Four hundred and fifty-seven. Wounded

"Field Marshal Ernst."

"Your Excellency, Marshal."

One after another, all the officers and men stood up and watched the arrival of Field Marshal Ernst with the most reverent gaze.

"Rest all, my soldiers, and rest well." Wang Weiyi asked all of his soldiers to sit down again.

When I came to the field hospital, the inside was completely different from the outside, and the doctors and tigers didn't seem to notice the arrival of the marshal at all, and they were still nervously rescuing the wounded.

These are Germany's most valuable assets

"Marshal, please go out, please don't disturb the doctor." Without hesitation, a nurse ordered the expulsion of the generalissimo of the German Empire.

"Yes, excuse me." Wang Weiyi didn't argue and left here immediately.

"Doctor, nurses are like that, in their eyes the patient is above all else, not you, the marshal." Sophie, who had examined the wounded in the makeshift ward, saw Field Marshal Ernst who had been driven out and explained in a low voice.

"Ah, yes, I didn't take that into account." Wang Weiyi frankly admitted his mistakes.

He's on the battlefield, he's the king, and in the hospital, the doctors are the king!

He glanced at Sophie: "Isn't it very strange that a French nurse should take care of German soldiers here?" ”

"I don't think so." Sophie shook her head: "In my eyes, they are all my patients, nothing more. ”

Wang Weiyi smiled and examined his soldiers in the ward one by one.

Those with minor injuries. When he saw Field Marshal Ernst, he struggled to get up from his hospital bed to salute the marshal, but was stopped by the marshal.

"Take care of your wounds in peace. That's what I need. Wang Weiyi encouraged these brave and strong soldiers with his smile and voice.

In the ward for the seriously wounded, there are soldiers who are fighting stubbornly against death.

Half of their souls had been pulled out of their bodies by death, but they were still struggling, and even if they could be healed, they would never be able to go to war again. They lost some very important parts of their bodies

"Soldier, what's your name?" Wang Weiyi saw a soldier who had lost a leg and asked.

"Your Excellency, SS Skeleton Division Sergeant Esker." Seeing that the marshal actually talked to himself. Sergeant Eske suddenly became agitated.

Wang Weiyi smiled and said, "How's the situation, my soldier?" ”

"Ah, I'm fine. Except for the loss of a leg, I don't think I can go to war anymore, I can't play for Germany anymore. Sergeant Eske looked a little frustrated.

"You can at least put on a wooden leg and go into a promising career. Pirate. ”

Marshal Ernst's words made everyone laugh at once

Sergeant Eske also smiled: "You have to give me a boat." Marshal. ”

"I'll give it to you, and I'll equip you with many sailors." Wang Weiyi's heart was aching, but he had to tell his soldiers with a smile that there was nothing to be afraid of: "I think you and your companions can sail all the way to England and return with a full load, ah, don't forget to bring me some booty." ”

"I will, I promise" when he said this. Sergeant Eske's eyes were filled with tears.

"Now you'll have to take care of your wounds, sergeant." Wang Weiyi said, and his gaze fell on the hospital bed beside him. It was a soldier in a coma, and a nurse was taking good care of him. Wang Weiyi asked Sophie next to him in a low voice: "What's wrong with him?" ”

Sophie extended a little gloomy: "He was injured in the brain from the shelling of the Russians, and seven days have passed with him today, and there is still no sign of waking up"

"Miss Nurse, will he wake up?" Wang Weiyi gave the question to the nurse who was caring for the wounded.

"I don't know what to do, marshal, God bless him"

Wang Weiyi looked at the soldier in a daze, and he suddenly saw a harmonica next to Sergeant Eske's pillow: "Sergeant Aske, can I ask you to borrow it?" ”

"Of course, Marshal."

Wang Weiyi took the harmonica and sat down next to the unconscious soldier, then he put the harmonica to his mouth, and the melody that was extremely familiar to all the German soldiers sounded.

Sergeant Eske and some of the wounded could not help but sing in a low voice along with Field Marshal Ernst's harmonica:

"On the reefs of the islands of the south-west Pacific archipelago, mermaids play beautiful and sad bagpipes, which the ancient Melanesians called Adara; Their home is in the depths of the sun, following the rainbow to the waters infested by humans, and they are usually hidden in the tornadoes at sea."

This piece is not only familiar to the German soldiers, but also to Wang Weiyi.

It was the first time that Wang Weiyi heard this song for the first time during the First World War, and then learned it.

He blew over and over again, and the soldiers sang over and over again

Finally, Wang Weiyi put down the harmonica in his hand, and his eyes looked at the wounded man who was still sleeping: "Sergeant Eske, I ask you for one thing, please play this tune several times a day for him to listen to." ”

"Good, marshal." Although Sergeant Eske didn't know what Marshal Lu Dao wanted to do, he immediately agreed.

Wang Weiyi stood up: "The sooner a comatose person is exposed to music, the more his brain can react, which may wake him up." ”

"Marshal, you are such a merciful man." The nurse said gratefully.

"Marshal, you are really a benevolent man." Sergeant Eske said the same, his eyes red, "Even if he never wakes up, I think he can hear your tune." It is an honor for all of us to die for you! ”

It is an honor for all of us to die for you!

Sophie looked at the marshal silently, and now she began to understand somewhat why Marshal Ernst had won the support of so many Germans

He is a demon on the battlefield, but here he is, but he is an angel again!

Sophie couldn't imagine how a man could have such a perfect combination of demons and angels

Wang Weiyi quietly walked out of the ward, not bothering his soldiers again.

These lovely soldiers, they gave too much for the sake of victory

Outside the ward, several reporters from the platoon of war correspondents were already waiting for the marshal.

Without waiting for the reporters to speak, Wang Weiyi had already said: "I think you are here to ask me how I feel about the victory in the battle of Kharkiv, right?" ”

The question he wanted to ask was asked by the marshal in advance, and the reporters all smiled

"I suggest you go in and have a look, and you will know why we have achieved such a victory." Wang Weiyi pointed to the hospital: "In the battle of Kharkov, we have 18,000 soldiers killed, and many people are wounded, some of them will die in hospital beds, and some people will lose their hands or feet even if they can be discharged from the hospital, and they will never be able to go to the battlefield again, but they have no regrets.

He was silent: "So I thought, should we celebrate for me, or cheer for the soldiers?" My answer is that the latter deserve more respect from Germany than I do, much more respect than I do, so I feel that our Disabled Soldiers' Committee must be expanded in size, funded, and staffed. However, as we all know, what should we do if we are very short of funds in times of war? ”

He breathed a sigh of relief: "Therefore I have decided to set up the Ernst Disability Fund for the service of these soldiers, I will personally contribute three million marks to maintain the development of the fund, and if anyone is willing to donate, I will express my gratitude to him on behalf of the German government and all the soldiers."

A reporter was the first to applaud, and then a crowd of applause erupted

Perhaps, this is the charm of Baron Alexon in the eyes of the Germans. He is so ruthless on the battlefield, but in peacetime, he is so merciful.

"Mr. Marshal, I will donate two hundred marks." The reporter of the newspaper Bild was the first to call out.

"Hey, Baron, I feel like I've reached my limit by personally donating five hundred marks."

"Ah, I don't have that much money, but I can come up with three hundred marks."

Here, journalists began to take the lead in donating

"Thank you, thank you." Wang Weiyi expressed his gratitude as much as possible: "Some people will ask, with one Germany, why do we have the courage to challenge the whole of Europe?" We can tell them now because of our unity, because of our spirit. Each and every one of us is a warrior, and each of us is willing to sacrifice everything for our country, and we will be invincible! ”

The applause of the reporters rang out again

The news of the establishment of the "Ernst Fund for Disabled Soldiers" quickly spread throughout Germany.

Baron Alexson donated three million marks, which touched all the Germans.

This is not to show how rich the baron was, but that after the victory, the baron did not think of personal honor, but of all the soldiers who had lost the ability to live a normal life. This is the most important point

In a short period of time, the "Ernst Fund for Disabled Soldiers" received a large amount of donations and was up and running very quickly.

This fund will not solve the problem of all disabled soldiers, but it will send a clear message of confidence to the whole of Germany:

When you fight for the country, the country will never forget you! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )