The explosions continued all night, and Vatutin didn't sleep all night.

As a commander on the battlefield, no one would be able to sleep if they were disturbed by such explosions all night long.

I held my gun and shivered in the cold wind all night, but I was not attacked.

The soldiers were very frustrated. For them, the cold night was more difficult than the battle!

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shines over, everyone is shivering with cold. This is the sequelae of staying up late. No matter who stays up all night, they will feel cold in the early morning.

Although sunlight has the effect of dispelling cold, the current sunlight can only give a little psychological help, but it is actually useless.

The soldiers entered the forest with great vigilance. They bowed their waists and were ready to lie down at any time as trained by the Ming instructors.

No shots were fired and no one attacked them.

When they came to the exploding mines, each of them was even more confused.

There are many types of animals that cause explosions!

There were sheep, deer, leopards, wild boars, and even a bear that didn't hibernate for some unknown reason.

The night in the forest belongs to animals. Just when these animals were wandering around looking for food, they unfortunately stepped on a landmine!

As a result, the Russian troops did not sleep for almost a whole night, and everyone was exhausted.

Looking at the animal carcasses brought back by the soldiers, Vatutin felt like crying.

It was these things that kept me awake all night. I stood in the snow, ready to deal with enemies attacking at night.

But there is nothing we can do. The troops cannot stay in this ghost place with no front or back.

Breakfast was cooked and everyone ate some.

Vatutin gnawed a huge pig hind leg alone. This was one of the culprits that prevented him from sleeping yesterday.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the search camp set off.

At eight o'clock, the large army also set off.

At the current pace, it will take five or six days to reach Grozny.

After all, we are walking on a mountain road. Although the distance on the map is not too far, the actual distance is far greater than the distance on the map.

Moreover, this map is so rough that it is almost impossible to read.

At present, only the Ming Dynasty is drawing military maps based on modern surveying and mapping technology. The remaining armies around the world, whether it is the Russian army, the Prussian army, or the French army, do not have military maps in the modern sense.

In the Ming army, maps are top secret.

But the problem is...!

The Ming army has not even surveyed and mapped the country, so how can it have time to survey and map the whole world?

Therefore, the Russian army only has a rough and ancient map of Chechnya.

The map is very inaccurate. It is clearly marked where there is a road, but in fact it is full of thorns.

If the soldiers want to pass, they need to use their knives to clear a way.

This is a huge drain on physical strength and perseverance!

At the end of the day, I only walked a dozen kilometers, which was not even as good as yesterday.

The soldiers are better off, they only need to carry their own weapons and ammunition.

The worst thing was for the logistics troops. The road conditions were really bad. It was impossible to ride a tricycle and the horse-drawn carriages were driven like ox-carts.

When crossing a mountain ridge, the most important means of transportation, the twenty tractors assigned to them, also lay down.

There is no way, the tractor is not an airplane, and it is impossible to fly over the mountains with a steep slope of 60 degrees.

There was no other way, Vatutin could only let the soldiers carry their own rations and ammunition.

In this way, each person's weight reaches more than sixty kilograms.

Climbing a mountain in the ice and snow, carrying a 60-pound load. I basically didn’t sleep all night last night!

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the soldiers could no longer move.

When we camped at night, our subordinates came to ask the Commander for instructions whether we should continue to lay mines.

In view of the painful lesson last night, Vatutin waved his hand: no more landmines.

God knows what kind of wild beasts there are here. If they keep making trouble all night and don't sleep, then there will be no need to fight this damn battle.

After dinner, all the Russian troops got into the tent.

There was a lot of commotion last night, and we had a tiring march during the day today. Everyone was extremely tired, and regardless of the severe cold, they huddled together holding their guns and fell asleep.

Vatutin was still a very responsible commander and personally led his people to inspect the sentry post.

Fortunately, there is no problem with the sentry.

Vatutin, who returned from his patrol, couldn't help but be harassed by the Sandman, and fell into a deep sleep while lying on the camp bed.

Not long after he fell asleep, a gunshot pierced the night sky. Then there was a huge explosion, waking Vatutin from his sleep.

There was chaos outside, and all the Russian soldiers poured out of the tents.

Find legendary enemies with gun in hand!

"What's going on!" Vatutin was a little angry.

Fortunately tonight, however, the soldiers did not harm the ammunition as they did last night.

"The sentry was attacked and one person was killed. In addition, two artillery shells fell. They hit a tent and killed three. The other five were seriously injured. It is estimated that they will not make it to dawn."

Staff officer Schwarzkopf ran over and reported the situation just reported.

"Have you caught anyone?" Vatutin became nervous.

Last night there were still wild beasts causing trouble, but tonight they were attacked at night.

"It was too dark, so I couldn't catch it," Schwarzkopf replied angrily.

"Damn, our camp is lit with a bonfire. It's a very eye-catching target in the dark!

Let people put out all the bonfires. With the bonfire shining, we are all targets." Vatutin noticed that the burning bonfire was too eye-catching in the dark night.

With the fire as the background, you can see the shadowy figures of Russian soldiers. This is simply an artillery shell attractor!

Soon, soldiers began to put out the fire.

The bombed tent was torn into pieces by two shells, as can be seen from the size of the crater. These were two mortars, not powerful artillery.

Otherwise, these eight people would have died long ago.

There will be no five seriously injured ones left, howling in the cold wind, waiting to die.

There was no way, there was no way to deal with it in this wilderness. Even a simple explosion prevented internal bleeding.

If you want to transport it out, I'm afraid you will have to backtrack for two days.

As for the airship...!

Since the last time the Ming Army airships were shot down ten at a time, this generation has become a restricted area for airships, and the Ming Army does not allow any airships to come here.

Mortar!

This thing is regarded as the heavy firepower of the mountain infantry. It can be carried on the shoulder and carried by the hand. It is no problem for a squad to carry two.

The tent that was attacked was on the edge of the campsite, and only two rounds were fired.

In other words, these bastards just fired two rounds and then ran away.

It's been more than ten minutes now and I can't catch him even if I want to.

While checking the scene, two more explosions were heard in the forest.

Then, I remembered the sound of gunfire like popping beans. I could still faintly hear the overbearing sound of the Aka rifle.

"It's the search company. They went into the forest to look for the attacker. They probably caught fire." Schwarzkopf said, looking at the forest in the distance.

The light in the forest at night is very dim, and with the obstruction of the tree trunks, it is impossible to see anything fifty meters away.

Simon Haye was lying behind a rock, aiming condescendingly.

Two hundred meters away, a violent explosion suddenly occurred.

The explosion was not loud and the explosion was not very powerful. At least, the Russian soldiers who were twenty meters away were not harmed in any way.

The Russian soldier lying on the ground only had half of his foot missing.

But this landmine was very strange. After the explosion, a lot of flames flew out. The flames fell on the ground and began to burn, quickly igniting the dead branches and grass on the ground.

It's time!

A cruel smile appeared on Simon Haye's face!

With the background of firelight, he aimed at the head of a Russian soldier who quickly fell to the ground.

This guy moved his head from side to side, as if he was talking to his comrades around him.

"Bang!" The head that was shaking just now was pierced, and a quarter of the head flew out.
To be continued...