Lin Yiqing put the letter back into the envelope, took out another letter and looked at it.

“…… Here are houses built of planks and bamboo, not far from the coast; Inside were nearly 30 Japanese women, undoubtedly the trophies of our attack and the women we had recruited locally. The shogun now became more and more distrustful of the Japanese who assisted us, believing that they had led us into the ambush circle of the Satsuma rebels. As punishment for the traitors, all these villages were slaughtered, and the men, old and small, were killed, leaving only the young women......"

"When we arrived, they were all fucked docile, like a pack of cats lying on the floor, guarding the coals, naked and motionless, just waiting for us to go up. Some were so hungry that they had no strength at all, perhaps because they were afraid of running or afraid of them struggling, and each soldier gave them a rice ball, saying that it was a woman who gave it to you, and it was their ration for the whole day. When the women saw the rice balls, they were red-eyed and took them and ate them, completely ignoring what we were doing to them. ”

"We got the land here, and we got the women of the land; This is really a people who have a glorious history, but it is of little use to them; I think there is hope here only under the rule of the great Russian Empire. ”

"While we were enjoying the women, there was a burst of gunfire outside; Later, it was heard that their relatives wanted to recapture the women, and they were all killed. …… As we gathered and waited to leave, more than 20 local women were brought in to fill the positions of some of the exhausted women. ”

"That's it for today. The chief said that the Satsuma were about to be defeated. Such. We'll be back home in March or April next year, and we'll be with you......"

After reading the letter, Lin Yiqing immediately understood what was happening, and his eyes couldn't help but be full of anger.

The "Gengzi Russian Disaster" in the history of his original time and space was staged in advance in Japan in this time and space!

And will the same history happen to the Great Qian Empire in this time and space?

Thinking of this, Lin Yiqing couldn't help but clench his fists.

Let's start in Japan. Teach these brutes a bloody lesson!

"Order, if anyone finds that there is rape, plundering and killing, the captured Lu army will be beheaded and shown to the public!" Lin Yiqing said to the herald warrior beside him, "This order will be notified to the whole army immediately!" Make no mistake! ”

"Hello!"

One by one, the samurai who gave the order ran away with the order flag in hand, and with their footsteps, the atrocities of the Russian army had already spread throughout the Satsuma army.

And what kind of results did the intervention of the Russian army bring to Japan's Southwest War, and how has the course of history changed, and now Lin Yiqing. I won't know yet.

Tokyo, British Benevolence Hospital.

Saionji Gongwang ran madly in the corridor. Those who saw him avoided him, and behind him, several servants in suits followed.

"Shizue! Shizueda! Where are you? Seeing the wards in front of him, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang couldn't help but hiss the name of his sister Xiyuan Temple Shizue.

"Is it Mr. Saionji?" A British doctor heard his shouting, poked his head out of a hospital room, and asked aloud in English.

"It's me! Mr! The prince of Xiyuan Temple replied eagerly.

"Miss Shizue of Saionji Temple is your sister?" The British doctor sighed and asked.

"Yes!" The public lookout of Xiyuan Temple answered the road while running.

"Please come in!" The British doctor beckoned to him.

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang noticed that the British doctor's tone was hoarse, and his expression seemed to be a little strange, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

In the past few days, he had been at home (because of his opposition to the borrowing of troops from Russia, he was regarded by Iwakura Gu as a holiday in the name of the emperor), and he did not ask about everything and rested in peace, but he did not expect a great disaster to happen.

Early this morning, after breakfast and walking, he was reading in the study, but a servant came to him and told him that something had happened to his sister Shizue in Saionji.

It turned out that because of the snow the day before, early yesterday morning, Shizue of Xiyuan Temple asked a few friends to take a carriage to the suburbs to enjoy the snow, but never thought that it disappeared all of a sudden, and the public hope of Xiyuan Temple who got the news was anxious, and immediately ordered people to search for it throughout the city, and reported the case to the Metropolitan Police Department as soon as possible.

Early this morning, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang suddenly received news that Xiyuan Temple Shizue and several women were found by several citizens on the outskirts of the city, they found that these women were all naked and dying, so they hurriedly sent them to the nearby British Hospital, one of the injured can still speak, saying that she is the maid of the family of the Earl of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, so the hospital sent someone to inform, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was shocked when he learned the news, and immediately rushed to the hospital by carriage.

The British doctor led Xiyuan Temple Gongwang into the ward, and as soon as he entered the door, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang saw the hospital beds covered with white cloths, and his hands and feet were immediately cold.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Saionji, they were already seriously injured when they were brought here, and we did our best to treat them, but we still couldn't save their lives......" said the British doctor in an apologetic voice.

Ignoring the doctor's words, he trembled to the nearest hospital bed, and suddenly stretched out his hand to remove the white cloth, revealing a young female corpse covered in bruises and scratches.

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang did not look at the scars on the female corpse, but looked at her face, and after finding out that it was not his sister Xiyuan Temple Shizue, he mechanically let go of the hand pulling the white cloth and ran to the next hospital bed.

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang opened the white cloth of another hospital bed, this time revealing an older woman, the scars on her body are mostly scratches, all over the chest and legs, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang looked at her face, and found that it was not his sister Shizue, so he dropped the white cloth again, and went straight to the next hospital bed.

The woman in the hospital bed was younger and had fewer scars, but she had a fatal gunshot wound to her abdomen. Even though her body had been carefully cleaned. But clear traces of bullet penetration can still be seen.

After five or six beds in a row. The public hope of Xiyuan Temple stopped in front of a female corpse.

This is a young woman who is similar in age to the public of Xiyuan Temple, with a petite and delicate figure, fair skin, and a very delicate appearance, which is somewhat similar to the public hope of Xiyuan Temple.

Saionji Gongwang broke down and cried, he reached out and stroked his sister Shizue's already lifeless cheek, and the cold feeling from his fingertips was cold to his heart.

Shizueda's body was the same as the women. It was also covered with scars, probably because she was born more plump, and the scratches on her body were mainly concentrated in the chest and abdomen, and Saionji Gongwang noticed a hole-like wound on her right chest, which seemed to have been caused by some sharp piercing.

"It was a bayonet wound." The British doctor seemed to understand what Gongwang was thinking in Xiyuan Temple, and said behind him.

"Bayonet?!" When the public of Xiyuan Temple heard this, his body was shocked again.

"Yes, bayonets." The doctor stepped forward and pointed to the wound on Shizue's right chest in Saionji Temple and said, "She was tortured inhumanely, and the other party wanted to kill her and stab her with a bayonet. She resisted desperately and escaped the vital point. But still badly wounded, she died from blood loss. ”

"Who was so cruel and cruel to her? ......" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang looked at his dead sister and couldn't cry for a while.

"The Russians did it, Mr. Saionji." The British doctor said, "Only the bayonets used by the Russian army can inflict such wounds." ”

Hearing the doctor's answer, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang stopped his grief and turned his head to look at the doctor fiercely.

"Mr. Saionji, these poor women have all been tortured inhumanely, and after torturing them, those hateful murderers still want to kill people." "They tried to kill the women with bayonets, but apparently they didn't succeed, and when they saw them fleeing, they shot them with rifles, and these were found in their bodies, which were bullets from the Bodan rifles and Mosin Nagant rifles used by the Russians." ”

After hearing what the doctor said, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang turned around and glanced at his once most beloved sister Jingzhi, and forcibly endured his grief and gently covered her naked body with a white cloth.

After doing all this, the prince of Xiyuan Temple turned around and walked towards the door.

Now there is only one thing he wants to do - revenge!

But Xiyuan Temple Gongwang only took a few steps forward, and suddenly felt the world spinning, and his body fell heavily to the floor.

He fainted, and the last thing he heard in his ears was the exclamations of the people......

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※

Attached: Yoshiaki Tanabe: "Record of the Atrocities of the War in the Southwest of the Lu Army":

“…… After the Imperial Council in September of the 12th year of the Meiji era, the government, under the chairmanship of the Right Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs Iwakura Gushi, decided to borrow troops from Lucia. ”

“…… In November of that year, the Lu army came by boat to replace the defense of the imperial army, and soon the Lu army was stationed in the entire northeastern counties. At this time, the main forces of the imperial army were far away from the southwest front, and the defense and daily security of the northeastern counties were maintained by the Lu army. At first, the people of the northeastern counties welcomed the arrival of the Lu army, but from the beginning of the entry of the Lu army, some Lu officers and soldiers carried out looting and violence, and they constantly harassed the Chinese people, especially the robbery of property and the rape of women, causing great panic among the Chinese people. Of course, among the 100,000 Lu troops who have entered our country, these criminals are still a minority after all, but the impact they have caused in various places is quite bad. The 'rescuers' that the people of our country never thought of seeing are such an image: the stragglers of the Lu army are scurrying around the streets during the day, some looking for wine everywhere, some stealing goods from warehouses and shops, selling bags on the streets, and getting drunk at night, going into the streets and alleys to find 'Madam', which frightens the people of our country to close their doors and hope that they will leave as soon as possible. ”

“…… Some of the troops of the Lucia Volunteer Army in the northeast of our country are quite poorly disciplined,...... On the streets of Yokohama, it is not uncommon to see drunken soldiers. The Lu garrison command had to patrol by truck and pull these drunks and disruptors to the confinement cells one by one. ”

“…… Lujun's actions in Yokohama are not unique. Zuo Yifeizhang, deputy captain of the Second Brigade of the Guards Brigade, recalled: "The military discipline of the Lu army is not strict and unpopular, and there are two obvious things: First, some officers and soldiers of the Lu army. Insulting women. The impact on our people is very bad; The second is to bring a large amount of grain to Japan. Cloth and other things were forcibly sent to the army for operation, and the people were very opinionated and lost the hearts of the people. ”

"The people of the northeastern counties originally thought that the Lu army would come to help the nest thieves and enjoy peace, but they did not expect to get the chicken and dog restlessness, so they complained to the imperial army and the police, and the big police saw that Zhenqing heard these situations and made representations to the Lu army headquarters, and the Lu army headquarters replied: 'Many measures have been taken. Punishment of violators of military discipline. More than 20 people were shot every day. At the same time, he explained that "the soldiers of the Lu Army hated the thieves very much, and they did so when they arrived in Kyushu," and in addition, "in the fierce battles with the thieves, there were a large number of casualties, resulting in a shortage of soldiers, and many criminal prisoners were added to the army in the later stages of the war." Therefore, the rectification of military discipline could not be carried out sufficiently, so some of the bad character were shot and some of them were barely maintained. Count Yanagihara Maemitsu, who was then the minister stationed in Qianguo, also recalled: "Regarding the discipline of the Lu army, I once told the chief of the Lu army headquarters who was being treated in the hospital about the insult of women by the Lu army soldiers. I showed him the statistics and materials. He said, "I'm sure it's not fake." But as soon as I accept this matter and report it, I will definitely be shot. They are all young people, and they are still needed to fight, do they all have to be shot? If you shoot one, you will lose one soldier to fight the enemy. Obviously, the explanation of the Lu army could not satisfy the people of our country, and His Excellency also admitted: "Their explanation in this way is not convincing, it cannot dispel the bad impression of the people towards the Lu army, and it also makes us very passive." ’”

“…… In view of our protests, the Lu army has also taken certain measures. For example, after receiving a report from Chinese officials, the Tokyo Lu Army Garrison Headquarters dealt with the soldiers who violated discipline and instructed several deputy garrison commanders to take turns on duty to inspect military conduct and discipline so that the situation improved somewhat. His Excellency Shigenobu Okuma, who was the Minister of Finance at the time, recalled: 'At this time, the Lu army made a lot of trouble in Tokyo, committing adultery, robbery, and theft, and the soldiers of the Lu army carried guns, and no one dared to stop them wherever they went. After the people were victimized, they went to the government to talk about it, so I went to the garrison headquarters in Tokyo and asked the commander, Lieutenant General Onegin, to report the situation. I said to him, Lu Jun can't do this, Ri Lu is friendly, Lu Jun's behavior is unfriendly! Our government's explanation work: it's not good, you have to find a way. Is there a lot of this kind of thing, he asked? I said it was hard to get the numbers, and I heard that. Later, the Lu army tightened its grip on work style and discipline, so in the suburbs of Tokyo, where there had been a large-scale humiliation of young women in our country (many noble women were victimized in this incident, including Shizue Saionji, the sister of His Excellency Count Saionji Konozo), a large number of Lu soldiers were executed, and their bodies were buried where the victims were found. ”

“…… At the beginning, the discipline of Lucia's army was very bad, and foreign newspapers also carried out extensive reports, which attracted the attention of Emperor Lu Alexander II, who sent a special letter to inquire, and the Lu army headquarters reported some information to Lu Huang, and Lu Huang ordered the punishment of some people, and the discipline of Lu army improved. When rectifying discipline, the Lu army also specifically solicited the opinions of our officials on each commander of the Lu army. Lieutenant General Onegin had ordered that there should be a commander in each county to help maintain local law and order and to support the work of the Metropolitan Police Department. However, the Lu army still has no intention of severely punishing the soldiers who commit adultery and robbery, and the effect of this assistance in maintaining law and order is naturally limited. ”

"The burning, killing, looting and looting of the Lu army in our country have been deliberately buried for various reasons for a long time, and some people have even been thrown into prison for sedition for telling about the evil deeds of the Lu army. There are a lot of wrongdoers like that,...... Later, when His Excellency Hirobumi Ito became Prime Minister, when he talked about the "Southwest Rebellion" Lucia sent troops to our country, he also said with indignation that the military discipline of the Lucia people at that time was terrible. ”

"Lucia's ability to occupy Hokkaido, seize the interests of the Far East, and do so is of course due to her own strength, but if there is no background of the civil war in our country, her evil will never be so unscrupulous. As Shinagawa-kun said, "The situation was really unfavorable for us. I am very much in favor of Captain Okazawa's analysis of the situation in which the enemy is strong and we are weak when he transmits his report to the Ministry of War. The enemy is ten times stronger than us, and this is not an exaggeration of the hostile situation, but an objective fact. We should divide the Lu army in two. Whatever they can support us, try to support us. Whether overtly or covertly, it is always on our side. They have helped us by occupying cities and transportation arteries and buying us time, which in essence has helped us. …… On the whole, the Lu army is still good for us, and the mainstream is good. ”

"In the eyes of His Excellency Iwakura, the threat of thieves was far more distressing to him than the rights and interests seized by Lucia in Japan, so on the same day that Lieutenant General Onegin, commander of the Lucia Volunteer Army, proposed the cession of land, he sent an open letter to the Lucia government, inviting the Lucia government to send important officials to Tokyo to discuss 'important international and domestic issues'. Although there is quite a lot of propaganda on the part of Tokyo about Lucia's evil deeds in Japan, the government does not want to have a direct conflict with Lucia because of this, and how to try to maintain Lucia's 'neutral' position in our country's civil war is obviously more important. ”

“…… When we talk about the evil of the Lu army, we do not mean to say that our people are better off under the rule of the Lu army than under the rule of the Qianguo, because using one evil to justify another evil will make us fall. Just because the Lu army entered our country as a 'savior', its evil deeds cannot be turned a blind eye. ......" (To be continued......)

PS: Ask for collection! Ask for recommendations! Ask for a subscription! Click! Ask for a commuter pass!