"Tonight, we're going to give the Soviets a big feast." In the woods, more guerrillas gathered, and every one of them had excitement on their faces.

Their main force was the German-supported mountain division and the 27JR Infantry Regiment of the 9th Finnish Infantry Division.

Royce looked at the Finns, and when the detachments were active, no one knew how many of them there were, but now, this was the first assembly, and it immediately showed how large the guerrillas were operating nearby.

If you look at it from a professional point of view, the military appearance of these soldiers is not very neat, and they must not even be able to kick the right step, but this does not mean that their combat effectiveness is not high.

The Ninth Division was a temporary conscripted unit, and most of these troops were hunters, just like Aalto, who fought alongside Royce, an old hunter.

At the same time, their weapons are also equipment adapted to the cold region, for example, not far from Royce, he saw a dog sled, more than a dozen cold-resistant huskies, sticking out their tongues, although in later generations, was named Erha, but at least it shows that this kind of dog is quite smart, and the smartest dog will commit two.

On the sleigh behind, there is a water-cooled Maxim heavy machine gun, which is definitely a murderous weapon, and in cold Finland, Maxim can give full play to its advantages, before shooting, as long as the snow is added to it, as the shooting continues, the snow gradually melts into water.

Such equipment, which existed in large numbers in the Finnish army, was much warmer than the iron pimple tanks and armored vehicles.

"Now, we need to assign tasks." The commander of the 27 Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Jo McKinniemi, said: "During the day, we have delayed the movement of the Soviets, and now, we need a powerful blow to let the Soviets know that they are surrounded by our main forces." Our 27 Infantry Regiment, mainly against the armored vehicles of the Soviets and their infantry, logistics convoys, and the Volunteers mainly against the tanks of the Finns. ”

Lieutenant Colonel McKinniemi was a fierce general, the 27th Infantry Regiment was the most combat-ready, and the division commander Almar? Colonel Silas Vooo and the chief of staff of the division, Captain Alpomatinen, were both famous generals from this regiment.

Therefore, the equipment of their regiment is also the most advanced, for example, the entire regiment of more than 1,800 people are all equipped with Sumi 1931 submachine guns, which is quite effective in the woods.

Moreover, the cumbersome Makqin heavy machine guns they carried, combined with armor-piercing shells, were enough to penetrate those armored vehicles, but they still did not have the right weapons to deal with the tanks of the Soviet infantry divisions, and these tasks needed to be handed over to the volunteers.

The German army joined but it was still a secret, so the current German mountain division was fully dressed in the clothes of the Finnish army, and at the same time, their name was still called the Volunteer Army.

The 75-mm recoilless gun they had at hand was the best weapon against tanks.

"Okay, no problem." said the commander of the Volunteer Army.

"Let's set out now, secretly ambush the Soviets, attack together at twelve o'clock in the night, and retreat in three minutes." Lieutenant Colonel McGeneniemi said: "Now we are on the table. ”

The nights in Finland can be extremely cold. After an hour of moving forward with the help of the snow, Vinogradov finally changed his mind about moving on.

On such a cold night, the march was nothing short of a tragedy.

"Stop moving, rest in place, and make a fire to keep warm." Vinogradov said.

At night, they are easy targets for snipers if they make a fire, but if they don't, they will be frozen into popsicles, which is better than a fire.

Vinogradov, of course, knew this common sense, and at this time, he already regretted it a little.

I knew that I wouldn't have arrived so anxiously, at least I had to wait for the winter clothes to be issued, and after I had warm clothes and tents!

Now, they simply don't have these equipment.

Vinogradov watched the convoy stop, looked at his men, tremblingly jumped out of the car, looking for firewood in the snow, branches to start a fire.

"Division commander, we already have several comrades with frostbite on their feet." One of the lieutenants told him that a tent had been set up improvised in a dry ditch beside the road.

Vinogradov walked into the ventilated tent and listened to his deputy's report, his brow furrowed.

They are still wearing summer boots, which are not frost-proof! As the night approaches, the temperature decreases further.

What to do? Go back? Of course not, the military order is like a mountain, and if you go back because you don't have equipment to protect against the cold, wouldn't it be a shame for Marshal Voroshinov?

"Get more firewood and keep the soldiers warm around the campfire." Vinogradov said: "Also, send more sentinels to prevent sneak attacks. ”

Today's daytime events are still vivid, he has lost hundreds of soldiers, and now, at night, it should be a good opportunity for the guerrillas to sneak attack, and the Finns will not let it go.

After surviving tonight, by tomorrow, his troops will be able to join the 163rd Division.

"Yes." The deputy stepped back.

The night in Finland was cold, and a cold wind blew, rolling up countless snows on the ground, blowing in everyone's neck, and they felt their hearts shiver.

The firewood was lit, but it was not warm at all, and they felt that their feet were gradually losing consciousness, and at this time, they were all nostalgic for the Ukrainian night.

Time is passing little by little, the temperature continues to drop, many people fall asleep, and many people will never wake up again.

Piles of bonfires, burning right next to the road, if you look at it from the sky, it must be a very beautiful picture, more romantic.

It's just that, right now, not a single person feels that way.

As time passed, the whole army became lifeless, many people fell asleep, and even the firewood was extinguished, and no one added it.

By the end, even the sentries were numb in the cold and crawled on their machine guns.

In the second half of the night, people sleep more deeply.

They didn't know that around them, a pair of eyes were already watching them.

Royce looked at the watch on his arm, the hands were clattering, it was almost 12 o'clock!

In the sky, the stars are shining.

"Fire!" A voice shouted loudly.