Chapter 918: What the "Village Chief" Said
The attack on this village occupied by the Germans was not planned at the beginning, but it was in a delicate position, and it would be more efficient to use the dirt roads here to operate with the whole army.
Yang Mingzhi always wanted to avoid the whereabouts of the troops as much as possible, but now it seems impossible! By taking this village, the Germans will be more convinced that there is a strong force infiltrating here, and there will be a tough battle in the future.
The soldiers of the four battalions had already entered the village, and the red flag met in the village.
"There is no suspense about this victory! Peroniski, let's go into the village too! With that, Yang Mingzhi stood up, took his guards, and walked forward with high morale.
The village of Andropovka, as the name suggests, is a natural village, which was settled by a family in the forest a long time ago and has gradually grown. Later, the tsar demanded that all citizens must have a surname, and the villagers took the name of the original pioneer Andro. Therefore, most of the inhabitants of this village have the surname Andropov.
The original village chief was an old man with a white beard, but unfortunately, this man had already been shot by the Germans, and they chose a new one.
Now, the new village chief has been taken under control by the angry villagers.
When Red Army soldiers dressed in earthy green uniforms appeared in front of the villagers, they fell to their knees and spread their hands to the sky, as if to welcome the arrival of the gods.
Yang Mingzhi was late, he had never planned to stay in this village for long, but now, he had a reason to stay again.
The troops had already begun to clean up the battlefield, and after they had ordered the villagers to gather together temporarily, they began to check on all the fallen people.
Many of the villagers who had been shot were wailing, and some were clearly dead. If there is no response after a few kicks, it is considered dead, and the injured are gathered together.
Therefore, when Yang Mingzhi arrived, he was seeing this scene.
Nearly 100 people sat on the ground, some with blazing eyes, some hugging their heads and crying. Next to him were the wailing wounded, and the villagers were already holding their bodies and weeping bitterly.
He had seen too many such scenes, and the smell of blood in the air could hardly move him. The vast number of officers and men, especially the soldiers of the paratrooper battalion, who had seen the Germans commit murder in public for the first time, were filled with anger at the enemy and pity for the wounded.
Rychev and Bondanov were very sensible, and the two stood in front of the commander and immediately presented the results of the battle.
"In this battle, the enemy was annihilated, and we also captured three prisoners, but unfortunately these three Germans were almost killed by the villagers!"
Rychev's explanation made Yang Mingzhi very regretful: "I ordered to kill all the enemies, and sure enough, the enemies were wiped out!" If there is still a living mouth, maybe you can ask a question or two. ”
"Then this person comes in handy!" Bondanov snapped his fingers, and two soldiers arrived with a middle-aged man in a leather coat who had been beaten into panda eyes.
The image of this guy is reminiscent of the train driver who had just been executed, and it seems that this person was also a traitor.
"Say it! Who are you? Why was it beaten? You are clearly not German! Yang Mingzhi held the pistol and asked viciously.
The man did not answer decisively, but asked rhetorically, "Who are you?" Are you the regular army of the Red Army? ”
"Answer my question!" With that, a bullet ejected a cloud of dirt from the ground in front of the man.
Even so, his attitude as if he had eaten the gall of a leopard was still very tough.
At this moment, an old man with gray sideburns stood out from the group of villagers with a stick.
"Sir! This man is the village chief chosen for us by the Germans! He is a wicked man, and you must kill him!" ”
The words stirred up a thousand waves, and the villagers who were originally crying were like chicken blood, and they desperately cursed this stubborn guy who was sitting on the ground, and some even wanted to rush up and continue to beat, but fortunately they were stopped by the soldiers.
Even though he was threatened by more than a dozen guns, he still had an attitude of swearing to the death, and it seemed that he knew that his limit was about to be defeated.
"Huh! It seems that you don't want to say anything about your identity, so then you have no use value! Yang Mingzhi turned his head and ordered: "Abram! The man with you will break his hamstring and take him to the gallows! Let him reap the consequences! And those three dying German soldiers, all doing this! ”
It doesn't matter if the so-called village chief says it or not, the rescued villagers know everything, just ask them, especially the elderly people standing here.
However, it was not until the knife was pressed against the man's heel that he finally relented!
"I say! I say! I'm Ukrainian, and I was assigned by the Germans to manage the villagers here! It has to be you! You killed the Germans, so the Germans are going to kill in this village in retaliation! I have no way, if I don't provide enough people for the Germans to kill, it's me who dies! ”
"Stop!" Yang Mingzhi waved his hand, and Abram withdrew his hand, but the "village chief" was still trampled on the back by a strong warrior.
Yang Mingzhi squatted down, deliberately played with his pistol, and said viciously: "Since this is the case, you are responsible for your own actions." Many villagers have already been killed by the Germans, and what reason do you have to live? Still, I can give you a chance. ”
Sir, this is playing tricks again! This guy will be hanged after giving valuable information! Abram and his brothers couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
A life-saving straw floated, and the "village chief" immediately grabbed it. He is resourceful enough to know what value is useful.
That is, to the east of the village, a company of German troops was stationed, and a unit of "puppet police battalion" of Belarusians was assisted. This time, it was a German platoon commander who led the killing, and the infantry platoon had been completely wiped out.
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Your intelligence is very valuable, so how many people are there in the Germans and those puppet soldiers?" ”
"About three hundred! However, there were still some young Belarusian women in their barracks, and the Germans needed a female pastime! ”
"What? There are still women? ”
"That's right! Those Germans needed some pastime. ”
Yang Mingzhi did not hesitate to think of the first attack on Homnich, and the troops saved many "military prostitutes" when they entered the city. These people, of course, were in the service of Germany, but they were helpless to survive, and in the end their crimes were pardoned.
The same scene appeared here, and in the following news, the guy's answer became more and more explicit.
"In this village, I have a lot of power. Whenever there is damage to the railway, even if it is a small one, if not this section of the road, there are people in this village who pay with their lives. This is an order of the Germans, I must carry it out, and who will be hanged, also up to me!
Even if the railway had not been destroyed, some of the young women of the village would have to be sent to the German barracks for their pleasure. I also have the right to pick and choose which woman to go to. ”
Under German control, the village was more like a "sheepfold".
Women did not want to be spoiled by the Germans, especially women with young daughters, and they even dedicated their daughters to this "village chief" in the hope that her daughter would not be chosen. After all, this man is in the village, and even if he is evil, he will never kill with his own hands. Send people to the German barracks, and the corpses may be returned!
Through the confession of the "village chief" and the complaints of the villagers, the officers and soldiers led by Yang Mingzhi knew everything, and everyone was furious.
On the contrary, it was the village chief who decisively raised the promise of pardon. "I have told you what I know! You have a lot of troops, and you can attack the enemy's camp. Besides, they must have heard the gunshots, and the battle was inevitable! Exterminate the Germans and free the young women who were taken into slavery. I have said this, and I hope you will spare me. ”
Yang Mingzhi stared at this pleading guy, didn't say anything, snapped his fingers with a glance, and Abram understood everything.
The "village chief" was carried by the soldiers like a deflated ball, with a rope around his neck, and he hung dead like a salted fish, just like the three dying German soldiers.