Section 15 Deserters
Yang Chao was relieved that he did not rush to Beijing City before dark. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After all, it was in a foreign land, and if you marched overnight, who knew what would happen, and the commander in charge of the escort regretted that after thinking about it, he regrettably decided to camp on the spot.
The commander was a Frenchman, but the soldiers he led included the Japanese, the Huayong battalion and the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.
The soldiers of Huayong Company are still camped in the outermost outermost area, and there is no way, even the Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers who play soy sauce have a higher status than them.
The camp was simply stirred, the supplies were unloaded from the carts, and the wagons were stopped in a circle around the perimeter, and no trenches were even dug.
The tents were too lazy to set up, everyone lit bonfires and laid out on the spot, and the northern weather in August was just right for the lukewarm.
Yang Chao leaned on the carriage, pondering his plan in his heart, touched the pistol that Zhang Guozhu picked up and gave him on the battlefield, and looked at the German officer next to him who seemed to be asleep.
Yang Chao knew that the Germans did not know their plans. He looked at the soldiers of Hua Yong Company who were also sleeping, and these soldiers knew Yang Chao's plan and were very much looking forward to it.
Because Yang Chao told these soldiers that he would take these people home tonight, but asked them to keep it a secret and not tell the Germans, which was very risky, but Yang Chao succeeded, and the Germans had a very bad relationship with the Chinese warriors, and Yang Chao spent several months gaining the trust of the soldiers, in other words, the Germans contributed manpower and material resources to help Yang Chao train an army that could be commanded temporarily.
However, Yang Chao's ability to control these soldiers was extremely weak, and he had to rely on deception and inducement to achieve his goal, which made Yang Chao feel very insecure.
"Lao Tzu has gone to great lengths until now, is he just bringing this army home, just to stop them from looting? They don't rob some people rob, Germans, Russians, British and French, which country doesn't rob? What's the point of all this! ”
Perhaps it was due to the depression caused by hiding himself for a long time and working hard, Yang Chao suddenly felt very pessimistic for a moment, and even wanted to give up all this, and didn't care about anything.
"Lao Tzu also has such a decadent day!"
Suddenly Yang Chao smiled bitterly, knowing that this was caused by his own psychological pressure, he had not faced such a trough, but every time it became the driving force that inspired him to move forward, when his college lover fell into the arms of Gao Fu Shuai after graduation, he almost collapsed, but it stimulated him to spend three years and work hard to prepare for the scholarship to study abroad.
When the business boss looked down on the Chinese, the Chinese could only do the lower management, and the middle level and above all used foreigners, Yang Chao could not argue, resigned angrily and finally started his own business.
This time, he couldn't see the direction of the future clearly, the people were insensitive, the government was rotten and debaucherous, was there really any hope for this country?
Yang Chao's body couldn't help but lean back, his head hit the wheel heavily, sighed, and tried to gather courage.
"Even if the world is drunk and I am awake, I must do the right thing!"
The tenacity in the lowest period is the reason why Yang Chao walked out of the trough again and again and finally climbed the peak.
Although he couldn't see the future, he knew that it was the right thing to do to bring out this army and save them from becoming beasts, no matter how insignificant and meaningless, but he still had to do it.
After overcoming pessimism with tenacity, Yang Chao's mind began to re-plan the way to break away from the main army.
He looked around, although the camp was simple, but there were soldiers on duty all around.
These are modern armies, there is a strict military system, even if the form is optimistic at this time, the soldiers are relaxed, but the system will not relax.
These soldiers on patrol duty at night, there are Japanese and Indian soldiers, the number exceeds the whites, they are on duty at night, and they do not relax for a moment, it is not difficult for one or two people to leave quietly, but hundreds of people want to leave, it is impossible not to alarm the sentry, once there is a conflict with the sentry, it is bound to wake up the German officers next to him, once these German officers come forward, Yang Chao will not be able to take the army out.
Even if the Shandong soldiers were forced to leave, even if the soldiers trusted themselves more, it was probably hopeless to take everyone out safely in the opposition of the Germans, after all, the entire rearguard force exceeded 1,000 people, and if other armies intervened, it would lead to a battle.
But if it didn't start tonight, Yang Chao knew that there would be no chance, and once these soldiers entered the bustling city of Beijing, Yang Chao knew that it would be impossible for them to resist the desire to loot.
Without a reasonable reason, it was impossible for Yang Chao to leave safely with his soldiers, and there must be a reason why the Germans could not stop it, or at least make it impossible for other bases to interfere.
Breathing slowly to calm his mind, he was about to start moving, but suddenly he saw a figure passing through the fire in the distance, lifting his pants and walking into the distance.
Yang Chao's mind suddenly flashed, and he immediately shouted to the side: "Black Bull, have you slept with the national pillar?" ”
Yang Chao deliberately placed his bedding next to these two people for a purpose.
The two opened their eyes: "I didn't sleep, Mr. Yang." ”
"Get up and follow me."
The two of them did not have any doubts and immediately stood up.
"Remember, if you want to go back to Shandong with me tonight, no matter what happens, I will do whatever I tell you to do, don't ask why, don't care about the Germans, understand?"
"Got it!"
The two replied that the desire to go home surpassed everything.
None of these soldiers had ever traveled far, and the farthest part of the village was often the market in a nearby town, and those who had entered the county seat were worth boasting about, and Qingdao was the farthest place each of them had ever been.
Now in the north, close to the city of Beijing, although they all want to enter Beijing, but they want to go home more, and even if they enter Beijing, no one knows when they can go home, Yang Chao accurately seized this opportunity, told everyone that he is going home tonight, and if he is willing to go with him, don't sleep, wait quietly, don't alarm the Germans.
More than 100 soldiers, without exception, chose to believe in Yang Chao, or rather chose to go home.
Yang Chao took Hei Niu and Zhang Guozhu and quietly walked out of the barracks, and met an Austro-Hungarian soldier on patrol, Yang Chao told him in German that it was convenient for several people to go, and the soldiers did not interfere.
Quietly walking out of the barracks, Yang Chao walked in the direction of the black shadow he had been staring at.
"Black Bull, give me your bayonet."
In the distance, it was dark, there was a bush, and there was a black shadow squatting in it, and the stench emitted had reached Yang Chao's nose.
Yang Chao suddenly asked for the bayonet pinned to the black cow's waist, and asked the two of them to wait for him in place, and Yang Chao quietly touched it alone.
It was getting smellier and smellier, and five meters in front of him was the figure, Yang Chao clenched the bayonet, and then turned his back to his hand.
He just thought about fooling a German officer, tricking him out of the barracks and killing him, and then creating the illusion that there was a Boxer sneak attack, and then leading the troops to pursue, and then the entire army disappeared into the night, which was already the least costly method that Yang Chao thought of, and he was even prepared to kill all the officers such as Werner Mahovalski in case it didn't work.
It's just that the appearance of this strange soldier who is convenient to go out made Yang Chao suddenly change his mind.
Yang Chao felt that his palms were already sweating, and at this time, he was already three meters close to the soldier who was squatting on the ground.
Yang Chao was about to pounce and kill this person, when suddenly this person stood up, and he was finished!
Yang Chao was stunned, and this person also saw Yang Chao at this time.
Yang Chao had an idea: "Hello! ”
Very standard American English.
The other party was stunned for a moment, but suddenly bowed: "Hai! ”
Japanese?
Yang Chao's mind moved suddenly, he didn't make it clear who was out of the camp just now, he only saw the other party carrying his pants in a flash, and the distance was too far to see clearly, but he judged that the other party was convenient.
But I didn't expect it to be a Japanese.
The psychological burden of killing a Japanese is clearly minimal.
Yang Chao's mind was spinning quickly, but his mouth was speaking American quickly.
"Are you Japanese? Where are you from Japan? ”
The other party did not answer, it is very likely that they did not understand, after 30 years of development, the Japanese have done a very good job in basic education, but it has not reached the point where the whole people speak English, and it is normal for an ordinary soldier to not understand a foreign language.
"Hay!"
The Japanese really didn't understand, but the image project of the Japanese army was the first to send troops this time, so the War Department repeatedly ordered that every soldier must be polite to friendly soldiers and not damage the honor of the imperial army, and this soldier could only answer with a bow.
Yang Chaoyou walked a few steps, and he was already close to the other party.
The Japanese soldiers were defenseless, Yang Chao had already touched his shoulder and patted him on the shoulder: "AUO!" ”
This is the meaning of Japanese friends, and Yang Chao only knows some common Japanese phrases.
The place understood, and also patted Yang Chao's shoulder, and the Japanese soldiers each lowered Yang Chao's head, looked up at Yang Chao, and responded in their mouths, "AUO, AUO." ”
But he didn't want to, taking advantage of the time when he was holding his neck high, Yang Chao suddenly exerted his strength, and the cold light flashed, and the bayonet behind his back suddenly stabbed over, from the bottom to the top, directly into the throat of the Japanese, the bayonet pierced through the back of the neck, and blood splattered out.
Let go of the Japanese and watch the Japanese slowly fall down with their necks around their necks, and no one notices everything.
At least the patrolmen who were a hundred meters away from the grass didn't notice it, but Hei Niu and Zhang Guozhu, who were only about ten paces away, saw it, and they couldn't help but hurry over.
"Mr. Yang!"
Hearing the low shout behind him, Yang Chao reacted, and after the killing, his mind suddenly went blank and froze in place.
Hei Niu and Zhang Guozhu had already come to him, and when they saw the corpse of the Japanese, they suddenly couldn't help but exclaim.
This exclamation attracted the attention of others, and suddenly a patrol soldier shouted.
At the last moment, Yang Chao suddenly noticed that he was splashed with Japanese blood, and the bayonet was still stuck in the throat of the Japanese, and the Japanese soldiers had long since stopped moving.
Yang Chao's brain began to tell the operation again, he felt that his brain was a little hot, suddenly pulled out the bayonet on the ground, thought about it, picked a good position, and stabbed himself in the shoulder, the sharp pain came, and Yang Chao couldn't help but cry out in a low voice.
Hei Niu and Zhang Guozhu were stunned.
Yang Chao reluctantly pulled out the knife, and then inserted it into the scabbard on the black cow's waist.
"Black Bull, run. Here, grab my gun, run over there. Run a mile and shoot, run out of bullets! ”
The black bull froze in place, and there were constant shouts of patrolmen in the distance, and someone had already walked over with a gun.
Yang Chao was in a hurry and kicked on the leg of the black bull: "Run!" Your knife kills, if you want to live, run! Listen to me. ”
The black bull staggered, and his mind was at a loss at this time, but he finally reacted, glanced at Yang Chao with a complicated expression, and then stumbled into the distance.
At this time, there were already soldiers walking into the position of fifty or sixty steps, and Yang Chao pulled Zhang Guozhu over.
"The pillar of the country supported me. Don't talk about anything when someone asks you later, let me tell me, do you understand? ”
Zhang Guozhu stroked Yang Chao, and just nodded, Yang Chao suddenly roared loudly.
"Ah!!h
Heart-rending screams.
The patrolmen, who heard the voice, determined that the situation was not good, and ran quickly, and the sound of footsteps and bolts, as well as the sound of calling for their companions, sounded ready for battle, and beckoned to the other soldiers.
"Enemy sneak attack!"
Yang Chao continued to shout.
Then urged Zhang Guozhu: "Help me go back!" ”