"Comrade Berekov, these are what the commanders of the Front Army said about you. What do you think? ”

Yang Mingzhi glanced at Salin Qijin and spread his hands: "What else can I say?" There's nothing wrong with what he said! Yes, I went on an expedition with more than 2,000 men, and I walked another 200 kilometers along the way. The result?! I won! We've won big! We saved nearly 10,000 people! ”

"That's right! This kind of long-distance attack on two legs can also be completed by our troops! In his words, Salinchkin completely regarded himself as a member of the 63rd Army. There is nothing wrong with such an attitude, after all, when the war is won, this man is very willing to work in Belarus, then this Novgomel and the partisan republic are his foundations.

Salinchkin's finger pointed fiercely at Kharkiv on the map: "I estimate that the superiors will call the future battle the Kharkiv offensive campaign, and if we take this place, it will be equivalent to liberating the northeast of Ukraine."

Look at this map, as long as you liberate Sumy and Chernikov again, you will be across the river from us, and the dawn of victory is just around the corner! ”

Yang Mingzhi saw that he was full of confidence, but he had mixed feelings in his heart.

Look at Yevlov, who has not spoken for a long time, his expression is the same as Salinchkin, full of hope for the future.

Sometimes, knowing that the future is not a good thing, Yang Mingzhi praised like a play: "It's really good! As long as we win this counteroffensive, it will be a huge benefit for the entire Soviet Motherland in the Great Patriotic War! Defeat Kharkov, liberate Kyiv, liberate Belarus, just around the corner! ”

Yevlov used to say: "Of course! We take advantage of the victory and pursue, the war may be able to drive the German army out of the country this year, and next year, we will counterattack Berlin in one go! ”

An atmosphere of optimism permeated the command, and the high-minded talk of several men was heard by many staff officers, and even Sorkina, who continued her studies in the telegraph room, and so on.

Salinchkin pinched his waist and sighed slightly: "We still can't take it too lightly. The commander of the Front has already revealed that he does have plans to ask our 63rd Army to take action in the event of a full-scale offensive of the troops, such as attacking the logistics of the German army.

We did so in advance, and he was very supportive of the attack on the railroad. It's just that he doesn't support your desperate spirit of going into battle in person!

After all, you are a commander of an army group, and you should always remember your duty! You should put aside the kind of leading actions that you once had as a battalion commander! Now, what is the reason why the leader has ordered the grassroots commissars of the units not to take the lead in the charge anymore? We cannot afford the reality of the death of a large number of good officers and commissars! ”

Yang Mingzhi stuck out his tongue: "Okay! This is the commander's request, how can I disobey it! I think I need to talk to him personally and admit my mistake. ”

"This is just a suggestion for you, with your temperament, you will definitely not be happy to let you stick to this headquarters! Try to do your job as well as you can! Salinchkin glanced at Yevlov and said: "These days, Comrade Yevlov and Comrade Fomin are in charge of the army, and I am acting as an assistant.

Now that the battle is over, I'm able to take it a little easier. Comrade Berekov, as the commander of the army group, you are obliged to write down the entire course of this campaign. As the commander-in-chief of the army, it is all the more necessary for you to hold a war summary meeting.

It is also necessary for me to hold some meetings, after all, you brought back more than 8,000 people in one go, and there are a lot of policies that need to be adjusted here in Novgomel. ”

"Yes! So when I was in Catfish Village, I took advantage of my good memory and wrote some documents in a surprise attack, or you can take a look? ”

"Of course! Of course! ”

Salinchkin couldn't wait to find out what had happened to the expeditionary force in the past nine days. I saw Yang Mingzhi open the leather buckle of the briefcase and hand over a few pieces of dark yellow paper.

Salinchkin was looking forward to seeing what was going on, but after he took it, he glanced at it, and the whole person collapsed.

"Comrade Berekov, are you kidding? What do these hieroglyphs mean when you write them in Chinese? How do I know what you've written? ”

After he said this, Yang Mingzhi realized that there was an oolong.

"Oops! Worst! I just tried to save trouble yesterday, and this document is just a draft! Take it easy! Comrade Salinchkin, today I will hurry up and write the documents well! ”

"You don't have to do it yourself!" Salinchkin shook his head, "You are already too tired, the whole journey of more than 200 kilometers, while marching and fighting, only took seven days!" Just dictate the matter of the document and let the staff officers record it for you.

Perhaps we should also bring in all the officers involved in the battle, and everyone should explain the details of their battles, so as to write a very detailed document, which is very important at the military meeting!

If you can get the materials ready sooner, I think we'll have a formal meeting tomorrow afternoon! At that time, it is also necessary to discuss the problems we are currently encountering. ”

"Really? Are you really in such a hurry? Yang Mingzhi had to ask carefully.

"Do we have any time to spare? As the commander of the army group, you must carry out the orders of the front army command, and the commander of our front army, his combat orders can come at any time! ”

"In that case, let's hurry!"

Today, after I came back, I had a long talk with Salinchkin, and it can be said that this was a meeting.

At this meeting, Yang Mingzhi understood one thing: The Kharkiv offensive campaign that will take place in history, that is, the second Kharkiv campaign, must take place this month.

Over the past month, the whole of Novgomel. No, now it's called a guerrilla republic.

The entire guerrilla republic was undergoing intense mass production, with a large production of munitions, and all combatants were undergoing intensive training, even consuming a lot of ammunition for training. A large number of militias have been inserted into the regular troops, and the combat effectiveness of these soldiers can only be tested by actual combat.

What was the final combat effectiveness of the 63rd Army? The military and civilians will be more optimistic after this battle, and the feeling of pride and complacency seems to be spreading somewhat, and they basically lack a sense of crisis about the current situation of the army.

The number of bullets is limited, and a significant part of them are reloaded. The number of shells exceeded 20,000, and if a big war really broke out, these shells could be quickly consumed. And most importantly, how much steel is available? Once the metal materials are exhausted, the combat effectiveness will inevitably decline significantly!

The operation, which Salinchkin called the "West Mozili Offensive," came to an end, and the battalion commanders involved in the operation, including Joshua, who had not fired a single shot, gathered at the headquarters. People's faces were filled with the joy of victory, Yang Mingzhi was certainly worried about the future, and at this moment he knew that he needed to put on a good posture!

Back in the blacksmith village, Yang Mingzhi had to get busy. Since the afternoon, the discussion of the course of the battle has begun.