Chapter 86: Good Guys
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"The reason why you showed up in the docks is that you just put your family on the retreating ship?"
Standing at the aft railing, Bach took a silver cigarette case out of his pocket, opened it, and handed it to Lynn. There were still a dozen or so cigarettes inside, and Lynn hesitated for a moment before reaching out and pulling out one.
Bach took one himself, closed the cigarette case, skillfully knocked the cigarette on the lid twice, and then put it in his mouth, took out the lighter, and covered it with both hands for Lynn to light first, and then his own.
Taking a deep puff of his cigarette and feeling his emotions have calmed down, Lynn replied as best she could, "Yes, sir, they are important to me!" ”
Breathing out the second puff of his cigarette, Bach said slowly: "The victories and defeats of war are like clouds in the sky, which will drift away sooner or later; Family is like the sun, occasionally not seen for a few days, but it is indispensable for our whole life! ”
That's a good thing to say, Lynn sighed in her heart. Although there was not much difference in age, he never thought that the lieutenant colonel would talk to a soldier like himself like this.
Breathing out the third puff of his cigarette, Bach said in a soft tone: "I entered the reserve military academy at the age of 12, and I have been with my family for more than ten years. ”
Such emotions feel heartfelt and unpretentious.
"You read well for a long time, but I relied on my family until I became an adult!" At this time, Lynn is really embarrassed to say that she has to rely on her parents for a few months after graduating from college. He felt that even though he had knowledge and knowledge beyond his time, he still needed to look up to the young lieutenant colonel next to him in many ways.
Bach remained calm, just staring intently at the splash of water at the stern of the ship.
"It's the same life, everyone has their own path!"
"yes!" Lynn arrived, and then, remembering what Lieutenant Colonel Bach had just said in the wheelhouse, he asked, "By the way, sir, you said that the ship that sailed from Königsberg was going directly to Denmark?" ”
"Oh! Yes, go to Denmark! Bach replied, "It is still relatively safe, and even if it is occupied by British and American troops, the safety of the civilians is more secure than if they were captured by the Soviets!" ”
In the context of the war, this sounds a bit sad.
Because he had stood decades later and looked back on history, Lynn knew that the Germans in the Anglo-American Allied control area did live better after the war than their compatriots under the control of the Soviet army, and this difference was still reflected in the economic level and living conditions after the merger of East and West Germany.
"I'd like to ask you a favor if possible." Lynn didn't have any confidence when he said this, although he was now a lieutenant colonel's subordinate, he felt that some of his requirements were difficult to achieve.
Bach did not hesitate: "Well, anyway, I'll do my best!" ”
Lynn said softly, "At my convenience, please help me check out Matt. Rawson, Alice. Rolsson, Katrili. The news of the three members of Roelsen's family, I hope they can arrive in Denmark safely and settle down properly! ”
"Good!" Bach agreed.
This took Lynn by surprise.
Bach leaned down, propped his arms on the railing, and held a cigarette between his fingers, explaining: "Every fighter who joins the special operations force, I will do my best to help them relieve their worries!" On the battlefield, we must be highly mentally focused, and any small distraction can lead to irreparable consequences! ”
This made Lynn feel familiar.
After thinking about it for a long time, Lynn came up with such a compliment: "You are a good person!" ”
Bach took the last puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt into the sea, and turned his head to look at Lynn:
"There is no such thing as a good or bad world, but ...... Glad to hear you say that! ”
After that, he gave Lynn a toothy smile, and there was a conspicuous tiger tooth on the left side of the upper incisors, lined with a handsome face, which made Lynn feel that he was an extraordinary person.
When saying goodbye, Bach did not leave Lynn with words of comfort such as "don't think too much" and "rest well", perhaps in his opinion, soldiers who can withstand the tempering of war are determined enough to quickly adjust their mentality even if they are frustrated.
Before stepping off the deck, Lynn saw that the sailors on the right side of the ship had lowered the transport boat, and the small hull shook more violently when it touched the sea, and in the distance, the distance between the warship and the exploding ship was correspondingly closer, but it was not enough to discern with the naked eye whether the ship was unbalanced and rolled.
Lynn, who had no faith, drew a non-standard cross on his forehead and chest.
With the kind help of another sailor, Lynn returned to her cabin, where the empty bunks were still empty, revealing the special position of a "vampire". Sergeant Eric and many of his companions were lying in their clothes, some of them probably asleep, some of them just closing their eyes and recuperating. Walking lightly back to his bunk, lying down, closing his eyes, all kinds of images kept coming to mind: there were not only the innocent and lovely expression of little Catrili, but also the misty eyes of Alice who wanted to refuse and welcome, these are the kind of beautiful and happy; The shipwreck scenes I have seen in TV movies, especially the most impressive scenes in the Titanic, when I think of those poor people who are struggling in the cold water, I feel uncomfortable in my heart. After struggling for a long time in this whirlpool, suddenly someone whispered, "Behold, save a boat!" ”
Knowing that this had nothing to do with the White Goatee family, Lynn couldn't help but get up and walk barefoot to the porthole. I saw that the transport boat that had left earlier had returned to the near side, its small deck and stern were crowded with refugees, and the dinghy was tossed in the waves, and it looked as if they were going to be thrown off at any moment.
The two "Night Warriors" who had just spoken seemed to have been watching from the porthole, and without consulting with each other, they each picked up their blankets and called out to their companions who had not yet fallen asleep as they walked towards the hatch: "Let's go, go up and help!" ”
The "Night Warriors", who had already been lying down, got up one after another, and all took their own blankets in their hands. Anyway, they didn't want to sleep, so Lynn followed them closely. When he walked out of the hatch, there were also many "Night Warriors" in the opposite cabin who spontaneously went to the deck to help. This wordless scene filled Lynn with mixed feelings, and his previous anxiety was gone, and he began to feel proud to be part of such a team.
Up to the deck, many of the wounded soldiers of the army who had been placed in the open were already gathered at the side of the ship, helping the sailors to get the refugees from the transport boat to the warship by lifts, ropes and soft ladders. Looking at the water swinging from the ship's side, Lynn realized that the speed of the warship had slowed down significantly—a rather risky move in waters where enemy submarines might be present. So he turned his head to look at the bridge, where the lieutenant stood alone at the wheelhouse door, staring at the side of the ship with an unaware gaze.
Lynn had mixed feelings.
With the joint efforts of everyone, the first batch of refugees soon boarded the ship smoothly, and these old and weak women and children were almost without exception soaked, and when the cold sea breeze blew, they all shivered, and their pale faces made people feel chilled. The surrounding soldiers hurriedly wrapped them in blankets and settled in the inner position, and Lynn saw the round-faced "Night Warrior" directly pick up a six or seven-year-old child, and walked towards the hatch of the cabin with a strong wind at his feet, the child was still crying in his mouth, and a woman wrapped in a blanket stumbled to keep up.
Lynn hurriedly took a step forward and reached out to support the bloodless woman with loose hair: "Don't worry, I'll take you over!" Hold your horses! The child will be fine! ”
Hearing Lynn say this, the woman's emotions calmed down a little, but her body was so weak and powerless that she could only stagger with Lynn's support. When he entered the hatch and saw the long steel steps, he didn't think much about it, and directly picked up the woman and walked down.
"You're a good man, sir, you're a good man......" the woman on her back muttered tremblingly.
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"Smash it, smash it, those who don't smash it with recommendation votes are the bad guys!" The sky crouched in the corner, drawing circles and muttering.