a few months ago.

At four o'clock in the morning, the sky was still dark, but the moon had already set a little.

High in the depths, the pilots had a bird's-eye view of the dim earth, and an indescribable light caught everyone's attention. For a while, there were bursts of noisy sounds on the radio of Ivanov's long plane, which was the various wingmen asking for instructions from the long plane.

Ivanov looked at the map again, calculated according to the direction and speed, he immediately held the microphone and ordered: "Attention all aircraft!" Attention to each machine! We have arrived in Chernikov! We have arrived in Chernikov! Pay attention to air defense! All wingmen remain in formation, and all wingmen cannot change their height! The height cannot be changed! ”

The fleet still maintained an altitude of six thousand meters above the ground, but as the fleet approached its destination, it would descend all the way to two kilometers and begin its official airdrop and parachute landing last night.

Apparently, Chernikov also gave its response. The Germans stationed in the city also received reports of the possibility of Soviet air raids, so when they heard the roar of the sky, they immediately dropped fire into the air, but the bombs did not fall.

Ivanov poked his head out to look at the sight on the ground, and he couldn't help laughing: "It seems that the Germans are simply celebrating us, and their light bombs are like fireworks." This is true of several cities in our path! ”

The paratroopers in the cabin also immediately laughed and were full of confidence in the operation.

Only one platoon commander raised his question: "Several cities along our route have fired shots at the sky, if they all report to their superiors that they heard the roar of dense aircraft, as long as the information is aggregated, won't they be able to demarcate our route?" ”

Ivanov didn't think about it so much, and when this person said this, his original disdain for the German army also changed. He was very reasonable, and the Germans would definitely report the reconnaissance information. At the moment, the fleet is very safe, and when it comes to returning home, it may be a great risk to return the same way! It is even said that the enemy's fighters will definitely intercept it.

Ivanov was silent for a while, this matter is not thought about for now, and the task at hand must be completed first.

He ordered the on-board telegraph operator to immediately send a signal in the direction of flight, and now the group had already flown away from Chernikov and its destination was directly ahead.

It was already 4:20 a.m., and the radio station in the headquarters of the 284th Division, which was still silent, suddenly flashed red, and the drowsy telegraph operator immediately woke up. In the same way, a kind of drowsy people in the division headquarters were again in high spirits when they learned of the situation.

The telegraph operator quickly translated the Morse code that had been sent to him, and got the long-awaited but very short message.

Yevlov took the telegram manuscript in his hand, and he read it with a blank look: "I am a flock of geese!" I'm a flock of geese! Arrive at the habitat at 4:50! Arrive at the habitat at 4:50! ”

"Great! This group of grinding guys is finally here! Yerenkina took the case, "But this group of people named themselves Dayan, this code name is really chic." ”

Yang Mingzhi was as excited as he was, and he pretended to be calm and teased: "Who let us be here in the swamp?" It has always been a wintering paradise for birds. ”

After a burst of laughter, Yevlov immediately ordered everyone to stand.

"Comrades! Our time for graduate school has finally arrived! Now we have only one task, to do everything we can to collect all the airdropped supplies into the warehouses and welcome all the paratrooper comrades to our barracks! Now, let's get moving! ”

Suddenly, the radio team of the division headquarters began to send telegrams to the various troops, which could be solved by only a phone call in the future time and space, and the only way to rely on the bulky radio station at the moment was to rely on it. Fortunately, the Soviet army had many such radio stations, and it could barely command all its battalion-level troops.

As a senior officer, Yang Mingzhi and others stayed at the division headquarters, and in his opinion, he felt quite a feeling of "strategizing thousands of miles away", but in fact, he still wanted to personally lead the team to the forest to find the materials to land! After all, there's a sense of adventure.

The original scheduled time of operation was half past four, but changes to the route during the flight caused the plan to be slightly delayed.

At this moment, the originally dark and starry sky gradually turned a deep blue, getting brighter and brighter as time passed. Ivanov, who was deep in the cockpit of the long plane, could already see two "jade belts" that reflected light with the naked eye! That's the Pripet and the Dnieper, and the destination is at the confluence of the two rivers!

The entire fleet began to lower the altitude on the orders of the long plane, the paratrooper fighters began the final inspection of equipment, and the pilots of the transport aircraft were ready to cut the ropes of the gliders.

This time, Novgomel did not light black smoke as a sign, because the huge crater of the bombed airport was the best Peugeot!

Sensing that the time was ripe, Ivanov immediately ordered: "Prepare all wingmen!" Release the glider in echelon order! Now the first echelon is beginning to be released! ”

Suddenly, the steel cables were unhooked, and the gliders loaded with twenty and thirty tons of cargo began to glide, like flying "containers", and their altitude gradually decreased, and the target was the vast area targeted at the catfish village crater group, after all, Ivanov knew this place.

Now everything is clear, Fuming is guarding Catfish Village, and the light is still a little dim at dawn. When he heard a strange roar in his ears, he and his entourage rushed out to do practical things, rubbing their eyes one by one, and everyone clearly saw the dense airplanes in the sky, and a large group of guys with exaggerated wingspans were rushing towards the village.

Fuming immediately shouted: "Ilyich! Hurry up for me! Ordered Mikhasha to send a report to the division headquarters, saying that our army aircraft group has begun to be airdropped! ”