18th century total war

Chapter 428 The Dark Reality

"Now you have two paths.

First, those who have accumulated enough meritorious service and want to take the initiative to apply to return to their hometown, stand there.

Second, the remaining people need to continue to serve in the North American continent, and they cannot return to their hometown until the retirement age.

As compensation, your establishment is no longer a punishment battalion, but an assault battalion. Combat operations are still risky, but you no longer have to assume the status of criminal soldiers, and officers will be promoted from among you according to merit.

When conducting war missions in the future, you can receive the treatment of a normal army. "

Alexei looked at the officer of the Imperial Guard with a serious face in front of him, and various thoughts quickly turned in his mind.

At the same time, calmly observe the surrounding environment.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial guards who came to take over them were only one squad size, but the weapons of the remaining officers and soldiers of the punishment battalion were temporarily confiscated, and it was absolutely impossible to resist...

What alarmed Alexei was that they were not disarmed and chose the future after returning to the barracks, but in downtown Washington!
Even though the fighting in downtown Washington has almost ended, the American puppet army guarding Washington has collapsed and no decent resistance can be found.

However, this group took the warrants from their superiors and suddenly blocked them from the behavior of the assembled imperial guards, which still did not conform to the normal process.

Of course, the identity of the opponent's imperial guards is enough to make up for this 'fault'. Among ordinary troops, the imperial guards are natural gendarmerie with unlimited battlefield execution power.

However, for Alexei, who has experienced many battles, there is still a very convenient place to announce his decision suddenly in the war zone.

Those who violate discipline can be executed in private without being known by too many people!

At this time, there were only soldiers of the imperial guards around, and no other friendly soldiers could even be seen. Those who survived the punishment camp like Alexei seemed to be "handled privately".

To put it bluntly, these soldiers of the imperial guards have turned them into rabbits now. They only need to write a report and no one will hold them accountable!
That's why Alexei's heart was tense!

Reminiscent of the previous battle where the punishment battalion was consumed as cannon fodder, a terrifying thought uncontrollably emerged in Alexei's heart.

"Those who choose the first path may end up as missing persons..."

Alexey held his head high, without moving his feet, and stood on the spot with a serious face, declaring to the Imperial Guard officer in front of him that he chose the second path and would continue to sacrifice his head for the great cause of the Europa Empire on the North American continent. Sprinkle blood!

This was the option Alexei decided was the safest.

The imperial guards on the opposite side did not shoot and slaughter the punishment battalion after disarming their weapons and equipment, which shows that the big bosses above still think that the gang of remnants of the punishment battalion has residual value that can be squeezed out.

It's just that before the Battle of Washington, the higher-ups had already issued an order. If they win the Battle of Washington, the punishment battalion can get rid of their status as criminal soldiers and regain their freedom!

Now that the battle of Washington has been won and lost, and even the established battle is over, this group of imperial guards came out at this moment and assembled the soldiers of the punishment battalion...

All these coincidences are a choice between life and death for Alexei, who has long known the dark inside story of the North American Expeditionary Force!

Alexei never thought of confronting his superiors, and he didn't even dare to think of being a deserter, for fear that his family in his hometown would be liquidated.

Since he couldn't resist and still wanted to save his life, what else could he do besides making himself appear more useful?
In Alexei's eyes, the so-called commando battalion organization was nothing more than a new, better-sounding organization on the political level.

If the officers and soldiers of the punishment battalion can really regain their freedom, according to the process, they should return to the original organizational system. Even if the original organizational system unexpectedly disappears or is banned, they should be pulled into the supplementary battalion, and then filled for those who suffered serious battle damage. force.

Such a simple and rude reorganization of the remnants of the punishment battalion into an organizational system obviously does not want the remnants of the punishment battalion to have anything to do with other troops.

As for the name of the commando battalion, it sounds like they are acting as pawns!
It is very unfair to veterans to talk about adaptation without talking about treatment. If it were a normal army, there would definitely be collective complaints from veterans.

Since the officer on the opposite side dared to do this, it has explained a lot of problems...

It was nothing more than angering the remnants of the punishment battalion and making them choose to go home.

And continue to use the newly established assault battalion as the original punishment battalion!
Most of the remnant soldiers in the punishment camp already knew that they were being used as cannon fodder for abandoned sons. Even if they didn't know it at first, they should understand their precarious status under the nagging of people like Alexei.

If it weren't for the Europa Empire's invincibility, invincibility, and unstoppable momentum all the way, the soldiers of the punishment battalion would definitely be the first to jump back.

Therefore, many people have thoughts similar to Alexei's, suspecting that this is a trap, a trap to identify whether they are willing to continue to fight for the Europa Empire!
Obviously, those who choose to go home are 'garbage' who have no awareness of continuing to fight for the Europa Empire, and have no right to continue living!

what?
human rights?

Human rights are given by the state. If the state allows you to have human rights, you have human rights. If the state wants to silence you, how can you still expose it?

Not to mention this era of paper media, even in the Internet era of the 21st century, it is not a big technical problem to block you.

You know, people are the most forgetful!
No matter what hot spot it is, the government only needs to deal with it coldly, and then squeeze it out with other hot spots. After a while, who knows who you are?

Even if you become a missing person, no one will care.

Counting on online support for human rights, it is better to buy yourself a coffin in advance...

In the Europa Empire at this time, the concept of human rights naturally existed. After all, the Europa Empire was established on the basis of the French Empire.

The French Empire emerged after the outbreak of the French Revolution!
However, a concept is a concept, and it is not up to the common people whether it can be implemented...

Especially on the battlefield in a foreign land, the imperial guards dealt with this matter specially, and there was not even a friendly army from other troops around, so smart people could think of the fact.

Therefore, most of the officers and soldiers of the punishment battalion present were like Alexei, with their heads held high and their faces full of solemnity, showing their loyalty to the Europa Empire and standing unswervingly on the cause of conquering the North American continent for the Europa Empire .

Only those who are useful can live longer, this truth is very simple.

It's a pity that there are still some people who are lucky, or who lack political acumen and a sense of crisis, actually leave the team and go to the place guided by the officers of the Imperial Guards.

The officer of the imperial guards asked three times in a row, and after confirming that no one wanted to go home, he said to Alexei and his party who insisted on continuing to fight: "The empire will always remember your loyalty and courage.

You don't need to participate in the next battle of the Battle of Washington, just rest here, and tomorrow I will assign you new organizational systems and official positions.

However, there are relatively few of you left, and perhaps there will only be an independent company. "

Speaking of this, the officer of the Imperial Guard paused for a moment, put his boots together with a snap, raised his right arm at a 45-degree angle and shouted: "Long live, Emperor Li Wei!"

Alexei and his party in the rectangular queue at the station had normal reflexes, put their legs together, made a uniform patter, raised their right arms at a 45-degree angle in return, and said: "Emperor Li Wei, long live!"

After saluting, the officers of the Imperial Guards nodded in satisfaction. The saluting gestures of these remnants of the punishment battalion are quite standard. It seems that they have been practicing frequently, and they still have respect for Emperor Li Wei in their hearts.

In the army sequence of the Europa Empire, except during the battle, the saluting gestures are as standard as possible, which is regarded as a tribute to Emperor Li Wei!

If the officers and soldiers of the imperial guards who have been imprinted with ideological stamps find that their saluting gestures are sloppy, they will easily be put on small shoes...

As officers and soldiers of the precarious punishment battalion, naturally they dare not be sloppy in details in this regard.

Ordinary soldiers of the regular army were scolded if they were found to have substandard military etiquette.

The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard left with those who chose to go home, while Alexei and his party retrieved the weapons and equipment stacked not far away.

The firearms and personal effects of those who left were taken away, but the grenades and bullets were kept.

Because those who leave the team no longer need to continue to use guns.

Looking at the backs of the imperial guards going away, Alexei let out a long breath and said, "The direction they left is not the base camp of the advance legion."

"Boss, those people will definitely be executed, and of course they can't go to places where friendly troops gather.

Those imperial guards were ruthless. "

A soldier under Alexei said in a regretful tone.

Most of the remnant soldiers in the punishment camp chose to stay because they were afraid of death, not because they were really loyal to the Europa Empire!
They are just a bunch of poor living people who want to live and not implicate their families.

Those who were taken away by the imperial guards found themselves like prisoners, and when they were escorted to the bushes far away from Washington, the panic on their faces became more and more intense.

When the officer of the Imperial Guards stopped in the densely packed forest, the criminal soldiers who were being escorted home couldn't bear it anymore.

"Sir, this direction is just opposite to our base camp, and there are no other troops around, why should we stop?"

With his last hope in mind, the criminal soldier who returned home asked the officer of the Imperial Guard with a forced smile.

However, what the convict soldiers got back home was the sound of the safety of the gun being released in a uniform manner.

The equipment of these imperial guard soldiers is much better than that of the advance legion, all of them are Bobosha submachine guns!

The imperial guards officers and soldiers who stayed in the advance corps were very few. They were not responsible for fighting, and their main function was to convey the mission of the North American Expeditionary Force Command and protect the senior generals.

Naturally, these Imperial Guards were not equipped with the standard semi-automatic rifles of ordinary Imperial Guard soldiers, but were equipped with Bobosha submachine guns.

Back home, the criminal soldiers looked at the guns aimed at them, and asked palely: "This...why is this?"

At this time, the officer of the Imperial Guards finally spoke and said slowly, "I'm sending you home."

After finishing speaking, he threw away the half-smoked cigarette in his mouth, and the soldiers under him pulled the trigger of the Bobosha submachine gun as if they had received half the order.

At such a close distance, these criminal soldiers who wanted to go home didn't even have time to react, and fell into a pool of blood trembling like cutting wheat.

After all the criminals returning home were shot down, the soldiers of the imperial guards shot the heads or hearts of the corpses one by one to ensure that none of them survived.

After all, what this team of imperial guards officers and soldiers did is to slap the face of the military law of the Europa Empire if it is made public!

There must be no one left alive!
After replenishing their guns, soldiers of the Imperial Guard took out their engineering shovels and began digging holes to bury the bodies.

At the same time, take away the personal belongings and other identifiable items of the returning criminal soldiers, gather them together and burn them!
These homecoming criminals will disappear forever from the records as among those killed and missing in the punishment battalion.

The families of soldiers killed and missing in the correctional camps will not receive any pensions.

If he was discovered as a deserter in the punishment camp, the fate would be even worse. The whole family in the rear would be arrested, and they would be sent to labor centers and the Jiaofang Division under the system of family members for treason.

Well, the threshold of the Jiaofang Division is relatively high, and if the age and appearance are not up to the standard, it is impossible to enter that kind of place.

Compared with the labor office, the Jiaofang Division is simply a paradise. Apart from sleeping with men, there is almost no heavy work to be done. Food and drink are provided every day, and there are various rouge powders and other women's products provided...

In addition, when the women in Jiaofang Division are sold well, they can still get a share. When they are old enough to receive customers, they can redeem themselves and regain their freedom!
As a matter of course, the humane Europa Empire government will keep the information of the Jiaofangsi woman confidential, and will not disclose the information that this woman has entered the Jiaofangsi, so that the woman can find an old man after she redeems herself. bachelor married...

Women are an important national resource, and every fertile woman has the right to survive. Naturally, the Europa Empire government will not cut off the future retreat of Jiaofangsi women.

It's like the reason why the personal information of women who have been swept away by sex in the 21st century will not be published on the Internet.

If it was announced to others, how could she find an honest person to take over after she became successful?
Anyway, as long as no one knows about her past, she will still be a high-quality saint with a gift of hundreds of thousands!

This is the real society.

Publishing such bad information is not beneficial to the country, and Emperor Li Wei will naturally not cause trouble for his regime.

For those men who marry their wives and don't care about their virginity, this is a risk that must be taken.

Even if there is a risk of debt in stocks!

Therefore, rich and powerful men, who care so much about women's chastity, are actually avoiding such risks.

(End of this chapter)