With Yuan Weiting's movements, the officers "get on the bayonet!" From time to time, the shouts rang out, and the cadres and soldiers stood up one after another, picked up rifles with bayonets, and gathered together.

Unlike the French bayonets used by the Japanese army, the cadres used a short sword-shaped bayonet with a double-sided front, which was later known as the "Lin's bayonet" -- naturally, this bayonet was also invented by Lin Yiqing.

As a cold weapon, the bayonet was born in the era of the rise of hot weapons; It is loaded at the front end of the hot weapon, and has always been someone else's wedding dress; When not in use, it retreats behind people and hides deeply; Once needed, it will immediately shine with a sharp edge; For hundreds of years, it has not been taken seriously, but it has been dominant on the battlefield, especially in melee combat.

The bayonet is a bladed weapon mounted on the front of a single firearm for assassination, and is designed for war. The development of the bayonet originated in Europe two centuries ago. Around 7040, the bayonet was created as a self-defense weapon for smoothbore gunners in the city of Bayonna, France. Since then, many countries in Europe have called bayonets by the name of the city. The word bayonet in English is derived from the French word Bayonnetts. The shape of this bayonet is closer to that of an Arab man's sword.

At that time, gunpowder was just beginning to be used in warfare. The troops often used musketeers and pikemen as the main force of battle, and their tactics were to use musketeers and pikemen, shooting and reloading while slowly advancing in a phalanx. However, at that time, the arquebus flintlock pistol had to take nearly 2 minutes to complete the reloading action after each shot, and when it came to hand-to-hand combat, the arquebus could only shoot one shot at a time. The spears of pikemen up to 2 meters long were also of limited functionality in close combat. Worse still. At that time, Europeans had no training in hand-to-hand combat or martial arts. Completely by brute force. If you are tall and strong, you will have strong combat effectiveness. Otherwise, it is weak, and such a melee is tantamount to a group of beasts fighting. Command swords and swords, which are suitable for close combat, can only be owned and used by officers because they symbolize status.

Under such circumstances, a kind of cold weapon that is easy to carry, short and concise, came into being. This is the bayonet. The advent of the bayonet made it possible for the musket infantry to still engage in hand-to-hand combat with bayonets after the last round of volleys. Spear infantry can also use spears or short knives for close combat, depending on the situation. For the commander, the command "on the bayonet". It is equivalent to the order to charge, and it is a sign that the battle has entered the most tragic climax.

In the development of the military use of the bayonet, there is a person who has made a great contribution, he is one of the Swedish kings of the last century, Gustav? Adolph. He ordered all armed forces to wear bayonets, and ordered troops to be deployed in Denmark, Poland, and Russia. Although the king was dying on the march, the image of the Swedish armed forces with bayonets has already dazzled the eyes of the whole of Europe. For a time, the troops of various European countries followed suit, and the iron-striking industry flourished unprecedentedly. The bayonet improved the tactics of Europe at that time, and the smell of blood on the battlefield was unprecedentedly expanded.

Until now. Most bayonets consist of two parts: the body and the hilt. There are also two types of fixed parts on the gun: one folds near the muzzle and is concealed under the muzzle when not in use. Stretch out when in use; One is a detachable type that can be removed from the gun and put into the scabbard for easy carrying. From the time of Napoleon, the early rifle bayonets of various countries chose the former. The bayonet is usually longer and has a very high lethality, which is very practical for attacking troops. Therefore, to this day, combat units in many countries still adopt this design.

There are many types of bayonet blades, which can be divided into four types: sheet (knife or sword) and prismatic (three-edged or four-edged) according to the opening of the blade. By today's standards, early bayonets should be classified as assault combat knives or battle daggers. It is mostly sword-shaped and has no bayonet mount, the knife is about 30 to 60 cm long, and has a wooden tapered handle for inserting into the muzzle. But once inserted into the smoothbore muzzle, the gun cannot be fired; If it is inserted too tightly, it will not be easy to pull out; If it is too loose, it will either fall, or it will not be able to pull it out of the enemy during the assassination, and it will remain on the enemy; And the flared muzzle of the musket was not suitable for the addition of a bayonet mount. After 7088, this flawed bayonet was gradually replaced by a sleeved bayonet on the outside of the muzzle, developed by the French field marshal and military engineer Vauban .

At the end of the last century, in some European countries, the bayonet had completely replaced the spear. The lancers disappeared from the European armies, and cold weapons were relegated to a secondary position, triggering a major change in strategy and tactics. In order to be multi-purpose, there were some multi-purpose bayonets with other functions (such as daggers, hacksaws, scissors, etc.) before 8050, and later bayonets fixed to the side of the muzzle by spring tenons. And from 9055 onwards, this bayonet became the standard bayonet for many military rifles.

The use of bayonets was accompanied by bloody killing, because the purpose of loading bayonets was to destroy the enemy's living forces, so the research and manufacture of bayonets was mainly aimed at obtaining maximum effect with minimal physical exertion.

The body of today's bayonets is about 20 to 30 centimeters long, and most of them have blood grooves for insertion and extraction. Generally speaking, the prismatic blade body has good stiffness, is not easy to bend during fighting, and is easy to pierce, but has few other uses; The stiffness of the blade body is poor, and it is easy to bend sideways during fighting, but after piercing the human body, it can be artificially rotated to expand the wound, and after being removed from the gun, it can be used for a variety of purposes.

In terms of shape, bayonets can be divided into three categories: knives, swords, and stabs. A knife-shaped bayonet is a single-edged bayonet with a flat back, usually with a blood groove on the blade, so that the blade can release blood after piercing into the human tissue, reducing the pressure on the blade and making it easier to draw the knife. A sword-shaped bayonet refers to a double-edged knife or a one-and-a-half-edged knife. The "Lin's bayonet" designed by Lin Yiqing for the cadres belongs to the sword-shaped bayonet.

The reason why the bayonet of the cadres was designed in the shape of a sword was that Lin Yiqing had many considerations.

The ancient weapons of Middle-earth recorded: double-edged blade, or blade double-edged, body length of 3 feet is a long sword; Those who are more than 1 foot but less than 3 feet are short swords; Those less than 1 foot are called daggers or steel thorns. The advantage of sword-shaped bayonets is that the blade is usually lighter and has a double-sided edge, which makes it easier to use. Not only is the damage caused by a large area. And because the shape is close to ancient times. It is more easily accepted by cadres and soldiers who have a tradition of using cold weapons for many years.

At this time, the Japanese army took advantage of the darkness of night to approach the position of the cadres in a dense formation, and the cadres all stood on the position, bayonets forward, quietly waiting for the enemy.

The ranks of the Japanese army were like a torrent, while the ranks of the cadres were like a rock.

The Japanese soldiers quickened their pace, and at this time, I don't know who shouted hoarsely, "Hurray!" The Japanese soldiers seemed to be infected. shouted "Long live" in unison, and the sound shook the sky for a while.

The cadres are still standing like a mountain.

Just as the Japanese army was about to rush to the front, Yuan Weiting suddenly shouted: "Kill!" ”

All the officers and men of the cadres and soldiers let out a shout of "kill" in unison, and rushed towards the Japanese army with bayonets in their hands.

The overwhelming flow of people collided together, and then a fierce white-knuckle battle ensued.

The ninja who sent the letter to Yuan Weiting wrote the following words in his report:

"In the tragic melee, I saw a large group of Qianguo soldiers under the leadership of their commanders, each fighting with the Japanese soldiers. I myself took part in the battle, but not with a bayonet rifle, but with a ninja sword, my opponent. The Japanese soldier was not tall and fat. It is not clear whether he is a cook, an officer, or a machine gunner. I had no way of knowing what it was like to participate in such a battle for the first time with an enemy soldier armed with a bayonet rifle, and at the moment of face to face, in the fierce shaking of the firelight, I saw only that the opponent's eyes were blood-red. I slashed him in the neck, killing him before he could stab me, but his bayonet nearly slashed me in the shoulder. ”

"Although they are inferior in numbers, but the cadres and soldiers do not care, they fight to the death with unprecedented courage, General Yuan Weiting and his guards are particularly brave, they form a small formation, and the Japanese soldiers who rushed up fiercely fighting, General Yuan Weiting is short and fat, but in the battle he showed incredible flexibility, he roared under the cover of the guard Ye Duren and stabbed the enemy with a bayonet, stabbing down two Japanese soldiers one after another, probably he used too much force, his bayonet stabbed into the opponent's body too deep, Stuck in the ribs, he couldn't pull it out, just as he was exerting his strength, a Japanese officer rushed over and slashed at him with a katana, General Yuan Weiting gave up his rifle and fell back sharply, after the Japanese officer cut the knife into the air, he was about to raise his knife and cut again, but General Yuan Weiting rushed up, grabbed his wrist, and the two of them scuffled. ”

"In the fierce scuffle, another Japanese officer pulled out a pistol, and General Yuan Weiting saw it, but he couldn't spare his hand to stop it, he shouted: 'Ye Duren! Help me get this guy's pistol! Ye Duren freed up his hand and knocked out the Japanese officer's pistol. At this moment, a Japanese soldier who had knocked out his rifle pounced and hugged Ye Duren. The Japanese soldier picked up the pistol on the ground and was about to shoot him. Enraged, another guard of General Yuan Weiting found the pickaxe stuck in the Japanese man's body, so he pulled it out and smashed it on the head of the Japanese soldier who was pressing on Ye Duren's body. In the terrible screams of the Japanese soldiers, the Japanese soldier on Ye Duren's body fell, at this time General Yuan Weiting was still fighting with the Japanese officer holding the knife, General Yuan Weiting wanted to take his knife, but he had great strength, and pressed the knife to General Yuan Weiting, at this time, a cadre soldier who had fallen to the ground and was injured in the abdomen hugged the Japanese leg tightly and shouted loudly. The soldier with the pickaxe found that General Yuan Weiting was in danger, and his movements were very fast, and he lifted the eight-inch-long pickaxe and threw it at the Japanese officer, who saw his movements and immediately threw his knife and held his head with both hands, but this could not save him. The pickaxe went through the back of his hand and into his head. He screamed loudly, but he didn't fall, General Yuan Weiting stretched out his hand and pulled out the pickaxe, and then hit him the head, and he fell down with a burst of brain. ”

"At this time, another Japanese soldier rushed towards General Yuan Weiting with a rifle, General Yuan Weiting threw the pickaxe in his hand at the other party, the other party dodged at the same time, but the foot did not stop, General Yuan Weiting leaned over to pick up the katana dropped by the Japanese officer, the other party had rushed to the front, seeing that the other party's bayonet was about to stab General Yuan Weiting's waist, I had jumped to General Yuan Weiting's side, slashed the opponent's head with a knife, and cut off half of his head, which made General Yuan Weiting turn the corner."

"General Yuan Weiting recognized me and laughed: 'I thought you were going to cut off my head!' I just smiled and picked up the Japanese soldier's bayonet rifle. Handed it over to him. 'I think you're better off with a bayonet. ’”

"'That's it.' General Yuan Weiting took the bayonet rifle. He lifted his foot and picked up the Japanese katana on the ground and threw it at me, 'You have good swordsmanship!' I think you'd better have more knives! He laughed again, and I laughed, and then we both threw ourselves into the fight again. ”

“…… The fierce battle is over. Many of the wounded soldiers of Qianguo were lying next to the fortifications, and they were already unconscious. Ye Duren knelt beside a guard named Yu Shi'an, his left hand still tightly gripping the enemy's bayonet, his teeth clenched. Ye Duren wiped the blood on his body. A bayonet wound was found in his stomach. I feel very sad in my heart, he was injured to protect General Yuan Weiting. Another guard, Zhang Laifu, was lying next to Yu Shi'an, his right leg had been cut off, and his entire trouser leg had been stained red with blood. He was wounded after the hand-to-hand combat began, and when the enemy pounced, he still held the enemy on his knees with his only leg and dragged him until he was stabbed to death by his companions......"

"The bayonet charge of the Japanese army was repulsed, and the position was still firmly in the hands of the soldiers of Qianguo, when suddenly the sound of the trumpet sounded through the silent night sky. It was as if we all heard a herd of horses running...... Then there was another trumpet. But far from it. Then someone blew the whistle. …… A group of indistinct figures seemed to fall from the sky and immediately shot and stabbed any Japanese they found. That's when we realized. Reinforcements arrived. ”

"Many Japanese officers and soldiers were killed and wounded by the thunder bullets (hand grenades) thrown by the soldiers of Qianguo, and when I saw that the Japanese soldiers wanted to escape, the two Japanese officers turned around and fled together. A bullet flew his military cap, and a few seconds later, another bullet entered his back, and he immediately collapsed to the side of the road. Another Japanese officer was so frightened that he knelt down, and several Qianguo soldiers pointed their bayonets at him, but instead of stabbing him, they were talking to each other. ”

"After dawn, the reinforcements bombarded the Japanese army with artillery in turn, and the Japanese retreated like a tide, and the defenders had a chance to count the number of people, but the number of dead could not be counted, and there were more than 120 wounded lying in the small circular position around me alone."

"Reinforcements were coming in and out, and they were shooting with rifles at the Japanese soldiers who didn't have time to escape. In order to seize the road and light, the Japanese soldiers desperately entangled with reinforcements. At this time, a huge explosion sounded, which shook the earth, and I opened my swollen eyes hard, and saw the reinforcements rushing towards the Japanese army through the black smoke......"

Jin Yujun, who was sitting at home, looked at the black smoke rising in the distance, and his heart gradually sank.

He knew that it was caused by the artillery fire of the cadres.

The sound of artillery clearly told him that the coup d'état he had carried out with the support of the Japanese had been a complete failure.

What should he do now?

He took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

He had already made his decision.

He's still going to Japan.

He wants to go to Japan with everyone to seek a way to save the country.

Jin Yujun has always believed that in order to save the country and the nation from a situation in danger, and to realize the long-cherished wish of civilization and enlightenment, enriching the country and strengthening the army, it is necessary to carry out large-scale reforms. In this regard, Japan's "Meiji Restoration" was the best model of reform for North Korea. He was well aware of the fact that European and American civilization was not formed overnight, but was built through centuries of competition and effort among other nations, and he was very impressed that Japan had reached a very high level during the "generation" period. Therefore, he naturally hoped in every possible way that the DPRK would follow Japan's example and use it as an example to advance the cause of reform in the DPRK.

To this day, Jin Yujun still particularly admires Japan's development path and sneers at the achievements of Qianguo's reform.

He picked up the suitcase that had been packed, and walked towards the door under the astonished eyes of the servants.

"Brother, where are you going?" A sad woman's voice sounded, and Jin Yujun's footsteps couldn't help but stop.

He slowly turned around and met his sister Kim Tae-xin's sheared eyes.

"I ...... Leave for a while......" Jin Yujun looked at the youngest sister in the family, and realized that she was now 16 years old, and she was already slim.

Jin Yujun usually doesn't care much about this sister - she is a concubine, her mother is Jin Yujun's mother's dowry maid, Jin Yujun is the eldest son in the family, and after his father died, he was the head of the Jin family.

"Leave for a while?" Jin Taixin's eyes flashed with anger, "Brother, this is going to Japan, right?" ”

Jin Yujun was silent.

"Does my brother know what kind of ending will all of us have after you go to Japan?" Jin Tae-hin asked loudly, "Does my brother want all of us to bear your faults?" ”

"The main hall (referring to the king of Joseon) is merciful, and will only hold me personally accountable, and will not embarrass all of you." Jin Yujun replied in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry......" (To be continued.) )

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