Chapter 167: The End of the Road
Today, Chen Xingan led the way to the port of Maputo to meet the 28th fleet from the north-east, and next to him was Bob Williamson, the current Minister of Commerce of Mozambique Province. A native of Portuguese Mozambique, he was born in the province of Tete in western Mozambique, and has been to the North-East Autonomous Region and has been fascinated by the development of the Northeast. As a result, he became one of the few large Portuguese landowners in Mozambique who supported the rule of the Northeast, and of course, the Northeast gave a lot of rewards. Although the family's land was nationalized, it gave them the right to exploit basic minerals, as well as technical and financial support. The Williamson family's income has changed dramatically from what it was back then.
The reason why Chen Xing'an led a team to the wharf to greet him today was because the passengers who came with the ship this time were all quite special, and except for Wang Baichuan, the main person in charge of commerce and trade in Northeast China, all the people who came with him were representatives of local business giants in Northeast China.
At present, the number of immigrants from the northeast in Mozambique has reached more than 200,000 people, including two divisions of the army, one is the original Third Cavalry Division, and the other is the Sixth Artillery Division. Among them, the cavalry division was a Mongol division, which had just completed the battle with the Tsarist Russians. And the 6th Artillery Division was a Korean division, and it was not long after it was withdrawn from the battlefield of Tsarist Russia. According to the plan of the Northeast Autonomous Region, an additional 300,000 migrants will be sent to Mozambique in the coming year, plus two infantry divisions trained in five Southeast Asian provinces.
In addition to the Army, the Navy also increased its forces, adding one battleship and two destroyers. The Air Force's four Pit Vipers and four Mammoths have also been put in place, and Mozambique's tri-service system has now been initially established.
As soon as he saw that people began to disembark, Chen Xingan waved his hand, and the band that had been prepared at the pier immediately began to play, and the atmosphere was very hot, but it was very ugly.
She Fatzi walked off the boat with two concubines, he was in good health, and he didn't faint on the boat, but he couldn't stand it when he got off the boat, and the two concubines were similar.
"His grandmother's, I listened to the boss when I knew it, and came over by airship." It is also said that he was afraid of death, thinking that it was too dangerous for his feet not to touch the ground, and the journey, which was supposed to be less than a week, dragged on for almost three weeks to arrive.
Chen Xing'an knows the symptoms that will occur after a long boat ride, and today is just a welcome ceremony, and at the investment meeting in Mozambique, at least until the gang returns to normal, negotiations can begin.
In contrast to Maputo's thriving and bustling movements, the rebel groups of the Portuguese landlords south of the River Save have been in a bit of a waning late. With the strong increase of troops in the northeast and the strengthening of the air force, their original force of more than 3,000 people has now lost more than 2,000 people, and the entire team is now less than 1,000 people, hiding in the jungle, but the losses are still heavy. Moreover, the farms and fields that originally belonged to them have now all been occupied by the Northeast Insurance Team, so that the logistics supply has been completely cut off, and even food has been lost.
Looking at the declining fighting spirit of everyone, Christian Bruno and Glenn Leo, as the leaders of the team, are also helpless.
"Christian, what do you say to do? Now we are not only out of food, but also short of ammunition, and if we continue like this, we will not have to carry out encirclement and suppression in the northeast, and we will be buried in the surrounding wild beasts. Glenn asked worriedly.
Christian was equally worried, and now they could still hide in the jungle, but once the rainy season came...... People don't dare to think about their future plans now, and they don't see any hope at all. Speaking of the strength of the Northeast's force, it completely met the expectations of the Portuguese, the kind of terrifying burst weapon that spews tongues of fire, a company goes up, leaving behind the stumps of a company. Christian and Glenn still remember the battle that day, and now they know why the Carlos family didn't join them, because there was no chance of victory.
"What man!?" Someone shouted outside the woods, and it was late afternoon, some time before it got dark. However, everyone became frightened birds, and when they heard the shouts of the person in charge of guarding, they immediately picked up the weapons in their hands, and some of them wanted to rush out to resist, but more people subconsciously chose to flee.
"Don't shoot!" Glenn saw the person clearly at this time, turned around, and said to Christian: "It's Deco, the second eldest of the Carlos family, I heard that he has taken refuge in the Northeast Autonomous Region, I don't know what to do when he comes to us today?" ”
Christian didn't speak, just looked at the figure coming from a distance.
"Traitor, you're not welcome here!" A Nelson boy shouted, but Christian and Glenn did not stop it, because most of the men of the Nelson family died at gunpoint in the northeast, and they were the most heroic warriors, but they did not choose a good opponent.
Everyone around him was angry, but Deco didn't seem to care much on his face, and he stared at the two patriarchs of the Bruno and Glenn families with gloomy eyes, and gave a slight salute.
"What are you here to do? Old Carlos did not dare to stand with us against the aggression of the Northeast, he was a coward, and we and the coward's son had nothing to talk about. Glenn made himself as tough as possible, both to embolden himself and to calm the people around him. Otherwise, he himself would have confessed first, and the rebellious team would have dispersed.
Deco smiled, somewhat mockingly, glanced at everyone present, and then said: "There is one thing I need to remind you, there is no invasion in the Northeast Autonomous Region, Mozambique is the land of the Northeast, and it is the royal family of the empire that betrayed us, and they exchanged our land for the people of the Northeast Autonomous Region!" ”
The rebels glared angrily, but Deco couldn't be mistaken.
"What are you here to do? You don't want to argue with us about who's right and who's wrong, right? Christian finally spoke.
Deco looked at him, his eyes flickering, speaking of the Bruno family and the Leo family, and their Carlos family are all related. "I'm here to tell you two news, the first one, your request for help from the Imperial Family has been officially rejected! Second, the Northeast Autonomous Region conscripted two divisions from the mainland, with a total of 30,000 people,! In the next year, two more divisions will reach. So ......"
"So ......" Glenn stared into Deco's eyes.
"Surrender, I've seen the training of soldiers in the Northeast, as well as weapons and equipment, and you are not an opponent at all. Now that you don't even have food, and the bullets in your hands are getting less and less, you are at the end of your rope, surrender! There is a saying in the Northeast that those who know the times are handsome, and everyone has only one life, and there is no need to waste their lives on such hopeless things. ”
Deco spoke so bluntly that everyone present fell silent.
"Originally, according to the meaning of the Northeast, it was intended to be forever troubled, but my father personally visited Chen Xing'an, the governor of the Northeast Autonomous Region in Mozambique, and Yan Fu, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast African Korps. Everyone, that's enough, stop fighting. ”
There was silence in the jungle camp, and then everyone looked at the leader Christian, and then Glenn. But the Nelson child cried at this time, and said, "If we surrender at this time, will my grandfather, father, uncle, and brother all die in vain?" ”
Deco didn't speak, because he didn't need to speak, only one of the rebels opened their mouths, and to put it bluntly, no one wanted to die.
"The war has reached this point, we have done everything we should do, what are we going to fight, and if we continue to fight, is it meaningful?" It was the Patricks who spoke, a small family south of the River Save.
Many nodded unconsciously, and Glenn and Christian sighed secretly when they saw the scene in front of them. A few words from Deco completely distracted the entire rebel alliance, and the team was afraid that it would be difficult to lead.
"What are the conditions in the Northeast?" Christian asked, and this is also the voice of everyone.
"The land must be owned by the Northeast Autonomous Region, but families can keep their ancestral homes, and in addition to that, the Northeast government can provide a series of preferential policies for doing business. This is the bottom line, there is no other room for negotiation, and the people in the Northeast also asked me to talk, this is the last chance, and after that, it will not die. ”
Deco straightened his back at this time, "The Northeast government doesn't have much time for you to think about, from now until 24 o'clock tonight, if you don't choose to surrender, they will attack." And again, you're surrounded. ”
The last sentence obviously shocked everyone present, and when they ran out of ammunition and food, they fell into a heavy encirclement. Even the rebels, who originally had some extravagant hopes, are now full of despair, and it is not a difficult question to live or die. The original homeland has been occupied by the Northeast, and the female dependents and children are also under the control of the Northeast, there is no food and grass inside, and there are no rescuers outside, which is a dead end.
Everyone fell silent, and the last eyes were on Christian and Glenn, who were the leaders, and their final choice would determine the life or death of everyone. Is it a heroic death, or a humble life under the oppression of the powerful.
When Deco left, no one stopped him, only when he got out of the jungle camp, Deco felt a burst of exhaustion, his body was weak, and his back was cold, at this time he found that his back was already wet with cold sweat, and he was afraid for no reason.
But the situation in the jungle camp is no better than Dyko, some are crying, some are bowing their heads in contemplation, but many more are numb. The scorching heat of East Africa could not change the coldness in people's hearts at this time, and their eyes were all on Christian and Glenn under the big trees, and the two were arguing about the final decision.