In April 1941, the departments of the Far Eastern Front sat down in their own affairs step by step. And in distant Europe, Nazi Germany was mobilizing troops.

Since 1940, the German army has been working on a detailed war plan for an invasion of the Soviet Union. Entering 1941, military columns moved on a large scale, and a large number of soldiers were sent to the Soviet-German border. The situation was already very tense, and even in the Far East, the Front was on military alert.

Some people said that it was very far from Eastern Europe, and some people began to rumor that troops would be transferred to Europe.

Yang Mingzhi and Carambola are married, and after marriage, his life as a miniature "director of the arsenal" has become even better, after all, there is someone who is taking care of his life.

What if she's pregnant? The war is about to begin! But two weeks after that experience, the girl came to her period again, so Yang Mingzhi's hanging heart was put down. If the wife is pregnant, then as a husband, his plan of action may have to be changed. even changed his mind and simply defected to the remnants of the Anti-Japanese Federation.

Now that the plan is still the same, he continues to work hard to process and manufacture new weapons. So much so that he could change the outer diameter of the missile, reaching an exaggerated 150 mm. The huge amount of charge makes him powerful, and for this reason the launch tube is an improved version.

He had some success, working overtime every day to operate the machine, and was able to produce 500 warheads and 100 launch tubes by May, as planned. Unfortunately, this is already the largest production capacity, and he could have continued to make it, but the suitable materials have been exhausted.

During a dinner together, Yang Mingzhi talked about his concerns. "We have 500 of these missiles, but they are far from satisfying the wear and tear of the battle. Comrade regiment commander, can you think of a way, we need more materials. ”

Pugachev shook his head, "You should remember that there was never a response to the materials we submitted. In other words, the superiors don't know what we're doing, so at this point, I order you not to continue production when the materials are exhausted. ”

Yang Mingzhi sighed regretfully. "If Comrade Stalin had known that we were already armed with such weapons, then in the future war the Panzer Group of the Germans would have nothing to fear."

"Maybe so, but we're just an ordinary infantry regiment. Tomorrow I will go to the military headquarters for a meeting, and it is likely that as you said, there are troops to be transferred to Eastern Europe. ”

Therefore, Yang Mingzhi stopped what he was doing, the raw materials were exhausted, he dismissed the soldiers who had come to help him for many days, and even used his allowance to buy them some wine.

Depressed, Yang Mingzhi drank a bottle of vodka with his arms, but his wife took the bottle of star fruit.

"Brother, don't worry! I'm also worried about my body if I drink it. ”

"But I'm uncomfortable. I dreamed of equipping every soldier with my weapons, and when the war began on June 22, we would slap Guderian and Hopner in the face of the old German foxes. Let them see the punishment of communism. ”

Carambola shook her head, since she is married, she has to do her duty as a wife, and dragged her drunken husband who was full of nonsense to the bed, and it took a lot of effort for her little girl.

Two days later, Pugachev returned from a meeting and immediately called a meeting of the whole delegation.

Yang Mingzhi was also a member of the infantry regiment, and he was ordered to line up on the barracks playground with the logistics personnel.

"Comrades, Comrade Supreme Leader orders us to begin with immediate effect the internal affairs and inspection of the ordnance. In five days we will be on the train to Europe, where we will re-arm ......"

Yang Mingzhi was surprised and happy when he heard this, he was surprised that the war was really about to start, and he was happy that once the war started, he would definitely make great achievements.

He is such a hot-blooded person, since he has come to this era, so he should be a good warrior. He looked at Pugachev on the stage spitting stars, and in his heart, he was waiting to go to the front. But on second thought, if you are placed at the forefront like Brest, wouldn't it be a mantis arm as a car.

After thinking about it, he became worried again, but fortunately Pugachev did not have more time to scare himself.

"Comrades, we will be deployed to Minsk, where we will expand our strength. We are now an infantry regiment, and by Minsk we were ordered to expand into an infantry division. You veterans need to be prepared for a large number of new recruits to be your comrades. ”

Yang Mingzhi knew that on the eve of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet army still maintained peacetime strength, and with the frequent activities of the German army, especially after entering 1941, the pressure of war became more and more serious on Moscow. By April, the Germans had deployed a large number of troops on the border. They are the vanguard of Operation Barbarossa, and when the time comes for a blitzkrieg, the armoured cluster will be on its way to the border.

In order to cope with the real military pressure of the German army, the Soviet army was not to be left behind and sent 160 divisions to guard the border in case of a surprise attack by the German army. At the same time, the Soviet army began to expand, from 1.5 million to 5 million.

Therefore, this small infantry regiment under the Far Eastern Front was given such a task, and they were ordered to go to Minsk and recruit reservists there.

At the end of the meeting, Pugachev summoned his battalion commanders, company commanders, and even Chinese Yang Mingzhi to the regiment headquarters.

Berekov (Yang Mingzhi) appeared here, and the junior officers all said that it was inappropriate, but Pugachev clearly had a unique affection for the young man.

"Comrades, when Minsk arrives, I will be promoted to division commander, and you will all be promoted."

Promotion is of course a joyful thing, which means honor and responsibility. For most people, they are stationed in the Far East, unless the Japanese come back to the invading side and there is a possibility of armed counterattack, the soldiers want to fight, but there is little chance.

"Comrade regiment commander, does our transfer to Minsk mean that there will be a war?" Said the battalion commander Yevlov.

"I don't know about this, but the order given to us is to garrison Minsk and expand our forces at the same time. As for whether there will be a war or not, you can listen to Berekov. ”

Everyone's eyes were on Yang Mingzhi, and the reason why he was invited to the regiment headquarters was for this purpose. Pugachev continued: "Comrades, you have also seen in recent months that Comrade Berekov has real talents, we have already equipped the weapons he invented, and our regiment has strong anti-tank capabilities. At the same time, I also wanted to give him a greater possibility, the infantry regiment would be upgraded to an infantry brigade, and I decided to have Berekov as an additional staff adviser. ”

Everyone was surprised, and the important position was given to the Chinese?

Yang Mingzhi was also very surprised, what did this old man think. It is his old profession to engage in the military industry to make some weapons, and as for really being a strategist, he is still humble and self-deprecating, and he can only talk on paper.

In everyone's questioning eyes, Yang Mingzhi shirked it with good intentions, but Pugachev was angry.

"Comrade Berekov, if you are not willing to do this job, I will lose a very important think tank. You're a talent, and you've just gotten married. I suggest you stay with me, as your boss, I don't want a single shell to kill you as an engineer. ”

When he said this, everyone laughed again, Pugachev meant, this Chinese can act as an adviser, and the specific operation still has to obey the arrangements of the superiors.

Pugachev circulated the documents sent by his superiors to everyone, and everyone had a bottom in their hearts, and immediately returned to their camp and ordered the soldiers to pack.

According to the plan, the vacuum left by the withdrawal of the infantry regiment was to be taken over by friendly and neighboring units. The infantry regiment will take away the military equipment to which it belongs, and the soldier can carry personal belongings of no more than twenty kilograms.

Therefore, the small hospital affiliated to the regiment also had to follow the troops, and the star fruit naturally followed her husband.

The husband and wife packed their few personal belongings, and Yang Mingzhi opened his treasured small wooden box. Here are his clothes for the 21st century, shirts and pants that have been washed clean by his wife, and casual shoes that are puzzling to girls.

Yang Mingzhi had already been gifted a mechanical watch by Pugachev, and his original one was given to his wife as a gift.

Carambola was very happy, she knew that only rich families could afford to buy pocket watches, not to mention that her own was a more advanced product, which was her husband's love.

The two didn't think about anything more, knowing full well that what awaited them was a transfer to Eastern Europe, where a terrible war was likely to break out. There is no other choice, and since this step has been taken, there is no way back. The Soviet soldiers had only one direction to run, and that was to attack the enemy's positions, and those who retreated would either die from the enemy's shots in the back or go to court-martial.

This was the last night of the two in the Far Eastern military camp, and everyone was about to leave as soon as it was dawn.

Yang Mingzhi hugged the girl, this little girl regarded herself as the only one, she was so cute and coquettish, as if she was holding her daughter.

"The war is about to begin, this is not a war for us Chinese, but I insist on involving you. Are you angry? ”

"Don't be angry, I already belong to you, I am your wife. I will go wherever my husband goes. ”

"But it was war. If it's a war, there will be casualties, and if ......"

"Don't say that." Carambola woke up violently, "Since you have a particularly strong weapon, we won't be injured." Do you remember your promise? ”

Yang Mingzhi laughed. "I remember, I remember. I will raise my own troops in the war, and in the end we will fight back home to avenge your loved ones and the common people who died. ”

The early morning bugle broke the silence, and the warriors urgently assembled. Yang Mingzhi had a heavy bag on his back, and here were his valuables, a change of clothes, some decorations for his wife, and some rubles. The two felt sheets were rolled, and Yang Minzhi was worried that his daughter-in-law would carry the soft on his back.

He was also given a weapon, just a pistol and three magazines, and an armed belt pinned to his body. Finally, if you look in the mirror, if you wear a blue hat, you will be like a political commissar.

The two walked out of the dormitory, and the entire barracks was empty. Only a few remained here, such as Sergei with a stubble on his face.

The old man greeted, "Berekov, take care, when I come back from the mission, I want to have a drink with you." ”

Yang Mingzhi smiled slightly, he knew that his trip would be four years later. The young man sighed slightly, "Alas, the strong man has been gone for four years, and I hope I can also be a general." ”

All the soldiers were assembled, and everyone lined up. Yang Mingzhi was pleased to see that all the imitation monkey version of RPG2 bazookas were there, and some soldiers also carried a missile. The light and heavy firepower of the infantry regiment consisted of two 152-mm howitzers, which were towed by trucks, some heavy machine guns were also placed on the trucks, and a number of 45-mm battle run-offs were pulled by horse-drawn wagons......

Some Soviet units had not yet been motorized, and many soldiers had to walk to the train station for a while.

Yang Mingzhi was worried that he would have to take the 11th Road, and as a result, he was allowed to stand in the truck, including his young wife. The heavy softness was also removed, all of which was Pugachev's meaning, and it was even more gratifying, because Yang Mingzhi was also a senior staff officer, so he naturally didn't have to huddle with that group of old and rough soldiers.

During the week-long train journey, Yang Mingzhi and his wife were arranged in first-class carriages and even had their own private rooms. Yang Mingzhi was relieved of his burden, but he also knew that this was one of the few good days before the war.