Ludwig led the whole regiment to retreat into the forest to the east, in order to seek cover from vegetation and delay the continuation of the enemy's attack. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The regiment marched a full five kilometers through the forest before it was ordered to stop and rest.

A panting Ludwig looked disappointedly at his equally panting warriors, and his inner chagrin turned directly into anger. Looking at the watch again, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was not a few hours before it got dark.

The soldiers sat down on the ground to rest, and their officers began to count the losses of the various companies, and finally the losses were put in front of Ludwig.

"How is that possible? Four hundred and fifty-five people did not return? They all died? He nervously questioned the deputy head of the regiment.

Can this regimental deputy have any words of comfort? He had to shake his head regretfully and said, "The losses of the troops don't need to be systematically counted, we can see it." All the field guns were lost, and only five of the baggage wagons were returned. When they entered the forest, they didn't need the wagon, and the ammunition on it was all carried by the soldiers. As for the loss of personnel, it is known from the senses that this loss is not small. ”

"The loss is huge!" Ludwig clenched his fists, he only wanted to figure out a simple question now, and immediately asked the deputy division commander: "Tell me, who we are encountering!" I know that they are Soviet troops, but the partisans turned out to have such combat effectiveness!? ”

"They must be swamp guerrillas." The deputy head of the regiment said decisively, "Based on the information we have received before, when encircling and suppressing the Gomel city committee of the Soviet Union, the enemy from the swamps is likely to be dispatched. Our enemies have such strong fighting power, it is self-evident who they are. Think about it, this ruin of Homnage is also the tomb of the Camp Holstauffen! Unfortunately, we fought here again, and we were much luckier than him. ”

It is not impossible to annihilate a battalion, then it is not impossible to defeat an infantry regiment. The bewildered Ludwig gradually figured out his situation, and it was really worrying to see the embarrassment of the soldiers now. The enemy is said to be very good at guerrilla warfare and forest warfare, and legend has it that night fighting is their favorite activity.

If this is true, the troops are simply asking for hardship when they set up camps and fortifications here!

In the forest, Ludwig felt more and more that it was dangerous, and that perhaps the enemy was now quietly approaching. This speculation eventually turned into a certainty. The battalion commanders who had reported their losses gathered at the temporary regimental headquarters, and Ludwig immediately conveyed the order: "The whole army will rest for an hour and continue eastward until the sun goes down!" ”

After receiving the order, the battalion commanders quickly went back to inform the soldiers.

With this tone, Ludwig ordered the radioman to send a telegram to the divisional headquarters. This distance was enough for them to communicate with the headquarters of the 722nd Division, and the failure of the encounter informed the division commander Florid.

At this time, both battles on the same front had come to an end, and the Germans were all defeated.

Florid's surprise was that all the staff officers in the division headquarters were aware of the division commander's anxiety.

The wooden block on which the troops were marked on the map immediately changed its location, and a staff officer placed a red wooden block representing the enemy in Homnich. The large map on this table has marked two battlefields, and Flored is watching the latest developments in the battle situation.

"The battlefield became two at once, and the enemy had a lot of troops! As it stands, this military mission is simply a failure! Florid's failed remarks were a source of distress for everyone, and they had never seen a division commander so discouraged.

"Division commander, our army has only suffered a small setback, a regiment has lost five hundred people, and most of the soldiers can still fight. We don't have to worry too much. The chief of staff comforted him, but Flored still had trouble accepting the terrible reality.

The reason is very simple, even if the 722nd Division dispatched two infantry regiments, the losses of the friendly 715th Division were too serious. The enemy did not show signs of weakness, and they had at least two regiments in today's battle.

This made in the months of anti-guerrilla warfare, which was the largest field battle.

Florid's mind suddenly remembered that the 715th Division had found soldiers' IDs among the dead bodies of the enemy, and had been translated to get their numbers. He immediately asked the chief of staff: "In the information given to us by our friendly forces, the marshland guerrillas may be the regular army, and what is their number?" ”

"It's the 284th Infantry Division."

"So how did this infantry division get to the Pripet Marsh? Have they been there for months? ”

The chief of staff nodded, and since the words were asked here, he also took out the previous battle materials that he had collated. Before the text was put out, the chief of staff asked one more question: "Division commander, do you know who defeated our 7th Armored Division and 20th Motorized Infantry Division at the beginning of the war?" ”

Floride shook his head, and suddenly, his whole body was stunned, and he guessed in surprise: "Do you want to say that this is the so-called 284th Infantry Division?" ”

"That's right! If the intelligence is accurate, the enemy that our Ludwig regiment encountered is this unit. ”

"So they fled all the way from the battlefield to the north to this swamp?"

"Yes! This possibility is very large! The chief of staff claimed that in the initial war, the over-advance of Guderian's group caused a gap in the encirclement, and some Soviet troops took advantage of the situation to escape, and it was likely that the 284th Division was among them. But there must be evidence for everything, and the chief of staff again speculated: "Perhaps our enemy is a mixture of Soviet troops with several numbers." But after the 284th Division, a unit with strong combat effectiveness, joins, the stragglers may also have extremely strong combat effectiveness! Our airfield has just been destroyed by the enemy, and this is the proof. ”

Florid's head was dissatisfied, and he was under a lot of pressure!

"Alright! Based on our current situation, the original task of encirclement and suppression must be changed. Order the Wagner regiment to advance to the east, and meet the men of the 715th Division! Referring to the advice of the staff officers, Florid made this decision, and the two infantry regiments under his command were immediately notified by radio waves.

A new order came, and Ludwig naturally had to obey it. "Command to the east, there is no problem with my current route!" With the order comes the goal, and there is less worry on his face.

The rest time was over, and the regiment continued to move eastward, in order to make peace with friendly forces as soon as possible.

On the other hand, during the time when the Germans left, Roshakov immediately completed the correspondence with the division headquarters and Yang Mingzhi's headquarters, and in addition to cleaning the battlefield, in addition to the normal collection of weapons and ammunition, he also had to collect the corpses of his own dead. The wounded were left or not according to the situation, and the seriously wounded were to be sent back, but everyone knew that once they were seriously injured, there was little chance of surviving.

Sashanova's female soldiers showed their heroism, and they were in charge of escorting the wounded and returning with the booty.

This order made her very unhappy. "Our performance in this battle is not lost to men, the enemy's artillery positions are what we have beaten down, do you want us to withdraw from the war now?!"

"That's right! This is the order of the division commander! "Roshakov laid out Yevlov's latest order. Although the so-called female soldiers achieved great results in the battle, they also paid a certain amount of human losses. Emotionally, when soldiers witness the sacrifice of female soldiers, the blow to morale can be significant.

Moreover, most of these female soldiers have received simple training as nurses, and they only take up arms to fight when they are forced to do so, and when the most terrible times have passed, they continue to serve as auxiliaries for the army.

The order of the division commander was incomprehensible, and Sashanova could only agree. At this time, Roshakov also told her about the losses of the troops, that is, 200 killed, and the wounded up to 200. He couldn't help patting Sashanova on the shoulder, "My dear, you women will be like mothers, giving our wounded warriors a great sense of security when they need care the most. You are not simply withdrawing from the battle and sending back the wounded and captured supplies, this is to prepare for future battles. Leave the rest to us, and evacuate the front line! ”

Sashanova nodded helplessly, and she saw that her comrades had already pulled back the newly captured German carriage. The cargo was dominated by ammunition boxes, and it was clear that the Germans had abandoned most of their logistics. A large number of rifles, machine guns that have been collected and can be used are piled up in a haphazard manner, and there are even many backpacks that have been pulled from the corpses, and the wool blankets of the Germans are really attractive!

As the sky gradually darkened, Yang Mingzhi's mission to Roshakov's regiment was still to hold on to the ruins of Homnich, and this order was given the permission of the division commander Yevlov.

Sashanova's female soldiers left with the wounded and baggage wagons, and at the division headquarters in the blacksmith village, a new mobilization was about to begin again! (To be continued.) )