There was no good way for Xu Guozhu to contact Li Cong. Li Cong just asked them to make a last-ditch effort. If that didn't work, they could only retreat and engage in street fighting with the enemy. As long as they could hold the enemy back, that would be good. Now Li Cong Cong was quickly searching the entire treasure house, but the problem was that this treasure house was too big. It was a bit outrageous. It surprised Li Cong. Otherwise, he would definitely let the Guards Division retreat. , but what he needs most now is time.
Street fighting is also generally called "urban warfare" because street fighting is a battle that takes place in streets and alleys, street by street and house by house. It usually takes place in cities or large villages. Its distinctive characteristics First, the enemy and we are in close combat, which is very cruel. Second, the enemy and we are mixed with each other, intertwined, and highly dangerous. Urban street fighting is gradually formed with the development of cities and the expansion of the scale of war. The development of urbanization means that in the future, if In the event of war, urban street fighting will remain inevitable and will become an important combat style.
The last thing Xu Guozhu wants to happen may be street fighting. Fighting in close combat does not mean that the soldiers of his Guards Division are not good. On the contrary, they are all excellent soldiers in this aspect. But the problem is that the disparity in the number of people now is too great. If we really enter that situation, it is estimated that the first people to fail will be the Guards Division. Currently, the Guards Division only has less than a thousand people capable of fighting, but look at the troops outside. From the beginning to now, it has not decreased at all. Instead, it has been increasing continuously. Xu Guozhu can hardly breathe under the pressure. It is too terrible. However, Xu Guozhu is not a fool. The enemy is increasing his troops more and more powerfully. At least Xu Guozhu can see it. One thing became clear, that is, my boss really did something big this time, and it was a big thing that cost them all their lives. No matter what I said, I had to help these young and old men withstand it.
From a strategic point of view, the two sides in the street fighting mainly compete for urban energy, transportation, communication hubs and key departments such as finance, news, medical care, government agencies, and residential areas through close combat. Because controlling the above departments is equivalent to controlling The entire city is located. And the locations of these key departments are often the best buildings in the city. They are strong, tall, and complex in structure. They can reach the sky above and reach the ground below. The environment is extremely complicated. Sometimes, they often compete for one floor. And when the fight is fierce, the two opposing sides are fighting together in the building. It may be you on top and me on the bottom; you on the inside and me on the outside. Whoever takes over first and knows the terrain of the building first will suffer less. The purpose is to preserve oneself and eliminate the enemy. Covert combat is also a feature of street fighting. Whether it is offensive or defensive, one must make full use of the terrain and organize shooting firepower. When the enemy parties are evenly matched, it is more difficult to achieve a quick victory. In addition to encirclement, close combat and other forms of combat, the attacker can also make full use of the climate environment and adopt means such as cutting off water, power, and heating to kill the opponent and disintegrate the enemy's army.
But now Xu Guozhu doesn't need those things at all. Instead, the enemy has cut off power and water for him. What he needs is how to delay time. What Xu Guozhu needs is how to control the commanding heights of the entire city. This is more important. If If you are controlled by the enemy, you will be very passive, and people coming from the country will definitely take the form of air landing. If you cannot control the commanding heights, they may also be very passive.
From a tactical perspective, the most important feature of street fighting is the fight for commanding heights. These commanding heights may be a skyscraper, an overpass, or a small hill. Whoever owns it can organize crossfire and control a large area.
area. At this time, Xu Guozhu has found the commanding heights of the city through satellite, which is the building under his feet. If he gives up here, it may become a complete retreat. The enemy will definitely not let him go. For what follows,
Reinforcements won't do any good, and retreat has now become somewhat impossible.
As early as 1994, Grozny killed thousands of Russian soldiers. It is said that only one officer and 10 soldiers of a combat regiment of more than a thousand people who entered the city left alive; 26 Russian vehicles that entered the city were
20 military tanks were destroyed by the Chechen armed forces; the Russian army also lost 102 of its 120 armored vehicles; the Chechen armed forces even piled the dead Russian soldiers into sandbags and used them as street bunkers - the dead soldiers lost their last dignity. 5 years later
, the corpses of fallen Russian soldiers were once again insulted. January 24, 2000 was the most brutal day of the second street battle in Grozny. The corpses of Russian soldiers were strewn in the fields. It was extremely cold, and the corpses did not rot. Chechen armed forces marched on them. Grozny
The street fighting was a sniper's war. President Putin mobilized a large number of sharpshooters to deal with the situation, but in the end he ordered the bombing of Grozny.
The major general was also very clear about the war that year, so this guy would never allow it to happen again. He knew very well that his army lacked experience in street fighting, so he gave Yitli a death order.
We must eliminate these people in these high-rise buildings. Now it seems that fifty minutes is no problem at all. Now the enemy has been forced to the point where he cannot fight back.
"Captain, I have an idea. It should be able to alleviate our current situation, but I don't know if it will????" The chief of staff glanced at the rooms where the residents lived and said hesitantly.
It's not that he is afraid that he will die, but the most important thing at this time is to hold off the enemy, even if it is only for a little time. If these common people can really hold them back, he thinks this method should be used. War is about thinking.
Do everything you can to achieve your goal. As for the enemy, it is not within your scope of consideration. This is the cruelty of war.
Xu Guozhu has been cooperating with his chief of staff for more than a day or two. How could he not understand what this guy means? It seems that there is not much that can be done now. Besides, the old man also did a lot of evil to our people back then.
Okay, Xu Guozhu thought of what Lao Maozi did in our place back then.
Hailanpao is a village on the bank of Heilongjiang. Its original name was Mengjiatun, and later it was renamed Hailanpao. In 1858, Tsarist Russia forced the Qing government to sign an unequal treaty and ceded it. On the sixth day after the signing of the "Ahui Treaty", Tsarist Russia occupied the place. It was renamed Blagoveshchensk (meaning "Announcement City"). In 1900, there were about 38,000 people here, more than half of whom were from the Qing Dynasty. They had been farming, working, and doing business here for a long time. At that time, there were many large and small business houses 500. In July 1900, Tsarist Russia brazenly dispatched more than 100,000 invading troops in the name of "protecting the road." They invaded my country's eastern and northern regions from the fifth route and created the appalling "Hailan Pao Massacre."
After the military mobilization of Amur Province on June 25, 1900, atrocities of persecution of Chinese continued to occur in Hailanpao. The Chinese who could not bear the abuse fled back to Jiangyou. The Qing Dynasty people who were unable to leave due to family and property constraints were all massacred.
Object.
In early July 1900, the Tsarist Russian authorities ordered to inform the Chinese residents of Hailanpao that China and Russia were going to war and that they would be sent across the river. Houses were not allowed to lock their doors. On the afternoon of July 15, the Russian army suddenly blocked
In Heilongjiang, all ships were detained and Chinese residents were not allowed to cross the river.
When the Russian ship invaded the Aihui River in China on July 15, the Chinese Aihui garrison sent a ship to intercept it. The two sides exchanged fire, causing minor casualties. The Tsarist Russian government used the above incident as an excuse to plan a massacre of the Chinese residents of Hailanpao.
There was an atmosphere of terror inside and outside the city, and the persecution of Chinese continued unabated. Representatives of Qing residents asked Gribsky, the military and political chief of Amur Province, for instructions on whether the Qing people in the city needed to evacuate. He deceived and said that the Qing people "don't have to".
"Stay where you are with worry." On the afternoon of the next day, he ordered a ban on Qing people crossing the river, impounded all ferries, and sent cavalry to disperse the Qing people who were preparing to cross the river.
On July 16, the Tsarist Russian army forcibly drove thousands of Qing Dynasty residents, regardless of gender, age or child, into the police station like animals in a stable. The Qing Dynasty residents’ homes and shops were immediately looted. Nearby Qing Dynasty villagers were also raped.
During the search, those who resisted were assassinated. As more and more people were imprisoned, the police station could no longer accommodate them. At night, the residents were taken to the yard of a lumber factory by the Jingqili River. The next day, the first
A group of more than 3,000 Qing residents were escorted by Tsarist Russian Cossacks to the Heilong River, six miles north of Hailan Pao. Those who fell behind on the way were hacked to death by the Russian soldiers. At that time, the river was still 700 feet wide at its narrowest point, and the current was turbulent.
There was not even a boat. The Cossacks forced the Qing people to swim across the river. Those who entered the water first drowned immediately. Those who did not dare to enter the water were shot and hacked by the Russian army. Half an hour later, the bodies of the Qing people were piled up on the shore. At that time, the Qing people on the other side of the river drowned.
Eyewitnesses in the battle said: The Russian soldiers "each held a sword and axe, slashing east and west, breaking the corpses into pieces, the sound was so loud that the nose was sore. The seriously injured died on the bank, the slightly injured died in the river, the uninjured all drowned in the water, and the bones drifted."
It overflowed and covered the river bank. There were more than 80 people who followed the wave and passed by. They were naked, unconscious and unable to speak... I learned that more than 5,000 overseas Chinese were brutally killed and drowned." From July 16 to 21,
The Russian army carried out a total of four massacres in Hailanpao, claiming the lives of six to seven thousand Qing Dynasty people. A Russian official transcript said: "All the testimonies of the eyewitnesses make it believed that this was not actually a river crossing.
Instead, they killed and drowned all the people of the Qing Dynasty."
On July 17, the Hailanpao City Police Department rushed all the detained Qing people to Blagoveshchensk and lied about using boats to ferry them across to the other side. But there was not even a boat on the shore. When they reached the river,
, the Russian soldiers waved their sabers and drove all the Qing people "all the way into the water." "When the women threw their children on the shore, begging for at least their lives, the Russian soldiers caught these babies and carried them to the shore.
bayonet and cut the baby into pieces." A mother "left her child on the bank while she walked into the river", but after walking a few steps, she came back, hugged the child and walked into the water, and finally had to
After landing "put down her precious child", the inhumane Russian soldiers stabbed the child and his mother to death. There are too many examples of such cruelty.
In order to legalize the occupation of the Northeast, that is, to truly realize the "Yellow Russia Plan," the Russian army eagerly searched for and quickly captured General Zengqi, who abandoned the city and fled, and forced him to sign the "Temporary Charter of Fengtian and Earth" in an attempt to monopolize Russia The Three Northeastern Provinces were fixed in legal form, but were invalidated due to opposition from China and foreign countries. In April 1902, Tsarist Russia signed the "Treaty of Delivery of the Three Northeastern Provinces" with the Qing government in Beijing, guaranteeing to the Qing government that Russia's presence in China, especially After enjoying many privileges in the Northeast, it stipulated that Russia would withdraw its troops from the Northeast in three phases within one and a half years. However, after Tsarist Russia only withdrew some of its troops from the Northeast, it would no longer withdraw its troops. The Qing government issued a note to Russia in early October, urging it to Withdrawal of troops in accordance with the provisions of the treaty was ignored. At this time, four ministers of the Russian government met in Yalta and determined the policy that "Manchuria (referring to Northeast China) must be integrated into Russia or subordinate to Russia in the future." On December 10 On the 5th, the Tsar ordered the suspension of the withdrawal of troops from the Northeast and openly tore up the signed treaty. In March 1903, the Tsarist Russian government proposed seven new conditions to the Qing government for continued withdrawal. In fact, it was a clear statement that it would continue to occupy the Northeast.
At this point, it was already the fourth year since the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the Qing Dynasty. The suffering Northeast was still ravaged by the Tsarist Russian invading army. Subsequently, the conflict of interests between Japan and Tsarist Russia triggered the Russo-Japanese War. However, the battlefield was in the Northeast, and there were two local casualties. What a catastrophe!
Thinking of these things, Xu Guozhu nodded silently to the chief of staff. These people are not good people. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they were not necessarily very good to us.
"Go, pull out all the people in this house and put them all on the stairs. If these old idiots dare to resist, I don't think any of the guys in your hands are fire sticks." Xu Guozhu bit. Zhu Ya said, "These guys don't say that I am inhumane to you now. What you did back then was much more excessive than I did. Even if you really die later, this will not be blamed on me." Go ahead, you must know that the bombs that killed you all belong to your National Defense Forces. You pay taxes to support them, and in the end they come to send you on your way. That’s okay.
"Open the door? Open the door. Damn it, if you don't open the door, shoot?"
"Fuck, what are you doing with that nonsense, look at me buddy???" A soldier looked at the guy next to him called the door and shook his head helplessly. He was still using English. How could he be so polite? You know, there are a lot of Chinese here. Although Chinese is not the second language in this area, most people can understand it. This guy shot directly at the door.
"Everyone in the room please listen to me. This is an extraordinary period. I am not your country's army. You all come out. I will count to three. If you don't come out, I will throw a grenade in." , if you have any problems, don't blame me for not reminding you, I'm starting to count now????" This guy pretended to take out the grenade, and before he could start counting, several people ran out. , it seemed to be a family, "What are you looking at, damn, he is still so strong, you can't do this???" The soldier raised his hand and shot this guy who was taller than him, using such a person as a The hostage is simply irresponsible to himself. If this guy switches sides before the battle, he really can't control it, so it is best to eliminate the danger now.
Several soldiers nearby saw this guy's actions and felt that they might be a little too gentle. They also imitated this guy and started to drive away the hostages in their hands. Those hostages were all unlucky, but now this is the only one.
There is a way to interfere with them. I hope there are no experts in hostage rescue in these armies outside.
But even if there is, it's no problem. The officers and soldiers of the Guards Division don't want anything from the soldiers outside. All they want is their time. It is estimated that this can still delay them.
Outside, Lao Maozi's headquarters, the major generals rushed to the seventh floor when they saw it. The people in this demolition team are still good. Although the losses were a lot, they did a good job. If you hate it now
When the soldier came, he had a feeling that something bad might happen, but he honestly took it and took it with him.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem up front? I think the advance is going very quickly," the general said.
"General, something went wrong. These people took the residents of the building hostage. Our soldiers were a little bit flinched???" Yitli said with some depression. As a professional soldier, he is the one who has nothing to do with these ordinary people.
Emotional, but the soldiers below are different. The education they usually receive is to protect the people. They are supported by the people's taxes, so they naturally have to protect the people. Although they are not like people's soldiers,
But I also knew in my heart that I couldn't point a gun at ordinary people.
"What? How could such a thing happen? If you just blast up like this, the common people will not be alive. Just tell the soldiers what happened. If anyone retreats, they will be killed directly." The major general was ready to die at this moment.
I have given an order. The people in this building cannot become a way for me to go to the drought-stricken areas or to retreat to the second line. It doesn't matter even if everyone in the city is dead. What I need is to get in quickly.
After receiving the Major General's assurance, Yitli finally understood that today's mission was extremely important. In addition, there were no people from the press here when the incident suddenly happened, so there was no need to be afraid. Sooner or later, these people would be here.
It's the same whether you have to die, die early or play dead.
"Everyone, please listen to me. We are carrying out a major mission this time. No one can stop our progress. The major general has sent his escort team over. You all have taken good care of it. If you
If you don't move forward, the bullets will chase you. You are all members of the ace unit. You should know what to do and what not to do sometimes. I also know that those are the common people of our country.
, their sacrifice at this time is to prevent more people from sacrificing. If you can't even do this, you are not a qualified soldier???" Under Yitli's order, of course, the main thing
Or because of the coercion of the general's escort, these soldiers regained their fighting spirit. Each of them knew what they should do, and each of them knew that their lives were actually different from theirs. In their choices, they
I understand that I have to live, so the people in front of me can disappear.
If Xu Guozhu only knew how to use these hostages, then he would be a failed soldier. He ordered his brothers to retreat to more than two floors, and also placed some "things" on these people, which were just
The high-explosive bombs developed had blocked all other exits during the retreat, so those people could only go down, come up, or stay in the middle. Naturally, Xu Guozhu's people would not let them come up.
, they also saw the army of their own country below, and rushed down like crazy. The army below saw that there were no enemies behind them, so they did not open fire. When these people rushed into the Russian soldiers, a huge change happened.
Already.
With the slightest movement of Xu Guozhu's finger, the entire sixth floor lit up. People outside could see very clearly. It seemed that the building was not damaged, but the people inside were really unlucky. Countless soldiers
The civilians were burning with fire, and they wanted to put out the fire on themselves. Unfortunately, instead of putting out the fire on themselves, they made more people like themselves, like a fireball.
He ran around and rushed downstairs. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Guozhu asked his men to rush down quickly. With one charge, Lao Maozi dropped hundreds of corpses and returned to the previous place???
??The battle situation has returned to its previous state.
At this time, Li Cong had been running in the treasure for more than ten minutes. He could feel that his position was probably outside the city at this time, because he had just felt a little vibration here, which should be the place where the battle took place.
Li Cong's eyes were attracted by a huge diamond in front of him. This is too terrible. They say that women like diamonds. In fact, sometimes when faced with some huge diamonds, even men can't move. This is
The charm of diamonds.
The diamond in front of Li Cong is the largest diamond in the world, the Star of Africa, but Li Cong never expected to see it here.
The Star of Africa diamond is processed from the same natural diamond, the Cullinan. "Cullinan": It was discovered in the Premier Mine in South Africa on January 21, 1905. It is pure and transparent with a light blue tint.
The best grade gem diamond weighs 3106 carats. To this day, it is still the largest gem diamond found in the world.
In 1905, a diamond mine weighing 3,106 carats was discovered in South Africa. The newly opened transatlantic cable quickly spread the news around the world. At that time, experts in the gem industry estimated that the diamond mine was worth as much as 7.5 billion U.S. dollars. Since South Africa was a British colony at the time, everyone agreed.
It was thought that it should be transported to London and dedicated to King Edward VII. This unique treasure aroused the imagination of jewelry thieves from all over the world. The relevant personnel spent several months thinking about how to ensure the safety of transportation. In the end, the Metropolitan Police Department decided that it was best to
The principle is "the simpler, the safer". The diamond as big as an eggplant was put into a package without any markings and mailed out, and appeared in the royal mail bag of Buckingham Palace a month later. On February 10, 1908, the giant diamond was split
It is then processed into several large pieces. The total amount of processed diamonds is 1 carat, all of which are owned by the British royal family. The largest diamond is named "Cullinan 1", also known as the "Star of Africa (cullian)"
”, weighing 530.02 carats.
Speaking of the king of diamonds, the "Star of Africa (cullian)" is well-deserved. The world's largest gem-quality diamond was discovered in the Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa in January 1905. It was called the "Cullinan" diamond at the time.
, is a diamond block with an incomplete crystal, colorless and transparent, without any flaws, excellent texture, and weighs 3106 carats. The name "Cullinan" is taken from the name of the general manager of the mine at the time.
In January 1905, Fred Weir, the supervisor of the Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa, was walking in the mine when he spotted a shining object in the reflection of the setting sun. At first he thought it was a glass bottle dropped in the mud, but when he
After picking it up with his cane and scraping away the dirt, he was stunned. He could hardly believe his eyes that it was actually a diamond as big as a fist. Because he obtained the rare treasure, he received a reward of ten thousand US dollars.
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The British government bought the largest diamond in the world for US$750,000, shipped it to the UK, and presented it to King Edward VII in 1907 as a birthday gift for the King's 66th birthday. Later, this diamond was
It came into the hands of Nicholas II. Later, this huge diamond was sent to the Dutch capital for cutting. Many experts studied, analyzed and evaluated this unique "Cullinan" diamond for several months.
, and finally unanimously decided to split the diamond into three large diamonds. The experts carefully studied its splitting direction and first opened a quarter-inch gap in the splitting direction. On the afternoon of February 10, 1908, Ni
Gullah II personally selected two famous Dutch diamond cutting experts, the Joseph brothers, to be responsible for the cutting. There was a consultant team accompanying the cutting site to study the changes at any time, and a doctor and two nurses were invited to protect the scene. If their
It is estimated that if there is the slightest deviation, improper force or wrong hammer angle, the diamond may be split into tens of thousands of gravels. At that time, the future and reputation of the segmentation expert will be over. At this time, the air in the room is very tense, and the segmentation expert will cut the steel blade
The blade was inserted straight into the predetermined gap. He raised the wooden hammer and hit the back of the knife hard. The blade broke! The giant diamond was not broken at all. At this time, the segmentation expert was sweating profusely, but he was still calm. He lifted the wooden hammer again.
The hammer was so nervous that it was difficult to breathe. The segmentation expert hit the back of the newly replaced knife with a strong hammer, and the diamond was completely divided into three pieces as planned. At this time, the segmentation expert also immediately fainted to the ground, and then
It took me a long time to recuperate in the hospital before I returned to normal.
After the giant diamond was divided, cutting began on March 3 of the same year. Three polishing experts worked 14 hours a day for eight months to polish the four largest diamonds.
The "Cullinan First" is pear-shaped and is the heaviest one, weighing 530.2 carats. It was later set on Nicholas II's scepter. This giant diamond was called the "Star of Africa (cullian)". It
There are 74 facets.
"Cullinan II" is square, weighs 317.4 carats, and was later inlaid on Nicholas II's crown.
The "Cullinan Third" is pear-shaped, weighs 94.4 carats, and is set on the spire of the crown.
The "Cullinan Fourth" is square and weighs 63.6 carats. It was made by cutting experts who divided the smallest diamond into two, namely "Cullinan Third" and "Cullinan Fourth". It is
Decorated on the edge of the crown.
The "Cullinan" diamond is cut into a total of nine large diamonds and 96 small diamonds, which are used as crowns, scepters and other decorations. The remaining five diamonds are: the fifth one is heart-shaped and weighs 18.8 carats.
; The sixth one is boat-shaped, weighing 11.5 carats; the seventh one is boat-shaped, weighing 8.8 carats; the eighth one is rectangular, weighing 6.8 carats; the ninth one is pear-shaped, weighing 4.39 carats. There are also 96
A small diamond weighing 8 carats has been scattered around the world. What remains is a pile of rubble that is too small to be polished and weighs 9.5 carats.
This giant "Star of Africa (cullian)" rough stone weighing 3106 carats was cut into 105 diamonds, weighing a total of 10 carats, and 9.5 carats of uncut gravel. The weight of the finished product is only one-third of the original stone.
First, it can be seen that the consumption of polishing rough stones into diamonds is very large.
In front of Li Cong's eyes were several huge diamonds and a bag of small diamonds. There was a description next to them saying that these were made by Star of Africa. Oh my god, Li Cong felt that his blood was flowing rapidly. Now the world
These missing diamonds are very rare. Li Cong tested the hardness of this thing a little and felt that it was definitely a diamond. If it were not genuine, even if it was hidden in such a hidden place, even this guy would not believe it.
Just when Li Cong was surprised, Number 1 on the side saw another tape with the same packaging. The contents inside should be similar to Li Cong's.
"Sir, what does this say about the Mountain of Light? Is it a diamond?" No. 1 said as he prepared to open it. This sentence took away Li Cong's soul. Damn it, is this tsar specializing in...
Diamond makers, how come there are so many good things? These things can't be found outside, but I didn't expect them all to be found here.
The diamond discovered on No. 1 is called the Great Mogul Diamond, and its English name is great mogul diamond. It was discovered in the Kollur mine in India in 1304. The original stone weighed 7875 old carats, and after being processed into a rose shape, it weighed 240 old carats (one
Say 280 carats). The Great Mughal Diamond is a diamond discovered in India in the 17th century. In 1665, the French traveler Tavernier saw this diamond when he was serving in the Indian palace. The Great Mughal Diamond is based on the Taj Mahal.
It was named after its builder Shah Jahan. However, the diamond later disappeared. Legend has it that the "Orlov" and "Korea Noor" diamonds in later generations were split from the Great Mughal Diamond.
The English name koh-i-noor diamond is a famous historical diamond. It was produced in the Kollur mine in India. The rough stone is said to weigh 800 carats. It was originally polished into a rose shape and weighed 191 carats (186.5 old carats). It was returned to the country in 1526.
It was owned by Sultan Baber. It later became a treasure of the Mughal Empire. In 1738, it became a trophy of the Persian King Nadir Shah. In 1850, it was owned by the British royal family. In 1862, in order to remove the flaws, it was reworked into
It is a round diamond with a weight reduced to 108.93 carats. According to reports, the color of this diamond is grayish and the color grade is not high. American gemologists once valued it at US$7 million, but Li Cong believed that if he took it out,
There will definitely be a lot of people willing to spend tens of millions to buy it.
The Orlov diamond weighs 198.62 carats. The diamond is light turquoise in color, like half a pigeon egg, with a gap on one side. It is a famous diamond in former Tsarist Russia. It is said that Count Orlov at the time helped his lover Catherine become the queen and gave it to her.
This diamond was used to remind her lover of her important status. However, after Catherine accepted the diamond, she withdrew her love for Orlov. There was nothing she could do about it. Compared with love, power is more important than love. From this time, Li
But he was not in the mood to care about this, he wanted to continue looking at this treasure house.
Soon Li Cong and No. 1 discovered another famous diamond, the idol's eye, which is a flat pear-shaped diamond, the size of an egg. "Idol's Eye"
It weighs 70.2 carats. Legend has it that it was given by the chief of Kashmir as a "ransom" to the Turkish Sultan who blackmailed Princess Rasha Taha.
The Eye of the God is a perfect combination of a series of legends, mysteries, and fantasies. His story includes unpredictable deeds such as worship, theft, plunder, and mysterious disappearances.
For example, from its name, it is easy for us to think whether this diamond really was the eye of a certain god? But there is not enough evidence yet to show that he had such a glorious experience in his past life. His
The name is probably because of the shape of its carving, which looks like a big bright eye. Why is it cut like this? Why not cut into other styles? This is unknown. Another possibility is that this statue of the god
The Eye was dug out from a statue of a god by some unscrupulous worshiper and then sold on the black market. But this is also impossible to verify.
Another popular theory is that as early as the seventeenth century in the Golconda region of India, around 1607, the eye of the statue belonged to a Persian prince. His name was Rehab. But unfortunately he encountered
When there was a debt crisis, the eye of the statue was used to pay off the debt, so the big diamond flowed into the hands of the creditor, the East India Company. From then on, he disappeared for 300 years, which gave rise to a lot of speculation and controversy...
The focus of the controversy is: Does Rehabil really exist? Even so, how did this diamond move from India to Persia and then back to the hands of the Indians? Was the East India Company doing such a transaction so early?
Queen Elizabeth granted the East India Company a license to do business in Surat in 1600, but the license to do business in India had to wait until 1609. If the East India Company really got the diamond, would they sell it to the powerful?
Did they keep it as a private collection? Or did the East India Company own people guard it and steal it?
Another story goes like this. Legend has it that the diamond was the ransom paid by the Indians after Princess Rashta was kidnapped by the Turkish Emperor. But there is no reliable evidence for this story.
It was not until 1865 that the Eye of the God appeared in people's sight again. At Christie's auction in London that year, the Eye of the God was bought by a mysterious bidder. He only left a simple "b.b" as
Code name. In 1906, this mysterious guest finally surfaced. He was the famous Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918), the last emperor of the Turkish Sultanate. On June 24, 1909,
The Eye of the God appeared at auction again, this time in Paris, and the winning bidder was a Spanish celebrity.
After World War II, Harry Winston purchased this diamond from a Dutch businessman. By this time, this 70.21-carat diamond had become part of a necklace. This necklace was very dazzling. It not only had the eyes of the statue, but also
There are 41 sparkling small diamonds surrounding it, totaling 22.50 carats, and a baguette-cut diamond of approximately 12 carats.
In 1947, the Eye of the God was acquired by Mrs. Mae Bonfils Stanton, the daughter of Frederick G. Bonfils, one of the founders of the Denver Post. She
Her love for jewelry and diamonds is world-famous. She spends her whole life collecting all kinds of jewelry. She is very protective of the eyes of the gods, and she usually doesn't take them out on important occasions. According to reports
She said that she usually only wears this diamond when having breakfast. Perhaps the gorgeous clothes will cover up the light of the eyes of the statue.
In 1962, after Ms. Stanton's death, her jewelry was also auctioned. This time, the winner of the bid at Buck Bonnet Auction House in New York was Chicago jeweler Harry Levinson. He paid $375,000.
In 1967, Levinson loaned this priceless treasure to the De Beer Mine Museum to decorate their Johannesburg Diamond Pavilion.
In 1973, Levinson planned to sell the diamond. He handed the gem to a New York auction house and asked them to auction the diamond for a sky-high price of US$1.1 million. Finally, Lawrence Graf of London bought the statue.
Eye. However, he did not hold it for a short time. Four years later, he transferred the diamond to another person.
There were rumors that this buyer was the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who was both reviled and reviled. Even though he was constantly in the news, he was still a president. Three years after his death, the Eye of the God disappeared from his mansion again. Just like it
Just as mysterious as when he appeared, he mysteriously disappeared again.
Li Cong believed that this treasure was definitely not the treasure of Tsarist Russia, but should belong to the former Soviet Union, but these are not important, the important thing is that now they are mine.