"Victor, my name is Victor." Wei Ran said while turning the ratchet on the camera.
"Then, thank you, Comrade Victor. Well, I'm going to leave." Lano stopped looking at his worried brother beside him and stepped out of the tent filled with wounded people.
After taking the film out of the camera and handing it to Ivan, Wei Ran reloaded the camera with a new film, and then comforted, "Don't worry Ivan, I happen to be going to the forest to the west of the forest for an interview, and I will help you take care of you."
My sister’s.”
"Thank you...thank you"
Ivan thanked her murmuringly, and watched blankly as his sister Lano disappeared into the thick mist outside the tent, and then watched Wei Ran chase after her.
"Lano" Weiran quickly took a few steps to catch up with the former, "Let me go with you, I want to go over there for interviews."
Nurse Lano glanced at Wei Ran, then pointed to the horse-drawn sledge not far away and said, "I don't have the right to decide whether you want to follow, but you can talk to Dr. Pasha."
Looking in the direction of Nurse Lanno's finger, Wei Ran discovered that not far away, several soldiers were carrying wooden boxes on a sledge pulled by two horses.
This sledge is more like replacing the wheels of a two-wheeled carriage with two wide and long sled boards. This small modification can make it move more smoothly in the muddy forest, and it can also
Pack more stuff.
As for the middle-aged doctor named Pasha that Rano mentioned, he was the man who went to find Rano in the tent not long ago.
After Pasha heard that Wei Ran was also planning to follow them, he did not refuse, but seriously reminded, "Victor, that position is surrounded by Germans on almost three sides. We may not be able to come back alive from there.
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"So someone needs to know what happened there, right?" Wei Ran shook the camera in his hand, "This is my job."
"Originally I thought you were a coward, but now I apologize for my previous misconception." While speaking, Lano moved a wooden box filled with medicines onto the carriage.
"Then just follow." Dr. Pasha spread his hands helplessly, "After all, you don't have to follow my orders."
"Pasha, tell me about the situation there," Wei Ran asked while helping to carry medicines to the car.
“We won’t know the specific situation until we get there.”
Dr. Pasha explained worriedly, "Currently I only know that there are many wounded waiting for us there. They are too far away from here, and there are not enough manpower. So the best way is to get as close as possible, even if we can only
Saving one minute can save the lives of many soldiers."
Seeing that he couldn't find any useful information, Wei Ran simply focused his energy on transporting medicines.
Soon, the horse-drawn sledge was filled with medicines. A young man who looked to be no more than 20 years old tightened his messenger bag, and then shouted to the two horses to start driving in the dense and humid birch forest.
go ahead.
Four doctors, headed by Pasha, and four nurses, including Rano, walked on both sides of the horse-drawn sledge. From time to time, they had to help push the sledge forward.
Wei Ran ran a few steps forward while protecting the camera in his arms, and then clicked the shutter on the medical team walking through the thick fog-shrouded birch forest.
"Comrade reporter, you'd better walk behind."
The young man holding the reins couldn't help but remind him in a low voice, "It's not safe in this forest either."
"Thank you." Wei Ran nodded and asked in a low voice, "What's your name?"
"Reverie, I am the postman of the battlefield post office." The young man whispered, "Of course, I am also responsible for transportation. After all, letters are not delivered here very often."
"Victor" Wei Ran whispered.
"I know you." Revry smiled, "I was the one who sent you here from the front line."
"Um...thank you." Wei Ran quickly thanked him again, and then returned to the back of the car at the insistence of the other party.
A group of people walked in silence in the dense birch forest for more than two hours. The originally thick fog gradually dissipated, and sporadic gunshots and intermittent explosions were heard outside the forest as far as the eye could see.
Voice.
As everyone moved forward, the surrounding gunshots and explosions became smaller and smaller, and after a short period of silence, they became louder and louder. The sun above the head also began to emit a sweat-inducing temperature, and drove away
After leaving the previous dampness and coldness, a sultry heat mixed with the smell of decay was brought to this forest.
After continuing on for about half an hour, Revli, who was walking at the front, pointed directly ahead and said, "We will be there soon."
Hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked over, and then discovered a forest clearing not far away that had been taken care of.
The weeds and shrubs in this open space have been cleared, and there are even some soldiers around who are digging bunkers to avoid air raids. Near the bunkers, canvas tents hidden under the shadow of the birch trees have been set up.
"Let's hurry up"
Dr. Pasha shouted in a low voice and called on everyone to push the horse-drawn sledge hard. At the same time, the soldiers who had discovered them also swarmed over, helped to carry the medicines off the sledge and rushed not far away.
open space.
They were busy here preparing to carry out medical work. Not far away, at the edge of the forest, soldiers who had also received the news had already carried over the wounded who were originally going to be sent to a field hospital further away.
"Doctor Pasha, do you need my help?" Wei Ran asked, "I can also perform some simple operations."
"you?"
Dr. Pasha glanced at Wei Ran, shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Comrade Victor, but we can still cope with it here, and you have your work."
Wei Ran could naturally hear the distrust in the other party's tone, so he simply did not persist and walked towards the edge of the forest against the stretcher teams carrying the wounded.
Seeing that there were still dozens of meters away from the outside, several trenches more than one meter deep appeared in the forest.
These trenches would change directions from time to time, and the deeper they went outside the forest, the deeper they became. When there were no dense birch trees on both sides to block them, the top of the trenches was already nearly half a meter away from his head.
Advancing along the trench at his feet, after passing through an artillery position, the expression on Wei Ran's face became more and more surprised. Outside the forest, except for the artillery position next to the edge of the forest, there was no place directly ahead.
About a hundred meters away there is a trench that winds to both sides with no end in sight. A hundred or ten meters further from this trench, there is a second trench line.
Farther away there is a third trench, as well as tank wreckage with thick smoke and even flames, and the corpses of soldiers from both sides. Of course, there are also crows or magpies standing on the corpses and kowtow to eat.
At the same time, the other side was still using a loudspeaker to shout provocations such as "Russians come out to fight" or various obscene greetings over and over again. From time to time, there would be one or two cold shots or cold shots.
The artillery flew from their respective positions to the other's position.
Obviously, the positions of both sides are currently in a stalemate, but this makes Wei Ran more and more confused. In the current situation, it is obvious that there is no need for a nurse to complete the "covering mission" as mentioned in the return mission.
Lifting the camera out of the trench and pressing the shutter button twice, Wei Ran descended the wooden ladder and turned towards the forest.
Since he has to assist Nurse Lano in the return mission, for now, all he can do is obviously follow the other party and wait and see what happens.
However, what he didn't expect was that at dusk on the day he made this decision, the Germans on the opposite position began to use artillery to carry out covering fire, and the Soviet artillery at the edge of the forest also immediately fired back.
For a time, the artillery shells whizzing through the air caused huge damage to the positions of both sides. Dr. Pasha and Nurse Lano, who had just relaxed, also carried medical bags and rushed from the first aid station in the forest to the front line.
positions to rescue the wounded in a more direct way.
"What are you following me for?" Lano ran towards the front line along the trench, braving artillery fire, and shouted to the guards beside him.
"Report your deeds!" Wei Ran shouted naturally, "I always have to interview a few people and write about him or her in the newspaper."
"Why me?" Rano asked while avoiding the mud thrown up by the shell.
"It can also be Dr. Pasha!" Wei Ran shouted in response, patting the shoulder of Dr. Pasha beside him.
"Remember to write my image a little more noble when the time comes!" Before Dr. Pasha could finish his words, he got up again and started to move along the trench.
"I try my best!"
After Wei Ran responded, he immediately stood up and followed. He had already experienced this kind of intense artillery strike when he was in the Don River position. It would be absolutely false to say that he was not afraid. But at least he no longer looked like a new recruit.
, all I know is hiding in the bunker and shivering.
Following the desperate Doctor Pasha and Nurse Llano, they advanced along the trenches amid artillery fire. When they finally stopped, they had reached the front line, which was only a hundred meters away from the German trenches.
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At the same time, this is also where the most wounded people were. In the muddy trenches, soldiers injured by shell fragments or shock waves were all sent into bunkers with their backs facing the direction of the Germans. But there was only so much they could do.
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At this time, carrying the wounded to the first aid station in the forest not only requires more transportation capacity, but is also more dangerous. This is why Dr. Pasha and Nurse Rano chose to come to the front line under artillery fire.
Seeing more and more injured people being sent to the bunker, Wei Ran simply put away his camera and joined the rescue team without any explanation.
"Do you really know how to perform surgery?" Dr. Pasha asked in surprise.
"What did you say?" Wei Ran shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I said, do you really know how to perform surgery?!" Dr. Pasha raised his voice.
"I used to be a veterinarian!"
Wei Ran said perfunctorily, looked up at the canvas above his head to block the dirt and the kerosene gas lamp hanging not far away, and continued to help clean the wounds on the soldier lying on the ammunition box.
