"Counterattack! Marshal Andrey! ”

The Austro-Hungarian general once again came to the command of the Czech Army, which has become a daily must for him, and the Russian army is on the opposite side, their fatigue is becoming more and more obvious, and who knows what will go wrong in the future without a counteroffensive at this time?

Shaking his head as always, Andrei didn't want to gamble and couldn't afford to gamble, even if there was a change, it was just that the Russian army had increased its troops, and for Andrei and them, the current 100,000 soldiers were enough to defend the border of the Czech principality. Regain lost territory? It was the territory of Austria-Hungary, which had little to do with the Czech principality.

It was normal for the Austro-Hungarian general to be anxious, he had been defeated again and again, and now he was still in the Czech Duchy, and if he returned to Vienna, he would probably have to go to a court-martial, but before that, if he could use the power of the Czech Duchy to recover the lost territories of Austria-Hungary, then the guilt would naturally be lessened. It is not impossible that he will even be commended for his merits because of the strength of the Russian army.

Andrei's attitude made the Austro-Hungarian general very helpless and anxious, if he could, he would have kicked Andrei out of the command headquarters and took full command himself, but unfortunately he didn't have the guts, and even if Andrei was expelled from the command, most of the soldiers here obeyed Andrei's orders, not him, the general of the defeated army.

The borders of the Czech principality were beginning to stalemate, and by this time Klaipeda had begun to defend it, and David Puszin and his more than 1,000 soldiers had begun to exchange fire with the Russian army. Although there were some disparities in numbers, the geographical and armament advantages allowed David Pussim and his battalion of soldiers to be maintained.

Since the emergence of the Kingdom of Lithuania, the citizens of the town have a different attitude towards David Puszin and other soldiers of the Czech Duchy, and some patriotic youths have even formed Kingdom Guards to help resist them, which is why the number of troops commanded by David Pusin has been raised to thousands.

The mayor of the town was canonized as a regional commander by the Provisional Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lithuania, and had jurisdiction over all military and political affairs. At first glance, it sounds very powerful, but in fact he is still the original mayor of the town, the population is still those people, the land is still those land, the only difference is the difference in official titles and the change of camp.

The Russian Empire was not very good to these non-descendant Eastern Europeans, and there were also ethnic groups in the Russian Empire, and there was no doubt that they were the inferior ones, and the name of the Kingdom of Lithuania encouraged them, and if it weren't for this, the officials of Klaipeda would not have compromised so quickly.

On the outskirts of the town, the Russian army crawled on the grass and did not dare to show its face, and the surrounding area was already a mess, and the bombardment and strafing of artillery and machine guns made this place a mess, and from time to time blood and stumps were discarded in place and left unattended.

The battle has been more than 3 hours, and the defending side is better, after all, they are all in the trenches, and the dead and wounded soldiers are quickly carried down, and the trenches cannot be said to be clean, but at least they are not like the Russian army, and the limbs and corpses are not dared to be carried and swept.

At this time, David Pussimin is very grateful for the organization of the Red Cross, if it were not for them, then it is estimated that David Pussing would have to compromise a little, let the war stop for the time being, and continue after the wounded have been carried away, after all, once the epidemic appears, they are the real unlucky.

The fast-firing machine guns are already red, and there are clear water who are in a hurry to water and have no choice but to figure out their own way, and there is a smell of urine in the entire trench, but who cares about these details at this time?

"Colonel David Pussin, when are the reinforcements from Klaipėda coming?"

The mayor of the town, or the commander of the Lithuanian region, anxiously asked David Pussin, who had just been promoted to colonel of the combined Czech-Lithuanian army, to which David Pusin shook his head and said: "I have canceled the call for help, and only one regiment has attacked us, and I suspect that they have attacked from other places." ”

Klaipda's forces are limited, and they must not call for help unless they are really unable to resist. The previous request for help was because David Pusin thought that the other party was attacking him with all his might, and then found that most of the soldiers in the Russian army had suddenly disappeared, and the request for help was naturally withdrawn at this time.

The Russian army has a regiment of more than 3,000 soldiers and they only have more than 1,000, which seems to be a big difference in number, but for the Royal Czech Army, which has sophisticated equipment and rich combat experience, the number does not mean everything.

For the current situation, the mayor naturally sees it very clearly, although the Russian army is fierce, it does not have much effect, but now the Russian army has suffered a lot of losses, and there is a great possibility that their defense will succeed. But the mayor is still uneasy, after all, the other party is three times the strength of his own army!

The two talked in the Russian army attacked again, and under some yellowed uniforms, countless Russian soldiers attacked with rifles, and the trenches that had been cleaned for a while once again rang out with machine gun fire, and they were meat grinders blocking the Russian army outside the barbed wire.

After all, the number of Russian troops was very large, and after paying hundreds of casualties, some soldiers finally rushed to the trench, and after a few grenades were thrown, their own lives ended next to the trench, but they were worth it, because they took the lives of more than a dozen soldiers of the combined Czechoslovak-Lithuanian army.

In the face of such a situation, neither David Pussim nor the mayor of the town panicked, this is just the first line of defense, they defended for 3 hours and just let the other side rush to their trenches, the whole 3 hours of casualties were less than 200, but the Russian army has paid more than 700 casualties.

"How's the third line of defense arranged? If there are no problems, let's retreat to the second line of defense! Staying here any longer will only exacerbate our casualties. ”

The enemy can already rush to the side of the trench, and at this time the position is already precarious, and it does not matter if there are three lines of defense and the first line is discarded, after all, the real function of this line of defense is to reduce the opponent's living force as much as possible. The purpose has been exceeded, and it is natural for them to stay or leave at will.

"Then we ...... now"

"Evening! Retreating now could cause some casualties and retreat to the second line of defense at night. ”

The first sentence was addressed to the mayor of the town, while the other was to a soldier who conveyed the order, and the soldier quickly retreated to announce the order for David Pussim to retreat at night, and the mayor felt that it was a lot more dangerous and hurriedly retreated.

Leaving the first line of defense naturally can't give this place to the Russian army in vain, a large number of traps are placed here, I believe that even if the Russian army is cautious, they will throw hundreds of soldiers' lives here. Holding up his glasses to look at the Russian position again, David Pussimin sighed inexplicably and then went to the second line of defense.

Lieutenant colonel to colonel is a big promotion, I believe that at the end of this battle, David Puszin will be able to get the position of the head of the main regiment, whether it is the commander of the combined Czech-Lithuanian army or the commander of the Royal Czech Army, at that time he can be regarded as a backbone officer in the army.

It is difficult to advance the rank of colonel to brigadier general, but who knew that it is equally difficult to get from lieutenant colonel to colonel? If it is said that what is needed from a colonel to a brigadier general is combat merits, then what a lieutenant colonel needs to be a colonel is chance, and how can you obtain great combat merits if you do not master an independent regiment, and the battalion commander has only 30 percent of the merit and the regiment commander has 80 percent of the merit, and this is the obvious difference.

This is like officialdom, how can the director of a bureau be compared with the county magistrate of the same county? Even if they are all department-level cadres, but given an option, I believe that most officials still hope to be able to serve as the county magistrate in the following county instead of the director of the city bureau!

The night soon came, and the day's fighting ended temporarily, the soldiers on both sides were tired of eating dry and cold food and drinking cold water, and the patrol officers took several gendarmes to patrol back and forth, beware of soldiers who escaped and soldiers who violated military regulations.

After a few hours of fighting, they also changed a lot, some of them had touched a gun since they were children, and some of them had not even touched it, but at this time they had adapted to the battlefield a little, although their faces were pale, but they were much more resolute, this is the impact of war.

The sappers set up traps before leaving, and the rest of the soldiers wiped and carried their weapons one after another to prepare to leave, of course, they all left gradually one by one, after all, they also needed to guard against the night attack of the Russian army at any time.

Maybe it was David Pussin's good character, or maybe the Russian army was really tired from the day's offensive, the Russian army was very quiet in the first half of the night, and they did not attack until all the soldiers of the combined Czechoslovak-Lithuanian army had withdrawn, and the evacuation was completed peacefully.

Early the next morning, the Russian commander found that all the soldiers on the other side had been evacuated, and the machine guns and rifles placed outside were obviously damaged and unusable. There is nothing angry about this, after all, they have taken down a line of defense without blood, and they can have some say about it.

With the Russian army easily to the already empty position, the Russian colonel began to report to his superior, although it was only a small line of defense, but at least he could add a stroke to his own credit book, but the description of the battle was naturally exaggerated, increasing his difficult process tenfold, his wise command tenfold, and the opponent's casualties tenfold...... So be it for now!