I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 109 The Battle of Kursk Finally Begins
Lin Chen and others are now unable to take care of themselves. Bode has guessed that the people crossing the river are just a Soviet guerrilla force, and what the German army fears most are Lin Chen and others.

How could an ordinary soldier possibly operate a heavy mortar?
So he simply stopped caring about Dravich and other defeated troops, and mobilized all the main forces to surround Lin Chen and his men.

The situation suddenly became extremely bad, because Lin Chen and his men only had two legs, while the German army had trucks, and the worst thing was that they also had two Sdkfz armored personnel carriers.

Although this type of vehicle can only be regarded as dregs on the front line, and at best is used for transporting troops and reconnaissance, it is definitely a killer here. An MG34 machine gun is extremely fierce, and it is also protected by steel plates, so ordinary bullets have no effect on it.

Lin Chen knew very well that the situation had become extremely dangerous and they had to rush to the shore and cross the river as soon as possible.

The other option is to retreat southwards and look for a bridge, but this would incur heavy losses.

"Sergey, you and Kirilenko quickly retreat to the river. I will cover you! Remember, you must cross the river and hand this thing over to the General Staff Headquarters."

Lin Chen took off his briefcase and threw it to Sergei.

There were a lot of collected materials in it. At this moment, he no longer cared about calling out code names, but directly called out names.

"No, Captain, I'll stay here, you guys go ahead, you're much more important than us!"

"Bullshit! Follow orders! If you still think I'm your captain!"

Lin Chen understood that he had the support of the system and was more flexible alone, so the probability of his survival was not low. If Sergei and the others stayed, they would surely die.

Hearing Lin Chen mention that this was an order, the two could only leave some bullets and then quickly rush to the river.

Lin Chen relied on the MP40 submachine gun in his hand, fighting and retreating, and his precise bursts of fire killed the German soldiers one by one. When Bode saw someone trying to cross the river, he quickly mobilized the half-track armored vehicle to shoot at them.

Lin Chen immediately picked up the rifle they left behind. Although it had no scope, he still relied on his extraordinary eyesight to kill a machine gunner on the armored vehicle.

The German army was shocked. They didn't expect that the enemy had a sniper?

Fortunately, Bode had been hiding very well, otherwise Lin Chen would have probably been beheaded directly.

Taking advantage of this precious moment, Sergei and the other man hurriedly dropped their guns, jumped into the river, and swam across the water while holding their breath.

Only then did they understand why Lin Chen was so "harsh" on them in his past training. Without the almost perverted training at that time, how could they have done all this?

Seeing that the two men were out of danger, Lin Chen no longer wanted to fight. He threw away the submachine gun whose magazine had already been emptied, and retreated south at a very fast speed with only a rifle.

How could Bode miss such an opportunity? He insisted on ordering a pursuit despite the fact that his men had been fighting continuously for a long time.

He believed that the other party was also a human being and would only be more tired than them. He had to find out what kind of terrible monster this was.

Although Lin Chen was agile and had great endurance, he was already very tired. Although the rain was lighter now, he was soaked all over, and in a state of hypothermia, his physical strength was even more depleted.

He was accidentally hit in the shoulder by a rifle bullet from the pursuer, making him unable to fight back. He could only throw away his rifle and run forward madly.

After running for an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the river again. The pursuers were very close. He was shot in the thigh again, and blood stained the road red.

He really had no choice but to dive in, and a large area of ​​blood-red appeared on the surface of the river.

The German army rushed to the shore and fired wildly at the blood-red area, but no bodies were found.

"Colonel, the enemy was hit with so many bullets, he must be killed!"

A non-commissioned officer ran over and reported to Bode who arrived shortly afterwards.

"Asshole, I want to see the person alive or dead. Didn't you see how many of us this guy killed?"

Bode insisted on deploying personnel upstream and downstream of this section of the river. He didn't believe that this guy could stay underwater after being so seriously injured.

"Report, Colonel, urgent telegram from division headquarters!"

The communications soldier in the battle group came running over.

"What's the matter?" Bode was a little dissatisfied because he had a bad feeling.

"Divisional command: The great 'Fortress' operation has officially begun at 6 a.m. today. However, due to the Soviets' early artillery counter-attack, our army suffered heavy losses. So far, the results of our 2nd SS Panzer Corps have been extremely limited. Therefore, I order you to immediately reinforce Belgorod and strengthen the assault force!"

"Damn, call me back, I'll wait here for an hour and then leave!" Bode planned to delay for a while. Anyway, he would not feel at ease until he saw the body.

"Colonel, there is a sentence at the end of the divisional telegram."

"what?"

"Go immediately upon receiving the order. Those who disobey will be punished by military law."

After hearing this, Bode realized that the troops must have encountered big trouble, otherwise they would not have used such harsh words.

If he plays tricks and someone in the army reports him later, disobeying orders on the battlefield would be a serious crime.

"Colonel, that man must be dead. No one can stay alive for so long without showing up, unless he is not a human being from Earth." The communications soldier couldn't help but persuade him. In fact, this was what everyone thought.

Instead of capturing guerrillas here, it is better to make achievements on the front battlefield. Many people have the dream of winning medals and promotions.

It is true that the battlefield is a nightmare for civilians, but it is also the best shortcut for the lower class to reach the upper class.

"Okay, order the troops to pack up and set off in 5 minutes!" Bode looked at the river again unwillingly. Due to the heavy rain, the river water became turbid and unclear, and nothing could be seen at all.

But he always had a feeling that the guy was not dead, although he also felt that if he expressed this feeling, others would think he must be crazy.

Shortly after the German troops withdrew, a tired head emerged from the river.

He was seriously injured, and although his powerful healing ability allowed him to stop the bleeding quickly, the bullet was still stuck inside, greatly reducing the healing effect.

In addition, he was already tired and hungry, which made the situation even worse.

Fortunately, at the moment he jumped into the river, he grabbed a reed and tore off a piece of it to use as a breathing tube, barely maintaining the most basic breathing. If the German army had searched more carefully or stayed longer, he would really not have been able to hold on.

This was God's will. When he confirmed that there was no danger around him, he used up his last bit of strength to climb to the shore, and then his eyes went dark and he passed out.

He had a very long dream. He dreamed that he returned to his hometown in the East. In fact, he couldn’t tell whether it was his hometown. He only knew that his father and mother were smiling kindly, and his younger brothers and sisters were clamoring for delicious food from them, the eldest brother.

"Chen'er, your mother and father are both fine, don't worry about them. Eat well and dress warmly outside!" The mother stroked Lin Chen's face kindly, her eyes full of doting.

"Woo~!"

Suddenly, a shrill air raid alarm sounded, and his father pushed Lin Chen outside with all his might. Lin Chen saw the whistling aerial bombs falling into his own yard. Amid the sea of ​​fire, the cries of his younger brothers and sisters, and the despair of his parents came one after another.

But I was floating higher and higher, and I wanted to go down, but I couldn't.

"Fuck you, little Japs!" He felt like he must have been crying, otherwise why would there be a salty taste in his mouth?
As I floated higher and higher, I could no longer see anything below, only thick dark clouds.

Suddenly the scene changed and he came to the Pavlov Building in Stalingrad again. Here he met many old acquaintances, even several German officers. Of course, they dragged him up and beat him up.

Just when everyone was laughing and feeling relieved,
"Captain, why are you here? It's not your turn yet!" Lin Chen turned around and saw that it was Lechi and Hanta.

"You are not dead?" Lin Chen was surprised. He rushed over to greet them.

But they couldn't catch them no matter what. At this moment, a group of German SS soldiers suddenly rushed in from outside and hit Hanta and the others with the butts of their rifles without saying a word. The two were instantly covered in blood.

"Stop it, let them go! You bastards, if you want to touch my brothers, you have to see if the people on our side agree or not!" He waved his hand behind him, "Brothers, follow me and kill the Germans!"

Unexpectedly, there was no movement behind him. He turned his head and got goosebumps. The comrades who had fought with him just now were all turned into graves.

They are everywhere in the mountains and plains, too numerous to count.

"Captain, hurry up, we will cover you!" Lechi detonated the last grenade on his body.

Hanta used up his last bit of strength to shout, "Captain, hurry up, don't hate Hanta. Although Hanta made a mistake in a moment of confusion, he is still your good brother. I will follow you in the next life!"

In a flash of fire, the two men and the German soldiers who were fighting with them all disappeared.

"No!~" Lin Chen shouted in despair.

"Don't die, I never blame you, my good brother!"

He tried hard and slowly opened his eyes.

In front of me was a dim room, which seemed to have candles lit, and the person who came into view was Kirilenko.

When he saw Lin Chen wake up, he immediately shouted happily, "Come in quickly, the captain is awake."

Sergei, Dravich and others rushed in quickly.

"Where is this?"

"You were in a farmer's house. We finally rescued you. Your brothers met us after breaking through the siege. We decided to rescue you, but the Germans withdrew for unknown reasons. We saw you lying on the shore." Dravich looked at you with admiration. "You are so lucky. We found a familiar doctor who took out four bullets from your body, two of which were in your back. Because there were no conditions for blood transfusion, the doctor said the hope of saving you was almost zero. But they didn't believe you would die and insisted that the doctor perform the operation. I didn't expect you to survive."

"Dravic, what are you talking about? What do you mean you didn't expect it? Our captain is a cat and has nine lives!" Sergei responded dissatisfiedly.

"Bullshit, what cat? Our captain is the king of beasts!" This was naturally Kirilenko's voice.

Lin Chen was speechless after listening to the two people's irrelevant conversation. "How long have I been unconscious? What day is it now?"

"You've been in a coma for two days and two nights. Your body is really strong. With such serious injuries, you can actually speak now?" The old doctor who walked in was extremely surprised. This was simply against medical common sense!

"Captain, today is July 7th and it is 8 a.m. now." Kirilenko told the captain the information he wanted to know.

"What? Have the Germans already launched an offensive towards the Kursk region?"

"I'm not sure. We are short of manpower and have no channels to obtain information. But one thing is certain, there are fewer German troops active here recently. Maybe because of the big battle on the front line, the German troops attacking us withdrew." Dravich said regretfully.

There are not many people left in their main guerrilla force. They suffered heavy losses when crossing the river. The most crucial point is that their heavy weapons were basically lost, and now everyone together has only a few rifles.

Besides, in such a small place, where would the news from the front line come from?

After hearing this, Lin Chen thought about it for a moment and came to the conclusion: the Battle of Kursk must have begun. Model's Ninth Army on the northern front basically returned empty-handed, but the German offensive on the southern front was fierce, especially in the inconspicuous little village of Prokhorovka, where the largest and most brutal tank battle in human history would break out.

It was this battle that completely destroyed the German offensive's ability to continue.

"We need to go to the front to support our main force. This German offensive is unprecedented and may be the most critical decisive battle on the entire Eastern Front."

"What? We are going to the front line? But our strength is too weak!" Dravitch is not afraid of death, but if they rashly go to the front line, what use will these people be?
Besides, Lin Chen’s current physical condition is really bad. We can’t carry him to the battlefield on a stretcher, right?

"Let me think about it. Grizzly, you and Lianfa, prepare as many supplies as possible. We have to set off tomorrow no matter what!" Lin Chen knew that his body should recover quickly. If the journey went smoothly, he should be 70% to 80% recovered by the time he got there, which would be enough.

After this dream, he had realized very clearly that although this was not his own country, it was still necessary to fight for it for the sake of world peace. Discussions about the Battle of Prokhorovka have never stopped in history.

One side believed that the Soviet army suffered heavy losses, but the German army was also in a bad situation and could not afford the loss, so they retreated.

This is the mainstream perception.

The other side believed that the Soviet army suffered unprecedented losses, while the German army suffered relatively little. It was only because of the Allied landing on the Sicily Peninsula and the shortage of fuel that they gave up the courage and determination to continue the attack.

To be honest, Lin Chen didn’t know which one he should believe, so he needed to go and help on the ground. In this time and space, what if the German army continued to attack?
Although the final outcome will not change, the duration of the war will certainly be further extended, and the common people will be the ones who suffer.

In order for thousands of families like his to get rid of the shadow of war as soon as possible, he must stand up.

In order to achieve peace as soon as possible, as a former member of the special forces, he still remembers the teachings of his instructors, and he feels that he should stand up.

Isn’t this also the greatest significance of allowing him to travel through time and space?

Sergei and Kirilenko naturally had no objections. They had now completely deified Lin Chen and believed that as long as they followed him, a miracle would definitely happen.

(End of this chapter)