74 The question of prisoners of war
July Fourth Prisoners of War Issue
After that, the small boat made two more trips back and forth, transporting everyone on board back to the shore - of course, all of them were traveling among themselves. Among the prisoners, only Miss Anna and Captain Andrew were lucky enough to ride on the motor speedboat.
However, the captain was very interested in motorboats. After arriving at the shore, he stayed on the boat and followed Huang Xiaodong back. After Tang Jian and others agreed, he sent more than a dozen sailors and carpenters back to "Anna"
On the "Princess", we began to repair the damaged parts of the bottom and remove the water to prevent the bottom of the cabin from rotting due to too much water.
Pang Yu and others now regarded the ship as their own trophy, so they agreed to repair it. The displacement of this large sailing ship exceeded one thousand tons. After it ran aground, it would take hundreds of people to return to the sea.
It's impossible, so there's no need to worry about them escaping secretly.
After returning to the shore, Pang Yu and the others heard good news - Comrade Wei Aiwen was back alive.
Xiao Wei walked back by himself, which is good, indicating that he was not seriously injured. Although his face was bruised and swollen, after a full body examination by Dr. Shi, it was just a few minor bruises on the skin, no fractures, and no internal bleeding.
, compared to those Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers lying on the ground, he was extremely lucky.
But when he saw Tang Jian, Bei Wei and others, he burst into tears:
"I'm sorry, Captain Tang, Brother Bei... I've said everything, I've said everything..."
Everyone looked at each other, not too surprised. They had already considered various possibilities after Xiao Wei was captured. It was obviously unrealistic to expect a high school student to be able to withstand severe torture.
"What did you say?"
Tang Jian asked with a straight face. They must now figure out the situation to decide on countermeasures.
"Everything... I'm afraid they'll beat me and tell me everything I know... We come from 2008; China won 51 gold medals in the Olympics; we have cars and planes there..."
Xiao Wei was sobbing and crying as he began to explain his mistake - this guy's weakness was beyond everyone's expectations. In fact, he didn't suffer much after being brought to Chengmai County, and the scars on his face were still there at the beginning.
When he was captured, the angry villagers who he killed and injured his relatives and friends were beaten up.
He was just sent to the main hall of Chengmai. As soon as he saw those black sticks and wooden poles, Wei Aiwen immediately peed his pants in fear. Then he took the initiative to confess without waiting for anyone to ask, shaking out all the information he knew.
What about the 21st century, computers and the Internet, televisions, refrigerators, etc... together with the bad things I have done: playing World of Warcraft to cheat on point cards and black G, seducing mm in Audition, pretending to be a shemale in Zhengtu to use gold ingots to cheat money and refresh the screen.
Swearing...and so on. He talked for several hours at once, and even he himself can't remember what he said at that time.
In the end, two big-hearted people told him to shut up. Because he said at that time that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty cut off his daughter's arm and hanged him in Meishan... Then the frightened police officers threw him into the cell and threw him into the cell.
His mouth was tightly blocked, almost suffocating him to death.
It wasn't until after midnight that he was taken out of the cell in a daze. At that time, Xiao Wei thought he was going to be beheaded, so he was so frightened that he cried and made a fuss. But this time, the people didn't dare to beat him again, and instead comforted him with kind words for a long time.
, and finally Wei Aiwen understood from a Ming army general whose head was wrapped like a mummy—this side had won the battle. He would be exchanged for prisoners.
On the way, Wei Aiwen had been deeply reflecting on his mistakes: his companions did not abandon him and kept trying to rescue him. But he actually exposed everyone's secrets. Wei Aiwen felt that he had made a big mistake, but he didn't know what to do.
make up.
After much deliberation, Xiao Wei finally decided: to hide nothing and report all the information he leaked to the staff team. And he was sincerely prepared to accept any punishment.
After listening to Wei Aiwen's explanation, everyone looked at each other... After a while, Bei Wei said with a wry smile:
"A large amount of invalid information is actually no different from being tight-lipped. There are two types of people we hate most when interrogating prisoners: those who say nothing, and those who say everything. "
Indeed, it sounds like Wei Aiwen has revealed a lot of secrets, but the other party may not be able to understand much. The only more practical thing is that he revealed the date of Emperor Chongzhen's death, but as those government officials showed, those people dare to believe this "
"Prophecy"? Even if they really listened to it, would they dare to spread it around?
"It's exposed if it's exposed... What if the people of the Ming Dynasty know that we come from the future? If they have a way to send us back, it's a dream. "
Electronics expert Zhang Anjiang is also defending Xiao Wei. He always remembers Wei Aiwen's bravery in taking the initiative to protect his companions at critical moments. Moreover, what he said makes sense. It is not a big deal if the origin is revealed. Do the locals believe it?
It's hard to say.
In the end, everyone decided not to hold Xiao Wei responsible for his nonsense, because to be honest, there is no way to hold him accountable. As Teacher Zhang said, it sounds like the worst situation expected, but if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal. When I heard Wei Aiwen
Being captured, the biggest worry was that his telling about the ambush would affect the ambush battle. Now that the battle was won, this problem naturally did not exist.
What's more, they still have a lot of miscellaneous things to worry about - the placement of the large number of prisoners is a big problem, and they really don't have the energy to talk nonsense with Xiao Wei anymore.
Zhao Lide, the leader of the human resources team, returned at the same time as Wei Aiwen, but not including the labor team under him. Those local workers were still cleaning the battlefield, led by deputy leader Comrade Guo Yi.
——A large number of corpses need to be buried, and many wounded cannot be moved. In addition, there are still military supplies for thousands of people on the battlefield to be moved. Ade is very busy, and the reason why he came back early is because Tang Jian called
Give it to him and ask him if he is sure to guard a group of foreign prisoners. Ade asked him how many, but he hesitated and asked him to come and see for himself.
At this moment, when Ade saw the two hundred or so big noses squatting on the beach, he immediately let out a scream:
"Oh my God! There are so many people, how can you see this... Why are you arresting so many foreign prisoners for nothing? Can't they just die?"
This is not nice to hear, but it is very practical. Xie Xi and others can only smile bitterly:
"There is no other way. We have already beaten a surrendered Dutch ship into the sea, otherwise there will be more prisoners. "
"These people are not in disarray, they are organized and disciplined, and the leader has been controlled. "
Pang Yu briefly introduced the matter about the Medici princess to Ade. After hearing this, the latter first ran to see the beauty, and then came back to continue the exchange:
"I'm afraid this still won't work. I know your plan - just control the upper-level people. But in fact, mutinies by sailors often occur, especially in this situation. The upper-level people have lost their authority and fully expect them to continue to suppress the people below.
Unrealistic. “
"That's why I need to find you, an expert, to find a solution. "
Pang Yu shamelessly kicked the ball back to Ade - the biggest advantage of this group is that there are professionals.
Ade sighed, patted his head and thought about it, and finally nodded:
"There is only one way: put them together with the Ming army captured this time and imprison them together. "
"oh?"
It was indeed a very novel idea. Tang Jian and others gathered around to listen to Ade's explanation...
——At the moment, on the land battlefield, there are about three hundred Ming Dynasty soldiers who are not too seriously injured and can still move on their own. In addition, there are six to seven hundred wounded, and a total of more than a thousand Ming army prisoners. So many people.
I definitely couldn’t stand it, so the original plan of the Travelers was to let them all go.
But now that there are more than two hundred foreign prisoners suddenly added, the situation is different. These foreigners cannot be released, and if they are released, they will have nowhere to go. If they are allowed to wander around Hainan Island, it will be a dangerous factor. We must
Send someone to guard it.
Then simply fight fire with fire - imprison these two groups together and let them contain each other. The two groups speak different languages, cannot communicate, and do not trust each other, so there is no need to worry about them colluding to rebel together.
With a little provocation, they will definitely hate each other and monitor each other just like the pirate group and the officers and soldiers group before. In this way, as a balance point, the guards will be safe.
When Zhao Lide proposed this method, the members of the staff group did not immediately agree. Everyone still had concerns - this method was a bit risky. A group of more than 200 people would have to face more than 1,000 prisoners at once. Once chaos broke out, it would be a big trouble.
. But this is the only way to solve the current predicament, if they don't want to commit a massacre.
So in the end, everyone still approved Ade's proposal, because they had no choice. They can kill the enemy without mercy on the battlefield, but no one can do it to prisoners who have surrendered or lost their ability to resist.
Chapter completed!