Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and quietly ordered his staff officer: "Take them down to have a good rest, be careful, don't let them come into contact with other troops, you arrange for them to be in a secluded place in the woods." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

The staff officer looked at Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush with some surprise, and suddenly understood, and immediately nodded and said, "Yes, sir." ”

Koval heard Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush's disposition and understood the pernicious effects of having the soldiers tell the story of the previous night's dismal situation.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush said with a cold face: "Now that the situation has become like this, we need to renegotiate how to deal with this matter and the next battle. ”

Several officers sat down again, one by one frowning in silence.

"It's happened, let's talk about what to do?" Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush said calmly.

"I think we should report this to General Shimigvi, and he will make a decision." Baginsky said directly.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz's hands tightened tightly.

"I support it!" Koval said.

"How can such a big movement tonight be hidden? Let's be honest! It's best to report it now, I don't think it's going to get worse. Koval explained as he looked at Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush.

"I agree." Lieutenant Colonel Engel said.

"But how are we going to tell the general about this?" Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush said in embarrassment.

"Whose troops are in charge. I think Lieutenant Colonel Plutoka is going to regroup his troops, and we should give him a good rest. Lieutenant Colonel Engel proposed.

Koval and Baginsky looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Lieutenant Colonel Plutoka went to comfort his troops and has not yet returned, but everyone has already thought of everything.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz picked up the phone and answered General Shimigvi.

"General, we ・・・・・・ tonight," Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush briefed.

It is generally compounded with the facts, except that some of the words put all the blame on Lieutenant Colonel Plutoka.

There was silence on the other side of the microphone for a long time, when everyone was anxious.

General Himigvi's words came: "It is inevitable that you will lose the war, and I hope you can learn a lesson." Is there any certainty about the battle that follows? ”

"Please rest assured, the general, his subordinates will definitely take Daugavpils." Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush replied firmly.

"Okay, I'd like to hear about your progress soon." General Himigvi encouraged.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush put down the microphone and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tonight we started digging the trenches that led to the city." Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush ordered firmly.

Although everyone was a little surprised by such urgency, they nodded silently when they thought of the big loss they suffered today.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush looked at Koval and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Koval, I am very sorry for you, I am afraid that there will be no rest period for you and your troops. You and the Independent Regiment are veterans of street fighting, and we need your help. ”

Koval immediately said modestly: "What is the rest on the battlefield, the independent regiment is ready to be dispatched at any time." ”

"Okay, your Independent Regiment takes the place of the First Rank Corps and is in charge of his area." Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush distributes tasks.

Koval was slightly stunned, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, each of the three regiments dug a position to lead to Daugavpils, and then connected under the city, so that the enemy could not figure out our disposition." Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush ordered.

"Yes, sir."

Koval put on his military coat and walked back to his camp with Maevsky.

"Sir, this battle tonight is really embarrassing!" Majewski said.

Koval warned him: "You are not allowed to talk nonsense about this matter, and do not talk about it again." ”

"Yes, sir." Majewski immediately replied with a salute.

Koval returned to camp and immediately sent a company of troops to dig the trenches.

The next day, Koval and several other regimental commanders watched from behind as the trenches meandered towards Daugavpils.

Koval walked past a camp and saw Captain Dufour, who was lying in a meadow drinking.

"Why is a man drinking sullen wine here?" Koval asked, looking at the slowly small wine bottle on the ground, sitting down.

"You want some?" Captain Dufoure asked, with a hint of wine.

Koval picked up a bottle of wine, touched it with Captain Dufour, raised his head and drank a little, and said, "The taste of vodka, are you used to drinking it?" ”

"Wine is all the same taste." Captain Dufour said indifferently: "I went out with 32 young men, but only 22 young men came back. They are all my brothers. ”

Koval took a sip and said: "I know that in last night's battle, the Soviet troops were really cunning, and no one thought that they would transfer the artillery and wait for you to go up. ”

"Sixteen tanks set off, and eleven taels of tanks fled back." Captain Dufour said angrily, "I almost died there. Soviet shells exploded next to my tank, which made strange noises. But my other tanks were not so lucky, five tanks were smashed to pieces by shells. They died horribly, and their bodies were covered in all kinds of debris. ”

"I know. Yesterday two battalions of Polish soldiers were almost wiped out, and the corpses were covered with trenches, and now I dare not talk about it with other soldiers. Koval said bitterly: "But we must get over this matter, and we must return to them tenfold and hundredfold the pain that the enemy has made us taste." ”

"I don't think this city is so easy to take. On the Western Front, this is how we confronted the Germans, fought for several years, and millions of people died. Captain Dufort squinted at Koval and said, "Say something bad." It's very similar to the Somme and Verdun. It's so nervous that it's breathless. ”

The Somme, Verdun, Coval's heart palpitated when he heard these two words.

Koval turned his heart and said solemnly to Captain Dufour: "It's not the Germans on the other side, we can definitely defeat them!" ”

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure! You can watch. Koval said confidently.

"Okay, a toast!"

"Cheers!"

Koval sent Captain Dufour away, but Verdun and the Somme remained on his mind.

Koval stood inside the trench and looked at "I'm sure!" You can watch. Koval said confidently.

"Okay, a toast!"

"Cheers!"

Koval sent Captain Dufour away, but Verdun and the Somme remained on his mind.

Koval stood inside the trench, watching