Seeing that her words provoked all four people present, Catherine hurriedly explained: "The guerrillas here are just called by such names, and the oldest of them is eighty-five years old, and it is now a cold winter, and the old people rarely go out. ”

"What? Eighty-five years old? Oh~ the same age as my grandmother, why are we so nervous? They are likely to have problems even walking. ”

Bruno let out a wail and lowered his gun, taking out the potatoes again and nibbling them hard.

"You just said that with your parents, where do you live? Since your father is a German, why didn't he find our unit nearby and join the army? ”

Luel's angle of asking questions is always so tricky.

Catherine replied embarrassedly, "My father did intend to do so, but he suffered from severe rheumatism, especially in this weather, and he couldn't even stand up, let alone fight. ”

Luel looked suspicious, and Bruno shook his head as he looked at it.

"I said Ruel, if you're so worried, let's just go to her house and have a look."

Originally, Bruno was just a joke, but Luel nodded and said: "Well, yes, this is also a way, since your father is German, he can't fight, so it should be okay to provide us with a room where we can shelter from the wind, right?" Or is it ...... Your parents were simply made up by you. ”

As he said this, Luel's right hand was already quietly resting on the dagger, and he felt that it was much faster to use the dagger at close range than to raise a gun.

"Well, if my dad is happy to see you, I can warm you some fresh milk."

"Milk? Do you still have milk at home? ”

Once again, Luel was alert.

"Oh~~~ Please, Luel, look behind you, isn't this the cow? What's so strange about her having milk at home? ”

Bruno really wanted to kick Luel hard, he was too rude in front of the lady.

"Alright, you lead the way, and we'll follow behind."

Luel exchanged glances with his companions except Bruno, and several of them carried their rifles, hid the bodies of their comrades, followed Catherine, and resolutely returned to the snow.

Catherine lowered her head and braved the wind and snow, and in a short time, a wooden house appeared in the snow.

Catherine motioned for a few people to join her, but Louel left Sajay and Crete outside, and dragged Bruno inside.

He couldn't venture into a room where he didn't know what was going on, and he had to keep his hands on hand at all times.

The door was pushed open, and a warm smell of the fire hit his face, making Bruno almost cry with emotion.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back, Dad, I've brought back a few guests."

Catherine shouted into the room in a small voice, and a thin woman in an apron poked her head out.

"You are...... Soldier? ”

Luel clenched his rifle in both hands and replied stiffly: "Yes, ma'am, we are Imperial soldiers, do you want to report to the local guerrillas?" ”

"Oh...... No, I didn't think that much, in fact ......"

The emaciated woman waved her hand in some confusion, and at this time, a middle-aged man with a cane also appeared in the foyer.

He looked like he was fifty years old, with high cheekbones and a ginger beard.

"You are...... Soldiers from the Empire? That's great! It's finally time for you! Are you here to pick us up? ”

The man was stunned for a moment, then happily walked over with his cane, trying to hold Louel's hand.

Luel took a step back and raised his rifle a bit.

"Dad, they're cold and hungry, can we provide some hot fresh milk?"

Catherine kindly reminded her, and the man smiled awkwardly and said, "Look at me, I am so excited to see my compatriots in my hometown, we are trapped here and have been blinded, and only this village is willing to accept us...... I relied on the money I had saved up to exchange for a few cows, and I could barely settle here. ”

"Don't worry, sir, we will soon win this war, and you can go home then."

Bruno slapped Louel with his arm, soothing the atmosphere in the room.

After looking around to make sure there was no ambush in the house, Luel beckoned the other two companions into the house.

However, for the sake of insurance, the four of them just sat closest to the gate, and they could escape at any time if there was an accident.

Catherine and her mother went to the kitchen to warm up some milk, boiled a pot of potatoes and served them.

Seeing that the food could no longer be beared, the four hungry and cold men began to eat in large gulps, completely ignoring the possibility of burning their mouths.

In a warm and quiet environment, people's alertness is always unconsciously reduced, and even Luel fights his eyelids and falls asleep after a while.

Catherine looked at the four soldiers lying on the floor, turned back with a blank face, and turned up the fire in the fireplace.

I don't know how long I slept, but when Luel opened his eyes again, he was so frightened that he was covered in sweat, and his whole body bounced off the floor, looking everywhere for his rifle.

But when he saw his surroundings clearly, he froze in place.

As the smell of toast wafted from the warm room, Catherine, wearing gloves, was bringing out the rest of the food from the kitchen and placing it on the round table in the living room.

Bruno was attentive to help, while Sajay sat by the window and watched out, while Crete took a cotton cloth to wipe the gun.

"Luel, are you awake? You're getting too nervous these days, so we're going to let you sleep a little longer, you see, it's safe enough to stay until the rescue team arrives. ”

Bruno put down his plate, walked over to Luel and patted him on the shoulder.

Luel looked at this unreal scene and realized for a long time that he was not dreaming.

"Whew...... Maybe I'm too nervous......"

Catherine's family took care of the four of them to have the most comfortable time since they entered Russia.

But on the other hand, they never waited for the rescue team to find them, and could only bury a few of their fallen teammates in a wasteland not far away.

On this day, Catherine went to the market to buy groceries and heard an important news.

"Everyone! I had just heard in the bazaar that the German army was attacking from the north, and the local partisans were retreating, preparing for an ambush in the valley east of the village! ”

"What?"

All four of them stood up and looked at Catherine, whose cheeks were flushed from running, and realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Is the information reliable? Where did you hear it? ”

"It's the village chief, who nominally holds the title of guerrilla captain and is asked to participate in this ambush together, but he feels that the village is full of old people, and he can't follow the action, and he is worried."

Luel frowned and pondered, and after a while, his eyes lit up and said, "I have an idea, we can calculate it......"