"Everyone, I welcome you here to attend this meeting. I think you have read the letter I sent you. All the contents are explained clearly in the letter. I don't know if you can agree with the terms in it. "In the face of a group of rich Americans, Wei Jianjun spoke calmly with assurance. Although his father was a poor mountain man, Wei Jianjun's mother was a person who had seen the world and had no psychological discomfort with rich foreigners.
More importantly, these Americans were rich. As a member of the Liberation Army, Wei Jianjun could mobilize machine guns and cannons, and the number of machine guns and cannons far exceeded the number of people in the American family. If he could achieve the combat goal more effectively and reduce the casualties of the troops more effectively, Wei Jianjun would not hesitate to promote peace. If the promotion of peace could not reduce the casualties of the Liberation Army and could not allow the Liberation Army to achieve its tactical goals faster, Wei Jianjun would not hesitate to resort to destruction.
This calm and easy attitude was more terrifying than a demon in the eyes of the Americans. They looked at the soldiers, machine guns, and cannons on the street from time to time. Although neither side made it clear, both sides had the same understanding of the bottom line.
"We can't hand over our weapons." A guy who was obviously frightened by the machine guns and cannons and couldn't understand the situation made a request while trembling with fear. As soon as this was said, some of the people who came out to attend the emergency meeting showed a distressed expression, and a very small number showed a rather unhappy expression. Since China didn't mention anything about weapons and only said not to enter these people's homes, the issue of weapons naturally passed.
"We have no intention of confiscating your weapons. After all, we, the China, are the stronger party, so you will naturally feel uneasy. If we take away your weapons, what will you think? Now that we take away your weapons, will we take away your money, and will we harm your life? This concern is easy to understand, and I can completely understand. "The political department had a lot of discussions, and this was just a summary of the results of many discussions. Wei Jianjun's memory was good, and he could still say these things. The reason why he didn't have a chance to say it before could only be said that the Americans on the West Coast were indeed more easily agitated, and the Liberation Army also had the problem of nervous tension.
"Since we agree that you have guns, we are naturally willing to bear the risk of being attacked. But gentlemen, I must begin by saying that it is your duty to preserve this peace. If the bullets had come from your garden, I might have been able to judge whether the people who attacked us were your people or not based on the circumstances. If the bullet was fired from your window, then I can guarantee that you will realize that I am not a merciful person in the face of an attack. Do you understand? " Wei Jianjun was in a good mood after he finished speaking. The Political Department had prepared for so long, and it could finally be put to use. Seeing that a few hundred meters of the street was about to become a relatively safe place, this credit was definitely not ordinary. More importantly, the Liberation Army could continue to use these Americans as lobbyists.
The rich Americans seemed to understand very easily that Wei Jianjun was not joking with them. After ensuring that they would not attack the Liberation Army, these Americans were going back.
"Everyone, please wait a moment." Wei Jianjun suddenly thought of another matter and called out to everyone.
The Americans immediately turned their heads. What request was this Chinese captain going to make? Many people's expressions became even more unsightly.
"Since we are in the middle of a war, some of the municipal operations will be stopped. Everything else is fine, but the doctor's matter is a matter of life and death. If your family is sick and needs medical treatment, you can contact us. Since we are going to occupy St. Paul, we naturally have to provide the minimum of municipal services. Please do not worry, we will not charge any high fees. " Wei Jianjun almost forgot the most important part. He did not know whether he should be glad that his memory was good or bad.
Although the Americans did not believe this, what Wei Jianjun said was indeed something that needed to be paid attention to on the war-torn battlefield. It was too difficult to find a doctor in this chaotic time. Even if they did not believe it, they still agreed on the surface.
As the convener, Master Hendry felt that he had done his duty at this time. He walked side by side with Wei Jianjun to the intersection. The Chinese army quickly set up sentries on both sides of the street. Although the Americans said that they would not attack the Chinese army, they only listened to it for the time being. What made the Americans yield was not credibility, but force.
Wei Jianjun turned a blind eye to this, and Master Hendry could only pretend that he did not see it. When they walked to the door of Hendry's house, a member of the Hendry family who had been waiting outside the door whispered to him. After listening to his family, Master Hendry also whispered to Wei Jianjun. Wei Jianjun nodded and the two went their separate ways.
The motorcycle carrying the cannon passed through the road and reached the end of the street. Next to the wealthy area was the middle-class residential area. There was a large forest between the two areas. Even the middle-class area was not something that the real rich people in the United States could see. Of course, the rich wanted to stay away from the poor, and they also did not want to mix with the middle class. St. Paul was in the western part of the United States, a world where the strong preyed on the weak.
Between these two areas was a small slope, which was very suitable for defending against attacks from the middle-class residential area. The best part was that there was a distance between this place and the wealthy area. With a little preparation, this place would be a good place to camp and command. Of course, the premise was that the enemy did not have cannons.
"Set up camp here first," Wei Jianjun ordered.
When Wei Jianjun's troops set up camp to attack, Barnil ran back to his father's defensive position while panting. He told his father about the spineless rich people compromising with the Chinese army.
Engineer Mendez quietly listened to his son's words. At least from his expression, the Lieutenant Engineer did not fly into a rage. He was very familiar with St. Paul. After thinking for a moment, Engineer Mendez took out a map and said to the major, "The Chinese may attack from here."
The map was roughly drawn by the engineer just now. A road between the wealthy area and the middle-class community went around the back of the defensive position. The major was dumbfounded when he saw it. It was not unusual for the rich to reach an agreement with the Chinese army. A person who could continue to be a major in the Union Army during peacetime was not poor. He could understand the attitude of the rich people. Honestly speaking, if the major encountered such a situation at home, he would probably make the same choice.
However, if the Chinese attacked from the back, the problem would be terrible. Whether it was military strength or defensive ability, the people in the defensive position probably could not effectively resist the fierce attack of the Chinese army. Ignoring the major's fear, Engineer Mendez's eyes were sharp, like a bald eagle that saw its prey. Pointing at the map, Engineer Mendez's tone was firm. "We can set up an ambush here. This is a very suitable place for an ambush."
"You want to ambush the Chinese here?" The major did not expect Engineer Mendez to have such an impulse to attack. "We don't have enough military strength."
"If we don't have enough military strength, we can ask for reinforcements. Now we need the major's help." Engineer Mendez seemed to be very confident.
"But …" The major was obviously not as confident as the engineer.
"If we sit here and watch, we can only watch the Chinese attack and surround us. If we are surrounded, sooner or later we can't defend this place. Major, if we can't defend this place, what do you think will happen? "Engineer Mendez raised a very realistic question.
The major of the Union Army agreed with this idea. If they couldn't defend these key points, the Chinese would directly charge into the city center. If they occupied the city center, all resistance would probably collapse. At this time, the distress telegram had already been sent, and the reinforcements should have already moved. Before the reinforcements arrived, the best thing to do was to hold the line of defense. Thinking of this, the major replied, "I'll send someone to contact them now."
While the major was arranging the work, Mendez called his son and asked, "How did you come back?"
Barnil said with some lingering fear, "If Miss Miranda didn't let me go, I would probably still be locked up in the Huntington family."
When the Huntington family decided to cooperate with the Chinese for their own benefit, Barnil immediately raised his objection. However, looking at the Huntington family's expression, Barnil was also quite frightened.
Later, the Chinese entered the Huntington family's house, and some of the Huntington family members carried Barnil and handed him to the Chinese. The Chinese brought a big dog, and the dog was sniffing and barking around Barnil. At this time, Master Huntington came forward and said, "We promise to let this child stay in my house, please let him go."
The Chinese didn't seem to want to go too far. They threatened Master Huntington and said that if Barnil escaped, they would blame Master Huntington.
So Barnil was locked up in a house with a very small window in the Huntington family's house. The footsteps outside gradually quieted down. Barnil thought that his father might be attacked from behind, and he was very disheartened.
At this moment, the door slowly opened. Although the window inside the house was small and not bright. But Barnil felt that the whole world was lit up. Sneaking in was Miss Miranda, whom Barnil had fallen in love with for a long time. At this time, Miss Miranda was wearing men's clothes suitable for action. Although she didn't have the charm of a long dress, she had a different kind of heroic spirit.
Miss Miranda raised her finger and made a sound to stop Barnil from talking. Then she secretly took Barnil to her bedroom and let Barnil climb out of the bedroom window. That was the way Barnil secretly came to see Miss Miranda. Although they couldn't hold hands or anything, Barnil felt very happy to see Miss Miranda through the window.
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