Chapter 117: For All Mankind
Lin Yunyu continued: "Even if people can pass, these mules and horses will definitely not be able to pass; Since the battalion commander said that we will not enter Pyongyang to defend the city, and since the officials of Bochuan City received the news from Anju City, no trace of the Japanese army has been found near Pyongyang, so it seems that there is no need to force the Daecheong River to hurry up at this time? ā
Wu Weiyang also nodded in agreement with Shen Zhaoao and Lin Yunyu's opinion: "With such heavy rain, mules and horses carry a lot of supplies, and it is easy to have a large number of casualties; At worst, you have to wait until the weather is fine and the road is a little less slippery before you can march. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
He Changying looked at the surging river and said resolutely: "All the mules and horses are temporarily left in Bochuan City, and you will stay with the cavalry company and cross the river when the road is clear; Xueren, your telegraph team also stayed and rented a room, and the telegraph team will be stationed in Bochuan to conduct wireless experiments in the future, waiting for future orders. ā
Seeing the puzzled eyes of the surrounding officers, He Changying said arbitrarily: "Don't discuss this matter anymore, go back to the team to prepare, this is the final decision!" ā
In the early morning of September 1st, although the rain had been much lighter, it was still 'booming', and the sky was gloomy and showed no sign of clearing.
Except for the cavalry company and the telegraph team, the rest of the troops of the reinforcement army hurriedly had breakfast, and gathered in a series of sharp whistles.
Wearing hats and ponchos, the soldiers stood quietly in the square in front of the Yamen of Bochuan County, waiting for the order to set off.
According to the regulations, each soldier will carry four days of wotou pickles, eight boiled salted eggs, uniformly dressed into Mauser guns, and carry 100 rounds of rifle ammunition, and will set off from Bocheon City and march in the direction of Pyongyang.
The strict military discipline of the Korean aid army for two days and nights can be regarded as completely touching the Korean people in Bochuan City.
First of all, some bold children, timidly stood beside these soldiers of the kingdom, looking at the Mauser fast gun with a metallic glow with envy.
With the friendly permission of the soldiers, he excitedly touched the cold barrel of a gun, which was happier than eating pork on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Then the old man and the old woman also came out, looking at the young military master's 'sling' arguing, although they couldn't understand it, but the old man and the old woman were very happy.
Then the spicy young women, the honest farmers, the stubborn and self-respecting teenagers, and the shy Korean yellow flower girls all dared to stand by the door.
He Changying saw this situation and simply allowed the soldiers to give the children a bullet.
In his opinion, in the future, millions of bullets, a large number of artillery shells, artillery and firearms in Pyongyang will be given to the Oriental Army for free, and it is really nothing to use this bullet to connect with feelings.
What He Changying didn't expect was that one of the bullets eventually turned into a tearful story, and many years later, in the textbooks of the eight provinces of Korean autonomy, the friendship between the Chinese and North Korean nations was witnessed from generation to generation.
Therefore, in the early morning of this day, when they learned in advance that the reinforcement army was leaving, the people of Bochuan City opened fire in advance almost every house, wanting to do their part for these heavenly soldiers who were going to Pyongyang to help them fight the Japanese soldiers.
If the conditions are good, the generous family will boil eggs and duck eggs and give them to these good Qing soldiers to eat on the road.
If the conditions are poor, the families who regard things as precious will boil ginger soup and serve it to the soldiers who are about to leave.
The old people of North Korea said in words that the soldiers could not understand:
"Son, beat those robbers to the death."
"Son, be careful not to get hurt, bullets don't grow eyes."
"Son, do you have any ideas to settle down in Bochuan in the future, how many young men in my family are worried about Caiying."
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"How?"
After listening to Xu Ru's whispered translation beside him, He Changying turned his head and glanced at Lu Tie's legs, who had been angry in the past two days because of the rain and night patrol.
Lu Tiejiao's eyes also had a hint of emotion, but he said stiffly: "These eggs, a few bowls of ginger soup are only worth a few taels of silver." ā
"Hehe, that's not how the accounts are calculated."
He Changying smiled, and didn't catch the landing iron leg anymore to continue the competition.
Seeing that the soldiers were slightly excited, one by one hurriedly excused themselves, and their faces were full of pride, Lin Yunyu said with shining eyes:
"Many people didn't understand the battalion commander's decision on the eve before, but since yesterday morning, seeing the surprised and moved eyes of those people, the attitude of the soldiers began to change; Compared to before, I feel that the spirit of the soldiers seems to have changed a lot - pride, and they have begun to pay attention to their words and deeds, and have a sense of honor to lead by example. ā
He Changying nodded very seriously and roared loudly: "Our aid to the DPRK army is the people's army, the armed force to defend the people, and the force to maintain world peace and justice!" ā
"This people does not only refer to the Chinese people; The Korean people, the Oriental people, the Asian people, even the European people, the American people, and the good people of the whole world should be protected by the iron-blooded protection of our Korean army; Where there is oppression, where there is injustice, where there is a privileged class against humanity, there should be a figure of our army fighting to aid the DPRK! ā
Hearing He Changying's angry roar, the soldiers and officers of the Korean reinforcement army showed different expressions one after another.
There are surprises, excitement, and enthusiasm, and many soldiers and officers who are good at thinking show thoughtful expressions.
"Where is oppression, injustice? Hehe, battalion commander, are you trying to overthrow the Manchus? For us, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the greatest oppression and injustice! ā
Shen Zhaoao stood behind Lin Yunyu, muttering in a low voice, and was glared at viciously by Lin Yunyu, and made a 'You want to die, don't implicate the battalion commander!' 's mouth shape.
"Battalion commander, do the people of the East also want us to protect them! Aren't they at war with us? ā
Hao Tiansheng, the commander of the second company, asked puzzled.
"Yes, the people of the East also need the escort of our Korean army, but at that time, the name of the team that went was called Sino-Japanese Friendship to Aid the Japanese Army!"
He Changying said categorically: "You must understand that it was those careerists and conspirators in the East who started the war; The vast majority of the Oriental people are extremely pitiful and miserable, but they are blinded by the deception of those beasts! ā
"The common people of the East are suffering, all of them are living in dire straits!"
He Changying showed a look of sympathy, and shouted compassionately: "They treat those militaristic careerists as cattle and horses, and the poor only eat one meal a day, and let their wives and girls come to the Qing Dynasty to sell spring in South Asia to make money, and the old women in the family don't even have pants, and they work in the field all day wrapped in sheets, but the copper plates they earn are deceived by those careerists and turned into guns to oppress the people of all ethnic groups; We will never agree, and we will never agree to aid the Korean army! ā
"We will never agree, and we will never agree to aid the Korean army!"
Suddenly, all the excited soldiers of the Korean reinforcement army shouted angrily.
In the recognition of later scholars, the dawn in the rain on September 1, 1894, He Changying's short speech was an epoch-making event.
In previous international wars, territorial entanglements, ambitions, frictions, hatreds, and conflicts of interest were all the causes and motives for wars between nations and peoples.
He Changying's speech directly put aside the narrow boundaries of the country and the nation, and for the first time in the history of mankind, he put forward the new concept of "pan-world" "fighting for the fairness and justice of all mankind".
In the long years of the conquest around the world, He Changying and his followers have been tirelessly working tirelessly for this lofty ideal of 'maintaining peace and justice for all mankind'.