Koval led the 2nd Battalion to attack the city after the 1st Battalion, and was also shocked by the huge explosion. Having spent www.biquge.info Western Front in World War I, he immediately understood that it was the explosion of an ammunition depot that would have such a huge power.

"Let's hope Locke hadn't rushed in with his troops." Koval prayed secretly in his heart, otherwise all the soldiers who went in would be reimbursed.

All the Polish and Soviet soldiers who were fighting in the heat of battle stopped firing and looked up in the direction of the arsenal, and the whole battlefield became silent because of the sudden explosion.

Petrov watched the whole battle from a distance, and secretly estimated in his heart that the size of the Polish army was at least one division. Gritting his teeth, he ordered: "The whole army shrinks towards the center of the town!" ”

"Cook, you take someone to the arsenal and take as much ammunition as you can." Petrov took a horse and commanded an officer.

"Isn't this sending me to death?" The young officer thought in his heart, but said with a firm look on his face: "Regiment commander, I will definitely guarantee to complete the task." ”

At this moment, the explosion of the arsenal sounded, Petrov raised his head and looked at the sky with a surprised face, his mouth opened wide, and he muttered weakly: "It's over, it's all over・・・・・・"

"Sir, the arsenal is gone, let's go! The green mountains left are here, and I am not afraid of no firewood. If you don't leave, it's too late! Cook said eagerly.

Petrov wiped his red eyes with his sleeve and gritted his teeth: "Gone!" The whole army retreats! I'll definitely come back to settle this account. ”

"Attack them and drive them out of the city!" Seeing the retreat of the Soviet troops, Koval immediately ordered.

Knowing that the enemy's arsenal had been blown up, the Polish army was demoralized and constantly attacked the strongholds of the Soviet troops. And the Soviet troops, seeing the constant sound of gunpowder explosions in the sky, already understood.

A Soviet officer looked at the few bullets that had been saved with great difficulty in his hand, and then at the constant sound of gunfire outside the stronghold, and said heavily: "Without ammunition, we have lost this battle." Let's break through to the east together, and take advantage of the fact that the enemy has not yet completed the encirclement, so let's hurry up! ”

Before Petrov's order could be heard, the Soviet soldiers in the various strongholds abandoned their strongholds in droves and fled to the east.

"Don't rush up, hang behind them, and when they get out of town, we're rushing over." Seeing that the Soviet army was breaking up like sand meets a tide, Koval immediately ordered.

"Yes, sir."

Receiving Koval's order, the Polish army had been slowly hanging four or five hundred meters behind the Soviet army, unhurriedly chasing the tail of the Soviet army.

"Sir, if we continue to run like this, none of us will be able to escape." Cook looked at the Polish army that was far behind and said, "Someone must stay behind the palace, otherwise we won't be able to get rid of the pursuers behind." As soon as the morning dawns, we don't have a chance. ”

"Cook, you're right. Now is the opportunity to dedicate your loyalty to the party, and the country will not forget you. Petrov said solemnly: "Since you want to stay in the palace, I will leave my guard platoon for you!" ”

"When did I say I stayed?" Cook complained inwardly, but he could only smile helplessly and said, "Yes, sir." ”

"I'll take care of your family." Petrov stepped onto his horse, looked back, and then grabbed his horse's belly, gave him a whip, and galloped away to the east.

Although Cook somewhat despised Petrov's escape, he had the soldiers of the guard platoon with him, and they were all Russians, and he had heard too much about the atrocities of the Polish army in the army's propaganda, so he had no choice but to hold on to a barricade with the soldiers of the guard platoon, blocking a main road to the east.

"Sir, there is a barricade ahead, and the enemy troops inside are stubbornly resisting, blocking the way of our troops. Do you want the demolition team to rush up? A soldier reported.

"No, the risk of blasting is a bit big, leave a squad of soldiers watching them, and the others bypass the street next to them." Locke immediately ordered: "Leave them to the artillery behind." They won't be able to escape anyway. ”

After the explosion of the arsenal, the defense of the Soviet army was like heavy snow meeting a sunny pass, and it was constantly melting as the Polish army advanced. The stubborn resistance of the occasional few diehards simply could not stop the advance of the Polish army. The Polish army bypassed the recalcitrant stronghold like a stream of water and continued its pursuit to the east.

Koval followed the army into Utena, where the arsenal was constantly burning, and some of the ammunition involved was exploding inside.

"I didn't expect the Soviet army to completely collapse so soon." Koval lamented: "The effect of blowing up the arsenal is really good. ”

"God forbid! It was also our luck that a dozen shells detonated the ammunition they had stored inside. Ivanovsky said excitedly.

In fact, it was the unfortunate luck of the Soviet army, whose weapons and ammunition were usually stored in the basements of the arsenals, and the ammunition was distributed to the various units during the war. But they didn't expect the surprise attack of the Polish army to hit their arsenal at once.

The soldiers stationed inside and the troops gathered nearby crowded in at once, and in order to resist the siege of the Polish army, they transported some of the ammunition to the first floor of the arsenal. Who would have thought that the explosion of the shells of the Polish army detonated several boxes of grenades that they had piled up, and then detonated all the ammunition in the basement.

The troops in front chased the Soviet troops out of the city, and Ivan pushed the artillery in front of the recalcitrant strongholds.

"Surrender! The Polish army gave preferential treatment to prisoners. The Poles and Lithuanians are brothers. A soldier shouted at the other side.

"We are Russians, won't you kill us?" Cook yelled outside.

"Russians! What a hassle. But let's fool them first! Locke was a little surprised, and immediately shouted, "I can guarantee your life." ”

Cook hesitated, the Russians in the Poles' words were indeed not treated more favorably than the Lithuanians, but in order to survive, he had to take the soldiers and raise their weapons above their heads and come out and surrender.

The Polish army captured Utena very smoothly and completely, and Koval immediately ordered: "The second battalion holds the city, and the first and third battalions continue to pursue eastward, they have no ammunition and food, they must not run far, they must be captured." Otherwise, they will flee to Daugavpils and continue to fight with us after the period is restored. ”

"Yes, sir." (To be continued.) )