Respectfully

Chapter 158

In the sixth year of the Republic of China, October 1914, 10 in the Gregorian calendar, eight o'clock in the morning

The Third Division of the Six Northern Provinces suddenly appeared [-] kilometers north of Pyongyang and bombarded Pyongyang.A regiment of Chinese infantry bypassed the northern hills and attacked Pyongyang from the south. The Japanese garrison stationed in Pyongyang was caught off guard.

Both the North Korean Governor Si Nei Zhengyi and the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp are a little confused. It takes six to seven hours to travel from Sinuiju to Pyongyang by train. How can there be no news about such a large-scale army transfer?

Even if Si Nei Zhengyi couldn't figure it out, he didn't have time to continue to dwell on this issue.At this moment, the fire is imminent. Once Pyongyang is captured by the Chinese army, the door to northern North Korea will be wide open. He may suffer the same fate as Lushun Commander Oshima Yoshinaga at any time. He does not want to be imprisoned in a Chinese prisoner-of-war camp !According to news from China, many prisoners in the POW camp were sent to the border for mining, and the possibility of surviving was very slim.The Japanese government protested again, but Huaxia still went its own way, claiming that this was the so-called "reform through labor".They didn't abuse prisoners of war, let alone kill them, they just asked them to use their labor in exchange for food, and they didn't work for free. It's not such a good thing!

If Japan wants to redeem them back, it can!

Another price list was placed in front of the Japanese consul, and the figure on it was twice as high as what Yada had seen before.

As for the reason?

Quite simply, the living expenses during the prisoner-of-war camp were already discounted.

The Japanese consul had to return home again.

The situation in Pyongyang is urgent. The temple immediately ordered the newly formed No.19 Division to reinforce Pyongyang, and at the same time issued a death order to the troops stationed in Pyongyang. Before the reinforcements arrive, they must stick to every inch of land and never let the Chinese army occupy Pyongyang!

When the Japanese army stationed in Pyongyang received the order, Huaxia's chariots were driving into the southern plains of Pyongyang, and under the protection of infantry, they captured one Japanese army position after another.

For this attack on Pyongyang, Marshal Lou ordered the deployment of the newly formed First Battalion of Chariots to assist the Third Division in the attack.While the existence of the tanks remains secret for a number of reasons, it was five armored vehicles converted from trucks that took to the field.

The infantry followed behind the armored vehicles, and as the sound of the guns faded away, the smoke had not cleared, and they appeared in front of the Japanese defenders.

The Japanese soldiers in the trenches and behind the bunkers heard the rumbling sound, and when they raised their heads, they could see the "monster" rolling over, and all of them stared wide-eyed.

They have seen trucks before, but these five armored vehicles refitted with steel plates look like five terrifying monsters in their eyes!

Bullets poured down from the car like a rainstorm. The infantry following the car formed a combat group of five to seven people. The firepower of rifles, light machine guns and pistols matched each other. Several fire-breathing soldiers were guarded in the middle. Strong fortifications or trenches behind barbed wire, grenades and grenades cannot completely wipe out the defenders. These fire-breathing soldiers will become a nightmare for the Japanese defenders.

The scorching flames were like a door opened by the god of hell, taking away one life after another.

Many Japanese soldiers took off their shirts, covered their bodies with grenades, and launched a desperate charge against Huaxia's tanks and infantry combat groups. They shouted Long Live the Emperor!There are even a lot of Korean words that are very different from Japanese.

For Chinese soldiers, whether they are Japanese or Koreans, they have only one identity on the battlefield, and that is the enemy!

These volunteer teams with white smoke on their bodies failed to play any role after blowing up an armored vehicle.

The battle lasted for a whole morning, and at [-]:[-] pm, the southern part of Pyongyang was basically conquered. The Huaxia army did not continue to attack north, but stayed where they were, cleaning up the remnants of the enemy.

Most of the defenders on the position were killed in battle, and the rest were either captured or fled during the fighting.

Most of the people who died in battle were Japanese soldiers who raised their hands and knelt down to surrender. Most of them could speak fluent Korean, and many of them could also speak Chinese. After asking a few words, I realized that they were all Koreans!

Zhou Zhenglong, commander of the chariot battalion as the vanguard, and Xu Cheng, commander of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]rd Division, discussed in a low voice. The main event, but it can only be effective if the North Koreans cooperate, and these people cannot be killed for the time being.

The captives squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands did not dare to make a sound, until a Chinese officer with the rank of major on his shoulders came over and asked who among them had the highest rank. The captives looked at each other, looking for the officer. To make an example to others?

"Don't worry, I won't kill you as long as we cooperate," Zhou Zhenglong smiled friendly, "I just want to talk to some of you officers, it might be a good thing for you."

The North Korean squatting on the ground still did not make a sound.

"My patience is limited." Zhou Zhenglong put away the smile on his face, raised his arms, and glanced at the watch on his wrist, "5 minutes, after 5 minutes, I won't ask you the same question again."

The Huaxia soldiers on the side unbolted their guns one after another, and pointed their sharp bayonets at the group of quail-like Koreans.

Only then did the North Koreans wake up. What the Chinese military officer said just now was "cooperation" so they wouldn't be killed... Many people's eyes began to wander, and gradually they all focused on a certain part of the crowd.

Finally, a North Korean man in his thirties with the rank of sergeant raised his hand.The military uniform on his body didn't fit well, it was obviously put on temporarily.

"Name, rank."

"Li Dongdao, lieutenant." As he said, he took off his outer military uniform to reveal his inner officer's uniform.

Lieutenant?That was at least a squadron leader, Zhou Zhenglong's eyes lit up.

The news that the 19th Regiment and the Chariot Battalion had conquered southern Pyongyang and that the No. [-] Division of the Japanese Army was about to reinforce Pyongyang was sent to Zhao Yue, the commander of the [-]rd Division, almost at the same time.

"Tell Xu Cheng to bring the troops back, and bring back the group of North Koreans."

The Japanese army of a division cannot be eaten by the [-]th regiment plus a tank battalion.Even if it is eight or nine thousand pigs, it will be exhausting to kill, let alone a group of Japanese pigs with guns in their hands!

"Master, is the fight in Pyongyang in vain?"

"Who said that?" Zhao Yue grinned, "Just wait, the fun is yet to come."

Thinking of Master Lou's secret order, Zhao Yue couldn't help but sneer. It wouldn't be of much benefit to occupy such a broken place in North Korea. What the young commander wants is for the whole North Korea to be in chaos. The first two are big, and the heart, liver and lungs hurt together, so as not to give them time to convulse, and then use Huaxia's brains.

Another reason for withdrawing from Pyongyang is that I received definite information not long ago that the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy has already set off for North Korea. Although warships cannot go ashore, North Korea is a peninsular country, and the feeling of being bombarded by ships is not so pleasant.

"We don't have a big boat, so let these scumbags get away with it first."

At 19:[-] p.m., the Komura Regiment, the vanguard of the No.[-] Division of the Japanese Army, finally arrived in Pyongyang. What the soldiers of the Komura Regiment did not expect was that all Chinese troops had withdrawn from Pyongyang.

Except for the bomb craters all over the ground, the scorched land, the destroyed fortifications and the scattered corpses of the dead Japanese soldiers, nothing was left.

"Bastard! What the hell is going on!"

The captain of Xiaocun Lian drew out his saber angrily, and cut off half of the scorched tree. A sergeant led several soldiers under him, arrested several local Koreans, and carefully interrogated what happened here before.

Those Koreans trembled and told everything they saw. Captain Xiaocun and his soldiers couldn't believe their ears. The two brigades of imperial warriors actually fought in less than five hours. Is all the jade broken? !They didn't want to believe it, but the corpses left on the battlefield clearly showed that these North Koreans were not lying.

"So, what about the North Korean squadron?"

Although the Japanese will also recruit pro-Japanese Koreans to join the army, they rarely entrust them with important tasks. They mostly serve as supply soldiers and cannon fodder when necessary.These Koreans only mentioned that the two Japanese brigades were wiped out. Where did the Koreans' supply troop go?

"They, they were captured by the Huaxia people..."

The captain of the Xiaocun Lian narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he raised his saber without warning, and hacked the North Korean who was speaking to death.The head of the North Korean fell to the ground, and the rest of the North Koreans screamed.

"Kill them all!" Captain Xiaocun said viciously: "These shameful North Koreans colluded with the Chinese and betrayed the warriors of the empire, kill them!"

The Japanese army shouted, yes, the warriors of the empire will not be defeated so easily, these Koreans must have betrayed them!

When the follow-up troops of the No. 19 Division arrived one after another, the massacre against the Koreans had lasted for more than an hour. The head of the No. 19 Division immediately ordered the Komura Regiment to stop this behavior. However, the rest of the Japanese soldiers Also driven by the behavior of Xiaocun United, he joined in.

Things got worse.

"Bastard!"

Li Hua, head of the No.19 division, slammed the table. The Huaxia army was only withdrawing temporarily and may return at any time. Didn't these dizzy idiots see the end of those two brigades? !

Just when the head of the Tachibana division was furious and wanted to kill the captain of Komura, two wooden biplanes suddenly appeared over Pyongyang, and a large number of leaflets were dropped from the plane.

The front of the flyer is in Korean and Chinese language, and the back is in Japanese and English. All the content on it comes from the letter sent to the commander of the third division by King Li Xi of North Korea.

The letter was very "touching", and coupled with the embellishment of the staff of the division, it will definitely shock the North Koreans who hear it and cry the viewers.I wish I could accuse these Japanese of their brutality face to face, to rescue the king who "bears the burden of humiliation" for the sake of the people.

When the head of the Tachibana Division saw the contents of the leaflets, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and ordered the Japanese army in Pyongyang to confiscate all these leaflets immediately!

His reaction could not be described as unpleasant, but it was still a step slow. Many North Koreans have seen the contents of the leaflet.

In another historical time and space, the March 1919st Movement in North Korea that took place in [-] was initiated by Lee Hee. Now, although the time is five years earlier, the King of North Korea is "shining" for the country of North Korea in another way.

When the first Korean rushed to the Japanese angrily, more and more Koreans began to gather, and the head of the Tachibana Division decisively issued an order to shoot at the crowd.

It must be suppressed by force before the North Koreans really mess up!

The two Huaxia planes not only distributed leaflets to Pyongyang, but also the surrounding countryside. One of the pilots wanted to go around Seoul, but the internal combustion engine was not powerful enough, so he had to return.

The series of actions of the Third Division in Pyongyang were all planned by Lou Xiao. North Korea was regarded by Japan as its "back garden". He wanted to see how the Japanese would react if this back garden became chaotic.

In the next week, the Third Division did not send out infantry, but used two planes to fly over North Korea every now and then, and even visited Seoul twice.

A large number of leaflets were distributed to North Koreans. From the Sino-Japanese War to the death of Li Xi, the resistance movement in North Korea has never stopped. These leaflets are like sparks falling on dry wood.

The North Korean governor's temple was furious, the Japanese government and the public were shaken, and Li Xi in Qingyun Palace was also worried day and night. He had been living under the control of his father Daewon and Queen Min, and he became a puppet of the Russians and the Japanese successively. He had the courage to do one or two major things that "benefit the country and the people". As a result, he failed to seek help from the Russians and was placed under house arrest by the Japanese. Now that the Chinese are distributing such leaflets everywhere, will the Japanese become angry and kill him? ?

Thinking of this, Li Xi trembled with fear at first, then blushed, pushed the low table in front of him away, and gritted his teeth fiercely.

No matter what the No. 20 sixth-generation king of North Korea is thinking at the moment, in short, there is no turning back. Either he goes all the way to the dark and completely surrenders to the Huaxia people, and maybe he can still find a way to save his life, or he simply puts down his body and faces him. The Japanese begged for mercy.

He tried the latter way, but it didn't work. The Japanese knew him very well, and he also knew their thoughts very well. In order to completely control North Korea, the Japanese would never let him live for too long.As long as the voice of resistance in North Korea gradually disappears, it is time for him to meet his ancestors.

Then, completely rely on the Huaxia people!

Li Xi gritted his teeth hard. The Chinese disclosed the contents of this letter. Even if the Japanese wanted to gain international reputation, they would not kill him immediately. Perhaps, he could use this time...

After figuring it out, Li Xi sat up straight and said, "Come here!"

The door was opened from the outside, and the servant who had delivered letters to Pyongyang before stood bowed in front of the door.

Guanbei City

Li Jinyan doesn't pay attention to North Korea's affairs. He is busy finalizing the purchase of additional mining machines with John from the American firm.

As he had expected, due to the impact of the European War, except for the United Kingdom and the United States, Germany and France could not deliver the machinery he ordered as scheduled.The Germans feel very sorry for not being able to complete this order. Now the British fleet is blocking Germany's overseas trade in the Atlantic Ocean. Compared with countries such as Britain and France, which have vast colonies, Germany's material shortage will soon be exposed.Chinese and American goods are of vital importance to Germany.

Compared with American merchant ships that need to cross the ocean and are in danger of being intercepted by the British fleet at any time, it is much safer for the Chinese to transport medicines and food to East Prussia by rail.

The Germans don't know how Huaxia got the Russians to agree to "lend" the right to use the railway, but the materials can be delivered to them, which is no longer so important.

"It's a pity." Xin Ci, the German minister to China, went to Guanbei to pay a visit to Li Jinyan. In the opinion of Germans, "breaking the contract" is not a good thing.

"It's okay." Li Jinyan was very generous. In fact, from the very beginning, he had doubts about whether Germany could complete the order.At this time, the Germans may still feel sorry for him. When the war is over, when he repays the loan with bread, I don’t know if the other party will still think so.

After sending Xin Ci away, Li Jinyan met with representatives of the United States and foreign companies and the British Consul in the six northern provinces, and was once again amazed at Britain's maritime strength.

However, the Battle of Jutland will soon break out, which will be the largest and the last duel of giant ships and cannons in human history.

The British Royal Navy with a gross tonnage of 270 million tons, and the German Imperial Navy with a gross tonnage of 130 million.The collision of powerful forces and the killing of 10 people at sea can be regarded as one of the most magnificent sea battles in naval history.

Li Jinyan has to admit that the reason why John Bull sees people with his nostrils is because they do have the capital.

After the order was signed and the British and Americans were sent away, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Jinyan stood up and stretched his arms, and suddenly remembered that the second wife had specially sent someone to tell him that the Guanbei Theater specially invited famous actors and cross talk masters from Tianjin, and asked him to go to the show when he was free.Squeeze your neck, let's go, he is really interested in cross talk in this era.

Just as he was thinking, the girl came to report that Mrs. Lou was looking for him.

"Mother looking for me?"

Mrs. Lou approached Li Jinyan for the purpose of returning to Beijing.

"It's time to go back." Mrs. Lou put Second Young Master Lou on the sofa and let him play by himself, then turned to Li Jinyan and said, "The President has sent a reminder."

While Madam Lou was talking to Li Jinyan, Second Young Master Lou threw himself into Li Jinyan's arms again. Second Young Master Lou really looked like a little leopard when he was two years old. Li Jinyan quickly supported him, "When is Mom going to leave?"

"The day after tomorrow." Mrs. Lou wiped the corners of Lou Er Shao's mouth with a handkerchief. Seeing Lou Er Shao hugging Li Jinyan's neck and not letting go, she kept spitting on his face and said with a smile: "See you brothers, how about you?" Should I leave Rui'er?"

It's not the first time Mrs. Lou said this, and Li Jinyan didn't take it seriously, he just took it as a joke, supported Lou Er Shao, and touched his forehead, "Will Ruier want to have sex with Brother Yan?"

Lou Ershao grinned and continued to smear Li Jinyan's face with saliva.

That night, Li Jinyan told Young Marshal Lou about Mrs. Lou's departure for the capital in three days.

"Mother also said that she would keep Rui'er for me to raise."

"accepted?"

Marshal Lou paused when he unarmed him, and Li Sanshao was taken aback.

"Mother is a joke." Seeing the expressionless look of Young Marshal Lou, Li Jinyan hesitated, "Is it a joke?"

"What do you say?"

"..."

What a joke, right?Li Jinyan was not sure.

Sitting in the private seat of the theater the next day, Li Jinyan also looked absent-minded because he was pretentious.

"Yan'er, what's the matter? What are you thinking?"

"Mother, I, that..." Li Jinyan hesitated for a moment, and told the second wife what Mrs. Lou said and the reaction of the young commander-in-chief, "My wife said this before, it was all a joke, and I didn't take it seriously."

"I think it's something." The second lady smiled, picked up an orange in the fruit plate and pushed it aside, tore half of it and handed it to Li Jinyan, "Open your mouth."

Li Jinyan bit it subconsciously, and puffed up one cheek, like a squirrel with a peanut hidden in its cheek, looking at the second lady with doubts.

"Whether it's really asking you to bring the second young master or just joking, it shows that Madam attaches great importance to you. I originally thought that the president and his wife brought the second young master with them in the capital. Maybe there will be a division between you brothers. Now I'm like this." Don't worry."

With an orange in his mouth, Li Jinyan still doesn't understand.

Can't you really guess a woman's mind?

"Okay, you don't need to think about it any more. If Madam really keeps the second young master, just take it with you."

The second lady stopped talking and turned her head to focus on the stage. Li Jinyan swallowed the orange and licked his lips, as if this was the only way to go.

On November [-], Mrs. Lou and her second concubine and fifth concubine returned to the capital by the presidential train.

Li Jinyan and Lou Shaoshuai saw him off in person. On the way from the Marshal's mansion to the train station, the second young master Lou was stuck in Li Jinyan's arms. Mrs. Lou didn't say a word, but looked at Li Jinyan smiling kindly, and Lou Shaoshuai sat down. Beside Li Jinyan, his face was expressionless and his body was cold.

When we arrived at the station, the special train had already parked on the platform, surrounded by soldiers with live ammunition, Mrs. Lou got out of the car, but she still didn't intend to take Lou Er Shao back.

Li Jinyan looked at Mrs. Lou, then at Young Marshal Lou, then looked down at Second Young Master Lou who was grinning in his arms, and called out: "Mom."

"what?"

"Did you forget something?"

Mrs. Lou, who was about to board the train, turned her head in doubt, "No, I haven't forgotten anything."

Li Jinyan: "..."

Lou Xiao quickly "teared" Lou Er Shao from Li Jinyan's arms, and "passed" it to Mrs. Lou, "Take this away."

This time, it was replaced by Mrs. Lou speechlessly.

"Xiao'er, this is your brother."

"En." Young Marshal Lou waited until Mrs. Lou hugged Lou Ershao before withdrawing his hand, and clasped Li Jinyan's shoulder with one hand, "Mother, have a good trip."

Mrs. Lou: "..."