To the north of Valang Village, Colonel Kuba walked anxiously on the high ground, and from time to time he picked up his telescope to observe the progress of the battle.

To the north and west of Valang Village, the soldiers of the 40th Infantry Regiment were all using the terrain to shoot with the defenders, and the battle situation was in a stalemate.

Only to the east, the Polish infantry, with the support of 37mm anti-tank guns and 75mm infantry guns, had advanced to a place 100 meters away from the defenders, but the distance of 100 meters was as far away as heaven and hell.

Colonel Kuba clearly saw in the telescope that the Polish army on the east side of the village organized two charges to try to rush across the 100-meter distance, but they were defeated when they rushed to fifty meters or even only thirty meters. The bodies of the Polish soldiers covered the grass on the east side of the village.

After analyzing the battle situation, Colonel Kuba made a decision to put two companies of the reserve team into the east side of the village and break through the defense line in one fell swoop.

In Valang Village, Chen Dao and two paratroopers who were in a row were hiding around the corner of a yellow bungalow. They pushed down two tables as bunkers to shoot at the Polish infantry on the east side of the village.

A messenger ran behind Chen Dao with the help of the cover of the house and said, "Major, the Poles have increased their troops to the east of the village. About two companies have the strength of the battalion commander decided to send a signal according to the original plan."

As if he was a testimony for the messenger, as soon as the messenger finished speaking, two green signal flares rose into the air in a courtyard in the northwest corner of Valang Village.

"I understand. At most twenty minutes, reinforcements will arrive. We will hold on for another twenty minutes." Chen Dao looked up and glanced at the two dazzling signal flares.

The two paratroopers following Chen Dao also heard the words of the messenger. They looked at each other and grabbed Chen Dao with a tacit understanding.

"Major, the Poles have launched a general attack, we retreat."

"Where to retreat?" Chen Dao asked.

"Church." The two of them pulled Chen Dao and ran away, running to the church before stopping.

After Chen Dao was let go, he looked at the inside of the church. A cross more than two meters high was erected in the middle of the church. In front of the cross was a small podium used by the pastor when preaching. Five rows of long chairs were placed side by side at the front of the podium to the main entrance of the church.

Chen Dao quickly found a staircase in the corner of the wall on the right side of the podium. Following two paratroopers, he ran over and saw that it was indeed a spiral staircase leading to the church bell tower.

On the top of the bell tower of the church, Chen Dao was discovered by two observation posts inside as soon as he showed up. Seeing that it was Chen Dao, the two saluted Chen Dao one after another.

After returning the gift, Chen Dao rushed to the window of the bell tower and condescendingly saw the battlefield situation.

The offensive and defensive sides in the north and west of the village were in stalemate. The Po army on the east side of the village was strengthened by two infantry companies, forming three or four scattered lines, like a tide, and rushed towards the defenders on the east side of the village.

Under the impact of the Polish army, the paratroopers were responsible for defending the infantry companies in the east of the village and the heavy machine gun companies coming to support the pressure doubled.

Under the bombardment of the Polish 37mm war defense artillery and 75mm infantry artillery, the German firepower points on the east side of the village were destroyed one by one. The attack of the Polish infantry became more and more fierce. They organized another charge and tried to rush into the village of Valen.

Fifty meters, thirty meters, and when the Polish army was about to rush into the paratrooper positions, the paratroopers' rifles had already inserted bayonets into the rifle, "Dadada·····" The sound of more than a dozen submachine guns firing one after another overwhelmed the Polish infantry's charge shouts.

The MP38 submachine gun using 9mm pistol bullets can only ensure accuracy within 50 meters, and it was not useful in the previous shooting. The charge of the Polish infantry gave these MP38 submachine guns a place to be used. Their dense firepower formed a firewall at a distance of 50 meters. The Bo army soldiers who hit the firewall fell to the ground as if they were electrocuted, and their bodies were covered with all directions.

The Polish infantry was not outdone. The heavy machine gun company responsible for cover quickly turned its target to the place where the defenders' submachine gunmen appeared. The bullets hit like hail, which made the Germans unable to raise their heads.

"Fire to support the east." Chen Dao shouted and stood by the window first to start shooting. The other four paratroopers in the bell tower also opened fire to support the defense in the east of the village.

The Polish infantry in the charge ran very fast, invisibly increasing the difficulty of Chen Dao's shooting. He fired five shots in a row and hit only one target.

After pressing a new five-round magazine on the rifle in his hand, Chen Dao began the second round of shooting.

At the east end of the village, a 37mm gun captain of the Po Army patted the shoulder of the sightseeing hand twice, then pointed to Valen Village: "There are Germans in the bell tower of that church, kill them."

The sighting hand immediately aimed the muzzle at the church bell tower where people were flashing. After confirming the target, the gunner stuffed a golden grenade into the barrel and then opened fire. The moment the 37mm gun fired, an 81mm mortar shot fell down. With a "boom", the four gunners suddenly flew with flesh and blood, and the 37mm anti-tank gun also fell aside.

On the sycamore tree in Valang Village, the gunman of the 81mm mortar put down his telescope and shouted happily, "Hit to the target." After that, he picked up the telescope and looked for the next victim...

On the church bell tower, Chen Dao, who fell to the ground, was dragged off the bell tower.

The 37mm war defense artillery shell hit the upper edge of the window of the bell tower. A paratrooper in the bell tower was killed on the spot, and a paratrooper was slightly injured.

A piece of broken bricks as big as a splashed pigeon egg hit Chen Dao's steel helmet. Chen Dao fell to the ground as if he was hit by a stick. The two paratroopers responsible for protecting him were frightened and quickly dragged Chen Dao off the bell tower.

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To the north of Valen Village, Colonel Kuba smiled. Under the joint suppression of machine guns and artillery, the firepower of the defenders in the east of the village became weaker and weaker. The Polish infantry finally took the opportunity to rush into the German position to prepare for bayonets. Unexpectedly, the Germans had no courage to retreat to the village along the traffic trench.

"These cowards who dare not fight for bayonets." Colonel Kuba sneered disdainfully.

Colonel Kuba, who participated in World War I, was a loyal believer in the motto "cannons are cowards, bayonets are heroes". In his eyes, only infantry who dared to see the bayonets were real warriors.

Do they think it will be fine if they retreat into the village? Want to fight street battles? How long can the defenders with an absolute disadvantage in a village with about 200 houses be able to defend even if they fight street battles?

Just as Colonel Kuba was thinking about how to deal with prisoners of war after the battle, a sudden change occurred. The Polish infantry charging towards the village in the east was like wheat swept by a sickle, and the formation became chaotic. Many Polish infantry stopped charging and turned to the southeast of the village in panic, as if there was a man-eating tiger hidden there.

Colonel Kuba quickly turned his telescope to the southeast of the village and finally found the culprit. There were countless German troops launching charges in the grass over there. The Bo army in the east of the village was attacked from both sides and was in chaos, with signs of collapse.

It must be the enemy summoned by those two signal flares. This is a trap. Colonel Kuba understood it at this time.

At first, when he saw two signal flares flying out of the village, he thought he was in ambush. At that time, a team of German planes flew past the sky. Colonel Kuba was completely disappointed and thought the signal flares were indicating the targets of the German planes. Unexpectedly, those planes flew north unmoved without stopping. Colonel Kuba was relieved.

Seeing the Germans charging, Colonel Kuba finally understood that the two signal flares were not summoning the Luftwaffe, but summoning ambushes.

"Call the reconnaissance company to attack and withdraw the troops from the east of the village." Colonel Kuba responded quickly. He knew that the offensive in the east of the village had failed. If he persisted, he would only cause the collapse of the entire regiment.

The reconnaissance company quickly entered the battle east of the village to cover the retreat of comrades. The Polish infantry in the north and west of Valron Village also received the order to retreat, gradually retreated in an orderly manner, gradually escaped from contact with the German army, and retreated safely.

Only the Polish infantry on the east side of the village, who withdrew from the battlefield step by step with the reconnaissance company, saw that the situation was not good, the gunners of the anti-tank company and the infantry artillery platoon fled in panic and threw all the artillery to the German army.

Behind the high ground, Colonel Kuba looked at the infantry who had withdrawn from the battlefield one after another with a gloomy face. He immediately ordered: "Let the battalions report the casualties immediately, let the reconnaissance company be alert to prevent the Germans from pursuing."

In the end, Colonel Kuba did not wait for the German pursuit, but waited for a piece of news that shocked him. A German officer and two soldiers walked along the road along the 40th Infantry Regiment with white flags.

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Chapter completed!