After explaining all the trivial matters in the army, Koval said to Kanas: "You patrol the camp headquarters in the first half of the night, and replace me in the second half of the night." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Battalion commander, what about me?" Pavel Landa asked.

"Your injuries are not healed yet, so you will have to rest for two days, and you won't have to work night shifts for these two days." Koval said with a gentle pat on the shoulder.

"Battalion commander, I'm a little sick to my stomach, can you change it, I'll keep watch for the second half of the night?" Kanas asked as he touched his stomach with a pained expression on his face.

Koval knew what was going on when he watched Canas's antics and the second half of the night was when people wanted to sleep the most, and it was much harder to keep the second half of the night than the first half, and Canas's proposal was to let Kovardo rest for a while.

"Alright! Don't think I know what you're thinking? I'm sorry for you today. Koval said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go to sleep." Kanas suddenly regained his spirits.

"Go ahead, I'll call you in the middle of the night." Koval said.

Koval and a few soldiers lay in ambush under a large tree, covered in leaves.

"It's much safer after tonight." Koval lay on the ground and thought quietly.

Night combat has always been one of the most difficult battles for commanders to control. In the dark, it is difficult for a commander to gather enough information to make accurate judgments, and sometimes he has to make decisions based on his own experience. And the commander's order will take several times slower than usual to properly convey to the target. The troops' various firepower advantages are sometimes difficult to exploit, and sometimes brutal white-knuckle combat is necessary.

Many commanders hate night fighting, which causes them to lose control of the battle and rely more on the ability, courage, and luck of their soldiers.

Gently crushing a bug crawling in front of him, Koval lay motionless in the leaves under the tree, like a tiger waiting for its prey.

Soon it was early in the morning, and after the handover between Koval and Kanas, he went back to rest.

After a long day of hard marching and fighting, Koval was exhausted.

Open the door of the tent, take off your cloak and hang it on the wall. Feel free to dip a towel in a little water to wipe off the thick dust on your face. Koval lay directly on top of the bed, pillowing a thick backpack, staring blankly at the top of the tent.

Remembering that he had returned today with the corpse of a fallen warrior on his back, Koval could hardly forget the way he had been when he died, his green face dazed and covered with blood.

Koval had seen many warriors die and killed many enemies before, but this was the first time he had walked for kilometers in the forest with a corpse on his back. The weight of the corpse was not heavy, but Koval was as sad as carrying a mountain.

Thinking of the countless wars that would take place in the future, including the large-scale and tragic Second World War, Koval didn't know how many of these troops would survive on all fours. Fifth? Tenth? Maybe not a single one. Koval silently thought in his heart, thinking of the great power of the Soviet Union and Germany in history, he couldn't help but feel a sense of tension and helplessness.

"Victor, believe in yourself, you will be able to do it." Koval patted his head and said to himself: "Seize the opportunity, as long as you think more than your opponent, move faster, and act more ruthlessly, you will definitely be able to change the fate of Poland being invaded." ”

Thinking of this, Koval couldn't help but envy the Polish officers outside, they didn't know what kind of grim situation they and Poland were facing, so they were all optimistic.

Thinking about it, I fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Koval led his troops to continue their departure in a northwesterly direction.

This time, the scouts of the Soviet troops did not appear around, and Koval could not help but ask about the enemy's position.

"Sir, the enemy has been more than fifteen miles behind us, walking slowly and soaring, completely different from yesterday's rush and fierce attack, it is really strange." The Scout reports.

As he walked, Koval thought for a while and said, "Maybe they don't want to push too hard, when the wolves hunt their prey, if they can't deal with it alone, they will persistently follow the prey and wait for the right time." Gather your companions at the same time and wait until your prey has exhausted its strength in the process of escaping, and then attack it in groups. ”

Fifteen kilometers or so behind the Polish army, a Soviet army was slowly advancing.

"Sir, why don't we catch up? The Poles, with a large number of supplies, will definitely not be able to run fast. The comrades rested for the night, just in time to rush forward lightly, and kill the enemy by surprise! A Soviet officer said.

"It's not like you didn't see yesterday's battle, the enemy is cunning, cunning, and experienced in forest combat, we can't keep the enemy if we catch up." Ivan said flatly.

"So, are we just stupidly following the enemy and doing nothing?" The officer said with some frustration.

"Who said we wouldn't do it, I have already ordered the troops in the rear to speed up their assembly and come to support. As long as the troops of one of our regiments are gathered, they can be crushed. Ivan said confidently with a high nose: "And didn't you find out which direction we are pushing the enemy?" ”

"Northwest!" The officer replied inexplicably.

"Whose troops are in the northwest?" Ivan asked with a sneer.

"The northwestern direction has just been occupied by Lithuanian government forces." The officer recounted: "Oh! Sir, what do you mean ・・・・・・"

"Yes, we have forced this group of enemies into the occupied territories of Lithuania and let them die at the hands of the Lithuanians!" There was a glint in Ivan's eyes and he said: "Now our Soviets are facing the attack of Polish and Lithuanian government troops at the same time, and we are at a disadvantage. If we take advantage of this Polish force to provoke a war between Lithuania and Poland, then the situation in the entire Baltic region will be turned upside down, and the situation in the Soviets will change as a whole. It may even affect the revolutionary situation in the entire Eastern European region. ”

"Good strategy! Good strategy! Sir, you've got a brilliant plan! ”

"But the Poles should not take the initiative to attack the Lithuanians in this situation, and the Lithuanians may not dare to fight the Poles!" Another officer asked.

"Huh! As long as we drive them to Lithuanian-controlled territory, the matter will be left to them. If they don't do anything, we'll just light a fire for them in the middle. As long as all this Polish unit dies in the Lithuanian-controlled zone, are you afraid that they will not fight? Ivan said.

Another officer hesitantly asked, "Can't they see such an obvious plan to kill people with a knife?" ”

"What about it? As long as they want to kill each other, they don't care where the knife comes from. Ivan straightened his holster and said: "If you look at the impatience of the Polish army to occupy Vilnius, you know that they do not want to give up Lithuania." It's just that they don't have a suitable excuse to go to war with the Lithuanian government army. If one of their troops all died in Lithuanian-controlled territory, do you think they would let go of such a good reason for bell? Now the Lithuanian army is busy confronting our army, as long as the Poles make a move, they will be able to easily take a large area of land in the Lithuanian rear, do you say those Polish generals can bear it? ”

"Wonderful! Wonderful! The chief's strategy is really amazing. The officers said with admiration.

Ivan looked at the position of the Polish army in the distance and thought: Last time you won a move, but you are already in my chess game, just one of my pawns!