Chapter 230: Deng Shichang in his youth
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On the flybridge of the gunboat "Fusheng" on the way back, Wang Sixiao, the leader of the sailors who led the team to board the "Tongjie" to carry out the arrest, handed a thick paper bag to Deng Shichang, "This is full of maps. β
Deng Shichang took the paper bag and opened it, took out the map inside and looked at it a few times, and his brows furrowed.
"Take that American to my cabin." Deng Shichang handed over the command to the first mate, and while giving the order, he quickly stepped off the flying bridge.
When the nervous Jackman was brought into Deng Shichang's room, the first thing he saw was the giant dog named "Sun" crouching next to Deng Shichang's chair.
Seeing Jackman enter, the "Sun" jerked up and let out a low growl. It stared at Jackman, its muscles tense, and it seemed that at the first time its owner gave the order, it would pounce on it and tear Jackman to pieces.
Deng Shichang noticed the frightened expression on Jackman's face, smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gently patted the head of the "sun", the "sun" stopped roaring, quieted down, and fell to the ground again, but his eyes were always fixed on Jackman.
"Mr. Jackman, please be seated." Deng Shichang pointed to a chair opposite and said in English.
Hearing that the Chinese captain in front of him actually spoke extremely fluent and pure English, Jackman's eyes widened, and his face was full of surprise. It was easy for him to come to his senses and sit down in his chair.
"Mr. Jackman, you say you are American, so please tell me, where is your hometown?" Deng Shichang looked at him and asked.
"Phosph...... Virginia. Jackman hesitated and replied.
"Have you ever been to Taiwan before?" Deng Shichang asked again.
"Come on...... Been here. β
"When is it?"
"The year before last."
"Who are you coming with?"
"I was Charles? William? AttachΓ© of Mr. Le Jean-Del (i.e. Lee Sin De). Accompanied him into the territory of the indigenous people of Taiwan and negotiated with the indigenous people. β
"What is the purpose of your visit to Taiwan this time?"
"I personally don't have any destinations, I'm just employed by the Japanese as their guide."
"Then tell me, what is the purpose of the Japanese coming here?"
Deng Shichang said, suddenly stood up from the chair, and the "sun" at his feet seemed to sense the strangeness of the master, and also stood up.
"I ...... I don't know. Jackman replied with a slush.
"Mr. Jackman, tell me what this map is for?" Deng Shichang's voice turned stern, and he jerked out a map from a book on the table and shook it away in front of Jackman.
Jackman recognized the map and was stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Jackman, I know that you are an American, and that you enjoy diplomatic immunity under the treaty between your country and my country." Deng Shichang looked at him coldly, "However, I want to remind you that according to the public law of all nations, foreigners who are guilty of espionage are not included. β
Jackman's body trembled violently, and he was about to fall out of his chair.
"The existence of these maps has clearly told me the truth." Deng Shichang looked at Jackman, as if looking at a dead man, "According to the public law of all countries, your behavior of leading the way for the Japanese to help them smuggle in has constituted the crime of espionage, and the crime of espionage is punishable by death." β
"Nope! - You can't do this to me! I protest! I want to see my consul! Jackman cried out in horror.
"If you don't tell the purpose of the Japanese trip, you won't be able to meet your consul." Deng Shichang sneered, "You don't even want to get out of this room alive!" β
With Deng Shichang's cold words, the "sun" let out a low roar at Jackman again.
"I'll tell you all! Tell you all! ......" Jackman finally broke down.
Deng Shichang got up and opened the door, called the clerk, and began to record Jackman's confession.
After the confession was recorded, Deng Shichang glanced at it, and then ordered the ship to sail at full speed and sail to Jilong Harbor.
Lin Yizhe had already returned to Jipet Harbor on the "Weiyuan" ship, and as soon as he got off the ship, he first went to visit Caiyue who was sick. At this time, Caiyue had already taken the medicine, and her spirit had improved slightly, Lin Yizhe was relieved, and was talking with her, Wu Dating hurried to ask for a meeting.
"My lord! Caught! As soon as he entered the door, Wu Dating said excitedly.
Lin Yizhe nodded, told Caiyue to recuperate, and rushed to the port with Wu Dating.
"Where did you catch it?" Lin Yizhe asked.
"It's the coast around Langqiao that the adults said, they were already preparing to dock at that time, and it happened that the gunboat 'Fusheng' of our sailors arrived and captured it in one fell swoop." Wu Dating said.
"Did they resist? Are there any casualties? Lin Yizhe asked again.
"At that time, they wanted to escape, and they forced our gunboat to stop." Wu Dating said, "There were no casualties. β
"That's very good." Hearing Wu Dating's answer, Lin Yizhe's heart was also a big stone on the ground.
"As the adults said, to catch these Japanese, you can't rely on those wooden sailboats of the Green Camp Sailors." Wu Dating said, "Your Excellency has a clever plan to arrange a few steamers in a critical place, and it really works. It must be known that the Japanese took a smuggling boat, although it was also a sailboat, but it ran faster than the sailor's wooden sailboat, and if it wasn't for the 'Fusheng', I am afraid that they would really let them slip away. β
Lin Yizhe remembered the green camp sailboat he met on the coastline, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile.
Let's try to sweep all these things into the garbage heap of history as soon as possible!
When Lin Yizhe came to the dock, the "Fusheng" ship had already docked, and Lin Yizhe saw Yanagihara Maemitsu and others who were escorted by Chinese sailors, and he smiled secretly in his heart, but his face had already changed to another face.
"Oops! Isn't this Mr. Yanagihara? Lin Yizhe said with a look of surprise.
"Lord Lin, I didn't expect us to meet here again." Yanagihara Maemitsu smiled bitterly.
"Mr. Yanagihara, this is ......" Lin Yizhe was waiting for the drama to continue, and he didn't want anyone to give him this opportunity.
"Mark the 'Fusheng' gunboat pipe with Deng Shichang, see your lord!" Deng Shichang stepped forward to greet Lin Yizhe.
When Lin Yizhe heard the words "Deng Shichang", his body couldn't help but shake slightly.
What the? Deng Shichang?
The pipe belt of the "Fusheng" ship turned out to be Deng Shichang?
Lin Yizhe turned his head and looked at the hero in front of him who had become an immortal monument to the Chinese Navy in the original historical time and space, and there were tears flashing in the corners of his eyes.
Deng Shichang noticed the excited expression on Lin Yizhe's face and couldn't help but be stunned. At this time, the "sun" led by a sailor suddenly "Wangwang" screamed a few times, which made Lin Yizhe come back to his senses.
Seeing Deng Shichang's dog (it should not be the original one in history), Lin Yizhe couldn't help but think of a past event in the original historical time and space.
In his original era, whether it was in the historical circles or among the people, when the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people talked about the Beiyang Navy in the late Qing Dynasty, they were always accustomed to using the so-called moral standards in their minds to fabricate some fanciful accusations about the defeat of the Beiyang Navy in the First Sino-Japanese War under the "guiding ideology" of "corrupt military discipline and low quality." In their minds, as long as you are defeated, whatever you do will become the source of your failure and the reason for blame. As a result, in the mouths of the "Qing Dynasty" and the like that run through the late Qing Dynasty to the present, the coats and trousers of the Beiyang sailors are hung on the thick barrels, and you can reach out and feel the muzzle of the cannon more than three meters above the ground and feel the "dust" inside (the original rumor-monger is Ogasawara Nagasheng, pretending to say it from the "golden mouth" of Heihachiro of the Togo clan). And it is this kind of slanderous words of the Japanese people purely for the purpose of discrediting Beiyang that has been propagated through the mouths of this group of Qing scholars who think that they are not in harmony with the Japanese people. And adhering to the fanatical "patriotism", he criticized the people who desperately protected their ancestors back then. The "patriots" have inadvertently done what the devils and traitors dream of here, which is a great irony for the country, the nation and the navy), and even the loyal dog "Sun" of the national hero Deng Shichang has become the target of the discourse of the indignant youth! For a while, there was a lot of scolding in the "mainstream media" such as REN, BBS and WEN Report:
ββ¦β¦ What kind of person is Deng Shichang, Ding Ruchang's subordinate who everyone admires very much? When the warship was about to be sunk, he commanded the battleship to ram the Yoshino. Sunk by a torpedo from the Yoshino. He drowned along with his dog. It's strange, what is he doing with his dog on the battlefield where the artillery is flying? Judging by his relationship with the dog, they stayed for a long time. It seems that our General Deng Shichang usually walks his dog on the warship. And others didn't think it was surprised, but thought it was elegant. I don't know where the current governors and mayors are going to lead the two dogs when they go to the meeting, I'm afraid that the official position will be lost soon. But in the eyes of the old man Ding, it is not strange. β¦β¦β
ββ¦β¦ The 'righteous dog' and 'spirit mastiff' here show that Deng Shichang did have pets and walked dogs on warships. According to Mr. Jiang Ming, keeping dogs on warships is not allowed in the Beiyang Navy Regulations. It can be seen that the so-called eulogies of 'righteous dogs' and 'spirit mastiffs' here cannot hide Deng Shichang's violations. β¦β¦β
"I think, looking at the navies of all countries in the world, I'm afraid that no country's navy allows its generals to keep dogs on ships! Warships are used for combat, and although officials are required to live on the ship, after all, this is a place for combat, not for recreation. As a pipe band, Deng keeps dogs on the ship, which shows that he is not a good general. Deng can be regarded as the best general in the Beiyang Navy, and if he is still like this, the other generals and soldiers are even more corrupt. β¦β¦ With such a navy, how can it be undefeated? It can be seen from the fact that Deng raised a dog on a warship, and he can understand the military situation of the Beiyang Navy and its combat capability. β¦β¦β