Although they did not sleep all night, Chentian and Matthew immediately held a legion meeting after returning in the morning.

The previous rainy nights had both good and bad news for them. At a good hour, they captured several senior staff members of the Russian Guards during the night attack and destroyed two ammunition depots and a material warehouse in Kimon. This was a huge blow to the Kimon Russian army transported through the woods by carriages. They were simply unable to launch a large-scale attack on the German army in Biavestok within two to three days. The bad news was that the Mazuri Lake area was flooded and the troops could not pass within a week. General Makenson and the Second Army who were left in East Prussia must choose to detour to support. 50,000 infantry and 60 tanks must be launched to attack Kimon at the earliest one week. In other words, unless they break through on their own, or the Austro-Hungarian coalition quickly defeated the Russian Southwest Army, Chen Tian and his East Prussian army must stay here for at least one week.

"We must break through!" General François said, slapped the table, thinking that it would be disastrous for the 150,000 German soldiers and 80,000 Russian prisoners to spend the week without any supplies. "At least until tomorrow, we must launch an attack, and strive to retake Kimon while the Russian ammunition supply has not yet arrived!"

"If all the armored vehicles, motorcycles and trucks set off together, they can travel about 30 miles!" Huofuman calculated a little and then gave the answer. Everyone was very disappointed. Biavestok got to Kimon, which means that the vehicles could not continue to move forward as soon as they drove to Kimon.

"Gentlemen, even if we break through Kimon, we can't continue to advance with these vehicles. When we only have infantry left, the Russian cavalry will probably not let us retreat comfortably to East Prussia!" Chen Tian's tone seemed very helpless. If the situation continued to worsen, I'm afraid that the stupid guy, Xiao Moltke, would really draw troops from the Western Front, and then the situation on the Western Front is likely to be in a situation where there is no way to advance or retreat.

General François sat back on his seat in disappointment, and the others remained silent. Everyone was waiting quietly, waiting for the Russian staff arrested last night to confess as soon as possible.

Not long after, Chen Tian's personal bodyguard captain Renni came in and handed him a few pieces of paper.

"Your Highness, those Russian staff members have confessed what they know!"

Chen Tian's eyes lit up, not to mention whether Agreni could rush back to redeploy in time. However, the equipment of their general staff and equipment would not change. After browsing it quickly and carefully, he took a few pieces of paper to everyone to circulate, and then they had a more detailed understanding of the Russian Guards.

Forces: The 2nd Cavalry Army of the Russian Royal Guards, the 4th Infantry Army, and the 5th Infantry Army, the full number is about 180,000, including 120,000 infantry and 60,000 cavalry.

Equipment: more than 400 heavy machine guns, more than 600 field guns, 50 heavy howitzers, and 9 reconnaissance aircraft.

Assembly and logistics supply points: Volkovsk, Belarusian region.

Currently deployed: the 2nd Cavalry Army, the 4th Infantry Army is in Kimon, and the three divisions of the 5th Infantry Army are east of Biavestok. The remaining division is responsible for the logistics transportation line from Volkovisk to Kimon, and Volkovisk is stationed by four Belarusian security regiments.

After reading it, Orger said with relief:

"It turns out that there is only one Russian. I thought we were defended by hundreds of thousands of Russian troops!"

"Yes! It turns out that there are only three Russian troops in the east. We always thought that there were countless reinforcements behind them who could come to support them by railway at any time! Now we can easily destroy them!" François looked eager to try.

"Col. Huofuman, immediately verify these information. The 2nd Army and the 3rd Army are preparing to launch an attack on the Russian army to the west. The armored army is responsible for the defense and guarding the prisoners in the direction of Kimon. The 4th Army serves as a reserve force!"

On the German positions east of Biawestok, countless pointed helmets were quietly waiting in the trenches, and the artillery troops were also nervously adjusting, with only a few boxes of shells placed behind the cannons.

Chen Tian and Orge observed the Russian positions opposite in the front line command, which was calm. According to time, Agreni had just rushed back to Gimon at most.

Shortly after the shelling began, Chen Tian asked:

"General, did our soldiers rest well last night?"

"Report to His Highness the Prince, they rested very well and are very energetic now!" François replied with his chest straightened.

The phone in the command center suddenly rang, and Chen Tian grabbed the phone, and what came was a long-awaited voice:

"Your Highness, the information has been verified. The confession of the Russian staff is basically consistent with our reconnaissance yesterday. However, one thing is that the initial three Belarusian cavalry divisions have never appeared. We are continuing to interrogate them, but they currently say they don't know the trend of that unit!"

"I understand, we will still act as planned!" Chen Tian put down the phone. Although the mud after the heavy rain prevented his reconnaissance plane from taking off, he still guessed the location of the Belarusian cavalry.

"attack!"

Despite certain risks, Chen Tian still hopes to seize this opportunity to defeat the Russian troops east of Biawestok.

Smoke rose from the artillery positions in the rear, and the German artillery soldiers were very reluctant to stuff the shells into the barrel. The muddy Russian positions soon became bumpy, and the battle without armored troops would be no different from the battlefield on the Western Front.

In the trenches, two German soldiers who were waiting for the charge order were discussing quietly.

The younger one asked a little proudly: "Borus, how many Russians did you kill yesterday? I picked two with a bayonet yesterday and captured one!"

"Not bad, Pulk! You kid fight so badly in your training that you actually killed two Russians! Not bad! But be careful today. Our commander said that the Russian Guards were opposite, and they were all selected from the Russian troops!" The one wearing the uniform of the corporal was Bowers. He had retired and transferred to the reserve force before the war began. He returned to the army to report on the first day of the war. In the previous battle of East Prussia, these infantrymen who were in charge of their friendship did not have much chance of making meritorious contributions. However, yesterday's battle made everyone feel good. In fact, he also picked a Russian soldier in a limited time yesterday, and he was still a lieutenant.

"Those Russians seemed vulnerable. Yesterday I felt that they were completely powerless!" Pulk replied indifferently.

"That's because they've been digging trenches there. You can dig the trenches for the afternoon and try bayonets!" Bowles was still upset about these trenches, because he was tripped by a Russian corpse when he charged yesterday and fell straight into a deep trenches. He also knocked off a front tooth. When he got up again, the Russians in front were either killed by their companions or surrendered.

Pulk did not speak anymore because the sound of cannons had gradually become sparse. They had received orders before and immediately launched a charge as soon as the shelling stopped. He checked the bayonet of his rifle over and over again, for fear that he would not kill anyone without the gun head.

"Follow me soon, don't rush around alone. If you fall into the siege of several Russian troops, you will be very rebellious!" Bowers was not as worried as he did. His equipment would be enough to be checked once. The quality of the German-made rifles and bayonets can be assured.

Finally, the sound of artillery stopped. There were basically several wide passages in the few barbed wire mesh in front of the Russian position.

All the soldiers' heartbeats began to accelerate, and they were nervous and excited to wait for the charge order.

The moment of charge came soon, and three signal flares rose into the air.

Oh...

The German trenches burst out from the sky and the soldiers jumped out of the trenches, and the machine guns on the positions were also desperately involved in order to suppress the firepower on the opponent's Russian positions.

The Russian commander on the opposite side had received news that Kimon was attacked at night, but he did not receive the order to re-mobilize, and the main infantry force was still placed in frontier positions.

The Russian cannons also sounded at this time, but most of the Guards were taken to Kimon by Agreni. There were only a few rapid-fire cannons here, which did not block the German stormtroopers of more than 80,000. However, their heavy machine gun configuration was much higher than other Russian troops, and this time the German army also tasted the power of machine guns.

The muddy ground slowed the soldiers' charge, and fortunately this also reduced the threat of shells to the crowd. As they got closer and closer to the opponent's position, more and more German soldiers were hit by machine gun bullets flying in. Pulke almost tripped by the fallen German soldiers in front several times, but he still followed closely behind Powers.

When the German army approached the Russian position, the Russian infantry also began to climb out of the trenches, and the snow-clear bayonets collided head-on again...

Soon, Pulk and Bowers found their respective opponents. Pulk faced a Russian who was half a head smaller than him. From the corner of his eyes, he saw that Bowers' opponent was as strong as a wall. He wanted to solve the guy as soon as possible and then go over to help, and took the lead in a sting. The other party quickly blocked. As soon as the bayonets touched each other, Pulk complained secretly. With just a blocking action, his bayonet was blocked far away. The Russians immediately rushed several counter-spinnings, and the sharp bayonet came straight to Pulk's chest. He was so shocked that he blocked the gun with his gun, and took two steps back, and the bayonet confronted the bayonet. Pulk did not dare to be careless at this time, and his eyes were staring at the other party.

The bayonet and bayonet were shaking in a small range, but the Russian bayonet stopped in the air and remained motionless. Suddenly, the Russian bayonet stabbed forward, and Pulk wanted to push the opponent's bayonet away, but the opponent was just a panic. The bayonet actually shrank back in an instant, and Pulk's bayonet was empty! Although the range of this blocking movement was not large, a small gap appeared on his front, and the Russian bayonet also took advantage of the chicken to appear in this small area. When Pulk returned to the gun and blocked again, the bayonet was on the opponent's rifle's gun, but it could not shake the opponent's stab. Out of natural reaction, he suddenly shrank back, but the opponent's bayonet still pierced into his body.

"Ah!" Pulk's right thigh hurt a sharp pain. Although the last grid did not block the opponent's sting, it lowered the height of the opponent's bayonet a lot. A few centimeters upwards were his lower abdomen. Pulk suddenly used his bayonet to slash at the opponent, and the Russians then flashed back and quickly flashed past his bayonet. Pulk's body had lost its balance at this time and fell backwards. He watched the opponent launch the sting again...

The Russian's body suddenly froze. He looked at the tip of a small bayonet suddenly appearing on his chest, and then fell straight to the ground.

Pulk sat on the ground, and Bowles rubbed his nose, stepped on the Russian, and pulled out the bayonet. Pulk then realized that the seemingly strong Russian that Bowers had been killed by him, and was lying there with his eyes wide open.

Around them, German and Russian soldiers were still fighting fiercely. Both sides were as energetic, physical and morale as the German soldiers were almost twice as many, but the Russian army's excellent bayonet skills prevented their queue from retreating.

Seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate, Chen Tian, ​​who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but frown. Shooting, physical fitness and team training were the training focus of the East Prussian Legion. Traditional bayonet fighting did not receive special attention, so the situation in front of him that twice the force could not repel the opponent. From another perspective, it also reflects that the Russian troops on the opposite side were indeed an elite army. He quickly issued a new order:

"The reserve team attacks!"

At this time, the vicious 4th Army as a reserve team had entered the starting position. With Chen Tian's order, they rushed up with shouts. The German soldiers who were in the fierce battle suddenly felt their morale, the gray queue slowly advanced forward, and the black wave began to show signs of instability. With the joining of the 4th Army soldiers, the German front speed began to accelerate, and the Russian army finally couldn't support and began to retreat.

"Russian cavalry!"

All German commanders and soldiers were screaming in a chill. Just as the Russian army retreated step by step, a black wave suddenly appeared in the distance.

"Belarusian Cavalry Division"

The three Belarusian cavalry divisions that had never appeared finally came out. Since Agreni was so confident that he placed the three infantry divisions so close to the main force of the German army, he must be prepared for any accident. These cavalry should have been hiding in some woods and actually avoided the reconnaissance of the reconnaissance planes for several days. However, based on the opponent's troops deployment, Chen Tian still inferred the extraordinary strategy of Russia.

"Order all soldiers to withdraw from their positions!"

The German soldiers quickly broke away from contact with the Russian army and retreated to their positions. Pulke also retreated with the help of Powers.
Chapter completed!