Chapter 455: Support
"Of course I do!" Yerentina smiled, she had long been accustomed to the assignment of combat missions by Berekov, and even more adapted to victory after victory. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Maybe in other places, our army will pay the price of tens of thousands of people to achieve such a record." But for the 284th Guards Division, even if this unit was on the verge of death at one time, its soul remained. If the militia joins in, it will also become an elite and win the battle of killing 7,000 enemies, which is the biggest victory of our division in 1942! The impact of this is obvious, and at the simplest of all, I'm afraid you will have to award our chief and deputy division commanders. ”
Lyudbalev had a gold star on Yevlov's chest only a few days ago, and he had previous contacts with Yang Mingzhi and the talented sniper. The spirit of this army is very good, the physical fitness of ordinary soldiers is excellent, and the eyes are full of desire to fight.
In line with the principle of concern, he continued to ask: "I think on this issue, no one can boast of their achievements!" Soon the captured booty will be returned, and now I want to know how much our army has lost in this battle. ”
"Are you asking the division commander for the final decisive battle, or the total casualties of the entire campaign?"
"It's a total of casualties, and I know that the total number of troops you have invested is more than 8,000! And what about the total casualties? ”
"It's seventeen hundred." Yerentina said succinctly, "In the final battle of annihilation, our army suffered more than 800 casualties, and more than 800 casualties in the previous series of battles. Among them, 1,600 people have been killed, and those who have been brought back to die in hospitals. But many of the wounded are still on the front lines, and the final death figure is much higher. ”
This woman is from the NKVD, she is very strict with herself, she is better at statistics, and she cannot lie about this casualty figure.
Lyudbalev was cold on the spot because of surprise, and the ratio of killed was one to seven! Many of the enemy's wounded soldiers fled, and the number of casualties was conservatively estimated at 8,000, which means that the casualty ratio between the two armies in this battle was as high as 1 to 5, which is nothing short of a miracle.
These few days were the most intense moment of the war, and the enemy army sent four infantry regiments to crusade, allegedly to encircle and suppress the underground city committee. Lyudbalev felt more and more the seriousness of the situation, and according to habitual thinking, he ignored the previous achievements of the 284th Division, and only focused on the enemy's strong forces, so that he was pessimistic about the prospects. Seeing the villagers retreating into the forest, it was as if the command system of this unit was also in big trouble.
And that's how the campaign went!
"The mayor and comrades of the city party committee. This is our 284th Division, and we will not dishonor the name of the Guards. So don't be too surprised, and be aware that this battle is not completely over. Yerentina continued.
Lyudbalev, who was so distracted, sat down and continued to listen.
It turned out that in Yevlov's letters, there were also some requests from the divisional side. In short, it is necessary to find a way to bring back the troops who have finished the battle as quickly as possible, and a large amount of loot will also need to be wagoned.
When she first saw these sentences, Yerenkina's head immediately turned.
The withdrawal of the previous female soldiers was accompanied by the captured vehicles, especially the trucks and the extra fuel, which was a great relief. With these vehicles, many of the injured can be transported to the hospital in Catfish Village for better treatment.
Now these trucks are driving back to the blacksmith village, due to the information transmission barrier, Yerentina does not know what the situation is at the front, in order to cope with the difficulties of the battle, these trucks are ready to send ammunition to the front line.
Since the battle ended in victory, the trucks should take off and drive to the front line to bring back the loot.
Yerentina said: "Joshua and Sashanova, stand up. ”
The two stood up.
"You two are ready to go with the women. In the new operation, you will serve as a cover force, but also help your comrades carry the spoils of war. ”
"Yes."
"Chernenko."
"Yes."
"You lead your men to manage the wagons, and it is your job to escort the transport of the spoils of war."
"Yes."
"Kharkov of the junior battalion, stand up."
Yerenkina cast more attention on the teenager, the number of people in the camp was too small, and there were many girls among them. They are better suited to be apprentices and trainee nurses in the arsenal than to go to war. These teenagers are the reserve soldiers of the army, and it is better for them not to go to the battlefield unless they are forced to do so. But it was a pity for them that the war had been fought against this element, and they had not been sent to the front until the victory.
So Yerentina deliberately asked: "Kharkiv, the junior battalion did not participate in the battle and did not destroy a single enemy, are you and your fighters very unwilling?" ”
"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and I obey the dispatch of my superiors."
"You didn't answer my question."
"Yes! I was very unwilling. The boy said through gritted teeth.
Yerenkina smiled softly, this teenager can be a regular soldier if he is a year or two older, and the same is true for many people in the juvenile battalion.
"Very well, although you will not be sent to fight the enemy, the battle is not over yet. You will set out as a defensive force to escort our comrades back, and the Youth Battalion will be considered to be part of the battle. ”
That's a good result, isn't it? Kharkov saluted and obeyed.
After a battle is won, a large amount of loot is still on the battlefield, and it is no more efficient to transport it back than a truck or a horse-drawn cart.
More importantly, the German field guns captured in the final battle of annihilation were very successful, and the overly heavy artillery needed to be pulled back by trucks, including the remaining shells. A large number of guns and ammunition, as well as German steel helmets that can be remelted, and scattered bullet casings that can be reloaded, cannot be generously thrown away.
The situation was urgent, and Yerenkina decided to take action after the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, the troops remaining in the village of Catfish also took action, and knowing that no more enemy would attack the collective farms, Yerentina threw the last bit of military force into it.
In particular, she instructed Lyudbarov: "Now that all the affairs here are temporarily entrusted to the comrades of Gomel, which is already the district of the city of Gomel, please immediately resume your work in the same way." ”
For these people, Yelentina is completely assured, as a municipal commissar of an infantry division, she should be with the troops even more.
In a short time the blacksmith village mobilized all available horses and vehicles, and the fastest truck was the first to depart, loaded with a large number of improvised stretchers, as well as necessary medicines and sterilized linen. Some jeeps followed, filled with children of the Junior Soldiers. Those female soldiers who are still Loli will not only be soldiers, but they will immediately become doctors and nurses after coming into contact with front-line fighters, and start treating the wounded.
The speed of action was beyond Kharkov's imagination, and he and his comrades marched lightly, and the time was only ten o'clock in the morning!
He was in a good mood, and although this time it was not a battle, it was also a military mission. In the past few months, he and his comrades have done most military training, and the sword has been in the scabbard for too long. He believed that this was the beginning, and soon, the young soldiers would be ready for real combat. (To be continued.) )