"It's raining again!"

Before the last glimmer of light disappeared into the sky, Chen Tian stood under the eaves and watched the raindrops fall from the sky, the raindrops gradually became larger and denser, and when the sky was completely dark, there was only a ticking sound left in the world.

In the command room, everyone was tired, but the current situation did not allow anyone to relax. The fighting in the west has long ended, including the previous battle, a total of 80,000 Russian soldiers were captured, of which more than 30,000 were wounded soldiers, and it is cruel to let the wounded soldiers stay in the open air on such rainy days, but there were not many tents in the East Prussian regiment, and many German soldiers had to huddle in their houses and train stations, giving up some of their tents to wounded Russian soldiers.

The tears of heaven do not know whether they are flowing for the blood that the rain can't wipe away, or for the humane spirit of the people who fought to the death during the day, or maybe both.

After a long time, Chen Tiancai came back to his senses, and now what he is facing is the real war, a war in which the two sides fight wits and courage and have casualties on each other, looking at these officers who have performed well, he slowly asked:

"Now except for the 2nd Division of the 1st Army that remained at the Leif River Bridge and the 3rd Army stationed in place, all the other troops have entered Bialystok!"

"Yes, Your Highness! The statistics have already been calculated, and in one day's fighting, a total of 38,326 of our troops were killed, and more than 24,000 were wounded, of which more than 6,700 were seriously wounded; killed more than 130,000 Russian troops, captured more than 83,000 Russian officers and soldiers, including the commander of the Russian army, General Ruzsky, and captured 89 artillery pieces and countless war horses and guns; Our army currently has 157 armored vehicles, 341 trucks, 3815 motorcycles and 856 artillery pieces left, but there is not much gasoline and ammunition left, and the armored forces cannot even participate in a large-scale battle! When Hoffman finished reading the short report, the faces of everyone in the room turned very ugly.

"I hope that everyone, and of course myself, will realize something from today's fight! First of all, our German army is not invincible, our opponents are not bugs or sheep, and they can be knocked down with a single punch. This afternoon, our Wolbeck Division lost more than 90 percent of its soldiers, the heaviest battle our regiment has ever lost, and the troops can be rebuilt, but the veterans are not something that can be brought out in a day or two. That fighting passion and spirit may have disappeared. ”

At this point, Chen Tian stopped, walked to Walbeck's side again, pressed one hand on his shoulder, and then spoke:

"The responsibility for this defeat lies with me, and with us, the commanders, every German soldier is good, but our negligence in intelligence and contempt for the Russians cost these warriors their lives. Every human life is precious, and every decision we make and every order we give as commanders of thousands of soldiers is related to their life and death. Hereby I solemnly swear that henceforth I will attach tactical importance to every enemy and will not take it lightly; strategically despise every enemy and never compromise; We must never give orders lightly, and we must make a decisive and swift judgment on the latest enemy situation. At the loss of any soldier, I would have asked myself whether their sacrifice was meaningful, and if it was not, it was my mistake! ”

At this time, everyone looked at him in amazement, and they saw a commander who was unwilling to shirk responsibility, a general who valued the lives of soldiers very seriously, and a person who learned from the pain.

"Gentlemen, please stand and let us observe a moment of silence in memory of the 38,326 German soldiers who have lost today!" After saying that, Chen Tian silently lowered his head.

The others stood up silently, their noble heads bowed, not only for the blood and tears shed for Germany today, but also for the fact that Germany will not shed blood and tears tomorrow, and everyone remembered their mission, the mission as commanders.

After a long time, Chen Tian raised his head, and he put away all the regret and sadness in his eyes, and replaced it with the previous confidence and firmness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of the past, and we should now think carefully about how to deal with our enemies. Remember, they are the Royal Guard of the Russian Empire, the most elite troops in Russia, and we are no worse than them, but we have to deal with them carefully! ”

"Your Royal Highness, after a long day of fighting, the soldiers are very tired, but I have arranged patrols and sentry posts, and the soldiers are also sleeping in their clothes, ready to fight!" François was the happiest and most cheerful today, he was the only one with a relaxed face when he walked into the conference room, but after Chentian's words, his mood also became heavy, and after careful reflection, he had to admit that he had overlooked many things, including every precious German soldier.

"Excellent! But except for the sentries, let all the soldiers rest well tonight! I don't think the other side will carry out a large-scale sneak attack tonight, although we are exhausted, but as their caged bird, we will definitely be very vigilant against sneak attacks. If nothing else, the other side will only use cavalry to harass on a small scale, but in order to ensure safety, we still arrange some secret posts on the perimeter! ”

Seeing Chen Tian boldly speculate on the other party's actions as usual, a look of surprise appeared in the generals' eyes. Chen Tian found out about this, and repaid the shallow smile he used to have.

"As a commander, you shouldn't be bound by one or two failures, failure is not terrible, fear of failure is the deadliest! Failure should allow a commander to make a more rigorous judgment instead of making him hesitate! ”

Everyone nodded their heads to indicate that they had benefited a lot.

"If I were the commander of the other party, I would also guard against a sneak attack by my caged bird at night, so ......"

"So let's get some sleep! Ha ha! Matthew laughed heartily.

"No, you guys have a good rest, I'm going to attack them, and between the Russian garrisons east of Kimon and Bialystok, I'm going to Kimon, which is the farthest distance!"

"You...... You go for a sneak attack, and we sleep? The eyes of the crowd widened, and no one believed what they had just heard.

"Yes, you sleep! I'm going to sneak attack, to be exact, I'm going to sneak up on them with my guards! Chen Tian motioned for them not to get excited, and then slowly explained his reasons.

"Maybe a lot of you don't know. Five years ago, when I was serving as the governor of Jiaoao in Qingdao, I was kidnapped by the Japanese and almost died! After that, I selected a group of able-bodied and responsive people from veterans and sniper units to form a special guard, which is now the guard battalion. I brought in two Chinese martial artists to train them in fighting, the instructors in kendo gyms to train them in fencing, and the best snipers to teach them survival and patience. Over the past few years, they have not only defended me and my family well, but also trained their combat effectiveness far beyond the average army, so tonight I will lead them to a sneak attack on Kimon! ”

"Although the Russians will definitely guard against our sneak attack, that means against our large-scale sneak attack. They will arrange many posts on the road from Bialystok to Kimon, but the city of Kimon will not be very well guarded, if we don't want to be bombarded by them tomorrow, we must blow up their ammunition depot tonight, if we can capture or kill the other commander, the situation here can be turned in an instant! ”

Chentian's plan to take risks was opposed by almost all the generals, and Matthew and Olge demanded that they lead the team.

"Stop arguing. Here I am the commander, everyone obeys orders! My guards are the only ones I know best, and every one of them is a good soldier and bodyguard, but they have never carried out a sneak attack. That's why I'm going to lead the team myself! I have considered that unless Austrian reinforcements arrive in time, or General Mackensen's headquarters remaining in East Prussia come to reinforce them, it will be difficult for us to break through the encirclement with the ammunition we have left, and tomorrow the enemy will definitely have to use heavy artillery, which will bring us great casualties, and the Russians will even be able to break through our defensive positions. Chen Tian asked Walbeck to describe the tactics of the Russian attack in the afternoon, and everyone quieted down.

"There is no need to place high hopes on the strength of the Austro-Hungarian army, we can really only wait for General Mackensen. Even without tanks, it would take them 3-4 days to cross the swampy terrain south of the Masurian Lake District, and if they did have tanks, they would have to take a detour for a week. If you see this situation clearly, today's sneak attack is our best chance to buy time and even turn defeat into victory! ”

After Chen Tian once again scanned everyone present with a firm gaze, everyone finally agreed. As a master of martial arts and swordsmanship at the Royal Army Academy, Matthew repeatedly insisted on going together, and in the end Chen Tian could only agree.

Late at night, the rain did not stop at all, and the hot summer finally became cooler, even a little chilly. In the muddy field, a team of 100 people, each wearing a black poncho, quietly marched north in the night and the sound of rain.

The big man at the front suddenly raised his right hand, and the whole team stopped, and everyone half-crouched on the ground and looked around vigilantly. It took several minutes for the big man to lower his arm, and the team began to move silently again.

"What happened just now?" In the middle of the line, Matthew asked Chentian in a low voice.

"Shh......h Just now Rainey noticed that there were Russian cavalry in front of him, but now they have left! Chen Tian turned his head and explained in a low voice. How do you know? Matthew was still not satisfied, but Chentian's answer almost caused him to fall to the ground.

"Guess!"

Matthew probably found it boring, and he kept asking:

"So how did he know? I can't see anything in this light! ”

"Have you forgotten he's a ninja? He has the eyes of an owl and the hearing of a wolf! If you don't shut up, we'll all be discovered by the Russians! ”

They walked and stopped, and from time to time they made a detour, until they finally reached the outside of Kimon at 3 a.m., which happened to be the time when people were most sleepy. To the south of Kimon, the Russians reinforced the trenches left by the previous Wolbeck division and built several artillery positions. There was silence on the entire defensive line, and the soldiers had taken refuge in the city to avoid the rain, except for the sentries who braved the rain to walk back and forth.

Chen Tian and his entourage gently groped forward in the mud, and after making a big circle, they passed through the open area between the two positions in the southwest corner of Kimon, and finally touched the city of Kimon.

Since the previous day's fighting had been fought mainly in the east of the city, the street fighting that followed quickly came to an end, and the houses in the city were not too damaged, although almost every house had the sound of muddy breathing and even the sound of squeaking and grinding teeth. Occasionally, a patrol of soldiers passed by on the street. Chen Tian found that more than 100 people were fine marching in the fields, but when they arrived in this small city, it was an unusually large team. After taking off the ponchos, they became a Russian army.

"We are now 20 people in a team! If you don't speak Russian, don't open your mouth, find the arsenal here and wait for the opportunity to do it! We met in the grove 3 miles south of the city before dawn! Chen Tian called the commanders of the squads and gave instructions, and then they swaggered out onto the streets, lined up in a neat line and began to "patrol". The teams were led by Russian-speaking soldiers dressed as lead officers.

Chen Tian was wearing a corporal's uniform, he did not speak Russian, and could only follow Mr. Matthew, who did not know where to learn Russian.

"Matthew, I warn you, don't talk nonsense for a while, or we'll all be finished!" Although Matthew is strict in governing the army, he speaks with a big grin, and he usually doesn't mind, but if he can't stop talking at a critical moment......

At this moment, a group of Russian soldiers appeared in front of him, and Chen Tian's mood began to tense, and he stared at Matthew's head without squinting, for fear that the other party would find something in his eyes.

"Hello!" When they passed by, the officer who was leading the other side suddenly said something.

"Hello!" Matthew greeted the other party with a big grin, and Chen Tian's heart suddenly hung in the air, and he could even feel the soldiers behind him pulling out the dagger. However, the two teams separated peacefully.

Call......

Chen Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief, the Russians patrolled without a password, he just thought he was going to do it, although his soldiers could easily subdue the other party, but no one could guarantee not to alarm other Russian troops.

They walked aimlessly, from street to street, but they found nothing but deserted streets and icy rain.

"Strange, where the hell is the arsenal and headquarters of the Russians?" Chen Tian muttered quietly, and at this time, the others also had the same question, and at this time, Matthew in front of him spit out a sentence from between his teeth:

"The most heavily guarded place, if it is brightly lit, it is the headquarters, if it is dim, it is the arsenal, haha!"

At this moment, several people passed by them on horseback, and suddenly Chentian smelled a fragrance in the cold air. There was a smell of déjà vu, and at this moment Matthew suddenly stopped, and Chen Tian was cold and bumped into it.

"Matthew, you ......"

"Shh......h Look ahead! Matthew didn't look back, still squeezing a few words out between his teeth.

A few dozen meters in front of them, there was a two-story house with bright lights in front of it, and there were about twenty soldiers guarding the door, which seemed to be the headquarters that Matthew was talking about. The horses also stopped there, and a couple of men in ponchos quickly entered the house.

"Great! It's really hard to find nowhere to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it! Chen Tian himself didn't know how he said this in German, but the others ignored him. , Matthew squeezed out the last few words in the boss's tone: "Ready to do it!" Then he took the lead and walked over there.

The soldiers in the back pulled out all the daggers this time, and Chen Tian put his hand into his pocket and held the handle of his Luger gun tightly, this kind of action was so crazy for him, he could hardly suppress the tension and excitement in his heart, the plot in the movie actually appeared in real life. However, although there were only a dozen soldiers guarding there, there were obviously many more patrols nearby than in other places, and just as they walked over, another group of patrols came towards them, and the Russian soldiers obviously slowed down, apparently afraid of disturbing the generals in the headquarters. When they reached the gate of the headquarters, the group of soldiers just disappeared around the corner behind them.

Matthew walked over to a lieutenant and snapped upright, then slowly pulled a box of cigarettes out of his pocket.

"Brothers, hard work! This is the cigarette we seized from the Germans in the afternoon, let's try it! ”

Chen Tian didn't know what Matthew was talking about, he just counted silently, 19! Just as he didn't have to do it himself, the soldiers behind him were also ready to rush forward at any time. At this moment, another group of patrols turned around at the opposite corner of the street, but Chen Tian found that when they walked to this street, their steps were not as light as the patrol in front of them, and their leather boots still made a loud clattering sound.

"Go away, go away! Don't disturb the Grand Duke to rest here! The Russian didn't take the cigarette from Matthew's hand. Instead, he waved them away in a deep voice, but Matthew kept smiling at him hoping he would laugh.

The lieutenant glanced at him, and finally reached out to take a cigarette, when another group of patrolmen also came, and familiar faces were reflected in the light.

"What's there!" Matthew suddenly pointed behind the Russian officer in a higher volume.

Just as the other Russian soldiers also turned their heads to look that way. Matthew shouted in German: "Do it!" ”

In addition to Chentian, two teams of 39 wolf-like German soldiers rushed forward, ending the lives of 19 Russian officers and soldiers in an instant. Before the Russians could even shout, a knife was cut in the throat, and the whole street returned to calm in a matter of seconds.

"What's going on out there?" The door of the house was suddenly opened, and an officer wearing monocles walked out, and everyone looked at him in a daze......

Just as the other soldiers performed throat-slitting. Chen Tian walked towards the door alone with a pistol. When the Russian staff officer walked out, Chen Tian was standing 1 meter on his side, just after 1/40 of the pillar of incense, Chen Tian made a completely thoughtless action - using the staff officer's head as a leather ball, making a beautiful sideways pounce, and smashed the fist holding the pistol towards the staff officer's head.

"Ah......h

After a scream, the staff officer fell.

"Sir, be careful, it's slippery here! Come, I'll help you up! Matthew spoke loudly in Russian as fast as he could, and there was a commotion in the room, but when he heard his words, he calmed down again, and some even said in a mocking tone:

"Girkov, you are old! You will fall down when you walk, so should you go back to retire early! Hahaha! ”

Although Chentian, who was lying on the ground, didn't know what Matthew was talking about, judging from the reaction in the house, it was obvious that the Russians inside had not realized what was happening.

After a while, a deep voice came from upstairs, and the room was suddenly silent.

Matthew motioned for a group of soldiers to stay outside to clean up the corpses and guard, and after helping Chentian up, he took out his pistol and took the lead in rushing in.

"Don't move! If you want to live, raise your hand! ”

The two officers who looked like staff officers in the room were stunned for a moment, they seemed to be studying something around a map, but they didn't sleep in the middle of the night, it didn't seem that they were discussing any good ideas, maybe they were how to repair the German army tomorrow, but they didn't want to become prisoners of the Germans in an instant. The soldiers quickly rushed into the next room, a bedroom, and the officers had just sat up sleepily, when they saw only a few fists appear in front of them, and then they fell asleep again.

Several other soldiers rushed towards the stairs, Chen Tian followed them closely, the deep voice just now should be the commander of the Guards who ate one of his divisions yesterday, he really wanted to see if that guy was Aglini for the first time.

At this moment, two gunshots rang out at the staircase, and a German soldier curled up and fell to the ground, but the other soldiers did not retreat, but rushed forward in one go, and with a few more gunshots, several Russian guards upstairs were finally killed, but one of Chentian's soldiers also fell in a pool of blood.

When Chen Tian rushed upstairs, he found that there were only two rooms on it, one of which had a wide open door, two Russian guards fell in the doorway, and there were two more in the room, and it seemed that the protagonist was hiding in another room with a closed door.

Tatsuten asked the soldiers to turn off the lights in the hallway and another room, so that his side would be protected from darkness. Two German soldiers walked softly to the door, others dodged a little, one kicked the door open, then one rolled in, and the other flashed to the door two seconds later and aimed his gun inside.

It was quiet inside, the soldier stood straight at the door, and Chen Tian slowly moved over, and there was a black hole inside......