"Dashuai, our brothers know that we have made a big mistake, and we don't ask for your forgiveness.But if we can use our brother's life to get you on the throne, our brother's death will be worth it. ”The other Tuan Yong also kowtowed one after another, their faces full of generosity and loyalty."
Is that really the idea you guys" Li Hongzhang stared at the five of them like torches, and felt a little comforted in his heart.He had experienced several betrayals from his subordinates, and he had already become exhausted, and he could no longer withstand this stimulation."
Dashuai, this is the idea of the subordinates.Originally, the subordinates were ready to jointly admonish you, but because of the suddenness of the incident, I saw the officials of the Qing court coming to Taiwan.I was in a hurry, so I came up with this countermeasure. ”The five of them expressed their loyalty to each other with bitter faces, and no one knew the meaning of Li Hongzhang's words."
All right, you all go down.Liumazi, you stay. ”Li Hongzhang waved his hand at the five people tiredly, and let Liu Ming stay alone.He believed these five people, because they were all old brothers who came to Taiwan with him, and it was impossible for them to contact Hua Xingjun, and their answers were all from the heart, without the slightest artificiality, Li Hongzhang could see through it at a glance."
Dashuai, you don't blame us" The five of them all had expressions of disbelief on their faces."
Don't retreat quickly, the big marshal has already said, you can go" Liu Mingchuan hurriedly glared at them, waved his hand and let them retreat."
Liumazi, have you participated in this matter" Li Hongzhang suddenly asked with a cold face."
Dashuai, my subordinates really didn't know about it in advance, but my subordinates also felt that what they said was right, and it was really not worth it to bury the Qing court.Liu Mingchuan said with a frank face, and he agreed with his subordinates' views in his heart."
Your ideas are still too simple, but the king of the world is a matter of life, and he has won his name before and after his death.If we set ourselves up as kings, not only will the Huaxing army not be able to tolerate us, but the Qing court will also want to get rid of us.If you die like this, your life will be gone, and your name will be gone.After you go back, you must strictly enforce military discipline, the Huaxing army is about to attack the island, and you must unify the thinking of the soldiers in advance.Fortunately, they are not spies of the Huaxing Army, they are all old brothers, and I am reluctant to attack them. ”Li Hongzhang breathed a sigh of relief, killing generals in battle is a taboo for soldiers."
What Dashuai said is that they are all brothers who came to Taiwan together, and they are under my nose every day.Even if you want to have an affair with Huaxing, you don't have a chance. ”Liu Mingchuan said a few good words for them, and he did not doubt the loyalty of these people."
Okay, later, you will go to the prison and catch a few death row prisoners and take them to the mouth of the vegetable market and behead them, and I will go and give an explanation to Lord Qincha."
Li Hongzhang waved his hand, stood up tiredly, and walked towards the back hall where Ka Lin was.Garin was drinking and having fun with the two Qinglou girls in the back hall, and the three of them tossed all night last night, and Ge Lin was obviously comfortable being served, and his whole face became ruddy.After Li Hongzhang entered the lobby, Ka Lin waved his hand to let the two Qinglou women go out."
Master Li, has there been a result" Garin looked at Li Hongzhang with an arrogant face, picked up his wine glass and drank another glass to himself."
Lord Chincha, the matter has been investigated.It's all to blame for my lax management of the army, which allowed the Huaxing Army to rebel against the party.These people are also trying to provoke the relationship between me and the imperial court, and now I have sent someone to escort them to the vegetable market to behead the public, do you want to go over and take a look" Li Hongzhang sat down opposite Kalin and explained to him lightly.He knew that Garin wouldn't care about that, and he didn't explain much."
Forget it, Lord Li is for the country and the people, and the sky can learn from it.I don't want to embarrass Master Li, but I brought a lot of brothers with me this time, and they also heard these rebellious slogans with their own ears yesterday.I believe in Master Li, but the power of heaven is unpredictable, what the Queen Mother and the Emperor think, but no one knows anymore. ”Garin's fingers kept tapping on the round table, and he smiled at Li Hongzhang with evil spirits."
Lord Qincha, you have come to Taiwan to promote the will of the Holy God this time, it is a lot of hard work, and the whole Taiwan has become flourishing because of you.The old man naturally won't let you run for nothing" Li Hongzhang knew what he meant, turned his head and clapped his hands outside the door.After a while, five or six soldiers came forward with three wooden boxes, and when the boxes hit the ground, the soldiers retreated.Li Hongzhang opened the box himself, and suddenly bursts of white light emanated from the box, so shaking that Garin couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly."
Lord Qincha, there are 50,000 taels of silver here, which is a little bit of the heart of the people of Taiwan, and I hope that Lord Kalin will not be too little."
Li Hongzhang closed the lid and sat down across from him."
Hey, Brother Li, what are you polite to your brother.Brother has admired you for a long time, and this time I came to visit you, how can this make my brother embarrassed to accept it" Garin quickly got up and opened the box to check the silver inside, and Li Hongzhang kept wrapping it up, it felt like he had changed from an uncle to a grandson, and he wanted to be more flattering."
It's all a little bit of the heart of the Taiwanese people, and it's good for Lord Qincha to take it.Today, the Huaxing Army is going to attack the Huaxing Army, and if Lord Qincha is fine, he will return to Kanto as soon as possible.Otherwise, the Huaxing army attacked Taiwan and blocked all sea passages, and Lord Qincha couldn't go even if he wanted to. ”Li Hongzhang was still polite, reminded Ka Linxia and urged him to leave as soon as possible."
This" Garin's eyes rolled, and he was a little reluctant.I just arrived in Taiwan and haven't had time to enjoy it for a few days.This Li Hongzhang made it clear that he wanted to use 50,000 taels of silver to drive him away, but he was not so easy to deal with."
Report to the commander, no, the Huaxing army has launched an attack on the Penghu Islands this morning.More than half of our warships stationed on the Penghu Islands have now been damaged, and they are about to be unable to support them."
As soon as Ka Lin wanted to open his mouth to refuse, a herald soldier outside the door broke into the house with a military newspaper on his back and handed over the military newspaper to Li Hongzhang."
Lord Qincha, the war is urgent, so I won't accompany you.If you want to leave, you will leave as soon as possible, and the old man does not guarantee whether he can hold this Taiwan island. ”After reading the military report, Li Hongzhang's eyebrows tightened, and he asked the soldiers to notify the generals of the meeting.As soon as Garin heard Hua Xingjun, he was almost so frightened that his soul flew out.Before I came, I heard that Hua Xingjun wanted to do something against Taiwan, but I didn't expect to be really bumped into by him."
Someone, someone," Ka Lin yelled twice at the soldiers outside the door, and after the accompanying guards entered the house, he hurriedly said again, "Let's go, raise your hands and things to leave Taiwan quickly, and return to the Kwantung region" The time of the Huaxing Army's attack was one day earlier than Li Hongzhang had estimated, because the performance of the Huaxing Army's warships had been greatly improved, and the journey had been shortened by a whole day.The East China Sea Fleet had already arrived at the periphery of the Penghu Islands in the early morning, and launched an attack on the Huai Army's defensive positions on the Penghu Islands after dawn.Li Hongzhang deployed 20 warships at the military base on the Penghu Islands, all of which were wooden sailing ships of more than 500 tons and equipped with more than 20 breech guns.Although he established an arsenal in Taiwan, he could only produce ammunition for some Enfield breech guns, and he was able to establish a large steel company in a year's time without any foundation.These 20 wooden sailing boats were produced from the Fuzhou Shipyard when they fled to Taiwan.There are more than 50 ships in total, and all the rest are deployed in Taiwan's second line of defense.When ten warships of the East China Sea Fleet appeared in the waters of the Penghu Islands, the patrolling Huai warships quickly discovered the situation and hurriedly drove back to Magong Port, the largest port on the island, and sounded the alarm.The other warships in the harbor were on standby very quickly, and because there was no steam engine to power them, the hull of the ship was constantly moving by the wind and by the manpower in the cabin.They had not yet made contact with the Huaxing Army, and had only heard from the patrol ship that they had found ten warships, but they could not see how big the warships were because of the distance.The commander felt confident that twenty battleships would take down ten battleships, no matter how he said it.After the ships left the port, they soon met the East China Sea Fleet on a narrow road.After the East China Sea Fleet discovered the patrol ship of the Huai warship, it followed closely behind.Because the speed is very fast, if the Huai warships in the port are one step slower, they don't have to sail out of the port."
Woo, woo, woo" The Huai warships quickly lined up to meet the battle and sounded the battle order.When the commander checked the situation clearly with his binoculars, he almost peed his pants in fright.I saw that the warships of the Huaxing Army spread out like wings, and the battleship in the middle was as huge as a hill.More than 3,000 meters away, the commander of the Huai army could still feel the majesty of the swallowing mountains and rivers.This battleship is a giant battleship produced by Jiangnan Shipyard and Fuzhou Shipyard at the same time, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons.It is more than 100 meters long and nearly 50 meters wide, and the deck area is about the size of a football field.The two shipyards have not built a single battleship for two years, and they are working hard to build these two giant battleships.These two battleships were also named Taishan and Huashan by Qiao Zhiqing, and Qiao Zhiqing named them after Wuyue, and he was also preparing to build three more of the same giant warships, so that the naval warships could truly become the Great Wall of the Sea.In addition to their huge size, the Taishan and Huashan were powered by four steam boilers and had a speed of more than 20 knots, which was comparable to the speed of a light warship.The battleship is equipped with 200 rapid-fire guns, and the most special thing is that there is a special landing and landing of the airship on the aft deck, and it is equipped with a series of equipment for the production of nitrogen, which can easily inflate and ventilate the airship.These two warships have reached the standard of light aircraft carriers, but they do not have the function of aircraft carriers, and they are still ironclad ships in the traditional sense.The hull was still wooden, but it was wrapped in a thick layer of iron armor to withstand any breech gun impact.Xu Shou and a group of ship experts specially searched for the ancient books of Zheng He's treasure ship in the Ming Dynasty, and after half a year of repeated trials and deliberations, they finally made a breakthrough and drew the drawings of shipbuilding and the required data.When the two giant battleships were completed and fell into the water, all the staff involved in the design and construction waved their hands on the shore like crazy and shouted
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