Chapter 45: Escorting the Prisoners
As soon as they heard that they were going to the front line, the militiamen panicked for a while!
"Don't panic, everyone! We are not going to fight on the front line, but to escort prisoners!"
Seeing the panic of the militiamen, the manager of the rear security bureau came out to explain to everyone!
Although we are called "soldiers", isn't there also the word "people" in front of it? Even though we have gone through training, we have always thought about going to the battlefield and making a name for ourselves!
But that was just a thought. If I actually encountered it, I would still be very panicked.
Only a small number of militiamen were eager to try, but they were a little disappointed when they heard that they were only escorting prisoners!
Wang Da became a little interested when he heard that he was just escorting the prisoners. He had never seen these savages with his own eyes!
Under the command of the captain, the militiamen returned to their respective groups, followed the people in front, formed a long snake formation, and headed towards the battlefield further south.
Under the leadership of the captain, groups of militia teams went in different directions, and Wang Da's team was the same!
"Okay, the prisoner we want to escort is not far ahead." The captain turned to face a hundred militiamen and shouted loudly.
"Pay attention to safety. If you encounter unruly savages, teach them a lesson. Just be careful not to beat them to death."
This was the first time for Wang Da to come to such a dangerous place. He was nervous all the way. When he heard the captain's reminder, he swallowed and touched the short knife at his waist to see if it was still there!
He turned to look at the others and found that everyone was acting in the same way. Even those who were looking forward to it and excited just now were all nervous now!
"Don't worry, everyone, these savages have been tied up and can't do anything!" the captain was still comforting everyone.
The captain's comfort was very effective. Once everyone heard that the savages were tied up, they felt more at ease!
Not long after, they climbed over a hill and saw many people gathered on a wide ground.
As they got closer, they realized that these were the savages they needed to escort.
I learned from the soldiers in custody that these savages, the natives as the soldiers called them, were very stupid!
Seeing these brave warriors, they still want to resist, it is simply to die, no, there are only so many people left, the others are all dead!
Wang Da heard the conversation between the soldiers and the captain, and then looked at the savages squatting together. They were all tied together with ropes and formed a string!
He roughly counted and found that there were only a few dozen savages here. When he saw that there were more militiamen than the savages, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief!
No matter where it is, sometimes this view of the number of people is not correct!
"Come on, let's take all these natives back!"
After the captain and the soldiers handed over, he waved the militiamen to drive away the natives.
"Get up! Get up!"
"Let's go~! Let's go~!"
"Hurry up~"
The militiamen held weapons and shouted at the natives, regardless of whether others could understand them or not. Anyway, it was good to shout loudly to embolden oneself.
When the militiamen came, these natives looked at them in horror. They didn't expect that there were so many 'devils', and they shouted incomprehensible words at them!
Fortunately, these natives also understood from the actions of these militiamen, stood up hurriedly, followed the instructions, and staggered towards the north!
Seeing that these savages were so obedient, the militiamen shouted even louder, and they all excitedly drove away the natives!
Wang Da looked at the obedient savages, then carefully walked up to one of them and looked at it carefully!
You can't tell the age of this savage, he must be an adult. He has a full beard and loose hair. He is quite strong and is half a head taller than him!
"Ahem! What does this smell like!" Suddenly a strange smell came towards him, almost making him faint.
Wang Da covered his nose, turned around and ran to an open area. He took a few deep breaths before he calmed down!
"Haha~!" When the others saw Wang Da's appearance, they couldn't help laughing.
But they themselves didn't notice that the distance between them and these savages had unknowingly widened a little!
Guarding these natives was a small team of close combat soldiers. Looking at this scene, the team leader laughed, and then said with a smile.
"You don't know, I heard that these natives never take a bath, so you'd better stay away from them! Haha~!"
"Oh my god~! I never take a shower!"
“How do these people get by?”
"I'd better stay away from them!"
After hearing what the team leader said, the militiamen started talking one after another, and everyone took a few steps away!
When Wang Da heard that these savages never bathed, he was very upset. Why didn't the team leader tell him earlier? He probably would never forget the smell for a long time in the future!
After the militiamen laughed and discussed, they all secretly reminded themselves that they would have to go to public bathhouses more often in the future. They didn't want no one to be willing to approach them in the future!
"Okay, hurry up and get to work!" the captain urged the militiamen, then turned to the squad leader and said, "The handover is complete, we will return now, please be more careful in front!"
Although we don’t know each other, we are all from the Xia Kingdom, so it is necessary to care about each other!
"Thank you. I'm going back to camp now. Goodbye!" the team said in return, cupping their fists.
Wang Da and the others joined the other teams escorting the prisoners that day. After three days of easy escort and several carts of food, they returned to Tianqi City!
That afternoon, they did not enter the city, but bypassed Tianqi City. Seeing that the team did not enter the city, Wang Da asked the captain curiously.
"Captain, if we don't enter the city, where are we going?"
The captain glanced at Apocalypse City, then at the escorted prisoners, and then turned to explain to him: "We will not enter the city, but directly send these savages to the mines and let them dig!"
"I know! This is to punish them, let them contribute!" Wang Da thought he had found the reason!
The real situation is actually similar to what he thought, except that one is a passive punishment and the other is an active punishment!
And directly escorting these indigenous people to the industrial town in the northwest will not only not disturb the people, but also the mining area is ready to receive these indigenous people!
All the miners in the industrial town came out of the mines, some became guard militias, and some entered the industrial town and became workers in various factories!
Now, the productivity of the industrial town can be greatly improved. At least there are enough manpower to mine and smelt iron ore, and the iron-smelting furnace can be operated at full capacity!
It is expected that the steel production will double next month, all because there are enough manpower!
As a result, there is a small loophole in Xia Kingdom's production chain, that is, these indigenous people can mine enough ore on time and in quantity!
Yang Song discussed this matter with several of them and finally decided to use food as an incentive to stimulate these indigenous people to mine ores!
Chapter completed!