Yang Mingzhi slept very comfortably this night, and there was no enemy alarm all night, and the troops in charge of defense on the periphery of the swamp also began to pass through the swamp in the early morning. The reconnaissance units returned one after another, and they found no traces of the enemy.

The Germans did not continue their advance towards the marshes, and the Imperial Division reached Moziri, where they found not a single Russian except for the fallen of their own soldiers and a large number of frightened Romanian allies.

There is definite information that large forces of Russian troops have retreated towards the swamp. Before leaving Moziri, the Russians blew up bridges, looted German supplies, and blew up all the heavy weapons they could not take away.

The vengeful Germans did want to pursue the group, but they could not disobey the order. The German General Staff modified the objectives of this force, and in order to attack Kyiv, the Imperial Division and his allies had to hold the line of communication in Mozyri. The troops of the wing of Army Group South will complete the encirclement of Kyiv from this direction.

"To hell with the 284th Division, Kyiv is your target." This was an order of Hitler himself, and in the new campaign, the Reich divisions were to be one of the main attacking forces.

As a result, Kuznetsov is completely safe, the swamp becomes a natural barrier, and subsequent plans for retreat will not be disturbed in any way.

In the early morning, Kuznetsov finally made contact with the distant city of Cheroby, where two Soviet divisions were already stationed.

The Soviet troops stationed in the city of Cherobi were subordinate to the Southwestern Front, and the commander of the Front was currently Kirponos. The commander was very surprised that a large number of Soviet troops appeared at the junction of Ukraine and Belarus.

"They are a mixed unit dominated by the Third Army under the North-Western Front, and the commander is Kuznetsov." The telegraph operator briefly reported.

At the moment, Kirponos was busy holding off the invading German army in western Ukraine, and he really didn't have time to pay special attention to the situation of friendly forces. Immediately give them a simple order to break out of the encirclement, or enter the river down the river into Kiev, and then meet again.

If Kirponos had known, it was not only the Third Army that had escaped from the Minsk encirclement, but also a remnant of troops with the title of Guards. I am afraid that he will contact Stalin directly about this matter, and the Supreme Leader will also order the withdrawal of the 284th Guards Division.

In a new plane, the course of history has changed. Kuznetsov was supposed to lead at least 100,000 men to break out of the encirclement, but because of the incredible victory of the 284th Guards Division, many of the troops that had originally retreated chose to continue the battle, the Germans paid heavy casualties, and the Soviets were almost completely annihilated.

In the morning, the troops responsible for the defense of the outer perimeter of the marsh quickly passed through the marsh, and by this moment Kuznetsov had already decided to retreat.

The soldiers were packing their bags, and since they had already connected with the nearest Soviet unit, they no longer needed to carry a messy baggage.

The soldiers took out the surplus food, most of it was also unloaded, and even a lot of heavy weapons.

Throughout the morning, Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov stayed at the headquarters. Kuznetsov tried to make a final effort, "Listen, you'd better follow us to Kyiv, where you'll be able to replenish your recruits quickly, and the 284th Guards Division will still live up to its name." ”

Yang Mingzhi kindly refused, saying, "We have not received an order to go to Kyiv, and you have not." You've just been invited. ”

Kuznetsov shook his head, he pulled out his pistol and laid it on the table. "It's good, it's good, after all, we fought side by side, this gun is given to you, Chinese."

This is a Tokalov-33 pistol that has been somewhat worn off, most of the Soviet officers use this, and Yang Mingzhi accepted it.

Kuznetsov put his hands behind his back and watched as the Chinese played with the gun. "I've been using this gun for a long time, so I'll give it to you today, I hope you can use it to kill a few enemies."

Yang Mingzhi nodded, "This gun is the general's favorite thing, and I Berekov also have a gift for you." ”

After a snap of his fingers, the soldier walked into the headquarters with a wooden box and placed it on the table. Yang Mingzhi pretended to smile mysteriously, and the people present didn't understand which one this person was playing.

Yang Mingzhi immediately asked step by step: "General, don't you want to know why our 284th Guards Division was able to quickly annihilate the German 14th Panzer Division?" The secret is in this box. ”

Everyone was very curious, and Kuznetsov also came over and watched Yang Mingzhi pry open the wooden box.

It was seen that there were two units that resembled mortar shells, and it had a long tail. The soldier also brought a metal tube with a trigger, which turned out to be a so-called launcher.

"This is a rocket-propelled grenade, and the inventor is me, Berekov. We brought it from our hometown in the Far East, and this secret weapon warhead is as powerful as a 152-mm gun, with a range of up to 400 meters, and can be aimed and fired. This is an extremely mobile rocket weapon. ”

Yang Mingzhi has explained the combat method of this weapon in a short way, and the data sounds very tempting. Kuznetsov can already be assumed that with such a rocket on his shoulder, it has almost no recoil. After launching, the rocket unfolded its tail and flew smoothly towards the German tank, and as for the result after the hit, it all depended on the amount of charge in its warhead.

Yang Mingzhi saw Kuznetsov's shock and stomped his feet in anger. "Originally, at the beginning of this year, the design drawings were sent to the Far Eastern Front, but as a result, the war began, and we still did not receive the result."

Kuznetsov has realized the strategic value of this rocket-propelled grenade. "It's horrible! If the enemy tanks are close enough, and our soldiers fire such weapons, aren't they all anti-tank guns? ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded yes, "The actual effect will be better." In the battle against Romania, our use of the Germans' 88 guns was basically to name the Romanian tanks one by one. What I am going to say now is that the weapons I invented will be even more exaggerated. ”

Now, Kuznetsov slapped the table. "Berekov, since you invented this weapon, you must go back with me, you, a Chinese, are too important to the great motherland!"

Yang Mingzhi shook his head with a smile. "I'm sorry, comrade. It is enough for me to hand over the weapon to you, you just need to send this to the arsenal of the Soviet army, and they will develop more weapons on my basis. As for myself, it is enough to stay in Belarus and be with my comrades. ”

At this time, it is not possible to tie up, this is Berekov's determination, and it is the meaning of all the officers and soldiers of the 284th Division. Four RPG missiles and two launchers were given to Kuznetsov's Third Army, a heavy gift that meant great combat effectiveness.

Kuznetsov stood up and saluted, and Yang Mingzhi returned the salute.

The large army was about to retreat, and many refugees were evacuated with this Soviet army. Yang Mingzhi was with his wife, and watched the departure of the large army with many soldiers who stayed behind. Many people left tears of emotion, and this farewell is goodbye. The war will not end yet, and everyone will be fighting on their own fronts.

The army left in a mighty way, leaving behind a large amount of weapons and ammunition, which were mainly German-style weapons. After looking at it for a while, Yang Mingzhi shook his head and counted the weapons they had given up with his subordinates.

The company commander counted the pamphlets in his hand, and when he saw that the battalion commander was coming, he immediately began to report the situation.

"We now have ten ZB26s, two ZB57 heavy machine guns. Twenty MG34 machine guns, thirty DP light machine guns, one Maxim heavy machine gun. ”

Yang Mingzhi was overjoyed, this Kuznetsov really left a lot of good things. But a new question is also on the surface: "What about ammunition?" There are so many machine guns, and without bullets are also burning sticks. ”

The commander of a company, Ravlianji, pointed to a wooden box piled up on a hill. "Those are all ammunition, and the German-style 7.92mm bullets are very much, enough for a machine gun. That is, we have relatively little Soviet-style ammunition. ”

Yang Mingzhi scratched his head, afraid that he would have to rely on the ammunition of the Germans to fight for a period of time in the future. Fortunately, the bullet casings collected before have not been thrown away, and they can cope with the reloading of bullets for a while during the special period.

There was also a large amount of other equipment left behind by the large army, a large number of military kettles, shovels, not to mention food. Yang Mingzhi was pleasantly surprised to see that they also threw down ten mortars, which were also captured before. There were more than a hundred shells left, which was enough for skirmishes.

While she was counting the equipment, Yelenkina suddenly jumped out and patted Yang Mingzhi on the shoulder from behind.

"Hey! Berekov, I also decided to stay. ”

Yang Mingzhi looked back and saw that this guy was actually wearing the clothes of an ordinary girl. Also, she was a young Russian woman, her golden braids hung down on her chest, and after washing her face from the gunsmoke, she restored the beauty of a Russian girl.

This girl is much more feminine than the star fruit child, and here is a criticism of herself who "started on Lori". Fortunately, star fruit is still mixed with the group of people in the field hospital to save the wounded soldiers, and she won't be jealous if she can't see it.

Yerentina stayed voluntarily, and she took Yang Mingzhi's arm, "Berekov, I know that your 284th Division has almost no political commissars. How about I, as a member of the NKVD, volunteered to be your political commissar? ”

"This kind of thing, maybe that's the only way to go. After all, you were originally a Cheka. Yang Mingzhi said helplessly, because even Berekov couldn't refuse.

The Bolshevik system in Catfish Village had collapsed, and Yerentina felt that she should carry the red flag. She is also very self-aware, in short, the army belongs to the army, and life belongs to life.

Yang Mingzhi shrugged his shoulders and asked casually, "Apart from you, who else is left?" ”

"Yes." Yerentina replied without hesitation: "There are more than a dozen new comrades-in-arms, you don't have to guess, they are all new militiamen. ”

Yerentina took good advantage of the people's patriotic fervor, and some of the young boys and girls decided to stay, originally refugees, who now volunteered as militiamen. There are also several people who were rescued by the 284th Division, including patriotic youths and children of ordinary farmers.

One of them, Yang Mingzhi looked familiar. Isn't that the girl who was rescued from the cellar? Now she and her young brother are going to become militiamen, guerrillas?

What a pity, the cruel war children are not immune. These teenagers and girls are underage, Yang Mingzhi looked at Yelenkina seriously: "Have we reached this point, and the children are also soldiers." ”

"What do you think?" Yerentina pinched her waist, "This war is no longer a confrontation between military forces, you should know this. We must now mobilize all the forces that can take up arms and fight, they are indeed children, whose parents and families have almost all been killed by the aggressors. ”

Yang Mingzhi said no more, the cruel World War II did not need the Virgin. Yang Mingzhi looked at these children, without regret or encouragement, he just said a few words. "I hope that in the war, you children will not go on a rampage, and I hope you all live safely until the end of the war."

Kuznetsov's large forces all left the village of Catfish in the evening, and after the departure of the large Soviet forces, it could only rely on the remnants of the 284th Guards Division and the various people left behind.

There was a lot of variety, the new comrade-in-arms who was originally in the trenches, the chemistry professor named Peternov, was still alive, and many of the doctors and nurses who had escaped from Minsk had survived.

There are more than 100 militiamen in Catfish Village, including men and many women. This group of Russian aunts was also involved in the war, and this includes their children.

Yevlov and the militia captain Pobosky have become friends, and here the village of Catfish also serves as a temporary base for future battles.

That night, all the fighters, all those who could afford to take their weapons, urgently assembled. Yerentina gave a passionate speech as a Bolshevik, calling on everyone to unite and at the same time announcing the creation of a partisan force of more than 1,000 men.

The name of the guerrillas is very simple, because the military flag is still kept, although there are only more than 1,000 guerrillas, because they still carry the flag of the 284th Guards Division. This unit is still the 284th Division. The militia is the new sick people, and the fighters have let go of their worries, and the future will be an era of guerrilla warfare.