Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 123 Leave
"Well, it's time for the old man to call me, so I'll leave first, Sia." Ilana knew something was wrong as soon as she saw Heinrich's face, and quickly stood up and ran away without waiting for Rosia to stay.

Luo Xiya was in a cold sweat and said not to speak ill of people behind their backs. Today she finally felt what it was like.

"...Haha, the weather is so nice today!" She looked at Heinrich's face and didn't even know what to say.

Heinrich smiled sarcastically, facing the sunlight, which instantly stung people's eyes. He walked over calmly, sat on Ilana's chair, shook his head twice, turned his head and said meaningfully: " I have to say, you enjoy it very much.”

"Haha, thank you for the compliment!" Rosia continued to laugh dryly. Her mind wanted to escape very much, but her body seemed to be rooted in the chair and could not move.

"The smile is real or fake." Heinrich glanced at her and mentioned it with a half-smile: "But this is the proudest thing you have ever done in your life..."

Before he finished speaking, all the hairs on Rosia's body stood up, and she quickly interrupted him: "Well, what about that? I think Elana is very busy over there, I'm going to help!"

After she finished speaking, she quickly jumped down from the chair, turned around and wanted to escape, but heard a familiar "click" sound behind her that she hadn't heard for a long time. She immediately froze in place, slowly turned her head, and revealed a face. Sad face.

"Dear sir, I was really joking just now. Please don't take it seriously."

"Huh, you're kidding. Didn't you just say that all the problems she could think of are present in me?" He snorted coldly, looking worried.

Rosia yelled with his hands on his hips, that's right, you have all kinds of problems, whoever sees you wants to beat you up, you idiot.But still weak on the surface: "Just for fun, don't I want people to strike up a conversation with you?"

As soon as these words came out, she shuddered and felt uneasy with her conscience.Elana, in order for your good friend to continue to live, you should take this blame.

Heinrich was startled, probably not expecting this to be the reason.In fact, this excuse seemed very false to Rosia, but she could only blame people in this era for being too naive and not understanding much. For a moment, she could actually see a trace of joyful expression on Heinrich's face.

Of course, it was really just a trace, and it was fleeting before she could see it clearly.

Heinrich shook his legs and stood up, still with that devilish expression on his face. He actually picked up the gun and pulled her along the river to the mountain road beside her.

The mountain road leads directly to the valley that was burned by the fire. After living here for a few days, Rosia also learned that wild wolves often appeared in the valley, and it was also the territory of the Soviet army. Usually, except for hunting, these villagers basically Neither will pass.Why is he dragging her there now? Does he still want to relive the nightmare of falling off the cliff?
Rosia felt that she was completely cowed and her momentum was gone. Her excuse must have been seen through. She admitted her mistake dejectedly: "Sir Heinrich, I was wrong. It's all nonsense. I'm just recovering from my illness. Why?" Are you going to take me to the top of the mountain?"

"That depends on what you have done." Heinrich's expression remained unchanged, his tone was calm, and he still held her wrist and did not let go.

Thinking of the nightmare of starving and freezing in the valley, and running tiredly at the bottom of the cliff, it was like walking to the gate of hell again. Rosia was still frightened, dragging her feet, begging to admit her mistake: "I was wrong, sir, I shouldn't have Those who say bad things about you to others.”

Huh, Heinrich snorted coldly and narrowed his eyes: "Then what?"

"I shouldn't have gone to the cafeteria to steal your portion and asked the chef to add more chili peppers to you."

"What else?" Heinrich's face turned completely cold, and his ice-blue eyes glowed coldly.

Rosia broke out in a cold sweat, feeling that what she had done in the past two days had been exposed, so she gritted her teeth and said, "The last thing I should do is tell other soldiers that you are gay, so that they are afraid of you and avoid you."

"...Very good!" Ice knives shot out of Heinrich's eyes, which was frighteningly cold.

Rosia explained weakly: "It's not my fault. Who told you to talk about me first..."

She obviously had a common cold and a fever, but it was said that she was a contagious disease and might have a mental abnormality, which made people outside dare not pay attention to her. She was retaliating with retaliation.

Unfortunately, Heinrich seemed to be very angry with these facts. His smile was sarcastic, the corners of his mouth were hooked, and he strode forward with her, holding a gun in his other hand. It looked like he was going to destroy the corpse. The rhythm of extinction.

Rosia struggled to get away from behind, so she could only be dragged away staggeringly. Just when her heart was beating with fear and her soul was about to fly out, she saw Heinrich turning a corner and walking out of the river. I walked across an arch bridge and reached the other side of the river.

"..."

It turns out we’re not going to the top of the mountain!

Rosia was really happy and sad at the same time, so what she just said was completely unintentional. It seemed that her mind became dim and people became stupid as soon as she met Heinrich. She could never change the fact that she became stupid.

The two of them crossed the arch bridge and reached the other side of the river. Rosia lowered her head and was extremely annoyed. She was still a little confused when she saw a fishing rod placed by the river.

Heinrich glanced at her and said coldly: "Fishing, there isn't enough in the canteen for you to eat today."

"..." This guy still holds a grudge!
Rosia couldn't help curling her lips, squatted down, picked up the fishing rod, sat on a smooth stone nearby, and threw the fishhook into the river.

It seems like there are often people fishing in this place, and there are clear traces of fishing on the river bank.However, for this kind of leisure activity, Rosia, who is used to living a fast-paced life, can't do it at all. She couldn't help turning her head just 2 minutes after sitting down.

"I'm fishing, so what are you doing here?" Rosia thought she had done something wrong, and she felt a little guilty. She felt uncomfortable with Heinrich standing here, and she always felt like her whole body was being pricked by needles.

Heinrich glanced down at her, said nothing, and walked a few steps toward the river, looking at the sparkling water without moving.Rosia didn't dare to do anything, so she had to sit and wait for the fish.

After a while, the fishhook in her hand moved, and she felt nervous. She had no fishing experience and didn't know whether she should tighten the rope at this time.Just when he was nervous, he saw that Heinrich had already stretched out his hand to pull up the rope in the water, and pulled the trigger with the other hand. He heard a gunshot, and there was a huge splash in the water, causing people to wash their hands in the distance. Everyone in the clothes is looking this way.

Rosia was startled, dropped her fishing rod and stood up. When she got closer, she saw a small fish hooked on her hook, and a fish three or four times her size in the river was turning its white belly.

Heinrich curled his lips, already crouched down and reached out to fish out the fish, and threw it next to the fish that Rosia had caught, with a very proud look on his face.

"..."

Are there any fishers like this?After being hit by a gun, are you sure the fish can still be eaten?
Rosia was completely speechless at the childish ghost. She stretched out her hand to push him: "Sir, you'd better go back to work. I'll just catch the fish."

"what?"

Heinrich frowned and looked very unconvinced. She had no choice but to comfort him: "You see, everyone else is looking at this. Besides, fishing with a gun is such a waste. I can just fish slowly."

Heinrich looked back at the people washing clothes in the distance, stared at her for a long time, and then said arrogantly: "It doesn't matter. Since you insist on it, I will reluctantly agree."

"..."

She strongly demanded?Why do you feel like you've been cheated?
There are still a lot of fish in the upper reaches of the river. The villagers gather in the lower reaches to wash their clothes. Usually the fish don't go down. After Rosia sat for a while, a big fish was hung on the hook.Heinrich, a foodie, was sitting behind her and watching, so she didn't dare to slack off in her work, so she could only fish honestly.

It stands to reason that a lieutenant colonel-level officer, even if he does not belong to this army, should have a lot of things to do, but he is staying here leisurely today.Not long ago, Ilana said that he went out with the soldiers. Is he okay now?Or did the soldiers really think he was gay and didn't dare to go with him?

Rosia was puzzled and had to fish alone with her head covered.

But fishing is a very boring thing for people who don't understand the style. She can't feel the fun at all, let alone the contentment.

After sitting bored for a while, she would turn around and see Heinrich looking at her intently.

The sun was shining brightly, and Rosia had to look back awkwardly when she met his gaze. The gentle breeze on the river bank made her heart feel as soft as the fluttering hair.

She couldn't help shaking the fishing rod in her hand, and then the fish in the water that was just about to take the bait ran away in a panic, causing wonderful ripples in it.

Throughout the whole morning, every time she looked back, she would see Heinrich looking at her, like a normal gaze, or like a stare. His expression hardly changed from beginning to end, and he never looked away. .Rosia couldn't tell what he was thinking, and she didn't know what the scene in those blue eyes looked like that could make him stare at it for so long.But this did not prevent her mood from becoming subtle, a little sweet, and a little satisfied.

By noon, she had caught almost a dozen fish. She packed them in bags and took them to the canteen, so she and Heinrich ate fish together for the entire lunch.

Although it is still a bit awkward and uncomfortable, it is still very nice to have dinner with the person you like on such a sunny spring day, if you ignore the other person's arrogant smile.She truly felt that this rare and warm enjoyment was the most peaceful and beautiful time in her dark life for the past six months, but she never thought that this would be the last time she saw him in such a long time.

Summer in the Soviet Union is almost the same as spring elsewhere. The weather is only a little hotter, and the clothes are not much worn. The originally most difficult period of June and July has just passed.

What follows is war.

In July 1943, the German army launched the Battle of Kursk in the Soviet Union in an attempt to regain control of the battlefield.Both sides invested a total of nearly 7 million soldiers and 260 tanks in this battle, which was almost the largest tank battle and single-day air battle in human history.Rosia originally thought that she could escape the war by staying in this remote place. However, it was not until several days after the Battle of Kursk that she received news from the front line that she learned about her previous The idea is simply delusional.

Heinrich entered the war.

As a family member who was also in the Soviet Union, the German logistics soldiers with a very powerful communication system personally delivered Heinrich's news to her.Information shows that he is now serving as a commander in the 4nd SS Panzer Corps under the 2th Armored Group. At this time, he already has a high reputation in the reorganized army.

After receiving the news, Rosia felt depressed and had no idea how she should feel.

It's not that she is not sad, she is even very sad at the moment.Because so far, she has not seen him for almost four months. Except for a medal and two postcards sent by logistics, she has almost no news about him.

Of course, he often didn't show up in the past, and sometimes it took more than half a year to see him.But at that time, there was no relationship between the two, nor was there such a deep bond with each other. She would not have such a person in her heart.

But now, seeing him on the battlefield again, still at the front line, apart from the relief of knowing that he was still alive, the rest of her heart was filled with heart-wrenching discomfort, and her head was full of confusion about the future.

There is no doubt that in Heinrich's heart, his motherland is still the most important. Even after experiencing countless hellish wars, even if he is tired of it, when the moment comes, he still does not hesitate. Jump on the chariot heading for the battlefield.

In this war, how many people were deceived and deceived by the Nazis and became tools of those in power, and her relatives have already paid the price.

There is no doubt that the Battle of Kursk will be a defeat for Germany. Rosia could not contact Heinrich at all. Even if she could contact him, she could not do anything. In the rear area, she could only silently pray that he could defeat this inevitable defeat. In the war, keep his promise and survive.

The closer we get to the ending, the more things are packed together and it’s frustrating.

On July 7, American and British troops landed in Sicily.

Rosia had seen the movie The Beautiful Legend of Sicily, so she knew that this was a city in Italy, and the landing of American and British troops meant that something was going to happen in the Kingdom of Italy.

Sure enough, not long after, a coup occurred in Italy and Mussolini's government collapsed.While it ordered "to maintain an alliance with Germany and continue fighting," it began negotiations with the United States and Britain on the conditions for withdrawing from the war.

After the coup, the Italian army quickly defected and fell into the arms of the Allies. It was not long before they were violently subdued by Germany, and all the main battlefields of the Italian army were taken over by the German army.

So many things were just arranged by God in an instant. In the village of Kharkiv, the remnants of the German army returned for repairs again. The medical points in the village were filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke.

Kharkov was not idle when the battle of Kursk took place. This city had just been captured by the Soviet Union a month ago, and now it has returned to the hands of the German army amid heavy artillery fire.

It’s just that the German troops were dispersed by Soviet artillery fire time and time again, and came back to reorganize again and again. So far, there are almost no young and middle-aged men in Kharkov.

At the German military station not far from the village, a tall stone tablet was erected, with military plaques hanging densely underneath.

At the top is a passage in German.

My dear friends, although no one will remember your name, your glory will be engraved in the sky of the motherland and will last forever!
　It’s my birthday today and I’m one year older. I don’t have time to update it. I’ll make it up later!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)