In the vast Ukrainian steppe, a siege and annihilation war of unprecedented scale is underway. Guderian's troops continued to move south, they cut off the connection between the besieged Soviet troops and the follow-up troops.

The Soviet army has become a mess, and even the command headquarters cannot communicate well with the various units. Many divisions fought in silos, often facing German forces with superior concentrations, even though they numbered as many as a million men, but were now divided and surrounded.

A large number of Soviet soldiers surrendered, and the encirclement of Ukraine has entered the most critical moment.

In contrast, the war does not seem to have affected the swamps in the far north of Ukraine. Maybe it's because it's just a pile of mud and thatch and wildlife that has no strategic value. Therefore, even if Yang Mingzhi and his 284th Guards Division were hiding here, the German base camp really did not have the time to wipe out the Soviet partisans and the defeated stragglers in the whole of Belarus.

In the evening, Yang Mingzhi led the guard company to the highway first and set up an ambush on the spot. Soon, a large follow-up force also arrived, with more than 2,000 people fortified along the road, many of whom were already weaving straw hats to give themselves more cover.

Yang Mingzhi couldn't help yawning, and he called his two favorite battalion commanders.

"Ravlendi, Evgeny, your two battalions went to the other side of the road and quickly set up an ambush. And send soldiers to lay mines on both sides of the road, and we must achieve some results tomorrow. ”

The two men complied and immediately led the soldiers across the road.

In the setting sun, the thatch on both sides of the road has long since withered yellow. In winter, they are gone, and if there is an ambush, it is the last moment.

Yelenkina didn't understand what Yang Mingzhi was going to do, but this person always had some strange tactics. She wasn't a little worried, so she came to Yang Mingzhi, who was checking the equipment, with a lunch box.

Seeing her coming, Yang Mingzhi raised his head and smiled, before he could speak, the woman asked first. "I remember that the original purpose of our battle was to seize the clothes for the winter, and we had to collect some textiles to keep out the cold, right? Are you still pinning your hopes on an ambush war? I remember you were planning to take Kuta Town down. ”

"Yes, but now we're in a bit of a situation." Yang Mingzhi asked her to sit down, at least to eat.

There are always all sorts of unexpected situations that happen in war, and there are two troubles that now lie before the attacking forces. First, what exactly is the German defense force in the town of Kuta? Second, how many Soviet prisoners they actually captured.

"Originally, I thought that we could still use a strategy to attract the enemies in Kuta Town, and we would quickly enter and loot and retreat urgently. Now our new friend tells us that the Germans were somewhat strong in defense in the town of Kuta. In addition, the reconnaissance company discovered that the enemy was transporting prisoners. ”

"So, are we going to put aside our plans for a while?" Yerenkina was a little disdainful.

Yang Mingzhi frowned, this Cheka woman has always shown herself to be a little impatient. Here, Yang Mingzhi made a promise to her, "The battle will continue, and our goal is to get winter clothes after all." We must have gotten some in that village, and maybe we could get it in other villages. If we think of the problem at worst, the enemy massacres the villages, and the clothing and bedding of the citizens will naturally be available to us, so that we can actually complete the plan at a very small cost. ”

"Are you planning to avoid the Germans in Kuta?"

"Of course not!" Yang Mingzhi was afraid that this person would misunderstand, and his voice doubled as loud.

Yerentina put down the lunch box, which was boiled with biscuits, which was very hot and sweet. The woman sighed, "After all, you are the commander of the operation, I am too worried. You have never shown cowardice. ”

Yang Mingzhi nodded happily. "It's good that you know. I now have a new plan, which is that we must fight in Kuta, and if they do hold a lot of prisoners of war. We have to find a way to get them out, and if we can save one of them, it's one. I'm going to get these unlucky guys back on the battlefield, under our name, of course. ”

In this way, Yerentina suddenly enlightened, "Berekov, now the battle plan has been changed to save people?" ”

"That's right! So we have to make sure of the situation first, and wait until tomorrow morning, when some German convoy will pass by. In any case, if we fight for a while, we will definitely gain something. ”

In fact, Yang Mingzhi's temporary plan was to kill two birds with one stone. He was eager to get valuable information directly from the Germans, so he had to fight the enemy's transport forces. Moreover, if this battle alarmed the German army in Kuta Town, it might be another good show to divert the tiger from the mountain.

When night falls, the camp in the forest is dappled with flames, and these fireworks are very small.

Yang Mingzhi knew very well that the German army was not good at night fighting, and the armies of most countries in this era still believed that when night fell, even the fighting troops should sleep. Therefore, he was not worried that the flames would be detected by the Germans, so he gave the soldiers some permission. The fighters really should have some hot food.

The battle plan was very simple, with cable-type mines planted on both sides of the road, which were actually grenades. The grenade's fuse is pulled out and crafted into a stumbling block, which explodes when an enemy car runs over the stumbling block.

In addition to this, light rockets are quite suitable for such short-range warfare, and even better than mortars. More than 20 fighters carrying steel pipes lay in ambush in the grass, each shooter was equipped with a radiation hand, and a squad of fighters served as fire cover. They camouflaged themselves overnight, one by one like a fluffy haystack.

That night, Yang Mingzhi also gave an order to his wife and other three children. The girls were snipers, and the teenager Kharkov, was ordered to learn combat experience.

Early in the morning, the fighters entered the position early, and the reconnaissance company set up an observation post 500 meters away from the ambush site.

Yang Mingzhi unceremoniously pouted his wife, who was still sleeping. "You kids are going to be in combat right now, and you've got two minutes."

Carambola and the others have been trained for a long time, and they all know the rules of the army. Soon, the two girls were dressed and stood upright, and Natasha was carrying her anti-tank gun.

"Good, only one minute and thirty seconds." Yang Mingzhi nodded with satisfaction. "Now you go into the sniper position at once, and you only have to eat something."

It was already eight o'clock in the morning, Yang Mingzhi was wearing a big straw hat, and his sniper girls were dressed even more exaggeratedly. There was no camouflage net and they had to use thatch instead, as was the case with most of the fighters involved in the operation, and if these people were lying in the grass, it would be really difficult to detect.

On this day there will inevitably be battles, and without orders, all the soldiers are nervous.

The commander didn't say much, and the fighters didn't talk to each other. Soldiers on both sides of the road were heavily armed, their guns pointed at the road, waiting for the enemy to arrive.

The quiet wait seemed a little boring, Yang Mingzhi always reminded his girls to be vigilant, and asked Kharkov to study seriously.

The wait was not longer, the reconnaissance company sent accurate information, and at half past nine in the morning, a convoy with five trucks drove west from Dong. At the same time, the reconnaissance company reported alarming information that there were two vehicles that did not appear to be German soldiers, who, they guessed, were prisoners of war.

"Hell, I don't want to blow up my allies." Yang Mingzhi cursed angrily.

"Forget it, these guys did not carry out the orders of the leader and surrendered directly to the Germans. Even if they were killed, they deserved it. Yerentina corrected.

Yang Mingzhi didn't have time to talk nonsense with this woman with a rifle, "You NKVD people are infinitely loyal to the leader, and sometimes even cruel. Whether these captives survive or not depends on whether they are lucky or not. “

Five trucks were heading towards the ambush point, and the fighters in ambush held their breath.

Finally, a string of explosions occurred. These catfish village grenades are not very powerful, but they give the truck driver a great shock. Many of the German soldiers who were escorted were wounded, and they reacted very quickly and immediately entered the battle situation.

But Yang Mingzhi's side categorically will not give them more opportunities. The Soviet troops, who were lying in ambush in the grass, suddenly used secret weapons, and twenty rockets flew towards the enemy trucks, forming new explosions. Soon, another new wave of rockets struck.

The explosion of black powder formed a thick smoke of war, and the surviving Germans were firing indiscriminately in all directions.

Yang Mingzhi subconsciously pressed his wife's head, and the bullet flew over everyone's heads.

The battle was already in full swing, the wind quickly blew the smoke away, and at this moment the troops lying in ambush in the grass launched a fierce attack on the enemy. The enemy was beaten under a powerful barrage and could not lift his head, and some guys relied on vehicles to fight.

"Really, you thought you could hide from bullets by hiding behind the car door? Natasha, call me, Besica, you're in charge of providing ammo. ”

Natasha received this direct order and shot through the iron door, killing and wounding the recalcitrant man.

The two girls cooperated very well, and the anti-tank guns fired one after another, and this powerful bullet was used to hit people, and all of them were torn apart by the bullets and became a bloody mess of minced meat.

The war is so intense, this anti-tank gun can play the level of "Buffett's cannon resistance", but it is not an anti-materiel sniper rifle.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yang Mingzhi ordered his troops to charge, and the battle soon ended.

The battlefield was in shambles, the ground was littered with black charcoal, and trucks were blown up. The ground was littered with corpses, both German and Soviet prisoners. "It's terrible, our firepower is too strong, and we don't have a single mouth." Yang Mingzhi said regretfully.

"Forget it, the battle is over, it's useless to regret it." Yerentina said.

After counting, it was obvious that they were transporting a group of prisoners of war, and the more than 50 German soldiers in charge of the escort were all dead.

Yang Mingzhi gathered the officers together. "Everyone, report if there are any casualties in your troops."

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, they all shake their heads. Until Evgeny raised his hand, "If that is also a casualty, then there is." ”

"Which one is that?"

"It's a burn, and one of the unlucky guys was injured by the rocket's tail flame."

When Yang Mingzhi heard this, for some reason, an absurd emotion came to his heart. "That man is really pitiful, if it weren't for his carelessness in this battle, we would have set a record of no casualties in the battle."