The dark green tide is receding!

Just after the Russian infantry withdrew from the German positions to the starting positions, the ground began to shake again. Waves of orange-red bright spots flew from the woods behind the Russian positions, they were not so dazzling under the blue sky, but after falling into the German positions, there was a deafening explosion, and the choking smell of saltpeter and the clods of earth falling from the sky threatened the health of the German soldiers on the positions.

The Russian officers and men eagerly awaited the bombardment to destroy all the damned barbed wire, trenches and pillboxes on the German positions, but it was not long before the German planes, which they hated and feared the most, flew into the battlefield like sharks smelling blood. This time, they dropped all their bombs at the Russian artillery at a high altitude, forcing most of the Russian artillery to either extinguish the flames near the artillery or move the ammunition boxes away from their positions, while the Russian infantry desperately drove away the German planes with machine guns. When the German planes left satisfied, the Russian artillery positions were already in shambles, most of the sparse woods that were used as cover for the artillery had been ignited, the sound of ammunition explosions was incessant, and the Russian artillery bombardment had to stop after only ten minutes.

In the command of the Russian army, the ugly-faced Aglieni gave a new order, "Let General Palyukev's cavalry unit start moving!" ”

The radio waves soon spread to the woods about 20 miles northeast of the Bialystok battlefield, and a white-bearded old man wearing a dark green cavalry general's uniform and a shining medal on his chest received the telegram handed by the signal soldier with his left hand, and gently stroked his gray beard with his right hand, and there was an indescribable expression on his face, as if he was excited by the order to fight, and as if he was distressed by the order to fight.

"Inform the whole army to go!" General Palyukav, who was over sixty years old, gave the order with a melancholy expression, and when the 40,000 cavalry mounted their horses, a loud noise startled countless birds in the woods, and 40,000 ordinary Russian infantry in white shirts and dark pants put their rifles on their shoulders, and many horses pulled cannons and ammunition carts, and marched westward in an orderly manner.

The path that this Russian army is taking now is basically the same as the route of the previous raid on Kimon, which is also what General Palyukaev fears, but Aglieni still hopes that this force can cut off the German supply lines in order to distract the attention and strength of the German army in Bialystok when there is no hope of a frontal attack.

"Dear cavalry general, our hopes are all pinned on you, the German soldiers will definitely be prepared, but there is the weakest place in their defenses, and I entrust you with the lives of these 80,000 soldiers! For the honor of the Guards, and for the sake of defeating the brutal Germans, you will destroy the railway from Kimon to Bialystok, if not Kimon! Palyukaf rode on his horse, muttered the command in Aglieni's tone, and then laughed at himself.

"General, what's wrong with you? A few years ago, when you took 20,000 cavalry to suppress the so-called revolutionary army of more than 100,000, how majestic it was! Now there are nearly 100,000 elite cavalry, infantry and many artillery pieces here, and we have to deal with only 20,000 German troops in Kimon, and you look sullen! "Adjutant Yasvili had been following Palyucaf for many years, having seen his brutal methods of suppressing the uprising of the Russian revolutionaries in 1911, and had also seen him follow Agliini to attack Kimon half a month ago, but he found that this white-bearded old man gave people a strange feeling today.

"There is an old Chinese saying that it is called 'the old trick is repeated'!" Palyucauf looked up at the dense foliage and the small patches of blue sky that he could see through the gaps, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Whether the Germans understand this truth or not, we have to fight with everyone's lives today!" ”

"But now that we have the advantage of troops, what else is there to worry about?" Yasvili looked at his commander strangely, and the old man shook his head with a smile, "I hope my worries are only superfluous!" ”

However, as this Russian army unit gets closer and closer to Kimon, the mounting troubles seem to confirm Palyukaf's concerns. First of all, the cavalry unit he sent to Kimon to reconnoiter was badly damaged by German mines and hanging mines along the way, and after encountering German cavalry patrols, only a few of them finally returned in disgrace.

The road that had brought the Russians a victory had now become full of thorns, and the closer they got to Kimon, the more and more mines and mines were planted by the Germans, and the cavalry at the forefront were constantly blown to pieces by stepping on the mines, and the troops entering the woods could barely avoid the thin lines that were difficult to see and the hanging mines that were detonated with thin lines. As the explosions became more frequent, Palyukav's team lost not only soldiers and horses, but also panic in the hearts of the soldiers.

"Stop moving! Major Yasvili, go and deliver my order to the cavalry in front to search the woods tentatively for other roads suitable for marching without mines, and send a telegram to the Grand Duke of Aglini to report the information here! Palyukaf had to stop the procession, and the explosion of these mines alarmed not only the resting birds in the woods, but also the Germans, and now the raid was meaningless.

After a cigarette, Aglieni replied to Palyucaf's report, "The troops no longer need to march covertly, march at full speed towards Kimon, and change the surprise attack to a strong attack!" ”

"Major Yasvili, order the vanguard cavalry units to dismount and let them explore the path and detonate the mines with their horses! Try to avoid entering the woods on both sides of the road! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! Yasvili whipped his mount and quickly ran to the front of the group.

The vanguard cavalry of the Russian army began to drive their horses in a row of 4 forward, and at this time, almost every ten meters, horses stepped on mines, and the wounded horses fell helplessly to the ground, while the horses behind them kicked wildly, as if they knew their fate.

There were more and more cavalrymen on the road, and despite this, the pace of the advance of the Russian troops slowed down. The explosion of the mine left a trail of blood and a large crater on the ground, making the Russian cavalry and infantry units more nervous and chilling.

After a loud bang, another mine was detonated, which also meant that several horses fell in pools of blood, and before the cavalry behind could pray, they were surprised to find the admiral's adjutant shake and fall straight off his horse. This conscientious and dedicated adjutant stayed in the vanguard after conveying the general's orders, helping to direct the soldiers to clear mines with their horses, and constantly encouraging and reassuring those soldiers who had lost their horses. The soldiers around him surrounded him, the adjutant's left chest was soaked with blood, his military hat rolled to the side, revealing a head full of soft and beautiful blonde hair, and his eyes were as beautiful as the sky, but now he was staring in distraction.

"This ......" the Russian soldiers were puzzled.

In the woods a hundred meters away, a German soldier in grass-green camouflage quickly put away his sniper rifle and quietly ran backwards, and soon after he rode a war horse and quickly left the scene.

In this way, a sniper unit composed of dozens of snipers began to harass the Russian army continuously, and every minute or two a crisp gunshot could be heard in the woods, and one by one Russian officers fell off their horses. The Russian cavalry was furious, they waved their whips fiercely, and then the wind rushed in the direction where the gunfire was heard, but the German snipers were also cavalry and were more familiar with the terrain. The Russian cavalry who chased after them not only did not even see the figure of the other party, but were also blown up by the mines hanging on the trees from time to time.

In this way, during the entire morning's march, Palyukaf lost 1,000 horses, 200 soldiers and 73 officers of all ranks. He was relieved until Kimon appeared in the Russians' sight, but he didn't know that this was only the beginning of the nightmare.

At this time, Kimon is no longer the Kimon who was attacked by the Russian army half a month ago and was broken, the German army has built this place into a fortress-like city, the ring field position will protect the city tightly, many mushroom-like pillboxes are scattered on the position, dozens of heavy fortress guns have just arrived from Germany a few days ago, and have been installed in several batteries in the city, more than 20,000 German infantry have long been in their respective battle positions, More than a dozen German-made armoured trains patrol the railway line.

"As always, the cavalry surrounds Kimon and cuts it off from the outside world, the artillery prepares for fire for 1 hour, and the infantry then attacks!" Admiral Palyukaev had just finished speaking, but found that Yasvili's familiar figure was not beside him, and the temporary adjutant was obviously not very suitable for this role, and after he hurriedly recorded the admiral's orders, he hurried away.

Some of the cavalrymen who had taken part in the previous raid on Kimon moved with others to the flank of Kimon, only to be stopped by heavy fire from German armored trains. Armored trains armed with solid armor, guns of all calibers, and numerous machine guns became veritable mobile fortresses, and Russian cavalry would soon be driven away by this steel monster whenever they appeared near the railway.

In the city of Kimon, a heavy gun, including a 105-mm howitzer or cannon and a 150-mm howitzer, slowly raised its muzzle, and two 305-mm railway guns with a range of 11 kilometers were even more formidable. When the Russian artillery outside the city was preparing for the shelling, the heavy artillery in the city had already begun to roar, and two German reconnaissance planes also appeared near Kimon in due time to guide and calibrate their own artillery fire. The Russian artillery positions suddenly became chaotic, especially when the 305-mm giant shells fell, the whole ground shook violently, and half an hour later, more than a hundred cannons of various types brought by Admiral Palyukaf were almost devastated.

In the end, the Russian infantry had to attack the German positions outside the city of Kimon without heavy artillery cover, the Germans had minefields, barbed wire, trenches, machine guns, artillery, and these Russian infantry only had rifles in their hands and a small number of machine guns, and the results can be imagined. Looking at the white and black corpses all over the ground, even Palyucaf couldn't help but cry.

"Retreat!" Palyukav ignored Aglioni's order to attack with all his might, leaving nearly 10,000 corpses of Russian infantry and cavalry to retreat into the woods.