Ludmila spoke up to lighten the mood: "No, Vasily, we all died, but Marshal Rocossov will survive and lead Ante to victory. After all, he's the man who lived through a direct hit from a 381 mm Heavy Artillery."
Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere relaxed again.
Popov came up to Vasily and whispered: "Don't think just because you're a Lieutenant Colonel that I won't dare to punish you by making you carry manure!"
Vasily: "I was just trying to be funny! You understand humor, right?"
Popov: "Go be funny with the rocks in the latrine!"
Wang Zhong continued to Yegorov and Doctor Kaja: "Both of you, I know the war has brought you unforgettable pain, and I don't think becoming spouses now will erase that pain.
"The war has also brought me endless grief; even if I married Ludmila, even if we had children, this sadness has not faded.
