To hell with those Westerners!

From the first year of Kaihong to the present, for Chinese, everyone is saying this. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info To hell with those foreign devils!

To a large extent, this is a kind of popular will, this is a kind of public opinion. For the Chinese, this is, to some extent, a direct response to those Westerners in China!

As for Zhu Yifeng, as the emperor, he has long been tired of the kind of hypocrisy and wrongful interactions of Westerners. Of course, the reason why he can say such a sentence now is to hell with Westerners!

The most fundamental reason lies in strength!

The rise in the country's strength made him say such a sentence.

You can challenge Westerners without any scruples.

In just three years, a lot has changed, three years ago China's steel output was less than 200,000 tons, and now with the establishment of Qian'an Iron and Steel Company and Nanjing Central Iron and Steel Company and other steel companies, China's steel production in Kaihong three years broke through the 2 million tons mark, compared with the same period in the United Kingdom, although there is still a gap, but the steel output is more than twice that of the United Kingdom.

Cheap steel allows China to build steel-armored ships, and more importantly, through the salt tax and the sorting of land endowments, China's tax revenue in Kaihong three years exceeded 450 million yuan, close to 100 million pounds of fiscal revenue, so that China can use 30% of the fiscal revenue, that is, 150 million yuan, for the construction of the army and navy, the reason why the navy proposed in the second year of Kaihong to build a five-year huge expansion plan of 10 combat ships, 10 armored cruisers and up to 125 auxiliary ships, The reason for this is the abundant financial support.

Because of this, compared with the silence three years ago, Zhu Yifeng is now willing to use a positive and enterprising attitude to meet the challenges from Westerners.

In state-to-state exchanges, strength is the foundation that determines whether a country can meet challenges. And the guards of the colonies need soldiers, and tens of thousands of soldiers are needed to defend them!

At 7 o'clock in the morning on 20 August, the 6th Division stationed in Huaiyin received a transfer order, which ordered it to complete its rearmament and transfer to Africa within 10 days.

As the platoon commander of the Sixth Division, Li Cunxin set off as if nothing had happened. Although the old father of the family is still sick. He prayed for his elderly father's good health while saying goodbye to him. On the first day of September, his mother and brother came to say goodbye to him, and they met upstairs in a hotel in Huaiyin. The mother was very calm, and the younger brother also seemed very calm.

Facing the eldest son who is about to be transferred to Africa, the mother said.

"Xin'er, this is an expedition, you have received the grace of the imperial court, and it is an opportunity to serve the imperial court and your majesty. Go with joy! If you unfortunately die there, it will be the glory of the Li family! Because I have three sons, our family doesn't have so much land, and if you go to Africa, you can not only get land, but also let the Li family's bloodline continue there, which is the court's grace to the Li family. ”

Then she gave me a dagger with words engraved on it.

"Success!"

This is the inscription on the sword given by His Majesty the Emperor after graduating from the military academy. And now, his mother gave him such a dagger, undoubtedly telling him what to do.

Mother's words and the words on the dagger made Li Cunxin finally have no scruples, what does going to Africa mean for soldiers? It means that it will be tens of thousands of miles away from the mainland, and it even means nine deaths, after all, there are many endemic diseases there

"When the time comes, the eldest brother will still rely on you, with you there, the eldest brother can get more land there in the future......"

In the face of his mother's advice, at this moment, Li Cunxin even swore firmly in his heart - if necessary, he would gladly die! Not only for the country, but also for themselves, for the future of the Li family, only in this way can the Li family get rid of poverty and become rich! The fate of the Li family will be changed because of himself!

In the end, the mother and son took a photo together - it cost Li Cunxin two yuan, this is the first and most likely the last photo of their mother and son!

But on the first day of the ninth month, when the troops were mobilized, the mother who had asked him to serve His Majesty was crying, as a mother, she naturally wanted her son to be by her side, instead of going to Africa thousands of miles away, and since then, the mother and son have not even seen each other again, even if they meet, they only see their son from the photo.

"Mother, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety can not be both, children are not filial, and from now on you can no longer be filial to your knees, you always take care of your body!"

After kowtowing to his mother three times in the end, Li Cunxin, who was already in tears, only felt that there was no nostalgia and regret.

"My son, my son......"

Holding her son in her arms, the mother who originally seemed to be strong also looked tearful, but as long as there was a little hope, she could not be willing to see her son go thousands of miles away, but she had no choice, because his son was a soldier!

"The most loyal and brave soldier is not a first-class soldier, not a first-class soldier, but a soldier who does not hesitate to die bravely as a soldier of the empire!"

The words of the first education he received in the army once again came to Li Cunxin's mind, and he hoped that he would become such a loyal and brave soldier.

At seven o'clock in the evening, more than 12,000 officers and men of the Sixth Division set out from the camp.

As with any march, the procession set out in the midst of the patriotic enthusiasm of the people, and not only the families of officers and soldiers but also the citizens came to see them off.

Tens of thousands of people crowded to see them off amid cheers. The soldiers who found acquaintances among the people said goodbye to everyone one by one.

Li Cunxin was immersed in the heavy loyalty to the country, and at the same time gritted his teeth and marched forward. As a soldier, he has long understood all this and has no hesitation, so no matter what kind of situation occurs, he will not be surprised. It is possible to calmly wait for their arrival.

Therefore, Li Cunxin handled this kind of enthusiasm for the people's rally, cheering, and boiling, calmly and calmly, and only responded with a gentle smile. The heads and hands sticking out of all the windows of the train, and the heads, chests, and arms that stretched out from the guardrails of the platform were dense like forests, undulating like waves. Their hands seemed to be shaking constantly.

"Uhhh

A whistle swept across the sky like an arrow, and the locomotive spewed white smoke and rumbled. The train started. The shouts of the crowd filled the night sky even louder.

"Hooray! Banzai! ”

Only this one sentence.

At this time, this monotonous march words became a great symphony, an emotionally agitated score.

Going to Africa and defending a colony equivalent to the mainland area is a soldier's natural duty!

In the midst of this unprecedented agitation, the train pulled off the platform, leaving behind the people's passionate "Banzai" cheers.

Along the way, whether it is 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning, people are always in an endless stream, lighting red bonfires full of sincerity, waiting for the brief moment when the train passes. They lit bonfires next to the railroad to send jubilant encouragement to their warriors.

This is a send-off ceremony launched by the Township Military Association.

In the face of this turbulent scene, every soldier secretly made a silent oath in his heart - they would not hesitate to protect the lifeline and future colonies of the Empire's hundreds of millions of nationals, and would never allow Westerners to get involved in the Empire's overseas colonies!

And to those people they gave their wordless salute.

On the wharf of Yangzhou, dozens of steam sailing ships filled the entire river, and the wharf was full of military horses, soldiers and supplies.

Thousands of military horses were lifted from the air by large cranes. The ship on which Li Cunxin and his comrades-in-arms were riding was a newly built 1,500-ton steamer, the "Yuanwang."

The crew told the soldiers that the sailless steamboat was on its second voyage, and that it had gone to the Pacific New Guinea colonies on its maiden voyage on its maiden voyage, and that after the loading of the horses and luggage was over, Li Cunxin's first battalion boarded the ship from the ladder on the side of the ship.

On the wharf, there were thousands of teenagers from the township soldiers' union and schools, who shouted one after another, encouraging the soldiers to serve the country.

Quietly watching the scene. Li Cunxin was not moved or excited, because he had the power to transcend the moved.

The steamer sounded its whistle and headed for the mouth of the Yangtze River!

It was the afternoon of the third day of September.

A day later, the ship sailed into the sea, which was breezy and pleasantly cool. Li Cunxin stepped onto the aft deck, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the continent that was about to go away.

See you soon!

Mainland!

See you soon!

I won't let you down!

The pleasant and refreshing sea breeze blows on his cheeks, and Li Cunxin has neither sadness nor nostalgia. He didn't feel like the boat was heading tens of thousands of miles, but rather like a pleasant trip on a delightful night.

The steamer marched forward in the light of the setting sun, and on the deck of the warship, a private sang the song "Goodbye!" Mom.

“…… The trumpet has sounded, and the steel gun has been polished......"

Accompanied by the propellers, his singing voice made people feel sad and sentimental, and the mood of the first expedition permeated everyone's hearts......

The next day, after waking up in the morning, Li Cunxin, like his comrades-in-arms, once again boarded the deck, washed his face and smoked a cigarette, and the morning breeze on the sea was refreshing. At this time, the sun had not yet risen, and the "Yuanwang" was galloping towards Africa in the thin morning light.

As the horizon turned white and red, large and small islands began to appear in view, which were islands off the coast of Zhejiang. The boat traveled for a while.

And just like that, a few days after another voyage of the warship. On the right he saw the land again.

The soldiers shouted:

"It's Hong Kong! It's Hong Kong! ”

"That's Hong Kong over there!"

The soldiers faced Hong Kong, and everyone's mood was extremely heavy, that land once belonged to China, but it was occupied by the British, and the incompetence of the Manchus made a piece of the land occupied by Westerners.

This is not just a national shame! For the military, it is no less shameful!

"Wait! Wait! One day we will definitely regain Hong Kong! ”

Every soldier has this prayer in his heart!

This is the oath of a soldier!

An oath about the honor of a soldier!

As was customary for expeditions, the last voyage of the fleet was a few kilometers away from Hainan Island, the southernmost point of the empire, as it was about to leave the mainland.

As they were about to leave the Empire proper, all the soldiers stood on deck, silently watching the homeland, knowing that this would probably be the last time they looked at the homeland.

Looking at the looming land of Hainan Island, Li Cunxin was immersed in the memories of his relatives, and his heart was full of parting sentimentality.

Although it can no more

Yes, the military is equally emotional! There is a retrospective of loved ones!

Finally, after Hainan Island passed by in sight, the "Yuanwang" inconveniently tried to run to Africa! Run to the far-flung land of hope!

The last time the fleet replenished coal was in Kuching, Sarawak, a colony that the empire had bought from a British adventurer for £1 million a few years earlier.

What does it mean to be colonial?

It means hope! Especially for the lower classes of the country, they can get land here, they can get wealth, they can change their destiny here.

But overseas colonies need soldiers to defend!

And on the way to the colony, the soldiers had to endure unprecedented hardships. The cabins of the officers and men were below deck, low and narrow. It's not a house, it's just a bunk of beds up to several floors, and each floor is made up of up to five beds. The soldiers could only sleep in a place 2 feet wide and 6 feet long, plus some equipment, it was difficult to even turn around,

It's an immigration ship!

It's the environment in the lowest kind of immigration ship - the environment of the exile ship!

The tiresome monotony of huddle together, wheezing, the pungent body odor, the countless flies flying on the filth, the smell of sweat, the tiresome monotony of life, the sweltering heat of the cabin made the soldiers naked, wide-eyed, greedily reading scraps of paper cut from newspapers and magazines.

The warriors struggled painfully in the heat, boredom, and uncleanness, but everyone endured.

On 26 September, after a twenty-three day voyage, the ship arrived at the port of West Yangzhou, the Viceroyalty of Kenya, which was not actually a port at all, but an improvised port. In the future, however, it will become one of the largest ports in East Africa – on the southeastern coast of Mombasa, connected to the seawall and the mainland by a railway bridge. Of course, this is just a plan for the future.

As many as 30 military ships are moored in the sea, and the water is extremely clear.

Now we finally arrived in Africa.

Africa! Africa!

This is the new hope that the officers and men have been looking forward to for a long time!

Any unit transferred to Africa will eventually become part of Africa - they will retire here and become farmers here - according to the colonial garrison land grant law, even a private of the first class will receive more than 200 acres of land!

And this means that they will become part of the colony and will never return to the empire again!

In the coming years, the War Department will give their wives or fiancées a ticket. If their families did not have a family affair for them, the colonial government would help them marry a wife from a vassal state. It will even help them get two laborers from the feudal states to help them cultivate their land and run their farms.

Because the port was under construction, in the midst of the raging waves of the sea, the baggage soldiers and horses went ashore with the simple stack, that is, after going ashore, when they gathered on the island, facing the soldiers in the platoon, Li Cunxin emphasized again, and at the smiling soldiers, the corners of his lips raised.

"Brethren, good days have come for you! Each and every one of us will start a new life here! Brothers, you are all future landlords! ”

This is exactly what every soldier expects - here, they will have their own new life!

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