Ping An is wearing a crimson floral dress dotted with blooming cherry blossoms. She is sitting on the bedside like a bride, with a charming and delicate twist on her cheeks and a slender waist. She is looking forward to the bright stars tonight. Tonight is the night of farewell between her and Li Guolou. She wants to leave the best things in a woman to Li Guolou. She will return to Xiaozhan Town safely and see Li Guolou off to Taiwan.
At this time, people were very superstitious and believed that it was unlucky for women to be on board the ship. Li Guolou's awarding of the rank of captain to Ping An had aroused dissatisfaction among some officers. Li Guolou did not take Ping An with him for fear of causing unrest in the military morale. The recruited soldiers and junior soldiers in the army were all sent back to Xiaozhan Town and a group of people were selected. In the end, there were 1,500 soldiers and 500 senior officers left in the New Armed Forces. A total of 2,000 New Armed Forces soldiers were about to arrive. Heading to Mawei Port in Fujian
Although Ping An felt aggrieved, she could only accept Li Guolou's arrangement for the sake of the overall situation. She no longer had any ambitions and just wanted to nestle in Li Guolou's arms like a little bird and let her beloved man dote on her.
Li Guolou was so experienced, so gentle, so lovable, so heart-warming. He hugged Li Guolou softly and softly. He was already hugged into bed by Li Guolou and said shyly: "Brother Xiaolou, you are not allowed to take me with you." Women come back”
"Well, I am satisfied with you. I swear to God that I will never marry a little wife again. Ping'er, if you hadn't seduced me, I wouldn't have dared to blaspheme you." Li Guolou was passionate about the newly reclaimed virgin land and used his endless energy for peace. The two of them looked at each other greedily like glue.
"Brother Xiaolou, Ping'er, I can give up everything else as long as you and I go on an expedition together. I'm a hundred times more powerful than Mr. White Snake." Ping'an became more and more crazy as she sat on Li Guolou's platform to show off her style of galloping on the battlefield. Her bumpy and bold posture made her Li Guolou reached the state of selflessness. She gave up her career for Li Guolou just to get Li Guolou's love. At this time, love and desire were flowing, and she bravely climbed to the highest peak. She praised Li Guolou's bravery, accepted the test like a furnace, and rode happily in love. She wants to treat this night as the best memory and keep it with Li Guolou forever
"Good Ping'er, I promise you that as long as you don't go to sea, I will take you with you so that you can become a heroine and be loved by the soldiers." Li Guolou's hands flew up and down, stroking Ping An's tight and delicate skin. The soft feeling was like While "touching" the exquisite silk, Li Guolou was filled with gratitude that Ping An had chosen him instead of the cause of Boxing Boxing. He was wandering in the world of spirit and body, deeply unable to extricate himself.
The boat bumps in the waves, rides the wind and waves, and sails towards the ocean of love. Li Guolou and Ping An stayed up all night and kissed each other goodbye.
Goodbye close lovers, wait for victory, and meet again with the words "Waiting for you to come back." It is a tear-jerker. Li Guolou does not want to show his love for his children and pretends to be magnanimous, so he gets on the carriage ** Eternal End Li Guolou is thinking about Du Yingying's identity in his mind Zizi couldn't help but took out Du Yingying's photo. Her charming smile and charming smile made him kiss Du Yingying in the photo. This was the motivation for him to move forward. He wanted to win. Wearing the flower crown on Du Yingying's head, as for peace, you can weave another flower crown. Only if a woman has more wealth, her family will be prosperous [
The greedy Li Guolou refused to let anyone go. He wanted to carve many graceful jade bodies on the monument. Anyway, he still had a lot of youth to squander on his wives and concubines to show his sentimentality.
On the fourth day, Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou boarded the ship from Dagukou and 2,000 Xinwu troops took five ships from Shanghai Merchants Company and rushed to Mawei Port in Fujian.
In order to covertly return to Tianjin, the 2,000 New Armed Forces troops used the banner of Li Guolou to promote peace along the way and took the opportunity to show off on the road. This trick really worked. The newspaper "Pravda" in the concession published Eugene's attack on Li Guolou. An exclusive interview claimed that Emperor Tongzhi ordered the new armed forces to defend Tianjin. Tianjin Wei was as solid as gold. Li Guolou was ill and had three hundred taels of silver. People thought that Li Guolou, who had not been seen for a long time, could not afford to be ill.
Li Guolou acted in a low-key manner and secretly rushed to Mawei Port on a troop transport. Li Guolou fiddled with maps in the cabin every day. It was extremely ridiculous to think that the Qing coastal defense maps and ocean current maps in his hands were actually drawn by the British.
Li Guolou obtained these drawings by bribing the British Wright Smith. With these maps, he could take the military initiative at sea and prevent ships from sailing into areas with fast currents. This was a weapon he used in naval battles.
Sometimes Li Guolou leans on the railing and overlooks the glimmering water. The blue waves as far as the eye can see make Li Guolou's heart surge with admiration. The country has been shattered. Several princes are as afraid of naval battles as tigers. The arrogant Manchus can only talk about war on paper. Only he can face the difficulties. Heading to distant Taiwan
Li Hongzhang, who spoke categorically, was timid in his heart and wanted to resolve the Taiwan issue through negotiation. Of course, the Qing government would compensate the Japanese for their losses, but Li Guolou did not want to see the Qing Dynasty continue to be weak. He wanted to rise up, he wanted to fight back, and he wanted to brave the wind and waves and sail to new places. The military force was his capital for dominating the world. Although the Qing army was at a disadvantage and the Japanese army was arrogant, as long as they persisted and backed by the national power of the Qing Dynasty, they would win in a long-term war.
The ship arrived at Wusong Pier in Shanghai and the troops disembarked for a short rest. The ship needed to replenish supplies. Li Guolou boarded the pier and thought of his brothers and sisters in Shanghai. He hesitated for a moment whether to go to the public concession to visit his brothers and sisters, and he soon felt relieved that the days were long and we would come again in the future. Shanghai
Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou boarded the Wusong Fort without a sip of tea. This is the gateway to the Yangtze River. The Huai Army stationed here is Li Hongzhang's direct army. Li Hongzhang relied on Shanghai's financial resources to build a modern army. Shanghai is where Li Hongzhang made his fortune.
Li Hongzhang spent all his energy on the Beiyang Navy. The forts along the coast were the key national defense projects of the Qing Dynasty, which cost the court a lot of silver. The sergeants came out of the Tibetan Army Cave, brand-new cannons, and black cannons, pointing directly at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
The roar of cannons rang out, and the floating targets in the Yangtze River were smashed. The officers proudly put down their telescopes, as if they had completed their mission.
Li Hongzhang did not forget to praise a few words and was quite satisfied with the outcome of this exercise. Even if he was passing through Shanghai in a hurry, he still wanted to visit this old army guarding the gateway to the Yangtze River.
Li Guolou also praised the artillery force with a few perfunctory words, but Li Hongzhang was not interested in going on the expedition. He thought that everything would go well: "Only when there are no foreign warships in the Huangpu River can we hold the Yangtze River Estuary." Now foreign warships are cruising in the Huangpu River showing off their power. How can there be any dignity of a great country?"
"Li Guolou, let me show you the unique military cave here." Li Hongzhang walked at the front like a master, and the accompanying officers followed step by step. He treated Li Guolou with courtesy, but he was afraid that he would be cheated if he did something wrong. The chief got the handle
"That's a good relationship. I've long heard that there is a treasure house under the Wusong Fort." Li Guolou smiled and followed Li Hongzhang very politely. The construction of the Wusong Fort started in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of three hundred years. It is a treasure house of military knowledge. Many obsolete military equipment can still be viewed in underground caves [
A group of people walked directly from the fort into the Tibetan Soldier Cave. Wusong Pier has no rocks. This is a plain area. To build a fort in this terrain, the first step is to raise the terrain. The second step is to dig tunnels. The artificially built high platform and the closely connected Tibetan Soldier Cave form the Wusong Fort. system
The British and French allied forces invaded the coastal areas of the Qing Dynasty several times. The forts in Humen, Dagukou, Tianjinwei, Yantai and other places were ravaged by the artillery fire of foreign powers. Strategic coastal defense points were lost one after another. However, foreign powers never breached the Wusong Fort. This shows the defense of the Wusong Fort. How strong the fortifications are. Of course, foreign fleets have the ability to break through Wusong's defense line and enter the Yangtze River Basin. This is why tens of thousands of national flags are flying on the Huangpu River.
If we take this as a standard, Wusong Fort is just a showpiece. The enemy can attack Wusong Fort from land. As long as the enemy has sufficient strength, Wusong Fort will be defeated from both sides. The tragedy of defeat has long been doomed.
Along the way is a straight railway track. A wide cave is built with bricks and stones. Ten meters apart, there are pots of lime to prevent moisture and remove mildew. Twelve people are sitting on a flatbed truck, and four sergeants are shaking the axle. The flatbed truck is rushing towards the cave. The hidden soldier cave on the Wusong Fort has been excavated by generations of officers and soldiers, and the construction has long become a maze. Such a vast underground project is breathtaking.
Looking at the road where the railway tracks were laid, Li Guolou said with great satisfaction: "Master Fu, I came up with this railway track method for transporting troops, which can save a lot of manpower."
An officer said unconvinced: "What the hell, the Imperial Censor doesn't understand the situation of our Wusong Fort. When Mr. Fu was in Shanghai, we were already using the rails. Unfortunately, we haven't seen the locomotives still using manpower."
Li Hongzhang looked at the four sergeants who were skillfully shaking the axle handle and said calmly: "The Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau has successfully developed the locomotive and can haul a few cannons. It will be a piece of cake for the Wusong Fort to equip it soon."
"That's great. We have been waiting for this day for many years. Mr. Fu Xiang will come to welcome you."
The soldiers on the flatbed truck beamed with joy and praised Li Hongzhang for making the national defense industry so impressive, as if the Qing Dynasty had kept up with the pace of the industrial revolution since the advent of locomotives.
Li Guolou praised: "Oh, it turns out that Mr. Fu Xiang hides his secrets and thinks so deeply. I am really a frog in the well."
Li Guolou lamented in his heart that Li Hongzhang's pace was like a snail crawling. He laid two railway tracks and used his human power as a locomotive. If he hadn't expanded his financial resources and defrauded the money of the emperor's relatives, he had created a money empire by borrowing chickens to lay eggs. Li Hongzhang is still painting cakes to satisfy his hunger, waiting for the pie to fall from the world. He is Li Hongzhang's God, and it is he who made Li Hongzhang his savior. However, Li Guolou is a man who knows how to repay his kindness, and rarely responds to Li Hongzhang's requests. Li Hongzhang pays more and more attention to him and promotes him. Let him review the troops stationed in various places to integrate him into the Huai Army system and train him as a successor.
Originally, the people Li Hongzhang relied on in the military were Liu Mingchuan and Zhang Yao. These two people were Li Hongzhang's right-hand men. Li Hongzhang even wanted to regard Liu Mingchuan as his successor, believing that Liu Mingchuan's ideas were highly consistent with his. However, Li Guolou had a huge age advantage and his increasing ideological maturity. Li Hongzhang had already taken refuge under him and asked Li Hongzhang to change his course. After he had been in power for twenty years, he handed over the important task to Li Guolou. At that time, Li Guolou was in his forties and in the prime of life. Li Hongzhang thought deeply that he would not take over the leadership within twenty years.
Two foxes sit side by side and calculate each other's trump cards. They seem to be chatting and laughing in an intimate manner. In fact, they are making calculations and making calculations. They always feel that the other party owes them a lot.
Five troop transport ships docked at Wusong Military Port for one night and set sail the next day. I don’t know who tipped off Li Hongzhang about the coastal defense map of the Qing Dynasty secretly hidden by Li Guolou. Li Hongzhang was so angry that it was the first time he lost his temper against Li Guolou. The country had reached a critical moment and only knew about the hidden map. Li Guolou had no concept of the country at all. He pretended to be guilty and made excuses. He gave the original map to Li Hongzhang with both hands. This calmed the turmoil and allowed Li Guolou to recognize the fact. not credible
Just in case, Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou took two ships separately. When Li Hongzhang looked at the map Li Guolou gave him, Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure out some of the charts. He couldn't understand the arrows and twists and turns marked on the map. What does it mean? Li Hongzhang hurriedly asked someone to ask, only to find out that it was a map of ocean currents throughout the year. It turns out that when fighting at sea, you have to look at maps according to seasons. Li Hongzhang gained a new understanding of the rigor of the British. He was deeply disgusted by Li Guolou's little actions and felt pain for Li Guolou. It's so selfish that he can still be persuaded not to take other people seriously. This is a big taboo in the military. He is not a handsome man. Fujian and Taiwan need to respond to each other. There are so many generals from different systems. Only he can use his fingers like an arm.
Li Hongzhang mused with his hands behind his hands. This time he went to Mawei Port in Fujian to command the Taiwan naval battle. He made careful considerations to gain political capital instead of not signing the name "Li Hongzhang" on the traitorous treaty. Now the person who poses the greatest threat to his power is Shaanxi. Governor Zuo Zongtang of Gansu Province wanted to consolidate his position, so he went to the front line personally to command the war against Japan.