That evening, Balzen received a telegram from the division headquarters. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The info mission has quietly changed, with two battalions heading to the front in full gear.

Those were the two battalions with the strongest overall combat effectiveness in the division, and they would be under the command of the reconnaissance company upon their arrival. Balzen was flattered, and the order was like this, and now he was able to command more than a thousand men, and the task was very peculiar - whether there was a battle or not, you were stationed under the noses of the enemy and acted at the opportune point.

Therefore, Balzen's command will have a great deal of freedom. Such was the telegram message, and Balzen had to gather the fighters again for a meeting to determine future actions.

Because there were forced prisoners of war in the German camp, rescuing them was not a breach of mission.

The two men who were rescued by the reconnaissance company once again emphasized what they had planned in the prisoner of war camp, and that they would definitely rise on March 26.

Balzen pondered it carefully, and was no longer convinced by the words of the two men. "When the shooting happens, the enemy will definitely strengthen its defenses, and your plan will face a lot of resistance, how can it succeed?!"

"But! In fact, we can run away at any time, the German front is not monolithic, and the prisoner of war camps are not completely fortified, as long as we cry out and use sticks as weapons, we can flee. As long as you enter the forest, it is safe. A man named Semyon swore by it.

Balzen really didn't understand where this man's self-confidence came from, if the Germans didn't strengthen their defenses, and the prisoners of war fled in a few days, then these Germans would be stupid! Where is there such a stupid person?!

Wait a minute! He said that there is a hole in the enemy's defenses, and this is the key to escape, like a small fish through a fisherman's net?

Balzen opened the map again, staring at the escape route that Asanov had marked earlier. Through the previous observation, aren't there some machine-gun pillboxes there? How safe it is?

Now Semyon points out the clues.

Because the defensive line of the German army in front of him was not a straight line, from a macro point of view, there was a convex angle in the defensive line, which in turn was built on a small dirt slope.

Balzen knew that the enemy was digging a defensive line according to the terrain, and a number of machine-gun pillboxes were erected at that convex corner, so that if the battle required it, soldiers could quickly rush here to occupy the commanding heights to resist the enemy's attack.

Once the escape plan is carried out, the POWs violently break the cages of the POW camp and must run south like wild horses into the forest to be safe. But the way to escape must pass through the enemy's position, and the greatest threat is also from that commanding height. Because everyone believes that under the cover of night, as long as you seize the commanding heights with lightning speed, the biggest threat on the way to escape will be gone!

If the enemy wanted reinforcements, the prisoners of war would relentlessly counterattack with captured weapons. And because of the terrain, the machine guns of the fortresses built by the Germans on both sides were firing in the direction of direct front, and there were not many weapons that could really stop us. And because of the need for logging, the Germans did not lay mines at all in most areas!

"There will always be people who will die on the way to escape, but the big army will survive. We don't want to be slaves anymore, and even if there is a shooting, I'm sure the brothers who remain in the POW camp will continue to carry out the plan. That Butyrkov will lead everyone to escape! The name of the man he was talking about was the leader of the current prisoner of war camp, and it was this man who set the escape plan.

Balzen had no idea about this guy who was meant to be called "Bottle", anyway, if he really led the prisoners of war to escape, he would be a hero!

Patting this Semyon on the shoulder, Balzen comforted: "I believe that those people are now truly conscious, and there will always be sacrifices in battle, some people will die, and the large army will survive!" Congratulations, Semyon, at least you and your buddies are safe now. ”

After resting for several hours, the two of them, who had been terrified before, were in a calm state of mind, and they no longer needed to look at the faces of the Germans and the people of the Eastern Battalion, let alone worry about their lives being threatened.

I saw that this guerrilla force was very well-equipped, and there were a lot of rare SVT40s, and some special weapons Semyon knew, this is a rocket-boosted grenade that can blow up a tank from a long distance as long as it hits accurately, which can be called an artifact! The amount of equipment they have is astounding.

Semyon plucked up his courage and said: "Just give us a gun and let me join you, if there is a battle tomorrow, even if it is sacrificed, I am willing!" ”

Balzen smiled bitterly, "If I had enough troops, I would have taken the initiative to attack a long time ago!" But now, I have to wait! ”

He didn't say what he was waiting for, the reconnaissance company had also experienced an extremely fulfilling day, and now it was five kilometers away from the front line, so it must be particularly safe.

The troops had to rest, and only a few soldiers set up open and dark sentry posts to stand guard in turn. Regarding Semyon's request, Balzen agreed, and the strength of the reconnaissance company was increased by two.

Like the rest of the soldiers, Balzen simply wrapped himself in a blanket and rested, his submachine gun by his side, the bullet strand already plugged in, and he could go into combat for a second in the event of an emergency.

The warriors fell asleep after eating their dry food, and their snoring was muffled by the wind. Balzen had a good dream, it was a time when the war was over, and the righteous side of this world war had won a complete victory. Novgomel has been officially recognized, and he is still here, married and had many children......

But before he could see his wife's face, a pat woke him up.

"Hell! You can't call me later, and your dreams will be shattered! Angry, Balzen got up.

The soldier who delivered the message was a little frightened, and said tremblingly: "Company commander, we have caught some people, I think you will be interested." ”

"People?!" Balzen immediately stood up and said in surprise: "It can't be a German!" Take me to see it! ”

Soon, he saw all the ones who had been caught. One by one they hid themselves on the ground, and there were twenty of them. Because they were still wearing Soviet cotton clothes, Balzen immediately understood that they were also prisoners of war.

Semyon was too familiar with these people, but when he saw that the commander of the guerrillas had woken up, he took the initiative to come and offer his respects: "Sir! These were all friends of the POW camp, and they were not enemies at all. ”

"Yes! I know! Balzen was in no good condition, their cotton clothes were torn everywhere, and many of them had scruffy beards, and even in the moonlight they could feel their image like moles that had just crawled out of the ground.

Since they were all Russians, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company took the initiative to deliver bread cubes after confirming that they were not in danger. It's not, because of the excessive hunger, almost everyone is gobbling it up.

Seeing such a scene, Balzen couldn't help but scratch his head: "You people are also lucky, didn't you say that you would flee en masse?" Now it is good, only the twenty of you will escape. I knew this would happen, and all of you would have been able to take advantage of the chaos to run into the forest, and if you did, you would all be safe now! ”

It's too late to say these things now, compare your heart to heart, these people are indeed very lucky, and the remaining large group is also succumbing to instinct and running with human rights.

It was already two o'clock in the morning, and Balzen yawned, his body was so honest that he only thought about collapsing to the ground like rotten flesh, and every cell wanted to rest.

Twenty-two prisoners of war escaped, which was completely unexpected by Balzen, who preferred to believe that many more had escaped. So he ordered the sentries to stay at their posts and watch every move in the forest, and the interrogation would take place after dawn.