War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 93 Sniper Mission
Wei Ran handed the half-drinked coffee to the prisoner's mouth, and after he finished drinking, he raised his head and said to the middle-aged soldier sitting on the side, "He is the communicator of the 9rd Division of the Soviet Infantry Division of the 163th Army. soldiers"

"Ask him why he appeared there." The middle-aged soldier's tone was rather nervous, "At the same time, ask him what he ate when he was caught."

After listening to Wei Ran's report, the young Soviet soldier did not rush to answer, but asked him about the conditions, "If I tell you the answer, can I die?"

Before the other party finished speaking, Wei Ran responded in Russian that only the other party could understand, "Don't worry, I am the only one who can speak Russian here. As long as your answer satisfies me, I will not remind them to treat you in that way." .”

"I am the signal soldier of the 163rd Division," the young soldier replied immediately, "I am also the only signal soldier who can ski. I was ordered by the commander of the division, Comrade Zelentsov, to contact the 44th Motorized Infantry Division and ask for their support in person. .”

"What did you eat?" Wei Ran continued to ask.

"New radio frequency and encryption rules, Comrade Commander suspects that the radio frequency has been tapped." After the young communications soldier finished speaking, he looked at Wei Ran with a begging face, fearing that his current appearance would be published in the newspaper.

Wei Ran nodded, and relayed the information he had asked to the middle-aged soldier next to him whose name he didn't know.

"Continue to ask him if he knows their division commander's battle plan."

Referred the question to the communications soldier lying on the ground, and at the same time made some reassurances, the other party said without reservation, "I don't know the division commander's battle plan, but now because many dining cars have been destroyed by your snipers, the whole Many soldiers in the division can hardly even eat the hot meals that are provided centrally.”

After listening to Wei Ran's report, the middle-aged soldier showed a satisfied smile on his face, "Tell the person in the sauna room that Captain Korpi allows you to stay in there for an extra half an hour."

Wei Ran was startled when he heard this, what kind of reward is this?It might as well give me a few bullets.

But looking at the young communications soldier lying on the ground, Wei Ran changed his words, "Commander Korpi, can you give him a decent death? I just promised him."

Captain Korpi looked at Wei Ran in surprise, and said happily, "If he deserves to die, he will be given a decent death. Alright, young man, go to the sauna!"

Leaving the warm tent, Wei Ran shivered, smacking the remaining coffee aroma in his mouth, and finally felt that he would save face for that Korpilian and go to the sauna for a while.

After the war, you can still go to the sauna, and if you can have something similar to a firm hobby, I'm afraid it's just a Yin countryman who carries a teapot with him?But compared to the unscrupulous Yinguo black tea, taking a sauna is much more comfortable during the long night when bullets are flying around in the ice and snow.

Lining up to get into the sauna tent, Wei Ran took a small wooden box, took off all his weapons and equipment and put them in, and then took a big towel and a small cup of captured vodka and walked in. Inside the tent steaming with water vapor.

It has to be admitted that these Finns really do everything they can to steam the sauna. They actually built a steam oven with a chimney in the tent, which can be heated by adding firewood from the outside.And under the feet, in addition to a layer of logs, there was an extra layer of thick and soft fresh pine needles.

Like the talking and laughing Finnish soldiers around him, he scooped up a ladle of warm water and poured it over his head, and then sat down on a log post. At the same time, the last one who came in poured a ladle of water on the burning on the stone.

With a soft sound of "嗤——", the dense water vapor immediately permeated the well-sealed tent, and at the same time made it difficult to breathe.

Opening a Chinese-style Emgrand bathing center in Finland will definitely make money!

Wei Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead with a smirk, and at the same time wondered whether he should reveal this crooked idea to Mr. Akim when he got back.Although sauna is the quintessence of Finland, bathing still depends on our Huaxia!
However, not to mention the one hour that Korpi promised himself, before even half an hour passed, a sergeant in military uniform opened the curtain from the outside and shouted into the tent that was filled with a lot of water vapor, " Is Ino here? Ino Vatanen."

"not in"

A young man who was closest to the steam stove responded through the water vapor, "Father Yinuo has gone back to rest, and is in tent No. [-]."

"Where is Victor? Is Victor from Vipri here?" The sergeant continued to ask, and at the same time, as the water vapor drifted away along the gap in the curtain, everyone who was in the sauna began to complain, urging Seeing the other party quickly put down the curtain.

"I'm here!" Wei Ran shivered and responded, it wasn't because of being scared, it was because of the cold wind blowing in from outside.

"I'll give you another 5 minutes, and then go to the tent just now, Captain Korpi is waiting for you." After finishing speaking, the sergeant finally put down the curtain in his hand.

Reluctantly wiping his face with a towel, Wei Ran hurried out, took a dry towel handed to him by a child, wiped his body clean, and put on the clothes he had just taken off as quickly as possible.

Carrying his own rifle, Wei Ran walked towards the tent that he had only visited more than [-] minutes ago in the dark of night, relying on his memory.

After he got permission to get into the tent, the Soviet prisoner was no longer there, but an old man with a gray beard was sitting opposite Captain Korpi.

What is quite special is that the old man is leaning on a Mosin Nagant sniper rifle with a scope.

Seeing Wei Ran coming in, Captain Korpi immediately asked him to sit down by the warm wood stove, and at the same time said apologetically, "I'm sorry Victor, I ruined your sauna."

"It's okay." Wei Ran sat on a wooden stake under the other party's greeting, "What's the matter?"

"Let me introduce first"

Captain Korpi refilled a cup of coffee for the old man, "This is Papa Ino, the most experienced and most accurate hunter in our Civil Guard."

Afterwards, Company Commander Korpi poured another cup for Wei Ran, and said at the same time, "This is Victor. The scouts from Vipuri are the only ones here who can speak Russian."

Speaking of this, Company Commander Korpi said in a low voice, "I hope you two will cooperate and go to the main battlefield more than ten kilometers away to stare at the 163rd Division and find a way to kill their division commander."

"Can you steer a dog sled?" Chao Weiran, the outspoken old hunter named Ino, asked.

Wei Ran quickly shook his head. When he was in high school, he tried to use the neighbor's husky to pull him and run on the snow on his skis.It's just that every time he thinks of that painful experience, he can't help but thank that dog for not killing him.

"What about skiing?" Ino asked, frowning.

"Skiing is no problem!" Wei Ran said confidently.

Ino's brows stretched, and he continued to ask, "How is your marksmanship?"

"Killed at least five not long ago"

The old hunter Ino turned his head to look at Captain Korpi who was sitting across from the stove, "I'm afraid it's not enough just the two of us, Korpi, can you let me bring my neighbor with him, he has more than ten sled dogs , with his sled we can carry more stuff and go farther.”

"no problem!"

Captain Korpi readily agreed to Ino's request, "What's his name? I'll send someone to find him."

"Mika, his name is Mika Raikkonen." Ino breathed a sigh of relief, "Remember to ask him to bring his sled and dog."

(End of this chapter)