Imperialists are cunning and fierce. They are not easy to get food. They must pay for their dignity and bottom line and step over the corpses of their compatriots.

There was a voice of insulting around the prisoner camp. The rebellious prisoners who had been escorted out earlier stood in a row, about twenty, standing there with a blank expression waiting for the fate of death to come.

More than 30 meters away from them, 50 groups of prisoners who joined the Independence Army were pulled out, and each of them fired a rifle, facing the people ahead in their fear; "Rise the gun and prepare..."

The cold command voice came, and two white prisoners who participated in the Independence Army suddenly screamed and threw away the rifle in their hands, and cried loudly, "No... no... God, I can't do it..."

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

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

"I will be killed without mercy if I violate the order." The officer's voice echoed in the air, cold and without any emotion.

After the execution of the gun, the officer turned around and left expressionlessly. Behind them were the muzzles of heavy machine guns on several armored trucks, facing the white prisoners who were preparing to execute the execution and the prisoners who were executed. At this moment, any language was unnecessary.

If either party fails to obey orders, he will suffer bloody suppression.

On the periphery of the execution ground, more than 2,000 Chinese immigrants with shaved heads stood in circles. They were wearing their new military uniforms they had just changed into and stood in two rows to watch the scene.

This is the first lesson for Chinese immigrants who have been conscripted into the army; they are merciless to the enemy.

"Raising the gun and preparing to... open fire..."

"Baopao..." The messy gunshots sounded, and blood burst out from more than 10 prisoners in front of them, and their bodies fell to the ground with soft bodies. There were still more than 10 prisoners standing barely. Their weak bodies were powerless to resist.

"The gun is loaded, lift the gun and prepare..."

The officer who issued the order walked coldly behind the soldiers of the execution squad, quietly pulled out his pistol, pressed it behind the heads of several soldiers who had not performed well just now, and said coldly, "If I can't shoot correctly, I will shoot you in the head. Now I'm ready to... open fire..."

The answer to the question of how to choose other people’s lives and one’s own lives is self-evident. If you break through the bottom line again and again, you will become without the bottom line. This is often the case.

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

Then

The rifles were handed over to the next round of executioners. The prisoners who had performed the firing mission lined up in a blank expression, including their name, address, hometown, age, training, troops, etc., and then they could receive military uniforms, shoes and socks, and they were broken up and organized into infantry squads.

By this time

Their identity has been transformed into a new recruit from the Independent Army, and then, under the leadership of the officers, entered the prisoner camp, pointed out the commanders of their troops one by one, and continued to complete the process of "vote forbidden"...

The soldiers who have completed the reorganization will not fire their guns. They will receive three meals a day, each receiving a blanket, and then receive a lecture in the company to re-recognize and adapt to their new identity.

The sound of gunfire continued to sound, and the number of soldiers who gave up their last persistence due to fear was greatly increased.

The next day at noon

"Commander, Colonel Wu Peifu's methods are too rough and bloody, which violates the humane treatment of prisoners of war in international conventions. I am worried that doing so will be unfavorable to the image of the imperial army!" Brigadier General He Mubai, senior senator of the headquarters, persuaded with a worried look on his face.

General Li Shuanzhu raised his head and looked at him strangely, then looked at the other generals and officers in the headquarters, and asked in silence, "Oh, what crime did he execute the war criminals?"

"It is to incite and organize riots in prison camps and attack the ward officers and soldiers. In fact, this is a complete excuse." Brigadier General He Mubai felt very righteous and he said indignantly; "According to the field investigation of Huyi, the vast majority of prisoners are weak and unable to stand up. They are just protesting verbally..."

"Senator He, how many independent soldiers are there today?"

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

"Okay, you don't have to say anything." General Li Shuanzhu waved his hand to interrupt him, then stood up, looked at him majestic and said, "Now I order; you go to the prisoner-of-war camp to take over Colonel Wu Peifu's work tomorrow morning..."

He raised his hand to look at the watch and continued to order, "Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., you must pull out another 10,000 people for me within 22 hours, collect 30,000 people, a total of 6 divisions of independent army, and fail to complete the mission and military law."

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

"What's wrong... don't you follow the disobedience?"

"I dare not, but the persuasion and education method that I plan to adopt may take too long and cannot complete the task on time!"

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

Li Shuanzhu stared at Brigadier General He Mubai with cold eyes. His sharp eyes seemed to pierce the heart, causing cold sweat to appear on his head. He took out his handkerchief with a panic expression and wiped it.

Colonel Wu Peifu can reorganize 20,000 people in one day and one night. If you give you the same time, can't even reorganize 10,000 people?

"This... a humble position... a humble position must not dare." He kept slapping his hands with his sweat, and he could not answer hesitantly.

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

He is not against having his own ideas in person, but the situation on the San Francisco front is changing every minute and every second. Everything the Expeditionary Army General Command has to revolve around the core point of completing the task, even if it is out of order.

In the eyes of soldiers

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

The Americans seized the Spanish California colony, slaughtered the Indians here, and incorporated this vast and plump land into the Federation, at best, as a robber plundered the territory of another robber.

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

The imperial armed forces are military machines, and there is no need to dress themselves up as the incarnation of justice. Those things may be done when they are idle in the future, but not now.

Li Shuanzhu glanced at him and everyone said in a deep voice;

"Senator He, and all of you here must remember the sacred duties and missions you have, we are the conquerors of the North American continent, fighting for His Majesty the Emperor, and fighting for the empire to expand territory and nation to expand living space.

The current primary task is to military occupation and conquer California and eliminate all rebellious forces.

For the victory of the imperial army, I don't mind taking some extraordinary violent means.

As for your personal selfish purposes, whether you are merciful, unable to see, or sympathy, or longing for the lives of white people, this commander does not care about it, but if anyone wants to interfere in military operations for inexplicable reasons, I will send him to the front line of charge.

Mr. He Gaosan wants to transform prisoners of war through persuasion and education. This commander will not comment. I just need to see the results.

Now you go to the prisoner-of-war camp to report immediately and take over the next step of the expansion of the Independent Army membership.

The commander is not embarrassed by you. It is limited to 3,000 people. I will see the expansion results at 10 am tomorrow, otherwise I will be engaged in military law."

"Yes, I will definitely complete the order." Brigadier General He Mubai left with sweat, and he was really complaining.

Mr. Li Shuanzhu glanced at the generals and officers in the command center with sharp eyes and continued coldly, "The army is about to set off, and what we lack most now is time. Everything must be completed quickly.

All Chinese people from the age of 15 to 50 in the occupied areas must be enlisted in the army. I need them to pick up their rifles and stand guard. Don’t give me any reasons, don’t say anything about difficulties, and orders are not allowed to be bargained.

Here I would like to remind you to collect the overwhelming sympathy.

We are not here to do good deeds. The only way the imperial army passes is to conquer, and only sow the seeds of fear. The church is awe-in-law enough. As for gentleness and influence, it is not your turn to do it. Let's do it now."

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

After a while

Colonel Wu Peifu ran to pay the order, stood attentive, saluted and reported it; "Reported to the commander-in-chief, the subordinate Wu Peifu completed the task and came to pay the order."

"After a moment, report on how many independent soldiers you have reorganized."

"Reported 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 prisoners were executed, and more than 4,000 officers and deadly hard-working officials at all levels were identified, which is still to be dealt with."

"Yes." General Li Shuanzhu responded without knowing whether it was possible, looked at Wu Peifu's blood-covered eyes and asked, "I haven't had a rest all night, right?"

"I dare not slackew on my duty."

"It's true. I ask a soldier to be a pure soldier, unconditionally execute the orders to the top, and don't bring your emotions and subjective ideas to the task, but often many people can't do it, and you're doing it well."

"Thank you for the commendation of the Commander-in-Chief. The greatest wish of Huyi is to follow the Commander-in-Chief to fight on the battlefield, to show his national prestige outside the foreign land, and not consider personal gains and losses. If one day he can wear a horse and meet in the Martyrs' Temple, it is a lifetime wish."

Hearing Colonel Wu Peifu's powerful answer, General Li Shuanzhu nodded with satisfaction, and thought about it for a while and said, "If you leave you in the prison camp and squeeze it for a few more days, can you get me 15,000 people out?"

"The officials thought it was OK, but they just had to kill a few more people."

"There is no need to be too rough. I didn't plan to keep more people in the prisoner-of-war camp. Now the reorganization is going well, and the tension in the army has greatly alleviated. So this time, you will keep your Qingdao 3rd Infantry Regiment and be responsible for the reorganization."

Having said this

General Li Shuanzhu paused for a moment, tapped the table with his fingers and thought about it, and said, "I will take away 25,000 independent troops tomorrow. You will be here to hunt for gold in the sand. Give you a week to find 15,000 people to form three infantry divisions, and your third regiment will lead to the battlefield. There are not many white prisoners left. Leaving a company of soldiers and a new regiment will be almost enough to take care of the custody."

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

"Do it well, I'll be optimistic about you."

"Report to the commander, Pei Fu is willing to die."

"The future is long, so you go back and rest first. The Xian should not be too tight. The prisoner-of-war camp is temporarily handed over to Senator He to handle the work. I want to see what kind of results he can give me." General Li Shuanzhu said to himself. He raised his head and saw Colonel Wu Peifu still standing in front of him, and couldn't help laughing. "What are you still standing stupidly? Go back and have a good sleep to restore your energy."

"As for orders, 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 the extreme fatigue from body to heart.

He 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 reached his physiological limit.

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

There is no psychological burden or something.

December 24, 1908 at 10:00 am

The main force of the Southern Legion swore to scramble, and 50,000 troops escorted 25,000 newly formed California Independence Army soldiers to advance north, aiming directly at 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 at first sight, and rushed to the north with murderous intent.

The army had not completed its transit from 10 a.m. to around 4 p.m. due to the rich seizure, all the infantry soldiers who were riding bicycles had changed into war horses. Those who did not have war horses could also take vehicles, and the advance speed was greatly accelerated.

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

The rolling iron stream heading north passed through the road ahead of the prisoner camp. Colonel Wu Peifu led the officers and soldiers of the third regiment of He Gun and live ammunition to take these prisoners to the roadside to see them off for a farewell to show them the military power of the imperial army, and it was also a baptism of thought.

Under the temptation of food and the intimidation of military power, at around 4 pm, more than 3,700 prisoners surrendered and walked to the other side to enjoy the white flour steamed buns and vegetable soup.

See this scene

Colonel Wu Peifu showed a happy smile as if he was an old father, and then turned his head to look at the remaining 20,000 prisoners of war, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes;

A group of stubborn idiots, it seems that I won’t give you some tricks, do you really think I am a good man Wu?
Chapter completed!