Throughout the afternoon, the Soviets, divided into two groups, advanced along the existing dirt road towards the meeting point.

Everyone knew that if they marched on the road like this, they would inevitably come face to face with the enemy. Yang Mingzhi did not want to reveal his whereabouts again, and when the scouts discovered the enemy's traces, the whole army immediately went into the forest.

Yang Mingzhi and Balzen led their respective troops to shuttle vigorously through the forest, just like they usually trained.

This is "guerrilla warfare in the forest", and for the first time the paratroopers are fighting in this way. On the first day, the troops were engaged in two things: a mobile march and a sudden offensive operation, which was completely different from their previous training.

Rychev and Bondanov had to obey this style of fighting, and the so-called "guerrilla warfare in the forest" was given a more concise name by the commander - movement warfare.

That is, the troops always maintain high mobility, waiting for opportunities to strike at the enemy who is paralyzed by defense, and if the enemy attacks, they will move with high mobility, and try to find their flaws in the attack.

These two battalion commanders knew that in order to achieve such a tactical effect, they must train a pair of iron legs! Fortunately, the paratroopers are carefully selected elite soldiers with excellent physique, and after more rigorous physical training, no one will be left behind at all.

Yang Mingzhi led a large army and finally stopped after the sun set. At this moment, he realized that he was very close to the meeting area.

"There's no need to go anymore! That guy Balzen is going farther than we are, we stop and wait for him! Yang Mingzhi gave this order, and the whole army unloaded its burden with a happy catharsis.

The soldiers quickly formed a simple ring defense system, and the whole army camped here. In order to avoid exposure, it was forbidden to light a fire tonight, and all the warriors had to eat water and nibble on bread cubes and biscuit powder.

The soldiers whose stomachs were scattered also decisively fell asleep with their guns in their arms, and in the camp under the cover of night, there were bursts of snoring one after another.

Yang Mingzhi looked back on the whole day of fighting, like a dream.

The troops sharpened their knives for almost a month, and the knives came out of their sheaths, which put a lot of blood on the enemy! How could he not be happy with such a victory.

The troops were completely stabilized, and the good news quickly reached Novgomel, who was waiting for information.

Yang Mingzhi received a congratulatory message from Yevlov, who also reported the very important news that all the rescued people had been found and they were on their way back to the village. What surprised him even more was that the telegraph operator, after translating the almost complete code under the kerosene lamp, came up with the good news that Salinchkin highly praised the rescue of nearly a thousand Jews at once, which was an important case of global propaganda that the Soviet authorities and Stalin dreamed of.

Yang Mingzhi expected a lot of all kinds of praise before he set off. When that Leopovka is destroyed and the railway is cut off, the impact of manufacturing will be even greater!

Thinking of this, he knew that it was too early to be happy!

He made his bed and ordered the two girls to throw the blankets beside him. Yang Mingzhi knows these two girls too well, star fruit and Natasha, they need spiritual encouragement to clear their exhaustion. How to inspire? That's inspiring!

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In contrast to the fact that the Soviets were sleeping peacefully and Novgomel's morale was greatly boosted, the German side, especially the security forces led by the German 734th Division, were clearly aware that they had encountered an unprecedented crisis.

The division commander, Borisman, could not control his emotions, and he called a group of subordinates to the office, slammed the table unceremoniously and roared.

"I'm furious! Three trains with cargo are completely lost! All the entourage was killed! But those damned partisans, they also attacked the village of Andropovka, and the village of Rodfana (Red Banner Farm)! Today our losses are huge, including the Eastern Volunteers, a total of 600 troops! But what do we gain? Nothing!

Could it be that the enemy is a ghost? Who are they? Is it a partisan? What kind of guerrillas can inflict such severe damage on us in one day? ”

All the regiment commanders present hooked their heads and closed their mouths, their brains were the same as the division commanders, a mess! So not saying a word is the best!

Borisman still faced his group of subordinates with emotion: "Since you don't speak, I'll speak for you!" We are in a very bad situation right now! Who is the enemy? The best possibility is the gang of bandits in the swamps to the east!

Ordinary partisans simply cannot cause such destruction! Because, they used unknown weapons, or attacked our people at the ammunition depot in the village of Rodfana! Now, the barracks in the village of Rodfana have been crossed out permanently!

If the so-called Russian 284th Division were to attack us, my gentlemen, would you be ready for battle?

Our friendly forces to the east, the 715th Division was defeated once, the 707th Division was defeated twice, and the 726th Division suffered huge casualties! They had a large number of armed men hiding in the mud of the swamp, for which we paid for the lives of tens of thousands of German men, but nothing was achieved!

Until now, we know very little about there, and even less about the people who attacked us today! Because, the attackers have all disappeared into the forest, and your men have found nothing while patrolling! Did they disappear out of thin air?

No! Maybe they're all around us, they've already made plans to attack the division's headquarters, and maybe in a few hours, they'll have my head cut off! ”

Borisman is angry, and he deliberately cuts his throat. What the enemy did today was simply a crazy slap in the face. Borisman could only say something very serious, hoping that his subordinates would be vigilant.

As for how to deal with these enemies, he has nothing good to do, and even more so the chief of staff! The security area for which the 734th Division is responsible is very large, and many places are clearly forests to be developed.

There must be people living in the forest, and there are also a lot of wild animals, such as brown bears that are more than one person tall. Borisman could only garrison his troops in all the settlements, and as much as possible to keep all the villages and populations under control. As for the forest, he has no skills.

Borisman pondered for a long time, and he couldn't help but worry about his safety.

"Now! I ordered that all troops be put into combat readiness, that all barracks be well defended, that all leave be canceled, and that all men be able to enter combat state within a few minutes.

We're on guard in our defense zone and waiting for the enemy to reappear! As soon as they appear, we attack! ”

This tactic was very helpless and stupid, and the division chief of staff had nothing to say.

At this time, a regiment commander finally couldn't hold it back, and he muttered: "This damn law and order war!" We should wipe out all villages with a history of collaborating with the enemy! The bandits had no one to feed them, and sooner or later they were trapped in the forest. ”

"Save your mind! Whitberg! We still have to keep the local villagers to produce food for us, we are not a front-line army after all! Borisman choked his men back with a word.

Anger, grievance, helplessness, these complicated feelings turned into his frowning brow. Passive defense is what he doesn't want, and now he just wants those damned enemies to be exposed again, and the whole division will rise up to annihilate them. Otherwise, he will not be able to cope with this serious damage to the railway line in his defense area!