[Crossing] Beacon Fire Dragon Line

Sheng Rui lifted Qi Han's head from his shoulders and made him look at him.

"If you go back to Berlin this time, will they send you to the Eastern Front?"

This is what worries him the most.The battlefield on the Eastern Front was horribly tragic, and most of the SS soldiers died there.

"No. After I go back, I will always be at Fortress Hermann Göring."

Sheng Rui was slightly relieved.Fortress Hermann Göring was built by hollowing out the mountains outside Berlin. There were enough food and ammunition in it to support thousands of soldiers for several months.Such a large reserve requires a lot of logisticians to complete.

Just as the so-called impregnable Maginot Line was useless when the Germans actually attacked, this fortress, which was said to never fall, was only a display when the Soviet Union went straight to Berlin.

Still, it was one of the safest places in all of Germany, at least until the Battle of Berlin began.

Sheng Rui held his face with both hands, and said softly: "Baby, listen to me, you go back to Berlin first. You know, I can't take you away without keeping SS prisoners. I can't either As a deserter, if we live in the United States in the future, I need veteran status."

The United States passed the Veterans Act in [-]. As long as you have served in the US military for more than [-] days, you can enjoy loans, buy a house, find a job, and other benefits in the United States.But the premise must be that the service period has expired, and those who secretly retire early for themselves cannot be counted.

The 84th Division would stay in Europe until January [-] before returning to the United States, so Sheng Rui had to serve at least until then.

"..." Qi Han lowered his eyes.

"Don't be so unhappy." Sheng Rui pinched his face, "I will go to you, I promise."

"When you were in Terni, you thought about running away." Qi Han said suddenly.That day, he made an appointment with Sheng Rui to meet in front of San Valentino Church at two o'clock, but Sheng Rui was more than 20 minutes late.

"...Is it interesting to talk about it after such a long time? Is it interesting? Besides, didn't I still go to you later! ——No, I never thought about running away!" Sheng Rui denied it.This guy can hold grudges! Hundan!

"..." Qi Han gave a look of "Do you think I'm stupid?"

Sheng Rui hastily changed the subject: "Speaking of which, that day you clearly said that you would only wait for me until two o'clock, why did you not leave after so long?"

"Well... I'm afraid that if you change your mind, you will come to me again." Qi Han shyly dodged his gaze.

With this appearance, Sheng Rui couldn't help but want to tease him.He put his finger on his chin: "Well, what if I never show up? - 'if', I said 'if'! I repeat, I never even thought about asking run!"

Qi Han thought for a while: "At that time, I didn't know. But if it is now, I will always wait."

Sheng Rui smiled, put his head in his arms and patted: "Don't worry, if it is now, I will definitely not let you wait. Our division No. 13 will arrive at the Elbe River on April [-], and you will be there on that day out of Berlin."

"April NO.13?"

"Well. I'll pick you up. Before that, you don't have to do anything. Don't be targeted by the Gestapo at this time. It will be troublesome."

"it is good."

"In case the situation changes, April NO.15 is the deadline for you to leave Berlin, and it must not be later."

"it is good."

Counting the time, Harold, who went to get the food, should be back soon.Sheng Rui leaned his lips and whispered in Qi Han's ear: "Baby, you have to go. Remember, protect yourself well, we will see you in four months. After that, we can always be together."

He nodded in his arms.

Sheng Rui took the map and pointed out to him several US military assembly positions between Bastogne and the Siegfeld defense line one by one, "These places are very concentrated, you go around."

Qi Han's eyes followed his fingers back and forth on the map.After Sheng Rui finished speaking, he grabbed Sheng Rui's hand that was frozen like a carrot, and took out a blue flat round box from his pocket and put it in his palm.

"Here you are. Your hands are frostbitten."

Germany has a high latitude and is very cold in winter, so skin cream is included in the winter rations.

This wifely attribute made Sheng Rui want to kiss him again.However, there is no time.He heard Harold's broken German from a distance outside: "Don't shoot! Food! Food!"

When Qi Han set off, the snow started to fall again.There was a sudden flash of fire in a distant place, and the muffled rumble of mortars, like thunder before a heavy rain, it was unknown which area was fighting again.

Taking advantage of no one's attention, Sheng Rui shook Qi Han's hand quietly.Through the thick gloves, they couldn't feel each other's temperature, but it seemed that there was a soft warmth spreading up their arms.

Qi Han stepped on the horse.

Black knee-high riding boots, angular blue-gray uniform, and dark green eyes looking down at Sheng Rui.

On that morning more than eight months ago, in the square in front of the Pantheon, he also appeared in front of Sheng Rui in the same way, and since then embarked on that short but long journey of four days and three nights.

——Is it really the best choice to let him out of my sight again?

Suddenly, a trace of panic flashed through Sheng Rui's heart.

However, there is no other way.

He watched as Qi Han turned his horse's head and galloped eastward on the flying snow with three subordinates.

It wasn't until he could no longer see those backs that he left with Harold in a sense of loss.After taking two steps, he looked back reluctantly.

I will definitely take you out of Berlin.

You must, please, wait for me.

As soon as he returned to the campsite, Harold was strongly complained by others.

"Howl's battle plan is really as unreliable as ever."

"Shouldn't be sniping in the first place. Let Hal run over and laugh a few times, and the Germans will be wiped out."

"But then we'll all be wiped out ourselves."

"We should come in with a Sherman tank and put Hal on the barrel."

"..." Harold's face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, and he couldn't express his suffering.

In order to appease him, Sheng Rui secretly donated the box of Nivea that Qi Han gave.

Harold squinted his eyes and looked at it, and commented with disdain on his face: "Damn, he still wears skin cream when he comes out to fight, the German is such a bitch."

Then he used up half the box and wiped all the places on his body that could be wiped.

After the Battle of the Ardennes, the U.S. military was in full swing on the Western Front.

The pace of history has come to the last year of World War II.Anyone can see that Germany's defeat is a foregone conclusion.

Under attack from the Soviet Union from the east, the United States from the west, and the United Kingdom from the air, Germany finally changed from an initial general offensive to a general victim.

The 84th Division advanced all the way into the hinterland of Germany.

Berlin is getting closer.

February 1945, 2 is the New Year's Eve of the Jiashen Year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar.

Having nothing to do, Sheng Rui made a few small firecrackers with the primer of a bullet, and hid in a secluded place to light them up for fun.

4000 years ago, the Chinese invented gunpowder, hoping to use firecrackers to dispel evil and ominousness in the world.

Tomorrow, Britain will bomb Dresden with thousands of tons of gunpowder, and there will be 16 more dead souls on the ground.

In [-], Marconi, the father of radio, said: "The advent of the radio age will drive away war, because it will make war stupid."

Two years later, World War I broke out.

In [-], Orville Wright predicted: "Aeroplanes will promote peace in many ways. I think it will create a tendency to make war impossible."

Twenty-two years later, World War II broke out.

I don't know whether it is technology that leads mankind to an unknown destiny, or whether the unknowable part of human nature is magnified by technology.

"Ray?" Harold found him, knelt down beside him, and looked curiously at the small firecrackers that had exploded on the ground: "What are these?"

"It's our Chinese custom to banish bad luck.—Is there anything wrong with you?"

"Oh," Harold patted his head, "I almost forgot the business. The INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) officer will come to our company tomorrow, so take some time today to prepare the materials."

In this era, the procedures for foreign soldiers to become American citizens are very simple. There are military officers who specialize in this matter and walk around in each company. They only need to submit some materials and take an oath in a temporary court before they can be officially naturalized.

When the battle was over, Sheng Rui planned to take Qi Han to Philadelphia to seek a living.

In the United States after World War II, the New York stock market was in its golden age.With Sheng Rui's understanding of the history of finance, he can quickly earn enough money to guarantee his life.He and Qi Han can live together in the name of brothers in this time and space, and live a good life.It is a kind of happiness even if we depend on each other with simple tea and light food.

On the day the 84th Division entered Hannover, Sheng Rui took half a day off.

According to the address he had sent the letter to, he found the Winkelmanns' house.

He needs to know what Qi Han did between [-] and [-].In this way, if Qi Han goes to a military court in the future, at least he knows it well.

In addition, he also has a small selfish intention: he wants to meet the woman named Greta and find out what is going on between her and Qi Han.

After knocking on the door for a long time, a girl in her teens opened a slit, revealing half of her head and vigilantly looking at the US military uniform on him: "You, who are you looking for? There is no SS in my house."

"Does Miss Margaret Winkelmann live here?"

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and shouted: "Sister! Someone is looking for you!"