The winter breeze blows on the face, blowing away the dispersed clouds, mixing the fragrance of earth, making people obsessed.

In the quiet little village, wisps of smoke rose, blown around, as if telling the hardships of life.

As night gradually fell, Joseph Han, the militiaman in charge of the alert, breathed a sigh of relief. Today was finally safe. Without spending the book, Joseph Han didn't know how to sigh, so he could only sigh helplessly.

Since the outbreak of the Prussian-Russian War, the atmosphere in the border areas has become tense, especially after the Cossack cavalry plundered, which has pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Budaski Village is located in Lubson, less than 100 kilometers away from the front line, so it is naturally a key warning area.

In order to combat the enemy's arrogance, the Berlin government formed militias on the spot and distributed weapons.

The border line between Pratt-Russia is too long. Against the backdrop of the main force of the Pratt-Russia army being held back, even if the rear is ready, it cannot fully defend against the enemy's invasion.

It’s okay for big cities, with troops stationed in, the Cossack cavalry will not chew on tough things. In small towns everywhere, villages will be filled with blood and mold, becoming the favorite of "robbers".

Joseph Hanqin visited a village baptized by a "robber", which was completely hell on earth.

Burning houses, heads hanging at the entrance of the village, wreckage all over the ground, survivors with short arms and legs... are all telling the atrocities of the "robbers".

Under the pressure of reality, the honest Joseph Han took up his weapons and joined the militia to defend the peace of the village.

It is said to be a defense, but in fact they do not have the strength to fight against the enemy. The main task of the militia is to send a signal in time after discovering the enemy, cover the people into the castle, defend the castle, and wait for the regular army to come.

Not every place has a castle, nor every castle has a defensive ability, as long as some of the castles of the great nobles can withstand the robbers.

In the past century, the Polish region has been repeatedly war-torn, and many local aristocrats have declined. The emerging aristocrats have not had a solid family background, and many people have given up castle construction due to new ideas.

There are no castle fortresses in the plains, so it is almost impossible to resist the cavalry's robbery.

For safety reasons, local people have already taken action and repaired or rebuilt the castle under the government's organization to resist the invasion of "robbers".

In this regard, European people are very talented, and every war is accompanied by robbery. Over thousands of years, everyone has already developed unique skills in saving lives.

This time, the enemy is a little more cruel, and life still has to be lived.

In the crisis of being robbed by robbers at any time, the dark night has become everyone's favorite, and the enemy will not act at this time.

After letting go of his nervous heart, the militia went home in groups of three or three, and Joseph Han was also among them. Perhaps because of physical and mental exhaustion, everyone had no words in a tacit understanding.

When I got home, my wife had prepared dinner. The food was very simple, and the roasted potatoes and vegetables were grown at home.

A family of five, with only six fist-sized roasted potatoes, is obviously not enough to eat, or even Joseph Han alone.

There is no way, people's livelihood is so difficult. In normal times, they only have two meals, namely in the morning and in the afternoon, and there is no need to work in the evening, so there is no dinner.

Joseph Han joined the militia and had to train every day, and nutrition must be kept up; his wife and children had to go to the fortress and needed to increase nutrition, so he added a dinner to heart.

Tonight was so dark, with no moonlight. My wife, who had always been frugal, had to ignite the candle.

Maybe he was too hungry, or maybe he couldn't bear to bear it, and he didn't even peel the potato skin, so Joseph Han stuffed it into his mouth.

"Han, I heard that Fic Town, twenty miles away, was looted by the Russians, and all the militias were killed. You must be careful when you go out!"

The wife's nervous voice made Joseph Han's heart tremble. He also heard about the situation in Fick Town. Not only were all militia killed, but even the elderly, weak, women and children were killed and injured.

The enemy killed all the rebels, and the survivors were either injured or disabled. It was obvious that the Russians were deliberately creating wounded and increasing the burden on the Berlin government.

Maybe because there are too many wounded people, the government is unable to resettle them; or to stimulate the people's will to resist, the village has also been placed in several injured people.

Joseph Han: "Don't worry, I will be careful. You must be careful too. Once you find that the enemy is coming, you hide in the cellar. The Russians will not stay for a long time."

Obviously, Joseph Han did not have confidence in the castle being built. Now it is the age of hot weapons, but the castle being built has remained in the last century.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to build more solid things. There are many castles everywhere, and there is a lack of steel bars, cement and stone, so they can only build soil walls.

The Berlin government has increased imports, but the cost is high and can only be used on strategic areas. Urban defense projects are not enough, so it is not the turn of ordinary villages.

Some people have proposed to evacuate villages, concentrate people in cities, and reduce civilian casualties.

Unfortunately, this can only be thought about.

Because of the war, the food production of the Popo Federation has dropped significantly. It is a great victory to be able to maintain 80% of the production capacity in 1880.

If the border areas are abandoned, the food production capacity of these major grain-producing areas will further decline. The annual grain shortage of millions of tons is not so easy to make up.

"knew."

The tired body and mind made them less interested in chatting. After using up dinner in the shortest time, the wife hurriedly put out the candles.

...

Under the sunshine, the sign of the "Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs" is particularly dazzling.

A special carriage with diplomatic style was parked at the entrance of the building. A middle-aged man in a suit walked out of the carriage, took a stack of thick documents, and stepped into the building.

The secretary whispered: "His Excellency, the Earl of Kovacevic, the Minister of the Federal Puppo in Vienna, is here."

Wesenberg put down the coffee in his hand and asked, "Did he make an appointment in advance?"

As Foreign Minister Wesenberg, he has a lot of work and his schedule is full almost every day. Unless it is a special situation, ordinary diplomatic activities require reservations in advance.

The secretary replied: "No. But Kovacevic's face looked very ugly, and he repeatedly emphasized that if there is an urgent matter, he must see you immediately."

"There is an urgent matter." Weisenberg, who was originally going to refuse, was shocked and immediately thought of the Prussian-Russian War and said slowly: "Please come in. Remember to tell him that I only have half an hour of free time."

...

After a few greetings, Minister Kovacevic handed the thick document to Wesenberg and said, "Mr. Minister, these photos and materials are provided by enthusiastic people, and are atrocities of the Russians."

After taking the document and flipping it around, Wesenberg saw the corpses everywhere in the photos, burning houses, and hanging heads, all of which were telling the sin of barbarity.

The knowledgeable Wesenberg was also shocked. Without continuing to read, he closed the document directly and surrendered to Kovacevic.

"Your Excellency, your country has always been the main force in maintaining world peace and international order. For the sake of God, we hope that your country can intervene and stop the Russian atrocities."

The Russians' despicable means were too difficult to deal with, and the Berlin government had no choice but to turn to the international community.

No matter how cruel the nature of the world is, countries in the European continent still know how to restrain themselves. The Russians' way of playing has long been outdated.

Ignoring Kovacevic's flattery, Wesenberg replied slowly: "This question is very important. We must investigate and confirm before we can answer your country.

However, the Minister can rest assured that as long as the content is proved to be true, the just people in the world will not allow such atrocities to exist."

There is no doubt that this is a delay. The Russian atrocities are no secret at all. Austria sent a military observation team and what happened on the front line is clear.

Knowing is the knowledge, the Vienna government will not intervene without sufficient interests.

Not only the Russians were doing similar things, but also the Pu Army also did a lot of things about slaughtering villages and destroying towns, and major colonial empires did even more overseas.

However, the lid was not opened, and everyone tacitly chose to ignore it. This time the Tsarist government did too much, and the number of civilian casualties in the Popo Federation has reached hundreds of thousands.

In the war years, small-scale killings were inevitable, and large-scale massacres broke the rules.

The Russian army did not massacre, and it was almost the same as the massacre. Except for the dead, the rest were all wounded, and a large part of them were permanently disabled.

Minister Kovacevic looked bitter: "Your Excellency, these photos are taken by enthusiastic people at risk of their lives. I can guarantee that they are all true.

Nowadays, thousands of people die under the butcher knife of the Russians..."

Wesenberg waved his hand: "Don't worry, your minister. It's not true or false.

As long as you are a member of the civilized camp, you will not let this happen. I will arrange someone to investigate now, and you can go back and wait for the news first!"

After sending Kovacevic away, Wesenberg had a headache again. Whether to interfere or not is a headache.
Chapter completed!