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           Konigsberg,eh?Rules?"

           "Howcanthereberules,sir,withthree?"

           "Aninterestingpoint.Well,let’sagreethatifeyesaregougedouttheymustbehandedbackwhenit’sover.AndtellyourKorpsbruderthatI’mreadynow.Startwhenyoulike."Zimtossedhisbatonaway;someonecaughtit.

           "Youjoke,sir.Wewillnotgougeeyes."

           "Noeyegouging,agreed.‘Firewhenready,Gridley.’"

           "Please?"

           "Comeonandfight!Orgetbackintoranks!"

           NowIamnotsurethatIsawithappenthisway;Imayhavelearnedpartofitlater,intraining.ButhereiswhatIthinkhappened:Thetwomovedoutoneachsideofourcompanycommanderuntiltheyhadhimcompletelyflankedbutwelloutofcontact.Fromthispositionthereisachoiceoffourbasicmovesforthemanworkingalone,movesthattakeadvantageofhisownmobilityandofthesuperiorco-ordinationofonemanascomparedwithtwo—SergeantZimsays(correctly)thatanygroupisweakerthanamanaloneunlesstheyareperfectlytrainedtoworktogether.Forexample,Zimcouldhavefeintedatoneofthem,bouncedfasttotheotherwithadisabler,suchasabrokenkneecapthenfinishedoffthefirstathisleisure.Insteadheletthemattack.Meyercameathimfast,intendingtobodycheckandknockhimtotheground,Ithink,whileHeinrichwouldfollowthroughfromabove,maybewithhisboots.That’sthewayitappearedtostart.

           Andhere’swhatIthinkIsaw.Meyerneverreachedhimwiththatbodycheck.