Chapter 522: The Battle for Gold
"You!" Kolchak never put this so-called princess in his eyes, only treating her as a puppet, but he didn't expect that this princess would dare to ask him for her own. What made Kolchak even more depressed was the new defeat of the Russian army and low morale, and he had to rely on the fame of Her Royal Highness the princess to stabilize the morale of the army.
Kolchak stared at Sophia fiercely, and Sophia looked at him with the same fearlessness, and did not take the consul who held the military power in his eyes. Just as they were staring at each other, a violent explosion was heard in the city. Kolchak rushed outside, and he could clearly see a few flames rising into the sky not far away.
It was clear that the majority party in the city had begun to revolt, and the enemy outside the city was about to enter the city, and there was not much time left for Kolchak. Thinking of this, he stomped his foot hard and returned to Sophia's room.
"Good! I promise you that from now on you will be treated as a real princess, but you must also promise me that you must truly assume the responsibility of a princess, and for the glory of the Normanov family, you must be loyal to the interests of Tsarist Russia and truly consider yourself a Russian princess. ”
"No problem!" Sophia smiled, revealing her charming charm. After the two reached a compromise, Kolchak quickly organized the retreat, and Sophia also changed into a leather coat and appeared in front of the Tsarist military officers in a dark gold cloak.
Her Royal Highness the princess was beautiful and dignified, and although she was in such a dangerous situation, she did not panic much, and she smiled and said to everyone: "You are the most faithful people of Russia, and in this most difficult time, I hope that you will come to all differences and help each other, and I trust that God will take care of us!" ”
Sophia's words are simply the most beautiful music for all White Russians. Her Royal Highness the princess is still there, and hope is also there, and all the Belarusian military officers in the audience can't help but cheer, and the voice of Ula Ula is endless.
Kolchak also noticed this situation from the sidelines, and it seemed that it was a little different from what he had imagined, and this princess was even more difficult to deal with than he thought. However, at this time he was not allowed to think too much, and in Omsk, a total of more than 500,000 troops were to follow him to the Far East, and more than 700,000 people who thought of the Tsar were to follow him to the Far East.
Among them, bishops, monks and nuns accounted for 270,000, and the noblewomen and their children totaled more than 200,000. There are also public officials, some academics, teachers, entrepreneurs, capitalists, high-ranking workers, and so on.
There were more than 1.2 million people fleeing the entire procession, and in fact, it was a serious mistake to say that fleeing with so many people was in itself. There are many troubles, and the future is uncertain. There were pursuers behind. The chances of escaping are too slim.
But Kolchak also had his own difficulties, he wanted to establish a new regime in the Far East, and he needed talents from all walks of life, so no matter how difficult it was, he had to bring people to the Far East.
The huge fleeing team finally began to set off in a mighty way, in the middle of the entire team. The most mysterious and important were 28 armed escort vehicles, which contained fifty chests of gold, totaling more than four hundred tons. This huge sum of money is the hope of Kolchak Zuihou.
He put his most trusted subordinate, Petrov, in charge, and in addition to the gold, Petrov had another mission, which was to keep Her Royal Highness safe.
Petrov has always been obsessed with the Tsar, and now that he sees Her Royal Highness, he transfers all his loyalty to the princess, is loyal to her, and takes good care of her.
It has been about half a month since the huge fugitive party left Omsk, and the weather is getting colder and colder day by day, and the raging snowstorm is constantly hitting them. The biggest enemy on the way to escape has come like this, not the pursuers, nor all kinds of hostile shili, but the terrible weather, the extreme low temperature has come!
"General Petrov, I feel that the weather is getting colder and colder, the snowstorm continues, I heard that last night, someone froze to death?"
"That's right, Your Highness Princess, after we left Omsk, within a few days, the temperature dropped suddenly, damn the weather, at least minus forty or fifty degrees, and the snowstorms continued, many people could not get up again after sleeping soundly at night. But rest assured, Your Highness, I will do my best to keep you safe, and there will be no problems. ”
"General Petrov, I want to get out of the car and see the people, I can't bring them warmth, but I want to at least let them know that the princess is with them, and that we are suffering the same calamity, and I pray that God will help us."
"Your Highness, you are so kind, with your comfort, I think everyone will muster up courage."
Accompanied by a large group of guards, Sophia got out of the special car, and the biting cold wind of Siberia immediately drilled into her collar, and the cold was biting, and Sophia couldn't help but be smart.
She walked slowly, her eyes covered with thick snow, and on this boundless snowy field, a huge team of escapees slowly squirmed. Everyone's face lost the initial hope, and they became numb and depressed.
They seem to have been abandoned by God, and every night, many people are left in the camp forever, turned into cold statues, and this white shijie is constantly devouring one life after another.
Starting from the weakest old people and children, it continues to spread, and no one knows whether they can hold out to the Far East and hold on until the moment of victory, they can only walk mechanically. Clothes soaked by the wind and snow, cold to the bone, and a severe shortage of food, these people are becoming more and more desperate.
On the long journey, only the occasional appearance of Her Royal Highness the princess can make everyone feel a little comfort, this princess is very kind to everyone. She would encourage everyone alive and pray for every dead person, and she would sometimes pick up the young children and encourage her mother to persevere.
The princess became the only bright spot in the fleeing procession, which comforted everyone's hearts. But this is only consolation, and the death continues. The bitter cold wind roared, and the blizzard pierced the body like a tug-of-war, bringing unspeakable suffering to the people of the Great Migration, which was rare in history. It wasn't long before the endless snowfields of Siberia were covered with frozen people, discarded sleighs, frozen horses, dead bodies and a never-ending snow all around.
People are like zombies on the move. Only one pair of feet was still moving alternately, one left and one right. The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the whole universe seems to be a huge package sealed by snow flakes. At first, the conductor shouted "No sleep" in a hoarse voice to motivate the people. But later, even they themselves were seduced by the god of sleep. The ranks of the Great Migration are attritioning at an ever-increasing rate every day.
The bitter cold of Siberia, which has not been seen in a century, has turned into a cruel suffering, cruelly tormenting people. The snow was falling like crazy, and 200,000 people froze to death in just one night near the city of Nikolaevsk, and the ranks were shrinking rapidly.
As a commander, Kolchak's heart is also getting colder and colder. He also began to have serious worries about the unknown future. Extreme fear made Kolchak relax his attention to the princess, and Wang Tieshan found the princess again.
"Sophia, how does the princess feel?"
"It's good, but the only problem is that at any moment it will become a frozen princess, like a sculpture. Stay in Siberia, so that there is no taste at all. ”
"Don't worry. We've got the arrangements in place. Action will be launched right away to get you out of danger. ”
"Are you going to help Kolchak?"
Wang Tieshan shook his head and said with a smile: "Kolchak will definitely die, and the news that he is carrying gold has leaked out, Britain and France, and the Czech Legion." Semyonov of the Cossacks, the Japanese are all eyeing this batch of gold, if Kolchak does not die, how can he get the gold! ”
"And you Chinese!" Sophia smiled and said, "I don't think those guys can beat you." The Chinese are the earliest and most far-reaching. ”
"You're not wrong in saying that." Wang Tieshan said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Shangfeng has already given the task, we will not only get the gold in our hands this time, but also bring the remaining personnel back to the northeast." Among them are a large number of teachers, scholars, and workers, all of whom we urgently need to attract our attention, and these talents actually attract our attention more than gold. ”
Fengtian's industry is Zhang Tinglan even robbed and deceived again, a total of only three years of development, although the achievements are huge, but the foundation is unstable problems also appeared, there are not enough excellent technicians, the quality of products is still far from the powers, lack of scientific research ability, although after Zhang Tinglan's guidance, can make some simple things, but further development, it is facing huge difficulties.
The talent curse has become the biggest obstacle that plagues the Feng army, and now Kolchak has brought a large group of all kinds of talents, all of which are most needed by the Feng army, and even more attractive than gold.
Sophia was able to play the fake princess with ease, and her brain was also very flexible, and she said with a smile: "If you want to swallow these people, Kolchak, the leader, must die, otherwise how can you swallow them!" ”
"That's right, you're really smart, I'll give you a task right now, try to separate from Kolchak, you and Gold, and those who followed, stay behind. Then let Kolchak take the initiative to send him to death, and then the Fengjun will provide you with protection in the name of humanitarianism, and bring you into Outer Mongolia, and you will escape and ascend to heaven. ”
A group of weak people, continue to stay in Siberia, the fate must be similar to history, no one wants to live, there is only one way out, that is, to go south into China, there is only one way to live.
Wang Tieshan explained the plan of action to Sophia in detail, and the smart princess quickly understood the key. After Wang Tieshan left, Sophia found an opportunity and called Petrov over.
"General Petrov, I heard that the situation has been very bad lately, there has been a serious rebellion in the Far East."
"That's right, Your Highness Princess, there has been a mutiny in Irkutsk, they cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway, and Mr. Archon is worried!"
Sophia's brows furrowed, and she hurriedly said: "This is too dangerous, we can't go on like this anymore, the archon must use the fastest speed to eliminate the rebellion, at least to keep the road open, so that we can move forward smoothly." ”
"Wise Highness, what you said is very reasonable, I also think that the consul should lead an elite army and move forward quickly, leaving the others behind for the time being, and I will go and make a suggestion to the consul.
Petrov ran to Kolchak's tent, and as soon as they met, he told his thoughts, Kolchak's brows were furrowed, and he thought carefully about the map for a while before saying: "I agree to this proposal, you stay and take the army, protect Her Royal Highness the princess, and the rest of the people, and I will act." ”
After Kolchak finished speaking, he immediately mobilized Zuihou and combat fighting soldiers from the ranks, formed a commando team, and left everyone behind.
Just after Kolchak left, Wang Tieshan found Sophia again, and as soon as they met, he smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, well done, I didn't expect that stupid Kolchak to be so easy to take the bait." ”
"He's not stupid, this damn guy secretly took the gold with him, and the chests left for me are empty!" (To be continued......)