"General, if it really doesn't work, let's go day and night! The German planes can only be dispatched during the day, and at night, there is nothing to be done about us. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info We can march at night and let the troops take refuge in the woods during the day. In this way, it is possible to effectively reduce the losses of the troops. A major general, division commander, proposed.

"It's a good idea. It was impossible for the Germans to make a sortie at night. Immediately, someone chimed in.

"However, when marching at night, the speed will be seriously affected. The Germans are now chasing after us. If our retreat slows, we may soon be caught up by the Germans. "Some of the generals were a little worried.

"It's better than being attacked by German planes during the day. This afternoon, for the whole afternoon, the troops did not go ten kilometers. If you count it this way, I'm afraid it won't be as much as a night's walk. Besides, the Germans are constantly attacking us with planes, which will be devastating to our morale. ”

Admiral Letzsky frowned and listened to the advice of the descendants. What everyone said is very reasonable, and then it depends on how he, who is the commander, chooses.

"Tonight, overnight. Let the departments do a good job of organizing so that the soldiers do not fall behind. Tomorrow in the morning, within an hour, complete the concealment. Wait until the sun goes down and keep going! "Admiral Letzsky made a choice. In the end, he chose to walk day and night. Avoid direct attacks by German aircraft.

This was really because the attack power of the German planes was so terrifying that it scared Letzsky. 5,000 men were lost in one afternoon, and if they were attacked in the morning, wouldn't they have lost tens of thousands of men in that day? The entire 9th Army will collapse if it can't hold out for a few days. Admiral Letzsky did not dare to take such a risk. As for the impact on the speed of night marches, the only way to compensate for it is to increase the speed as much as possible. This was already the safest way that Admiral Letzsky could think of.

That night, the Russian 9th Army did not rest, but continued to hurry. This made the Russian soldiers, who were already frightened during the day, very tired. However, under the persuasion of the officers and the threat of leather whips, those Russian soldiers had to rush with spirit. Of course, the fear of being attacked by German planes again during the day tomorrow is also a major reason. In the afternoon, they were frightened by the attack of German aircraft. They didn't want to be torn to shreds by German planes, like their hapless comrades.

All night, the Russian army was on the road. By the time the sun rose the next day, everyone was already sleepy.

Colonel-General Letssky ordered the units to find a place to hide from the German air raids.

A large number of Russian troops immediately disappeared from the road without a trace, hiding in the woods and valleys, hiding their own people as much as possible, so as not to be discovered by the Germans, and they would be bombed indiscriminately.

The next day, the fighters of the German 8th Air Force continued to take off and searched south along the road, as they had done yesterday, looking for traces of Russian troops. These planes are all equipped with aviation machine gun bullets and bombs. Once they find the Russian army, they will inevitably be able to set off another bloody storm.

It's just that these pilots are very puzzled that they searched all the way and found no trace of the Russian army.

"What's going on? Where did those Russians go? Why can't I find it? ”

"Isn't it possible that those Russians can fly? Running away overnight from where we were on the flight? ”

Brigadier General Corey, commander of the 8th Air Force, was also surprised when he learned of this. Originally, he was still complacent about the results achieved yesterday, hoping that in today's operation, he could achieve greater results. However, the Russians all disappeared, which made him dumbfounded all at once. If they can't find the Russians, this will not only make the battle exploits they got slip away like this, but also make them unable to complete the task assigned by Qin Tian, which is a big problem!

"Contact the pilot ahead and search as best you can. I don't believe that the Russians ran away overnight, that's impossible. They must have been hiding in some hidden place to avoid being attacked by our fighters. Brigadier General Corey said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, General." The adjutant immediately went to give orders.

The German pilots searched everywhere for traces of the Russian army. Knowing that there was not enough fuel, I returned. There is no way for them to do it, and if they don't return, the fuel will not be enough to make them back to the airport safely. In the end, there was only one way to crash.

Seeing the German planes constantly flying overhead, the soldiers of the Russian army hid in the woods one by one, and did not even dare to come out of the atmosphere, for fear of alarming the planes in the sky.

For this reason, the Russian army did not dare to make a fire, and could only gnaw black bread with cold water. Such conditions are naturally very bad and harsh.

Don't dare, even so, it's not so easy to hide more than 100,000 people, and there are still a lot of Russian soldiers exposed. What awaited them was the strafing of the fighters of the German Air Force and the bombing of the bombers.

The fighters were over the woods, firing wildly, and although most of the bullets hit the trees, they still achieved some success. The bombing of bombers, also because of the blocking of trees, was not very effective. Of course, it still caused some casualties to the Russian army more or less.

The Russian army's use of such a marching method certainly made the 8th Air Force lose its target for attack, and the results of the battle could not be further expanded. However, after Qin Tian learned about it, he didn't worry too much. He ordered the troops of the German 8th Army Corps to continue the pursuit of the Russian troops. Since the Russian army wants to move day and night, it slows down the speed of retreat, which is exactly what the 8th Army Corps wants.

While the pace of retreat of the Russian army was decreasing, the pace of pursuit of the 8th Army was increasing. A large number of trucks drawn from the rear transported a large number of personnel and equipment to the south of the Kingdom of Poland, preparing to borrow the retreat of the Russian 9th Army.

With four car wheels, the speed is undoubtedly much faster than two legs. If the Cossack cavalry and infantry of the Russian army had dispersed, they might not have been able to intercept them. However, the cavalry and infantry of the Russian army rushed together, which was undoubtedly self-defeating.

On September 16, the 8th Panzer Division of the German 8th Army Corps and an infantry division of the 11th Army seized Pławi, blocking the way for the Russians to escape.