Chapter 937 Friends
There is a small town 15 kilometers away from Yongye City. The town is basically abandoned, and only the dilapidated buildings are still surviving in the wind. Four days after the cleaning of Yongye City, the town welcomed a group of guests. After they arrived, they directly tore down and flatten the dilapidated buildings in the town, and then set up military tents. Before long, the earth began to shake and cars drove into the town.
Only five cars have made the town crowded. The car was parked in the small square, and the surrounding buildings had been flattened, the war tents had been set up early in the morning, and the relevant equipment was moving into the tent one by one. When the waterproof cloth is removed, you can see a series of tools such as plasma tactical boards and intelligent brains.
And outside the town, a large number of troops are gathering, which is the combined army of the Yingling Hall and the parliamentary army. Of course, it is impossible for the army to enter the town, but stop in the wilderness outside the town. The road to Yongye City was blocked and jointly managed by the armies of both sides, and the vehicles entering Yongye City were strictly controlled. Of course, there will be no vehicles driving to Yongye City now.
When entering the town, he saw that the town had been quickly transformed into a temporary front-line command base. Dozens of staff officers and operators are debugging various equipment, and the lively scene of people sweeps away the original silence of the town. The three men were taken to the tent serving as the command post by a guard. In terms of tents, the tent, which is more than 10 meters long and 5 meters wide, is already very spacious. But after Douglas, Cario, Paul, Leo and several members of the former parliament were stuffed in, it looked crowded.
It is either a powerful person or a top strong man who can stand here. The small camp really can't accommodate the aura when they get along together.
"Come here." Douglas smiled and let Zero come over.
These big men are sitting around a table, and the table is actually a sand table. The above uses models made of a certain material. All models are strictly made in a certain proportion. When they are arranged together, they form the whole picture of the Eternal Night City.
Of course, it is a reduced version of the Eternal Night City.
It is hard to imagine that some people will use physical sand table in this era. After all, a three-dimensional site that can be moved at will is more efficient and convenient than a time-consuming physical sand table. With an unexpected expression, Leo spread out his hands and said, "This is purely a personal hobby. If you don't like it, I can bring you a three-dimensional map."
"Did you do it?" Zero asked.
Leo nodded: "From the overall structure to the decoration of a building, it's all done by me."
"That's what he's interested in." Douglas narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't use the three-dimensional map, just use the old guy Leo's stuff. Anyway, he also wants to show off his skills, so it's difficult for us to cooperate with him.
Hearing Douglas say this, everyone present laughed and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.
Douglas patted one of the strange men on the shoulder and said, "Then let's listen to what kind of information Mr. Rambo brought us."
It was Senator Rambo, who attended the emergency meeting that day, who was patted on the shoulder. He nodded, circled one of the corners of the sand table model with his hand and said, "After the speaker drove us all out that day, he circled the whole area. Set up an army, an army we have never seen before. I can tell everyone responsibly that Oglock is not going to compromise.
Douglas raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "That's his style."
"In this area, the Speaker has set up defense lines, barricades, secret whistles and many fire points. He wants to fight a hard battle, gentlemen. Rambo waved his fist hard.
Leo pointed to the area near Oglock Manor and said, "It has been very deep into the Eternal Night City, but fortunately, there are no important factories and facilities in this area. Even if there is a battle, our losses will not be much after that.
Looking at the sand table model, there is a sign on the edge of some models, which indicates the functions of nearby areas or buildings, etc. Zero frowned against the position of the model and Oglock.
"What do you think?" Douglas asked.
Zero raised his head. In fact, this is not his war. And there are experienced veterans here, and he doesn't understand why Douglas asked for his opinion. Douglas shrugged his shoulders and said, "It doesn't matter. Just say whatever you want."
"Okay." Zero nodded and pointed to the area around the manor and said, "If it were me, I would not set up a defense zone here. Because this place is not dangerous at all, and there are too many places that can be attacked. Like here, these places are the ideal defense zone. Once you can't hold on, I can completely detonate the nearby buildings and cause major damage to the enemy.
The places referred to later are all areas such as nuclear power plants and arsenals. These areas have one thing in common, and they all have energy supply pipelines. Once these pipes are detonated, the whole area will be blown up. In terms of destructive power, it is absolutely enough to kill thousands or even tens of thousands of enemies.
"Strange." Speaking of this, Zero frowned more tightly: "Why did Oglock do this? Even I can see that the place he chose is not the ideal defense zone, and he will not be so superficial that he can't see it. This kind of arrangement is just like..."
"Avoid greater losses to the parliament." Douglas sighed and said.
Everyone in the former parliament, including Leo, was shocked. Douglas shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This is Og, a guy full of contradictions. He has his own pride, so he refuses to compromise. But at the same time, he did give everything for the parliament. So even at this moment, he is unwilling to destroy the painstakingly established parliament because of his own relationship.
Auge is not a fool. He pushed the defensive area back and even built it in an insignificant area. The seeker is just to keep the loss of the parliament to a minimum.
Shawna suddenly shouted, "Let me talk to him. We are all friends. Why is this situation today?"
Leo looked at Douglas, who nodded and said, "Although I don't think Og will give up, try it. Shawna, maybe there is still room for a turning point. It is never the best way to meet each other.
Shaona nodded and Leo said to him, "I'll take you there."
The two set up the account.
Douglas closed his eyes and whispered, "Og, you guy. Is it so difficult to let go of your pride? Stubborn old man."
Zero listens in his ears and is silent.
At noon, the sky is bright. An SUV drove along the road into the quiet Eternal Night City, and Shawna kept smoking. When he took out the fifth one, Leo reached out and took off the cigarette, threw it away, and said, "Don't smoke it. Be careful to burn a hole in your lungs."
Shauna smiled bitterly and said, "I'm very distressed. On the way here, I have thought of several sets of rhetoric, but I found that none of them can impress Auger.
"Is it so easy to impress Og? You and I both know how stubborn he is. Anyway, just say it according to your own mind. As for whether it can succeed or not, it depends on God's will.
"God's will." Shawna smiled and said, "I have been dealing with numbers all my life, but I didn't expect that the most important conversation would be decided by God."
"Listen to the old man, don't put such a heavy burden on yourself. Even if Og finally chose the path we least want to see, it was his choice, not your fault, understand? Leo patted Dr. Shawner's thin shoulder.
Shaona nodded and said nothing more.
The warning line of Oglock has been seen from afar, and a barbed wire mesh surrounds all the buildings in the defense area. There is no clearer sign than this. There was a sentry outside the barbed wire, and several private soldiers were patrolling back and forth with guns. When they saw Leo's car, they raised their guns, but under the pressure of an invisible force field, they couldn't even move a finger.
Leo stopped the car and said in a low voice while maintaining the force field: "This is Dr. Shawner, a friend of Speaker Oglock. Now, he wants to have a good talk with the speaker. I hope you put down your guns and don't force me to do something I don't want to do. Now, I withdraw the force field, do you understand?"
Gradually put away the force field, and the soldiers were relieved. After looking at each other, one of the soldiers shouted, "Please wait here. We will inform the boss now."
Leo sat back and said, "Hey, boss. What a new name."
"Those are the private armies of the Dark Chamber of Commerce." Shona said.
Leo nodded: "I know, this is Ogg's last card."
Two minutes later, several soldiers removed the barricade, and the soldier who spoke before stood up and said, "The boss is waiting for you at his manor."
"Okay." Leo restarted the car and the off-road vehicle drove into Oglock's defense zone. Along the way, Leo saw large and small barricades, and the private army was everywhere. He said to Shawna, "Og is generous and exposes all the arrangements in this way."
"For him, these soldiers, these arrangements are just decorations." Shawna shook his head.
"Yes, for him. Oglock is everything, this proud old man.
The car was parked outside the manor, and there was no soldier in the manor. Instead, Oglock's old housekeeper waited at the door. Leo and Shawna came down, and the housekeeper smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Leo and Dr. Shawner. Because the servants have left, I can only wait for two people here.
"The master is in the study. Please follow me."
Under the leadership of the housekeeper, the three walked into the study. In the study, Oglock is reading. He was dressed in comfortable clothes and put his crutches beside him, with a completely leisurely appearance. Seeing Leo and Shawna, he stood up with a smile: "Look, my two old friends are here. Mr. Kuya, please give us a pot of fine black tea.
"Please wait a moment." The housekeeper smiled and left.
"Come on, sit down." Oglock asked Leo to sit on the sofa and said, "I'm surprised. I thought Douglas would come over."
"If he came, you wouldn't have invited him to drink black tea." Leo laughed.
"Of course, I will treat him to my fist." Oglock smiled and looked at Shawner: "Well, my old friend. You are here to be a lobbyist, right?
Shauna smiled bitterly: "Just now, I still have a lot to say. But now, I can't say a word.
"Then don't say anything. We have known each other for so many years, and I know exactly what you want to say. Oglock blinked and said, "And you know exactly what I will answer."
patted Shona's leg, Oglock said, "No matter what happens in the future, we are all good friends. Even Douglas's bastard, I never regarded him as an enemy. It's just that we have to stand in a hostile position.
At this time, the housekeeper came back and he walked in gracefully with the plate. There is an exquisite teapot and three tea cups with beautiful patterns on it. Put down the cup and fill it for the three of them, and then the housekeeper retreated.
"Try it, this is a good product that I finally got." Oglock said to the two.
Leo took a sip, put down the teacup and said, "Og, although you know our intention. But I still have to say, is there really no room for a turning point? You know, when we leave, the next step is the inevitable war.
Oglock said lightly, "Leo, have you ever seen me avoid anything? I have my persistence and my position. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, I am stubborn and ignorant. But in my heart, I believe that I am right, which is enough.
Leo nodded. He looked at Shawna and sighed, "Well, now that you have given the answer. Then there is no need to say anything superfluous. Let's not talk about it this afternoon. Think of it as a tea party. By the way, how long has it been since we had tea together?
"Let me think about it, the last time I had tea, it was when your boy was born. In this way, it has been almost 20 years.
"Time flies..."
The housekeeper stood outside the door and listened to the occasional laughter coming out of the crack of the door. On the other side of the door, there are three old friends chatting. Oglock's laughter is the most heard by the housekeeper in the past decade.
This afternoon, I spent it in a leisurely atmosphere.
Before nightfall, Leo and Shawner left, and Oglock sent them outside the manor. As the SUV went away, the smile on the speaker's face gradually disappeared, and finally whispered, "Take care, old friend."
Turning into the manor, the iron gate was closed, cutting off Oglock's figure. The whisper of farewell is still circling in the night wind.
The next day, there was gunfire in Yongye City, which meant that the war had begun.
However, today, the attack from Douglas is not dense, so although the gunfire echoes around the defense zone, it seems a little sparse. Oglock stood on the rooftop on crutches. The housekeeper stood behind him, straight like a statue.
"Douglas is still so cautious. Obviously, I have conveyed all the arrangements in the defense area to him through Leo, but he still refuses to bet on such a bet. Oglock shook his head and laughed, "But that's right. If you rush to bet heavily, you don't have to fight this battle. Mr. Kuya, you know, it's very interesting to compete with old friends.
The housekeeper shrugged his shoulders and did not say anything.
The gunfire is still ringing, and occasionally there are soldiers shouting and scolding. But there were not too many casualties and destruction. The first day of the battle ended in the dusk with a little hasty smell.
In a small town outside Yongye City, Douglas was fiddling with Leo's sand table in the camp. Douglas put some models representing enemy soldiers in a specific position, and Leo next to him looked at them and frowned, "The layout I saw yesterday is not like this."
"Do you think Og would be careless enough to let you bring out the information? He did it on purpose to lure me to attack here. Douglas smiled and pointed to the back of the manor. In Leo's observation, Oglock's firepower here was the weakest: "An obvious trap, isn't it? I bet that if we try our best to break through to this location today, Aug will definitely surprise us.
Leo heard it bluntly: "So, it's a trap for us to meet at the manor."
Douglas stood up and said, "From the moment he let you enter the defense zone, the war has actually begun."
"What are you going to do tomorrow?"
Douglas shrugged his shoulders and said, "There is no special strategy. I will let Saul and other children tear down their defenses. In addition to the combat power of the top strong, we are completely at the advantage in the next level. There is no need to pay attention to the so-called strategy, just push it. Og is also aware of this, so I will see him after removing the defense line. At that time, it was the real drama.
"To be honest, I want him to leave." Leo Dao.
Douglas nodded and said, "Me too, but unfortunately he won't. Because he is Oglock.
The next day, the Yingling Hall was led by Sol, and Valky, Rocky and other capable people poured out, and even Cario joined the offensive sequence. Leo dispatched his family strongman and the school official ability of the blood horse. This is undoubtedly a strong lineup. Even if Oglock's privately trained army is excellent, it can't withstand the attack of so many fierce people.
This morning, Oglock passed through the deafening explosion. He stood on the rooftop and looked around. The whole line of defense was full of flying flames and lightning. Just under the flash of fire, the smile on Oglock's face remained the same. In the evening, the defense line was paralyzed, and with Oglock's acquiescence, the remaining soldiers chose to surrender. Douglas let them leave, and Douglas appeared alone in the Eternal Night City at dawn on the third day.
A man, a gun, walked towards Oglock's manor like a walk.