Chapter XXXVII: The Fog in the Distance Verse XXIV
In the second year of the last calendar, on the banks of the Hexi River in R County, most of the buildings were reduced to ashes in the raging fire, and countless unjust souls rose into the sky with the misty soot, and even God seemed to be unable to bear to watch the tragedy of human internecine slaughter be staged again.
After a night of massacre suppression, more than half of the total number of rebels were ruthlessly dictatorship in front of the people--- at least more than 15,000 people participated in it, and the surviving rebels were divided into two groups, one group numbered about 4,000 people, and they chose to surrender again after being completely subdued! This time, there are a lot more juvenile war criminals in the people inside! But no one will sympathize with them, as the so-called thing is only three, the previous forgiveness is already a great grace, I don't know how to cherish the hard-won people to cherish why others will help them cherish? These were Wei Zhongshu's original words, and the militia of R County also thoroughly carried out the order of the brigade deputy and escorted this group of prisoners to the foot of the West Mountain. The other group of rebels is not very numerous, but the weapons at hand are quite advanced, and it is very likely that they have the support of the first elder, and now, they are still relying on the warehouse positions in the area of the big dock, making desperate resistance!
"I'll just rely on it, where did these guys get their weapons?" Observing the barricade three hundred meters away, Qian Shimin's brain oozed Cen sweat stains, the other party not only occupies a favorable position, the firepower is not ordinary ferocity, he has charged with his men five times, and every time he has been hit by the kind of bullets that are overwhelming like flying locusts, not only the firepower is dense, from time to time, these guys can also use some explosive weapons to set fire to their own formations that are too close, but it can also be seen that their use of heavy firepower is weaker and weaker every time, looking back at their own team, calculating in his heart how much more he will lose in order to completely take the other side. Qian Shimin drew his weapon, he didn't want to be called incompetent by the staff, even if he was fighting for his life, he wanted to annihilate this group of traitors! "Brothers, they are running out of bombs, they all cheer me up, whoever rushes in first, I will guarantee him to be promoted to two levels! Rush me! "At this point, such a stalemate will only give the enemy a chance to breathe, his side is tired, and the enemy's side is also on the verge of collapse! As long as you work harder, with superior troops, you can eat the other party in one go! This attack was also prepared in advance! The narrow streets had already widened in the fire, and without the burdens of those obstructions, it was a good time to spread out the troops. Before the soldiers could rush forward, the rumbling sound of machinery came from another corner of the street, and Qian Shimin's face was excited, and finally drove over - six temporarily modified bulldozers! Looking at these not tall home-made "armored vehicles", the soldiers couldn't laugh, R County is too poor, even the weapons are cobbled together and traded, and the ammunition is also a saving of buckle and rope! The "armored car" shape punk teratogenic that I got this time! Why? You've seen a mess of metal plates with all sorts of thick steel wires fastened to a broken machine, six armored, six styles, and some of them are deliberately struck with iron by some warriors! From a distance, you can't really tell what this thing is, but it looks like the kind of floats that used to parade through the streets! It's just that there are no flowery fair ladies or beautiful boys on it! There are more strange shapes of all kinds of ferocious iron murder weapons! The armored vehicles that made loud noises not only attracted enough attention with their "posture", but also attracted a concentrated bombardment of explosives! Qian Shimin watched the steel monster he made staggering into the enemy's range, and was soon completely covered by the dense artillery fire, and couldn't help but sweat profusely, "Command the battle team to disperse the attack." He looked at the time, and once again nervously observed the fog produced by the unfired artillery fire in front of him, and suddenly, a cheer made his brow completely relaxed, and those hateful individual grenadiers actually had no effect on his own steel bumps! At the very least, there are still five armored vehicles still moving smoothly! The only unlucky one was because the fog kicked up by the artillery fire obscured the view, and it was stuck in front of a cement pile and couldn't move forward! The overjoyed Qian Shimin ordered again and again: "Hurry up, all the teams will attack, and I will be beaten to the death!" "With reliable armored vehicles as cover, the weapons of these guys cannot be 10% effective, and soon, the fighters approached the enemy's point of fire, and a more intensive phase of fire began! However, this time it was different, the attacking side had a more powerful boost, and the armored vehicle was also equipped with a light Type 56 machine gun and thousands of rounds of ammunition! Once in the right place, these hideous-looking iron bumps began to wield their might, and their fire swept straight at the enemy's hiding spots! After a while, the warriors were able to attack smoothly, and after a rush of gunfire, the last resistance was broken! The rebels who surrendered walked out of the smoky ruins one by one with their hands raised, and the militia on both sides looked at these smoke-covered and scorched guys with hatred, and the corners of their mouths were full of disdain, "Grass from your ancestors for eighteen generations!" Brothers! The big leader rescued these white-eyed wolves? "We are desperately trying to kill cannibals on the front line, they are good, they eat well, they wear well, and they are the easiest to work!" Open your eyes and behold, even the rations of our women and children have been distributed to them! "That's it, the big leader is so kind-hearted to take in these scum! Let's drag our feet! "You can't just be that cheap, you bastards!" Several fighters at the radical point pulled the bolt of their guns and were about to shoot, but the commander next to them stopped their movements with just a serious gesture, and in the militia sequence, the most strictly disciplined battalion was the Praetorian Guard Battalion, and put down their guns angrily, and several soldiers left the scene under the dangerous gaze of the officer. The execution of these prisoners was definitely not so easy and pleasant!
"O Lord! Yes! My Lord! This is ,,,, this is ,,, this is ,,," Looking at the extremely miserable scene in front of him, Mr. Priest could not help but hide his face and weep.
Yan Wanshan and Christopher hurried slowly, and finally dragged the team back to R County the next day, on the way, because of the landslide caused by the flash flood, they had to make a detour, and they were delayed for several hours, and then they returned to R County, without waiting for a sip of hot tea, the two took the guards to the Zhanggong Temple in Hexi. The battle column on the periphery of Zhanggong Temple was three teams with different faces, the cavalry regiment with outstanding combat power and meritorious service had a gloomy face, silently looking at a group of people with a red appearance on the opposite side--- all the members of the ninth regiment, and the muzzles of the guns in the hands of the other group of soldiers did not droop, all pointing ahead--- opposite was the Fred Cavalry Regiment! They are Shi Long's logistics team, one of the Great Chief's most loyal supporters, and this time, they have shown their loyalty with more practical actions. And the third party who was staring at each other at the same time, the soldiers of the Ninth Regiment, who had fallen into inexplicable grief and helplessness, were staring at the scarlet eyes, watching the two "friendly troops" full of gunpowder not far away, behind them was a hill-like corpse pile, where the white human flesh and the bleeding body were lying horizontally, and the souls of countless dead souls who had been hacked to death did not seem to dissipate, and they lingered around their former relatives for so long, so that these humiliated soldiers could not let go, and they could not let go, they did, Do something beyond what Superman can't do, and express your past with your actions! But what about reality? What did they get? Mrs. Xiong was the first to wake up, and her intelligence suddenly came back from the moment a rebellious clansman fell with wide-eyed eyes! That sentence: The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey cooks! The old man, who was nearly seventy years old, suddenly trembled, and even discarded the Miao knife in her hand, ignoring the blood on her face and hands, she took a step forward, hugging the dying clansman, tears of regret filled her eyes. It's very strange, it seems that which clansman understood something, at the moment before he died, this person's eyes suddenly became much brighter, and even, Xiong Peiyun also read out a certain meaning of understanding in it, choking back tears, the old lady closed her eyelids for this clansman, things have come to this point, and it is useless to regret it. Now that you've done it, you have to do it perfectly! The ruthless old lady picked up the bloody Miao knife, and in front of her, there were nearly a hundred or so women holding babies in their arms! Behind him, there are countless machine guns that have been erected, ready to fire at any time. "Grandma! Grandma! One of the women suddenly cried out like crazy, and the women who were trembling in the pile of corpses were weak and vulnerable, they had witnessed the tragic death of their loved ones, but they had never imagined that the butcher's knife was actually wielded by someone they knew! And it's the same long-term relative who is so close! Frightened and helpless, they timidly hugged their children, and looked at the stranger relatives not far away with pitiful eyes! "Too,, grandma,," the last sound was so weak, containing endless sorrow and sorrow, at this moment like thunder and lightning shook Xiong Peiyun's whole person numb, the rain was falling, the women were sobbing, the babies in their arms were blinking their little eyes, and their little brains would never have a chance to understand why their mother was crying so dejected! Xiong Peiyun's hand holding Miao Dao was trembling! This is the last step, step over, you are not wrong, it is them who are wrong! They've provoked the big leader again and again, and now they're going to drag you to your death! Do it, go down with a knife, everything will pass, and your children will be safe! A voice whispered softly in Mrs. Xiong's ear, as if to explain her! And another voice is shouting solemnly: so many hardships and dangers have come together, they are your relatives, your dearest flesh and blood! It's all women and children! You're not going to do it, are you? Asking for mercy for them? Hurry, don't hesitate! It's too late! The slightly warm palms could no longer tell whether it was sweat or rain, or the blood of those who were killed, Xiong Peiyun raised his head with difficulty, looked back violently, and saw a cold muzzle, behind those muzzles, there were cold eyes that were even more chilling than steel! God, you're trying to force me! Sadly, he turned his head and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground in front of him! Looking at their extremely pleading eyes, Xiong Peiyun was still hard-hearted.
A realistic voice suddenly roared: "All the Ninth Regiment obey the order: the brigade deputy has an order!" No amnesty will be granted to all those who participated in the rebellion! This order will be executed immediately! Before the battle, do you want to resist the order? “
A thrilling, the Miao knife in Xiong Peiyun's hand clanged, and fell to the ground again, her whole body trembled unnaturally as if she was suffering from malaria, and her two arms were also trembling violently, trembling, she turned her head again, and looked at the gloomy faces behind her with pleading eyes, trembling, the old man seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden, she pointed at those women and children: "Those ,,, are all ,,,, children, son, you!" Xiong Peiyun's eyes widened suddenly, she was like a person who fell into the water seeing a straw, even if there was even a little bit of hope, she wanted to grab it! Fred, the bearded foreigner who had been serving as a prisoner in the back line, appeared!
"Stop! Stop it! More than a dozen cavalrymen ran to the front of the formation with Fred, and one turned over and got off his horse, and Fred hurriedly ran to the front of the position of the military engineering regiment, "What do you want to do?" Yes? Don't you have eyes? Lao Fei pushed away a guard who tried to hold an umbrella for him to protect him from the rain, and this usually gentle man was as irritable as a bull guarding a calf at the moment: "Who are the people over there?" It's all women and children! Bastard! You want to kill them? Roaring angrily, Lao Fei, who was so angry that he was angry, pointed at the stone dragon led by him and scolded: "Are you still soldiers? Is this how the military treats their own people? Facing the angry cavalry commander, Shi Long's expression sank like water, and he couldn't see the slightest mood swing, he stared at the foreigner's green eyes until he vented angrily, and he didn't let his subordinates put down the raised guns. Mr. Fred. Shi Long's tone was low and extremely ruthless, just like a robot, and he said word by word: "Please remember that the place where you stand is the territory of the Chinese, and this war is the war of the Chinese!" And you, in it, play the role of an obedient military order! Dangerously looking at this foreigner, there was already a smell of gunpowder in the words of both sides, on the half-bald head of the stone dragon, a pair of ruthless eyes revealed a killing intent that made Fred feel frightened, Lao Fei unconsciously took a few steps back, as an outsider, he didn't understand that those cruel stories had been deduced in China's thousands of years of dynastic history, the kind of murderous and wild king's road with piles of bones was not something that people like him would deliberately pay attention to. But suddenly, he looked back and saw the women, who could not have lasted long in the rain without the threat of bullets, and soon they would all fall ill and die from the loss of temperature, as well as their children! As if he had found courage in those poor women, Fred's compassion was once again full of his heart! "I don't understand the history of you Chinese! I don't need you to teach me anything! All I know is that they are women and children. He raised his voice: "Cavalry regiment!" Listen to orders! Ahead, protect those women and children! "You dare! Fred, you are so bold! Disobedience before the battle, this is a capital crime! Shi Long looked back without showing weakness, "Fred, you listen to me, my military rank is the highest here!" I have the official order of the brigade deputy in my hands! If you dare to resist the order again, I will remove your command!" "Don't say it, I don't understand, Shi Long's rank in the army is indeed one level higher than Fred's, and he belongs to the brigade headquarters staff officer plus the head of the military industry department! Professional soldiers with double titles! In the settlement, except for that Yakov, he has a double identity! This time it's even better, their Ordnance Corps is also an armed official unit, not to mention the combat effectiveness, where is the military rank, whether it is Chinese or foreign, the official level crushes people to death! But there are people like Fred! "I owe allegiance to the Great Chief, I obey the command of the brigade commander, who are you? Take the chicken feathers as an arrow! Just a piece of paper trying to scare me? Fred didn't mention whether his head was dizzy with anger or trying to save this group of women and children, he shook his beard and pointed at Shi Long and scolded again: "Shi Long, what are you!" It's only been a few days since you came down from Crab Mountain? Do you really think of yourself as a crab? Dare to sit and pee on the neck of our cavalry regiment? If you are brave enough, you can say it again, first ask our brethren in the cavalry regiment if they agree! "The soldiers of the cavalry regiment who have been trained by this straight-barreled temper regimental commander are not his loyal fans! There was no need for too much agitation, his words were orders, and the cavalrymen shouted and came forward in unison, their swords unsheathed, their guns loaded, and their faces were full of righteous indignation, as if the next moment this dead and ignorant half-old man was about to approach but cut him down if he was long-winded!
"Cavalry regiment, I command you, stand back at once! That's an order! "As a soldier in peacetime, where has Shi Long seen the silent killing momentum in regular battles! It was with a group of "outlaws" who were crawling around in the corpses all day long, and all of a sudden, his momentum couldn't help but be a little shorter, but he still stood up and gave orders to the cavalry. Fred smiled coldly, his eyes did not move at all as he looked at the deflated stone dragon. The cavalry regiment stood still! It was as if they had eaten the scales and had an iron heart, and they were indifferent to the Ninth Regiment and the Engineer Regiment. The atmosphere has become very subtle, on one side is the fierce R County militia who wants to pay for blood debts, and on the other side is the cavalry team that has fought bloody battles but insists on being a model of caring for women and children! Both sides represent the will of the great leader, but in some details, the paths they choose are different at this moment!
"Fred, let me tell you, you don't understand China, and you don't understand Chinese officialdom! You'll regret your actions today! "As an older generation of Chinese soldiers, Shi Long is also an old horned fish who has mixed with the rivers and lakes, of course he knows those mysterious thoughts in the hearts of the Chinese, some things, the upper has given orders, you, as a subordinate, can only do your best, if you can't do it, someone will come out to do it instead of you!" Didn't someone say that Qin Hui killed Yue Fei? Anyone with a little brain knows that it was Song Huizong Zhao Ji who killed Yue Fei, Qin Hui just carried the black pot on behalf of the emperor, Qin Hui didn't kill Yue Fei, there would still be Zhang Hui, Zhao Hui, Wang Hui didn't care about that juniper, he would jump out and carry this black cauldron! It's just that Qin Hui happened to be in that position at that time! You don't kill? Then you can be regarded as a mess, hurry up and pack up your things and roll the calves back to your hometown to pick up the children and farm! What the emperor wants is someone who understands his heart, not a fool who is full of loyalty and morality all day long but doesn't understand himself! Shi Long stabilized his mind and changed his tone, but he really wanted to discuss and persuade this unruly foreign officer, but this time he really met the second Fei Wumu with a face full of "brave loyalty"! With a look of disdain, Fred's cavalry divided into small groups and had already protected the women's regiments inside, and a dozen soldiers tore open the tents and set up tents for the women on the spot, so that they could breathe a sigh of relief!
"You !!!" Shi Long was angry for a while! I couldn't come up with extra words for a long time! The three unaffiliated troops, because of these women and children, were in such a stalemate in the rain until the arrival of Yan Wanshan and Christopher.
Mr. Priest and a few young priests left the crowd with solemn expressions, and walked towards the pile of corpses under the protection of a small group of guards. His expression was extremely compassionate, as if it was the people who were fellow believers who died, not the weird infidels he wanted them to do before, praying incessantly, hanging his head, and drawing crosses, even those little priests had the same sad and inexplicable expressions, if it weren't for the fact that the people who were lying down were clearly dressed as some young people, people who didn't know would really think that they had died their father! "Ahh What a culption! Christ Jesus, our Lord, forgive these sinners. Let their souls return to your arms. The priest's hand holding the cross trembled incorrectly, he had seen so many atrocities, and today, he had witnessed another slaughter, "These people, they are the most innocent lambs of the Lord!" It is Satan's evil thoughts that make these people forget the original thoughts of goodness, and are bewitched by demons and commit unpardonable sins! The priest's lips were blue as he looked up at the sky, and at this moment, he could hardly hold back his cry of grief, but his strong stopping power did not let him do so. "Cursed is the earth for thy sake, and it will bring forth thorns and sprouts for thee, for thou art born of the earth, and the earth shall return to the earth, and the dust shall return to the dust." ”
All the soldiers of the Ninth Regiment saw Yan Wanshan and the priest standing together sadly, praying for the souls of the dead young people, led by Xiong Peiyun, all knelt down in unison and kowtowed to Mr. Priest gratefully!