The bandits were surrounded in the village, they refused to surrender, the smoke from the flintlock pistols filled the sky over the village, there was a chaotic street fight, the sound of wailing, shouting of killing, the sound of swords clashing together, the inside and outside of the house became a battlefield, the villagers lay on the ground, the sound of projectiles cutting through the air came from overhead, they could only wait in fear, secretly praying for the safety of their families.

Dalí led the team past the village chapel, where several bandits were coming out with silverware, and they tried to grab and shoot, and immediately fell to the door with several bullets.

Some of the bandits lost their fighting spirit, throwing away their weapons and raising their hands above their heads, and the soldiers tied up those who surrendered and placed them in special custody.

There were few recalcitrant resistors left, and each of the bandits was besieged by several soldiers.

Dalí stabbed a fierce man holding the machete in the arm with a sword, and yelled at him to surrender immediately, the vicious gangster actually endured the severe pain, tried to pick up the machete on the ground with his other hand, and was pierced by the soldiers who followed him with bayonets A dozen or so bloody holes, and then he died completely.

At the intersection in the middle of the village, Dalí ran into Ensign Garvin head-on from the opposite side, and the two looked quite similar, both of them were red-eyed, their uniforms were splattered with blood, and their faces were slightly blackened by the smoke of gunpowder.

Gavin was as happy as a child who had hit a mouse with a slingshot, and he was so excited that he proudly displayed the blood-stained saber in his hand:

"Hi, sir! We were about to succeed, and only a few of us were still fighting at the mill, and they were holding the girls of the village hostage. These damn cowards! No wonder the Duke is so angry, look at what this rubbish has done to a good village? ”

With that, he pointed to a barn in front of him that had been set on fire by the bandits, and the grain inside had been charred and blackened, emitting a pungent smell.

"That being said, we still have to respect the law and hand over the captives to the judges in the town, and besides, we need to interrogate the captives and maybe they will give an account of the location of the other bandits. Let's go, go to the mill and go over there, I'll try to persuade you to surrender, and if it doesn't work, then storm it. ”

The mill is the tallest building in the village, and the spinning windmill harnesses the power of the wind to drive paddle wheels to grind grain into flour. Its exterior walls are made of thick rock, the windows are too small to climb into, and the only wooden door has been closed from the inside. ”

According to Ensign Gavin, an unknown number of bandits were hiding inside, threatening to kill the girls who had been kidnapped, and from the mill there was constant shouting of a bandit and the crying of the girls.

"Listen to me! If you dare to break in, I'll kill these little girls, and I'll do what I say! Let us go! We'll let them go after we're safe! ”

An old man knelt down and pleaded, "Sir, please find a way to save the girls, don't provoke these gangs of thugs, they will really do it!" ”

Second Lieutenant Garvin explained, "Sir, this is the village chief. ”

At that moment, the blonde boy hiding in the rear also ran over, and the child seemed much more relieved, because his injured parents were saved, and the military doctor was bandaging them.

"What a brave battle, sir! My parents asked me to thank you, they saw my sister being taken in the direction of the mill, so I came over, excuse me...... Can you give me a gun? Knives are fine, I'm going to save my sister!. ”

With the help of the army, the villagers emboldened, and they frantically kicked and beat the corpses of the bandits on the ground, some tried to attack the prisoners of war, and many more shouted to storm the mill.

Facing the out-of-control villagers, Dali reassured: "Calm down, everyone! Leave it to me to dispose of. ”

Coming to the wooden door of the mill, Dalí shouted: "Listen to the bandits inside, you are surrounded by the troops of the Duchy of Valstad!" I'm Captain Dali Einfurt, and I'm here to exterminate you! Don't expect me to be merciful, I won't let you go!

Give you a chance, I will spare you from death, protect you from the revenge of the villagers, you will be taken to the town to be formally judged, you can write a farewell letter to your family before the trial, you can also have a good meal and a few drinks, and then go on the road in peace!

But if you persist in resisting, I will hand you over to the villagers and let these angry people torture you to death, listen to their voices! These people are going to eat you alive, I'm sure that's going to happen! ”

The shouting and scolding of the bandits stopped abruptly, and after a few minutes, the door opened, and three unkempt men walked out with their hands raised: "We surrender!" Protect us and don't let the villagers come. ”

The girls were saved and reunited with their families, but there was one girl whose entire family had been killed, and she knelt there in despair, and the villagers immediately came forward to comfort her.

What does it feel like to lose all your blood relatives? No one present knew this mourning better than Dalí, and he looked at the sad girl with pity, and took off his tricorne hat from her head in mourning.

The blonde boy hugged his sister tightly, and he turned his head to look at Captain Dali with grateful eyes, and the village chief wept with emotion.

Dalí fulfilled his promise to protect the surrenderers, and he instructed the soldiers to push away the angry villagers and tie up the three surrendered bandits and lock them up with the other captives.

Sergeant Dalin, who was in charge of cutting off the back of the bandits, came from the other side of the bridge, and he said breathlessly:

"There are five people who tried to escape with the looted things, but they have all been killed by our team, and the things have been returned to the villagers."

"Very well, well done, Sergeant Dalin."

Dali thought for a moment, and then asked the clerk in charge of miscellaneous matters:

"Officer, have you counted the results and losses?"

"Report to the sir, a total of forty-three bandits were killed in this battle, eleven prisoners were captured, and two of our soldiers were slightly wounded, and they are no longer in serious trouble after bandaging."

"What about the damage to the villagers?"

"It was reported that seven villagers were killed by the bandits, another villager was killed by stray bullets from unknown parties in the crossfire, and more than 40 people were wounded in the village."

"Excellent! Your performance has exceeded my expectations, and I will take credit for you in the battle report. ”

The complete victory in the first battle is definitely a great joy for a trainee officer who has not yet graduated from the academy.

However, the tragic situation around him made Dalí unable to bear to celebrate, some villagers hugged the bodies of their relatives and wept, and the moans of the wounded were incessant, so tragic that people were in no mood to celebrate the victory.

"Officer, pass on my order, the whole company will rest on the spot and organize a rescue team to extinguish the remaining embers in the village and prevent the fire from recurring.

Dig a large pit outside the village, throw the corpses of the bandits into it, burn it, cover it with canvas and bury it to avoid breeding the plague. ”

"Yes!"

"Military doctors, help wounded villagers to bandage their wounds."

"Not enough bandages, but I'll do my best, sir."

"Two volunteers, go to the camp on the ridge and see if there are any remaining bandits there."

"Sir, let's go."

"Approved! Watch out for hidden trails and proceed with caution. ”

"Jiawen, let's interrogate the captives before we leave the next day, there are still a lot of things to deal with today."

Ensign Gavin had been standing beside him, watching him with admiration and giving orders:

"Dali, you're there! I'm convinced, now I finally understand why Dean Simon wants you to be a captain, you are really professional and careful, you have taken all aspects into account, I have some admiration for you, haha. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, friend, in fact, this is not an advantage, when my brother was alive, he always complained that my eldest brother pursued perfection too much, saying that I was worried, my shortcoming is that I don't trust others very much, I always want to control everything myself, I always want to prepare everything safely, if we still serve together in the future, I hope you can forgive me for these annoying personalities."

"Of course, haha, we're friends."

After a day of hard work and fierce fighting, helping the villagers clear the roads and bury the dead, the soldiers of the light infantry company were exhausted, and rested in the village that night, waited until the next day before leaving, and went to the town to join up with the rest of the troops as planned.