Heinrich succeeded in convincing Leopold, and the two men finally exchanged views while convening a meeting of the brigade commanders to refine the details of the battle plan.

Officers above the company level were in this meeting, and because the time was relatively tight, they could go back and prepare in advance.

Heixingen has only two infantry regiments and one combat battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, and there are only twenty or thirty officers at and above the company level.

Because the command post was not located in a civilian area, but a semi-bunker-like building built separately, and the construction time was relatively short, so it was more crowded, and the officers of the Heixingen Brigade gathered in the small space of the command post, and the combat meeting began.

"After the total agreement between me and Staff Heinrich, it was decided to launch a surprise attack on the French in the suburbs tonight, and the following Staff Officer Heinrich will introduce the reasons to you, I myself agree with it, and you can put forward any objections and suggestions." Leopold spoke.

Heinrich then began to repeat what he had said to Leopold: "...... To sum up, I think this is a good opportunity, the fighter is a little fleeting, missed tonight, tomorrow we will be in a passive situation. ”

When Heinrich had finished speaking, Leopold said, "Tell me what you think!" ”

The commander of the first regiment said: "I support the initiative to attack, take advantage of the night to fish in troubled waters, this is the first combat of the Heixingen Brigade, and it is different from previous exercises, it is to see the blood, although the night cannot cover up the smell, but it can visually reduce the impact of the war on these students." ”

"I have no objection, but this war, we must be fully prepared, as you said, this is the first time that the Heixingen Brigade has been fighting, so it should not be reckless." said the commander of the second regiment.

After nearly an hour of discussions, the deployment of this battle and the tasks of the individual units were finalized.

"Okay, let's go back and start preparing now, mobilize the ideological work of the soldiers, and don't drop the chain at the critical moment." Leopold said tiredly.

As Leopold and his voice fell, everyone began to withdraw in an orderly manner.

……

According to the meeting arrangement, the cooking class of the Heixingen Brigade began to work overtime, and the canned potato stew and beef were poured into the pot and stirred, mixed with a large pot of onions, and boiled directly.

"Everyone, listen up, this is not a drill, if you die, you will really die, your opponent is an experienced Frenchman, so don't take it lightly and give me a death hand in the forest!"

Saying that, Platoon Commander Otto began to distribute cigarettes and beer to the big soldiers in his platoon, he stuffed a pack of cigarettes and alcohol into the hands of the soldiers and said: "Before leaving, if you are afraid, smoke or drink a bottle, and you will have no chance when you get to the battlefield." ”

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Twelve o'clock in the evening. In the pitch black environment, the soldiers of the Heixingen Brigade quietly opened the gap and poked their heads out of the fortifications one by one.

"Keep up, don't get scattered, bow over when you're almost there, and don't pestle like a log until you reach the enemy's position." The officer lowered his voice as low as he could, and commanded his men.

Leaving Daviette's position, there were only country roads, farmland, and canals nearby, and the team slowly approached the edge of the forest through the wheat fields under the cover of darkness.

Gradually, the positions of the French were already in front of him, and Heinrich began to carefully observe the enemy.

It can be seen from the improvised positions of the French army that this French army really came over overnight, and even the trenches were not dug much, and the camp was relatively chaotic, and the sentry posts were crooked.

"Tell the troops, get ready, and when you hear the gunshots, you will rush forward for me, and put the bayonets and other melee weapons on in advance, and there may not be time to reload at that time."

As the troops were ready, the clock came at twelve fifty-seven minutes, and Heinrich fired the first shot of the attack.

Subsequently, two infantry regiments of the Heshingen Brigade rushed into the French position.

"Bang ......"

"Where's the gun?" The commander of the 54th French Brigade woke up from his sleep.

"Report to the brigade commander, there is an unknown armed force suddenly attacking our department!"

"What kind of unknown armament, it's obvious that the Germans on the other side want to take advantage of our unpreparedness and launch a sneak attack, now don't talk nonsense, quickly organize troops to counterattack me!" The 54th Brigade picked up its pistol and began to go to the front with its men, trying to organize the French army to launch a counteroffensive.

But as soon as he walked out of the camp, a bullet hit, but fortunately it did not hit him, but the guard next to him was wounded in the arm.

"Brigade commander, the lights here attract the enemy, we can't stay here, it's no different from a live target here."

The tent of the commander of the 54th Brigade was lit with kerosene lamps all the time, so it was more eye-catching in the dark.

"Other places with light have encountered similar situations, it is safe in the dark, and the brigade commander can only fight with the enemy in the dark now!"

In such a dark environment, it was completely impossible to organize the army, and the Hexingen Brigade was completely mixed with the soldiers of the French 54th Brigade.

The French barracks were filled with sparse gunfire, and in the darkness, the unprepared French troops could only shoot indiscriminately with Chasebo rifles, and many of them did not have bayonets and other melee weapons, which allowed the Hahinden Brigade to seize the opportunity.

In the interval between its reloads, the bayonets of the soldiers of the Heixingen Brigade can quickly make a difference, and at the same time, in the dark night, even the blood of the enemy and his comrades will be covered by the night, and the tobacco and alcohol before the war also anesthetize and stimulate the senses of the soldiers of the Heixingen Brigade, and most of them are extremely excited.

Gradually, the French soldiers, who noticed that there were more and more Germans and fewer and fewer companions around them, had a premonition that something was wrong, and that they could not contact their commanders, some of them took advantage of the chaos to flee to the forest behind them, and some simply laid down their arms and surrendered.

The 54th Brigade of the French Army, which was taken by surprise, quickly collapsed its will to fight.

The gunfire attracted the 3rd Brigade of the 5th Army, led by Robert, stationed east of Daviette, to the battlefield after the battle with the 54th Brigade of the French Army in Heishingen.

At this moment, the Hexingen Brigade is cleaning up the battlefield, and the current record is still unclear, but the French suffered heavy casualties, and some of them fled into the forest, which basically means that the remnants of the 54th Brigade of the French Army have no way to reorganize.

If you enter the forest, if you are not familiar with the local environment, you will definitely lose your way, and the facts have proved this, and then there are scattered around the forest one after another, and then meet the French soldiers who have been captured by the Hexingen Brigade here.

(End of chapter)