When human beings turn on the greed mode, any words of enlightenment are useless. The greater the benefit in their eyes, the stronger their greedy persistence.
So much gold, silver, jewelry, and cultural relics were obtained by the Russian army in one night of bloody battle. Although there is no detailed statistics, at least three thousand people were killed in the bloody battle last night.
There are three thousand people, their bodies are on the ground and there is no head left. How can we just throw away the wealth gained from so many lives? This knot cannot be solved by ordinary people.
"General, Commander, you don't know how difficult the empire's finances are. If these gold and silver are sent to Europe, how big of a problem it can help His Majesty solve. You know better than we do. Can we throw this away?"
"Even if we don't consider the overall situation, we can't throw away these gold and silver just for these soldiers who are fighting for their lives! We must give a pension to the dead and injured soldiers! Is it possible to let them die in vain?"
The surrounding soldiers were moved by what he said, and the guards and soldiers who were loyal to Venia and Exon also showed complicated expressions. People who are poor and have short ambitions cannot be relieved by just saying it. A large number of serfs were born You can let soldiers die, but you can't wash away their greed for money.
"Enough! Don't you understand what is going on now? This is clearly Xiao Letian's trap. He is using this gold as bait to trap all of our expeditionary force on this island!" Aikeson roared angrily. .
"In the vast sea, if our fleet is wiped out, the Chinese don't have to attack. They can starve us to death! Now before the enemy is completely surrounded, get on the ship and rush out. At least we have to rush out of this place. Strait"
Wenya also put down his airs as a general, and he knelt down in front of these officers. He begged bitterly, "I understand your feelings, and I also know the importance of these golds, but no matter how precious gold is, it can't compare." The soldier’s life is at stake!”
"We have shipped out more than 3 tons of gold before, which is a lot! This gold is enough for us to pay for the wounded soldiers. If we have to take away the rest of the gold and silver, we will have to take it away at least until 12 noon. What do you think of these Chinese people? Will you give us time? Let’s wake up.”
Wennia did not choose to use their rank and status to suppress these officers, because they had already keenly felt that these people's emotions were very unstable. If they were given too much pressure and grievance at this moment, they would probably mutiny.
Wennia and Aixon's begging made the atmosphere at the scene slightly relieved. These middle- and high-level officers struggled for a long time and finally whispered to each other and discussed for a long time.
"Okay, we have only one request! Open the treasury and let the soldiers carry gold and silver according to their physical strength! This is the last condition. I can tell you clearly, you must agree today, or you must agree if you don't agree. "
Exxon and Wennia's noses were almost crooked due to the smell of gunpowder, but the pleading of the officer behind them made them sigh helplessly.
"General, Commander, it's not that we are making things difficult for you, nor is it that we don't understand the truth. Look at the angry expressions of the soldiers all over the mountains and plains. Do you think they will agree to retreat in vain? They will agree to kill so many people in vain and then return empty-handed. ?”
"With the 20,000 troops, we can't do our job one by one, and we can't explain the truth one by one. To put it bluntly, we can't even convince all the company and platoon leaders, let alone the soldiers."
"If we follow your military orders, morale will collapse even more, and there may even be a mutiny. Then it won't be a matter of whether you allow the gold and silver to be taken away, but a matter of looting!"
Exon and Wennia were speechless after saying this. The robbery last night had proved that what they said was correct. If the soldiers were really forced to abandon Baoshan, this would definitely be the outcome.
"Okay, I'll do as you say, but time is tight and tell the soldiers that everyone only has one time to enter the treasure house, so they must do what they can."
Before Wennia could finish speaking, a roaring explosion suddenly came from the west side of the island, and the battlefield suddenly became noisy. Aikeson picked up the telescope and took a closer look, "It's broken, it's Luma Island! We missed a fort!"
The Gaobo Mountain Fort opened fire! This is the hidden fort closest to the west side of Luma Island. Yesterday, the sacrifice of other forts made him safe. At this moment, when the order for the general attack was issued, the fort defenders immediately went into battle.
"Open fire and hit me hard! Target the enemy's supply ships and troop transports. Don't worry about those warships! Blow up the enemy's supply ships!"
The defenders, who had been holding back their anger for a day and night, took it out on the ships in the strait. Mount Gaobo, which is more than 200 meters above sea level, used professional shore defense artillery from a commanding height. The firepower was accurate and fierce.
Boom boom boom The fleet in the strait suddenly became chaotic. Clouds of thick smoke and flames rose from the supply ship. The supply ship that was blasted through the deck watched tons of coal fall into the sea. Air waves and shock waves rolled in. The sailor's body hit the sea directly.
When the cannon fired, Stefanski felt a chill on the back of his neck, and a chill rushed up from his lower back. "It's broken! The enemy has blocked the back road for counterattack! Glacier, Tundra, and Deer Hunter counterattack and suppress it." Enemy battery!"
"All the supply ships rush out of the strait, and the troop transports gather at the Seto Inland Port to pick up our soldiers." The commander's voice sounded like tears in the roar.
"The Commander-in-Chief's Hermansky fleet in the East has retreated! The Chinese have landed in the East grabbing stalls. The number is unknown, very large."
Stefanski's vision went dark and he almost fell to the ground. "Idiot! Is his battleship a sampan? Why retreat? Why don't you take the initiative? Retreat to the strait and wait for people to make dumplings?"
"The commander, General Hermansky, didn't take the initiative to attack! We can't get out. The Chinese mobilized more than 2,000 small boats and blocked the strait with countless sand and gravel!"
"Ah" Stefanski yelled and stumbled against the railing. His blood pressure soared and the whole world and the sea were spinning in front of him.
"Commander!" The officers next to him rushed forward and hugged the commander.
"Let Vinya and Exxon retreat immediately. As soon as possible, it will be too late. If it is later, it will be too late."
Stefanski was completely desperate. Xiao Letian was able to send people to block the exit of the strait with sand, gravel and cement blocks. Such evil tricks could be used. This shows that the Chinese army has completely controlled this battlefield. In this The Russian troops on the island are just fish and meat at their mercy.
