Chapter 62: The Pursuit
The surrounding Soviet officers put their hands in front of his nose and shook his head, he was no longer breathing. Everyone www.biquge.info glanced at each other, and fled with the flow of people.
"Stop shooting!" Seeing that the Soviet troops on the opposite side had completely collapsed, Koval gave the order: "Advance the infantry and make a forced landing on the enemy." ”
"Surrender or kill! Shoot or kill! Sit where you are, and the runner dies! The Polish infantry quickly rushed forward, shouting slogans and shooting at the fleeing enemy.
The Polish infantry rushed to the positions of the Soviet troops and besieged them in a semicircle with a radius of three hundred meters. Under the threat of a dozen machine guns, the Soviet soldiers, who were huddled behind, laid down their weapons in groups and sat down on the ground.
The Polish infantry, while collecting their weapons, continued to advance, and more and more Soviet soldiers surrendered.
"Let our cavalry rush over the roads and pursue the enemy who retreats to Vilnius, and not let a single enemy escape into the city. The enemy running into the nearby mountains and woods left him alone for the time being. Commander Koval said.
The Soviet soldiers crowded at the intersection saw the Polish troops behind them advancing, and even more frantically crowded the road and fled westward, crowding the intersection to the brim.
The Polish officers in the back saw that these Soviet soldiers refused to surrender with a fluke mentality, and blocked the road of the cavalry, and immediately shouted: "The enemy troops in front immediately stop and surrender to our army, otherwise our army will annihilate you on the spot!" ”
The Soviet soldiers ran even faster.
"! Toast without eating and eating penalty wine. The Polish officer immediately ordered: "Machine guns are aimed at the intersection and strafing!" Let them know what will happen if they escape. ”
The two heavy machine gunners immediately clenched their grips, pressed the button in the middle of the grip with their thumbs, and the bullets continued to shoot at the dense Soviet soldiers crowded on the intersection, killing dozens of people at once.
The Soviet soldiers immediately fled in terror to both sides of the road.
At the end of one round of shooting, the entire road was covered with the bodies of lying Soviet soldiers, and the whole road was completely empty.
Herds of Polish cavalry rode through the corpse-strewn roads and rode forward in pursuit.
Koval walked to the top of the Soviet hillside and watched the body of a Soviet officer lay on a clean stone, his resolute face showing his last unyieldingness.
"This is our brigade commander." The captive next to him whispered.
Koval looked at him and remembered the fighting spirit of the two men in the battle just now, although the two had never been able to get along, but they had been friends with each other for a long time. In the past few days, the two sides have been figuring out each other's plans and strategies, and they have become very familiar with each other, and they both know that the opponent is a calm and crazy gambler.
"Maybe you're out of luck, if I'm an hour late, maybe you'll be able to annihilate General Vilko's troops." Koval looked at his corpse quietly and sighed, "It's just that you were wrong once, and you lost your own life." ”
Koval couldn't help but feel a little sad at the thought of a general who might have a greater future fall into his hands.
At this time, an army of three or four hundred people appeared in the rear of the Polish army, it turned out that they were supporting the army of the high ground south of Poland, and as a result, they encountered head-on with a company of the Soviet flank attack, the Polish soldiers were many, the Soviet army had good weapons and strong firepower, and the two sides fought hard for a long time, and finally heard the news of the defeat of the Soviet army, and the Soviet company took the initiative to retreat southeast, and the Polish army could not catch up, so they rushed back to rendezvous.
The impact of the movement of enemies outside is still very strong, but the most important thing now is to take Vilnius.
General Vilko left a thousand men to guard the prisoners, and reorganized the rest of his troops and marched with the cavalry towards Vilnius. It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to sell the name of the overlord. Both of them want to hold Vilnius in their hands, and it is foolproof.
It was already noon, and the Polish soldiers were eating dry rations as they went, and many of the soldiers' dry rations were thrown away or lost during the battle, and the soldiers around them shared them with each other. Despite the poor food, the morale of the soldiers was still high.
All the way to the west, you can see the corpses of several rounds of slashed by sabers on the side of the road, and some Soviet deserters can be faintly seen in the woods on both sides.
After walking for an hour, Koval saw that on the road ahead, the Polish cavalry was waiting on the side of the road with more than two hundred prisoners, their bodies covered in blood.
After another half an hour, the Polish troops finally reached a short distance outside Vilnius.
"General, there are less than 500 people in the city, including the wounded, if the enemy does not find out that their troops out of the city have been defeated, we can take them by surprise and quickly deal with them." Koval said, looking at the calm city in the distance.
"Don't you need to persuade them?" General Vilko said with a smile: "Maybe they will surrender directly." ”
"I think when our guns are put in their heads, they're going to make a wise decision." Koval said contemptuously.
"Okay, let's just go in. However, how to deploy this army, I still need the guidance of Camp Commander Koval! The enemy is only five hundred, and that unit is the vanguard, and there must be an arrangement for which unit will attack! Besides, now that our army has 3,000 men, we can't all of our troops rush into the city. General Vilko said.
As soon as Koval heard this, he knew what General Vilko meant: how should the great credit for the capture of Vilnius be distributed? The first unit to enter the city must have been the most meritorious. Even if General Vilko had the heart to befriend Kovar, he couldn't give him such a great credit! Otherwise, what would the group of temporary officers below him think?
Koval has earned enough credit, and the credit is not experience points, so that people can quickly and continuously rise to the top without hindrance. In fact, promotions in the military also have to take into account seniority and relationships. Koval's current merits are enough for him to be promoted to two levels, but in fact, even if he makes greater contributions, it is impossible for the top brass of the army to promote him to the position of division commander all at once.
"It's better to draw a company of troops from each battalion, so that everyone will have a credit. Our battalion sent out three assault squads armed with submachine guns to get some light. Koval thought for a moment and said, "Our troops in the North City can attract the attention of the enemy. When the time comes, our battalion will be stationed in the north of the city. ”
"Commander Koval's proposal is good, and it is even more foolproof to have your assault squad to suppress the formation." General Vilko laughed.
When Koval came to his unit, he called the members of the commando squad and said: "The capture of Vilnius is a great merit, and I recommend you. ”
The soldiers directly under the assault squad cheered excitedly.
"But in addition to the capture of Vilnius, I have an even more important secret mission to give you." Koval looked over carefully one by one, and said in a low voice, "Can you keep it a secret?" Don't tell anyone, not even your comrades or loved ones. ”
"Resolutely keep it a secret." The members replied in a low voice.