A scout rushed to the large army from the front. He saluted Kov Parker in panic and said tremblingly: "Sir! There are many dead people found in front! Very many! Very many!"

"Diet? Comrade, please calm down and say slowly."

"Yes! It's dead, huge numbers. Our captain said that the troops discovered a German massacre scene."

When Kovpark was fighting in Ukraine, he discovered mass graves created by the enemy. Most of the dead were ordinary villagers. They were either assisting guerrillas or venting their anger. The German army killed the men, women, young and old in the village. The tragic phenomenon was hard to describe in words.

He knew that the enemy tried to use this terrible means to curb the development of guerrillas and to deter the civilians under their control from attacking the German army. The German army's long-cherished wish was naturally difficult to realize, so the German army killed innocent people even more unscrupulously.

The style of the German defenders in different places is not different. The German troops in Ukraine are cruel and ruthless, and the German troops in Belarus are the same.

Kovpark quickly asked his consultant Balzen: "You have fought here ninety days ago, have you also found evidence of the German massacre?"

"Yes." Barzen nodded, "We did not find a mass pit, but discovered something even more terrifying. The enemy established a killing factory in a small town along the railway. I saw them sending civilians into crematoriums with their own eyes. You can absolutely unimaginate that human ashes were piled into hills."

It was the first time that Kovpark heard such a statement, and his heart was greatly shocked.

"Scout!"

"arrive!"

"You... lead the way ahead and take me to Vershigora!"

Before the war, there was a Jewish community in Petrikov, a small town along the Pripet River. As early as the Tsarist Russian period, a large number of Jews lived in the Russian Empire. These Yiddish speakers lived together and had their own communities in many cities.

Before the war, Madame Petriko's population was less than 4,000, but there were nearly 2,000 Jews.

As Stalin announced the cessation of persecution, the Belarusian Soviets had no restrictions on their daily lives except for asking them to ban illegal activities. They were Soviet citizens, and their secular life was not much different from that of Belarusians who lived in mixed lives, and Ukrainians.

However, the arrival of the German army completely changed all this.

After the collapse of the Soviet army, the civilians were left to the invaders. A few heroes of resistance sacrificed their lives or entered the forest to fight guerrillas. The remaining citizens had to survive under the invaders' iron hooves.

The occupying troops quickly began the cleanup work. They first forced the Jews in the city to escape by coaxing and threatening. They also asked the Belarusians and Ukrainians in the city to expose the hidden Jews. This was a common trick by the German army. A considerable number of civilians reported their Jewish neighbors without hesitation in order to save their lives. As for the outcome of their neighbors, they had no time to think about it.

Not all Belarus-occupied areas, like Slutsk, were like SS, who wanted to kill Jews and all the rebels on the streets.

The troops stationed in Petrikov were always the 74th Division. The division commander Borisman was a national defense force after all, and he refused to engage in massacre at the beginning.

Because there are not many human resources available, although Jews are restricted from their freedom, allowing them to work can not only relieve the logistics pressure of the troops, but also control them in disguise.

It was only 194. After the battle from the end of April to the beginning of May, Borisman was finally willing to carry out the "cleaning up" task arranged by William Kube.

Borisman no longer planned to exploit their labor value. Besides, his troops suffered great losses. A prisoner of war under his control was destroyed by the enemy and all the prisoners of war fled. He received severe condemnation in the military and the allowance was suspended for two months. The punishment seemed very weak, but it had a great psychological blow to him.

So in early May, Yang Mingzhi led his troops to retreat south quickly, and Borisman pointed his butcher knife at the Jews in Petrikov.

On May 10, all the Jews were ordered to pass through the stone bridge and enter the forest south of the city.

The German army escorted these Jews. When they saw a huge pit in the forest, they instantly understood their destiny.

Many people gave up resistance after seeing the machine guns raised by the German army, while some people cried with their heads in their arms.

Just like the tragedy that happened everywhere, the German army ordered men, women, young and old to take off their clothes and then shoot them like mow grass. While performing this mission, the SS troops from Lechcha supervised and participated in it. Yes, it was the group of guys from the SS59 Regiment that would be wiped out in July.

The leader of the regiment Blücher even praised Borisman's attitude for his firmness and deserves praise.

Or because the troops had just suffered a great humiliation, the officers and soldiers of the 74th Division calmly massacred 1,950 people. After all the "prisoners" were executed, this data was obtained by counting all the bodies.

Of course, Borismann was not happy with his "great achievements", only Blüchel was complacent. Perhaps what happened more than two months later was in a sense a retribution for his behavior in May. The SS59th Regiment was wiped out and the 74th Division suffered heavy losses.

The Jews in the city were quickly cleaned up and buried them for the land were Belarus and Ukrainian residents in the city. After completing their work, they all were in danger, fearing that they would be the next group of people to be killed.

This is the "Petrikov Massacre" that occurred in May. It was precisely because of the discovery of a mass grave that the atrocities were recorded.

Kovpark and Balzen became witnesses to the German atrocities. When they arrived at the mass grave, they saw that it was a large area of ​​earth that had been turned over.

The air was filled with disgusting stench. Seeing that the commander had arrived, Vershigola walked over with heavy heart.

"It's so miserable! It's so miserable! This place is a huge tomb. We dug up some highly decayed corpses. From the corpses, the deceased is definitely Jewish."

Kovpark couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose when he heard him speak.

"Are you sure the Jews buried here?"

"Yes! You know, there is a place where the Jews are different from us. I make a judgment through this. Many people were buried here, and we even found the bodies of children. I think that the enemy who killed them is the current Petrikov defenders. They are all executioners and must pay for their blood debts!" ​​As he said that, Vershigora's expression became ferocious, and his subordinates also exuded a horrifying murderous aura.

But Kov Parker's expression showed no anger. He curled his head and looked at the excavated, haggard corpse, and sighed.

"The enemy does this, and we record it in the book, and this is the best evidence when the enemy liquidates the *** in the future. It's time for us to attack, and we must take Comrade Petrikov Welshigora today!"

"arrive!"

"Your team keep moving forward, search for any bridge that can cross the river, and avoid encountering enemy patrols. Once you find a bridge, report it immediately. Take action now!"

...

The discovery of the mass grudge spread throughout the entire army in an instant. The sluggish morale caused by the rain was pulled to a new peak by the heart of revenge.

The drizzle continued, everyone was wet and their legs were covered in mud. Everyone wanted to find an enemy, but also wanted to find a place to shelter from the rain. Capturing Petrikov was a killing two birds with one stone.

It was also because of the rain that the German army, who was supposed to patrol, stopped operating this morning. The heavy rain at night really affected this place. The originally relatively strong dirt road has now become paste. Walking is still possible, but the carriages and jeeps cannot move.

The Soviet army did not know how many people would guard the town. Kovpark was conservatively estimated to be a battalion, and consultant Barzen also agreed with this speculation.

In fact, there are only 250 troops guarding the town.

The 74th Division did guard here, but because the town was a little far from the railway, its strategic value was not great. An infantry company belonging to the logistics force guarded here, and more than a hundred militia with right arm-wearing armbands marked with the words "Slavic Volunteer".

Because Mojiri encountered a fierce assault on the 30th, Petrikov, who was very close to Mojiri, also strengthened his garrison.

The so-called strengthening of the garrison is more about strengthening the mental state of the soldiers. The company commander ordered his subordinates to be rigorous in various entertainments and all soldiers are ready for combat. Establish a city defense system, establish roadblocks, and place heavy weapons beside the stone bridge.

The so-called fortifications in the city is like a shirtless soldier wearing a layer of leather armor. Facing the wielding battle axe, he still has to die.

The so-called heavy weapons of the defenders are an 80mm mortar and a handful of shells, as well as four ZB6s and five MG1s. That's right, it's an old gun like MG1.

When Vershigola personally led his troops to explore the forest, they magically encountered no enemies along the way. Finally, they found a bridge and saw the town buildings not far away.

He wiped the telescope lenses cleanly and saw a bridge four hundred meters away (compared with the lens ruler) and sandbags piled up on the bridge. Two German soldiers actually smoked with black umbrellas.

"Haha? ***, you are very leisurely? Your death is here! Ivan."

"Come on! Sir!"

"You go and notify the Legion Commander, we will arrive at the bridge across the river, and the town is the other side. I ask for a surprise attack immediately!"

The soldier named Ivan first observed it himself, and with the orders of the reconnaissance captain, he turned around to look for the large army.

Kovpark relies heavily on his reconnaissance team, just like Yang Mingzhi relies heavily on his direct reconnaissance battalion. Therefore, Vershigola and Balzen have similar status in their respective troops.

When the scouts reported the major situation discovered, Kovpark issued an order to prepare for combat without saying a word.

However, in terms of specific operations, through the dictation of intelligence by the scouts, consultant Barcen suddenly had a plan.

He told Kovpark: "Since the enemy's defensive firepower is obviously weak, and the defenders look leisurely. Therefore, we do not need to attack in full. Our army can organize precise shooters before attacking and focus on attacking the enemies on the bridgehead. After clearing these biggest obstacles, the assault troops will quickly rush into the city."

After the Battle of Mojiri, Kovpark felt that his troops were good at charging. If the enemy's superior forces were destroyed before the charge, the troops could greatly avoid unnecessary casualties.

"Okay! You have a lot of experience in city combat, so I will listen to you in this battle. I will organize the precision shooter now."

Barcen nodded confidently: "Our 6th Army will also let Comrade Speloskina fight. Although she is a female member of the Communist Youth League, her combat strength is as outstanding as Achilles of the ancient Battle of Troy."

After some praise, Kovpark became very interested in Natasha again. As the commander of the legion, he arrived at the front line of the war with a ball of grass on his head.

The thirty best shooters in the corps were organized, and they all used Mosin Nagan. Because they did not get the PU scope, they could only aim mechanically.

Barzen also stopped five precise shooters, unlike others, including Natasha, all of whom use SVT40.

At a distance of 400 meters, the accuracy gap between the two guns is not large. Of course, if you want to shoot at a distance of more than 600 meters, Natasha will pick up Mosin Nagan without hesitation.

A total of twenty-five Sagittarius lie on the edge of the woods, and Natasha slapped on the wet meadow in a cloak. The whole world is gray and the forest is dark green.

Rainy days are definitely not a good day for snipers. Rain and saturated air have a huge interference to the flight of the warhead. Natasha claims to be able to rest on the interference of these external factors based on her feelings.

In order to achieve a record of 400, her fair cheeks were pressed against the butt stock. She was wearing a cloak and motionless, as if she had integrated into nature. Igor beside her also held the telescope that had just wiped the lenses, as the girl's latest witness to the murder of the enemy.

Kovpark didn't believe that the bridgehead problem could be solved by just twenty-five precise shooters. He observed the towns across the river and saw some shaking figures.

In his sense, the German army only made some bad defenses at the bridge. As long as the bridgehead was destroyed, it might be possible to annihilate the defenders in the city in half an hour.

In order to avoid accidents, he organized three 80mm mortars to provide timely reinforcements. Because the recoil-free cannon is completely useless because the potion is soaked in water, long-range bombing can only count on the mortars.

The officers and soldiers of a squadron will serve as commandos, and while serving as reserves, the remaining troops will also serve as firepower suppression of the firepower of the city German army after the war.

There was no pre-war lecture, and no delay.

Kraft Parker looked at his watch and it was already six:40 in the morning.

"Okay! Let's start fighting!"

With his order, the officer responsible for commanding the precise shooter ordered: "Everyone is ready! Open fire!"

The Soviet army carried out a queuing gun, and twenty-five gunfires occurred almost at the same time, and the sound rang out in the distance.

The gunshots came very suddenly. The defenders in the city realized that it was gunshots and began to run out of the house sheltering from the rain. However, when they finally understood what was going on, the Soviet assault troops had occupied the bridgehead!

Principle: the twenty-five bullets knocked off two small German machine gun fortresses. Natasha's far-sighted eyes clearly saw that the target he was aiming fell down.

"Igor, is the target I hit?"

"It's hard to define, after all, everyone else has fired."

"well……"

The girl sighed a little, because the siege that belonged to her was basically over. Because the next time was completely handed over to the assault troops.

More than 400 brave soldiers shouted that Ula ran towards the bridge. Their exaggerated feet stepped out of mud flowers, and they were not blocked, and they rushed to the bridge.

The battle went on so quickly that Kovpark was shocked.

"Haha! A few shells were saved. The horn officer, blow the trumpet attack! A full attack!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!