Yakov's body hung at the compartment junction, from which he tried to climb onto the roof after successfully decoupling the compartment.

But the guerrillas who were catching up from behind shot him indiscriminately, and his body was hung with several ropes, which the fighters did not find until the end of the battle.

The warriors untied his body from the ropes and carried it flat in the carriage, hoping to find a little living feature in Yakov, and they even gave him first aid, but it was all in vain.

"A brave sergeant!" Major Gavrilov said: "He completed his mission and saved us all!" ”

Shulka thought of what Yakov said not long ago: "I should thank you, second lieutenant, for having our family and our friends in Odessa, you saved them!" ”

It is true that Yakov did not lose his family and friends, but his family and friends lost him.

"There is a situation!" At this time, Major Gavrilov shouted.

The fighters, including Shulka, immediately took up their weapons and prepared for battle, and several fighters climbed onto the roof of the carriage to take up their vantage points.

Looking in the direction indicated by Gavrilov, I saw a few dim flashlights in front of the railway, and then suddenly disappeared...... This is the right thing to do, occasionally observe the situation with a flashlight and then quickly press it out so as not to become a target for the enemy.

"It could be our people!" Shulka said.

The railroad tracks were full of Soviet troops, who were responsible for protecting the railways and roads while fending off a possible attack by the Germans in the west.

"Yes!" Major Gavrilov nodded in agreement, and the other side seemed to be a quality unit.

Their suspicions were quickly confirmed, as screams were heard from the other side...... It was sent by wounded partisans, who were apparently subjected to close contact with bayonets.

When the other approached, Major Gavrilov identified himself.

"My own people, I am Major Gavrilov! We are being attacked by partisans! What are you from? ”

"We are from the 25th Infantry Army!" From the darkness on the other side came a shout: "I am Ensign Agripp!" Are you safe? ”

"Yes, safe!" Major Gavrilov replied: "They were beaten away by us!" ”

The Soviets on the opposite side stood up in a group, and then turned on their flashlights.

At first, they were a little cautious, but when they saw the corpses around the carriage and the military uniforms of Shulka and others, they were completely convinced.

This caution is necessary, after all, it is a rainy night, and the enemy is still Ukrainian rebels who also speak Russian.

"Comrade Major!" Ensign Agripp stepped forward and saluted Major Gavrilov, then asked, "What about the rest of you?" Went after those traitors? ”

"Anyone else?" Major Gavrilov did not understand what Ensign Agripp meant.

"It's someone else!" "You know, it's easy to misunderstand in the dark, and I need to know where they are, otherwise it's going to be bad if the fight starts," said Ensign Agripp. I mean...... I'm afraid we'll crush your men as enemies! ”

The Soviet soldiers behind Agripp laughed in unison.

Major Gavrilov calmly replied: "No, ensign. We have no one else! ”

Ensign Agripp's smile froze on his face, and then he asked, "Comrade Major, what do you mean by no one else?" ”

"No one else means that all of us are here!"

"Everyone else died?"

"So to speak!" Major Gavrilov replied: "We have a platoon in our total strength, divided into three parts: the bow, the tail, and the middle of the car, and the comrades in the front and rear of the car should have died, and the platoon commander, Sergeant Yakov, also died bravely, and everyone else is here......"

"You mean......" Second Lieutenant Agripp swallowed with difficulty, "you only have a platoon of total troops?" ”

"Any questions?" Major Gavrilov asked rhetorically.

"No, no problem!" Ensign Agripp replied.

But this was clearly not the case, because Ensign Agripp and the soldiers behind him had shock in their eyes, and some even thought they were lying.

Among them was an officer next to Ensign Agripp.

"No, it can't be!" It was a sergeant, who should be the deputy company commander: "Major, do you know how many corpses there are in this area?" ”

"No, I don't know!" Major Gavrilov replied: "We are only concerned with the battle, and we do not have time to count the corpses...... And, isn't that what you're supposed to do? ”

Major Gavrilov's last taunting remark was evidently a remark to Ensign Agripp's provocative remark, for the Major was fixed on Major Agripp as he said this.

"The corpses, and the wounded, there are more than a hundred people in all, Major!" Tuas said, "Of course this is not an exact number, if you add those who escaped, I think they should be two hundred!" ”

"Oh, really?" Major Gavrilov put on a helpless expression, then looked at Shulka and said, "Shulka, why are you so careless...... Lo and behold, so many people were killed! ”

"Don't blame me, Major!" Shulka joked very cooperatively: "I think most of them are here to carry supplies, so they are so unbeaten." ”

With that, Shulka turned to look at the fighters behind him and asked, "Do you say yes, comrades?" ”

"Yes, of course!" Warriors, you blow the cowhide with a word and a word:

"There are more than 200 of them? I don't believe it if I die! ”

"I'm just warming up!"

"These guerrillas must go to war hungry!"

……

These words were only said by Ensign Agripp and his men, whose faces were red and white.

They may still not believe that this is true, but the corpses everywhere in front of them make them believe it.

In the end, Major Gavrilov did not want to delay any longer, so he asked Ensign Agripp: "What do you usually do when you encounter such a situation?" ”

"What to do?" Ensign Agripp asked, "You mean the guerrillas?" ”

"No, I mean the train!" Major Gavrilov said: "When will it be open again?" ”

"I don't think it will work, Comrade Major!" Ensign Agripp replied: "They killed the driver and threw a bag of explosives into the locomotive!" ”

"What's next?" Major Gavrilov said, "You can't leave us all here, can you?" ”

Ensign Agripp said "oh" and replied: "We will push the locomotive to the side of the road, fix the railway, and at the same time send a locomotive from Kiev......"