Pierre, go and deliver this letter to the rear. Do you understand?

Sir...

Tell the Commander our choice. One of us must survive. Tell France our sacrifice. Can you do it?

Yes, Colonel

Facing the colonel's instructions, Pierre looked at his colleagues who were silently preparing to fight and saluted the colonel.

Colonel, as long as I live I will tell everyone about you and their heroic deeds.

Pierre, who was running towards the forest behind him with his rifle, heard gunshots coming from behind him. Soon there were bursts of explosions, and soon the forest behind him was completely enveloped in a sea of ​​fire.

From time to time, he looked back towards the battle line guarded by Colonel De Leon. The dense woods blocked his sight, but he could still feel the hot and scorching artillery fire in the woods. But what was even hotter was Colonel De Leon and his colleagues.

Thinking of the colonel's mission with patriotism, he ran faster and faster. Finally, he ran for who knows how long. There were no more explosions and gunshots behind him. There was silence behind him. After that, Pierre stared in that direction silently.

How are they doing after standing in the woods for a long time?

Corpses Walking among the corpses, the seriously injured Colonel Delion adjusted the frame of his glasses. At this time, only one lens was left in his glasses. Every step he took, the blood on his body dripped down the uniform and onto the ground.

Is there anyone else?

No one responded to his cry. The battle only lasted an hour. The troops he led suffered heavy losses, but they only repelled two German charges.

Sir, I also have Genedour...

Looking towards the direction of the sound, Colonel Derion saw a soldier holding a light machine gun. Seeing that there were still people alive, Derion laughed. Then, several more living soldiers responded to his answer.

Colonel, it looks like we made the Krauts pay.

Isn't that right? There were hundreds of corpses of German officers and soldiers lying in disorder in front of their positions. Of course, more of them were corpses of French soldiers.

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This is French land. Every step the Germans take will cost them blood.

Colonel Delion said to the soldiers with pride. At this moment, the German attack began again. The interval between the two attacks was only ten minutes. The artillery shells were denser than before. In this sea of ​​​​hot shells, Delion

He felt something penetrated his chest and then he collapsed, lying on his back on the ground and looking at the sky. The look in his blue eyes slowly faded, while explosions kept coming from his ears.

Finally, he didn't know how long it took. He seemed to hear footsteps, and then a figure appeared in his somewhat blurry vision. Then the man searched his body and there was another string of German words. He seemed to be saying

something
Chapter completed!