第36节 (第2/2页)

urallyselectedtorennoiterand,astheir

    geofclotheshadbeenalpesorderscarried

    onthebaggagehorse,theyhadnodifficultyuponthatsre.

    theirexpeditionful.atthevillageothe

    bridge,theyecheeseandotherarticles

    andaftergainingalltheinfortiontheyhout

    exadetheirhroughbrokenground,to

    apointnearenoughtothebridgetoeheoren,

    undisvered.

    aseead.atattagehardbyen

    others,hereyinthevillagetheyhadjustleft.

    thereriesdohelithesewerefarenough

    aparttoreusterintito

    interfere,seriously,ation,

    theyretuedtotheforest.

    auncilofhatthenewswas

    satisfactory,andthattheattackshouldtakeplaceatdaybreak.

    ea.

    lieutenanthoudin,en,an

    partyinthevillage.theresthaviourtoavoidthe

    villageobeinreadioattackthepostshe

    bridge,iediatelyagunhevillage.theattackwas

    tobedeatdaybreak.fre,tothepointwhere

    theforesthioughtoaffordasafeshelter,wasa

    distanceofabouttiles.

    assoonasitbecadark,thecafireslow;

    andshortlyafterhehtheexceptionofthe

    sentries,fouroktheywereroused,and

    rchedsilentlyoffintheappointeddire.byfiveok

    eachpartyitspostand,forhalfanhour,theylayin

    expelayspesparty,he

    bridge.louisduburg,andtihthepartyatthevillage.

    theattackuponthevillageotakeplaceathalfpastfive;

    andneverdidntsappearsoslootheboys,asthoseh

    passedastheyaedthesignal.atlastthesilencewasbroken

    bythesharpkofarifle,follohreeorfourothers.

    ”theregoestheprussiary,andthereisourreply,”jor

    teesaid.”now,lads,forward”

    ashespoke,thesentryonthebridgefiredhisrifle;iediately,

    thisedbythesentryontheline,andthesignal

    akenupbyeatry,untilthesouhedistance.

    asithaddohefranctireurshaddearushforhey

    etbyastragglingdisansas,half

    asleep,theyhurrieduardroothiswasansweredby

    thefireofthefranctireurs,.fivefell;and

    theothers,surprisedandpanicstri,thres.

    theyantlysecured,andthebridgeonceseized.

    thefiringstillntihevillage;butinanotherfive

    ceasedand,shortlyafterh

    thetidingsthatthevillageans,surprisedin

    theirbeds,hadofferedbutaslightresistance.fourwerekilled,

    andsixteentakenprisoners;onefranctire

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