northernbook Chapter 603: The Japs Do This
Chapter 603: The Japs Do This
"Hurry up, what are you standing there for? Listen up, everyone! Each of you is in charge of twenty basins. Hold this big iron kettle in your hand. If anyone's basin needs hot water, hurry up and fill it. If the kettle is empty, come back and fill it. If anyone can't do this, return to your camp tonight, and don't blame me for reporting to your boss."
The cook said in a majestic manner that he usually only managed eleven people under him, and there were only twelve people in his kitchen. Now these eleven people went to boil water. There was no need to worry about the lack of large trees on the grassland. Anyway, I didn't have a gasoline stove, and that thing could boil the hot water quickly.
The people in front of him were not soldiers of the 72nd Army, but some Japanese prisoners who had come over. They were all pushed onto the battlefield as military service personnel. Their task at the moment was to provide footwashing water for the soldiers.
When the Japanese soldiers heard these words from the camp manager, they shuddered all over. To them, the managers were really cruel. The scars on their bodies never stopped, with new wounds covering old ones.
Finally, they no longer had to build roads, and they were given a good job, asking them to help in the kitchens of various troops. They didn't expect that they would have to prepare water for the Chinese to wash their feet. Several Japanese soldiers were not happy about it, but thinking about the whips in the prisoner-of-war camp, they finally obediently brought the hot water over and patrolled around with a large iron kettle to see who needed hot water and add some quickly.
"Brother, I won't be here with you guys any longer. You guys should soak your feet well. Also, every Japanese soldier has a small book on him. When you leave, if he provides good service, you can give him a check mark. If he provides bad service, you can give him a cross mark. Go back and let the person in charge give him a good lesson."
The cook squad leader still has a lot of things to do. Breakfast must be prepared at 5:30 tomorrow. According to the division's order, every soldier must have two eggs tomorrow morning. We have to go back and boil the eggs now. The matter of preparing the foot washing water today will be left to these Japanese service personnel.
"Hey, Chef Zhang, you're just being lazy. Where did you find these devils? I heard that they can only be used to build roads or do other heavy work. You must not know who you gave gifts to to get these devils to work for you."
The brothers have a good relationship with the cook. When they heard the cook's voice, some of them started to tease him.
"Isn't this just to make you feel more comfortable? No one up there said they'd get you some footbath water. It was just something I thought of on my own. These people need to be working on the road during the day and rest in the camp at night. I brought them here so they can make use of their remaining energy."
The cook said this as he walked, and the others laughed even more when they heard this. These devils were already busy all day, and now they had to come over to pour water for them to wash their feet at night. It would be great if these guys were exhausted to death.
After hearing this, the Japanese felt very resentful. Building roads in such an environment, without many mechanical equipment, relied entirely on their bodies. Many people were too tired to get up, but no matter how tired you are, you don't want to be whipped, so you have to come and wash the feet of these Chinese people.
Originally, it was just a matter for the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Division, but later other battalion commanders quit. Why does the reconnaissance battalion have such treatment, but we don’t? Are we raised by a stepmother?
This matter was directly reported to Tang Guoping. Tang Guoping thought it was a big deal, so he immediately ordered all the more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp to get up, and even those who were sleeping had to be woken up to go to the front to bring foot washing water to our brothers.
According to Commander Tang Guoping, this is the right of the victor.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was true. Although the Japanese in Pujiang have become more restrained, they still acted superior there, but here they actually washed the feet of our soldiers."
After Yu Qiuer heard about this, she insisted on coming out to see what was happening late at night, and Li Shaoyi could only stay with her.
"There's nothing to be afraid of with the Japanese. When you're defeated by them, they'll certainly ride on your neck, but when you defeat them and crush them under your feet, they won't say anything else. They fear the strong."
When Li Shaoyi was speaking, Yu Qiuer happened to see the eyes of several Japanese soldiers in front of her, and there was indeed a hint of fear in their eyes.
These Japanese knew that the Chinese soldiers next to them did not take their lives seriously at all. They had already been sent to a prisoner-of-war camp, but if they made any mistakes, they would be beaten and scolded at best, and shot at worst.
When they first headed north, 3,500 people boarded the train. However, in less than four months since the road was built, more than a thousand people have died for various reasons. After their death, they were simply thrown somewhere to be eaten by animals on the grassland.
"How high do you want to take our country and nation?"
Yu Qiuer was walking forward when she suddenly turned around and asked Li Shaoyi this question.
"I really haven't thought about it. First, unequal agreements cannot exist in our country. Second, we must create a favorable international environment for future generations. As for the final point, as long as I have the strength, I will not relax. In the days to come, every moment will be spent on expansion."
What Li Shaoyi said was true, but to others, it sounded extremely arrogant. You have been expanding all your life, so what stage has the territory under your control reached?
Yu Qiuer smiled, then leaned on Li Shaoyi's shoulder and walked towards their camp with Li Shaoyi. What Li Shaoyi said was true. He started as a small patrolman in Peking and is now the King of the North. After occupying Ulaanbaatar, if the Russians want to reoccupy this place, they may have to gather an army of more than 500,000.
"You go to sleep first. I'll go check in the operations room. The Second Division has been on the move for nearly twenty hours. Let's see where they are."
When he arrived at the door of his tent, Li Shaoyi suddenly thought of Liu Xiaoshan's Second Division.
"Then you better hurry up. I took a bath with milk today..."
Yu Qiu'er whispered these words sweetly in Li Shaoyi's ear. Li Shaoyi wanted to hug his wife and go in directly. He didn't care where you were going. You should go to the designated place anyway, whether you were asked or not...