Often times, plans never keep up with changes.
Zhang Heng waited until the sound of gunfire was far away before reaching the initial exchange point, reducing the risk as much as possible, but unexpectedly, an accident still happened. The first batch of Soviet soldiers returned much earlier than expected.
There was no point regretting or complaining at this time. Zhang Heng could only lower his body and run away in the opposite direction.
And as soon as he moved, he was immediately discovered by the Soviet soldiers.
At this time, I have to praise the logistics department of the Soviet Union. During the Winter War, the uniforms of Soviet soldiers were mainly khaki. In the vast white snow, they were as dazzling as beetles in the land. It was difficult not to get shot. The Soviet army was so tall. The casualty rate is not unrelated to this.
Zhang Heng knew without looking back that the Soviet soldiers must be loading their guns. Fortunately, the long-distance running exercise he had been insisting on came in handy at this time. After a burst, he quickly distanced himself, and there were still trees in the woods. Although there were gunshots in his ears, the impact points of those bullets were far away from his body.
Zhang Heng did not dare to take it lightly and ran all the way until his physical strength was almost exhausted before he stopped, holding on to a cedar tree and panting heavily.
He knew that he should be safe for the time being. In comparison, those Soviet soldiers carried more weight than him, and they probably didn't have much energy left after just chasing them, so they shouldn't be able to catch up in a short time.
Taking advantage of this time, Zhang Heng opened the rucksack and checked the results of his adventure. From top to bottom, he placed personal hygiene products, spare foot cloths, tableware and combat rations... The foot cloths are Su's. The special equipment of the army can keep warm to a certain extent and reduce wear and tear on the feet. As for the combat rations, they are mainly black bread, sausages made of unknown meat and a small bag of black tea.
In addition, Zhang Heng also found two boxes of canned beef and a lighter. These two items, especially the latter, were quite rare in the Soviet Union where light industry was relatively backward at that time. Zhang Heng recalled the two dead bodies before and found that they There are certain differences in clothing.
The other dead Soviet soldier seemed to have no red stars on his cuff. From this, it seems that the owner of this backpack was probably an officer.
It's a pity that bullets do not discriminate between high and low on the battlefield. In other words, the older the officer, the more likely he is to be the enemy's first target. The unlucky man received at least three or four bullets in his face, and he could not have been more dead.
Zhang Heng avoided looking at the bloody face while taking off his clothes, but no matter what, he was quite satisfied with this harvest. At least it solved the most urgent problems of keeping out the cold and supplying supplies.
Then he checked the gun in his hand. China's gun control is extremely strict. Except for some special professions, most people have only seen the corresponding props in movies. Zhang Heng was no exception. He didn't know about this gun. From the name, one could barely tell that this was a revolver. There were seven bullet slots in the revolver. However, it had been fired twice before, and now there were only five bullets with bullets left.
Only then did Zhang Heng realize that he had run too fast and was so focused on grabbing the gun that he forgot to pick up the bullets on his belt.
But five shots are better than nothing.
It's a pity that in the movie there are only handsome shots of the protagonist loading the gun and pulling the trigger. The real pistol structure is much more complicated. Zhang Heng fiddled with it for a while, but he didn't know how to take out the two empty cartridge cases, so he could only put the pistol close to his body first. good.
After opening the iron kettle and drinking some water, he regained some strength.
Because he was worried about the lingering ghosts of the Soviet soldiers behind him, Zhang Heng did not stop much and continued to trek deeper into the woods. It was not until night fell that he was sure that he was basically out of danger.
The visibility at night was very poor. The Soviet soldiers were unfamiliar with the place in the forest and had to worry about the elusive Finnish guerrillas. It was impossible to continue the search.
So Zhang Heng also stopped and decided to eat something and repair himself first.
He opened his backpack and took out a piece of black bread.
This kind of bread first originated in Germany, and later spread to Eastern Europe and Russia. It is not really black, but it is roasted darker in color. Don’t underestimate this thing. During World War II, the staple food of the German and Soviet troops was black bread. According to records, this thing saved at least 400,000 Soviet lives and maintained the combat effectiveness of nearly 10 million troops. Of course, the taste is another matter.
Zhang Heng cut a piece with the knife in his bag and tasted it. It felt sour and salty. The texture was very rough, and it was as hard as the legend said. It was a bit hard to swallow. Fortunately, he had experienced it on a desert island. During a period of scarce supplies, if the danger of war was not considered, the current environment would still be much better than his first start.
The only trouble was that he couldn't make a fire. It wasn't a technical problem. Even without the lighter in the rucksack, Zhang Heng could still make a fire. However, the fire was too conspicuous in the dark. In the final analysis, it was because of his understanding of the fire. The forest was so unfamiliar that he was blind to the distribution of Soviet troops and Finnish guerrillas.
Zhang Heng didn't know which side the enemy would come from, or even whether his current direction was getting closer or further away from the battle zone between the two sides. At this point, he was fully aware of how cruel the reality was. Being alone How difficult it is to survive this war.
The only thing that comforted him was the [Moment of Shadow] in his arms. The three-minute shadow state was his trump card to save his life. Unfortunately, he only had two chances. Zhang Heng did not intend to use it easily until the last moment.
He found a sheltered place and lay down wrapped in his military coat. As a result, he was woken up by the cold three times in one night. The coldness of the winter of 1939 seemed to be among the top ten in Finnish history. There was no bonfire for warmth. It is a severe test for anyone.
If it weren't for the Soviet sheepskin military uniform on his body, Zhang Heng doubted that he would have been able to survive even one night.
Finally, he waited until the sun rose the next day. Regardless of the danger, he picked up some branches around and lit a small fire with a lighter to warm his hands and feet, which were about to lose consciousness. There was still half of the kettle left. A bottle of water, but after one night it had been completely frozen into a lump of ice.
So Zhang Heng threw the kettle to the fire and grilled an unknown sausage in his backpack.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Heng reluctantly got up and put out the fire with snow. At the same time, he picked up the sausage on top and took a bite. Maybe because of the black bread as a base, the taste of the sausage was not as bad as expected. , inside...it's not the common pork, beef or mutton, but it's still edible.
Zhang Heng was eating bread and sausages while thinking about his next plan. Unfortunately, he didn't come up with any good solutions to the current situation until after breakfast.
ps: Looking at the comments, everyone is interested in the machine gun yesterday. That gun is a 62 mm caliber Degtyarov DP-28 squad light machine gun. The design was finalized in 1926 and equipped with the Soviet army in 1928. During the Winter War Appeared in.
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