In the county seat of Dawa, Guo Xing, who had just sat in the main office building in the county and dropped his pair of leather gloves, waited for a news that surprised him. An enemy force attempted to counterattack among the defeated rebel soldiers, but was scattered by the rebels and eventually captured.

And this unit, regardless of military uniforms or other identity credentials, is not the appearance of a rebel. Soon they confessed their origins - from the Japanese army units. More than 1,500 such people have been arrested, and now they are still being held in an old barracks, and they don't know what to do.

Guo Xing was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, then looked at his deputy, and asked coldly: "You mean, these prisoners are the Japanese Army?" They are not rebels, they are the Japanese who have already declared war on us? ”

The deputy nodded, and then spoke, "Sir, this unit has demanded that they be treated as prisoners, and that it is customary to keep their personal belongings, as well as ceremonial items such as swords. ”

"Hah!" Guo Xing was so pleased by this request that he split the corners of his mouth and asked his deputy: "Do you want to provide them with arms and materials, and then leave our cars and war horses to them, kneel on the ground and send them back to China?" ”

Guo Xing's deputy also cracked his mouth and smiled, and then obviously understood the boss's thoughts, and opened his mouth to suggest: "The commander has won a great victory, and it is indispensable to sacrifice the prisoners of the Beijing Division, these people just keep them and escort them back to the Beijing Division, which can be regarded as a generous gift from us to Your Majesty!" ”

"Hah!" Guo Xing sneered again, waved his hand and vetoed the proposal: "Do you remember the report from the front that the commander got when we set off?" I don't think you have forgotten what was written on it, right? ”

The adjutant was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Guo Xing, of course he still remembered that there was such a report, and he also remembered the content of it clearly, but now that this report is presented, it may affect the judgment of some things. The adjutant paused for a moment, and then asked with some hesitation: "Sir, what are you talking about the Japanese committing evil deeds against the old general Liu Hui's family in Panjin?" ”

"Of course it's it! The Japanese in Panjin actually played the set of 'entering the city without sealing the knife' that was explicitly banned many years ago, I want to see if these Japanese are steel and iron, not afraid of the knives and guns of our Ming soldiers! When Guo Xing mentioned this matter, he gritted his teeth with hatred, feeling that even if he executed all those Japanese prisoners, it would be difficult to solve the hatred in his heart.

The adjutant had the duty to remind his commander not to make a mistake, and he hurriedly spoke: "The slaughter of prisoners is not good, but it is a great crime to go to a military court, so you should be cautious, sir, so as not to get into any trouble for these prisoners at that time." ”

Guo Xing didn't talk about the prisoners anymore, but mentioned what Wang Jue said to him when he entered the New Army: "The commander told me that it would be a shame to have revenge and not revenge, and our New Army does not have such a bad seed." Since I joined the New Army, I have never dared to be a mischief whom the commander looks down on...... How? Don't you dare? ”

"Joke, I went out with you to ask for arms, and that time you ran away from the conflict yourself? When you say this, I want to see which general in the military court killed the hero in vain for the sake of captivity. After the adjutant knew Guo Xing's thoughts, he just dutifully advised, and when he heard that Guo Xing's mind had been decided, he turned to stand by his side and support.

"These Japanese prisoners! None of them were left, all of them were sent to the enemy positions on the periphery of Panjin and executed! Since Guo Xing has made up his mind, he has not considered other means: "Since I started, our new army has no reason to let the enemy go unpunished after being slaughtered!" ”

"Yes! I will order that 1,000 Japanese prisoners be executed on the spot, and then escort the remaining ones to Panjin City to avenge the old general Liu Hui's family and his family! The adjutant saluted, slammed his fist on his chest, and replied in a loud voice.

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"You say, will these Ming armies redeem us to Japan?" A Japanese prisoner leaning on the fence at the edge of the camp opened his mouth and asked his companions, who were also captured, "I think these Ming soldiers seem to be better than the spirit of our Japanese army......?" ”

"Isn't it obvious, the war will end soon, and then the two sides will change the treaty, and we will be able to go home, after all, there are more Jiliao prisoners captured by the Jin country, and it is not a matter of course to exchange us back?" The accomplice triumphantly analyzed: "This time, after all, we won." ”

As they said this, they couldn't help but think of the gold, silver, jewelry, and other valuable things that had been looted in large quantities along with the wounded and other supplies that had been sent back to North Korea. These things are all the trophies of this war, and I heard that after handing over most of them, they can also give some to each Japanese soldier in Liaodong, which is enough to make a soldier like him excited.

What the Kingdom of Jin needed was land and population, as well as a geography that was more conducive to defense. Allowing Japan to plunder the wealth of the local Ming people was also a compromise between the top and bottom of the Jin State, who hoped that Japan would be able to bear more risks and losses in the war, and of course it was necessary to provide Japan with more favorable terms of cooperation: this large-scale plundering operation would at least allow Japan's fragile economy to slow down for a few years.

The exchange of prisoners after the war was a common practice of war, and the number of prisoners captured by the Ming army this time was almost 100,000. Therefore, all these Japanese prisoners who laid down their arms had to do was to leisurely eat and drink in the prisoner of war camp until the end of the war.

However, as if God intended to slap this Japanese prisoner in the face, soon there was a commotion at the gate of the camp, and some prisoners of war ran over in a panic, saying that there were many Ming troops outside, and it seemed that they were not here to escort them out of here.

"What's going on? What's going on? Could these Ming troops still slaughter prisoners? A Japanese officer ran towards the door with a frightened face, and behind him, there were many officers who wanted to find the theory of the Ming army. When they held an internal discussion meeting just now, they even thought that there should be electric lights in the residence, and they should also provide newspapers, poker, and other pastimes.

And what answered these Japanese soldiers' questions was the distant and somewhat vague roar of the Ming army, which was a slightly suppressed roar: "Lizheng! Everyone get out of the main gate at once, or we'll be firing now! ”