Around August 15 1945 in one Korean family (5)

On the 15th of August, 1945, Japanese Emperor declared the Unconditional Surrender by his own voice on the radio, but our platoon didn't hear it.
Ｏn the morning of August 17th, Captain Abe, our head of the platoon, ordered to chip off the chrysanthemum crest (a symbol of Emperor) on the rifle. Afterward our platoon marched in convoy and got to the Kinju financial union where Soviet officers, soldiers and the group of heavy tanks were waiting for us.

The height of Soviet military women with long rifle, thatposture, and their huge breasts! I felt as if I was watching the foreign movies. After being disarmed, we were guided near the Kinju river and when I saw over 3000 Japanese prisoners. I definitely realized that Japan was defeated 100%.

As we were completely surrounded by the Soviet forces, we felt sick and tired.
The Soviet mounted forces with automatic rifle hanging from their necks standing every 10 meters, and ordered us to advance to the 3000 Japanese prisoners of the 202 unit. It was an order to go near the Lanam headquarters from where our forces had retreated.

Returning again to the same road which we had retreated before, I felt like it was one of the plays or movie scenes. As I was growing from youth to adulthood, I was suffering from the change of history and pain of life. I held back the emotion of committing a suicide with heart empty and broken.

Once I dropped out of the line, and a soldier beside me said to me, Hey you! Be brave or you will be shot! By saying so, he was protecting me but he was also all tears and I thanked him wholeheartedly and sensed the humane love and cried, Private, E2, I am sorry, sir！ and went back to the line.

Our prisoner's unit got to the entrance of Lanam city and all sat on the large hill according to the order by the head of the 202 unit. The head of our platoon announced an instruction to all from his horseback. The basic content of the order was The defeat was not because our sword was broken or our weapons were lost. We only obeyed by the Imperial command. We should unite our spirit and put up with all suffering. His voice was so sorrowful that we all wept in tears.

Our prisoner's unit began to walk to Kumusan in Hamgyongbukto by the order of Soviet Union. Passing through Lanam and Chongjin, I thought about it and recognized that Kumosan is the only excellent ironstone production site in Korea. Do we need such an ironstone now?

Come to think of it, this path must have been a planned destination to take us to Siberia, Wondering about how would it be like in Siberia, it was almost certain that I would freeze to death in winter there without doubt. I planned to escape from there.