Chapter 52: If you brush it, I'll step on it
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He Changying's words suddenly relaxed the oppressive atmosphere in the lobby.
However, he didn't wait for everyone to say anything, so he stood up and said: "It's like taking the Gaosheng to Asan and being shamelessly ambushed by the Oriental devils, and An Zhizhi is angry and unsettled, so he wrote "Heroic Soul Sacrifice" and "The Scream" to comfort his heart; Today, in this governor's hall, facing all the adults, brothers and elders, An Zhi also has a few heartfelt words to say to Lord Zhongtang. ”
"You say."
Li Zhongtang was a little unhappy in his heart, the people who dared to reject him in person over the years, except for the foreigners and those Luo Quanleg who made him hate, He Changying was the first one, and it was his kindness that would be rejected!
He Changying made a long bow to Li Hongzhang again, and said loudly:
"Since the Meiji period of the East, first out of Asia and into Europe, a little wings, seven years ago, the wolf ambition of the Oriental government set the 'Qing State conquest strategy': one Taiwan, then Korea, and then annex Mongolia, and finally destroy China, conquer Asia, dominate the world, and realize the so-called 'eight Hong and one universe'."
"Haha, what an alarmist!"
Ding Ruchang smiled and said the hearts of everyone in the house at this time: "The East Ocean is an island of small projectiles, and the plot against North Korea is already a small snake swallowing an elephant. Now that several armies have entered the DPRK to level the Japanese, and the Oriental Japanese invaders are just around the corner in one fell swoop, why are you in a hurry to enter the DPRK, isn't it because of this? ”
Hearing Ding Ruchang ridicule that he was in a hurry to enter the court at this time, just to earn military merits, He Changying's white face faintly showed a trace of anger.
He tried his best to enter the DPRK and go to the country to turn the tide, but Ding Ruchang said that he was an opportunistic opportunist, wanting to take advantage of Ye Zhichao's victory and get a piece of the soup in the past!
He Changying glanced around and saw that everyone had such a look, and really wanted to point to their noses and scold: Wait for the erector, lack and conspiracy!
Then he waved his sleeves and turned away.
returned to the so-called family in Feixi, where a lot of wives and concubines were few, or fluttered across the sea with their extra 100 years of experience, to the West to be chic and happy.
But this country is not only these people's, not only his Li Hongzhang's, Ding Ruchang's, not only the old witch Cixi in the Forbidden City, and the hot-blooded second idiot young Guangxu.
This country belongs to everyone, to all Chinese in the world!
It's also what he Changying!
So for the sake of the country, he has only patience.
He Changying turned his gaze to Ding Ruchang, I have endured you for a long time, and you have jumped out again and again to brush your existence, this is forcing me to step on your face to death!
"Ding Junmen, as far as An Zhi knows, first there was your forest management belt, seeing that the fleet of the East Ocean was strong, he hurriedly ran from Asan to Incheon with the Zhenyuan ship without an order, and then returned to Weihai in embarrassment, fleeing in fear of the sun, which made Western foreigners laugh and talk."
He Changying's words made Ding Ruchang's old face red with blood, and his angry lips trembled.
And what He Changying said made him speechless and unable to refute.
You must know that 'the fear of the sun and running away will make Western foreigners laugh and talk.' This sentence was uttered by Lord Nakado himself.
When the Battle of Asan was about to break out, Ye Zhichao, Nie Shicheng, and Yuan Shikai built a defensive line on the front line of Asan, hoping to carry out a joint defense with the Beiyang Naval Division.
The Beiyang Naval Division successively dispatched 'Zhenyuan', 'Jiyuan', 'Pingyuan', 'Chaoyong', 'Yangwei', 'Guangbing', and 'Caojiang', and seven warships to North Korea, assembled in Asan, Incheon, and two seaports, under the command of Lin Taizeng, the chief soldier of the left wing and the commander of the Zhenyuan ship.
As a result, Lin Taizeng, who was stationed in Asan, saw the fierce momentum of the Oriental army, horses, and warships, and felt that his fleet was weak, so without the consent of Ding Ruchang, he led the 'Zhenwon' and 'Pingwon' to leave Asan without authorization, and ran to Inchon for refuge.
At this time, Dongyang suddenly landed 3,000 troops in Asan and forced Korea to issue an edict of "a vassal state belonging to non-China", and the angry Yuan Shikai sent several telegrams to Lin Taizeng, "three telegrams begging to return", asking him to return to Asan with the two ships of "Zhenyuan" and "Pingyuan" for joint defense.
This incident made Li Hongzhang and Ding Ruchang very angry, but when Lin Taizeng returned to Weihaiwei, before Ding Ruchang could blow up, Lin Taizeng handed in his resignation, saying that he would leave the pick.
In the end, Li Hongzhang, who was still dizzy with anger, gave a death order, and whoever dared to resign would cut off his head, and the matter could be regarded as calming down.
In all fairness, He Changying is reluctant to think about whether Lin Tai's performance in Asan is correct, anyway, everyone has their own reasons.
However, later, when Lin Tai led the 'Zhenyuan' to retreat from Lushun to Weihaiwei and enter the Weihaiwei Military Port, he blew up the 'Zhenyuan' ship, one of the two 7,000-ton ironclad ships of the Qing Dynasty, which was unsinkable, and the 'accidental' that he piloted hit the submarine reef, opened a big hole in the bottom of the ship and ran aground, which can be regarded as a 'talent'.
So Lin Taizeng committed suicide by swallowing opium in 'anger', whether he was 'angry' or didn't have the face to see his colleagues, bosses, family members, or fear of punishment, only Lin Taizeng knew in his heart.
However, in the Chinese death is great, since suicide, it can barely be regarded as a man.
Since he was ready to offend people today, He Changying didn't mind beating the water dog, so that Ding Ruchang had no room to fight back.
So he went on to say aloud:
"Later, there was a square pipe belt of Jiyuan, and when it encountered Japanese artillery bombardment on Toshima, it fled in a hurry, causing the Gao Sheng to fall into an ambush by the Oriental Fleet; What's even worse is that in order to escape for his life, Fang Guandao actually raised the sun flag of the Oriental people several times without shame; Ding Junmen, please forgive Anzhi for speaking rudely, compared to your subordinates who are unwilling to follow Admiral Ye to enjoy the blessings and soups in North Korea, and volunteered to go to North Korea to 'speculate', there should be nothing to say if you want to come to the military gate. ”
"Bang!"
Ding Ruchang's old face was so ashamed that he could drip blood, he was a dignified admiral of the Qing Dynasty, and he was humiliated by such a yellow-mouthed child at this time, how could he not be angry?
However, although He Changying's words are heartbreaking, they are all fair and honest facts, and none of them are made up, which makes him angry but still can't refute it.
Especially that Fang Boyuan, who had no shame, fled back to Port Arthur and lied about the military situation and reported false military exploits for himself; As a result, the commendation of the imperial court here came down, and the soldiers who came back from the Gao Shenghao all scolded Fang Boyuan for being shameless and cowardly.
Ding Ruchang is not a person inside and out, so he had to suffer a dumb loss, and privately called the unangry Fang Boyuan over to give him a lecture, which was not over.
"Anzhi, these minor discordant matters within the sailors, Admiral Ding will deal with them properly; One country, one family, where are there not three or two unsuccessful losers? Yu Ting, don't be like this arrogant kid with a cannon in his mouth. ”
Li Hongzhang was actually not angry about He Changying's words, and even deep down in his heart, he was very satisfied that He Changying, a little bastard, could pick things out.
Now that the war is about to start, it is the time when the soldiers are using their lives, and the Beiyang Navy Division is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, which is simply too disappointing to Li Hongzhang.