Chapter 189: Death is also sudden, the fifth town of Beiyang
A person, a family, a group, a place, and a nation, all of them were concentrated at the beginning, and there was no one who did not disagree, and there was no one who did not work hard, and perhaps at that time there were hardships and hardships, and there was only one life to be found from ten thousand deaths. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoSince the environment is gradually getting better, the spirit is gradually letting go.
Looking at a piece of history, there are also those who "become slack", those who "die in government", and those who "seek glory and humiliation". As the saying goes, its rise is also vigorous, and its death is also sudden.
It may be that at the beginning of the reign, the rulers, the Manchus, were not like this, but the speed and extent of their degradation and degeneration are staggering. These Manchus don't want to know anything at all, and they don't have much knowledge at all, but they are very conceited, and they treat their people as if they were conquerors.
Now in the 20th century, China, an ancient and conservative country, has become a situation in which it must change, and if it does not change, it will perish.
In Chen Wenqiang's view, the slow change is stable, but there is not much time left in this cruel world; Of course, there is war in the sudden change, but the thunderous and rain-like washing is a short-term pain.
Just look at the current bureaucratic system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is so incompetent that it has already emitted a putrid smell, and if it wants to be uprooted, it will be difficult to achieve results if it is not more than ten years or even decades to change.
For example, Chen Kuilong, the new governor of Huguang, was originally transferred to the governor of Sichuan, but he was transferred to the governor of Huguang before he actually took office. It turned out that Mrs. Xu heard that Sichuan Dao was a difficult and dangerous road and a poor place, so she made it clear that she would not let Chen go to work. Chen Kuilong was helpless and couldn't help Mrs. Xu, so he had to turn to the "old Taishan" Yixuan, and with the help of Yixuan, he was transferred to the governor of Huguang and let Zhao Erxun be the governor of Sichuan.
The people of the time commented: "With a woman's love and hatred, several provincial governors and fuss were involved, and the gains and losses of employing people at that time can be seen!" Judging from this incident, the incompetence of the top level of the Qing government can also be seen.
Look at the officials at the bottom. Many of the yamen were corrupt, they embezzled, they extorted, they exploited, and the heavy burden was passed on to the people. And every office can be bought and sold—every office—including governors and pods. In this way, there is no official for the upright to do. But corruption is prevalent.
In such a bureaucracy, the government loses three-quarters of its revenues due to the exploitation of officials at all levels, which it deserves. By pooling the money that goes into the pockets of the bureaucracy in the hands of the government, the government has enough money to carry out other program reforms that it has always wanted.
Although this is already a well-known fact, the Manchu people, as rulers, did not have the courage and ability to drastically remove the cancer, and although the new policy was good, the benefits did not fall to the people, but they were full of complaints.
That's why there is a revolution. It is not necessary for everyone to understand the general principles of the revolution, but it is necessary for the majority of people to understand that the most basic change that can be achieved by the revolution is fairness. A fair government can treat everyone's policies fairly, and everyone should have a legitimate opportunity to become an official, a soldier, and a worker. Go to business, go to farming......
All in all. Revolution is all about people living better than before. It's as simple as that, as long as it can be done, the revolution is the business of the majority of people, except for a few Manchurian relatives and nobles.
Ah Xuan talked about the corrupt official Chen Kuilong, and Chen Wenqiang also thought of the original intention of the revolution and the necessity of the revolution. Just to such a corrupt and incompetent Manchu government. Who doesn't hate it so much that he wants to overthrow it, and he will not hesitate to give his life!
"Although Chen Kuilong is not a good thing, let him have fun for a while!" Chen Wenqiang sniffed his wife's body fragrance, and said with a mocking sneer: "It's not that I don't report it, the time has not yet come." ”
Ah Xuan was a little confused. Tilting his head to look at Chen Wenqiang's face, trying to see his expression clearly and figure out the meaning of these words, but Chen Wenqiang suddenly came over and kissed her, and then there was a happy laugh.
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A person, a family, a group, a place, and a nation, all of them were united and united in the beginning, and perhaps there was hardship and hardship at that time, and only a life was to be found from ten thousand deaths. However, when the environment gradually improves, the spirit will gradually let go, and there are very few people who can be consistent and conscientious after all.
Such an analysis and judgment applied not only to the Qing court, but also to the revolutionary military government and revolutionary army in the southwest, and it is only an example of the opposite.
It is true that there are many kinds of revolutionary work, and it is true that there is no distinction between high and low, but are not worthy of admiration and praise for those who devote themselves to it, throw their heads, shed their blood, and even sacrifice their heroic lives?
Although Zhang Huaizhi, the commander of the Fifth Town of Beiyang, had studied the situation in the southwest region before the expedition, and after arriving in Guilin, he also asked many local natives and brought many guides, but after the exchange of fire with the revolutionary army, his confidence was greatly damaged.
It was just a tentative attack, just an adaptive operation, and Zhang Huaizhi already felt that he was facing an unfamiliar environment and a different army.
The rain began to fall again, and the sound of gunfire gradually thinned out.
Zhang Huaizhi held a telescope and observed the mountain that was not majestic and steep, it was this mountain that made the fifth town of Beiyang, which thought it an elite, unable to attack it repeatedly.
Of course, the Fifth Town of Beiyang did not do its best, but the opponent's equipment, fortifications, combat quality, etc., made the Fifth Town realize that the enemy was extraordinary.
The first is equipment: the revolutionary army stationed in this mountainous pass does not seem to be inferior to the fifth town, with light and heavy machine guns, as well as grenades that the Beiyang Army is not equipped with. Even though the artillery fire of the fifth town was superior, it did not play a big role in the mountains and forests, and thus saw the tenacity of the revolutionary army.
The second is the fortifications: no matter the location and the degree of solidity, Zhang Huaizhi and other officers were impressed, and they realized that the generals in the revolutionary army had also undergone professional military study and training, and were not incompetent.
As for the fighting qualities; The impression and judgment that there were no indiscriminate shooting, shouting, or running and jumping on the revolutionary army's position showed the composure of the officers and men and the unanimity and resoluteness of their obedience to orders. The guns are not chaotic, and experienced officers can hear the rhythm.
And the environment is also the enemy of the Fifth Town. The rainy season was something these northern soldiers had never experienced, with slippery roads, dense mountain forests, and high and low temperatures...... Even in the view of Zhang Huaizhi and others, the lack of adaptation to water and soil and the complex terrain may be the biggest difficulty faced by the fifth town of Beiyang.
The rain was swept by the wind on Zhang Huaizhi's face, and he saw the retreating troops in the telescope, all like mud monkeys, all of them looking exhausted.
This battle is not easy to fight! Zhang Huaizhi's face was grim, he gently put down the binoculars, and an old saying floated in his heart: A strong dragon does not suppress the head snake.
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