Not only do the sulphur mines provide a large amount of high-quality sulphur and limestone, but the hot springs dug up are also important by-products.

Over the course of a month, workers drained and dried the springs, and some steaming open-air baths were born.

Yang Mingzhi estimated that it might take several hours for the spirit of Brimayo to recover to talk to him. During this period, he did not have the heart to put on a gas mask to inspect the mine again, and after seeing Brimayo's injuries, he had no intention of taking the German Henschel out of the mine for interrogation.

It's hard to find a place with hot springs, so why not soak in it?

In the two hours after lunch, Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov, as well as Abram's hard-working guards, were comfortably relaxing in the warm water, and they also washed away the dust they had been collecting for many days.

Soaking in the hot springs was a blissful experience for Yevlov, and he exclaimed, "Is there anything more comfortable than this?" I thought I was an old machine, but soaking in the hot water, I felt like I was regained all my energy! ”

"Of course! Because this is a sulfur hot spring, the water contains a certain amount of sulfur, so this water has the effect of sterilization and disinfection, and it also has the ability to cure the wounded and sick! ”

"And such a good thing?" Yevlov was taken aback, "Berekov, why didn't you say it earlier?" If I had known that the hot springs were so comfortable, I would have taken the time to come here for a vacation! ”

"Now you know. It's a great place to relax, and I don't think you'll protest the faint stench that fills the air, right? ”

"Of course!" Yevlov then soaked his entire head in the water to enjoy the extreme warmth.

There are many springs in the sulfur mine, and Yang Mingzhi knows that the best sulfur is often around the springs. As the pit gets deeper, more springs will be dug up, and more hot spring pools will be created in the future. Even now, a large number of soldiers should be rotated here for vacation, which is also a special way to strengthen the body. Moreover, since the local defenders thought that the pressure of defense was very high, the large number of Soviet troops at both ends of the three days took a break in the hot springs, and so many armed forces arrived in turn, wouldn't it be a good deterrent to the prisoners of war?!

In fact, according to the original plan, the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Regiment was to be stationed in this area as a whole. The war is impermanent, and the effect of the initial training is very bad, and the two thousand people can only come over a while later. If they all arrived, the defensive pressure on the local garrison would also be drastically reduced.

If he soaked again, he was afraid that he would faint, Yang Mingzhi's head was a little dazed, and he also noticed that his guards were probably indulging in enjoyment, and they were all a little sluggish.

The worst was Yevlov, who was not unconscious, but simply went into a state akin to drunkenness. In desperation, the deputy commander, who was already soaked and had a fever all over his body, had no choice but to sleep and rest first.

Without such a figure, Yang Mingzhi also feels that the rest of the things are much easier to do.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and he estimated that Brimayo should be able to speak again.

Under the guidance of the guards, Yang Mingzhi, who was comforted, personally went to the military headquarters of the mine, where he talked with Sergei, the head of the "armed supervision battalion", an old man over 65 years old with an exaggerated beard, and gained a deeper understanding of the current situation of the mine.

After a while, Brimayo, who had changed his clothes, was also pressed back by the soldiers.

Of course, the proud momentum of this Luo army officer is gone, he can walk on his own, and the head he hooks also proves that the whole person has no fighting spirit.

Brimayo's eyes were glazed, and he didn't know why he had been taken to this little command post of the Russians.

The person was brought, and Qiao Shuya immediately said: "Comrade Commander, this is the person you want, I think his state has also recovered." ”

The commander of the Russians?! The sluggish Brimayo raised his head sharply, and his demeanor quickly changed.

"Is that you? I remember you, you were a Mongol, you were their highest officer. And our surrendered officers! ”

"That's right! It's me! Yang Mingzhi stood up and motioned for the guards to release the prisoner's arm.

Brimayo reluctantly straightened up and gave a standard Romanian military salute. After all, this person is also a high-ranking officer, and Yang Mingzhi returned with a military salute.

Brimayu, who knew some Russian, had great grievances in his heart, and thought that the Mongolian-looking officer was a reasonable man.

For a while, he didn't control his emotions well, and asked questions one after another in front of Yang Mingzhi.

"Why? Why treat us like this? We surrendered on our own initiative, and you call our surrender a very wise move. It was you who promised us to treat us humanely in accordance with the Geneva Conventions when we returned to the barracks of your 284th Division! At most, you let us dig up the soil and plant potatoes, and keep some of the food we get as our rations. But you want us to dig, like slaves, like cattle, and bind us with ropes. You, you deceived us! ”

Yang Mingzhi listened to his nonsense with a blank face until he shut up.

"Now you're done?"

"Nope! I'm not done! Now I have a clear understanding of you Russians, and you, you Mongols. You are savages, and your women are savages. If we had known that we would be subjected to this kind of abuse, we should not have surrendered in the first place, we would have preferred to die in battle. ”

"But you don't want to die!" Yang Mingzhi responded calmly, "At that time, you were completely surrounded, and if you continued to resist stubbornly, you could only be killed by our army's superior artillery fire, we only lost some shells, and you lost your lives." Listen, I heard you were plotting to escape, that's why you're being beaten. If you had worked together, you wouldn't have been treated so badly. Therefore, since you are not willing to cooperate with our army in good faith, then we are not guilty of acting in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. ”

"Phew! We didn't plan to escape at all! These are all wishful thinking on your part, and your ultimate goal is to exhaust us to death, or to be slowly smoked to death by brimstone gas! If that's what you're for, then kill us and don't continue to torture us! ”

Yang Mingzhi never imagined that this officer, who had almost become a lump of corpses two or three hours ago, would become aggressive after eating some food. He remembered that the officer had a kind tone when he had just been captured.

At this time, Joshua immediately complained: "Comrade Commander! You look at the attitude of this person, and now you still believe that they have no plots? These enemies are not subject to us at all! ”

Originally, in Yang Mingzhi's plan, the Romanians had to be treated differently from other prisoners of war, but things developed like this, and he had to intervene. He figured that if he had only arranged for these people to be farmers, things would not have turned out like this.

As for who hurt whom first, both sides of the Suro side were justified, and the hatred of the Slavic peoples and the Romanians existed hundreds of years ago. They have hurt each other for hundreds of years, and now they are just a repeat of history.

Continuing to quarrel will only force the Soviets present to kill the killers, which must not happen.

Yang Mingzhi gestured: "Abram! Joshua! And you, Sergey, you all get out. I have to talk to this Mr. Brimayo. ”

"Commander, what did you say? You want to interview this prisoner of war alone, you don't even need a single guard? Joshua asked in amazement.

Abram immediately followed: "It's not right! Commander, we are your guards, and without our protection, we ......"

"Huh! I'm not so weak that I can't even deal with a dying man. Don't forget, a year ago, I began to take a battalion of brothers from the 284th Division and use rocket-propelled grenades that I invented to directly crush the attack of the core tank regiment of the elite German 7th Panzer Division. And for example, I personally armed with a submachine gun, with the soldiers and the German SS, the Führer regiment, fought head-on, was I afraid? With my genuine military exploits, I was promoted from a grassroots soldier to a general step by step! ”