Expedition to Europe

Since the war began, Liu Zizheng and Griff's headquarters moved forward for the first time and were set up in Omur, where the war had just stopped.

It was already mid-June, and the 100,000 Russians in the encirclement did not put up much resistance and almost all surrendered.

To be honest, when facing the threat of death, the Russians did not show much bravery and fearlessness. Even though the Russians still had an army of nearly 100,000 people and had a certain ability to resist, the Russians still surrendered collectively without much hesitation.

The Russian nation is very strange. They are not lacking in blood, but they are also cowardly in their bones. When the situation seems to be irreversible, the Russians do not have the determination to die rather than live in disgrace. Surrender is a very normal thing.

Think about it, in another time and space, at the beginning of World War II, the Russians also surrendered on a large scale many times, each time with hundreds of thousands of people.

That scene is really spectacular.

Liu Zizheng and Griff witnessed this spectacular scene now.

The endless line of prisoners, numb and mechanical, ragged, without life, hope, or faith, just followed the crowd and dragged their feet to the Omur Railway Station, taking the train to the unknown distance.

Among the prisoners, there were Foreign Legion soldiers with red armbands on their arms, escorting them with guns, who would be responsible for sending these prisoners to the train safely.

After being sent to the train, the work was taken over by the Secret Service personnel. These spies would ensure that the prisoners were emotionally stable on the train, and then after half a month of long-distance travel, from Samuel to Vladivostok.

Well, this distance is almost the same as the Siberian Railway from the starting point to the end point. When the Russians built this, they certainly didn't expect that it would be used to transport Russian prisoners of war now.

"Looking at them, I don't think they are very capable." Xu Sheng, the commander of the Third Division of the Foreign Legion, looked gloomy.

In this battle, Xu Sheng's troops suffered heavy losses, which made Xu Sheng unhappy anyway.

Of course, great losses also mean great merits. Chen Yongfu was Xu Sheng's subordinate. In this battle, Chen Yongfu and Zheng Jing's company made great contributions.

"No matter what, it's no longer something we have to worry about. Old Chen wants people, we get them, and how much they can play depends on Old Chen's ability." Liu Zizheng is not worried. The current war is progressing smoothly, and Liu Zizheng is in a good mood.

After crossing the Oka River, the road to Moscow is flat. Liu Zizheng rotated the troops, rushed to the 4th Division in Ankang, and began to advance towards Moscow.

There was a disagreement between the Foreign Legion and the South Russian Armed Forces on whether to attack immediately.

Liu Zizheng wanted to go straight to Huanglong and capture Russia before Moscow and Yudenich decided the outcome. In that case, the Russian Bolsheviks would retain some strength and would not be exhausted.

Denikin wanted to reap the benefits of the situation, wait for the Bolsheviks, Yudenich and Kolchak to be defeated, and then Denikin would come forward to clean up the mess.

Denikin was ultimately defeated by Liu Zizheng, because Liu Zizheng also wanted to return home early to attend Qin Zhiyuan's coronation ceremony.

The result of the stalemate was to launch an attack on Russia immediately. Regardless of whether the southern Russian armed forces participated, the foreign legions had to advance quickly.

"Yudenich's troops lost again yesterday. They were about to be driven back to Estonia. I estimate that the Russians will target us next. We must be prepared." Xu Sheng reported the intelligence he had just obtained.

"Moscow is already busy with its own affairs. We may not be the next target. From the map, Vladimir is much closer to Moscow than Cherny." Liu Zizheng was not in a hurry.

Although Liu Zizheng's offensive attitude was firm, he controlled the speed of advancement very well.

While the Foreign Legion continued to move north, Kolchak's troops were also advancing westward. Now Kolchak's vanguard has advanced to Vladimir, which is closer to Moscow than Cherny, which the Foreign Legion just occupied.

"We and Kolchak's troops are now less than 200 kilometers away from Moscow. Although we are farther away, our troops have more tanks and the roads are smoother. In terms of threat, we are a greater threat than Kolchak, so I feel that Moscow will regard us as the next target." Xu Sheng disagreed.

"That's perfect, destroy them completely!" Griff rarely spoke.

"Old Ge, you are too violent... Don't forget the telegram from the headquarters yesterday. From now on, we should shift our goal to plundering. After all, we are mercenaries." The hypocritical Liu Zizheng's heart is also black.

"Boring!" Griff cursed angrily and turned to walk towards his car.

As a soldier, Griff is relatively pure.

Griffin hated everything that had nothing to do with war. He had no interest in massacres, robberies, arson, and violating women's will. He only wanted to destroy all enemies in front of him.

Of course, not everyone thought so, such as Chen Yongfu.

Chen Yongfu's troops made great contributions in this battle. It can be imagined that they would definitely be rewarded, and bonuses were of course indispensable.

But before getting the bonus, Chen Yongfu and his men now had a chance to make a fortune.

Because of the heavy casualties in the previous battle, the Third Division where Chen Yongfu was located was adjusted to a rear guard unit and is still stationed in Omur.

Omur is the capital of Omur State. As the seat of government, it is obviously quite prosperous. At least in the eyes of Chen Yongfu and others, it is quite prosperous, like a treasure house waiting to be developed.

The reason why war is criticized is that it is accompanied by countless violent acts, even if it is a civil war.

For example, in the current Omur, the soldiers of the Foreign Legion can still maintain a certain restraint, while the Russians of the South Russian Armed Forces are arbitrary.

The Foreign Legion and the South Russian Armed Forces are crowded in the city of Omur. They must be stationed in different areas. The side where the Foreign Legion is stationed can barely maintain social order, but the side of the South Russian Armed Forces is completely messed up.

Robbery, rape, shooting, arson, this is a drama that happens almost every day in the area controlled by the South Russian Armed Forces.

Denikin had no intention of interfering with the atrocities of the troops, as if this was the power that the soldiers of Denikin's troops should have obtained. The residents of Omur City were numb. Except for some people who took advantage of the chaos to escape to the area controlled by the Foreign Legion, the rest of the people hardly resisted and let the soldiers of the South Russian Armed Forces do whatever they wanted.

Everything seemed to be natural.

The tyranny of the South Russian Armed Forces inevitably affected the side where the Foreign Legion was stationed. Although many soldiers of the Foreign Legion did not openly kill and set fire, it was inevitable to make a little money by means of violence.

Of course, shooting and rape would never happen in the Foreign Legion. This was expressly prohibited. If anyone dared to violate it, the punishment would make him regret it.

Even so, after a few days, almost everyone in the Foreign Legion made a small fortune.

The post office was the busiest, with countless parcels sent to Germany, France, and Lanfang. Many of them were huge boxes with high value preservation prices.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Liu Zizheng and Ge Lifu knew about these situations, but they did not interfere.

There was no way to interfere, this was part of the war, and it could not be stopped even in the 21st century.

"Look at this, a gold pocket watch inlaid with diamonds, wow, if it was brought back to the Republic of China, it would be worth a hundred dollars..." In the officers' dormitory of a hotel, Chen Yongfu was busy showing off to Zheng Jing.

Chen Yongfu had a necklace hanging around his neck, three or four pocket watch chains on his chest, and even a jade pipe with gemstones in his hand, which looked out of place.

"It's not worth money, this is not a diamond but a crystal, the gold is plated..." Zheng Jing took it and played with it for a while, then threw it back to Chen Yongfu.

Zheng Jing wore a watch at night, which was of course one of the trophies, and it was the earliest style launched by Cartier watches. If it were to be thirty or fifty years later, all the things on Chen Yongfu's body would not be as valuable as the watch on Zheng Jing's wrist.

After so many days of sharing life and death together, Zheng Jing no longer put on a dead face at all times. He ate and drank when he should, but he still talked less and hardly communicated with anyone other than Chen Yongfu.

Compared with the initial silence, it is now good, at least Chen Yongfu is more satisfied.

"Damn, does that mean I was cheated again?" Chen Yongfu was furious.

Again!

Well, this is not the first time.

"It's not considered cheating. Even if it's not diamonds and gold, it should still be worth a hundred dollars." Zheng Jing affirmed with sarcasm.

Even if those diamonds and gold are not so valuable, this is also a pocket watch. Its own value is there. Even if it is difficult to sell in Europe, it will not be difficult to return to Lan Fang. If it is brought to the Republic of China, well, a hundred dollars is still a little less.

"That's fine. It's worth our effort if it's worth a little." Chen Yongfu was immediately satisfied. He is actually very easy to satisfy and has no big ambitions. Such people are actually easy to get along with.

"There are a few guys from South Russia setting up stalls at the corner of the street every day, saying they are exchanging souvenirs. Why don't you go and have a look?" Chen Yongfu tempted.

"No..." Zheng Jing's answer was concise and to the point.

"If you don't go, I will. I have to go and find some gold and go home to make a one-pound gold lock for my son." Chen Yongfu has an ideal.

One pound!

He is not afraid of stunted development.

Zheng Jing ignored Chen Yongfu, he did not value these material things.

Just after Chen Yongfu walked out of the room, gunshots were heard again in the area controlled by the South Russian armed forces not far away, and then smoke could be seen rising.

No need to ask, it was another soldier from the South Russian armed forces committing crimes.

Zheng Jing felt the chill rising from the bottom of his heart, hugged his shoulders and stood in front of the window, looking at the smoke in the distance and thinking for a long time.

The ideals that once existed were as hazy as the smoke in front of him, and could no longer be seen clearly.