afterglow

Chapter 185 They Will Pay The Price For This
"Da da da--"

The two heavy machine guns crossed in front spewed out dazzling muzzle flames, and a round of 6.5×52mm Carcano rifle ammunition set off a bloodbath among the panicked villagers.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The roar of the heavy machine gun lasted less than ten seconds, but Zhou Changfeng felt that it seemed as long as ten minutes.

In the short time of these few breaths, more than 100 fresh lives disappeared. Among them were gray-haired old people and children who were not as tall as a rifle. Their life journey just started is like a progress bar. was cut off abruptly.

"As you wish, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, they died because of you. I know that you war profiteers will have no mercy."

As he said that, Enrique, with a relaxed expression, reached out and stuffed the photo into the pocket of Zhou Changfeng's uniform.

The soft and refreshing spring breeze was still blowing, but what it brought with it was not a vibrant natural smell, but a disgustingly strong smell of blood.

Somehow, Zhou Changfeng felt that he had calmed down instead, and his clenched fists loosened.

After everything is a fait accompli, the previous tension and entanglement dissipated all of a sudden.

"A businessman who makes money from war is better than an executioner who slaughters civilians." He said calmly.

"War allows all means." Enrique shrugged and mocked: "Isn't it your fault to watch 100 people die and not help?"

"Whether I tell you or not, it's not right. Both choices are wrong, so... the fault is you, the one who made me choose."

"So what? Well, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, the game is over, please go back. I have borrowed your notebook for the time being, and I will return it later. After all, this is the result of your work. If you want to stay and investigate How the Italian army fought, I would not refuse."

Where the hell do you get your self-confidence?
Zhou Changfeng, who was expressionless, took a deep breath, and replied coldly, "If I'm free, I will."

The Italian army did not embarrass the three of them anymore, and directly returned the guns, and Adala, whose hands were tied behind his back, was also untied.

They got on the 62-type off-road vehicle, reversed the vehicle, and left this place of right and wrong as if flying.

The gloomy sky seemed to have enough savings, and after a "bang" thunder, heavy rain poured down.

"Damn it!" Adala shouted with tears in his eyes, gnashing his teeth, "These bandits from Apennines!"

Zhou Changfeng lit a cigarette for himself, and after a long silence, he said, "Adala, do you think I did something wrong?"

"Of course not. Although you don't know the specific combat plan of our army, those deployments may also alert the rebels..."

After driving more than ten kilometers in the direction of Guadalajara, the 62-type off-road vehicle burst the left front tire.

As the predecessor of the famous 82-type barrel car, the off-road performance of the 62-type is much worse, and the reliability can only be said to be average.

Just when the few people had just changed the spare tire, they suddenly heard the sound of an engine coming closer and closer from the front?

Everyone looked up, and their hearts were relieved at once—it was a four-wheeled armored vehicle painted with the Iron Cross logo.

The other party obviously spotted them too, so they drove over directly.

"The German Type 221 armored vehicle is presumably the scout unit of the Red Eagle Legion." Chen Guangyun judged without thinking.

This Sdkfz.221 armored reconnaissance vehicle was parked by the side of the road, and the machine gunner on the roof spoke a few words in German loudly, but no one understood.

In this place where there are many nationalities, language communication is really a big problem, and none of the three can speak German; and the crew of this armored vehicle does not seem to understand French or English.

But they reported the situation by radio, and then signaled to follow them back.

After a quarter of an hour, the rain stopped and they were taken to a forest a few kilometers away.

There are two 62-type barrel cars and one Sdkfz.221 armored car parked here. A captain is holding a map, and two second lieutenants are standing next to them. The three of them are pointing and discussing, surrounded by more than a dozen people Soldiers with guns on alert.

A sergeant jumped off the armored vehicle just now, he walked straight over, pointed at Zhou Changfeng and the three of them and said a few words.

Later, those officers came over, saluted the captain, and tried to ask in English, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"Zhou Changfeng" can speak French but not English, and Zhou Changfeng can speak English but not French. The combination of the two makes him bilingual now.

He breathed a sigh of relief, "Two hours ago we were ambushed by the Italian army on our way to the village of Alibello, and they took us to the village of Capuelen, where the defenders had been destroyed. Roughly equivalent to two company-level motorized units, ..."

After listening to his narration, the captain pondered: "It seems that the Italians still don't know our movements. They will pay the price for carelessness and cruelty."

After a few days of dormancy, the National Army and the Italian Army re-launched the offensive - first infiltrating the rear of the Republican front with multiple rapid detachments equipped with tanks and trucks, while concentrating forces on the front to make a breakthrough.

And here, the Republican Army has newly added an infantry brigade, and the Red Eagle Legion has also temporarily formed a battle group to come for reinforcements.

They planned to use their tricks and let the enemy suffer a big loss, but the National Army and the Italian Army on the opposite side obviously didn't know it, otherwise it would be impossible to directly release these "neutral people".

The captain raised his hand and glanced at his watch, then looked at Zhou Changfeng and advised, "A big battle is about to break out here, Mr. Observer, I suggest you evacuate Guadalajara as soon as possible."

Regarding his kind suggestion, Zhou Changfeng just nodded, but did not clearly affirm it.

The brutal acts that happened next to him before are still vivid in his mind, and Enrique's contemptuous words made his teeth itch with hatred.

In his opinion, that is a low-level opponent, and he can disgust himself in the previous situation. If he really wants to fight head-to-head on the battlefield, Zhou Changfeng is sure that he can beat that self-righteous idiot to him. Mom doesn't even know each other.

Early the next morning, on the road from Guadalajara to Tarancon...

The flow of people without end or end moved slowly to the southeast on both sides of the road, like wriggling earthworms.

There are mostly four-wheeled carriages in the middle of the road, as well as horses and cattle, and occasionally a truck or car.

The yelling and cursing of wounded soldiers, the crying of children, the neighing of livestock, and the sound of car engines were all mixed together, as if a claw was scratching the heart, which was particularly uncomfortable.

Because the fighting at this stage has already begun, street fighting may be carried out later, so the civilians were asked to evacuate Guadalajara urgently last night, which led to the current scene.

The off-road vehicle that Zhou Changfeng and the others were riding in was also among them—last night, after learning what happened to them, Major General Negro told them to leave Guadalajara immediately without any explanation.

His original words were "If something happens to you, it may affect your country's attitude towards us. I can't take any more risks."

So, having hastily packed away their personal belongings, they had no choice but to join the retreating army.

(End of this chapter)