Chapter 29 Day Thirteen

The Khosts momentarily went astray and the island was completely paralyzed.The winter of 1893 was miserable, as the population had increased fifteenfold and food on the island had been exhausted.Within five months, Le Corgi accomplished various tasks excellently, and new problems arose every day, delivering food to the hungry, treating the wounded, his shadow was everywhere, and seeing him with inexhaustible energy , and selfless devotion, the Liberian people were both moved and guilty. They now know that this person gave up a good life to share their troubles. They are so ungrateful, but he doesn't care about the past, as always.

Le Corgi did his best to get food for the winter, and the people of Liberia could barely eat enough.But what about people outside the city?In particular, thousands of gold diggers did not know how severe the winter was here, and did not take any precautions. It was too late to help them now, the mountains were covered by heavy snow, and they were trapped, so they could only find something to eat nearby. How could this poor food fill so many hungry mouths. It was later learned that some people overcame all kinds of obstacles, traveled far, and had bloody conflicts with some farms.The cold winter is passing, but the animal nature of people has not diminished, and bloody incidents still occur from time to time.

However, those who are not afraid of the cold winter, who are not afraid of resistance, who are bold and reckless, are a minority after all.No one knows how most people live.Some people starved to death or froze to death; some people survived by luck, but their lives were miserable. Le Corgi knew without a second thought what a miserable life they led.He knew they were desperate and would be furious next spring, when things would be dangerous.Once the ice and snow melt and the roads are cleared, people who are extremely hungry will come flooding in.Run amok all over the island. On the second day of the thaw, a group of bandits attacked the Anglo-French Goldfields but, as they told Le Corgis then, held off the invasion.They recruit workers, protect the factory, drive the enemy away, and inflict heavy damage on the opponent.

A few days later, it was heard that a series of criminal activities had taken place in the north.The farm was robbed, the owners were kicked out, and some were even shot to death. If they were allowed to behave mischievously again, within a month, the island would be turned into ruins.Time to do it. But things are better than last year, spring is over, troublemakers run amok on the island, and gold panning begins again.The Khost people were unmoved this time, and the lesson was heavy. Except for a hundred stubborn people who still stayed in the gold panning place, none of the Liberian people dispatched, and none of them went to pan for gold again.Before that, except for a few lucky people, most of the people who came back came back empty-handed. Even if they made a small fortune, most of them were spent in taverns and karaoke halls.Everyone understands their ignorance and never wants to make the same mistake again.

Le Corguis had an army, well-disciplined and obedient to command.Although there is a huge difference in strength compared with their opponents, they are well-trained and serious, and they will definitely make the enemy run away.In a few days, when the ice and snow melt and the roads are dry, this army will set out to fight across the island and drive all the harmful gold diggers out of their homes. However, the opponent came first.It is they who hastened the change in the situation. On November 3rd, the road was muddy, and the Khorst people from the country came on horseback to inform Le Corgi that a thousand people were rushing towards the city.Its intentions are unknown, but the visitors are not good, because they are all aggressive.

Le Corgis took the opposite approach: the army waited for orders, assembled in front of the government, and held the square ready to smash the invading enemy. The enemy came to Liberia before dark.People come before they come.But they were surprised to find Khost soldiers in combat posture head on.They are self-defeating without a fight, and they are in a dilemma.They originally planned to rush into the city, but now it seems impossible to realize it.They stayed where they were, talking for a long time. At first, they danced and yelled, and then the man in the front told Alteleb to speak to the governor.They received satisfactory answers, and Le Corgis agreed to receive ten delegates.

The appointment of ten delegates caused another uproar among them.The ten selected people finally came to the front line.At the order of Altlebull, the troops were in unison, and a passage was opened to let them pass, no matter how well-trained soldiers were.The ten representatives were deeply stimulated, but the fun was endless, and when another order was given, the troops immediately closed up and turned into an impregnable wall.They were all speechless. Behind the army, Le Corgi was in the center, and the deputies walked up to him, taking the opportunity to look him up.Le Cergi also observed that the group seemed to lack confidence. They were all tall and strong.Most of them were dressed in oily leather jackets, with disheveled hair and bushy beards, looking like beasts, with wolf eyes shining.They clenched their fists and moved on.

Le Corgi stood motionless.He waited for them to come and tell him the purpose of their trip. But they were not busy talking. When they walked over, they first took off their hats to salute, and then formed a semicircle, their legs kept bouncing, and their bodies twisted unnaturally.They are paper tigers who, when separated from their companions and left alone, tend to behave themselves.The opponents in front were majestic, lofty, and indifferent, which made people feel difficult to deal with. On the contrary, they looked small, shrunken, and embarrassed. Governor, he said, we represent all

The speaker was flustered and incoherent, and stopped suddenly, because Le Corgi ignored him at all, and he didn't know what to say.He still mustered up his courage. Everyone sent us to represent He had to stop, and Le Corgi remained silent. In short, we are their representatives, that's all!The other said impatiently at his hesitancy and vagueness. I know, said Le Corgi dryly, so what? The delegates were left speechless.They also want to scare people!And the opponent expresses fear with this attitude!There was another silence, and the man with the exceptionally long beard mustered up his courage and said straight to the point:

what aboutWe're going to protest, that's all. Protest what? As long as people here continue to treat us so ill, we will never leave. how terrible!The reasons for the invaders' dissatisfaction were so funny that he couldn't help laughing. that's all?he asks. No!It was the same man, obviously he had the best words, we are going to mine, we will not be manipulated by others, the right to mine gold must be won through a duel, gentlemen, this cowboy said seriously that he hopes this place is as free as other places.After thinking for a moment, I added affirmatively. that's all?Le Corgi still said that.

Yes!The bearded man replied, but before discussing other issues, gentlemen would like to know your answer to the question of mining rights. no!no!Le Corgi replied. The representatives all raised their heads in unison, showing fierce eyes. Why?Someone who hadn't spoken before spoke up, and the gentlemen had to give an explanation. Le Corgi was silent, really!How dare they ask him for an explanation.Would they not know?The law has stipulated that a certain amount of mining gold must be paid, and the mining rights are only given to Khost citizens.They trampled on the law and boldly invaded the land of Horst. Why?The man found that Le Corgi did not answer and chased after him. He knew it would be futile to ask again.I had to mock myself and say: law?cough!We understand the law We are also here The land is everyone's, we are all the same! When you hear this, you must be in the past.Le Corgi would definitely appreciate it, but now, with a change in his mindset, he can no longer understand the language.The land does not belong to everyone, it only belongs to the hard-working people, and belongs to those who transform the land into tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. The bearded man said: Even if you talk about the law, you must first abide by the law.Law enforcers break the law, so I have to ask, what happens to other people?Today is November 3, and the government has already expired, so why not hold the election on the same day. Le Corgi was taken aback, this was too unexpected, how did he know these details in detail?It was Kennedy, definitely him, who was never seen again in Liberia.However, it is not wrong to say that he himself promulgated the law and the time for re-election has come.It stands to reason that the election should have been held two days ago, but he did not do so. The election was just a formality.Moreover, they are neither candidates nor voters, so what does this matter to them? Le Corgi's silence made the fellow even more arrogant, and he asked with ecstasy: Gentlemen demanded elections, demanded the right to vote.Twenty thousand votes are against five thousand votes, so why should five thousand votes make laws?it's not fair He paused, waiting for Le Corgis to answer, but he ignored it, embarrassed, wanting to make it clear that he had completed his task, and concluded: that's all! that's all?Le Corgi asked for the third time. Yes answer, that's it, but anyway, that's it for now. Le Corgis glanced at them and said in an indifferent voice: My answer is, if you come without invitation, I will give you 24 hours to leave unconditionally. After the deadline, I will take action. With a gesture he called for Altleble and twenty soldiers. Altlebull, take them away. The delegates were stupefied. Although they had great courage, they were flustered by Le Corgi's indifference and calmness.They were surrounded and had to leave obediently. As soon as they returned to their own camp, they changed their tone, and only then did they feel that they had a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, and then they became angry and vented freely. The crowd reacted quickly, and the yelling came to Le Corgi's ears. When they got the answer, they became a mess. It was completely dark, and they still couldn't calm down. Until morning, there were still people shouting, and they were outside stood all night. The soldiers, like them, were divided into four squads and watched each other with guns all night long. The enemy didn't go away. At dawn, the streets were dark. They were exhausted after staying up all night.They lie down on the ground and get up at dawn.Looks like it's going to be even worse today. The gates of the houses on both sides of the street they occupied were tightly shut.No one dared to come out. Occasionally, someone would open the window to take a peek, and there would be boos, and the window would be closed in fright. The morning was relatively calm, and they were having heated discussions, disagreeing about how to proceed.As time went by, more and more of them went, and it is estimated that there are four to five thousand people now.Yesterday, people were sent out to move the troops, and now there are results. The gold diggers in the Jinhe area just arrived, while those in other places are on the way, and it will take a few days. If these people who have entered the city are smart, they should wait patiently.When they have 10,000 or 15,000 people, Liberia's army is definitely not an opponent, and it will definitely be defeated. But they are too impulsive, can't wait, can't hold back, the morning passed, they became irritable, and the fatigue of the night plus the instigation of others, they were about to explode. At about eleven o'clock, they launched an attack, but when they encountered the oncoming guns, they had to retreat again, but were pushed forward by the people behind.To avoid bloodshed, Le Corgis told the troops to fall back.So the army lined up neatly in front of the government again.The square was emptied, and the enemy cheered loudly, mistakenly thinking that the attack had worked. Immediately the enemy occupied the square and immediately realized that they had not won.That invincible army still barred their way, their arms held sacrosanctly.This is a thousand American-style carbines. They are too familiar with its performance. They can shoot seven shots in a row in one minute. In front of it, even if they eat the guts of a leopard, they dare not act rashly. It's a pity that they lost control and were infected by the impulsive atmosphere. Relying on the large number of people, they were arrogant and didn't pay attention to the army at all. They felt that the opponent's iron wall was vulnerable. In the square, the group of people was yelling, but it was so chaotic that they couldn't hear what they were shouting. They waved their threatening fists at the army twenty meters away. Do not move.Le Corgi stood alone behind the army, watching the chaotic scene sternly.He is considering how to quell this dangerous disturbance. It's one o'clock in the afternoon, and the enemy's anger has reached its peak.They were in a daze, and they were yelling at this side. Under Le Corgi's stop, Horst's army ignored them. Suddenly, a familiar face appeared in the front row opposite.The rebels pushed Kennedy to the forefront.Since he contrived the conspiracy, but the situation was not as infallible as he said, it was he who told them about the laws of elections, it was he who advised them to fight for the power of the electorate, it was he who assured them that Liberia had no leader, that Le Keji has become a lonely family.But the fact in front of them is just the opposite. They hit the muzzle of the gun, so the guide must block the hole of the gun. The vengeful sailor had the most to gain in this matter, and he could no longer talk.His face was pale, trembling and silent on the side. The crowd gradually lost their minds, and their anger grew.It's no longer swearing, some stones have started hitting the army, and the situation has taken a turn for the worse. They had been throwing stones for so long that several people had been injured, two of them had to go off the field, and a stone hit Le Corgi in the forehead, and he staggered, trying to keep himself on his feet , he wiped the blood off his face without panic.Finally stabilized his heels. After an hour, the attackers seemed to be tired, and the number of stones dropped became less and less, as if they were about to stop.At this time, the crowd over there suddenly became strangely quiet, what happened?Le Corgi tiptoed to look at the nearby streets, but his efforts were in vain, he saw nothing.In the distance, the mood of the crowd seemed to grow more agitated, so he couldn't explain why. A few minutes later, an extremely powerful gold digger pushed away the crowd with his hands and came over. He stood at the front with an invulnerable look. It turned out that they had already captured several hostages. These invaders viciously ran into a house and robbed several people. The two women were two sisters. One of them had a husband who died last winter. She lived alone with a child. Two gold diggers grabbed two The woman, the other hugging the child, using them as a shield, can ignore Le Corgi and his army now, since the first row of bullets will definitely hit the hostages, so who would dare to shoot? The two women were petrified and offered no resistance to be manipulated, and a big, rude man held the child in his hands, smirking as if offering a sacrifice. The scene in front of him was simply too terrifying, Le Corgi couldn't imagine it.He must take urgent measures at once, for those frenzied gold diggers have made a terrible step.If they waited until they were close enough to engage in hand-to-hand combat, they would certainly have the upper hand due to the disparity in strength.And they were only twenty meters away from the unmoving soldiers.At this moment gunshots rang out and a Khost fell. No more hesitation, the army will be overwhelmed in less than a minute, and all the inhabitants of Liberia, men, women, and children will be wiped out. preparation!Le Keji issued an order with a pale face, and the soldier loaded the bullet immediately. But that group of people was crazy to the extreme, and they didn't know what it meant to be afraid.They continued to move forward, when three more shots were fired, and three soldiers were shot. The carried away crowd was only ten paces away. fire!Le Corgi shouted out in a hoarse voice. During this long period of turmoil, these people remained calm like heroes, and now they only need to wash away all the shame they have just suffered, and finally avenge themselves. But because of their gratitude and love for Le Corgi, they have the courage to fight like warriors.They were not real soldiers after all, and when they pulled the trigger it was the enemy's turn to panic, and they fired seven rounds in a row with a thunderous sound, and in three minutes the carbines had fired seven thousand rounds, Then there was a deathly silence. The soldiers of the army stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of them. The people who fled in the distance had disappeared. In front of them, there was no longer a survivor. Into the river!How many dead people are there?one thousand?Fifteen hundred?More?unknown. Beneath this horrific mass of dead, next to JFK's body, lay two young women, one of whom was shot in the shoulder and passed out, while the other, unhurt, got up and ran, terrified and in agony. look like.And the kid was there too, in the midst of the dead, in the pool of blood, it was a miracle that he was not hurt, he had never seen such a game, he was very happy, he couldn't stop laughing. Le Keji was immersed in extreme grief and anger, covering his face with his hands. He couldn't face this terrible scene. He couldn't help himself for a long time, and he slowly raised his head after a long while.The Horst people turned to him in unison, looking at him quietly.He didn't look at them.He stared at the disaster in front of him without moving, his face suddenly aged a lot, and tears rolled down his haggard face.