This impromptu meeting is to address the issue of militia training. At present, the 284th Division controls four collective farms, among which Rosaskaya, that is, the village of the grove, the surviving villagers are particularly scarce, so the troops temporarily assign all the ordinary people saved on the way of retreat to this village and establish new collective farms in the new territory.

In the other three villages, the large collective of collective farms still exists, which makes it easier to carry out the work.

Yevlov looked at everyone and began to read the document in his hand, his notebook.

"Judging from the current statistical results, the total number of militia in Xiaolin Village is one hundred and five, the militia of Catfish Village is ninety-two, the militia of Heitu Village is one hundred and forty-three, and the blacksmith villager is one hundred and thirty-five, for a total of four hundred and eighty-three militia troops, which is equivalent to one battalion."

"That's a lot of people." Yang Mingzhi was a little surprised.

"There are a lot of people on the books, there are more than 70 juvenile militia members, and more than 250 female soldiers. The militia is different from the regular army, and their physical fitness and military skills are very poor. ”

When Yevlov said this, the village chiefs of the militia were around. Even so, Yevlov did not have a trace of politeness, this is war after all, he looked at Yang Mingzhi and asked: "Berekov, I know that you have always hoped that the militia units would immediately enter the war. In this way, they will quickly grow into veterans in the war. But in the face of the current situation, how many of them still think they will survive after the first battle. ”

This question was to the point, Yang Mingzhi asked himself, maybe he was really in a hurry.

"Maybe we can take the approach of veterans leading new recruits." Yang Mingzhi had an idea. "We train the militia to at least have basic military skills and to shoot guns. After that, they were assigned to our existing units, for example, all the junior battalion soldiers, who I personally supervised. ”

Yevlov snorted, this Berekov seemed to prefer maidens. Train girls as children to become female soldiers, which he is already working on. Including her wife, Besica, who is also a minor child.

It is very normal for men to be lustful, and Yevlov likes mature women, such as Yerentina, who are also very wild and fascinated him. As a result, this Berekov, is this person has a special preference.

Anyway, this guy is very good at fighting. Yevlov raised his head: "How to arrange the militia, you are currently the deputy division commander, and you are also the staff officer who takes care of the operations of our division" How to arrange the most appropriate candidates, this should be your task. “

It sounds as if Yevlov just didn't care. Yang Mingzhi smiled with satisfaction, he had already obtained the right to allocate the militia.

"Okay, okay. Maybe you already have a plan, and now I have some plans of my own. In order to avoid some troublesome situations, all militias are simply distributed according to age and gender. We no longer assign companies to villages, children form junior battalions, women form female barracks, and others form reserve battalions. ”

Such a distribution disrupted the collective farm system, if it were not to be done. Militia from a village formed a militia company, and the victory in the battle was so great that they might not heed the order and rashly seek to maximize their profits. It is also possible that after huge losses, the morale of the entire company will completely collapse, or it may all become war maniacs.

Just like the regular troops, most of the original fighters of the 284th Division came from various regions of Belarus. Cliqueism does not exist at all, and the soldiers know only their commanders and commissars.

In this way, the previous "Minsk battalion" was immediately abolished, except for women and children, and the rest of the reserve battalion, as the name suggests, these fighters were inserted into the regular army after passing the training.

On how to conduct guerrilla warfare, Yang Mingzhi is a recognized "expert." Yevlov did not oppose his new type of militia distribution scheme, nor did Yelentina and Fomin, who were senior commissars.

But the militia is not a full-time soldier, and after the necessary military training, they have to return to the village to carry out their daily production operations.

"The militia was distributed according to my method, and after lunch, all the militia gathered at the airport. We regrouped into the forces and issued weapons at the same time. Yang Mingzhi finally elaborated.

As soon as they heard about the weapons, the eyes of several village chiefs lit up, and Yevlov himself admitted that the small arms in the troops were actually very abundant, and if they were not abundant, they were naturally ammunition.

At this time, the head of the blacksmith village assured without hesitation: "If it is a reloading bullet, our blacksmith village has an absolute advantage." ”

Yevlov's eyes lit up, the meeting started too quickly, and he hadn't asked Yang Mingzhi what he had seen and heard in the blacksmith village. The militia matter is over, and now it is time for Yang Mingzhi to speak.

"I don't think catfish village is a strategic base for us in the future. In my opinion, the blacksmith village is very suitable for the core of our future guerrilla warfare. ”

Why? Yang Mingzhi immediately explained the geographical disadvantage of Catfish Village, even if the village chief Pobosky was not happy.

"Of course, we have passed the Pripet, and the village of Catfish is too close to the river, and if the Germans attack us, we may be within range of their heavy artillery. In addition, the land conditions here in Catfish Village are not as good as in Blacksmith Village, which is more suitable for farming and growing potatoes. In addition, our airfield is also a huge disadvantage, once our guerrilla activities become frequent in the future, the catfish village will be the target of the enemy's key attack. When the Germans found out that we had an airfield, I am afraid that the intensity of the attack will be even more severe. ”

No one thought so long-term, the presence of the airport can ensure that the supplies from Kyiv arrive little by little. After the completion of the airfield, in addition to continuing to airdrop supplies, the Soviet army also took off and landed transport planes to send some heavy equipment. "Catfish Village does have some disadvantages, but the advantage is that it is on the front line of the war, we have built an observation post here, and Kyiv has assisted us in the hope that we can observe the movements of the German army in real time," Fuming said. ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded: "I'm not saying that Catfish Village is a hopeless place, I think that Catfish Village can maintain its current role, and in the future, the division headquarters should be moved to Blacksmith Village, and we can just garrison a small number of troops here in Catfish Village." In the future, the blacksmith village will be turned into a small town. ”

The village of blacksmiths has its own unique advantages, it is located in a place with a large amount of flat land, and even dirt roads leading to Lechitsa and even Gomel in the north, as well as to Mozili. However, in terms of road conditions in Belarus, dirt roads often become knee-deep when it rains, especially in swampy areas.

Fortunately, the autumn rainy season has not yet arrived, the land is quite dry, and the traffic situation is still in the past.

But the biggest advantage of the blacksmith village is still the villagers who live there, many of whom have worked in the arsenal decades ago.

"Yevlov, we can immediately reload the shells in the blacksmith village, where they have ready-made potassium nitrate and sulfur. They can also immediately start the creation of grenades, and more importantly, the production of secret weapons can be carried out there at all. ”

Only one day later, yesterday's self-boasting of Rigushkov, after Berekov's investigation, it became clear that these were facts.

"Can we really mass-produce the weapons we need?"

"Yes. In the future, our fighters will be able to carry a large number of grenades and fight in small areas, and grenades will be an important heavy weapon for the partisans. Think about the results of some of the grenade fighters we took later. ”

Yevlov looked at Rygushkov, this man was full of confidence.

Yang Mingzhi continued: "Not only can it be used as a good arsenal, we only have one blacksmith old Ivan now, but over there, there are many people like old Ivan. We can produce a large number of household utensils, a large number of shovels, hoes, they can all be produced. ”

It sounds like Blacksmith Village has the potential to become a small industrial city. Although the sparrow is small and has all kinds of organs, Belikov has such a high opinion of it, and it is obvious that the village has won it for itself.

Therefore, Yevlov agreed with Yang Mingzhi's decision, and in the future, the activities of the troops gradually leaned towards the blacksmith village.

The move cannot be too fast, Yang Mingzhi estimated: "Before 1942, we gradually transferred the means of production, and finally our New Year will be spent in the blacksmith village. ”

Lunch at noon, bread and potatoes eaten by the villagers. Yang Mingzhi naturally went home, and his home was with the barracks of his direct subordinate troops. The wife fried some vegetables, and the cooking skills are reasonable.

In the afternoon, all the militia urgently assembled at the airport, including star fruit. During the meal, Yang Mingzhi completely informed her of his decision, and in the future, the hygienist star fruit was a female warrior. "You're still a hygienist, but you're a juvenile camp hygienist. This battalion is small in number and will be under my direct command in the future. ”

The militia fighters did not have a uniform uniform, and each one wore a regular uniform. They each had a rifle and some had submachine guns. However, they used mostly German-made weapons, all of which were captured during the Mojiri Blockade.

Ordinary militia units will immediately begin training, the instructors are veterans of the active forces, and as for the commissars, those from Kiev fill the vacancy.

Yang Mingzhi was naturally also at the scene of the gun, and the new young soldiers were still childish, fifty recruits, of which more than 30 were young girls. Come to think of it, Russians develop faster, many teenagers look like adults, and those guys think they should be inserted into the regular army.

"A company commander! Ravliandi! Second Company Commander! Evgeny! ”

"Yes!" The two followed Yang Mingzhi's side.

Yang Mingzhi turned his head: "From now on, I will be responsible for supervising these children. In daily training, Lavrenty, you are in charge of the boys, and Evgeny, you are in charge of the girls. We still follow the old rules. ”

In this way, these children, who have only been given weapons and have not received ammunition, have become militia fighters. What awaits them next is a grueling military training to teach the recruits how to shoot and how to survive the battle in the fastest possible time.

These children have the firepower of youth, and one by one they are also eager to fight and make meritorious deeds, and more I am afraid that it is revenge, many of them joined the army because their father died in the war when he went out to fight, in short, they became militia for their own purposes.

In the previous training, the twenty teenagers trained longer, and because they were their peers, they trained new teenagers as instructors, and perhaps they were more reliable by the old and rough veteran soldiers. Yang Mingzhi watched with interest as these children lined up for training, he knew that these children had to quickly master military skills, and the same was true for all militias, and the iron hooves of the invaders would not give more opportunities at all.

It's August, and the onslaught of the German army in Ukraine has never stopped and cannot be stopped.

The airport was divided into several areas, and intense training had begun.

Many of the management models of the Soviet Union and later New China are similar, for example, most of these children joined the Young Pioneers of the Soviet Union, and this organization originally had some military connotations. Therefore, educating these children to stand in line does not require much talk from the instructor.

But they are still children, and they have been out of school since the war began. They were supposed to go to school in Lechitsa and stay in that city. The Germans had conquered Lechtsa with Iron Hoof, but fortunately the school was evacuated urgently, and the children living in the countryside returned home one after another, thus avoiding the terrible fate.

The reason for this is precisely what the Germans are doing, they are massively collecting Belarusian teenagers. For example, Natasha, who had great potential before, if she remained in the school in the city, it was very likely that she would have been used as a slave at the moment, and what was waiting for her would be to be sent to Germany as a maid.

Therefore, when mobilizing these children, Yang Mingzhi deliberately added fuel to the anger and reprimanded the crimes of the invaders. This frightened the children and made them feel a great hatred for their enemies.

Everyone can sing the Internationale, starting with Yang Mingzhi, and all the children sing in unison. At this moment, Yang Mingzhi played the role of political commissar, and even Yevlov had to admit that this Chinese guy did have a way of managing soldiers.

In this way, the short emotional communication with the children, the fear and hatred of the aggressor are rooted in the children's minds, and then these negative emotions are transformed into combat effectiveness. To defeat the enemy is to save oneself and, more importantly, to save one's country.

They have obviously trained harder, and their kicks are sonorous and powerful. Looking at them, these sunny teenagers and girls are participating in the war, and they will soon be thrown into a bloody battle, is it exciting or regretful?

At this time, Yang Mingzhi was a little confused, and as the sun set, these young soldiers were still training, until the aunt in the village beckoned everyone to eat with a big spoon.