Chapter 552
"I think it's imperative to organize forces to recapture the Maria Wall, so that the problem of the refugees can be solved." So said one senator.
His words were quickly retorted, "I don't agree with you, how difficult is it to recapture the Wall of Mary?" You could count how many giants are inside the wall, and how many troops will we need to take it back? Every soldier is trained by us countless times, and such a rash sacrifice will not only not be able to take back the wall, but will also lead to heavy casualties! ”
"So what do you say? Just watching? And then wait for the refugees to eat what little food they have? If we don't have to live like this, wouldn't it be better to just open the gates and let those giants in? ”
"You're talking nonsense! Ignoring the lives of the soldiers, would you please make some constructive suggestions? ”
"Alright, stop arguing!" The Supreme Commander of the Race, Dariss Thackeray, coldly stopped the intensifying argument, "This kind of quarrel will not have any effect, I invite you to come here to solve the problem, not to listen to your quarrel, if you want to quarrel, you can go out immediately, and then quarrel outside the door, I will definitely not stop you!" ”
Seeing that the president lost his temper, the two also sat down with a mocking face, but when they looked at each other, they still stared at each other with disagreement.
"The advice of the two senators is not advisable, and is there anyone who can come up with a useful proposal to solve the dilemma at hand?" Daris rubbed his eyebrows and asked, he has a headache at the moment, he has been the president for so many years, he didn't expect this kind of wall-breaking thing to happen when he is old, you must know that even the worst environment has not happened in the past, and according to the information from the Higanshina district before, there is a giant that is higher than the city wall, so isn't the giant 60 meters?
God, what is the concept of a 60-meter giant? Once this guy wreaks havoc in the city, wouldn't it...
The sudden words interrupted Daris's thoughts, but he listened to a senator's calm analysis, "At present, the loss of the Maria wall has caused 500,000 people to be homeless, and in the absence of the situation that can effectively expel the giants within the Maria wall, we must focus on the living, first of all, the resettlement of refugees, the space within the Rossi wall is not enough, so we can only temporarily set up some tents outside the wall, and then there is the problem of food, and now the grain has not yet reached the harvest time, and the food stock is insufficient, If feasible, find the big businessmen to buy food to solve the current short-term crisis, as long as the refugees can be resettled and reclaim the wasteland to rebuild their homes. ”
I have to say that this is the safest way, but even if it is safe, it is not the best, just listen to one person say, "Your Excellency's method, I am afraid it is the longest time-consuming and most laborious method, and can we wait that long?" Can refugees wait that long? ”
"If you can't wait, you have to wait, that's 500,000 people!"
The number of 500,000 weighs heavily on everyone's hearts, and there is a feeling of being out of breath.
At this moment, someone's words caused everyone to be in an uproar, but they were powerless to refute it.
"Otherwise, how about we organize the refugees and build an army to take back the Wall of Mary? If you can recapture the wall, it will be the best outcome, even if you can't..."
Although the rest of the words did not continue, none of the people here were stupid people, and naturally understood the meaning of the unspoken words.
Some people change color for it, some ponder for it, some people agree with it, and some people oppose it, because such an outcome would mean a great sacrifice, but it would save food, so that those who can and should live will live.
Darys sighed deeply, and at this moment, his heart was filled with joy and guilt, because he knew that his next words would cost many people their lives.
"The garrison was ordered to organize an army to retake the Maria Wall, and the men were to be selected from among the original Maria Wall people, aged 20 to ... 60 years old..."
At this moment, everyone was silent, even those who were happy to see it, if they said that they had no waves in their hearts, it was also false, predictable sacrifice, this is because of their decision, even if it is not a pity to shout that the untouchables die on weekdays, but who can be calm when so many people really die?
However, the matter of this moment has become settled, and reason tells them that it is right to do so, it is for the sake of the people who survived, but that guilt, I am afraid, will stay with them for the rest of their lives, forever...
Elvin Smith, who was about to take over as head of the Survey Corps, greeted the retired veteran regiment from the Senate and couldn't wait to ask about a solution to the Maria Wall.
Seeing Erwin's expectant look, the old head couldn't help but sigh deeply and truthfully informed the results of the meeting.
Hearing this result, Erwin's mouth was open, his face was full of astonishment, and an extremely angry emotion surged in his heart, and he wanted to rush in and question the President, do you know what the consequences of this will be? Not to mention retaking the wall, even the lives of those refugees will be lost, but just as he was about to take a step, he paused, because he was not stupid, and the result of questioning must be that he would not be able to do any good to himself, and the matter would not be resolved.
The old head patted him on the shoulder and sighed, "This is also something that cannot be helped, we never think about what will happen if the wall is destroyed, we never plan for the worst, until the day really comes, we realize how caught off guard." No one can save those people, and there is no way to save them..."
"Yes, as long as those merchants come up with food, as long as they survive the year, they don't care about the Maria Wall..." Naturally, it won't, so it's a dead end, an unsolvable dead end.
It is necessary that some of the sacrifices can usher in a respite and allow more people to survive.
It's just that the number of people in this part seems to be too much, so many that no one can look at it calmly.
At this moment, humanity finally realized that they were still dominated, dominated by those giants.
When the results of the meeting reached the camps, it was not that no one objected to such an order, nor that no one failed to see the meaning behind it, but the majority remained silent, leaving the reluctant soldiers to choose silently.
Most of the young and strong were retained, the children were retained, and the men over 40 years old were included, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and in this way at least 300,000 people gathered.
Everyone knows that taking back the wall is just a verbal word to increase morale, not a real recapture, and many people know that they will die if they go, but they still go because their relatives and children can live.
The ships carrying the expeditionary force sailed down the river and along the Maria area to the Maria Wall, where on the shore were tearful farewell relatives, including Armin Arnold, who was the only one of his grandfather's relatives.
At this moment, he was wearing the hat left by his grandfather on his head and lowering the brim, as if he didn't want others to see the tears on his face, let alone grandpa.
Alan on the side patted him on the shoulder, but he didn't know what words to comfort him, the maturity of this night made him understand a lot of truths that he didn't understand in the past, and when he saw these things, he couldn't stay calm.
"Amin, I want to join the army!"
Hearing this, Ah Ming looked up at his friend with a stunned expression, "Alan, you are..."
"Don't you want to reclaim our former home? Don't you want to go out into the world? Do we really want to spend our lives doing nothing, hiding within walls, hiding under the protection of others? Alan clenched his fists, "This time, my mother is lucky not to die, and your grandfather is also because of this... Next time, it's our turn, and instead of leaving our fate to someone else, it's better for us to take control of it ourselves! ”
Ah Ming was stunned, turned his head to look at the ship that was about to disappear from his sight, and nodded heavily, "You're right, I don't want to leave my fate to someone else to decide!" ”
A relieved smile appeared on Allen's face when he heard this, but this smile did not last long before it was destroyed by Amin, "But, Allen, did you ever think that your mother would allow you to join the army?" ”
Alan couldn't help but turn pale when he heard this, he really hadn't discussed this with his mother, because he thought that his mother would never agree.
Seeing Allen's lost look, Armin couldn't help but give him a trick, "Actually, if you can talk about moving Mikasa, I think there should be no problem on Auntie's side." ”
Allen's eyes lit up when he heard this, "yes, why didn't I think of that?" As long as Mikasa opens his mouth to intercede..."
Mikasa is also his mother's lifesaver, and as long as she agrees to intercede for her, her mother must be embarrassed to refuse her request.
Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to pull Armin to find Mikasa together.
When the two of them found Mikasa, she was sitting cross-legged on her bed in the tent, and when she was far away, she sensed someone approaching, and when they approached, she suddenly opened her eyes and startled them.
"Is there something wrong?"
Hearing Mikasa's bland inquiry, Alan looked embarrassed, and when it came to the end, he suddenly didn't know how to speak, "That, this..."
Seeing that Alan had lost his bearings, Amin took over with a wry smile, "This is how things are..."
After listening to Amin explain the intention of the two of them clearly, Mikasa lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and suddenly said something that surprised the two of them greatly, "It just so happens that I am also planning to join the army." ”
"Does Mikasa want to join the army too?" Allen's face showed a look of joy, he had seen Mikasa's skills, if he became a training soldier, he would definitely stand out, and he couldn't say that he would become a master of the Survey Corps or an elite of the gendarmerie in the future. However, he was a little curious, why did Mikasa choose to be a training soldier for no reason?
At this time, Armin asked the doubts in his heart for Alan, "Mikasa, if Alan and I have reasons why we have to participate, but you seem..."
"Don't you think I need to attend?" Mikasa said lightly, "I just want to take back the place where I used to live, just so that they can help me." ”
"Recapture the Wall of Mary?" Alan and Amin looked at each other, this is a very difficult wish, but it is precisely in this way that the infinite fighting spirit in the heart will be stimulated.
"Good! In that case, let's take back the Wall of Mary first! ”
Eren was the first to reach out his hand, followed by Amin, and when the two looked at Mikasa, the latter hesitated for a moment, and finally put his hand on it, and they could still be trusted.
It is still unknown whether the boy's will become a reality in the future, but it is known that the 300,000 expeditionary force organized will enter the old district of Higanshina, and they will face the fears caused by the giants.
Since most of them do not have a three-dimensional mobile device, and the combat is still the oldest kind of walking, they can only become moving targets.
To put it mildly, these 300,000 refugees plus hundreds of soldiers, as long as they encounter ten giants, they will be wiped out, because apart from these soldiers, no one will be the opponent of these giants at all, and they will only be sent to death when they go up, as long as the giants step down, they will die in large numbers.
So, many people have already fled halfway through, and they don't want to die at the hands of giants.
But what's the use of running away? The extremely fast-moving Qixing breed can even run through a war horse, let alone a human?
On the first day of contact between the army and the giants, one-third of the people died, and this number is still increasing, and there are not a few people who flee, but where can the world flee to?
300,000 people, dead and fleeing, fell apart almost instantly, and the only dozen soldiers fled with thousands of refugees to a former abandoned mine.
They can't go anywhere, as long as they get out of the mine, it's a dead end.
At the same time, the old city wall was long unmanned, but it was beyond this wall that two figures suddenly crossed the towering wall and stepped into the fallen area.
"What's going on?" Looking at the village that was very different from what she remembered, the young woman in it was stunned.
The other man's face was also extremely ugly at this time, "It's obvious that a giant has broken into the wall of Mary." ”
"I didn't expect that we had only been walking for a year, and this place had already undergone a huge change." The young woman sighed, her expression full of emotion and gloom, "I hope those people will be okay..."
"Instead of worrying here, it's better to go and see, and maybe you can meet someone who survives."
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