The flint of the breech gun was temporarily caught in the powder pool, and after the gunpowder burned, the huge impact force instantly pushed out the bullet in the barrel, and under the guidance of the spiral rifling in the barrel, it smoothly destroyed anything in front of it.As soon as the Sulu indigenous army saw this formation, many of them were frightened when they faced foreign guns for the first time.After tens of thousands of people fell one after another, they retreated towards the port of Batangas.The National Guard was in hot pursuit, and Wang Yinlin had already passed the order to kill the whole army at the same time.Originally, they had planned to pacify Luzon and then go south to unify the Philippine islands.Now that the army of Sulu took the initiative to send it to the door, he naturally would not let go of this opportunity.He will always remember what Qiao Zhiqing said to them when he left, in this world of the jungle, the Han people can only gain a firm foothold in the forest of the world's nations by uniting and using iron and blood.Tens of thousands of National Guards fanned out gunfire, and the gunfire continued all the way, forcing the Sulu indigenous army to retreat until they retreated to the port of Batangas, behind which was the vast bay.The corpses of the indigenous Sulu were strewn all over the floor, and the Batangas Peninsula was dyed red with blood.The two armies were separated by more than 500 meters, and the guns of the National Guard Force were pressed against the last 10,000 people of the Sulu army."
Don't fight anymore, we surrender, we surrender," shouted the Sulu native Iyiwawa at the National Guard, wanting to surrender and save his life."
What are they talking about," Wang Yinlin asked the Chinese guide beside him."
They're going to surrender, ask if you agree," the guide listened carefully for a while, and roughly translated."
It's a little late to surrender.If we weren't here, they would have all come ashore and slaughter the Chinese. ”Wang Yinlin sneered and waved the command flag to the herald."
Woo, woo, woo" suddenly horns whistled, and the National Guard launched a final attack.The gunfire rang out again, and the bullets whizzed at the Sulu army in front, and there was a bloody roar in the face of the gusty sea breeze.Seeing that there was no hope of surrender, some of the Sulu army desperately shot arrows and threw javelins at the National Guard.But as soon as he lifted his body, he was beaten into a meat sieve by a bullet.Some of them jumped directly into the sea, preferring to drown rather than be killed by foreign guns.The Sultan of Sulu waited anxiously in Mindanao for news of the invasion of the army, and three days later the news finally came back that the 30,000-strong army attacking Manila was almost completely wiped out, and only a few hundred people had fled.When the nobles and officials heard the news, they almost fainted in surprise.These 30,000 people are all the young adults in the South Island of the Philippines, and now there are only 300 left, even if Allah comes, it will not stop the pace of the Chinese going south.Sure enough, it didn't take long for the National Guard to launch an attack on Mindanao from both land and sea.The Sultan of Sulu knew that the tide was turning, and without waiting for the National Guard to attack the Sultan's palace, he directly swallowed gold and committed suicide.As soon as the Sultan of Sulu died, the people below were even more chaotic, and all their things were packed up and hid in the mountains.The National Guard, with the cooperation of the South China Sea Fleet, then swept through Mindanao, sweeping away all the natives who dared to resist.It turned out that the natives who fled here from Indonesia and Malaysia were all depressed, and finally sat on a wooden boat to ride the wind and waves before they landed, but they did not expect to be driven by the Chinese and had no way to escape.Now they really have no way to escape, and the islands of South Asia are now all in the hands of the Chinese, and there is no way out.The thousands of natives resisted the fiercest, and they rushed forward without hesitation in the face of the foreign guns of the National Guard.Finally, he collapsed in a pool of blood in layers until the bullet pierced through the last person.Most of the young adults in Mindanao were killed or injured during the attack on Manila, but now it is even worse, and the race is almost wiped out.The rest of the old people and children fled to the mountains to escape the war, and the total number was less than 10,000.The National Guard then stationed 2,000 troops in the Sultanate of Sulu and officially began to administer the area.The Philippines won the first war so far, and Cai Shaoyong sent all these detailed letters to Qiao Zhiqing.Qiao Zhiqing of the Presidential Palace in Beijing finally finished reading the military report sent by the Philippines, and stared at the globe with some frowns for a long time."
Brother Qiao, is there any problem" Wei Ziyou looked at him silently and asked with some curiosity."
Is there any news from the Strait of Malacca recently?"
Qiao Zhiqing asked inexplicably."
Not yet, Brother Qiao, this is a military report from the Philippines, you ask what the Strait of Malacca is doing" Wei Ziyouxiu frowned slightly, and stared at Qiao Zhiqing with big eyes."
The military newspaper mentioned that the whereabouts of five more Spanish warships were unknown.If there is no news from the Strait of Malacca, it proves that they are still in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.Recently, however, the East China Sea Fleet has been patrolling the seas, and no news has been sent back.It's really strange, could it be that they disappeared" Qiao Zhiqing's mind kept turning, and he wandered around with his eyes in the direction of Taiwan."
Oops, I almost forgot about it.Wang Zhenyuan, commander of the South China Sea Fleet, also sent you a military report, which is to report to you the problem that the whereabouts of these five warships are unknown.According to his guess, it is very likely that these five warships discovered the news in advance and wanted to sail to Taiwan in the north.They found a large number of correspondence between the Spaniards and Li Hongzhang at the Spanish Governor's Palace in Manila. ”Wei Ziyou patted his head, immediately remembered this, and hurriedly opened the briefcase and handed the letter sorted out by Wang Zhenyuan to Qiao Zhiqing.Qiao Zhiqing's expression suddenly became cold, and as a result, he carefully flipped through the letters one by one.The above is all the correspondence between Li Hongzhang and the Spanish governor in the Philippines, Li Hongzhang actually wanted to unite the Spaniards to launch a counteroffensive on the mainland, and the first target to attack was Fujian and Guangdong.Promised to cede China's Hong Kong Island to the Spaniards as a colony after the successful counteroffensive.If it weren't for the Huaxing army attacking the Philippines at this time, disrupting the plans of the Spanish governor, it would have been possible for the two sides to unite.Train natives and Chinese on the island of the Philippines before launching a counteroffensive against Guangdong and Fujian."
This old horseman, the Great Qing Kingdom, the Great Qing Kingdom, he only has the Great Qing Kingdom in his eyes" Qiao Zhiqing hatefully threw the letter in his hand on the desk, and stood up and scolded angrily as soon as he slapped the table, and his face became dark."
Brother Qiao, you put out the fire first, you scared me to death" Wei Ziyou was stunned, and his heart was about to jump out of his heart when he was frightened by Qiao Zhiqing's angry shouts.Qiao Zhiqing took a long breath and tried desperately to calm himself down.Li Hongzhang is the person he respects the most in this world, if it weren't for Li Hongzhang, he Qiao Zhiqing would not have come to this day.Now seeing Li Hongzhang betraying national sovereignty at any cost in order to restore the Qing court, Qiao Zhiqing's anger in his heart can be imagined."
Brother Qiao, Li Hongzhang is deeply valued by Cixi, and like him, who is full of Confucian loyalty to the monarch, he will definitely not betray the Qing court.Don't expect anything from him, only by fighting and breaking the force he relies on can he come to his senses. ”Wei Ziyou relieved Qiao Zhiqing, and leaned over to clean up the documents scattered all over the ground for him."
I hope the world is ridiculous.Two hundred years after the Manchus relied on killing to enter the customs, there were still Han people who fought hard for the Manchus. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled bitterly and mocked, sent a letter to Wang Zhenyuan, commander of the South China Sea Fleet, and asked Wei Ziyou to send it out, and by the way, he notified all the generals of the Ministry of Defense to hold an operational meeting.After the Ministry of National Defense moved to Beijing, it settled in the former Prince Gong's mansion.Prince Gong's Mansion was renovated, and the sign of the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China was hung at the gate.Qiao Zhiqing sorted out the official documents and asked Wang Wu to prepare a carriage and go straight to the Ministry of National Defense.As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate, the generals had been waiting there for a long time.Prince Gong's Mansion was built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which was originally the private residence of Heshen, and was later owned by Prince Gong.The first half of the mansion is a magnificent hall house, and the second half is a deep and beautiful classical garden, with a total area of nearly 60,000 square meters.It is divided into three roads in the east and west, which are composed of a number of quadrangle courtyards, and the rear is a two-story rear cover building that is hundreds of meters long.The three buildings on the middle road are the main body of the mansion, one is the main hall, the second is the apse, and the third is the extension building.The combat hall and office area of the Ministry of National Defense are located in the hall of the main hall on the middle road, and the rest of the places have been transformed into the residences of ministers, chiefs of staff and other high-ranking generals.The building is solemn and solemn, Shang Pu goes to Hua, the Ming Corridor leads to the ridge, and the atmosphere is magnificent, second only to the palace where the emperor lives.The cuijin garden behind the house is surrounded by water, the ancient trees are towering, the pavilions and pavilions are curved, and they are rich and natural; During this period, the scenery is impermanent, and the opening and closing are orderly, which is really a model of Chinese garden architecture."
Hello president" Qiao Zhiqing got out of the carriage, and all the generals and soldiers on both sides solemnly saluted Qiao Zhiqing.Cowhide boots stepped on the ground, and the sound was sonorous and powerful."
You really know how to choose a place, this is the most luxurious mansion in the capital."
As soon as Qiao Zhiqing got out of the car, he teased at the generals, and stepped forward to shake hands with the generals one after another."
The president is not satisfied with us to change places, just came to the capital, and I don't know where to settle down" Defense Minister Wang Shumao immediately became serious, thinking that Qiao Zhiqing was not satisfied with their choice of the Ministry of Defense here."
President, this place was chosen by me for the Ministry of Defense in advance.If you are not satisfied, blame me, no matter what happens to everyone," Vice Minister of National Defense Wang Shijie also looked straight ahead with a serious face and said loudly, taking the responsibility on himself.Now that Jiangbei has been pacified, he, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, has officially taken up his post in the Ministry of National Defense.The generals also straightened up with serious expressions, and they didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere, for fear that Qiao Zhiqing would punish them."
Okay, there are a lot of departments in the Ministry of Defense, and this is just the right place to come in handy.Compared to the high-ranking officials of the Qing court, you have saved me a lot. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled at the generals, not blaming them.The stage of Huaxingjun's development is different, and no one wants to set up their office in a shabby thatched house.If you always hide and don't give any benefit to your subordinates, no one has such a high consciousness and is willing to live a hard life with you
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