The door of the warehouse at the train station was wide open, and several strong men stood at the door with torches in their hands. Under the flickering light, the open door looked like the giant mouth of a monster.
The governor of Minnesota, the mayor of St. Paul, and several other officials were backed by a group of National Guard leaders. Opposite them stood the highest-ranking military officer of the Federal Army in St. Paul, a lieutenant colonel. Behind the lieutenant colonel stood the adjutant, logistics personnel, and a group of infantrymen.
Behind the mayor of St. Paul stood Engineer Mendez and his son, Barnil. Engineer Mendez was frightened. He could see that the news of the Chinese's sudden attack on the state legislature had frightened the two groups of people in front of him. The group of people continued to stand in the same position as before. Although they were shocked by the latest news, the two groups of people still looked at each other as enemies.
After calming down, Engineer Mendez was able to determine that the Chinese should have conquered the defensive position jointly guarded by the Federal Army, National Guard, and volunteers. It was an important position to guard the railway, and there were hundreds of armed forces on both sides guarding the position together. After the Chinese army broke through the position, the only thing that could stop them from entering the train station was probably the trains parked on the railway tracks at the train station marshalling yard.
"Growl …" Engineer Mendez's stomach made a long growl. If it was any other time, this sound would probably cause a burst of laughter. But at this time, no one paid attention to it. The mayor's lips trembled as he said, "Our home may now be occupied by the Chinese. Should we send troops to take it back?"
This answer surprised Engineer Mendez. At a time like this, the mayor actually thought of his family property. His hunger was temporarily driven away by anger. Engineer Mendez thought angrily, If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you would have been captured by the Chinese by now!
More than two hours ago, Engineer Mendez ran to the mayor's office with his son and asked the mayor to allocate some food to the volunteers. When the mayor heard the news, he immediately asked, "Mr. Mendez, how many people do you have under your command?"
"About …" Engineer Mendez wanted to say that there were forty to fifty people under his command, but on second thought, he mustered up the courage to give a new number. "More than three hundred people." After that, he added, "Please provide these volunteers with at least two days' worth of food."
When the mayor heard that Engineer Mendez actually had more than 300 people under his command, it was as if a drowning man had grabbed onto a life-saving straw. He stood up and said, "I'll go to the station warehouse to get you some food."
As they walked to the station, the mayor rambled on about the latest situation. The boss of the train company, Paul? Smith had already written a document to the mayor, informing him that the warehouse at the train station had been handed over to the Federal Army and National Guard. The state National Guard was a force under the command of the governor. The National Guard in St. Paul had always been managed by the state National Guard, and at this time, it had also joined the organization.
Now that the mayor had nothing in his hands, he tried his best to persuade Engineer Mendez to bring more than 300 troops to the city center. In this way, the mayor could command the local military forces of St. Paul to participate in the security of St. Paul City.
After graduating from military school, he had also served in the army for a few months. Engineer Mendez immediately saw through the mayor's intentions. Putting these "more than 300 people" under the mayor's command, the mayor would have a certain say in the current situation. The Federal Army stationed less than a regiment in St. Paul City, the main task of which was to maintain the military's military supplies. The strength of a regiment in the United States was actually the scale of a thousand people. Since they were responsible for such a task, there weren't too many troops. The total number was only about 800 people. The state National Guard claimed that all citizens were soldiers, but in fact, they could gather less than a thousand troops at the moment. Nearly one-fifth of the three hundred volunteers were the 1,600 people, and the leading mayor could have a considerable say.
When Engineer Mendez arrived at the train station warehouse with the mayor, he saw that the National Guard and the Federal Army had actually occupied one side of the warehouse. Everyone held their weapons and seemed to have the intention to fight. After all, Engineer Mendez had been on the battlefield. With a casual glance, he saw that each side had two to three hundred people, which added up to more than five hundred people. One-third of the armed forces of St. Paul City were playing a meaningless standoff.
The mayor didn't know what was going on, and he didn't dare to go over. Fortunately, the governor arrived soon after with a few officials. Only when the two sides converged did the matter become clear. According to the Lieutenant Colonel of the Federal Army, the National Guard began to move goods from the warehouse after taking over in the morning. If they only moved warehouses that had nothing to do with the military, the Federal Army would turn a blind eye. Unexpectedly, this group of people actually moved things from the military warehouse in the name of replenishing weapons, ammunition, and logistics supplies. This time, the Lieutenant Colonel couldn't just sit by and do nothing, so the two sides confronted each other. If it weren't for the Chinese attacking outside the city, the two sides would probably have already started fighting.
The Federal Army was under the control of the Federal Government's Department of War, and the governor was a local governor who could only manage the state's forces. In any case, he had no right to criticize the Federal Army. At this time, the governor stood on the side of the National Guard and criticized the Federal Army, and the uniformed Lieutenant Colonel was even more unwilling to give in to such a big-bellied guy in a suit and white shirt. Both sides only temporarily put down their weapons, but the quarrel didn't stop.
It wasn't until the news that the Chinese army had taken over the state parliament hall that both sides seemed to wake up from a dream and realized that the biggest enemy at the moment was the Chinese and not their own people. Engineer Mendez felt extremely sad in his heart. What the f * ck were these people?
"Coo …" There was another long sound. This time, it wasn't Engineer Mendez who made the sound, but his son Barnil. The child had breakfast with his father Mendez at home, and in the afternoon, he ate a potato that wasn't too ripe. Barnil was still a growing teenager. At this time, he wasn't thinking about his mother's cooking, but the two slices of bread with butter in the middle that Miss Miranda gave him when she let him go. The sweet taste seemed to linger on the tip of his tongue even now.
Perhaps it was because the young man was in good health, this bowel sound was more powerful, and when the governor heard this sound, he frowned. He said in a low, muffled voice, "Give this child a piece of bread."
No one thought that the governor would give such a humane order. There were a lot of supplies in the warehouse, and bread was one of them. Bread was also one of them. The National Guard was also hungry, and many of them had bread in their hands. Soon, someone gave a piece to Barnil. Barnil took a bite and thought of something, so he gave half of the not-so-small bread to his father. Engineer Mendez was very touched. The governor's humane treatment naturally moved him. What moved him most was his son's filial piety.
The governor turned his face away from the scene of the father's kindness and son's filial piety. He was very unhappy. More than twenty years ago, when he was also a member of the westward expedition, he had once captured a nearby Indian tribe. This tribe was very cunning, and they were often able to escape the attacks and expulsions of the Americans. At that time, the governor, who was still a young man, participated in the battle to destroy this tribe. Later, he learned from another Indian tribe that had a feud with this tribe that the cunning tribe had a witch who could use witchcraft to make all kinds of predictions.
The pursuit lasted for several years, and after the other tribes were completely wiped out, the governor's troops finally blocked the cunning Indians. The governor was satisfied and wanted to see the cunning witch to boast about his power. He thought that the witch was an energetic witch, but he didn't expect that the old woman he saw was already an old woman who couldn't move.
The young governor mocked the old witch, but it was useless. The old witch just sneered and said in strange English that sounded like a moan and a gasp, "Young man, I don't have the strength to do another divination. I see that your body is shrouded in the light of the moon. Do you want me to do a divination for you? "
The young governor asked the old witch to do a divination, and the result of the divination was, "The young man who is favored by the Moon Goddess will become the master of this land. But when the red moon shines on the earth, the Moon Goddess will take off his shirt and pierce his body with an arrow. "
Hearing this curse, the young governor immediately lost his appetite. He gave the order, "Hang them all."
The old witch was the last to be hung high. When her body, with her hands tied behind her back, stopped struggling, a pile of filth poured out with a loud bowel sound. From then on, the governor felt uncomfortable whenever he heard bowel sounds.
After dealing with the unpleasant young man, the governor unconsciously revealed a disgusted expression and said to the lieutenant colonel of the federal army, "Lieutenant Colonel, we have to quickly take back the state capitol hall."
"No, sir. We have to defend the train station first. " Perhaps seeing the disgusted expression, the lieutenant colonel's tone was also very rude. He did not look at the governor's face and only stared at the collar of the governor's white shirt. "We have already contacted the troops at the frontline. They said that the frontline was not breached by the Chinese at all. The Chinese suddenly attacked. If that's the case, the federal troops will soon be able to launch an attack on the Chinese. There are a lot of supplies in the warehouse at the train station. Only by defending this place can we hold on until the reinforcements arrive. "
"Are you asking us to give up the city?" The governor was confused by the suggestion. The state capitol hall was actually a very ordinary hall, but the significance of it was different. More importantly, there were banks and shops nearby, and many of them were the governor's sponsors. If the place was destroyed, the governor would probably suffer a backlash after the war. If they could take back the place, even if it was a certain degree of battle, it would at least give the sponsors a reasonable explanation.
"Sir, our weapons, ammunition, and supplies are all here. We only have 2,000 people. If we lose this place, we won't be able to hold on for three to four days, "the lieutenant colonel said to the governor bluntly.
"What? Three to four days? "Tom Maxwell of the state National Guard was shocked. He didn't care about his so-called courage and asked in a shrill voice, "Did you grow up eating sh * t in the federal army? The reinforcements will actually take four to five days? "
The lieutenant colonel was a military academy graduate, so he didn't lack the basic knowledge of marching. It was about a hundred kilometers from the front line to here. The army would assemble tomorrow and board the train. It would take one day. One day of marching. The Chinese would definitely find a way to destroy the railway, get off the train, form up, and advance. It would take about three days to fight with the Chinese, and it would take at least half a day to a day to defeat the Chinese. Three to four days was already a very conservative estimate.
Just as he was about to retort, he heard a gunshot. Everyone was stunned, but they heard the mayor scream. He turned his head and saw the governor holding his abdomen, swaying. Just as the mayor supported the governor, the governor's strong body finally collapsed.
In the distance, Shi Qian saw that the American troops were beginning to fall into chaos through the binoculars. He ordered coldly, "Snipers, continue to fire. Hit the Americans with the mortars. "
Shi Qian's troops, who had occupied the governor's mansion, were going to occupy it on the spot and then take a rest. The battalion commander checked the supplies transported by the Americans and thought that it was the Americans' supply warehouse, so he ordered Shi Qian's troops to chase in the direction of the American transport personnel.
After Lieutenant Shi Qian chased down, he found a group of Americans holding torches and discussing something. There were hundreds of enemies, and there were sentries. Lieutenant Shi Qian couldn't get close, so he could only rely on snipers and artillery to fiercely attack the enemy.
Bullets whistled and shells exploded. This was meaningless to the governor who had fallen to the ground. After the bullet hit his abdomen, there was a burning sensation, and the governor felt as if all his strength had been drained. He wasn't very clear about what was happening around him, nor did he care much.
The people around him were shouting and horses neighing. Whether it was the US Army or the US National Guard, it was all chaos. Blood gurgled out of the wound. Pressing his hand on the wound, the governor could still feel the speed of the blood flowing out.
After all, he had killed so many Indians when he was young and had seen too much death. The governor probably knew he couldn't make it. Only the mayor, who had been supporting him, was beside him. The governor turned his face slightly and saw a huge full moon rising from the horizon. It wasn't an ordinary full moon, but a crimson full moon.
The matter of the witch clearly appeared in his mind at this moment. After becoming the governor, he was probably the owner of this land. The governor knew that he often thought of this prophecy, but he didn't dare to think about it deeply.
At this time, the Americans around him were running around in disorder. It was already somewhat quiet and deserted.
The matter of the witch clearly appeared in his mind at this moment. After becoming the governor, he was probably the owner of this land. The governor knew that he often thought of this prophecy, but he didn't dare to think about it deeply.
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