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Because he has never received so much good news in one day: the ammonia production line and soda ash production line of United Carbide Company have been successfully put into operation; Duncan completed his first business in Canton Bay, selling $100,000 worth of cotton - even though everyone wanted him to sell cotton yarn; Morgan fulfilled his promise at the time of the bet, so the Hommel Foods Company had just changed owners; Messerschmitt trained the first professional espionage personnel at the Area 51 base; Also, the latest news from Washington, the Federal High Court finally issued a final judgment in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Plessy got his wish and won, but of course it also meant that the "segregated but equal" policy was unconstitutional, and the owners of for-profit public places wanted to remove the "white only" sign.

All good news, but the two bad news that arrived at the same time were insignificant: on the one hand, Ford's sales could be described as dismal, with only ten cars sold in a week, and on the other hand, Novotny received a reply from Zeiss that it could neither produce an eightfold scope for rifles, nor was it going to invest in research on such a scope for a small American company, because it had no obvious commercial value, and Zeiss was busy developing and producing artillery scopes and rangefinders for the German Army......

Still, they were nothing, and they were all too small compared to the good news he received. And now, Qin Lang has got Fan again. Dean radioed back the report that Operation Just Cause was progressing very well and that the first phase of the mission had been completed ahead of schedule.

He knew what the news meant, the radio system at the Haiphong base was working properly, and the mercenaries had cleared the Bac Ninh area, imprisoning all the Vietnamese in the countryside in four strategic villages in Hanoi - this was the first phase of the mission, and in the second stage, the troops would completely clean up the Bac Giang area in the same way and with the same seriousness - then Phuoc An, Thai Nguyen ...... Little by little, slowly but surely, he pushed the Yellow Flower Detective and his rebels into a corner.

The plan went very well, two weeks earlier than he had expected, and not a single mercenary was killed in the operation, except for the first mission and a few occasional firefights, the rebels were nowhere to be found, no attacks were carried out, and the attrition of the troops was all caused by poisonous snakes, insects and malaria, but the impact of such losses was negligible and could not affect the mercenaries in carrying out their tasks.

Therefore, the commander was optimistic that the second phase of the mission could be completed at least fifteen days earlier than originally planned. Qin Lang believes in Fan. Dean's judgment, and the belief that he could complete the task, was only one thing he had to remind him to always be vigilant against a surprise attack by the rebels.

He had a feeling that Huang Huatan would not watch the mercenaries take all the villagers in his control without taking any action, he must be planning an attack, and soon, this attack will be carried out.

Definitely.

However, in faraway Vietnam, the mercenaries on a mission are not aware of their boss's predictions...... Of course, even if they know it, they don't particularly care: although the boss's judgment is always correct, where are the rebels? In God's name, they have not even seen the shadow of these people.

"Sometimes I wonder if the so-called rebels really exist." Vince. Vane muttered under his breath, playing the role of William. Butz has always played a role. But it's not surprising that someone would be whining if they spent all day in the sweltering jungle battling mosquitoes and leeches, and their intended enemies were nowhere to be found.

Even Wen Dehei, after carrying out so many missions, he was also extremely unhappy and began to complain. "Even if the rebels are nowhere to be found, that's no reason to reduce the number of people on duty to the point where they are now."

There are so few people on the job...... No, it should be called "pitiful", there is only one infantry squad and six guys from the reconnaissance squad, and a Vietnamese who acts as a guide - even with this guy, what can fifty people accomplish? Almost nothing can be done, and even worse, swarms of flies are attracted like canned luncheon meat with green mold.

"If we are targeted by rebels, we are in big trouble." He said.

"But the question is, where are the rebels?" Vane retorted, "I haven't seen a single fly except the damn mosquito." ”

"That's because the flies are hiding where we can't see them."

"Gentlemen, it is the hidden enemy that is the greatest danger." Jason. Wochs interjected suddenly, but Vane only gave him a roll of the eye, and Moonheir didn't thank him. None of them liked him, in fact there weren't many people in the whole squad who liked Vochs, the muscular guy never allowed anyone to touch his automatic rifle as if it were his wife, and yet everyone knew he hooked up with a beautiful French woman.

Of course, they were just jealous, and Warhes always maintained a perceptive attitude, but never showed any negative emotions, as if he didn't care at all.

However, this has made others dislike him even more, so that in recent times almost no one has been willing to talk to him, and sometimes they have been reluctant to continue his arguments - as it is now.

Wendesi and Vane began to argue fiercely over another issue. However, the problem was actually caused by Zhang Biao and Butz: the two of them shot and killed forty villagers, mostly elderly and children, during their last mission, because the inhabitants of that village were reluctant to move out of their homes and thus had some arguments with the mercenaries on the mission. Of course, there is an open theory that these people used weapons, so Zhang Biao and Butz shot only in self-defense, but in reality it is clear to everyone that the Vietnamese only have hoes and kitchen knives, and even if they attack mercenaries, it will never be the elderly and children......

No, in fact the Vietnamese did not move at all, they only expressed some verbal protest and adopted a non-cooperative attitude, so Zhang Biao and Butz opened fire.

But the truth never matters, and no one questions the "official explanation" except for the relatives of the victims. The French and their Vietnamese minions did not care about this at all, the mercenaries had three attitudes, most were indifferent, a few thought that Zhang Biao and Butz had done the right thing, and finally, other mercenaries, such as Boon Duc Si, although they were both surprised and uncomfortable with the whole incident...... But it's just surprise and discomfort, that's all.

Boon Duc's sympathy was not yet so sympathetic that he would plead on behalf of the Vietnamese, he simply objected to opening fire on civilians, especially the elderly and children, which was unnecessary and cruel, but Van thought he was too merciful.

"It's war, friend." He said, "There is neither humanity nor honor in war, only victory is the most important thing." And in a war there are only three kinds of people, enemies, allies and our own people, but those Vietnamese are neither our allies nor our own people, they are enemies - to fire at them is at least logical. ”

"Including shooting at the elderly and children?" That's all he can't accept. Unlike when he first entered Umbrella, he is now gradually freed from the influence of his grandmother, who believes in Buddhism, but not completely.

"'If people think I'm cruel and cruel, I'll tell them that war is war, it's not about winning people's affection, war is hell', man, my grandfather fought in the civil war and served in General Sherman's regiment, so I could already recite this passage when I was nine years old." "So your question isn't a problem for me at all. ”

But he still found it unacceptable, and he felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Vane's argument, but he couldn't think of what the problem was—but there was no problem, and Vane was quoting William. Admiral Sherman's famous words, but Wen Deji has never heard of them.

But Wochs had heard, but thought about it, and instead of pointing it out, he said, "Gentlemen, I do not think it necessary to argue on this subject. Since we were neither ordered nor forbidden to kill all the Vietnamese, it was a personal matter whether or not to fire at civilians, and if you didn't like it, then you didn't have to do it, but it was better not to care what others did. Of course, Wen, you are our leader, and if you ask us for a ceasefire, we will do it. ”

This time, Van accepted his opinion, but still ignored him, but Wen Deji couldn't help but retort to him: "What if I order you to kill all the Vietnamese? Or there's a command on it, will you execute it? Shooting at the elderly and small children? ”

"If there's such an order, of course, chief." Warhs said sarcastically, "William. Admiral Sherman, on the orders of President Grant, set fire to Atlanta, destroyed everything he encountered on his way to Savannah, and turned Mississippi into one of the poorest states—our general commanded his army to kill hundreds of thousands of good American citizens, including the elderly, women, and children, but who remained a war hero of the Union and was unanimously sought after by the Yankees. Boss, maybe we can get that opportunity too. ”

Wendesi was dumbfounded, and Vane's face immediately turned ugly: maybe Wendesi couldn't see it, but he knew that Warhes was mocking Sherman and his legions about the atrocities in the South. Vane wasn't sure if this was a reference to what he had just said, but he did admit that his grandfather had fought in the Civil War and had served in the Admiral's unit, and he had quoted a quote from the Admiral, so Warchs was still not free from suspicion.

Vane was uncomfortable. "Those tragedies wouldn't have happened if it hadn't been for the rebellion in the South and seceded from the Union." He argued.

"Maybe." Wachs shrugged his shoulders and looked nonchalant, but his next remarks revealed what he really thought, "But I remember that the United States is a federation, and the states joined the federation out of their own volition, so it seems that they should have the right to secede from it, too." ”

"I don't remember that there was such a provision in the Constitution." Vane frowned.

"The Constitution doesn't give and women the right to vote in elections, but now there are people fighting for that right for them."

If Warphes wanted to offend his companions, he had almost done it: not only Vane, but also other mercenaries from the North who had relatives in the Civil War, all of whom saw Admiral Sherman as a hero of the Union and opposed the South's secession from the Union, and many of the mercenaries in the squad were black.

Wochs is now the target of public criticism.

And Thomas turned his head and walked in front of him. "Mr. Warhs, now I warn you, if you make any more remarks like this, I will kick you out of my squad."

"I'm sorry, boss, I was just too impulsive." "But it's all Mr. Vain's fault, and he shouldn't have mentioned the arsonist and the thug in front of a Southerner, let alone quoted him." ”

Thankfully, he didn't say that Sherman's words were crazy, and of course Thomas and the other black mercenaries didn't have a good opinion of the Admiral - although nominally the Civil War freed the Negroes, most Negroes didn't, and in fact they didn't find their lives any better, perhaps worse: after all these years, all they had been given was the right to choose and change their own masters, but the conditions in the factories and mines were much worse than on the farms. If anyone wants to say that they have brought a life of freedom and happiness to black people, they need to do more.

Of course, now is not the time to say this, nor to blame anyone, there is really only one thing Thomas can do: and the mud.

"Listen, now no one should mention topics that might cause unpleasantness to others, or I will ......"

He failed to finish his warning, and the Vietnamese guide, who was walking in the front, suddenly rushed back and shouted at him, gesturing and gesturing. But no one knew what he was talking about, and it wasn't until the French-speaking mercenary who had been with him came back that the problem was solved.

"There's an ambush!"

But the warning came too late, and just as the mercenaries lowered their bodies and began to search for the ambusher, a sporadic burst of gunfire rang out.

"Take cover!" Someone was yelling. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )