Since the occupation of the Kurdistan Region, the commanders and fighters of the Mikhailov Battalion have undergone a major change of equipment. Almost half of them have replaced submachine guns. Although this thing consumes a lot of ammunition, there are several ammunition depots behind them.
, there is nothing to worry about, it can be done on the battlefield.
Even though there were only more than a hundred charging soldiers, which was roughly equal to the number of German troops retreating outside the gate, the firepower advantage created by the firing of more than fifty submachine guns beat the Germans to pieces. In less than five minutes, the commanders and soldiers
They retook the gate of the Kurdistan area. Except for a dozen German soldiers who escaped quickly, the rest were either killed or taken prisoner.
After reoccupying the gate of the Kurdistan area, Yegor immediately organized commanders and fighters to repair the fortifications and prepare to fight against a possible second attack by the German army. At this moment, Narva arrived with commanders and fighters from two other platoons and saw the battle
It was over, and he asked Yegor in confusion: "Yegor, the battle is over so soon?"
"The armored vehicles the enemy relied on were destroyed by us. Their firepower could not compare with our army, and they did not have strong defenses. It is reasonable for us to defeat them quickly." After Yegor said this, he took a look
The commander behind Narva felt that there should be no big problem with so many people guarding the gate of the reservoir area, so he said to him: "Narva, the gate is originally your company's defense area. I think it is better to leave it to you to defend.
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"No problem." Narva nodded and said, "Although the Germans broke through our defense line, it was because they caught us off guard. After learning this lesson, I will definitely be more vigilant and strengthen defense.
To ensure the safety of the gate.”
After Yegor returned his troops to the original defense area, he came to Mikhailev's office alone. Here, he met the warehouse supervisor Victor, who was crying to Mikhailev: "Commander
Comrade Comrade Communists, you are fighting with the Germans. They must know that the entire Kurdistan area has fallen into your hands. I am worried that they will retaliate against our families. You must find a good way to rescue them all from danger.
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"Comrade Victor, don't worry." Seeing Victor's gloomy face, Mikhailev quickly comforted him and said, "I have reported the information here to my superiors and am now waiting for a reply from my superiors.
Don't worry, even if the superiors don't send reinforcements, I will send people to protect your families."
Although Mikhailev had already spoken to this extent, Victor's heart was still uneasy, and he kept chattering: "Comrade commander, can you send someone over now? I'm worried that it will be late. Germany
People will arrest them all."
Yegor, who was standing at the door, couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. He thought that if the German army launched a large-scale attack, it would be difficult to defend the reservoir area with only the current strength. If the troops were divided to protect the families of the workers, it would be difficult to defend like that.
The strength will become weaker, and there will be a risk of being defeated by the Germans one by one.
But before Yegor could express his opinion, the telegraph operator who hurriedly rushed past him and squeezed into the room. At the same time, he reported with some excitement: "Comrade Battalion Commander, telegram, telegram from brigade headquarters.
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Hearing that it was a telegram from the brigade headquarters, Mikhailov suddenly stood up from his seat, snatched the telegram from the operator's hand, held it in front of his eyes and browsed nervously.
But after looking at it for a while, his frown relaxed and a smile appeared on his face. Upon seeing this, Yegor knew that there must be some good news in the telegram, so he walked into the office and curiously asked Mikhail
: "Comrade Battalion Commander, is there any good news?"
"Captain Yegor, it's a good time for you to come." Mikhailev shook the telegram in his hand and said with some excitement: "The brigade headquarters just sent a telegram, saying that the troops' preparations for the attack have not been completed yet, and there will be no plans for the time being.
They will launch an attack and we need to hold on in the reservoir area for a while longer..."
When Yegor heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and thought to himself: What kind of good news is this? To defend such a large reservoir area, our troops are already insufficient. If we allocate another part to protect the workers' families,
I'm afraid it won't last long. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but express his opinion: "Comrade Battalion Commander, what kind of good news is this? You know, our troops are limited, and they are not enough to defend the reservoir area. We need to allocate some troops.
To protect the family..."
"Captain Yegor, please be patient, I haven't finished speaking yet." Mikhailev interrupted Yegor and continued: "Although this telegram was sent by the brigade, in my opinion,
According to the understanding of the brigade commander and chief of staff, they must have asked the group army headquarters for instructions. In other words, this telegram was authorized by the comrade commander..."
Seeing Mikhailev being so verbose, Yegor couldn't help but want to interrupt him, but then he thought about it. After all, the other party was his superior. It was a big mistake to interrupt his superior rashly when he was speaking.
It was a very rude thing. Based on this consideration, even if Yegor was impatient, he could only bite the bullet and listen.
But at this moment, Mikhailev did not continue to talk about the contents of the telegram. Instead, he looked at Victor and asked: "Comrade Victor, how many family members do you have?"
Victor did not expect that Mikhailev would suddenly ask himself. He was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a stutter: "There are about four hundred family members, mostly women and children."
"Comrade Victor, I think you are well aware of the situation in the Kurdish area. To defend such a large Kurdish area, our military strength is far from enough, so we cannot send troops to the family areas to protect them." Mi.
When Hayev said this, he saw Victor's expression changed drastically and quickly continued: "But don't worry, the telegram said that all family members will be transferred to the reservoir area immediately, and the workers will be armed to cooperate with us.
troops to defend the Kurdistan area."
When Yegor heard this, his face immediately showed joy. Yes, arming all 129 workers in the reservoir area and assigning them to each company can strengthen the defense force in the reservoir area.
"Comrade Victor," Mikhailev knew very well that if he wanted his family members to enter the Kurdistan area as soon as possible, Victor must come forward, so he said to him: "I will give you a platoon, and you can take it with you."
They rushed to the family area as soon as possible and made sure to move all the family members in as soon as possible. The Germans must not use your family members to threaten the defenders in the Kurdish area."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Victor's wife and children were still in the family area. As soon as the gunfire rang out, he began to worry. Now that he heard that all family members would be moved to the reservoir area, he felt relieved.
As the director of the warehouse, he knew very well that there were a large amount of supplies needed by the Germans in the warehouse. Therefore, even if the Germans launched an attack, they would not shell the reservoir area. It was undoubtedly the safest for the family members to stay here.
Therefore, he readily agreed to Mikhailev's proposal: "I will take people to move all the family members here."
After Victor left the office, Mikhailev asked Yegor to sit down and said to him: "Captain Yegor, I haven't finished reading the contents of the telegram. Do you want to continue listening?"
Yegor was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, wondering what else was in the telegram and whether it would be helpful for the next battle.
"The telegram said later that just arming the workers in the Kurdistan area may not be enough." Mikhailev said solemnly: "If necessary, the women and children of the appropriate age in the family members can also be armed."
"What, arm women and children too?" Yegor, who had just sat down, suddenly jumped up from his seat when he heard this: "Is this appropriate?"
"It's appropriate. There's nothing inappropriate, Comrade Captain." Mikhailev said with a straight face: "You know, there are not only female soldiers in our army, but also teenage children. Although they cannot fight on the front line, they
It is still possible to do some security work. Even if sporadic German troops cross our defense line and sneak into the depths of the reservoir area, with these armed women and children serving as guards, they can be discovered in time and be dispatched in the shortest time.
Destroy or capture them within time."
Yegor originally wanted to object, but suddenly he thought that Mikhailev said that this telegram might be Sokov's instruction, and he swallowed the words again. As Sokov's old subordinate, he felt that he
He had no right to question the commander's decision, so he nodded and said slowly: "You are right, comrade battalion commander, it is not enough to just arm the workers. We should arm all the women and children of the right age."
, so that we can deploy more troops at the front to fight the attacking Germans."
"In addition to strengthening the defense at the two gates, point defense can be used for defense in other directions. This allows us to deploy more troops in important directions."
"Point defense?!" Hearing this new term, Yegor asked with some confusion: "Comrade Battalion Commander, what does this mean, I don't quite understand?"
"I think this was also proposed by Comrade Commander." Mikhailev pointed to the map of the Kurdistan area and said to Yegor: "The superior meant that in non-important areas, at the door of each warehouse
, all placed in the same squad. Regardless of the wrong strength of the troops and the relatively far distance between the warehouses, machine guns can be used to form a crossfire to block the path forward of the German army, making it impossible for them to break through our defense line in a short period of time.
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Yegor stared at the map, pondering the pros and cons of this tactic. After looking at it for a while, he was really impressed by Sokov. If a circle of trenches were dug around each warehouse, at least two or three trenches would have to be placed.
Only with the strength of the company can a circular defense line be formed. But now, only squad units of troops are deployed in a few warehouses near the outer circle, but they can block the German army's path forward through the crossfire formed.
He nodded, then looked at Mikhailev and said: "Comrade Battalion Commander, using point defense, not only can cross fire be formed between warehouses to block the enemy's path forward, but even the machine gun fire deployed on the water tower can
It can also assist in defense, resulting in a more terrifying crossfire. I think unless the Germans send out tanks, they will never be able to break through our defenses."
"Hurry up and make arrangements." Mikhailev waved his hand to Yegor and told him: "By the way, arm all the workers in the defense area."
Yegor thought that there were about sixty workers in his defense area. If they were all armed, they would be a force that should not be underestimated. He quickly nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Battalion Commander, I will return to the defense area immediately."
The workers are armed."
If the main force of the German army had not evacuated Pavlish, the Mikhailov battalion in the Kurdish area would have faced endless attacks from the German army. But at this moment, there were only two battalions of defenders in the city, and there were only two battalions that could be used for the offensive.
Very limited, especially the first wave of attacking troops, which were almost completely wiped out by the Soviet army.
Seeing the failure of the offensive, the German garrison commander immediately reported the situation in the city to his superiors, hoping that the other side could send troops back to help eliminate the Soviet troops that had mixed into the Kurdish area.
However, the main force of the German army has been mobilized at this moment. The troops closer to Pavlish are now confronting the Soviet army. Once mobilized, they are afraid that the Soviet army will take the opportunity to attack and tear apart their defense line. Therefore, the German commander gave the garrison
The commander's reply was to immediately launch an attack on the reservoir area. Even if the reservoir area cannot be taken, it must be tightly surrounded. The Soviet troops inside must not be allowed to escape, and they will be dealt with properly when the main force returns.
When the garrison commander received the reply from his superiors, he smiled bitterly. Now he only had two battalions of troops. Even if they were all put into battle, they might not be able to break through the Soviet defenses. The only way was to separate the two battalions at the front and rear gates.
Deploy a company of troops to guard the movements of the defenders in the Kurdistan area.
If he knew, it was precisely because of his order that Victor and others were able to successfully bring more than 400 family members, all of them into the reservoir area, and arm them, thus strengthening the defense of the defenders.
With such strength, he will definitely regret it even in his intestines.
When Victor led a platoon of soldiers to escort more than 400 family members into the reservoir area, the more than 100 workers who stayed here had all been armed and assigned to three companies. Under the guidance of the commanders and fighters,
Next, learn how to use various firearms so that you can practice them in the next battle.
When Victor came to the office to see Mikhailev, he said with a smile: "Comrade commander, I finally fulfilled my mission and brought all the family members into the reservoir area."
"Well done, Comrade Victor." Mikhailov praised the other party and went straight to the point: "There is one more thing I want to discuss with you."
"What's the matter?" Victor said carelessly, "Just ask."
"It's like this. Since our troops are limited, it is very difficult to defend the entire Kurdistan area." Mikhailev did not beat around the bush, but said straight to the point: "So in addition to arming all the workers in the Kurdistan area, we
, and also plan to arm some women and children of appropriate age and let them take on some security tasks. What do you think?"
Originally, Mikhailev was worried that Victor would object, but as soon as he finished speaking, Victor said excitedly: "Comrade commander, are everything you said true? You plan to put us
Is everyone armed?"
"I mean women and children of the right age, not everyone."
"Comrade Commander, we have been bullied by the Germans in the past two years." Victor explained to him: "Whether it is a child of seven or eight years old or an old man of seventy or eighty years old, everyone's hearts are full of hatred.
The hatred of the Germans is finally given a chance to take revenge. I think everyone wants to personally repay the blood debt from the Germans."