Chapter 444: What to do with these Russians
"The ministers extend their highest respect to His Majesty the Great Emperor! Long live the Emperor! As soon as Ren Chao got out of the car prisoner of war camp, the main officers greeted him.
Ren Chao returned a military salute and glanced at this group of officers, to Ren Chao's surprise, Ren Chao even found an acquaintance in this group of people, "Hehe! Guo joins the army! ”
"The director of the 3rd Prisoner of War Camp in Vladivostok, Guo Senjun, has seen His Majesty!" Guo Senjun said respectfully.
"Good~! Very good. Ren Chao smiled and nodded and said, "How did our combat hero come here to become the director of the prisoner of war camp?" ”
"What else did you ask? Now our entire Fifth Army has no major wars, even if they want to fight, they can't fight, although this kid is a good fighter, but now there is no war to fight, and he can only run here to take care of these prisoners of war. Wang Weihua next to him couldn't help but interject.
"That's right!" Ren Chao nodded with a smile and said, "Guo joins the army, you accompany me for a walk, everyone else should be busy with what they are doing!" ”
"Command!" Guo Shenjun said respectfully, "Where are you going to look?" ”
"Just go around!" Ren Chao said casually, "How many prisoners are held in this prisoner of war camp?" ”
"Back to His Majesty, there are about fifteen thousand people." Guo Senjun replied honestly.
"And how many of your defenders are there?" Ren Chao asked as he walked.
"Less than two thousand five hundred!" Guo replied.
"There are too many prisoners of war now, and our Fifth Army still has to garrison such a vast area, so we really can't allocate more troops to guard these prisoners of war." Wang Weihua explained.
"Initiation of the Majesty! Weichen thought that there was no need for so many prisoners of war to hold them. Take our third prisoner of war camp as an example, there are 15,000 Russian prisoners of war here, although there are many people, but these Russian troops do not have any weapons, only 1,000 people are enough to guard. Guo Senjun interjected.
"Oh~! In this way, these old hairy men are still very honest! Ren Chao said with a smile.
"The dishonest have been dealt with by us, and they dare not be dishonest." Guo replied.
"Hmmm! You can't be polite to these old hairies. But don't be careless, in case these old hairy people take advantage of the chaos. Ren Chao nodded and said.
"Wechen respectfully obeys His Majesty's teachings!" Guo Senjun said respectfully.
"They're letting the wind go!" Ren Chao looked at a clearing in the distance. A large number of Russians gathered.
"Yes! During the day, the Russians took turns to release the wind for twenty minutes, and the rest of the day the Russians were not allowed to go out of their tents. Guo Senjun nodded and said.
"Hmmm! Let's go, let's take a look. Ren Chao nodded, and then walked towards the clearing.
At this time, in that open space, thousands of Russians gathered, and these Russian soldiers at this time had long lost their former majesty, and they were all ragged and unbearable, and their heads were drooping like roosters that had just been defeated, and they no longer had the slightest fighting spirit. Like a walking corpse, it was in a loose formation, constantly moving in the clearing.
In the center of the clearing, a simple high platform was built, about a meter high, and several people stood on the platform, several of them carrying wooden sticks in their hands, staring at the Russian prisoners below. One of the men in the middle was holding a bucket horn and saying something loudly, but it was all in Russian. Ren Chao didn't understand at all.
"If I'm not mistaken, the guys on stage are all Russians, right?" Ren Chao couldn't help frowning and said.
"Returning to Your Majesty, these are indeed Russians. These people were all selected from among the prisoners of war, and they were more loyal to our Huaxia. Help us manage these prisoners of war. Guo replied.
"Oh~! That's a good idea! Ren Chao smiled and nodded, "It's just that these people will really be loyal to us?" ”
"We have all been scrutinized by these people, and they are all prisoners who were exiled from Russia to Siberia, or who are the descendants of prisoners. Most of these people have little affection for the Russian government. Now that they have been captured, they are naturally willing to serve us in China in order to survive. Guo Senjun said respectfully.
"Good~! Very good! Ren Chao smiled and nodded. Siberia is a vast and sparsely populated land. Therefore, although the Russians have long conquered this land, they have always used it as a place of exile for prisoners, so many Russians in Siberia are prisoners or descendants of prisoners who were exiled here. It was only in recent years, with the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, that the Russian government gradually began to carry out large-scale migration to Siberia.
"Did you think of something?" Wang Weihua had been by Ren Chao's side for a long time, and he knew Ren Chao's personality quite well, and when he saw a smile on the corner of Ren Chao's mouth, he guessed that Ren Chao must have thought of something, so he asked curiously.
"Hmm!" Ren Chao nodded and said, "Wei Hua! Haven't we been thinking about what to do with these Russian prisoners? Now I have an idea. ”
"I wonder what brilliant idea His Majesty came up with in the Emperor's mind?" Wang Weihua then asked.
"No matter how many of these Russian prisoners there were, there were only a few hundred thousand. Of course, it is easy to deal with them, but the most difficult to deal with are the Russians in Siberia, due to the large-scale migration of Russia to the Siberian region in recent years, the population of Siberia has exploded, and according to incomplete statistics, there are now close to 10 million Russians living in Siberia. There is a good saying, if it is not my race, its heart will be different. Therefore, if we want to completely control Siberia, we must deal with all these 10 million Russians. Ren Chao said with a stern face.
"With so many people, it's really difficult to solve!" Wang Weihua couldn't help frowning and said.
"It's not difficult, it's quite difficult! The most simple way is to kill directly, but killing so many people is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it will also provoke the strong resistance of these Russians, not to mention that this will also have an extremely adverse impact on my Chinese empire in the world. Therefore, the massacre does not solve the problem. Ren Chao said with a stern face.
"Since we can't kill them all, we can drive them all back to Europe, these people have all come from there, and now they have not taken root in Siberia, and if we send them back, it will not provoke them to resist too much. Moreover, the sudden return of so many people to China will definitely put a heavy pressure on Russia's finances, after all, these people were unable to get along at the beginning, sold all their property, moved to Siberia, and they were homeless after they returned, but the Russian government could not ignore it. Wang Weihua said with a smile. (To be continued......)