The sun never sets in America

Chapter 396 American Peace Army
"The essence of war is attrition, and on the American battlefield, no one can say pause!!"

Current U.S. Secretary of War Celica Peale, published in the New York Times in mid-January 1863.

[January 17, the 23rd year of Longwu]

Although a year has passed, the cold winter left at the end of last year is still plaguing the entire northern North America and even parts of the central region.

Also because of the weather, the "deer chasing plan" originally scheduled to start on January 5 has been postponed until now, a day that is not much time before the Chinese New Year.

The top officials of the Han army were arguing endlessly about whether to launch a war plan before the end of the year. Even the cabinet had repeatedly asked the army to slow down the offensive because of the New Year, so that the soldiers could finish the New Year.

Translated, it actually means letting them live until the Chinese New Year! !

The Chinese New Year seems to have become a reason to avoid war, allowing some troops to be lazy with confidence.

But the war cannot be delayed for a moment. After all, no one knows this truth better than the Han army himself.

In this way, the continuation of the war and the Chinese New Year became two "natural enemies" that could not deal with each other. The two sides argued with each other for a long time, and finally the war made a compromise, allowing soldiers to participate in the war after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

If there is no connection, no one would believe it! !

For Little John, who had been in a prison camp for a long time and lived a painful and depressing life every day, cigarettes and the occasional "color activities" were his only pastime.

The U.S. prisoner-of-war camps are actually no different from the Mexican prisoner-of-war camps back then. They can even be said to be "exactly the same."

To this day, the so-called Mexican Federal Army is also called the "Han's third-line servant army" by the outside world.

[The army of 500,000 people lost more than 100,000, and less than 400,000 were left. Together with other prisoners, the number was made up to 400,000.]

As several huge axes fell, a large tree with a history of nearly a century, five days before his 100th birthday, became a merit point in the hands of the prisoner named Little John.

But as Dai Changhe, director of the Han State Military Intelligence Bureau, said:
"The so-called chaste and fierce women are of no use to me. What I love to do most is to lead them into the abyss!!"

"Wow-"

"Four more, I can exchange for a carton of cigarettes!!"

It doesn't seem like much, but once hundreds of thousands of troops are supplied, the consumption is astonishing, so much so that the No. 17 Prisoner of War Camp has three shifts of logging every day.

Logging is the entire No. 17 Prisoner of War Camp. A total of five thousand people must devote everything to this "goal" every day.

The Han Dynasty was very satisfied with Mexico's moral behavior, so at the beginning of this year, Liu Peng canonized more than a dozen Mexican nobles.

The main reason is the two "wolf dogs" trained by the Han Dynasty. One of the "watchdogs" is called Japan, and the other is called the "American Peace Corps." The watchdogs are actually Mexico, which is just around the corner.

A scene from the Mexican prisoner-of-war camp is even being staged, that is, "cigarettes for the same price."

In fact, this so-called American Peace Army is, at best, a "peace army," but at worst, it is just a puppet army.

It's a joke to say, but this is the real situation of all prisoner-of-war camps under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty.

This is a forest where five thousand prisoners gather. The daily task of these prisoners is to cut down trees. Some of the cut wood will be brought back to the country and sold at low prices, and some will be used as sleepers for the repair of nearby railway tracks and for the local garrison. of charcoal fire.

"Crack!!"

And talking about the American Peace Army, in fact, the essence of this army is a group of defeated troops, or most of them are 400,000 American troops who made a sneak attack during the Montana War.

What is the equivalent price of cigarettes? In fact, it is the so-called monetization. This point appeared as early as the Mexican War. At that time, due to the excessive number of people in the prisoner-of-war camp, there was a demand for goods, and the goods were controlled by those Han soldiers. In your hands, some kind of transaction will naturally occur, and transaction requires currency and commodities.

In the initial Mexican War, the Han army organized the so-called Mexican Peace Army. These puppet soldiers and Mexican traitors made great efforts to stabilize the situation in the rear of the Han Dynasty.

This is what Tao Wang said in the currency chapter of the Mexican War Chronicles published internally after the Mexican War: "If they don't have currency, they will create their own currency. If there are no commodities, we should find a way to provide them with them." .”

But this does not mean that the war will end. In fact, not only is the war not over, but it feels like it is getting worse.

In this war, after Han's "hint", the current president of Mexico announced that he would invest at least 300,000 troops in the American battlefield to help the mother country eliminate the evil United States and maintain peace in the Americas.

As for what this "abyss" is, it couldn't be clearer.
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Montana Prisoner of War Camp No. 17.

It can even be said that without cigarettes, the economic activities of the prisoner of war camps would have been reduced by at least half.

In fact, it's not just Little John. According to Han's own internal statistics, the proportion of smoking in prisoner-of-war camps is rising.

"Crack!!"

It was easy for the Japanese army to explain, after all, this was a "good dog" that was determined before the war.

Spring is still some time away at this time, and wearing damaged winter clothes in this severe cold will be fatal.

Little John's second big tree fell to the ground today, and he was not far from a "plum blossom cigarette".

The biggest thing both sides have in common is cigarettes. The most fundamental reason why they are cigarettes is their mass nature and the so-called "unit nature".

In the first month or so, this prisoner-of-war camp that once held 7,000 people lost more than 1,000 people due to a "sudden" severe cold. Later, another 700 to 800 people "volunteered to participate in the Peace of America" There are currently only 5,000 soldiers left.

Little John remembered that his merit points were less than 100, and a strong motivation suddenly surged through him, as if it was not merit points or cigarettes, but the only "hope" in the prisoner of war camp.

Compared with other commodities, cigarettes, whether it is a carton or a box, are complete units of measurement. This is really important for prisoner-of-war camps that lack measurement units.

Of course, not all of the 400,000 American troops have joined the Peace Army. In fact, even now, there are less than 100,000 prisoners willing to join the Peace Army, and most of them are still unwilling to surrender.

As for the puppet army, as a country with "invasion experience", Han State has experience to be found.

Under the premise that the source of the goods, the "Han Army", can be guaranteed, currency becomes the tacit "anchorage" for everyone.

Although this is a normal phenomenon, after all, traitors are still a minority. If most people were traitors, then the United States would not need to fight and just surrender.

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But this new American Peace Corps looks strange.

“I don’t understand, what’s the point of indulging these ignorant guys like this??”

"If you ask me, shoot them all and we will be done with it!!"

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As the deputy of the No. 17 Prisoner of War Camp, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Ze obviously had a bad temper. When he spoke, he often used bloody words such as "kill" and "shoot".

"Lao Lu, you are always in such a hurry. If you are like this, why bother with the Peace Army? Just kill them all. Why bother?"

Hu Yujun is a typical old-school officer. He is meticulously dressed and has a serious expression when he speaks, without the frivolity of those young officers.

“Besides, it’s not that you don’t know the rules of this prisoner-of-war camp, it’s not about being too many, but about being stable!!”

"If we recruit people without hesitation, we will end up recruiting a bunch of useless people, and even these people will defect when they get to the battlefield and engage in illegal attacks. That would be a real loss!!"

Hu Yujun's tone of voice was much better than Lu Ze's, basically one was calm and the other was urgent.

“But we can’t let these people do whatever they want!!”

"When the time comes, if we fail to fulfill the quota given above, you and I will also be scolded!!"

When Lu Ze spoke, his face turned a little red, and he seemed really anxious.

After all, according to the above requirements, at least one-third of the prisoners in a prisoner-of-war camp like theirs must join the Peace Army. Although it is difficult for most prisoner-of-war camps to fulfill this almost excessive requirement of "stretching men".

But for officers like Lu Ze who are middle-aged and still unable to advance, and who finally join the war and are assigned to watch people from behind, completing the quota is really the only way for them to upgrade.

If he cannot be promoted this time, according to the standards of the Han army, people like him will have to retire in a few years. Everyone understands what retreat means to an officer and what it means.

"What are you afraid of? You have to know that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!!"

Hu Yujun still had the same unhurried attitude, which made Lu Ze's already anxious heart even more anxious.

Just when Lu Ze was about to say something, Hu Yujun said directly: "Old Lu, don't keep staring at those prisoners of war when you have time. To be honest, those guys have nothing to stare at. In the end, it will not be in vain."

"There is a lake near us, and the fish in it are pretty good. If you have nothing to do, go fishing and cultivate your sentiments. This is good for your health!!"

A smile appeared on Hu Yujun's face.

Lu Ze, who was opposite him, was a little confused. He didn't understand what the relationship between this prisoner and fishing was. ?

Only Hu Yujun, who was opposite him, was drinking tea and arranging the work of the past few days. He seemed to be doing it slowly and without any sense of urgency.

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"Faq, I'm going to have bad luck again this month because of those guys!!"

"I just said, those guys are not things. When we were grouped together, we couldn't be with them!!"

Listening to the complaints in his ears, Little John locked himself into the cashmere quilt he had exchanged. He looked almost like a snail.

The groupings that people outside keep mentioning are actually the balancing technique practiced by the Han people. Basically, the entire prisoner-of-war camp is divided into ten groups of five hundred people, using the English letters that these Americans are most familiar with as code names. .

Group D, where Little John is located, is a typical group that will be punished for the drag of the opposite group.

(Two groups and one team work together to complete the goal. If they fail to complete it, part of the supply will be reduced)

This almost "KPI" assessment method is the masterpiece of Colonel Hu. His original intention is to oppose, no matter what, he must oppose.

"Have you all heard that the Peace Army is about to expand its army again? The higher-ups have recently asked us to recruit people. What do you think, should we recruit people or not??"

The sudden words silenced everyone.

For them, this is simply a "disaster". After all, being a prisoner of war is humiliating enough. Wouldn't it be a traitor to join the Peace Army? ?
Can they ever return to the United States? ?
Yes, these people still want to return to the United States and have not given up on themselves because they were captured in the war.

After all, in traditional Western culture, being captured and redeemed is a very normal thing. Even a group of pagans, as long as they still care about the opinions of the white world, they cannot go too far.

This is the basis for why many US troops are willing to surrender before the war begins.

Although in the end it was "unlikely" due to the stupid move of the differentiation strategy, which now seems to be getting more and more stupid, it did become a battlefield in Montana, and the basis for the willingness of hundreds of thousands of troops to surrender was based on it.

The Han army did not go too far later, and the previous "scornful" approach also restrained a lot. Although there were elements of the Peace Army, the attitude of the white world was the main reason for the change of the Han army. .

After all, in an international order dominated by white people, going too far is actually not good, and it can easily become a "handicap" for some people in the future.

So there was the so-called grouping, which was essentially "voluntary". The essence of coercion and inducement was one using force and the other using brain.

Obviously, the brain works better than strength, but the process is too slow.

So it happened that Hu Yujun increased his efforts this time.

And what he is best at doing is to shift the pressure outward, and in the entire prisoner of war camp, what better place to do it than the scattered groups that have been divided? ?
"Why, don't talk now. Do you know how much pressure I'm under over there!!"

"You don't even know how shameless those bastards from Group C are. They have completed the recruitment plan ahead of schedule. What does this mean? Do you know? It means that starting from this month, we will bear at least three times the quantity!!"

"Three times, did you do it or did I do it??"

"If we don't finish it, everyone will starve to death!!"

Bo Li, the leader of Group D, is like a seasoned negotiator. He first raises questions, then raises troubles, and finally tells everyone what will happen if they don't do it, and then the so-called "what to do"! !

Sure enough, the people around him were quickly infected by his words and started scolding those damn Group C people.

Some people even still regard Group C as the lackeys of the Han people.

If he wasn't a lackey, how could he have agreed to join that "traitorous army" so easily?

But after the scolding, they were confused. If they really wanted to do it three times, it would be equivalent to committing suicide. They were not far away from death.

As for what was done, it was a joke. With those bastards here, how could it be possible for them to finish it? ?

At this time, Bo Li said directly: "If the decision is not made today, all of us will be unlucky, so I decided to draw lots, and the people who are drawn will join the Peace Army!!"

"Boom", these words were like bombs, scattering in the wooden house, even those who had fallen asleep were pushed awake by their companions.

And then listen again:

"We can't pray that those bastards from Group C will leave us too much room."

"So the best way is to complete all the indicators before them and let them taste the pain we are experiencing!!"

In fact, this sentence is highly suspected of inciting hatred. Among other things, what is a target and what is revenge? As long as this thing continues to spread in the prisoner-of-war camp, the prisoners of war will not be able to unite at all.

“But isn’t it treason if we do this??”

"Isn't it betrayal of the United States??"

"Are we still soldiers??"

At this time, from a corner, a few words that spoke to everyone's heart came from a corner.

Their eyes converged on a young soldier named Richard. He was very unlucky. He had just joined the war and was forced to surrender by the situation in Montana at that time.

In his later words:
"Not a single shot was fired and I was told the war was lost!!"

At this time, Bo Li, who looked at him, replied directly: "Young man, do you really think you are an American??"

Richard was confused by this sentence. After all, he was not an American. Who was he? ?
"You look Dutch, your ancestors are from the Netherlands."

"You are just a European living in the United States. This war actually has nothing to do with you. Think about it, has America really done anything for you??"

"No, he didn't do anything, he just used your tax dollars to conscript your life!!"

"To protect the safety of a bunch of perverts, a bunch of perverts in a white house!!"

Bo Li's words were indeed very confusing, causing many people present to reflect.

Yes, am I an American? ?

Do I have an obligation to sacrifice my precious life for them? ?

These two questions spread widely among the crowd, even Little John, who was hiding under the quilt, was no exception. He could even feel the "reality" here more strongly than those people.

As a French immigrant, he was naturally romantic, but romance could not be eaten, so he joined the army, but he discovered after joining the army.

America was not as beautiful as he imagined. The failure of the war was like a curse, covering everyone. At that time, all he saw was death every day.

But in the end, those who died only received a "recognition" and then fell into obscurity.

At that time, he thought, did he really want to give everything for this "irrelevant" country? ?
This night is destined to be a sleepless night for Group D.

Disruption often starts from within! !

(End of this chapter)