Rebirth: Romania Rising

“Long live Romania!”

Along with a burst of cheers, the Romanian tricolor flag was planted on the top of the tallest church in the city.The church was damaged by bullets and artillery shells and was riddled with bullet holes. The originally colorful glass was also smashed into pieces, as if countless spots suddenly appeared.

The soldiers of the Romanian Third Army were as scarred as this church, but everyone was in high spirits, regardless of the pain of their wounds, and held their weapons high to celebrate the victory in capturing Varna.

It turned out that just now, as the Yinlun troops broke through the front line and surrounded the rear of the Bao army, and gained a firm foothold, they used infantry to fight in front and tanks to attack from behind and behind, firmly controlling the enemy's position and allowing follow-up troops to attack. Troops are being replenished one after another.The increasing number of Romanians at the head of the city reversed the situation.

The main force holding the position was the Bulgarian regular army, and the rest were only the militia and police.These people were scattered troops without special military training. They fought only on the basis of temporary courage and without order.It's okay to fight alone, but in this kind of tough battle, when you are slightly at a disadvantage, it will be difficult to persist.

When the Romanian regular army attacked like a tiger going up the mountain, which put huge pressure on them, the irregular army began to lose ground.This is especially true for the temporarily recruited militiamen. On weekdays, they can only wave flags and shout, and fight against the wind.When the Romanian troops completed their breakthrough and displayed an invincible momentum, many less determined enemy troops began to flee in all directions.

Seeing that more and more people were killed in battle, the Romanians seemed to have become the god of death. It seemed that every one of them was not afraid of sacrifice and pressed on them step by step, breaking the tight strings of this group of people.

One after another, the militiamen began to turn around and flee. They had no way out, so they fled directly from the trenches. Some people even got trampled, and some accidentally broke their feet, but more people got up immediately and continued running.

At this time, the Bulgarian troops who came from the west of the city to support also arrived, numbering in the hundreds.They wanted to hold on to their position and drive away all the invading Romanians, but they were shocked when they first saw their panicked comrades running away frantically and then running around the city.

They didn't know the situation in the north city position. Looking at the situation in front of them, they thought that all sides had been completely defeated. Their survival instinct made them lose the courage to continue fighting. First one, then ten, a hundred, and more and more. The militiamen stopped fighting and began to flee into the city.

Among them, the fastest and earliest ones were the militiamen who had dealt with the Yinlun troops. The moment Victor turned the muzzle of the machine gun, unexpectedly, these militiamen suddenly threw away their weapons and some Some surrendered on the spot, and some ran like flying through the chaotic battlefield and disappeared. Their movements were so skillful, as if they had been rehearsed countless times in their minds, and Victor was stunned...

This group of fleeing militiamen set an example for those behind them.After the battle, Victor found out that Zhang Er, the foreign minister, was still on the south wall of the city!

Victor was speechless. So, how should you evaluate the Bulgarian militia?Call them cowardly. It was clear that during the battle in Dobroga, the militiamen were able to hold on better than the regular army.Call them brave. When the militiamen in Varna saw that the situation was not good, they immediately ran away, shouting the slogan "Our army is defeated". When others heard this, they thought Bulgaria was finished.

Victor quickly forgot about the light knight. After the battle came to an end, he began to check the casualties of his regiment.

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On the position where a fierce battle had just taken place, there was a strong smell of blood, a hint of burnt smell from fireworks, and even a smell of decay floating in the slightly humid morning air. Corpses decomposed very quickly on the battlefield in summer.Several flavors mixed together make people sick when they smell it...

Victor did not vomit, however. From morning to now, he had witnessed many deaths: his sword had cut off two arms and cut off a head. The blade was already chipped and there were stains on it that could not be wiped off. Residual blood.Not counting the memory of the original owner and his own favorable battle in Dobrik, this was the first time that Victor truly experienced the cruelty of war. His blood flowed and he was a little shocked, but more of it was numbness and fear.Fortunately, Victor was lucky. He only had some skin scratches during the battle and was not seriously injured.

But the first wave of soldiers who charged into the battle were not so lucky. The regiment commander before him was not dead. He was leaning on the corner at the moment, closing his eyes weakly and breathing heavily: except for the size of his body, In addition to the bayonet wound, the rifle bullet directly penetrated his left palm, leaving a bloody wound on it, but the officer's right hand still held the gun tightly, as if he could continue to fight.

Although the regiment leader's men suffered heavy casualties, less than 1000 of the 600 men remained.However, military law is more encouraging for these warriors who dare to charge into battle. According to the regulations, as long as their regiment can complete the mission and kill hundreds of people, these people have military merits and can receive bounties and land. Those who die in battle at the same time , the land can also be inherited by future generations...

This is also the reason why some people are willing to be "suicide squads" despite knowing the dangers. The greater the risk, the greater the chance of military merit, and the more valuable the reward.For ordinary Romanian families, it is undoubtedly worthwhile to exchange one's life for land for the family and future generations.

The conferment of military merit on land is traditional but effective, tragic and cruel.Victor cherishes his life, so of course he would not choose this method, but he respects these officers and soldiers from the bottom of his heart. After saying hello to the regiment commander, he asked his troops to help collect the bodies.

Speaking of which, the casualties of their regiment were actually not small. Anton and Betif both suffered casualties, but they were all minor injuries. What worried Victor the most was Alexei.Just now, this guy with a thick machine gun shield and fierce firepower rushed into the enemy's position first, almost one against ten, and made great contributions to the subsequent occupation of the position. However, after the battle, Victor found that he could not find him...

"It won't be a sacrifice."

Betif usually looked down on Alexei's talk, but at this moment he was very panicked and quickly looked at the wounded lying on the wall.

At this moment, the church was filled with corpses scattered everywhere, including those of Bulgarian militiamen and Romanians. It was a bit scary at first glance. Coupled with the randomly discarded guns, it was difficult to move forward in the church for a while.Victor had no choice but to search in various areas with difficulty, turning over the prone wounded ones one by one, and looking at their faces one by one.

"Victor, Alexei...here!"

Finally, Anton shouted, and Victor and others hurried over and were shocked.Alexey was lying among a pile of wounded people. When he was found, his upper body was soaked in blood and his face was pale.

Victor hurriedly called Betif, and together they put him flat on the ground. Victor waved his finger on the tip of Alexei's nose. Fortunately, he was still breathing, but the situation was not optimistic.

After a hurried examination, Victor cut a hole in Alexei's shirt and told everyone, sweating profusely, that there was a wound on his shoulder, and the blood kept leaching out, almost turning him into a bloody mess. people!

"We have to send them to the camp as soon as possible for medical treatment, otherwise their lives will be in danger!" As soon as Betif said this, Victor and others immediately changed their colors.

"Is it too late to send him to the military medical camp? Didn't you say you brought a bottle of liquor? Get it quickly!" Victor said.

"I know the wound can become infected. Alcohol disinfection is okay, but it won't stop the bleeding. It needs to be bandaged by a specialized doctor!" Betif explained quickly, but Victor had no time to listen to him.He picked up his sleeves and said, "Then I'll do it myself!"

Betif murmured: "Victor, do you know how to deal with gunshot wounds? This is no nonsense. Let's carry him down to the city first."

"Let me rescue him."

Of course Victor knows how to do it. In his previous life as a volunteer, he had passed the emergency first aid certificate.So he knew that Alexei's symptoms of bleeding may indicate that some of his blood vessels have been damaged, and he must stop the bleeding immediately. He must not delay it, otherwise his life will be in danger!

Although Alexei was reckless, he was brave and loyal in battle. From the county town to the capital, from the military camp to the battlefield, he has always been Victor's right-hand man.What's more, there are parents and brothers at home who are waiting for him to achieve military exploits and return to his hometown with honor. In the past few days, what Alexei talks about most every day is his military exploits and "medal" that he has never met before. "It's...

So no matter what, Victor had to quickly remember the battlefield emergency rescue that he had almost forgotten, and he must save Alexei's life!He took a deep breath and instructed Betif and others: "You guys, take off your belt immediately!"

Blood is an important substance for maintaining life. In the case of a gunshot wound like this, damaged blood vessels will lead to acute bleeding, which is large and long-lasting.If the bleeding is not stopped in time, it will often cause shock, cardiac arrest, and eventually death.Now, Alexei has fainted from shock and is unconscious, so the first thing Victor has to do is to stop his bleeding!

Everyone came over one after another, helping in every possible way, and opened Alexei's shirt. Victor discovered that the main wound on his shoulder was the one where his shoulder was punctured and cut, which damaged the artery and caused blood to leak out. Fortunately, It was a penetrating injury. No bones were injured, and no foreign objects such as bullets remained.

What does Victor have on hand?Alcohol, he had.Rubber tourniquet?This was impossible. Victor could only use local materials, ask everyone to take off their belts, and then use some unfamiliar techniques to start bandaging Alexei.

Everyone's belts or rough belts. In later generations, the use of these materials to stop bleeding was limited to temporary use in emergencies without a tourniquet.Because the belt is different from rubber, it is not elastic enough.If the bandage is too loose, it will be difficult to truly stop bleeding. If the bandage is too tight, it may even cause limb damage and ischemic necrosis.

But there is not much we can do at this time. If the bleeding can be stopped, everything will be easy. Just save Alexei's life first and let him survive until he is handed over to professional military doctors in the military camp.

"The tourniquet must be tied in the correct position, with padding and appropriate tightness... padding..." Victor muttered these forgotten tips. He looked left and right and saw that everyone's clothes were very dirty. , full of dust, the only thing that was clean was the Bulgarian military flag that had been torn off by everyone, but it was quite new.

Victor's eyes suddenly lit up: "Go, bring over the Bulgarian military flag!" There was a clear sound of tearing cloth, and the Bulgarian military flag made of silk, with a lion on it with teeth and claws, was torn into pieces at this moment. , became the padding to bandage the wound, Victor poured the alcohol on a piece of cloth, and then bandaged it.

"The bandage should be appropriately tight, and when tying the knot, avoid wounds and areas that are not suitable for compression..." Then, Victor used a belt to put pressure on the pad, wrapped it around the armpit, and pulled both ends forward to tie. A slipknot.

At this point, the main wound on Alexei's shoulder has been treated.After doing this in one go, and seeing that his bleeding had stopped, Victor wiped the sweat from his forehead.Fortunately, at this life-saving moment, he actually memorized most of the battlefield first aid operations without missing a beat.

After the bandaging was finished, Alexey's breath was tried again. Although he was weak, he was still stable. He finally survived, but what Victor was most worried about was the subsequent wound infection.The entire bandaging process only involves simple disinfection, and the bandaging cloth used cannot be guaranteed to be clean. So next, Alexei's life and death...

"We can only look at metaphysics and see if God will accept him or not!"

After saying that, Victor turned his head and stopped thinking about the matter. When he returned, he saw that there was still some of the captured military flag, so he did his best to help the other wounded and the regiment whose palm was shot through by a bullet. The chief was also bandaged.

"Thank you." The leader finally opened his eyes, looked at the knotted cloth in his hand, and saluted Victor with gratitude in his eyes.

"My name is Pike, and everyone in the group is from Montenia County."

"It's only two days away from our county. You and I can be considered fellow villagers. It's a simple effort. No need to thank you." Victor smiled. When he looked back, he found that not only his soldiers, but also the two regiments he had charged before were The dozen or so wounded soldiers were looking at him with admiration.

"I didn't know Victor knew medical skills!"

Victor laughed and said perfunctorily: "If you understand a little bit, you can bandage wounds, but not anything else."

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"Victor...the military doctor said that Alexei's life is not in danger..." After learning the news, Anton was extremely excited and conveyed the news to Victor immediately. Victor breathed a sigh of relief, and the others also said that Alexei was lucky, and their expressions relaxed.

Betif himself also felt a stone fall in his stomach. Although he had known Alexei since he was serving in Bucharest, the two of them had often ridiculed each other because of their different ideas, and they seemed to have a bad relationship.

But when Alexey was injured and fainted, it was Betiv who ran around most actively. Before he knew it, more than half a year had passed. The two of them got along day and night under the leadership of Victor. They were already as close as brothers. Should they quarrel? They will be noisy, but when the other person's life is in danger, they will try their best to help.

"Hmph, let everyone see how ugly he is injured!" Betif started to boo.

"But this Alexei's injury was not in vain. In this way, even if he was injured, he still saved a small life, and he will be a small landlord in the future!" Alexei stopped bleeding, and he has woken up, but he has been He said that the wound was itchy and he wanted to scratch it.

Victor thought this was a good thing. The itching of the wound meant that granulation was beginning to grow. It seemed that the alcohol disinfection and bandaging were of some use.

However, Alexey is still not out of danger and has to rest for at least half a month until the wound is completely scabbed before it is considered safe.When Victor and others visited him, Alexei seemed to have been holding back for a long time and said a lot of confusing things.

He also took out a pocket watch that Victor had bought for himself. The pocket watch actually blocked a pistol bullet. He said emotionally: "I have to give up this pocket watch today. Save me." One life.”

Alexei handed the pocket watch to Victor and said: "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. Victor, brother, you have made a great contribution now. Even if you sacrifice, I will die without regrets. I hope this May the luck be with you."

"Stop talking and have a good rest." Victor disliked the unlucky words he just said about sacrifice.

"Alexei, just because of our friendship, there is no need to be so polite." Victor comforted him and said, "You can rest assured to recuperate in the camp. When you are cured, you can join the Silver Wheel Group and return to the team."

"Victor, where are you going?"

Seeing that everyone was fully armed and wearing new military boots, Alexey asked, "I wonder which city are we attacking this time?"

"It was General Constantine in the city who gave the order. After we occupy Varna, we will divide some of our troops and return to the previous garrison in Dobrich. The Yinlun troops will also be deployed accordingly. We will set off today!"

Victor said with some regret: "That Dobrich surrendered without a fight. This time our troops are deployed to garrison. I'm afraid there won't be any battles to fight in a short period of time..."