The war began to see the light of day in the second half of 1942.The Japanese army suffered repeated defeats in Midway Island, Guadalcanal Island, and the Solomon Islands; in the Chinese battlefield, the Chinese army won the third battle of Changsha following the victory in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Battle, killing more than 56,000 enemies.This war was the first disastrous defeat of the Japanese army after the outbreak of the Pacific War. As a result, the superiority of sea, land and air that the Japanese army had maintained since the beginning of the war disappeared, and they turned to defense.At the beginning of the second year, several divisions of the Japanese army were wiped out in the South China battlefield.Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo exclaimed in the National Assembly: "The situation is serious and we need to do our best. This year can be called the year of decisive battle." However, shortly after the words were spoken, the Japanese army failed in the second battlefield in western Hubei and Changde. Soldiers died in battle.That year, the U.S. military turned to a counter-offensive in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and other places, approaching the Japanese mainland step by step, cutting off maritime traffic, leaving nearly half a million "Southern Army" in the Nanyang area isolated and helpless.For this reason, the Japanese base camp realized that it was urgent to open a channel with the Southern Army in mainland China, so they asked the Chinese Expeditionary Army to transfer five divisions to the Pacific to support the Southern Army; The total reserve force of the Japanese base camp.However, due to the ever-changing war situation, by the end of the year, the Japanese army failed to defend the so-called "absolute defense circle" connecting the Kuril Islands, Ogasawara, Sunda and Burma, and the line of defense was severely weakened. In the spring of 1944, they started offensive operations from North China, Wuhan, and Guangdong respectively, defeated the Kuomintang Central Army, and occupied the south of the Yellow River, the southern section of the Beijing-Han Railway, and important areas along the Hunan-Guangxi and Guangdong-Han Railways.This is the famous military plan secretly called "Operation One".In order to ensure the effective implementation of its "Operation No. 1", the Japanese headquarters decided to increase the strength of the Chinese dispatched army. In addition to reusing the five divisions that were scheduled to be transferred, they ordered a new ten divisions between January and March. A separate infantry brigade.Two of the brigades were compiled in Japanese books, eight brigades were compiled in Ziyang, Zhengding, Fenyang, Jinan, Yichang, Nanjing, Anqing, and Yangquan in China's customs, and the other was compiled in Tieling outside the pass.Order from the Japanese base camp.The Eighth and Ninth Brigades organized in Japan and the Eleventh Brigade organized in Tieling must arrive at the designated location at the end of April and early May and immediately put into combat operations.

One day in mid-April, the advance team of the 11th Brigade led by Kitano Shuntaro crossed the Bohai Sea from the Liaoning Peninsula.Due to the reason of the ships, the large troops camped by the sea and waited to cross.According to the usual principle, the commander of the brigade should act together with the large troops. However, Major General Kitano made an in-depth study of the situation on the other side of the battlefield before he left. . It was a clear day, with the blue sky and the blue sea in front of one another.The season is already spring, and the sea breeze is still cold.The "Kyushu Nine" cargo ship temporarily requisitioned was sailing smoothly on the sea, and the sun flag on the high mast was fluttering in the wind.This is a pleasant moment, the soldiers are doing their own thing on the deck, having fun, sometimes singing melodious tunes, and sometimes cheering for the wrestling competition; the head of the Kitano Brigade stands with several officers on the side of the ship and shoots Seabirds flying around the ship faced the gunshots, one by one seabirds fell between the waves, and then floated towards the stern in the form of clothes until they disappeared out of sight, while another group of hungry seabirds came forward desperately. After rushing, they won another round of gunshots.This military transfer was carried out in the form of a sea tour. Whether it was the highest officer or ordinary soldiers, they were very excited, as if they had entered a state of ecstasy.It wasn't until he saw a black ground line in front of him that he realized that he was approaching the battlefield of endless fighting, and his mood suddenly became sad.

The advance team landed on land at a pier called Longkou.It was considered that "Kyushu Nine" was an unarmed cargo ship, and it would be safer to disembark in Yantai, where a brigade of Japanese troops was stationed.However, in the information studied by Kitano, it was emphasized that Laiyang and Haiyang between Yantai and the railway line had a wide range of minefields laid by militia guerrillas, which were difficult to pass through, so they had to be changed to Longkou.According to the scheduled plan, the advance team did not wait here after landing, and went deep into the hinterland of the peninsula alone. The route was through Zhaoyuan, Pingdu, and Changyi to Weixian, where they waited for the arrival of the large troops, and then took the train westward and southward.Generally speaking, this wide corridor is under the control of the Japanese army and is still safe.

The troops camped in Longkou, took a short rest, and set off westward early the next morning. The Bohai Sea connects two lands, and connects two seasons at the same time: the cold air of winter has not faded over there, and the wheat in the fields here is almost ripe, and the heat waves are bursting. The subordinates were still wearing heavy cotton-padded clothes, and the hot and humid rushing towards them made everyone feel uncomfortable, dizzy, nauseous, weak all over the body as if sick, and had difficulty walking.After a day like this, the next day was another scene: overcast clouds, and soon there was heavy rain. The soldiers' cotton clothes were soaked, and their weight was like armor. They staggered and walked in the rain like a dance.Then there was thunder and lightning, and the sound was fierce between the sky and the earth, suddenly it seemed to be falling from the top, and sometimes it seemed to sweep across from one side, which was astonishing.Another day passed.Another sunny day.The day after the rain is extraordinarily red, hanging above the head and drying it downwards, a yellow mist rises from the ground, and a suffocating stench is emitted from the mist, which is suffocating, like being in a boundless tomb. On the battlefield, the soldiers of Kitano suffered greatly.Unfortunately, misfortunes never come singly, and many people contracted an inexplicable foot disease, red and swollen as if bitten by some poisonous insect, with pain and itching, and miserable when marching.The military doctors stepped up diagnosis and treatment, but it was difficult to prescribe medicine due to the unknown cause, and they were helpless.Kitano himself was safe and sound, but as the supreme officer with a mission, riding on a horse and looking at the team moving like ants, he couldn't vent his anger and only frowned.

It was dark and the team camped in a village.Kitano's headquarters occupied an ancestral hall in the village.The ancestral hall has a large courtyard, and a cypress stands in the middle of the courtyard, lush and lush.At this time, the sunset glow was about to fade away, and the sky was dark, and flocks of crows were flying through the darkness, screaming "Wah-wah". After dinner, Kitano called for Lieutenant Takata, the captain of the military doctor, and Bu Naitang, the interpreter.The two stood together under the light, and the contrast was great.Takada military doctor looks about thirty-four or five, with a moderate build and fair skin, but Bu Naitang is tall and big, with thick eyebrows and big eyes.One looks like a scholar and the other looks like a martial artist.In fact, Bu Naitang has also studied in great books. Although he is also in his thirties, his experience is very complicated.

Kitano first asked Military Doctor Takata if the foot disease was still spreading. Takada military doctor replied yes.Kitano looked angry and reprimanded: "The soldiers of the empire should do their own duties. Soldiers fight and kill people, and military doctors heal and save people. Military doctor Takata was speechless. Kitano turned to Bu Naitang and said, "Bu, you are Chinese, haven't you seen such harmful diseases?" Bu Naitang shook his head and said, "There is a saying in China that the person who untied the bell must tie the bell. If someone gets sick in this land and water, I am afraid that only the doctors in this land and water can heal him."

Kitano seemed to understand, and said, "You mean to find a local doctor to treat Japanese soldiers?" Bu Naitang nodded and said, "Yes." Kitano thought for a while and said, "Bu you to find a good Chinese citizen." Bu Naitang walked out of the ancestral hall in response, and brought in a villager in his fifties after a while.Kitano began to cross-examine, and Bu Naitang translated in the middle. " Kitano asked, "Is there a doctor in this village?" The villagers said: "No." Kitano asked again: "Are there any doctors in the villages around?"

The villagers still said: "No." Kitano was furious, his face extremely ugly.A second lieutenant officer standing beside him drew his gun and pointed it at the villager's head, chattering for a while. Bu Naitang translated: "The imperial army doesn't believe your words. If you don't have a doctor, why don't you wait to die when you get sick? The imperial army said that you are not a good citizen and deliberately opposed the imperial army. He said that if you don't tell the whereabouts of a doctor today, you will die." about you!" The villager trembled with fear, and said: "There is an old Chinese doctor in Sujiabo, eight miles away from here, but he is too old to come out to see a doctor."

Kitano asked, "Is this a lie?" The villagers said: "It's all the truth." The second lieutenant put away his gun, and Kitano turned to Military Doctor Takata and Bu Translator to issue an order: "Let this man lead the way to Sujiabo immediately, and bring the old Chinese doctor back." The two didn't dare to neglect, they hurriedly picked out a group of strong soldiers from the army, and hurried into the dark field... At about the moment when Major General Kitano led his men to board the "Jiuzhou Pill", Su Zixi, an old Chinese doctor in Sujiabo, swallowed his last breath and returned to Huangquan.The villager who was interrogated by Kitano did not lie. The old Chinese doctor Su had indeed been suffering from illness for many years, and even the villagers rarely saw his slender figure in a blue gown.

About the moment Beiye's army landed on land at Longkou, Su Yuan, the son of old doctor Su, returned to Sujiabo with his young wife.He came back a step late, and the visit turned into a funeral.Su Yuan is the only son of old Chinese medicine doctor Su, and he works as an attending surgeon in a hospital affiliated to a medical university in Qingdao. Before Su Yuan returned home, several of his sisters and brothers-in-law had already rushed over from various places before him.In addition, there are some relatives and friends of the same family who help to make arrangements, and the funeral is going on in an orderly manner.Old TCM doctor Su died at 70, which can be regarded as the end of his life. It is a happy funeral, so the whole funeral process did not have an overly sad atmosphere, as if everyone worked together to arrange for the old man to take a long trip away from home.Old Chinese doctor Su was lying on the coffin, very peaceful, just waiting for his son to come back to bury him.Su Yuan was very sad because he didn't see his father when he was born.Su Yuan's wife, Mou Qing, is a girl from the city and doesn't know the local customs, so Su Yuan can only teach her everything, such as how to kowtow, how to cry, and how to perform rituals with relatives and friends of different generations.Mou Qing is a smart woman, she knows everything in one point, so there is no need to repeat it.Only one day passed, and everything was done properly, which won the satisfaction of the mother-in-law and many relatives and friends.According to the previous instructions of the old Chinese doctor Su: During the war years, everything should be kept simple at the funeral, no drummers are invited to play, no monks are invited to make meritorious deeds, and the coffin should not be at home for more than three days.When old doctor Su was alive, his family never disobeyed his wishes, and even his last words were obeyed.So on the second day after Su Yuan returned home, the old Chinese doctor was buried in the Su family cemetery.That same night, Takada, a Japanese military doctor, and Bu Naitang, a translator, came to Sujiabo.

They took Su Yuan and his wife away from home. It was about ten o'clock in the evening when we left Sujiabo. There was a half moon hanging in the sky, illuminating the mountains far and near.The night wind was too cold, or there was still a fright, Su Yuan's wife Mou Qing was trembling all over, Su Yuan took off his coat and put it on for his wife.Before leaving home, Su Yuan strongly demanded to keep his wife and let him go with them alone.But not allowed.The Japanese soldiers were divided into two teams according to the usual tactics. Su Yuan and Mou Qing were sandwiched between the two teams, as well as Takata military doctor and Bu translator.All along the way, everyone kept silent and walked silently, only the sound of footsteps passed to the four directions.Su Yuan had walked this road countless times since he was a child, but it was the first time he walked this late at night. He felt a faint fear in his heart, for himself, and even more for his wife. When I saw the dark outline of the village where the Japanese army camped in the distance, I suddenly heard gunshots, which were sparse at first, but then became denser in an instant. The gunshots were very sharp and piercing in the quiet night.The gunshots came from the village, and at the same time the flames of the explosion were seen.This sudden situation made everyone panic, and the team stopped moving forward, waiting for the situation to become clear.After about an hour, the gunshots stopped, and there were no more explosions. Only one or two houses were burning, and the flames licked the cold night sky.The team began to move forward again, the speed increased a lot, and when they approached the village, it almost turned into a run. When I entered the village, I saw the scene after the battle on the street. The Japanese soldiers who were killed were lying on the ground in a mess before they had time to collect their bodies.The wounded were moaning and cursing, and the medical staff bandaged them while directing the soldiers to take them to a temporary aid station.The scene of the burning house shining on the street like a sky lantern, no one put out the fire, and there was no trace of a commoner. Military doctor Takata and Bu translator didn't delay on the street, and took Su Yuan and his wife to the ancestral hall where Kitano was in a hurry. Kitano was furious and scolded several officers who stood up straight. reprimanded, without losing the opportunity to shirk his responsibility.Su Yuan had studied Japanese in college, and what he heard was: the war just now was a night attack by an anti-Japanese team that came down from Zeshan Mountain.The guerrillas approached the village unknowingly, first touched the sentry post in the west of the village, then rushed into the village, opened fire on the sleeping Japanese soldiers, and beat them all. By the time the Japanese soldiers woke up, the guerrillas had already withdrawn.The Japanese army only caught two guerrilla fighters with lower limb injuries at the entrance of the village.The Japanese suffered heavy casualties. Kitano waved his hand to retreat the officer, his anger still lingering.Military doctor Gao Ri was about to report to him about his trip to Sujiabo. At this time, a second lieutenant officer hurried in from outside and reported to Kitano that the two guerrillas captured had committed suicide.Kitano was stunned for a moment, and said how could he commit suicide if he was tied up?The second lieutenant said that they bit off the blood vessels on each other's wrists. The sentry was surprised to find a bright red stream flowing out of the house under the moonlight. They opened the door to check. At this time, the two of them were dead. Talking, including the furious Kitano.Su Yuan tried his best to keep calm, acting like he didn't understand anything, but he was terrified in his heart.As a doctor, he knows how frightening and unbelievable this method of suicide is, and only those who are full of courage to face death can carry it out and achieve their goals.Su Yuan sighed endlessly.After a while, Military Doctor Takata began to report on Sujiabo's trip and asked Kitano how to deal with it.Kitano looked at the Chinese couple unkindly, and said to lock them up first, and then talk about it at dawn. After daybreak, Su Yuan and Mou Qing were taken to the ancestral hall again, where the military doctor Gao Tian and the Bu translator were already there.Kitano's mood was still grim, but the eyes that looked at them were not as fierce as last night.He seemed to understand that this man and woman were not his captives, on the contrary, he wanted something from them.He asked them if they had breakfast, and Bu Naitang translated for them, and Su Yuan replied that the husband and wife did not have the habit of eating breakfast.Kitano paused and said that you all witnessed what happened last night. The guerrillas fought without declaration and attacked the sleeping imperial army, causing heavy casualties. The Chinese do not follow the rules of war, which is uncivilized behavior. .Su Yuan was furious in his heart when he heard this: It is you invaders who really don't follow the rules and are uncivilized. In China, North Korea, and Pearl Harbor, when did you start a war without declaring it?It seems that Kitano is very good at talking, and he is still talking, saying that Mr. Su Yuan, you are a Chinese, a Chinese doctor, you must treat the illnesses of the soldiers of the imperial army well, and make up for your mistakes.It was only then that Su Yuan understood that Kitano's purpose in saying that the Chinese carried out surprise attacks and did not speak of war civilization was to convince him as a Chinese doctor that only treating the Japanese soldiers obediently would be an act of making up for the mistakes of the Chinese, which was in line with his so-called The civilization of war is really the logic of robbers along the world.Su Yuan had already made up his mind that he would never give these bandits medical treatment.He said that it is the doctor's duty to save the sick and the sick, and the only question is whether the medical skills are good or not.Although I have studied medicine, I didn't learn anything during the war years, so I am very ashamed.I hope you will hire another Gao Ming as soon as possible, otherwise I cannot afford to delay the treatment.After listening to Bu Naitang's translation, Kitano's face became gloomy, and he said that Mr. Su Yuan is not polite, you come from a medical family and have studied in a specialist department, how can you be a quack doctor?Quickly follow Second Lieutenant Takata to treat the soldiers, if it really delays the treatment, it will be a serious crime.Su Yuan felt that he had nothing to say, so he thought it might be perfunctory to get away before taking the camera. Su Yuan and Mou Qing walked out of the ancestral hall along with the Senior Senior Military Doctor, Bu Translator and the second lieutenant in charge of guarding duties, and walked towards the place where the Japanese soldiers were staying.While walking, Mou Qing suddenly noticed a pair of eyes staring at her from the side, it was Bu translator.Dog traitor!She cursed in her heart and lowered her head. The village street was very quiet, and there were bloodstains on the empty street, which gave off a fishy smell.The few houses that were on fire were still smoking, and the wind swayed the smoke column to one side, like thick black braids standing on the head of a giant. In order to facilitate diagnosis, treatment and care, these patients were gathered together and lived in two places, one for military officers and the other for soldiers.They went first to the officers' quarters.This is a small school located at the head of the village, a courtyard surrounded by poplar trees, with seven or eight bungalows in a row.At this time, the sun had already risen, and the light shone through the tops of the poplars into the yard, which was very warm.This group of patients in military uniforms was sitting in twos and threes on the steps in front of the house basking in the sun, and some were lying on beds made of desks in the classroom, humming and crying, their faces full of pain.Military doctor Takata first asked the patients in the hospital to take off their shoes and socks and show them to Su Yuan.Su Yuan pretended to check, bent down, and stared at the swollen and bright red feet.At this moment, he was well aware of his illness. When he stood up straight, the Senior Senior Military Doctor asked if he wanted to go to the place where the soldiers and patients lived for a consultation. Su Yuan said that there was no need, he knew everything.So they returned to the shrine. At this time, Kitano had already left the ancestral hall. According to Qin Tiaobing, the head of the brigade personally went to the communication team to receive the telegram from above.In fact, there is no need for him to go in person. Every time the communication team receives a telegram, it is sent by running.It seems that the situation is somewhat abnormal.After a while, Kitano came back with a very ugly face.He chatted with Bu Naitang, and what Su Yuan heard was that the higher-ups blamed his advance team for moving slowly. In view of various unsafe factors in this area, the large troops of the 11th Brigade stranded on the coast of Liaoning temporarily stood still.This situation is nothing short of a huge blow to Kitano, who is the head of the brigade.Bu Naitang reported to him about Dr. Su Yuan's visit to the patient's place of residence, and Kitano asked what was the result?Bu Naitang said that the head of the brigade had to inquire personally.Kitano then nodded, turned to Su Yuan and smiled forcedly, saying that Mr. Su Yuan was very grateful for the diagnosis and treatment for his subordinates. May I ask what kind of medicine can be used to treat this strange foot disease?After Bu Naitang translated it, Su Yuan replied: The foot disease suffered by Japanese soldiers is very strange. I have never heard of such cases in books and clinical medicine before.Bu Naitang relayed these words to Bei Ye, and then added his own opinion: I don't think what he said is credible.Su Yuan understood what he heard, so he hated Bu Naitang in his heart: Kitano obviously agreed with Bu Naitang, and continued to say to Su Yuan: Mr. Su Yuan's words cannot be justified. Are your local people's feet made of iron and stone, and they never get sick? ?Only we foreign Japanese are doomed to be unlucky?Hearing this, Su Yuan made a sound in his heart, and thought to himself that this kind of foot disease is indeed a foreign disease, which is actually caused by inaccurate water and soil. disease, but not this one.In contrast, this foot disease caused by acclimatization is not difficult to cure, and his father has a very effective prescription.He said that Mr. Kitano only knew one thing but didn't know the other. In the world of life, he ate whole grains and experienced rain, snow, cold and heat, so there is no reason why he would not get sick.The problem is that attitudes to illness vary widely.We Chinese advocate health preservation and nature, and pay attention to resisting the erosion of diseases with our own essence and blood. Many cases can be cured without treatment.I think this does not mean disrespect for science, but a detached attitude that is closer to the essence of medical ethics.After listening to Bu Naitang's translation, Kitano sneered and said that it was so funny that Mr. Su Yuan, who is a doctor, advocated a cure without treatment.If this is the case, wouldn’t people like you, Su Yuanjun, who practiced medicine be extinct in China long ago?Having said that, what you Chinese think and do is your own business. I'm not interested, but I can't ask my subordinates to lie on the ground and wait for "heal without treatment". I want to move forward and complete my mission, do you understand?You have to serve the Royal Army a lot, you understand? !Su Yuan didn't say anything anymore, thinking that Kitano Shuntaro was a bit difficult to deal with. When the confrontation between Su Yuan and Kitano came to an end, Kitano showed Su Yuan in an unusual way.He asked Bu Naitang to translate for him, his tone was calm but murderous, he said, Su Yuan-jun, I understand your psychology in general, not only because everyone in the world wants to live in rationality and morality.In China, in our Japan, 'the golden rule about teaching people how to know how to behave is as one, just like the mountains, rivers, plains and lakes on the ground are clearly displayed under the sun.But Mr. Su Yuan, don’t forget that the sun will never set, and the truth will never shine forever. People tell themselves what to do and what not to do, although everything is clear.But people are at a loss in front of the law of reason.Mr. Su Yuan, do you know what kind of center people actually live in?is choice.People can choose other things except their biological parents, such as studying, seeking relatives, seeking a job, etc., all of which are part of human's choice.Take me as an example. After graduating from high school, I chose Wu Xuetang. After entering the army, I chose Tomoko Ando as my wife. After the war, I chose to join the Chinese Expeditionary Army instead of the Japanese base camp... It is the choice that determines a person's life The road determines the fate of people.People sometimes face two choices, and sometimes they face multiple choices, and the most difficult choice is life or death.What I want to point out now is the choice you face at this moment. It goes without saying that your choice will be imposed on you by me. This imposition is in fact my own choice: I must let you treat my subordinates. , and nothing else.Then how will I impose it on you, this is the question you are most concerned about at this moment.If it is in peacetime, my imposition may be restrained, such as asking my soldiers to whip you to drive away the incident.But now is the time of war. War makes the purpose unique and makes the choice extreme.There is no way.Below I will openly point out several options that I will impose on you, provided of course that you still refuse to serve the Imperial Army.I will implement the steps as follows: 1. Get your wife raped, which my soldiers will never tire of.Second, dismember her body little by little after the incident is over, to see if she will recover without treatment as you said.Three, bury her alive in the ground in front of you.Four, I will order my ten soldiers to stab your bayonet into your chest from different angles.Su Yuan-jun, please forgive me, even if I am patient, I don’t have time. If I have enough time, I will provide you with more choices, but no, I really don’t have time, you know that.Now, Mr. Su Yuan, please listen clearly and please believe that, as a general of the Great Japanese Empire, I will never break my promise. I will implement it in the order I just said, and I will never stop until I get a reply from you to change my mind. When Su Yuan told Kitano his treatment method, Kitano was dumbfounded, and then flew into a rage, saying that Su Yuan's "bad" prescription was a deliberate insult to the Imperial Japanese Army.He will never accept it.Bu Naitang quickly persuaded him, saying that many folk remedies in China are very mysterious, and some are indeed "evil", but there is no doubt that folk remedies can cure serious diseases.Su Yuan just listened without any explanation.He hoped that Kitano would refuse to use his prescription for treatment, so that he would not have to bear the bad name of working for the Japanese.Thinking about it carefully, the prescriptions he provided belonged to the kind that Kitano considered "bad".It's nothing else, it's a local man's hot urine, pouring urine directly on the patient's feet.In the folk, urine has always been regarded as a dose of medicine. Needless to say, the urine of boys, farmers harvest in the fields, and once there is a wound, they immediately urinate on the wound, which can stop bleeding and reduce inflammation.Since the foot disease of Kitano's subordinates is a foreign disease, the urine of the local people is naturally a blind medicine.As a Japanese, Kitano would naturally suspect that Su Yuan had bad intentions for these ignorant people.In fact, Su Yuan was full of desire for revenge when he said this prescription. Bu Naitang's words finally had an effect, Kitano calmed down from his rage, he was weighing, or choosing, he never thought that shortly after he forced Su Yuan to make a choice, Su Yuan would force him to make a choice in another way : Either refuse treatment (the consequence is that his troops continue to be paralyzed); or accept treatment (the consequence is that he and his subordinates will be soaked in the smelly urine of the Chinese both physically and mentally).This choice must be said to be very difficult for a general of the mighty Japanese Empire. The moment Beiye made the decision to receive treatment, hatred for Su Yuan rose in his heart. "It can't be cured, it's dead!" Bei Ye gritted his teeth and Su Yuan could hear clearly without Bu Naitang's translation. The process of collecting "prescriptions" by the Japanese caused the people of the village to panic again.Just after the fighting last night, although the villagers did not participate in the sneak attack on the Japanese, they were still searched from house to house. A "suspect" and imprisoning them is uncertain. The Japanese soldiers drove all the men in the village into a school not far from the river. Military doctor Takata was in charge of the whole treatment process. He asked all the officers and soldiers suffering from foot diseases to stand in a row in the courtyard of the school, and ordered them to take off their shoes and socks and tie up their trousers.The method of treatment had been circulated among them in advance.This is in line with a Chinese saying: Seek medical treatment when you are sick.Although they were cursing, they still stood barefoot obediently, waiting for the Chinese people to pee on it. However, no one told these expelled peasants what to do, and they were really just like a blind medicine at the mercy of others.The Japanese soldiers yelled at them viciously, telling them what to do, and when their movements were a little slow, they punched and kicked.The formation was finally formed. The Japanese barefoot soldiers stood in two rows facing each other with the men in the village. Drumming. The senior senior announced loudly to the men in the village: "Everyone do as I say, take off your pants, and pee on the feet of the imperial army!" The men in the village were shocked when they heard the sound, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears, they all looked at the Japanese who spoke to them, but no one did what he said. "Pee! Pee on the imperial army's feet!" Takata shouted again. They heard this clearly, and they were all terrified.The devils in Gou Ri couldn't hide in time, and they urinated on them, didn't they just want to die?This may be a trap set by the shitty Japanese for them to take advantage of.Some people began to retreat backwards, and many people followed suit, and the formation immediately became chaotic. A sergeant on duty pulled out a pistol from his waist and roared endlessly. Bu Naitang quickly translated; everyone, don't move, just do what the imperial army said.The imperial army said whoever dared not pee on the imperial army's feet would kill him! I heard that if you don’t urinate, you will die, but someone actually urinated, not on the imperial army’s feet, but in his own crotch, and the urine trickled down the trousers, pouring a big puddle on the ground under his feet. "Bage yalu, it's dead! It's dead!" This did not escape the eyes of the sergeant, and he angrily pointed his gun at the middle-aged man who had thrown all his urine. Su Yuan, who had been standing silently by the side, became anxious when he saw this, and hurriedly shouted to everyone: "Listen to me, folks, the Japanese have a foot disease, and it can be cured by urinating on it. Everyone knows that there is a foot in Sujiabo. Su Zixi, an old Chinese doctor, right? This is the prescription he left behind. I am his son Su Yuan, everyone just feel free to urinate, don’t be afraid, and go back to your respective homes after urinating." Su Zixi, an old Chinese doctor, has a great reputation, and there is no one in the neighborhood who doesn't know about it.Many of them were treated by old Chinese medicine doctor Su.Hearing that this man was the son of the old Chinese doctor Su, the stone in everyone's heart fell to the ground, thinking that since it wasn't a trick set up by the Japanese devils, they should pee on his mother.The Japanese devils are running rampant in China, riding on the heads of the Chinese and shitting on the Chinese. Now, let's pinch our dicks and do it to these bastards, which can be regarded as an outlet for the Chinese. "Piss his mother, piss his mother." As if encouraging each other, and as if emboldening each other, the group of peasants moved quickly, each of them chose a target, approached him, untied his belt, and took out the thing from his crotch , full of vigor towards the Japanese devils for a while, and in an instant, the sound of urinating was like a waterfall, and the smell of shame was soaring, and the soles of the Japanese soldiers' feet seemed to be boiling... This was an incomparably magnificent moment, so many years later that the villagers would feel gut-wrenching when they mentioned this incident, and those men who had urinated on the Japanese soldiers regarded themselves as anti-Japanese heroes, and their pride will last forever. Kitano didn't go to the scene to watch the Chinese people treat his subordinates, but he could imagine what kind of scene it was.Not only that, he even felt the turbulent rush of urine pouring down on him from the sky above the ancestral hall, drowning him and suffocating him.It wasn't until the messenger sent another telegram that he returned to reality from this illusion.He was shocked by the content of the telegram: Based on the rapidly changing battlefield situation and the unfavorable actions of the advance team of the newly formed 11th Brigade led by Kitano, the main force of the 11th Brigade, which was still stranded on the coast of Liaoning, decided to abandon the plan to cross the sea and change By land, take the train through Shanhaiguan to enter North China, and then go south along the Jinpu Line.In order to facilitate the operations of the troops, the base camp rebuilt the command system of the 11th Brigade, and appointed Major General Gu Benhao as the head of the 11th Brigade to lead the troops into the customs.At the same time, the base camp ordered the head of the Beiye Brigade to bring the advance team to Laiyang City to join the Japanese troops stationed there.In view of the fact that Captain Tani, who was stationed in the Japanese brigade, was injured in a raid not long ago and is still being treated in the hospital, Major General Kitano will temporarily be in charge of all military affairs on his behalf. A piece of telegram fell like thunder from the sky, causing Kitano to be stunned. Kitano, who was born in the army, naturally knows what this order means to him. This is a dismissal in disguise, and it is a punishment that is not good for his command.He was well aware of the consistent practice of the warlords in the Ministry of War. They never took commanders at the brigade commander level seriously. As long as they worked hard and suffered a slight defeat on the battlefield, they would immediately show embarrassment.Kitano has repeatedly complained about his colleagues who fell out of favor, but today it is his turn. He was angry and hated his boss and the Chinese who caused him trouble.At this time, another scene appeared in front of his eyes: a group of Chinese people triumphantly urinating on his soldiers.This made him even more angry. Unknowingly, it was getting close to dusk, and the shadows gradually gathered in the middle from under the walls around the ancestral hall.An array of crows appeared in the sky again, clamoring endlessly, piercing and disturbing.Kitano couldn't hold back any longer, and pulled out the pistol from his waist "instigating", and pointed it at the sky.He has always had a hobby of shooting birds, and he can't help himself when he sees them.At this moment, when he was about to pull the trigger.But Leng Ding stopped it, even he himself felt abnormal.However, after only a moment of stagnation, he suddenly realized what was his most urgent wish at this moment. The place of execution is by the river outside the village, which is open and well supported.The second lieutenant with a pointed chin who was in charge of the on-site implementation hummed a soft hometown tune.It was still early, the sun was just emerging over the embankment across the river, and the mist made it appear large and red with blurred edges. The second lieutenant looked up at the sun, and felt that the sun in this foreign land was no different from the sun in his hometown, it was so bright. As the sun rose a little higher, Su Yuan and his wife Mou Qing were taken to a flat field in front of the embankment by several Japanese soldiers.At first they didn't understand why they were brought here. After standing still on the flat ground, they realized that this was an execution ground set up by the Japanese, and several Chinese who were about to be shot had been brought to the embankment.Su Yuan didn't know their identities, and he couldn't see their faces. They were tied up under the poplar trees on the river bank, with their backs facing the same line of Japanese soldiers with guns.At that moment the sun began to grow stronger, and the light shone with jade-like highlights on the bright heads of these dying people.There was no sound all around.Su Yuan suddenly felt terrified. He leaned closer to his wife and found that her body was trembling secretly.He wondered why the Japanese devils let him and his wife come to this execution ground?Is Kitano going to kill them all together?He thought not.Yesterday afternoon, the treatment given to Kitano's subordinates soon had an effect. Under the soaking of urine, the swollen feet of the Japanese soldiers quickly subsided, and the pain was no longer there. Some symptoms disappeared completely, and they could walk like normal people.When he returned to the ancestral hall where Kitano lived in the evening, Military Doctor Takata truthfully reported the treatment situation to Kitano, and Kitano also thanked him in a fake way.In this case, will Kitano still kill him?He was uncertain.For the first time in his life, he experienced what it feels like to face death.As a doctor, his profession is to deal with life and death. He has witnessed countless times how life gradually enters death. This kind of death, which is natural and as if ripe, has long been accepted by his professional psychology.在医院的病室里，面对逝者家人悲痛的号啕，他能够平静以对，而眼前这种将一个活生生的人在顷刻间予以毁灭的现实，却是他万万不能接受的，不论别人还是自己。 苏原感到眼前悬在堤坝上空的太阳失去了颜色，天地间阴森森，冷飕飕。 北野、卜乃堂、高田军医以及另外几名日军军官随后来到行刑现场。 北野的出现给苏原心灵更增添几分压迫。一般说来，像北野这样的高级将领是不必亲赴刑场监杀几个普通中国人的，除非有什么特殊目的。苏原在直觉中将北野的出现与自己联系在一起，与自己也包括妻子的生死联系在一起。北野的出现不啻是死神的降临。他感到浑身瘫软无力，不由抓住妻子的胳膊。 走来的北野神情淡淡，他甚至没看苏原一眼，站定后只看着前面的河堤。负责现场的尖下巴少尉，跑步到他面前，敬礼，报告一切就绪。他没说什么，无言在此时此刻便是一种指令。少尉便跑开，直跑到行刑枪手一侧站定。这时苏原的心几乎要跳出胸口，他知道只要少尉将腰间的指挥刀拔出举起再挥下，堤上的几个中国人将于顷刻间血染黄沙。奇怪的是少尉久久不动，行刑枪手也保持原来的状态。苏原正诧异间，又看见高田军医向前走去，绕过枪手，一步一步走上河堤。苏原大张着眼。高田走到一个被缚的中国人身后，盯着他的背后看了一眼，然后伸出手在上面摸摸按按，像在寻找什么。之后，苏原又看见高田从衣袋里掏出一块什么东西，在那人后背左侧描画着，很快描画出一个核桃大小的圆圈。what!这是心脏的部位。苏原立时感到毛骨悚然，一股寒气穿透全身骨缝：这是高田军医在为枪手指示射击的弹着点。在这之前他曾听说过日本鬼子行刑是射击心脏而不是射击头颅，却完全不知道还须事先描示出心脏的位置。这是日本人万事寻求精确的刻板，还是完全将杀人视为一种游戏？苏原无从判断，他两眼直勾勾盯着那黑色脊背上的惨白的圆圈，似乎清晰地看到在那个死亡白圈的前方有一颗鲜红的心脏在噗噗跳动，尔后这颗心脏便爆裂开来，眼前喷出一片漫漫血幕，血幕将他全部的精神笼罩，使他难以挣脱。直到他妻子的一阵更为剧烈的颤抖，才使他冲出这坚韧的血幕，太阳重新出现在头上的天空，他又看见白杨如走的河堤以及那一排被捆绑的黑色躯体。高田军医依次在这些躯体上进行自己的工作，无一遗漏地在那个致命的部位画上了白圈。这些白圈连接成一根白色的链条，在阳光下犹如一串亮晶晶的珍珠。 苏原内心油然生出对高田军医的无比愤恨。 事毕的高田已转过身来，向这边望望，然后绕过行刑队列到原先的位置。这时少尉举起了指挥刀，行刑的日本枪手同时举枪向前方瞄准。 这瞬间，卜乃堂一步迈在牟青前面，用自己的身体挡住她的视线，几乎就在同时，一排清脆短促的枪声在她耳畔炸裂开来。 那一刻苏原曾强制自己将双眼闭合，不使自己看见这惨绝人衰的屠杀，可是不行，他无法将眼闭合，如同那不是自己的眼睛，他大睁着眼，连眨都不眨，于枪响的同时他看见堤上中国人像同时接到口令一齐将头歪向一边。他们完了。It's over.苏原心中只凝着这单一的意识。 紧接便是高田军医的一声沉哑呼叫，行刑的日本兵闻声向河堤奔去，快捷地将刚刚被他们枪杀的中国人从树上解下，放在准备在一旁的担架上，抬着向驻地村飞奔而去。高田军医紧随其后。 苏原惊愕不已。 由于卜乃堂的遮挡，牟青没有看见堤上中国人被杀的情景，她眼前很久都是一片土黄，那是卜乃堂的后背，当这片黄色移开，她眼前的河堤就变得空空荡荡。可她清楚凶残屠杀并没因她没有目睹而不存在。她移开目光，不由看了眼站在侧方的卜乃堂，她觉得卜乃堂那白胖模样很像一个刚从地里拔出来的白萝卜。 该论到自己了，苏原不由转头向北野望去，正碰北野投向他的目光。他又立刻低头回避。 北野开始对他说话，声音很高，卜乃堂翻译的声音也很高：苏原君，我让你再做一次选择，是跟我走，还是留在这里？ 苏原愕然。 我是说永远留在这里。北野补充说，抬手指指刚刚杀过中国人的河堤。