War Photographer's Notebook

"Timov! Captain Timov!" Wei Ran shouted at the top of his voice while pointing his finger in the direction of the camp.

"It's a camp!"

Captain Timov reacted in an instant, and immediately called the corporal with rounded eyes beside him to gather his hands.

"Are you sure you want to go back?" Wei Ran grabbed Timov's arm and asked seriously.

"Our supplies are all there!" Captain Timov said before the corporal Wei Ran didn't know beside him.

"Look at that black smoke"

Wei Ran raised his finger and pointed to the black smoke that had drifted over the forest and asked, "Do you think you can see that black smoke a few kilometers away? Or, do you think those compressed biscuits in the camp can burn such thick black smoke?" ?"

"What do you want to say?" the corporal asked impatiently.

"Cannon Guide" Timov instantly understood what Wei Ran wanted to say, and at the same time shivered subconsciously.

There is no doubt that once they go back, they will be bombarded by mortars again before the black smoke goes out!

"Let's go and notify other troops!" the corporal said with a pale face.

"Tom!" Timov called out, "We should go find the German mortars now!"

"What did you say?" Corporal Tom asked subconsciously. "Just send someone to inform them."

Timov explained earnestly, "At this time, the German mortar crew must be waiting for the shelling order, and they will definitely not run away. This is our chance. As long as we solve their mortars, it is equivalent to saving lives." Others. And most importantly, even if we rush back now, we won’t be able to save those unpalatable compressed biscuits except to die.”

Tom's face changed, and he finally said, "I only have six men in my hands, Trevor! You're shot in the arm and you can't continue fighting, so you go and inform the other teams, and go to the rear to find a medic to bandage you! "

"Come back alive," the soldier named Trevor said seriously, and at the same time he did not forget to take out a few compressed biscuits and a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and distribute them to the people around him.

"Good boy, run faster!"

Corporal Tom patted the opponent's face, and hung a shiny whistle around the opponent's neck. The latter immediately ran to the other teams, covering his hastily bandaged arm.

"Let's go too," Corporal Tom said, loading his Garand rifle.

"Let me go to the reconnaissance team." Wei Ran took the initiative to say, this reconnaissance team is certainly dangerous, but he doesn't want to carry a bazooka in this coniferous forest.

"We're in charge of the investigation," Timov said to Corporal Tom.

Corporal Tom glanced at Wei Ran, reached out and took out his 1911 pistol and handed it over, "I lent it to you, remember to return it to me alive."

"I have a weapon." Wei Ran patted the submachine gun he picked up.

Seeing this, Tom shrugged and put the pistol back into the holster on his waist, "Timov, let's go!"

"let's go!"

Captain Timov waved his hand, led Wei Ran and Buck, distanced themselves from each other, and chased after them along the faintly visible traces in the forest.

After walking cautiously all the way in the forest for less than 10 minutes, the unique whistle of the mortar flying over the head was heard, and there was even a faint explosion sound from the direction of the camp behind!
Everyone looked at each other, and Timov immediately signaled to speed up his pace.At this time, there were already two particularly conspicuous marks in the dense forest, and they could be distinguished at a glance as the track marks of a half-track motorcycle and the tire marks sandwiched between them.

All their team had to do was to follow these three ruts all the way.

It can be seen that with the battle experience just now, the temporarily merged team that survived has become a lot smarter.

At the very least, there is no need to be reminded at all, everyone knows to keep their distance, and always pay attention to the available bunkers around them.

However, Wei Ran, Timov and Buck, who were at the front of the team, soon realized something was wrong, and Timov, who was walking in the middle, was even more
Squat down and raise your fists.

After everyone stopped and took cover, Timov, who was leaning against a big tree with his back, said after a moment of silence, "The other party is tricking us, they must have spotted us."

"Captain Timov, what are you talking about?" one of the soldiers following them asked in confusion.

"We're going in circles"

Wei Ran was the first to say, "Look at the dead pine tree at nine o'clock. We were on the left hand side of that tree just now, but now we are on its right hand side. In other words, we just followed the rut for a long time Big circle."

"What should we do now?" Another soldier asked while taking out a water bottle, obviously not aware of the seriousness of the problem.

"We can't keep following the ruts"

Captain Timov put away the compass, "Obviously, those Germans intend to catch them alive, and they must have been blocked behind us."

"And there might be an ambush ahead." Corporal Tom guessed worriedly, "Timov. What should we do?"

Looking at Wei Ran who was not far away from him, Timov looked around again before making a decision, "Let's go to the right and jump out of their encirclement first."

"Everyone try to disperse as much as possible." Buck stood up while speaking, and took the lead in walking ahead.

Under his leadership, the team of only 9 people also quickened their pace, leaving the spot almost at a trot, and also left the three ruts that guided the goal.

Gradually, everyone also discovered that there were fewer and fewer American corpses along the way that could almost be used as road signs, and even those barbed wire arrays that were very likely to hide landmines were gone.

However, before they were happy, there was a sudden gunshot from the direction behind them!
Accompanied by the sound of gunfire, the soldier who was walking at the end of the team with the bazooka on his shoulder fell to the ground with a "plop". The bazooka he had been carrying also dropped his hand and fell on the thick and soft fallen leaves.

"Sniper!" Corporal Tom, who had been secretly watching behind him, was the first to shout to remind.

The rest of the people who also heard the gunshots reacted without delay. When the second gunshot sounded into their ears, they ran towards the nearest pine tree at the fastest speed.

But even so, the soldier holding the BAR machine gun was still hit in the thigh, and fell to the ground with a stagger.

"It's over! Surround us to fight for help!"

Wei Ran immediately guessed the enemy's intentions, but before he could remind him, a soldier had already taken off his equipment and rushed towards the screaming companion without thinking.The other people led by Corporal Tom immediately fired in the direction of the bullets to suppress and provide cover.

But even so, the soldier who rushed to the rescue was still accurately hit in the calf by the bullet!With the same stagger, he fell beside the companion he wanted to save.

"Don't rescue!" Timov shouted loudly, "Take out the sniper first! Suppress the rifle fire!"

Before he finished speaking, Corporal Tom rushed to the body of the first soldier who was shot, bent down and grabbed the bazooka, rolled and hid behind a pine tree.

"Cover me! I see him! He's at the root of that fallen pine tree we just passed!" yelled Corporal Tom, who had snatched the bazooka.

"Fire!"

Without Captain Timov's order at all, several people in this team with Garand rifles pulled the triggers in the indicated direction!

At the same time, the wounded man who wanted to save his companion but put himself on him endured the severe pain and moved his body, grabbed the fallen BAR machine gun, sat on the ground and pulled the trigger!

Under the cover of dense firepower and clear target guidance, Buck and Timov rushed out first, and dragged the two wounded to the back of the pine tree before the machine gun emptied its bullets. Tom, who had retrieved the bazooka, The corporal also saw the opportunity and pulled the trigger on the lying pine tree!
"call out!"

When the rocket flew out, almost all the soldiers had smiles on their faces, and even those who held the rockets with insufficient range

Submachine gun, paying attention to the left and right Wei Ran, couldn't help feeling that the firepower of the fool is abundant.

However, at exactly this time, in the direction they were heading, there was a sudden roar unique to the 42 general-purpose machine gun!
Under the undisguised muzzle flames, a soldier who had just exposed his back due to suppressed firepower was also unfortunately shot in the back of the waist by a bullet, and then a cloud of blood mist exploded!
"hidden!
Timov roared hoarsely, but the submachine gun in his hand couldn't reach the machine gun at all, and the wounded man who was pulled back by him just emptied the machine gun magazine in his hand.

Wei Ran didn't care about others at this time, he rushed to a depression on the right side, and the machine gun seemed to have spotted him, and even chased him and hit him.

I don't know if it's the opponent's inexperience or Wei Ran's luck, but the moment he flew towards the muddy depression, the machine gun stopped firing abruptly!
"He's out of bullets!" Wei Ran yelled at the top of his voice, "Spread away! Scatter quickly, go!"

Almost subconsciously, the few soldiers who survived by chance ran towards both sides desperately.And Timov and Buck immediately picked up a bloody Garland each, and pulled the alarm in the direction of the machine gun!

"Timov! We take care of the snipers!" Corporal Tom shouted, "The machine guns are handed over to you!

"receive!
Timov responded loudly, took out a clip from the ammunition pouch of a corpse, and tapped Buck's helmet. After the latter took it, he immediately picked up another clip and tapped the helmet to complete the replacement order. Prepare.

Just when the two of them were relieved to hand over their backs to Corporal Tom and the other surviving wounded, the latter also poured fire, including rockets, in the direction of the sniper almost back to back with them. At the same time, the only uninjured soldier besides Tom also carried a submachine gun, bent over and ran to the sniper's position desperately.

Amidst the extremely dense sound of firefighting, Wei Ran mustered all his strength, got up from the muddy depression, and ran towards the direction where the machine gun fired just now with all his might.

"Da da da!"

Before the machine gun fired again, Wei Ran flew behind a pine tree.While he was attracting firepower, Timov, who had finished reloading and changing positions, finally seized the opportunity, aimed at the machine gunner and pulled the trigger again!

After the gunshot, the intensive shooting stopped abruptly again, Wei Ran no longer hid, let alone the exchange of fire behind him, he jumped out and ran towards the opponent's machine gun position again.At the same time, Timov and Buck rushed over while covering each other.

When Wei Ran crossed a pile of rubble, he saw at a glance that at the top of a slope directly in front of him, there was a blond boy wearing a Youth League uniform who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, trying to push away and hold him down. The body of the machine gun.Beside him, there was also a half-track motorcycle dragging a cargo bed.

When he found Wei Ran, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, then hurriedly pulled out a 1911 pistol from the waist of the same young corpse, and pointed at Wei Ran fiercely. Wei Ran pulled the trigger!
"boom!"

After the crisp gunshots, a fingernail-sized bullet hole appeared on the trunk of the pine tree where Wei Ran was hiding. Wei Ran, who hid behind the tree first, also sighed, poked out the muzzle of his submachine gun, and closed his eyes. He squeezed the trigger with his eyes closed.

Amidst the "da da da" gunshots, the screams suddenly sounded and then stopped abruptly, followed by a plop, and the sound of the corpse falling to the ground.

After easily eliminating the only enemy, Wei Ran immediately jumped out of the cover and walked over quickly.

The half-shuttle bullet just now left five or six bullet holes that were already overflowing with blood on this too young enemy.

But even so, he seemed to be conscious, lying on the ground, trying to move his thin lips, as if he wanted to say something, but he could only let the dark red blood flow out from the corner of his mouth, staining his body red Under the already withered and yellow leaves.

Kicking away the pistol in the opponent's hand, Wei Ran got to this point far more than himself.

In front of the young soldier, he knelt down and put his ears close to him.

"Mommy," the young soldier murmured strenuously, as if he didn't mind letting the enemy who defeated him see his weak side before he died.

Another idiot.
Wei Ran bent down to pick up the pistol that he had just kicked aside, put the muzzle on the opponent's cap, and closed his eyes again to pull the trigger.

"boom!"

After the crisp gunshots, Wei Ran stood up and opened the body that was still pressing on the machine gun.

This corpse was also young, and the fatal wound came from a bullet that hit his eye socket, and on the neck of this equally young corpse, he could still see a clear strawberry mark.

But unfortunately, like the corpse just now, he is not the Dominic that Wei Ran is looking for on this trip.

He untied the belt on the opponent's waist and took out the leather pistol holster with an additional magazine fixed on it, and hung it on his waist together with the pistol. Then Wei Ran picked up the machine gun and took the chain box next to it. .

Putting all these things into the trailer loaded with a lot of explosives, he immediately sat in the driver's seat of the half-track motorcycle, turned around and drove to the center of the firefight familiarly.

However, almost at the same time he turned over the slope, a bullet scratched the edge of his helmet and flew past.Subconsciously shrinking his neck, Wei Ran saw Timov who had just emerged from his hiding place not far away, and Buck who was grinning apologetically and happily behind another tree not far away. .

"Sorry sorry, I thought you were dealt with by the Germans." Buck explained awkwardly.

"Get in the car, let's help them!" Wei Ran pointed behind him.

Hearing this, Timov immediately knelt down on the back seat of the half-track motorcycle, then took off his backpack and put it on the hood between him and Wei Ran, and put the machine gun that Wei Ran had just seized on it .

Buck, on the other hand, was sitting on a cargo box full of grenades and various mines, holding a submachine gun and looking around and behind him vigilantly.

This time, Wei Ran shouted for Corporal Tom from a long distance away, and immediately flashed the flashing lights after he caught the other party's attention, for fear that he would also give himself a blow like Buck did just now.

Corporal Tom, who had just subconsciously aimed the bazooka at Wei Ran, immediately raised the launch port, turned around, and pulled the trigger again at the big tree they passed by before.

Looking forward along the fast-moving rocket, Wei Ran's heart tightened. After such a short time, just like him, the soldier who was at close range under the cover of his companion had already fallen on his back to the ground. There was movement.

Not only that, but there was only one of the two wounded around Corporal Tom, who could be suppressed with the BAR machine gun.

"Rush over!"

Captain Timov leaned close to Wei Ran's ear and yelled loudly, then turned his head and shouted, "Buck! Go help Tom!"

Hearing this, Buck immediately jumped out of the trailer, trotted all the way to the hiding place before, raised his Garand rifle, and began to help suppress it.

Seeing this, Wei Ran immediately raised the speed and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. Amid the roar of the engine, the half-track motorcycle, which was still dragging the trailer, roared and rushed to the position where the rocket hit just now, kneeling on the side of Wei Ran. Timov on the seat behind him is also ready to fire at any time!

However, when they bypassed the dead tree that was already on fire, there was no sign of the sniper here!

"boom!"

A sudden gunshot came from the side, and Timov immediately turned the muzzle of the machine gun and pulled the trigger in the corresponding direction.

Amidst the dense gunfire, Wei Ran also noticed that in the direction they came, there was a dog sitting on the clearing in the forest and watching them!

"broken!"

Wei Ran only had time to let out an exclamation, then turned the handlebar violently and increased the speed again!

Although this sudden change of direction almost threw Timov off, it also managed to allow a bullet that should have hit one of them to rub against the half-track motorcycle dangerously.

The tip of the handlebar flew over!

"Rush over! I hit him!" Timov yelled, holding on to the railing on the hull.

"Five o'clock direction! Hit that dog!" Wei Ran reminded loudly.

Hearing this, Timov, who was kneeling on the seat, immediately turned around and sat straddling the middle of the back seat of the half-track motorcycle, pointing at the machine gun that was still sitting on the grass with a few bullets left. The dog pulled the trigger again!
However, until he emptied the few remaining bullets on the belt, because of Wei Ran's continuous disguise, he never hit the dog at all. Instead, another sniper who didn't know where to hide killed a bullet. It hit the trailer that was about to be overturned by Wei Ran, leaving a clear bullet hole on the tire fender on the side of the cargo box.

Glancing at the explosives in the cargo box covered in cold sweat, Timov twisted his neck and shouted, "Catch them! Let's get out of here!"

"Sit tight!"

Wei Ran, who had already completed the U-turn, gave a loud reminder, speeded up and bypassed the thick pine trees, and stopped beside Tom and others almost violently.

"Get in the car! How's your situation?" Timov jumped out of the car, put the machine gun with a new belt behind a pine tree, and asked while aiming behind him.

"Only Owen, but he also needs treatment." Corporal Tom said very fast.

"Vic."

"Let me take a look." Wei Ran moved closer to the wounded without waiting for Timov and Buck to finish speaking.

After some inspections, although he opened the first-aid kit that he had obtained from the medical book, he still said while busy, "The bullet shattered his ankle joint, he may need amputation, and there is another bullet that hit him. It hurt his thigh, which caused him to lose some serious blood. All I can do now is to help him stop the bleeding, and now he needs to go to the rear hospital."

While speaking, Wei Ran had already put aside the used disposable morphine, and then directly probed into the wound on his thigh with the hemostat, first pulled out the bullet, then took an extra hemostat, and directly clamped the bleeding wound. major blood vessels.

What made the corners of Buck and Tom's mouths twitch, who were busy taking out the explosives in the cargo container, was that Wei Ran didn't take out the hemostat, but directly bandaged it with gauze and dressing.

As for the gunshot wound on Owen's ankle, this veritable veterinarian simply asked Buck, who looked the strongest, to help. The two of them used gauze to tie the wound tightly around the wound a few times with all their strength.And all of this took less than 3 minutes.

"Victor, you are more than any beast I have ever seen..."

"Don't waste time"

Wei Ran didn't give the other party a chance to finish his sentence at all, and while smearing the blood that was accidentally stained on the pants that still had dog urine indiscriminately, he reminded, "It's best for Owen to undergo surgery and blood transfusion within half an hour. , otherwise he will die, even if he does not die, these two legs will be lost.

Seeing what Tom was going to say, Wei Ran raised his finger and pointed behind him, "But behind us there is a sniper who is still staring at us."

"Tom, you drive Owen back on the motorcycle." Timov thought for a while and said, "Buck, you and Victor go back together, and I will stay and cover you.

"No!" Buck said without thinking, "You are alone."

"Don't waste your time!"

Timov raised his finger and pointed in a direction, "Going in that direction, at most it will take less than one kilometer to reach our camp. It's not safe to get there. You have to leave the forest alive."

"Myself"

"Shut up!" Everyone, including Corporal Tom, shut up the wounded Owen who was about to say something.

"Let Buck go back with you," Wei Ran said first, "I'll help you get rid of that sniper."

"You go back, I'll stay!" While Buck was speaking, he had already loaded Garland with bullets in his hand.

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Just at this moment, a bullet flew from a distance, and made a hole the size of a finger in the cargo bed of the half-track motorcycle!

Seeing this, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, and subconsciously looked at the explosives that had just been unloaded and piled behind the pine tree!

"Victor Buck stay and cover together." Timov sighed and said seriously, "Corporal Tom, take Owen back immediately!"

"Yes!"

Tom gritted his teeth and responded. Before he could say anything else, Timov pulled the trigger of the machine gun and began to suppress the sniper who didn't know where he was. At the same time, it was equivalent to using the most threatening machine gun to attract Firepower.

At the same time, Wei Ran had helped up the injured Owen, and Buck also picked up the bazooka and stuffed a rocket into it.

Taking advantage of the efforts of the two to suppress the sniper, Tom sat on the driving seat of the half-track motorcycle, Wei Ran also helped Owen to the rear seat, sat on the middle armrest, and put the reloaded BAR The machine gun was handed to him.

After Wei Ran ventured out and disconnected the connecting pin between the half-track and the trailer, Tom immediately drove the half-track motorcycle and rushed towards the camp at the fastest speed.
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