In a dimly lit room, more than 300 officers from all units came, infantry, artillery, engineers, Cossacks, navy, and headquarters, and in the officers' banquet dining room, there was a long table with snow-white tablecloths and even silver cutlery. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Stessel, accompanied by the chief of staff and assistants, arrived at the venue.

"All stand up!"

All stand upright!

Stexel stood there, nodding to everyone, and then he shook hands from the generals and colonels! Then he walked to the other end of the table.

"You may be seated!"

The officers moved their chairs and sat down in order of rank, with the general sitting on either side of the Stexel, the general below the colonel, and so on. "Let's go one last time, this harmonious family, gather together!"

Stexel, who was at the head of the seat, said in an emotional voice.

"Many people are no longer in our ranks, some are lying in the hospital, and many have died heroically on the battlefield, now let's pray for them!"

Everyone stood up and stood there silently praying for the dead and the living.

"Because all kinds of defensive tools have been exhausted, and the Chinese army has already arrived in the city, it is no longer realistic to continue to resist, so I sent people to negotiate the surrender issue, and the surrender conditions offered by the Chinese are not harsh, and can even be said to be a model of civilized countries!" Soldiers go to be prisoners, officers, they are allowed to return to their homes, they also have the right to carry weapons, orderlies, and rations, and you can choose whether to return home or to be taken prisoner, and now we should talk about that. Personally, I am more inclined to me with my soldiers, but my responsibility. But he asked me to return to Russia. In order to report directly to His Majesty the Tsar in person the full authority here. Whoever wants to give their opinion, please don't be polite!

"Let me say a few words."

Almost as soon as Stessel's words fell, an officer stood up and spoke in a Caucasian accent.

"We should all be as one man, to be tested with our soldiers, to be prisoners with them, in these difficult times. Leaving them behind, I personally decided to be prisoners, and thought that all officers who were in good health and lightly wounded should do so, and I am done! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was opposed by the others, and someone immediately stood up and said loudly.

"How do they repay us when we have already shared all the suffering of the soldiers during the battle? What we get in return is only insults and threats. Even beatings! We've all seen this with our own eyes today. I beg your pardon, I say these people are a bunch of beasts! The reason for the defeat may have a lot to do with them, and if they don't go out, I think we must not be confused with such ungrateful beasts, and of course, I will go back to Russia! ”

"Yes, yes, we can't tie our fate to those who are low!"

His words were met with approval, but also fierce opposition.

"David: An officer like you is not worthy of being a soldier! You simply insulted the honor of our servicemen! “

"Have you not seen the valor of receiving them? Don't you see the sacrifice they endured? ”

"Everyone, please be quiet, the bravery of the soldiers is obvious to all. Of course, we should also be mindful of the chaos that is happening in the city today! ”

The end result of the discussion, Stessel said, was that some people agreed to be taken prisoner, and some people asked to return to Russia.

"If the war is not over, and I return to Russia, then I am simply sorry for myself! I didn't even have a face to meet my wife! I don't know how to explain it to my kids! ”

When there was no agreement between the two sides, one of the generals said loudly, and he stood there looking at everyone.

"So I'm going to the prisoner of war camp with the soldiers! I guess it's an honor for a soldier! ”

The officers sitting next to him clapped loudly, and Stessel underestimated in dissatisfaction, then turned his head away and said nothing.

After the meeting, Stessel returned home, and in his living room he saw that Madame was talking to the same Chinese, he knew the Chinese, no, he was Russian, his name was Ji Fengtai, he was a businessman in the city, and he had become a Russian citizen ten years ago.

During the war, he was active in all corners of the city, in contact with many officers, and it was he who offered that price that led to the negotiations.

"Your Excellency, General, salute you!"

Seeing Stessel enter the house, Ji Fengtai said loudly.

"You have saved the city with your personal sacrifice, and you are worthy of the defenders of the city! Hats off, my general! ”

His voice seemed to be quite excited, as if he was excited about Stessel's decision, but in fact he was for this victory! As an intelligence officer, he had infiltrated the city ten years earlier, and now he had succeeded, successfully sleeping on the general in front of him, and together they made a deal.

And now it's time to cash in on the deal.

"My friend, may I ask you what's the matter?"

Stessel looked at Ji Fengtai and said, but in his heart, he already knew the other party's intention, but he was a little worried now, worried about whether he could get the reward according to the originally agreed price, after all, now the soldiers have destroyed the fortress and weapons. If Chinese take the opportunity to reduce his remuneration, then ......

"General, as I promised you at the beginning......"

As he spoke, he went and pulled out a cashier's check, which was issued by the Bank of North Korea.

"General, at all times we keep our promises! Even if your soldiers destroy the fortress, we still keep our original promise! ”

It's a cashier's check with a face value of up to $1.5 million, and many people can't even earn that much money in their lifetime, but it's a reward for Stexel's decision. Maybe some people think that 1.5 million is a lot? But actually. As a businessman. Ji Fengtai knew very well that all this was worth it, even the undamaged buildings in the city far exceeded this value, and more importantly, the war was over here, and the troops here could be transferred to other areas. to win the next battle.

"I ......"

Faced with a huge cashier's check, Stexel was really speechless for a while, he didn't know what to say? Whether it should be rejected or accepted.

Just when he didn't know what to say, his wife happily took the promissory note and said happily.

"Thank you, my friend, when will the North Korean banks here be open."

More than anything else, she is more concerned about when the money will be cashed out, which is actually what she cares about. As an upper-class lady, she knew very well that the money was not only about their future, but also about whether her husband could save his life. There is no doubt, wait until the end of the war. His husband will be sent to a military court and may even be sentenced to death, but it is certain that it will only take a few hundred thousand rubles to change all that.

That night, in Stessel's private residence, a big ball was being held, this was the last party, after today, the city of Vladivostok will no longer belong to Russia, although the Chinese army has begun to patrol the city, but now the city is still flying the Russian flag.

In addition to many Russian generals and local officials, there were also the "victors of Vladivostok" - General Shang Dequan and his chief of staff, but for some reason, they were delayed, and when Stexel was impatient and thought that this tardiness was insulting, suddenly a car drove into this private residence, and two soldiers wearing black Northeast military uniforms got out of the car, and Stexel hurriedly went to the door with his husband to greet the distinguished guests, It was Shang Dequan and his entourage staff officer Major Xu Zichuan who got out of the car.

"Welcome, Your Excellency!"

At this time, there was no trace of pride on Stessel's face, and when he expressed his welcome, Shang Dequan said apologetically.

"I'm very sorry, Your Excellency, General, I can't stay here for long, at the request of my marshal tonight......"

After a slight pause, Shang Dequan said in an extremely helpless tone.

"Today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve, and I must spend it with the soldiers,"

This is not polite, but a fact, as a military commander, Shang De must spend the New Year with the soldiers, which is the practice of the Northeast Army, and this kind of unity of officers and soldiers is beyond the reach of the Russian army.

"Please forgive Madame, it's a pity in life that I can't invite you to dance a song......"

In this regard, the Stessels had no choice but to express regret, but his entourage staff remained, and after Shang Dequan left, the Stessels invited the guests to take their seats, but the banquet was not only attended by Russian officers and officials, but also some officers of the Northeast Army who entered the city. Who would have thought that the people who were tearing each other apart a few hours ago would sit together, and even for the atmosphere of the banquet, Major Xu Zichuan was the first to raise a toast to the health of the Russian Tsar, and Stexel also proposed to toast to the health of the governors of the three eastern provinces, of course, at this time, no Russian would be stupid enough to toast to the emperor of the Qing Kingdom, and people toasted to the heroic soldiers on both sides, and then toasted to Shang Dequan and Stexel, in short, they praised each other and praised each other.

"It is a great honour to be here today with all of you brave Russian generals......

Holding a wine glass in his hand, Xu Zichuan said with emotion.

"Before the war broke out, we had planned to take the city in ten days. Do not doubt, generals, because we have put more than two and a half thousand artillery pieces, four thousand six hundred machine guns, and hundreds of siege guns here, and our shells can tear apart the strongest fortress in the world, but ......"

Looking at the embarrassed Russian generals, Xu Zichuan raised his voice.

"You, heroic Russian soldiers, have blocked all this with your flesh and blood, gentlemen, please do not be angry with your defeat, because you are facing an opponent in the traditional sense, and the reason why we were able to defeat you is entirely due to the superiority in weapons and troops, gentlemen, I propose, toast to the heroic Russian soldiers!"

Xu Zichuan's praise made the embarrassment in the expressions of those generals disappear, and people raised their wine glasses one after another, toasting Russia and China, and when the atmosphere of the banquet became more and more high, Xu Zichuan quietly left the table. Also leaving the table was Stessel's chief of staff, General, and they all came to Stexel's private study.

"According to the amount we originally agreed, I now present to you a cashier's check from the Bank of North Korea!"

Take out a seven-digit cashier's check from your pocket and give it to Fuke. This was a previous agreement, but the money was not the same as the money given to Stexel, it was for and a dozen Russian generals. Compared to the others, this is the real deal, the deal used to buy the generals.

"Hey......"

Looking at the check in front of him, Fu Ke didn't say anything for a while, he knew that it was his and his friends' return, obtained by betraying Russia...... No, there was no betrayal, no one could stop them from taking the city.

Again, Fu Ke comforted himself in the bottom of his heart.

"When will this money be cashed out?"

After a moment of silence, Fu Ke asked rhetorically.

"At any time, the Bank of North Korea's branch in Vladivostok will reopen tomorrow......"

The Bank of North Korea has always been the most important financial institution in Northeast China, and unlike the Bank of Northeast China, which acts as the central bank of Northeast China, Bank of North Korea has branches not only scattered throughout China, but also branches in Britain, the United States, Russia, France and other countries, and Vladivostok is no exception.

"In addition to us redeeming it in person, can someone else redeem it on our behalf?"

Friedk is more concerned with this issue, after tomorrow he will have to enter the "prisoner of war camp", at which point it will be a question of how to cash out the money and how to keep it.

"Your Excellency, if you want, you can appoint a bank to act as an agent for this money and deposit this money in some bank accounts......"

Looking at the general in front of him, Xu Zichuan had a sincere smile on his face, and he deliberately emphasized it when he was over.

"Believe that we will never treat our friends badly!"

Now, all this is just the beginning, in the future, whether it is Stessel or Fuke, there will be times when the intelligence department can use it, and Xu Zichuan, as an intelligence officer, has never doubted this.

"We can also give the money directly to your family if you need it, and of course, this requires your consent!" (To be continued.) )