The next morning, the trenches turned to mud and the soldiers were forced to take long naps in the mud. The soldiers wake up to find a large, heavily armed, and well-disciplined Volk army in their midst. The Volks are even better at close combat than the regular Volks, and they're even more dangerous than the usual Volks. Everyone runs to the back of the line to support the advancing assault team, but Rouncewell warns them not to do so. He tells them to bring some gauze and some vaseline, because the Volks have already attacked. They have to move quickly to get the wounded woman away from the advancing army.