"More than 400 prefectures have raised troops, and there are more than 100,000 cavalry enemies! This is the national crisis, in the summer of the fourth year of Hong'an! No matter how terrible it is, there are still Kamakura men here, shouting to the world in the name of justice and arbitrariness
!…”
Before six o'clock in the morning on the 26th, a sun flag had been planted above the head of Andong County. Japanese soldiers wearing khaki military coats were lined up in neat rows, wearing steel helmets, carrying bags on their backs, bayonets shining coldly on their shoulders.
The leather boots marched neatly into Andong County. The Japanese military reporters on both sides were so excited that their eyes filled with tears. They held up their cameras and took photos again and again, hoping to publish the majestic appearance of the Japanese samurai in newspapers and show it to the people.
Several Japanese officers were playing with a wind-up record player, playing the majestic Japanese military song "Yuan Kou". This was a military song from the Meiji period. It was sung about the time when Kublai Khan of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty conquered Japan and encountered "God."
"Wind", the Japanese people won a great victory in defending their homeland.
The Japanese soldiers who entered the city held their heads high and their chests high, they were all singing in unison, breathing white air from their mouths, everyone's face was glowing, and many soldiers were so proud that they shed tears. In the hearts of these young Japanese officers and soldiers today, today is the same as back then.
Likewise, they are also defending their homeland and country, "crossing the Yalu River with great vigor and vigor"...
"...The barbarians on the Tatara Sea are those Mongols! We are sworn in with these arrogant and rude guys! We are moving forward with a spirit of loyalty. This is a great opportunity to practice! For the sake of the country, try it here
The power of the Japanese sword!...If you can't come back, even if you die in battle,
He is the ghost who protects the country, and he swore an oath in Hakozaki! He was summoned by God, and the soul of Yamato will remain in history forever!...The sky was furious, and the sea rolled up waves! Almost all of the more than 100,000 Mongolian troops who became enemies of the country were buried in the sea, only
Three people are left! After the clouds clear and the fog clears, the bright moon shines on Xuanjie Beach!"
Intense artillery fire was still coming from the distance, which meant that the northern defense line was still fighting. The battle was much smoother than the Japanese staff expected, and a breakthrough was made in the Andong direction in less than two hours. Now, the gap in the defense line is still expanding rapidly.
, and continued to expand to the north. The Qing army's "defense line" was 800 kilometers long, which was the length of the entire border between the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Although the defense density was close to ten kilometers and ten thousand people, the Japanese army concentrated all its strength on attacking the southernmost dozens of kilometers.
Its troop density was even greater than that of the Qing army.
The Qing army had never seen such a violent bombardment, nor had they seen such a brutal charge. Moreover, when the Japanese army launched the charge, they were only a few hundred meters away from the Qing army's defense line. Many of Anton's Qing army machine guns had not even reached the machine guns.
, the Japanese soldiers rushed in. In front of the Qing soldiers, these Japanese soldiers were short and
Like monkeys, but these "little monkeys" are almost the most ferocious "monkeys" in the world, with fierce momentum and superb hand-to-hand skills. The soldiers of the Qing army are either loose for a long time and have a lack of military discipline, or they have just been captured for a few days.
, was no match at all, and fell to the Japanese bayonet in at most three blows.
What's more important is that many of these Qing soldiers' hometowns have been liberated by the Ming army, and now they have no fighting spirit. Even if they surrender, their families will be fine. The Qing soldiers raised their hands after a few symbolic resistances.
Surrender. Now everyone can see that with the Nanming attack in the south and the Japanese attack in the north, the Qing Dynasty cannot hold out for a few more days. Surrender now and you can save your life. In a few days, the dynasty will change and you can go home.
…
Most of the people in Liaodong were Manchus, and there were not many Han people. They did not welcome the Japanese army like the people in the pass who greeted the Ming army. However, no one sighed for the fate of the Qing Dynasty, and no one complained about the Japanese
People came to "liberate themselves". The common people of the Qing Dynasty did not have any concept of "state and nation". In their concept, the country and the court were the same thing.
"The country" is nothing more than the officials who ride on their heads every day. Now that the country is dead, the people don't feel bad at all, and they don't feel the pain of being slaves of the country. Even if it is a foreign army that sets foot on their land, in their eyes, it is nothing more than
is to change
Dynasties have changed, and a court has changed to pay for food. Since it was reasonable and reasonable for the Qing Dynasty to replace the Ming Dynasty, why is it unreasonable for Japan to replace the Qing Dynasty today? According to the words in the children's textbook, this is nothing more than another "national fusion"
.
As for what will happen under Japanese rule? Common people welcome any change because they feel that no change will make them worse than they are now.
By noon, the attack area selected by the Japanese army, that is, the 40-kilometer defense line in the southernmost section of the Yalu River, had been broken through. The reason why this section was chosen was that within this range, powerful naval gun support could be obtained at any time. Now
Large Japanese troops are advancing in a steady stream, outflanking them to the north, and attacking the Qing army on the long defense line in the north from behind.
Dozens of kilometers along the Yalu River, there were crowds of surrendered Qing soldiers. The ground was dark with these prisoners, but few of them sat down. The weather was so cold that they would freeze if they sat still for a while. The ground was also covered with snow.
Thousands of pairs of feet stepped on it, and the cold dirty water formed streams, shining in the sun, and flowing into the frozen Yalu River.
Many of these Qing soldiers were transferred from the southern front. Their hometowns had been liberated by the Ming army, and they were all preparing to find an opportunity to surrender like the Ming army. Unexpectedly, the emperor thought of them and before they saw the Ming army,
Seemingly, they were transferred to the icy and bitter Yalu River to garrison. But Guangzhou
Wu obviously overestimated the "patriotic enthusiasm" in the hearts of his soldiers. Guangwu originally thought that the Han soldiers actively surrendered to the Ming army because they were all Han compatriots. But the Japanese were different.
Foreigners and soldiers can't surrender without any psychological barriers, right?
But now the result is obviously beyond his expectation.
…
The soldiers huddled together, hunched their heads in the cold wind, folded their hands, stamped their feet, chatting and laughing. They even got happy, pushing each other, and bursting into laughter from time to time. These young men
I am very happy now. The mental burden of the past few days is heavy and unbearable.
Lost. He finally survived the war and will return to his hometown soon. And everyone knows that the rest of his life will be much better than before. Because he will become a Ming Dynasty man and live the life that his fathers fought to the death for.
The "paradise life" pursued by fleeing south.
A steady stream of Japanese soldiers came ashore from the river, heads held high and chests high, and they passed among these prisoners of war with neat steps. Qing prisoners of war folded their hands and laughed to see what was going on, while talking excitedly:
"Tsk, tsk, look at their team, it's so neat!"
"What are you talking about? I can't tell that they have been specially trained and walked to show us? We come up to check, don't we often do this... If we practice like this for two months, we will walk better than them!"
"You said Japanese people grow taller by eating whatever they eat, but why are they all so skinny..."
"Shh, keep your voice down..."
"What are you afraid of? They don't understand."
"Well, what if you understand? Let me tell you, we are called prisoners of war now, and we are protected by those international laws. They can't touch us, they can only treat us with good food and drink..."
"Just talk about it there..."
"I'm not kidding. I was a prisoner of war of the Ming army when I was in the south... If I hadn't thought that my little boy was still here outside the customs, I would have stayed here and not escaped... Oh mom, things are getting better over there.
, big rice, big fat meat, and a fair and delicate little female soldier to bandage... Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's a beauty..."
The surrounding Qing soldiers burst into laughter, falling into beautiful reverie while laughing.
…
The Japanese soldiers walking neatly among them, although they were not squinting, were being strongly stimulated, and the anger in their chests was getting heavier and heavier:
——These people are so shameless even after being prisoners of war, and they are still laughing so much. It is really hard to find such shameless people in the world!
Every Japanese soldier had already gnashed his teeth in hatred. If it weren't for the strict military discipline, he would have rushed over and killed a few of them with his own hands.
…
"...Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, just wait and see what I do..."
The Qing soldier who boasted that he had been a prisoner of the Ming army was becoming more and more proud and wanted to demonstrate to his companions to let them understand what kind of treatment they could enjoy as prisoners of war. He looked around and saw a Japanese officer next to the Japanese soldiers.
Wearing high boots and a beard on his lips, he was holding a saber in his hand and scanning the prisoners with fire in his eyes.
"Hey, sir!"
The Qing soldier leaned forward with a smile, looked at the Japanese officer who was a head shorter than him, stretched out two fingers and gestured:
"Do you have any cigarettes? Sir, let's have a cigarette..."
The Qing soldiers all around looked at him with admiration. At the same time, they lost a lot of respect for the short Japanese officer.
The Japanese officer stared at him with red eyes, looked up and down, and said in a deep voice:
"Na-ni?"
The Qing soldier was startled for a moment, feeling a little guilty, but thinking that he could not let the brothers behind him look down upon him, he smiled again and continued to wave his two fingers and make gestures.
The Japanese officer nodded slowly and understood.
He turned around, waved, and called a translator over. He said something to the translator. Then, the Japanese translator looked at the prisoners, spoke stilted Chinese, and sneered:
"The company commander asks you, who still wants to smoke? Come forward. The company commander will give you cigarettes."
Originally, this sentence was very attractive. But the expressions and tone of the two Japanese were really unkind. The Qing soldiers around were whispering and looking at each other. Not many people dared to go out and smoke this.
cigarette.
The translator asked again, and a dozen Qing soldiers and prisoners came forward one after another.
The Japanese company commander said something again. The translator shouted:
"Any more?"
The remaining prisoners were all frightened, and no one dared to say a word. Even the dozen or so Qing soldiers who stood out first felt a little regretful now.
The Japanese company commander nodded and said something, and the translator said:
"Follow me, I'll take you to get cigarettes."
A dozen Qing soldiers followed nervously until they reached the river. There were already dozens of young Japanese soldiers gathered there. These young Japanese soldiers were all still boys, looking like high school students.
The translator asked a dozen Qing soldiers to fight, and then the Japanese company commander turned around and shouted loudly at the dozens of young Japanese soldiers:
"You cowards! Today I will train you well and make you become a real imperial warrior! A real warrior, the sword in his hand must be stained with the blood of the enemy! If you are afraid now, it doesn't matter, you will not be afraid soon.
! Now I will demonstrate it, you guys will like it!"
As he spoke, he walked towards a Qing soldier, pushed him and pointed into the distance:
"Hey! You, look over there! You!"
The Qing soldier didn't understand, but he always understood what he meant, so he turned his head and stretched his neck to look over there. Soon enough, the Japanese company commander drew out his sword, waved it in the air, and shouted:
"Hi!!!"
A stream of blood splashed in the air, and then a human skull rolled on the ice. Blood was bleeding from the nostrils, and the eyes and mouth were still half open and closed.
There was a "coaxing" sound from all around, and the Japanese and Qing soldiers were paralyzed with fear. Several Qing soldiers were so frightened that they sat on the ground and could not get up anymore. Others were stunned for a moment and ran away.
The Japanese company commander waved his sword and shouted at the young Japanese soldiers:
"Idiot! What are you still doing? The enemy has escaped! Go and kill them quickly! Idiot, go quickly! Are you even worse than these Chinese pigs!"
Suddenly about a dozen of these Japanese soldiers couldn't stand it anymore, and they closed their eyes and shouted heartily:
"ah!!!"
Then he rushed over with a gun in hand, caught up with the fleeing Qing soldiers, stabbed the Qing soldiers in the back with a bayonet, and stabbed him to the ground. He was deeply stuck in the ice, screaming and struggling.
, the surrounding snow is red.
There were still a few Qing soldiers who ran away, but the remaining Japanese soldiers knelt down on one knee half as they were trained, aimed their flat-end rifles and fired.
After a few "pop, bang, bang" shots, several Qing soldiers on the river in the distance also struggled and fell to the ground.
"Very good!" the Japanese company commander roared with satisfaction and continued to order, "Now, you have to chop off the heads of the remaining Chinese people! Who comes first?"