In one day, Li Guolou received two battle reports of great victories. He walked back and forth in the military tent excitedly. He just received a telegram from home, saying that the deposits in the bank exceeded the 300 million mark, and all the private money of the people across the country was in his pocket. , this year will be a bumper year.
The war against Japan made him a national hero, and the war benefited his family business greatly.
Western countries began to impose economic sanctions on Japan and stopped importing textiles from Japan. Astronomical textile orders were all sent to his brother Li Guoyun's "Yadong Textile Factory", and the national textile industry ushered in a brilliant spring.
Li Guolou looked at the two telegrams and couldn't put them down. Liu Mingdeng led the Jianwu Army and burned to death 2,000 Japanese troops in one battle. How inspiring the military morale was. However, this kind of thing was too cruel. It had to be concealed and could not be published in the Di newspaper. Articles like these can be passed down orally.
Su Yuanchun did a great job. In one battle, he captured 80 bronze cannons, a transmitter and a code book. The Beidong Army's bombing of the camp deserves a special mention. Su Yuanchun distributed fifteen Japanese prostitutes to the soldiers. The leader is not worthy of boasting, so he has to hide it. It is also because he is too prudish. His subordinates did not think of sending him a few Japanese prostitutes. He has not touched a woman for several months. The only flaw is that he was chopped twice. There are more than a hundred heads of Japanese soldiers. Soldiers cannot desecrate the dead. The New Armed Forces is an ideal army and wins victory by being fair and aboveboard.
Li Guolou was overjoyed and said carefully: "Send me a congratulatory message, reward the Jianwu Army with 600,000 silver dollars, and order Liu Mingdeng to lead the Jianwu Army to march to Zhujiajiao, Guishan, to build a fortress, and build a fortress every mile." , slowly advancing into the hinterland of Guishan, encircling the enemy in Guishan with a cannibalization strategy, blocking the Japanese army's strategic space, and preparing for next spring's offensive. Liu Mingdeng was asked to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and the Jianwu Army was not allowed to enter the mountain to fight alone. All actions follow orders,”
Wang Han wrote down every word Li Guolou said, repeated his complaint, and asked: "Do you still have Commander Li? How do you reply to Su Yuanchun?"
Li Guolou said: "Mountain fighting is very hard. Let Su Yuanchun lead the army back to Xindian Town to rest and recuperate. This army will not be used for the time being."
"Yes," Wang Han closed his notebook and entered the telegraph room. Every military order from Li Guolou was transmitted to various armies by telegraph. Telegrams were Li Guolou's clairvoyance.
When Zheng Hengdan saw that Li Guolou used silver bullet offensive to bribe Liu Mingdeng again, he couldn't help but feel jealous, and said tactfully: "Commander Li, attacking with fire will hurt your moral character. Zhuge Kongming will die early if he burns the vine armor soldiers." Yeah, please don’t mention the burning of mountains again in the future. It’s better to let your subordinates do this kind of thing that hurts moral integrity. You don’t need to force it on yourself and let the historian record it in the annals of history.”
Zheng Hengdan sighed softly, as if he was feeling sorry for Li Guolou. His mouth was already mean, and he dared to say even the most unpleasant things.
Li Guolou was horrified. Catholicism, like Buddhism, emphasizes the cycle of cause and effect. This kind of thing should be taboo. The original image of Gao Daquan was ruined by him, and he told it in front of the leader of the army to let the people of Taiwan know where the mountain fire came from. The bow has no turning arrow. One day, God will punish him.
Li Guolou waved his arms, as if to wipe away all the dirty things, and said with a forced smile: "Let the past be bygones. Today is a good day. Let all the officers and soldiers celebrate the hard-won victory together."
"Well, I'm going to see if the venue is organized," Zheng Hengdan said with his hands, turned and left the tent. He only had to remind Li Guolou about this kind of thing once. There is no need to get into trouble. There are various characters in an army. Just like in an opera, there are both good and bad at birth and at the end of the day, everyone has done his or her duty, and he should be the bad guy. There is no need for Li Guolou to put a shit basin on his head.
Li Guolou held a celebration meeting, rewarded the three armies, and distributed boxes of shining silver coins.
Each soldier was given five silver coins, and the officers were given six silver coins. The officers and soldiers who made meritorious service were awarded medals. Li Guolou took a group photo with the officers and soldiers.
In a blink of an eye, the soldiers deposited their silver dollars in the military supply office, so that if they were honored, their families would still receive silver dollars. Officers and soldiers who had received heavy rewards for their meritorious service would also wire their reward money back to their hometowns.
The officers and soldiers came out of the haze of losing their comrades, and they were all in high spirits, ready to make new achievements. Tomorrow they will go to a new battlefield, and they don't know when they will see each other. Each army held a grand celebration banquet, and the soldiers drank like drinking boiled water. .
The officers in the logistics department circulated Li Guolou's poems, shook their heads and pretended to be Confucian generals, and wrote crooked poems one after another, as if this would help them pass the imperial examination.
The camp was filled with a happy and peaceful atmosphere. Li Guolou finally slept peacefully, drank three bowls of yellow soup, and slept until dawn.
The next day, Li Guolou led more than a hundred Geshiha to Keelung Port to command the Qing Dynasty Navy in battle. The Qing Dynasty Navy finally hoped that the right time, place and people would come. For this naval battle, Li Guolou had been preparing for a long time. We must use the most bloody means to defeat the Japanese navy.
Li Guolou was high-spirited, galloping astride his horse, and more than a hundred cavalrymen were galloping. They were all dressed the same, with silk scarves covering their faces. Judging from their appearance, it was difficult to tell who the commander was.
The hearts of the people in Taiwan were already with the Qing Dynasty, but a very small number of people resisted to the end, and there were enemies who fired cold shots along the way. Therefore, Li Guolou marched cautiously, never showing off his identity, and dressing up like ordinary officers and soldiers.
The Japanese are a nation that likes assassination. Ninjas disguise themselves as people from ethnic minorities and hang out in villages. They want to assassinate Qing army commanders. Those who use cold guns along the way include Japanese ninjas, who are all sharpshooters.
Li Guolou was always vigilant and had encountered many dangers. However, he had taken appropriate measures and had not yet been in danger. He had just experienced a battle and won the final victory. Along the way was the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Li Guolou felt a little relaxed. , I didn’t think much about “Japanese Ninja” in my mind.
As dusk approached, the cavalry arrived at Xindian Town. Li Guolou once set up his headquarters here. After living in Xindian Town for a period of time, people have inertial thinking. Li Guolou also did the same. He thought of the people of Xindian Town. He received the warm reception and his mouth was filled with saliva. He pointed his riding whip at the watchtower in front of him and said with a smile: "Knife handle, we will still stay at the landlord's house at night."
"Okay, I'll go to the front station first and see what delicious food Lao Cai has at his house." Without thinking much, Scabbard Yun led a small group of cavalry and entered Xindian Town first.
Horse hooves stepped on the bluestone road. Scabbard Yun and his group of thirty people looked around and finally saw a decent town.
There were friendly smiles along the way. During the war, soldiers were the customers with the most purchasing power. Merchants liked the presence of military masters. The friendly shouts made the cavalry team slow down. Everything looked so coordinated. Something is wrong.
The New Armed Forces Army has three battalions of cavalry and more than 700 horses, which gives them an advantage in fighting on the plains. These horses were personally trained by Sword Sheath Yun, and relied on Li Guolou's strong financial resources to transport them to Taiwan from the mainland of the motherland. Sword Sheath Yun Not long after arriving in Taiwan, I wanted to make more military exploits, but I didn't expect that danger was approaching.
There were many sentries along the way. Qing troops and Fan soldiers were patrolling the streets together. There were Qing troops stationed nearby. Xindian Town was at the rear. There was no fighting. Scabbard Yun relaxed his vigilance and did not notice a few unfamiliar faces. He secretly observed the people here. A horse team.
With the help of two traitors, two Japanese ninjas have been hiding in Xindian Town, hoping to make a big deal and assassinate the Qing commander.
The Japanese assassination team discovered that Li Guolou, the top commander of the Qing army, once lived in the home of the big landowner Cai Guoxi, so the key place to wait was at the door of Cai Guoxi's home.
The last time Li Guolou stayed at Cai Guoxi's house, the security was very tight. Military control was implemented in Xindi Town, so outsiders did not know.
But after Li Guolou left, military control had been lifted, and Cai Guoxi would naturally brag about it. Li Guolou lived in his house, and what he had eaten and said had become Cai Guoxi's talk after dinner, and everyone in the town knew it.
The two traitors inquired about some of Li Guolou's situation and informed the two Japanese ninjas. Together, the four of them believed that Li Guolou was likely to come again, so they waited here, pretending to be hawkers, and set up a trap not far from Cai Guoxi's home. I visited two stalls, and as expected, I came to Li Guolou for the second time.
No one expected that several Japanese ninjas were hiding in Xindian Town, and Li Guolou walked into a trap set by a Japanese assassination group.
When the cavalry team arrived at the gate of the Cai family compound, Scabbard Yun jumped off the horse and shouted loudly: "Old Cai, my friend is here, why don't you come out to greet him?"
"Oh, it's you, Knife Handle. I knew you were a friend. Come on in and talk." Cai Guoxi walked out of the house and saw Scabbard Yun. He couldn't help but laugh and warmly invited Scabbard Yun into the house.
Scabbard Yun was originally from the world of martial arts, he spoke carelessly and joked without scruples, and the two of them entered the compound hand in hand.
In accordance with military regulations, Sword Sheath Yun set up four sentries at the door. These were Ming's officers on duty. Ten sentries were also set up inside the compound. Each window on the watchtower floor was guarded by a sharpshooter. Every door in the courtyard was guarded by a sharpshooter. , and a sentry will be arranged.
Others, Geshiha, first checked Cai Guoxi's house, but found no strange faces. Cai Guoxi's family of fifteen members, from family members to servants, did not behave abnormally. Geshiha searched every nook and cranny.
The ten servants of Cai Guoxi's family were arranged to the courtyard on the west side and were not in contact with the Qing soldiers guarding Li Guolou.
Cai Guoxi once had an experience where he asked his family to move several rooms to prepare to entertain Li Guolou and his party.
The Japanese invasion of Taiwan caused many people to be displaced and leave their homes. Many strangers came to Xindian Town to seek a living. There were many people setting up stalls on the streets. Cai Guoxi was a local tycoon. He took the lead in donating money and materials when the country was in crisis. Cai Guoxi sent half of his servants. Serve the country, fight against Japanese pirates, and refugees set up stalls in front of his house. As long as it does not affect the family's travel and will not drive them away, the Cai family will instead rescue the refugees and act as a good person.
It is precisely because Cai Guoxi is a patriotic gentleman that Li Guolou can live in Cai Guoxi's house with peace of mind. In his heart, Li Guolou still likes to interact with rich people, and he will eat and drink without feeling indebted to others.
Taiwan has many ethnic minorities and their languages are equally complex. Two Japanese ninjas mingled among the refugees, and two traitors provided cover. No flaws were revealed. These four killers were not discovered by the Qing patrol team.
As Li Guolou's personal guard, all actions have been formulaic. Each Geshiha has his or her own responsibilities. Soon, the sentry posts in the Cai Family Courtyard were completed.
In the Cai family compound, there is a guard post every three steps and a sentry post every five steps. Not even a bird can fly in, but no one takes care of the dozen stalls at the entrance of the compound.
The obese Cai Guoxi did not notice that there were Japanese people in the two stalls. He stood at the gate politely, waiting for Li Guolou to arrive, followed by the chief steward Cai Lao Nie.
A large black-spotted dog, Huahuachang, raised by the Cai family, seemed to know that a big shot was coming, wagging its tail and following its owner.
It was getting dark and it was time to close the stalls. There were not many stalls on both sides of the street. More than a dozen stall owners packed up their goods and were ready to go back. Some stall owners saw the Qing soldiers suddenly setting up sentries and stopped curiously to take a look. Let’s see who will come to the Cai Family Courtyard.
The four killers in two of the stalls had discovered an unusual scene. A group of well-equipped Qing troops suddenly arrived at the Cai family compound. At a glance, they knew that a high-ranking Qing army official was coming to stay at the Cai family compound.
The four people in the two booths communicated with each other with their eyes, nodded understandingly, secretly put the guns and grenades into their pockets, and prepared for the assassination operation. However, the four assassins were right, and the blind cat met Li Guolou.
Li Guolou slowly drove into the alley with the cavalry. Li Guolou still wore his veil, for fear of being watched by passers-by.
Li Guolou has long become a legendary figure in the Qing Dynasty. His portrait is enshrined in brothels. The people built the Zilong Temple under the pretext of Zhao Zilong's reputation. In fact, it was Li Guolou's "birth shrine". His portrait was offered to Guan Gong in people's homes. together.
Li Guolou is quite like Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty. He was backed by two empress dowagers and had great power. Local officials fawned over him and built the Zilong Temple, which was even more magnificent than the Guandi Temple, just to ingratiate himself with Li Guolou. Guolou.
As long as Li Guolou appears on the street, it will cause traffic jams, so Li Guolou tries not to appear in public places and wears a veil while riding a horse to avoid unnecessary trouble.
When a cavalry of more than 70 people entered the alley, Li Guolou faced the biggest crisis in his life.