After walking along the sled tracks for only two or three kilometers, a frozen river channel with a width of 100 meters finally appeared directly ahead.

It was at the same time that he saw this river that a freight train came clanging from the direction of Murmansk in the night.

At the front of the train were three flatbed carriages filled with sandbags. In addition to the sandbags, there was also a Soviet soldier standing on the front carriage wearing a winter coat and holding a telescope in his hand.

On the two flatbed carriages behind him, there were either three Maxim machine guns or simply anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns.

Pulled behind the locomotive, there were both iron cars and flatbed cars. Some of the flatbed cars were equipped with artillery, some were equipped with trucks, and some simply had American-style trains parked on them.

tank.

Even in order to carry these heavy weapons, there is a locomotive at the end of this freight train that pushes the train forward.

As the train clanked past, several reindeer sleighs also loaded with firewood emerged from the woods not far away.

Without any need to say hello, the handlebars of these sleighs blew out their respective kerosene lamps, shouted and stepped onto the frozen river, and accelerated towards the opposite side.

Seeing this, Wei Ran quickly put out the kerosene lamp and shook the reins vigorously. When the two reindeer started running, he also ran two steps and stood behind the sleigh, crossing the seemingly hidden road at the fastest speed.

Dangerous river channel.

When he got ashore from the other side, he immediately noticed that in the coniferous forest next to the river almost next to the railway line, there were many triangular roofs covered with thick snow.

Around these cellars, there are either piles of wooden cubes, several steel rails, or simply several anti-aircraft artillery pieces, or even camouflaged tanks parked one after another.

Before he could tell that he was responsible for those underground tunnels, the sleds around him, which were less than a hundred meters apart, also shifted their directions and flew further away.

Seeing this, Wei Ran didn't bother to pick, and simply went straight to the nearest cellar.

When he called the reindeer to stop, several women and even children wearing railway cuffs and kerosene lamps hung around their waists immediately gathered around and swarmed up to unload the firewood he had brought back and send it to the surrounding farmyards.

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"Victor"

An old guy with a gray beard and wrinkles on his face that were almost filled with wind and frost came over with a pipe in his hand and said, "Don't get firewood for the next trip. Go chop down some arm-thick pine trees and remember to cut off the crown."

, try to get as many as possible and bring them back.”

As he said that, the old guy waved to the side again, asking the people following him to move closer and said, "You will take care of the two siblings."

"They are..." Wei Ran looked at the two young men and women wearing animal skin clothes.

The taller one is a girl, wearing a furry white Cossack hat on her head, and a leather robe similar to the Mariza robe she wears, except that the outside of this robe has extra stitching.

She was covered with a layer of white cloth, and even the fur gloves on her hands and the pants on her lower body were made of white animal skin, and the feet she wore were also white suede high boots.

Compared to the girl in white, the young man next to her who was slightly shorter each made Wei Ran stunned. The style of the animal skin coat he wore was similar to that of his sister, but the mottled fur color and the piece of fur draped over his shoulders served as a cloak.

But the canvas made him recognize it at a glance. It was the second body he found in the rocky field before entering this historical segment!

"They are the daughter and son of the old hunter Timofey"

The old guy with a gray beard took a puff from his pipe and introduced, "It's normal if you haven't seen them before. Their family used to live near the forest farm very close to the current front line, and rarely came to town.

Timofey was elected to the guerrillas two days ago, so they were sent to me."

With that said, the old guy beckoned the siblings to come closer, pointed at Wei Ran and said, "He is Victor, the lumberjack who is responsible for providing firewood and logs to the patrol. He is quite familiar with the surrounding terrain. You guys

My sister and I will work with him as lumberjacks for a few days. Once we are familiar with the surrounding environment, I will allow you to hunt in the surrounding forests to improve food for everyone."

After saying that, he looked at Wei Ran and said, "This young man is Yuri, and the girl next to him is his sister Regina. Victor, don't underestimate these two little guys, especially Regina, she

He is also an excellent hunter.

These days, you have taken the two of them to get acquainted with the surrounding environment. If they join the hunting team in the future, they will inevitably have to move around in the surrounding forests. Of course, you must be responsible for ensuring their safety before they join the hunting team.

"

"Don't worry, leave it to me," Wei Ran promised, patting his chest.

"Don't waste time, go and take them to cut down the trees." After the old guy finished speaking, he was already smoking his pipe and walking towards another sleigh that had just arrived.

"Come with me," Wei Ran waved, gesturing for the siblings to follow him and leave.

Contrary to his expectation, the siblings didn't seem to like talking and just nodded towards him in response.

What made him even more unexpected was that the young man named Yuri actually led a sleigh pulled by two reindeer from a distance, and the girl named Regina turned around and led it from a distance.

It turned out to be a small sled pulled by ten sled dogs.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! There is no doubt that although the load of this dog sled may not be as heavy as the reindeer, it is faster than it.

Seeing this, Wei Ran didn't ask any questions, and ordered the two reindeer he was leading to turn around and run back. The siblings immediately controlled their car to follow from behind.

A group of three vehicles ran across the frozen river under the surging aurora, and then followed the sled tracks into the forest.

Lit the kerosene lamp hanging on the handle of the sleigh again, Wei Ran slowed down and looked around to find the wood that met the requirements. At the same time, he was also distractedly paying attention to the taciturn brother and sister.

Walking and stopping along the way, when Wei Ran finally found a few small pine trees that met the requirements and stopped, they had already arrived at the location of the village where the Saveli family would later live.

"Yuri, how old are you?"

Wei Ran took out the saw from the dilapidated sleigh, randomly selected a pine tree that seemed to meet the requirements and kicked it hard, and then asked indifferently while cutting down the tree.

"15 years old, but it will be my 16th birthday soon."

While Yuri answered Wei Ran, he also chose a tree, judged the wind direction with skillful movements, and then quickly cut a triangular gap with an ax at the downwind position, and then went around to the upwind side and changed

The saw was pulled quickly.

At the same time, his sister Regina also started sawing a small pine tree as if she were a disciple of the same family.

"Where's Regina? How old are you?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

"My sister is already 18 years old." It was still Yuri who answered Wei Ran's question, while his sister Regina kept pulling the saw in her hand.

"Do you usually cut down trees?"

Wei Ran continued to ask. He could tell that the siblings were definitely more experienced in logging than him.

"Our dad was a logging ranger and hunter"

Yuri said, "Every winter, in addition to helping my father prevent illegal logging and poaching, we are also responsible for selectively felling diseased trees in the forest farm. We have long been very skilled in doing this kind of work."

Could it be that these two siblings were the ones who caused those elite Germans to capsize?

A bold guess popped up in Wei Ran's mind. However, thinking that the young man in front of him would be shot to death at some point, he inevitably felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

In the ensuing chat, Wei Ran also learned from Yuri's insinuation that it was now mid-January 1942, less than a week after their secret Christmas, and Yuri's 16th birthday.
Chapter completed!