Chapter 92 Prayer

"In the first year of the founding of the empire, there was a storm of war in Asia!"

The year of Yanhuang 4601 is an unforgettable year for any Chinese. This year, on the 14th day of the first lunar month, the empire was founded. This year, in the face of the dignity of the country, this country, which had been enslaved by aliens for 260 years, was already a weak country under the rule of the alien policy. Still choose to use war to maintain the dignity of the country.

In the face of the war in the northeast, in the face of the scene of national dignity being trampled on, China has no choice but to defeat Russia, a traditional European power, which can be said to be the most powerful country in Asia. China, which was defeated by Japan ten years ago and regarded as fish by the great powers, can Can you challenge him?

China, which can be regarded as a weak by the outside world, took the initiative to launch a challenge. When the battlefield broke out, almost everyone suspected that this might be another "crazy of the year of Gengzi", but desperately rushed over and won many battles. Suddenly, the sudden victory made this country pay for the defeat of the foreign war. After becoming forgetful, the Chinese experienced the unprecedented excitement of the people for the first time.

Why isn't it like this?

Before the Chinese Empire, the Chinese people had the experience of "nationals" in the future and lived in an era without the concept of a state. For Chinese people, they were at most a member of the family and a member of the family. Until the "nationalism" was indoctrination during the restoration period, for the first time, the Chinese people really had a "nation" and a "nation" and a country. "Home" is a modern concept.

The political axe of the Chinese Empire has taken great pains to instill the Chinese people in the concept of the country and the people. For the political axe, the political axe needs patriotic, loyal and willing to pay for the country's "national citizens". First there is the country and then the citizen, the country is the root, and the people are the foundation.

For the emperor himself, what he hopes to cultivate is "the subjects of His Majesty the Emperor". This concept is easier to understand and accepted by the people than the "national citizen" proposed during the period of the ruling axe. After all, the concept of loyalty is a traditional thought carved into the bones of the Chinese people, compared with "national citizens". On the contrary, the emperor's subjects are more accepted by the people.

The humiliation compensation in the Qing Dynasty made the "cvassals" realize what was the "national shame", and the rampage of foreigners made him feel the personal shame brought by the weakness of the country. The 260-year humiliating history of alien slavery made them understand the relationship between the country and the individual.

Shame is almost courage. The relationship between the country and the individual is invisible, and there is a balance through nationalist propaganda. The repeated victories from the battlefield made "His Majesty's subjects" realize for the first time what is the glory of the country, the excitement brought by the victory of the war, and let them really feel what the concept of the country and the people are.

It is also the shame of the "head of one or two" compensation that supports the will of this young and somewhat surprising army to keep fighting. Thanks to the large number of applications of mortars and light and heavy machine guns, the guards, which have more firepower than any army in this era, have miraculously won victories again and again.

The warning of shame and the encouragement of victory are the most fundamental support for this army to fight. For an army that has just been instilled with nationalist ideas, this is not easy.

In Pyongyang, the smoke of gunpowder finally dissipated. The smoke dissipated and the gunfire subsided, leaving only craters, trenches and blood-stained land to remind people of what had happened here.

The order to retreat came very suddenly. Yesterday, the division's staff just issued an order to build a second defensive fortification. When there is insufficient ammunition, a second defense line must be built to achieve the purpose of replenishing firepower with a complex defense line system. Even the division's heavy soldiers continued to demolish the houses of North Koreans and build rafts to be under the cover of the night. Crossing the Datong River, from the other side of the river to supply, but now the order to retreat has been issued, "Why do you want to withdraw?"

When the 40th Division was reached under the order, each soldier asked the same question. They desperately crossed the mountains to the south of the Datong River and surrounded the Japanese army in Pyongyang. Although from the beginning, they could only rely on the defense line for defense, but after the order to withdraw was issued These soldiers, who were relieved, could not understand the orders of the officers.

Understand also needs to be executed, and if you don't understand, you also need to be executed! This is the military order.

The officers did not give the soldiers much explanation. When they set out, everyone carried 180 bullets, and there were only a dozen or twenty rounds left at most. The mortars had no shells, and even the machine guns at the core of the Guards' battle had no ammunition. If they didn't retreat at this time, they would be really It's round.

"I'm leaving North Korea!"

And angry with the soldiers, the officers finally tried their best to explain to them the intention of leaving North Korea.

Well, because Nanjing signed a joint communiqué saying that I would withdraw from Manchuria, we want to withdraw.

Isn't this the damn official who betrayed us?

Of course not. In addition to my withdrawal, they also returned Taiwan to us.

In the end, under the explanation of the officers, the soldiers were finally convinced of one thing. They did not defeat the battle, and they were still winners. A nation that had lost for 260 years, his heart was so fragile that he could not accept any failure at all.

Although there is a certain explanation, although the vast majority of people choose to understand, not everyone can understand this military order. Especially for those soldiers who have completely integrated themselves and the country in their hearts.

In the drying field in front of the division headquarters, thousands of officers and soldiers stood silently on the drying field and the paddy fields around the drying field. Although the weather is sunny, anyone can feel an inexplicable emotion now, and even anger is brewing in the hearts of the officers and soldiers.

Angry! Everyone's faces were full of indignation. The officers and soldiers looked at the front with their bare hands. Although they never said a word, although they only said they wanted to see the officer from beginning to end, no one doubted that when their anger burned, they could tear apart the enemy with their bare hands.

The gendarmerie standing outside the division headquarters are mostly helplessly looking at these sad and indignant comrades in front of them. Although their behavior can be understood, the military order is a military order. As a gendarmerie, they must maintain the dignity of military law. The military discipline of the Guards is strict enough to sentence all these thousands of soldiers to death.

"Master, if you don't stop them, I'm afraid there will be a big mess!"

"Yes, teacher, there are at least one or two thousand people outside now, if..."

"If it continues to develop, it will... become a military change!"

When the officers and soldiers outside the division headquarters were full of grief and indignation, Wu Luzhen, who was in front of the headquarters, closed his eyes and even turned a deaf ear. It was not until the chief of staff spit out a military change that he opened his eyes slightly.

"If there is a military change, then... they won't wear this military uniform."

The cold words almost spit out a sentence from Wu Luzhen's mouth, "If it evolves into a military change, everyone should be shot."

"Sir, the military law in the army is harsh, and the military law is intolerant. Everyone understands this, but..."

After the Chief of Staff finished speaking, Wu Luzhen interrupted him directly.

"What? The law doesn't blame the public, does it?

His eyes swept, and Wu Luzhen sighed again.

"Military law is military law. From ancient times to the present, there have been many mucussions and many escapes. Some of those people have the idea of not holding the law and not blaming the public. Now, I will give up their idea from the root."

Just as the anger continued to linger in people's hearts, a general with the rank of school came out from the porch of the division headquarters. As soon as they saw this rank, everyone knew his identity as Wu Luzhen, the division commander, and the three heroes of Lu Shiben.

At first sight, the officer walked out of the command post, and the gendarmes who confronted outside the command post and the officers and soldiers who came to inquire stood up to pay tribute at the same time without any hesitation.

"Good, sir!"

The order in the army has not been damaged by the previous confrontation. After all, each of them is a guard soldier, and discipline is still their most fundamental honor. They came here to ask for an explanation, not to launch a military change.

"Tell me! Who are you!"

Looking coldly at the officers and soldiers in front of him who came to the division to ask for an explanation, Wu Luzhen's voice did not have a trace of emotion.

"Report, sir, soldiers of the Chinese Imperial Guards!"

A captain, who was only 17 or 18 years old, stepped into the team and replied.

"Do you still know that you are a member of the Guard? Let's see what you are doing now! Question the officer's order and stand up the headquarters! What kind of behavior is this! To put it lightly, it is to question the officer's order! To put it bluntly, it is a military change! Unexpectedly, the Guards were first formed, and the military change was the first to come out of the division. Looking at you, I was so angry for you! Tell me what your vows are! Tell me!"

Wu Luzhen looked a little angry when she spoke, and her eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire.

"Long...sur, sir,..."

When the captain was speechless, a soldier came out with an unconcealed look of grief and indignation on his face.

"Your Sir, why do you want to retreat? We can still fight!"

"s sir! This... Didn't we say that we wanted to defeat North Korea and restore the old vassals? Retreat! Isn't there never an order to retreat in our guards? Sir! As long as you give an order, the brothers will swim to the other side of the river, and they can also beat down Pyongyang, and then we will fight all the way to Busan!"

The soldiers' words were reasonable. At the beginning, the officers told them over and over again that in the dictionary of the Guards, there was no word retreat, only attack and attack, but now? But the officers told them that they were going to retreat, just when they thought they could take down the whole North Korea.

Since entering the court, the officers have repeatedly told them that North Korea is China's thousand-year-old vassal. Eleven years ago, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was incompetent to lose North Korea. Now they want to fight down North Korea. Those who lose face there will be found there. For these taxis who have just linked individuals with the country. For the soldiers, they could not accept the order to retreat.

"Sir, the officers told us that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japan signed a joint communiqué. We withdrew our troops from North Korea. They withdrew from the Northeast and Taiwan. Sir, I have been a soldier. I have learned to read less, but I also know a word. Even if I want to withdraw, it is said that I will withdraw. Let's withdraw the army. North Korea is China's, Taiwan's China's. We have the reason to exchange our own things for the things that were robbed by the robbers! At the very least, this word doesn't make sense!"

One sentence blocked Wu Luzhen's words.

For these soldiers who have just established "military honor" through the guidance of officers and continuous victory, in their simple consciousness, they feel that exchanging North Korea for Taiwan is undoubtedly a shame on their faces. Isn't it obvious that they are incompetent?

If it is capable, will the country suffer such a big loss? So whether it's for the face of the country or for the sake of individuals, they all hope to continue to fight.

"The order to retreat has been issued! Soldiers! Indeed, some people say that today is a victory! But I regard today as a shame. Please remember this day with your hard work! On May 15th, 4603, Yanhuang!"

When Wu Luzhen saw the soldiers hear what he said, the sadness and indignation on her face became stronger, but most of the staff behind him in the war were puzzled and even uneasy. What did Wu want to do? Is it possible that he wants to incite soldiers to rebel?

"Whether it's for Chinese or army soldiers, it's a shame! It's a great shame, because we made a deal with the robbers at the cost of the blood of the soldiers and the territory of the country!"

With Wu Luzhen's words, the atmosphere of grief and indignation in the air became stronger. The officers and soldiers in front of the division headquarters became short of breath, and the anger on their faces had reached the point of uncontrollable anger.

"Shame! How can it not be a great shame for a soldier? How can it not be a disgrace to the country?

Taking a deep breath, Wu Luzhen became a little excited. Even when he said this, his eyes couldn't help flashing with tears.

"Yours officer, we can fight! We can beat North Korea!"

A roar came from the crowd, a roar of grief and indignation.

"Yes! We can fight down North Korea now. Your Majesty will not doubt your ability. Your Majesty's heroic soldiers must be able to do this, but why, why would the country rather bear this great humiliation, and Your Majesty would rather suffer such humiliation and make this difficult choice?

At this time, Wu Luzhen seems to know your majesty better than everyone else, and better than the politicians and diplomats in Nanjing. But the soldiers are willing to listen to him and explain, which is different from the official explanation.

"For us, we have won North Korea, but we don't have a strong navy to defend the coast. As long as the Japanese army lands in our rear, it can cut off our back road and let us die in North Korea for nothing!"

"We are not afraid of death!"

"Yes, you are not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of death, but the country is afraid! Your Majesty is afraid! He was afraid that his soldiers would die in vain. He was afraid that the strength that the country had finally accumulated would be consumed in North Korea! It's easy to die! It's enough in the blink of an eye. It's easy to fight North Korea at all costs! With you group of fearless and patriotic soldiers, not to mention North Korea, even Europe can fight! But let me ask you, is there only one enemy of China? When we came here, didn't we look at the barracks of the Eight-Nation Alliance when we fought in Tianjin? Weihaiwei, Hong Kong and Kowloon are all occupied by the British! The Germans in Qingdao occupied the Yangtze River. The foreign warships swaggered. I have thought about it and wanted to go. Our capitals are all there. If we all died here, who would be the happiest? It is the foreign devils who occupy our land. At that time, who will defend the motherland and who will beat the foreign devils abroad! Which one of you will tell me!"

Looking at the soldiers in front of him, Wu Luzhen roared loudly. If you need to give them a reason, the current situation of the country is the only reason.

"The big picture, what is the big picture, this is the big picture! Our country has long been ruined by thousands of holes, and a powerful country is not a success. What is the imperial guard? It is the most fundamental support of the country. As long as we are here, no country dares to invade us. We have taught North Korea a hard lesson in the northeast, which is to kill chickens for monkeys. In the future, not to mention North Korea, Annan, Nepal, that is, the land of Jiangbei. Sooner or later, we will have to fight back! But now... Soldiers, we must save our strength and wait for him to decide the winner!"

Silence, this time the officers and soldiers who were originally sad and indignant suddenly calmed down. They looked at the officer in front of them, thinking about the current situation of the country, and bit their lips tightly. Unwilled tears flashed in their eyes, and the sad and indignant sobs came from their throats, which was a suppressed sob.

"Why are you crying! There are tears. After a few years, let me cry and those foreign devils cry, and take back all your tears. Men bleed without tears. Don't forget that you are soldiers!"

Wu Luzhen said so, but she couldn't help crying. The reason he said was not for the soldiers, but more in his mind.

"Yes!"

Everyone roared in unison, and the grief and indignation in their eyes turned into anger, but the anger was only aimed at foreigners.

"You are all guards, that is, soldiers, you must know that the military order is like a mountain! Although you have a reason for the incident, you get up and act in a group, in violation of the military order. Wu is responsible for discipline, and he is sentenced to 20 punishments, others, etc., and the soldiers are sentenced to five. Lieutenant seven, school officer ten!"

Wu Luzhen gave the punishment order at the right time. At this time, the officers and soldiers who originally surrounded the division headquarters were stunned at first, but they still chose to obey. The military order is like a mountain. This is the first truth they learned after they became soldiers. In the army, the only reason is the military order, and the crime they committed is more serious. Even killing the head is not too much.

At this time, the military judge, who had been silent, came out and said to Wu Luzhen.

"S sir, you are responsible for lax management, and you need to be punished for 40! The rest of the officers and soldiers will be punished twice!"

His words were exchanged for the glag of the officers and soldiers, and Wu Luzhen's face was rigid and shouted coldly.

"Pone execution!"

(to be continued)