Chapter 403: Far Eastern Knights
In the remote courtyard of Vladivostok, a total of more than a dozen corpses lay on the ground, some men and women, some lost their arms, some had their limbs cut off, some had their heads cut off, some were disemboweled, and the worst thing was that the mother and daughter had completely lost their human form and were tortured like rags.
There were stumps and broken legs everywhere, blood soaked the ground, and a thick bloody gas condensed in the air, but fortunately it was frozen at this time, and the corpses were not rotting, but frozen. However, this adds to the sense of horror, and each corpse retains the state it was in when it was dying.
They were struggling, they were shouting, their eyes were full of fear and uneasiness, they were so helpless, they had become a pile of broken corpses in a foreign land, God did not protect them, and the government did not protect its own citizens, until the next day, passers-by passed by, and they found such a miserable scene.
It soon attracted the attention of reporters, and at this sensitive time, more than a dozen Americans were brutally tortured and killed, which immediately detonated the attention of public opinion, and everyone locked their eyes on this. Especially those American expatriates and those who were anxious to get the news were all boiling.
When they saw George's desperate eyes, the mutilated limbs of the mother and daughter, these Americans were shocked and frightened, they all knew that Russia was in such chaos that they would be the next target to be tortured and killed. And in the Far East all kinds of rumors spread everywhere, they said that the majority of the party is bloodthirsty demons, they will kill all the foreigners they catch, and then freeze them and use them as military rations, they will take all the women away, and in the barracks, let the lonely soldiers vent their animal desires.
The rumors and the newspapers fueled the spread of panic in the American diaspora. They were terrified and desperate to leave this damn land and return to America.
The U.S. diplomatic establishment was quick to report back to the country, not just the expatriates but also the diplomats who wanted to be withdrawn from Russia. U.S. President Wilson was also reported that as the only president in U.S. history to hold the title of Doctor of Philosophy, Wilson was not as belligerent as other U.S. presidents.
However, in his second term, the United States was inevitably drawn into World War I, and millions of young Americans had to flee to Europe to fight for victory for the Allies. In essence, this is contrary to Wilson's concept, but in order to prevent the bonds in the hands of the Americans from becoming waste paper, the United States must intervene to save the Entente.
It was at this time. Problems arose again in Russia, and a great problem lay before Wilson. Whether the United States wants to send troops to intervene or not. There was also a heated debate in American society, and Wilson was rocking.
However, at this time, there was a sudden incident of American expatriates being brutally tortured and killed, which suddenly made public opinion in the United States boil, and all the major newspapers stood up and demanded that the US government use its liliang. To protect those expatriates and to call for troops to be sent in waves.
Wilson, who is on the cusp of the storm, cannot fail to take into account the surging public opinion, and he must take decisive measures, otherwise he will be charged with cowardice and incompetence. Ignoring the life and death of American expatriates, he is in trouble as president.
Therefore, Wilson hurriedly mobilized the U.S. Navy, wanting to go to the Far East and bring back the American expatriate. At this time, two more attacks on foreigners occurred in the Far East, three Americans and two Frenchmen were killed, and their belongings were all looted.
The clouds hanging over the Far East are getting thicker and thicker, and Republicans have also come out to accuse Wilson of being indecisive and unable to truly protect the interests of the United States, and the angry American people have also begun to point the finger at President Wilson, demanding that he must rescue all the expatriates as quickly as possible, and there can be no more mistakes, and some congressmen have even threatened to impeach the president.
Not long ago, German submarines sank American merchant ships, and Zuihou prompted the United States to plunge into World War I, and now the American media naturally blame the majority party for the abuse and murder of expatriates, and demand that the US government declare war on the evil majority party and send troops to the Far East as quickly as possible.
"Gentlemen, we must come up with feasible measures to save the citizens of the United States in the Far East, as soon as possible, without any further delay, and if there is a little more accident, those damned journalists will not necessarily say anything!"
"Mr. President, our warships and passenger ships are rushing to Vladivostok, but because of the distance, it will take us at least half a month, and the Far East has also lost order, and it is very difficult to get tens of thousands of overseas Chinese and diplomats of the United States to evacuate safely to Vladivostok."
"Can't you ask the Russian army to help?"
The security adviser shrugged: "Their army can't even protect themselves!" ”
Wilson spun around the ground in distress: "It's too slow, it's too unsafe, we have to come up with a more Haode way, how about asking the Japanese government for help, they are the closest, and it's easier for them to help evacuate the expatriates." ”
"Mr. President, this is indeed a good choice, but letting Japan send troops is tantamount to agreeing to the armed intervention of the Japanese in Russia in disguise, and the consequences may be even more terrible!"
When Wilson heard this, his face immediately turned bitter, it seemed that the situation was indeed worse than imagined, and when he was at a loss, the secretary of state on the side suddenly said: "Mr. President, maybe I have a way, we can let the Chinese army help." ”
"Mr. Secretary, are you sure you're not kidding, can those Chinese with big pigtails and opium cigarettes help the United States?"
"Of course not, perhaps most of the Chinese army is useless waste, but at least one army has defeated the Russians in the past, and they are in a more appropriate position, with a long border with the Russian Far East."
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Becker ran to the Shuaifu in a panic and asked to see Zhang Zuolin, and as soon as he saw him, he said: "Your Excellency, the government of the United States has asked me to come and ask the Feng army to assist us in evacuating the expatriates from the Far East. ”
As soon as Lao Zhang saw Becker's appearance, he knew that the Americans were indeed in a hurry, but Lao Zhang looked like an old god was there, and he was not in a hurry or panic.
"Mr. Consul General, of course I am willing to help with the United States, but this kind of thing is the responsibility of the border guards. You better go directly to Zhang Tinglan. ”
Lao Zhang's words obviously had the meaning of prevarication, and Bai Keer was not a fool, he understood at once that if he let Fengjun work, he had to come up with enough benefits. Becker immediately thought of the Mosin Nagan production line that Zhang Tinglan had told him about, and now it seemed that this was the only thing that could impress Fengjun.
Saving expatriates is not only about a few lives, but also reflects the national and international image of the United States. Only by handing over the production line to Fengjun can they help solve this trouble.
After asking for instructions from China, Becker sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan, asking the border guards to help rescue the American expatriate. At this time, Zhang Tinglan had already arrived in Harbin, and the senior generals of the border guards gathered. Discussions are underway on how to deal with the Russian problem.
After Bai Keer's telegram came, Zhang Tinglan suddenly showed irrepressible joy. The long-awaited production line has finally arrived.
"Ladies and gentlemen. It is time for us to uphold the spirit of humanitarianism and help the Americans solve their troubles, and the chief of staff will immediately draw up a plan of action for the evacuation of overseas Chinese, remembering that not only the Americans, but also China, which has the largest expatriate in the Far East, also needs to take advantage of this opportunity. Withdraw together. ”
Jiang Dengxuan hurriedly nodded in agreement, he was also a full actioner, and in less than a day, he took out the plan. Then the American side was informed.
According to the Jihua of the Feng army, a total of four retreat routes were set up, one was from Chita and entered Manchuria, and the other was directly across the Heilongjiang River from Hailanpao and other places, and now the river has been frozen and can completely allow pedestrians to pass. The third retreat route is to take Boli to Fuyuan and other places, and the first is to take Vladivostok and enter the Suifen River.
After these American expatriates were evacuated to China, they met in Harbin and then sent to Dalian to take a ship back to the United States. This route is the fastest and most efficient, and Dalian Port has no sea ice and is easy to transport.
Immediately after the plan was finalized, the Feng army organized personnel on various evacuation routes to meet the American expatriates, and at the same time, the U.S. government also issued instructions to diplomatic institutions and expatriates in the Far East to concentrate on the four nearest evacuation positions.
At this time, Zhang Tinglan also used his network in Russia to find all the Americans, and then arranged special bodyguards for them under the banner of a security company.
Elena is a female journalist, her father is a diplomat, and she happens to be working in Hailanpao, and she is also doing an internship here, and she is also walking on the frozen Heilongjiang River with trepidation like thousands of American expatriates.
Suddenly, her feet slipped and she fell on the ice, this time it was so hard that she tried to struggle to get up, but after several attempts, to no avail. At this time, a guard on the side helped her up, and then motioned for her to go by herself, but Elena only felt a sharp pain in her right leg, and she used a lot of strength at all, and as soon as the other party let go, she almost fell on the ice again.
At this time, the other party had to stretch out his arms, hold her in his arms steadily, and then walk briskly towards the other side. Although the two sides did not understand each other's words, Elena seemed to be instantly attracted by this oriental face, she knew very well that these people were all sent by the Chinese side, and she never thought that the Chinese's arms would be so warm and safe......
After crossing the Heilongjiang River, they entered the territory of China, and at this time there were already a large number of Chinese troops waiting, they boiled hot noodles and eggs, although it was a little different from the appetite of the Americans, but these Americans who escaped from the ascension to heaven could not care about anything, and soon ate all the noodles, and finally regained their strength.
There were special doctors who came to help them check their bodies, and there were also haode carriages that had been prepared for a long time, and the elderly, women and children were safely loaded into the carriage and slowly evacuated to the interior.
When they finally got rid of the land of right and wrong in Russia, Elena sat on the carriage, although she was extremely tired, but she continued to reminisce about the warmth just now, and reluctantly struggled to take out her notepad, and wrote down this experience on it:
In Russia, we lived in fear every day, there were gunshots in the cities, dead bodies were always seen in the streets, beaten to death or frozen to death, and I prayed that God would bless these people and that God would take care of those of us who were alive.
The killing finally and inevitably fell on the Americans, and Mr. George's family was brutally murdered, and then many Americans were robbed and stolen, and we were all terrified to the extreme.
At last at this time, we received the order to retreat, but the route surprised us, and we had to pass through a strange and mysterious China, which I had even feared was a more terrifying place than Russia.
It turned out that my idea was completely wrong, we were secretly protected by some Chinese armed men, and left the Russians, although they did not admit it, but I knew very well that they were the best soldiers, these people protected us, and sent us safely all the way to China, and all of them were taken care of by the most haode, they were like knights in every girl's dream, and they rescued us from disaster...... (To be continued......)