C2950 National Guard (1/2)
Not long after the blissful feeling of escaping from death washed over them, their mood turned heavy once again. The road to Paris was normally busy and the countryside was bustling with activity. There were even many factories and workshops crowded on both sides of the road.
The people that should have been there had all disappeared today. Almost all the villages were lifeless. Only the wild dogs and wild cats were left running around.
There was not a single person working in the farmlands. The black smoke that used to gush out from the small factories and workshops was now all gone!
The tense mood caused the refugees to shut their mouths, and after another ten minutes or so, a clamor suddenly appeared at the end of the southern road, followed by dust flying into the air.
They hid behind the vines and carefully observed their surroundings, but in ten minutes, they saw the red banners of a few National Guard s.
”It's the National Guard of the city! Look, it's the established National Guard … ”Long live!”
A few children jumped up and waved their hands towards the soldiers on the road. Very quickly, the Self Guard soldiers rushed down from the road.
”Where did you come from? Have you met an enemy … ”
”We come from the Bobini... The enemy was stationed in Bobini last night! Wu wu wu … I've finally met you guys! ”
Many women hugged the soldiers and wailed. When the soldiers heard that the fugitives from Bobini were here, they immediately reported the situation to their commander, and soon enough, two war horses came to the scene supporting the two commanders.
”How many enemies are there? ”What kind of equipment? How did you guys get here last night …”
”Why did they let you go?”
A series of questions were thrown over. Before the women and children could explain, a commander noticed the crumbs of compressed biscuit at the corner of the boy's mouth.
”What is this?” The soldier snatched from the boy's arms a half-eaten, creamy compressed biscuit.
The little boy was so anxious that he shouted loudly, ”Give it to me, give it to me …” ”This is what I left for mother and sister, you guys give me …”
A worker leader broke off a crumb and put it in his mouth. His face changed dramatically, ”Is this Chinese military food?” When I was in Bavaria, I had a taste of a special product from the East. It seemed to be called some compressed biscuit! ”
”What exactly did you encounter? Why did the Chinese people give you military rations to eat? ”
”Divide them up, isolate them, interrogate them... Find out what exactly happened? ”
The one who had shouted was a Hungary man called Fu Lankeer, sshe was also one of the leaders of the international Workers' Movement, he had come to support Blanqui and the others.
Standing beside him was the Frenchman, De Lekelvzi. The journalist was also a senior figure in the Workers' Movement and had a lot of prestige amongst the left faction.
The two ashen-faced leaders looked at the crying women and children in front of them and felt wronged. The soldiers separated them and began to interrogate them in turn in the grape fields. Even the children were not spared.
”What happened yesterday? Why did the enemy let you go? and why did I give you food to eat … ”
”Look …” This woman had money on her? A big bag of francs... ”Damned bitch, did you get all this money from selling your country?”
With a ”pa” sound, the soldier slapped the little girl hard on the face, ”You still dare to speak such nonsense, and dare to lie! Bull money? This money can already buy three robust bulls! ”
”Will the invaders pay for what they have stolen?”