"Well, okay. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info You are resting in Heitu Village for the time being, and as for the commendation given to us by the commander of the front army, we will discuss it at a later meeting. You rest over there for two days. ”

Yevlov ended the correspondence, and he returned to the division office to breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, they're all back?" Yerenkina, chewing on a bread cube, asked.

"Yes, they paid some human price and came back safely. This military operation can be regarded as the end of the curtain. ”

"And the command is also very satisfied with our series of operations." Yelentina added.

"Yes, satisfaction is satisfaction, but the command is also reminding us that we must be careful of the enemy's waiting for revenge. The scale of our operation this time is too large! ”

However, Yerentina was more optimistic, and in the past few months of fighting, she had already felt that the strength of the German army was just like that. As long as they were not facing an offensive combination of enemy tanks and aircraft, they would have to rely on infantry advances, so that their advantage would no longer exist. And this is the key to the army's ability to defend Homnage, but it is currently abandoned.

This has always been a matter of criticism for Yerentina.

"Berekov is a Chinese after all, and his thinking is completely different from ours. If I were in control, I would have stationed my troops in Homnitch. Because that's the city we liberated! Yerentina said regretfully.

In this regard, Yevlov was helpless. The woman in front of her will definitely implement the leader's guiding spirit, that is, to fight to the last person to defend the territory.

The Southwestern Front also adhered to this, and Timoshenko's new army, for the most part, consisted of newly drafted soldiers. Because the war was imminent, the newcomers had little time to train. Most of them simply divided their rifles and received a base amount of ammunition, then fired a few rounds at the range and went to battle.

How can such a soldier guarantee combat effectiveness?

Because they were dealing with the German army, in the Weimar Republic, the army was completely military officers, and when Hitler came to power, the army expanded, and they had 100,000 elite junior officers.

In addition, before the invasion of the Soviet Union, the huge German army had already received the baptism of war, and the quality of the soldiers was much higher than that of the Soviet mobilized soldiers.

Therefore, the Southwestern Front was still losing land, and a large number of Soviet troops were still fighting, often fighting to the last before losing their positions, although their combat effectiveness was poor, but they were able to fight to the death, and this fighting spirit really gave the German army a lot of resistance.

But the officers and men of the 284th Division would not fight such a dull battle.

Yevlov quoted a general: "There is no shortage of sacrificial soldiers in the Red Army, and there are also many mediocre generals who will only stubbornly carry out orders and lead to the destruction of the whole army." ”

In the past, Yerentina would have been disgusted by this sentence, but now, she is relieved. Because of the unique nature of guerrilla warfare, the operational thinking of positional warfare must be changed.

Yevlov looked at her: "So, we still have to give up Homnitsch." Originally, I had planned it, and when the main task was completed, it had to be abandoned. The Germans can be fools, but we can't. ”

"Okay, you see, I'm no longer the guy who forced teachers and students to go to the front with guns and fought hand-to-hand with Germans armed to the teeth."

The two men discussed the matter of Homnich, because when reporting to the front command, the whole course of the war had to be reported.

The troops first harassed the small city, then took it in one go, and after a fierce resistance battle, they actually took the initiative to abandon the liberated city.

This once made Timoshenko and other senior commanders puzzled and dissatisfied, but it was reasonable to think about it carefully.

Politically, Soviet servicemen were required to fight to the end, it was forbidden to surrender, it was forbidden to desert. At this point, abandoning Homnitch is simply a big sin.

"Just like Pavlov ordered a retreat, which largely preserved the strength of the North-Western Front, but also led to a rapid defeat in the Belarusian campaign. The man committed suicide in fear of sin, and the others were all shot. In the end, the 284th Division was originally subordinate to them, and there was some reason for the voluntary evacuation. Tupikov read the report and said.

"But for them, in the current situation of scarce supplies, their retreat is the best option." Timoshenko explained.

This, too, Tupikov understands. Therefore, in the letters, Timoshenko did not blame for this, because, this is the norm of guerrilla warfare.

Compared to other guerrilla brigades, at the beginning of the war, they were still fighting in a daze. Many guerrilla leaders simply do not understand what guerrilla warfare is. The guerrillas they developed in the rear were still like ordinary soldiers, stupidly confronting the enemy troops. This group of troops, which were extremely poor in combat effectiveness and even poorer equipment, soon suffered a major blow.

In this regard, the 284th Division is like a strange flower blooming in the swamp.

Therefore, Timoshenko directly wrote his own feelings in the letter: "I really hope that all guerrilla brigades and guerrilla squads can learn your art of war and your mobile and flexible combat methods, so that the guerrilla movement can develop in the direction that the leader wants." ”

The reality is that Homnich is not a good fortress to hold onto.

After a series of battles, there were only large fragments of ruins left behind, and the bitter cold covered in snow. It's far enough away from the swamp that it's a waste to transport supplies.

"The strategic value of the city of Khomnich is basically gone, it's a grave," Yevlov said. Our returning troops have taken back all the captures that can be taken. Guns and ammunition seized from the corpses of the enemy, food from the enemy's former supply warehouse, and even some steel used in construction were now pulled to the barracks. ”

Yerentina nodded, then sat up straight. She was so inspired that she suddenly said, "Comrade, maybe we still have something to get back." ”

"Oh? And something. Yevlov was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, and sank his head again. If there is any, it is the corpses of our fallen warriors, who were hastily buried. ”

"Not really. I'm not talking about those people, who died in battle on the land of the motherland and eventually turned into the soil of the motherland. Dust to dust, that's good. And I'm talking about steel! Like the materials you just said for construction, you say, why didn't I think of it when the soldiers came back the other day? ”

Speaking of which, Yevlov also suddenly realized. "It seems that the ruins still have a purpose."

"That's it!" Yerentina smiled, "If Berekov also comes back, and he sees all the things we have brought back, he will definitely say, immediately send someone to Homnich, smash the cement with a sledgehammer, and bring back all the steel bars inside." ”

The arsenal needed steel for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition, grenades and mines, as well as rockets.

Yevlov couldn't sit still, "It seems that I still have to get in touch with Berekov." Never mind! Simply I wrote a letter directly and ordered someone to send it to Heitu Village. ”

"So what are you going to write about?" Yerentina asked curiously.

"What am I? The first point is to set up an observation post in Homnich, and we will know in advance if the enemy advances again. Second, let some workers from the Black Soil Village drive horse-drawn sleds to collect metal! ”

Yerentina nodded, "That's good. It seems that you are also getting more and more witty. (To be continued.) )