"Report, regimental commander, the enemy has all disappeared, and their camp is completely empty. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" said a soldier running over panting.

"How could it have disappeared? Did they leave any traces? The officer asked aloud, somewhat angrily.

"We have found traces of Polish troops near their camp, and there is a newly opened road leading to the north, and we have sent men to follow them to continue reconnaissance." The soldier said carefully.

"Heading north?" The young officer muttered in a low voice, his two sword eyebrows constricted, and his index finger pointed at the bridge of his tall nose.

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"Battalion commander, there are a few rats coming after you, should we get rid of them all?" Kanas ran over and reported.

Koval gave Kanas a shout, and Kanas nodded in agreement.

Kanas took the squad of shooters to choose a position and quietly aimed at the Soviet reconnaissance pair that was just three hundred meters away. As the rifle in Kanas's hand sounded first, the other shooters also pressed the trigger on their own target.

With a sudden burst of gunshots, several Soviet scouts suddenly fell to the ground. The rest of the soldiers immediately fell to the ground and hid behind a large tree next to them.

Several Soviet soldiers picked up their guns and fired at the distance, but they could not see the exact location of the enemy, and could only shoot vaguely at all suspicious positions.

The two sides fired at each other, but in a moment the Soviet officers saw that something was wrong. No one on his side said that he had hit the target, and in just a few minutes, three more soldiers had died under his command.

"Squad leader, the marksmanship on the other side is so powerful, everyone can't hold it, and if it drags on, it's going to be all over!" A middle-aged soldier shouted from behind a tree trunk.

"We only see a corner of the enemy, and we haven't seen their entire camp yet, what can we say when we go back?" The officer retorted.

"The enemy must be all here, don't you say?" The middle-aged soldier asked as he looked around.

"Yes, yes・・・・・・" The surrounding soldiers responded, eager to leave this dangerous battlefield as soon as possible.

"Let's go, let's get the news back as quickly as possible, but we can't let them run." The officer shouted, stooping behind the trees behind him.

The rest of the soldiers retreated.

The soldiers of the shooter squad fired a few shots, and the enemy quickly disappeared behind the thick tree trunk.

The soldiers immediately got up from their hiding places and tried to chase after them.

Kanas shouted, "No more chasing, let them go!" ”

The soldiers looked at each other, wondering why Kanas didn't chase, and finally stopped.

The other officers heard the gunfire and rushed to the scene.

Seeing Kanas coming over with a rifle, he immediately asked, "Kanas, how is it, have they all been dealt with?" ”

Cocking his rifle on his back, Kanas reported to Corval, "Sir, we killed six or seven enemy scouts, and seven or eight ran back. ”

"Kanas, what are you eating, you actually let them run. If the enemy knew where we were, he would have pounced like a mad dog. The other officers reproached Kanasdo.

"Sir, I'll take someone to chase them, maybe I can intercept them." Pavel Landa, the leader of the assault squad, stood up and asked for help.

Kanas looked at Koval with bitterness.

Koval smiled lightly and said slowly, "Why are you so serious?" I told Kanas to send a few enemy troops back. ”

The other officers had a series of bewildered expressions.

Koval slowly explained: "According to the information we have gathered from newspapers, enemy prisoners, and villagers along the way, Soviet Russia is busy fighting White Russians such as Kolchak and Denikin, and is unable to provide greater support to the Lithuanian region, so it is forced to take a defensive position. The Lithuanian government army, supported by Germany, Britain and France, has gathered tens of thousands of troops, and is constantly quietly expanding its territory.

Therefore, at the moment our enemy should be the Lithuanian government army. As long as we eliminate them, we can occupy the entire region of Lithuania. And the struggle between us and Soviet Russia is not something that this war can decide. ”

"What does that have to do with us letting those scouts go?" Parker said puzzled.

"The Lithuanian government army is very weak against our Polish army, but they have the support of the Allies behind them. If we go to war against him on our own initiative, it will arouse the opposition and disgust of the other Allied powers, and it will also affect the reputation and image of our new Polish state in the international arena. Without the support of the Allies, we could not have fought against Soviet Russia alone. I think that General Pilsudski above also took this into account and did not use force against Lithuania.

But Lithuania not only has a coastline that we Poland desperately desire, but also an important fortress area against Soviet Russia, so we must take it down.

I let go of the scouts so that the Soviet troops behind us would know where we were and let them follow us.

It turned out that we only had 600 men, and our strength was insufficient, and there was no reason to go to war with Lithuania, so it was difficult to shake those important towns in Lithuania. But as long as we attract the Soviet troops behind, they will follow wherever we go. Then we, plus the Soviet troops behind, have more than two thousand people.

We can just take the tail behind us to take a walk on the territory of the Lithuanian government army and turn the deployment of the Lithuanian government army upside down. Koval said with a shallow smile.

"Sir, do you mean to come to a borrowed knife to kill, to borrow the power of the Soviet army to fight the Lithuanian government army?" Parker said as if he had an understanding.

"But how do we get the Soviet troops to obediently listen to us?" Parker was a little confused.

"It is impossible for the Lithuanian government army to take the initiative to attack our Polish army, and if they do, we in Poland have just a reason to destroy them. Britain and France behind them will not support them in doing so. Now they were preparing for a major offensive against the Soviet troops. Once war breaks out, the two sides are incompatible. When the time comes, as long as we lead the Soviet troops in front of the Lithuanian government troops, are we afraid that they will not fight? Koval said confidently.

When the surrounding officers heard this complicated plan, their brains were a little spinning, and they were whispering and discussing with each other. It took a while before it slowly stopped.

"Sir, but isn't it very dangerous for our troops to do this? What if we are bitten by the Soviet troops behind? Parker asked worriedly.

Koval said categorically: "There is no danger in fighting as a soldier, it is just a matter of weighing the benefits." If our plan fails, I will die with you in this forest, and we will lose only one battalion in Poland. If the plan succeeds, we may take all of Lithuania. It's well worth the risk.

Moreover, I have been taking you to practice mountain warfare and forest warfare for almost half a month, don't you have the confidence to hold back the Soviet army? In order to be foolproof, we must send a squad of reconnaissance teams at a distance of 10 km, 5 km, and 2 km from our troops, and patrol posts at a distance of 5 km and 2 km in other directions, and each company and platoon commander will be personally responsible for keeping a firm eye on the enemy's movements and protecting the safety of our troops.

Success or failure is in this move, this is a great opportunity for us to make contributions, we must be vigilant and persevere. ”

"Yes, sir!" The officers replied in unison.

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