Around 1876, the British Jardine Matheson Company secretly built the "Wusong Railway" from Shanghai to Wusongkou in the name of building a road, and the railway was redeemed and demolished by the Qing government after it was not used for long. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Qing government's reason for demolishing the railway seems a bit absurd in the 21st century, destroying the dragon vein!

But after all, the wheel of history is irreversible, from the end of the Qing Dynasty, the land of China began to build railways, to the Guangxu years, in fact, there have been a lot of lines, but did not form a complete railway network, and because most of them were built with foreign funds, the Qing Empire actually did not have the ownership of the railway.

Around 1906, the Luhan Railway was opened to traffic, and this railway is now the Jinghan Railway.

Like other railway lines, the Jinghan Railway was also ill-fated, this railway has gone through the misappropriation of funds, official supervision and commercial management, borrowing foreign debts and other turmoil, it took ten years to complete, and then there was a "road protection movement", which can be regarded as finally returning to the control of the Beiyang government.

What Chen Range Rover said about sending McTavish and them to the station was to go to the West Railway Station and take the train to Wuchang via the Jinghan Railway.

The West Railway Station is also called "Pinghan Railway Station", that is, the Jinghan Railway, and there is also an East Railway Station in the capital, called "Pingfeng Railway Station", which is headed for Fengtian.

The two stations of "Pinghan" and "Pingfeng" are one east and one west, which communicate the north and south for the capital.

As the only station in the southbound direction of the capital, the busyness of the "Pinghan Railway" can be imagined, and McTavish wants to get on the train, and there is really a person like Chen Range Rover to greet them.

McTavish didn't just go to Wuchang with weapons, but also had to go over with cars and other equipment, which were all prepared for emergencies, God knows what they had to go through when they got off the bus in Hankow, and it was always better to be prepared.

Chen Range Rover as the deputy commander of the Beijing garrison, in the capital is still very capable, to the station, Chen Range Rover clear identity, immediately invited into the VIP room, "Pinghan Railway Station" station manager and dispatcher personally served, busy before and after the thoughtful service, to give Chen Range Rover face.

Because there are cars, the original carriage is definitely not enough, and it is necessary to add a carriage to get the car on the train, and these tasks naturally do not need to be bothered by McTavish, and the stationmaster of "Pinghan Station" has already gone to handle this matter himself.

"Hankou has a British Concession, and the most likely place for Lord Huang to be imprisoned is the British Concession, from Jardine Street to Baoshun Street, since the gun was fired when Lord Huang was detained, the most likely place is here is St. Joseph's Church on Jardine Street, which is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Hankou and the largest hospital in Hankou, if someone is injured, then it is most likely to be treated here." In the station lounge, Tang Jiading, a major general of the Northeast Army's Marshal's Mansion, introduced the basic situation to McTavish.

Zhang Hanqing is currently in the vicinity of Hankou, and McTavish will come to Hankou to contact Zhang Hanqing, and there must be people from the Northeast Army to thread the needle.

Zhang Yuting did things quite simply, since he wanted to help, he spared no effort and sent Tang Jiading to take Zhang Yuting's guard company to follow McTavish and them to Hankow.

As the commander of the Northeast Army, Zhang Yuting carefully selected a guard company with hundreds of thousands of horses, and everyone is naturally a good hand, and Zhang Yuting sent the guard company out without blinking an eye to show his attitude.

Qin Zhiyuan did not refuse Zhang Yuting's kindness, and he didn't say anything, there is no need to say more at this time, since he received Zhang Yuting's love, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely return it in the future.

"Not necessarily, if it's another church, it's still possible, but if this St. Joseph is a Catholic, then Lord Huang is definitely not here." McTavish is absolutely sure.

The relationship between Catholicism and Lanfang can refer to the relationship between Auerbach and Qin Zhiyuan, Auerbach is the bishop of the entire East Asian region, and the relationship with Qin Zhiyuan is so good.

"Well, if it's not in St. Joseph, it's probably in some of the other churches on Sanjiao Street, which are Americans, Russians, and British, and the English chapel is the most likely." Tang Jiading is as good as a stream.

Tang Jiading didn't know much about the relationship between Catholicism and Lan Fang, so he didn't ask carefully, and continued to give his own analysis.

If you want to get out of the military circles of the Republic of China, it is no less difficult than in the political circles, Tang Jiading can serve as a senator of the Marshal's Mansion, it must also be tested for a long time, such a person knows that he should not ask what he should not ask, and he does not say what he should not say, this is the basic law of wanting to get out of the way in the Republic of China.

"We can't guess, we have to determine the exact location, and then hit it with one blow, leaving no head or tail." McTavish is demanding.

The Southern Military Government and the Beiyang Government were still at war, and Hankow was now under the control of the Southern Military Government, leaving McTavish with little room for them to operate.

Of course, McTavish is not afraid, and McTavish has done all this kind of thing in Europe to kill Ludendorff in the heart of the Germans, and there is really nothing that McTavish does not dare.

"Then it depends on the young marshal's actions, if the young marshal's intelligence is timely, he can hit it with one hit." Tang Jiading has high expectations for Zhang Hanqing.

Speaking of "one hit must be hit", Tang Jiading was extremely envious of the commando team led by McTavish.

In fact, Zhang Yuting's guard company is not bad, this army can be regarded as the trump card in Zhang Yuting's hands, all German-style equipment, all of which are genuinely made in Germany, not those "old sleeves" and "made in Hanyang" imitation of the Republic of China.

Let's not talk about whether the clothes on his body are colorful or not, let's talk about the degree of elite, and the commando team led by McTavish is a step ahead of Zhang Yuting's guards.

The commando team led by McTavish was selected from the "Royal First Brigade", these soldiers are naturally proud of the army, and compared with Zhang Yuting's guard company soldiers, they are almost the same in terms of personal skills, basically they are all "dare to go to the moon for nine days, dare to go down to the five seas to catch turtles", pick up the gun is a hundred steps through the Yang, a hundred shots, put down the gun are all proficient in swords, guns, swords, halberds, and eighteen weapons.

In terms of equipment, there is not much difference, they are all rifles and pistols, daggers and grenades, and they don't look much different.

Of course, Tang Jiading would think so because Tang Jiading didn't know the power of the B-2 rifle, and if he knew, I'm afraid Tang Jiading wouldn't be so arrogant. Qin Zhiyuan's visit, this is the first time that the B-2 rifle has appeared in front of the public, and it is only that the style is different from the previous bolt-action rifles, and no one knows the specific performance of the Lanfang army, and the B-2 rifle is still classified and will not be announced to the public.

The biggest difference between Zhang Yuting's guard company and the commando team led by McTavish is temperament.

Zhang Yuting's guards and soldiers are indeed good guys, but they all look a little arrogant, and when they look at people, they look at people with disdain from the corners of their eyes, which is also related to their own abilities and usual status.

The guards around the marshal must all be above the top, and it is a matter of glory to the ancestors to be able to enter.

McTavish's commando team was different, the group seemed surprisingly calm between movements, and there was no intention of leaving for a big battle. When these soldiers look at people, they also look at people with a straight eye, they are not arrogant or humble, they are just and peaceful, and they have a kind attitude towards people, and they have no intention of looking above the top at all, let alone being arrogant and domineering.

What does this mean?

This shows that fighters like the commandos led by McTavish are abundant in Lanfang, and they are not rare at all, and they do not have proud capital.

In other words, this group of people who often wander on the edge of life and death don't care about those names outside the body at all, they will neither look down on others nor themselves, for them there are only two kinds of people, living or dead.

It is hard for Tang Jiading to imagine how many life and death struggles he has to go through in order to truly look down on life and death like this.

McTavish didn't envy Zhang Yuting's guard company, and seeing that he couldn't draw any more conclusions, he put away the map in two by three, leaned on the back of a chair in the lounge and closed his eyes.

Well, the fighters of the commando team are almost the same, and they are basically closing their eyes at this time, and a few big hearts have obviously fallen asleep, and there is a slight snoring sound coming out of the blanket.

There is really no snoring that shakes the sky, doing commandos, snoring, talking in sleep, sleepwalking or something is unacceptable, and if you are not careful, your whereabouts will be exposed, which is often a catastrophe.

"Basically" does not mean all, although many commando fighters are closing their eyes and recuperating, it is still obvious that a few people are awake, even in a relatively safe place like the "Pinghan Station Lounge", those fighters did not let go of the weapons in their hands, they were distributed at both ends of the commando rest area, and near the window of the lounge, still with bright eyes and vigilant.

At the same time, the performance of Zhang Yuting's guard company is becoming more and more unbearable, some of them are resting, some are talking, and a few are playing cards, and basically no one is in charge of guarding.

It's really more people than people have to die, and goods have to be thrown away.

Since they were acting together, they definitely couldn't behave too badly, so Tang Jiading wanted to go over and remind the major who led the team and let him learn from the commando team led by McTavish.

As soon as his mind moved, there was a sudden shouting and scolding outside the lounge.

"It's just a bunch of hiundles, how can they be qualified to occupy the entire lounge? Do you know what our grandfather does? If you mistook our master's business, can you afford it? Ten years ago, did Lao Tzu punish you for the nine clans, do you believe it or not? A male duck sounds very angry.

Qiu Ba?

This is a taboo for soldiers, Tang Jiading's face was stunned, and before he could react, McTavish had already pushed the door out.

(To be continued.) )