War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 320 The Frontline Being Shelled
"Thank you, Comrade Reporter."

"Victor, my name is Victor." Wei Ran said while twisting the ratchet on the camera.

"Then, thank you, Comrade Victor, well, I'm going to set off." Lano didn't look at his worried brother beside him, and stepped out of the tent full of wounded.

Taking the film out of the camera and handing it to Ivan, Wei Ran reloaded the camera with a new film, and then comforted, "Don't worry about Ivan, I'm just going to interview in the forest west of the forest, I will help you take care of you sister's."

"Thank you"

Ivan thanked him ravingly, and stared blankly at his sister Lano disappearing into the thick mist outside the tent, and then watched Wei Ran chase after her.

"Lano" Wei Ran took a few steps to catch up with the former, "Let me go with you, I'm going to interview over there."

Nurse Lano glanced at Wei Ran, then pointed to the horse-drawn sledge not far away and said, "I have no right to decide whether you want to follow, but you can talk to Dr. Pasha."

Looking in the direction of Nurse Lano's finger, Wei Ran found that not far away, there were several soldiers carrying wooden boxes on a sledge pulled by two horses.

This sledge is more like replacing the wheels of a two-wheeled carriage with two wide and long sleds. Such a small modification can make it walk more smoothly in the muddy forest, and at the same time Packed in more stuff.

As for the middle-aged doctor named Pasha in Lano's mouth, he was the man who went to look for Lano in the tent not long ago.

After hearing that Wei Ran was planning to follow them, Pasha did not refuse, but seriously reminded, "Victor, that position is surrounded by Germans on almost three sides, and we probably won't be able to come back from there alive." .”

"So it is more necessary for someone to know what happened there, right?" Wei Ran shook the camera in his hand, "This is my job."

"At first I thought you were a coward, but now I apologize to you for my previous wrong opinion." While speaking, Lano loaded a wooden box full of medicines onto the carriage.

"Then follow." Doctor Pasha spread his hands helplessly, "After all, you don't have to follow my orders."

"Pasha, tell me about the situation there." Wei Ran asked while helping to carry the medicine to the car.

“We won’t know the specifics until we get there.”

Dr. Pasha explained worriedly, "At present, I only know that there are many wounded waiting for us. They are too far away from here, and there are not enough manpower. So the best way is for us to get as close as possible, even if we can only Saving 1 minute of time can also save the lives of many soldiers."

Seeing that he couldn't find any useful information, Wei Ran simply put all his energy into carrying the medicine.

Soon, the horse-drawn sledge was filled with medicines, and a young man who looked no more than 20 years old at most tightened his messenger bag, and then yelled that the two horses began to ride in the dense and damp birch forest. go ahead.

The four doctors headed by Pasha and the four nurses including Lano walked on both sides of the horse-drawn sledge, and from time to time, they also helped push the sledge forward.

Wei Ran ran a few steps forward protecting the camera in his arms, and then shot the shutter at the medical team walking through the dense fog-shrouded birch forest.

"Comrade reporter, you'd better stay behind."

The young man holding the rein in his hand couldn't help reminding in a low voice, "This forest is also not safe."

"Thank you." Wei Ran nodded and asked in a low voice, "What's your name?"

"Refly, I'm the postman of the field post office." The young man whispered, "Of course, I'm also in charge of transportation. After all, it's not often that letters are delivered here."

"Victor" Wei Ran whispered.

"I know you." Revley smiled, "I was the one who sent you here from the front."

"Thank you." Wei Ran hurriedly thanked him again, and then returned to the rear of the car at the other party's insistence.

A group of people walked silently in the dense birch forest for more than two hours. The thick fog gradually dissipated, and sporadic gunshots and intermittent explosions were heard outside the endless forest. Voice.

As the crowd moved forward, the sound of gunfire and explosions around them became smaller and smaller, and after a short while of silence, they became louder and louder again.And the sun above the head also began to emit a sweaty temperature, and after driving away the previous damp and cold, it brought a sultry heat mixed with a smell of corruption to this forest.

After continuing to move forward for about half an hour, Raffle, who was walking in the front, pointed to the front and said, "We will be there soon."

Hearing this, everyone looked up in unison, and then found a well-manicured forest not far away.

The weeds and bushes in this clearing have been cleared, and there are even some soldiers digging bunkers to avoid air strikes.Near the bunker, canvas tents hidden in the shadow of birch trees were set up.

"Let's hurry up"

Doctor Pasha yelled in a low voice, calling for everyone to push the horse-drawn sledges hard together. At the same time, soldiers who had already noticed them rushed over like a swarm, helping to move the medicines off the sledges and rushed to the nearby area. open space.

They are busy here preparing for medical work. Not far from the edge of the forest, the soldiers who also got the news have already carried the wounded who were going to be sent to the field hospital further away.

"Doctor Pasha, do you need my help?" Wei Ran asked, "I can also perform some simple operations."

"you?"

Dr. Pasha glanced at Wei Ran, shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Comrade Victor, but we can still handle it here, and you also have your work."

Naturally, Wei Ran could hear the distrust in the other party's tone, so he simply didn't insist, but went against the stretcher team carrying the wounded to the edge of the forest.

Seeing that there are still dozens of meters away from the outside, there are several trenches more than one meter deep in the forest.

From time to time, the trenches turned in one direction, and the further they went out of the forest, the deeper they became.When the dense birch trees on both sides were not covered, the top of the trench was nearly half a meter away from his head.

Going all the way along the trench at the foot, after passing through an artillery position, the expression on Wei Ran's face became more and more surprised. Outside this forest, except for the artillery position next to the edge of the forest, the front At a distance of about [-] meters, there is a trench winding to both sides with no end in sight, and a hundred meters further forward from this trench is the second trench line.

And farther away, there is a third trench, as well as the wreckage of tanks emitting thick smoke and even flames, and the corpses of soldiers on both sides. Of course, there are also crows or magpies standing on the corpses and kowtow to eat.

At the same time, the other side is still using the tweeter to shout provocations such as "Russians come out for a fight" or greetings with various foul language. From time to time, there will be one or two cold shots or cold The guns flew from their respective positions to the opposing positions.

Obviously, the positions of the two sides are currently at a stalemate, but this makes Wei Ran more and more confused.In the current situation, it is obvious that there is no need for a nurse to complete the "cover mission" as mentioned in the return mission.

Lifting the camera out of the trench and pressing the shutter twice, Wei Ran descended the wooden ladder, turned around and walked towards the forest.

Since he had to assist Nurse Lano himself in the return mission, for now, all he could do was obviously follow her and wait and see what happened.

However, what he didn't expect was that at dusk on the day he made this decision, the Germans in the opposite position began to use artillery to cover fire, and the Soviet artillery on the edge of the forest immediately returned fire.

For a moment, the artillery shells whizzing through the air caused huge damage to the positions of both sides. Even Dr. Pasha and Nurse Lano, who had just relaxed, rushed to the front line from the first aid station in the forest with their medical kits on their backs. position, to rescue the wounded in a more direct way.

"What are you following me for?" Lano braved the gunfire and ran along the trench to the front while shouting at Wei Ran beside him.

"Report your deeds!" Wei Ran yelled out of course, "I always want to interview a few people and write about him or her in the newspaper."

"Why me?" Rano asked while avoiding the mud blown up by the shells.

"It can also be Dr. Pasha!" Wei Ran patted Dr. Pasha's shoulder beside him and shouted in response.

"When the time comes, remember to make my image more noble!" Dr. Pasha got up and started walking along the trench before he finished speaking.

"I try my best!"

After Wei Ran responded, he immediately got up and followed.He had already experienced this kind of intense artillery strike when he was in the Don River position, and it would be absolutely false to say that he was not afraid.But at least he will no longer be like a recruit, only knowing to hide in the bunker and shiver.

Following the desperate Doctor Pasha and Nurse Lano, they marched along the trenches under artillery fire. When they finally stopped, they had already reached the front line, which was only a hundred meters away from the German trenches. .

At the same time, this is also the place with the most casualties. In the muddy trenches, soldiers injured by shell fragments or shock waves were all sent into bunkers facing away from the German army.But there is only so much they can do.

At this time, carrying the wounded to the first aid station in the forest not only requires more transport capacity, but also is more dangerous.And that's why Dr. Pasha and Nurse Lano chose to go to the front line despite the gunfire.

Seeing more and more wounded being sent to the bunker, Wei Ran simply put away his camera and joined the ranks of rescue without any explanation.

"You really know how to perform surgery?" Dr. Pasha asked in surprise.

"What did you say?" Wei Ran shouted at the top of his voice.

"I said, do you really know how to perform surgery?!" Dr. Pasha raised his voice.

"Used to be a veterinarian!"

Wei Ran made a perfunctory sentence, looked up at the canvas used to block the mud above his head and the kerosene lamp hanging not far away, and continued to help clean up the wound on the soldier lying on the ammunition box.

(End of this chapter)