After setting off again, I sent Yugovic and two of his men with a few men to reconnoiter ahead of us. We were well under the Count's control, and I had expected a battle here, but it didn't. This makes me wonder if they think that by withdrawing from Serbia and returning to near the border, they can effectively reduce the risk of being attacked by the Serbs, and at the same time, even if they are beaten, they can quickly escape through the border, so they have no intention of fighting any armed forces here?

This did not change until the market was approaching, when Yugovic received a message that a large number of armed men had appeared on the road ahead and that a roadblock had been erected.

I halted the march and moved forward with Milk and Pulsic with Grande's trained Serb named Tosic to the place where Yugovic was observing.

When Yugovic saw us coming up, he pointed forward and said, "They probably aren't in the same group, and it seems that there was an argument just now." There are quite a few people, probably forty or fifty people here. ”

I picked up my binoculars and looked ahead, I was not very new to this place, and had previously reconnoitred the Count's garrison and market from this direction. Along this road, about 400 meters away, you can see a group of people busy at the intersection of the road leading to the market, as if they were building simple fortifications. The gang must have only just started working, and from time to time there were people moving things up and down the road to the market. On the other side, the side of the Count's own station, it was very quiet, and there was no major movement.

I wanted to look at Yugovich through a telescope, "Uncle." You take the men to the Earl's side and continue to investigate. See what they're doing? The gang must have noticed that someone was chasing after them, so they were busy, and I don't believe that the Count hid in his own station and didn't care about anything. ”

Yugovic nodded, and quietly touched the other side with the man. I looked at Milk and Tosic and handed him the binoculars, "See clearly, the first wave of attack will be shelling." I'm asking to cover these bastards directly, and one more thing, you're going to have to find me the coordinates for the next firing right after a round of shelling, which is the road, do you see that? Your cannonballs will fall on that road before our men take possession of that junction completely, so that they will not be able to withdraw from it well, nor will the people in the market come out to meet and support them. Do you understand? ”

Tosic nodded, and pulled out a telescope himself, "Understood!" As he spoke, he picked up the binoculars and looked at them. After a moment he looked at me and said, "No problem, this is not difficult to complete." ”

"Excellent! Go ahead and get ready. "When the shelling begins, Milk, you take thirty men straight in the direction of the woods, and from there approach the road that leads to the market." But don't get too close, don't be spotted, and don't be accidentally injured by our shells. ”

Milk sneered at me and said, "You want me to find an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to control the door of the market, right?" ”

"Hey, hey." I smiled the same and said, "That's what I thought." ”

"So what do I do? Attack directly here? Pulsic asked.

I shook my head, "Don't rush to move just yet. And this half of the thing to guard against. I said and pointed in the direction of the Earl's station, "This half is the one that is really combative." ”

Pulcic looked in the direction I was pointing, he didn't seem to know exactly what I was referring to, after all, we couldn't see the Count's station, but he smiled and said, "Don't be as vulnerable as the gang before." ”

"Let Bogdan and Trovic attack these people with people." Milk said.

I nodded, "That's it." Let them bring the people in, and we'll get ready." ”

So everyone started to divide up, and I continued to pick up the binoculars and look ahead. The gang were busy on both sides of the road, scolding each other from time to time. These people don't have too good weapons and equipment, that is, some rifles. And the models of rifles are also different, some use AK-47, some should be AK-74, some are not Soviet, they are Yankee equipment, and some people are not holding guns, but grenade launchers.

"What the hell is this?" I said and looked behind me, and everyone was fast, almost in place. Trovic had a shaky expression on his face.

I looked at them, "Wait a minute. I'll have to wait for news from Yugovic. ”

"Let's do it! Don't wait, the Count is definitely going to come out. Trovic said.

I shook my head, "What we should really be afraid of should be the Eastern Battalion. We can't afford to waste too much time here, and the action has to be quick and effective once it starts, so I must know what the Count is arranging and there can be no surprises. ”

After about five minutes, Yugovich's voice rang out, "The Count's men are all assembled in the woods outside the station. They were all hidden there, seemingly ready to do anything. ”

"How many people are there?" I asked.

"There were about a hundred people. These guys look better than the guys above, at least they seem. Jugovic said.

"I see. Keep staring at them. If there is a situation, I will report it, and I will arrange for someone to deal with them. "There's a team of nearly a hundred people standing by in the woods on this side. These men are expected to come and attack us from our flanks after we engage these men. You bring your people to take care of this area. I said, looking at the oil bottle, "Bring those AGS-17 grenade launchers and give them to Pulsic, as well as the RPGs." ”

"Understood!" Drag the oil bottle and turn around to make arrangements.

I looked at Pulcic, "Don't save me ammo, it's best to run out!" ”

Pulcic smiled, "Don't worry. There will be absolutely no problem with this. ”

"Tosic, are you ready?" I asked.

Tosic nodded, "Ready." ”

"Let's get started!" After I finished speaking, I looked at everyone, "Everyone is in place, fight according to our plan, don't hesitate after launching an attack, let alone stop, our primary goal is to take the market!" ”

"Understood!" Everyone responded in unison.

At the same time as I spoke, two shells flew out of the mortar "tom, tom" twice. This is a test shot, although this is still the other side immediately chaotic, one after another began to hide, and some people have already pulled the trigger, of course, this shot is obviously indiscriminate, because we haven't moved yet.

Then the official shelling began, and I saw Tosic with people constantly loading and firing, loading and firing, and the action was very skillful. The shells immediately rained down on the target area, like a plow, and the opponent was completely blown up and couldn't raise his head, and the gunfire that had been fired indiscriminately before was gone, only the constant sound of shell explosions came.

While the other party couldn't raise his head, it seemed lively in the direction of the market, and from time to time there were figures swaying on the road leading to the market gate. And Milk, who had already led the men into the woods on that side, began to feel the way.

Three minutes later I looked at Trovic and Bogdan, "It's your turn." Don't hesitate to attack. After the occupation you pay attention to the situation in the direction of the Earl's station. Don't just look at the market. ”

"Understood!" Two should arrive. Trovic turned to look at his men after agreeing, "Bring my right and left hands up!" "Soon two MG42s came over. Trovic looked at Bogdan, "Cover with your left and right hands, and we'll kill you directly." ”

"Up, up, up!" Trovic, seeing that the shelling had stopped, immediately went forward with Bogdan with his men.

No one on the other side was resisting at all, and they advanced smoothly at will. I watched them halfway through the march I looked at Tosic and said, "Stop shelling!" Stop shelling! ”

The shelling immediately stopped, and Trovic in front immediately signaled his men to put their left and right hands up, it can be seen that his men are very skilled in dealing with this MG42, they should have practiced it on a regular basis, and soon assembled the gun and bracket, straightened out the bullet chain, and soon the characteristic roar sounded.

"Uncle! Uncle! Did the Earl's people move? I asked through the communicator.

"Nope. Still on standby, there is no intention of moving at all. Yugovich's voice came from his ears.

"Keep watching." With that, I looked in the direction of the Earl. This guy can't be doing defense, otherwise he wouldn't have gathered his men to stand by there, as the owner of this place and the founder of the market, he has an obligation to protect this place, and it is impossible to watch us attack and kill here and ignore it completely. Then he is waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to arise when we are careless.

At this time, in front of us, Trovic and Bogdan's attacks were very smooth. It was difficult for the other side to organize a counterattack or even put up decent resistance, many of them should have been killed by shells before the end of the shelling, and not too many of the remaining people had the intention of resolutely resisting, not even the person in command, and some of them had quietly retreated by themselves, wanting to escape and withdraw from the battle here.

"Gypsies. Someone came out of the market, like they were going to the intersection. Milk's voice rang out.

I looked at Tosic behind me, "Prepare to attack that road." ”

"It's ready, sir." Tosic said.

"Excellent! Wait for the command. ”

Bogdan and his men quickly approached the intersection from one side of the road, where the people began to break down, as if they were waiting for the people in the market to come to their rescue. Some of these figures appeared from the ground, some running in the direction of the earl, others in the direction of the market.

"Bogdan! Let them go! Don't pursue, hide near the junction and control the place! Stabilize Trovic for me, and don't let him mess around! I said to Bogdan through the communicator.

"Understood!" Bogdan answered, and immediately began to set up. He himself quickly passed in the direction of Trovic. After the two men met, they exchanged a few words, and Trovic then motioned to the man behind him, who was controlling his right and left hands, to transfer the gun and bring it up.

"Gypsies! People here in the market are out. They're out! As soon as Milk's words fell, Yugovich's voice came, "The Earl's men have moved, they are coming in the direction of the junction, and so on, they are taking the road of the woods, and they are not going to go to the junction, they are going to attack our flank, and they are coming to our side." ”

"Understood!" I replied by looking at Pulsic not far away, "It's time for you to perform." ”

Pulcic had already ambushed us on the flanks, they were all hidden in the woods on the side of the road, AGS-17 was also on the ground, and the machine gun mounts were all stowed away and hidden, which showed that these guys were some experienced guys.

"Gypsies, these guys are on their way. You're ready to fire. Milk said.

I immediately looked back at Tosic, "Target that way, fire!" ”

Tosic responded, and mortars rang out, followed by a series of explosions along the road. Some of the people who had just retreated to that road immediately fell down one after another, and some even turned around and ran back.

"Hold on! Hold it all for me. Wait until you see the other party's figure before firing, don't be the same as when you just got a gun, don't embarrass me. Pulcić said as he lay on the ground with a telescope and looked in the direction of the Count's quarters, "Hehe, our guests are coming cautiously. Don't worry, don't worry... Wait for my commands, all relax. ”

I looked ahead, Trovic and Bogdan had already occupied both sides of the intersection, and I said through the communicator: "Bogdan, let Trovic aim his left and right hands in the direction of the Count's station, you give me shelter, hold there and wait for my orders." ”

As soon as I finished speaking, Milk's voice came, "They were bombed badly, should I grab the door?" Want to get your hands dirty? ”

I looked at Pulsic, who was still in ambush, "Don't worry. Wait a minute, the Earl's men haven't come yet. ”