Expedition to Europe

At 10 a.m., the launching ceremony officially began.

Most of the people who came to attend the ceremony were clergy and Catholics. People of other sects were not allowed to enter unless they were invited.

A wall has been built around the entire church site. Not only will the world's largest church be built here, but there will also be some ancillary buildings. The construction period may be as long as several decades. The main project alone will take more than ten years to complete, and then there will be a long period of decoration.

Soldiers from the security force are on duty at the entrance of the venue. There are two armored vehicles parked behind the barricade. The general-purpose machine guns have been hung with ammunition chains, ready to fight.

On the surface, there is only one platoon of soldiers on duty, but there are soldiers on nearby trucks. They can enter the venue immediately when needed. Because the venue is in an open area, there are no commanding heights nearby, which saves the security force a lot of trouble, at least they don't have to send people to guard there.

From 8:30 in the morning, people who participated in the ceremony began to enter the venue. There were no invitations or documents. People who participated in the ceremony had to be led by clergy to enter the venue, and they had to undergo strict security checks.

In order to ensure work efficiency, the security forces even used riot dogs to remove certain explosives.

It really looked impregnable.

At 10 o'clock, the ceremony officially began. According to the scheduled requirements, the entrance was supposed to be closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave, but because there were a constant stream of people attending the ceremony, no tough measures were taken.

As the largest clergyman in the region, Auerbach was going to give a speech. Just as Auerbach was giving his speech, there was a dispute at the entrance.

The dispute was caused by a couple who came from France. According to them, they came from Paris specifically to attend the ceremony, but because of the delay, they did not register with the Catholic Church in Jerusalem, so naturally no clergy took them in.

For the Lan Fang soldiers in charge of security, the French, like the British and Americans, were not given any preferential treatment. The security personnel rejected the couple's request to enter the venue without any room for compromise.

This caused dissatisfaction to the couple, who immediately became furious and tried to rush into the venue.

For such things, the security forces also had a plan, and the soldiers were not polite. They knocked down one person with a rifle butt, tied him up and threw him directly on the truck next to them, waiting for the launch ceremony to be dealt with.

Originally, the matter should have been settled at this point, but when the soldiers in charge of tying people came to their senses, they found that more people had gathered at the entrance.

This time it was not the French, but the locals of Jerusalem, and judging from their expressions, they were not very friendly.

The officer leading the team at the door was Ye Zhengqing. As a marine, Ye Zhengqing originally did not need to wade into this muddy water, but because Ye Zhengqing himself knew a little Persian, Ye Zhengqing was seconded and returned to the office after the ceremony.

Seeing the locals gathering, Ye Zhengqing immediately became alert. If these Persians were alone, they might be timid and lack courage in the face of the military and police, but if they were in large numbers, these Persians would not even care about the emperor, especially in the name of religion.

"This is the Catholic gathering place. No one is allowed to enter without an invitation. Please disperse immediately and don't gather." Ye Zhengqing immediately used a tin horn to shout, trying to get these Persians to disperse on their own initiative.

While Ye Zhengqing was shouting, the soldiers guarding the entrance were already on high alert. The originally removed barricades were blocked in the middle of the road again. The machine gun safety on the armored vehicle was already on, waiting to meet the attack of the Persians.

These Persians were indeed stubborn. Facing the soldiers who were ready for battle, these Persians did not give in and continued to approach the entrance in silence.

"This is Catholicism--" Ye Zhengqing was still repeating his shouting, and one hand secretly made a gesture of preparing for battle behind his back.

"Ye, forget it, they won't listen to you." Mark Ferguson, who was also a captain, was a little impatient.

Unlike Ye Zhengqing, Mark Ferguson is a typical Catholic believer. Facing these Persian believers, Ye Zhengqing can still maintain his rationality, but Mark Ferguson has already lost his patience.

If Huang Li had not emphasized Ye Zhengqing's status, Mark Ferguson might have ordered to open fire.

There is a cordon 50 meters outside the entrance. The white cordon drawn with lime is very conspicuous on the gray ground.

Just as the Persians were about to step into the cordon, the machine gunner on the armored vehicle pulled the trigger.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta--

The sound of the 20-type general-purpose machine gun was crisp and pleasant. This is a heavy machine gun with a heavy barrel. The bullet hit the boundary line, splashing dust nearly one meter high, and the momentum was indeed amazing.

Perhaps they did not expect the security forces to really dare to shoot, so the Persians stopped immediately.

At this moment in the venue, Orbach was still giving a speech calmly, and he didn't even raise his eyelids when the gunshots rang out.

Group behavior also requires momentum. As the saying goes, the first push is good, the second push is weak, and the third push is exhausted. Even the slightest hesitation will seriously affect morale.

After the Persians stopped, the air at the entrance seemed to freeze.

The Persians did not move forward. They looked at the soldiers with hatred and fear in their eyes. The soldiers did not continue to shoot. There was no "accidental discharge" incident due to the sudden sound of gunfire, but the soldiers' eyes were still firm, and the shooter's finger did not leave the trigger guard, ready to fire at any time.

"This is Catholicism--" Ye Zhengqing continued to shout, his voice was flat, without any emotion, and even the rhythm did not change.

A big man with a full beard in the Persian crowd looked at Ye Zhengqing steadily. Ye Zhengqing was not afraid at all, and his voice did not change.

After a while, the big man finally spat in hatred and slowly retreated.

It's good to retreat. In the place where the big man can't see, Ye Zhengqing's clothes on his back are already soaked. If these Persians continue to advance recklessly, Ye Zhengqing will also order to open fire, but this does not mean that Ye Zhengqing is not under pressure. Not everyone can pull the trigger fiercely when facing these unarmed civilians.

Seeing these Persians retreat, Mark Ferguson felt a little regretful: "What a pity--"

"Nothing to regret, this is just the beginning, sooner or later they will be unable to hold back, and you will have a lot to do then." Ye Zhengqing frowned, as if he had seen the flames rising from Jerusalem.

No more accidents happened afterwards. When it was time for dinner in the evening, Ye Zhengqing just touched his bowl when he received a report from a soldier: "Report, a murder occurred in the Desert Ship Hotel. Four Italians who came to pilgrimage were attacked. They were killed with knives, and their belongings were looted."

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @shu/bar!

"This is the job of the police, let them call the police." Ye Zhengqing didn't want to cause trouble. Attacks have been common recently. All Westerners who came to Jerusalem will receive friendly reminders that it is best for them to stay in Catholic hotels with soldiers stationed, but there will always be some people who don't listen to the advice.

The "Ship of the Desert" hotel is a hotel opened by a local Jerusalemite. As the name suggests, if it was opened by a Catholic, the name would be something like "Hand of God" or "Sword of Justice".

"The police can't handle it. Too many things happened today. The police station doesn't have extra police force. This is the news sent by Bishop Victor. It seems that we have to go." Mark Ferguson has put down his bowl and walked out, checking the bullets in the pistol magazine as he walked.

It seems that this guy is really itching to do something.

"What can we do? Collect the bodies?" Ye Zhengqing had no choice but to follow him out. If Mark Ferguson took people there himself, the case might be "solved" immediately.

In fact, a similar incident had happened before. It was not handled by Ye Zhengqing at that time, but by a knight of the Knights Templar. It was a vicious incident in which a family of three was attacked. The man was killed, and the woman was insulted and killed. Those people didn't even let the children go.

This case did not become an unsolved case. Almost at the moment when Mr. Knight arrived at the crime scene, the case was declared "solved". It was a vicious case in which the hotel owner colluded with outsiders to commit murder for money. In the process of arresting the suspects, all the suspects died on the spot because of the armed resistance of the suspects.

Ye Zhengqing did not want this kind of thing to continue to happen. When will the revenge end?

Just as Ye Zhengqing thought, after arriving at the crime scene, Mark Ferguson's first thing was to order the soldiers to arrest everyone at the scene.

"Don't do this. It won't help solve the problem." Ye Zhengqing did not approve of such simplicity and brutality.

Although Ye Zhengqing could be ruthless when facing thugs, he did not approve of this indiscriminate revenge.

"It's not that we have to send them to the gallows immediately. We have to take them back for careful interrogation. If they don't resist, I won't start killing them." Mark Ferguson seemed a little rational.

As soon as Mark Ferguson finished speaking, gunshots were heard in the hotel.

"What the hell is going on?" Mark Ferguson was furious, and he got into the armored vehicle at a speed no slower than Ye Zhengqing.

Gunshots mean a fight has occurred. No matter how it started, protect yourself first.

"As soon as we went up, a guy rushed over with a knife, and we had to shoot." The squad leader who led the team upstairs looked innocent.

"Be careful, don't shoot if you can. Are you afraid of a guy with a knife?" Mark Ferguson didn't mean to be angry, but more like a reminder.

"Boss, this time it's a big trouble. Two Jewish families were attacked over there at the Wailing Wall. These are two families settled there. There are eleven people in total, and all were killed--" A second lieutenant came hurriedly.

It was really a big trouble. Ye Zhengqing raised his head, and the sky above his head seemed to be bloody.