The Rychev battalion of the paratrooper brigade crossed the river without any incidents.

The water of the river comes from the melting snow water upstream, and it has to be said that the river water is very cool. The Russians seemed to be naturally not afraid of the cold, and when the soldiers went ashore, they washed the mud from their feet by the river, and took off their pants one after another to wring out the water.

It took ten minutes for the Soviet troops to get ashore and change their clothes, and the march continued.

"Hold on a little longer, follow my guide, and you'll be at your destination soon!" Rychev greeted his men, but in fact he did not know where the partisan camp was.

The Deni Prazer is a triangular marshy area with a similar environment to the core of the Pripet marshes, where woods and ponds coexist, with a number of small waterways.

It's not a big place, but the road is very winding. There is no clear path here, but even so, Ivanico knows the way very well.

Now, the sun had set, it was dark, and it was already half past eight in the evening when Tepunov looked at his watch!

Tepnov caught up with Ivaniko, who was leading the way: "We have consumed too much time, how long will it take to reach your camp?" ”

"About half an hour."

"Okay, let's hurry up."

Tepinov followed the partisans. Half an hour left? His legs are non-stop, and his brain is spinning rapidly. He suddenly asked, "It was almost eight o'clock when we landed, could it be that your camp is less than an hour away from the banks of the Sori River?" The Germans can't find you? ”

"Of course!" Ivaniko said proudly: "You should have noticed that the road I have shown you is very winding, there are almost no roads here, and the enemy does not know the fastest way to reach our camp. Besides, we also have some sentinels. If you find an enemy situation and report it immediately, the entire camp will be evacuated quickly. ”

"I see."

"Besides, the last time we were attacked was in the spring, and since then we have not actively provoked the enemy, and the enemy will not attack us. If we hadn't run out of food, we wouldn't have left the swamp. ”

Now, Tepnov understands the attitude of this group of people. They used to be large-scale initiatives, and after being strangled by the enemy and some of their personnel were slaughtered, the entire guerrilla brigade fell into a trough. They are willing to fight after all, but they must fill their stomachs before they can fight.

The boots of the Soviet army made a lot of cross talk, and hundreds of people suddenly appeared in the swamp, not only startling some waterfowl, but also discovering them by the sentinels of the guerrilla brigade.

During this time, the sound of artillery in the city of Loyev and the thick smoke rising from the direction of the city worried the refugees in the nearby Deni Praze area.

Who, exactly, is at war with whom? They didn't know, and because the team that had gone to grab food had not yet returned, the people in the camp couldn't help but fear for their safety.

The Soviet troops, who had penetrated deep into the swamp, were spotted by the guerrilla sentinels, whose identities could not be seen in the dim light. However, when the sentries saw that most of these people were wearing boat-shaped caps on their heads, the horror of being slaughtered by the puppet army in the past came to mind!

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the guerrilla sentinels made a serious miscalculation, they could not understand that the comer was wearing an earthy green military uniform, and simply and rudely defined him as an enemy.

Here in the Soviet troops, the vigilant Tapunov suddenly heard some rustling. He hurriedly asked, "Captain, it's time to go to your camp, right?" ”

"Yes. Sir, get ready. ”

Pick up some rustling, it was the strange sound of the sentry running wildly in the grass. At this time, in the camp of the guerrillas, the residents were cooking today's dinner.

The sentry came running in terror and shouted, "Run, everyone! Those traitors have come to kill us! ”

For a moment, the women screamed, and the men grabbed their sticks.

The guerrilla brigade leader, that is, the original village chief. The sixty-year-old man surnamed Ivansky raised his arms and shouted: "Everyone hurry up and go to the next shelter!" Don't bring anything with you, it's important to save your life! Men, cover girls and children. People with guns, cover for me! ”

The guerrilla camp exploded, some people ran away, and some people were still reluctant to give up the few bottles and cans.

Their noise aroused the idea of the Soviet troops, and Tepnov immediately ordered a platoon, not to follow behind the partisans, and directly reconnoitre!

The Soviet soldiers rushed in the direction from which the sound came, and the noise gradually died down, replaced by the smell of some food, specifically fish.

They soon arrived at the camp of the partisan brigade.

It's a camp nestled in a small wood, with a campfire still burning and some clay pots and even glass bottles scattered on the ground. There are also some shacks made of branches, and even the trees are still hanging clotheslines, and there are many rags hanging from them.

The platoon commander felt that this place was quite strange, and he immediately ordered the whole team to crouch down and stand by until the large army arrived here.

Seeing the scene of people going to the empty building, Tepunov was stunned for a moment.

"Ivaniko, this is your camp? What about people? Did they all run away? ”

"This ......" Ivaniko was of course even more inexplicable, he analyzed: "Perhaps, our movement is too loud and scares everyone away?" We are very cautious indeed! ”

"Damn it!" Tepnov stamped his feet and complained, "I was ordered to take you away from this damn barren swamp, and you all ran away!" We are not Germans again! Ivanico! ”

"Sir, you called me?"

"Yes. Now tell me, where will your people flee? You see, the bonfires are blazing, and the fish soup in some clay pots hasn't been eaten yet, and they have clearly just arrived! Otherwise, all the bottles and cans here will have to be taken away. ”

"I don't think they can get far." "However, it is likely that they will run to another shelter. I just explained to you that we have multiple shelters, which is the key to avoiding being killed. ”

"I don't care so much! I'm going to carry out the mission, you now find a way to get them out for me, and our army must incorporate your team according to the law! ”

"Okay, I'll try. Hopefully there are still people around here secretly watching us. ”

"I hope they don't shoot my black gun!" Tepinov pinched his waist and continued to scan the ......

As Tapunov feared, some gunmen were lying in ambush in the bushes. The light was dim, and the armed civilians were chronically starved of food and clothing, and their vision at night was very poor due to malnutrition.

There are more than 400 guerrilla brigades, and more than 50 people have to go into hiding because they are slow or have no property. They did not dare to expose it rashly, especially a few women with children, and the gunmen did not dare to open fire rashly. Everyone prayed in their hearts that these "enemies" would leave after smashing them, because it would soon be dark.

Ivaniko, estimating that his countrymen must be hiding in the surrounding grass, ordered his own people to shout, and he himself shouted even more vigorously.

"Don't be afraid, everyone, I'm Ivaniko, I brought in our Soviet Red Army! They're going to take us out, so we don't have to worry about food and clothing anymore!" ”

Similar shouts followed, and then the nearby grass remained unmoved, and there seemed to be no one hiding there.

They were shouting for a few minutes, and Tapunov didn't want to rub in, he urged: "If it doesn't work, I'll have to let the troops search!" My patience is limited, and if I can't find it, I can only assume that they all fled. I had to survey the environment myself. ”

"Don't worry, I'll shout again!"