There was still some time before dinner began, and Yang Mingzhi's mind was still indulged in the chain chaos caused by the sudden appearance of enemy planes.

If there was nothing big today, he could have stayed in the hospital to accompany the girl.

Natasha is afraid that she will have to rest for several days, after all, she is operating the anti-tank robbery in a half-kneeling position, even if she installs two muzzle brakes, it is strange that the recoil does not hurt her fragile body!

But her deeds are very worthy of scrutiny!

Yang Mingzhi believed that she had indeed hit the enemy plane, and that various weapons must have caused all kinds of damage to the enemy plane! The 14.5 mm armor-piercing shells fired by the anti-tank could penetrate the side and tail armor of the German No. 4 tank within a thousand meters. As for the current German aircraft, could it be that they are even stronger than tanks?

This is obviously impossible! As for why the enemy plane didn't fall, could it be that the enemy's luck was really bursting?! It may also be that the fuselage of the enemy aircraft is too thin, and a large number of bullets are just digging holes in its body.

Perhaps this time, the enemy relied on good luck to escape, and the enemy will not replicate this luck forever. Of course, behind the enemy's luck is also the fact that the air defense of the Soviet army is weak.

Other guerrilla groups could evade enemy air raids through frequent movements. The guerrilla republics cannot do this, and even if tens of thousands of people are evacuated to the forest, a large number of bottles and cans cannot be moved. Therefore, the air defense capability must be strengthened, and in addition to allowing the arsenal to manufacture anti-aircraft machine guns, a full-time air defense unit must also be established.

Yang Mingzhi, who returned to the headquarters, couldn't calm down about these things at all, and he walked around the office on his back and around, which made Yevlov have a headache.

"Hey! Berekov, you can't be quiet for a while? You can write a document, don't we have an important meeting in the evening? ”

"I don't need any script!"

Yang Mingzhi replied very simply, which also surprised Yevlov, and he asked tentatively: "You just went to visit Natasha, that girl, something will not happen?" ”

"She? She's fine! I now have an idea that needs to be put into practice! Saying that, Yang Mingzhi stopped turning in circles, beckoned the guards, and hurried to the arsenal to summon Podovich.

The young and promising Podovich was full of energy, and since the commander ordered him to report again, it seemed that there was a new appointment. He clearly realized that today, he is facing a huge opportunity in life, and if he performs well in front of the commander, he will definitely become a "Hero of the Soviet Union" in the future in every sense!

Podovich was still wearing the patched pilot's uniform, so he came to the command and stood in front of a kind of senior officer, in a rather grotesque form.

Yang Mingzhi didn't talk nonsense, and gave an order straight to the point: "The command order!" Appointed Comrade Podovich, commander of the air defense battalion of the 63 Army! Immediately remove personnel from the militia battalions and create full-time air defense battalions! ”

As soon as this remark came out, the entire office was in an uproar, including Fuming, who was immersed in writing documents, and Yevlov, who was shocked by cigarettes.

"Berekov, what are you doing again? New appointments?! Yevlov asked in surprise.

"Yes, who knows better how to shoot down enemy planes than our heroic pilots? Besides, we really lack a full-time air defense unit, and the task of forming an air defense is entrusted to Comrade Podovich! ”

For this appointment, Podovich was unprepared, he subconsciously resisted, after all, he was a fighter pilot! However, with a little brainstorming, do you still want to help in the arsenal? That's overkill! Thinking of this, he accepted it without hesitation.

Podovich immediately put his feet together, held his head high and saluted: "I promise to complete the task!" ”

"Excellent! Comrade Podovich, you are also a battalion commander now! So after dinner, you participate in the meeting as the commander of the newly formed air defense battalion! Your advice will also be needed. ”

Yang Mingzhi's appointment really surprised the entire staff of the command, especially Fumin and Yevlov. The two of them can quarrel on some issues, and here they are very clear that even the commander should not issue an appointment without escalating.

In this regard, Yang Mingzhi, who was on the rise, also put on a shelf: "Comrades, I am the commander of the group army, don't I even have this power?" Besides, the chief of staff of the army group is also me! My decision is a military order! ”

He really doesn't have time to talk to these people, and all the doubts will be solved at the meeting!

In the evening, the village of Black Earth, the village of Catfish, the settlement on the right bank of the Pripet River, and even the mines, all eligible officers, as well as representatives of the collective farm Soviets, gathered in the village of blacksmiths.

Nothing was as important as the meeting, and after a simple dinner, everyone gathered in the large conference room, and the "emergency meeting on responding to the enemy's air raids" was quickly convened.

The rows of lights in the large conference room are pulled in, and the few electric lights that are also powered by generators participate in the emergency lighting.

Yang Mingzhi stood on the podium, looking at the faces of the people in the audience, and he estimated that the appearance of the enemy plane really made everyone worried.

In this regard, he stopped talking nonsense and immediately cut to the point.

"As you all know, this morning, a German reconnaissance plane stayed in the sky over us for a long time. Our troops launched anti-aircraft fire, and in the end the enemy managed to escape! The enemy fled with secrets, and according to past experience, enemy air raids were coming. Now, it's time for us to talk about how to deal with the damn air raids! ”

As soon as the words were spoken, the entire conference room fell into a clamour, like a group of soldiers crowded in a small train carriage, fearful, irritable, and even untimely excitement.

The vast number of participants were ordered to spend an afternoon thinking about how to deal with the air raids, and most of them were at a loss, after all, their brains were spent on how to fight the enemy on the ground. However, some people entered the venue with their notebooks, and they came up with some schemes.

The meeting was basically a purely military meeting, so Salinchkin and Lyudbalev were present, and the two of them also sat in a corner as spectators, and silently recorded all this in their notebooks.

Yang Mingzhi waved his hands: "Everyone, please be quiet!" ”

The noise turned into silence in an instant, and the eyes of more than 50 people were fixed on the people on the stage.

"Everyone is quiet! Now I would like to announce one thing to you, as the commander of the army group and the chief of staff, I have made an important decision. In the face of the almost inevitable air raids of the enemy, we have a reason to create a full-time air defense force! ”

Speaking of the phrase "air defense forces", the quiet venue was lively again.

Yang Mingzhi also simply raised his voice: "Yes! It's the air defense forces! I have already appointed a comrade! Comrade Podovich, please come to the stage! ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Podovich, dressed in a pilot uniform full of patches, stood on the podium with a smile on his face, saluting everyone for three experiences.

"I think a lot of people know this comrade! Right! The last German air raid, it was he who piloted our last fighter and fought bravely against it! Helpless, they are outnumbered after all! Our Comrade Podovich was a veteran soldier who flew into the blue sky to fight the enemy on the first day of the war. He was very fortunate and had a lot of combat experience. Such a person must be given a heavy responsibility, so the newly formed air defense battalion of the army is headed by Comrade Podovich! Everyone applauds! ”

Yang Mingzhi's voice was very high-pitched, and he took the lead in applauding, and even pushed the whole staff to applaud.

As a matter of fact, the vast number of cadres and officers attending the meeting basically came to listen to the commander's high-level arguments, and since the commander applauded, of course he had to clapped his hands red.

When the atmosphere calmed down a little, some people who were full of interest in the so-called air defense battalion finally couldn't contain their curiosity.

Even Salinchkin, who simply became the first to stand up and ask about such a new appointment: "Comrade Berekov, I very much support your decision to create an air defense battalion, but now I have only one question, what kind of weapons should our air defense battalion be equipped with?" As far as I know, our air combat today is really terrible! Enemy planes are actually immune to our shots! ”

This is a fact that Yang Mingzhi had to admit, and he shrugged: "For this, I don't make a reason for the group army. Today's terrible fighting forces us must build a professional air defense force, and it also forces us to build a batch of professional air defense weapons. The question of our secretary must also be the question of everyone. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Mingzhi deliberately calmed down. Everyone was waiting for the commander's high opinion, but the commander suddenly fell silent, the scene cooled down, and a sense of coercion that can only be found in silence spread throughout the venue.

"Okay! Now I must announce another fact to you! Yang Mingzhi proudly announced, "This afternoon, the arsenal and the weapons design bureau began to work closely together, and I, Berekov, an expert in weapons invention, participated in guiding the development of anti-aircraft machine guns produced by our guerrilla republic, and have already begun to manufacture ......."