1940 Counterattack (5)
Varisian, the head of the Putao region, cautiously pushed open the fat man's door, and saw that His Majesty the Falcon was looking down at the map on the table, and handed over an urgent report he had just received with a nervous expression, "Your Majesty, the scouts on the northern front line of Putao have discovered a strange thing" "Strange thing?" The fat man raised his head and glanced at him,
"Our scouts found an escaped Congolese soldier being chased by the opposing patrol cavalry, who looked nervous, and the patrol seemed to be worried about something after killing the soldier, and did not choose to take the body with him, but looked panicked and left urgently," said Varisian.
"Is it a deserter?" the fat man frowned slightly
"It's not a deserter!" said Varisian, "The scout went to take a look, the soldier's body was in a strange state of death, his face was blue and gray, his eyes and nose were gray-black, and he had symptoms of dehydration, this season should not have such a situation, and after the military doctor confirmed, the other party was a "intestinal fetish" spreading in a large area of death!"
"You mean intestinal fetish!"
The corner of the fat man's eyebrows went on stage, and he knew that this disease was actually dysentery in later generations, mainly because of infectious diseases caused by contaminated drinking water or unhygienic food, and it mostly occurred in the spring and summer transition season. Dysentery is widespread, spreads rapidly, and has a high incidence. Dysentery is generally susceptible, and in this era, every outbreak is a disaster, especially for camps where large armies gather, the disease can spread at a terrifying rate, with only one patient in the morning and a squad in the afternoon, and the most common way is to isolate sick soldiers,
"Sure enough, it broke out"
The fat man's hand stopped on the map, he had a feeling of being injured by fire, took a deep breath, pouted to himself, and said, "I originally thought that the luck of the Gangfei people would be particularly good, but it seems that the heavens did not particularly favor them! The Gangfei army that invaded Putao wandered in the north for so long, burning, killing and looting, and more than 200,000 Putao people were killed. Just the people of the gang are able to loot more things. I didn't let go of the areas that had been plundered, several searches, it can be described as a real scraping of the ground, and I didn't do a good job of dealing with a large number of corpses, and I was able to insist on burning some of them at the beginning, and I didn't even bother to bury them later, if I want to say that I won't be infected with diseases in such an environment, then it's called hell, I'm also thinking about it, just the non-army has withdrawn to the border line for more than half a month. From the point of view of time, it should have reached the point where it is almost impossible to suppress the news!"
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, do we need to evacuate the border line?"
Varisian said with some anxiety that our army and the Congo and Africa Army are at a standoff on the front line, and if the plague breaks out on the other side, it may also spread to our side, and for the plague, it is a headache for both the enemy and their own people. According to the usual practice, in the past, if the enemy military camp opposite was found to be spreading the plague, the troops on this side would also choose to retreat back to safety
"No, if it was before. We can only evacuate, but now, don't we have ash in the stone" The fat man was silent for a moment, and said decisively, "You immediately mobilize the largest number of men to go north." Work on the spot near the front line day and night to produce sufficient amount of lime in the shortest possible time"
"What does it mean to have enough?" asked Varisian curiously, until now. Varisian didn't even know what the use of the ash in the stone that His Majesty Falcon valued so much?
"I need to be able to lay out a fifty-meter-wide and twenty-kilometer-long barrier in the stone! tentatively 150 tons!" the fat man took a deep breath, touched his chin with his hand, and said a number that made Varisian jaw-dropping, "150 tons......" Varisian gasped and said with a wry smile. This is really a bit difficult, although it has absorbed a lot of displaced people, but Lisbento has digested most of the project, and now the displaced labor force in his hands is not even less than 30,000 people, just like that, it is not all the strong labor force that can dry the ash in the stone, about 5,000 people are women, children and children, and the strong labor force that can really be mobilized can have 20,000 people to reach the sky, the first step in refining the ash in the stone, you need to use high temperature to crush the mountain stone, this is a very physical work, ordinary people can't do it at all!" The fat man waved his hand with a stern face, "But this is a military order, from now on, let go of all the work in your hands and do your best to complete this matter"
The fat man looked at Varisian, his voice paused, he walked back to the table, picked up the quill inserted in the inkwell, wrote a transfer paperwork, handed it to Varisian, and said strictly. If I'm not wrong, the rainy season at the turn of spring and summer will come soon, and once that time comes, the rain will pour down, and the refining of ash in the stone will have to stop, so you must leave immediately, as for the manpower, except for the displaced people in Lisbonto, I will give you 1 million gold coins, you can recruit from the 200,000 sailors stranded in the north, it should be possible to solve the problem of labor shortage, and I will let Hukochili fully assist you in the army!"
"Yes, my subordinates will leave now" Varisian took the paperwork, saluted the fat man, and said, "I originally had an agreement to sign with the Tang clan this afternoon, but it seems that I can't go, Wen Jiàn is on my desk, and I ask Your Majesty to arrange it"
"Well, I'll arrange it!" the fat man nodded,
"Headache problem! Is this the resentment of the 200,000 Puta souls......" After Varisian left, the fat man squinted his eyes and rubbed his temples, the reason why he did not immediately mobilize troops to fight back against Gangfei after the withdrawal of Gangfei was also due to the fact that the plague could break out in Gangfei at any time,
The plague is a more severe enemy than the war, since the imperial army counterattacked the north of Putao, the fat man has noticed that there is a plague, he strictly ordered the troops to take various measures to deal with the areas where the plague may break out, and even divided some of the problem areas, but there were still small-scale outbreaks in some remote areas in the north, and the local disposal was a little hesitant, and immediately caused more than a thousand deaths, which was still under the strict order to deal with it, so the fat man wondered that the loss caused by the plague outbreak should be much higher than this number for the Gangfei army that had been wandering in the northern region for half a month, but until now, he just received the situation on the plague side, which shows that the Gangfei army must be trying its best to suppress this matter!
"I heard that the allied forces of the Central European and Barrow countries have already moved towards the border, and this is really a good time!"
The corner of the fat man's mouth sneered, Gang Feiren can be regarded as killing his teammates this time, and the alliance of the Obaro countries reached the front line. I found that it was already an area where the plague was endemic, I don't know what kind of situation would happen, the plague is such a thing, it can not be solved by a large number of people and force suppression, but in the case of improper disposal, the more people, the greater the impact and panic caused, this gift should make the Central European Barrow coalition collapse in panic, if the other party forcibly asks for the withdrawal of troops, it will be more ideal, these coalition forces will pass through the hinterland of Gangfei. It is equivalent to expanding the area of the plague in the territory of Congo Africa!
The fat man felt a little evil,
This trap was not dug by itself, it was jumped into by the people themselves, although it was called the "brutal emperor who slaughtered millions of people" by the outside world, but in all fairness, the record of the imperial army's massacre of civilians is still very clean, except for the suppression of rebellion in some areas, most of the occupied areas can be forgiven to a certain extent
Stretching a lazy waist, the fat man stood up, it was the scenery of the beginning of summer. If you open the window of the Admiralty building, you can see the vast and spectacular group of ships on the sea, facing the sea and facing the plain of Lisbonto. The sea shimmered, the blue waves floated idly and softly, and in the distance, the cliffs of the sea blocked the view. Underneath is a beautiful field illuminated by the scorching sun
"Come, go to Varisien's desk and bring the agreement!" the fat man instructed a lieutenant of the military department outside the door for the final meeting with the Tang clan in the afternoon. He decided to go on his own, this matter was a private agreement between the empire and the Tang clan, except for himself and Varisian, almost no one knew, and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could not interfere
Soon, Konoe placed on his desk the text of the agreement that Varisien had negotiated with the Tang clan,
The fat man looked at it casually, and it was almost the last step to sign an agreement, exchanging 20,000 catties of iron ore rough for the full support and protection of the Tang people in the southwest region of Central Bea, which was a very cost-effective deal for the empire, although there was still a lingering Gallic Empire between the empire and the Central Berean Empire.
But everyone can see that the Falcon Empire's sweeping trend in the north is unstoppable, once the Falcon Empire withdraws its hand from this battle of Putao, it is the day of the demise of the remnants of Gaul, the Tang people need the support of the Falcon Empire, and the Falcon Empire also needs the future in the Central Bia region, there is a strong enough collaborator, this is the identity relationship that has been completed between the two, this agreement is only missing a signature, after reading the entire agreement, the fat man asked the guard to remind himself of the time, and then leaned back in the chair and took a nap,
The afternoon sun made the room hot, and the sound outside the window made the fat man wake up from his childhood, looked at the hour on the table and pointed to two o'clock, the fat man stood up and tidied up his collar, picked up the text on the table, almost, the agreed time was three o'clock in the afternoon,
The location is Wuhuang Tower,
The carriages traveled through the streets, the wheels nailed with thick iron nails crushed against the flat city streets, as if they were sliding on the water, the streets that were once full of people were now much colder, the merchants of all parties who once wandered here, some were still in the north of Putao, some had entered the inland sea of the empire, a large number of displaced people were taken to the north by Varisian in the morning, the real inhabitants of Lisbonto were only fifty or sixty thousand, and in this huge city with the goal of accommodating half a million people, it was like a stream that melted into the sea, and became much clearer and brighter
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Wuhuang Tower, the fat man got down from the carriage and glanced at the door of the Wuhuang Tower, since the empire began to negotiate, the performance of the Tang Ru Dance Troupe has stopped, and there is a sign outside the door that the performance is suspended, a little maid looks like a girl with two servants waiting there, and sees the familiar black carriage stopped in front, the little maid is about to come over, but she did not see Varisian who walked down from the carriage, but a young man with black hair and black eyes, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a slightly chubby look that is a little honest, wearing civilian clothes, and it is impossible to guess his identity
"Zhongbian!" The little girl's face changed slightly, this time the private negotiation between the Tang clan and the Falcon Empire seems to have nothing to keep secret, but once the news is transmitted back to Zhongbia, once the various ethnic groups know that the Tang clan has taken the line of the Falcon Empire alone, it will undoubtedly become the target of public criticism for the Tang clan, which has never been high-profile, and the appearance of a Zhongbian in the final stage of this negotiation is really a vigilance
"Your Excellency is ......" The little maid raised her eyebrows, her fingers bent deep into the wide sleeves, and touched the handle of the dagger, and her tone inadvertently showed a little chill, she was the top killer in the Tang clan who was good at assassination. In the case of feeling the crisis, if she finds that the Central Biya people in front of her are harmful to the family, she will not hesitate to take action.
"Because there is an urgent matter to be dealt with, Lord Varisian has specially authorized me to sign the agreement!" the fat man smiled at the corner of his mouth, as if he didn't notice anything, and walked past the little maid with a slight tilt of his shoulder
"Why, as a servant, don't you lead the way?
The fat man looked at her with a deep gaze like electricity, and the fat man was no stranger to encountering a killer here. Tang Ruyue can travel west alone, it is impossible to protect without a master around her, compared to the girl in front of her who is full of killing intent, the killer of Dorok Cloud is even more weird, this little girl just kills with weapons, and Dorok Cloud's assassination method is often judged by various conjectures after many years of death, and the real killer should be ordinary. And the little girl in front of her is really sharp!
On the second floor of the Wuhuang Building, the fat man saw Tang Ruyue, dressed in a Zhongbia women's skirt palace dress, revealing a luxury that belonged to a wealthy family. Kneeling on the ground, his fingers gently flicking a black Zhongbia iron harp, he saw the fat man appear, and there was too much surprise on his face. Apparently having received a report from his subordinates, "I'm sorry, I thought I could say goodbye to Lord Valisian!" The sound of the piano stopped, and Tang Ruyue, who looked calm, stood up. He made a Zhongbian woman etiquette to the fat man, and said in a soft tone, "But being able to see a Zhongbian compatriot at the top of the Falcon Empire also makes Ruyue feel that this trip is worthwhile, I don't know what Your Excellency should call it?"
"I was commissioned by Varisian to sign, and nothing else should matter!"
The fat man frowned slightly, he saw that Tang Ruyue wanted to get his own details, although he looked the same as the Zhongbian people, but as the emperor, he always didn't like to be the left in the Biya and the right in the Bia, he sat down opposite Tang Ruyue, took out the text from behind him, spread it out on the table, and said in a condensed voice, "This agreement, both of us have already reviewed it, if there is no problem, sign it." To be honest, I have a very tight time in the afternoon!" "What does Your Excellency mean by this, is it true that as a Zhongbian person, don't you know the weight of the Tang clan at all!"
Tang Ruyue's eyebrows frowned slightly, her face looked a little awkward, for Varisian, the governor in charge of the Falcon Empire, her advantage as one of the four Central Bean clans Tang Clan is meaningless, but for the last Central Beya, the other party still despises his identity as the Tang Clan, it seems a bit excessive! The Central Belian nobles are divided into nine grades, and the four wealthy families are the top grades, and the dignity of the status, except for the royal family's martial surname, is enough to suppress all the Central Begians' "weight of the Tang clan?"
The fat man's eyes narrowed slightly into a line, his gaze was like a knife shooting at Tang Ruyue, whose face looked a little arrogant, and sneered, "No wonder the Zhongbia Empire collapsed so quickly under the Dongting Iron Horse, it turned out to be rotten from the roots, the four giants of Zhongbia, Li, Zhang, Song, Tang, your Tang clan is only the last seat of the four giants, if you are in Zhongbia, there may be no fewer people to please you, but this is the Falcon Empire, what is the weight of the name of the four giants?" A few days ago, I also met a man who didn't know the so-called four giants, arrogant, I cut off his head with a knife, and it is estimated that now even the corpse is fed to the dog!"
"It was you who killed Zhang Tian! As a native of Zhongbia, you dare to kill the children of a wealthy family!" Tang Ruyue's face was gloomy,
"Kill is kill, a dead man, can you still jump up and bite me?" The corner of the fat man's mouth skimmed disdainfully, he stood up from his seat, glanced at Tang Ruyue opposite, and said, "Do you want to sign an agreement or not, forget it if you don't sign it, my time is very precious, and the most unaccustomed thing is that you are the so-called wealthy elite, who have no ability externally, and the hundred miles of Changting that were pressed by the people of Dongting are about to be lost, but internally, he puts on a domineering posture, "You!" Tang Ruyue's pretty eyes opened completely, and she looked at the fat man opposite viciously,
The bowstring broke, Tang Ruyue put it on the iron piano and plucked a string with her fingers, and her body under the long skirt of the palace dress was trembling slightly, "To be honest, no matter how big these beautiful eyes are, it's useless! I won't sign this agreement!" The fat man rolled his eyes at Tang Ruyue, "Who do you think you are?" To be honest, I didn't scold women before, you are just looking for scolding! I'm sorry! If Varisian is here, do you dare to put on such a posture? What do you dare to shout here? It's nothing more than seeing that I look a little like a Zhongbia person, and suddenly revealing my true nature, to be honest, this agreement is dispensable for me, and some of the four giants in China and Belgium want to sign a contract with me, I believe that as long as the news is released, even the royal family surnamed Wu of the Central Biya Empire will immediately come to the door to lick the soles of Lao Tzu's shoes! Lao Tzu has no time to spend here with you! If you have the ability, you can find someone else to sign a contract with you! In the Falcon Empire, I can say responsibly that you are finished! Go back to China to play some of your Tang clans!"
After the fat man finished speaking, he laughed, turned around and walked to the stairs, "Xiaoyu, stop him!" Tang Ruyue finally couldn't suppress the love in her heart, and shouted to the little maid, but found that the little maid, who had always been killed, not only did not move, but watched the fat man's back disappear with a look of disbelief, and his voice trembled and muttered to himself, how could it be possible, at such a close distance, he couldn't grasp the true position of the other party,
The little girl felt beads of sweat oozing from her forehead,
As an explosive killer, it is necessary to grasp the breath of the target, if it is a head-on fight, her strength is not at all comparable to the guard Long Yun who killed Zhang Tian, Long Yun is a figure on the list of the top ten masters in Central Bia, but if it is said that the explosive sudden blow, she is confident that the other party can do the grasp of killing with one blow as long as he is within three meters of herself.
And because it relies on the breath of the other party to locate, even if it is blindfolded or hidden in the water, it can still accurately hit the target.
At the beginning in the southwest region, the son of the Li clan was watching in the pond, and she was lurking in the water and cut her throat with a sword, and she didn't even have a chance to react.
But this time, from the time the other party entered the room, she didn't catch the slightest breath of the other party, as if it was a ball of air in front of her!
This Zhongbia fat man is definitely a real hidden master? And he is also the kind of ruthless character who can blow himself up, if he shoots, he must be the one who dies! (To be continued......