The sky east of Lechica was like a burn, and the German soldiers and even the civilian personnel of the occupation army in the city were awakened one after another, and they looked at their watches, this time it was only five o'clock in the morning, and the sun had not yet risen! But the scene in the east cannot help but be reminded - this is an enemy attack!

The air raid sirens sounded inside the city, and this was certainly not an air raid, but an announcement to the whole city that the enemy was coming!

At this moment, Yang Mingzhi's troops were still approaching Gomel, and the troops of a thousand people were hidden in the woods, well hidden in this "no man's land" created by the German White Terror. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Deputy division commander, listen, this is the enemy sounding the alarm!" Balzen leaned over to Yang Mingzhi's side with a smile on his face.

"Yes, the sun has not risen yet, the fire has burned the sky, the enemy is now vigilant, and our mission is completed."

"So, will the enemy's offensive against Homnich also be reduced?" Balzen continued to ask.

"Maybe, maybe not." Yang Mingzhi's words were ambiguous, and according to the latest information, Roshakov reported that the Germans did not retreat.

"The enemy camped about five kilometers outside of Khomnych, where their heavy artillery positions still stand. But for a whole day, the Germans did not hit even a single shell, and perhaps they had a new operation, and we decided to hold on. Roshakov reported this, and Yang Mingzhi didn't know what other intentions the Germans had, since the Germans did not attack, then their own people would not retreat.

When asked whether Roshakov was adequately supplied, he claimed that he had captured a lot of German ammunition and had captured the German depot in Homnich. Not only are the supplies plentiful, but they even jokingly say they can last until Christmas.

In this way, Yang Mingzhi gave them the order to continue to hold on until he received the order to retreat.

Yang Mingzhi's troops were resting in the forest, his troops were not many, and attacking Lechicha could not capture the city, but it was not possible to do nothing.

At dawn, the vast number of soldiers continued to rest, and taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Mingzhi called the battalion commanders and company commanders to his side again and held a small meeting.

Because the battle was won and the price paid was very small, these officers gathered in front of the commander and sat down cross-legged.

"Well, I'm not calling you over to say a few words of praise. Yes, you are fighting very well, but we have always been very dangerous in enemy-occupied territory, and there can be no conceit and optimism. Because I plan to do it again. ”

"It must be an attack on Lechicha!" Yevgeny asked, "Since the deputy division commander is interested, our battalion will definitely not be soft." ”

Yang Mingzhi waved his hand to calm him down. "Yes, I did ask for a surprise. The purpose of our unit is to create chaos in enemy-occupied areas, and more importantly, to create a move by a heavy army group to liberate the city. But as you can all see, we have only a thousand troops, at best two battalions. And we are all light infantry and lack heavy weapons. If we attack rashly, it is likely that the egg will be smashed on the rock. ”

"So what to do?" Evgeny then asked, and the others also hoped that the chief would come up with a reasonable plan.

"Attacking Rechicha, we can't take it at all, and we can't even stay there for long. We are under-manned and do not know much about the situation in Lechicha. But! Yang Mingzhi paused, satisfying everyone's appetite. Don't forget, Mozili, Lechtsa and Gomel, the three cities on this highway, were active in the Soviet underground. We can contact the underground city council in Gomel and they will give us some advice, so until then, I hope you will be ready to do so. Maybe the attack will be in the early hours of tomorrow morning. ”

After all, Yang Mingzhi was telling them that the new plan was to attack Lechicha and create chaos on a larger scale.

But before chaos can be created, there must be a coordinated operation of the local underground.

At the same time, because of the series of attacks, as well as the annihilation battle and fire of Haniskaya, the Gomel underground city committee not only knew about it, but was also shocked that it was actually the 284th Guards Division that did it.

Early in the morning, in a cellar outside Gomel, a meeting of the underground city party committee was held.

Mayor Lyudbayov's excited beard could blow to his eyelids, and he circled around the table with his hands behind his back. "They're heroes, they're really worthy of the name of the guard. Look at them, not only did they complete the tasks assigned by the organization, but they also saved thousands of fighters. With a meagre force of 2,000 men, he not only liberated Homnitsch, but also defeated the attack of two German regiments, and his own losses were not much. ”

The entire underground city committee was filled with the joy of victory, but Lyudbayov's next words were a little worrying.

"They received the airdrop from the Front, and then launched the operation to rescue the prisoners of war, and the mission was successfully completed, and they should return to their station. Yet they are still advancing, and it seems that they are intent on expanding the war even further. I don't dare to think much about what happened after that, but in the early hours of this morning they occupied a village where a battalion of the Germans was stationed, according to our comrades in Lechicha, and now you can all see it, the village is burning, and the Germans have been completely destroyed. ”

"Are they planning to attack Lechicha, my God? Is this true!? One of the commissioners stood up, his face incredulous.

"It's not impossible, their combat effectiveness is very strong, and it does not rule out military operations to attack and liberate Lechicha." Another humane.

"But how many people can they have, after the rescue of prisoners of war, there are still more than a thousand people in the Berekov division of the 284th Guards Division who did not retreat with the large forces. They are indeed very strong in combat, and Korechitsa is a city! Are they all monsters?! If only a thousand people could be defeated, our country would not be so embarrassed. ”

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The meeting was very intense, and Lyudbayov was pleased to see that the quarrel of the comrades was no longer a complaint about the situation at all, and the words were full of hope, as if everyone was discussing a major counteroffensive.

"That's it! You don't need to say more......"

Suddenly, the red light on the radio suddenly came on! The radio officer was surprised, he was about to pick up a pen to record the code, but he didn't expect it to come to Mingyu. He immediately pressed the amplification button, and everyone in the cellar heard it, it was the figure of the 284th Guards Division.

What is even more shocking is that it is Berekov himself who speaks. Yang Mingzhi bluntly claimed that the troops were going to attack Lechicha, not to occupy the city, but to destroy its center, that is, the headquarters of the city's occupation forces.

"We are already on the outskirts of the city of Lechitsa and are planning to carry out a beheading plan, targeting the commander of the enemy's occupation forces, the head of the Nazis in Lechitsa, and the puppet mayor who has surrendered to the invaders. But we know almost nothing about the internal environment of Lechitsa and we need a guide......"

Lyudbayov remained calm, and he immediately promised: "We will inform the underground party of Lychicha, and we will give you their communication bands." and notify them to send a guide. ”

Communication was soon cut off, and the cellar was silent. Lyudbayov turned around, "Look, we were still discussing it just now, so there is no need to say more now." Berekov plans to attack Rechitsa and they must act, we must give them support. Hazarev, hastened to inform the comrades of Lechtsa and report the matter, and I hope that they will send a commissioner today. ”

The contact went surprisingly smoothly, and Yang Mingzhi waited for a response from Gomel's side.

Soon, waiting for the results, Yang Mingzhi completed the correspondence with the Lechica underground party, and even determined the location of the joint.

Lechica's underground organization, led by the city's former police chief Jakovic, was too few to be partisans, but it had no problem being part of the underground intelligence system.

He identified the meeting place, which was a large boulder on the road further west of the village of Haniskaya.

Yang Mingzhi thought about it, just in case, he didn't have to go in person. Then he ordered Balzen: "Comrade, you send two platoons there, you personally command, and you must bring the radio to be well hidden." When it came to the boulder, a red flag was displayed, which was the joint code. After connecting with them, bring them back to me immediately! ”

Balzen immediately left, while Yang Mingzhi continued to stay in the resting place and waited quietly. (To be continued.) )