Chapter 20: Lianshun's dilemma
In the Yamen, the deputy capital of Jinzhou City, in Lian Shun's signing room. The pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info Lian Shun held the tea bowl, pinched the tea bowl lid with his right hand, and his little thumb cocked. Constantly strain the tea foam with the lid of the tea bowl, and gently blow on the tea that has been cold.
Ma San stood opposite Lian Shun and bowed his body to reply, his head lowered and glanced at him with his peripheral vision, Ma San knew that Lian Shun was sitting on wax.
It is also a foregone conclusion that this group of people will build a fortress on Fuzhou Avenue, and if the imperial court investigates it and pushes it to the Japanese, it is just a foregone conclusion. It's just that this group of people cut their braids and grew their hair, and some of them called themselves princes, which is undoubtedly a rebellion. This is a big deal, whether it is for the imperial party or the rear party, losing to the Japanese is just a reparation and ceding land, but we must not let this chaotic party take advantage of the chaos, it will take advantage of the chaos, it will be the country of the Qing Dynasty.
This group of people keeps saying that they are the descendants of the Yellow Dynasty, and they will call me Huaxia, but they are not the same as the bandits, is it making trouble under the banner of the former dynasty? In any case, Lafayette would rather have the attitude of a friendly country than a house slave, and he still knows it. If this Jinzhou City is occupied by the Japanese, he will run back, but he is afraid that there will be a way to live; But if this gang of thieves becomes the climate, his head will definitely not be guaranteed.
At first, when Ma San talked about the words and deeds of this group, Lian Shun guessed that this group of people should have started the incident under the banner of Qianming, and they should have colluded with the Japanese people. Last month, Kotaro Kotaro, a secret agent of the Japanese Dynasty, made an article entitled "Open and Honest Advice to the Heroes of the Eighteen Provinces", in which the words of great rebellion are still in his ears, and he even used the name of "expelling the Tartars and restoring China" to gather the Han people in various provinces and want to seize the world of the Qing Dynasty.
The words and deeds of this group of people are quite similar to the words in this text, the descendants of Yan and Huang, the Chinese people, hmph, where is this to put us full of people?
It's just that what does it mean for them to let Ma Sandai's message? Paralyze yourself and let the Qing army neglect the defense of Fuzhou Avenue? This kind of child's trick, where can he be gullible. However, they said that sticking to the Fuzhou Avenue would win my trust, and it would be enough to paralyze me, so that when I was in trouble in Jinzhou, what was the reason for them to help? Take the opportunity to seize Golden State City? Or is there some other purpose?
Lian Shun was full of questions, sat in a daze, and after a long time, he found that the tea in his hand was already cold, and then he put down the tea bowl. The pro-soldiers on the side hurriedly replaced with freshly brewed hot tea.
"What do you think of the strength of this group?" Lian Shun took the freshly brewed hot tea from his own soldier and asked leisurely.
"Back to the adult, what the villain sees are strong people, who should be old in the army and very skilled. The objects used on the body are also very strange, not to mention the villain in front of you and the eight-wheeled cart you mentioned. Look, my lord, what are you? Ma San said, taking something out of his arms.
Lian Shun raised his eyelids, and the pro-soldier on the side walked over to take the things presented by Ma San's hands, turned around and handed it to Lian Shun with his hands hunched over.
"Is this a spoon?" Lian Shun took this thing and looked at it, and found that it was a spoon, which is what we often call a spoon.
Lian Shun looked at this spoon, penetrated into the crystal, the weight was extremely light, and it was as if there was nothing in the hand; It's not gold, it's not jade, it's not the glass used by foreigners.
"My lord, you fold it." Ma San looked at Lian Shunhu's suspicious expression and flirted with it.
Lian Shun carefully folded the spoon, he didn't dare to use force, this spoon is a bit too thin as a cicada's wings, but it is definitely only the thickness of two sheets of rice paper. To Lian Shun's surprise, as he gradually increased his strength, the spoon bent into a horseshoe shape. There is no crack in the process, and there is a return to the original state after the hand, which is really a novelty.
"The guy gave it to you?" Lian Shun asked.
Whenever you want to give a message or gift to an official, you always have to give red envelopes to the people who handle them, such as the disciples and relatives. Even Shun thought that it was the red envelope that the gang gave to Ma San, but it seemed to be generous, and it was not as tacky as those who directly stuffed gold and silver.
Lian Shun wants to know the origin of this spoon, so he will not have the illusion that the other party has wide tentacles, and maybe he will cry and faint in the toilet because of his knowledge.
"Your Excellency, you misunderstood, misunderstood." Ma San hurriedly explained that this gang without braids was obviously regarded as a thief by Lian Shun, and he had to quickly pick up the relationship.
"This is what the villain used to eat prison food after being imprisoned by that gang. When the villain was released today, the jailer took away the iron plate for eating, but threw the spoon on the ground. The villain took advantage of his unpreparedness and took it into his arms. Ma San explained to Lian Shun.
After listening to this, Lian Shun's face turned slightly red, but he immediately changed back, and this qi cultivation kung fu is still good. It turned out to be something that someone else abandoned and didn't use, and he thought it was a bribe to his subordinates, and he said that he was generous. It's just that if this thing is to be taken to the antique shop in Beiping City, it can also be exchanged for some silver, and it is rare and expensive, how many people have seen this thing?
This spoon is the disposable plastic transparent spoon we use every day. It's just that this spoon is the spoon that comes with the individual field rations, and the size is slightly larger than the one we encounter in the field every day.
If you want to say that the seal team member who found food for Ma San is really not particular, just use the leftovers to pass Ma San. I didn't even bother to waste the effort of finding a spoon with chopsticks, so I directly picked up the spoons discarded by a few people after eating on the ground, and didn't even wipe them.
By the time Ma San finished eating, the stainless steel plate was about to be taken away, and the disposable spoon was thrown to the ground by the SEALs.
Ma San secretly put it in his arms, An Yanxin saw it, but he didn't bother to pay attention to him. What can he do when he takes it back? Reverse research?
"My lord, although this thing should be a very ordinary thing in the eyes of those people, it should be discarded when it is used up. I expected that this spoon would have to be sold for more than ten or twenty taels when it was taken to Beiping City. They don't know the price themselves, there are always others who know the price, even if they make this difference for others, how can this spoon have to be sold for one, two, two, two, it's just lost, it's really generous. Ma San continued.
If you go back to Shangguan, you can't order too thoroughly, otherwise Shangguan will feel that he has no face. I'm not that stupid and don't need you to be so clear. Ma San is well versed in the essentials, and the meaning is very clear, this group of people has money, but they don't have the strength, who dares to run into the war zone and build a fort between the two armies, waiting to be slaughtered as a fat sheep.
Lian Shun waved his hand to let Ma San exit the signing room, closing his eyes and thinking.
The Japanese army was going to attack Jinzhou City in two ways, and he knew it for a long time. A few days ago, three spies were arrested. Under the punishment, they were all happily recruited. More than 20,000 people from the Japanese have landed at the entrance of the garden, but what if they know? Although he is the deputy commander of Jinzhou, he only has the 500 banners under his command to use. These Eight Banners are no longer the Eight Banners when they entered the customs hundreds of years ago. He was satisfied that his bannermen could suppress the thieves and maintain law and order, and he did not expect them to resist the Japanese army.
After hearing about the Japanese attack, Lian Shun hurriedly sent a telegram to his superior, Shengjing General Yulu, for help. General Yulu of Shengjing replied to the telegram that Cheng Zhiwei, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, Shanxi, had led his army south from Yingkou to ease the military situation. But after Cheng Zhiwei led the army to Fuzhou, he was no longer in the nest, no matter how Yulu and Lian Shun urged, they did not go to Jinzhou for various reasons. After the Japanese army calmly landed seven or eight days later, they sent a force from Huayuankou, the landing site, to Fuzhou, and Cheng Zhiwei immediately fled quickly.
Seeing that Cheng Zhiwei was delayed in going to Jinzhou, Lian Shun wanted Li Hongzhang to ask for help urgently, and Li Hongzhang only needed to telegraph to the Beiyang Fleet to send ships to patrol in the direction of Lushun. It's just that at this time, the Beiyang Fleet itself could not be protected, so it could only hide in Weihai and lick its wounds, how could it have the strength to prevent the Japanese army's landing operation at Huayuankou.
Seeing that it was hopeless to ask Li Hongzhang for help, Lian Shun asked Gong Zhaoxi, the former head of the enemy's camp office, who was in Lushun at the time, for help. It's just that at this time, although Lushun had 33 battalions and a total of more than 13,000 defenders, it was under the command of seven people. Although Gong Zhaoxi is known as "Yin Shuai", in fact, everyone also commands the move. In fact, don't say that he Gong Zhaoyu is just a small Taoist, judging from Li Hongzhang's letters and telegrams found in later historical documents, Li Hongzhang commanded this group of soldiers nested in Lushun.
Seeing that there was no use for tourism help, Lian Shun turned around and asked Zhao Huaiye, the commander of the Huai Army at the Dalian Bay Fort on the edge of Jinzhou City, for help. Zhao Huaiye was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he had already exchanged the military funds that could be resold on the fort into silver and transported them back to Yantai, Shandong, ready to run away at any time. No matter what you say, he doesn't plan to defend Dalian Bay at all.
Lian Shun saw that all parties were asking for help to no avail, and four days ago, the telegraph line was cut off by the Japanese people, so he could only ask his staff to rush to General Sheng Jing on horseback with letters and letters to ask for help. It's just that after these four days, there has been no news, and I am afraid that there will be many auspicious deaths.
At this time, a group of people suddenly appeared on Fuzhou Avenue to build a fort and block the road. If they were to stop the invading Japanese as they said, it would be great news. Regardless of whether they are thieves or not, they are fighting with the Japanese on Fuzhou Avenue, and he can finally take a break in Jinzhou City. It is better to lose both sides with the Japanese Yi, and in the future, the court will order the rebellion, and he will spend less energy.
Having said that, even if they rebel now, what can he do with them? At the moment of the great enemy, the hearts of the banner soldiers under him are fluctuating, and he himself is almost unable to suppress it. How can you spare the energy to care about what the gang of people on Fuzhou Avenue is doing?
After many days of arguing with the generals of Lushun, the veteran Xu Bangdao finally couldn't bear it anymore and drove to Jinzhou City with more than 1,800 of his Gong Guards. However, Xu Bangdao vetoed Lian Shun's proposal to defend the city. With his Gong Guards, he occupied the dangerous terrain at Shimenzi outside the city of Lijinzhou, built artillery forts, and met the Japanese army.
At this time, Xu Bangdao was almost sixty years old, and the Chinese people have a saying that "life is rare for sixty years", and he can be called a veteran. He leveled the bandits, was given the title of Yong Baturu by the Qing court, and he also suppressed the Twist Army. Compared with Lian Shun, he is a person who knows the soldiers, and this Jinzhou city is only a dead end for one day.
Although the city walls of Jinzhou City are strong and thick, there are thirteen cannons at the head of the city. However, Xu Bangdao's Gong Guards only had more than 1,800 people, plus the 500 unusable banner soldiers under Lian Shun, there were only 2,300 people in total. This Jinzhou city is 700 meters long and 600 meters wide, how can such a person defend the four city walls? The Japanese army had more than 20,000 people, and the troops were spread out on all sides of the Jinzhou City, and the Qing army was about to face more than ten times the Japanese army on the top of the city wall. How is this possibly kept?
The only way to move the defensive line to Shimenzi, which is far from Jinzhou City, is to occupy favorable terrain and make it impossible for the Japanese army to spread its ranks in the narrow strip. The defending units of the Qing army only had to engage the Japanese army with their own number of equals for a while, and only then did they have any hope of dragging on.
However, Xu Bangdao's tactical level was still at the level of the pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the defeat of this battle was doomed without the help of external forces.
It's just that history has been pried by some external force, will Ma San's message change the trajectory of the failure of the Shimenzi Resistance War?