It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 125 Chapter | Parasites in the National Disaster

Shang Ke took the elevator down to the ground floor, left the Susanna Hotel, and headed straight for the pier.

In terms of distance deployment, Perth on the east bank of the Danube was divided into three large defense zones and more than a dozen small defense zones.

Defense Zone A: 4th Infantry Division

Defense Sector B: 10th Infantry Division

Defense Zone C: 51st Reserve Infantry Division

The Field Replacement Regiment and the "List" Police Battalion served as the city defense reserve, and the "Hunyadi" Gendarmerie Regiment was responsible for guarding several bridges and pier crossings, including the Princess Sissi Bridge, the Szechenyi Chain Bridge, and the Margaret Bridge.

An counterintuitive phenomenon is that women seem to be more decisive and radical than men when making decisions, even to the point of being described as reckless, while men, on the other hand, are more cautious and conservative.

Sociologists speculate that this may be the result of evolutionary selection, because the consequence of men's decision-making failure is likely to be death.

On the surface, Sigrid seemed gentle and kind, but at this critical moment, she sent the royal guards to join the battle without hesitation, leaving no room for herself.

Of course, from Sigrid's perspective, she was just trying to set an example.

She said to Shank: "To defend Budapest, everyone should do their duty. There are already many troops stationed in the Buda Mountains. I am safe. Please lead my guard to resist the enemy."

Of course the latter agreed.

However, before leaving, he did not forget to make a joke to her - after the battle, he should at least give her the title of baron.

Sigrid agreed without hesitation.

When the royal guards left their station and arrived at the riverside, everyone was stunned.

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge was crowded with citizens carrying their elderly and children. There were so many people that there was no space for everyone to cross the bridge.
Seeing this, Shang Ke hurried to find the commander of the defending army.

"What's going on with this evacuation? Why is there something hindering military operations?"

The military police captain also looked anxious. He raised his left hand to check his watch and said helplessly, "It's like this, Mr. Advisor. We received an order to block the bridge at noon sharp and suspend civilian passage. But there are too many people. We..."

When hundreds of pleading eyes were fixed on them, the soldiers could not bear to do anything and had to turn a blind eye and let the citizens cross the river.

Shang Ke took one look at those faces and couldn't bear to look any further. He said softly, "I understand, but you must execute the order immediately."

The captain nodded, stood at attention and saluted, then gave the order.

Hungarian military police began to block the Széchenyi Chain Bridge.

Realizing that their way to survival was about to be cut off, the crowd suddenly became agitated.

The cries of babies and the shouts of children mixed together, and this scene made everyone feel heavy.

"Go quickly! Go quickly!"

"Don't fucking stop, you idiot!"

"Mother--"

"Mary! Squeeze through!"

"Ditch that luggage!"

The people in front bumped into the soldiers, while those behind were still desperately pushing and shoving forward.

A mother holding a baby was knocked down hard, and the baby fell into the river with a splash. The mother's panicked cries for help were drowned out by the noisy crowd.

The scene was extremely chaotic!

"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots couldn't even calm the situation down?!
"You two! Go save them!" Shang Ke, frowning, put his pistol back into his holster. As others looked on in disbelief, he strode quickly to a soldier, pulled out a grenade, unbolted it, and threw it into the distance.

The grenade fell into the Danube with a splash.

"Boom!" A muffled sound was followed by the sound of splashing water.

The restless crowd finally calmed down.

At this time, two soldiers also swam ashore with the baby.

Shang Ke breathed a sigh of relief, then took the loudspeaker and announced loudly: "Attention, those evacuating Budapest, only Joseph Bridge and Joseph Pier are open to civilians now. Leave here immediately and maintain order!"

The disappointed crowd left one after another.

Looking down from the air, you can see countless crowds of people flowing from all over the city to Joseph Bridge.

Budapest has a population of more than 1.2 million. The Hungarian government greatly underestimated the difficulty of evacuating civilians. So many people traveling together in a short period of time directly led to traffic paralysis.

Both railways and roads were attacked by enemy air strikes, and priority was given to transporting troops. There were very few trains available for evacuating civilians, and tickets were hard to come by. A single train ticket was even sold at a sky-high price of over a thousand parga on the black market.

The royal police arrested some despicable speculators and used severe punishments in times of chaos, executing them immediately after a simple trial in an effort to curb such a trend.

Prices also soared, and many shops were closed, resulting in looting. The few shops that remained open had their prices multiplied several times.

The royal guards crossed the Chain Bridge one after another and joined the defense.

After crossing the river, Shang Ke coaxed and deceived a military police squad to come so that he could take advantage of it.

When passing by an intersection, Shang Ke saw that food prices were also inflated. The money that was enough to buy two movie tickets before the war could only buy a small piece of bread now?

Several royal police officers were maintaining order in front of the food store, while citizens were protesting in a chaotic manner.

"What's going on?" Shang Ke stared at the price written in chalk on the sign with a frown.

Someone indignantly quoted a report: "They deceived us! The sheriff and the store owner were in cahoots! They secretly stole several large bags of bread and sausages! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Oh?
Shang Ke turned around and gave a few orders, then waved his hand and the soldiers rushed in quickly.

Learning from history, the top leaders have certainly considered possible problems and taken corresponding preventive measures.

Food is the most important thing for people. Citizens can only buy food at a few designated food stores, and they have to buy with coupons. The source of the qualification coupons is based on the number of men, women, young and old in each household. They cannot buy more than they want. The Wang family police are responsible for maintaining order in the food stores.

It seems that the orders of the city defense headquarters have not been implemented resolutely. Someone is actually trying to cheat?

Soon, the cursing Sheriff Shandor was dragged out by the soldiers, followed closely by the store owner.

"What are you doing?! I am in charge here!" Sandor said angrily.

"Someone reported that you and the store manager had engaged in illegal transactions in private and took away food far exceeding the limit." Shang Ke said indifferently.

"That's slander! Who said that?!"

"Don't be so vain. Now let me ask you, Mr. Sheriff, do you admit what you did?"

Sheriff Shandor explained confidently, "Don't believe these people's lies. They just hate me out of resentment. Unfortunately, this is an order from headquarters."

At this time, a little boy shouted: "He lied! I saw a lot of bags of food in the alley! He and his lackeys chased me away..."

The sound stopped abruptly, and the little boy's mother covered his mouth tightly and hid deep in the crowd.

"Who?!" Sandor glared at the crowd.

(End of this chapter)