Winston left, heading for Lelist City with the hopes of hundreds of people who stayed behind.
Under the desperate delay of the frontline Ping An Army, most of the comrades in the Ping Ping Building also stepped up to pack their things and evacuated Lezein in an orderly manner.
After dinner, other cadres of the action team returned to the conference room and continued with Verak about the matter of protecting the martyrs' cemetery from half an hour ago.
Unknowingly, it was past eleven o'clock in the night, and the plan was still advanced according to the idea proposed by Murphy before, but unfortunately there was not much progress.
The problem is that they are not very sure of controlling the people in the newspaper office. Even if they can control it, the government forces may not have no backup. It seems unlikely that the newspaper office alone will be able to hinder the government forces. It does not play a decisive role.
In addition, this plan cannot fundamentally eliminate the government forces' desire to destroy the martyrs' cemetery. It can only delay the move as much as possible, which is far from their real goal.
After a deadlock for a while, Verak announced that the meeting was adjourned to save everyone's energy. Tomorrow, he would officially receive more than 300 comrades who had completed the handover procedures, and arrange the intelligence team and combat team to deal with the incoming government troops.
In case the government troops came, they failed to come up with a plan to defend the Martyrs Cemetery, and they failed to accomplish anything else. They were caught in a rush.
The others dispersed, and Verak did not stay in the conference room for too long alone.
He packed up his things and came to the corridor. Seeing that the once busy building had become deserted, he felt a little reluctant.
The sacrifices made by the Equality Society and the International Equality Alliance during the occupation of Lezein this time are immeasurable. If we want to come back next time, the price we will bear will only be greater.
Just a little bit worse.
Or maybe what seems like a point is actually a chasm that requires countless people to sacrifice their lives to cross.
Verak let out a slight sigh and came to Keating's office.
Since becoming the chairman of the International Equality League, Keating has never rested before midnight. Like Boyne, no matter when comrades come to him, he can always respond immediately.
"Have the action teams been formed?" Keating looked like he had been sitting motionless at his desk for a long time.
"It's been formed..." Verak briefly explained the composition of the action team and the progress of defending the Martyrs Cemetery.
"I will speak more selfishly now. The importance of the Martyrs Cemetery is immeasurable, but your lives will always be above all else. Just do your best to do this. If more people are allowed to sacrifice in order to defend the dignity of those who have died, from the last
As it turns out, it’s putting the cart before the horse,” Keating said.
Verak smiled helplessly: "You told me in the afternoon that you had no choice but to do your best."
Keating said bluntly: "I want to use this method to make you realize that you should not stay here. This is an impossible task. Rather than being in deep danger and shouldering heavy responsibilities, it is better to retreat to Lelister City to accumulate strength and wait for opportunities."
move."
"You know me so well, why do you do such meaningless things?" Verak smoked a cigarette.
"I have never doubted your sincerity, I just don't want you to be constrained by something. You have to understand that our evacuation is to better come back and change the world."
"I know this very well. The reason why I chose to stay here and lead the action team to continue fighting against the government forces is not because it is shameful to evacuate, but I simply feel that people like me can only be valuable in fighting in Lezeinli."
Keating did not delve into this point. They knew each other's thoughts well: "Okay, that's it."
"You should go to bed early and don't be too tired." Verak said with concern, "Especially at your age, you are more likely to be exhausted than young people."
"I'll leave tomorrow. It won't be too late to rest on the way." Keating seemed to want to say something more, but in the end he said no more.
"It will probably be a long time before I see you again. By the way, Winston also came to see me before leaving in the evening and gave me the first draft of his new work." Verak sighed for a while, not noticing Keating.
He hesitated to speak, "...what happened during this period made me very emotional. On the day of Nord's wedding, everyone was really gathered together the most."
"You keep this." After hearing this, Keating opened his packed suitcase and took out a photo.
Verak took it and took a look and found that the photo was the group photo taken on the day of Nord's wedding.
In less than half a year, one-third of the people in the group photo have already sacrificed their lives.
"Okay...Okay, I won't waste your time. I'm busy tomorrow and I probably won't have time to see you off. Let's say goodbye now." Verak accepted the photo and gave Keating a gentle hug.
"be safe."
"I will, and you should also take care of yourself."
After saying goodbye to Keating, Verak went to bed in the Equality Building.
November 13th, morning
Keating secretly evacuated Lezein.
At the same time, the situation on the front line became increasingly clear, and as miscellaneous news came back, citizens began to realize that Lezein would soon have a change of rulers.
A large number of citizens who had enjoyed the benefits brought by the International Equality Alliance hurriedly went to find the comrades who were still temporarily staying in Lezeinli to confirm the situation with them, hoping that the news was just a rumor deliberately spread by someone with good intentions to disturb the public sentiment.
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But when it was learned that the International Equality Alliance was indeed planning to make a strategic retreat and abandon Lezein, despite the efforts of the Propaganda Department to explain the significance of the transfer, indicating that this did not mean the collapse and dissolution of the International Equality Alliance, the International Equality Alliance was dismissed by the government.
The news that "the army was defeated" and "the revolution failed" still spread throughout the streets and alleys in an instant, causing huge panic among those who believed in the International Equality Alliance and shattering their beautiful vision for the future.
This is actually unavoidable.
Language seems pale and powerless at this moment.
Everyone knows that to break the panic and revive everyone's confidence in the revolution and the brave new world, this can only be achieved through practical actions.
Based on this consideration, Keating did not let the propaganda department waste too much effort.
November 14
As Lezeine gradually became chaotic, the International Equality Alliance restored some of the powers of the original Lezeine security team, returning short-term security work to those who relied on the government forces.
As of the afternoon, all comrades except the Lezeine wartime action team had withdrawn from Lezeine.
Kip City and other important places where the International Equality Alliance was stationed have also completed their evacuation one after another, and all revolutionary forces have converged on the new rear area - Lelist City.
Some citizens in many cities did not sit still and waited for death. They chose to pack up and leave before the arrival of government troops, heading to Lelist City to continue pursuing the dream woven by the International Equality Alliance.
Some people have no choice but to stay where they are and live a miserable life.
Not long ago, Lezein, who was wrapped in the idea of equality and radiating a new vitality that he had never seen before, changed back to his original self overnight.
The commoners who lived in the same mansion as the nobles were kicked out, and hospitals and schools no longer provided free treatment and teaching.
Factories were shut down, public facilities were destroyed, and the powerful who had previously endured the consequences and were trampled under their feet by the common people quickly gathered their strength and began crazy revenge.
The new order that the International Equality Alliance had spent months working to create was in flames.
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"Why do you drive us away! All people are created equal! Now everything has started again, and we are qualified to live here!"
"The International Equality Alliance has run away, what nonsense are you talking about, you little bastard? Get out of here! Take away all your dirty things!"
"Yesterday you gave us new clothes with a smile, saying that we would all be friends from now on, but it turned out that it was all just an act!"
"Get out! Otherwise I will ask someone to break your legs! Don't forget! The government troops will be back soon! You are all just a bunch of untouchables! Untouchables!!"
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“Why can’t my child continue to go to school? Isn’t this school established by the International Equality Alliance?!”
"The teachers are all afraid of retaliation by the government troops and have run away. It's useless for your children to come. And even if the teachers don't run away and the government troops come back, do you think they will tolerate the existence of such a school? Everyone will suffer together.
.I advise you to leave here quickly, there is no point in yelling any more."
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"Please save my husband. He was shot in the abdomen by a noble. If the wound is not treated, he will soon die from excessive blood loss!"
"As you can see, the hospital is in such a mess now. There is really no one who can help you."
"But my husband is dying! Please, find a way to save him!"
"Well... there is no way. As long as you have hard currency, that is, gold coupons, I can help you summon a group of the best doctors as quickly as possible to save your husband."
"Gold, gold coupons...can't the International Equality Alliance's money do it?"
"That thing is going to be useless paper soon."
"How many gold coupons do you need?"
"Not much, just ten thousand gold coupons."
"Ten thousand?! How can we have so much money!"
"I'm sorry if not."
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It seemed that everyone was evacuated, but in fact Verak and others, who had been hiding since the 13th, witnessed all this and could not calm down for a long time.
Connie really wants to go out and do her best to prevent some tragedies from happening, and let those bastards who think that the International Equality Alliance can do whatever they want without the International Equality Alliance to taste the pain, but this time there is no need for Verak to stop her, she will put herself first
Locked in the room, I tried my best not to listen, not to see, not to hinder the action team's absolute secrets and subsequent series of plans.
"Sure enough, change cannot be achieved overnight. As soon as the International Equality Alliance left, these people who had to obey our arrangements in order to survive immediately showed their true colors." Murphy said.
"It's not surprising." Verak stood in front of the window and looked at the noise outside through the gauze. "Firstly, it's because we left, and secondly, because the government troops will be back soon, and they will resume their normal behavior soon."
Power. Under such circumstances, choosing to continue to coexist peacefully with the civilians would be a fool's errand."
"I think we need to add one more thing to our plan. If necessary, we will deal with some scum and let them know that the International Equality Alliance has not left. It is best not to act rashly." Spencer, the deputy leader of the combat team and a veteran, can't stand these two-faced people the most.
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The calm Sheryl held the opposite opinion: "The secrecy we have now is our rare advantage. We should take advantage of this and attack the government forces. Once the existence of the action team is known to everyone, it will not be too late to deal with these people."
"Well, if we want to complete the final mission, we must make some choices." Verak agreed with Sherrill's idea, "Cyril, Nizam, you go check on the comrades hiding in other places and remind them that they must serve the overall interests of the people.
Be patient and don't act out of anger and expose your identity when you see injustice."
"We cannot interfere as the International Equality Alliance, but can the conditions be relaxed? As a citizen of Lezein, we can help some people as much as we can?" Cyril, as a former peace officer, saw that he had worked hard to maintain stability for several months.
Laize was in this state, and it was impossible to remain indifferent.
"You have to believe in the people themselves. The International Equality Alliance has left, but the ideas have not left with it." Verak does not think that this situation will last long and will become more exaggerated.
The citizens of Lezein are no longer the citizens they once were.
They learned a lot from the International Equality Alliance. They knew that oppression and exploitation were wrong. They knew that they should not be afraid of the powerful, and because they were feared by the powerful, they knew that only by uniting can they unleash greater power. They knew that the only way out is
struggle.
Knowing that these are not enough to compete with the government troops, but it is enough to make them no longer the 'untouchables' and 'animals' they once were at the mercy of others.
If even this cannot be done, and the people remain unchanged from the past, then the International Equality Alliance's long-standing precepts and deeds are tantamount to playing the piano to a cow.
Their failure was a complete failure.
The great ideal of changing the world will be punched hard in the heart.
Fortunately, Verak's words were soon confirmed.
The civilians who lost their homes did not form a mess. They slowly formed organizations to help each other settle down and solve the problem of food and housing together.
People who had no money to treat people also received spontaneous donations from other people. Some doctors were infected and finally decided not to charge fees and continue to treat patients free of charge.
And those powerful people who had not waited for the government troops to come back became arrogant and domineering again. Not long after they drove the people out of their homes, they were ushered in by a large number of people to counterattack. Under the sea of people, they restored their smiling faces some time ago.
Kneel down and beg for mercy.
Seeing this scene, the comrades in the action team were so excited that tears filled their eyes.
There is no need for the International Equality Alliance to take care of everything. People are changing and they themselves are also gaining the ability to fight.
It is true that such changes are still a bit slow and will be suppressed after the return of government troops, but it strongly proves that the people are not ignorant, they just lack people to guide them.
As long as they have a clear direction, they will generate new forces that will frighten the government forces and continue the struggle.