Chapter 115: The Lost Army
The siege had begun, and the besieged Germans immediately realized their situation, and to make matters worse, their commander was killed in the battle, and the army was forced to fight on its own.
In terms of firepower, the Germans were completely inferior in this battle. First of all, because of the breakthrough of a group of Soviet troops, the small number of German troops became a huge disadvantage. Secondly, the firepower of the Soviet army was indeed more possessive.
Yang Mingzhi also has two bulky big guys under his command, a Maxim M1908 heavy machine gun, and a previously captured Romanian ZB57 heavy machine gun. Each machine gun has a machine gun squad on staff, with four people carrying it and the other six carrying ammunition and necessary assistance.
In battle, the ZB57 showed great power. It is the most worry-free ammunition, and the captured German-made ammunition is very abundant, so this water-cooled big guy is constantly spewing tongues of fire.
Balzen led the assault crews and managed to tear apart the enemy's camp, and the enemy was divided into small units to continue the resistance.
The Soviets were determined to destroy the enemy in front of them, because they already knew the existence of the troops and had to eliminate them.
Soon, some troops were already in close conflict with the enemy, and white-knuckle combat broke out. The Soviet soldiers either held their guns and fired at close range, or they attacked with bayonets, and some even carried sapper shovels. The swift blow was completely unexpected by the Germans, whose bayonets were still pinned to their waists, and before they could mount their guns, they were hit squarely by the Soviets.
Yang Mingzhi held the telescope and looked at the series of chaos in the distance, and he collapsed. He pressed down on the muzzle of his wife and Natasha's guns, and beckoned the fighters who were supported by long-range fire to stop immediately.
"Alas, in Napoleon's war of aggression against Russia in 1812, a general said: the bullet is a fool, and the bayonet is a hero. Sure enough, our men are veterans of bayonets. He muttered to himself.
Yelenkina heard this, and she squatted beside Yang Mingzhi with her back hunched. "I didn't expect you to know even the proverbs of our country."
"It's nothing, I've been in the USSR for a year." Yang Mingzhi teased.
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. The star fruit was beside him, and he retreated the shell and fell into deep thought.
Just a year ago, she didn't know the world was so big. Just saved the man on the bank of the Heilongjiang River, and it seemed that everything had changed. He seemed to be a god-man, and when he asked about his past, he said inexplicable things throughout, or he kept silent, but he was like a wise man, as if he had seen everything.
As a woman, marrying him seems to be the most correct, this time becoming a husband and wife, and the self who lost his loved one has gained a new relative.
After Yang Mingzhi chatted with Yelenkina for a few words, he suddenly found that his wife was distracted, so he involuntarily pulled her arm, but caused her to scream in pain.
Yang Mingzhi was taken aback, "What! Are you hurt? ”
"No, I'm just ......," star fruit said hesitantly.
"Oh, what's your name? Well, the battle ahead is going well, and we should be ready to move forward. "After all, Yang Mingzhi was about to pull his wife up, but she refused." Why, you're clingy like a kitten on weekdays, and now you won't let me pull it. ”
Star fruit was taken aback, and it seemed that there was no reason to hide it. She had no choice but to slowly roll up her sleeves, "I'm sorry, I'll worry you." ”
There was a bruise on her arm, and Yang Mingzhi immediately realized that she had been enduring the pain, after all, he could understand the pain of the bruising. Suddenly, Yang Mingzhi's forehead was furrowed, and he was very angry. "You should have told me earlier, you're obviously injured, and you're still reckless. Apparently you were in pain when you gave me the injection, and you are still fighting. I command you, disarm immediately, you are wounded! ”
Carambola wanted to explain, but her husband didn't listen to her explanation, and even her own gun was confiscated. Yang Mingzhi hugged her in his arms and deliberately avoided her arm. "My dear, you are also my only relative in this world, my recklessness can make you worry, why don't you worry me."
In the next battle, Yang Mingzhi was a bystander. White-knuckle combat is the quickest way to resolve the battle, but the disadvantage is that the casualties are high.
Fortunately, this group of elite old Maozi basically crawled out of the pile of dead, all of them were strong soldiers in a hundred battles, and the last few people of the German army did not take advantage of it at all. After all, this era was already mechanized warfare, and cavalry or bayonet battles were obviously outdated, so the German army generally did not strengthen training in this area.
But Lao Maozi is the complete opposite, and many generals stubbornly believe that the cavalry has not withdrawn from history. Budyonny was a staunch supporter of cavalry, and several cavalry divisions were fighting the enemy in the vast steppes of Ukraine at this time.
In the forest battlefield, Yang Mingzhi's subordinates gave full play to their strengths, and the final battle was resolved by bayonets, and the German army was finally annihilated.
The battle is over, no one cheers, and the battlefield is terrifyingly quiet.
Yang Mingzhi shook the dust on his body, and several soldiers vigilantly surrounded him for the unexpected. At this moment, the warriors have begun to clean up the battlefield.
He was in a bloody battlefield, with corpses lying on the ground, both German and his own.
"It's terrible, they've just left the fight, and they've lost quite a bit in this encounter."
Yang Mingzhi's words revealed regret, and Yelenkina shook her head. "This is war, death always comes suddenly, none of us know who will fall in the next second, but their sacrifices are meaningful."
At this time, Evgeny found Yang Mingzhi and brought a new friend.
At this moment, Yang Mingzhi and Yelenkina were resting on a grass that was not contaminated by blood, and Yevgeny brought people over.
"Report to the chief, the mission has been completed, we have saved this guerrilla unit, and this is the guerrilla leader Comrade Doronin."
As soon as the words fell, Yang Mingzhi looked at this person with a face. Surprisingly, this Doronin asked directly, "You...... You are Berekov, the battalion commander of the special anti-tank battalion, I know you! ”
Hearing this and its contradictory words in the most inopportune place, those present were astonished. Because of this identity, only Yelenkina and Yang Mingzhi's old subordinates know.
Doronin glanced at it, and saw star fruit at a glance, which frightened the girl a little. "I know you too, you're Besika, Beshka Berekov." He looked around and recognized Yerentina again, and explained that this person was a member of the NKVD, which caused Yelentina to subconsciously set a pistol.
Although these words are too incredible, Yang Mingzhi never thought that there was any god descending here, and the name of the army was not so loud, and this guy actually knew so much, and there could only be one. Yang Mingzhi pressed Yelenkina's hand, who was about to pull out a gun, "You don't have to be so nervous, this guy is our comrade." ”
Yang Mingzhi raised his head: "Say, Comrade Doronin, what is your position in the 284th Guards Infantry Division." ”
"It's the artillery company commander! Sir, of the 2nd Artillery Regiment! ”
"And when did you get separated from the army?"
When asked this, Doronin was too embarrassed to answer, and under strong questioning, he had to explain that he had separated from the main army when the troops were separated two months ago.
Yang Mingzhi immediately remembered that incident and couldn't help but criticize him. "The remnants of the 32nd Army will be defeated by a bunch of stupid pigs, who will bewitch you and them to fight the Germans, and you will surely fail!"
Doronin nodded, he still vaguely remembered the horror of the German tanks. "Of the more than 9,000 of us, only about 1,000 survived the forest. It was a trap for the enemy to wait outside the forest, and I survived. ”
In that battle, the troops protruding from the forest were held back by the SS Reich divisions, and most of them were killed. After Doronin entered the forest, he quickly gathered the surviving veterans of the 284th Division, and then absorbed other troops.
Yang Mingzhi remembered that the division of troops had taken place far to the northwest, and Doronin explained that they had been detouring through the forest, and in order to survive, the troops formed guerrilla detachments, robbing enemy checkpoints, warehouses, and attacking Soviet villages, sometimes in the name of the army, sometimes by stealing.
This time they got away with it, and they were chased by the enemy, as for what they did. Doronin proudly said: "We set up an ambush to the west of Moziri and ambushed the enemy's convoy, and we gained a lot and suffered the enemy's retaliation. ”
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Good job, it's a soldier of our 284th Division." How many of you still have now. ”
"There were some losses in the battle, probably more than 700 people." Doronin figured out.
"More than 700 people, so many!" Yang Mingzhi said in surprise, and the expressions of several people around him were also exaggerated.
Doronin reported more truthfully: "In fact, there are more troops, but there are many losses in some series of wars. We had little medicine, we had little food, and we had to use the Germans for ammunition and firearms. If it weren't for you, we would have been unlucky. “
Yang Mingzhi slowly stood up: "Okay, now that you have found the organization, Doronin, I think you can be the battalion commander." I, Berekov, am now the deputy commander of the 284th Guards Division, and the former commander of the 1st Guards Corps was promoted to division commander. Not only is our troops not finished, but they have also put down roots in the swamps. You and your people are now back in line, and we are triumphant! ”
Joy was written on Doronin's face, and he learned from the deputy division commander what they had done - to take out the headquarters of the German 707th Division. The appearance of a large army seemed to be a miracle, so what happened to Doronin was not unexpected.
And his warriors fell into ecstasy, because it was his own brothers who rescued them, and many of them were comrades under the same military flag.
The work of cleaning up the battlefield continues, and everything that can be taken is taken away. According to statistics, as many as 800 enemies were eliminated in this battle, which was an out-and-out robbery, but the Soviet army also paid the price of more than 100 deaths.
On the whole, it was a victory, and a lot of supplies were also necessary for the soldiers, especially shoes, which the Soviet soldiers were very fond of, followed by watches, pens, etc.
The skirmish was completely over, the tide of the battle changed again and again, and the troops were 2,500 men at the time of departure, and now they were almost 3,000 men. In war, soldiers' lives are consumed, but there is also a steady stream of new soldiers added to the ranks.
This was the normal situation of the Soviet army on the Eastern Front, and Yang Mingzhi knew that this was also one of the key factors in the Soviet victory.
After the battle, the troops corrected for a few hours, and then continued their advance with only one goal - to return to the swamp.