Chapter 963: New Moves on the Right Bank of the Pripet River
A bonfire is lit in the forest, and the troops begin to make corrections. The people who got the news immediately spread the word about what the reconnaissance battalion had done throughout the camp, and as Yang Mingzhi expected, everyone fully supported the execution of the traitor.
It is already very close to the Pripet River, and it can be reached by walking more than 30 kilometers, and it seems that as long as you work harder tomorrow, it will be 10 minutes at night!
Yang Mingzhi did not expect those who had just escaped the brutal control of the German army to have much physical strength comparable to that of the regular army. After all, a one-day march of thirty kilometers is already a standard one-day walking journey for infantry in this era.
It is simply unrealistic to expect the already weak people, especially the old refugees, to run so hard, and they can only be urged as much as possible.
Yang Mingzhi knew that he was in great need of reinforcements.
The telegraph had been turned off for several hours to save electricity, and now the nimble soldier had climbed up to the treetops and hung up the antenna made of wire, and communication to Novgomel began.
On the other hand, Novgomel was also closely watching the direction of the march of the large forces.
Without Berekov, Yevlov felt a lot of pressure. Fortunately, the Chinese still cultivated some reliable staff officers, and Fuming, who had been promoted, was also in the headquarters to provide important help.
The large square table in the large office of the headquarters, the map of the area is spread out neatly. There are some wooden blocks on the map, and the combat position of the expeditionary force is marked.
In the last communication, they claimed that they were aiming at a point as a staging area, where two streams meet, and the staff officers quickly identified the location and placed a wooden block.
"That's it! When they get here, they'll be in touch with me very quickly! Yevlov's eyes were full of hope.
He thought back to the wartime when this confident lieutenant general who went on an expedition with more than 2,000 people in the past few days. There are several battle locations marked on the map, which can be defined as a battle!
A campaign can be defined only by the number of casualties on both sides, but by what kind of strategic effect it will achieve.
It is very clear on this map that the spearhead of his Berekov attack was directed at the railway, with Mozir as the node, and the railway line from east to west was cut off, and from north to south. It took at least two or three days for the Germans to repair the railway, and the weapons they were transporting had to be detoured.
And the attack on the railway, not only saved a thousand Jews and blew up thirty tanks in one go, this is not only a major tactical victory, but also an important piece of intelligence, that is, the advanced No. 4 tank of the German army is being transported to Ukraine, and the German army is strengthening Ukraine's armored forces.
This information has been analysed, and Salinchkin is also highly concerned.
Yevlov already knew that the old man saved a lot of prisoners of war, and even a group of children. The Nazis' criminal deeds are long listed, but their poisonous hand is targeted at the children of the Soviet Union, and this kind of thing is shocking. He wished the old man would come back soon!
He saved at least 5,000 prisoners of war, and the leader had already ordered that all the escaped prisoners of war would be willing to take up arms and continue fighting, and the sins would be written off.
Therefore, he brought back the equivalent of two regiments of people in one go, which is too much credit.
The number of people saved in this operation has already been determined by preliminary statistics. The total number exceeded 7,000, of which 6,000 were able to be used as soldiers after recovering their physical strength and training a little. With the arrival of such a large population, Novgomel does not have to worry about food at all.
In fact, the potatoes are ready to be harvested now. There is no other reason not to do it now, and ten days later, the potato harvest season has officially arrived.
The Jews who were the first to be liberated were temporarily managed by the Vasiliev camp, and new areas were set aside to build settlements.
For the living environment, these have extremely low requirements. The wooden house is being built quickly, as long as it is sheltered from the wind and rain, there is a flat leather bed, and the reeds are soft enough.
In just two days, a large number of wooden houses were built. Upon learning that another 6,000 people were about to arrive, Novgomel immediately organized his men and began to build new settlements.
Lyudbalev and Salinchkin had a big say in the construction of the city, and after a meeting of the Novgomel Soviets, it was decided that a settlement would be built on the right bank of the Pripet, that is, to the west of the river.
The forests there are as dense as the buildings, and the buildings are easy to hide.
So, a pontoon bridge was quickly built over the Pripet, and two battalions of militia, but also more than a thousand peasant women, carrying axes and double saws, crossed the river.
Yang Mingzhi was completely unaware of all this, in fact, when the army was retreating, these workers were on the first day of construction.
Yevlov was only in charge of the military, and he only had to agree with the construction of the city, not to mention that he felt that the decision of the city party committee was very correct. The village of Pangasius is located only five kilometers from the river, and the Pripet River is by no means a moat, and placing a part of the army on the west side of the river has a huge positive effect on the protection of the core area of Novgomel!
He was waiting closely for the old man's telegram to arrive, and it was supposed that they should have sent a signal at about two o'clock in the afternoon, but unfortunately it was not.
Yevlov waited, he kept himself at the headquarters, and at one moment he ordered Solkina to pour him tea, and the next he ordered Azalia to bring him some wine.
The female soldiers arranged by the old man really made the command more happy, and the young girls went in and out, which also attracted a lot of conversation.
After serving the deputy commander of the army, Solkina continued to stay in the telegraph room. On how to be a good communication soldier, the most troublesome thing is to memorize the password table. Morse code has two signals, one long and one short, each of the 32 letters of the Russian language corresponds to a string of numbers, and a single number is a string of code. This double encryption certainly adds to the trouble of decoding, but at least it is very confidential.
Solkina was happy that she didn't have to fight herself. Of course, her rejoicing was only temporary, and if the signal from the distant army was mistranslated, and the instructions transmitted the wrong information to the command, it was a great sin!
The telegraph was always on, and she and her sister Azalia served as deputies, except for being on duty, memorizing the codebook.
Suddenly, the telegraph machine suddenly screamed, and everyone on duty vibrate.
The time was already seven o'clock in the evening, and it was just dark, Yang Mingzhi knew that he was not far from home, so he simply used Mingyu directly.
"Catfish call swamp! Catfish call swamp! ”
This voice was very familiar to Solkina, and she was surprised to find that the person who spoke was the commander of the army group, Berekov!
She ran to the large office with a cigarette and said to Berekov, who was smoking with many staff officers: "Report to the sir! It's Comrade Commander of the Army! ”
Yevlov, who originally wanted to tease Solkina's ass and chest with the staff officers, immediately put out his cigarette, and he quickly stood up and didn't care about etiquette, and rushed directly into the telegraph room.
In this way, Yang Mingzhi finally began a very formal correspondence with Novgomel.
In this era, the US military was able to send the black technology of walkie-talkies to the platoon level, and the Soviet army's telegraph batteries were very limited, and Yang Mingzhi could only briefly explain the current situation.
Although Yevlov is holding back a lot of words, he can only listen quietly to the report of the old man.
"Swamp! Swamp! The catfish will arrive on the riverside as soon as May 2nd, and I ordered the catfish village to prepare a large amount of food to meet the ......"
He just needs food, and it's right to think that the troops set out on the 26th, more than 2,000 people participated in the operation, and when they came back, it was indeed more than 8,000 people, and the food should be exhausted!
After hearing what he said, Yevlov calmed down for a moment and said: "Catfish! Now the situation has changed, and a new settlement is being built near the ferry. When you get there, you'll get plenty of food, so rest assured! ”
"What? What did you say? Yang Mingzhi was in a trance for a while, "What settlement are you talking about?" ”
"It's a settlement! New barracks! Yevlov roared with a smile: "Don't worry, catfish, we fully meet all your requirements." Now tell everyone that as soon as you get to the riverside, there will be bread and butter! ”