In the darkness of the night, deep in the primeval forest that was still shrouded in freezing rain, the continuous blood loss from the wound on his shoulder had already made Wei Ran nervous. In comparison, the situation of Father Doferro was not too good either.

Still in a comatose state.

"Alyosha, how far is it?"

When they stopped temporarily to extinguish the kerosene lamp again because of the reconnaissance plane flying low overhead, Fras, who was in charge of carrying the stretcher, asked.

"It's not far away," Alyosha, who was leading the mule, replied while looking above his head. "It's not far away. How's dad doing?"

Hearing this, David, who was also responsible for carrying the stretcher, put his hand to Father Dofero's nostrils and tried, "He's still alive."

"Victor, how are you doing?" Fras asked Wei Ran who was sitting on the trunk of a pine tree.

"It's okay," Wei Ran responded weakly, "I'm okay, just keep walking, we have to hurry up."

Hearing this, Alyosha, who was responsible for leading the way, looked up at the night sky above his head again. Hearing the roar of the plane gradually disappearing, he lit the small oil lamp again, and with the faint light, he led the mule forward.

With.

Gritting his teeth, Wei Ran stood up holding on to the tree trunk, but then he felt that the light of the oil lamp in front of him disappeared, and he was also spinning for a while, amidst the exclamations of Flas and David.

Lost consciousness.

In his daze, he only vaguely felt as if he was lying on a swaying and bumpy slope. He only felt that he was tied to something and couldn't move at all.

I don't know how long it took, but the dazzling light and the stinging pain at the wound made him regain consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he immediately saw a man wearing a Soviet military uniform and a mask next to him, using a pair of tweezers to remove the

A bullet was pulled out of the wound on his shoulder, and something seemed to be blocked in his mouth.

"We don't have anesthesia, so Comrade Victor, you have to be patient, and then I will help you suture the wound." The man wearing a mask said apologetically.

Wei Ran nodded laboriously. The gagged Wei Ran moved his eyes slightly, and then he saw another person wearing a mask on the other side of him, holding two square box flashlights to help shine.

There was a wound. And directly above him, there seemed to be a canopy.

Without waiting to continue looking, the severe pain from the wound made him tighten his nerves and bite the thing in his mouth.

"Hold him down"

The doctor who was suturing his wound gave an order. Suddenly, Wei Ran felt that his other shoulder, two hands, two legs, and even the top of his head were being pressed hard by one hand after another.

Flat bed board.

In the severe pain of being poked and stabbed by needles and threads over and over again at the wound on his shoulder, Wei Ran could not help but sweatdropping on his forehead. However, the weakness caused by the blood loss and the big hands around him that were holding him down firmly made him unable to control his body.

He could only bite the thing in his mouth tightly and endure the pain.

Fortunately, the doctor was quick enough and completed the suturing of his wound in less than ten minutes.

Looking sideways at the wound that had not yet been bandaged, Wei Ran shook his head helplessly. Although he was deprived of medical skills, he could still see that this person's needlework was not much better than his own, but it was definitely more sloppy than his own.

Watching the other party complete the bandaging work, before Wei Ran lost consciousness again, he vaguely felt someone taking away the thing stuffed in his mouth, and saying "Okay, let him sleep, he

Will survive."

When he woke up again, the canopy above his head had been removed, replaced by a cave "ceiling" that was obviously man-made.

He looked around, and saw that they were only a hundred or ten square meters in size. There were some wooden boxes stacked around him that contained unknown contents, and some of the boxes put together were obviously used as beds - just like the bed under him.

.

Sitting up with a little effort, Wei Ran waited for the darkening symptoms in front of his eyes to disappear, and then through the dim light of the oil lamp, he discovered Father Dofero, who was lying head-to-head on the wooden box bed with him on the other side, as well as the head of his bed

Placed in the box on one side are the relics of Political Commissar Vinya.

Standing up unsteadily, Wei Ran walked to the other party's bed and stretched out his hand to try. Fortunately, although the old man was not awake, his breathing was stable enough.

I casually walked to a box and looked inside. The box contained only some mining tools, some food such as potatoes and onions, and even some neatly folded German uniforms.

Was he captured?

Wei Ran quickly gave up this idea. He clearly remembered that what he had just seen was a wound treated by people in Soviet uniforms. What's more, he also found a lot of Soviet-style Mosin in a box.

Nagant rifles, as well as a small number of pistols mixed in, and even a few Soviet grenades and German mortar shells and other weapons.

Drawing a rifle at random and using it as a crutch, Wei Ran staggered towards the tunnel connecting this huge space.

Compared to this fairly spacious cave, although this tunnel leading to the outside is very wide, it is much shorter in height.

What's more important is that when he walked to the entrance of the cave, he didn't see any hands guarding him. Even the three Alyosha and even the mule didn't know where they had gone, but on both sides of the entrance, there were

There are two German sidecar motorcycles.

Looking at the freezing rain that was still falling outside and the endless forest around him, Wei Ran couldn't help but shiver from the cold wind.

"You're awake, how do you feel?" Just at this moment, political commissar Zinovi, whom he had met before, had already walked over from a distance while speaking.

Looking at the bundle of firewood held in the other person's hand and the bandage on the other hand, Wei Ran asked curiously, "Why are you injured too?"

"The day before yesterday we had a sneak attack on the village of Polpino and were accidentally shot." Political Commissar Zinovi explained nonchalantly.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The day before yesterday?" Wei Ran was stunned, "How long did I sleep? Where were Alyosha and the others?"

"It's just one day," Zinovi explained with a smile, "Alyosha and the others helped carry our trophies and other wounded people."

"How was the harvest?" Wei Ran paused and added, "Are there many casualties?"

“The casualties are not too big”

Zinovi motioned to Wei Ran and walked a few steps into the cave. He sat down against the wall and put down the firewood he was carrying. He gave Wei Ran a cigarette and explained, "Counting me, only three people were injured, and the other two were injured."

The injuries were not too serious, it was just inconvenient to move around, but we grabbed a lot of weapons."

At this point, Zinovi added abruptly, "I heard Alyosha tell you about you, Victor, thank you. At that time, we were still wondering why there were so many fewer enemies than expected, until Alyosha told us

We didn't know until you sent it here that we were attracted by you. Also...we are very sorry about political commissar Vinia..."

"You're welcome," Wei Ran said and sighed, "Do you know where Commissar Vinia is buried?"

Hearing this, Zinovi shook his head, "I heard Alyosha say that after you fainted, they temporarily abandoned Vinya's body in order to get here as soon as possible. Yesterday, they took you and Father Doferro

After putting it down, he hurried back, probably to bury it on the spot."

"Is that so..." Wei Ran was silent for a moment, then changed the topic and asked, "This is..."

"Our base camp" Zinovi pointed to the depths of the cave with a finger holding a cigarette. "This is an abandoned mica mine. A hunter led us to find it here."

"Is that so?" Wei Ran thought for a while and continued to ask, "What's the situation outside now?"

"The Germans sent out several patrols to hunt for us."

Zinovi looked in the direction of the cave entrance and replied, "We are luring them into the forest so that their heavy firepower and armored vehicles will be useless, and then we can keep them here forever."

Hearing this, Wei Ran was about to say something when he heard noisy noises coming from outside the cave. After looking at each other, the two of them immediately put out the cigarettes they had just lit, stood up, and walked quickly to the entrance of the mine.

Far away, he saw Alyosha leading the mule walking this way. Behind the mule was also dragging a simple sledge, with two legs wrapped in bandages sitting on it.

Wounded soldiers in German uniforms.

The two wounded men were obviously in good condition. Not only were they both smoking cigarettes, but they were also laughing and chatting as if they were talking about something.

Behind the sledge, Fras and David were actually holding a horse each, and behind the two horses were also dragging a sledge, and the sledges were also equipped with a lot of weapons and ammunition.

"Victor! Are you awake?"

Alyosha was the first to spot Wei Ran, and immediately waved enthusiastically, while not forgetting to ask, "Where is Dad? Is Dad awake?"

"Not yet." Wei Ran responded feebly while holding on to the rock wall at the entrance of the mine. The smile that had just appeared on Alyosha's face also froze.

During these few words, David and Flas also walked over with their horses. They greeted Wei Ran first, and then said with some urgency, "Commissar Zinovi, Platoon Leader Taras asked us to go first."

Send back all these trophies, including these two army horses, they are still ambushing the Germans. Comrade Political Commissar, let us also join the battle!"

"Yes!" Alyosha echoed, "Comrade Political Commissar, let us also participate in the battle!"

"You do have to fight."

Zinovi's words immediately made the eyes of these three young men light up, but then they heard political commissar Zinovi say, "But your battlefield is not where Platoon Commander Talas is. I want to arrange it for you."

A more important mission."

"What mission?" Alyosha immediately asked, "Give me an anti-tank gun and let me shoot tanks!"

"No, no, no, the mission I want to talk about is much more important than fighting German tanks."

Political Commissar Zinovi waved his hand and explained, "Alyosha, David, and Vlas, you are all locals and are more familiar with this forest than us. I need you three to go through the forest to find us.

main force and a sufficiently secure rear area.”

Seeing that the four Weiran people were about to say something, Zinovi continued, "This mission is not just a one-time mission. You need to help us find a safe passage through the forest to establish contact with the rear, and you also need to bring us with you."

After the supplies came back, they helped us transport the wounded, brought weapons and supplies back, and even brought reinforcements here.

The most important thing is that Father Dofero is in urgent need of better treatment. Not only is there no way for his body to recover here, but it is likely to deteriorate. Comrades, this is a more important battle than fighting on the front line."

Hearing this, Alyosha and the other three looked at each other and asked in unison, "When will we set off?"

"The sooner the better, I will ask you to follow me to the front line to help transport supplies, and by the way, I will bring back the two military horses just for you."

Zinovi glanced at Wei Ran beside him and said apologetically, "Victor, if you can still move, you should lead them."

"no problem"

Wei Ran nodded and agreed. Regardless of whether the task of finding the rear was realistic or not, at least Father Dofero's physical condition did not allow him to wait here any longer.
To be continued...