In the battle of Oolong, five partisans were killed and two were wounded. In accordance with the battlefield custom, the Soviets buried the dead on the spot and marked the burial location on the regional map, while the wounded were treated as their own wounded in the camp.

With such an unexpected situation in the immediate vicinity of the battle, Rychev had reason to be sure that the enemy must have known about the events taking place in the east of the city. He looked at the locomotive, which was still on fire, and the smoke billowed upwards, which was strange if it did not attract a group of enemies to check on the situation.

Therefore, Rechev wanted to continue the interrogation of one of these partisans who bombed the train, but he had no more energy at the moment.

Since the enemy's situation was unknown, he ordered the 1st Company to continue to ambush at the scene of the incident, and ordered the 4th Company to carry some sacks full of flour as much as possible. The value of flour is more important than ammunition, and in the future siege war, if this cart of edible flour is removed, the besieging troops will not need to put too much pressure on logistics.

He gave an order to the commander of the first company, Shikav: "I believe that the enemy will definitely send someone to check, and I will assign you another platoon, and you will ambush on both sides of the train with the four platoons at hand." Position yourself first, and soon I'll muster some heavy weapons. We're going to fight a nice ambush! ”

Who will let go of the opportunity to fight, let alone a one-sided ambush.

In this regard, the squad leader Ivaniko also said in public: "Sir, just let me participate in the ambush battle as well." We know the terrain of this area very well! ”

"Of course you know very well! I think you know the city of Loyev very well. ”

"Yes, even the explosives that we blew up the train sent into the city to steal. I suppose you must have planned to liberate that city, and I know the reality of the enemy in the city, and you must be very satisfied with my information. ”

Rychev was perked: "Alright, we have to go back to the camp first." You and your people have to go with us! ”

Rychev trotted all the way back to the barracks, and he immediately learned that during the time he disappeared, Balzen had been calling.

He hurriedly turned his headphones and panted and said: "I am the paratrooper battalion Rychev, and I have returned." ”

"Thank goodness you bastard is finally back!" Because the call was too long, the messengers of the paratrooper battalion were all saying that there was an exchange of fire near the railway. Balzen, who didn't know the specific situation, was really anxious. "Okay, now tell me, what's going on? Have you already had a fierce exchange of fire with the Germans? ”

"Nope! We met a local guerrilla who blew up a train! As for the firefight, it was because there was a misunderstanding! ”

"Really? I thought you were already moving ahead! However, since the train was blown up, our army was exposed! That's how it can be good. ”

"You are the head of the regiment, you make decisions."

"I'm ......," Balzen looked at his watch, "it's not even six o'clock, and I think we can do it early!" Is there a problem with your side? If it's okay, your ministry is ready now, and the action time is one hour earlier. ”

Upon hearing this, Rychev objected on the spot: "No! Let's just follow the original time. ”

"Why?"

"The morning fog soon cleared, and the defenders of the city must have seen the thick black smoke from the wreckage of the train! I have placed ambush soldiers at the site of the incident, and I think the enemy will definitely send someone to check on them. We should seize the opportunity to fight an ambush war! ”

Balzen nodded: "Okay, just follow your way." However, as soon as it is seven o'clock sharp, the large force will be in action. ”

Rychev did not report the fact that he had brought back the partisans as well, let alone the "little Ivansky partisans". At present, it can be said that the battle is imminent, and the lengthy report is still forgotten.

Although it was not known how soon the enemy would come to reconnoitre, Rychev immediately made operational arrangements.

The second company guarded the camp, the third company assaulted to the western edge of the forest, and the fourth company, after unloading the powder bags, carried a total of ten recoilless guns to reinforce the first company near the railway.

Balzen also sent a telegram to the blacksmith village in the distance in response to the current information.

There was actually a mysterious friendly army disrupting the situation near the battle, and the battle plan was even interfered with, which Yang Mingzhi never expected. However, the situation has happened, and Yang Mingzhi knows that he is not on the front line, how to make the most appropriate decision. Therefore, his order is also very simple: "Comrade, the front-line commander, adjust the operational deployment on your own, and do your best to achieve the first stage of the combat goal!" ”

Balzen knew that this was the commander letting go, he had absolute military power, and the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy. Today, all the officers and men of the four battalions at the front are awake and ready for battle. They already knew that there was an exchange of fire in the paratrooper barracks, and that there would inevitably be a fallacy in the transmission of information, and when it reached the grassroots soldiers, it almost all became "the paratroopers blew up the train" and "the paratroopers annihilated the enemy's patrols" and so on.

Everyone is itching in their hearts, and they are not present when they only kill the enemy. Fortunately, there was only a little more than an hour left before the attack.

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On the other hand, the explosion of the train shook the sky, and the defenders of the entire city of Loyev were awakened.

These defenders, among whom were officers and soldiers of the 722 Division, also had a battalion of the Eastern Battalion, which consisted of Belarusians, the puppet army.

The squad leader took advantage of the opportunity of Rechev to strengthen the deployment of the ambush and couldn't wait to introduce the details of the Loyev defenders.

It turned out that the strategic position of Loyev today has improved a lot. The city is the only city south of Gomel where railroad tracks exist, and it is also the closest city to the Dnieper River in Belarus, north of the swampy area. For this reason, the German 722nd Division used it as a defensive stronghold.

Before the war, it was a miniature city with a population of less than 5,000 people, and soon after the outbreak of the war, the original inhabitants of the city either fled inland or died.

After the city was occupied by the Germans, they were not heavily fortified at first, and it was not until the Soviets in the swamps gradually fought that the Germans began to strengthen the defense of the city.

Since the disappearance of the Homnich salient, it has been replaced by the Loyev salient.

Now that Loyev has taken on a part of the railway capacity, its strategic value is therefore even greater!

After heavy rains in early June, the 722nd Division sent additional troops to be stationed here. The new troops were mainly reared with baggage, because the combat posture changed from field operations to regional defense, and the baggage troops were basically the same as the combat infantry.

The real German troops stationed in Loyev reached the size of three infantry companies with a total strength of more than 400 men. A group of soldiers of the Eastern Battalion, mainly recruited from Western Belarus, was also stationed here.

Whatever the purpose, today there are five hundred and fifty Belarusians, currently serving the German army.

It's just that in terms of armament, the equipment of these puppet armies is too bad. They wore Czech military uniforms and held Mosin Nagant in their hands. The battalion was not equipped with a helmet, but a black boat-shaped cap. They did not wear the high-top leather boots of the Germans, but a kind of low-top rubber-soled shoes.

The Germans and the puppet army can be completely distinguished from the military uniforms alone.

These puppet soldiers are not only stationed here, but some even bring their families with them.

"There are some women and children in the city, they are the families of the puppet army, and there are also women who have been brought by the German army. This is the conclusive information we learned through infiltration and reconnaissance! ”

Raychev was taken aback, now with a pile of grass on his head, and he pinched the dirt beneath him in astonishment......