Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 896 The decisive Colonel Wu Peifu

  Imperialists are cunning and vicious, their food is not easy to get, they must pay human dignity and the bottom line, stepping on the corpses of their compatriots to cross over.

   There was a sound of swearing at the edge of the prison camp, and the resistance prisoners who had been taken out earlier stood in a row, about twenty, standing there with a blank expression, waiting for the fate of death to come.

   At a distance of more than 30 meters from them, a group of 50 prisoners who joined the Independent Army were pulled out, each with a rifle, facing the person in front in their panic; "Raise your gun and prepare..."

  Indifferent command voices came, and two white prisoners who participated in the independence army suddenly screamed and threw their rifles away, crying loudly and shouting; "No...no...God, I can't do it..."

  The officer standing behind the executive soldiers without hesitation took out the revolver in his hand, aimed at the back of the head of the two white prisoners and fired.

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

   "Break the order and kill without mercy." The officer's voice echoed in the air, cold and without any emotion.

After the execution, the officers turned and left with expressionless faces. Behind them were the muzzles of heavy machine guns on several armored trucks, facing the white prisoners and prisoners who were about to be executed. At this moment, any language was superfluous. .

  Any party that does not obey the order will surely suffer **** suppression.

   On the periphery of the execution site, there stood a circle of more than 2,000 Chinese immigrants with shaved heads, wearing new military uniforms that they had just put on, standing in two rows to watch the scene.

   This is the first lesson for Chinese immigrants who were forcibly drafted into the army; there is no tolerance for the enemy.

   "Raise your guns...fire..."

"Papapa..." The messy gunshots sounded. There were more than 10 prisoners in front of them, blood splattered on their bodies, and their bodies fell softly to the ground. There were still more than 10 prisoners standing blankly, their weak bodies already weak. resist.

   "Load the gun, raise the gun and prepare..."

The officer who issued the order walked coldly behind the soldiers of the firing squad, pulled out his pistol calmly, placed it behind the heads of the soldiers who had just performed badly, and said in a cold voice, "If I can't shoot again, I will shoot Blast your head, now get ready to...fire..."

   On the question of how to choose other people's lives and one's own life, the answer is self-evident. Breaking the bottom line again and again will lead to no bottom line. This is often the case.

   "Papapa..." The gunshot sounded again, and the remaining prisoners were all shot and fell to the ground.

   then

The rifles are handed over to the next round of executioners, and the prisoners who have executed the task of execution line up blankly to register, including their name, address, place of origin, age, training, and the unit they belong to. They can then receive military uniforms, shoes and socks. They were broken up into infantry squads.

   Until now

   Their identity has been transformed into a new recruit of the Independent Army, and then they enter the prison camp under the leadership of the officers, point out the officers of their units one by one, and continue to complete the process of "applying for the name"...

   Soldiers who have been reorganized will not fire guns. They will be provided with three meals a day, and each will receive a blanket. Then, they will receive training in company units to re-acquaint themselves with their new identities.

   Execution gunshots continued to sound, and the number of soldiers who gave up their last persistence because of fear greatly increased.

   Noon the next day

"Your Excellency Commander, Colonel Wu Peifu's methods are too brutal and bloody, which violates the humane treatment of prisoners of war in international conventions. I am worried that this will be a big loss of people's hearts and will be detrimental to the image of the imperial army!" said worriedly.

   Admiral Li Shuanzhu raised his head and looked at him strangely, then looked at the other generals and colonels in the headquarters, and asked silently, "Oh, what crime did he execute the war criminal on?"

"It was inciting and organizing riots in prisoner-of-war camps and attacking detained officers and soldiers. In fact, this is a complete excuse." Brigadier General He Mubai, with a sense of justice, said indignantly; The captives were too weak to stand up, they were just verbally protesting..."

   "Sir He, how many independent troops are there today?"

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

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

He raised his hand to look at his watch, and continued to order: "Tomorrow at ten o'clock the army will go out, you must pull out another 10,000 people for me within 22 hours, and collect 30,000 people for a total of 6 divisions. The scale of the independent army cannot complete the task and engage in military law.”

   "Sir, I..." Brigadier General He Mubai's face turned pale when he heard this. How could he accomplish such a task?

   "What's the matter... Are you disobeying orders?"

   "I dare not, but the persuasion and education method I intend to adopt, I am afraid it will take too long and will not be able to complete the task on time!"

   "Huh... Is my army going to stop here and wait for you?"

   Admiral Li Shuanzhu stared coldly at Brigadier General He Mubai, his sharp eyes seemed to pierce his heart, causing cold sweat to break out uncontrollably on his head, and he took out a handkerchief and wiped it with a frightened expression.

   Colonel Wu Peifu can reorganize 20,000 people in one day and one night. Given the same amount of time, can’t 10,000 people be reorganized?

   "This... a humble position... a humble position must never be dared." He kept wiping his sweat with his hands, and he couldn't answer the hesitantly.

   Admiral Li Shuanzhu showed a hint of disgust in his eyes. This person was a senior counselor of the Ministry of the Army. He had studied in Europe and the United States in his early years and had a special affection for white people.

He is not against individuals having their own ideas, but at the moment of the enemy, the situation on the front line of San Francisco is changing every minute and every second, and everything that the Expeditionary Force Headquarters does must revolve around the core point of completing the mission, Even if it is out of line, it will not hesitate.

  In the eyes of soldiers

  The war between countries has nothing to do with justice or not, there is only a difference between the winner and the loser, and the position cannot be swayed.

  The Americans seized the Spanish colony of California, slaughtered the Indians here, and incorporated this vast and fertile land into the Union, at best one robber plundered another robber's turf.

The   Ocean Empire army set foot on this North American land is just a new robber. In order to expand the living space of the nation to invade and suppress another nation, this is essentially the case.

  The Imperial Armed Forces are military machines. You don’t need to dress yourself up as an incarnation of justice. Maybe you can do those things later, but not now.

   Li Shuanzhu glanced around, and everyone said in a deep voice;

   "Sir He, and all of you here must keep in mind our sacred duty and mission. We are the conquerors of the North American continent, fighting for His Majesty the Emperor, for the empire to expand the territory and the nation to expand the living space.

  The current priority is to occupy and conquer California by military and eliminate all resistance forces.

   For the victory of the Imperial army, I don't mind resorting to some outrageous violence.

As for your personal selfish purpose, whether it is compassionate, unseemly, or overflowing with sympathy, or longing for the life of the white people, this commander does not care, but anyone should be inexplicable. For the reason of interfering in military operations, I will send him to the front line of the charge.

   Mr. He Gaocan wants to reform prisoners of war by persuading and educating him. This commander will not comment. I just want to see the result.

   Now you will report to the prisoner of war camp immediately and take over the next step of the expansion of the members of the Independent Army.

  This commander will not embarrass you either. The number of people is limited to 3,000. I will see the results of the expansion tomorrow at ten o'clock in the morning, otherwise the military law will be involved. "

   "Yes, the low-ranking officer must fulfill the order." Brigadier General He Mubai left, sweating profusely, and was really complaining in his heart.

  Admiral Li Shuanzhu glanced sharply at the generals and colonels in the headquarters, and continued in a cold voice; "The army is about to go on an expedition, what we lack most now is time, and everything must be completed quickly.

   All the Chinese population in the occupied area from the age of 15 to 50 will be forced to join the army. I need them to pick up their rifles and stand guard. Don’t give me any reasons or difficulties. Orders are not bargainable.

   Here to remind you; put away the flood of compassion.

  We are not here to do good deeds. The imperial army has only conquered. We only need to sow the seeds of fear. We will teach the conquered enough to fear. "

   He waved his hand, and most of the generals and academies in the headquarters dispersed with a hula, and all went to work on the business at hand.

after awhile

   Colonel Wu Peifu ran to pay the order, stood at attention, saluted and reported; "Report to the commander-in-chief, the subordinate Wu Peifu has completed the task and came to pay the order."

   "Take a break and report how many soldiers of the Independent Army you have assembled."

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

   "How many prisoners were shot?"

   "A total of more than 730 criminals were executed, and more than 4,000 officers and die-hards at all levels were identified, which are yet to be dealt with."

   "Hmm." Admiral Li Shuanzhu replied, looking at Wu Peifu's bloodshot eyes and asked, "Have you not rested all night?"

   "The duty is, don't dare to slack off."

   "That's true. I ask the soldier to be a pure soldier, unconditionally carry out the command from the top, and don't bring your emotions and subjective thoughts into the mission, but often many people can't do it. You did a good job."

   "Thank you for the commendation from the commander-in-chief. The greatest wish of the humble post is to follow the commander-in-chief to fight on the battlefield, to promote the country's prestige in foreign countries, regardless of personal gains and losses. If one day I can wrap my body in horse leather and meet at the Martyrs' Shrine, it is a lifelong wish."

   Hearing Colonel Wu Peifu's sonorous reply, Li Shuanzhu nodded with satisfaction, and after thinking about it, he said, "If you are left in the prisoner of war camp and squeezed for a few more days, can you get 15,000 people out for me?"

   "Xiaoguan thinks it's ok, but he has to kill a few more people."

   "The means don't need to be overly rude. I didn't plan to keep more people in the prisoner of war camp. Now the reorganization is going well, and the tension of the troops has been greatly eased, so this time, you will leave your Qingdao 3rd Infantry Regiment to be responsible for the reorganization."

  Speaking of this

Admiral Li Shuanzhu paused for a moment, tapped his finger on the table lightly, and then said, "I will take away the 25,000-strong independent army tomorrow, and you will be digging for gold in the sand for the rest, and I will give you 15,000 more people to make up in a week. Once there are three infantry divisions, your three regiments will lead them to the battlefield. There are not many white prisoners left, and one company of soldiers and a new regiment will almost be enough for the guards."

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

   "Do well, I'm optimistic about you."

   "Report Commander, Peifu is willing to do his best."

"Fang Chang in Japan, you should go back and rest first. The strings should not be too tight. The prisoner of war camp is temporarily handed over to Senator He for errands. I want to see what kind of results he can give me." Admiral Li Shuanzhu said to himself said, he raised his head and saw that Colonel Wu Peifu was still standing in front of him, and couldn't help laughing; "Why are you still standing stupidly? Go back and get a good night's sleep to recharge your batteries."

   "As you order, 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 exhausted from body to heart.

   Presided over such a large-scale reorganization activity and executed almost a battalion of thorns. His spirit was always in a state of high tension, and he also reached the physical limit.

   Returning to the town's temporary residence, Colonel Wu Peifu didn't have time to eat a meal, so he took off his military uniform and got into the quilt and fell asleep soundly.

   Psychological burden or something, there is absolutely no such thing.

   December 24, 1908 at 10 am

  The main force of the Southern Legion swears off, and a 50,000-strong army escorts 25,000 new California Independence Army soldiers to the north, targeting the San Francisco metropolitan area more than 500 kilometers away.

   The chariots roared and the iron stream rolled.

  The mighty and majestic army could not see the head at a glance, and charged towards the north with murderous intent.

The    army had not finished crossing the border from ten o'clock in the morning to about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Due to the large amount of seizures, all the soldiers of the infantry regiment who originally rode bicycles had changed to war horses, and those who did not have war horses could also take vehicles. The speed of advance was greatly accelerated.

  Only the 25,000 soldiers of the California Independence Army had to travel on two legs. Although they carried luggage and rifles, there was not a single bullet in the rifles. They went to the northern battlefield under the wraps of the army and began to write their new life.

   The rolling iron stream heading north passed the road in front of the prison camp. Colonel Wu Peifu led three regiments of officers and soldiers with live ammunition.

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

   see this scene

   Colonel Wu Peifu showed a gratified smile like an old father on his face, then turned to look at the remaining 20,000 prisoners of war, his eyes flashed with a stern look;

   A group of stubborn idiots, it seems that they don't give you any means, do you really think that I am Wu Dashan?

   (end of this chapter)