"Yes, Aglini has retreated, all the Russian troops in Kimon have withdrawn and are retreating to Volkovysk, Belarus, along the way they came!"

Chen Tian put down the small spoon, took a sip of the cup of coffee in front of him, now that the Russian siege has been lifted, although supplies cannot be sent from East Prussia for the time being, but everyone is in a much more relaxed mood.

"Shall we send troops to retake Kimon, or will we intercept the Guards on the way?" François was obviously still angry about letting Agligni go in the morning, how did he know that Chentian had planted a time bomb like Lenin in Russia.

In Chentian's opinion, it will not be long before Tsarist Russia will disappear, and it is still doubtful whether he will have a chance to fight Agrini in the future, and perhaps now leading the army to volley is his last chance to face Aglini head-on.

"But if we intercept the Russian army in the direction of Volkovysk, I'm afraid my armored troops won't be able to come back!" Olg reminded from the side.

"Yes, we still have a good Russian army division in the west, and the Russian Southwestern Front may also send reinforcements at any time!" Matthew was also not in favor of the sortie, and then Hoffman also expressed his opinion:

"I agree with Olg and Matthew! Now there were 100,000 cavalry left in the Russian Guard, and although we destroyed a lot of their ammunition in last night's attack, they still had enough ammunition in their hands for a fierce battle! ”

In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on Dao Chentian, who was still sipping coffee. Although there was no extra expression on his face other than tiredness, everyone still worried that he was still being coerced in the morning.

Finally, Chen Tian put down the delicate coffee cup in his hand.

"Even though the other side retreated, they will definitely guard against our half-volley. The combat effectiveness of their infantry was not greatly affected, and the cavalry force of no less than 40,000 men was also a powerful weapon for them, which could not only conduct large-scale reconnaissance near the retreat route, but also launch an attacking division. At this time, we went to intercept the soldiers, and undoubtedly lost their lives in vain. Even if he can win, he will win a miserable game. So I decided. The troops are still deployed near Bialystok, and the reconnaissance aircraft are responsible for monitoring the movements of the Russian troops in the east and west, and at the same time sending aviation units to bomb Volkovysk! ”

"And Kimon?" General François was slightly disappointed in abandoning the attack, the kind of man he was born to fight non-stop.

Chen Tian thought for a moment. The task of recovering Kimon was given to Matthew.

"Matthew, your 4th will leave for Kimon tomorrow to repair the railroad as soon as possible. I have to warn you, though. It is likely that the Russians hid a cavalry unit that was not weak in the woods near Kimon. You have to beware of them on your legs and harassment! I will allocate 2 armored regiments from the armored corps to you, as for the gasoline problem, the gasoline on other vehicles will be added to these two armored regiments first! ”

Matthew gladly accepted the order.

At the end, Chief of Staff Hoffman added:

"Gentlemen, even though the encirclement of the Russian army has been broken, we still have to save food. As we said in the morning, Lake Masuri was so flooded that it was impossible for people to pass through it for a week. Now the supply from East Prussia had to be transported by horse-drawn carriages and cars around the Masurian Lake area, plus the railway near Kimon was badly damaged and the supply reached Bialystok at least three days later! ”

After the meeting ended, Chen Tian finally had a good night's sleep. No one came in to disturb them, because Agreny's guards had retreated from Kimon and then obediently withdrew to Volkovysk.

Early the next morning, after a day's rest, Matthew's Third Army slowly moved in the direction of Kimon, and after replenishing the two armored regiments with gasoline, many of the remaining trucks and motorcycles of the Panzer Corps were already unable to move an inch.

When Chen Tian came to the restaurant, the main generals of the legion except Matthew were already sitting in their places waiting for breakfast.

Compared to the hearty breakfast of the previous day, today's breakfast is much less in content and quantity. Although the current situation of the legion is not enough to reduce the food of the generals, Chen Tian specially asked for the same rationing as the soldiers, and everyone only had a boiled egg, a piece of bread and a cup of black coffee in front of them.

Looking at the pitiful food in front of him, the pot-bellied Pulit pouted.

"General Plitt maintains, tell everyone a joke!" For the first time, Tatsu found out that Prit was still using it again, at least in this environment, his jokes could ease the atmosphere.

"You know, the Russians are said to have a habit ......," said Pritt with a frowning smile, occasionally leading the way in laughter. Even though the joke was still low-level and uninteresting, everyone felt that Plitt didn't seem to be so annoying at this point. Only François still had a cold expression, and several others, including Chen Tian, responded with a faint smile.

Breakfast was followed by a regular military meeting, and this time Prit made an exception until the end of the meeting. However, the meeting was brief, nothing more than intensified reconnaissance and small-scale troop movements, as well as some questions about Russian prisoners. Hoffmann also informed everyone that the bombers had taken off from the Königsberg airfield early in the morning, that 35 bombers would carry out one bombing raid in Volkovysk in the afternoon, and that from today onwards, if the weather permitted, the bomber unit would bomb Volkovysk twice a day. After the meeting was adjourned, Chen Tian walked around the city of Bialystok with a platoon of guards.

The rooms in Bialystok had been somewhat damaged during two days of fierce fighting, and some of the Polish residents of the area began to walk out of the gates, watching with alertness and indifference at the groups of German soldiers passing through the streets. For them, it was just a war between invaders, and they had nothing to be happy about whoever won or lost, except that it would not be long before they had to change their banner at the door.

The German soldiers who received it stopped and saluted solemnly when they saw Chentian passing by, and after receiving the news of the navy's defeat of the British fleet, everyone had forgotten the hard battle of the previous two days, and everyone's faces were filled with joy at this time.

Seeing the wounded soldiers on the road, Chen Tian had to pay them a military salute seriously, and the bravery and unyielding performance of these German soldiers in the battle were completely worthy of the gray military uniforms on their bodies. Their naval brethren defeated the invincible British fleet at sea, and here they wiped out several times the size of their own Russian forces.

As close as you get to the field hospital, the more wounded soldiers there are on the side of the road. Chentian's mood gradually became heavy. Although he was very knowledgeable about the bloody scenes and casualty data, when he came up close and personal with the wounded soldiers. Hard-hearted people also feel grief.

In the field hospital, the treatment of the wounded had long since ended, and the rest were wounded soldiers who were lying or sitting in hospital beds to rest, some of whom could return to the army after a period of rest, and some of whom had said goodbye to the war. Polk, wounded in yesterday's battle, was sitting on the edge of Paulus's bed. Paulus suffered a severe fracture in his left leg, and after several recoveries, he was unable to walk as he had done the same as he had hoped for a day, and he would soon be sent back to East Prussia. Entered the civilian service of the army. Or retire at that. Pork, by contrast, was fortunate that the Russian bayonet did not hit him in the artery, and it would take him a few weeks to be alive and kicking as before.

'His Royal Highness...... '

The wounded soldiers at the door stood up one after another, and a seriously wounded soldier struggled to sit up, but Tatsuten stopped them.

"Don't get up, get some rest! You are all heroes. The German people are so proud of you! ”

Chen Tian walked slowly between the two rows of hospital beds, his right hand kept saluting, which was the only thing he could do for these wounded soldiers now.

With this heavy heart, Chen Tian came to the Russian prisoner of war camp again. From a distance, the Russians sat there in black and oppression, with only a few people moving. Although the German soldiers had already told them the news of the repulsion of the Russian troops on the periphery, the Russians did not believe this fact, especially their officers, in their opinion, the Guards were their most elite troops, and they would never be defeated by these German soldiers in front of them.

When he saw the captured Russian weapons, Chen Tian couldn't help but feel emotional. Only their artillery can barely be compared with the German artillery, but the Russian army has always had a small number of artillery and insufficient ammunition to restrict the play of these cannons, and those old rifles, oil-stained machine guns are chilling in front of the German equipment, and the snow-white and shiny bayonets in front of the rifles are the true portrayal of that army.

At noon that day, Matthew's troops successfully recaptured Kimon and began to repair the railroad there, but the expected Russian cavalry did not appear.

In the face of the bombardment twice a day, Agrene stationed in Volkovysk did not take any action, but the Russian troops west of the Leif River were frequently moved, and the Russian army, in addition to the new commander from the Western Army Group, continued to draw a large number of troops from the front of the Austro-Hungarian army, intending to completely destroy the German army that had broken into Russian Poland.

On the third day of the retreat of the Russian army from Kimon, a telegram was sent to Chentian.

Syllable!

Chen Tian slammed the telegram on the table, turned around and walked to the window and pushed it open, trying to dissipate the gloom that hung over his face with the scorching sun.

The telegram was sent by Thomas and read:

At 7 o'clock this morning, the Berlin General Staff sent a telegram: From 22 to 24 August, Chinese intelligence officers discovered the secret movement of the Russian Guards in Moscow.

"Your Royal Highness, doesn't this piece of information coincide with the facts? You ......" Hoffman team Chentian on the side expressed puzzlement.

"What time is it today?" Chentian's tone was full of anger.

"September 5th! How? ”

"It took 12 days for this information to reach me! According to the Russian content of this information, our intelligence officers discovered the abnormality of the Russian army before August 24, and there is no reason for them to delay sending the information to Berlin a few days later, but this information was transmitted from Berlin to East Prussia today! If we had gotten this information a few days earlier, Kimon and the Walbeck Division wouldn't have had that kind of encounter! ”

Hoffman's eyes widened in surprise, "What do you mean......"

"Conspiracy! A conspiracy at this time! Someone wanted to put me and the East Prussian regiment to death! Chen Tian was furious.