Chapter 1553 Under the Cellar (Part 1)

There was a wooden door under the feet of the people standing together. The hollow echo of the knocking could confirm everything, just as Malashenko guessed.

"What's under here? What's in it?"

Faced with Malashenko's quiet words again, Igokov, who was able to remain calm and at ease just now, seemed like a completely different person.

His entire facial expression looked like he was on fire, and even the answer he gave to Malashenko in a hurry seemed full of panic.

"It's a cellar, just a cellar, a cellar where we store food."

"Well, a cellar is just a cellar?"

This time, Malashenko's opening question became more questioning, and even contained some teasing flavor. Igokov, who knew that his current state must be very wrong, was still pretending to be calm.

"Yes, it's just a cellar. There are some winter food in it. There's nothing special about it."

"Hmm, that's how it is."

Malachenko showed an expression of "I see" and seemed to be normal, but the following words and actions scared Igokov out of his wits.

"Come on, open this cellar! Hurry up!"

What! ?

Staring blankly at Malachenko in front of him with a look of shock and fear, the moment Igokov heard this, only one thought flashed through his heart and mind: I'm afraid I'm done for this time!

"Get out of the way! Stay aside, don't block the way! Do you want to be shot? Ah!?"

The soldiers of the combat engineer battalion who received the order from the division commander would not be polite to a group of bandits. They rushed up with big strides and immediately hit and punched and kicked with rifle butts like raindrops, causing most of the bandits who still didn't know what was going on to wail.

After clearing the crowd standing on the wooden board, several soldiers threw their AKs behind their backs, put their hands in the soil and began to grope. When they felt that they had caught the edge of the board, they shouted loudly.

"I'll count to three, two, one, and work together!"

"Three, two, one, get up!!!"

"Hurry!!!"

"Ah!!!"

Crunch --

This is a very thick and heavy wooden board. Malashenko took a quick look and found that it was at least five centimeters thick and solid! It was wrapped with iron sheets and reinforced with nails. It was definitely a heavy wooden board that was carefully prepared and placed here. Can an ordinary family's cellar use such a thing that can even defend against small-caliber bullets?

Needless to say, this so-called vegetable cellar must be unusual and hide some secrets.

"Comrade Division Commander, it's open! The cave entrance is very large, and there is no light inside. Do you want to go down and take a look?"

The loose soil on the wooden cover has been completely scattered to one side. The four soldiers who had jointly lifted the lid of the vegetable cellar gathered around it, waiting for the order from the division commander.

Malashenko did not hesitate much, nor did he choose to let several soldiers go down to the vegetable cellar immediately. Instead, he walked to the side of the vegetable cellar and squatted down.

"Flashlight."

"Here, comrade division commander, for you."

Malashenko took the flashlight handed over by the soldier and pressed the button. He shone it directly at the backlit position of the vegetable cellar entrance and saw what was hidden behind the darkness at a glance: it was indeed a pile of potatoes piled up into a small hill.

However, there must be something else in this huge vegetable cellar. Such a pile of potatoes like a small hill must not be all.

Squatting at the upper wind outlet of the cellar, you can feel the cold wind blowing from the vegetable cellar. The air flow rate is very slow, but you can indeed feel the cool breeze blowing.

After confirming that there must be a vent under the vegetable cellar, Malashenko dispelled his last concerns. Since there is a vent, there is no need to worry about being fume down by the toxic gas produced by the rotting and fermenting vegetables. It is time to go down and see what is hidden in this weird vegetable cellar.

"Get ready, we have to go down and take a look, follow me"

Before Malashenko finished speaking, Valosha, who had come to the division commander at some point, suddenly took action and stopped the order that Malashenko had not finished speaking, and then took over the right to speak softly.

"Let me lead the team, comrade division commander. The situation below is unclear. You are the division commander, and you can't become the first to go down in person. What should I explain to the political commissar if there is any problem?"

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From the eyes of the four people looking at each other, he could read the true meaning of Valosha's expression. Malashenko, who did not intend to continue to insist on this matter, grinned and nodded to Valosha in response.

"I'll listen to you this time, but you can't be the first one to go down. If something goes wrong with you, who will lead the infantry regiment?"

It was not difficult for Varosha and Malashenko to understand each other's meaning. At this time, no one needed to continue arguing.

Finally, when Sanming, as the vanguard soldier, jumped down along the edge of the vegetable cellar and received a reply that it was safe around him after landing on his feet, Varosha, who was also squatting by the vegetable cellar with an AK in his hand, looked at Malashenko again.

"It's my turn, Comrade Division Commander, wait for my news!"

"Well, be careful! If something goes wrong, just open fire. It is most important to save yourself first!"

This time, Malashenko did not stop Valosha. Instead, after repeated reminders, he watched the agile Valosha jump straight down the edge of the vegetable cellar.

"There are a lot of vegetables and some cans! There may be meat in them! The cave entrance is safe, comrade division commander, you can come down!"

The only person in the division who can control Malashenko is the political commissar. Now that the political commissar is not here, Valosha has never thought that he can violate the superiors and order the division commander to stay and not let him come down. This kind of thing is impossible just by thinking about it with a normal IQ.

Therefore, the limit that Valosha can do within his ability is to try his best to protect the personal safety of Malashenko after he comes down. Valosha, who went down first, was holding the steel gun in his hand tightly and making all preparations.

He held the AK temporarily requisitioned from the soldiers next to him, and the last two fully loaded magazines he took from the soldiers were inserted in his waist. After making final preparations, Malashenko jumped down along the path that Varosha had just passed. He felt his feet shake the moment he fell from a height of more than three meters, almost four meters.