At this moment, Natasha has found the root cause of Lilia's fear. Nothing is complicated, and she is even exactly the same as she was for a while!
Natasha could make a bold guess that Lilia might have seen her parents die from the gunfire of the German army, or even saw it very close.
Regarding this, some people will be so painful that they have a mental breakdown or even become crazy. Some people, such as myself, after enduring the most painful time, some will only seek revenge in kind.
Natasha recalled her past. The weak girl had died in the cellar. Since she was rescued by General Berekov himself, she had a new life.
Belekov is the best commander, an uncle-like figure, and a respectable teacher.
Unfortunately, such good people are rare, and Lilia has not met such a person.
No! She has met it now.
Natasha calmed down, knowing the source of her fear, and it was time to pull her out.
At this moment, Lilia's arms were as tight as stones, and her nervous emotions controlled even the weakest tendons. Her finger kept touching the trigger, but she had no determination to pull it.
Suddenly, she felt a strong force pressing on her back.
"Ah? Natasha?! You..."
"Relax, try to relax."
Natasha was lying on Lilia's left side, her right hand directly caressing Lilia's back, and kneading it in circles, as if to soothe a frightened cat.
This was a trick she came up with out of the blue. It is said that constant stroking can calm down the white rabbit, and it can also be used for people who are nervous.
The effect of this move was obviously very good. Natasha could feel the tightness of Lilia's back with her touch, which was now gradually softening.
"Lilia, are you... still scared now?"
"I...I'm very nervous."
"I know you are nervous." Natasha comforted her in a gentle tone: "Don't think about anything now, really don't think about anything, and don't care about the things around you, they have nothing to do with you."
"But……"
"Don't worry, I know what you are afraid of. Lilia, I...can I call you sister?"
"You?" Lilia was a little at a loss.
Natasha naturally thought that silence was acquiescence, so she continued: "Sister, I am always by your side. After we finish today's work, we go back to eat canned beef. We are like sisters, aren't we?"
The phrase "blood sisters" pierced Lilia's heart. She could understand that Natasha said this to comfort herself. The two people had no blood relationship, so how could they be regarded as biological sisters?
Lilia was afraid of being alone, afraid of facing the unknown future alone, and of being unable to forget the suffering she had experienced.
Maybe, I can gain a sister today?
"Sister, we are very young, we are women, we may have experienced many bad things, but we are not weak. You see, many people have experienced more serious sufferings, such as Paul Korchagin, who never gave up the fight. He
He is a brave person, not because he is a man but because he is brave, but because he is willing to be a brave person."
"Just like...just like that Speroskina? That girl who was promoted," Lilia suddenly turned her head and said.
The two pairs of eyes looked at each other again. Lilia hoped to receive further encouragement, but saw Natasha's shocked face.
The two fell into silence.
Did she know my identity? No! I didn't tell her at all.
That's right, she didn't know that I was Speroskina, she was just looking for a heroic figure to compare me to.
Natasha calmed down and quickly gave another example: "Like Pavlyuchenko, they are both women. The reason why they are better than you and me lies in their bravery."
"No! They are different from us. That Speroskina, does she really exist? I suspect she was fabricated. How can an orphan who has lost her parents have the chance to eliminate four hundred invaders?"
"Of course she exists!" Natasha's eyes were full of determination, as if pointed at the confused Lilia.
"Isn't she afraid?" Lilia asked suddenly.
Natasha still kept her serious and sharp eyes, and said bluntly: "She was once afraid, but she met a general. That general saved Speroskina's life and discovered her talent. That general
The general was willing to be Speroskina's uncle and told her that there is no savior. The only one who can save you is yourself. Therefore, she made great achievements by fighting frequently in the forests and swamps of Belarus. Those four hundred enemy kills were real.
, and the real number is higher than this. Sister, don’t think that she is a very mysterious person. In fact, she was an ordinary girl just like you and me. But she understands that in order to avenge her dead relatives, she must become
warrior."
No one had ever asked Lilia about the source of her fear.
Lilia didn't know what to say for a moment. She looked at Natasha's serious face carefully and asked curiously: "You... you seem to know that Speroskina very well."
"Maybe. So, are you willing to believe that person? If you want to believe it, just shoot!" As she said that, Natasha patted Lilia on the back again.
Natasha didn't answer Lilia's question at all, and maybe that was for the best.
The words were not said thoroughly at all, but they also revealed something. Lilia was not a fool. This classmate was willing to be her sister. She might know some anecdotes about Speroskina that the newspapers did not report, at least better than
The newspaper described it in more detail.
The two girls kept mumbling for a long time, making the onlookers increasingly impatient. The boys began to get confused, and many simply claimed that Lilia was going to be kicked out of the military camp by the instructor today.
Only the monitor, Jill, had been paying attention to the changes in the situation. In other words, he was more concerned about the two girls lying down, especially the classmate Kharkova.
Really, how can her lying position make people feel so happy?!
Lilia was finally inspired by the right spirit. Now, she could still see the tragic corpses of the fleeing people and the image of her mother lying in a pool of blood. In the past, she only thought of these with deep fear, and then evolved into
Fear of firearms and gunfire.
Things have changed.
The cowardly Lilia developed a new emotion of anger.
Her face began to twitch, and some of the soft muscles tightened again.
An excellent soldier must know why he is fighting! To defend the Soviet motherland? This is really a very noble belief. For those soldiers whose family members died in the war, the simplest purpose of joining the army is revenge.
Natasha felt Lilia's emotional changes and continued to add encouragement: "The leader called on us to learn from heroes. Speroskina also grew up from a militia to a hero step by step. You can learn from her! We can never underestimate ourselves.
Well, those boys don't believe us at all. They don't believe you. We should surprise them today.
Don't think about other things. No matter what you have experienced, don't worry about it now. Don't worry about the boys' ridicule, don't worry about the meal tickets. You are a sniper, and the only target in your field of vision is a hundred meters away. One hundred
It's not far away, you can see it. Now stabilize your breath, don't think about anything else, just shoot.
I will always be by your side. Promise me to be ready for design."
Lilia's heart knot has been completely opened at this moment. It can be said that as long as the right medicine is given, it really only takes an instant for her to change from a coward to a warrior.
Lilia really needs someone who understands her, not Anna, who has a happy family, or Lyudmila, who is obsessed with going to college and building the country. Her cold silence is due to her low self-esteem and confusion about her future.
"Natasha." Lilia said softly.
"Um?"
"You...you are like an angel, coming to me."
"Fight, girl! Now, spread your legs, steady your shoulders, and face the recoil."
"Aren't you going to plug it with cotton?" Lilia noticed Natasha's dark ear holes and questioned.
"It's okay, I'm not afraid of gunshots. Can you?"
"I...I'm not afraid either. My dear, I'm not afraid of anything now. I want to fight and avenge my father and mother. Now the target is the German army. I want to destroy the enemy!!!" Lilia became more and more excited as she spoke.
, and finally turned into a shocking roar.
Immediately afterwards, there was a clear and loud gunshot.
The sudden roars and gunshots startled the chattering crowd, and the noisy scene instantly fell into deathly silence.
Let’s talk about this bullet, it penetrated the target paper of a target a hundred meters away!
"You hit the target, it's the sixth ring. It's very good." Natasha was serious as she should be, like a machine, calmly reporting the results.
Lilia was infinitely shocked by this shot.
"I...I actually shot! I'm still lying here calmly, I'm not afraid of the gunshot."
"Keep quiet! You are obviously agitated." Natasha continued to say calmly, "Now pull the bolt and replace a bullet. This time, aim carefully at the red color in the center of the target paper."
Natasha's palms were always pressed against Lilia's back. The effect was obvious, and Lilia successfully calmed down.
The smoking bullet casing was thrown out, and Lilia took the initiative and naturally loaded another bullet. Her cheek was gently pressed against the butt of the gun, paying special attention to the distance between her glasses and the bolt. Her right eye was fixed on the rear sight, and the crosshair was aligned.
In the center of the target, a slender finger touched the trigger.
There is nothing to be afraid of anymore!
She gently pulled the trigger...
There was another crisp gunshot, and the girl's body was shaken in waves. Her spread legs were like huge brackets for an anti-tank gun, and the recoil of the gun butt was finally perfectly diluted.
At just a hundred meters, Natasha's farsightedness was very obvious. But this time, she had to rub her eyes vigorously and squint slightly to confirm that the result was true.
Yes, the results are amazing!
"Lilia, you hit." Natasha said seriously.
"What did I hit? Was it a target?"
"It's a target, it's ten rings. Sister, you accurately hit the enemy's heart!"
"Ah? Is this true?" Suddenly, Lilia fell into endless joy, and her whole body was like an out-of-control spring, about to bounce up. As a result, her thin shoulder was still hit hard by a strong arm.
Press hard.
"Don't be too happy, keep shooting. You still have seven bullets."
Now, no one dares to call Lilia a coward in front of her.
All the boys watched attentively, while instructor Kaganovsky picked up a military telescope with a magnification of 15 times and stared at the target.
He didn't understand at all. Kharkova, who was still taking photos, said a lot of things. The cowardly girl suddenly became brave, and the target paper that didn't lie revealed amazing things. Did Lilia Karpova seriously calm down?
, a ten-ring that can easily hit a target a hundred meters away?!
That girl has ten chances. Is it a coincidence or is she really a shooting talent? It all depends on the final result!
Kaganovsky also knew very well that according to the wartime shooting passing standards for recruits, a 60% hit rate within the seventh ring of a 100-meter target was considered qualified.
What shocked him was that Karpova had already fired five rounds, and except for the first one, which hit the seventh ring, the other four were all within the ninth ring!
Is this a coincidence? Are all four times a coincidence? It shouldn’t be!
Kaganovsky could hardly sit still. His military qualities took over, and he finally suppressed his restless body and continued to observe with his binoculars. However, he paid more attention to Lilia's loading action.
This time, without Natasha's assistance, Lilia loaded the rifle herself. She did not load the rifle in one go like Natasha, but stuffed it in one by one. Finally, all five bullets went in, and a new round
Shooting begins.
In fact, by now, the boys in class six have lost, and Kaganovsky also knows that he must reward the brave girl with a kilogram of black bread.
Do you have any complaints? No! Everyone worked hard and leaned forward one by one with their eyes wide open to see the coward ten minutes ago, who frequently hit the center of the target with the attitude of a warrior.
The audience was attentive, and many people applauded Lilia from the bottom of their hearts, but Natasha, on the other hand, fell into a huge tangle in her heart.
"Could this Lilia be a natural sniper like me? A sniper wearing glasses?"
In the end, all ten bullets were fired, and the result was astonishing.
When the last empty bullet shell was thrown out, Lilia knew that her reputation as a coward was gone. She showed herself bravely in front of the whole class!
The girl's face was filled with the joy of victory. Just as she was about to stand up, Natasha suddenly asked: "Lilia, your shooting skills are very accurate. Do you have any shooting experience?"
"No! I didn't. Thank you so much, Natasha, I actually did it today." Lilia said happily.
"Yes." Natasha slowly got up and continued to ask in a half-kneeling position: "I really can't believe that a shooter wearing glasses can hit at least four times out of ten. You are a myopic patient."
"Myopia? No." Lilia smiled and got up, "My dear, when did I tell you that I was myopia? Oh, by the way, you never asked this, and I didn't tell you either. Now let me tell you, I actually
It’s farsightedness. I regret that I was born with it. Maybe...maybe I was born with a defect."
"Are you farsighted?!"
Surprised, Natasha boldly pulled off Lilia's glasses from the bridge of her nose and quickly put them on herself. She looked at her palms, and at this moment, she finally saw the subtle clues of the fingerprint veins on her thumb.
In Lilia's confusion, Natasha returned the glasses: "I really didn't expect that you are farsighted."
"Yes. It's a shortcoming."
"No! For a sniper, this is a major advantage! Lilia!" Natasha could hardly control her emotions. In the end, she failed and pounced directly.
"Lilia! You are a genius! I dare say you are a genius, a shooting genius. If you go to the battlefield and feel that you can destroy a hundred enemies, you will definitely become a hero of the Soviet Union..." At this moment, Natasha held her arms in her arms
Lilia, who was one year older than her, couldn't finish the words in her mouth.
What about Lilia? She happily accepted the hug from her classmates, as if she had received the warmth from her relatives. She didn't pay attention to what Natasha was yelling about, they were all very happy things.