This afternoon, the youth camp carried out three rounds of fish bombing operations. They swept a two-kilometer-long river. Of course, because this small subsidiary river is winding like a crescent moon, its straight line is less than one kilometer long. In a sense,
It looks like a small lake.
All the dead fish that floated up were fished ashore. The work of fishing was not easy. The boys who came ashore were panting. They also spent a lot of energy in the cold water. Coupled with the fatigue of the whole day, everyone
When I get ashore, I just want to eat and then lie down comfortably.
Finally, it was the female soldiers' turn to start the arduous counting work.
They are warriors and are generally mentally prepared for bloodshed. However, they are faced with a bunch of fish. Being farmers, they are not unfamiliar with fishing. As long as they have a dagger, they will show their excellent skills in dissecting fish.
After some counting, a total of more than 800 complete fresh fish were landed. Looking at these fish, most of them are over 30 centimeters. Each one is made into grilled fish, which is enough for an adult to eat! However, there are still many fish that are not enough.
Unable to add statistics, they were shattered by the strong shock wave. This kind of broken fish was still edible, and they became the dinner of the youth camp today.
The fish caught must be delivered to the ferry in time. Seeing that the male soldiers under his command were exhausted, Kharkov was helpless and had to leave the job of transporting fish to the female soldiers.
"Nina, come here." Kharkov waved to his female battalion commander.
"Considering the current situation, you are the only female soldiers who can send the fish back safely. How about it? Are you confident that it can be completed?"
"Of course!" Nina said, deliberately rolling up her sleeves and striking a powerful pose, "We are not weak at all. I will lead the sisters to complete the task brilliantly."
"Very good. You organize...well, organize a hundred people to carry all the rattan baskets and carry all the fish back. There are eight hundred fish, and one person can carry eight fish on average. Considering the weight, there is no need to carry firearms.
Everyone brings a blanket."
"This... as a soldier, if you don't carry firearms, the commander will criticize you if you find out."
Nina's persistence was reasonable, and Kharkiv shrugged: "If you think you can bear the weight, bring the firearm."
Nina was full of confidence at first. She selected the 100 strongest girls among the female soldiers, but she really underestimated the total number of fish. Eight fish per person, what is the concept? Some of these catfish are as big as
The entire arm is long, giving the impression that it is much heavier than the Mosin Nagant.
Fifteen-year-old children are destined to be less able to bear weight than adults, not to mention they are still girls.
The fact was in front of her, and the confident Nina was immediately discouraged. Why? The weight of the fish alone was definitely more than 20 kilograms. Even without a gun and only a blanket, she would have to walk several kilometers in the mud with this crazy weight.
, it’s really crazy. Even if they reach Missi Ferry, all the girls will probably have to go to the hospital to recuperate their exhausted bones.
Nina realized that Brigadier Kharkiv had given everyone an impossible task. After he was promoted, he felt as if he was in a state of ecstasy. He really felt that if the unit changed its name to "Youth Brigade", it would be able to do anything.
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She took Shura, her close comrade-in-arms, to complain to Kharkov about this terrible fact.
"Brigadier, we are about to collapse. We...we absolutely cannot go back carrying forty kilograms of stuff."
"What? Forty kilograms?"
"You should try it too. With eight fish per person and the weight of the rattan basket, the sisters have collapsed."
When Kharkov tried it himself, he concluded that even Balzen's elite reconnaissance battalion would be unbearable at this weight. What to do?
During the day's fish fry, 800 fish came ashore, and they were generally not small in size, and there were even some big ones. He expected to kill a giant catfish several meters long, obviously that kind of monster was very rare. Even though
No, today’s results can be considered fruitful.
Catching a lot of big fish is a good thing, but if it cannot be transported back in time, it will be a waste and a serious waste of food.
"How many people do you think can take these fish back?"
"Two hundred people."
Kharkiv shook his head: "Forget it, you take all the girls and bring the fish back. Anyway, don't sleep in the open if you can. After you deliver the supplies, stay overnight at Misi Ferry."
"This is not good, we..."
"Follow the order! I will stick to this camp. You and the other girls don't have to worry about us at all. Just like this..." Kharkov took out his notebook quickly, tore off a blank space and wrote a letter, "
You give this to the village chief Kavitsky or Anatoly. We will have fish fry tomorrow, and we can't repeat today's lack of preparation. When you come back tomorrow, be sure to bring some peasants with you."
Nina understood that the actions of the female soldiers had to complete multiple tasks. Many female soldiers had already laid out their own shacks for the night, and everyone had to evacuate as the evening approached, and many of them were somewhat reluctant to leave.
Three hundred female soldiers, either on their backs or on their shoulders, took all the fish on their way home.
Looking at their retreating figures, Kharkov couldn't help but yawn deeply.
"What? Are you tired?" Ruslan asked.
"Aren't you tired?"
"I'm so tired. I really want to go to bed now. I feel really bad now, and my pants are still wet to this day."
"But, they have already left."
"Yes... they left." Ruslan smiled slightly, "There shouldn't be any embarrassment now."
There are only men left in the camp in Kharkov. In addition to eating, everyone is trying to find a way to dry all the clothes. Undoubtedly, toasting pants around a campfire is the fastest way. The female soldiers are not there, so they have no scruples.
...
Even if they are exhausted, soldiers are still soldiers, even if they are generally only fifteen years old. Kharkov must guard against the extremely unlikely possibility of wild beast attacks, so he set up some sentries, and the sentries were changed every two hours.
As the sun set, the campfire crackled, and the smell of grilled fish and potatoes still filled the air. All the soldiers' clothes were dried and they fell into a deep sleep one by one.
In the quiet night, Kharkiv and Ruslan squatted by the river, gathering together and smoking like adults.
The two people's eyesight was not bad. In the dark night, they noticed the wide Dnieper River not far away. Not only did it reflect the crescent moon in the sky, but there was also a lot of bright yellow light on the river in the north.
Kharkiv became interested: "Ruslan, I heard that a way to fish is to put an oil lamp on the bow of the boat at night, so that the fish will gather."
"I know this, fish like light."
"Alas, I made a mistake again. We should have prepared some kerosene lamps when we came here so that we could still fish at night."
"Forget it, our method is more efficient. It will be bright again in a few hours. Then we will change the area and continue to fry fish. I am afraid it will not be as simple as catching 800 fish."
"That's right." Kharkov put out the cigarette and kept the unsmoked ones.
He and Ruslan never believed that smoking harmed the body, but was a panacea to relieve combat stress. As for how Kharkov got the cigarettes, Natasha took them out of her trophies.
Natasha handed the confiscated razors and some German cigarettes to Yang Mingzhi through star fruit. She also kept a few packs and handed them to the big boy she loved with her own hands when visiting Kharkiv.
The night was already deep, and the two officers returned to their shacks and fell asleep around the campfire. The entire camp fell into silence, with the faint crackling of the fire and the chirping of insects making the night more precise.
Everyone fell into a deep sleep, but the sentry continued to circle around the camp with his gun on his back.
The sentry is not only responsible for guarding against any possible danger, but is also responsible for adding fuel to all campfires.
The sentries strictly followed a two-hour rotation, waiting for the sky to gradually turn blue.
All the male soldiers had participated in the war. This was not their first time patrolling at night, because there would never be German troops in this area. In the second half of the night, the sentries almost inevitably started to doze off.
Is there danger? What danger could there be?!
Three o'clock in the morning is the last shift change before dawn. Kharkiv stipulates that everyone get up at five o'clock and seize the time to have breakfast.
So for the last sentry group, they have rested for at least six consecutive hours. After such a long period of sleep, everyone's mental state is actually very good.
Even at night, the sky is still clear, with stars dotted in the sky and a gorgeous galaxy that is extremely bright. Looking up at the sky, more than a dozen sentries are still looking sideways at the yellow light spots on the river in the north.
"Xie Miao, look at those fishermen, they have been working all night."
"Let's go to the river. We can see clearly there and wash our faces by the way."
After washing their faces, everyone was in high spirits. More than a dozen people gathered by the river. After washing their faces, some people opened their trouser pockets and peed directly into the water.
"Hey! You can't do this, it's too disgusting! Are we still fishing after dawn?"
"Forget it, the water keeps flowing, what are you worried about?"
"Yes, I'm just as anxious." When the little warrior was about to unbutton his trouser pockets, who was too lazy to dissuade him, suddenly, a black shadow jumped out of the water.
Soon enough, the shadow knocked over the person next to him, the soldier who had just said, "Don't worry about anything." His legs were dragged, and he was dragged into the river by the shadow.
"Ah!" The continuous heart-rending screams resounded throughout the camp.
After all, they are warriors and have experienced fierce battles!
The poor man was being dragged into the river by the shadow, and his companion's trouser pockets were also untied. He grabbed his companion's arm and tried to fish him out.
After all, more than ten people gathered on the shore. When an accident happened, everyone swarmed up. Although I didn’t know what the black shadow was, the poor guy was dragged up.
He was fine, but in the weak moonlight, everyone was shocked to find that his legs were bleeding profusely!
"No! It's a monster!" One sentry simply fired a warning shot, causing all the sentries to shoot into the sky.
Everyone in their sleep woke up. They ignored the instruments and were completely conditioned to get their rifles from the gun tower immediately. Thanks to their battlefield experience, all the firearms had bullets in them. In just ten seconds,
Finally, everyone was ready for battle. They aimed their guns in any deliberate direction and launched suppressive fire.
This firepower was incredible, and the strong sound actually caused the river to boil. Those sentries who were still caring about their injured comrades focused entirely on the monsters in the river.
"Brothers, prepare your grenades and blow up that monster!"
A sentry took the lead, and the other ten immediately pulled out fish grenades contained in their armed belts.
Under the moonlight, the constant stirring of sleep was very obvious. The match lit the fuse, and they shouted "Granada" and threw the grenade. Then, a thirty-meter-high water column exploded from the water channel. The river water splashed down, giving three hundred people
The nervous warrior washed his face.
"What's going on?" Kharkov, who knew nothing, rushed to the injured soldier.
"Battal Commander, he was attacked by a monster!"
"Monster, what kind of monster can be here? Ah! Is it that?" Now, all Kharkiv can think of is the giant catfish.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the calm waterway and looked at the terrible wounds on the wounded man's calf. They were clearly several bloody holes. Fortunately, others tied his thighs with strips of cloth and the bleeding stopped.
"Quick! Carry him to the campfire quickly. Medic, sprinkle some sulfa on him!"
This sudden situation is unexpected. Who would have thought that there is danger hidden under the calm water?
No matter how tired you are, you have no intention of resting at this moment. Everyone is already in a state of excitement.
Kharkov knows very well that the giant catfish is not a swimming fish at all, but a predator when it is alive. Their huge size made a great impression on Kharkov last year. Think about it, if they are
No matter how big it grows, it can even swallow cows, let alone people.
Facing the soldiers who gathered around him, he shouted nervously: "You all listen, no one is allowed to go near the river without my order before dawn. Everyone checks their weapons, and if any abnormality is found, shoot immediately."
Kharkov didn't want to take any more risks, so waiting for dawn was the right way to go. Anyway, this unlucky soldier's wound basically stopped bleeding. When reinforcements arrived in the morning, he was sent back directly.
As time passed, the unexpected incident woke everyone up. "Execute this mission in the face of real combat" is no longer just a slogan.
The sky gradually ordered, the stars disappeared, the world fell into blue, then sky blue, and in the distant east, the sun was about to rise.
So, is the river that harbors monsters finally peaceful?
Two hours later, Kharkov sent scouts with firearms to the riverside to find out.
On the river bank, the scout saw the bloodstains of Yin Hong where the wounded were lying. Looking at the river, he saw a huge white thing floating on the river. It was so huge that even the river water did not wash it downstream.
"That monster is dead! Battalion Commander, go and have a look!"
The thrilling sentry returned, and Kharkiv stopped smoking and rushed to the shore with a submachine gun.
"Battal Commander, what is this thing? It's like a ship, what we see is the bottom of the ship."
Kharkiv shook his head, seeing the huge white object, he was trembling all over: "Brothers, I think we caught the biggest fish we have ever caught! Do you have the guts to drag him up?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the onlookers had expressions of confusion on their faces.
In fact, Kharkiv was not very nervous. He could basically conclude that this was a carnivorous giant catfish, which was bigger than he knew. Who knows whether the big fish was comatose or dead! Indeed, if he went down rashly,
The unconscious monster went crazy, fearing that it could beat people to death with a twist of its tail fin. Thinking of the bloody hole in the injured leg, Kharkov fell into self-restraint.
"Well, let's not take risks! Brothers, we will stay here. If this monster wants to escape, we will shoot it. We must not let it go. When reinforcements come, we will find a way to get it ashore.