Qiao Zhiqing's hard work to build the colony in Nanyang was not to export revolution to the whole world, but to liberate the ideal of all mankind.He just wanted to open up these places into colonies ruled by the Chinese, so as to plunder the resources of these islands for the development of the mainland.The four major families of Nanyang and Qiao Zhiqing also cooperate with each other, Qiao Zhiqing helps them to obtain the right to rule the islands, and they also have to assume their due obligations.Therefore, the logistics and supplies of the South China Sea Fleet were all raised from the Philippines, and there were more than 100,000 natives on the island who gradually descended the mountain and became slaves of the Han people, and now there is no shortage of labor on the island.Before the attack, Qiao Zhiqing openly asked the Central Daily to publish the news of the recovery of Taiwan.For a strong man, there is no need to play any intrigue when facing the enemy.Let the enemy change in a thousand ways, and it will not play any role at all in the face of absolute strength.Qiao Zhiqing just wanted to break the confidence of the Taiwan rebels in one fell swoop, and did not want to spend any effort to stabilize Taiwan's political situation after the war ended.A day later, the battle to recover Taiwan finally began.Today's dispatch of troops published in the Central Daily is indeed not bad for a day.After Li Hongzhang received the news, he had already done a good job of defense in Taiwan.He has successively sent more than a dozen letters to the Qing court, all of which begged the court to allow him to bring all the 100,000 soldiers and horses from Taiwan into the Kwantung region.But these twists and turns were like stones into the sea, and the court did not reply at all.is like a spectator, watching Taiwan being taken by Qiao Zhiqing.Li Hongzhang didn't know the current situation in the imperial court, and the Han people now had no status in the imperial court.First, Zeng Guofan Qingjun made a fuss, then Qiao Zhiqing completely rebelled, followed by the betrayal of Han officials from all over Jiangbei.Cixi is just a little widow who listens to drama and literature and knows how to strategize, and when it comes to the power of struggle, no one can compare with her.But when it comes to the strategy of governing the country, she can't even compare with the current Wei Ziyou.Li Hongzhang had the heart to serve the country, but Cixi did not trust him.Coupled with the fact that the Manchu magnates held the power of the imperial court, the Han people were just vassals of the Manchus, just like before the Qing court entered the customs at the end of the Ming Dynasty.The imperial court did not have the consent of the Manchu relatives and nobles, and redistributed the rights that were currently held with great difficulty to the Han people.The time limit for the Huaxing army to attack had arrived, and in Li Hongzhang's anxious waiting, he gradually became discouraged.Finally, when he was about to despair, the housekeeper suddenly shouted excitedly from the Tainan Mansion, "Master, master, the court has come to Qin, the court has come to Qin" "Where is it fast, please come over quickly" Li Hongzhang leaned over, didn't even put on his coat, and rushed out of the study directly.He was in the age of no confusion at this time, not even fifty, but his beard was all white."
Lord Qincha is here" There were several shouts from the pro-soldiers outside the courtyard again, followed by an official wearing the black official robe of the Qing court, and stepped forward under the escort of the pro-soldiers on the left and right."
Li Hongzhang took the order" The official squinted at the old man in front of him, and did not ask his identity, and opened the decree to read it."
Minister, Li Hongzhang receives the decree" Li Hongzhang has not seen the holy decree for a long time, tears fell from his eyes with excitement, he hurriedly brushed his sleeves, and knelt down in front of Qincha."
Li Hongzhang, the governor of Liangjiang, although he temporarily lives in Taiwan, he misses his homeland.I was very moved.He was officially appointed as the Marquis of Zhongyi, and he was also appointed as the governor of Taiwan, guarding the defense line of the East China Sea for the Qing court, and strictly preventing the expansion of the Huaxing Army to the East China Sea.Chin this. ”"Minister, thank you Lord Longen" Li Hongzhang bowed heavily, his eyes were full of muddy tears, and his whole body trembled with excitement."
Hey, Lord Liu, please get up, get up."
The official who announced the decree put away the holy decree, immediately changed to a flattering expression, stepped forward to help Li Hongzhang up, and continued, "Lord Li, in the Yellow Banner of Xiajilin, I have come to Taiwan to supervise the war on the orders of the Queen Mother and the Emperor.In the future, I will be an official in Taiwan with Lord Li, and Lord Li will have to take care of it a lot" "It turned out to be Lord Kalin, please hurry up in the house, and I will pick up the wind and wash the dust for you right away." ”Li Hongzhang said that he was going to invite Ka Lin into the house."
Lord Li doesn't need to worry first, my brother is here on the emperor's order, so naturally we have to review the army defending Taiwan first, regardless of fatigue."
Ka Lin waved his hand, looked around at the Tainan Mansion, and gave a faint order to Li Hongzhang."
That's natural, Lord Qincha came from afar, so naturally he has to put official affairs first.In the next place, I will gather soldiers and horses for Lord Qincha to review, Taiwan's climate is hot, and Lord Qincha is better to use a cup of herbal tea in the guest hall, and come when he goes down. ”Li Hongzhang nodded, and he had great respect for Kalin.Although Ka Lin is just an empty capital on military salaries, Li Hongzhang doesn't know how much higher than him when it comes to position.However, he was a minister on errands under the emperor's orders, and the Qing court had always had the habit of placing Manchurian overseers around Han generals.In order to take care of the face of the imperial court, Li Hongzhang naturally treated him as a distinguished guest."
Then there is Lord Lao Li" Garin hugged his fists with a smile on his face, and his face was the most oily, and he didn't look like an upright general.But then again, where can you still find honest generals in the current Eight Banners Army.At the Tainan training ground, the sun is scorching on the beach, and it is crowded.Tens of thousands of soldiers stood shirtless, squatting in the sun.Under the palm forest, gunshots constantly echoed, piercing the wooden targets on the beach.In front of the obstacles, soldiers continued to climb up and down one after another, moving swiftly and bravely.Within a radius of one mile, there was a lot of training in full swing."
Sweat more in peacetime, shed less blood in wartime to cheer up Lao Tzu" A fierce general waved the horsewhip in his hand, constantly patrolled the training ground, and saw soldiers who were not serious.There was no nonsense, and he waved his hand and pumped it."
Yes, yes," the soldiers roared, although they were all tired."
Mr.
Liu, the marshal will let you go back" At this time, the housekeeper of the Tainan Mansion hurriedly found the middle-aged general in the training ground, waved his hand at him, and shouted.The middle-aged general was none other than Liu Mingchuan, a fierce general of the Huai Army who followed Li Hongzhang to Taiwan."
Got it" Liu Mingchuan responded to the housekeeper, waved his hand at the soldiers and shouted, "Continue to practice, if anyone dares to be lazy, they will be severely punished" "Yes" For a while, I don't know how many echoes came up, and the morale was really strong and the military spirit was unified.After Liu Ming went ashore, he directly put on a gray horse coat, and without wiping his face, he crossed the horse and returned to Tainan Mansion."
Marshal, is it the Huaxing Army that sent troops" Liu Mingchuan was also worried about the days when the Huaxing Army sent troops, thinking that Li Hongzhang had news, and he couldn't help but ask as soon as he saw Li Hongzhang.At this time, there was no telegram, and the fleet of the Huaxing Army had just departed from the Xiamen base and the Philippine base, and it would be three days before it arrived in Taiwan.Li Hongzhang just planted a detailed work on the mainland, and he couldn't send back the information for a while."
I didn't ask you to come here for this matter, it's someone from the imperial court, and now you will sit in the guest room in the backyard" Li Hongzhang pointed to the guest seat and motioned for Liu Mingchuan to sit down and speak."
Great, what did the imperial court say, did you agree with us to go to the northeast to garrison" Liu Mingchuan's eyes widened with excitement for a while, and the horizontal flesh on his face trembled."
This is the holy decree, see for yourself" Li Hongzhang sighed worriedly, took out the holy decree from his sleeve robe, and handed it to Liu Mingchuan.The room was quiet for a while, Liu Mingchuan took the holy decree and looked at it carefully from top to bottom, and asked Li Hongzhang with a disappointed face, "Dashuai, this is gone" "No, that's all."
The imperial court meant to let us defend Taiwan and refuse us to enter the customs and garrison, in other words, the imperial court gave us up. ”Li Hongzhang said lightly, took a sip of the tea bowl, and couldn't see the slightest expression."
Bastard, what a fucking bastard, we worked hard for the imperial court in Taiwan, and we didn't receive a single military salary, so we built an army of more than 100,000.These are all elite troops, and they have any troops in the Kanto region that can compete with us.Why is the imperial court blind, don't they know that the Huaxing Army is going to attack Taiwan in a big way" Liu Mingchuan was angry, waved his hand and slapped it on the back of the chair, smashing the holy decree on the ground.This was a great disrespect in the past, a felony to kill the head.But Liu Mingchuan didn't care about this, and he specially took the royal things out of anger."
Okay, it's useless to scold now, it's better to save some effort and think about how to defend Taiwan.There was also a messenger in the backyard who came to oversee the army, and I estimate that eighty percent of them were not good. ”Li Hongzhang put down the tea bowl lightly, still looking calm.It seems that he already knew Liu Mingchuan's reaction, and said hello to him in advance."
The overseers don't want us anymore, what kind of overseers do we send our soldiers and horses are not supported by the Qing court, why should we be supervised by them" Liu Mingchuan frowned angrily, and the horizontal flesh on his face couldn't stop shaking."
That overseer is the Zhenghuang Banner of Jilin, and it seems that he is also a master of eating and drinking.He came to Taiwan to work as a messenger, and he estimated that he would just leave after picking up a handful.We will follow him in everything for the time being, and we must not turn our faces against him and the court.Although the court is ruthless, we cannot be unjust.Since ancient times, it has been the monarch who has let his ministers die and his ministers have to die, and we have worked hard to re-raise the team in Taiwan to fight against the Huaxing Army, for the sake of a reputation of loyalty. ”Li Hongzhang took a deep breath and patiently comforted Liu Mingchuan, ready to sacrifice his life for the country."
But the court clearly doesn't believe us, is it really worth it for us to do this" Liu Mingchuan did not become an official because of the imperial examination, it was because of the regimental training that he came to this day, so he didn't have so many loyal thoughts in his head.He is also a loyal man, but he is only loyal to Li Hongzhang."
Whether it is worth it or not is to be handed over to future generations to comment, our current priority is to strictly prevent the landing of the Huaxing Army in Taiwan.Today is the day when the Huaxing Army will send troops, and if they really send troops according to the plan, they will be able to reach the Penghu Islands in three days at the latest.Later, you will gather all the soldiers and prepare for the inspection of Lord Chincha. ”Li Hongzhang waved his hand tiredly, and after explaining with a calm face, he got up and went out.This is the real Li Hongzhang, when he greeted the holy decree, all the nervousness and excitement were just his performances
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