Redemption of WWII

120 Seventh Rumor

"The Germans are coming, have you heard that?"

"Who said that? I don't know. Aren't the Germans blocked on our border?"

"I don't know what's going on, anyway, the news is absolutely true."

"Oh, why are you so sure. Didn't the Germans fight twice without breaking through the British line? Who told you that?"

"I went to worship today, and I heard what the elder said casually."

"Ah, what the old man said. It must be true. Then I have to inform my family and friends as soon as possible, and my brother-in-law is still working as a gardener in the British family. I will also tell him and let him Get out of the bloody Englishman's house. The Germans wouldn't let him go if they knew he was working for the British."

"Well, let's go. Let him move to the countryside to hide for a while, and come back after the limelight passes. I have to inform other people"

There is a strange atmosphere in the city of Cairo.Of course, this atmosphere is due to the news that the Germans are coming, and Cairo is no longer safe.

Of course, there are many different versions of this news through word of mouth.

"Have you heard that Rommel has brought the German army to fight over, and it is said that we are not far away. It is said that the Germans will arrest those who do things for the British this time."

"Have you heard that Rommel came here with the German army, only a few dozen kilometers away from Luo. It is said that the Germans will arrest those who do things for the British."

"Have you heard that Rommel came here with the German army, only a dozen kilometers away from Luo. It is said that the Germans will torture those who work for the British."

"Have you heard that Rommel came here with the German army, only a few kilometers away from Luo. It is said that the Germans will shoot those who do things for the British."

"Have you heard that Rommel has already brought the German army to fight over, and they have assembled from the east. Cairo will be attacked tomorrow morning. It is said that the Germans will shoot the whole family of those who work for the British."

What spreads the fastest in the world is different from rumors.If the source of this rumor is still a powerful person, then the spread speed of this rumor will increase geometrically.

All the Egyptians in the capital of Egypt are more or less inextricably linked with the British.Under the threat of such powerful rumors of death, no one is not panicked.No one wants to taste the taste of being shot.

I don't know who took the lead, the first to pack up the things and set foot on the road out of the city.Slowly all the Egyptians living in Cairo fled towards the outside of Cairo with their bags on their backs.

The escape of the Egyptians soon brought a chain reaction, and Cairo was already an international city at this time.There are also 10,000+ expatriates from various countries living here, the largest number of which are British expatriates.It is said that they are foreigners, but most of them are military members of the British army, and some are businessmen who have made a fortune in Egypt.Then there are employees and family members of some ocean transportation companies.

It can be said that the residents here are all-inclusive, and there are everyone.But the servants used by these people are all local Egyptians.At the beginning, these people and their servants all packed up their things in a panic, and then turned around and ran away with their families.These British expatriates were taken aback at the time, thinking that the servants stole their things and ran away.

So these servants were intercepted by the master, but after searching the entire luggage, they did not find a single item that looked like a theft.The British were of course puzzled.Just ask the servants why they are running in such a hurry.As a result, most of the servants who had a good relationship with their masters told the truth.

When they heard that the Germans had reached Cairo, most of the British expatriates laughed dumbfounded.They all thought it was just a rumor.These British expatriates knew the strength of the British army. More than 20 British troops were confronting the Germans on the front line of Ah Lehman. How could it be that the Germans were about to hit Cairo?Besides, even if the Germans hit Cairo, there are still tens of thousands of British troops guarding Cairo inside and out.It is simply impossible for the Germans to take down Cairo in a short while.

But these Englishmen still couldn't hold back the pleadings of their servants, so they had to let them go.These British people wanted to pay their servants' wages, but those Egyptians ran faster than rabbits, and they couldn't even bark, so they had to give up.Many British businessmen have saved a lot of labor costs because of this.

But things have to be said from two aspects. When standing in front of your bright big house and going to the street outside, there are huge crowds of Egyptians rushing out of the city with big bags and small bags on their backs.Most Brits can't sit still.So knowing the situation by phone has become the most important thing nowadays.

"Hello, Tom. I'm Jerry. I heard that the Germans are coming. Don't you know the female secretary of the headquarters very well? Go and ask what's going on?"

"I asked earlier. There is nothing wrong with it. It is purely a rumor. Don't worry, our army of the British Empire will not be defeated."

"That's right. That's right. We have so many brave soldiers defending us, so we don't think there will be any problems."

As soon as Jerry put down the phone, he immediately turned to his wife and said, "Go and pack your things, we'll be leaving right away."

"Come on, where are we going? Didn't you say nothing would go wrong?" Jerry's wife asked.

"It stands to reason that there will be no problems. But the last few times the army said it would not be defeated. But every time they were beaten by the Germans. They were fighting Rommel. You don't know who Rommel is. Is it? That's a well-known ruthless guy. It's really hard for our army to fight Rommel." Jerry explained.

"Oh, okay. I'll go and pack things right away. But what about our house and furniture? And I haven't got the new clothes I just made." Jerry's wife said in a panic.

"No, I don't want anything, just bring our clothes. And all the cash, gold and jewelry. I don't want anything else." Jerry said eagerly.

"What, I can't even bring my new clothes. How can this be? It's a silk material that I bought from someone else for a lot of money." Jerry's wife didn't understand the importance of why he couldn't bring new clothes.

"My aunt, don't worry about your new clothes anymore. Let's find a safe place to hide for a while, and if the Germans don't come, we can come back and get it. It's about saving your life now." Jerry said very He struggled to explain to his wife.

"It's easy for you to say, but you don't even know how difficult it is to get silk now," Jerry's wife was nagging while packing up the gold and silver at home. "Your Tom is not like you. He won't run away when he's scared."

"Tom hum. This guy probably ran away too. You forgot the last time Rommel called. We haven't done anything yet. This guy has already run back to London for afternoon tea. This guy's sense of smell is very good. "Jerry said bitterly.

"Then he told you not to worry about us, the Germans won't call." Jerry's wife asked puzzled.

"That guy is a duplicity guy. I've known this guy's nature since I worked with him for so long. Maybe we can meet this guy on the road." Jerry said.

Things really went as Jerry expected, before Jerry dragged his wife half a block away.From a distance, I saw Tom's family with big bags and small bags, struggling with the flow of people.Tom is also the master of seeing all directions, and he also sees Jerry's family from afar.

So Tom and Jerry both smiled wisely, but neither said a word to the other.

But at this time, Cairo has become a mess, and there are crowded people everywhere.Several important intersections out of the city are already blocked, making it impossible for people to get in and out.All the people are trying to squeeze out a road leading to the outside of the city, but due to the city design, the streets are so narrow that it is impossible for so many people to pass through.

Originally, most of the British expatriates traveled by car.But surrounded by a strong flow of people, the work of the car is not as good as two legs.So in the end, these British expatriates also gave up their right to ride in a car, and mixed with the local Egyptians and ran out of the city.

Cairo at this time can only be described as extreme chaos, and the British guard posts at those intersections didn't understand what happened, so they immediately blew their sharp police whistles.However, these did not stop the Egyptians who were determined to flee.But when the sentry British fired warning shots into the sky, the situation became completely out of control.

Of course, it wasn't the guards blocking the way who fired the first shot into the sky.But those who have been lurking in the flow of people out of the city 'Amr' members of the guard.These people had been ordered to create more chaos after the rumors worked.And the most important thing is not to let those British expats run out of the city.

The guard posts of the British army were also taken aback when they heard the gunshots, and quickly aimed their guns at the flow of people.But at this time, the sentry of the British army discovered that the crowd was not only those Egyptians, but also many British expatriates.This made it difficult for the troops guarding the intersection.They don't shoot indiscriminately.If he killed a few expatriates from his own country, his boss would have to shoot him dead.In desperation, these British soldiers had no choice but to aim their guns at the sky, and fired empty guns.

Even so, the effect is amazing enough.The flow of people running forward in unison began to become chaotic, and people went crazy.No one knows whether the next blow will patronize his chest.People ran around, and a large-scale riot began.