The double-powered sleds stopped one after another only twenty meters away from the balloon. After Weiran and Hannuo fixed the sleds with wooden wedges, they both shouldered their mountaineering bags.
"I'll be in front"
As Wei Ran spoke, he had already pulled the rope from the rear of the sleigh and tied it to his belt.
"I guess it's a crevice in the ice," Hanno said as he helped Weiran's sleigh drive down a second wooden wedge.
"The oil lamp is still on, it won't be too long before their accident happens."
As Wei Ran spoke, he had already put crampons on the hiking boots on his feet and hung both oil lamps on his waist.
Holding the rope and walking step by step in the direction of the balloon, he soon noticed a long and narrow ice crack on the surface.
This ice crack, which is almost covered with snow, is only two meters wide. The balloon and the rope connected to it extend from this ice crack. Looking down, you can still vaguely see the light at the bottom of the ice crack.
of fire.
"Doctor Yog, Major Schubert, are that you?" Wei Ran asked while lying on the edge of the ice crevice.
"It's us! Victor! It's us!"
Under the ice crevice, Dr. Yog responded immediately and coughed a few times.
"How are you doing?" Wei Ran shouted and asked, "We will go down to rescue you right away!"
"The situation is not good, Schubert..."
Dr. Yog stopped mid-sentence, and then Wei Ran heard him say, "Victor, Major Schubert asked you to come down first. He has something to say to you. Also, pay attention to the edge of the ice crevice, where
Very sharp! I’m stuck here because the rope was cut when I came down!”
After looking at Hannuo who also heard the shout behind him, Wei Ran responded.
Soon, Hanno drove the sled car over and spread the waterproof canvas on the two cars on the edge of the ice crevice.
Looking up at the increasingly heavy wind and snow, Wei Ran did not dare to waste time. He took off his mountaineering bag and threw it aside, then quickly rappelled down the rope to the bottom of the ice crevice.
The top of this ice crack is only two meters wide, and the bottom of the more than 20 meters is already narrow to less than half a meter wide.
At this time, Major Schubert was stuck in the ice crevice. Opposite him was Doctor Jorg. Between the two of them, a ski pole was propped diagonally in the middle of the ice crevice and was tied to the top of his head.
weather balloons connected together by rope.
"How are you doing?" Wei Ran asked before he could untie the rope.
"The major lost feeling from the waist down and his left hand was fractured."
Dr. Yog replied briefly, "When I came down to rescue him, the rope was cut by a crack in the ice. When he fell, his right knee was dislocated."
"Victor"
Just when Wei Ran was about to say something, Major Schubert asked, "Have Hanno and Mr. Carsten been found?"
"found it"
Wei Ran nodded immediately, "They are up there, and Mr. Carsten also suffered some injuries."
"Let Dr. Jörg go up and help Mr. Carsten first," Major Schubert said without any doubt.
Upon hearing this, Wei Ran immediately handed the rope to Dr. Yog.
"Jog, Hanno knows where our destination is. You have to help Hanno let everyone else survive." Schubert said in a calm tone.
"I have already promised," Dr. Yoger replied seriously.
"Go up," Schubert said and looked at Wei Ran.
"Hannuo! Pull Dr. Yog up first!" Wei Ran immediately raised his head and shouted.
"good!"
Hanno above his head responded, driving the dog sled, and easily pulled Dr. Jorg out of the ice crevice.
"We are the only ones left now"
Schubert's voice became much softer, "Victor, try to find my sleigh, up there..."
"Your sleigh has been found." Wei Ran pointed to the top of his head, "Everything is there."
Hearing this, Schubert immediately breathed a sigh of relief. With his only right hand that could still be used, he took out a waterproof canvas bag from his arms and handed it to Wei Ran, "This is the real code book, Victor. Leave the correspondence to me."
You and Hanno are together.
In addition, try to ensure that Dr. Cross, Mr. Carsten and Dr. Jörg survive. Only if they survive will you and Hanno be worthy of being rescued."
"What about you?" Wei Ran was silent for a moment, then took the code book and asked.
"Paralysis of lower limbs"
Major Schubert replied plainly, "Whether it's the next journey or this long winter, I am a burden that can drag down everyone. Victor, just let me stay here."
As he said that, he pointed to the rope tied to the weather balloon not far away, "Cut it off, Victor. If you can live until next summer, come and take me away then."
Wei Ran subconsciously wanted to say something, but the rope that had just pulled Dr. Yog up was thrown off.
"Go up, and let Hanno come down." Major Schubert waved his hand.
"We still have time"
As Wei Ran spoke, he took out the code pad from the waterproof bag and handed it to the other party. Then, using the cover of his clothes, he took out the pen in the metal book and handed it to the other party.
"We will survive until next summer"
Wei Ran said seriously, "Major, do you want to leave anything for your family? This is your last chance. I will take a photo of you later."
"Alright"
After a moment of silence, Major Schubert finally took the pen, then turned the code book to the last page, and started writing his last letter home with the help of an oil lamp.
At the same time, Wei Ran also adjusted all the oil lamps to maximum brightness and hung them on the ski poles between the two. Then he took out his camera, pointed it at Major Schubert and pressed the shutter.
After a while, Schubert handed the pen and codebook to Wei Ran again.
"I won't peek," Wei Ran promised while stuffing the code book into his arms.
Schubert smiled, pointed to the shotgun beside him and said, "There are enough food reserves at the destination. In order to avoid conflicts between you this winter, please leave the weapons to me."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wei Ran nodded when he heard this, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"
"there is none left"
Major Schubert raised his head with difficulty and looked in the direction above his head, "The wind and snow are starting to get stronger again. Victor, please come down instead of Hanno."
Hearing this, Wei Ran took a deep breath, tied the rope hanging from his head around his waist, and then called Hannuo to pull him up.
"Where's the major?" Hannuo asked immediately when he saw that only Wei Ran came up.
"He's down there," Wei Ran replied as he crawled out of the ice crevice, "Hanno, the major lets you go down."
Hearing this, Hannuo immediately exchanged the sleigh reins in his hand for the rope Wei Ran had just untied, and quickly rappelled into the ice crevice.
In less than five minutes, Hannuo called to Wei Ran and dragged him up.
"Let's go back," Hanno said dryly as he hung the extra oil lamps around his waist on the sleigh, "and go meet Dr. Cross."
Hearing this, Wei Ran was startled. In the end, he didn't say anything, but silently put away the rope. After Dr. Yog treated Carsten's wound and sat on his sleigh, he shook the reins vigorously.
, rushed out along the sled tracks that had not been buried by the snow.
"boom!"
In the cold wind, a clear gunshot came from the direction behind him. Wei Ran gritted his teeth and shook the reins vigorously again.
It was difficult for him to evaluate Major Schubert, but the fact that he died like this undoubtedly cast a shadow on everyone's heart.
Perhaps because of this shadow, the return journey for the two sleighs seemed particularly long.
As time passed, Wei Ran, who was running ahead, finally saw the mark he had made with the sleigh and oil lamp.
However, he just took off the oil lamp and blew it out, then climbed onto the sled again and vigorously shook the reins, urging the sled dogs to continue running in the direction they came from.
Finally, just when the strong wind blowing from the side was about to overturn the sleigh, and just when the blizzard was about to completely block everyone's vision, they finally saw the extremely conspicuous oil lamp in the distance!
"quick!"
Wei Ran shouted at Hannuo, who was racing abreast, and the two of them shook their reins in unison, urging the dogs to speed up their pace again!
After gritting their teeth and running the last few dozen meters, Weiran and Hanno stopped the sleigh and immediately called to Dr. Cross, who had already heard the noise, to help Carsten and Dr. Yog into the low tent.
, and then drove the dogs into another tent that had been set up in advance.
Finally, the sleigh was fixed with wooden wedges, and Wei Ran and Hannuo got into the tent, which was not very warm.
They looked at each other happily, and while Wei Ran and Hanno were lighting all the oil lamps and hanging them around the tent, Dr. Yog dragged his still dislocated leg and helped Cass, who was lying down.
While Teng was treating the wound, he took the initiative to explain, "Mr. Major will not be able to come back."
"he..."
Dr. Cross was stunned. Before he could finish his words, Dr. Yog said frankly, "I didn't kill him. He and I encountered a blizzard on the way to find the three of them. The major was looking for someone in the camp.
I accidentally fell into a crevice covered by snow."
After a pause, Dr. Jorg continued, "When I was about to go down to rescue him, the rope was cut by the edge of the ice crevice, and I fell down. Victor and Hanno rescued me.
But...but Major, he..."
"His lower limbs are paralyzed"
Hanno took over the topic, "He didn't want to drag us down, so he committed suicide."
"He committed suicide?" Dr. Cross was stunned again. He also did not expect such an ending.
"The Major's Final Orders"
Hanno clenched his fists and said very bluntly, "Victor and I will lead you to your destination, Dr. Cross, Mr. Carsten, and Dr. Jorg, no matter what happened before, no matter whether you have
Other goals, at least our current goals are the same, we must at least survive."
"I obey your command"
Dr. Yog said seriously, "I swear by my mother and the Hippocratic Oath."
"I also obey your command," Dr. Cross immediately expressed his attitude.
"And I," said Carsten, who was the most seriously injured, "I also want to survive."
Hannuo and Wei Ran, who had been silent, looked at each other and said with confidence, "In this case, our goals are the same."
"Mr. Carsten's life is not in danger, right?" Wei Ran changed the subject at this time, "And you, Dr. Yog, your life is not in danger either, right?"
"At least that's the case for now," Dr. Yog replied cautiously. That's indeed the case for now, but what the future will be like is unknown.
"In this case, let's test our medical skills." Wei Ran said seriously, "It's just a competition."
"Competition? Medical skills? You?" Dr. Yog looked at Wei Ran doubtfully.
But the latter just smiled and said, "Dr. Yog, would you like to give Carsten an injection to relieve pain now?"
"I just had a fight"
Dr. Jörg replied while helping Carsten rebandage the wound on his head, "Otherwise he would have screamed in pain."
"That's good"
Wei Ran said, and under the horrified gazes of Carsten, Hanno, and Yog, as well as Dr. Cross, who was slightly out of the channel, he grabbed Carsten's broken arm and used it three times.
Completed the reduction of the fractured arm.
"I said it's just a competition, a pure competition."
Wei Ran, who was still determined to save people, emphasized the pale excuse he had made for himself, and then commanded, "Hannuo, no, Captain Hannuo, please open that box, I need wooden boards."
"oh oh!"
Hannuo reacted, immediately took out his mountaineering pick, and opened a box originally used to hold cans in a few clicks.
"do not move"
Wei Ran reminded Carsten, whose eyes were as wide as bells, then tore open a shirt and put a splint on his broken arm as quickly as possible.
"The next step is the second round of competition."
Wei Ran said seriously, then he helped Carsten up, and in an unquestionable tone, he directed Dr. Yog to give him half of an analgesic injection, and then carefully helped him complete the reduction of the rib fracture.
Using a sleeping bag and a wooden board to secure Carsten's body to the sleigh, Wei Ran looked maliciously at Dr. Yog with frightened eyes, and said with a smile, "Doctor Yog, now it's time for the third round of the competition."
"Wait! Wait! Don't touch me!"
Dr. Yog shouted in horror, and with the speed he had ever seen in his life, he took out an analgesic pill and stabbed it almost roughly near the knee of his dislocated right leg.
"Wait a little longer! Wait a little longer!"
Dr. Yog put down the injection and shouted, "I could have done the dislocation reduction myself, Victor, Mr. Victor, no, Dr. Victor...Gaba!"
Before Dr. Yog finished his trash talk, Wei Ran easily dragged him to the ground, grabbed his dislocated leg, and restored the dislocated joint to its original shape in the blink of an eye. Dr. Yog was also slow to react.
Suddenly, he let out an exclamation of "Oh!"
"Okay, the competition is over."
Wei Ran spread his hands and said, "It's your turn, Doctor Yog. I have a cold. If you can help me cure my cold, you win."
"you..."
Dr. Yog gritted his teeth and looked at Wei Ran, then as if he realized something, he followed the topic and said, "I am confident enough to win this competition, Victor, what if you lose?"
"If I lose, I will continue to be the chef. What if you lose?" Wei Ran asked.
"There's no way I'm going to lose!" Dr. Yog said firmly.
"Thanks"
Wei Ran said without warning that he didn't understand why the metal book didn't allow him to save people, but even if he was a veterinarian, he really couldn't sit back and watch as there were two sick people in this team of only five people - them
The two of them will drag the other three to death!
"You're welcome, it's just a competition."
Although Dr. Yog didn't know why Wei Ran found such a poor excuse, he was a very smart man.
After this strange exchange of medical skills, Dr. Yog took out some pills from his medicine box and handed them to Wei Ran. The latter didn't even look at them, unscrewed the kettle and took them into his mouth.
It wasn't until all the patients, including Wei Ran, who was not a patient, had been treated properly or seemingly not so properly, that Hannuo said, "Gentlemen, in order to avoid further accidents, I have some ideas.
.”
"We will do whatever you say," Dr. Cross said mindlessly.
"First of all, our destination is the warehouse. When the visibility is good enough, I will show you where the warehouse is."
Hanno paused and continued, "Next, if we continue to travel in the same way as before, it will take at least four days to get to the warehouse.
But there are less and less days left for us. As visibility decreases, the probability of us going in the wrong direction will become greater and greater, and we will become separated more and more frequently."
After finishing speaking this time, Hannuo glanced at Wei Ran and saw that he seemed not to express his opinion, so he continued, "So I plan to temporarily abandon some things, and then integrate three sleighs to shorten the time by increasing the speed.
Time to rush."
"What are you going to throw away?" Dr. Yoger asked first.
"The generator is going to be left behind."
Hanno said first, "There are also personal belongings that take up weight and excess food supplies. Each of us only leaves two days' worth of supplies, and everything else that is not necessary is left here."
Carsten, who was the most injured, was about to say something, but Hanno added, "This is the most direct way to ensure that all the wounded can survive, and as long as we can survive, we can wait until summer comes."
Come back here to pick up the things you left behind."
"cost"
Dr. Yoger asked, "What's the cost to us?"
"The biggest cost is simply losing radio contact for up to three days."
When Hannuo said this, he looked at Weiran again, "We still have to take away the radio station, which is also the key to our survival. As for other things, it depends on everyone. The more things we throw away, the faster our speed will be."
The sooner."
"I have no opinion"
Dr. Cross was still the first to express his attitude, "The most personal belongings I have are just books and newspapers that I haven't had time to read yet."
"I have no objection either"
Carsten, who was lying on the sled, said jokingly, "As long as you don't leave me and the letters from my family behind, I can throw away the rest of my stuff."
"What about you?" Wei Ran asked Dr. Yog.
"You must bring medicines," Dr. Yog thought for a while and added additionally, "and food for the sled dogs, which is also the largest proportion of supplies."
"We only need to bring a set of hiking equipment," Hanno also expressed his attitude. "Let's keep those vegetables too. Even if we wait until summer, I guess they won't go bad."
"I can leave my camera and suitcase behind, and I only need to carry half a barrel of fuel."
Wei Ran finally said, "But I think the cipher machine and the major's personal belongings should be taken away."
"I have no objection." This time it was Dr. Yog who was the first to express his attitude.
"I have no objection either," Dr. Cross and Carsten agreed in unison.
"In this case, let's eat first and then count the supplies." Hanno finally made the decision.
Since I decided to leave most of the supplies behind, the next meal was naturally extremely rich. Soon, six gasoline stoves were lit and set up together to serve as large stoves, and one was washed with snow by the guard.
Clean iron buckets were placed on top to serve as pots.
Next, several cans of canned beef, cut carrots, and onions were thrown in for heating. By the way, Wei Ran also dug out a few bottles of gin that belonged to Major Schubert from his belongings and gave them to everyone.
Filled a bottle of water and poured an extra glass.
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In the steaming water vapor, most of the bucket of steaming polar stew with an astonishing vegetable content was distributed to everyone's lunch box, and then was sent into the stomach by the spoonful, and the strong liquor flowing in along with it dispelled the last traces of alcohol in the body.
A scary chill.
After eating and drinking, Dr. Cross took the initiative to take on the night watch duty, while the others got into the smelly sleeping bags again and lay side by side next to the sleigh that Carsten owned exclusively.
Listening to the howling wind outside and the chirping of the oil stoves not far away that were burning at maximum power to provide heat, Wei Ran stared at the tent above his head with the eyes of a bystander from later generations.
Everything that just happened.
It doesn't matter if you look at the small to see the big or the big to see the small. When Major Schubert led this expedition team, it was almost a miniature version of the German poisonous rule at this moment.
But in the "Hanno Era", everyone is moving closer to another more equal team formation model.
However, this mode that Mustache dislikes the most seems to have made a fundamental change in this team.
If Major Schubert once squeezed every ounce of ability from everyone in this small team, then Hanno was mobilizing everyone's enthusiasm.
Is there a difference between squeezing and mobilizing? At least Weiran knows very clearly that the difference between them is really huge.
Not to mention others, if it weren't for the metal book that forbids killing, Wei Ran's work as a servant in the week before leaving the cabin would have given Wei Ran enough reason to kill that fanatical Nazi element a thousand times.
Even if he is not mentioned, doesn't Dr. Jörg also want to kill the major, and is he supported by Carsten and Cross, doctors who have no independent opinions?
Are you thinking too much...
After coming back to his senses, Wei Ran sighed silently. I'm afraid he was the only one who had the time to think about these things. As for the others, they were already snoring loudly under the influence of alcohol.
