Chapter 33: Survival
"Did you shoot it?" The sergeant shouted at Qin Chuan from a distance, and he noticed that Qin Chuan was the only person holding a rifle.
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied.
"Well played!" The sergeant said, "Maybe I should thank you for not taking my life!" ”
"Where's Bolger?" Qin Chuan asked.
The sergeant raised his head to the rear, and Qin Chuan and the others walked over to take a look, and saw that Berg had been controlled and squatted on the ground, with his hands tied behind his back.
"What happened?" The sergeant asked.
"We are separated from the troops!" Qin Chuan explained simply: "We found out that this guy killed his subordinates and robbed them of water, we tried to arrest him, and then you guys appeared!" ”
"I'm sorry!" The sergeant said, "We have been deceived by him!" ”
"Didn't you realize how dangerous it was just now?" Qin Chuan said: "When you treat us as enemies, this guy is very likely to give you a ...... behind your back."
The sergeant couldn't help but be stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "So, I've died twice today!" ”
The sergeant contacted other units, and after a while, two side three-wheelers and a car came, and the scouts loaded Qin Chuan and the others into the rear compartment along with Bolger. Of course, there were two scouts next to Berg who watched from left to right.
Berg seemed to know that his end had come, and sat there in a daze with a dead face.
After a long time, he said to Qin Chuan: "Why can't you let me go?" I just want to live, I still have a wife and children, and I have made a lot of achievements in three years of fighting! ”
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied while drinking the water handed by the scout: "I know you want to live, but have you ever thought about your subordinates, they also want to live, they also have wives and children, and of course they have fought and made meritorious contributions!" ”
"But if I don't, everyone will probably die!"
"You also said, 'Maybe'!" Qin Chuan replied: "That's just a 'possibility', in fact, you use this half pot of water to support for a few more hours, you and your subordinates...... Save now, everyone! ”
"But I don't know ......"
"First Class!" Werner sounded a little impatient, and he said to the scouts beside Bolger, "Can you stop his mouth?" I don't want to hear these meaningless words......"
The Scout quickly pulled a towel out of his backpack and shoved it into Berg's mouth.
Unable to speak, Berg could only stare at the other people in the carriage with hatred, and from time to time he looked outside the carriage as if there was a chance to escape, but he quickly gave up on this idea...... He had no chance of succeeding, and even if he did, he would be dead in the desert.
The convoy quickly found the troops, and when Qin Chuan and the others got out of the car, the baker and the others greeted them in surprise: "Look, who is back?" We thought we'd never see you again! ”
Bushra bowed slightly to Qin Chuan and the others and said, "Allah willing, I will be redeemed when you come back alive!" ”
Then the baker saw Berg who was brought down with his hands tied and his mouth gagged, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”
Qin Chuan didn't answer, and Werner and the others didn't know what to say, after all, Berg was a person in a row, which was not a glorious thing for the troops.
But even if Qin Chuan and the others didn't say it, the officers and soldiers would be able to guess something...... Most of the things that can happen in the desert are related to "water" and "survival".
Bazel and the Scout Sergeant stepped aside, talking quietly, looking at each other from time to time, and then Bazel's expression became very ugly.
Before the scout could finish speaking, Bazel walked up to Berg in a few steps and threw a punch to the ground, then kicked him again, scolding, "You bastard, you are a disgrace to the Empire, the scum of the army!" ”
No one went to stop Bazel, because everyone knew it...... Berg was hopeless.
After a while, Bazel got tired and went to the communication car to get in touch with his superiors...... Bazel can't do such a thing, he must report to his superiors and get orders.
But everybody knows what the command will be.
Sure enough, the order came down quickly, and Bazel turned to Kuhn and said, "Execution, executed by a platoon!" ”
"No!" Berger didn't know when the towel fell off in his mouth, and he cried out: "Captain, don't do this! I have made meritorious service, and I will make meritorious service in the future to atone for my sins...... Trust me......"
Bazel walked up to Berg, grabbed Berg by the collar and pulled it up, and said, "Berg, die like a man, understand?" ”
So Berg was silent, and he realized that it would be useless for him to shout any longer.
Bazel shoved Berg in front of Kuhn and said, "Execute it now!" ”
"Is it right here? Captain! Kuhn asked.
"Yes, right here!" Bazel said: "In a conspicuous place, let the whole army see it!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Kuhn turned his head and ordered Qin Chuan and the others: "Assemble in a row!" ”
A platoon of all the riflemen stood in a row on the side of the road, and two soldiers brought Berg, who was trembling with fear, to the front of the queue, thirty meters away...... At this distance, it is almost impossible for the K98K to miss, not to mention the total number of fifteen rifles.
Qin Chuan was also a member of the queue, and he couldn't help but regret a little when he saw Berg's helpless eyes, was it really necessary for him to do this? Berger was just a man who wanted to live, and he himself pushed him into the abyss of death, cutting out all hope for him.
But when he thought of the few German soldiers who died under Berg, Qin Chuan felt that it was right to do so.
Anyway, now everything is a foregone conclusion, and no one can change it.
"Raise your gun!" Kuhn ordered.
After a pause, Kuhn shouted, "Release!" ”
"Bang bang bang" a volley of bullets flew out and hit Berg, blood splattered, and Berg fell to the ground like a stake.
But he wasn't dead yet, he was convulsing on the ground in pain, and with each twitch a cloud of blood spurted out of his mouth.
Kuhn walked up, perhaps to put an end to his suffering, and he pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Berg's head, then pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" The sound of gunfire echoed in the desert wilderness, and it did not stop for a long time.
It's finally over...... Although this process was only a few minutes, Qin Chuan felt that a century had passed.
This is not only because Qin Chuan killed someone at such a close distance for the first time, nor is it just that Berg is his own person, but more importantly, Berg died because of himself.
In a way, Berg is actually just a person who wants to live in this world with all his might, and the same is true for Qin Chuan, and this is true for everyone here.