Chapter 168: Captive
"Lithuanians are the same people as us, so we don't have to treat them like mortal enemies. www.biquge.infoKoval thought for a moment and said, "Now the flu virus is raging everywhere in Europe, and once you enter the prisoner of war camp, you will lack food and clothing, and you will be very vulnerable to diseases. There is no medicine here, and when you get sick, you almost have to resign yourself to fate. ”
"Then we don't have the time to take care of them." Locke said: "We will continue to attack eastward, and we will have no men to watch them, and besides, we will waste our rations with them. ”
"We'll stay around here for a while and have plenty of time to take care of this." "Let's have a meeting and talk about what to do," Koval said. ”
On the night of the 7th, Koval, Jacob, and the other three battalion commanders held a meeting in the opinion room, and the soldiers outside the door were on strict guard.
"Locke, how are the captives?" Koval asked.
"They have been locked up in their original barracks according to your orders, and they have been provided with a little food and water, and the order is fine, but there are some Red Russian elements who are very dishonest." Locke said.
"What do you have for how to deal with this group of captives?" Koval asked, glancing around at the group.
"The Soviet troops came all the way, looting the shops in the cities, the grain and cattle of the peasants, and other things of value, and they also ransacked churches and killed the priests. We should punish them severely. Alex said angrily.
"Jonsson, what about your opinion?" Koval asked.
"Sir, most of these Lithuanians followed the Soviet army for a bowl of rice, I hope you can give them a chance to make amends." Jonson said slowly: "Moreover, the family and friends of these soldiers are Lithuanians. If we treat them well, we will be able to gain the support of the locals. ”
"I think we have to report this important matter to our superiors and ask them what they think." Parker said.
Jacob said: "We transport the prisoners to the rear, which saves our troops. ”
"I think we have to distinguish between the more than 1,000 people," Koval said. If there are local relatives and family members who are willing to come and guarant, we can take care of them a little bit and let them meet regularly. As for the Bolshevik Party members, we must single them out and detain them in solitary confinement, and we must not allow them to continue to propagate their fallacies. As for the rest of the soldiers, it will be fine to treat them normally. ”
"Sir, we have pressed so many captives here, we must give the above a suitable reason, otherwise this matter will not be justified." Jacob said.
"Let's just say we need this group of captives to repair roads and transport supplies." "Using captives can also save a lot of money," Koval said. ”
"Yes, that's a good idea. In this way, we can also apply to our superiors for some food. After all, you have to give the captives a little more food to work. Parker added.
"Sir, do we really use captives to build roads?" Locke asked, confused.
"Of course, otherwise we would have raised them for nothing!" Koval said with a smile: "The road on the southern line of Lithuania leads directly to Daugavpils, there are three or four hundred kilometers, and there are potholes along the way, which is really too difficult to walk, so it is okay for them to simply repair it, and it will be more convenient for us to transport various materials in the future." ”
Jonson proposed, "Sir, we can summon some Lithuanian prisoners into our troops, so that we can increase the strength of our army." ”
Jacob glared at him straight and said, "Now that our army is full, it is a trivial matter to absorb prisoners to replenish the strength of battle losses, and we must not do this matter of expanding our troops without authorization." Once the leaders above know, our future is completely over. ”
Koval said: "The matter of recruiting prisoners and expanding the number of prisoners must be approved by the superiors. Let's get through them first, don't let them suffer a little, what's the use of them surrendering as soon as they fight! ”
And so it was decided.
Number eight.
"Lithuanians are the same people as us, so we don't have to treat them as mortal enemies." Koval thought for a moment and said: "Now the flu virus is raging everywhere in Europe, and once you enter the prisoner of war camp, you are short of food and clothing, and you are very vulnerable to diseases. There is no medicine here, and when you get sick, you almost have to resign yourself to fate. ”
"Then we don't have the time to take care of them." Locke said: "We will continue to attack eastward, and we will have no men to watch them, and besides, we will waste our rations with them. ”
"We'll stay around here for a while and have plenty of time to take care of this." "Let's have a meeting and talk about what to do," Koval said. ”
On the night of the 7th, Koval, Jacob, and the other three battalion commanders held a meeting in the opinion room, and the soldiers outside the door were on strict guard.
"Locke, how are the captives?" Koval asked.
"They have been locked up in their original barracks according to your orders, and they have been provided with a little food and water, and the order is fine, but there are some Red Russian elements who are very dishonest." Locke said.
"What do you have for how to deal with this group of captives?" Koval asked, glancing around at the group.
"The Soviet troops came all the way, looting the shops in the cities, the grain and cattle of the peasants, and other things of value, and they also ransacked churches and killed the priests. We should punish them severely. Alex said angrily.
"Jonsson, what about your opinion?" Koval asked.
"Sir, most of these Lithuanians followed the Soviet army for a bowl of rice, I hope you can give them a chance to make amends." Jonson said slowly: "Moreover, the family and friends of these soldiers are Lithuanians. If we treat them well, we will be able to gain the support of the locals. ”
"I think we have to report this important matter to our superiors and ask them what they think." Parker said.
Jacob said: "We transport the prisoners to the rear, which saves our troops. ”
"I think we have to distinguish between the more than 1,000 people," Koval said. If there are local relatives and family members who are willing to come and guarant, we can take care of them a little bit and let them meet regularly. As for the Bolshevik Party members, we must single them out and detain them in solitary confinement, and we must not allow them to continue to propagate their fallacies. As for the rest of the soldiers, it will be fine to treat them normally. ”
"Sir, we have pressed so many captives here, we must give the above a suitable reason, otherwise this matter will not be justified." Jacob said. (To be continued.) )