Chapter 28: The counteroffensive begins

At the same time as the French army launched a full-scale counterattack, Zhou Wei and his Chinese workers recovered from the earth-shattering explosion one by one.

Everyone turned into dirt people one by one, and the first thing they did after patting off the dirt and debris on their bodies was to check whether their bodies, hands and feet were intact.

After getting the complete answer, everyone shouted happily.

They succeeded, they really succeeded! This was arguably their first organized and purposeful collective action.

Judging by the explosion just now, there was no possibility that the Germans around the arsenal would be alive at all, and even their corpses could not be pieced together.

Zhou Yu got up, plucked his ears with his little finger, took out the cotton inside, and shouted loudly to his companions around him to retreat, he didn't want to meet the anger of the German army who came to retaliate later.

"Evacuate, evacuate~~~ Don't be stunned, get out of here as soon as possible! Let's rendezvous at our friendly positions! ”

Under Zhou Yu's reminder, everyone regained their senses one by one, gathered around from all directions, lined up in a column like the one in advance, and quickly retreated to the valley where they had been hiding before.

In the direction of the valley, the laborers who stayed here had also been cleaned up, and after seeing that although their companions were disgraced, they all came back with excited smiles, and immediately broke off their burdens and began to retreat in the direction of the friendly front.

Joanna ran to Zhou Yu's side as soon as possible, and while helping him pat the remaining dirt on his body, she asked with concern, "Mr. Bruce, are you okay?" You really did it, you are the heroes of all France! ”

The girl hugged Zhou Yu's arm excitedly, and her face was covered with tears.

Zhou Yu grinned, revealing his white teeth, "As we said yesterday, the war will soon pass, you really need to think about what you will do after peace comes." ”

Joanna cried with joy, she wiped the tears that kept flowing out with the back of her hand, and threw herself into Zhou Yu's arms and hugged him tightly.

The laborers who passed by around all shouted and coaxed when they saw this scene, and Zhou Yu blushed.

He didn't expect this girl to be so bold and proactive, but after thinking about it, this damn war has tormented everyone without hope, and it seems that she can make such a move at this moment, but in fact, it is reasonable.

Zhou Yu's hand gently fell on the girl's back and comforted: "Okay, we have to get out of here now, bring the bass, we also have to bring the wounded brothers, and the frontal battlefield will rely on more French warriors to win the victory." ”

"Okay......

Joanna also seemed to notice her audacity, and hurriedly took two steps back and turned to find her sister Bes.

"Mr. Zhou, all the wounded have retreated one step in advance, and we can go."

Lu Xiucai, who was in charge of logistics command, ran back and reported to Zhou Yu.

"Okay, let's go."

Zhou Yu was dragged at the back of the line, and when he saw that everyone had already evacuated the valley, he and Lu Xiucai followed quickly.

The French counterattack was fierce, and the soldiers, singing songs, took advantage of the explosion of the opponent's arsenal to rush directly into the German camp from the front.

"Zhou~~~Bruce Zhou~~~Run this way~~~"

Zhou Yu, who was retreating, heard someone shouting his name in the distance, and looked up, on the higher ground, Williams was waving at him, and he was at least carrying more than a thousand troops behind him.

"Williams, are you finally going to launch a counterattack?"

Williams shouted at Zhou Yu below with excitement on his face: "Yes! Marshal Petain has already ordered a full-scale counteroffensive! We have already exhausted all the stocks in one go by the artillery fire just now, and this battle will drive the Germans out of France in one fell swoop! You guys are doing a great job~ Well done! ”

Zhou Yu looked up and saw the cripple behind Williams and gave him a thumbs up, while the latter grinned and scratched his head a little shyly.

"Bruce, I'm going to take people to attack from the side now, you and your people can go back to the rear to repair and heal, and then wait for the reward!"

Williams didn't let these Chinese workers follow them to counterattack and charge, and this is what Zhou Yu wants most, he doesn't want to take his men to death when the situation has already turned to their side.

The next battle should have been fought by the Anglo-French forces, not their unarmed laborers.

"Okay, remember not to die on the battlefield."

Zhou Yu is now in an equal position when talking to Williams, he doesn't feel that the other party is a chief, and that guy doesn't think that Zhou Yu is a laborer, and the two are smiling and waving to each other in such a delicate relationship.

The French soldiers rushed to a certain distance, the Xu Jin barrage shelling in the rear slowly stopped, and the French troops rushing to the front had already started a fierce exchange of fire with the Germans.

And these are not what Zhou Yu should worry about, he calculated the time, and he pushed forward the time of Verdun's Entente counterattack by nearly two months.

I wonder how many other historical events will be affected by his flapping wings, and whether the trajectory of the future world will continue according to the history he is familiar with? It's all an unknown.

The cripple slid down the higher dirt slope and returned to the group, and then he acted as a guide to lead his brothers to the rear of the French base.

The chief here had already gotten the news in advance, and when he saw Zhou Yu and the other Chinese workers appear, they actually burst into a burst of warm applause.

This is a round of applause for the strong, and this is a round of applause for the C13 Chinese workers who have worked hard.

The laborers, who had always been beaten, scolded and abused before, suddenly felt a little restrained and overwhelmed at this moment, they had never been treated like this by these foreigners.

"Zhou ...... Mr. Zhou, are they applauding us and cheering for us? ”

Mu Dezhu, the iron Hanhan, looked left and right, as if he couldn't believe the scene in front of him.

Zhou Yu slapped his chest and smiled: "Of course, this is a round of applause for heroes, you should be cheeky and accept it." ”

Mu Dezhu was assigned to the grenade throwing team in the operation just now, he was not good at marksmanship, and he was not timid, but he had the strength to throw grenades, and the grenades he threw were far and accurate.

Hearing Zhou Yu's explanation at this moment, he unconsciously straightened his back, with a simple smile on his face, and waved his hands left and right, not to mention how beautiful it felt.

And Lu Xiucai was much calmer than Mu Dezhu, he walked on the other side of Zhou Yu and whispered: "Brother Zhou, do you know? This is even more exciting than when I was admitted to Xiucai and returned to my hometown! I didn't expect that after such a long time, I could still receive such treatment in a foreign country, it was really worth dying. ”

"What stupid are you talking about? We all have to live, not only to live, but to live well, and don't forget what I said about taking you to the New World, where we will start our new life. ”

"Yes, with Brother Zhou, we can not only save our lives, but also look forward to a new life that we couldn't think of before, you are really the noble person in our life!"

Zhou Yu's cheeks were a little hot when Lu Xiucai said it, he laughed a few times, patted the latter's shoulder, and got into a building that was not very complete amid the cheers of many French soldiers.

This is a wounded barracks for wounded soldiers, and after entering, many left-behind military doctors greet them, and while saying words of encouragement to them, they begin to examine the health of the laborers.

Zhou Yu finally relaxed after watching this scene, and for a moment a feeling of exhaustion rushed into his brain like a tide, making him unsteady on his feet and stumbling on his body.

"Mr. Bruce!?"

Joanna, who was not far away, was quick and helped Zhou Yu before he fell to the ground.

"What's wrong with you, Mr. Bruce?!"

Seeing this scene, Mu Dezhu also came over and put Zhou Yu on a hospital bed, but he didn't have much worry on his face, and he didn't care if Joanna could understand it or not, and explained:

"Mr. Zhou will be very tired after every battle, don't worry, just let him rest for a while."

Although Joanna couldn't understand what Mu Dezhu was saying, he could also judge from the other party's expression that Zhou Yu should be fine, but even so, the girl still had a look of concern on her face.

Zhou Yu, who was lying on the bed, soon fell into a deep sleep, and he slept quite relaxed, and did not slowly open his eyes until a day and a night later.

Although the sound of artillery fire in the distance still reaches everyone's ears from time to time, everyone who has experienced so many people has been able to treat it calmly and calmly, and even talk and laugh.

Zhou Yu looked at this scene and recalled that when he first arrived at the battlefield on the Somme, everyone who was already unstable just by hearing the sound of artillery bombardment felt a lot of emotion.

"Mr. Zhou, are you finally awake? I thought you'd never wake up again. ”

When Joanna saw Zhou Yu who opened her eyes, she cried with joy and threw herself into his arms again.

With a faint smile on his face, Zhou Yu reached out and stroked the girl's soft long black hair, and let out a long breath.