On the night after the Japanese withdrew from Pyongyang, a group of ragged and bloodied people walked out of a mountain on the outskirts of Pyongyang, and anyone would be horrified to see them in the dim moonlight

"Report to the division commander, the 29th Brigade of the 87th Division is back," a communications corpsman reported

Luo Ming raised his head sharply and looked at the communication soldier who came to report: "Are you back?" Where is it? Take me to meet them."

"Yes"

Under the leadership of the correspondent, Luo Ming came to the division health center and walked to the unit that broke through all the way from the encirclement of the two divisions of the Japanese army, although Luo Ming was a high-achieving student who graduated from the Army University, but he participated in the Sino-Russian border war and the Sino-British Burma War, and he was also a veteran of the battlefield, and he had seen a lot of fierce battles, but he was still stunned by the scene in front of him

There are 389 people left in the whole brigade from Liu San and below, and there are still 3 cadres above the battalion level, including Liu San and Jiang Fei, all 389 people are all wounded, and the deputy brigade commander Jiang Fei's lips are white, his face is blue, and the military uniform in front of his lower abdomen is dyed with a large patch of bright red

"Brothers have suffered, your hatred is the hatred of our expeditionary force, the hatred of our entire Northeast Military Region, and the hatred of our Qing Dynasty, the emperor has ordered that war against Japan has been declared, your blood will not be shed in vain, and you will be allowed to repay the blood debt of little Japan, and you will return to China to recuperate with peace of mind, and the rest will be handed over to us" Luo Ming said sadly

Liu San was covered with thick bandages on his head, body, and feet, like a mummy that had just been unearthed, except for the one on his head that was Jiang Fei's masterpiece, the rest were left by Little Japan on his body, and he took a step forward and said: "Report to the chief, we want to personally avenge our brothers, let us stay"

"Let's stay," everyone shouted neatly with Liu San

Luo Ming saw something in the eyes of these people, a kind of people who have not been tested and severely hit by life and death, which cannot be described simply as anger, but hunger, a hunger and thirst for the enemy, the hunger and thirst for the enemy, the hunger and thirst that longs to gnaw on their flesh and drink their blood

"I can't be the master of this, you have a good rest here first, and then make a decision when General Dong comes" Luo Ming really didn't want to hit these people in front of him who were already tortured, looked at the 4 school stars on Liu San's shoulders that were not covered by bandages, and said: "You are the colonel commander of the 87 Brigade?" ”

"Yes," Liu replied straightly

Luo Ming nodded and said, "Let the brothers take care of their injuries, you come with me"

"Yes," Liu San gave a standard military salute

Luo Ming and Liu San slowly walked into the division headquarters, Luo Ming motioned for him to sit down, and then said, "What the hell is going on?" Why didn't the Japanese army report to the imperial court when they landed in Chaoxian? ”

Liu Sanmeng stood up and said: "Report to the chief, the 87th Brigade was ordered to garrison Jeju Island and did not find the Japanese landing, and when we were about to send troops to Seoul after receiving the order of the imperial court to deal with the Chaoxian rebellion on its own, we found that the Japanese had surrounded us, and the telegram could not be sent at that time."

Luo Ming sighed and asked, "Where have you been hiding?" ”

"Back to the chief, we have been in a big mountain on the outskirts of Pyongyang, originally we wanted to break through the Japanese defense line and find the Korean people, but first we hid in Pyongyang, but it turned out that Pyongyang was also occupied by the Japanese army, if the commander didn't take it back, we would be wild men in the mountains," Liu San said

"Okay, you go down and rest first" Luo Ming stood up

"Yes," Liu San turned around and left the headquarters

The news of the return of the 87th Brigade was immediately transmitted back to the capital, although Guan Xuqing had a premonition in his heart, but he was still a little sad in the face of the facts, a brigade of 7,000 people, only more than 300 people remained, and the hatred of Japan was directly brought to this space by later generations, but now it is getting worse

The three divisions led by Dong Liang also finally arrived in Pyongyang, and Fan Tianhao called Liu San to him as soon as he arrived in Pyongyang

"Damn, what's going on with you?" Of course, Fan Tianhao didn't have to be so polite when he spoke to his old subordinates

"Division commander, the subordinates are useless, and the brothers are all defeated when they break through," Liu San said with a crying voice

Fan Tianhao suddenly asked: "Let me ask you, who fired the first shot after the Japanese surrounded you?" ”

"It was opened by his subordinates when they broke through," Liu San replied honestly

"When Lao Tzu's troops left the Northeast, I heard that Li Zhongtang received an envoy from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying that he wanted to ask me about the Qing Dynasty's opinions, and he had made it clear to my Qing troops stationed in the Qing Dynasty that they would let my Qing warships pick them up, but you were the ones who provoked the war first, is it true?"

"Uh...... That's the case, but little Japan definitely didn't think like this, he used 2 divisions to surround us in the middle for two days, cut off our telegram, just didn't want us to contact the imperial court, so I ordered a breakthrough," Liu San said nervously

"Well, I know this, so after you return to China this time, if Li Zhongtang or the emperor asks, it will be said that the Japanese shot first, do you understand? Anyway, now there is no proof that you are dead and you bite to death, do you understand that the Japanese shot first? Fan Tianhao knew that this subordinate was honest, and he had to teach him several times if he wanted to lie

"The subordinates received the order, but the subordinates did not reply, they wanted to fight the devils here and avenge the brothers," Liu San said firmly

"Your revenge, I will avenge you first, go back to heal your injuries, and you will fight it," Fan Tianhao said non-negotiable

Liu San was about to cry in a hurry, knelt on the ground with a "plop", and said: "Division commander, is our 87th Brigade still considered the establishment of the 29th Division?" ”

"Even if you fight the last person left, it will never change even if you count the establishment of my 29th Division," Fan Tianhao said

"Then the emperor's decree made it clear that the expeditionary force is composed of the first division, the seventh division, the thirteenth division, the twenty-ninth division, and the thirtytieth division, since we are still the establishment of the twenty-ninth division, how can we be kicked back to China? ? We should transfer 7,000 people from the Northeast Reserve Army into the DPRK and replenish my 87th Division to continue fighting in the DPRK," Liu San said sternly

Fan Tianhao was also stunned by what he said, and scolded: "Damn, do you want to rebel?" Lao Tzu still needs you to teach how to do it? The establishment of the domestic reserve army for military service is too short, and the lack of training of the soldiers cannot be replenished to the army for the time being, otherwise it will also reduce the combat effectiveness of the troops, you should go back to recuperate from your injuries, and listen to the arrangements of the imperial court How to replenish the soldiers for you, and come back early"

"Division commander, when we broke through, we found the road leading to Seoul and Jeju Island in the mountains for several days, the mountains were full of fog, and no matter how many troops the Japanese army had, they could not fortify every road in the mountains, let me be General Dong's pathfinder again, I don't want to replenish the troops, just as I am a battalion, even if I am the battalion commander, I will not go" Liu San slammed his head on the ground, and the wound that had just healed began to bleed again

"You ......" Fan Tianhao really couldn't bear to refuse him again, and silently agreed to this man's request in his heart, and said: "You go back first, I have to discuss this matter with General Dong."

"Commander, did you agree? I'm going to tell my brothers, "Liu San was crying to death just now, and now he is smiling again."

Fan Tianhao scolded angrily: "Get out, who the hell promised you just to discuss, it may not be possible, and besides, report the number of seriously wounded in your brigade now, how many people can continue to fight?" ”

"Yes, yes, I'll go back and count right away," Liu San ran out after speaking