Chapter 11: Happiness and Misfortune (2)
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In the afternoon, a military horn suddenly sounded in the army garrison camp in the west of the Long Island New Area in Manchuria, and a series of sharp military whistles and rapid drum beats.
About a company of army soldiers dressed in thick winter coats, holding steel helmets and rifles, rushed out one after another, and began to stand in line under the wind and snow. During the whole process, except for the exhaled flakes of snow-white air, not a single soldier made a sound, and stood upright with their guns on their backs, allowing snowflakes to accumulate on their shoulders or steel helmets.
Sergeant Scott stood at the very head of the line, looking sideways at his ranks. In the distance, several officers walked from outside the camp gate, and even one of them was Brigadier General Chen Liwen, who had recently been promoted to commander of the army.
Scott looked down at the sky, a little uneasy about such an urgent military rally on a snowy Christmas.
An infantry company consisting of an Indian arrangement and two o's platoons is the local garrison of the current Long Island New Area in Manchuria. So far, with the exception of a small number of veterans and non-commissioned officers, most of them have only conducted intensive training for more than two months.
Compared with the more complex combat methods of later generations, the line line tactics were originally a simple mode of easy-to-train regulations and old-fashioned regulations, so at present, the military discipline and appearance of the infantry company in front of him are quite satisfactory to Army Commander Chen Liwen.
"General, the troops are assembled!" The supreme commander of the local garrison is Captain He Yu, who is now completely fit for the status of an army officer after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and is saluting Brigadier General Chen Liwen, the commander of the army who is also standing in the wind and snow in front of him, with a solemn face.
"The Enterprise and the ocean-going trading fleet encountered bad weather on their last voyage of the year, most of the merchant ships were damaged, the return voyage was delayed for a full ten days, and more than 700 migrants on board also broke out of the epidemic and some riots!"
Chen Liwen's face was pale, and he walked slowly in front of the queue of officers and soldiers.
"The exact situation is still unclear, and now that the fleet is about to call at the port, your task is to quickly go to the docks in the outer islands to maintain order at the docks, assist the hospital and police in separating the immigrants and patients, and arrest some of the thugs who have instigated trouble on board the ship before, and if anyone dares to cause chaos or resistance, shoot them on the spot!"
After speaking, Chen Liwen turned around and walked towards the camp gate, and the group of officers also followed closely.
"All of them! Turn right! Run forward! Under He Yu's yell, more than 100 officers and soldiers gathered their legs at the same time, and then turned around in unison.
About three hours later, after days of wind and snow had stopped on the pier in the snow-white outer islands of Manchuria, six wrecked galen ships with various sails were quietly moored with groups of ragged European migrants carrying seriously ill wounds or supporting each other to the pier.
More than a dozen medical staff transferred from the National Hospital in the capital have been divided into several groups to correspond to each sailboat calling at the port, and more than 40 police officers from various districts of Manchester City have set up a cordon at the pier. A company of army officers and soldiers lined up on one side of the cordon with loaded guns and ammunition, staring at the refugees from Europe who had saved their lives at sea.
Army Commander Chen Liwen and Minister of State Security Liu Yun, who rushed to the scene, stood side by side by the pier, looking at the tense scene in front of them, with different expressions.
Adelaide and the other crew members who walked up to the dock were all haggard, their hair was like a chicken nest, and Adelaide's beautiful captain's hat had long since gone there, and a few traces of gunsmoke could be seen on their faces.
"General, we encountered a bad storm halfway through, and the Hound was almost finished! The speed of the fleet has been greatly reduced, and what is even more terrifying is that ten days ago, there was an outbreak of plague on the Eden and the Goblin, many people vomited and leaked, and many people died, and the medicine was also used up" Adelaide stood in front of Chen Liwen with a bitter face, a handful of snot and tears, "God estimates, we can still come back alive!" "What's going on? Lao Zhao: Didn't they establish a quarantine center in the Azores, how could they bring infectious diseases? Chen Liwen turned his head to Ren Changle, who was disembarking with Adelaide, and his tone was quite unhappy.
"With just a few quarantine methods, it is impossible to be completely risk-free...... And few of those refugees have good hygiene habits! I didn't prepare so much berberine beforehand. In order to isolate the sick, the crew of the Fairy also clashed with the immigrants, fortunately, there was an Enterprise number, otherwise it would be troublesome," Ren Changle didn't know where to get the cigarette and smoked urgently, "!"
Lao Tzu was unlucky this time, so he bought a boat from the Spaniards, and it was a mess when he returned home, including Wenwen, and it is estimated that the maintenance cost may exceed 10,000 yuan! ”
Chen Liwen didn't pay attention to Ren Changle's complaints full of copper tools, and turned to the side with a cold face.
And the Minister of State Security beside Chen Liwen asked Sun Yang, the acting captain of the Enterprise, very seriously: "Sun Yang, what are the ingredients of the immigrants on the Goblin this time, and how can there be a riot?" Navy Captain Sun Yang took off his military hat, and his face was also rotten: "Probably many exiles from Bohemia or Germany, many of them have been mercenaries. We were going to forcibly isolate some of the most severe patients, but we didn't know what was going on, so we made a disturbance, and several crew members and immigrants died. ”
"Liu Yun, I will immediately isolate the port area of the Fairy, whether they are sick or not, all assemble and let the crew identify the rioters! Anyone who participated in the riots was taken to the beach and shot! I'll explain it to those congressional masters! ”
Chen Liwen only thought for a few seconds, and then issued an order that surprised the people present, the army commander seemed to be much cold-blooded after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and as soon as the order came out at this time, the cigarette in Ren Changle's mouth fell to the ground, and the Minister of National Security Liu Yun showed a weird smile instead.
In the military dock area, which is fully guarded, the police and soldiers are occupied on both sides of the passage cordon, and the men, women, and children of European descent who are not terrified are trembling and cautiously rushing through. Not far away, in the migrant quarantine camp in the outer island area of Mancheng, the hot water boilers in several disinfection rooms also began to ignite, and more than a dozen cauldrons were set up in the open space of the camp, and the smell of fragrant vegetable soup was already wafting, and everyone who saw the immigrants secretly swallowed their saliva.
"Walk through the passage one by one, no noise, no crowding! It is strictly forbidden to defecate in the open, it is strictly forbidden to walk out of the temporary living area at will, it is strictly forbidden to use any weapon to attack others, there is enough food and clothing in the camp, and personal luggage must be stored in a unified manner. After eating, you will receive a number plate and enter the designated disinfection room......"
Several European-American police officers, holding a tin thorn, shouted the same orders in their native language to the staggering crowd.
This process has been a dead rule since the arrival of a group of European immigrants two months ago.
Sergeant Scott stood quietly at the forefront, looking intently at the beggar-like European immigrants in front of him, and sighed in his heart.
"Raise your gun! Aim! ”
On the shore in the distance, an Indian officer and soldier had already raised his rifle, and a series of piercing gunshots kept coming, and the flesh on Scott's face couldn't help twitching slightly.
He knew that his comrades were carrying out a cold order, and at least he counted, more than twenty men who had incited disturbances on board had been executed en masse, many of them already unconscious. Faced with such a riot participant, the soldiers simply lifted to the side and opened fire with their rifles to their heads.
In the ears, the sound of gunfire was intermittent, and hoarse cries and cries for mercy were not enough to stop the ongoing execution. There was a ripple in the slowly advancing migrants, and Scott and the others quickly picked up their bayonet rifles, and then shook their heads slightly with suggestive eyes. Men, women, and children looked back at the bloody coastline in the distance, retracted their heads, tightened their thin coats, and continued to walk forward as if they had lost their souls.
"Hey! What a spirit, man! An obscure bohemian voice rang out from the crowd, and Scott turned his head to see a burly European man greeting a German-speaking policeman.
The young Germanic who had already become a police officer through the Guò immigration process a few months ago turned his head indifferently and ignored the other party.
Makarov, who had been a member of the main force under Frederick V, drooped his head in mockery, and turned his gaze to Scott and the other soldiers, with a fiery gaze in his eyes. As a war-hardened mercenary, Makarov immediately smelled the smell of blood coming from Scott and the others.
In the last trade of the 1621 year, all the ships returned to the ship, except for the Santa Maria, which was on the task of transporting between the Azores and Lisbon. In addition to the fleet loaded thousands of tons of supplies, the Consulate General of the Azores also shoehorned more than 700 European immigrants at one time, and every ship was overcrowded.
A gastrointestinal epidemic, riots, and a shipwreck that almost led to the destruction of the group, more than 200
People died, including as many as 30 rioters who were shot. What was even more serious was that almost all the ships, including the light cruiser Enterprise, had to be docked for repairs, and it was impossible to set sail again without three months.
Compared with several other sail galen ships that belong to the state-owned import and export group, no matter what kind of repairs are naturally paid for, the "Wenwen" of the newly established COSCO International Trade Company and the "Changle" that have just been bought, it is estimated that the funds to be spent on this overhaul will account for more than half of the profits of this trade.
I don't know if Yang Wenwen, who is preparing a local garment factory in Angloporta Azore, will tear Ren Changle apart after knowing about this incident.
The brutal scene of Christmas in the outer islands of Manchester City may not seem like a big deal to the rest of the city's residents, even if they see it with their own eyes, and this is probably the case in this era of displacement.
In a small church in the new district of Manchester City, a priest from Bohemia is chanting to all the residents who have come to attend the Christmas retreat. People bow their heads reverently, pray to God, and look forward to a better life in the coming year. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (quunc) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )
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