War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 94 Team Action ([-]-in-[-] update)

In the warm tent, Captain Korpi asked the old hunter Ino while his soldiers were looking for someone, "What else do you need?"

"Tent and sufficient supplies"

Ino calculated, "The only way to kill the opponent's commander is to lurk for a long time, and we probably only have one chance, so it is impossible to go back to the camp to rest every day."

Captain Korpi nodded, "I will prepare sufficient supplies for you, what about weapons? What weapons do you need?"

"It's better to have two submachine guns." The old hunter Yinuo changed his words before he finished speaking, "One, as long as one is enough, but it's better to give us more bullets."

"Two!"

Korpi is extraordinarily generous, "Not long ago we just ambushed a Soviet team and seized several submachine guns from them. You can go and have a look later. Just take any weapons you need. I am willing to pay the cost to be able to snipe and kill their division commander. In addition, in addition to their division commander, find a way to get rid of the signal soldiers and patrol soldiers they sent out."

"No problem." The old hunter Ino said bluntly, "Then I won't be polite."

Korpi nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, he pulled out the Luger pistol on his belt and handed it to the old hunter Ino, "I will lend it to you first, remember to return it to me when you come back."

Ino took a look at the pistol, and then pinned it to his belt, "Lend me your binoculars, too."

"What else?" Captain Korpi picked up the telescope on the table and handed it to the other party.

"The Soviets will send us the rest." Before Enuo finished speaking, a young man's voice came from outside the tent.

Ino drank the coffee in his hand, "It seems that Mika has arrived"

"Come back alive," Captain Korpi said solemnly.

"I'll be back to return your pistol and binoculars"

After the old hunter Ino finished speaking, he opened the curtain and walked out first.Wei Ran, who was regarded as a transparent person almost the whole time, also stood up after seeing this, and followed the former out of the tent.

At this time, outside the tent, there was a sleigh that was big enough for three people.But the sleds were not the sled dogs that Ino mentioned, but two extremely strong reindeer with big tree branches on their heads.

Beside the two reindeer stood a young man wearing a tank cap and goggles with a big smile on his face.Just by looking at the fine fluff around the opponent's lips, you can tell that he is probably less than 20 years old.

Is this man Mika Raikkonen?
Wei Ran will never forget to return to the mission. According to one of the requirements of the leather book, he must assist Mika Raikkonen of the Civil Guard to kill the commander of the 163rd Soviet Infantry Division.In other words, this young man with a sunny smile is the final protagonist?

Just when he was in a daze, the old hunter Yinuo also asked his own question, "Didn't you be asked to use sled dogs? Why did you bring reindeer here?"

"Sled dogs eat meat"

Mika yelled at the two reindeer to turn around, and explained, "The reindeer only need to eat grass roots and bark, so that we can not only bring more things, but also they are quieter than sled dogs, and they won't be caught like last time." The Soviets were brought in."

"I think you just don't want to part with those sled dogs." Yinuo explained noncommittally, beckoned Wei Ran to get on the sled car, and continued to ask, "What did you bring?"

"Deerskin tent, wolfskin blanket, stove, kettle, and venison." Mika replied while dragging the reindeer forward, "I even brought several animal traps."

"Have you brought the bear oil?" the old hunter Ino continued to ask.

"I brought a big bottle, it must be enough for us."

"Uncle Yinuo, what are you doing with bear oil?" Wei Ran, who was almost ignored, asked curiously.

Ino explained in an easy-going manner, "Use it as lubricating oil for our weapons. Ordinary gun oil will freeze at this temperature, but as long as you mix a little bear oil into it, you don't have to worry about being frozen. Except for weapons , we put some on our skis to avoid freezing."

"And it can be applied on the face and hands to prevent frostbite." Mika rushed to explain, "Aren't you from our place?"

"I'm Victor, I'm from Vipri." Without psychological pressure, Wei Ran borrowed the background that Captain Korpi found for himself.

"Sooner or later we will take Vipri back from the Soviets!" Mika said confidently.

"It's difficult."

Wei Ran muttered to himself, before long, you Finland will sign an agreement with the Soviet Union, and the city called Vipri will be renamed Viborg, and even if the Soviet Union disintegrates decades later, you will not return into the hands of the Finns.

The three of them chatted for a while, and the sleigh cart stopped next to the tent with double openings that Wei Ran handed in the booty when he first came to the camp.

At this time, several long boxes were neatly stacked around the tent, and all kinds of seized weapons were neatly arranged in different categories.A few young girls were chatting and laughing and pasting white animal fur on the butt of the gun to camouflage.This reminded Wei Ran inexplicably of the similar camouflage method he and Jima had learned on the train to Inta.

"Girls, let me pick some weapons. It's the order of Captain Korpi." The old hunter Ino got off the sleigh, took out a glass bottle the size of a toothpick jar from his arms, and handed it to one of the girls. "These condensed milk is a gift for you."

"Thank you Uncle Ino"

The leading girl took the glass bottle and looked at it, then stuffed it into the pocket of her apron. After seeing the sergeant nodding along with their sleigh cart, she asked, "What weapons do you need?"

"Two submachine guns, give us as many drums and bullets as possible." Enoch paused, "We may not be back for a long time."

The girl's complexion changed, and she quickly took out the condensed milk she had just put into her pocket and returned it to Ino, "Come back alive, and I'll get you weapons."

The young girls who were busy at first immediately opened the boxes around them. There were not many submachine guns inside. In addition to two PPD submachine guns made in the Soviet Union, there was also a Somi 31, even in the corner. , and a German MP28 submachine gun with a cracked buttstock.

"What kind of gun is this?" While Ino was picking out the submachine gun, Mika bent down and took out two rifles from another long wooden box without a cover and asked.

"It was seized this afternoon, and it was the first time we met." One of the girls in charge of oiling the gun replied.

Wei Ran, who originally focused all his attention on the German MP28 submachine gun and the Finnish Suomi 31 submachine gun, looked back, and then a surprised expression appeared on his face. Equipped with AVS36 and SVT38 semi-automatic rifles, if the time is pushed back a few months, these Finns may still be able to capture the improved SVT38 of SVT40 in the continuation of the war.

"Father Ino, can I get one?" Mika turned his head and asked, "This kind of rifle that I haven't seen before may be very useful."

"Anyway, your sled cart is big enough." While the old hunter was speaking, he had already moved two Soviet-made PPD submachine guns, together with several supporting drums and ammunition, to the sled cart.

Upon hearing this, Mika happily carried the SVT38 with the cleaning rod fixed on one side on his shoulder, and then handed the Finnish version of Mosin Nagant on the sled to the girl.

Given a rare opportunity, Wei Ran pointed to the damaged MP28 submachine gun in the box and asked, "Are there any 9mm bullets for this gun? Can you give me some?"

"Let me look for it, there seems to be some more" A girl who was closest turned and walked into the next tent, and soon after, she brought a small box of bullets and handed it to Wei Ran, "There are so many of these bullets for now. There is a huge unmet need.”

"It's enough." Wei Ran took the bullet and said happily, there are 30 rounds in this box, which is enough for him.

After getting enough weapons, Mika led the reindeer, and under the leadership of the sergeant, he got enough food for a week and two small barrels of coal for heating. After filling a kettle with kerosene, he left the camp in the dense forest in the long night.

In the fast-moving sleigh, Wei Ran's whole body was tightly wrapped in a wolfskin blanket, only the muzzle of the submachine gun was exposed.And in the warm wolf fur blanket, Wei Ran's hands were pressing bullets one by one into the magazine of the only sidearm he could bring.

And the old hunter Yinuo next to him was also busy pressing bullets into the drums of submachine guns. The three of them can have two submachine guns, which is considered a super high configuration. After all, the entire company has a hundred or so people. It is only equipped with less than ten submachine guns, and this is because some PPD submachine guns were captured from the Soviet Red Army not long ago, and the only heavy firepower of the entire company is only the Maxim that was captured a few hours ago. Water-cooled machine gun.

Under the guidance of Yinuo from time to time, the sleigh drove in circles for nearly an hour, and then stopped on a small plateau at the edge of the forest. Outside the forest, on a frozen lake with a width of [-] meters, On the other side, there is another forest.

"That prisoner was captured near here"

Ino lay on the thick snow, and while holding up the binoculars to observe the situation outside the forest, he said in a low voice, "At that time, he came out of the opposite forest, maybe the division commander and their command post were hidden there. In the forest."

"Shall we go there?" Wei Ran asked beside Yinuo.

"Don't worry, let's wait here to see if they will continue to send out communication soldiers before making a decision." Ino whispered, "Young man, be patient, we still have a lot of time."

"What's the date today?" Wei Ran asked in a low voice. He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he never found a suitable opportunity.

"Mika, what's the date today?" Ino asked the young man lying on the other side of him.

"Number 25" Mika replied without hesitation, "No mistake, I just went to Sally's house to give her a birthday present yesterday."

"When are you going to get married?" Ino took the wolf fur blanket from Mika and spread it under his body, and started chatting after lying down again.

"Wait until the war is over"

Mika's young face was full of happiness, "We will get married when the Soviets are beaten away. We have already planned to go to Oulu for our honeymoon and experience life in a big city."

"Since I'm planning to go to a big city, why not go to Helsinki?" Ino asked with a smile, "I heard it's much more beautiful than Oulu."

"We don't have that much money." Mika shook his head distressedly. "I'm going to buy a radio for Sally. I can't spend the money on useless things."

“It's nice to be young”

The old hunter Ino sighed, put down the binoculars, and said, "When you get married, I will give you a radio. Alright, Mika, take Victor to set up the tent. It’s a long wait here to find an opportunity.”

"follow me"

Mika beckoned to Wei Ran, and led him into the forest for more than [-] meters, until he found a pine tree big enough, then handed him the shovel in his hand, "Dig the snow around this pine tree. Dig."

"How big to dig?" Wei Ran took the shovel and looked at the pine tree tens of meters high. Thanks to the cover of the tree crown, there was a not-so-small snow nest under the pine tree.

"A radius of one meter and a depth of one meter are enough. Remember not to hit the tree trunk to shake off the snow on it." While talking, Mika stepped out of the excavation area with his feet, and even carefully drew the exit. out.Only then did he walk to the sleigh cart in the distance, and steer the reindeer into the depths of the forest.

When Wei gasped and finished the excavation work, Mika also rushed back. In such a short time, the sleigh was already filled with fresh pine branches and several arms thick, two meters long and sharply cut. Straight small pine.

After inspecting Wei Ran's work, Mika greeted the former to spread the pine needles he brought back on the bottom of the snow pit, and then put the few pine sticks evenly on the central trunk, and fixed them with deerskin ropes it is good.

"Help me wrap the deerskin around it." Mika said while gesturing to Wei Ran to hold a corner, and the two cooperated with each other to wrap a large roll of spliced ​​deerskin with fur on the wooden frame that had just been built. .

This is not over yet. After tying the rope, with the help of Wei Ran, Mi Ka wrapped a thin layer of white camouflage cloth on the outermost side, and finally pushed back the snow that Wei Ran just dug out carefully. Cover the corners of the tent.

Just when Wei Ran thought the construction work was over, Mika motioned him to stay away, and he got into the tent and slammed into the tree trunk.All of a sudden, a large amount of snow that had been shaken off the tree trunk rustled down and evenly fell on the tent, forming the most perfect camouflage.

Carrying a small stove that wasn't too big into the tent, Mika had already spread three wolf fur blankets on the soft and thick pine needles, and even hung a clean kerosene lamp on the tree trunk.

Although the brightness of this small lamp is not too high, it is enough to provide illumination, and because of the cover of the deerskin, there is no need to worry about the light being noticed by the outside.

Light the stove with the firewood brought over, and put the kettle filled with snow on it to slowly heat up.Mika was already sitting on a wolf fur blanket, tossing and turning, studying the rifle he just got.

"There are so many bullets in this gun." Mika pulled the bolt again and again, withdrawing all the bullets inside.

"The Soviet Union's newly equipped semi-automatic rifle." Wei Ran couldn't help explaining, "This kind of gun fires much faster than Mosin Nagant."

"Have you used it?" Mika directly handed the rifle in his hand to Wei Ran, "Teach me how to take it apart"

"I don't know that"

Wei Ran quickly waved his hand, he really didn't know, and the reason why he knew this gun was that he had consulted a lot of information before coming to Finland, thinking that if he encountered it, he would not be able to use it, as for how to disassemble the gun, He didn't understand it at all, after all, this gun was not like the Mosin Nagant with a huge stock, just like it was not so easy for him to find a practice hand.

Mika didn't care much when he heard the words. After some research with the faint light of the kerosene lamp, he really disassembled the gun into its parts.

After carefully wiping each part clean and applying lubricating oil mixed with bear oil, Mika put it back together, and then said proudly, "It's not much more complicated than Mosin Nagant, but it's definitely more complex than Mosin Nagant. Mosin Nagant works."

"The Germans thought so a few years later"

Wei Ran murmured to himself, watching Mika wrap the butt of the gun with animal skin while roasting the fire, while secretly recalling the historical process of this battle.

Today is the 25th. If there is no accident, it must be the 12th of December. In other words, two days later, Finland will launch a general offensive against the 25rd Soviet Infantry Division.This battle will last for two days, and finally ended with the defeat of the 163rd division.

The historical records are correct, but how to assist the young man sitting opposite to kill the teacher, and where to get the camera to complete the shooting task but has been bothering Wei Ran.

Thinking of this, Wei Ran took the initiative to ask, "Mika, what did you do before?"

"Before? Before the war?"

Seeing that Wei Ran nodded, Mika lowered his head again, and replied while fiddling with the weapon in his hand, "I am Papa Ino's neighbor, and I was a local forest ranger before the war. He helps."

"Are you from Suomusalmi?" Wei Ran asked tentatively.

"We live in Ahola further north. You must have never heard of this small place, but it is now occupied by the Soviets." Mika looked at the weapon wrapped in animal skins, and asked Chao Weiran, "Are you from the city?"

"Why do you say that?" Wei Ran looked at Mika curiously.

Mika said proudly, "There is no countryman who can't set up this kind of hunting tent. Only you city people will ask me how much I need to dig and how deep I need to dig."

Wei Ran laughed dumbfounded when he heard the words, and when he was about to say something, the old hunter Yinuo lifted the thick deerskin curtain from the outside, "Come out and help, there is a small group of Soviets below."

Hearing this, the two quickly grabbed their weapons, got out of the tent, strapped on their skis, and followed Ino back to the observation point.

"A total of 12"

Ino handed the binoculars to Mika, and explained while he was observing, "They are probably the signal soldiers or patrols sent by the other party. Let's walk along the lake and find a quiet place to wait for them .”

Wei Ran raised the binoculars handed over by Mika, and through the reflection of the snow, he clearly saw the Soviet Red Army clumsily advancing on skis.

It's also unfortunate for these people. According to the information he found, the 163rd Infantry Division was first formed in Tula, and the base camp was in Novgorod, which is far away and much warmer than here.In other words, they simply cannot adapt to the low temperature and severe cold environment near the polar circle.Not to mention that most of them simply do not have enough warm clothing to withstand the severe cold.

Now, comparing the performance of the team in the telescope, this is indeed the case. If they want to find the 44th Division on their skis with two legs, I am afraid that they will freeze to death halfway without them shooting.

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