Chapter 483: The Führer and the Woods (Part II)
Five minutes earlier, the Führer and his lieutenants were on their hunt.
This artificial forest is at least 40 years old, and if Xu Jun and his party go deeper into the woods, they should be able to see the older Korean pines.
The massive canopy of trees blocked out most of the sunlight, casting only golden flecks on the ground, making the tree a little darker, but it was around noon and the light was enough for them to see their surroundings.
The glossy boots trampled on the soft crumbs and conifers, and the strange sounds of birds and beasts in the forest sounded in his ears, and the Reich Führer felt particularly excited and nervous, and he clenched his brand-new Mauser rifle in both hands, and looked warily back and forth between the bushes and bushes.
Randolph began to regret carrying the machine gun, his breathing had become a little heavy, but in order not to be teased by his ill-intentioned superiors, the SS lieutenant colonel chose to grit his teeth silently.
Colonel Dogen, the only one with jungle hunting experience, was at the front of the group, and Xu Jun noticed that the colonel's black SS dress and leather boots and breeches unexpectedly matched the surroundings.
The young Tysenhofen's face was full of curiosity, it seemed that he had also come to such an environment for the first time, and the Führer's personal lieutenant had not forgotten his duty, and he followed the Führer closely with an MP40 submachine gun.
Maybe it was because they sensed the bad intentions of this group of people, or maybe it was because the high riding boots made too loud noises, but since they entered the forest, they had only heard all kinds of strange noises, but they had not seen any living beings.
Of course, the ubiquitous flying insects in the woods are not counted, these nasty little things have added a lot of trouble to Xu Jun and his party, and caused the Führer to add the development of the army's insect-control equipment to the agenda next week.
"Dogen, stop, I seem to have seen this tree before." Xu Jun noticed that a red pine tree on the side of the road looked familiar.
"We are following the road, my Führer, and this should not be the case." Dogen turned to Xu Jun and said.
"See this scar? It looks like a fat man with a cigarette in his mouth, and I wanted to name it Churchill. Unless there are two identical pine trees in this wood, we are in a big circle here. Xu Jun pointed his rifle at the pine tree.
"It's so weird, I can assure you, we've been following the road before, my Führer.". Randolph said with his machine gun in hand, and the SS lieutenant colonel began to look around a little nervously.
"I've read a similar record in a book, in some places, when planting trees, the trees are deliberately arranged in a slight arc, and you think it's a straight line, but in fact, the direction has been quietly changing." Tysenhofen reminded.
"No, the situation here is not that complicated, we just walked into a circular passage, took out the compass and the map, and there should be a correct way out of the few forks we passed through before." Xu Jun spread out his hand at Tysenhofen, and the adjutant hurriedly took out a compass from the map bag and put it in Xu Jun's hand.
"It's funny, it's the first time I've seen it." Xu Jun looked at the compass in his hand, and the pointer of this little thing was now swaying like a pendulum.
"There's a lot of geomagnetic interference here, but we can also tell the direction by the sun." Dogen looked up, only to see only the pitch-black canopy.
"Randolph, you climb up." Dogan coldly ordered.
"Huh?" The SS lieutenant colonel's mouth opened wide in surprise.
"No, it's too dangerous, I don't want to add another casualty at this time, we might be able to go back the way we came." Xu Jun saved his lieutenant in time.
"Then first we need to find the road signs we left behind..."
"Then we have to go back."
"Now it seems that this is the only way."
"So we're not hunting?"
"What kind of hunting are you doing like this, we have to find a way to get out of this place first."
"If you encounter this situation in the future, you must first find a guide who is familiar with the road nearby, or get a detailed map first."
"Dougan is right, we are very ill-prepared this time, Tysenhofen, write this on my memo when we get back." Xu Jun waved his hand and ended everyone's discussion.
So the group turned around and began to walk back along the way they had come.
It was really disappointing to encounter such a thing, and the mood of the group became a little depressed, they could not tell anyone what had happened to them, and it was a shame to tell the Reich Führer and his lieutenants that they were lost in the forest near the capital.
Several people walked in silence for about two or three hundred meters, and Dogen, who was at the front of the line, suddenly stopped.
Daogen raised his right arm, and then clenched his fist, Xu Jun quickly paused, and at the same time nervously picked up the weapon in his hand.
Dogen crouched down, as if listening to something, and then began to slowly step back, returning to Xu Jun's side.
"About fifteen meters in front of you, there's something moving behind that bush, I don't know what it is, maybe it's a deer, maybe it's a wild boar." Dougan whispered.
"Great, whatever it is, I just need—" Randolph crouched behind Xu Jun and patted the machine gun in his hand.
"Don't be reckless, Lieutenant Colonel, maybe it's a nearby villager." Tysenhofen reminded.
"We can copy from the two sides, Randolph follows me, Tysenhofen goes to the left, Dogen you go to the right, see that the target is indeed a beast before you are allowed to fire, remember to use a single shot, and be careful not to hurt your own people. Randolph, turn off the safety of the machine gun first, you don't need this weapon yet. Xu Jun put the Mauser rifle on his lap, opened the bolt safety, and then pulled the bolt to reload.
Several officers cautiously broke out of formation and began to outflank the bushes that Dogen had pointed out. Xu Jun slowed his breathing, held the sniper rifle in his hand, and pointed the barrel of the gun at the bushes.
Tall riding boots trampled on the fluffy conifers, and the broken dead branches made a slight crunch, and the Führer of the Third Reich behaved like a seasoned archer, slowly but surely approaching his target.
Dogan's findings were accurate, there was indeed something moving behind the bush, and the branches at the top of the bush were shaking and making a rustling sound.
Xu Jun felt that if it was really a beast, the distance was close enough now, so he stopped and leveled the rifle in his hand. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Tysenhofen had turned to the side, and was now slowly moving forward with a cat's waist. Dougan also moved to the other side, picking up the MP40 like Tysenhowen.
Xu Jun released the trigger and stretched out his hand to Randolph, and the SS lieutenant colonel quickly stopped, squatting down with a machine gun in his hand.
If the tactic worked, Dogen and Tysenhowen would have driven their prey out of the bushes, ideally right in front of Xu Jun, and the Imperial Führer didn't want his lieutenant to break into his ballistics.
Xu Jun stared at the bush through the scope, and suddenly noticed a little red flashing between the branches and leaves, which was obviously not the color of wild boars or deer.
"Don't fire, it's a girl!" There was a shout from Dogen.
"Be careful, it's a child." Tysenhowen issued a warning almost simultaneously.
At that moment, the bushes shook violently, and then a small dog sprang out of it like lightning, followed by a small figure that quickly emerged from the bushes.
Xu Jun finally saw clearly at this time, it should be a five or six-year-old girl, wearing a black and red checkered Bavarian dress with white puff sleeves and a bib of the same color on the outside. What particularly attracted Xu Jun's attention were the two huge braids next to his little head, which looked like white gold, which looked particularly dazzling in the dark jungle.
Dogen and Tysenhofen successfully completed the task and drove the small "prey" in front of Xu Jun, and the Imperial Führer hurriedly lowered his gun, and at the same time raised his hand to prevent the adjutant next to him from making any radical moves.
However, it was obvious that Xu Jun was a little worried, and Randolph was in the same state of helplessness as him at this time, and the lieutenant colonel was stunned and holding his machine gun, squatting motionless beside the Führer.
The Lori obviously didn't expect someone to block it, she first let out a low exclamation, and then under the gaze of the Imperial Führer, her left foot mixed with her right foot, and fell flat on the flat ground in the forest with a "snap".
"Ahh The Imperial Führer hurriedly threw the rifle in his hand to the side, rushed forward in a few steps, and carefully picked up the Lori from the ground.
The little girl looked frightened, tears began to roll in her big green eyes, she pursed her mouth slightly, and twisted her arms vigorously, trying to break free from Xu Jun's hands.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person, look, I'm letting go." Xu Jun was afraid of hurting the child, so he quickly let go of his hand, and he tried to show a gentle smile, trying to ease the child's nervousness.
Little Lori took a step back sharply, and then sat on the ground, she first looked at the stained white bib on her chest in a daze, and then grinned and cried.
"Ahh Randolph! Randolph! What the hell are you doing, come here. "The Führer, who was at a loss, turned back to look for help.
"I'm sorry, please wait a moment, my Führer, I'll be here at once."
The SS lieutenant colonel was in a hurry to fight the little long-eared hound, and the "beast" snorted milkyly, biting the lieutenant colonel's cuff.
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