Meng Siyuan issued a declaration on behalf of the Shandong General Chamber of Commerce, and the Shandong Chamber of Commerce unconditionally supported the Qingdao war and was bound to fight with Fusang to the end. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At the same time, it was announced that in Shandong Province, the sale of daily necessities and light industrial products in Fuso will be prohibited, and businessmen who join the General Chamber of Commerce are not allowed to sell military supplies such as grain, bristles, and medicines to Fuso people. He called on Shandong businessmen to start an economic battle and boycott Fuso's consortia, banks, and warehouses.

Compared with the merchants' struggles, the reaction of other industries was more direct and brutal. For example, several leaders of the Cao Gang issued orders to their disciples at the same time, not only were the children of the Cao Gang not allowed to transport military supplies to the Fusang people. The others carried military supplies to the Fuso people, and some of them had ships and boats, and some had chariots and chariots.

Even if there is the protection of Fuso soldiers at the moment, and you can't do it, there will always be a time to settle accounts in the future. Besides, everyone has relatives and dependents, and the Fusang people can't keep your family safe, Zhao Guanshuai is a person in the threshold of our Cao Gang, and if you are against the Cao Gang, you have to weigh the life of your whole family and the foreign money.

Longkou was not originally a formal port, and its cargo throughput capacity was limited. However, due to Shandong's pursuit of the tactics of clearing the wilderness with strong walls, it has created a wide range of no-man's land and few people by means of large-scale migration. If the people can't find it, the master can't make it up, and more importantly, he can't make up enough livestock to carry the baggage.

The shortage of rubber-tyred carts, pack horses, oxen, mules, and other means of transport seriously restricted the transportation capacity of the Fuso army. During the reign of Zhao Guanhou and Lu, he paid attention to road construction, and the roads were wide and strong, which was originally an innate advantage for transporting materials. But the current situation is that although these roads are good, they do not have vehicles and do not work.

Although there were relatively developed railways in the occupied area, before the arrival of the Fusang army, Shandong had transferred all the locomotives to the area controlled by Zhao Guanhou, and destroyed the water tanks along the way. The Fuso army tried their best to find only two scrapped trains, which were barely used after repair, and before the sink was repaired, it was also a big problem to add water on the road, and the capacity was not up to the requirements at all.

The land routes were greatly affected, and the water routes were not much better. The transportation of the navy is not very reliable in the first place, and for the navy, it is important to annihilate the enemy in Shandong, but the temptation to annihilate the army red deer is even greater. The army itself did not dare to put its life in the hands of the first major enemy.

Originally, he pinned his hopes on the requisition of Shandong civilian ships, but the identity of Zhao Guanhou Cao Gang's leader of the Lizi generation played a role, and the water transportation controlled by the Cao Gang has been completely interrupted. Although the army found a few ships, it was far from meeting the needs of the front.

At the beginning of the landing, in order to boost morale, but also to spread fear and destroy the will to resist in Shandong, Shenwei did not restrain discipline, but consciously indulged his subordinates to do evil. Now, it's time to taste the bitter fruit.

Most of the residents could not move from Jiaodong to Jiaoxi, so they could only hide in the deep mountains and dense forests, and the search team of Fusang searched carefully and found some residents one after another, and some of them couldn't stand the hardships and couldn't rest assured that they couldn't get off the land and took the initiative to come back.

The Fuso army threatened with bayonets and whips, imposed a ban on the Chinese people, and recently implemented a military control system. All supplies were to be confiscated and distributed according to rationing, and everyone had to be requisitioned by the army to take on logistical tasks. However, the young and middle-aged people of the people are extremely limited, and those who have the strength to run and move have tried their best to go to Jiaoxi. Most of those left behind are the old, weak, sick and disabled.

If there is a shortage of strong labor, it will be difficult to promote the various levies, and even the coolies on the wharf will not be able to muster manpower. Although the merchants of Fuso had gone to the neighboring provinces to hire laborers, they were thirsty for water, and for now they could only use the noble Imperial Army to temporarily serve as porters.

The samurai of the emperor were forced to take off their military uniforms and, together with ordinary Chinese, engaged in monotonous and heavy work. The whip of the overseer only guarantees progress, regardless of nationality. Even compatriots have no human feelings to tell. Soon after, these army troops from Fusang learned the first sentence of the native Shandong dialect, "Nai Nai is a bear ......"

Transport ships flying the Fuso flag shuttled back and forth by sea, bringing a steady stream of military supplies from Hiroshima to Longkou. The shortage of coolie workers restricts the throughput of the port, coupled with its own limited carrying capacity, with the increasing number of ships, the simple dock is almost paralyzed. Some ships could not be unloaded and had to stay for a long time.

Relatively speaking, Yantai is actually more suitable for material transportation. However, the Albiang government had already taken the lead and sent an army to control Yantai in its own hands. Carving up Shandong, Albiang will not lag behind the Fusang people, and the current Fusang is not ready to turn his face with Albiang.

What's more, the Fuso government once again rejected Albiang's request to send troops, and the relationship between the two was quite delicate. At this time, if there is a conflict with Albion over the matter of the port, what will happen next, who can guarantee?

Along with the warships came a large number of Fuso merchants. Among them were bankers and advance personnel sent by various Fuso consortia to prepare to receive the Prussian inheritance in Shandong. In the county town of Longkou, the bank in Fuso has been opened for business and serves as a designated currency exchange office.

Residents who were imprisoned were strictly ordered by the Fuso military to hand over their accumulated gold and silver products to the Fuso Bank within a specified date to exchange them for Fuso military tickets. Exceeding the time limit will be punished in accordance with the subsidy of the Prussian army, and the maximum penalty is death. At the same time, due to the state of war between the Lu army and the Fusang army, the Lu ticket was declared illegal currency and had to be exchanged for the Fuso military ticket.

However, contrary to expectations, the bank was deserted, there were few people exchanging money, most of the counters were empty, and the bank's performance was miserable. Foreign companies that mainly deal in agricultural products are also cold in business. The boss, who was ordered by the military and undertook the task of transferring military rations, could not help but shout at the officers who came to convey the order to transport the grain.

"Military rations? How is it possible to have military rations! You idiots, you only care about killing people, looking for women, and causing a large number of people to flee. The few who could not escape also regarded us as enemies. There must be a squad of soldiers to protect my people before they can go to the countryside. But after going to the countryside, there was still no food. They are natural experts in concealment, and they hide their food so hidden that they can't find it at all. From the beginning of my business to now, my performance is zero! Not a single grain of grain can be bought, thanks to the actions of you idiots! Now when I ask for food, my answer is only two words: no! If we want food, we go to the docks and transport our own rice to the front. ”

On the wharf, most of the piles of materials are railway building materials, and even bulk locomotives. According to the logic of the Navy, since you need a train, then we will give it to you. As for the grain...... Can't the red deer even be transferred on the spot? Is this a professional soldier, or a boy scout?

There is no shortage of brave generals in the army, but there is a serious shortage of skilled warehouse managers. The goods are piled up randomly, coupled with the lack of space, and the stacking is extremely chaotic. Ammunition for rifles, pistols, and cannons piled up, and not far away were barrels of black powder. Any box is a military supply needed at the front line, but it is extremely difficult to find a specific material.

The porters looked at the supplies with hostility in their eyes, while the overseers relied on whistling whips to speed up the process. On the sea, the crew members who were stranded here and could not return complained loudly, and when night fell, there was a woman's whimper in the wind. It was a Chinese woman in captivity, whose fate was even more tragic than that of men, and even their bodies were designated as military supplies, and they had to endure the aggression of several Fusang soldiers every day. Some of them, who were slightly worse and older, were given to the overseers on the docks to enjoy.

The sailors on the ship, who are not entitled to women, can only listen to the sound of the wind and solve it themselves. A sailor smokes a cigarette boredly, listens to the sound of the wind, and fantasizes about the woman's white body. Suddenly, another voice came from the wind.

The waves rolled, the ships began to sway gently, and those who were used to running the sea were no strangers to this sound...... Steamboats.

It's a novelty, eating coal and spitting smoke, much more powerful than the sailboat they are on. But the cost is expensive, and the breakdown is easy, so people still trust the sailboat more. He said to the other sailors:

"We're about to have a new friend, Steamship. There's a big guy here who wants to be with us. The lord of the military department really thinks that sending those monsters can make the transportation faster? Now it's a labor problem, not a ship problem. ”

"I just wish there were women on those steamboats."

"It's good to have cigarettes......

"Could it be the Navy? I heard that there is everything on the ships of the Navy. ”

"Don't dream, how could the Navy use a steamship to help the Army?"

Everyone was talking loudly and lowly, the sound of the paddle wheel pushing was getting closer and closer, and the wind sent a loud song to the ears, which was not a fish song of the Fuso fishermen, but a Chinese song.

"The warriors of the Three Kingdoms are brave, and Changshan Zhao Zilong ......"

"Yellow croaker, it's all yellow croaker, don't let go of the opportunity, fight for the yellow croaker." On the Baoshun ship, which belongs to the Shandong Navy, the first mate Xia Qiufeng danced and shouted loudly to cheer for the soldiers. Baoshun itself is a merchant ship, and after military modification, the firepower cannot be compared with that of a warship.

Compared with the sail battleships equipped with dozens of guns, Baoshun's firepower was a little pitiful, only one Armstrong rifled gun was installed in the bow and stern, and the remaining firepower output was the Minnie riflemen on both sides of the ship. Compared with the Prussian and Tieler naval warships of the same country, it is really a day and a place. It's okay to fight pirates, it's really a trick with the navy, even if it's a sailboat, there are not too many advantages.

However, it is impossible for the army to find the navy to protect Longkou for itself, let alone let a fleet of the Fuso Navy be stationed in Longkou for a long time to protect supplies, which is simply a dream. Since the Fuso Navy was responsible for blockading the port of Qingdao, the army only used a few improvised warships converted from merchant ships to serve as escorts.

The so-called fleet, consisting of dilapidated wooden galleons and artillery, was like a weak girl meeting a Cossack cavalry in front of this steam fleet. The shelling plus the sprint made several so-called frigates reimburse them all. Next, what appeared in front of the Lu army were these transport ships from Fusang.

These transports may also have been equipped with artillery to protect against pirates. But before this battle, the so-called pirates were either absorbed by the Fuso Navy or completely destroyed, and the route was safe. In order to be able to carry more supplies, all the ship's cannons have been unloaded, and the only weapon for self-defense is the captain's single-shot pistol......

Before the war, Zhao Guanhou issued a reward to the navy as two yellow croakers for a civilian ship, five yellow croakers for a warship, and thirty yellow croakers for a steamship. Such a large amount of money is enough to make those Tiele poor ghosts bet their lives. For Lu Jun, it is not much worse, and no one will be dissatisfied with the yellow croaker. Not to mention, the sailors on the Baoshun wheel are all subordinate soldiers, and they only have to fight hard to protect their hometown.

Hit the warship, they basically can't grab it. This steam fleet, although fast, according to Prussian captain Schesel, is also the trend of the future world. But the reality is that there are too few of them.

The advantage of the sail fleet is that there are many ships and many guns, a battleship has 80 to 100 guns, and they only have a total of five steam ships, including a number of products such as Baoshun, which will most likely suffer losses for the sail fleet. Only bullying these civilian boats is the occasion for them to show their faces.

Never expecting to be attacked, these supply ships were piled up in one place, waiting in order to enter the port. When the cannon sounded, the sailors even thought it was a gun salute that was fired. It wasn't until I heard the screams and gunshots that I realized that a catastrophe was coming, but it was too late to transfer.

The ships docked in one place were like targets, and the temporary docks were lit up for the purpose of transporting goods at night, which was equivalent to providing light for the attackers. The attacker can tilt the fire rain towards the transport ship with impunity, and the attacker can only passively take a beating.

Blood and fire permeated the entire dock. Pieces of wood, broken sails, and survivors struggling with driftwood make the night restless. The Xia brothers thought that a ship-borne gun was limited, so they simply asked the infantry to raise their Mini rifles and shoot at the water on the boat, and when they saw the sailors, they swept them over with a platoon of guns.

Xiao Li Man snorted and said in a low voice: "It's not like a gentleman at all." ”

His adjutant said, "Your Excellency, is it necessary for us to serve the Lu army like this?" After all, what we are riding on now is the precious treasure of the Empire. It is also the Prussian flag that is hoisted, and all possible actions in the future will be borne by us. ”

"Don't forget, your relatives are also in Qingdao. If the Fuso people are not defeated, who will ensure their safety? I ordered, the fleet continued to break through, the goal, to destroy the piled up supplies in the port. Don't be stingy with ammunition, it's okay to shoot all the shells, I want to turn Longkou Port into a scorched earth! ”

The loyal adjutant, without further ado, began to convey Li Man's orders. Xiao Li Man closed his eyes and sighed secretly. This small fleet, whose members included sailors from three countries, was far less handy in command than its own fleet.

As the Imperial Navy, he should now lead the fleet and continue to carry out diplomatic missions for the Empire, dealing with the Albions. But now, he wastes his time on the battlefield in Shandong, and even if he returns to the motherland in the future, he will face his own military court and trial. The honor of the Li Man family was finally disgraced by himself...... It's all for Hannah, and as long as she's safe, it's all worth it.

Before leaving, he confirmed with Zhao Guanhou again, and although he didn't see anyone, he saw a handwritten letter from Hannah. confirmed his own safety, and also confirmed that he is currently under the control of Shandong. Li Man knew very well that if Hannah fell into the hands of the Fusang army, the end would not be too good, and perhaps in the hands of this Shandong overseer, it was her happiness. For her happiness, everything is worth it.

When his eyes opened again, Xiao Li Man was still an excellent naval commander in the Empire, commanding this night attack with a clever skill. The makeshift battery at Longkou, which fired only a few shells, was dumbfounded by the dense rain of bullets from the warships. Then, the shells fell on the mountain of supplies, and the fire burst into flames.

The gunpowder in the barrel ignited, triggering a new round of martyrdom. Projectiles, shells, fire wool, and engineering bombs not far from the barrels should be added to the explosion. Vulcan whipped the earth with a whip, screams and shouts mixed with the desperate guns of the garrison.

The tide is over.

Xiao Li Man did not have the desire to appreciate it, and quickly ordered "The whole army is evacuated, and next, it is time to play hide and seek with the Fuso Navy." Since the Fuso people are willing to stand up for the people of Albion, we will grant their wishes. ”

The fleet made a perfect turn in the harbor, reducing a dozen merchant ships to pieces before rushing out of the harbor and disappearing into the night. At the stern of the ship, Li Man looked through the telescope at the sky-high fire at Longkou Wharf, and the earth-shattering explosion sounded in his ears along the wind. He said softly:

"Hannah, this fireworks I prepared for you, do you like it?"

Jinan Overseer's Office, in the basement, Anna, dressed in a strong suit, is holding her chin and looking at the Prussian girl on the bed, covered with a thin quilt. In contrast to the circumstances of the letter, she was unharmed, but not pleasant. The whole person is tied into a large font, and even the woman with a handkerchief in her mouth has nothing to do with pleasure.

In fact, it is useless for her to shout, the sound insulation here is very good, no matter how she shouts, no one outside will hear her. The purpose of letting go of the handkerchief was mainly to prevent her from harming herself, and to facilitate the young guard's unilateral sadism.

"A Prussian woman should be a dragoon, and a freak like you must be. Or, you are adopted, and you are not actually Prussian at all. Anna showed rare viciousness, grabbing her hand at the captive's chest as she spoke.

Unlike men, she has a lot of hands, and it is not for teasing, it is purely for the sake of causing pain. Hannah's brow furrowed, and she almost screamed.

Although since she was caught, she has experienced a change from a girl to a woman, and has even been attacked by Zhao Guanhou countless times, but this feeling is completely different. Anna didn't have the slightest taste of appreciation, let alone to make her happy.

"Stupid Prussians, you don't know what trouble you're in! How dare you attack my country! Every inch of the Tiele Empire belongs to me, to the great Romanovs. You shameful Germanic barbarians, you will pay the price with your blood and your lives in a land blessed by God. And also...... Why did you bite my master...... He likes you so much that he wants to come and ...... with you even before he goes on the expedition Make offspring, and tell me to keep you safe. If I don't have this order, I can cut your throat right now, and then go to Qingdao and cut the throats of the Fuso people. ”

As she spoke, she twisted a few more handfuls of "shameful fat" on Hannah's chest! Morning and evening...... Sooner or later, I'll have it. Anna said with some lack of confidence, not understanding why the master likes those useless things, when fighting, this is obviously a burden, and it is justice that is as flat as herself.

Hannah's eyes had an extra layer of mist, although she had this kind of relationship with Zhao Guanhou that she had thought about for a long time. But this way is contrary to her wishes. No weddings, no blessings, no churches with vows, kidnappings, bondage, and finally unilateral seizures. At one point, her memory was confused, thinking that she was still in the dilapidated temple in China, the one who pressed on her, one of those kidnappers. Salvation did not come, but he still fell.

It wasn't until the satisfied man lay beside her and said love words that her chaotic thoughts gradually adjusted. The original rescuer has become today's abuser, and the former thug wants to do what he can't do, and he does it. The man who has always been a guardian knight, in the end...... What kind of person.

She knew she had been deceived. Although the cooperation between Shandong and Prussia was decided by the top, the people who actively ran for the lead in the process were themselves. From the time the entire expedition was kidnapped, she knew that Zhao Guanhou had betrayed Prussia. Is what he does to himself out of love, or is it simply the domination of the victor over the loser? She couldn't figure it out, and she wasn't prepared to think about it. In short, he is a sinner of the motherland, harming his father and everyone.

Because after regaining her mobility, the first thing Hannah did was to pounce on Zhao Guanhou desperately, so she was firmly bound to this secret prison, and there was an extra careful evil girl guard by her side. Zhao Guanhou has been very busy lately, and occasionally comes to stay with Hannah, and afterwards explains to her the current situation in Qingdao, the situation of the Prussian expatriates in Shandong, and so on.

Hannah suddenly felt that she had become the concubine of the emperor in some legend. Ignorant of the outside world, he was only in his own palace, waiting for the arrival of the king.

In order to prevent her from hurting herself or others, she only wore a silk skirt, which was transparent as a whole, and she couldn't hide anything in it at all, but she could see people in such clothes? When Zhao Guanhou was away, the violence that this seemingly harmless little girl put on her body was no better than the torture in prison.

During this time, although she had no worries about food and clothing, and there was no danger to her life, her whole person was becoming more and more depressed. If it goes on like this, it won't be long before I die. But if you are a prisoner for the rest of your life, or a secret young woman in captivity, death is not an unacceptable result.

"Don't put such a nasty face on me all day long! What do you have to be wronged about! Anna wouldn't let her go.

"From the very beginning, Shandong's cooperation with Prussia was a conspiracy, wasn't it? Use the so-called loan to tie Shandong to your chariot, and use Shandong as a puppet to expand your battlefield in the Far East, as an important weight to contain Tiele and Fusang. If the war is unfavorable, Shandong can be sacrificed at any time. Master has long seen your plan, and the reason why he didn't say anything about it was because of you, but what about you, you stealing ore in Shandong, you thief from Berlin! ”

"Now Shandong is at war, Fusang people! Their troops, numbering tens of thousands, were on a rampage in Shandong, and the name of these people attacking Shandong was to attack Prussia. In other words, if it weren't for you nasty ghosts here, those Fuso people wouldn't have come at all! If the master had not solved the Prussians, Qingdao would have been smashed long ago. Your compatriots or your dad will die on the ground. It was to protect those stupid Prussians, Master is now going to Qingdao to fight the Fuso, but you are still complaining here. If Master wasn't like he was before...... Anyway, if you understand it yourself, will you agree to Master to be one of his wives? If you're willing, you don't have to wait until today. Obviously, you can't take that step on your own, and Master doesn't want to continue to wait, so this result is good for both of you, so don't pretend to be a victim. Every time I see you like this, I want to scratch your face. Do you know how many Tiele women will take the initiative to be his secret if Master wants to? I don't know what to do, old woman, Master needs to relax now, and your role is to let him relax. If you look like this again, I'll make you suffer! ”

After making a threat, Anna angrily pulled out her handkerchief and looked at Hannah with a warning look, waiting for the other party to scold or curse herself, so that she could be harsh.

But unexpectedly, Hannah didn't mean to curse, stayed there, and didn't say a word. After a long time, just when Anna wondered if this old woman, who did not look like a Prussian at all, had been made schizophrenic by herself, Hannah suddenly said:

"Tell me about the front. I'm here, I don't know anything about the outside world, I don't know what's going on. Tell me what is happening at the front, and I won't tell him about you when the prince returns. I want to know about my people and my father. And also...... The situation on the battlefield. (To be continued.) )