Boom!!!
The sound of the cannons outside was deafening, and the trenches were filled with corpses under the continuous blockade. Corpses were scattered everywhere, covering every corner of the battlefield.
Inside a narrow and cramped triangular black house.
The heavy breathing gave off a stifling feeling. A few wounded rebel army leaders sat with furrowed brows. Their lips were dry and cracked as they fiercely chewed on the low-quality tobacco. Every time the sound of the cannon landed, the tremors caused by it made their brows furrow even more. It was also like a violent flame that was about to blow away their heaving chests.
"We can't get out at all. The military's firepower is too fierce. Our brothers below have suffered heavy casualties, and their morale has fallen to the bottom. Despair is spreading. If we continue to fight like this, we will all be buried here."
"Is it already a dead end?"
"We can't get out with our own strength, unless …"
The voices were getting softer and softer, and everyone looked at Kou Sha, who was squatting in the corner and frowning at the map. His brows were knitted into a knot, and then he suddenly got up and said resolutely, "Have you forgotten the goal of our uprising? We are trying to save this country. Even if we fail or even die, this can only be a civil war in Alabasta. I will never allow the soldiers of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom to set foot in Alabasta. No matter what reason they have, I, Kou Sha, will not accept it."
There was dead silence, and only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard. Everyone's clothes seemed to be soaked in cold sweat, and it was wet and sticky on their skin, making them a little restless.
Farafula sat in the corner and glanced at Kou Sha's side profile with a silent expression. His hand seemed to be unconsciously fiddling with the prosthesis installed on his right wrist. The prosthesis was black with burn marks, and two bullet holes had blown up the fingers. The incomplete shape looked a little strange and scary.
Bang!
The door was knocked open from the outside, and Lippa, with a bandage wrapped around his head, came in. The bandage was stained with coagulated blood and was still aching, reminding Lippa that his head was almost blown open by a stray bullet today. He looked around at the leaders in the room with a gloomy smile on his face, and finally focused on Kou Sha, and then suddenly pulled him behind him. "Look, the Magnetic Drum Kingdom sent someone here to show their sincerity!"
There was a rope at the open door. Lippa grabbed the rope and pulled hard. Vivi, with messy hair and smeared with mud and blood on her face, was dragged into the room. She was looking at everyone in the room with a look of horror.
"Nefertari Vivi, King Cobra's beloved daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess of Alabasta!" Lippa kicked Vivi, and violently grabbed her long blue hair, and said strangely, "It is said that Her Highness Vivi and Leader Kou Sha grew up together …"
"Vivi!" Kou Sha's expression changed drastically. He suddenly stood up and took two steps forward, and then froze on the spot, a horrifying thought rising in his mind.
"Since Leader Kou Sha doesn't agree to accept the help of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom, then we'll use this princess as a bargaining chip to get the military to lift the blockade and open up a path for us to escape," Farafula suddenly said as he smashed his prosthetic arm to reveal his bare wrist.
The few people beside him quickly nodded in agreement. Kou Sha's face was clouded, and he glanced at Lippa coldly. He finally realized that in the real desperate situation of death, no lofty ideals could compare to living an ignoble life. His control over the troops was getting weaker and weaker.
"Impossible, the Nefertari Royal Family has lost the power to influence the political situation. The one who controls the country now is Prime Minister Mishgenbi, and that person will never agree to this kind of negotiation and trade," Kou Sha said in a low voice.
"This won't work, that won't work, are we just going to wait here for our deaths?"
"Damn it, I don't believe that Michigan is willing to bear the crime of killing the princess …"
"That's enough!" Farafula roared, interrupting the discussion. He stared at Kou Sha without blinking, his palm rubbing his broken wrist, and said in a low voice, "Kou Sha, do you still remember? My wrist was blown off to save you, but I have never regretted it, because I always believed that you would bring us a way out, and bring the hope of survival in this dry desert."
"But today, our rebellion army has walked into a desperate situation. I don't understand the so-called righteousness and reason, I only know that the brothers who are struggling and trembling in the gunfire just want to live. They just want to live, is that wrong?" Farafula's voice was trembling, "Accepting the help of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom can lead everyone to a new path of survival, isn't it better than dying here?"
"No, you can't agree, or else this will be another terrible disaster for Alabasta, Kou Sha, you can't agree," Vivi said in a hoarse voice.
"Slap!"
Lippa slapped Vivi to the ground. He lifted his foot and stepped on Vivi's head to rub it on the ground. At the same time, he said darkly, "She is the princess of the royal family, what she rejected is what our rebellion army should agree to. This is the most simple reason, Chief Kou Sha, what are you still hesitating for?"
"Shut up!" Kou Sha's whole body was trembling. He walked over and pushed Lippa away, and helped Vivi up. Then he looked around the people in the room, and finally fixed his eyes on Farafula's broken wrist. He gritted his teeth and said, "I understand, I will use her as a hostage to negotiate with the military."
Late at night.
The sound of the gunfire gradually stopped. In the room with the oil lamp, Kou Sha leaned against the door and listened to the movement outside. After a while, he slowly opened the door and observed the movement outside.
"The soldiers in the trenches should be asleep. Go out from here and go to the back of the trench that is full of corpses. You can climb out under the cover of the night." Kou Sha stared at Vivi's eyes and said bitterly, "Michigan and the military will never agree to negotiate. If you stay here, they will kill you to vent their anger."
"Kou Sha …"
"From the day the military came to power to push the blockade line and began to wipe us out, the situation has been completely out of control. This is not the situation I want, but I can't control it now. You can't blame Farafula and the others, I led them to a dead end." Kou Sha interrupted Vivi's voice, "Don't worry, as long as you escape, even if I die here, I will never let the Magnetic Drum Kingdom find an excuse to set foot on Alabasta's land."
"This is all Crocodile's conspiracy, Kou Sha, this is not your fault." Vivi opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only sigh helplessly. It was too late to say anything now.
Crack!
A muffled sound came from under their feet. The floor of the house cracked open, and a white fist came out of it. Vivian and Kou Sha turned around and looked at the man who was crawling out of the ground in shock...
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