1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 503, Concentration Camp (2)

“The entire Shire concentration camp is surrounded by a 4.5-meter-high fence with a high-voltage power grid. There is only one exit for the entire concentration camp. Everyone who enters and exits must have a photo pass issued by the British. As far as we know, According to the information, in this 4.5-meter wall, the distance is about 30 meters. In fact, there is a second wall. The height of the wall is about 3 meters. There is also a high-voltage power grid on it. The middle of the two walls is said to be Minefield. In addition, on the outer wall, there is a watchtower every 20 meters, and each watchtower is equipped with a machine gun.” Karlsson is explaining to the guerrilla soldiers what he has heard.

“The entire concentration camp was also surrounded by a railway, and the British were equipped with an armored train on the railway.” Carlsson continued, “In addition, the British built bunkers on several high points outside the wall. These bunkers cannot be approached. , So the specific situation is not clear. I observed with a telescope, these things should be reinforced concrete structure, very strong. But if necessary, I think our flamethrower can effectively deal with them.”

“How are the people inside? Do you know?” someone couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, what did the British do to them?” more soldiers asked.

“I heard that the British broke up all the families inside. Men and women are separated. As long as the children have mothers, they follow the women. Women cannot leave the concentration camps, and men cannot see them. They are just transported from the camps. From the perspective of the materials, they should be arranged by the British to do textile and other things. As for the men, they will be released from the concentration camp every morning, some people are sent to mine, and some people are sent to see more Many separation walls, separation ditches and so on. Because their wives and children are still in the concentration camps, even if the British are not strict with them, they dare not run away… In addition, the British stipulate that anyone only needs to He was found to talk to someone of unknown origin and his wife and children’s food rations would be halved. The British rations provided to the people in the concentration camps were pitifully small. If they were cut by half, they would almost certainly starve to death. Human.”

“These damn beasts!” someone scolded fiercely.

“Carlsson, what’s the situation in the camp?” Waldner asked.

“It’s not very clear, because it is difficult for us to get in touch with the people inside. However, I have a friend who is an authentic Englishman.” At this point, Carlsson looked around and saw the doubts projected from the people around him. So he defended his gaze and said: “Although this man is an Englishman, he is definitely a good man. He is a car driver now. According to him, there are more than ten or even dozens of dead bodies in this concentration camp every day. They were dragged out for cremation. Among them were old people, young people, men, women, and even children…”

“Buckling!” Person couldn’t stand it anymore, and suddenly grabbed a rifle next to him and stood up.

“What are you doing?” Waldner grabbed his arm.

“Captain! My captain! Didn’t you hear what Carlsson said! You let me go and let me fight the brutes!” Persson struggled violently.

“Pearson, sit down for me!” Waldner roared. Relying on the prestige accumulated in many successful battles, he successfully suppressed Persson and quieted the latter.

“Pearson, do you think I will feel uncomfortable when I hear such news? You think I don’t want to kill them right away and kill those animals? I want to kill Victoria in one breath and hang Victoria like a dog. Old witch! But, Person, you rush over unpreparedly now. Can you kill a few British choppy? Who wants us to do this the most? The more this happens, the more we need to calm down.”

As soon as Persson actually sat down, he agreed with Waldner’s view intellectually, but emotionally, he still couldn’t accept it. He sat there, bowed his head, gasped loudly for a while, then raised his head abruptly, looked at Waldner, and asked:

“Captain, what do you say we should do? We can’t do nothing!”

This is really a problem. Now, after the British played such a hand, the situation of the guerrillas has deteriorated drastically. In the past, the guerrillas could easily obtain various supplies other than weapons and ammunition in any residential area, as well as various intelligence about the activities of the British army. At that time, the entire battlefield was almost one-way transparent to the guerrillas. Every time the British army goes out, the guerrillas can get news immediately. Now, the farms that used to be scattered throughout the countryside have been abandoned, the owners of the farms have been locked up in concentration camps everywhere, and most of the farms have been set on fire by the British. , The grain in the farm was taken away by the British, and the ones that could not be transported were also burned out by the British. Nowadays, the guerrillas can no longer get the news of the British from the local residents, so the losses in the battle with the British are increasing. What’s more terrifying is the lack of supplies.

In the past, the guerrillas had never worried about eating, but now, eating has become a problem. The farmers were gone, their farms were destroyed by the British, and the guerrillas had no source of food. Now the food in the guerrillas even needs to be rationed. Although the people of United States are still supporting them, the submarine’s capacity is not enough to transport some ammunition, and it is just a drop in the bucket for food.

“We are very difficult now. Everyone knows this.” Waldner said, “Half of us now perform daily tasks like fishing, hunting, and collecting wild fruits. This situation must also be broken. . But we can’t do it arbitrarily. You think, even if we open the Shire concentration camp now, where can those people go? Back to the farm? Their farm has been burned down, the house has been burned, and the property has been robbed. Now, even the wells are filled by those damn British guys. How do they go back? And even if they go back? Can the British still catch them back to the concentration camp after two days? Let them follow us Let’s do it together? Don’t say how many old people, women, and children are among them. Even if we don’t consider these, do we have enough food for them?”

“But, can’t we do nothing?” Persson asked.

“Of course not. We have to find a way to communicate with the outside world and announce the situation in the camp to the world. It is best to bring foreign journalists to take down the camp. Make everything here public. This is what I can think of at the moment. If we succeed, we might be able to force the British to end the concentration camp policy. Even if this is not possible, at least we should be able to change the life conditions in similar concentration camps.”

…

“Hello, Captain Waldner. This is the Associated Press reporter Bilt. This is my friend, Marius, a French Le Figaro reporter. And Ms. Emily Hobhaus, a British social activist . We are very concerned about the terrible humanitarian disaster that occurred in the concentration camp you mentioned.” Associated Press reporter Bilt said to the legendary guerrilla captain Waldner, “For this, I was sent here. Come report this. Can you tell us about the situation in the concentration camp?”

“Welcome, my friends.” Waldner said, “Of course I can talk to you about this, because I know that many terrible things happened in those concentration camps…”

When Waldner told these visitors what he had learned, Ms. Emily Hobhaus seemed a little unbelievable. She said, “Sir, you are sure that it really happened in the concentration camp. Is it such a terrible thing? Isn’t it too sensational?”

“Madam, as far as I know, you applied to General Kitchener to investigate in a concentration camp. What kind of response did you get? If something happened in the concentration camp, why didn’t they approve you to enter the camp?” Waldner Replied.

“So, Captain Waldner, do you have first-hand reliable information to prove this?” Bilt asked.

“Not yet, but in a few hours, you will see.” Waldner replied.

…

The so-called can be seen by everyone in a few hours. In fact, it means that Waldner’s guerrillas will attack the Shire concentration camp in a few hours. Waldner intends to take this concentration camp in one fell swoop through this attack, and then all the conditions in the concentration camp will naturally become known to the world.

It’s just that this requires a strong attack, and now there are barbed wire, separation walls, and isolation trenches everywhere. Even if it succeeds, I am afraid that a series of problems will be encountered during the retreat. I am afraid that the loss will be very serious at that time. However, Waldner also understood. If the current situation does not change, then the failure of guerrilla warfare is almost inevitable. Therefore, no matter how great the loss is, now he must let go. This is because the guerrillas have lost their personnel and material supplements. If they don’t fight and continue to procrastinate, the guerrillas will only fight with fewer people and use less materials. Just like the Northeast Anti-Union in later generations, their fighting will is so tenacious, such as Yang Jingyu, Zhao Shangzhi, Zhao Yiman and other heroes, how brave and firm. However, when the devils began to gather armour and merge them on a large scale, their strength was limited, and the Anti-Union, which could not break this situation, was slowly exhausted in battles. In the end, even Commander Yang Jingyu, before he was sacrificed for his martyrdom, could only use the bark for several days. Therefore, this battle must be fought, even if the losses are heavy.