Master Long's lips curled up. He knew that Sister Wu had made preparations as per his request and the show was about to begin. When cleaning the battlefield, he rejected the request to massacre the prisoners against all opinions, and was waiting for this public trial.
It is absolutely impossible to fight in the Far East without fighting for the hearts and minds of the people, but there are tricks to fighting for the hearts and minds of the people. Just using violence for violence will never work. You cannot carry out uncontrolled massacres just because the local people hate Russian rule. That will make the local people think that the Volunteer Army is actually with the Bandits are no different.
Killing is not the purpose, killing is just a means. Even if the volunteers come to a mass grave today and bury these Russian soldiers alive, the effect will definitely not be as good as a public trial.
Because the trial represents the judgment of order against chaos, and the trial itself is a government act, it will make the people feel that they are cooperating with an orderly government, not just a group of murderous bandits.
Since ancient times, the attitude of the Central Plains dynasties towards bandits and bandits has been very clear. If you don’t kill officials, everything will be easy to discuss. Recruitment is not out of the question. But if you kill officials and undermine the flag, this will be the end of a fight to the death. Rulers Even with all the strength of the country, you must be wiped out.
The reason is simple. You want to establish an order that belongs to you in addition to the national order. Is this okay? When the people find out that you actually have a normal order over there, and even do a pretty good job in some aspects, this is a serious problem.
The ultimate goal of the Volunteer Army is to build a country. Of course, they cannot choose bandit-like governance methods. They must leave an orthodox impression on the people of this land from the beginning.
Thousands of people gathered around the open space, and not far away was the stable where the prisoners were held. Sister Wu led a group of CIA officials to maintain order. Soon the first batch of Russian soldiers were pulled up, tied with ropes like cattle for sale.
This group of fierce Rakshasa ghosts have never seen such a scene. In their hearts, if they are defeated, they will either die or change their identities and work for you. These are the two choices. Why are they brought to the crowd today to act like monkeys? Already?
Several soldiers felt that their dignity had been challenged. They roared and tried to break free from the ropes, and rushed towards the people around them, scaring the people back.
"Maintain order! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!" Sister Wu issued a strict order. The two soldiers flashed their bayonets and stabbed the toughest old man through him. He knelt on the ground bleeding. All over the place.
Even these Rakshasa ghosts had to bow their heads in the face of the massacre, and the remaining nine people finally became honest.
At that time, a CIA official held up a tin trumpet and shouted to the surrounding people, "Don't be afraid, folks, don't be afraid! There are volunteers to support you today, they can't hurt you..."
"We Chinese are not beasts, let alone beasts. We are upright people, so we cannot imitate these Rakshasa ghosts and kill people indiscriminately, so we must put these criminals on trial!"
"Now, please identify the villagers. Have these Rakshasa ghosts harmed you? Come forward boldly and testify against them, and we will make the decision for you! Killing people to pay debts and paying back money is a matter of course..."
The crowd was silent. The intelligence officers shouted three times in a row but no one came forward to testify. On the one hand, they did not dare. The cautiousness passed down by the Chinese people for thousands of years prevented them from being the one to show off.
On the other hand, they are not adaptable. This kind of drama of Lord Qingtian making decisions for the people will always exist in the drama. Although the people have illusions about this kind of thing, they also have distrust. They are caught off guard and are a little helpless.
Sister Wu and the others had already made a record of this situation, and she nodded secretly to the crowd. The Sandaogou people's representative who had rehearsed in advance finally stood up timidly.
"Old...young and old men! I am a furrier in the village. You all...all know me, right?" People turned their attention to this old and honest old tanner, and suddenly they thought of the boss who died last year.
The furrier said with trembling lips, "It was last autumn, old man, that these bastards forced me to go to the military camp to repair their saddles and various leather goods... I worked for a whole month, and they didn't give me a penny. me!"
"We ordinary people don't have enough money in our hands, and we don't have enough food at home. How can I survive this winter if I miss a month to make money? Although there are some villagers who provide some relief, everyone's life is also very difficult. How much can I help?"
"My old lady died of hunger and anger in the winter. You all know that she died of illness. In fact, I know in my heart that she died of hunger and anger!"
The old cobbler pointed at the first soldier and shouted, "That's him. I will never forget this bastard in my life. He was the one who locked me away from home. He was also the one who looked after me in the military camp and beat me and scolded me! Come with me." Lao Zhang, the carpenter who entered the camp, can testify..."
Zhang Carpenter, who was smoking a dry cigarette, stood up and knocked ashes on the soles of his shoes. "Yes, that's right, it's this old man. He also raped the daughter of the Sun family in the next-door Langshuang Village. Everyone in Langshuang knows this... "
Two people took the lead and the others started to move. The hatred that had been brewing for several years suddenly broke out.
The Russian soldiers in the crowd could not understand what the Chinese were shouting, but they knew that the situation was not good. The murderous intent was so strong that it seemed impossible for them to escape death.
The soldier at the front was yelling in Russian, and the nine soldiers suddenly became confused. They rushed in the direction of Sister Wu, trying to capture the thief and the king first.
Sister Kiri sneered and waved her hand. Behind him, Inoyama Chou and Maeda Yujiro led a group of swordsmen and drew their swords and rushed forward. After a burst of blood, a bunch of heads were hung on the wooden poles.
The blood aroused people's courage to resist. Thousands of people waved their fists and shouted, "Well done... those who have complaints and complaints, those who have vengeance and revenge! Put them to trial..."
Once the situation is opened, it will quickly generate a potential energy that makes people unable to stop even if they want to. More and more Rakshasa ghosts are pushed to the scene of public trials, and long-lasting atrocities are exposed.
Murders, robberies, rapes... and several tragedies of massacres of villages were also revealed. There were six officers beside Sister Wu taking shorthand notes. All crimes were recorded and the witnesses signed and fingerprinted them.
The Russians have ruled the Far East for seven full years. Since the signing of the Second Opium War Agreement in 1860, the Far East has been in a state of increasing troops since 1861. More and more Rakshasa ghosts will inevitably cause conflicts with the local people. .
Coupled with the fundamental differences in ethnic castes, cultural differences and language differences, the contradiction between the two sides quickly turned into hatred. In seven years, endless hatred accumulated in the hearts of the people of the Far East.
In real history, even without Xiao Letian to fuel the fire, continuous riots in the Far East would have occurred. However, it is a pity that they did not have an effective organization and did not receive any external support. The final result could only be failure and massacre. .
But now, the wheel of history has deviated from the past path, and the fate of the Far East has changed.
