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正文 第54节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    台湾小说网  www.192.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twppointyoutothendoftheguns.you

    shalleaanynasyourequire,andtrainthes

    artilleryn.thisous.”

    lateatnighttheyreachedtheirhaltingplace.thegunshadbeen

    hiddeninathicket,everynhavingrchedhhisleadertothe

    attaingthirtysixnhosen,

    eighteentoea,ihattheplacesofthoseightbe

    killeduldbefilledatonerepiecesbetaken,

    nraihework.

    forfourdaysdrillission.theladsfoundthe

    polishpeasantsveryintelligent,althoughit

    touashouldbeperfordeical

    regularity.atfirst,too,theboysignoran

    greatdifficulty;butstanislasthetranslationof

    thend,asaughtbytheboys

    theelvesperftheandinsistingupoionsbeing

    accuratelyitated.theyingtillnight,andbythe

    endofthefourthdayenuldservethe

    gunsinaanlikeandregularway.

    thepolestheelvesedheyfoundholyand

    sothlytheasteredit,and

    lookedforhaotrytheresultsupontherussians.they

    hadnotlongtoefriendsfrohegarrison

    tothensiderablebodiesoffreshtroopshad

    arrivedthere,andthatanattackadeonthefollowingday

    bytns.ssengersoffatondduringthe

    nighttheinsurgentshreeotherbands,raisingtheir

    onearly1500n.stanislastoldtheladsthatheintended

    tovebeforedaybreak,soastoattansassoonas

    iteheforest,aheroofaraoarrive

    attheseofauntilallwouldbeover.

    ”ipropose,”hesaid,”tofellsotreesacrosstheroad,arranging

    theothatthegunsfirebet,hetrunkswill

    affordthegunnerssoshelter.halfthenong

    thetreesoherside,sothatnwe

    shallattackitupoherflank.iybest

    natthebarrinpress

    foreofourefforts;butibelievethatweshallhavean

    easyvictory.ourretpartialsuccesseshavensiderablyaddedto

    ourstos,andasthisisthefirsttithat

    onintoplay,ayrelyupontheireffectbeingnsiderable.”

    theladsbeggedthattheyghtgoforhthepartychargedh

    fellirees,ihattheyghtchoosethespot,and

    theelvesseetothenstruofthedefeanislaschoseone

    ofhislieutenants200n,ordered

    hiocarryouttheinstrusofthelads.theysetoffanhour

    beforedaylight,andjustasthedathespotwhere

    thestruggleotakeplace.

    theyselectedapointaffordedaviehe

    roadfarinadvandplacedthegunsjustsofarbehirees

    thatuzzlesonlyuldbeseen

    byanadvangfoe.treesfelledandstrippedoftheir

    boughsheroadinfrontoftheguns,being,when

    pla.astrong

    partyheoocutsods,andhtheseahwork

    brasures

    funs,andtheseadeverynarrohefirewouldbe

    directlyinfront.ohersidetreeshtheirboughs

    outachevauxdefrise,extendingatanangleon

    eachsideoftheroadforfiftyyardsinadvaheguns.

    fiftyofthenainintheroadintherearoftheguns,

    inreadiohherussiansadvaake

    itbystorherestoliedohe

    chevauxdefriseandtoopenfireuponbothflanksoftheadvang

    lu.afeteredontheroadinfrontofthe

    battery,andthelads,goingalongtheroadsbyherussians

    oseethatatadistaheworkwas

    scaroticeable.justastheyhadfiheirpreparations

    stanislasainbodyarrived,andalllypleasedat

    thepositionnition

    ohe

    peasantshadhaessedtheelves.

    thepolesnofortheattack.

    stanislasandhisprincipalofficersheldansultationhthe

    dshipn,anditnshouldbe

    allooapproaeartothegunsbeforetheseopenedfire,and

    thattheirdoingsoshouldbethesignalfeneralattackupon

    thelu.halfanhourlaterapeasanthe

    edgeofthen,that

    sofarasheuldjudgefroisobservatioreetop,

    itnueredabout2000infantry,habatteryofartillery.

    ”thatisjustafairten

    extradonotuntforswillbe

    unterbalancedbyouradvantagesofsurprise,andtotheeffecth

    forthefirsttiyexerciseonthe

    ndsofthesoldiers.”

    presentlyaloraightroadtheblayuld

    beseen.theyass,soforty,

    andadistanceof300yardsbyanadvanceguardof

    200n.e400yardsfrohehedshipnobserved

    theadvaor

    otheraadeout.auntedofficerrodeback

    froheadvanainbody,andherejoinedby

    severalotheruntedn.aftersoiowasseen

    inthelu.auntedofficerrodebadashedidsothe

    ludivided,leavingapassageireoftheroad.

    therehentheladsuldseetherussianguns

    ingthroughtheliheyhaltedandfordacrosstheroad

    halfainbodyandtheadvanceguard,and,

    unliering,preparedtoopenfireupontheunknoatheir

    front.thedshipnhadarraanislasthat,asitwouldbe

    diffinto

    distinguishbetysgunsandtheirown,a

    ehandkerchiefshouldbehoistedonalongpolehey

    theelvesopenedfi

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