"General, Major General Getulio sent a telegram that the Han army was the first to occupy Biarrica, and the Ninth Division was insufficient in strength and the attack was frustrated, requesting the general to send reinforcements."

In the port of Puerto Duguaisú, an officer ran into the temporary headquarters and reported to Lieutenant General Rodríguez.

"Idiot! There are 10,000 people in the 9th Division! How did they fall behind the Han army and let the Han army seize Biarrica in advance! ”

Lieutenant General Rodriguez snatched the telegram with one hand and said angrily: "Is Major General Getulio a pig?" Has he forgotten the death order I gave him! Be sure to take Biarrica in advance, even if the Han army enters there one step ahead of the Ninth Division, he must lead his troops to take Biarrica back! ”

"Major General Getulio explained in a telegram that he had organized an attack as soon as he entered the forward position of Villarica, but was routed by the Han defenders, and their men suffered more than 500 casualties."

"More than 500 people were killed and wounded at one time? And he attacked for the first time, and sent a total of many soldiers? ”

"There are more than three battalions, a total of more than 1,700 people."

"Bastard! He has 10,000 men under his command, why only send 1,700 men to attack! ”

Lieutenant General Rodriguez sensed an anomaly in the telegram! The anger in his heart quickly swelled: "I don't care how ridiculous the excuses General Geturio makes up to deceive me, in short, I have only one request for him, before tomorrow morning, Biarrica must be taken, otherwise, I will apply to Marshal Pessoto to immediately remove him from the post of commander of the Ninth Division!" ”

"General, what about General Getulio's request for reinforcements?"

"3,000 soldiers from the remaining troops in Guairah were transferred to the port of Duguaisu, and 1,000 soldiers were left in the current unit of our army, and all the other troops set off in two hours and rushed to Biarrica overnight to support the headquarters of the 9th Division."

General Rodriguez vented his dissatisfaction with Major General Geturio, and then quickly controlled his emotions and said rationally: "Also, send a report to Marshal Peshoto and His Excellency the President, inform them of the situation of the Villarica envoy, remind them of the changes in the combat effectiveness, weapons and equipment of the Han army, and at the same time, apply to Marshal Peshoto to restore the normal supply of materials to the Paraná Valley Front, and send at least 10,000 additional troops to reinforce our army to fight." ”

"Yes! Checkmate! The staff officer carefully jotted down the battle orders dictated by Rodriguez, and then, briskly turned to leave the temporary headquarters. …………

"General, I have received a telegram from General Rodriguez, who orders you to immediately resume the attack on the Han defenders and be sure to occupy Biarrica before the early hours of tomorrow morning."

In a spacious camp east of Villarica, Major General Geturio was having dinner with a group of officers, but in the middle of the meal, he received an order that was very unfavorable to him.

"What? Didn't General Rodriguez see my explanation? ”

"Several important factors in the failure of the offensive were added to the telegram, and General Rodriguez must have seen it."

"Since he saw our explanation? Why give such stupid orders? ”

"In the telegram, General Rodriguez did not explain why he gave the order to continue the offensive, but he mentioned that if you do not obey his orders, he will, in the name of the Supreme Commander of the Paraná Valley Front, ask Marshal Pessoto to immediately remove you from the post of commander of the 9th Division, and at the same time ask the military court to intervene and continue to hold you responsible for the failure of the offensive."

"What a megalomaniacal war maniac! Why did he know that the Han defenders had strong firepower, but he still forced the soldiers of the Ninth Division to die? ”

Major General Getulio said angrily: "I don't accept such a ridiculous battle order! ”

"General, General Rodriguez is preparing to lead his troops to join us, and if you do not follow his battle orders, I am afraid it will be against you when he leads his troops to the front line in Villarica."

Several cronies around him spoke up and said.

"General Rodríguez, after all, is the supreme commander of the Paraná Valley Front, and directly disobeying his combat orders will leave a bad impression on you in the eyes of Marshal Pesciotto and His Excellency the President, which will be very unfavorable to you."

"Hmph, I'm not worried about my own future, but I can't get angry that General Rodriguez is too cold-blooded, he didn't think about the lives of 10,000 soldiers of the Ninth Division at all, he only knew to send soldiers to the enemy's guns to pave the way for his promotion!"

Major General Getulio was dissatisfied: "That bastard Rodriguez, sooner or later he will pay for his reckless order today!" ”

"Colonel Gaspar, this time in full accordance with General Rodriguez's operational orders, order the fourth regiment, the sixth regiment, the artillery regiment, the cavalry company and other troops to finish repairing, and an hour later, launch a full-scale attack on Biarica!"

Although Major General Getulio was still dissatisfied with Rodriguez's orders, he finally made the decision to launch a full-scale attack under the persuasion of his officers.

The order to launch an all-out offensive has not yet reached the grassroots combat units, and the soldiers of the 7th Company of the 4th Regiment of the 9th Division of the Brazilian Army are still discussing with great anticipation the harvest at noon today.

"In my opinion, the guys in the logistics and transport units have not fully fulfilled their duties, and they have not given us a single supply of our normal share of food since we switched to the land route, which has caused us to worry about food while fighting. We never received a single sausage or canned meat, and the main food was bread that was hard as a stone every day. The barracks are full of rifles, but unfortunately they can't be eaten! “

A tall soldier grumbled.

Another young soldier with a big deliberate nose also glared and said, "However, the guys in the logistics and transportation troops must be eating and drinking spicy food!" ”

"Don't worry! It would be nice to be in Asunción, where there was everything you need for gold and silver and delicious food. ”

"Women will have it, too."

A soldier in his forties and fifties, with wrinkles and scars on his face, who doesn't look like a **** anymore, but still thinks about women.

"There shouldn't be many women, I heard that most of the young women in Paraguay have run to the hateful Oriental country, if you have the courage to run to the territory of the Orientals, maybe you will be able to grab a few beautiful women."

"That's a shame."

When the middle-aged soldier heard about the Han Kingdom, his interest instantly dropped by half.

"There aren't many young women, but there are always gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and other possessions. If I can get into Asunción, I will have to bring some more back to my country, and then marry a beautiful daughter-in-law, and the two of us will take care of the antique shop in the city of Rio de Janeiro together. ”

"When I entered Asunción City, the first thing I had to do was to rush into the snack shop!"

"Bayerd, where are you going?"

"I go to the camera shop and the watch shop."

"Don't you kid have a watch?"

"I've been collecting these things lately to play with."

"I want a camera made in Han China, and you kid will get me a copy too. I'll get you some refreshments. ”

After imagining the prospect of the occupation of Asunción, several soldiers, perhaps out of boredom, shifted the focus of their conversation to the three Barçaromu.

"In our company, Barsalomu, Bancroft, and Gerrit are veterans of this kind of thing, and they can get almost everything if they ask them. However, it is strange to say, maybe it is the sweet rice cake and bean porridge that eats a lot, and the battle is to count the three of them. ”

"Every time a battle starts, the three of them find various reasons to stay in the rear, and they can't stand it. But as soon as he arrived at the station, he came in handy. Levy items, the whole company counts the three of them he is the most useful. ”

"The three of them are mean, selfish, and annoying, but these three bastards are really capable in this regard, and they are not bad. Bard's kid is even more incurable, he's never been on the battlefield, he's a warrior who hasn't heard bullets, it's amazing. But he was very good at everything, but in fact he was just a wild cat and a miser who didn't work at all. If you occupy Asunción, he will definitely say that he laid it. When the time comes, he will definitely have to return to the company, and there is really no way to take him. ”

"Oops, don't. Say anything, as long as we knock Asunción down, we can return home triumphantly, and we can eat whatever we want. Let's work harder. However, is the Han army really that easy to fight? This evening, the unlucky men of the 6th Battalion of the 2nd Regiment attacked the forward position of Biarrika, but most of them were killed and wounded. ”

"Yes, I heard that Lieutenant Badelov, who directly commanded the battle, died on the battlefield."

A soldier lowered his voice and said, "The commander of the Ninth Company of the Second Regiment is really a lucky man, he just went to the battlefield and broke his leg. ”

"Major Barros had better luck, he had been on the front line and commanding, but he didn't have any damage on his body."

"This is the most terrible thing, Major Barros is not trustworthy at all, when he is not fighting, he shows off his might in front of the soldiers all day long, and as soon as he arrives on the battlefield, he receives all the responsibility of directing the battle to his officers."

"Because he's just a 25-year-old kid who came in with a relationship." One soldier said contemptuously.

"But look at Lieutenant Badlov. Lieutenant Badlov is only 26 years old, but how brave he is! ”

"But Lieutenant Badroff died, but Captain Prudent and Major Barros lived."

It was still the middle-aged soldier with an aging face, and as soon as he spoke, the other soldiers all stopped discussing. …………

"Bancroft, those bastards are speaking ill of us to our face again!"

Basaromu, who was sitting on the other side, said indignantly: "They are not much braver than us!" Why do you always laugh at us, if you knew that they were such bastards, the dessert you grabbed at noon today shouldn't have been shared with them! ”

"Okay, Barcelomu, let them go, it's important to save our lives on the battlefield, as long as we are lucky enough to live until the end of the war, there will be a better life waiting for us in the future, there is no need to worry about them because of a little thing."

Bancroft exclaimed.

"Or do you have a way, we don't care about them." …………

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