Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ever since Xin Korea obtained the Black Sea Exit from Russia, they no longer needed to have any relations with China. After the chaos in Mo Nan Province, they closed all the border crossings and prohibited anyone from entering or leaving. In March, there were still some China people who tried to sneak into Xin Korea. However, they soon found out that without Xin Korea identification cards, it was basically impossible to move around in Xin Korea. In less than 24 hours, they were sent to the nearest police station, where they were fined 100,000 NT dollars before being sent back to China. Otherwise, there would be no trial and they would be executed on the spot.
After a hundred people were executed, no one dared to enter Xin Korea again. The police in Xin Korea called this action as sending money to the door or sending their lives to the door. Xin Tang's method was very direct. All the illegal immigrants were executed on the spot.
Some of the media felt that Xin Korea and Tang were too cold-blooded, but they received strong support from the people of the two countries. Refugees were the biggest cause of social security and loss of life and property. They rejected the refugees and started to form patrol teams to patrol the border. If they found any suspicious person, they would immediately inform the military or the police.
China's government protested against Xin Korea and Tang's actions. Xin Korea's foreign ministry replied that if China's government felt that it was inappropriate, then Xin Korea could consider returning the captured illegal immigrants to China's government. Every illegal immigrant would be paid 100,000 NT dollars by China's government. China's government was immediately speechless. They were just saying it verbally. Paying for traitors was not a precedent for China.
The actions of the Mo Nan workers caused China's government to be in a passive position. Originally a strong source of income, not only did it become a burden, it also became a negative example. At the end of April, the Mo Nan workers who were certain that they could not seek survival from the east and west started to gather and move towards the south.
Tens of thousands of workers formed an increasingly large human wave, slowly but firmly moving towards the south. Not far ahead of them was the position formed by the soldiers of the Northern Military Region. Both sides were getting closer and closer. After a few days, the workers could see the defensive line in front of them. The soldiers also saw the huge wave of people coming from afar. Gradually, the dust and fatigue on the workers' faces became clear. The workers' faces were all pale, their feet dragging on the ground, and their eyes were lifeless. Seeing the soldiers armed with guns, the workers despaired. It was as if they saw their doomsday, under the soldiers' bayonets, their corpses gradually turning cold.
Their footsteps became heavier, but they did not stop as they walked towards the soldiers. Suddenly, one of the workers shouted: "Do it, kill me, and I won't be hungry!"
Reaching out his hand, he grabbed the soldier's and Tang's gun, he grabbed the soldier's hand and pulled the soldier's gun. The soldier was frightened and tried his best to pull back his gun. The two sides were in a stalemate. After a minute, the worker finally lost his strength because he had not eaten for many days. He let go of the gun in his hand and sat on the ground crying: "What do you mean? You stopped us, didn't kill us, and didn't give us any food. What do you want to do with us?"
The two huge square formations stopped. Only the man's terrifying cries could be heard on the quiet grassland. The soldiers looked at the crying man with a face full of tears and snot. An unpleasant feeling welled up in their hearts. Their throats were sore and the corners of their eyes swelled.
An officer with a captain's badge on his shoulder walked over. He said to the crying man: "Cry! If crying is useful, just keep crying. "
The man raised his head and said helplessly: "Other than crying, what else can we do? If we die, we can't cry even if we want to!"
The captain said in a low voice: "Do you see the tents under the hill? That is our division's logistics department. You can go there to find food! We can only help you with this meal. We don't know where the next meal is. "
The soldiers put away their guns and stood straight like electric poles. The workers passed by the soldiers and rushed towards the hill a kilometer away. The soldiers did not dare to move, for fear of conflict with the workers who came later. It was not until the last worker had passed that the soldiers relaxed their posture. They saw that the workers who came later were all weak people who supported each other. Not to mention conflict, even walking was difficult. The soldiers looked at the backs of the workers who were leaving. The tears that they had been holding back for a long time finally fell down.
A four-wheeled motorcycle rushed in front of the captain. A person who looked like a staff officer asked sternly: "What's the matter with you? You let the workers break through the formation and rob the logistics department clean."
The captain did not answer. He was still looking in the direction the workers left. The staff officer shouted again, pulling the captain's attention back. The captain looked at the staff officer who was shouting in front of him and retorted: "What can I do? Shoot at them or use bayonets on them? Can you do anything to such a group of people? "
The staff officer glared hatefully and shouted: "You must be responsible for your actions. I'm telling you, you're finished. Get ready to pack up and leave!"
The captain smiled contemptuously and said: "No problem, I'll wait."
The workers quickly finished all the food and storage in the hill. Then they sat in the middle of the soldiers who surrounded them and said to the soldiers: "You can shoot, we don't blame you. Thank you for letting us be full ghosts!"
The soldiers didn't shoot, but they didn't dare to leave either. They just stood guard like this until evening, when it was time for dinner. The soldiers only had a meal in the morning, so their stomachs were already empty. The workers had a meal at noon, so they were even fuller than the soldiers. The soldiers stood while the workers sat. Some of the workers leaned back against each other and slept. They were much more energetic.
For the whole afternoon, the leaders of the army reported to their superiors and asked them to give their opinion. The opinion of the leaders was very simple. They asked the workers to turn around and go back to the desert. The leaders of the army asked whether to kill them or not if they insisted on going south. The leaders did not dare to make the decision.
Meetings, discussions, meetings, phone calls, phone calls, phone calls, phone calls, phone calls again. The sky was already dark. On the grassland, the sky full of stars seemed to be very close and very bright. Looking at the night sky of the grassland, whether it was the soldiers or the workers, they could not imagine the streets in the sky. They could only imagine the sesame on the white sugar cake.
Hungry! No matter who the other party was, the feeling of hunger was the same. The captain heard his stomach growling. He pulled his belt inwards. It seemed to be able to hold out for a while.
A row of car lights flashed from afar. Following the lights was a convoy. Five large military vehicles came to the side of the soldiers and workers. From the vehicles, baskets of steamed buns were carried down. The soldiers began to distribute them to the workers. The workers numbly took the steamed buns from the soldiers. Most of the people's first thought was that they had eaten another meal.
After distributing the steamed buns to the workers, the soldiers each took a steamed bun and chewed. They used water from the water bottle to feed the steamed buns. It became the soldiers' lunch and dinner for the day.
After the steamed buns were eaten, both sides returned to their previous state. The workers sat in the middle while the soldiers surrounded them. The workers were full and said to the soldiers, "Comrade, you can go and rest. There is food here. We will not leave. As long as there is food, even if we have to go to jail, we are willing. "
The soldiers smiled and said, "You have been gone for so many days. Rest. Just treat it as us standing guard for you. We cannot leave. The leader has not said anything!"
The captain took out a pack of cigarettes and walked in front of the man who cried in the afternoon. He sat down and passed a cigarette to the man. The man took it with trembling hands. He lit it with difficulty and took a big puff. He choked and coughed loudly. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
"Master, from your accent, you are from Shandong. Where are you from?" The captain asked.
"Lai Wu. Comrade Captain, are you from Shandong too? "The man asked.
"Tai An."
"Why didn't you shoot today?" The man asked, "You are here to block us. Are you trying to reason with us?"
"The order we received was to stop you. If you wanted to charge at us violently, we could have opened fire. However, you didn't charge at us. Instead, you started crying. Fellow countryman, we soldiers can't bear to see people crying." The captain laughed, "Fellow countryman, you can really cry. Haven't you heard that men do not cry easily?"
"What is the next sentence? Because you have not been hurt. "The man said," We are miserable! It has been three months and we have not received a single cent of salary. The grain and vegetable sellers who used to surround the factory have all left. Even if we have money, there is no one to buy. What's more, we have no money! At first, the factory went to buy a batch of food. But after the new year, there is no more. In the factory, other than reinforced concrete, there is only material and equipment. There is nothing to eat. In a place like Mo Nan, there is no farming or animal husbandry. There is no place to rob. Digging up grass roots, catching wild rats, eating one meal after another. Finally, we could not take it anymore and prepared to go to the capital to petition for food from the central government. "
"How many people like you there are in your place?" The captain asked.
"I don't know. There are at least one or two million. We are the vanguard. The rest of the people follow behind. The old are old, the young are young. There are women and children." The man said.
"There are more behind? The family members are all following? "The captain was shocked." What else can we do? Stay in Mo Nan and wait to starve to death? "The man said.
"Didn't you say that Mo Nan was doing well? Why did it suddenly change?" The captain asked.
"It was good at the beginning. The salary was high and the products were good. Although the food was more expensive than back home, it was nothing compared to the high income." The man recalled the beginning. He was full of energy and pride.
"Then what happened?"
"Then the high strength steel factory was chased away by the officials!" The man sighed and said, "After the high strength steel factory was shut down, the goods produced by the upstream raw material companies could not be sold. The downstream production companies did not have high strength steel. The products lost their competitiveness in the market and a large number of them fell. I worked in a mine and the sand I mined piled up into a mountain. I did not dare to smelt it. If I smelt it, the products would be inferior. "
The captain was indignant. He asked who had chased away the high strength steel factory and where they were going. The man told him that it was the tax department, the industry and commerce department, the security department, the quality control department and the environmental protection department who had chased them away. They were chased away to New Tang Country!
The captain did not say anything else. He threw the box of cigarettes to the man and left silently.
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