27 The Second Attack

CHAPTER 27 The Second Attack When the enemy again began to charge from the woods, Henry felt completely sure of himself. While others ducked and dodged, he stood tall and calm. He watched as the attack began against a part of his army that was on the side of a nearby hill. In another part of the field, two other troops were fighting hard and fast. They seemed to be ignoring the other battles going on around them. In another direction, he saw a wonderful group on horseback going into the woods.

第二十七章第二次进攻当敌人再次从树林里发起进攻时，亨利感到十分自信。 别人躲闪躲闪的时候，他却高高站着，泰然自若。 他看着他的一部分军队在附近的一个小山上开始进攻。 在战场的另一部分，另外两支部队正在激烈而迅速地战斗。 他们似乎忽视了周围正在进行的其他战斗。 在另一个方向，他看到一队人马骑着马走进树林。

They passed out of sight and soon there was a loud and shocking noise. Henry watched the small battles, which went on for some time. The troops struck fiercely and powerfully at each other. He could see the flags shaking in the smoke. Soon everything became still again. The hush was serious and churchlike. Suddenly the guns on a nearby slope roared out. The sound of gunfire had begun in the woods. It grew with amazing speed until it was unbelievably loud. Henry could hear nothing else. Men were rushing back and forth everywhere he looked. Sometimes the men from one army would yell and cheer, but a moment later the other side would cheer just as much. Everywhere, the men screamed and yelled. Henry's small troop charged forward just as fiercely as ever when their time came. The

他们走了，看不见了，很快就传来一声巨响，令人震惊。 亨利观察了持续了一段时间的小规模战斗。 军队猛烈地互相攻击。 他可以看到旗子在烟雾中晃动。 不久，一切又恢复了平静。 寂静肃穆，像教堂一样。 突然，附近山坡上的枪声轰鸣起来。 树林里响起了枪声。 它以惊人的速度增长，直到发出难以置信的声音。 亨利什么也听不见。 到处都是来来往往的人。 有时，一支军队的人会大喊大叫，欢呼雀跃，但过了一会儿，另一方也会同样欢呼雀跃。 到处都是男人们的尖叫和叫喊。 亨利的小部队在时机成熟时一如既往地奋勇向前。 的

men burst out in a cry of rage and pain when the enemy shot at them. The front of Henry's troop was a wall of smoke. They could see only the flashing points of yellow and red gunfire. The men quickly became covered in dirt and grime. The lieutenant continued to yell and scream at his men to keep them fighting. Henry still carried the flag. He tried to see all he could. Sometimes he flinched or talked to himself. Sometimes he did not even know if he was breathing. He was so busy watching the battles. A big line of enemy soldiers came within dangerous range. They could be seen easily. They were tall, skinny men with excited faces, and they ran with long strides. At this sight, Henry's troop fell silent for a moment before they began shooting. They hadn't even been ordered to start firing. They just started as soon as they realized the danger

当敌人向他们射击时，人们突然发出愤怒和痛苦的叫喊。 亨利部队的前方是一堵烟雾墙。 他们只能看到黄色和红色的火光。 这些人很快就沾满了泥土和污垢。 中尉继续对他的士兵大喊大叫，让他们继续战斗。 亨利仍然拿着国旗。 他尽量看得清清楚楚。 有时他畏缩或自言自语。 有时他甚至不知道自己是否在呼吸。 他忙着看战争。 一大排敌军进入了危险的范围。 他们很容易被发现。 他们都是又高又瘦的人，脸上带着兴奋的表情，他们迈着大步跑着。 看到这一幕，亨利的部队沉默了一会儿，然后开始射击。 他们甚至没有接到开火的命令。 他们一意识到危险就立即行动了

they were in. But the enemy was quick to take cover behind a fence. Once there, they began firing back at Henry's troop, which prepared itself for a great struggle. White clenched teeth shone from the dirty faces. The enemy often shouted and tried to insult them, but Henry's troop remained silent. Perhaps they were remembering the general's insult, which made them fight even harder. Henry had decided not to move, whatever should happen. He wanted revenge on the officer who had called them mule drivers and failures. The best revenge he could think of was to stay there until the enemy was beaten. He would show everyone how brave he was.

他们进去了。但敌人很快就躲在栅栏后面。 一到那里，他们就开始向亨利的部队开火，亨利的部队准备好了一场伟大的战斗。 肮脏的脸上露出了咬紧的白牙。 敌人经常大喊大叫，试图侮辱他们，但亨利的部队保持沉默。 也许他们还记得将军的侮辱，这使他们更加努力地战斗。 亨利已决定不管发生什么事都不动。 他想报复那个称他们为骡夫和失败者的军官。 他能想到的最好的报复就是呆在那里直到敌人被打败。 他要向大家展示他是多么勇敢。

The troop was hurt badly, and many men fell. Some of the wounded crawled away from the battle, but many lay still. Henry looked for and found Wilson, who was still fighting. The lieutenant was also unhurt. He had continued to yell at the men, but it was different now. They were firing less and less, and the lieutenant's voice was quickly growing weak.

部队受了重伤，许多人倒下了。 一些伤员从战场上爬了出来，但许多人躺着不动。 亨利寻找并找到了威尔逊，他还在战斗。 中尉也没有受伤。 他还在对那些人大喊大叫，但现在不一样了。 他们的射击越来越少，中尉的声音也很快变弱了。