The streets of Pyongyang are lined with soldiers.

Some were talking to their companions, while others were looking at the scenery around them, occasionally making exclamations. For these people, the sight in front of them is so 'shocking', after all, after so many years of fighting, no one has ever seen a city that has been beaten like this.

"The city has become like this, and it will be difficult to rebuild..."

Looking at a 'street' in front of him, a younger officer muttered.

"Rebuild—" Hearing the words of his companion, the other very young officer was a little speechless. I don't think there's much need to rebuild here, and it seems to me that living in a place like this is a scary thing, and if I were to live here, I would never move back in, I'd rather live in the mountains outside the city than here..."

Hearing this officer's words, several other officers around him nodded in agreement, obviously agreeing with his words.

When the officer who spoke earlier heard him say this, although he was a little helpless, he only shrugged his shoulders and said nothing, because in his heart, the idea was actually somewhat similar to that of this officer.

It's just that he doesn't move to the mountains, at most to the nearest village or town. After all, for a young man like him, moving to the mountains where there is nothing is really a very torturous thing...

"Alright, that's all. Let's go and see it somewhere else—" The officer glanced at the very rudimentary map in his hand, but he only glanced at it, and crumpled it in his hand. And then threw it out―――――― anyway, there are no trash cans in this era, and even if there are, the trash cans in this city are estimated to have been burned, so he has no need to worry about throwing stolen goods because of himself, and the 'aunt' who has almost every city in the country will come out with a fine...

At the same time, he felt that the feeling of being able to throw things around casually was really refreshing...

After all, when at home. Because of the existence of those aunts, he didn't dare to do it at will. As for why he did it, the reason is simple. Because that map is useless!

That map was drawn before the outbreak of war, but the question is, now that Pyongyang is at least half burned, what use do you think he wants to come...

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Pyongyang. A large number of Wehrmacht forces have gathered here. This makes it almost a military city. On the streets of the city, you can see Wehrmacht soldiers in Wehrmacht uniforms almost everywhere.

There are army units, there are navy ones, and there are aviation units.

Some of the men in these units wore ordinary black daily clothes, while others wore ordinary gray training uniforms. Others wore regular uniforms and simply marked the Wehrmacht logo in a more conspicuous place to identify themselves.

The reason why there are so many soldiers here. There's only one reason!

They're going home...

With the signing of the Treaty of Seoul, the war was officially over. Peace is once again looming over the East Asian continent. Those who are looking forward to the safe return of their sons or husbands can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Naturally, it is impossible to say a word and immediately return to your home.

At the very least, it won't be so simple, first of all, the Nationalist government must first choose a route for its own troops to withdraw.

And the simplest is undoubtedly land and sea.

Therefore, except for a small number of troops that were originally near the Sino-North Korean border, the vast majority of the troops chose to use the sea route. And as the largest coastal city currently under the control of the National Defense Forces, Pyongyang is obviously a very good place to be―――――― of course, if Pyongyang can be called a coastal city.

In any case, the troops that had been fighting in various parts of the Korean Peninsula began to move in the direction of Pyongyang under the orders of Feng Guozhang, which also caused Pyongyang to gather an extremely large number of troops.

According to the statistics of the command, at least 300,000 national defense troops will return to Pyongyang through Guò. Before the war, Pyongyang's population was just over 100,000, so you can imagine how disparity there was between military and civilian populations.

That being said, such a large number of soldiers gathered together did not cause much burden on the city. One reason for this is that the vast majority of troops did not enter Pyongyang, but only stayed in their garrisons outside the city.

After all, Pyongyang is no longer the historic city it used to be, and the entire city has been burned to the ground. So basically, you only need to go in once and visit it...

But on the other hand, for some reason, almost every defense force that comes to Pyongyang is bound to enter Pyongyang in droves and sigh.

As for what exactly you sigh about...

"I'm going..."Looking at a building that had been burned to char, Du Yu let out a sigh. What kind of weapons did those guys from Lu Hang use to burn this city to such an extent..."

Next to Du Yu, some other soldiers or officers also had their mouths grown, and they looked dumbfounded.

What was revealed in front of them was what Pyongyang had been burned to the ground...

Although the 17th Army had sorted out and cleaned up Pyongyang after it was captured, many things were definitely not packed up in a hurry. What's more, even if they clean up the wreckage and ruins, can they still restore the whole city to its original state?

So even today, there are still many places in Pyongyang that remain as they were after the bombing.

At this moment, in front of Du Yu and them, there is such a street. The entire street has been burned to the ground, with only a few concrete or stone buildings remaining in their original form. But even then, the whole building has been dyed black ...

Du Yu and the others couldn't imagine what kind of weapons Lu Hang's people used. can make a street or even half a city like this. But even if they didn't know, after seeing what they saw, they could imagine what the inhabitants of the original place would look like when they were struggling and wailing in the midst of the fire...

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Du Yu and the others were not the first national defense soldiers to come here, in fact, the only reason why every national defense force who arrived in Pyongyang came here was to see how powerful the legendary weapon was. It can burn a city to the ground...

And if they come once, they usually don't come a second time.

On the one hand, because after the fire, Pyongyang was in addition to refugees. Basically, there is nothing left, let alone entertainment. And because of the guilt, Gao Wenshan treated the people here in a timely manner, although they were refugees. But food and clothing have never been short. Even where to live. Priority is also given to refugees, and the IDF has few complaints about this.

After all, they are not Japanese after all, and they can't do this kind of thing after burning down some innocent people's homes and their relatives, but they put on an indifferent appearance that they have nothing to do with themselves...

It is also for this reason that there have been almost no cases of refugees selling their children in North Korea. Even some prostitutes have followed suit―――――― so why should they continue to 'work hard' if someone gives them free food and drink anyway...

And so it goes. It was not only Pyongyang that was hit by the destruction, but also Pyongyang's entertainment industry, and the NDF officers and soldiers who arrived in Pyongyang were naturally not interested in visiting such a city with nothing.

On the other hand, it was because they felt a chill at the weapons that Lu Hang had invested in this time. They have seen a rain of bullets, even a rain of shells, but such a weapon...

They shudder at the thought of how tens of thousands of people in this city were burned alive.

It is also for this reason that basically most of the soldiers, after coming once, will not come a second time.

They just waited in their own station, waiting for the ship to take them back to the country, and if they were really bored, they ran to the nearby countryside or town to spend money.

There is no prohibition on this, after all, the troops have been fighting for such a long time, and they must always relax. However, in order to avoid some unpleasant incidents, Feng Guozhang sent all the gendarmes out.

Not to mention, these gendarmes really stopped or punished something. It is not surprising that even the glorious Wehrmacht cannot guarantee that there will not be even a single bastard ...

It is precisely for this reason that after learning the news of the imminent withdrawal of the National Defense Forces, the people of the entire North Korea will seem so complicated, and even some North Korean people will run out to keep them...

Yes, the Wehrmacht did a good job in Pyongyang this time, but other than that, they can be called innocent of the North Korean people, and compared to it, the Japanese side seems some...

If they still hated the Wehrmacht, they began to fear it when the news of the Wehrmacht's imminent departure broke.

After all, apart from Pyongyang's affairs, the Wehrmacht is very good for them. There is even no difference between the rumored 'Wang Shi'.

And they, apparently, do not want to return to Japanese rule...

It's a pity that these are not things that they can decide, not even the defense forces in North Korea.

But...

Out of guilt, a few troops once secretly said that if they really wanted to leave Japanese rule, then...

It won't be long before some ships arrive in Pyongyang to pick them up, and if there are suddenly more people on board when they leave, they will never throw the extra people overboard or repatriate them...

Of course, after arriving in China, how to make a living is something they need to consider.

Having said that, it is true that some North Koreans have expressed their willingness to go to China with the National Defense Forces. After all, no matter how difficult life in China is, it is much better than under Japanese rule.

However, he expressed his willingness to leave with him. Or the 'Belt and Road Party'...

When the Wehrmacht entered Korea, almost all of these leading parties regarded the Wehrmacht as a 'royal division' and thought that they had come to save Korea. These Koreans were already oppressed by the Japanese. Now that they have the opportunity, they naturally want to get rid of the Japanese rule―――――― but of course, there are also some ambitious people who want to take advantage of this opportunity to win the favor of the national government, so that in the future, they can take advantage of the opportunity to get some good positions.

Who would have thought that the Wehrmacht did not come this time to liberate Korea at all. After the war was over and he got what he wanted, he planned to withdraw directly to the country.

They walked simply. These leading parties are going to be unlucky.

After all, if they continue to stay in North Korea. The Japanese will never let them go, so at the moment they don't seem to have any choice but to leave with them...

Naturally, the Commune government did not cross the river and demolish the bridge. Indicate if they are willing to leave. You can still evacuate with a piece. The government could even arrange for them to live in the Outer Northeast or Siberia. At the same time, let them enjoy the same rights as Chinese, own some land, etc., anyway―――――― at this time there are already a lot of Koreans in China, and they are not bad ...

And so on, and that's not bad.

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If you don't want to be retaliated against by the Japanese, you can only leave Korea with the Chinese and go to China.

Those who used to lead the way have obviously deeply understood this, and at the same time, they have also deeply understood it. This year. It's not easy to be a party leading the way...

However, having lived in Korea for so many years, they know very well how murderous the Japanese really are. After all, all these years. Many Japanese people don't think of Koreans as human beings. Although there are still big cities such as Pyongyang in Seoul, the Japanese have a slightly better attitude towards Koreans because of the fact that there are some foreigners living there.

In some of the more remote places, however, the situation is quite different. In at least these years, Japan has carried out many organized massacres of Koreans, one of which was even covered up by Utsunomiya Taro himself...

It is conceivable that if the Japanese returned, after learning that they had served as a leading party for the Chinese, the Japanese would definitely not let them go. At that time, just killing them is already very merciful, and the whole family may suffer if they don't do it.

Soon, on passenger ships and even military ships from Pyongyang to China, there were many more North Koreans who had left their homeland.

Fortunately, as mentioned earlier, the Nationalist government did not cross the river and tear down the bridge, so they had a good time on the boat. And the surrounding Wehrmacht was obviously much more gentle, and there were even some younger Wehrmacht who went to tease the children of the North Koreans when they were on the boat―――――― and it was clear that after the end of the war, the mentality of these people became much more relaxed.

On the other hand, the Wehrmacht also turned a blind eye to the disembarkation of these people.

On the one hand, it is because these Koreans did play a role in the process of the Wehrmacht entering the DPRK, and the Wehrmacht was unwilling to cross the river and tear down the bridge. On the other hand, it is also out of guilt.

Whatever the reason, the IDF killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Pyongyang, and in the most brutal way in the world. As mentioned earlier, the Wehrmacht is not a Japanese army after all, and it is impossible to remain indifferent to such a thing. Therefore, if they can make some compensation within their means, they are still willing to do their best!

That's why tens of thousands of North Koreans boarded the ship, but neither the officers at the docks nor the captains of the ships turned a blind eye...

As for the Japanese, they are very annoyed by this.

After all, for the Japanese, this defeat was too bad. They have no way to take the Chinese, they will naturally want to take something else to vent their anger, and at this time, the North Koreans who have colluded with the Chinese and have served as the leading party for the Chinese have undoubtedly become the best and most reasonable punching bag.

Who would have thought that before they could return to North Korea and search for all these people and torture them, they would actually be taken away by the Chinese. Just how angry they are is completely conceivable.

But while they're still angry. Soon they were distracted by something that made them even more annoying...

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A large number of IDF personnel are placing objects in a military facility in the north of the DPRK.

In fact, it is said that this is a military facility. It's a bit rough, after all, in a sense, there are too many things in this world that can be called military facilities.

To put it simply, this is actually a position. It used to be one of the components of a certain line of defense. And it should be noted that this is still a very strong position.

Even the trenches that are commonly seen have been reinforced with cement.

This was once the northernmost line of defense in North Korea, and it was also a line of defense used by the Japanese army to defend against the Wehrmacht. Only later on a business trip cuò. The Japanese themselves did not expect a sudden attack by the Wehrmacht, and in a hurry the entire line of defense was captured by the Wehrmacht. By the time they reacted, except for Dandong's piece. Almost all of them have been occupied by the Wehrmacht.

Later, in the face of the Japanese counterattack, the Wehrmacht reinforced these positions.

Perhaps these fortifications are the strongest in the world, but in a way. One of the reviews. Maybe it won't be too much of a problem. The soil in front of these positions was also stained with blood, and as a result, the color of the entire land turned dark red. The blood of this was both that of the Wehrmacht and the Japanese army.

If you come in spring or summer, you can even clearly see that even the green grass, which was originally very ordinary, has become slightly reddish because it has been watered with blood. It's a pity. It's winter, so all you can see is white...

"Zhang Lin. What do you think? Got it done, right? ”

Jumping into the position from the outside, a young officer with the rank of second lieutenant asked a non-commissioned officer who was crouching in the corner and fiddling with something.

"Alright, alright, don't worry, platoon commander, it'll be done right away..."

Hearing the voice coming from behind him, it seemed that he knew that it was his chief, and Zhang Lin didn't look back.

"Ahh I've spoiled you, anyway, hurry up and solve it, this time our platoon will be ahead of the other platoons no matter what..."

As soon as the platoon commander's words were finished, Zhang Lin in the corner immediately replied. "That's it! Got it! ”

"Oh?" Hearing Zhang Lin say this, the platoon commander leaned over and happened to see Zhang Lin installing the last switch that I didn't know what it was sitting on on top of some explosives.

Seeing that it was finally done, the platoon commander also breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became much kinder. "It's finally done, your kid's efficiency is high enough, okay, since it's all done, then go out with me immediately..."The platoon commander glanced at the explosives in the corner and couldn't help grinning. It's a real feeling to be around all these things..."

Although this platoon commander has fought a lot of battles, he still feels very uncomfortable staying with so many explosives...

Well? How many explosives, you ask, exactly?

It's not a lot, at most it's just five gasoline barrels.

Although there is no way to blow up the whole of Pyongyang or Seoul, it is still no problem to blow this position into the sky.

And after finishing the installation, looking at the explosives in front of him, Zhang Lin seemed to feel weak. After all, if there was even the slightest accident, he was afraid that he would not be able to leave even a little dust.

Therefore, after nodding, Zhang Lin quickly followed the platoon commander out of the position, and walked a distance of more than 100 meters before slowing down slightly.

"Okay, I'll go up there and make a notice first, you go over there and wait for me first, and then I'll talk about it after my news comes, do you understand!"

"Don't worry." Zhang Lin waved his hand nonchalantly.

Seeing Zhang Lin like this, the platoon commander sighed, but he didn't say anything, just ran in the direction of the headquarters.

In the headquarters, the company commander of this company was sitting on a bench, looking at a newspaper that had just been delivered from China. It was full of articles celebrating the victory, and although the newspaper was many days old, even that had a special meaning to him.

After all, aren't they fighting here for their families in China?

However, when the company commander was still full of emotion in the headquarters, the platoon commander had already walked in. Debriefing.

After learning that the explosives had been planted, the company commander nodded slightly.

"Alright, you can stay here for now. I'll wait until the other platoons have returned. ”

"Yes!"

As he spoke, the platoon commander found a place to sit down, and then looked at several other positions.

About ten minutes later, several other platoon commanders arrived one after another, and they all completed their tasks.

Seeing that his subordinates had completed the task, the company commander nodded again.

"Now that it's all done, let's just start and finish it early. Let's get back to the station early! ”

Receiving orders from the company commander, the platoon commanders quickly returned to their own places, where they belonged. The soldiers of their respective units had been waiting for a long time.

After about a few minutes, a violent explosion suddenly sounded, followed by a huge column of smoke suddenly lifted from one of the positions. What should have been a solid position was sent to the sky in an instant...

Looking at the pillar of smoke rising from the ground. The crowd in the command in the distance. I couldn't help but cover my ears slightly. At this time, several other positions also exploded one after another, and the violent explosion destroyed several other positions as well...

The Japanese and Wehrmacht spent at least several months building and fortifying these positions. Later, the positions were taken by the Wehrmacht, and it took the Japanese several months to recapture them, but they were unable to recapture a single cent.

But now, in the blink of an eye, they have been fighting for a position for months. was directly destroyed, and it really couldn't help but make the troops who had been stationed here sigh.

Say they don't miss it. That's absolutely impossible. After all, not only have many Japanese soldiers fallen here, but also their compatriots. But on the other hand, for some reason, they felt relaxed all over, as if they had let go of some kind of burden...

At the same time that this position was being blasted, similar things were happening in many parts of North Korea...

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In early 1920, just after China and Japan signed the Treaty of Seoul in Seoul, ending the war that had lasted for nearly a year. While withdrawing troops from North Korea on the Korean Peninsula, the Nationalist Government continued to sabotage many facilities in North Korea.

For example, some factories or mines that were not completely destroyed before, or some military facilities...

Especially in the northern part of Korea, almost all military facilities were forcibly demolished by the Wehrmacht, ensuring that not a single trench was left for the Japanese ...

Although the Japanese hated this, they could not do anything about it, especially those military facilities on the banks of the Yalu River, in accordance with the treaty signed between China and the Japanese government. In the vicinity of the Yalu River, it is absolutely forbidden to have military facilities, they are only acting according to the content of the treaty, nothing more...

However, if the Wehrmacht had only demolished military installations near the Yalu River, perhaps the Japanese would not have been so angry, and what really made the Japanese angry. The National Defense Forces have dismantled almost all of North Korea's military installations, not to mention the ordinary, not even one of the most common trenches...

In other words, even if the Wehrmacht was withdrawn from the Korean Peninsula, in a short period of time, the Japanese army would not have the slightest defensive capability in Korea.

In particular, the Defence Forces used one of the most thorough demolition methods―――――― demolition by blasting.

In places that have already been determined to be demolished, a large number of explosives are piled up and simple and violent demolition is carried out directly. For ordinary fortifications, a few barrels of explosives are usually enough to dismantle an ordinary trench, and even for a relatively strong fortification, the most is to add a few more barrels.

Under this demolition of the Wehrmacht, there were almost no military installations, which were able to hold out for a minute.

Moreover, this way of dismantling the Wehrmacht also brings a very strict problem.

That is, the Wehrmacht used the method of demolition and demolition, which not only dismantled the fortifications in a very short time, but also greatly damaged the terrain where the fortifications were located. In some places where there were many explosives, a large crater nearly 10 meters deep was even blown up in place.

Ordinary places are fine, but in some places...

Even if the Japanese return here, I am afraid that there will be no way to restore it in a short time...

More than a month later. By the time the Wehrmacht withdrew from the Korean Peninsula, the entire Korean Peninsula was in shambles, leaving the Japanese Government with a completely ruined mess.

And after noticing this qiē. Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple, who has taken over the position of Youpeng in Shan County, looks at the mess in front of him but wants to cry without tears...

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Putting aside how much the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang wants to cry for the time being, although Yama County Youpeng has died, the impact of the war still exists.

With the signing of the Treaty of Seoul, a huge wave of protests broke out in Japan. In almost every Japanese city, Japanese people stood up and held demonstrations to protest against the treaty. Some Chinese consulates and legations in Japan have been attacked by Japanese nationals.

In this regard, the Japanese government has sent a police force to protect it. However, even those policemen were all Japanese-minded, and the protection was perfunctory, and they had no intentions at all. As a result, the protesting Japanese were unable to storm the consulate. But the glass of the consulate has almost changed...

In addition to China, the biggest spearhead of the Japanese is the Japanese government itself.

In their opinion, the reason why Japan lost this war. One of the biggest reasons is because of the government's incompetence. Although that seems to be the ex thing. But they didn't think much about it, they just took to the streets...

Later, according to an investigation by the Special Affairs Bureau, the number of Japanese right-wingers at least doubled during the year.

But on the other hand, the number of pro-China people in Japan has increased at least tenfold...

Although this is only a small number compared to the number of right-wingers in Japan, it is a very large growth compared to the past.

That's not very strange. Because whether it was the Battle of Shandong, the later European War or even the Korean War, it has proved China's strength. And many years ago. Japan already has a figure like Miyazaki, and it is impossible to do without it now. It's just that because China in the past was a little too uncompetitive, this kind of people will be discouraged.

In the final analysis, it is unlikely that no one in Japan's tens of millions of people knows that in this era when white people dominate the whole world, the only way out is for China and Japan to unite together.

After the end of the Korean War, in addition to rhetoric of retaliation against China, there was also talk of uniting with China to revive East Asian civilization and break Western colonization. This is exactly what Yan Shao wants, after all, it is too difficult for China alone to challenge the entire Western world...

Even countries like Soviet Russia or Germany are relatively close to China only because of their interests, and in fact there is still an insurmountable gap between the two sides...

It's a little ridiculous, but what Yan Shao can count on at the moment is that he can't wait to destroy his own Japanese. But in a way, Japanese people with the same skin color are the most reliable in such an era...

It is precisely because of this that the trend that is now emerging in Japan is exactly what Yan Shao wants to see.

Next, as long as Japan's pro-China faction continues to grow, Yan Shao can join forces with Japan and count Thailand, which is still surviving in the cracks. The three countries together, with the strength of China and the Japanese navy, are barely counting one Thailand and driving the great powers out of East and Southeast Asia.

But before that, Yan Shao first had to get Japan to unite with it.

More importantly, any alliance needs to have a leading being, which is the so-called command and dominance.

It is conceivable that with the character of the Japanese, they will never give up this right in vain. In the same way, Yan Shao is also unlikely to let others have this right, so before the alliance is formed, the first thing Yan Shao has to do is to teach the Japanese how to behave, so that they can understand who the real leader of this alliance is...

Only in this way can we talk about unity.

Otherwise, let's be honest. Although they are the same skin color, Yan Shao doesn't trust the Japanese very much, although the possibility of them betraying the alliance is relatively small, but if they will drag their feet when something really happens, Yan Shao is sure that this possibility will be surprising!

So as mentioned earlier, before the establishment of the alliance, Yan Shao first had to teach the Japanese how to behave and understand who was the boss in the alliance. Only then will the alliance be strengthened in the future...

Fortunately, the die-hard Yama Prefecture Aritomo has died, and even the number one general of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Katsura Taro, has also died, and he died a few years earlier than Yamaguchi Aritomo, and Utsunomiya Taro, the predecessor of the Imperial Sect, has also died in the underground bomb shelter in Pyongyang.

Now on the rise, it is the more rational Xiyuan Temple Gongwang faction.

The radicals, those on the right, were hit hard by the defeat in the Korean War and the deaths of Aritomo Yamaguchi and Utsunomiya Taro and others.

So, the joint thing is very feasible...

And after hearing that Miyazaki was planning to set up a pro-China organization in Japan and advocating Japan-China union, Yan Shao even moved the idea of inviting Miyazaki to come to China...

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