Now that the tripod has been set up, everyone no longer worries too much and starts digging directly above the corpse again.

Anyway, there was a tripod and canvas supporting it underneath, so the three brothers' movements became a lot rougher, and they dug through the soil without much effort.

He pulled out a log hard, and the wet soil splashed along the gap onto the canvas supported by the tripod, and then slid down the edge, perfectly avoiding the protected body.

As logs were pulled out one by one, more and more soil slid down, but the visible range of the underground space became wider and wider. Until the three brothers opened a skylight that was five or six square meters in size.

The wall of the underground space finally appeared on the edge.

The static rope was fixed again, and this time even Elena, who had been paddling around just now and playing with the cigarette case and lighter, climbed down. Everyone took out the wallpaper knife and cut open the canvas. Everyone looked at the wax that was curled up on the ammunition box.

transformed corpse.

The only thing that could identify the corpse was the remaining long hair and the faintly visible red cross on the arm.

Next to the corpse, there were still a small candle stub and a Nagant revolver loaded with bullets. The three of them each took out their gloves and masks and put them on, and gently lifted the female mummy into the package.

Body bag.

"Wait."

Elena gently took out an aluminum lunch box from the arms of the mummy and opened it carefully. In addition to some simple medical supplies, there was a photo, a certificate and a small pencil inside.

On the inside of the lid of the lunch box, handwriting written in pencil can still be faintly seen: "Everyone except me was killed in action, including the children and the wounded - Medical Corpsman Galka of the 2nd Battalion of the 17th Division of the 33rd Army Militia."

Putting the lid of the lunch box aside, Elena picked up the old photo. In the photo, there was a beautiful female soldier wearing a boat cap and a group of children carrying mail parcels. Beside them, there were a lot of gauze drying.

, in the slightly blurred corner of the background, you can also see a Soviet soldier with a cane and a missing leg, who seems to be talking to someone else.

"Although she was lucky enough to survive, she obviously didn't intend to live anymore."

Big Ivan used his toes to pull away the traces of the bonfire covered in soil, "Burning charcoal to commit suicide, at least the death will not be so painful."

"For a female soldier, life is even more painful." Elena put the photo back into the lunch box and sighed faintly, "Especially for a beautiful female soldier."

"You'd better come and take a look at this," He Tianlei said, holding the wooden box cover in one hand and holding a flashlight in the other.

Shi Quan and others walked over and saw that the box was filled with bundles of letters, but without exception, these letters had not had time to be stamped.

"Just like the records of the Signal Corps describe, in the later period when they were surrounded, letters could no longer be sent."

As he spoke, Big Ivan randomly picked out a letter, opened it, and read in a deep voice, "To my dear mother, when you receive this letter, maybe I will be dead, or the war may have ended long ago.

No matter what the outcome is, I love you.

There is a blue candy box in the attic at home, and there is the wedding ring I prepared for Lida. Sell it to support your life, and tell Lida not to wait for me. We have been completely destroyed by the Germans.

Surrounded..."

Halfway through reading, Ivan folded the letter paper and stuffed it into the envelope, "I think it's better for the recipient to read the rest."

"See if there is anything missing. If not, hurry up."

Shi Quanhua pulled the soil that fell into the back of his neck, raised his head and said worriedly, "I guess it won't last long before it collapses."

Before they finished speaking, everyone heard a "crash" and a log as thick as an arm fell down not far from them.

"I think there's no need to search here." Big Ivan swallowed, picked up the wooden box containing the letters and took a few steps back.

"Go up first," Shi Quan shouted softly, pushing Elena to climb up the simple steps on the earthen wall.

Almost as soon as the four of them returned to the surface, the underground space that had been supported for more than half a century suddenly collapsed and turned into a depression more than one meter deep.

Changing the wooden box containing the letters to his shoulder, Big Ivan pointed to the trench ruins with lingering fear, "This is why I don't like digging trenches. Not only is there no profit, but I have to be prepared to be buried alive at any time."

Before Big Ivan finished speaking, the voice of Igor from the valley search team rang out on the radio without warning, "Friends from the Dragon and Bear Club, as well as the valley staff digging front-line trenches, please leave the excavation site as soon as possible and recover.

to reply."

"Copy that, Igor, what happened?" Big Ivan asked with a frown.

"Aerial bombs, 500 kilogram level German aerial bombs."

Igor gave a simple explanation, and waited until another excavation team responded before explaining, "An aerial bomb was found behind the Soviet trench. We now have to wait for the explosive ordnance disposal team to come and dismantle the aerial bomb.

Only then can we continue to dig.”

"need..."

Halfway through the sentence, Big Ivan abruptly changed the content and asked, "How far away do you need to retreat?"

"The people from the explosive ordnance disposal team said that if it explodes, the entire trench line will be affected. To be on the safe side, everyone should leave the metal forest first."

Big Ivan breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said seriously to Shi Quan and He Tianlei, "Don't expose that we are capable of detonating explosives."

Shi Quan nodded, packed up the excavation tools at the site, and ran towards the camp. They came here to gain reputation, not to die.

I hurriedly and slowly returned to the camp. The camp that was originally formed in a circle was already in chaos. Whether it was the volunteers wearing various logos and slogans or the professional digging party, the unity and cooperation last night were gone.

, all drove their cars and ran outside the forest.

After randomly throwing the boxes full of letters and body bags into the trunk, everyone got into the cab and started the car, followed by Nasha and left the camp in an equally anxious manner.

"A united and cooperative digging party? Huh?" Elena said mockingly on the radio.

"The word unity and cooperation has nothing to do with the Diggers." Big Ivan smiled nonchalantly, "Just wait, the police will probably come soon."

Dozens of large and small off-road vehicles lined up on the gravel road outside the forest. Almost everyone climbed on the roof of the vehicle and held up binoculars to watch the excitement. As for whether there would be a sudden explosion, no one was worried, unless the valley

The volunteers couldn’t bear to think about how to dispose of the explosives themselves.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Igor, who was as dirty as a mud monkey, led his team members out of the metal forest last.

"Is it solved?" Ivan asked as he came up and dispersed a cigarette.

"We can't solve such a big problem."

Igor was not much braver than Big Ivan. He said matter-of-factly, "Federal explosive ordnance disposal experts will be here soon. Just leave professional matters to professionals."

"Last time he said this, I thought he had a big heart." Shi Quan muttered in dialect to He Tianlei, "Now I understand, it's not that he's big-hearted, it's just that he's too evil-minded!"

"How many fools can be captain?"

He Tianlei estimated the distance between the red smoke column steaming from the dense forest and himself, and said uneasily, "We'd better go back another hundred or ten meters. If it is really a 500-kilogram aerial bomb, its shock wave may not be able to

Up to here, but the debris or wood blown up can definitely fly this far."

"Everyone get on the bus and step back 100 meters!"

Shi Quan, who was accustomed to being cautious, didn't care at all about Ivan Da, who was still chatting with Igor. He climbed into the cab and stepped on the accelerator and continued walking away. As a result, before they could stabilize the car, they saw a car belonging to the No. 1 car.

Kamaz from the 90th Battalion drove into the metal forest in the opposite direction.

Less than 5 minutes later, a shrill air raid siren sounded from deep in the metal forest. The colleagues who were watching the excitement at the edge of the forest suddenly fled as if their butts had been burned with a soldering iron.

"Have these people gained experience from being bombed?" He Tianlei, who had witnessed this scene for the first time, said over the radio with an overjoyed smile.

"No digger party wants to touch the weapons of the Air Force, not even the people of the 90th Battalion."

Big Ivan paused for a moment and continued to explain, "The air defense alarm means that they are preparing to detonate the aerial bomb. There is no need to continue digging at this place. Nothing will be left after the explosion."

"Detonate it right here?"

After Shi Quan finished speaking, he picked up the rock candy lying on the dashboard and stuffed it into two bucket bags hanging on the seat backs. This little guy is now fully grown and weighs nearly 20 kilograms. This bucket bag is too big for him.

It seems a bit small, but in order to avoid the waiting explosion frightening this little guy, I can only accept it.

"It is estimated that a delay fuse was used. If this kind of fuse is not detonated and left open for so long, the risk is greater than the impact fuse. Detonating it is the wisest choice." He Tianlei analyzed from his professional perspective.

Before He Tianlei finished speaking, a strange voice sounded from the public channel and outside the car window at the same time, "Volunteers, this is the 90th Special Search Independent Battalion EOD Team. We will detonate the aerial bomb in 10 minutes. Everyone please

Leave the metal forest immediately."

After repeated reminders over and over again, the Kamaz that had just driven into the forest slowly drove out again, and the huge spool on its rear body was slowly releasing a detonating wire.

"Elena, raise the drone!"

Shi Quan suddenly said, "I have never seen such a big aerial bomb explosion. Fly high and take a photo!"

“Great idea!”

Without saying a word, Elena launched the drone from the top of the cab. Amidst the roar of the propellers, a drone that was not afraid of death quickly took off and focused its high-definition lens on the red smoke column inside the metal forest.

.

Elena got into Shiquan's cab with the remote control in hand. The two of them looked at the metal forest on the mobile phone screen with their heads on top of each other. The latter was still holding the rock candy fixed by his compatriots in his arms, while the radio channel and outside the window

The broadcast has started a 30 second countdown.

"5,4,3,2,1, detonate!"

Almost at the same time as the voice sounded, a ring of air ripples could be clearly seen on the screen spreading out from the center of the detonation point, followed by a steaming fireball! Then, as the drone rolled violently, a sound
Chapter completed!