A new enemy appeared in front of them, and not only did they not get tired, but they also set up a position to build a defensive position. Yang Mingzhi, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun", estimated that this group of enemies was the fourth infantry regiment that Balzen had guessed had not yet appeared.

And what about the other three? They were the object of pursuit, and as far as the situation was concerned, the enemy army had joined forces, and the elite troops stayed behind to defend, giving the remnants of the defeated enough time to withdraw.

Yang Mingzhi basically figured out the situation, and still decided to order Balzen to continue the investigation.

At this time, Balzen still didn't hold back, and asked more: "Deputy division commander, with your habits, you will always take night attacks after discovering the enemy. This time we're not ......"

"Nope! There was no night attack tonight. Yang Mingzhi said bluntly: "The time is not ripe now, we either don't fight, or we will be fully prepared to carry out a general attack!" The enemy's rout has fled, and if the enemy in front of us dares to stop us, we will destroy them all! ”

"Annihilation? I see that the enemy has a lot of troops, and in our current state can we completely wipe out an energetic infantry regiment? ”

"It should be okay." Yang Mingzhi's expression was very confident, "When our division commander arrives, the battle will start in full swing." They're already on their way. ”

When encountering an enemy with an unstable foothold, he did not go to night attacks, which was not Yang Mingzhi's habit. From the brief map of the enemy's deployment that Balzen had obtained, he could tell that it was a ring of defense. Field artillery is in the core, ordinary soldiers are digging two ring trenches, and the place where the squares are painted are machine-gun fortresses.

If they dare to put on a position, they can't be big-hearted, and the defense at night must be strong. Moreover, this is a battle with the enemy's occupied road, and if the enemy is caught by surprise, the enemy's reinforcements may move south, and the plan to completely annihilate the infantry regiment in front of him will also be in vain.

In the current situation of the 284th Division, frequent wars can only cause the fragile economy to collapse first, and this battle must be fully assembled and then quickly resolved, and the Germans will be forced to make peace, so that there will be a sufficient period of confrontation in this area before the marsh area can be planted with spring grain.

Balzen led his men on reconnaissance, lying in the snow and staring at the enemy's positions in the distance.

Yang Mingzhi was not idle, in order to deal with emergencies, he ordered ordinary soldiers to keep their firearms by their side when they rested, and the safety was turned off.

The battalion commanders were also ordered that before the arrival of the division commander Yevlov, the whole army had only one task - to recuperate.

After receiving the order, the majority of soldiers did their own things step by step, and they also ordered the commander's plan in their ears! Suddenly, the atmosphere of the decisive battle spread among the crowd, and everyone was full of confidence that even if they were tired, they would put it aside, and once the division commander arrived, the total strength would exceed 6,000 people! This will be the strongest battle, and it will be a heroic feat of destroying a regiment of the German army in formation!

On a quiet night, the sound of the radio was heard in the Soviet camp in the forest, and it was Yang Mingzhi trying to contact Yevlov.

The commander of the 284th Division is leading four battalions at the same time. If it was just a march, then the march in a day could be up to thirty kilometers. After marching all day, he also ordered the whole army to stop and rest, and at this time, the red light of the radio suddenly sounded.

The communication between the two troops went smoothly, and after Yang Mingzhi reported his situation, he explained his next plan.

Yevlov was surprised and had to admire his good luck, and the two simply began to communicate in plain language.

"You decided to completely annihilate this German infantry regiment in front of you, and you are waiting for us to arrive because of the lack of troops? On my way, I have discovered your previous battlefields, including some of the soldiers you ordered to stay behind to guard the spoils. ”

"Not bad. Comrade division commander, the enemy's strength is at least more than two thousand, and they also have heavy weapons. The speed with which they set up their positions was that a rash attack would inevitably surprise them, and once the German road defenders sent new troops south, the scale of the battle would not be something we could afford. ”

"So you're also afraid that the battle will get out of control?"

"Of course! I'm not afraid of fighting, I'm afraid of fighting without playing! If you want to fight, you will fight a big one, and you will fight a war of annihilation, just like Clausewitz said, the main thing is to destroy the enemy's living forces. We must gather our forces together, concentrate our superior forces into fists, and knock over the enemy forever with one punch! ”

Yevlov laughed, "Your words are like what a boxer should say". The Berekov he knew was not afraid of heaven and earth, and it must be the result of careful consideration that he could choose to be conservative. He continued to say into the walkie-talkie: "I completely agree with your plan, my troops are already very close to you, now hold your troops, our troops will continue to advance, and arrive tomorrow morning at the earliest!" ”

Judging from the map, the location of Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov was less than 20 kilometers away, and the terrain in this area was most clear to the Soviet troops, and when the communication ended, Yevlov immediately began to formulate a new route of travel.

He had four battalions, which were trained in the most demanding physical training, and even the female soldiers were suitable for long marches. But they lacked actual combat, and many of them were on the battlefield for the first time. "Those young women, probably the first time they went to war, were scared and peed their pants." At the thought of this, Yevlov was not very optimistic about the prospects.

On second thought, Berekov and Roshakov joined forces, and the total casualties of the two reached 1,000, which was really good compared to the casualties of the German army. However, the sharpness of the frequent combat troops will also be polished, even if the older women in the village are armed, the total armed forces can barely exceed 10,000, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the strength of the German army.

Yevlov gradually understood Yang Mingzhi's intentions, and the upcoming battle of annihilation was not only a feat, but also a decisive battle for the "Second Battle of Khomnich".

Victory in the battle was bound to lead to a huge positive result, and the enemy's two divisions would either remain purely defensive or retreat to the rear for correction. The former is the best, and the latter is not too bad. The void in the defensive line left by their departure will be filled by new troops, but they still dare to move south after learning of the catastrophic defeat suffered by their predecessors, the 707th, 715th, and 722nd Divisions?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Germans will remain in the south of Belarus for a long time, at least to maintain a strategic defense here. This will be a period of strategic opportunity for the development and growth of the 284th Division, and thinking of this, Yevlov paid more attention to the next battle.

He woke up all the battalion commanders, including Chekov in the tank platoon. The military meeting at night made people think that they were preparing for battle when they encountered the enemy, and everyone's mood instantly became tense.

Yevlov ordered bluntly: "The deputy division commander has decided to conduct a battle of annihilation on a huge scale, and they need the support of our troops. So tomorrow at four o'clock in the morning, we will set off, prepare our respective weapons, and prepare for the big battle! Return to your respective camps and warn the soldiers that the time for decisive battle has finally come. ”

The division commander's expression was solemn and serious, and his words made people feel the sense of oppression before the war.

"Yes! Sir, we resolutely carry out our orders. The four of them said in unison. (To be continued.) )