At three o'clock in the morning, Qin Chuan was woken up by Eberhard.

Qin Chuan looked at his watch and looked at Eberhard suspiciously, he remembered that the attack time was five o'clock, that is, after dawn...... The German army, which had air supremacy, usually attacked at dawn, and this one was no exception.

"What's going on?" Qin Chuan asked, he knew that something must be wrong.

"I think this matter needs to be dealt with by you, Major!" Walking out of the bunker, Qin Chuan found that there were already more than a dozen German soldiers waiting for him outside.

If you look closely, there is still a corpse on the ground, and there is a German soldier tied up next to it.

"What's going on?" Qin Chuan asked.

After Eberhard's account, Qin Chuan knew that the soldier who was under control was called Herbert, and the body on the ground was a corporal named Goldman, and the two of them were comrades in a platoon of three companies.

It wasn't a big deal, Herbert stole a package from the transport truck and enjoyed the cigarettes and food on his own.

Of course, this was not allowed in the German army, which was not very well supplied, otherwise the whole army would become a shameful thief, and the army fighting on the front line would never be adequately supplied and would have to go hungry.

Even if this is the case, the punishment will not be too severe.

The reason is that this is the battlefield, and the officers often have nothing to do with these errant soldiers.

Confinement?

He doesn't have to go to war.

Corporal punishment?

There are too many bumps and bumps on the battlefield, and two punches are nothing to them.

More often than not, Herbert will be subject to an honorary sanction, that is, a demerit, a revocation of the medal, and so on.

But then it unexpectedly developed into a vicious incident.

Goldman happened to see Herbert's stealing, and told Herbert as the two stood guard together: "You should return or hand over the stolen goods immediately, or I will report the matter to my superiors!" ”

This made Herbert a little distraught, and then he came up with an idea.

Taking advantage of Goldman's lack of attention, he quickly ran to the machine gun point and turned the muzzle of the gun to fire a burst of fire at Goldman, and then threw several grenades...... The machine gun was reserved for the sentry in case of an emergency, and was accompanied by several grenades with the lid unscrewed.

Herbert claimed to the German soldiers who arrived afterwards that several Soviet partisans had snatched machine guns and killed his comrades.

But here's the problem...... Goldman was only seriously wounded, and before he died, he briefly regained consciousness and told the truth to the military doctor.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but be shocked after hearing what had happened, he looked at Herbert with an incredulous gaze and said, "I thought we were all brothers who shared life and death!" ”

Herbert replied, "Indeed we are, sir......"

Before he finished speaking, he was kicked to the ground by Qin Chuan: "You pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger to kill him, and you still call yourself a brother!" ”

"You're our disgrace, you bastard!"

……

Qin Chuan scolded as he greeted Herbert with all his might.

At this moment, Qin Chuan almost collapsed, just like the soldier who went crazy on the battlefield, because he felt that he could no longer stand this dark place, not only to face the threat from the enemy, but also to be careful of his own people's plots in the rear. If he could, Qin Chuan just wanted to leave this ghost place forever as far as he could.

Thinking about it in hindsight, Qin Chuan thought that he was in a state of losing his mind and venting his negative emotions.

Because this is only a very small case, and even in some ways it is normal...... There are also vicious murders in peaceful societies, not to mention soldiers who fight and kill all day on the battlefield, they are accustomed to solving problems with guns, especially when they have to bear such heavy pressure.

"Sir!" Covered in blood, Herbert struggled to get up from the ground and said, "I hope you can give me a chance to die on the battlefield!" ”

"No, Herbert!" Qin Chuan refused without thinking about it: "You won't have this opportunity!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his head and asked the German soldiers to take Herbert down.

Qin Chuan believed that Herbert did have the heart to die on the battlefield, and perhaps he would be brave on the battlefield and pull a few Soviets on his back before he died.

From this aspect, Qin Chuan should probably give him this opportunity, because the battlefield is about interests.

But in this place of the battlefield, sometimes it is impossible to choose a way to die for yourself.

Because for Qin Chuan, or for the 1st Infantry Regiment or even the entire German army, military minutes were far more important than the results that Herbert might create.

As a result, the 1st Infantry Regiment lined up in front of the barracks half an hour earlier, and Colonel Slain read Herbert's indictment in public and sentenced him to death.

Then the regimental military judge and a few gendarmes pushed Herbert up, and although it was not yet dawn, everyone could see his pale face and staggering steps in the faint light of a flashlight.

Without the slightest pause, the gendarmes tied it to a pre-erected stake and covered his eyes with a blindfold.

The military priest stepped forward and whispered something in his ear. Although he couldn't hear clearly, he knew that the Lord would forgive his sins and the like, and if it would ease the guilt in his heart before he died, that would be a good thing.

But everybody knew it wasn't going to work, because there was a precedent for such a shameful punishment...... Berg.

In order to serve as a warning, the troops will list them as exemplars in the ranks, and even use them as counter-examples when teaching recruits.

Of course, I won't go into detail about someone as a counterexample, but that's enough.

Herbert, apparently well aware that he would be one of them, hung his head and began to weep quietly.

But that didn't stop the firing squad from moving forward.

"Stand upright!"

"Ready!"

The firing squad raised their guns in unison with the command, and then pulled the trigger in the command.

"Bang bang ......" After the gunshot, Herbert had more bullet holes in his chest gushing blood.

The crying stopped, he went limp on the ropes, consciousness and strength or rather, soul, leaving his body.

A few seconds later, the medic walked up to check it. Despite his injuries, he still had a pulse, so he looked at the military judge who was standing aside.

The military judge walked over, raised his loaded Luger pistol, and shot Herbert in the temple at close range.

Needless to say, there was no pulse when the military doctor went up to check it again. In fact, a make-up shot is unnecessary, because it only takes a few more seconds for the pulse to disappear.

The last shot was more of a shock to all the soldiers who watched the execution, warning them to behave at all times.