Chapter 94: No Crippling
Updated: 2012-07-18
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In the second line of defense of Yushu Fort, Cheng Bushi saw the tragic situation of the Japanese and said with a smile: "Sir, is this called "Is it a tooth for tooth and blood for blood?"
Wei Jichen smiled and shook his head and joked: "No, this is called the present retribution."
After thinking about it, Wei Jichen continued: "Now the Japanese have broken through my first line of defense. I guess they are proud of themselves, thinking about how to attack my Yushu Fort as soon as possible. We must strengthen our defense tonight to prevent the Japanese from attacking at night."
Cheng Buzhi responded naturally.
Wei Jichen looked at the battlefield where the smoke had not dissipated, and there was still a trace of Mars left in some places. Suddenly, he thought that the houses in the Yushu Fort had mostly wooden structures and were prone to fire. If the Japanese set fire, they would cause a riot, and there would be no place to cry at that time.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shout at Cheng Bushi who was about to leave, and instructed: "Old Cheng, there is another thing, let those slightly injured soldiers throw all the burning things in the house in front of the position, don't be afraid of damaging the house, we can't live here for long anyway."
"Sir, are you afraid?" Cheng Buzhi asked in confusion.
"I'm afraid that the Japanese will attack with fire, so it's better to be cautious. Even if they don't have that idea, we throw all the flammable woods in front of the position. After the Japanese cannons are ignited, the thick smoke will make them unable to see the reality of our position." Wei Jichen said solemnly.
Winter is originally a season when the weather is dry and the flowers and plants are withered and flourishing, and it is easy to catch fire. No wonder Wei Jichen thought so.
"Well, I'll go down now." Cheng Buzhi clasped his fists and turned around and left.
Night was about to fall, and Kitaro saw that his original plan had been fulfilled, so he suspended the attack, allowing the Japanese soldiers who had fought hard battles for most of the day to rest.
On the position, the sound of cannons gradually faded, until there were fragmentary gunfire left. Both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding and began to make fires and cook.
Wei Jichen didn't have much time to rest. After eating a few bites of dry food, he went to the wounded barracks to visit the injured soldiers.
The Japanese attacks were very fierce today. Maybe it was because Katsutaro wanted to capture Yushu Fort in one go, or maybe it was because the Japanese soldiers had a high morale after this period of rest.
In short, not only did the Japanese suffer heavy casualties, but Wei Jichen's losses were also great.
When Wei Jichen led Wang Huaiqing and several other personal soldiers to approach a large courtyard where the wounded barracks were located, he heard low moans of pain, soft conversations, and low sobs inside.
When you walk to the door, you can clearly see the situation inside. There are only military doctors in the Qing army and there are no special nursing staff. The wounded soldiers are rescued and transported back by their comrades. These rude men are inevitably overwhelmed and do not pay attention to hygiene and safety. Most of the wounded soldiers die from bacterial infections such as tetanus.
There were not many military doctors in total, and they were busy inside. The seriously injured were moved into the room, and there were some minor injuries in the hospital.
It was said that it was a minor wounded person, and Wei Jichen also saw many people who had lost their arms and thighs. These people were lying on the ground with their eyes blank. Those who were talking softly were all not missing anything on their bodies, and they also had a little bit of energy to talk about today's battle.
When Wei Jichen walked into the yard, he couldn't help but alarmed most of the injured. Those who were slightly injured had to stand up and salute, while those who were seriously injured also struggled to stand up.
"Brothers, don't move, just lie down. Now I'm here to see my brothers, not brothers to see me." Wei Jichen quickly pressed his hand down and said with a sad face.
Wei Jichen was in a very heavy mood. In less than a day, the wounded filled the entire courtyard.
Wang Huaiqing and several other personal soldiers rushed forward and supported the wounded who had stood up and lay down. When the others saw it, they stopped moving, but sat or lying down and looked at Wei Jichen quietly.
Wei Jichen walked to a sixteen-year-old soldier with tears on his face. When Wei Jichen entered the door just now, he saw him sobbing quietly.
Wei Jichen used his sleeve to wipe the tears from his face and asked softly: "What's the name?"
"If you want to go back to the general, my name is Tiedan." Tiedan was a little scared by Wei Jichen's actions.
"Why are you crying?" Wei Jichen asked again.
"Sir, my right hand has broken and I have become a useless person. I will never be able to charge with you again." Tiedan looked at his right hand with red eyes. It was obvious that losing his right hand was a big blow to him.
Wei Jichen touched his head, first comforted him silently, and then said, "How could he become a useless person if he loses his right hand?"
Wei Jichen stood up straight and saw the wounded being looking at him. He stretched out his left hand and took out his pistol from his arms.
Under the eyes of everyone, he shot the tiles on the house.
With a bang, the tiles were hit into several pieces, one of which flew upwards. Wei Jichen shot another shot, and the broken tiles flying upwards were hit and split into pieces, turning into small pieces and falling down one after another.
"I lost my right hand, and my left hand, and my left foot, and my right foot. As long as I, Wei Jichen, are still alive, I, Wei Jichen, can continue to kill people. No one dares to underestimate me, and no one dares to call me a waste."
Wei Jichen paused and continued, "You, the same is true. Don't let others tell you that you have become a useless person, even me, as long as you have perseverance in your heart, you can kill people in any part and live a good life. Only those who have accomplished nothing will be useful to tell you. If you want to fight, you should work hard to achieve it. It's that simple."
After Wei Jichen said something, the wounded were silent. Yes, if I lost my right hand, wouldn't I shoot my right hand? I lost my left leg, and I still have my right leg and both hands.
"Brothers, heaven is strong, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement. Now my Wei army is surrounded by Japanese people, but I, Wei Jichen, have never lost hope. Because, with you brothers here and you brothers who are ready to die, what is the fear of me, Wei Jichen, even if I want to break through, I, Wei Jichen, will not leave any brothers behind. As long as I have breath, I will take it away. But if even you lose hope and lose the will to fight, I, Wei Jichen, cannot take you away even if I have all kinds of skills." Wei Jichen raised his voice and said, "Brothers, even if we die, we will die on the road ahead. A dignified man, as long as he has breath, he can fight the Japanese to the end."
"Bloody battle to the end, bloody battle to the end!"
The wounded first murmured this sentence, and then the sentence formed a roaring river, and the eyes of the wounded who had lost their spirits burst out with bright and firm eyes.
Tiedan had already wiped away her tears, her little face was tightly tense, and her whole body was restored, and she looked at Wei Jichen with respect.
Wei Jichen untied the revolver and put it in Tiedan's hand, encouraging: "This gun is given to our little hero. I hope that one day you can use your left hand to compete with me for gunfire."
"Sir General, I won't let you down." Tiedan held the gun tightly.
Seeing that the wounded barracks were no longer as dead as before, Wei Jichen called a military doctor over and told him: "Brothers must clean the wounds. The gauze used for bandaging is boiled and dried before using it. Well, the environment here is too poor and there are too many people. Move some of the less injured brothers to the house where I live. As long as I can have a house to sleep, it is enough."
The military doctor admired Wei Jichen very much. As long as the general came and walked around, the wounded people who were about to die became much more obedient.
"Okay, sir, I'll organize people to do it now." The military doctor nodded and left.
Wei Jichen went into the house again to look at the seriously injured, and greeted him a few times. After finishing all this, he had time to take a break.
The soldiers who died on the battlefield had pensions, and those who were disabled would also have a considerable amount of money. However, after returning to their hometowns, they would cut off their livelihoods and would probably be poor and destitute all their lives.
Although Wei Jichen spoke passionately, he knew what kind of life and dilemma those injured in losing their hands and feet would face in the future.
For example, some famous generals in history who are called soldiers as loving soldiers as their sons, in addition to sharing the joys and sorrows with soldiers on weekdays, they are also concerned about these wounded people returning to their hometowns.
Although Wei Jichen was not a famous general, he would not have the heart to watch the wounded soldiers of the Wei army retired and eventually fell into a lonely and helpless family at home, and no one even knew when they died.
In addition to money, the most important thing that can help these wounded people is to show them a way out.
Wei Jichen thought a little and finally had an idea in his mind. If he could go back alive, he would have to start more industries. National capitalism had just emerged in the late Qing Dynasty. For himself, a time traveler, there was gold everywhere. Of course, you have to have power in your hands, and collusion between officials and businessmen is the way out.
The most important thing is to escape from here, otherwise everything would be in vain. Wei Jichen paced back and forth in the room and thought.
After today's attack, although the Japanese broke through the first line of defense, their aura had been lost. They still had a second and third line. If they wanted, they could have more lines of defense. However, they did not want to defend this place and died with the Japanese, so these were meaningless.
When the Japanese lose all their might and there is a loophole in the encirclement, they will break through the siege. After a long battle will last for a long time, the Japanese will not be able to conquer them for a long time, and they will be restless and the opportunity will come.
Being surrounded by Japanese people, Wei Jichen couldn't sleep, so he took several personal soldiers to patrol. Cheng Bushi had already led his soldiers to demolish most of the houses. As long as the flammable and dry things were moved, some houses were even demolished, and the roofs of some houses were demolished, looking very cunning.
Wei Jichen did not dare to withdraw the soldiers on the front line at will. He maintained sufficient troops on the front line, but only allowed a small number of soldiers to take turns to rest. The sleeping soldiers were holding guns in their hands and could go to the battlefield again at any time.
Five steps per post, ten steps per whistle!
Even if a mouse passes by, it will be noticed and no one can penetrate it.
Chapter completed!