Chapter 316: St. Lucas, who suddenly became nervous

As mentioned above, the Great Qing Kingdom has always been very favorable to the navy, so the navy is also the final branch of the Great Qing Kingdom. However www.biquge.info the navy soldiers were more educated and educated, and on the one hand, they were grateful to the Qing court, and on the other hand, they were more susceptible to the revolution than ordinary army soldiers, and they were clearly aware that the Qing dynasty was now crumbling. The naval officers were full of emotion in their hearts, and it seemed that today it was necessary to show their attitude, whether to stand on the side of the Qing Dynasty or to stand in front of Wang Yongan, who was like a "jackal."

Needless to say, there are some things that everyone knows that Wang Yongan has long had the intention of opposing the Qing Dynasty, and the wave of recovery and the flames of the uprising in China are just a fire that ignites Wang Yongan's antipathy.

"Hmph, brothers...... Elder brother...... Brother, let's say something, don't be stunned. Gong Wuyuan said coldly.

Wang Yongan smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, let's think about it carefully, this is related to the future, and it can't be decided in a while." ”

The naval officers looked at each other and nodded, and one of the captains said, "We are willing to be dispatched by Commander Wang." Others also expressed their allegiance, and finally Cheng Biguang and Li Zhun also announced: "We are willing to be dispatched by Commander Wang." ”

Gong Wuyuan laughed, and the other officers also laughed, this is right, so that everyone is a family.

Wang Yongan laughed, got up and said, "Everyone, don't talk nonsense!" Let me first talk about my plan, gentlemen, the current domestic situation is unclear, and we are far beyond the reach of external forces, so we must not mix with any forces. If we don't join any faction, we will be co-opted by everyone, and if we join any faction, we will be hated by the other side. We are far away from external forces and can't protect our families, so it's better to wait for the price and sell. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, whether some of them were loyal to the Qing court or supported the revolutionary party, it would take at least a month to sail from Mexico to the Qing Dynasty, and when they returned to the Qing Dynasty, the domestic situation was another scene, maybe the revolutionary party overthrew the Manchu Qing and established the Republic of China, maybe the Qing court swept away the rebellious party. But if they wait abroad for a price and sell it, neither the Qing court nor the revolutionary party will dare to underestimate this overseas Chinese protection army, and no one will dare to harm the families of the overseas Chinese protection army.

Wang Yongan said: "Not to mention whether the wave of domestic riots and uprisings is right or wrong, which side do you support. However, the establishment of the Republic of China by the rebel army was greatly disadvantageous to our overseas Chinese protection army. ”

Everyone whispered and discussed, how did the domestic situation affect the Overseas Chinese Protector Army? Doesn't it mean that all parties in the country want to win over the overseas Chinese army?

Wang Yongan sighed, cleared his throat and continued: "It is not at home that is not good for us, but abroad, it is Mexico!" Ladies and gentlemen, the Federal Republic of Mexico has just elected Madero as president, and the country has been reunited, but the Qing Dynasty has fallen into civil strife, and we have no other overseas Chinese army to rely on. Ladies and gentlemen, if Madero raises the banner of nationalism, diverts domestic contradictions, attacks on our San Lucaste district, and forcibly recovers San Lucas, we will be in danger, in danger! ”

Everyone didn't feel a tightness in their hearts, and after thinking about it carefully, they couldn't help but exclaim again and again, this move is very likely. As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official, and if Madero's three fires are burned to the San Lucaste district, everyone's wealth, land, and status will all be ashes in the bubble.

Yu Yadong smiled bitterly on his face, he had been thinking about this matter before, if Wang Yongan left San Lucas, could he lead the rest of the people to resist the attack of the Mexicans, but the answer was no, he could neither command the army, nor coordinate the relationship, nor could he transfer supplies - Yu Yadong found that he was actually just Wang Yongan's big butler, and only with Wang Yongan's support, he could manage others. This discovery made him put all his restless thoughts behind him, and hoped that Wang Yongan would stay.

The generals talked a lot, and it was even more difficult for those officers who planned to stay, and at this time, Xia Ming, who was a little impulsive, immediately stood up and asked anxiously: "Commander, what should we do?" Just say it, it's a big deal to roll up your sleeves and fight with them! These Mexican wild monkeys are no big deal, we can beat them ten! He and his fiancΓ©e Lu Nan have already determined 6,000 acres of land, if the land is forcibly repossessed by the Mexican federal government due to the civil war, how can he endure it. Other people's thoughts coincide with Xia Ming's, and let go of the land in hand? It is okay to let a Chinese take the money, but it is absolutely impossible to accept it if a Chinese takes out the land! As an agrarian nation, China has attached more importance to land than any other nation since ancient times, and the Chinese can only accept the expansion of territory and never accept compensation for land cession.

For Xia Ming and others, what is about to be lost now is not only everyone's common achievements, but also their own home!

Never!

Li Zhun also got 3,000 acres of land, although it was not as good as his family property in China, but he didn't want to lose the land he didn't want to get, and unconsciously regarded himself as a member of St. Lucas, he looked at Wang Yongan nervously, hoping that Wang Yongan could give them an answer.

Wang Yongan shook his head and said, "Even if we can fight ten even if we have one, but we have few people and many of them, they exchanged twenty for one of us, and they also exchanged all of us for nothing, so it is not cost-effective, not cost-effective." Moreover, although the domestic revolutionary party formed a new government, the new government was not enough to shake the Qing Dynasty, so we were not too much of a blow overseas. The Mexicans also had to worry about whether the Qing Dynasty would exterminate the rebels. ”

"Then we ...... now," Xia Ming and the others hurriedly asked.

Wang Yongan said loudly: "So, now we have only one attitude, wait!" and other forces who will become the king, and who will win in the end. There must also be only one attitude towards the Mexican government, prevention! We must prevent the Mexican army from attacking us, so I declare that from now on, the San Lucaste district will be put into a state of combat readiness, and all the troops will be trained for defensive operations, and weapons can be ordered from the United States. ”

Fang Xianwu hurriedly said: "The Americans' weapons and bullets are different from the models we use, their rifles are Chuntian Type 1903 standard rifles, which fire bullets are 762 pointed bullets, and our standard rifle is Hanyang Type 88 standard rifles, which fire bullets and bullets are 792 round-headed bullets, so they cannot be used universally at all." ”

Wang Yongan said: "Then store our weapons and replace them with American weapons, in addition, I heard that the US military has laid off personnel, and the Springfield Arsenal has been in semi-production for a long time, and our St. Lucas Arsenal can fully cooperate with the Springfield Arsenal, and this task will be handed over to Commander Xia." Commander Xia! ”

"Here!" Xia Ming got up and said.

"You immediately take people to San Francisco, find Mr. Situ Meitang, the special envoy of Zhang Yintang and the head of the Hongmen of the United States, and Zhang Yintang personally contact the US government, and go to the Springfield Arsenal in Springfield, Illinois, USA, to negotiate cooperation with the Springfield Arsenal, and purchase M1903 Springfield rifles and other weapons, such as heavy machine guns and cannons." Wang Yongan ordered.

"Yes."

Wang Yongan added: "Others, prepare for battle, from now on, all men and adult women in the San Lucaste district will be trained, armed training in the morning, and production activities in the afternoon, does anyone have any objections?" ”

"Nope!"

"Adjournment!"

The Protector of Korea, who had unified their internal and external thinking, began to prepare for war, especially the soldiers who had participated in the secret massacre, and they harbored a natural hostility towards Mexico. Today, there are nearly 100,000 people in San Lucaste District, many of whom are Chinese young people who have been discriminated against and joined the army in various parts of South America.

After the San Lucaste District announced that it had entered a state of readiness, the Chinese youth enthusiastically supported it, and then Wang Yongan announced the establishment of the Armed Police Commander-in-Chief in the San Lucaste District, with Gong Wuyuan as the commander-in-chief of the San Lucaste District Armed Police, and the first infantry brigade, the second infantry brigade, the third infantry brigade, the fourth infantry brigade, the fifth infantry brigade, the sixth infantry brigade, the seventh infantry brigade, the eighth cavalry brigade, the ninth artillery brigade, the tenth engineer brigade, the junior combat brigade, the armed militia brigade, and the garrison cadet brigade were established on the same day. Fourteen brigades, including the Combat Patrol Brigade, included almost all the Chinese in the San Lucaste district.

All the Chinese in the San Lucaste district, except for the 1st Infantry Brigade and the 2nd Infantry Brigade and the Artillery Brigade, which are in a state of combat readiness 24 hours a day, the rest of the Chinese without exception accept the requirements of morning training and afternoon production, while the students of the Junior Combat Brigade receive training in the morning and study tasks in the afternoon and evening. Although there were only more than 100 people in the Youth Combat Brigade, these children were enthusiastic, and compared with their honest fathers, the overseas born Chinese teenagers were more radical, more eager to fight, and more eager to prove the bravery of the Chinese with blood.

The sudden tense atmosphere in the San Lucaste district made many people seem to forget that there was another important thing, but Wang Yongan still remembered the group wedding.

It's just that in today's situation, the group wedding process must be simplified.

Under Wang Yongan's arrangement, after all the newcomers finished their training in the morning, they laid flowers at noon to express their gratitude to the tombstones of the martyrs who died in the battle, and simply gathered around to drink and eat in the afternoon. In order to express the festivities, Wang Yongan arranged various performances and even set off fireworks in the evening to celebrate. This custom was preserved and matured over the years, gradually evolving into a custom unique to the Chinese in San Lucas: at noon the groom greeted the bride, the bride and groom drove to the martyr's garden to lay flowers to the martyrs, and then the wedding was held in the afternoon, and at night the two parties trusted to set off fireworks, and the strong bride and groom took out their weapons and released empty bombs to the sky.