Chapter 699: Three Warriors Fight for Merit

The scattered Japanese troops and rebels fled from the city of Orchid and fled in the direction of Langqiao Port, and the unorganized "chaos" soldiers did not dare to flee along the avenue, fearing that there would be an ambush by the Qing army, but "chaotic" in the wilderness, and the Japanese soldiers who could swim waded through the small river and even discarded their weapons.

Some Japanese soldiers who could not swim could only bite the bullet and find a way to cross the bridge, and along the main roads, they were ambushed by the Qing army, and the Japanese army, which had no will to fight, was crushed at the first touch, and they all went to the jungle and bushes.

Because the night was coming, the adjutant general Nie Shicheng accepted it when he saw it, and was unwilling to pursue the Japanese army in the dark night, so that three or four hundred Japanese troops escaped.

After the Qing army occupied the city of Orchid 'Hua', Langqiao Harbor was completely 'exposed' under the Qing army's troops, and the Japanese artillery batteries at the mouth of the Heng 'Chun' River were also within the range of the Qing army's attack, and the Japanese navy was not far from the destruction of the whole army.

Nie Shicheng successfully completed the blocking mission, eliminated more than 1,000 enemies, ordered the trumpeters, and sounded the rallying call.

In the night, the melodious sound of the military horn echoed in the wilderness, and the Qing army moved closer to the Chinese army, no longer attacking everywhere, Nie Shicheng opened a bag passed to him by Liu Ming, but saw that there was a military order in the bag.

Above: Gather forces and test the 'sex' attack on the Heng' 'Chun' River estuary fort.

Nie Shicheng smiled, Liu Mingchuan was unwilling to obey Li Guolou's tactical deployment, and let him lead the three thousand Mingwu army to take the initiative to attack, the so-called generals were not subject to military orders outside, since his troops were closest to the Heng 'Chun' River Fort, there was no need to mobilize Li Guolou's descendant Xinwu army.

Nie Shicheng led 3,000 Mingwu troops to set off overnight, including three battalions of horses, Nie Shicheng's troops marched eastward in two ways, and soon disappeared into the wilderness.

At this time, Li Guolou, who was four miles away from the Orchid 'Flower' City, was studying the battle reports from various troops, and was pleased that Liu Mingchuan could capture the Orchid 'Flower' City within one day.

Liu Mingchuan let out a hearty laugh, and couldn't hold back a smile: "Commander Li, the sword and gun are not long-sighted, you are here to command, you are not allowed to enter the Orchid 'Flower' City without my invitation, I will enter the city first to give you an outpost and kill all the Japanese ninjas." ”

"Well, I'll give you a day to clean up military discipline, and I must go to the city the day after tomorrow." Li Guolou was quite helpless, watching Liu Mingchuan leave, and being hung outside the city by Liu Mingchuan again, Li Guolou looked at the sand table alone, ignoring what would happen in Orchid 'Flower' City one day.

Orchid 'flower' city has undergone earth-shaking changes, but it will always return to calm, Li Guolou sat on the ground, his heart was like water, and he imagined the picture of Langqiao Port in his mind, immersed in self-absorption.

On the third day, Li Guolou was invited by Liu Mingchuan, and the horse team entered the orchid 'flower' city to participate in the sacrificial activities.

Along the way, a large number of Qing troops greeted Li Guolou, armed with guns and ammunition, and stood on both sides of the avenue with a clean appearance.

The victors were inspected by Li Guolou, and the soldiers widened their eyes and looked at the "gods" in their minds excitedly.

Li Guolou rode his horse and whipped up, followed by a group of generals, and Li Guolou's descendants sat on both sides.

Li Yunyu, the deputy general who had just been promoted, followed Li Guolou closely, had the domineering spirit of who else he was, Li Guolou was busy with official business, and he was not in the barracks at ordinary times, and the Xinwu Army sat on the territory of the two towns, and he would be in charge of the important military town of Magukou in the future.

Li Yunzhu didn't need to look back, he knew that there were jealous eyes behind him, the deputy general was the rank of Fu Zongbing, he was in the position of deputy general before the age of twenty, and he was the only one in the Qing Dynasty, his backstage was Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou, he was the rising star of the Li family, and the speed of promotion was comparable to that of a rocket.

The senior generals of the Jianwu Army were also among them, Liu Mingdeng was willing to build a blockhouse, he wrote to ask for battle, and "wanted" to lead the main force of 5,000 Xinwu Army to attack Langqiao Port.

Every general wanted to establish meritorious service in Taiwan, and the pattern of three soldiers competing for merit gave Li Guolou quite a headache, and the disadvantages of the Qing army from all walks of life having a strong power radio station were highlighted.

Liu Mingdeng and Liu Mingchuan have already achieved fame, and they are in their own right, Li Guolou can't subdue the two old soldiers, and the Battle of Langqiao Port is the last battle of the Qing Army's autumn campaign, and the three armies all want to make meritorious contributions.

Liu Mingchuan was close to the water and the tower was the first to get the moon, after the Mingwu army recovered the orchid 'flower' city, the Mingwu army took the initiative to attack, Liu Mingchuan asked Nie Shicheng to lead three thousand Mingwu troops to Langqiao Port 'advance', 10,000 soldiers moved when they heard the wind, followed Nie Shicheng to fight, such a major military action plan was not reported to Li Guolou.

Afterwards, Liu Ming said in a beautiful name: Strive for the initiative, look for fighters in the field, and destroy the living forces of the Japanese army.

Li Guolou lamented, he was still too young to convince the public, Liu Ming claimed to be his confidant, but he was not afraid of him, the truth was more and more clear, but persuaded him to be good.

Li Guolou has too much helplessness, the military plan can be revised, changed again and again, everyone works together, and will always make a proper plan to meet some of the requirements of Liu Mingdeng and Liu Mingchuan, and we can't just think of the interests of the new armed forces.

Don't look at Li Guolou, Liu Mingdeng, and Liu Mingchuan have many contradictions, everyone has their own 'selfish' intentions, but the 'friendship' on the battlefield makes the three of them join hands in cooperation, and they will not hold grudges when they abuse each other.

Li Guolou showed great respect for Liu Mingdeng, who came to Orchid 'Flower' City to compete for merit, and the two walked side by side, talking and laughing to point out the country.

A horse team of more than 300 people came to the city 'gate', and the majestic ceremony of entering the city began, Liu Mingchuan led a group of generals to stand at the city 'gate' to greet Li Guolou, Liu Mingdeng and others.

At this time, Liu Mingchuan and Liu Mingdeng have the same official positions, both are general ranks, in order to show respect, they cannot be called by their names, they can only be called by the big Liu Zhentai and the little Liu Zhentai.

In terms of military exploits, Liu Mingchuan is great, and the Huai army destroys the East Twist, that is, Liu Mingchuan commands the war on the front line, and Li Hongzhang is the commander-in-chief, not fighting on the front line.

In terms of territory, Liu Mingdeng is big, Taiwan Island and Penghu Islands are all Liu Mingdeng's sphere of influence, including those places in eastern Taiwan, which are nominally under Liu Mingdeng's jurisdiction.

In terms of power, Liu Mingchuan is the person who succeeded Liu Mingdeng in the future, and Taiwan will become the 14th province of the Qing Dynasty from a town in Fujian in the future, and Liu Mingchuan will be the governor of Taiwan in the future, and he will be a prince all the way, and his power will be monstrous.

In the final analysis, this is a game of chess, a contest between Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang.

Fujian (including Taiwan) was originally Zuo Zongtang's sphere of influence, but Zuo Zongtang's economy did not do well, Taiwan was too poor and backward, and Liu Mingdeng's Jianwu army was still using Hongyi cannons and old-fashioned flintlock guns.

After the war in Taiwan ignited, Li Hongzhang took advantage of the weakness to enter, Li Guolou was Li Hongzhang's scattered wealth boy, and Liu Mingdeng's Jianwu Army relied on Li Guolou's financial resources to rearm, and the Jianwu Army could compete with the Japanese army.

The flintlock pistol can not compete with the rifled gun, and the courage must also rely on the background, the ever-changing nineteenth century, has reached the industrial age, and now Liu Mingdeng's Jianwu army has changed its shotgun, and wants to prove its value in the next battle.

Liu Mingdeng jumped off the war horse first, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, the little brother is uninvited, are you welcome?" ”

"How can you not welcome Brother Xian to come, brother, didn't you come to pick you up in person." Liu Mingchuan laughed heartily, then looked up and down, and hugged each other, like brothers meeting after a long absence.

Li Guolou jumped off the war horse, his face was slightly moved, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he secretly slandered the two of them, both of whom were 'messing' right and wrong in front of him, and now they seemed to be wearing a pair of open crotch 'pants', the general's thick skin was the first in the world.

Although people are not afraid of him, Li Guolou is still solemn, and the consequences of offending him are very serious, and he will have to bear the evil consequences of deducting military salaries, and his military exploits will also be erased by him.

Liu Mingchuan and Li Guolou have been intriguing for three years, how could they not know Li Guolou's small belly 'chicken' intestines, and when they saw Li Guolou's stinky face, they knew that Li Guolou's 'dark' psychology was at work.

Liu Mingchuan took a few steps forward, took the initiative to stretch out his big hand, held Li Guolou's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "Orchid 'flower' city welcomes Commander-in-Chief Li, come here, for this day, the Chinese men have spilled blood on the battlefield, and they have sacrificed a lot, Commander-in-Chief Li, you have to keep your promise." ”

Liu Mingdeng ran to Orchid 'Flower' City to compete with Liu Mingchuan, but on the surface, the two of them thought that they were snakes, like brothers who had been separated for a long time, and they embraced each other warmly, just like the Western veneer ceremony.

There were all the faces of Yin Ying's anticipation all around, how could Li Guolou be led by Liu Mingchuan's nose, and said very tactfully: "Don't worry, Da Liu Zhentai, I am a good talker, I have reported to the emperor the battle situation of Orchid 'Flower' City, you are all meritorious ministers, and you will be rewarded by the imperial court." ”

Liu Mingdeng said with a smile: "Hey, Commander-in-Chief Li, you are the God of Wealth of the Qing Dynasty, and you will always be asked to give ?????? to reward the silver dollars of the three armies."

Li Guolou was angry, treating him as a marionette, and letting people be at the mercy of him, Li Guolou didn't let Liu Ming's legend go down, and said: "Da Liu Zhentai, talking about money hurts a lot of feelings, let's talk about it when you go to the city, please." ”

Liu Ming Chuanzhi was proud, raised his head, and made a gesture to the honor guard, Li Guolou was like a big girl, twisting and pinching, and a few more glasses of wine later, it was all done, how could the brothers have an overnight feud.

On the city wall, the Manchu Qing army stood with drums and cheers, the military horn was loud, and the majestic and loud military song sounded.

"Chinese men, Chinese men, hold one hand to the sky.

The Yangtze River, the east of Asia, the Kunlun, the Great Wall, the country of abundance, take more macros.

The gods of the Yellow Emperor, the wind and the tiger and the cloud dragon, all the countries are together, and the pride of the sky is me.

The wolf is running and the tiger is attacking, the road is poor at dusk, and there is no way to find a way in front of him.

Chinese men, Chinese men, why don't you rush forward bravely, sleep the lion for a thousand years, sleep the lion for a thousand years, and raise your arms for ten thousand years.

I have a treasure knife, generosity from Rong, striking the middle stream, strong winds, decisive victory, and Changhong.

How many strange husbands in ancient and modern times, broken heads and yellow dust, Yan Ran stranded his work, and the blood is still red. ”

In the midst of the mountain and tsunami, the Japanese army flags were thrown off the city, and the Qing army stepped on the Japanese army flags and entered the Orchid City.

Mazu Temple, commonly known as Tianhou Temple, was built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, is located in the west bank of the Sancha estuary in the east of the Orchid 'Flower' City, is in the middle of the Guhua Street, sits in the west and faces east, covers an area of 5,000 square meters, construction area of 1,700 square meters, from east to west by the theater, the flag, the archway, the front hall, the main hall, the phoenix tail hall, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, the Qisheng Temple and the bell and drum tower, Zhang Xian Pavilion and 4 supporting halls, the ancient wood is towering to the sky, the scenery is beautiful, the Shishi Town 'gate', the eaves are volleyed, it is an ancient building rich in the characteristics of Chinese culture.

Mazu is the god of the islanders' beliefs, is the god of the shipwrights, seamen, passengers, merchants and fishermen of the past generations, in ancient times, sailing at sea was often attacked by the wind and waves, and the ship sank and died, the safety of the crew became the main problem of the sailors, they pinned their hopes on the blessing of the gods, before the ship set sail, they should first sacrifice to the heavenly concubine, pray for the blessing of the wind and safety, and also set up the heavenly concubine on the ship to worship.

Mazu is the god of the sea worshiped by all ethnic groups.

Japan is a big Buddhist country, after the invasion of Taiwan, did not destroy the Mazu Temple, the army attacked the Orchid 'Flower' city, and did not set fire to the Mazu Temple, but sent troops to protect the ancient buildings here, the Mazu Temple in the Orchid 'Flower' City was preserved intact, and the enemy and the enemy did not fight near the Mazu Temple, so that this century-old temple could survive.

Usually the Qing army likes to sit in the Guandi Temple, and the Guandi is revered as the protector of the Qing army, but the original two Guandi temples in the Orchid 'Flower' city have long been demolished by the Japanese army.

Today, the headquarters of the Qing army is located in the Mazu Temple, and after entering the temple, the generals first worship Mazu and sacrifice the dead comrades.

Li Guolou was the first to light three incense sticks, kneeling on the futon very reverently, blessed by the gods, only today and today's pattern, looking forward to recovering Taiwan's lost territory as soon as possible, and returning a peaceful world to the Qing Dynasty.

The clear and handsome Li Guolou stands out among the unruly martial artists, and his commanding demeanor makes people look up to the mountains.

Everyone knelt on the bluestone, remembering the dead comrades-in-arms, and the Mazu Temple was immersed in mourning.