Chapter 1152 Luo Jun prisoners of war in the mine (1)
How many Romanians were captured during the battle? The number was probably around five hundred.
This is the largest group of prisoners of war, followed by the German soldiers captured in various battles. Their total number should be 300. As for the Ukrainian prisoners, these people were defined as traitors, and some of them must have been shot after interrogation.
It's not surprising that there are only a hundred people left.
According to the Geneva Convention, prisoners of war should not be used as laborers, but currently few countries will abide by this. The Germans were using Soviet prisoners of war to dig iron ore and coal mines, and the Soviet army followed suit and sent German prisoners of war to dig potatoes in Siberia.
It's not immoral.
In Yang Mingzhi's view, it is necessary to let these prisoners of war dig potatoes or mine. The guerrilla republic is rooted in the mud, and there are no idlers here. If the prisoners of war do not do the mining work, then they will just
We can organize villagers to dig.
Digging sulfur itself comes with great risks. The only protection for workers is the captured German gas mask. Even such long-term work can cause serious damage to the lungs. Some of these prisoners of war have died in the mines, but,
The Soviet army didn't care.
Nowadays, the number of prisoners of war and traitors mining has reached an astonishing nine hundred people. Such a large number of people will inevitably bring the amount of ore mining to a new height.
Everything was as Yang Mingzhi thought. At the loading dock where the supervisor was responsible, more than 20 carriages were waiting, and workers were throwing ore into the carriages.
And these yellow-white sulfur ores with a unique pungent smell have accumulated into a hill of at least five meters!
He noticed that these carriages were completely different from before - the carriages and horses were all captured from Romanians.
Most of these carriage drivers were old men in their sixties, with snow-white beards and weathered faces. Because they were well-informed, they had only respect and no fear for Commander Yang Mingzhi.
They expressed their satisfaction with these carriages without hesitation: "Romanian carriages are very durable. Most of the axles and wheels are made of metal. During future transportation, we no longer have to worry about the axles breaking due to too much loading."
Someone also asked: "Comrade Commander, do you think the train track should be built directly to this unloading site? In this way, the ore can be loaded directly onto the truck. Compared with traveling on the rugged dirt road, rail cars are the most secure. Even if there is a lack of locomotives, the worst possible outcome is to continue to let the trains run.
The horses are pulling!”
Yang Mingzhi did not come here to chat with these charioteers. He motioned to the guards to hand over a few cigarettes and said: "I know all your suggestions and I will implement them."
Whether it will be implemented is a matter for the future. Besides, compared with building railways and leveling and consolidating the current dirt roads, how many problems will there be in transportation?
What he is most concerned about now is how the prisoners of war work, the five hundred Romanians, especially that Brimayo!
How the troops here treat these people can only be seen in person. Yang Mingzhi just caught a glimpse of Joshua's special look from the corner of his eye. This woman seemed to be nervous. Suddenly, a bad premonition emerged in his heart.
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Soon, the mine was revealed to everyone.
Yevlov looked around and sighed: "This place is like a big basin. There are really a lot of people working at the bottom of the basin. The smell here is pungent. If I didn't come to see this spectacular scene in person, I really don't want to come here."
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"Yes! The smell you smell is poisonous. If you breathe for a long time, you will get sick." Yang Mingzhi responded, pinching his waist.
"So serious?! Look inside the mine. Those prisoners of war who are like ants moving around are working. Aren't they going to die of illness in large numbers?"
Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "I didn't expect you to care about these prisoners of war!"
"Bah! Who cares about them? I just think that if these people die of illness one by one, we will have to dig mines ourselves, and we will be the ones injured!"
"Don't worry about this! Have you forgotten the thousands of German gas masks we captured? These things have been put to good use. Besides, the odor we can smell is very weak outside the mine.
, it won’t have any impact on us.”
Let’s talk about this sulfur mine. After another month of excavation, the bottom of the pit has reached an average depth of half a meter.
What is dug here is not only sulfur, but also some limestone. These two minerals are often associated, and they are irreconcilable. A chemical reaction will occur when they come into contact with each other. Therefore, a large amount of water vapor evaporates along the gaps, and the temperature in the mine also changes.
It is more than ten degrees higher than outside the mine. If it were not for the toxic gas, this place would be a warm place.
Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov looked with their telescopes for a while. They noticed a large number of prisoners holding their axes high and chipping away at the ore, and they mainly went to the small machine gun forts made of sandbags or stones at the edge of the mine.
The mine is so well-defended that it would be impossible for these prisoners to riot under the mine. If they did, this place would become their huge tomb.
Perhaps Joshua's so-called defensive pressure was an exaggeration.
This woman was following Yang Mingzhi. She was afraid that something might happen to the commander, so she called in a squad of guards, so Yang Mingzhi suddenly had more than thirty guards.
Yang Mingzhi put down the telescope and turned his head: "Okay! Joshua, now it's time to take me to see that Brimayu. Where did you keep that person?"
"He's in that house." Joshua stretched out his left arm and pointed to several independent wooden houses beside the mine.
"Oh? This is your solitary cell? I know that place. The German prisoner of war Henschel was also detained there. I still remember that disobedient prisoners of war will also be taught a lesson there."
Hearing the word "teaching", Joshua looked obviously panicked. Yang Mingzhi also noticed this, and he asked in a persuasive way: "What? Could it be that you also taught that Brimayu a lesson?"
"Yes...yes. Because we believe that this person is instigating his people not to cooperate with our army, and is planning a collective escape. He is the organizer, so we..."
Yang Mingzhi was a little unhappy: "Oh? What did you do to him? Did he beat him to death?!"
"No! We didn't! Instead of listening to my explanation, you should go directly to see this person. In short, this Brimayo is injured."
"Okay, you will lead the way."
Is it credible that Brimayo is actually planning an escape? Yang Mingzhi is somewhat doubtful. Are those guys not afraid of the Soviet machine guns? Of course, as the commander, he still believes in the judgment of his subordinates. Since Joshua said those things
If someone has an escape plan, she must have conclusive evidence, so there will be no problem in punishing the planner.
As for how the garrison and supervisors punished disobedient prisoners of war, they would not execute the prisoners in public, but would only use lynching in a small dark room, such as whipping, punching and kicking, in short, it was pure violence.
So, just in front of this wooden door, Qiao Shuya signaled her subordinates to open the lock. She then said to Yang Mingzhi: "This man is not in a good condition. I am afraid that he will attack you. So I think it is better for my people to take care of you."
Drag it out."
"Is it necessary? This man is my defeated general."
This time Yevlov decisively intervened: "Let's forget it. Have you forgotten that these prisoners of war have actively attacked you?"
"That's fine! Joshua, you and your female soldiers should be careful."
After that, Yang Mingzhi took a dozen steps back, and his guards even picked up their submachine guns, loaded the bullets, and pointed the muzzles at the wooden door, as if a large group of wild boars would emerge from here.