Chapter 688 Vicious Incident

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

Qin Chuan looked at his watch and looked at Eberhard in confusion. He remembered that the attack time was five o'clock, that is, after dawn... The German army with air superiority usually launched an attack at dawn, and this time was no exception.

"What happened?" Qin Chuan asked, he knew that something must have happened.

"I think you need to deal with this, Major!" After walking out of the bunker, Qin Chuan found that there were already more than a dozen German soldiers waiting for him outside.

Looking carefully, there was a corpse on the ground, and there was a tied German soldier next to it.

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

After Eberhard's narration, Qin Chuan knew that the soldier who was controlled was Herbert, and the corpse on the ground was a corporal named Goldman. The two of them were comrades in the first platoon of the third company.

Originally, the matter was not a big deal. Herbert stole a package from the transport vehicle and enjoyed the cigarettes and food in the package alone.

This is of course not allowed in the German army, where supplies are not very abundant. Otherwise, the whole army will become shameful thieves, and the army fighting on the front line will never get enough supplies and can only starve.

Even so, the punishment will not be too severe.

The reason is that this is a battlefield, and officers often have no way to deal with these soldiers who make mistakes.

Put him in solitary confinement?

He won't have to go to the battlefield.

Corporal punishment?

There are too many bumps and bruises on the battlefield, and getting punched is nothing to them.

More often, Herbert will be punished with an honorary punishment, that is, record a demerit, take back the medal, etc.

But what happened next unexpectedly turned into a vicious incident.

Goldman happened to see Herbert stealing, and told Herbert when they were on guard together: "You should return the stolen goods immediately or hand them in, otherwise I will report this to my superiors!"

This made Herbert a little distracted, and then he thought of an idea.

He took advantage of Goodman's inattention and quickly ran to the machine gun point, turned the gun and fired at Goodman, and then threw several grenades... This machine gun was reserved for sentries to use in emergencies, and there were several grenades with the lids unscrewed next to it.

Herbert claimed to the German soldiers who came later that several Soviet guerrillas had stolen the machine gun and killed his comrades.

But the problem is... Goodman was only seriously injured. He regained consciousness briefly before he died and told the truth to the military doctor.

Qin Chuan was shocked after hearing what happened. He looked at Herbert with an unbelievable look and said, "I thought we were brothers who shared life and death!"

Herbert replied, "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 him a brother!"

"You are our shame, you bastard!"

...

Qin Chuan cursed while trying his best to greet Herbert.

At this moment, Qin Chuan almost collapsed, just like the crazy soldier on the battlefield, because he felt that he could no longer stand this dark place. Not only did he have to face the threat from the enemy, but he also had to be careful of his own people in the rear. If possible, Qin Chuan just wanted to go as far as possible and leave this ghost place forever.

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

Because this is only a very rare case, and even in some ways, such a thing is normal... There are still vicious murders in a peaceful society, not to mention the soldiers who fight and kill all day on the battlefield. They are used to using guns to solve problems when they encounter them, especially when they have to bear such heavy pressure.

"Sir!" Herbert, covered in blood, 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: "You won't have this chance!"

As he said that, he raised his head and let the German soldiers take Herbert away.

Qin Chuan believed that Herbert really wanted to die on the battlefield. Perhaps he would be very brave on the battlefield and would drag a few Soviets down with him before he died.

In this respect, Qin Chuan should probably give him this opportunity, because the battlefield is all about interests.

But on the battlefield, sometimes you can't choose a way to die as you wish.

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

So, the 1st Infantry Regiment lined up in front of the barracks half an hour in advance, and Colonel Slain read out Herbert's charges in public and sentenced him to death.

Then, the military judge of the regiment brought several military police to push Herbert up. Although it was not yet dawn, everyone could see his pale face and staggering steps under the weak flashlight.

Without any pause, the military police tied him to a wooden stake that had been erected in advance and covered his eyes with a blindfold.

The military chaplain walked up and whispered something in his ear. Although he couldn't hear clearly, he could imagine that the Lord would forgive his sins. If this could alleviate his guilt before he died, it would be a good thing.

But everyone knew that this would not work, because there had been precedents of such humiliating punishments before...Berger.

And in order to serve as a warning, the army would list them as examples in the team and even as counter-examples when teaching new recruits.

Of course, when serving as a counterexample, I won't mention someone in detail, but this is enough.

Herbert obviously knew that he would be one of them, and he lowered his head and cried softly.

But this could not stop the next action of the firing squad.

"Stand at attention!"

"Ready!"

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

"Bang bang..." After a burst of gunfire, Herbert's chest had bullet holes gushing blood.

The crying stopped, and he collapsed on the rope, and his consciousness and strength, or it could be said that his soul left his body.

A few seconds later, the military doctor walked up to check. Although the injury was serious, there was still a pulse, so he looked at the military judge standing next to him.

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

Needless to say, when the military doctor went up to check again, there was no pulse. In fact, the additional shot was unnecessary, because the pulse would disappear as long as he waited a few seconds.

The last shot was more of a shock to all the soldiers watching the execution, warning them to abide by the rules at all times.