At eight o'clock in the morning, in the middle of the town of Wallette, occupied by the 1st Cavalry Regiment, on the second floor of a hotel. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Figlein sat around a round table with Colonel Lester, commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, and Colonel Powell, who had just arrived, drinking beer requisitioned from the pub while studying the next course of action.

Figlein tapped the pencil in his right hand on the map of the town of Wallett and said to Colonel Powell: "Your mission is twofold, the first task is to pin here with the men of the 101st Special Air Service Regiment, and any transport convoy that tries to pass through here must be eliminated. ”

Colonel Leicester burped and said to Figlein: "The fleeing Russians should inform the rear of the occupation of this place, and if the Russians' brains had not been burned out by vodka, I think there would have been no more convoys passing through here, only to encircle and suppress our troops." ”

Colonel Powell said: "I would have liked the Russians to come here, and with the support of naval aviation, I am now looking forward to a face-to-face battle with the Russians." ”

"Don't be brute, we're short of heavy weapons." Feglein said.

"Your second task is to stay here, wait for the enemy's combat units to arrive, and then stop them, but remember, don't be brute, if the enemy is strong, I will allow you to retreat."

Powell nodded in understanding, and Figlein continued: "Remember that every night, the men of the 101st Regiment will send you reinforcements and supplies, be sure to ensure their safety, and do not let their helicopters fall on the Russian anti-aircraft guns." ”

Colonel Powell said: "I will take care of my friends in the Air Force." ”

Figlein picked up the beer glass on the table and said to Colonel Powell and Colonel Lester: "Cheers to victory." ”

"Cheers."

Three wine glasses collided in the air with a crisp crashing sound.

Five minutes later, north of the town of Wallett, Colonel Powell watched Colonel Figlein and Leicester leave.

The 1st Cavalry Regiment headed north until the T-junction where the convoy had been ambushed last night, and then turned off the road and returned to the village of Kanivka, where it had been stationed.

The cavalry regiment passed through the village of Kanivka, turned north, and stepped on the dirt road in the countryside that it had once walked.

Looking at the Russian version of the map in his hand, Figlein said to Colonel Lester, who was walking side by side: "The Russians' map is indeed much more detailed than ours, and with the help of this map, our combat efficiency can be doubled." ”

The map in Figlein's possession was captured from the defenders of the town of Wallette, and the location of the villages and towns on it was more detailed than the German version of the map in Figlein's possession.

During the discussion, the cavalry brigade went twenty kilometers and finally stopped.

Feglein and Colonel Lester rode to the front of the line and were confronted by a lieutenant platoon commander of the reconnaissance battalion.

The lieutenant saluted Feglein and said: "General, according to your orders, we have reconnoitred the town of Berzn on the eastern road, and found a large number of Russian troops in the town, as well as a large number of trucks. ”

"How much do you estimate their fighting strength?" Feglein asked.

"At least one company, no more than one battalion, there are a lot of servicemen without weapons, it should be their logistics staff. I found out that their fighters were building fortifications south of the town. ”

Colonel Leicester said: "I think the Russians must have known about our presence, which is why they are facing south to build fortifications. As for the trucks, they were supposed to be the ones that had finished delivering supplies and planned to return to the rear from the same road as they were. Because of our existence, they can only stay there temporarily. ”

Figlein nodded silently, agreeing with Colonel Lester's analysis: "Since they have built fortifications there, let them waste their time there, let's change places." ”

Figlein pointed to the map to the scout lieutenant and said, "Lieutenant, take your men and head north from this road, about eight kilometers away, there is a village called Warren. After arriving at the village, he turned to the east as he had done before, and went to reconnoiter the movement of the enemy on the road. ”

The lieutenant noted the location on the map and turned to leave with a new mission.

After a short stop, the cavalry brigade of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, following the Scout Lieutenant, moved again towards the same destination.

At a distance of eight kilometers, it disappeared under the hooves of the cavalry in less than an hour.

Figlein and Colonel Lester entered the village and waited for half an hour before the Scout Lieutenant entered their house out of breath.

Figlein opened a bottle of Fanta with his own hands and handed it to the Scout Lieutenant.

"Lieutenant, this is the last bottle of Fanta I have now, for the sake of this bottle of Fanta, give me good news, drink it and talk about it."

The scout lieutenant raised his head, drank the whole bottle of Fanta in one go, licked his lips and said: "General, there are no Russians in the T-junction on the eastern highway, in that village called Vovno, no, there are no Russian soldiers, only some villagers. ”

Figlein waved his arms excitedly, turned to Colonel Lester and said: "Immediately give an order to let the troops of the first battalion force the march to the village of Vovno, and the second and third battalions will follow behind." ”

"Do you want to contact the division?" Colonel Lester asked.

"Inform Lieutenant Colonel Gale that we are back and let him act as planned." Feglein said.

"I'll take care of the rest, and I'll send a platoon to escort you back to the division headquarters." Colonel Leicester said.

"Yes."

A few minutes later, near the village of Warren, the troops of the 1st Cavalry Regiment split into two lines.

Escorted by a platoon of cavalry, Figlein returned to the division headquarters in the town of Sarne.

The other, under the command of Colonel Lester, again rushed to the road, which had been less than five hours away.

A battalion of the 1st Cavalry Regiment took the village of Vovno, which was not garrisoned by Russian soldiers, with one charge.

Leaving a company to garrison the village of Vovno, the rest of the cavalry of the 1st Battalion joined up with the main force of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, which arrived later, and galloped north along the road, which raised a cloud of smoke and dust.

As the 1st Cavalry Regiment galloped north, the town of Sarne, where the headquarters of the 8th Cavalry Division was located, the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Schheine, walked into the headquarters in the dust.

"The troops have retreated from the town of Sabo Roj, and the Russians are attacking fiercely, using four KV-1s."

"Didn't they pursue you?" Lieutenant Colonel Gale asked.

"No, I think they just want to capture Sabo Roger Town so that we can't threaten their supply lines."

"Since they want it, let it be better for them, the lump has returned, and their asses are about to bloom." (To be continued.) )