Episode 191 The Ming army begins to assemble

In the Forbidden City of Beijing, Emperor Guangwu listened to the "clamour" coming out of the shortwave radio.

The death reports of sixteen military and political officials in Chifeng were placed on the table, and on the radio, Xiang Xiaoqiang's voice shouted arrogantly:

“…… Here I want to say a few words to the pseudo-Qing slave chief Guangwu: Yes, I arranged for your people to be killed, what's the matter. Tell you, this is not the end, this only represents a preliminary attitude of ours, which only shows that our Ming Dynasty will no longer swallow his anger! If you mean that sixteen people can pay the blood debt of more than 2,000 of our officers and soldiers, then you are too naïve! But don't worry, we won't kill innocents like you! There is only one main culprit in this blood debt, and I don't say that everyone knows which one it is!

"I know you're desperate for revenge at the moment. Okay, come to Xiaoqiang for me. My head is here, waiting for you to get it! Of course, if you have the ability to get it...... I'm sure you're also a self-respecting person, and you're not content to assassinate a few irrelevant junior officers or innocent people. But if you are going to retaliate by killing and injuring innocent citizens with artillery, as you did at the beginning of the year...... Then we will do the same.

"We have the most powerful air power in the world, half of which are bombers. Your artillery can only threaten 8 of our cities, and our bombers can threaten 80 of you. And I can reveal that now the number of planes we have at the three airfields in the Changshan Islands is more than the number of planes in your entire Liaodong Peninsula! From there, it only takes an hour and a half to fly over Beijing. …… In the past 300 years, not a single shell or bomb has fallen in the city of Beijing, right? Are you interested in setting a precedent in your day? If so, we're happy to help. However, in this way, it will not be easy to maintain your hard-won good stability, ......and it will not be able to maintain it."

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Emperor Guangwu's eyes were spewing fire, listening to Xiang Xiaoqiang's aggressive threat, his face turned pale with anger at first, but when he heard the back, he calmed down.

After speaking to Xiaoqiang, Guangwu held his chin and pondered. After a while, he commanded:

"Tune in. Listen to "Voice of China". ”

A minister hurriedly turned the radio button and found another Nanming radio station: "Voice of China". I just listened to the Jinling Broadcasting Company, and now it is the Huaxia Broadcasting Company.

There are two broadcasting companies in Daming, both of which share a transmission tower in the Nanjing Broadcasting Building. The Nanjing Broadcasting Building has the most powerful transmission tower in the whole south, and the medium-wave signal transmitted can cover Shandong. But no matter how far it goes, you can only use short waves.

The status of Jinling Broadcasting Company in Daming is similar to that of the BBC in the United Kingdom, which is a government-invested but first-class broadcaster, with authoritative and rigorous views, a strong official taste, and also bears the responsibility of propaganda against the Qing Dynasty. The royal family and the government generally want to make any radio speeches, and they will go to the Jinling Broadcasting Company. Huaxia Broadcasting Company, on the other hand, is a completely non-governmental broadcaster, with a more avant-garde style, and is the most unceremonious in its criticism of the government, and has always been the speaking position of non-governmental political associations and grassroots politicians.

Sure enough, as soon as it was transferred to "The Voice of China", there was a quarrel among several "political celebrities" in Nanming. One of the powerful spittling stars shouted:

“…… Okay, you are happy with Xiaoqiang, send people to Beiqing to kill 12 people in a row, you are very heroic, and you can also flaunt it in a grand manner: Ah, I avenged Xiaoqiang for Zhang Liansheng, and also avenged the two thousand Ming officers and soldiers, how heroic I am! But think about it, what is behind this 'pleasure'? But I can also think about it with my feet, who is Emperor Guangwu, and can he swallow this breath? Whether you are Xiang Xiaoqiang or Shen Rongxuan, you are all bulletproof cars in and out! The guards hugged each other...... So what about us ordinary people? What about our brethren in the army who don't have bulletproof cars to sit in? ”

The other interjected in a calmer tone:

Didn't Xiang Xiaoqiang think of this? As we heard just now, he also squeezed Guangwu with his words, saying, 'I believe you are also a self-respecting person, and you will not be satisfied with assassinating a few irrelevant junior officers or innocent people.' "Xiang Xiaoqiang is right, Emperor Guangwu's character is very face-saving, plus Xiang Xiaoqiang's words, if he Guangwu really does this, who can afford him...... Don't say it, although Guangwu is a puppet Qing emperor, he is also afraid of being looked down upon by our Ming people. This can be seen from the analysis of many articles in the "Daqing Daily......"

"It's naïve to think so!" The first celebrity shouted again, "You are wishful thinking! There is no such cheap thing at all! Xiang Xiaoqiang's two sentences can squeeze Emperor Guangwu? Emperor Guangwu can completely say: Then why are you Nanming satisfied with assassinating a few of my junior officers? What kind of self-esteem do you talk to me about at this time? As long as you Nanming do this, don't you allow me Beiqing to do this? …… Therefore, this kind of thing is simply unclear, and anyone can explain it according to their own needs, and they can also explain the reason. ”

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Emperor Guangwu listened to the argument on the radio and pondered.

What is Nanming doing this for? Is it really to avenge his own soldiers? …… No.

Hirotake, judging from his own experience, was impossible. Everything a government does must be driven by sufficient interests. The courts of the world are the same, and the countries of the world are the same. Behind all the high-sounding rhetoric of justice, there is a drive for profit. If there is not enough profit, no matter how righteous it is, it will not be done.

Is it to win the hearts of the military? Such an assassination, coupled with high-sounding words, can make the Nanming soldiers see it in their eyes and warm their hearts. Look, our brethren were killed in the Northern Qing Dynasty, and now the imperial court has sent someone to avenge them.

…… But when you think about it this way, it really doesn't make sense. Just like the person on the radio said, Nan Ming is not afraid that he will govern others in his own way? In addition, the Qing Dynasty restricted the flow of population, and it was more difficult for foreign killers to mix in, while the population of the Southern Ming Dynasty flowed freely, and the killers of the Qing Dynasty could be said to be sent in at will. If the Qing Dynasty wants to assassinate the people of Nanming, it will be much more convenient. What's more, just like that person said, he can let Xiang Xiaoqiang's words be squeezed? Anyway, Nan Ming did it first, so what is the Qing Dynasty polite, isn't it who you want to kill and who to kill? There will be no moral baggage at all.

If the "assassination war" between the two sides starts, Nanming will definitely not be able to hold on. Nanming attaches great importance to human life, and it is a big deal to die a few people. As soon as the media hyped up, neither the government nor Xiang Xiaoqiang could bear the pressure. And the Qing Dynasty didn't have any of these things. Not to mention a few deaths, it doesn't matter if you die thousands or tens of thousands. Anyway, the newspapers and broadcasts are all in their hands, and even if half of the people in the country die, the other half still don't know what's going on. The country is still as stable as a rock.

In this case, what is Nan Ming's purpose in carrying out this seemingly brainless assassination?

A thought popped into his mind, and Guangwu smiled. He thought about it again, it should be right, nine out of ten.

"The last of Nanming's prisoners of war have been brought back," Guangwu muttered to himself, "but according to the contract, Nanming still has obligations. That is, to stop supporting the guerrillas in the Taihang Mountains and stop encouraging the people of the Qing Dynasty to flee south. Nanming just wanted to provoke the two sides to assassinate each other, quickly deteriorate the relations between the two sides, and tear up the "Lushun Treaty". When the people took it back, they still wanted to do what they did before. ”

Guangwu muttered a few words to himself, stood up and paced again, thinking about it several times in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. This is also the only motive that Nanming explains.

He stood up and sent a decree announcing the entry of the Foreign Secretary into the palace. This time, he planned to take the opportunity to dress up Daqing as a victim, go to the League of Nations to appeal, and try his best to improve Nanming's reputation. At the same time, secretly arranged the assassination of Xiang Xiaoqiang.

Then, Guangwu announced that the commander-in-chief of the army and the commander-in-chief of the air force entered the palace. The preparations for the Great Exercise of the Century are almost complete, and it is just at this time that Nanming is so arrogant, and the exercise can be considered to start early.

It starts this week!

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In Nanjing, Shen Rongxuan also spoke on the radio, righteously condemning the atrocities of the Northern Qing Dynasty, and saying that the Ming Dynasty would never be polite to the puppet Qing Dynasty in the future, and would definitely return blood for blood and tooth for tooth. And he focused on advising the Northern Qing Dynasty not to try to invade the south again. After more than half a year of strengthening, the defense line of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty has changed from what it used to be. The army of the Ming Dynasty is far from being comparable to half a year ago, and it is fully confident and capable of defending the country. If the Qing really wanted to try, the Ming army would be happy to drive them down the Yangtze River to swim.

This kind of speech, which was obviously his own courage, was also heard by Emperor Guangwu and his generals for the first time.

"Your Majesty," the commander-in-chief of the army, Burcha Limin, analyzed, "In the opinion of a servant, Shen Rongxuan's words are meant to embolden the people of Nanming. Nanming probably also expected that my Qing Dynasty would not really go south again in the short term, so he dared to make this risky move. In addition, they probably really take their Yangtze River defense line seriously. ”

Guangwu groaned and said:

"But they were still scared. At least I sweated. ”

"Emperor Shengming, the slave thinks so too."

Just then, a senior officer from the sticky pole came in. He made a thousand calls to Emperor Guangwu, and then took out a report and said:

"Emperor Qi, the latest information received by the minions, just last night, the four armies of the Nanming Army stationed in Fujian began to move north along the railway, and it is estimated that the assembly place should be in Nanjing and Zhenjiang! In addition, the two armies stationed in Hunan also moved north along the railway line all night long, and it is estimated that the assembly area will be in the direction of Wuhan or Xiangfan! ”

Guangwu was very surprised, took the report, and read it carefully. Then throw it to Remin. Li Min hurriedly looked at it, then raised his head and looked at Guangwu with sincere fear.

"Limin, what do you think?"

Guangwu asked lightly.

Li Min thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"The emperor is mighty, Nanming is scared! is desperately mobilizing troops to guard the door! ”