Battlefield Priest's Diary

Chapter 172 Leading Soldiers
The person who was laughing and joking during the day is now lying in front of you, covered in blood.

The deceased's once youthful face was now mangled beyond recognition, the bullet holes staring at her like an eye.

Well! ! !
The intense mental shock triggered a physical reaction; Lilia suddenly bent over and began to vomit, bringing up everything she had eaten that evening.

Although she had come into contact with corpses in the past few days, seeing familiar people die so tragically at such close range had a profound impact on Lilia.

The others weren't much better off. Seeing more than a dozen corpses piled up together, Shevlyuchenko and Beriev, though they didn't vomit, were also pale-faced and panicked, not knowing what to do.

Several people stood frozen in place like wooden puppets.

"Get down!!!" A loud shout rang out, and someone rushed over.

Lilia, who had just stood up, felt herself being pushed hard and pulled to the ground. A sharp pebble from the roadside left a scratch on her forehead.

boom! ! !
A gunshot rang out, and a bullet struck the spot where Lilia had just been standing.

Puff puff puff puff puff! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!

The sound of submachine guns rang out, figures flashed in and out of the woods, and German slogans rose and fell.

"They're Germans! Stay hidden!"

Puff puff puff puff!

"Damn it! I've been shot!!"

A scream rang out, and Shevlyuchenko doubled over in agony, his thigh a deep, bruised mess. Berylev bent down to help his comrade, but another gunshot rang out, and he too fell to the ground, his fate unknown.

Lilia, who was lying on the ground, tried to get up to help, but found that someone had grabbed the back of her collar and then dragged her up.

The other party almost violently pulled her to a large rock by the side of the road. When he looked up, he saw a black-haired, black-eyed Asian man standing next to her, holding a rifle in one hand, while his other hand had just loosened its grip on the back of her collar.

Her back was burning hot; without even looking, Lilia knew it was chafed raw, but she couldn't care less at the moment.

"Qin, Shevlyuchenko is injured, I have to bring him back!"

After saying that, the petite girl prepared to mop up the wounded on the ground.

A hand pressed down on her.

"Don't move! The Germans have snipers! You'll be a sitting duck if you go over there now!"

"The Germans are trying to lure us out. As long as we're not killed, Beriev and the others won't die anytime soon," Qin Hao said in a low voice.

Lilia looked in the direction the Easterner was pointing.

In the dim light of the night, you could see the two bodies lying on the ground, still making slight movements, and even hear intermittent groans.

However, the Germans did not kill either of them, clearly waiting for their next target.

"Where's the sergeant?" The short female soldier suddenly realized that one person was missing.

"Don't worry about him, he'll definitely be able to hide well in a situation like this," the black-haired partner replied, his tone suggesting he was very familiar with his superior's style, and even carrying a hint of teasing.

Lilia looked in another direction and sure enough, she spotted the sergeant. He had rolled into the pile of corpses and buried himself. In the pitch-black night, he was really hard to spot.

"Qin, it seems we're surrounded," Lilia said worriedly.

Qin Hao didn't speak. He leaned against a large rock and used the corner of his eye to observe the distance. In the darkness, shadowy figures moved in the woods opposite, making it impossible to see how many people there were.

Based on his judgment, the Germans might not be many; they were probably just a small detachment of scouts. Otherwise, they would have surrounded them long ago and wouldn't have used corpses to lure his small transport team into an ambush.

After a brief exchange of fire, neither side made any further advances, and the situation on this small battlefield seemed to have reached a stalemate.

boom! ! ! !

A gunshot rang out, and a bullet landed next to Beriev, hitting a nearby rock and sending sparks flying.

boom! ! !
Another shot, this time the bullet was even closer, only two centimeters from Shevlyuchenko's head.

It's obvious that the other side is provoking us and trying to put psychological pressure on us.

The petite girl gripped her weapon tightly, her palms sweaty.

The situation seemed hopeless. Although she had been trained in shooting, her skill level was only average, and she had little confidence in facing the regular German army.

Looking at his companions, he saw that both of them were injured, and the sergeant who was hiding seemed unreliable. Although Qin had performed very well recently, he was, after all, a worker and might not have received any shooting training before.

"Lilia, calm down! You're the only one who can help us now." She bit her lip, gripped the rifle tightly, and then made a decision in her mind.

She turned to her companion and said, "Qin, cover for me..."

"Lilia, cover me!"

? ? ! ! !

The black-haired, black-eyed companion spoke first.

He leaned his rifle against the rock, took off his coat and rolled it up, revealing a dark black cross ornament that appeared out of nowhere in his hand.

Then a sharp knife flashed coldly in the night.

Flap flap flap~~~ The sound of crows flapping their wings began to fade into the distance.

In the woods on the other side.

The branches swayed, and Lieutenant Ernst, dressed in a special forces uniform and holding a 98K sniper rifle, once again observed the large rock opposite through the scope.

He felt it was a bit tricky.

Using corpses to attract the attention of the Soviet troops and launching a surprise attack while they were inspecting the scene was a tactic that had been used many times and had been very successful in the past.

At least a dozen Russians fell to their own guns.

I just don't know why the guy on the other side noticed it beforehand.

He only injured two people, and the rest went into hiding, which made him very dissatisfied with his performance.

They were a small squad, not equipped with indirect fire weapons like mortars, and he absolutely did not want any casualties to occur due to a direct assault.

Seeing that the other party still did not intend to show themselves, Ernst pointed his gun at the wounded man on the ground.

He decided to kill one of them first to see the other side's reaction.

A second later, a tan military cap emerged from behind the rock, swaying slightly in the night breeze.

"Idiot! Do you really think I'd be fooled by such a petty trick?" Ernst grinned like a cat playing with a mouse.

The next second, he was stunned.

The carriage parked to the side suddenly started moving, and the rickety horse pulling it moved towards the center of the battlefield.

Someone is driving?!
This was Lieutenant Ernst's immediate reaction.

However, when looking through the scope of the 98K, it was clear that there was no one driving the carriage.

Damn it!

Lieutenant Ernst aimed his gun at the dhow, trying to dispel the strange sight before him. Just as his finger was about to pull the trigger, a slight hesitation flashed through his mind, preventing him from firing immediately.

During wartime, horses were considered an important strategic resource, and soldiers generally wouldn't easily kill a horse if they could capture it from the enemy.

Hesitation was only momentary, but it was enough.

The instant the carriage collided with the boulder, someone leaned out and threw something out.

Boom~~~
A dull sound echoed in the night, and strange smoke rose from the riverbank.

"It's a smoke grenade! Watch out!" "Stay alert!"

The voices of his companions reminding each other echoed around him.

Lieutenant Ernst could sense that everyone's attention was focused on the smoke in front of them, with dark gun barrels pointed at the cloud of mist in the middle. As soon as the smoke came out, they would riddle the enemy with bullets.

As the fog rose, everyone's fingers were on the trigger.

boom! ! !
A sudden sound rang out in the distance; the gunshot came from behind the rocks opposite.

Is he still over there?! Almost everyone thought this instinctively.

"Focus on what's in front of you, don't get distracted!" Lieutenant Ernst couldn't help but remind his comrade beside him.

Gua! ! !
A mournful caw of a crow echoed through the woods, then silence returned.

Ernst could sense something creeping into the woods. He strained his eyes to look around, but all he could see were branches swaying in the wind.

The surroundings were eerily terrifying.

The fog gradually thinned, and the German soldiers' vision became clearer.

Da~da~da~
The rhythmic sounds echoed in their ears. As the smoke cleared, a shadow gradually became clear. The driverless carriage had entered the edge of the woods, and the German soldiers could clearly see the bodies of Soviet soldiers lying on it.

They just killed them this afternoon.

what! ! ! !

A scream rang out in the woods, and someone instinctively pulled the trigger.

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!!!
A flash of fire appeared, and figures moved about in the woods. Only a few seconds later, all was quiet again.

Gua! ! !
Gua! ! !
Gua! ! !
The crows on the branches cawed loudly, their mournful cries echoing through the woods, making one's pores close up.

puff! ! !
The sound of a knife piercing a tubing rang out, and the smell of blood filled the air.

"Hans! What happened over there?! Who!!! Ugh!"

The voice of his companion rang out from not far away, then abruptly stopped.

In the darkness, it seemed as if a monster, devouring its prey, lurked in the woods. It could see others, but others could not see it.

At this moment, the roles of hunter and prey were suddenly reversed.

"Who's there?! Come out!!!" In the eerie atmosphere, someone started screaming hysterically, even forgetting to hide.

puff! !

There was another muffled thud, and the soldiers on the other side fell silent.

"Don't panic! Everyone come closer! Get out of here first!" The lieutenant couldn't care less about anything else at this point. There was no sign of the enemy in his field of vision, but the enemy seemed to be able to pinpoint their location accurately.

He didn't believe in ghosts or gods, but he couldn't fight this battle until he understood his opponent.

After weighing the options, he decided to withdraw with the other soldiers to preserve their strength for the time being.

Bang!! Puff puff puff!!

Gunshots rang out again in the woods, but each time they lasted only a short time before stopping.

The exit of the woods was not far away, but Lieutenant Ernst's unease grew stronger. So far, not a single one of the scattered soldiers had rejoined him.

"What a joke! Have the Soviets been raising vampires?!" Lieutenant Ernst cursed under his breath and strode toward the exit.

Quack!

Another crow cawed, this time very close, seemingly right above my head.

Sensing danger, Lieutenant Ernst raised his gun almost instinctively.

boom! ! ! !

A flash of light appeared, and at the same time, a figure tackled him to the ground.

In the final moments, Lieutenant Ernst finally saw his opponent clearly: hair and eyes the color of the night sky, and a cross-shaped dagger in his hand just centimeters from his throat, with drops of blood falling from it.

In the final second of his life, a strange question suddenly flashed through Lieutenant Ernst's mind.
"The taste of my own blood and the taste of Slavic blood seem to be no different."

The next second, endless darkness descended.
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Behind the rock, Lilia Litviak felt her heart pounding.

After throwing out the strange smoke bomb, the person dashed out like a raccoon dog.

She simply fired a shot into the sky as the man had instructed, and then could only wait there.

Soon, gunshots rang out in the woods, and it seemed that someone was shouting something in German.

Although I couldn't understand what they were saying, I could tell from the German's tone that they were very flustered.

Bang!! Bang!!

Puff puff puff!!!

The sounds of rifles and submachine guns rang out in the woods, the muzzle flashes appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Lilia Litviak wanted to help, but she didn't know what she could do.

About five minutes later, the woods fell completely silent, as if no battle had ever taken place.

Who's winning?!

The petite girl was incredibly anxious at that moment.

Gua! ! !
The cawing of crows rang out, and a figure staggered out of the woods. The person staggered a few steps and then slumped onto a carriage nearby.

It's Qin!!
Lilia grabbed the gun and ran over, almost tripping in her haste.

When she saw him, she was startled. The man was leaning against the carriage, covered in blood, staring at her.

Upon closer inspection, most of the bloodstains were on the chest area; logically, a person should have died long ago from such a large amount of bleeding.

"Don't move! I'll go get the bandage!" Faced with such an injury, the petite girl panicked and her voice trembled slightly.

“Most of them are Germans.” The guy opposite waved his hand wearily.

"I'm fine, just a little exhausted, and there's a minor problem here."

It was only then that Lilia noticed that although there was a lot of blood on the other person's chest, there were no wounds on his body, except for a clear gunshot wound on his right shoulder.

At this moment, Lilia had a hundred questions she wanted to ask the other person, but she knew now was not the time.

The petite girl bent down and asked softly, "How are you feeling? Can you stand up?"

The man in front of me gave a self-deprecating laugh. "I'm afraid that won't work! Even if another German comes, I'll probably just have to lie here and wait to be killed."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a terrifying sound rang out from the sky.

That was the sound of an airplane wing cutting through the sky.

If German planes appeared in the sky at that moment, those people would probably be doomed.

However, Lilia listened carefully and became happy instead.

"It's our plane!"

(End of this chapter)