The imperialists are cunning and ferocious, their food is not easy to take, so they must pay the dignity and bottom line of being human beings, and step on the corpses of their compatriots to cross over.

There was a sound of invective on the edge of the prisoner camp, and the rebel prisoners who had been escorted out earlier stood in a row, about twenty of them, standing there with blank expressions waiting for the fate of death to come.

More than 30 meters from them, a group of 50 prisoners who had joined the Independence Army were pulled out, each issued a rifle, facing the men in front of them in their panic; "Raise your gun and prepare for ......"

The voice of the indifferent command came, and two white prisoners who were part of the Independence Army suddenly screamed and threw away their rifles, crying out loudly; "No...... No...... God, I can't do it......"

The officer, who was standing behind the execution soldier, did not hesitate to pull out the revolver in his hand, aimed it at the back of the head of the two white captives, and opened fire.

"Bang Bang ......" After two crisp gunshots, the two corpses fell to the ground weakly.

"There is no mercy for disobeying orders." The officer's voice echoed in the air, cold and without a trace of emotion.

After the execution, the officers turned away with expressionless faces, and behind them were the muzzles of the heavy machine guns of several armored trucks, facing the white captives and the executed prisoners, and at this moment, no words were superfluous.

Either side does not obey the order and will inevitably suffer bloody repression.

On the outskirts of the execution site, more than 2,000 Chinese immigrants with shaved heads, dressed in new military uniforms, stood in two rows to watch the scene.

This is the first lesson for Chinese immigrants who have been forcibly conscripted; There will be no mercy to the enemy.

"Raise your gun and prepare...... Fire ......"

"Papapa......" The messy gunshots rang out, and more than 10 prisoners in front of them burst into blood, and their bodies fell to the ground softly, and there were still more than 10 prisoners standing indifferently, their weak bodies were powerless to resist.

"Gun loaded, raise the gun and prepare for ......"

The officer who issued the order walked coldly behind the soldiers of the firing squad, quietly drew his pistol, pressed it against the heads of several soldiers who had just behaved badly, and said in a cold voice; "If you can't hit it again, I'll shoot you in the head, and I'm ready to ...... Fire ......"

On the question of how to choose other people's lives and one's own lives, the answer is self-evident, and once and again the bottom line is broken, it becomes no bottom line, and this is often the case.

......The gunfire rang out again, and the remaining prisoners were all shot and fell to the ground.

subsequently

The rifles were handed over to the next round of firing officers, and the prisoners who had carried out the execution task lined up to register with a blank expression, including their names, addresses, places of origin, age, training, and other detailed information, and then they could receive military uniforms and shoes and socks, and they were scattered and organized into infantry squads.

By this time

Their status has been changed to that of a recruit of the Independence Army, and then they are led by officers into the prisoner camp, pointing out the commanders of their units one by one, and continuing the process of "casting their names......

Soldiers who are reorganized will not be fired, they will be provided with three meals a day, a blanket per person, and then trained as a company unit to re-understand and adapt to their new identity.

The firing of execution shots continued to ring, and the number of soldiers who gave up their last insistence out of fear greatly increased.

The next day at noon

"Your Excellency Commander, Colonel Wu Peifu's methods are too crude and bloody, and they violate the humane treatment of prisoners of war in international conventions, and I am afraid that this will greatly disappoint the people and be detrimental to the image of the imperial army!" Brigadier General He Mubai, a senior senator of the headquarters, said with a worried face.

General Li Lianzhu raised his head and looked at him strangely, then looked at the other generals and colonels in the headquarters, and asked in silence; "Oh, on what charges did he execute a war criminal?"

"It was to incite and organize riots in prisoner-of-war camps, to attack officers and soldiers in custody, but in fact, it was a complete pretext." Brigadier General He Mubai had a great sense of justice, and he said indignantly; "According to the lowly field investigations, the vast majority of the captives were too weak to stand up, and they only protested verbally......"

"Senator Ho, what is the number of independent troops today?"

"Uh...... When I came in the morning, it was almost 20,000, but the Commander's Excellency ......"

"Alright, you don't have to say it." Admiral Li Xuanzhu interrupted him with a wave of his hand, then stood up, looked at him majestically and said; "Now I command; You immediately go to the prisoner of war camp to take over the work of Colonel Wu Peifu, and ...... tomorrow morning"

He raised his hand to look at his watch, and continued to command; "Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the whole army will go out, you must pull out another 10,000 men for me within 22 hours, and make up the size of the independent army of 30,000 people, a total of 6 divisions, and you will not be able to complete the task."

"Sir, I'm ......" Brigadier General He Mubai's face turned pale when he heard this, where could he succeed in such a task?

"What's wrong...... Disobedience? ”

"I don't dare to be lowly, it's just that the persuasion and education method that the lowly job intends to adopt will take too long, and I won't be able to complete the task on time!"

"Hmph...... Will my army stop here and wait for you? ”

Admiral Li Xuanzhu stared coldly at Brigadier General He Mubai, his sharp gaze seemed to pierce the bottom of his heart, making the cold sweat on his head uncontrollably burst out, and he took out a handkerchief and wiped it with a panicked expression.

Colonel Wu Peifu can organize 20,000 people in one day and one night, and if you give the same amount of time, 10,000 people can't be organized?

"This ...... Humble ...... I would never dare to do it. He kept wiping his sweat with his hands, and he couldn't answer.

There was a hint of disgust in the eyes of General Li Xuanzhu, who was a senior member of the War Department, had studied in Europe and the United States in his early years, and had a special affection for white people.

He did not object to individuals having their own ideas, but at the moment of the great enemy, the situation on the San Francisco front was changing every minute and every second, and everything that the Expeditionary Force General Command did was to revolve around the core point of completing the mission, even if it was out of line.

In the eyes of the military

Wars between countries have nothing to do with justice or not, there is only a difference between victory and defeat, and the position cannot be crooked.

The Americans seized the Spanish colony of California, slaughtered Indians there, and incorporated this vast and fertile land into the Union, at best, one bandit plundering another's territory.

When the army of the Ocean Empire set foot on this North American land, it was just a new bandit, and in order to expand the living space of the nation to invade and suppress another nation, in essence, this was the case.

The Imperial Armed Forces are military machines, and there is no need to whitewash themselves as the embodiment of justice, and those things may be able to be done in the future, but not now.

Admiral Li Xuanzhu glanced at him, and everyone said in a deep voice;

"Senator Ho, and all of you here, we must remember our sacred duty and mission, we are the conquerors of the North American continent, fighting for His Majesty the Emperor, for the empire to open up its territory and for the nation to expand its living space.

The immediate priority is to occupy and conquer California militarily and eliminate all resistance.

For the sake of the victory of the Imperial army, I don't mind resorting to some outrageous and violent means.

As for your personal selfish aims, whether it is pity or unacceptable, or whether it is overflowing with sympathy and yearning for the life of the white race, this commander does not care at all, but anyone who wants to interfere with military operations for inexplicable reasons will be sent to the front line of the charge.

This Mr. He Gaoshen wants to reform prisoners of war by persuasion and education, and this commander will not evaluate it, I just need to see the results.

Now you immediately report to the prisoner of war camp and take over the next step in the expansion of the Independence Army.

This commander will not embarrass you, with a limit of 3,000 people, I will see the results of the expansion at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, otherwise the military law will be involved. ”

"Yes, the lowly will complete the order." Brigadier General He Mubai left sweating profusely, and he was really bitter in his heart.

General Li Xuanzhu glanced sharply at the generals and colonels in the command headquarters, and continued in a cold voice; "The army is about to set out, and what we lack most now is time, and everything must be completed quickly.

All the ethnic Chinese population in the occupied territories, from 15 to 50 years old, had to be forcibly conscripted, and I needed them to pick up their rifles and stand guard, not to give me any reason, not to say anything difficult, and to order no bargaining.

Here's a reminder to you; Collect the overflowing compassion.

We are not here to do good deeds, the only place where the imperial army passes is to conquer, we only need to sow the seeds of fear, and teach the vanquished enough awe, as for the gentle and probation, it is not your turn to do it, now go and do things. ”

He waved his hand, and most of the generals and colonels in the headquarters dispersed at once, and they all went to work on the matter at hand.

After a while

Colonel Wu Peifu ran to pay the order, stood upright, and reported after saluting; "Report to the commander-in-chief, the subordinate Wu Peifu has completed the task and come to pay the order."

"Take a break, let's report on how many Independence Army soldiers you have reorganized."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, a total of 21,700 people have been reorganized under his post."

"How many prisoners have been shot?"

"A total of more than 730 prisoners have been executed, and more than 4,000 officers and diehards at all levels have been screened, which are yet to be further dealt with."

"Hmm." , Admiral Li Xuanzhu didn't know if he could answer, looked at Wu Peifu's bloodshot eyes and asked; "You haven't had a whole night of rest, haven't you?"

"Where the responsibility lies, don't dare to slack off."

"That's true, I ask soldiers to be pure soldiers, unconditionally carry out the orders of the peak, and don't bring their emotions and subjective thoughts to the task, but often many people can't do it, you did a good job."

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief for the award, the greatest wish of the humble post is to follow the Commander-in-Chief on the battlefield, to raise the prestige of the country outside the foreign land, regardless of personal gains and losses. If one day you can shroud the body in horse leather and meet at the Martyrs' Shrine, it is really a lifelong volunteer. ”

Hearing Colonel Wu Peifu's sonorous answer, Admiral Li Xuanzhu nodded with satisfaction, thought about it for a while, and said; "If you are left in the prisoner of war camp for a few more days, can you get me 15,000 people out?"

"Xia Guan thinks it's okay, but he has to kill a few more people."

"The means don't need to be too rough, I didn't plan to keep any more people in the prisoner of war camp, but now the reorganization is going well, and the tension in the troops has been greatly eased, so this time leave your Qingdao 3rd Infantry Regiment in charge of the reorganization."

Speaking of which

Admiral Li Xuanzhu paused, and after gently tapping his fingers on the tabletop, he said after thinking about it; "I will take 25,000 independent troops tomorrow, and you can pan for gold in the sand here for the rest, and give you a week to dig out another 15,000 people to form three infantry divisions, and then your three regiments will lead them to the battlefield. There were not many white prisoners left, and leaving a company of soldiers plus a new regiment was almost enough to keep them in place. ”

"Report to the commander and resolutely complete the task."

"Do a good job, I'm optimistic about you."

"Report to the Commander, Péfu is willing to serve the dead."

"It's a long time coming, you go back and rest first, the strings can't be too tight. The prisoner of war camp has been handed over to Senator He on an errand for the time being, and I want to see what kind of results he can hand over to me. Admiral Li Xuanzhu said to himself, he looked up and saw that Colonel Wu Peifu was still standing in front of him, and couldn't help but smile;" What are you doing standing stupidly? Go back and get a good night's sleep and recharge your batteries. ”

"Yes, sir."

Colonel Wu Peifu gave a standard military salute and strode out of the headquarters in the envious eyes of everyone, only then did he feel extremely tired from body to heart.

Presiding over such a large-scale reorganization and executing almost a battalion of thorns, his spirit was always in a state of high tension and reached his physical limit.

Back at the temporary residence in the town, Colonel Wu Peifu didn't have time to eat a bite of food, took off his military uniform and fell asleep soundly under the quilt.

Psychological burden or something, that thing is completely absent.

December 24, 1908 at 10 a.m

The main force of the Southern Army swore an oath, and 50,000 troops escorted 25,000 new California Independence Army soldiers to the north, aiming at the San Francisco metropolitan area more than 500 kilometers away.

Chariots roared, and iron flowed.

The mighty and majestic army could not see the end at a glance, and rushed to the north with murderous spirit.

The crossing of the army was not completed from 10 o'clock in the morning to about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and because of the abundant captures, all the soldiers of the infantry regiment who were originally riding bicycles had changed into war horses, and those who did not have war horses could also take vehicles, and the speed of the march was greatly accelerated.

Only the 25,000 soldiers of the California Independence Army marched on two legs, carrying luggage and rifles, but not a single bullet in the rifle, and went to the northern battlefield under the coercion of the army to begin writing their new lives.

Colonel Wu Peifu led the officers and soldiers of the three regiments with live ammunition to send these prisoners on the side of the road to show them the military might of the imperial army, and it was also a baptism of thought.

Under the temptation of food and the intimidation of the army, at about 4 p.m., more than 3,700 captives gave in and obediently walked to the other side to enjoy white-flour steamed buns and vegetable soup.

See this scene

Colonel Wu Peifu showed a relieved smile like an old father on his face, and then turned his head to look at the remaining more than 20,000 prisoners of war, his eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness;

A bunch of stubborn idiots, it seems that they don't give you some means, really when I am Wu Dashan?

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