Chapter Twenty-Nine: Awakening
Xu Jun slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing that caught his eye was Hans's face full of joy.
"Awake, he woke up, praise God. My marshal. You're finally awake. ”
Müller's loud cheers echoed through the small hospital car, followed by the other officers who began to congratulate and cheer. The noise in his ears made Xu Jun feel dizzy, and the sharp pain in his shoulder made Xu Jun frown.
Seeing Xu Jun's painful expression, Colonel Surent, the military doctor, hurriedly scolded those officers: "Can you be quiet, the marshal has just woken up and needs to rest quietly, can you be quiet." ”
Listening to the words of the military doctor, the officers hurriedly closed their mouths, but their eyes still showed a look of great joy and excitement, and everyone was as happy as if they had just won a magnificent battle.
"Okay, now that everyone sees that the marshal is fine, they should all rest assured. Go out first, and let the marshal have a good rest. It would be enough to have us, the generals, accompany the marshal. Wheeler smiled and gave orders to the officers. The officers, though somewhat unhappy, obeyed the orders of the chief of staff. They gave a respectful military salute to Xu Jun, who was lying on the bed, and then left the compartment of the medical vehicle in an orderly manner.
"Marshal! You've finally woken up, and do you know how anxious we were when we saw you shot and fall? It felt like the end of the world had arrived. Hans said excitedly to Xu Jun.
"yes, it's great to see you're okay, you've scared the hell out of us all this time." Mueller was already crying with joy.
"You two look too ugly, the marshal is out of danger, just rest for a while and get back to health. However, whether there are any sequelae of this injury depends on the recovery of the wound, at least during this time, His Excellency the Marshal still tries not to move casually, and everything is left to them to handle. Wille stood beside Colonel Sulent and smiled at Xu Jun.
Xu Jun's mind was now in a mess, and he didn't listen to a word of his subordinates. He now felt his head swell, especially his shoulder, which felt like it was burning. He struggled to think back to what had happened, and he wanted to figure out what had happened to him.
"Give me a glass of water, Hans." Xu Jun said to Hans with difficulty.
"Ah, water. Yes, my marshal, I'll get it for you right away. Listening to Xu Jun's words, Hans quickly jumped up and rushed towards the drinking fountain in the corner of the carriage.
"Mueller." Xu Jun slowly turned his head to look at Mueller and said: "What happened, I remember that we were in a meeting, and then I seemed to be pushed by something, and I can't remember anything in the future." ”
"My marshal, you were hit by a bullet."
Mueller hurriedly reported the scene to Xu Jun carefully. At that time, when Xu Jun fell headlong on the conference table without warning, everyone was stunned. It was only when Hans found the bullet hole in the carriage that everyone understood that the marshal had been hit. Everyone was confused by this sudden situation, no one even thought to check the marshal's injury, everyone thought that Xu Jun was finished, and everyone just wanted to rush out and fight with those attackers to avenge their marshal.
But it's no wonder that those officers, because Xu Jun's performance after being hit was too ugly, he first fell straight down on the conference table like a piece of wood, and then scratched a few handfuls of his hands on the conference table with his ungraceful hands, and after kicking his legs a few times, there was no movement, how to look at the last action like the legendary dying struggle. Coupled with the anti-tank gun that Hans shouted, anyone would think that the marshal had died honorably.
Hans reacted first, he stepped forward to carefully check Xu Jun's injuries, only to find that the bullet only pierced Xu Jun's shoulder, and the marshal was only temporarily unconscious and had not hung up.
Hans's conclusion relieved the officers. They hurriedly bandaged Xu Jun simply, and then the officers jumped out of the command vehicle in batches according to their ranks and positions. Under the cover of the accurate marksmanship of those middle and high-ranking officers, the four generals alternately served as meat shields to transfer Xu Jun from the command vehicle to the medical vehicle. Coupled with Colonel Surent's superb medical skills and skilled surgical skills, he was saved.
"Yes." After listening to Mueller's account, Xu Jun finally understood what had happened to him, and thought that these officers were willing to brave the rain of bullets and bullets in order to protect him, regardless of their personal safety, made Xu Jun feel a warm current surging from the bottom of his heart.
"I don't know what to say, and I can't put into words how grateful you guys are for all these things you've done for me. Everyone is fine, is anyone else hurt? I really don't want you to get hurt for me. Xu Jun looked at Muller and said.
"Please don't say that, my marshal. It is worth it to give our lives for you, because you are the hope of our Germany. Rest assured, no one has been injured trying to save you, those who were wounded were hit while fighting those attackers, and as long as you are safe, we are willing to die in battle. Wehrle said with a smile.
"Marshal, water." Hans lifted Xu Jun up a little, and then brought the water cup to Xu Jun's mouth. "Don't talk yet, you should know very well what we think in our hearts, for our great motherland, for you we can give everything we have. So needless to say, this kind of gratitude and the like, it is enough for you to repay us with the revival of our motherland. My marshal. ”
After taking a few sips of water, Xu Jun nodded to indicate that it was enough, and Hans gently put the water cup on the side shelf.
"Let me sit up on my back, it's hard to lie down." Xu Jun said to Hans with a wry smile. Hans and Müller hurriedly lifted Xu Jun up one by one, leaned against the head of the bed and sat up.
"Marshal, how are you feeling now?" Colonel Sulent asked, smiling.
"It's okay, the wound hurts badly, and my head hurts a little."
"Oh, that's normal, it's all a reaction after the anesthesia of the surgery, I'll give you some painkillers in a while, which should ease your pain a little. But then again, you're really strong, and to be honest, I've never seen a body as healthy and strong as yours. I am amazed by the tenacity of your vitality. Less than half an hour after the surgery, you showed signs of wake-up, the first time in my more than a decade of medical career. And the fact that you were able to sit up and talk to us in your senses right after surgery can only be described by miracles. I don't even know how to express my amazement now, it seems that it is a miracle of God, it seems that God is really watching over our Germany, and he shows his divine power in his messenger, and you are a proof of his love for us, and praise the great Lord. Surente began to praise God with a pious expression on his face as he spoke, and in his eyes, Xu Jun, who was the messenger of God, also became a great being, and his eyes radiated the light of fanatical worship.
"Okay, my doctor, if you want to be a part-time chaplain, I can arrange it for you, you haven't told the marshal about his injuries yet." Müller mercilessly interrupted the doctor's hymn.
"Ah, oh, yes, I'm sorry my marshal, and I'll give you a brief account of your current situation." Sulent took out a bullet from his pocket and handed it to Xu Jun.
"This is the warhead that wounded you, which General Hans found from the command vehicle. As you can see, the bullet does not deform after penetrating a fifteen mm steel armor plate and then piercing your body, which is why your wound is actually much lighter than it seems, the bullet only pierces a hole the same size as two ends in your shoulder, and the bullet does not deform or roll in your body, so your wound is simply surprising, and fortunately, it actually avoids your skeletal blood vessels and nerves, and only passes through the ordinary muscle layer, It didn't hurt you more than tearing a few muscles, so it's a miracle. If you recuperate well over the next period of time, I can guarantee that you will recover as well as you did before the injury, and it will not affect your actions in the future, except for the possibility of a scar. ”
After listening to Surente's words, Xu Jun felt that he might really be favored by God, and it was unbelievable that he was only injured by an anti-tank gun bullet. But when he looked at the bullet closely, he realized why.
"This is a WZ35 bullet." Xu Jun looked at the bullet in his hand and said.
"Yes, my marshal. But how do you see it? Mueller replied in surprise.
"It's simple, such a small-caliber anti-tank gun, until now, there was only one model of the Poles' WZ35. It uses this 7. The hardness of the 92mm tungsten carbide warhead should be well understood, which is why it didn't deform after shooting through the armor plate of my command vehicle, but if my command vehicle armor was thicker, it wouldn't have turned out to be like this, it might have shattered, and I was really lucky. Luckily, they were using this weapon to hit me, and if they were using a T-gun gun, I wouldn't be able to sit here and talk to you. Xu Jun replied with a smile.
"That's right, the caliber of the T-type is 13 mm, and hitting it is not as simple as a small bullet hole." Mueller nodded in agreement.
"But it reminds me of something." Xu Jun looked down at the warhead and frowned.
"What's the matter, my marshal." Hans asked curiously. Xu Jun didn't answer Hans's question, he raised his head and said to Surente: "Colonel Surent, can you give me a painkiller injection, my wound hurts badly." ”
"Yes, my marshal, bear with me a little longer, and I will be ready to inject you at once." Surente hurriedly began to prepare his injection tools.
Xu Jun turned his head to look at Hans and Müller and said, "I remembered that the anti-tank weapons we use in our army are not very satisfactory. ”
At this time, Sulente came over with a syringe, and he said respectfully to Xu Jun: "My marshal, can you inject now?" Xu Jun nodded slightly, then continued to turn his head to his men and said, "You all know that we don't have an anti-tank weapon suitable for ordinary infantry now. Take anti-tank guns as an example, although the current products may no longer be able to penetrate the main armor of the active tank, but the penetration of the weak parts of the tank still exists at a certain distance, and those positions are often the vital parts of the tank, such as the rear armor and engine armor of the tank, a small anti-tank bullet can cause serious damage to these parts of the tank. And it will also be enough to deal with those light armored vehicles used by our enemy, so I think that the anti-tank gun will never go out of style, and it will be a very important weapon for infantry against enemy armored targets. ”
"My marshal, I have injected you with a painkiller, I believe that the power of the medicine will be reflected in a while, I think you better not talk for now, take a good rest first, you have lost a lot of blood, you should recuperate, what do you have to say until you recover a little more." Surente chimed in with an empty syringe.
"I know, thank you, my doctor. I'll explain a few more words and rest. Xu Jun turned his head and smiled and nodded to Surent.
He then went on to say to Hans: "Our German T-gun is indeed excellent, but it is still not suitable for ordinary infantry. It was so bulky that it was eighteen kilograms, and it required close cooperation between two soldiers. It's a joke for our soldiers to take this kind of thing to the battlefield and fight the enemy. Can't we make a Malauček like Poland? It weighs only nine kilograms, and its recoil is at least half that of the T-type, so an average soldier doesn't need much training to be able to use it, and its structure is simple and doesn't require as much precision machining as the T-type to achieve enough accuracy. It can be mass-produced, and if we rebuild it on the basis of it, we will definitely be able to develop a more ideal infantry anti-tank weapon on the basis of it, and I think our soldiers will get the same life support. At least they don't have to use cluster grenades against the enemy's light armored vehicles, especially the paratroopers and mountain infantry, who need an easy-to-carry anti-armor weapon the most, without the support of anti-tank artillery. I think that when our current matter is over, we will have a good talk with the directors of the military R&D department. ”
Xu Jun found that he had a lot of ideas now, and he especially wanted to tell all these thoughts to his subordinates, but maybe Surent's painkillers worked or it was really because of excessive blood loss, Xu Jun felt a wave of tiredness sweeping over like waves, and the wound on his shoulder was indeed not very painful, but his eyelids began to get heavier and heavier.
"We see what you mean, and we agree with you, but my marshal, I think you should rest now, and even if you do, you need to be in good health to do it. You can rest assured that these ideas of yours will come true. Seeing Xu Jun's tiredness, Hans said with a smile. Then he and Muller slowly lay down on their feet.
"Yes, Hans, you agree with me, great, how our soldiers need weapons that suit them now......" Xu Jun muttered a few words before falling asleep.
Leaving Colonel Sulent in his care, Hans and the others quietly left the medical van. After stepping out of the carriage, Muller couldn't help but let out a long breath.
"The marshal is such a great leader." Mueller sighed.
"Yes, in this case, I still want to equip the soldiers on the front line with the right weapons, and fighting for this kind of commander is the glory that a soldier desires the most." Hans sighed too.
"I felt that the marshal had made me feel more unfathomable, and that I could think of the development of weapons from my own injuries. I really admire him, and it seems that I don't want to keep up with his train of thought in my life. He has been able to perform miracles in front of us every time, and I sometimes really believe that He is indeed an apostle sent by God to save us. Wehrle shook his head and sighed.
"Of course, my Excellency Chief of Staff, but now that I think about the marshal's idea, it does make sense, if we were to have fifty of these light anti-tank guns in each company, I would concentrate the 20-mm guns to defend important positions, so that the strength of the attack on the enemy would be increased by five or sixty percent." Mueller said excitedly.
"Yes, your firepower may have increased by fifty or sixty percent by one pot, my general, didn't you listen to what the marshal said, this weapon is for those infantry who may not be covered by anti-tank guns." Hans said with a smile.
"I said how you are discussing this now, and if you want to talk about it, you will have to wait until the marshal has settled the present problem. We've been here for a whole day now, time is even more precious to us, and you should now be thinking about how we can get to our destination in the scheduled time. My Grand Adjutant, what do you think. Werler asked Hans lightly.
"That's it. Looking at the current situation, let's stay here for a night today, the marshal's current body may not be able to withstand the bumps on the road, and it is not safe to march at night, I think we should stay here for one night first, and then look at the marshal's physical condition tomorrow morning, if the marshal's injury is stable, we will set off early tomorrow morning, and then don't delay on the road, we will speed up and march continuously, I think we should be able to reach the destination according to our original planned time. The difference is up to half a day. ”
"Have you seen the map?"
"I've seen it, the road behind is in good condition, we should be able to catch up."
"Let's hope so, we can't keep our colleagues waiting. You must know that now that man has decided to go to the French front to personally supervise the battle, and our colleagues have already sent a dozen urgent orders. Werler said worriedly.
"Ah, that guy went to the front. When will you get the ground news. Hans looked at Werler in surprise.
"Just half an hour ago, when Müller was fighting a little Polish girl."
"Then why didn't you report this to the marshal?"
"Now the report is of no use except to make him worry, according to the implementation of our current plan, it seems that it doesn't matter whether that person goes to the front line or not, and his escape from that fortress is only good for us, I don't think you will let him run back so easily." Weirle said with a smile.
"That's right, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff." Mueller nodded in agreement.
"Okay, speaking of which, I'm a little interested in the Polish girl you caught, can you take me to see her, I want to interrogate her properly." Willer smiled at Müller.
"Does the chief of staff want anything from her? Then let's go now, and I'd like to get a good look at the interrogation methods of His Excellency the Chief of Staff. Mueller replied with a smile.
The three German brigadier generals then walked with a smile and a smile towards the baggage truck where the prisoners of war were being held.
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