Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 107
It was just dawn, and at the moment when the German army was about to be destroyed, the backup they had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived.

The entire Soviet factory had been bombed into ruins, with huge losses. Several Stukas quickly left after bombing the area. The anti-aircraft guns prepared by the Soviets were of no use.

After the fire outside eased a little, the three soldiers walked out of the workshop cautiously.

Rosia followed them and slowly stepped into this place that had been raging for three hours. As far as he could see, it was a desolate and bleak scene, and there were almost no intact things to be found.Looking to the east now, you can still see the bombed Soviet positions still smoking, making the sky gray and extremely depressing.

Just for a moment, the three soldiers had disappeared. They may have gone to look for their comrades who were still alive.Rosia was not familiar with this place, and she did not dare to walk around at will. She looked at the place for a few times and then planned to go back.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around and walked a few steps, she suddenly caught sight of something moving next to her from the corner of her eye.

Shocked, she quickly turned around, but saw nothing.

The sky was still gray at the moment, and there were gray buildings and ruins all around. The ground in winter was covered with thick snow, and everything was blurry, and it was impossible to distinguish it clearly.

But now there is only a pile of gravel in Rosia's sight, with a small piece of yellow turf next to it. Other than that, there is only the ruined factory in the distance as the background.

There was nothing. It seemed that she was a little too sensitive following this group of German soldiers. The slightest disturbance made her uneasy.

Rosia patted her chest and exhaled helplessly. She took two steps forward with the medical kit in hand. Just as she was about to enter the workshop, she suddenly stopped again.

wrong.

Why is there dead grass at the door?

This area has been fought over for at least three times, and there is basically nothing else on the ground except sand, gravel and snow. When the Germans retook it last night, she walked here and looked specifically to see that there was no grass at all.

And now it's almost [-] degrees below zero, and it's impossible for even dry turf to appear here.

She remembered what she had just seen moving in her peripheral vision, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she turned around again.

There was indeed a strip of yellow next to the gravel pile, and Rosia walked over slowly and cautiously.The closer she got, the clearer she could see. What kind of grass was this? It was clearly a person, wearing a khaki military uniform.

Soldiers from which country?
Not Germany, not Hungary, here, there is only the Soviet army.

She had never seen a Soviet soldier before, so she didn't know what color their uniforms were, but when she stepped closer, she suddenly saw the hat on the soldier's head.

Five-pointed red star!

Soviets.

Rosia's eyelids twitched, and she subconsciously touched the gun hidden in her coat.

The soldier was lying on the ground, with wounds on his legs and arms, and even bright red blood stains underneath him.Looking at it this way, he seemed to be dead, but she clearly saw something moving here, and now there was no other moving object except him.

Fake death?

A layer of sweat broke out in Rosia's palms. She took a step back and raised the gun in her hand tremblingly.

She had no intention of killing, but now her identity was destined to be of no benefit in front of the Soviets, and she had to defend herself. This was her only choice.

Rosia stepped back step by step until she was almost five meters away. She carefully used her other hand to pull up the safety of the pistol.

"Click!"

Just when this faint sound sounded, the Soviet soldier who had been lying down suddenly jumped up from the ground like a spring.Rosia's heart skipped a beat, and she pulled the trigger before she could react.

It was a pity that the soldier's reaction was not as sensitive as usual. He quickly rolled on the spot and had already dodged the flying bullets. The bullets hit the ground and kicked up a small puff of dust.At this time, the soldier had turned over and came to her.

He was holding a dagger in his hand, with blood on the corner of his mouth and fierce eyes. He jumped up suddenly and wiped the blade towards her neck.

Rosia suddenly opened her eyes wide, and a chill instantly swept through her body, leaving only the thin blade shining with cold light in her pupils.Soon enough, at the critical moment, a dull gunshot suddenly came from the distance.

At the same time, Rosia saw the soldier's body suddenly shake in mid-air, convulsing, his eyes flashed with disbelief, and then his body fell to the ground like a rag.

Behind him, bright red blood quickly overflowed from the khaki military uniform.

Rosia took two more steps back in shock, quickly raised her head, and saw a slender figure wearing a slate gray military uniform running quickly from a distance.

"Hey, are you okay?"

It's German, with a clear accent.

Rosia was still immersed in the panic just now and stood still. When the man ran up to her and saw his face, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "You..."

The other party was also stunned, and it took him a while to react.

"It's you, why are you here?"

"It's you, why are you here?"

The two spoke at the same time and looked at each other blankly for a while. Then Bettina smiled heartily, stepped forward and gave her a big hug.

"Haha, Xiao Xia, I didn't expect to see you here again." She tightened her arm and strangled her hard, then pressed her cheek again, and then let go: "Long time no see, I miss you so much. "

Rosia was still a little unable to react. She looked at her face, then looked down at the sniper rifle in her hand, and finally looked at the dead Soviet soldiers on the ground: "You, are you from the Second Division?"

"That's right!" Bettina reached out and patted her arm again: "You also know that we are coming today? In fact, we should have arrived yesterday. Unfortunately, we encountered Ivan's ambush on the road, which was delayed and many people died. Comrades."

As she spoke, she kicked out again, knocking the Soviet soldier lying on the ground over.

Rosia was a little speechless, but she was also happy in her heart.Fate is really a wonderful thing. I didn't expect that I would meet old friends in a place like this.

"By the way, where are the soldiers guarding here?" Bettina held her shoulders and looked around: "Why are you alone?"

"I don't know. I just went out, probably to find my comrades."

"It doesn't matter. You can come with me first. We'll meet there in the end anyway. Well, have you eaten?"

"Not yet." Rosia shook her head. It's okay not to say it. Now think about it, she seems to have never eaten anything since coming here and only drank some water. It has been almost two days. In the past, she would have been Crazy hungry.

"Then let's go quickly. I'll report to the commander and have something to eat."

The Second Division of the Sixth Army was a pure armed SS.Germany's military strength on the eastern front is now very tight, with insufficient support and severe cold weather. The German army's battle in Stalingrad has been very difficult.The second division is the type of backup force. They have a rigorous style and strong strength. They are the kind of elite army that can be sent wherever there are holes to turn the tide.

There were wars everywhere in Stalingrad, and the Second Division was broken into countless pieces and posted in various places in the city. Therefore, the number of people who came to support this time was not very large, only about 300 people. .

However, the increase in armaments was enough for German soldiers who were very good at individual combat.

Bettina took her through several dilapidated streets in the area. What she saw was dozens of German soldiers who were busy cleaning up the battlefield outside. They were in high spirits, obviously different from the people who had been fighting here for more than ten days.Rosia couldn't help but take a few more glances, and soon followed Bettina into a huge factory.

There were more German soldiers in the factory, and they were all packing something. Bettina stopped one at the door and asked, "Where is the lieutenant colonel?"

The soldier looked around, raised his finger and pointed to a temporarily packed room: "In the command room."

Rosia was a little surprised to hear her title. She didn't know much about the system in the German army, but could a small team of 300 people use an officer at the level of a lieutenant colonel?Aren't they usually lieutenants and captains?
As if seeing her doubts, Bettina explained as she walked: "The lieutenant colonel was originally supposed to be on standby in Minsk, but he asked the superiors to come to fight, so he was temporarily sent here to control the battlefield. because……"

Her eyes suddenly became a little subtle. Before opening the door, she turned to look at Rosia and uttered a few heavy words: "He wants to avenge your brother."

Rosia froze suddenly, and suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

However, before she could ask, Bettina had already opened the door.There was nothing in the dilapidated factory room. It was empty. There were only two old tables in the middle with a sandbox on them. Two officers stood next to them and turned around when they heard the sound.

"Bettina, you didn't knock on the door, get out!"

At the same time as the voice sounded, Rosia froze slightly, but Bettina immediately straightened her body, her military boots knocked together with a loud noise, she raised her hand and gave a Nazi salute, and shouted loudly: "Report, I brought you a friend!”

Rosia: "..."

The officer turned around without even looking at him, and was busy working in front of the sand pool with his back on his back without raising his head: "If it's Ivan, drag him out and kill him. No prisoners are needed."

What he said was ruthless, but the officer next to him took two steps towards the door, looked behind Bettina, and looked slightly startled: "Military doctor?"

"Captain Nico."

At this time, the officer next to the sand pool also turned around, and Bettina suddenly smiled and ran in.

The front of Rosia was empty, her sight was unobstructed, and she happened to see someone with a surprised look on his face and a frown on his face.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, it turned out to be this guy!
Heinrich had already dropped the pen in his hand at this time, and he looked towards the door for a while, as if to confirm whether the person at the door was the one he knew, before frowning for a long time, he strode away He came over, his face was so dark that people thought he had eaten a bottle of ink.

"You..." He looked at Rosia in confusion. He closed his eyes as soon as he said a word, raised two fingers and pinched the center of his eyebrows. He seemed to be very angry, and his voice was a little weak: "Why are you Will you appear here?"

Captain Nico glanced at Heinrich in surprise. He didn't know that the two of them knew each other, but his military rank was two ranks lower than that of Heinrich. At this moment, he had no position to speak, and just walked towards him in a subtle way. took a step back.

When it came to this matter, Rosia was innocent. She was still full of resentment. Anyway, she didn't have a good impression of Captain Nico. She raised her hand without hesitation and said: "I was brought here by your colleagues. " Then he added two more words: "Force."

Heinrich's face suddenly turned darker. He turned his head and glanced over with a sinister look. Captain Nico immediately took a big step back, stood straight and lowered his head slightly.

"Get the hell out of here."

The room was silent for a moment, and then Heinrich suddenly roared.

The three people were "shocked" at the same time, and Captain Nico felt as if he was being pardoned. He quickly glanced at Rosia, and then quickly slipped out.

Bettina also shrugged, walked to the door and pulled Rosia, and the two of them walked towards the door.

"Come back, who made you go?"

Another angry voice came from behind.

Bettina rolled her eyes upward, glanced at Rosia sympathetically, and left alone, closing the door.

There was a sudden silence in the room.

Heinrich walked over a few steps, glanced at her coldly, took the medicine kit from her, threw it on the table, walked to a shelf behind the door, pulled off a towel, Drop it on her head.Then he crossed his arms and looked at her, mockingly saying: "You are really becoming more and more capable, you have come all the way here."

Rosia pulled down the towel and turned a blind eye to his sarcasm. She folded the towel and wiped her face, and replied: "Then what can I do? Your dog forced me to come here, I can't bite him back. .”

"Young poor man, do you know what is going on here now?"

Rosia put the towel back: "Of course I know. I watched the team die with my own eyes. There are only three people left. Including Captain Nico, there are only four."

Heinrich snorted and glanced at her: "Now that I know, I will arrange for someone to take you back in the afternoon. You will stay in the hospital honestly from now on. If I can't wait for you, I will go back to Paris as soon as possible."

"Okay, great, if you can, you can send me away now." Rosia was suddenly pleasantly surprised.

Heinrich looked at her sideways for a while, confirmed that what she said was not a lie, and waved his hand: "There will be a car in the afternoon, okay, you can go out."

Rosie was so excited that she turned around and left immediately. As soon as she reached the door, she suddenly stopped again, turned around and asked, "Well, do you have anything to eat here?"

(End of this chapter)