Chapter 30: Meeting with Kuznetsov

The battle in the village had already begun, and Yang Mingzhi didn't care about that side at all. Now he had at least one battalion of the enemy in front of him, and his own forces had surpassed the Germans in strength and firepower with the arrival of reinforcements on both flanks.

At this moment, it is necessary to chase and fight fiercely, and the enemy must not be given any respite. Besides, it's better to exterminate them on the spot, and the province will have to search for them in the forest.

The Germans were also losing ground and the bullets rained down by the Soviet Bobosa gave them no more chance to fight back. Several general-purpose machine gunners fought back well, and some Soviet soldiers were shot down, however they quickly died from grenade attacks.

"Davai! Davarich! Wizley! Yang Mingzhi beckoned the soldiers to follow him.

The German bullets caused some scratches on his body, but this person has his own natural appearance, many comrades were shot in the rain of bullets, and he still held Bobosha and shot all the way and ran wildly. A little blood oozed from the skin of the zone, and the clothes were torn in many places. Yang Mingzhi was completely in a state of euphoria, with a burst of adrenaline, and even thought that this kind of battle was simply a game!

Carambola couldn't take care of her husband anymore, so she and a few nurses threw away the gun. Earlier, German shells hit the "field hospital", and the surviving nurse doctors had to urgently go to war medical treatment. The star fruit continued to crawl to the hospital, facing a scene of mess and blurred flesh. She began treatment with unusual calmness, and even ignored her sloppy appearance, and immediately began to bandage the injured person.

Yang Mingzhi led his direct troops to kill the bravest, like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the German army retreated one after another. Some of the guys who ran slowly, or those who were wounded and fell to the ground and groaned, the Soviet soldiers did not hesitate to replenish their guns or reward them with a bayonet.

After all, Yevlov gave instructions to all the soldiers: "The enemy we want to face is the most evil, and they do not hesitate to carry out genocide in all the areas of aggression." We have only one way to deal with these man-eating devils, kill! ”

As a result, this part of the FΓΌhrer's regiment was leaderless, and they were in a hurry unable to contact the regimental headquarters. This group of SS soldiers was not afraid of death, but at this moment they were afraid, perhaps afraid of the momentum of the Soviet army, and the rout had already taken place.

The Germans were fleeing aimlessly, and Yang Mingzhi immediately made a gesture and shouted: "The first company is outflanked on the left flank, and the second company is on the right flank, and we will surround all the enemy." ”

The key to victory lies in the speed of running, after all, he has been trained by Yang Mingzhi for a long time, and has mastered a lot of theories of mountain warfare and sports warfare.

Two companies continued to compress the Germans, trying to complete the encirclement. They marched while firing, and the Germans quickly realized their situation and would be annihilated if they were encircled.

As a result, on the front of the troops fleeing, fierce fire rang out again.

The pursuing company and company were taken aback, and the Germans were under a powerful blow from suspected friendly fire.

"Oh my God, that's the sound of a DP machine gun! It's an ally! The commander of the first company, Ravlianji, shouted in surprise, and he immediately ordered the troops to continue the pursuit, remembering to accidentally injure potential people of their own.

It was really terrible for this German army, they never expected that their retreat would encounter another Soviet army. They encountered the vanguard of Kuznetsov's Third Army, an encounter in which the Germans had no advantage to take advantage of.

There were more than 50,000 people left in Kuznetsov, and this unit was at first retreating in the direction of Minsk, as a result of which Minsk had already fallen. After all, the forest area southwest of Minsk extends to the forests of the southeastern part of Belarus, where parts of the territory are still controlled by the Soviet Union.

"As long as we pass through the forest, as long as we get to Bryansk, we will be safe." Kuznetsov gave conviction to the breakout fighters, and the situation of this unit and the 284th Division was not much different. A considerable number of heavy weapons were abandoned, while food and ammunition were abundant.

In this way, the German army encountered a new resistance, and on all four of them were Soviets.

Yang Mingzhi immediately guessed what he had encountered. "Comrades! We are connected with Kuznetsov's troops!

After getting this information, the soldiers became more and more courageous, completely ignoring casualties and everything, and the last trapped beast of the German army quickly collapsed under the powerful encirclement and suppression of the Soviet army.

Yang Mingzhi gasped for breath, he stepped on a dead German soldier, and the Bobosha in his hand was still smoking. In front of him were the same massively dressed Soviet soldiers.

"Comrade! What are you from? Yang Mingzhi asked a little tiredly.

"We are the people of the Third Army. Comrade Captain! ”

Yang Mingzhi subconsciously froze for a moment, and suddenly he remembered that after he was the commander of the special anti-tank battalion, his military rank was also promoted in the line of fire, and his epaulettes and collar badges were different from those of ordinary soldiers.

Yang Mingzhi held back his excitement and smiled kindly. "Comrade, we've waited for you. We are the 284th Guards Infantry Division, and I am the commander of the special anti-tank battalion Berekov. ”

Kuznetsov's troops were in front of him, and the 284th Division and this new force completed the expected meeting. In front of Yang Mingzhi were 50,000 Soviet troops, most of whom were soldiers of the Third Group, but also a large number of personnel from other troops, and even more incredible were the lost soldiers of the 284th Division.

Yang Mingzhi ordered his men to quickly clean up the battlefield, collect the corpses of their fallen comrades, and take away the collar badges and all the things that could be used by the enemies who were shot. He particularly stressed that soldiers must collect bullet casings and keep them for later use.

In this way, Kuznetsov did not expect that he would encounter a large friendly force in the forest, and that he still had the title of Guard.

Kuznetsov's large forces began to move closer to the village of Rosaskaya, tens of thousands of people were ambushed in the forest to make fires and cook, and Yang Mingzhi, as the temporary deputy commander of the 284th Division, had to attend a meeting with Kuznetsov himself.

The military headquarters of the group army was temporarily established, and Yang Mingzhi looked here. They assumed the radio antenna, and the radioman had been trying to communicate with the troops on the periphery of the encirclement.

Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov tried their best to clean up the dust on their bodies, but they had nothing to hide the tears in their clothes.

Kuznetsov looked at the two men. "I know of a 284th Guards Division, and you assisted the 6th Mechanized Corps in annihilating a German Panzer Division, shattering the myth of the invincibility of the Germans. I didn't expect you to retreat to the forest, I thought you were all gone. β€œ

"The actual result is one step away from the total annihilation." Yang Mingzhi smiled bitterly, "General, we have lost more than 10,000 people. According to preliminary statistics, we lost more than 300 people and wounded more than 200 people. Our combat strength is only equivalent to that of an ordinary infantry regiment. ”

This is an unavoidable question, and Kuznetsov's heart is full of pain. "We are the same, my friendly troops, several army groups have already been surrounded by the Germans, they have not escaped from the encirclement, the resistance has stopped. Those people have been taken prisoner. Speaking of this, Kuznetsov's teeth itched with hatred: "It's a shame, they have hundreds of thousands of people, even if they fight to the death, it will be glorious." ”

Yang Mingzhi did not want to justify anything against those people, the fiasco in the Minsk battle was a huge shame for the Soviet army, and it also seriously affected the reputation of the Soviet army in the international arena. Disaster is not a one-way street, Lao Maozi will also have 800,000 troops captured in the huge encirclement of Kiev.

In the Soviet-German battlefield of that plane, more than 3 million Soviet troops were captured by the Germans in the first year of the war, and only 300,000 survived in the end. Presumably, the situation of this dangerous Soviet army is similar, just look at the Third Army that entered the forest to know the result.

Kuznetsov hoped that the 284th Guards Division would join the Third Army, and the so-called unite all forces to gradually fight the regiment, and everyone would continue to fight until the breakthrough was successful.

Yang Mingzhi looked at Yevlov, and the two basically agreed. It's just that Yang Mingzhi thought more: "Comrade General, what I actually mean is to stay and organize the army in the forest to continue fighting." A breakout may be a good idea for your large forces, but my immediate forces and I are willing to stay. ”

"But wouldn't it be good for you to break out together?"

"Nope! Our fighters died here, and the division commander died here. The order of our 284 Guards Regiment was to hold the Minsk Line, but we were defeated. In order to redeem my honor, I personally hope that I will stay, and continue to resist the Germans with the local militia and patriots. ”

He was planning to organize guerrilla warfare, and this suggestion was also considered by the Third Army. After some debate, Kuznetsov abandoned his decision to wage guerrilla warfare. This is also considered from many aspects, after all, it is a 50,000-strong army, if you are stuck in the mountains and forests, you will soon run out of food, and at that time, the German drama does not need to be dispatched at all, and the soldiers are already dying of hunger.

Kuznetsov patted this Eastern face-faced warrior on the shoulder. "Berekov, your name is Berekov. If I'm not mistaken, it was your troops who killed that armored division commander in Germany, and you were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. ”

"Yes, Comrade General." Yang Mingzhi immediately stood up and saluted.

"Good. Then you should leave the forest all the more. Your troops should be withdrawn to Moscow for regrouping and re-engagement, and I personally do not recommend that you fight guerrilla warfare in the forest. After all, you are a regular army. ”

Yang Mingzhi thought carefully for a moment and said his identity, which surprised Kuznetsov. "You are Chinese! You turned out to be Chinese. Yang Mingzhi nodded and admitted that there were many ethnic groups in the ranks of the so-called Soviet Red Army, and it was understandable that there were Chinese.

Kuznetsov thought the same thing, "We have Russians, Ukrainians, Jews, Tatars, Kazakhs, and you Chinese in our ranks." ”

Now this Chinese unit has made new achievements, and after a simple investigation, it is known that it was the SS unit that everyone had just annihilated. Kuznetsov, who knew the special mark of this group, was shocked to point out: "We eliminated the FΓΌhrer's regiment under the SS Imperial Division. "This is the elite of the German elite, and the crushing of this unit is a major victory.

The strength of this force, Yang Mingzhi, also understood, but the commander's IQ did not seem to be high. They were good enough soldiers, and perhaps they should have fought on the plains rather than in the mountains.

It has to be said that Kuznetsov is very curious about this Chinese with an eastern face, and judging from the series of credits he has made since the beginning of the war, this person should have done more. He again invited Yang Mingzhi to change his mind: "Listen, Berekov. You should be able to lead an armored force, or even a larger one. Now the great motherland needs talents like you very much, and you should choose to break through with us. ”

Yang Mingzhi shook his head decisively. "To the south of us, Babruisk, there must be a large number of German troops waiting there. And our eastern Mogilev, Orsha, this is where the Germans had to occupy. There are not many directions for us to break through, and the road is even more difficult. ”

"I know what you say." Kuznetsov looked at the sky with his hands behind his back, "Although it is difficult to break through, I still have to try." Otherwise, this army will consume itself due to internal friction, 50,000 people will have to eat, and our food will be limited. ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded, he didn't deny this. The food problem was also faced by itself, but the food obtained from those cellars found before gave the troops a lot of confidence.

Now Kuznetsov has shown everyone the way.

"We are now far from Minsk, along the rivers and forests, we will go along the Pripet River and finally pass the Pripyat marshes. Once there we can access Forte via the railway junction. β€œ

This is a tempting plan, and Yang Mingzhi has to hold it in his stomach if he disagrees. The large forces would inevitably continue to move south, and it would likely be that they would meet directly with the SS Reich divisions.

Fortunately, Kuznetsov corrected his plans in the light of the latest situation. "We are marching in the forest in a roundabout way, and if the Germans send infantry to attack us, they will pay a huge price."

Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov discussed it, and it was still the most reasonable to follow this friendly army at the moment.

The 284th Division decided to retreat with the Third Army for the time being, and to stay after reaching the swamps. He knew that the swamp was a natural barrier and that it was a unique environment for guerrilla warfare.