On 18 May, the Lithuanian army began its march on Utena. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the forest beneath the city of Mark Melgae.

"Commander Ivan, the Lithuanian army and the defenders of Sven Coneliai have fought a great battle and suffered heavy losses, we must act immediately!" The mustachioed commissar said solemnly.

Ivan pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, let's do it this morning." The Lithuanian army numbered more than 1,000 men in the city, was very well defended, and also had ample military supplies. We only have 3,000 soldiers, and it will be difficult to conquer this town quickly if we storm it.

According to the information we have received from reconnaissance these days, the Lithuanians have a small fleet of ships departing from Makmergey every day at nine o'clock in the morning. Five kilometers upstream of Makmergay, the river has a narrow area that is just right for us to ambush.

We sent a company with a few heavy machine guns to set up positions there, set up an ambush, and trapped the enemy fleet there. The Lithuanian troops in the city will definitely go to the rescue when they hear our artillery, and then the troops of our other two battalions will take the opportunity to cut off their rear route and annihilate them all. Then we sent men disguised as fleeing Lithuanian soldiers to blow up the city gates, and the rest of the troops rushed in together. ”

"Okay, let's follow this plan. But what about a battalion? The commissar asked.

"Another battalion, we ambushed east of Makmergay・・・・・・" Ivan said with a smile.

A company of Soviet troops immediately dug fortifications in the narrow part of the river and built heavy machine-gun positions.

"Company commander, why didn't the leaders bring the cannons over! Maybe this heavy machine gun will be able to sink the enemy's ship? An officer asked curiously.

"Do whatever you want, where is so much nonsense! As soon as the cannon goes off, will the Lithuanians in the city still dare to come out? The company commander said.

At nine o'clock, the fleet of the Lithuanian army, consisting of 18 ships of 3 or 15 small ships, carrying various military supplies, went up the river to Anišciai.

The fleet moved slowly as usual, gradually entering the narrow stretch of the river.

The captain stood leisurely at the bow of the boat, directing the ship to carefully pass through this section of the river.

The forests on either side seemed to become more mysterious, and the captain had an ominous premonition.

At this moment, several gunshots rang out, and several blood flowers appeared on the captain's body, and he fell into the river next to him at once.

The sound of heavy machine guns followed suit, and there was a burst of gunfire around them, and a dense stream of bullets came at the soldiers and sailors on the ship.

Many of the soldiers were impatient to stay in the cabin, standing on the deck and chatting, unsuspecting to be hit by the bullets that rained like a storm, and some fell into the nearby river.

"There is an ambush! There is an ambush! The soldiers on board shouted loudly and ran in panic towards the cabin.

Three large boats were ahead of the way, followed by small boats that had just entered the narrow stretch of the river. As soon as he saw an ambush ahead, he immediately wanted to retreat back.

But suddenly there was a torrential rain of gunfire on both sides.

A heavy machine gun fired at a small boat, and the Lithuanian soldiers on it had no choice but to jump into the nearby river. The boat lost its control and slowly drifted downstream along the river.

The improvised wooden boats in the back were completely unable to withstand the bullets of the heavy machine guns, and the Lithuanian soldiers had to lie down behind piles of cargo, praying for God's blessing.

"Hit me in front and behind, and don't hit the ships that don't move in the middle." The Soviet company commander ordered.

So the small wooden boats escaped and stopped motionless.

"Fight back! Counterattack! Set up the machine gun for me! An officer shouted.

Several soldiers immediately operated the heavy machine guns in the bow of the ship and fired wildly into the forest. There were also soldiers lying on the side of the boat, shooting into the forest.

But they could not see the enemy's position at all, and the Soviet troops had already dug their fortifications and suffered almost no losses.

The Soviet soldiers were hiding in the fortifications, and they could clearly see the Lithuanian soldiers, and the bullets were getting more and more accurate.

"Hurry! Speed up! An officer commanded loudly.

"Captain, those small boats behind can't rush through!" A soldier reminded.

The officer shouted loudly: "When is it now, I can't control them." Three big ships can rush out. ”

So the three big ships went up the river at full speed.

"Sink them for me, quick, quick! Hit their waterline, cockpit. ”

Ten heavy machine guns deployed by the Soviet troops immediately concentrated their fire on the three large ships, and the bullets rang on the ships.

Not long after the defenders of the city of Makmergay saw off the convoy and set off, they heard a dense burst of gunfire from upstream.

"Report, Captain Gurais, someone is attacking our fleet." A soldier came in like Mark Melgey's commander reported.

Gulais immediately ordered: "Gather troops at once. ”

He hurriedly walked to the top of the second floor, listened to the sound of bullets in the distance, and said: "It is only four or five kilometers away from us, the enemy has more than five heavy machine guns, there is no artillery, the enemy's firepower is very strong, there should be three or four hundred people." ”

"Report to the sir, the army is assembled, please instruct." An officer reported.

"The whole city is on alert, and two companies are immediately sent to rescue the convoy, and the rest of the troops are holding their posts." Gulais ordered.

Two companies of Lithuanian troops quickly ran towards the place of battle.

As he watched them disappear to the end of the road, he felt a sense of unease in his heart, and immediately ordered: "All the workers are also assembled, ready to support the battle." ”

The two battalions of the Lithuanian army hurriedly ran forward, and after running four kilometers, they were about to reach the position of the fleet. A dense burst of gunfire suddenly occurred in the forest on one side, which immediately caught the Lithuanian army by surprise.

"Climb down! Defense! The enemy is in the woods. "Lithuanian officers desperately commanded their troops to build a defensive line.

"Charge! Ulla! Ulla! ・・・・・・" After two rounds of gunfire, Soviet soldiers rushed out of the nearby woods. Rifles with bayonets shining with bayonets on them.

The Lithuanian army did not expect the Soviet army to be so bold at all, and the Lithuanian soldiers hid behind the obstacles on the side of the road one by one and fired desperately at the rushing Soviet soldiers. There were also Lithuanian soldiers who hurriedly took out their bayonets and loaded them on their rifles.

"Ulla! Ula ・・・・・・ "The Soviet soldiers in front fell, and the Soviet soldiers in the back rushed up without fear.

The Lithuanian soldier had only fired a shot or two before the Soviet soldier rushed in front of them, and the flickering bayonet stabbed the Lithuanian soldier in the chest.