More than 200 planes soared into the sky, and at night people could only hear a strange roar in the sky, which could be concluded to be planes, but they could not identify their position. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In this era, only the British made extensive use of radar technology, which made it possible to judge the exact location of enemy aircraft even at night.

Without this kind of high-temperature equipment, the Soviet and German armies have always been very passive in air defense at night, often relying on anti-aircraft balloons to stop enemy aircraft, or using searchlights to search for targets, and then allowing anti-aircraft artillery to bombard indiscriminately.

The Soviet aircraft group, led by the navigator Ivanov, did not fly over the head of the city of Kharkov.

As they passed through the periphery of the city, the rumbling sound in the sky had already terrified the Germans inside the city. For a while, the air defense alarm sounded, and suddenly there were more than a dozen pillars of light in the sky. Suddenly, there was a large number of flashes piercing the darkness, and it was German anti-aircraft fire!

Yellow and green projectiles flew all over the sky, and shells fired from anti-aircraft guns "bloomed" in the sky.

Ivanov squinted at the good scenery over there, picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Comrades! The enemy's anti-aircraft fire was launched, and all aircraft paid attention to safety, and we went into the upper echelons to take refuge. ”

This order is quite decent, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the enemy is fighting indiscriminately, and the threat to the aircraft group is actually very small, unless a stray bullet hits the plane.

Since this mission was so critical, Ivanov only hoped that nothing would go wrong.

The group gradually climbed to an altitude of 6,000 meters and did not climb any further, because the paratroopers in the cabin did not have the luxury of high-tech equipment such as oxygen masks, not even the fighter pilots. Reality dictates that it is impossible for them to fly higher, and for absolute safety, they can only fly through the vast occupied area at night.

On the other hand, all the officers and men of the 284th Division, as well as the ordinary residents of Novgomel, who were mobilized by the whole people, were well aware of the importance of March 30.

They had been living in the forest for a few days, and they heard that nearly a hundred kilometers away, their troops were fighting the Germans again. Many began to worry about the success of the airdrop, and at the last minute, they received a definite task - that is, in the early morning of March 30, no one was allowed to sleep, waiting for dawn to receive a large number of paratroopers and a large amount of supplies.

After Yerenkina's long-term education in political work, the ideological consciousness of the majority of residents has been much higher. Of course, they did know that taking military supplies was a serious crime that could be executed.

Therefore, Yerentina is not worried that the materials will be put into her pockets by ordinary people, but some will inevitably be lost in the airdrop, and considering the geographical characteristics here, there is a high probability that the materials will fall into the mud pond.

As we all know, it is best to choose the open space as the destination for an airdrop, but the swamp is either a mud pond or a forest. As a result, many paratroopers were destined to be hung on trees, and at the last moment, she couldn't help but worry a little more about the future.

It's already two o'clock in the morning, Yang Mingzhi, Yelenkina. Yevlov, as well as the Gomel city party committee, everyone gathered in the division office, which made it feel like a party. No one rested tonight, and no one even felt embarrassed.

"It's terrible if a paratrooper hangs on a tree! We still have some red pines of exaggerated heights here, and if our men do not detect them in time, then the lives of our paratroopers will be in danger! Yerentina's untimely concern was indeed very justified, and the otherwise rather pleasant atmosphere cooled down.

Yang Mingzhi hurriedly interjected: "Haven't we already discussed this matter?" Our people have divided the mission area, as long as they are in the area with our office as the center and a radius of 20 kilometers, our people can find things falling from the sky, whether it is materials or people! ”

"He's right." Yevlov added, "We have studied and discussed, and the superiors understand our situation here!" ”

"But I'm very worried! They carry a lot of heavy equipment, and if they fall into a pond and can't take off their equipment in the shortest time, it will really ......"

Yevlov was immediately displeased, and he said sternly: "My comrade political commissar, how did you mother-in-law and mother now, you should not mention these unlucky things now." Berekov, you also say two words. ”

Yang Mingzhi was originally sitting steadily, and what Yelenkina said was indeed very realistic. Because of the needs of war, paratroopers always carry a large amount of supplies on their backs in order to carry out long-term operations behind enemy lines. At present, the snow has melted clean, and the soil in many areas is wet, and without the cover of snow, large areas of wetlands have become their original appearance. In this way, if the paratroopers fall into the mud pool, they will be dragged under the water by the equipment if they are not careful.

So what else can I say?

Just when Yang Mingzhi was embarrassed about cancer, Lyudbalev spoke.

"Comrade political commissar of the division! You don't have to worry about anything now, this airdrop operation can become such a large scale, on the one hand, the Southwestern Front is well organized, and on the other hand, the leader coordinated the paratrooper unit and personally approved the operation! The leaders know better than we do about the landscape of the swamps. If the operation is not carried out simply because the special terrain will cause the loss of the airdrop. Obviously this can't be! The leaders are very wise, and our warriors are very brave, and they can overcome all difficulties. ”

He said that Stalin was very wise, and Yang Mingzhi's heart could not help but ripple a little. This bearded man was originally a military layman, and for some large-scale military operations, the Soviet army had to obey his own orders, so that some actions that he knew were pits, Soviet generals had to fight head-on. If you win, it is natural that the soldiers use their lives and the leader is in a good way, and if you fail, the generals are derelict in their duties.

Lyudbalev was the oldest of the people in this office, and he was very politically competent, so it was natural for him to take a political lesson in such a position.

"The Red Army must unconditionally obey the orders of the leader, who orders the paratroopers to parachute into an area full of forests, and the paratroopers must overcome all difficulties to do so, because this is the duty of the Red Army."

Lyudbalev emphasized this in particular, and Yelentina stiffened her face and held back for a long time before she said slowly: "Well, I said the wrong thing. I shouldn't doubt this, and the paratroopers must have figured it out as well. This is the leader's command, and we must complete the task! ”

Both large and small were members of the CPSU, and in the forties their cult of Stalin's personality was simply natural. If you think about it, there is nothing wrong with it, in the thirties, the light man who questioned Stalin was arrested, and then sent to Siberia to dig potatoes, and those who were judged serious were shot long ago.

In any case, the Soviet Union finally embarked on a frenzied path of industrialization during the Stalin era, and the results were remarkable.

It's a pity that this person is by no means a military expert, Yang Mingzhi knows that he has actually been paid special attention to this great man of history who has never met, as long as he can continue to win the battle, there will be more and more attention in the future. If you want to be promoted safely in the Soviet Union, you really have to obey and even show loyalty to him! It's like the courtier's loyalty to the Tsar. "Unfortunately, I don't want to be a minion!" Yang Mingzhi knew what to do.

But the current situation should really be considered from a long-term perspective, as long as this airdrop is basically successful, it is not clear that Stalin will find a way to continue to carry out several air raids of the same scale.

The news of the annihilation of 7,000 enemies has already been reported, because there is a lot of solid evidence to prove that this is true, and Comrade Stalin will certainly be intoxicated by the great exploits of the 284th Guards Division. Therefore, the title of Konoi was specially awarded by him, and the commander was a foreigner and was specially awarded a medal.