The title is a cow with the rank of colonel and a dog with the rank of major. From the eyes of a cow I saw the light of God.

In 1941, the German army invaded Belgium and occupied the resort town of Vesuli.

As soon as Major Kruber, the garrison commander, took office, he received an order from General Lister, chief of staff of the army group: to go to the Honorary Military Hospital and shoot a bull named Knight.

The major was puzzled. Why did the general have a problem with a cow?

Tell him: The general has a grudge against this cow! That was in World War I, when the general was a second lieutenant.

In the Battle of the Sodon River, in order to break through the German minefields, the Belgians organized 60 bulls to clear the way. The leading bull hit the general in the right eye. The bull also stepped on a mine and injured one of his legs.

The general and the bull faced each other, eye to eye, and fell in a pool of blood. Just as the general drew his gun and was about to shoot the beast, a cannonball flew in and knocked him unconscious.

The general changed from a handsome boy to a Cyclops, and of course he hated the bull.

Later he got the news that the cow became the only cow to survive the battle and was sent to the Invalides in Vessouli after the war.

Major Krupp took people to the Invalides, where 400 Belgian honorary soldiers and injured convalescent soldiers were detained.

He ordered all wounded to be sent to special camps for treatment, and all healthy soldiers to be sent to labor camps for incarceration.

The knight was brought. This is an old black cow with a peaceful expression and a lame right hind leg.

An old bull "knight" who has experienced the baptism of war and vicissitudes of life

When Krupp drew his pistol and pointed it at it, the Belgian soldiers roared.

A thin man walked out of the crowd, walked straight to Krupp, and said:

"Major, I am Sergeant Jova of the Belgian Army, and I am also the orderly of this cow. According to According to the Geneva Convention, you cannot kill this cow, you must take it as a prisoner of war!”

Krupp was shocked. "A cow? As a prisoner of war? A joke!"

Yova solemnly took out a piece of paper and handed it to him: "Please read it. This is King Leopold's order, we must obey it."

Kluber took it and looked at it. It read, "Knight" was awarded the rank of colonel in the Royal Belgian Army and was awarded the Second Class Medal of Honor on December 11, 1917. "

Kluber was dumbfounded: This was a cow with military status, and his military rank was higher than his own! According to the Geneva Convention, he had no right to photograph it, so he had to put it in a prisoner of war camp.

He called General List and reported the accident

Telling him, “Then handle it legally in the prisoner of war camp! I don't believe it's doing anything wrong there! ”

Death Trap

According to German prisoner of war camp management regulations, prisoners of war can be executed on the spot if they seriously disobey or escape.

Major Krupp has an idea .

On this day, he ordered the soldiers to take the knights and prisoners of war to the lumber mill, where five carts of wood had just been unloaded. Kruber asked the knights to load the ox carts and pull the mountains of wood. .

For a pampered old cow, this kind of drudgery must be unbearable.

As long as it resists, the soldiers will whip it and provoke it. It resisted, and they could justifiably shoot!

To the major's surprise, the knight did not resist, but pulled up the heavy cart and walked silently, once, twice, three times.< /p>

His body began to sweat, and his legs were hard to limp, but he continued to move forward unsteadily.

When the knight pulled up to the 50th carriage, the prisoners could no longer stand. Unable to stand it any longer, they began to make a commotion.

Yova protested, “Major, this cow is already 26 years old. According to its life span, it belongs to old age. Do you have the heart to let an old soldier do such a heavy job? You will be exhausted, you are committing a crime! "

The major frowned, rolled his eyes, and had another idea. He accepted Jova's protest: "Yes, let it do too much today, and give it a day off tomorrow. "

The next day, the major asked the knight to be taken to the lookout area, and signaled the soldiers to open the wooden door of the camp and let it move freely.

There was a wide grassland outside, but The path to the meadow is littered with mines.

The lure of grass cattle is fatal. Just running onto the meadow violates the camp rules for escape.

And its fate can be imagined: blown to pieces by landmines.

Sure enough, the knight was attracted by the grass outside the camp and slowly walked towards the grass.

But when it reached the white line with the skull and crossbones sign outside the camp, it stopped.

After hesitating for a moment, the knight turned around and returned to the camp calmly.

The major was stunned. He didn't expect that this cow knew what a cordon was!

Surprised, he asked Jova to ask him about the history of the knights. Jova's answer surprised him even more: After the Battle of the Sodon River, the injured knight was captured by the Germans and spent three months in a concentration camp.

Three months later, after Germany was defeated, the cow returned to the hands of the Belgians and was canonized as a saint by the king.

The major sighed: This is actually the second time a knight has entered a German concentration camp!

He was in awe of the old cow, feeling that it was no longer an animal, but a real veteran!

He decided to treat Niu Lao as a normal prisoner of war. Human war should not be the reason for his cruelty.

Special Guard

A month has passed and the knight is still alive, which makes General List very angry. He called Major Krupp to his headquarters and scolded him severely.

The major argued, "Your Excellency, my soldiers and I are respectable soldiers. We really cannot attack an animal with military exploits. It is gentle and peaceful, like a kind old man. We can't find it." There is no reason to kill it."

The general said with anger: "That's good! Since this is a special prisoner of war, it needs to be guarded by special guards!"

Adjutant 1 Hui brought a wolf dog.

He said: "This is my watchdog, named 'Wolf'. I have issued an order to grant him the rank of Army Major. Starting tomorrow, this military dog ??will take care of that stupid cow." No matter what it did to the cow, you should not interfere - just leave it to the animal!"

The major had no choice but to take the wolf back to the concentration camp and lock it up with the knight! Together. When the wolf saw the knight, it pounced and bit.

The knight was bitten by the wolf and escaped its attack by running and jumping.

However, the wolf was very ferocious and clung to the knight. Blood flowed from the knight's hind legs. The knight was angry, his eyes widened, and he let out a low roar.

Suddenly, it hit the barbed wire fence next to it, and the sharp iron thorns pierced its body and the wolf's body.

The wolf screamed in pain and let go of his mouth.

The knight slammed into the wolf, and the wolf rolled to the ground, whining in pain. The knight raised his front hooves, preparing to give it a fatal blow.

The major panicked. There is no explanation for the death of the general’s pet dog!

At this moment, a shocking scene appeared. The knight stared at the wolf, slowly put down his front hooves, panted, and walked to the side to lie down.

The wolf got up from the ground and hid far away, never daring to come near again. The ferocious aura disappeared.

When Yova and some prisoners of war heard the news, they were very angry and asked the major: "Can't you German soldiers let an old cow go?" If we treat it like this, we will all go on a hunger strike! "

The major was also angry: "This is General List's order! The wolf is also a major in the empire, so it makes sense for him to take care of the knights! If you dare to make irresponsible remarks, I won't be polite - this is a prisoner of war camp, not Freedom Square! ”

The prisoners stared at the knight silently, all worried.

The next morning, when everyone went to visit the knight with a heavy heart, they were all wide-open with joy. Eyes: The wolf and the knight cuddled together, lying quietly, with no trace of the fact that they were enemies who had fought to the death.

To their surprise, from then on, the cow and the dog became the same. He became their good friend. Wherever the knight went, the wolf would follow him in a friendly manner, and whoever yelled at the old cow would show his teeth and bark.

The war is over!

Silent Confrontation

General Lister could not believe that the wolf he had tamed would become friends with the enemy!

He arrived at the concentration camp and saw that the knight and the wolf were getting along well. He was furious and ordered the wolf to be captured and hanged in public in the camp square as a punishment for the traitor!

The howling of the wolf made the knight restless. . It suddenly broke away from the guards, knocked down several guards one after another, and ran towards the square.

It rushed towards the gallows, threw the executed soldier to the ground, and the rope around the wolf's neck slipped. The wolf is saved!

General Lister is crazy. In anger, he pulled out his pistol and wanted to shoot the old cow he hated with his own hands.

But he never expected that the moment the gun was fired, the wolf jumped up and stood in front of the knight!

After the gunshot, the wolf fell to the ground silently, dripping with blood, dead.

People were stunned by this sudden scene, and the whole place was silent.

Only the knight hummed sadly, slowly walked forward, knelt in front of the wolf, and licked his friend's body with his tongue.

General Lister pointed his gun at the knight. The knight was not afraid and calmly raised his head and looked at him silently.

The silent confrontation is just like 23 years ago, face to face, eye to eye.

Twenty-three years have passed, and Liszt's eyes are still full of hatred and murderous intent; but this old cow has lost its former wildness, and only kindness and calmness shine in its eyes.

People hold their breath, waiting for the next shot.

However, five minutes later, Lister’s hand holding the gun dropped weakly.

Major Krupp saw panic and confusion in the general's cold eyes.

The general put away his gun and said to the major: "Bury my dog ??according to military standards. It will be better for this old cow." After that, he turned around and walked away silently.

Liszt wrote in his diary that day: "From the eyes of a cow, I saw the light of God."

Three days later, all Belgian prisoner of war camps were closed When the general issued an order: treat prisoners of war in strict accordance with the Geneva Convention, and prohibit all abuse and killing of prisoners of war.

After the war, many senior generals of the Sixth Army were arrested and executed by Belgium, and General List was understood by the Belgian people for his order to protect prisoners of war. He was not charged and lived out his final years peacefully.

The Knight once again received the Army Medal of Honor. He died peacefully in Vesuvius three years after the war.

General Lister, Major Krupp, Sergeant Jova, soldiers who once fought with each other, all appeared at its funeral.