Chapter 143: A slap in the face
87_87379 carefully selected among the dead people, found a few pairs of well-fitting short riding boots, a few clothes and pants, and picked up dead people's things on the battlefield, just like a treasure hunt, it was also a great pleasure.
After finding all the things he could use, Li Dacheng was about to leave, not wanting anything, but let him stand in place fixedly, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"Qian Laoba, go and bring the short gun in that man's hand."
The appearance of the artifact box cannon, Li Dacheng knew at a glance that the short gun on the foreign devil's body, Li Dacheng could only look at the wheel, and all other kinds of short guns were not very mature, and they were too much worse than the wheel.
The appearance of the box cannon, Li Dacheng thought it would be later, who would have thought that he would see it today, this thing is too suitable for himself, and in the future to develop forces, the rifle is not very suitable, before Li Dacheng set the Colt wheel, now, changed! Just use a box gun.
After taking a good look at the box cannon handed over by Qian Laoba, Li Dacheng could confirm that this was a finalized firearm, as for how he came here, the reason was unclear, it should be a private firearm.
Using a bayonet to pick up a lead bullet, which was filled with smokeless medicine, this thing is a firearm that spans the ages, and the Colt wheel is much worse than him, the rate of fire, power, and range are much worse.
Trying to hit a shot, the handling is very poor, in Germany this is a failed military product, but as a killing tool, he is undoubtedly very successful in China, but the real success and failure will eventually have to be tested on the battlefield.
Put away this box cannon, Li Dacheng took the men and horses back to the Dagu dock, the box cannon is a matter of the future, and the future war is uncertain, even if it is death. Li Dacheng is also here, leaving something in this era that people will never forget.
First sent a rough telegram to Gu Qixing in Jinmen, asking Gu Qixing to consider the matter of slapping his face, Li Dacheng waited in the Dagu dock until the evening, and the information on the sea of Dagu was also available. The German Expeditionary Force, which lost more than half of it, did not stay on the sea surface of Dagu for a long time, and withdrew in a gray manner, and the place where it went should be Jiaoao in Shandong, and the German tank was going back to lick its wounds!
Without the army, the fleet in Haikou is still a waste. With the withdrawal of the Germans, some troop carriers floating on the sea also left Dagukou overnight, and the remaining dozen or so gunboats continued to drift on the sea and finished this scene. It's time for the devils of the seas to plan for the future war.
Raising the standard for Zhenwei Jun to play with women to shoot a bucket two hundred steps away, Li Dacheng also took the train back to Jinmen that night, and after this battle, there was at least half a month of stable time, which was just used to slap and watch the show.
Of course, you need to vent after a big victory, as if it is the best object, and now the relationship between the two is still a little distant, and each other regards each other as the object of venting. It's more like a husband and wife, but it's a bit willing, and there are too many things that bind people's hearts in this era.
"Master. Is it good to hit the front? ”
is different from Li Dacheng's mean thoughts, curled up in Li Dacheng's arms is like being very satisfied, serving a good man is what she should do, and this man's willingness to touch her is the best consolation.
"What do you say?"
Smoking the cigarette that was seized yesterday, looking at the woman who was as gentle as water, from a personal point of view. Li Dacheng likes such a woman very much, and some things always have to be done step by step. There are so many things that a nation has inherited for at least 2,000 years that cannot be discarded. Once it is thrown away, one or two generations can see immediate results, but what about in the future?
He took a breath of smoke and put these things behind him, these are not things he should care about, there are not many things a person can do, it is enough to do one thing well, compared with those untouchable big things, the woman in front of him is more worth cherishing.
"Slaves are naturally invincible!"
"This sounds comfortable, Lao Tzu also thinks so, let's come a few more times during this time, and strive to keep a man and a woman."
"Master, this is so unlucky, one man and half woman are not enough!"
"Haha...... Okay, then ask for a few more, in Shandong in the future! ”
It's warm! There was a cough outside the hospital, listening to Gu Qixing's deliberate coughing, Li Dacheng knew that he didn't dare to let go of things over there, so he smiled bitterly and looked at it as if this woman was also knowledgeable, and gently tapped on his forehead, and then fell asleep by himself.
walked out of the house and looked at the sky, it was not yet time to ascend to the hall, Gu Qixing came at this time, it should be to send the excerpts to the capital.
"Old Gu, what's the matter?"
"What you said about the Kaiser's declaration, we as courtiers are not good at overstepping our responsibilities to lose the face of the emperor, this matter is very disrespectful!"
The emperor, even if it is the emperor of the enemy, as a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, Gui Shun can't slap other people's faces, this is the rule, you can slap other people's emperors in the face today, and you may not be able to slap your own emperor's face and the queen mother's face in the future.
"Hmm...... That's a good thing, so be it! Our excerpt only talks about winning the battle, and Li Bingheng's matter should also be carefully explained, the veteran has Jiang Gui's nature, and Lord Belle regrets it!
Besides, get a telegram to Li Hongzhang in Guangzhou, the matter should be more obscure, don't let people grasp our handle, Li Hongzhang can understand it, this matter can only be through his foreign way.
Order him, preferably with the British newspaper. ”
The disputes in the imperial court were too circulating, and on a whim, Li Dacheng forgot this rule, but the defeat of the German devils, not only the Qing Dynasty looked happy, but the British devils might be even happier, right? With this battle as a drama, the British will be able to slap the Kaiser well, and this matter is not only related to the face of the British, but also related to the interests of the British in China, killing two birds with one stone.
After explaining these, Li Dacheng is an idler, and went to see the old man Sun, the previous injury was a little heavier for the old man Sun, old age and decay, inflammation in the process of wound healing, put down the old man Sun, and it is not enough to say it!
At Old Man Sun's place, Li Dacheng unexpectedly saw Wang Tingxiang, who was a little feverish, and Old Man Sun was in a daze and didn't talk much, and instructed Wang Tingxiang to use more drugs that could eliminate swelling. Li Dacheng was afraid that Old Man Sun would mention the bad things about his two daughters-in-law, so he didn't dare to stay longer, turned around and walked out of the house.
"Brother Dacheng, you let me follow you......"
Out of Old Man Sun's house, Li Dacheng was pulled into her house by the Sun girl. Looking at the appearance of the Sun family's girl, Li Dacheng also felt a little pity, but the war ahead was unbearable!
"Girl, let's talk about our business after this battle!"
"My brother is gone, my father is seriously injured, and you don't care about me anymore?"
The Sun girl is not stupid. Since Li Dacheng was injured last time, she knew that fighting was a matter of life, as if she had told her a lot of things these days, and some things could not be stopped.
"How can it not be?"
"Then you can take me with you, I have also practiced the style. I serve you in normal times, and I follow you in war. ”
"Alas...... It's like hurting, you go and see her. ”
The woman's stalking, Li Dacheng couldn't stand it, and with one finger he pushed the Sun family's girl to the side, Li Dacheng escaped from the government office, and there are still many things to do in Jinmen. The factories and equipment that are being relocated are all sources of money for the future, although they do not plan to live. But Li Dacheng didn't plan to die.
After the results of the battle at Dagu Station reached the imperial court, I don't know if it was ignorance or what, and without Li Dacheng's provocation, the courtiers made a fuss, and the news of the great victory over Germany was divine, but the tide of officialdom always has its source. Listening to Gu Qixing talk about the affairs in Beijing, Li Dacheng knew. This time, we want to revisit the First Sino-Japanese Incident, and the spearhead is still aimed at Li Hongzhang, who is in Guangzhou.
After thinking about it. Li Dacheng also understood the cause and effect, in addition to Beiyang, Li Hongzhang and his family of people and horses have too many financial resources in their hands, such as the steamship China Merchants Bureau, the Telegraph Bureau, the Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine, Pingxiang Coal Mine, etc., these are all places of financial resources, who doesn't want them?
Li Hongzhang does not fall, Sheng Xuanhuai does not fall, it is difficult for some people to interfere with these things, and Sheng Xuanhuai is involved in overthrowing Li Hongzhang, and the courtiers' scheming is poisonous! is going to ruin the country and the family, and still thinking about the future interests, I don't know if these people are sad or ridiculous, or are they really smart?
Li Hongzhang's countermeasure, nothing else, can only be the hint that Li Dacheng gave him, who can defeat the Germans in Dagu without foreign affairs? Without these things introduced by him Li Hongzhang, this matter is really two things to say.
With Li Hongzhang's encouragement, the British also spared no effort and slapped them hard, not only avenging the Kaiser's telegram at the beginning of the Boer War, but also exaggerating the danger of a full-scale war with the Qing Dynasty.
In order to safeguard the interests of the British Empire in the Far East, the British also used the means of showing up, the ongoing Boer War, for the Germans, is also an unbearable burden, although today's German ambitions for foreign expansion are great, but the Germans are not fools, wait and see the future war situation, is their most correct choice, Tsarist Russia and small Japan still have to have a war with the Qing Dynasty, the result of being too hasty, is to be slapped in the face, the Kaiser also learned to be obedient this time, did not make any more moths.
Whether they want a colony or a market in the Far East, the German Junker aristocracy also have to think about it, a big war can allow them to grab huge benefits from the war, but the Qing Dynasty, a big market in the Far East, can also bring them huge benefits, compared with Britain, the Qing Dynasty gave the Germans much more orders in terms of arms, and facing up to these interests is also a problem they need to consider.
The more Japan and Russia attach importance to this war, the more people will be sent next, but the two countries together should have 100,000 people, which should be the upper limit.
Compared with sending troops to Dagu, Tsarist Russia wants to send troops to the three eastern provinces, and the politicians of Tsarist Russia are not stupid, there are British containment, compared to the Beijing and Tianjin areas, the three eastern provinces are their best targets, and forcing the Qing Dynasty to be urgent means forcing the British to help the Qing Dynasty, which they should also understand.
As for small Japan, they have to test the Qing Dynasty and look at the faces of the British, Tsarist Russia and the Qing Dynasty are both enemies of small Japan, and the goal of small Japan has always been clear, and it is not worth investing too much for this tentative war!
Although Li Dacheng can roughly feel the interests of all parties, the Japanese and Russian troops of 500,000 to 100,000 people are too much for the Zhenwei army, and the rifles can only be equipped with half of the men and horses, which is the biggest shortcoming of the Zhenwei army.
Some of the guns were unleashed in the south some time ago, but 3,000 Hanyang are a piece of? These guns have also been dissolved to the capital, and Zhenwei Jun has not fished a single hair, it seems that it is still not enough!
First of all, he sent a fold to the imperial court that the Zhenwei army was too damaged and needed 100,000 guns, and then sent a telegram urging the firearms to Li Hongzhang in Guangzhou, as long as Li Hongzhang could cooperate, 20,000 or 30,000 guns, dozens of artillery, the south should be able to make up, and now every time there is an extra gun, the Zhenwei army can have more combat power, and the positional war is hard work, but it is also a stupid livelihood, as long as it does not retreat, as long as it can be rooted in the position, it can cause damage to the enemy.
After discussing it with Gu Qixing, Li Dacheng felt that the strength of a fold was not enough, and he had to let Gui Shun go to Beijing, crying about the difficulties of the Zhenwei army, and the battle at Dagu Station, this slap was not only in the face of the Germans, but also in the face of the ministers and governors of the Qing Dynasty.
Time is getting more and more urgent for Li Dacheng, once the little Japanese board the ship on the mainland, it will take at most three or five days to land at Dagukou, and the guns will come from the south, even if they take the canal, it will take at least half a month, and it will be extremely fast to reach it within a month if you count the time for fundraising.
It also takes a certain amount of time for the Japanese and Russian men and horses to land, how to fight during this time, and it is also a big problem to wait for the guns in the south, and then there is the number of Zhenwei troops is still insufficient, and it is also necessary to recruit some strong men, and the battle situation can not be expanded, but at present, the recruitment of strong men must be expanded in Zhili, if the scale of the Zhenwei army of 300,000 people can be restored, if the guns in the south can arrive in time, the Jingu area can still make a big difference.
After sending Gui Shun to the train, Li Dacheng began to deduce again, and the result was still the same, even if there were 100,000 guns, he would still be defeated, and the morale of the Zhenwei Army was only temporary, and it could not be held for a long time! The reason is still those eight words, the national strength is unbearable, and the people's hearts are scattered!
This Qing Dynasty! Even if there are 3 million people and 3 million guns, this battle cannot be won, and the people's hearts are the same! (To be continued).