Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 108 Breakthrough
This area has been completely occupied by the German army, but the abandoned industrial area does not have any living facilities. The frontline soldiers rely on logistics troops to deliver food supplies. If the logistics soldiers unfortunately get lost or are accidentally killed by the Soviet army on the road, Then the German army could only fight miserably and hungry.

There is no fixed point for delivering food supplies, and ordinary people can't do anything if they can't wait.

However, Heinrich glanced at Rosia, dropped what he was doing, and dragged a military vehicle to the door.

There was a veteran driver sitting in the military vehicle. His combat ability was no longer sufficient, so he was driven specifically for him.Rosia looked carefully at the door, followed him eagerly and asked, "How about you let this car take me back?"

Heinrich opened the car door and squinted at her again before sitting in. The meaning was obvious, what a beautiful thought!

Rosia sat in the back alone, wearing a white coat, and the veteran driver thought she was a military doctor, so he had no scruples about what to say.

"Lieutenant Colonel, are we going to the headquarters? We may not be able to come back until at night."

"No, go to the rear of Rostov's troops."

"Oh, it's close there. Is this doctor going to add more medicine?" The veteran driver started the car, turned around and drove west.

"go to eat."

"..."

It takes two hours from the Stalingrad Industrial Zone to Rostov even if you drive a military vehicle like a racing car. These two are just going to eat. Is it necessary to put his old bones to work?

The veteran driver drove the car very fast, and the surrounding gray buildings kept moving backwards. The devastated place looked like a quick shot in a movie.Heinrich had closed his eyes and fell asleep leaning on the back of the chair. Rosia had also stayed up all night in the workshop last night. At this time, the seat under her body was comfortable and the car was relatively warm. She opened her eyes for a while and gradually became more comfortable. Can't stand it anymore.

It seemed that I didn't sleep for long. The car was bumpy and stopped quickly.

There were knocks on the door on the car window she was leaning against. Rosia opened her eyes and found that she had already arrived, and Heinrich was waiting outside the car.

She rubbed her eyelids, took out everything in the car, walked down and took a look, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

This rear area of ​​the army was not the rear area she had imagined at all. There were no hospitals, streets with shops, and no stations.

It is a large warehouse. Many arms for the soldiers who fought in Stalingrad were produced here. It can be said that this is a military supplies department. Some soldiers are still guarding here, so there is also a small canteen here, which can be regarded as logistics. The headquarters of the Ministry.

The canteen is also small and pitiful, but it's better than the front line.

Rosia had been hungry for two days, and her stomach was so hungry that she couldn't feel it. Now she didn't even feel hungry anymore.

It was only ten o'clock in the morning, and the chef in the canteen was cooking. When they came in, they happened to catch the first batch of food that had just come out of the pot.

The master first filled them with two bowls of milk, and then handed them two plates of bacon rolls and cheese. The food was very good, and it was all stained with Heinrich's high military rank.

There was no one else in the canteen. The two of them put the things on the table, and Heinrich picked up the knife and fork and started eating.

Sitting with a foodie, grabbing food is a very important skill. Although Rosia didn't feel hungry, she still had to eat quickly.However, due to the capacity of her stomach, she felt uncomfortable after eating less than half of it. She was afraid of hurting her stomach if she continued to eat, so she had no choice but to stop.

She looked outside through the door and window of the cafeteria. Rostov was no different from anywhere else. It was just as desolate and deserted, with ruins everywhere. But the only difference was that it was very quiet, different from the deathly quiet of Stalingrad. , but very peaceful, because the sunshine here is very bright, and the snow shining on the ground is also very beautiful.

It's a different feeling. It's hard to see this kind of beautiful sunshine in the Soviet Union.

She watched quietly for a while, waiting for Heinrich to finish. Then she suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked, "Are there any of your troops here? Can I stay here first?"

She never wanted to go back to Stalingrad.

Heinrich raised his head and glanced at her, put down the knife and fork, picked up the tissue next to him and wiped his mouth gracefully: "Don't think about it, the troops here will leave at night to contain the Soviet army in the eastern part of Stalingrad, you Are you going too?"

"...What about you?" Rosia suddenly asked: "I heard that you were not from the Sixth Army before. Why did you have to transfer here?"

Heinrich looked at her: "Is this a question you should ask?"

"Did you apply to go to Stalingrad yourself?" Rosya continued to ask.

"Is this your business?"

"I asked, did you apply for it yourself?" Rosia also raised her voice, her eyes feeling inexplicably sour.

Because she suddenly remembered that the entire army that was wiped out in the Battle of Stalingrad was the Sixth Army of the Reich, and not a single one was left.He was now one of the 25 people who died in Stalingrad alone.

Yes, he was an SS member and a Nazi. He also killed many people and treated the Jews ruthlessly.But he is also a victim of this war. A person who lived in a turbulent era, was forced to grow up in a difficult and dangerous environment, and has been receiving a distorted education. He should not be punished by death in any case.

Rosia simply couldn't imagine what it would be like when she heard about Heinrich's death.

Heinrich paused: "I applied, what's wrong?"

"...It's nothing." Rosia was a little confused. She picked up the bowl on the table again, but found that the milk had been drank up, so she had to put it down again: "Death early, birth early."

"What did you say?" He glared.

"Heinrich... you will die here." Rosia didn't know what she wanted to say. She only heard her own voice now very calm and pessimistic: "But please, you must survive."

She said it very seriously, but it was obvious that Heinrich couldn't understand the meaning at all, and he even only cared about the words that cursed him to death.He stood up with a dark face, gave her a cold look, kicked the stool, turned around, stood up and left.

And Rosia just sat there looking at the empty bowls and plates on the table in a daze.

The sun is shining brightly outside, but the weather in the Soviet Union is already very cold, and the snow on the surface of the ground shows no sign of melting.Heinrich stepped on the thick snow, making bursts of creaking sounds under his feet. Still with a dark face, he strode towards the car parked on the road outside, stretched out his hand to open the door and got in, facing the veteran driver. Said: "Drive, go back."

For every soldier of the Third Reich, except for the enemy, cursing them to death is contempt for their military quality and ability. No one can endure such humiliation.

The veteran driver thought that the military doctor who came with him was going to stay here, so he stepped on the accelerator and drove away without thinking much.

The speed of the car was very fast, and the road had been cleared along the way. After passing more than a dozen blocks, he was about to leave Rostov. Heinrich suddenly opened his eyes and stood up from the back of his chair. He stood up and said, "Transfer and go back."

The veteran driver glanced at him, stepped on the brake, turned the car around, and asked him strangely: "Did you forget something?"

"Well, I forgot about my fiancée." Heinrich said coldly.

The veteran driver's eyes suddenly widened and he said in disbelief: "Oh my God, you are such a forgetful guy."

It is estimated that in the heart of this veteran, his fiancée is a very important thing. After turning his head, he immediately stepped on the accelerator and drove faster than when he came. In less than 10 minutes, he returned to the entrance of the small canteen, looking through the Looking out the car window, I happened to see Rosia standing at the door.

As soon as Rosia saw the car, she ran over immediately, opened the door from the back and got in, fastened her seat belt, and said, "I thought you left me alone and left. Did something happen to the army?"

The veteran driver looked apologetic. He was about to say that the lieutenant colonel accidentally forgot about you, but Heinrich next to him said in a nonchalant manner: "Well, there is something wrong with the defense line. I Went to have a look.”

"..." The veteran driver swallowed his words silently and gave Heinrich a very profound look.

Rosiah Hao was unaware and looked at the road outside: "Can we go back to Smolinsk from here? Is there no car here?"

The veteran driver responded before Heinrich could speak: "There is no car, but the most important thing is to cross the Volga River from here. This section has been cut off by the Soviet army, and can only be crossed at Stalingrad."

Well, it seems that this is the only way.

However... the situation of the German army seems to be very bad.

Rosia suddenly raised her head again. It was already December now, and the war would probably end in February or March. The Soviets had actually cut off such a long section of the river, and only Stalingrad was still in the hands of the Germans.But the German army was destined to fail in the Battle of Stalingrad. So, the defeat of the German army is already obvious?

This kind of thing that she had never paid close attention to had quietly passed by. What she had been thinking about had already happened.

Only when the car drove back again did she understand how far the war had come.

It turns out that this is not the climax she thought, but the end is coming.

The car was blocked outside the industrial zone. There was already a lot of gunfire inside. The veteran driver stopped the car abruptly at the entrance. His face was very panicked. He turned around and asked Heinrich: "What should I do, Major? The Soviet army has once again Attacked."

"Damn it, you take her here and stay here while I go in." Heinrich immediately pulled out his seat belt, opened the door and got out of the car.

"No, the back is also blocked." The veteran shouted and got out of the car.

At this time, Heinrich turned around and discovered that the Soviet army had wrapped up this area like a pocket. Only this entrance could be entered and exited, while other places had been completely sealed.

"Where are the people? Didn't you say that the Soviet army only has three companies here?" Heinrich turned his head again and saw a Stuka swooping over the industrial area and dropping a bomb on the Soviet position. However, before it could As it took off, it was hit by Soviet anti-aircraft artillery. It suddenly turned twice in the air like a moth, and then bursts of black smoke came out of the fuselage, and it fell crookedly.

A deafening explosion sounded in the industrial area.

"Damn it!" Heinrich cursed again, stretched out his hand and grabbed Rosia's arm, leading her towards the entrance.

Rosia was pulled by him and stumbled. The speed was so fast that she could barely keep up.As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the industrial zone, I saw a factory being blown to pieces by a bunch of trapped grenades, and countless gravel and soil were scattered.

Heinrich quickly pushed her to the ground, not caring how cold the snow was. Pieces of earth and rock fell down, most of them hitting Heinrich's back.Rosia's exposed hands and feet were hit and the pain was excruciating. She couldn't help but gasped in the snow.

After all the stones fell, Heinrich quickly stood up and leaned against the wall. He pulled Rosia and pushed him behind him. He took out the gun from his waist and with a "click", he While the insurance was on, the person had already rolled out.

He rolled on the spot and moved his body from the aisle to the other side. Where he rolled, a few bullets shot into the snow, revealing several small craters.

The other party's shot suddenly exposed the traces. Heinrich had already aimed at that position. With a "bang", even if a figure fell not far away, the blood quickly dyed the snow red.

"Follow up."

Heinrich waved his hand on the other side of the wall. Rosia swallowed, wrapped up her clothes and ran over.

This is only the entrance. The Soviet army thought that the German army was in the industrial area, so there were not many people guarding it. Of course, this is also true, and the German army has been completely besieged inside.

The two walked in close to the wall. When they reached the end and were about to turn, Heinrich suddenly took out a grenade from his waist, pulled off the safety ring, and threw it with all his strength.At the same time, he reached out and covered Rosia's ears. The cold touch on the leather gloves made Rosia shiver, but the sound of the grenade exploding was not heard.

After a roar, several pieces of gravel were knocked down from the wall, and they all hit the two of them on the head. The stones were not big at all. Rosia only felt a few gold stars popping up in front of her eyes. After the pain passed, it was nothing.

Heinrich led her over. There were already two or three dead Soviets lying on the ground over there. One of them had half of his body blown off. Rosia couldn't help but retched.

Almost all the people guarding the gate were dead, but explosions were happening everywhere in the factories in the industrial zone. They would definitely die if they went in head-on, and they would be surrounded outside if they went out.Rosia was not familiar with this place at all, so she could only follow Heinrich step by step.

Fortunately, although he had just arrived, he still seemed to know the terrain very well. After taking a few glances at the burning factory in front of him, he suddenly pulled her towards a workshop.

There were no other explosions at the door except the grenade thrown by Heinrich just now, so the workshop building was still intact.He walked to a workshop and suddenly passed through a dark passage on the side. After being startled, Rosia hurriedly followed.

A burst of cold air suddenly hit his face. This was a vertical downward passage. After landing and walking in, the space instantly became very large. Rosia took a look at it with a faint light. It turned out to be an underground sewer.

Heinrich was not far ahead. He stood against the wall for a while, then suddenly took out a flashlight from his pocket, opened it and shined a light inside.

Rosia subconsciously walked over, looked up, and was shocked. It turned out to be a large group of black things. She couldn't tell what they were. They didn't look like bats or butterflies. They were stuck on the top of the waterway.

This waterway was very cold, and there were many ice strips on the walls. But miraculously, the water under their feet did not freeze. They could still hear the sound of water under their feet when they walked around.

The flashlight's light was not strong and the range it could illuminate was not large. Rosia had to follow Heinrich closely and walk cautiously.The two shuttled around for a while, but found nothing, but suddenly a light appeared in front of them.

Seemingly reaching the end, Heinrich quickened his pace, and then stopped suddenly after walking for a while.

Rosia panicked, thinking that another Soviet army was coming, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Heinrich shook his head: "It's okay."

Speaking, he handed the flashlight to Rosia, and then squatted down.

Only then did Rosia see three corpses lying in the water that had just submerged to her ankles. She was startled and closed her eyes tightly. After a while, she opened them again and took a closer look, and found that they were three corpses. The German soldier's head was lifted up by Heinrich, his face had turned white from soaking, and he looked like he had been dead for several hours.

Heinrich crouched down, took a deep breath, and then reached out to the neck of the corpse and found a chain with a nameplate on it.He folded the nameplate in half, broke off half of it and put it in his pocket. He then made the nameplates of the remaining two soldiers in the same manner. After they were all done, he stood up and took the flashlight from Rosia's hand.

"Let's go."

"Oh."

Rosia followed him closely, and the two walked along the underground waterway for a while. Suddenly, without any warning, Heinrich rushed over. Rosia didn't know why, and screamed in surprise, subconsciously He stretched out his hand to push people.But Heinrich hurriedly blocked it with his hand and grabbed her hand directly.At the same time, a huge gunshot suddenly sounded in the silent underground waterway.

There was cold air in her ears, and a small ball of hot breath came towards her. Before Rosia could understand what was happening, she felt a huge heartbreaking pain in the little finger of her left hand. This was definitely the most unforgettable feeling in her life. , the pain was so painful that she couldn't help but cry out immediately, and tears flowed down her face in an instant.

Heinrich in front of him also snorted. He moved his fingers, and Rosia felt heartbroken again. Only then did she realize that their fingers were hit by a bullet at the same time, and they were injured in the same position. But his is the right hand.

Heinrich's endurance was much stronger than hers, and he quickly turned around and fired a shot at the other side of the waterway. He turned his head and glanced at Rosia, and seeing that she had not fainted, he immediately rushed over there.

After a while, Rosia heard a commotion in a daze, followed by a female voice speaking Russian.

"You bastard, let me go."

Rosia followed the sound, her eyes were covered with cold sweat, and she could only see clearly what was on the other side with the light of a weak flashlight.

It was Heinrich who grabbed a Soviet female soldier by the back collar, and held a gun in her right hand against her forehead.Rosia leaned against the wall of the underground waterway, and vaguely saw blood dripping from the little finger of Heinrich's right hand, falling into the water at his feet "tick, tick, tick".

"Shut up!" Heinrich yelled in Russian and pushed the gun forward again.

"Then kill me, kill me quickly!" The Soviet female soldier turned her head and said fiercely: "There are our people up there. As long as we shoot, you won't survive."

Heinrich's face was gloomy, and he suddenly raised his foot and kicked her in the crook of the leg.

There was a crisp bone sound, and the Soviet female soldier groaned, leaned forward, and knelt down in the water with a plop.

"Be honest, otherwise I won't mind killing you by other means, then cut your body into pieces and feed it to the dogs."

Rosia couldn't understand Russian. She didn't know what Heinrich said. She only saw the Soviet female soldier shaking her body and kneeling in the water without moving, but her face was still full of disdain and anger.

Heinrich's pistol was still pressed against her head. He raised his head and looked here and asked, "Can you still stand up?"

Rosia trembled and nodded: "...Yes."

With their fingers connected to their hearts, her hands were almost numb from the pain, and cold sweat kept falling on her forehead. She supported the wall with her right hand and slowly stood up, just in time to meet the disdainful gaze of the Soviet female soldier.

Heinrich glanced at her left hand, suddenly pulled out a dagger from the boot on her leg, and inserted it into the female Soviet soldier's finger. The female soldier trembled and let out a scream in an instant.

Rosia took a step back involuntarily and looked down at his bleeding hands. He was seeking revenge for himself.

"How many people are you ambushing above? Where are they ambushing them?" Heinrich asked coldly.

"Hugh, don't think about it."

"Say."

"You are delusional! Kill me quickly!" The Soviet female soldier suddenly raised her body. She couldn't see Heinrich and glared at Rosia fiercely: "Kill me. If you can, kill me. ...Uh, ah!”

Heinrich suddenly raised his foot and stepped her head into the water without mercy or hesitation. Although Rosia could understand such a cruel method, she couldn't accept it at all. She subconsciously stepped back again. One step forward.

"Say."

"Uh...gu..." The Soviet female soldier's head was completely buried in the water, unable to breathe, let alone speak.

Heinrich snorted coldly and stepped on it for a while before releasing his foot.

"I, I said...cough, cough." The Soviet female soldier raised her head and coughed awkwardly. Her entire face was pale, and sewage was dripping from her hair.

Sometimes life is worse than death, which is the most unbearable torture. She can endure pure death after one shot, but cannot endure the simplest pain of suffocation.

"We don't have many people, ahem, only five. I won't tell you where they are ambushing, but I can take you out of here."

"Stop playing tricks." Heinrich said coldly.

"We won't go from here." The Soviet female soldier gasped violently: "Go straight ahead from here and keep walking. You can go directly to your position. We opened it secretly a long time ago. Well, you can rest assured now, right? .”

Heinrich still looked at her coldly. After a while, he reached out and pulled her up from the ground. He put the gun to the back of her head and pushed her forward: "Lead the way."

The Soviet female soldier coughed twice more. She probably wanted to look back, but was restrained by Heinrich's gun and had to step forward.

Rosia had already taken off the thin silk scarf from the innermost part of her neck, folded it and wrapped it around her finger to stop the bleeding. At this time, her little finger had completely lost all feeling, leaving only the most primitive pain, and she could not even move. If you move, the bones have been broken, but what about the tendons?

Her medical kit is still in the control room of the factory, and she didn't take it with her when she went out to eat, so she can't take the medicine now, so she can only endure it for now.

She held a flashlight in her right hand to shine on the road ahead. Vaguely, she seemed to see small drops of blood falling into the water wherever Heinrich walked, and then fainted.

The three of them were on guard against each other and walked cautiously. Heinrich did not believe that the Soviet female soldier would be honest, and the Soviet female soldier did not believe that Heinrich would let her go, so they walked slowly, and Rosia In the final fall, she just held the flashlight, which seemed the easiest, but in fact she was already very uncomfortable.

Although the pain in her fingers disappeared, the fatigue did not diminish at all. She felt like she was going to collapse at any moment while walking, and blood was still dripping from Heinrich's side, not just his, but also There were Soviet female soldiers, but both of them were on guard against each other as if nothing happened, and walked forward step by step.

Gradually, the front becomes different again. What the Soviet female soldier said should be correct. The middle of the waterway should have been sealed originally, but it was opened manually. The two turning waterways were connected together, forming a three-way intersection. There are still a lot of chipped stones piled up at the corner of the wall.

"It's right there. Going up from there is your position."

The Soviet female soldier raised her bleeding finger and pointed to a corner not far away.

The three of them walked over slowly. Rosia shined the light, but Heinrich suddenly grabbed the Soviet female soldier, turned to Rosia and said, "You go up first."

Rosia was stunned for a moment, met the eyes of the Soviet female soldier, then nodded and walked slowly to the front.

The entrance was not sealed, and because Heinrich was behind her, she felt relieved and walked out little by little without looking back.

When she was approaching the door, she had already heard the faint sound of gunfire from outside. When she leaned out half of her body and looked around, she realized that this was a workshop. There was no one inside, but there were German military equipment in the corner. This thing should be their position.

As soon as Rosia walked out, there was an explosion outside. She was already dizzy, and she was knocked to the ground unprepared. At this time, Heinrich came up with the Soviet female soldier. In the workshop After a quick glance, he pushed the Soviet female soldier to the corner without mercy.

Heinrich had already thrown away the guns and daggers on the Soviet female soldier, so there was no fear of anything happening to her.Heinrich glanced at Rosia, who was sitting slumped, and suddenly raised his hand and fired a shot above his head.

Both women were startled by his actions, but at this moment, several German soldiers with submachine guns jumped out of the door and looked on guard.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" They were all shocked when they saw Heinrich.

"What's going on outside?"

"We have successfully broken through. Rostov's air force came to support them. They have already destroyed a Soviet position. They can be wiped out at night."

As soon as the words fell, the Soviet female soldier's face changed drastically, her body trembled, and she glared at Heinrich resentfully.

"Watch this woman." Heinrich pointed at the Soviet female soldier in the corner, then turned around expressionlessly, pulled Rosia up from the ground and walked outside.

Next door to this workshop is where she came in the morning, and the medicine kit is also there.When going out, Rosia glanced outside in a daze, and saw a German soldier who was beaten to pieces by bullets flying from a distance. He convulsed and fell to the ground.

She couldn't help trembling, but she had already entered the next room, the simple command room.Her medicine kit is on the table.

Rosia quickly walked over, opened the medicine box, and took out two packs of sulfa.

She handed a packet to Heinrich: "Disinfect it first, and I will deal with it for you later."

Heinrich faced the bullet directly, and his injuries should be more serious than hers, but with her hand disabled, she couldn't help him first.

Heinrich went to the side to fetch water to wash his hands. Rosia took off the silk scarf on his hand, and there was a throbbing pain. He didn't see it clearly in the underground sewer. Only now did he look at how shocking the wound was. The inside of the little finger A piece of flesh fell off, and a blood vessel inside was clearly visible.Because of the severe cold weather above, the blood stains froze on it, forming small patches of blood ice.

Rosia's tears suddenly started to hurt again. She had never suffered such a crime in her life, but now she could only cry silently by herself, wipe the disinfectant silently, then fix the bones, find a small piece of gauze and start wrapping the wound.

At this time, Heinrich had already washed his hands and came over. He glanced at Rosia, whose face was filled with tears. He moved the corners of his mouth and uttered: "What a promise!"

"How can I be as powerful as you!" Rosia closed her eyes and blinked out a string of tears before retorting.

Heinrich looked at her for a while, and suddenly pulled the gauze over impatiently: "What are you tying up randomly? Can it be okay?"

"I, I am the doctor!" Rosia sobbed, but her hand was already in his.

"The doctor still looks so miserable. This kind of injury is what soldiers are good at." Heinrich unfolded the gauze, put it on her little finger, folded it in front, then wrapped it diagonally in circles, and finally wrapped the remaining Trim off the lower part, fold the tail back, and wrap it up without tying a knot.

Rosia put down her hands silently. She knew without looking up that this guy must have a mocking and arrogant look on his face.She blinked, squeezing out the last of her tears.

To be honest, it was painful to shed tears in a place like the Soviet Union. The tears would freeze before they even fell to the ground. It was so uncomfortable when they stuck to your face that you wanted to die.

She stretched out her good right hand to wipe her face, and then took out a tube of morphine from the medicine cabinet. Heinrich's hand was injured far more seriously than she imagined. The bones were exposed, and the entire little finger was completely twisted. It has become an abnormal curvature. According to the current medical level and current medical equipment, the possibility of this finger becoming useless is quite high.

"what is this?"

"anaesthetization."

Heinrich looked at the thick needle with disdain and said in an arrogant tone: "I still want to use this thing!"

"..."

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