The Great Reversal
When Raul climbed down the vent to the outside of the well, he had already seen that everyone was staring nervously at the surrounding circle of cannon ports and the Wang army next to them with guns pointed at them.
At this time, small eagle guns had been deployed around the wellhead, and trained and fast artillery was ready to fire at any time.
Although the number of royal troops was not large, and these royal troops were dressed in old-fashioned military uniforms, and some of them were even a little tattered, like beggars. But their neat military glory, and their eyes that were not afraid of death, were in stark contrast to the richly dressed royal armies that had been defeated before.
"Ah, I didn't expect that Wang Jun actually found a beggar army to round us up, it seems that the value of a few of us is so low."
Lazar was sarcastic, but his eyes did not waver in the slightest.
"Don't take an enemy lightly because of their appearance, Lazar. What's more, these guys are much stronger than the previous enemies, and they are not of the same level at all. Or that a few of us, perhaps, are not their opponents at all at the moment. β
Frio whispered in response, and his pipe stopped spitting.
"It's the first time I've seen my grandfather so nervous, and he was so calm in the face of various enemies before. But this time, in the face of these enemies dressed like beggars, Grandpa was so nervous for the first time. Why is that? Could it be said? These guys? Is it really different from the Wang Jun we met before? β
Tia stared nervously at the muzzles around her, muttering quietly. She understood, and it could be seen through the eyes of these Wang Jun. They would never dare to use large firearms in the city, or even anywhere.
Raul had just climbed out of the well, and he was already shocked by the formation in front of him. I couldn't help but shiver a little.
"They, do they really dare, use a cannon in this? If so, we ... β
Raul couldn't help but tremble a little, although he didn't want to do this, but his legs still trembled uncontrollably.
"Although I don't want to admit it, we may have no chance of winning in the face of them."
At this time, Gabriel's face was also solemn, and his previous cynical expression was long gone.
At this time, from the Wang army, a young officer came out. This man was not of ordinary short stature, and wore an equally shabby military cap, and wore a somewhat tattered but very neat military uniform. Although his appearance was slightly comical, it could be seen from his serious expression that he was actually an officer who had gone through all kinds of rigorous tests. His eyes, which could not be questioned by anyone, had already overwhelmed the aura of all the people who were taller than him present.
"Very good, it looks like everyone is here. I would like to ask, who is in the lead? β
The little officer asked.
The scene was a little solemn, and at this time, Frio stood up and said with a serious expression.
"Do you need to ask? Hehe, of course I'm the leader, it's none of these children's business. If you want to fight, I can play with you alone. β
Frio said with his pipe in his mouth.
"Well, Freo? Martinez. The report I received said that you are a blacksmith. Judging by your name, it's a Spaniard. A Spaniard came to our country to open a blacksmith shop and wanted to subvert the country. These alone are enough to constitute the crime of espionage and conspiracy to subvert the state. Are you really not afraid of death? β
The little officer asked urgently.
"Hehe, young man. I'm too old to care about any of this, and if you want to fight, I'm always there to help. But it has nothing to do with these innocent children, let them go, I can stay and have fun with you. β
Frio talked to the little officer domineeringly, and he actually had the consciousness of death in his heart.
"Nope! Grandpa, he has long had nothing to do with the Kingdom of Spain! The reason why he gave up everything and came to France was obviously because... In short, it has nothing to do with what espionage crime you gave Grandpa Ann! β
Tia already sensed that Frio's approach was to sacrifice himself in exchange for the survival of others. They also don't quite understand what the fate of these two charges will be. Tia's eyes filled with tears and she excitedly shouted to the little officer.
"Really? Grandfather? Are you his granddaughter? β
The little officer said coldly.
"Tia! You! Shut up right now! β
Frio yelled at Tia, though in normal times, the old man's personality was very violent. But this time, it's clearly different.
"Yes! My name is Tia? Martinez! Spaniards, but like grandpa, have long had nothing to do with Spain! We don't run a blacksmith shop for any kind of spy! If you insist on saying that, please leave me and Grandpa behind, and please let the others go! Officer! β
Tia said excitedly without hesitation.
And seeing such a scene at this moment, everyone was shocked.
"Really, no, is it possible to win a little bit? Is there any other plan? β
Raul whispered to Frio.
"Impossible, in such a place the enemy already has artillery and infantry, and we are completely within the enemy's range. And these people, with my years of intuition, are definitely not something we can deal with, even if they drill into the well again, they are the ones who dare to blast the well into slag. β
Gabriel responded calmly to Raul at this point.
"Besides, the ammunition collected by the two of us is already very little used in the previous battle."
Sara responded nervously.
"The trap, too, is too late to be arranged, or rather, after I came out, I have already encountered a big trap that is even more powerful than me."
Charolais was no longer so calm, but showed a nervous expression.
"In other words, you are completely surrounded at this moment!"
The little officer had heard their whispers and responded softly.
"Lieutenant, all the shotgun ammunition has been reloaded, and it is ready to fire."
"Well done, Desai!"
The little officer didn't respond much, just nodded.
"Now, you have no chance of winning at all, and I admire your courage for the two people who just stood up. However, the report in my hand has already collected the information and intelligence of most of you, and I don't need you to explain it, and I never fight a battle that I am not sure of. Lazar? HonorΓ©, and Sarah? HonorΓ© and his men had participated in some resistance movements to subvert the government, and were treated as "crazy" by the locals because of their penchant for dangerous experiments. And Gabriel? Morality? Lord Claude, a deserter, I guess I'm not wrong. Also, that kid should be called Raul? Blanche is also a member of the blacksmith's shop, but it seems that there is no bad record so far. And this little girl, I don't have any information about her yet, so please introduce yourself. β
When the officer told the information about almost everyone, everyone immediately thought that there was no need to cover it up. However, Charolais is the only one who is still not mentioned in the information he has obtained.
"My name is Charolais, and as for my last name, I don't want to mention it. Because of my dad, I ,,,."
Charolais suddenly had a rare gloom on her face, and it was clear that she was reluctant to mention her father's last name.
"Well, it's okay if you don't say it, because it doesn't matter if you say it or not, it should be okay to write Charolais in the death report. Since you are all so honest, then I will be honest with you as well. I give you two paths to choose from, the first is to surrender, and the second is to die. Come to your leader, take your lead. β
The little officer said confidently, and it could be seen that at this time, he was absolutely sure that everyone present would become cannon fodder in an instant.
"It seems that we can't choose. But don't worry, as long as there are enemies ahead. I'm going to fight to the end, I've lived for so long, and although I'm used to being comfortable in the blacksmith's shop, I've never given up the consciousness of death, and in front of me, it seems that I've never retreated, and even if I can't win, I'll fight to the end. β
Frio suddenly spoke loudly to the enemy officer, and after he finished speaking, he gently threw the pipe in his hand to Raul.
At this time, Raul knew in his heart how important a pipe was to Frio. He tossed the pipe to Raul, that is, Ming. Frio wants to use his sacrifice to buy time, but also wants the enemy to show his flaws when attacking him, so that Raul can find an opportunity to lead everyone out of here.
"Next, I'll leave it to you. Raul. β
Raul seemed to hear Frio say this to himself, but at this time, Raul threw the pipe back to Frio.
"Old man, this is not the last place to sacrifice your life. If you have a long and a short one, who else can take us out alive. β
Raul abruptly throws his pipe back into Frio's hand and stands out from the crowd.
"Hey, that little man. You can at least let us know at whose hands we died before we die, and can you tell us your name? β
Raul mustered up his courage and shouted loudly to the other party.
"Hehe, people before death have great courage, I understand this. Well, since you asked, then I'll tell you about it, and let you die to understand. My name is Napoleon? Bonaparte, who is currently the commander of this small artillery unit. β
"Napoleon? With this name, it seems that you are not native to France! Even saying that someone else is Spanish? And you only have such a small number of people under your own command, so it doesn't seem to be a role with a big military rank, right? β
Raul had already had the courage to die and shouted to the officers on the other side, although he didn't know when he would be bombarded as cannon fodder.
"It's true that I'm not a native Frenchman, but I'm also a graduate of the French Army School. At the moment, although only a lieutenant in the artillery battalion. However, for me, war is all about winning, and I don't take it lightly no matter what kind of enemy I deal with. This has nothing to do with military rank or anything, forget it, these are said to you non-soldiers, and you can't understand it. β
Napoleon spoke to Raul in a firm tone, although he did not have much fame or prestige at this time. But the words have been revealed to be different from the general colonels and officers at that time.
"Haha, you're embarrassed to say you're a soldier? Since you are a soldier, you don't go to the battlefield to fight with the soldiers of other countries? But to bully us "non-soldiers", is this the glory of your soldiers? Aiming cannons and line guns at us unarmed civilians? Is this what you call the glory of a soldier? Do you still have a bit of true chivalry? β
Hearing Raul say this, the other party obviously fell silent. Indeed, the duty of a military man is to protect the country against foreign enemies. And now the country has turned the army into an executioner to suppress the people.
"And you are not a French nobleman, and your men wear old military uniforms, including yourself, which are in tatters, although I don't understand why you are dressed like this. But it can also be seen that you people are all from our "non-military" families! Isn't it? You yourself must have suffered a lot of grievances, right? Rather than this, do not resist? It seems that you are just relying on these weapons to strengthen your courage, to put it bluntly, you are just a bunch of cowards! β
Raul continued to shout and even sarcastically squirrel, which seemed to ordinary people to be no different from seeking death.
"Lieutenant? Do you want to fire? β
The adjutant Desai was asking about Napoleon's attitude, and at this time, he saw that Napoleon had fallen into deep thought.
"Raul, you're really good! actually silenced the guy on the other side, could it be that they were going to let us go? β
Tia also asked Raul with a fluke mentality.
"After a moment of silence, it's time to give the order to open fire. I feel like you've completely this little man, and if he continues, he probably wants to eat our guys alive! β
Lazar also said nervously.
But Raul didn't pay attention to the muttering of the people around him, and continued to shout at the other party as if he didn't hear.
"Hello? Coward? You're not afraid that we'll beat you when we grow stronger in the future, right? Although your command skills can make the deployment of troops seamless, you can even perfectly calculate which wellhead we will come out of. However, I didn't expect you to be such a coward. Forget it, you fire quickly! Even if you kill all of us on the spot, it only proves that you are a good "police soldier" who maintains law and order? Hahaha, if you just think that the suppression of civilians is what you call war. Then I have to admit that it is really "glorious" to win with such a huge advantage with a cannon and a line gun in hand. I think I'm talking to you about this, and you don't understand it, right? β
After Raul finished speaking, the other party continued to be silent for a moment. In the silence, revealing the sadness before death. And the other party finally spoke.
"Yes, boy, there are so many last words when you are dying. After all, I'm just a fly, but my ambition isn't just to swatt flies. Your last words have said enough, and if you are alive enough, I hope you will survive under my cannon. Well, Desai gives the order to fire! Good luck, ladies and gentlemen! β
After Napoleon broke his silence, he still gave the order to open fire.
"Hey, Raul, we're all miserable for you! Bastard! What do we do now? You can't think before you speak! I finally came here, I didn't expect our lives to end so soon! β
Lazar whined and complained about Raul.
"That's enough, Lazar, it has nothing to do with Raul, even if he doesn't say this, the other party will still bomb us to death, this is what they have been prepared for a long time, isn't it?"
Sara admonished her brother at this point.
But at this point, there was not much time for them to complain, because they had already heard the hissing of the guns as they ignited.
"Looks like it's over, ho ho."
Gabriel, on the other hand, seemed unusually calm at this point, and even let out his trademark laugh.
"It's really crazy to laugh at such a moment!"
Lazar still spoke loudly, as if he had not had time to prepare for his fate.
In an instant, a dull loud noise spread through the streets. The white doves in the center of the square also flew into the air in unison.