Chapter 30

           Sonoweverythinghadbeendonethattherewastodothatnight.Allordershadbeengiven.Everyoneknewexactlywhathewastodointhemorning.Andréshadbeengonethreehours.Eitheritwouldcomenowwiththecomingofthedaylightoritwouldnotcome.Ibelievethatitwillcome,RobertJordantoldhimself,walkingbackdownfromtheupperpostwherehehadgonetospeaktoPrimitivo.

           Golzmakestheattackbuthehasnotthepowertocancelit.PermissiontocancelitwillhavetocomefromMadrid.Thechancesaretheywon’tbeabletowakeanybodyupthereandiftheydowakeuptheywillbetoosleepytothink.IshouldhavegottenwordtoGolzsoonerofthepreparationstheyhavemadetomeettheattack,buthowcouldIsendwordaboutsomethinguntilithappened?Theydidnotmoveupthatstuffuntiljustatdark.Theydidnotwanttohaveanymovementontheroadspottedbyplanes.Butwhataboutalltheirplanes?Whataboutthosefascistplanes?

           Surelyourpeoplemusthavebeenwarnedbythem.ButperhapsthefascistswerefakingforanotheroffensivedownthroughGuadalajarawiththem.ThereweresupposedtobeItaliantroopsconcentratedinSoria,andatSiguenzaagainbesidesthoseoperatingintheNorth.Theyhaven’tenoughtroopsormaterialtoruntwomajoroffensivesatthesametimethough.Thatisimpossible;soitmustbejustabluff.

           ButweknowhowmanytroopstheItalianshavelandedalllastmonthandthemonthbeforeatCádiz.

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