Chapter 45 Vigilance

First Class John opened his eyes as the early morning birdsong flooded his ears. His head hurt badly and his throat was dry and smoldering.

"Sir, how long have I been asleep?"

"Forty minutes..."

An hour earlier, the old gentleman who had been a veterinarian helped John remove the shrapnel and sewed up the wound with a pin.

Lu Li provided sulfa pills, morphine, and some anti-inflammatory powder to sprinkle on the affected area.

Thanks to the morphine, John forgot about the pain for a while and slept for forty minutes.

It's a pity that the German guy is about to search here, so Lu Li can only shake him awake and let him move to the basement to hide.

"Next, Monk will take care of you. Remember, don't make any noise. If you are discovered by the unfortunate enemy, don't resist. The most important thing is to save your life."

After finishing speaking, Lu Li was afraid that he would tear away the sutures due to excitement, and added: "Once that kind of thing happens, I will find a way to solve them, such as sneak attack..."

While he was talking, Monk came from the side, hesitant to speak many times in the middle.

According to Mrs. Sonia's description, there was an armored force stationed near the village of Wolfheze, the number of which was unknown, but with just the three of them, it would be completely idiotic to try to wipe them all out.

Coupled with the need to take care of the wounded John, even escaping has become an extremely luxurious thing.

In the silence, the old lady rushed into the room suddenly, and said very fast: "The Germans just entered the neighbor's house, you quickly hide in the basement, my husband and I will find a way to deal with this group of people."

The blunt English was mixed with Dutch. Sonia was obviously flustered, and Lu Li and the others knew what she wanted to express even after guessing.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

After saying that, Lu Li walked directly towards the backyard, while preparing for the worst in his heart——

Once the number of enemies exceeds six and they carry heavy weapons such as machine guns, he can only give up the rescue and go to the Runcombe Wasteland to perform the guiding task alone.

A few minutes later.

Five German soldiers rushed into the garden. The leader was wearing a stormtrooper's special overcoat, and his epaulettes should be a sergeant. This guy had a straight nose and a pair of glasses. He had a gentle demeanor.

At this moment, Lu Li was holding a submachine gun, lying on the apple tree and secretly observing every move in the courtyard, and the dense autumn leaves helped him cover his tracks.

I saw that the German sergeant walked up to the old man, squeezed out a smile, and said in extremely unskilled Dutch: "Good day, Mr. Van Ness, nice to meet you."

In fact, he has dealt with Mrs. Sonia's family three times: the first time he came to collect private firearms, the second time he was ordered to collect food, and the third time was a private trip where he moved two white sheep , Added a few meals to the battle group he was in.

"What's the matter? You don't want to collect food again, you take away everything that can be eaten at home."

There was disgust in Van Ness's words. Since the Germans came, every family in the village has experienced hell——

Some houses were forcibly demolished, and many people were made homeless, simply because the new Germans needed wood and stones for shelter when they built their camps.

Food is seriously insufficient, eggs, meat, butter, and apple brandy have to be handed in on time, while the locals can only eat some cheese and oatmeal. Not only that, young and middle-aged people must also help these invaders build fortifications, and are forced to become accomplices, executioner.

"No, you misunderstood me."

"I just came here to ask, did you see the paratroopers? The ones with oil paint on their faces." The German sergeant took two steps forward, stood on tiptoe and looked into the house, trying to find something, while the other four Two soldiers had already rushed in with their guns in hand.

"Stop, what do you want to do? Sonia is sick today and needs to rest." Mr. Fan Nis wanted to rush up to stop her, but was stopped by the sergeant with a rifle.

At the same time, after seeing the German guy raising his gun, Lu Li slowly poked the barrel of the submachine gun out of the bushes, ready to pull the trigger at any time.

From the apple tree to the front of the house, the distance is about 30 meters, while the MP40 has an effective range of 200 meters and a capacity of 32 rounds, which is enough.

But Lu Li didn't know if there were other German troops nearby, and if they were alarmed, the consequences would be unimaginable. Therefore, the best result is that the old man sends the Germans away, and then he finds an opportunity to take Monk to the Runcombe Wasteland to show the direction for the large army that airborne Arnhem.

"Sir, don't be nervous, it's just a routine. Besides, they are all well-bred gentlemen, and they will definitely not disturb Mrs. Sonia's rest."

Sergeant Bach straightened his clothes and said, "The two of us are old friends, please believe me, step back now, and don't affect the work of those young men."

Hearing this, Van Ness snorted coldly, he was fed up with the hypocrisy of the German guy, and he always did some dirty things in the name of civilization.

Sure enough, there was a scream in the room, and Mrs. Sonia began to curse. Even though he was hiding in the apple tree, Lu Li could still hear it clearly.

If it hadn't been agreed in advance, and he would never act rashly unless it was a last resort, Monk, who was hiding in the basement, would have rushed up to practice with the German.

However, he vowed to take revenge, for example, by becoming the first British soldier to piss on German soil.

But Mr. Van Ness rushed towards the room again, but was stopped again. He no longer looked so kindly as before, and stared at the sergeant: "German gentleman? A group of robbers!"

Bach shrugged and smiled: "Because of friendship, I choose to forget this sentence, otherwise you will be caught and shot as a rebel."

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and shouted into the house: "Boys, be gentle with your hands and feet, don't mess up the house, and don't scare Mrs. Sonia!"

After speaking, the movement in the room was indeed much quieter, but the old Mr. Van Niss still looked at the intruder viciously.

Sergeant Bach didn't take it seriously, stretched himself, and said to himself:

"It's finally dawn after being busy."

"To show my gratitude, I think you should treat everyone to something to eat."

At the same time, through observation, Lu Li discovered something unusual: the time the stormtrooper team stayed here far exceeded the time spent searching the neighbors.

Is there something exposed?

He hesitated, and while holding the gun with his left hand, he unconsciously put his right hand on the paratrooper knife.

At this moment, the old gentleman said with a sullen face, "Nothing."

"Aha, we don't want to be picky. There is always oatmeal. After drinking it, we will go to the next house and catch those little mice that are hiding." Bach smiled all over his face, and walked into the room with Mr. Van Ness on his shoulders, as if It's like going back to your own home.

After entering the house, he looked around.

I happened to see a clay pot on the table, so I walked over casually.

"Milk? Good thing, Mr. Van Ness, what an enviable life you have."

"Do you have any guests at home that you would like to entertain?"