Chapter 7 The Means of Politicians

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  Perhaps due to resting relatively early, Bao Yulin woke up very early in the morning. After a good night's rest, his spirits had improved significantly. He didn't open his eyes, but repeatedly thought to himself about how he could benefit more from this situation. The Vietnamese officer's words yesterday were already very clear, their purpose was obvious, simply hoping that he would follow their arrangement and say some anti-Chinese military "invasion" of Vietnam remarks, so they could make a big deal out of it, such as Chinese POWs opposing the war, or even distort the facts, saying that he had surrendered on purpose because of his opposition to the war.

  There is one thing that Bao Yulin understands very clearly: no matter what time, no matter what situation, if he makes such a statement or remark, the consequences will be disastrous. Not to mention his current status as a prisoner of war, even if he really did betray and defect to the enemy, his identity as a Chinese person would not change. According to the progress of this war, it won't take long for the war to end. When that time comes, if he is a prisoner of war and has put up a good fight against the enemy after being captured, he might be treated better when prisoners are exchanged. But if he were a traitor, that would be unacceptable to those who have experienced the "..." (censored). Bao Yulin is clear: no matter what, he will inevitably return to China, which means he absolutely cannot betray and defect to the enemy. Moreover, after experiencing the baptism of war, Bao Yulin looks down on Vietnam from the bottom of his heart. His hometown may not be wealthy, but it's much better than Vietnam. In fact, even if that weren't the case, when he came to join the army, his father's words often echoed in his ears, and these were things that Bao Yulin dared not forget.

  Bao Yulin clearly remembered that when his father sent him to join the army, he repeatedly instructed him with a few words. Apart from telling himself to work hard in the army and strive to be awarded for his merits as an officer, there was another crucial sentence: "Our old Bao family has never had traitors or sycophants since our ancestors' time. Once you join the army, you are part of it. You must learn well and not do anything that would bring shame to us, otherwise don't blame me for disowning you as my son!"

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  Bao Yulin was thinking wildly, in his view, he had already become a prisoner of war. If he put up a strong front, at most he would be shot by the Vietnamese, but that was also good, anyway he didn't have any regrets left, and he wouldn't end up with the reputation of being a traitor. As for those words unfavorable to the Chinese government, they absolutely couldn't be spoken, otherwise it would truly be a disaster beyond redemption.

  At this time, Bao Yulin did not know that the photos of him receiving treatment in his ward yesterday had been published in major newspapers in Hanoi. In order to capture Bao Yulin, the Vietnamese military took great risks. Now as long as Bao Yulin is in their hands, there will naturally be ways to use him.

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  "Bao Yulin, have you thought it over since we spoke yesterday? We hope you can take a stand against fascism and speak out against the Chinese government's brutal invasion of our country. You can rest assured that the Vietnamese government and people will not forget the revolutionary comrades who helped us, and we are capable of protecting these international anti-fascist fighters." The speaker was still the military officer from yesterday, who had never been introduced as to what position he held, but this didn't matter to Bao Yulin.

  "What you said I understand, but you also know that we Chinese people are extremely hateful towards traitors. If I were to make any statements that would be detrimental to our country, I think there wouldn't be a place for me to hide in this world. Besides, I'm just a soldier, a prisoner of war, what I say is basically worthless." Bao Yulin thought for a moment and continued: "I think it's better to send me to the POW camp then, I don't want to nor am I willing to say things that I'm not even clear about." Bao Yulin tried his best to phrase his words in a more reserved manner, after all, good men don't take unnecessary risks, there was no need to show off a heroic attitude, which would only bring harm to himself.

  "Hahaha, Bao Yulin, Bao Yulin, I see you still don't understand your current situation!" The Vietnamese officer's temper was clearly not good. He flung his hand and threw a Vietnamese newspaper onto Bao Yulin's bed: "You may not be able to read our Vietnamese text, but that doesn't matter. However, the photos in the newspaper are definitely recognizable to you. I can tell you clearly that we, the Vietnamese People's Army, have made meticulous arrangements to capture you! Do you think we didn't know about those things you did in our Vietnam a while ago? Let me tell you, we want revenge against your Chinese army and the people who did those things! You humiliated the bodies of our female soldiers out of spite, and we know all about it!" The Vietnamese officer was visibly agitated. He took off his hat and sat down on a stool with a creak.

  "As a soldier, it's normal to see people die in military confrontations. But why did you shoot the body of our female soldier with your gun after killing her?! If what you're doing in Vietnam is a military action, we can treat you as a prisoner of war. But treating the body of a soldier like that is a crime! We have the right to put you on trial!"

  Upon hearing this, Bao Yulin was stunned. He knew what he had done, but he couldn't understand how the Vietnamese people knew about these things when it seemed like only he was left on the battlefield at that time. Moreover, he hadn't mentioned any of these matters after returning, only talking about the process of the battle.

  Looking at Bao Yulin's different expression, the Vietnamese officer was obviously much happier. He turned around and took a file from his entourage, pulled out a newspaper.

  "Don't think that what you did went unnoticed, it was a fight, this is on our country's territory, our people arrived at the scene afterwards, according to your military newspaper reports, you were the only surviving Chinese soldier at the time, and the female warrior who fought against you and killed many of your men was named Wu Hongmei, she was an excellent soldier of our People's Army, a true hero, in the situation where all comrades had sacrificed, she alone persisted in sniping for nearly two days, bravely completing the glorious task given to her by her superiors. And yet, such a good comrade, after sacrificing herself, was still swept away by your gunfire, don't you feel ashamed of your actions? The Vietnamese officer was obviously a political worker, speaking in a well-rehearsed manner."

  Bao Yulin also reacted this time, the current situation, at that time's matter not to mention no one saw it, even if someone saw it can't be acknowledged, don't look at there being a newspaper on this aspect, but the content on the newspaper he is still very clear about. Moreover, he has already made up his mind, as long as it is what the enemy insists on, he will oppose it, only in this way, will not be taken advantage of by the enemy.

  "What you said, I remember clearly. I knew that at the time, my comrades and I were ambushed in that location, and we resisted for a long time. But later, I was injured, and when I woke up, I was already in the hospital. Speaking of which, I recall that I was receiving treatment in a field hospital. I remember that the Geneva Convention stipulates that field hospitals are medical units protected by the agreement. You recklessly attacked the hospital, which is a crime! And you still have the nerve to talk to me?!

  Baoyulin suddenly thought of the big-eyed nurse at the hospital and wondered how she was doing."

  "A hospital? Haha!" The Vietnamese officer had clearly lost his patience, he suddenly pulled out a pistol and pressed it against Bao Yu-lin's head: "Do you believe me or not, if you don't behave yourself, I'll shoot you right now!"

  When the muzzle of the pistol was pressed against his forehead, Bao Yulin's heart skipped a beat. He closed his eyes. Nobody is not afraid of death, but for Bao Yulin, it seemed to be a relief. He hoped that the Vietnamese officer would fire immediately, because he did not want to live with the reputation of a traitor.

  "Go ahead and shoot! Rest assured that I won't tell you that killing prisoners of war is wrong!" said Bao Yulin with a sneer.

  "Hmph! You want to die? It's not that easy! I'm telling you, the Vietnamese People's Army treats prisoners well. Maybe there are things you don't want to admit, or things you don't want to say, but I'm telling you, this is Vietnamese soil, and as an invader, you have no room for choice here!" The officer holstered his pistol: "We believe that through our ideological education, your views will change. We have ways of dealing with people like you! Let me tell you, the American devils we captured back then were big and tall, but once they fell into our hands, they had to behave themselves. I came here to talk to you to give you a chance to choose: either enjoy better treatment or taste the same medicine we used on those American devils. I believe that if you're not stupid, you'll listen."

  Here is the translation:

  Having said that, the officer seemed to be tired as well. He turned around and instructed the two attendants who came with him: "You two stay behind, take turns educating this Chinese prisoner of war. You can show him newspapers and also let him study again the leader's works on 'On Protracted War'. Explain our policies to him in detail. I believe that within two days he will understand the direction of truth!"

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  In the following days, two cadres of the Vietnam People's Army read out a newspaper article about the capture of Bao Yulin. However, it was said that Bao Yulin had discovered his comrades brutally massacring Vietnamese civilians on the battlefield and was deeply ashamed of their actions. As a result, he got into an argument with his comrades and was beaten by the cadres. He felt deeply that this war was a meaningless and brutal invasion, and to resist, he secretly escaped from the army and found the Vietnam People's Army comrades, hoping to join forces with them to resist the Chinese military's invasion. The Vietnam People's Army comrades discovered an important logistics supply base of the Chinese invading army based on the effective intelligence provided by Bao Yulin. To coordinate with the people's army action, Bao Yulin voluntarily requested to join the battle and responded to this surprise attack on the logistics base. Considering that Bao Yulin was more familiar with the situation, the Vietnam People's Army agreed to his request. So, Bao Yulin returned to the Chinese army again. Later, the Vietnam People's Army successfully occupied the logistics supply base of the Chinese invading army under Bao Yulin's coordination, eliminating all the Chinese invaders stationed in the base and burning down the base. Unfortunately, Comrade Bao Yulin was heroically injured during the retreat and is currently being treated in the hospital.

  Bao Yulin knew, of course, that these were just fabrications by the Vietnamese government for propaganda purposes. He believed that even if this newspaper was understood by the Chinese military, it would only be laughed at, after all, his injury and hospitalization were well-known to everyone, and he had been left behind as part of an organizational arrangement. Such a thing was originally deceitful. But at this time, if he came out again with some kind of anti-war statement, matching this thing, even with a hundred mouths, he couldn't make himself clear.

  Bao Yulin realized that, under the current circumstances, the Vietnamese government must be very anxious and needed to obtain their own statement materials as soon as possible to justify themselves. He even thought about whether he should provoke the Vietnamese people into beating him up severely, so that when the opportunity arose, he could expose the evil deeds of the Vietnamese people with his scars, just like countless revolutionary martyrs.

  Bao Yulin did not expect that the two Vietnamese military officers in charge of "educating" him were very talkative, they didn't mind Bao Yulin's provocation, taking turns to repeatedly reason with him, or discussing politics until Bao Yulin became impatient and told them he was sleepy. They became excited and told the truth. It turned out that they didn't want to say anything to him, nor did they want to teach him any principles, their only goal was not to let him sleep.

  "Bao Yulin, actually we are clear about some of your provocative actions just now, but don't worry, our Vietnamese army and government are very humanitarian, we will not use corporal punishment on prisoners of war. However, you need to understand that we are now educating you, hoping that you can recognize your mistakes and correct them. You should know that Vietnam is not a rich country, and the opportunity to receive education is what many children dream of. Now, for you, for a prisoner of war, an invader, we have invested a lot of manpower and resources to rescue you, which is fundamentally a manifestation of our humanitarianism. So we hope you can recognize this as soon as possible and cooperate with our work. Of course, before your education is complete, we will take turns accompanying you until you recognize your mistakes." After hearing that Bao Yulin wanted to sleep, the two Vietnamese military officers sat down beside his bed, speaking in a measured tone.

  "I'm telling you, are you annoying or not? Talking non-stop all day, I've said it already, now I'm tired and want to rest a bit. Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow." Bao Yulin was getting impatient.

  "This is impossible, educating you is our responsibility, clearly recognizing your own problems, explaining the process of changing yourself is your duty. Until the situation is clear, we will continue to accompany you. If it's still not working, we have two more comrades, and we will persist until you are willing to cooperate with us. Of course, in order to strengthen our education for you, before you fully understand the determination of the Vietnamese government to completely drive out the invaders from Vietnam, you should study well, such opportunities are rare."

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  Bao Yulin was secretly ridiculing the two clumsy Vietnamese military officers in his heart, what's the big deal about sleeping? He had a good sleep for a whole day and didn't feel sleepy at all at this time. Besides, not sleeping for a while wouldn't kill him, would it be worse than the whip and tiger bench?

  Bao Yulin didn't get to enjoy his triumph for long. Within two days, he discovered that getting a good night's sleep was a rare pleasure. Several Vietnamese officers took turns keeping him company, providing food and drink, but not letting him sleep. They didn't care what he said, they just kept him awake. By the third day, Bao Yulin couldn't hold on any longer. But it wasn't his spirit that gave out, it was his body. After all, his injuries hadn't fully healed, and he had been shaken by the grenade explosion a few days earlier. The cumulative fatigue of several days of sleep deprivation finally caught up with him, and Bao Yulin passed out. This time, no one could wake him up.

  But unexpectedly, when he woke up again, he was already on his way to a prisoner-of-war camp.

  It was not until much later that Bao Yulin realized that the Vietnamese military and government could no longer wait for his confession. Fortunately, in those days, Bao Yulin had said a lot of words, so a statement composed of recordings came out, which was an anti-war declaration by Bao Yulin, a former propaganda hero of the Chinese government. The Chinese government obtained this statement at the UN emergency meeting. Bao Yulin also became a prisoner of war who received attention from all parties because of this statement. Obviously, he could only stay in the prisoner-of-war camp. However, this way, he no longer had to worry about his life, because he would become a propaganda product for the Vietnamese government's humanitarian treatment of prisoners of war.

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