Chapter 306: Blockade
The heavily armed Manfred and the others really frightened the civilians in the sewers, and Manfred and the others were also frightened by the crowded crowd in the sewers, and the two parties froze in place at the same time, staring at each other with wide eyes.
Soon, the members of the Mobile Task Force reacted, and more than a dozen members of the team pulled the bolts of their rifles in their hands, intending to raise their guns to shoot.
But Manfred immediately pressed the guns of several members of the team next to him, and at the same time shouted in fluent French: "Put down the gun!" Calm down, calm down! They are their own people! It's a civilian! They are not Germans! ”
The members of the French Mobile Task Force all knew French, and many of them were even pure-blooded Frenchmen, so they all understood Manfred's words and understood what Manfred meant by saying this.
Their main task now is to get out of the bombing zone, and there is no need to waste bullets and time on civilians if they don't have to, and it would be nice if they could escape here pretending to be French.
The crowd was startled at first by the action of the team pulling out their guns, and the crowd stirred up, but they quickly regained their composure after hearing Manfred's fluent French.
There was even a bolder man who stepped forward and cautiously asked Manfred, "You guys...... Are you Army or Police? ”
"No, we're the National Gendarme, and we're on vacation, but when we heard about the attack on the city hall, we were immediately ordered to rush over to support."
Manfred's reaction was quick, and the group were all dressed in civilian clothes, and no one would believe them if it was the army. And if it's the police, there's no way to explain why the police have such sophisticated equipment in their hands. Only a French national gendarmerie who is equipped with the same equipment as the army and who often wears regular clothes is the most suitable.
Sure enough, after Manfred "revealed" his identity, the last trace of vigilance in the eyes of the civilians slowly disappeared, and many people even approached Manfred and them, subconsciously seeking protection.
"Mr. Gendarme, what the hell is going on?" "Monsieur Gendarme, why is there a sudden fight in Paris?" "Did the Germans hit Paris?"
After confirming their identities, people began to ask questions that they had been worried about for a long time.
"That's right, it's the Germans up there who are fighting us." Manfred replied, "But don't worry, the Germans haven't reached Paris yet, and they're just a small group of militants." ”
As he spoke, Manfred's eyes rolled, and he remembered what the Führer had said before setting off again: "This Paris operation, on the surface, is to decapitate some important tasks in France, but in fact, its real meaning is to give the French people a heavy psychological blow, break their sense of resistance, and force them to panic, so that we can achieve the greatest victory in the shortest possible time at less cost!" ”
And isn't the one standing in front of his eyes the main target of the Führer's mouth?
So Manfred pretended to smile wryly and added: "Although the above is not a large German army, but in the bad situation of the front line, I think it will not be long before the large German army can really advance into Paris." ”
"What?" "Is it that bad?" "But in the morning the radio and newspapers were still saying that the situation on the front was good, and that our army was winning." "Fool! Do you believe the government's words? ”
Manfred's words achieved unexpected results at this critical juncture, after all, compared to the words of the media, it is more credible than what he sees with his own eyes - the Nima Germans are still fighting overhead, you say that the situation on the front line is good? Ghost letter?
"Don't talk about that." Manfred took a cursory look at Conrad's injuries, then stood up and said to the group, "We must get out of here at once, the German bombers are about to bomb this place." ”
"Huh? So what to do? "When the civilians heard that the bombers were coming, they panicked again.
"Don't panic! Don't panic! Follow us to evacuate in an orderly manner! Manfred said with a serious face, and then commanded the members of the Mobile Task Force to retreat along the sewer in an orderly manner with hundreds of civilians to a safe place, and before leaving, several soldiers did not forget to blow up the sewer entrance, showing their elite nature in every move, which attracted a group of people to praise again and again.
The civilians were very cooperative, they had fully believed that the group of people in front of them were their protectors, and even several doctors and nurses took the initiative to take care of the seriously injured soldiers.
In order to achieve a better psychological strike effect, all the bombers that attacked Paris this time carried large-yield napalm, not seeking to blow up many houses, but only to burn the target in the most tragic way.
When everyone heard the terrifying voice behind them, they all felt a little afraid, and at the same time they were sincerely grateful to the gendarmes who were carrying guns to protect them.
If the soldiers on the front line thought that they were so brave and reliable, then the Germans would have been beaten home a long time ago, right? - Many people think.
Along the way, people joined their team one after another, and after walking for about 20 minutes, the team of hundreds of people at the beginning grew to more than 1,000 people, walking in the sewers mightily, and people who don't know still think that it was the underworld force that sent it.
"Mr. Gendarme, the Fifth District is not far ahead, and I think it should be safer to get out from there." A man walking beside Manfred pointed to an upward sewer exit in front of him and said, "It's close to the big hospital, so I think your comrades should be in dire need of medical care, right?" ”
Hearing this, Manfred glanced at Conrad, who was still unconscious behind him, nodded, and said to the mobile team members who were scattered around to maintain order: "Guys, it should be safe to go out of the exit ahead, let's leave from there!" ”
"Understood, sir!"
"Shall we leave from there then?" Hearing that Manfred and the others were about to leave the sewers from the front, most of the citizens also decided to leave with them.
More than a dozen members of the Mobile Task Force climbed to the ground first, and after confirming the safety of the surroundings, the citizens who were about to leave also followed one by one, and with the help of the command of the Mobile Task Force, more than 600 citizens and Manfred and others climbed up, and then everyone retreated along the street to the fifth district.
The bombing of the German bombers was not over, and from time to time there were violent explosions from a distance, and if you looked back, you could still see the city hall building in the distance.
The crowd soon came to the junction of the 4th and 5th arrondissements, but what they didn't expect was that it was already crowded with people, and in front of them was a barbed wire fence, and beyond that, a line of several heavy machine guns and hundreds of French troops - the French army blocked all the areas where the attacks took place, and all personnel were forbidden to enter and leave!