Soul to the Rhine

Chapter 17 War
She heard the roar of artillery fire, the sharp sound of sirens, and even felt a faint vibration.

Could it be that I thought too much before going to bed and had hallucinations?

Rosia raised her hand to rub her forehead, but found that her arm was covered with dust. Looking carefully, she saw that gravel was falling on the roof.

At this moment, there was a shrill scream outside, and Rosia was hurriedly pushed out. As soon as she reached the door, she felt the house shake, like an earthquake, and almost threw her out.

She saw Bello running across the door from Pino's room like crazy. Pino was held in her arms, covered in glass shards, with blood on his arms, and he was unconscious.

Bello saw Rosia and shouted to her: "Go down to the first floor quickly, there is a basement there."

Just after the roar, there was another huge explosion outside. The chandelier in the living room on the first floor was shaken and rattled. A dull alarm sounded like a death wail.

Rosia was in a daze. Could it be that today is the day when Germany attacks Poland?

There was no time for her to think too much. Bello led the way, pushed open the door of a room, pulled it twice on the floor, and a dark entrance appeared in front of her.

Bello walked down the steps and groped on the wall for a while. A dim light came on, illuminating the empty basement.

There was nothing in the basement and there was dust everywhere. Bello did not dare to put Pino on the ground, so he had to let Rosia hold him while she rushed up to get something.

The sirens became louder and louder, and the sound of bombings became more intense.Rosia has calmed down at this time. She knows that World War II has begun and Germany has chosen to attack, and then, the German army's lightning attack will completely sink the Polish army into a passive situation. This is the first time for Poles and the world. Experience what it's like to "blitz".

Although she woke up in the bloody night of the Nanjing Massacre, what she experienced was the cruelty after the Japanese army attacked, but at this moment, what she felt was the war. The war that just started, even if there are only sounds and waves of vibrations, are enough It's scary.

Bello found some gauze and medicine, and the two of them performed simple treatment on Pino's arm.Pino's injury looked hideous, but it was actually caused by a chandelier falling and being hit by glass fragments. After being disinfected and wrapped in gauze, it was fine.

Bello spread two blankets on the ground, and hugged a thin quilt to cover the three of them, finally it wasn't so cold anymore.The sound insulation effect of the basement is good, but you can still hear the dull explosions coming from outside from time to time, sometimes far and sometimes near, as if a bomb will fall on your head at the next moment.

The two of them huddled in the corner, Pino huddled in Bello's arms.Under the various bombing sounds, the cramped basement seemed extremely huge, and the darkness was endless.

For a long time, Bello murmured tremblingly: "Is this the Polish army training?"

Obviously impossible.

Rosia was silent and Bello was silent.

There was no way to know the time in the dark, so they could only wait until after a long time, when there were no more sounds and the world seemed to be as peaceful as before, they crawled out of the basement.

It was bright outside, and it was almost eleven or twelve in the morning. There were many debris in the living room, and the vase on the counter was knocked to the ground.Bello sent Pino, who was still sleeping, back to the bedroom, and Rosia opened the door to Bello's house.

At that moment, the scene that greeted my eyes seemed like the current season.Indescribable, only desolation!

It is desolation.

She didn't see any blood or death as she imagined, but instead saw another kind of silent tragedy. The whole world seemed to have been ruthlessly destroyed, leaving only a gray sky.The bridges that stretched across the sky, the stretches of train tracks, and the trees with green and yellow leaves all disappeared and nothing remained.

ruins!It is a more realistic and shocking ruin than in photos and movies!
With just one glance, you can feel the residual power of the war and the deepest despair reflected in this city.

Bello didn't know when he came out. Seeing all this, his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.

"Oh my God! Poland! Poland!" She repeated unconsciously, and suddenly got a shiver, "Hospital, Sia, Henry is still in the hospital."

Rosia was startled, remembering that Henry said yesterday that he would not go home because of something unexpected, and stayed in the hospital.But that's not a bad thing.The hospital building must be stronger than the building at home. As long as you don't run out with a fever, it's still very safe.

It's just that Bello can't let go. She always wants to know clearly the other person's condition when she's worried about him. She wants to go to the hospital, but she can't leave Pino behind.She would be even more worried if she took Pino with her. The pollution caused by thermal weapon bombing would be fatal to children.

The final result is.Bello watched Pino at home while Rosia went to the hospital.

The distance was not far, but Rosia walked very slowly. She stepped on the fallen leaves that had shaken in the early morning, wanting to feel the temperature of war, but all she got was the coldness of late autumn.

Across a street, a few still intact loudspeakers on the street were relaying broadcasts from Warsaw.

"At 9:1 in the morning on September 4, the German army suddenly launched a war against Poland, and a group of German bombers roared toward Poland..."

"The Germans raided Polish legionnaires and bombed arsenals, airports, railways, roads and bridges..."

"This is a despicable war against the Polish nation. Justice belongs to us, and it will break through everything with victory..."

There were only a few people walking on the street, and occasionally a few people were in a hurry. People living here felt the terror of the early morning bombing.No one knows when the next wave of German bombings will be. They are afraid that if they go too slowly, a bomb will fall from the sky.

Only Rosia walked slowly through the streets unhurriedly.

It's not that she's not afraid, but because she knows a little bit of history, she feels more calm.The German army was not the Japanese army. They destroyed Polish troops and facilities in a blitzkrieg. Having achieved their goal, they would not further attack residential areas.Their next step would be to take over the capital, Warsaw, and then occupy Poland.The pace will not stop, nor will Hitler's ambitions end.

After all, this is just a small ripple caused by the beginning of World War II.

(End of this chapter)