Chapter 107: Victory is at hand
Why do you say sorrow? Because there is no money.
In the nineteenth century, there were also dicks, and Lei Zhenchun was one. The family is too poor and too poor, even if this woman doesn't care, but he can't even get the money to propose marriage. He could only bury this feeling in his heart, until that day Miss Xu sat in a sedan chair and became someone else's concubine, Lei Zhenchun was heartbroken, and then he left his hometown.
There is an old Chinese saying that don't bully young people into poverty!
Lei Zhenchun only carried a few copper plates in his pocket, walked more than 2,000 miles, and went to Weihaiwei, Shandong Province to join the army. He was smart, diligent, and hardworking, and soon stood out in the army and became an important figure around Beiyang Lao Yuan.
After getting ahead, he immediately went home once, just to come to thank Mr. Xu. Lei Zhenchun respectfully carried out the disciple ceremony, took Mr. to his home, and entertained him with good tea and dinner every day, and if someone invited him, he would take Mr. Xu with him, and Mr. would be invited to take a seat at the banquet.
This is what we teach people in traditional Chinese education, and they may not be noble in other aspects, but they will definitely not be like some of our current high-ranking officials, who have developed up to inspect their alma mater and ask the school to organize students to line up to welcome them.
Before leaving, Lei Zhenchun also bought real estate and land for the teacher in his hometown, so that this poor teacher could have a place to retire. He also knew from the teacher's mouth that the life of his dream lover is not easy now, and marrying a big family to be a small one, there is naturally no need to say much about the suffering. Lei Zhenchun's heart was sour, but it was still the Qing Dynasty at that time, and he had just gotten up, so he didn't dare to have any other ideas.
Later, when New China was established, Lei Zhenchun, as Yuan Shikai's confidant, suddenly soared, and when he returned to his hometown, he learned that his husband had passed away a year ago, and Lei Zhenchun found the rich man's house and wanted to meet Miss Xu.
Honestly, he didn't have any other ideas when he made this request, so many years have passed. Some things are just yesterday's yellow flowers, and he just wants to express his gratitude. But as soon as the two met, Lei Zhenchun was immediately shocked, Miss Xu had no children in the landlord's house, and the big house had bullied her, and as she got older, the landlord also left her idle. In addition, Mr. Xu died of illness a few years ago, and she didn't even have anyone to talk to, and she was not yet forty years old, but she was full of white hair and wearing old clothes like a maid!
Lei Zhenchun's heart was stinged. He didn't say anything more, he called out to the rich man, and without saying a word, he wrote a letter of resignation and I took people away.
If the landlord goes to the road and gives a letter of resignation, there will be no heavy story of Lei Zhenchun robbing a forty-year-old woman. The key is that the landlord is not on the road, whatever you say. Life is my family. Death is my ghost, and being angry in my house is my woman, no matter how big you are Lei Zhenchun, you can't care about it!
Lei Zhenchun was furious, okay, I'll let you know that I don't care! In the words of Duan Qirui to Zaitao, pinching you to death now is like pinching an ant to death!
That's how it happened. Lei Zhenchun knew that the old Yuan was now promoting the Han culture, and in order to make a fuss about the Anhui case, Yuan Shikai hyped up the traditional etiquette that women should abide by, if this matter was made out. It is equivalent to him slapping Lao Yuan in the mouth, and the consequences are unimaginable.
But he is still resolute, and he can be regarded as a man with a willful temperament. Yang Xiaolin was a little sympathetic to him, but there was no way, sympathy was sympathy, political struggles were sometimes much more cruel than the battlefield, and there was no room for the slightest pity for the opponent.
Commander Yang stood up, the two battlefields were about to start, and he had a feeling of great excitement. From not knowing where the road would be tomorrow when he was in Yulu Mountain, just fighting to live, to later he carried the banner, and he really couldn't count how many brothers died in order to earn that breath.
Now, victory is at hand.
"Order all units to prepare for the attack at once, and the last assault on the Stessel corps is scheduled to be launched in three days' time, on the 4th of February, and the fighting must be ended by the 13th of February."
In the early morning of February 4, the first year of the Republic, the Chinese troops attacked the Russians again.
Stessel took advantage of the time when the Chinese troops were deploying their forces to build some necessary fortifications, and his fortifications were built quite well, which was already the best that the Russians could do under the existing conditions.
In terms of troop deployment, he also adopted the method of arranging troops in echelons, that is, while deploying a large number of troops outside, the deep positions in the rear were also defended section by section, striving to delay the battle for a longer time.
He really had the intention of surrendering, and he knew best what the situation of his troops was now, and even he thought that there was no hope of fighting any longer. Yesterday, when Zaitao gave him the ultimatum, he wanted to agree, no matter what way it was used, as long as the fighting could be ended, it would be a relief for the current Russians.
But Kilingski told him to persevere, as much as possible!
Of course, the Russians also knew what was happening in Beijing, and in their eyes it seemed that they saw a glimmer of hope for an end to the war. Mr. Yue Leisel knew very well that the conditions put forward by the Russians had already impressed Yuan Shikai, and the reason why the war was still going on was because Yang Dagui was unwilling to stop.
However, as soon as the Beijing bombing occurred, the contradictions between the democrats and the Beiyang government quickly intensified, and the political situation in China was turbulent. In the midst of this turmoil, not to mention that Russia has a chance to turn around and turn the tide of the war, at least the possibility of an armistice has greatly increased.
Yue Resel sent a telegram to Kilingsky, asking Kilingsky to hold on a little longer, and in half a month, at most, there would be a satisfactory result for the Russians.
Therefore, Kilingsky persuaded Stessel not to surrender, and the 100,000 Russian troops did not say much, and it was no problem to hold out for more than ten days.
However, no matter how well the fortifications are repaired, it is useless, because the war is fought by people, and when the Russian soldiers have no fighting spirit, even if they have fighting spirit, there are not enough bullets, and the course of the battle shocks everyone!
In just half a day, the first line of defense of the Stessel Corps was fully broken, and the Chinese troops in all directions advanced into the depth of the Russians as if marching! Some German soldiers on the battlefield recalled the battle after the war and said that they did not encounter the slightest resistance when they charged with the Chinese.
In front of the Chinese's intensive artillery fire, the Russian soldier Hilara put a few shots, and when the Chinese rushed to the front, they saw the Russian soldiers kneeling in the trenches, raising their weapons high.
On the first day of the battle, the Chinese easily advanced eight kilometers, further compressing the living space of the Stessel Corps. In the battle between 150,000 Chinese soldiers and nearly 100,000 Russian soldiers, the casualties on the first day of the Chinese side were only 43 people!
Even Commander Yang himself was shocked by such a result. He even immediately organized people to go to the battlefield to investigate, fearing that this figure was because the generals had falsely reported it.
Beijing.
Mr. Zhu Erdian was studying the current situation with Mr. Sadaoyi, and to be honest, he could not believe the war reports from the Chinese from Mongolia.
In the battle of more than 200,000 people, the Chinese side advanced eight kilometers in one day, which is already a miracle, and the casualties are still 50 people per day, how is it possible!
A wry smile appeared on Zhu Erdian's face: "Mr. Sadaoyi, we are very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Russians, although we all know how backward their troops are, but I still suspect that this battle report is very likely to be false news from Yang Dagui in order to appease the current situation in Beijing." This kind of result can only be achieved by our troops against the Qing Dynasty! ”
Sadaoyi's brow furrowed. He had just arrived in Beijing, and after more than three months of floating across the ocean, he was still a little uncomfortable with the land, and although he sat on the bench, he always felt his body shaking again.
"From what I know about the beast, he wouldn't do such a thing. I'm not very proficient in military matters. But I know it. The Qing Dynasty troops were because their soldiers did not have confidence in war, and now the Russians in Mongolia seem to be the same. ”
Zhu Erdian nodded: "The situation is very bad. We need to end this war. I would like to apologize to you first. Because when I came to China I thought that this terrible situation was caused by your mistakes, I now understand how difficult it is for you to maintain the position of our British Empire in Asia for ten years. ”
Sa Daoyi smiled and said modestly: "You have won the prize." Mr. Jurdian, I don't think the proposal I proposed earlier is actually perfect, although we have made enough concessions. But the Chinese nation is very strange, they have to look at face more than vested interests! None of our peace treaties admit that they won the war, and we don't even make the Russians apologize, which is the main reason why they can't accept it. ”
Zhu Erdian thought for a moment. Then he pouted: "It seems like this, so what do you think we should do now?" ”
Sa Daoyi obviously had a preliminary plan: "London has already considered this matter, and the reason why I came to China in a private capacity this time is because there are some things that our government has come forward to say that it is really not appropriate, and you know that admitting mistakes to the Chinese will be unacceptable to many people." I want to find an opportunity to express it euphemistically when I meet Yuan Shikai tomorrow. ”
"There may be some problems now, and the political situation in China makes us a little unpredictable," Zhu said. We have no clue as to who exactly did the explosions of those revolutionary parties. ”
If the explosion was done by Yuan Shikai, then Yuan would have made a big mistake, which could have caused the Beiyang government to lose its current leadership over China.
If Sun Wen did it, the foreigners felt that they might have neglected Mr. Sun Wen's methods too much, and it was necessary to re-examine it.
The scariest thing is that it wasn't the two of them who did it, but the third one!
Therefore, in the past few days, the ministers of various countries have invariably kept silent about China's political affairs, and they have not spoken until the situation is unclear. What Mr. Zhu Erdian means is to ask Sa Daoyi to change his plan, don't go to Yuan Shikai now, in case the Chinese political scene really changes, too much contact with Yuan Shikai will cause trouble.
Mr. Sa Daoyi was very confident: "No, we don't have any problem finding Yuan Shikai now. ”
Zhu Erdian obviously didn't quite understand, and Sa Daoyi continued: "Zhu Erdian, let me tell you a story that once happened to me. (To be continued......)