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

Chapter 99 Encountering the Enemy
Although she had her doubts, the old woman still opened the door, probably because of her familiarity with her mother tongue and the fact that the five "German soldiers" looked very friendly.

"Come in, we have no weapons, no men, and no food." The old woman explained dully.

Her meaning was obvious, she was just a civilian and had nothing to be robbed.

Lin Chen and the others felt sad after hearing this, but for the sake of caution, they winked at Lieqi and immediately searched the farm.

Soon, several people came back and shook their heads gently at Lin Chen.

"Don't worry, there is no threat here. I'm just an old woman." The old woman looked sad.

"Where are your relatives?" Lin Chen was very curious. How could there be only one old man living in such a big farm?

"My eldest son died in battle on the border, my second son died in battle in Kiev, my youngest son died in a bombing, and my husband died of illness not long ago." In fact, she was not telling the truth. Her two daughters-in-law all joined the army and are now soldiers in the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery unit. Her husband and only grandson also joined the guerrillas. Her husband died heroically in the ambush on a German convoy not long ago, but she doesn't know it yet.

When Lin Chen saw the old woman's hateful look, he, like Sergei and others, stood in awe of her.

In the early days of the Great Patriotic War, too many Soviet adult men were lost. In order to make up for this huge loss, the Soviet Union began general mobilization very early.

Fortunately, it has a large population base, and the Soviet army has a special structure. In peacetime, it has a set of backup grassroots military command structures. Therefore, it can quickly rebuild a large number of division-level troops and put them into a series of battles such as Moscow.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of these newly-built troops must be very average, and they can only be transformed into powerful guards through the baptism of battle.

The price is countless blood.

The German intelligence department did not grasp this situation in time, so in the first few months of the war, due to the destruction of a large number of Soviet troops, the German high-ranking officials developed an extremely optimistic attitude.

Because no country in the world could bear such heavy losses, the military action against the Soviet Union should be over within half a year. They even considered letting some soldiers temporarily retire from active service in 1942 to enjoy the fruits of victory in order to make the German people support them more.

Unexpectedly, the indomitable Soviet people fought back with blood and fire in Moscow and other places, completely bankrupting their dream of a quick victory and plunging them into the war of attrition they feared most.

"Old lady, actually we are all Red Army soldiers!" Seeing this old woman who had given everything for the Soviet Union, Lin Chen really didn't want to talk to them as a German soldier anymore.

When the old woman heard this, her eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again. She replied coldly, "Don't lie to me, an old woman. I have nothing left."

"We are really Red Army soldiers, and we are here to carry out a special mission," Lin Chen glanced at Sergei and others, and the others also stepped forward and greeted the old man in pure Russian.

Seeing that so many "German soldiers" could speak Russian, the old woman, although uneducated, could feel that Lin Chen and others were extraordinary.

Maybe there were some German soldiers who could speak Russian, but she had never seen anyone who could speak Russian like this, so most of her doubts were dispelled.

Lin Chen also knew that they couldn't waste too much time here as the Germans were searching for them everywhere.

So he hurriedly asked the old woman where this place was, and then used the map to determine where he and others were.

"We are now very close to the defense zone of the German Second Army. Fortunately, we asked here. Otherwise, if we rushed in headfirst, we would get into big trouble."

At this time, Lechi, who was on guard outside the house, walked in quickly and said, "There are enemies."

Everyone was shocked. How could he come so soon? Sergei was about to blow out the candles.

However, Lin Chen hurriedly stopped him. If he extinguished the candle now, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling the enemy that they already knew?
"How many people are there?" Lin Chen asked calmly.

"I saw two vehicles coming from the southwest road. They were too far away to see clearly, but judging from their headlights, they should be the same model as the German truck we were riding in."

Because Leqi worked as a driver during the day, he was familiar with this type of vehicle.

"Don't panic, pack up your things and hide them. Don't take any action without my order!" Because they didn't know how many enemies there were, it would be easy to expose their whereabouts if they acted rashly.

"Are you really Red Army soldiers?" The old woman heard them speaking Russian. She knew that the nervousness she felt when encountering the German army was definitely not pretended. She now believed it about 80%.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Is there a place to hide?" Lin Chen still hoped that the old woman could help him. She must know best where people can hide in the farm.

"There's a small storage room in the attic. It's a compartment and it's not easy to be found. I'll take you there!"

Soviet people generally have cellars or other places to store items, which are relatively hidden.

Several people quickly hid inside. At this time, the sound of someone hitting the door with a gun butt was heard from outside.

"Who is it?" The old woman hurried downstairs.

"Open the door! Open the door!" The German soldiers outside shouted loudly in stiff Russian.

The old woman calmly straightened her clothes, trying not to panic, and then slowly opened the wooden door.

Several burly SS soldiers rushed in and immediately searched the house. Fortunately, the compartment where Lin Chen and others were located was relatively hidden, and the German army did not find anything unusual.

"Why haven't you slept yet so late?" The German lieutenant who came in took off his military raincoat and asked in German. A German soldier immediately translated.

"It was raining heavily, and I wanted to get up to check if there was any leak in the house, and then you came."

The lieutenant officer was suspicious of the old woman's answer, because in the Soviet countryside, where there was a lack of entertainment, people basically went to bed early. They drove over from a distance and saw that there were still candles lit here, which they thought was very suspicious, so they came in to take a look. Of course, the most important reason was that they also wanted to hide from the rain.

The canvas at the back of the truck was badly damaged and the German soldiers in the car were suffering, so they also wanted to take a break.

"Get us something to eat!"

"I have no food left." Of course the old woman was unwilling to give them food.

However, the lieutenant thought it was normal for the Russian people to have no food. In order to maintain the huge front-line expenses, the German army's long logistical supply lines were somewhat unable to cope, so the troops were often asked to raise food locally.

"Then boil some hot water for us!" the lieutenant continued to order, and at the same time winked at a corporal next to him, asking him to be responsible for supervision to prevent her from poisoning.

Other German soldiers came in to find a place to smoke, rest, and eat the food they brought with them.

The lieutenant also took out an exquisite cigarette case, took out a short cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff.

Then he began to lower his head and think.

Suddenly, he noticed two clear footprints under the seat next to him. Judging from the size, they were obviously men's. The most important thing was that no one had sat here just now.

This was actually because Sergei did not wipe it off with his feet in time, leaving marks of rain flowing down his boots.

Because it was under the table, the old woman didn't notice it, but she didn't expect it to attract the attention of the German army.

The lieutenant was also a veteran of battle. The ribbon of the Second Class Iron Cross and several commemorative medals on his left chest all showed the time he had served on the Eastern Front.

At this moment he silently asked a non-commissioned officer next to him to come over, and whispered a few words in his ear.

This unusual action alerted Lin Chen, who was observing through the gap in the attic.

He keenly sensed the danger coming.
Especially when the sergeant turned around, walked over to other soldiers and began to explain again, he was sure that the Germans must have discovered something.

There were only eight German soldiers in the house, and he didn't know how many were outside. Just now, for safety reasons, he asked Lech to hide outside, but now it was impossible to pass the information in.

He poked Sergei behind him. Sergei and the others understood what Lin Chen meant and put their hands on the safety.

"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a violent explosion in the German military vehicle outside the house, and it sounded like a grenade.

Something must have happened to Lech.

Lin Chen quickly stretched out his submachine gun and knocked down the two German soldiers downstairs with a precise burst of fire.

As soon as Sergei pulled the bolt of his machine gun, the nickname "Cloth Ripper" was well-deserved. A large number of German troops who were not prepared were wiped out.

"Go out! Support Lechi!"

Lin Chen didn’t know how many enemies were outside, but if they stayed upstairs all the time, they would be easily surrounded.

Several people had been holding back their anger for a long time, and now that they could kill the enemies to their heart's content, they were naturally full of energy and demonstrated the results of their earlier hard training. They were all accurate shooters and had great skills, and in a few strokes they took care of all the German troops. Even the German lieutenant was seriously injured and captured.

At this time, Lechi had already walked in.
"It's all solved! It's safe outside!"

"So fast, you're good!" Lin Chen suddenly discovered that Lieqi's fighting ability was really good.

"Just now I was hiding in the bushes and saw a car of people carrying a German officer coming in, but the people in the other car were hiding on top and didn't get out. I don't know how many people were inside, but judging from the way they were talking, there should be quite a few.

So I didn't dare to act rashly. Later, I saw a German soldier walk out of the car and shouted, "Get down quickly, there are enemies." I thought you might have been discovered, so I got up and killed him, and then threw two grenades into the car. "

He looked at Lin Chen a little embarrassedly and said, "Captain, I opened fire without your order. I am willing to accept the punishment."

"What are you talking about? The enemy situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, which requires us to be able to adapt to the situation. Let me tell you, your "premeditated action" this time is not only not a fault, but a great achievement!"

"Captain, that old lady is in danger." A commando came out and shouted.

Lin Chen walked quickly into the house.

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