USSR 1941

Vasily took the troops into position that night.

There were also some troubles, because some of the positions estimated by Shulka and Vasily as positions had already been occupied by the 10th Division, and the most troublesome of them was a field hospital.

For this reason, Shulka also made a special trip to the headquarters of the 10th Division.

The person who answered the phone was a staff officer. Major General Batrakov probably didn't think that Captain Shulka had the right or need to communicate with him as a major general.

"I think Major General Batrakov has given the order!" said Shulka, "but they refuse to withdraw!"

"Wait, Captain, I need to ask about the situation!"

After a while, Batrakov's angry roar came from the microphone, perhaps because he was too angry not to scold Shulka for a few uncomfortable words, otherwise he might not bother talking to Shulka.

"I did promise to cooperate with you in fighting, Comrade Shulka!" Batrakov shouted on the other end of the phone: "But this does not mean that you can do whatever you want in our defense zone, and even ask the field hospital to make room for you... ..."

"This is not to make room for us, Comrade General!" Shulka retorted: "This is for combat needs!"

"Oh, is it?" Batrakov sneered: "I remember you asked, you are about to enter the battlefield! And the battlefield you mentioned is the field hospital we set up in the rear? Is this your heroism? You Do you know how many wounded and sick are waiting in that field hospital? You are committing a crime, understand? A crime!"

Therefore, some things on the battlefield are difficult to distinguish right from wrong.

From Shulka's point of view, what they did was for combat needs on the one hand, and on the other hand to save the lives of those doctors and wounded.

But from Major General Batlakov's point of view, Shulka and his crew are just messing around, trying to gain fame, and fighting for positions with the field hospital when the battle is hot on the front line.

"Comrade General!" said Shulka, "all this is because we believe that tomorrow the enemy will launch a violent attack and hit the place..."

"Oh, really? That's great, you've already started telling your fortune!" Before Shulka could reply, Major General Batrakov hung up the phone with a bang.

Shulka hung up the phone helplessly, then shook his head at the people next to him.

think about it,

Shulka asked, "How many people are there in the field hospital?"

"The sick and wounded, plus the medical staff, there are more than 700 people in total!" Vasily replied: "That is the basement of a large warehouse, because it is spacious and safe, and it is not far from the front line, it is used as a field hospital Best location!"

"Maybe we can talk to the people in charge there!" Shulka said.

"It's useless!" Vasily shook his head: "I have approached the person in charge there, but...he was rejected without a doubt, and he didn't hesitate at all!"

"Take me!" Shulka said.

"Yes, Comrade Captain!" Vasily answered and led the way.

Shulka just didn't want to give up his last hope.

Because he understands that if his estimation is correct, that is, the German army will launch a counterattack at dawn tomorrow, then this field hospital hiding in the basement and not far from the front line may not be able to evacuate in time...

Field hospitals are different from troops. They will have a lot of burdens when retreating, such as wounded, medicines, equipment, and even wounded are constantly being sent in during the retreat.

Therefore, the loss of a good support point for the cadet troops is not a big deal. The important thing is that they are likely to be captured by the enemy the next day.

Needless to say, what happened when the field hospital was occupied by the enemy.

The wounded will definitely not get the treatment they deserve, because all the medicines and equipment will become the trophies of the German army, and German soldiers are also in urgent need of these medicines.

It's not hard to imagine that the Germans would have used the medicines for their own soldiers and left the Soviet wounded to fend for themselves... Nobody cares about the Geneva Conventions without enough medicines, let alone this The Soviet Union had not yet signed the treaty.

After following Vasily all the way to the warehouse that was used as a field hospital, Shulka saw that the entrance was exactly as he thought... The entrance of the warehouse is really big, but there are only two entrances in the basement, and the width can only accommodate two People pass side by side.

Although such a basement has a large space and is safe, there is not enough time to evacuate in case of an emergency.

After entering the dark basement, the first thing you can smell is bloody and rancid smell, as well as screams and groans. Occasionally, you can see a few blood-stained female nurses carrying bags full of severed hands and feet. Iron barrels clanged past.

This made Shulka a little sick.

This is not because he has never seen dead people or stumps, but the calmness on the female nurse's face and the indifference in her eyes when she was carrying the iron bucket, as if those parts were damaged and replaced.

Vasily felt similarly, so he whispered something to Shulka: "So I swear I will never marry a nurse, because one day...she may look indifferent when she lifts my stump!"

Shulka smiled, Vasily knew how to create an atmosphere.

After walking around in the basement for a while and asking a few people, the two quickly found the person in charge here: Major Zogtanov.

"Comrade Zogtanov!" Vasily walked up to him. At this time, he was amputating a soldier's leg. Perhaps because there was no anesthetic, the poor soldier yelled in pain.

Zogtanov didn't stop moving his hands, just glanced at Vasily, and then replied: "Don't waste your energy, and don't you think you should bother me at a more suitable time?"

Shulka went up and said: "I think now is the right time, because the field hospital is probably in danger..."

Speaking of which, Shulka looked at his watch and said, "It's still two hours before dawn, so it's too urgent to get out now."

"Oh, is it?" Major Zogtanov let out a disdainful laugh: "You think I will believe you? Just because of your few words, leave this basement to you? No one is a fool , Comrade... you better get out of here before I call the guards!"

When it comes to this, Shulka is speechless, because no matter what he says, it seems that he has some other intentions.

"You should trust our captain!" Vasily interrupted: "Because he is a 'breakout hero', he is not the kind of person you think!"

Zogtanov raised his head in surprise, glanced at Shulka, and asked, "You are the 'breakout hero'? Do you know Dr. Anatoly?"

"Oh, of course!" Shulka replied: "He saved my life, in Moscow!"