; And as the gates of Krakow opened, tens of thousands of refugees rushed out of Krakow, these refugees were in rags, and if their eyes were not still rolling, they might not be much different from zombies.
In the face of these tens of thousands of refugees rushing out, Blucher's face suddenly showed unbearable sè.
Blucher knew that these refugees must not be admitted, and that they must not even be allowed to leave the confines of Krakow, and everyone knew that the Austrians had disposed of a large number of dead bodies these days, and these dead bodies, Blucher naturally knew that they must have died from the plague.
This result made Blucher a little excited and condemned his conscience, and now in the face of these tens of thousands of refugees, what to do has become a heavy question for Blucher, and this heaviness has even made it difficult for him to breathe.
"Company commander, what should I do?
Who is almost in front of the ditch, why hasn't the order been given from above!
” An officer of the 1st Company of the 35th Infantry Regiment under the 8th Division asked the company commander who was standing beside him, and his face looked very anxious.
Since the gates of Krakow were opened in the morning, tens of thousands of refugees have helped the old and the young to come out, and at this moment some of the refugees with better physical strength are less than a kilometer away from the ditch dug by the Prussians.
If the soldiers were to attack the enemy, then the Prussian soldiers would certainly not have said anything, but now if you stand a little higher and look at it, you can see that the crowd not far away is all civilians.
And they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, which makes the soldiers feel a little unbearable.
"You ask me, who do I ask!
Tell the brethren below.
The execution of the above order is that no one is allowed to cross the ditch anyway is an order given by the general a long time ago, and it is necessary to carry out this order before there is no other order!
” Although the company commander replied more easily, the tense look on his face betrayed his inner activities.
This is different from the slaughter of a city, and the general army conquers the city and slaughters the city after suffering heavy casualties, which is not only a kind of revenge, but also a vent for the anger generated by the bitter battle in their hearts.
But the Prussians had not attacked Krakow for many days, and the battles that followed were skirmishes.
There was no anger and nature in the hearts of the soldiers, and there was no such thing as venting.
"Oh God!
.......”
The Prussian soldiers standing behind the ditch began to pray, knowing that after the ditch was completed, Blucher had placed all the soldiers behind the ditch and surrounded the whole of Krakow.
Of course, it is obviously unrealistic for people to dig such a long ditch in such a short time, so some of these ditches are connected to the Krakow moat, but the Prussian army has already cut off part of the moat, and the water in it has been drained.
"Your Excellency the General's order!
It is forbidden for anyone to cross the position.
Whoever is unfavorable in battle will be killed!
” A herald rode on a fast horse, and finally reached the various units on the front line before the refugees were about to arrive.
Hearing the order from the herald's mouth, although the soldiers were still a little unbearable in their minds, after all, Prussian military law was ruthless, and since Blucher said that those who were unfavorable in battle would be killed, then do not think that they could get sympathy after being soft-hearted.
"Raise your gun!
Get ready for battle!
” When the refugees were less than 600 meters away from the ditch, orders began to sound in the array of the Prussian front line, and then on the other side of the ditch, the Prussian soldiers lined up in a wartime array, holding the weapons in their hands while aiming their guns at the figures who were getting closer and closer.
And at this very moment.
On a guard tower erected by a wooden platform behind the Prussian army, a Prussian officer stood in front of an iron horn and shouted: "Poles in front.
Please stop now, repeat, stop now!
Anyone who is 100 meters away from the ditch has the right to shoot him dead, repeating, whoever is 100 meters away from the ditch, we have the right to kill him!
Please cherish your life and leave now!
” But apparently the officer's words didn't have much effect, and the refugees just paused and then walked headlong into the ditch.
"Regiment commander, what can I do about this, why don't the artillery fight there!
With so many people, if there were no help from the artillery, if they had crawled over, our soldiers would have suffered!
” The officer's face became very unsightly, seeing that his words had no effect, and at this moment the chief of staff beside him, who seemed a little anxious, spoke in his ear.
The entire Prussian army knew that these refugees must not be allowed to come, because there must be plague patients among these refugees, and the Prussian army finally eliminated the plague in the barracks.
"Don't worry, my chief of staff, since His Excellency the division commander just sent someone to give such an order, it means that the division commander has made up his mind in his heart, the artillery will definitely open fire, if that guy Tuchero dares not to fire, I will castrate him alive!"
Sure enough, when the refugees were still 500 meters away from the ditch, the Prussian artillery not far behind the ditch opened fire.
One shell after another was thrown on the heads of these refugees, but what made people's scalps tingle was that these refugees did not seem to be able to hide in the face of the shells of the Prussian army, and they still walked unsheltered against the shells of the Prussian army as before.
Perhaps for these refugees, there is not much difference between being alive and dead.
"Company commander, I can't do this!"
Looking at the refugees who were stunned, some of the Prussian soldiers seemed to be moved by compassion.
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In the face of such soldiers, they often get whips in the hands of officers.
"Boy, I'll you, you're still against the sky!
Let me tell you, His Excellency the division commander has given an order, and if anyone dares not to shoot or deliberately release water, then he will definitely be shot, don't blame me for not reminding you!
” Even so, there was a soldier who laid down his weapon "Company commander, I.....
I can't!
” "Tadeo, I think you're crazy, company commander........
Company commander, this kid got cold last night, and his head is a little unconscious, don't be like him!
” As soon as the soldier named Tadeo finished speaking, a familiar soldier next to him hurriedly pressed his head and forced him to kneel, and then the other side kept explaining to the company commander to which he belonged.
"Okay, don't explain it to me, Tito, I know this kid and you are fellow countrymen, but don't intercede, if he doesn't shoot today, then I will really carry out the order of the division commander!"
As he spoke, the company commander raised his weapon and aimed it at Tadeo.
The soldier named Tito flattered the company commander and dragged Tadeo up and whipped him hard.
"Tadeo, you don't want to live!
The division commander's order is not a joke, the company commander will really kill you, if you don't want your parents to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person, pick up the weapon for me!
” Before Tadeo could pick up the weapon in his hand, he heard the order of their regimental commander ring from the watchtower "All soldiers are ready immediately, and as soon as the enemy enters the shè cheng, they will shoot!"
As soon as this sentence was finished, the company commander was obviously a little anxious "Tadeo, I'll count three, if you don't pick up a weapon, I'll kill you, the regimental commander is watching from above, I don't want to die yet, don't harm me!"
"One ........"
"Two ........"
"Three ........"
Just when he counted to three, Tadeo finally stood firm and raised the weapon in his hand, just when the company commander was counting, Tito desperately whispered his parents in Tadeo's ear, and the care for the family made Tadeo finally ruthless his heart.
However, Tadeo's face was full of tears.
Finally, when the refugees' wave cháo was still a hundred and fifty meters from the ditch, the officers began to shout orders to shoot.
One hundred and fifty meters is enough for some people with good eyesight to see the faces of the people on the other side clearly, but at this time the Prussian soldiers did not have so much leisure, in their eyes, the refugees on the opposite side were no longer unarmed civilians but their enemies.
"Bang!"
"Bang...........................!"
The incessant sound of gunfire shook the entire battlefield, and along with the gunfire, the sound of artillery also served as the most ferocious butcher's knife in the hands of the executioner.
Rows and rows of refugees were knocked out in front of the ditch by the Prussian army, and it was a human test.
Every great man seems to use terms such as fraternity and benevolence to declare his greatness, but there has never been a so-called perfect person in the world, and the reason why great men become great men is not because of how noble their morals are, but because they have become to some extent an existence that can only be looked up to by others, so they are regarded as great men.
In order to achieve the goal, many people will say this, but not everyone can do this, if everyone can be ruthless, then maybe there will be too much injustice in this world, but it is precisely because the most in this world are cowardly people so there will be so much injustice in the world.
The saying that murder pays for life is very reasonable, but all this is limited to the scope of the law.
But in the face of injustice or loopholes in the law, some people endure humiliation, while some people stand up and resist, and these tests are actually people.
In the end, the Prussian army was victorious, but there was no smile on the face of every soldier, and the corpses piled up in front of them looked so innocent and resentful, but who could blame for this!
After giving the order to open fire, Blucher was already in collapse, and he knew that when his actions were reported back to Brandenburg, perhaps his military career would soon be over, and he would even be infamous by a thousand people.