The atmosphere in the Chinese town became more and more tense day by day. Everyone had received the news that the British army was coming. Everyone was uneasy and unsure of what to do.
This is the biggest difficulty that everyone has faced since the uprising. It is possible that the Chinese town that was finally captured will be destroyed in one day, and everyone will be buried here. Although the Chinese people have no idea, no one wants to
Liu Zhenming's request to retreat was simply due to the fact that he had exhausted all his strength during training and even passed out.
Liu Zhenming acted as if nothing was wrong, and still ordered the army to conduct various trainings in an orderly manner. He himself led the soldiers and sniper teams to survey the terrain. It was not that he was confident, but at this time, everyone was looking at him, so he
Don't show the slightest hint of nervousness.
Chinatown is about 400 kilometers away from Vancouver. There are no other small towns on this road, only some small villages, but the people in these small villages have long since fled.
There is a saying that you can travel a thousand miles by day and eight hundred miles by night. If there is a road from Vancouver to Chinatown, or you can take a train, it will be possible. Otherwise, the marching speed will never be so fast.
The light cavalry can barely travel a hundred miles a day, while the infantry is even slower. The marching speed is three to forty miles a day, which is not too slow. If a large-scale attack like the British army comes to attack, considering its baggage, food and grass, and the rugged mountain roads
, if you want to go from Vancouver to Chinatown and do nothing else but just march, it will take about twenty-five days.
Therefore, Liu Zhenming asked Zhang Donglai, the captain of the engineering team, to organize manpower and prepare to destroy the railway from Vancouver to Chinatown before the British arrived.
This section of the railway was only a section of tunnel that was blown up by Liu Zhenming. Later, Drunni organized people to rescue the British soldiers who were buried alive in the tunnel. In the end, due to Liu Zhenming's attack, only half of the tunnel was dug and it ended without any problems.
But this time, a train stopped at both ends of the tunnel, and countless Chinese people got off the train. Well, it should be said that on the train coming from Vancouver, a lot of white people got off.
After Sean asked Christu in Victoria for instructions, the two sides still had not reached an agreement on the terms of the alliance. Christu finally invited Liu Zhenming to go to Victoria to discuss the alliance. Liu Zhenming readily agreed because when he came back, he could survey along the way.
Depending on the terrain, you can also take the opportunity to destroy the railway.
Liu Zhenming got off the train at the place where he was ambushed that day, and looked at Sean, who had his head held high.
Sean shrugged his shoulders and said with a proud look on his face: "Mr. Liu Zhenming, our train has been waiting there for a long time. You can take it right away and arrive in Vancouver before dark. And, to show our sincerity, we
But we brought a train of Chinese passengers."
The expression on Liu Zhenming's face was slightly better, but the Fenians still couldn't get stronger. Also, more than 30,000 British troops were about to arrive, and the pressure in their hearts was no less than that of himself.
"Then let's go!"
Liu Zhenming looked at his guard platoon and engineering team, which totaled more than 200 people. These people would go to Vancouver with him. It was not that Liu Zhenming was afraid of what the Fenians would do to him. They wanted to destroy the railway on the way back.
As for whether 200 people is enough, aren't there still many Chinese in Vancouver?
After climbing over the hillside, they reached the other end of the tunnel. Liu Zhenming saw a double-headed train parked there. Under the train, a large group of Chinese people, estimated to number two thousand, stood beside the Chinese people.
, and there were Fenians armed with live ammunition on guard.
When the Chinese people in the Vancouver area saw Liu Zhenming and his entourage, they lowered their heads and started whispering.
"Is he Mr. Liu? I heard that he killed many British people, and now even the rebellious white people are coming to find him."
“Shh, speak softly, Mr. Liu!”….
…
A pair of eyes full of complicated emotions glanced at Liu Zhenming gently. The mood of these Chinese people in Vancouver was the same as their eyes, which were extremely complicated, including admiration, dissatisfaction, and anger.
The trajectory of their lives changed because of Liu Zhenming, and their peaceful destiny experienced ups and downs because of Liu Zhenming.
First, because Liu Zhenming assassinated McKinley, they were monitored by white people. Then Liu Zhenming came to British Columbia, and they were gathered together. Their property was confiscated and they were about to be deported back to the country. Then, the situation changed drastically, and another group of
The white people rebelled, and they were sent here as bargaining chips.
In a word, whether they like it or not, their fate has long been linked to Liu Zhenming.
"Folks, I, Liu Zhenming, am sorry to all of you for causing the folks to be frightened because of me." Liu Zhenming walked up to the Chinese people, suddenly bowed his body, made a long bow, and apologized.
The resentment and grievances in the hearts of the Chinese people seemed to slowly dissipate with Liu Zhenming's bow.
"Mr. Liu, it doesn't have to be like this. You are the hope of our overseas Chinese."
"Yes, although our situation has become a bit difficult, at least those white people no longer regard us as weak and pathetic people who can be bullied."
"You don't know, when the news that you defeated the foreign army came back to Vancouver, we were all happy and elated. If we weren't being watched by the foreigners, we would have set off firecrackers to celebrate."
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"Mr. Liu, please get up quickly." An older man stepped forward to support Liu Zhenming and looked at him with mixed emotions and said.
"Thank you fellow villagers for your magnanimity and forgiving Liu's recklessness!" Liu Zhenming stood up straight, looked at everyone with a sincere face, and then said: "Fortunately, Liu still has a chance to make up for his mistakes. Please go to China Town, fellow villagers."
, where white people will never bully us again.”
“Chinatown!”
These three words came out of the mouth of a famous Chinese. When they looked at Liu Zhenming again, they only saw his confidence and pride.
Seeing that the Chinese were leaving, Sean quickly stepped forward to stop them and said, "Liu, these Chinese can't leave yet."
"Huh?" Liu Zhenming looked at Sean, his power naturally revealed without any pretense.
Sean felt that his gaze was like a knife cutting into his heart. He couldn't help but swallow secretly, changed his tone hurriedly, and asked: "I would like you to do a small favor, dig this tunnel, so that we can communicate more easily."
."
"Is this what you really think?" Liu Zhenming's eyes burst into light, and he already understood the intentions of these people.
Sean didn't dare to look at Liu Zhenming, and finally Nuonuo said: "There are still some guns and ammunition in the tunnel..."
On that day, the British Marine Corps came with a lot of arms. Unfortunately, they were buried inside before they were used. There were a thousand people, and they were rich British guys. The arms inside were not what Sean wanted.
To put it simply, it’s no wonder the Fenians are so excited.
"If you can help dig, we will give you one-tenth of the arms." Sean gritted his teeth and said with a look of unwillingness. The Fenians had no support from the Yankees, no source of weapons, and they were running out of ammunition.
It's almost done, so I attach great importance to this batch of arms in the tunnel.
At this time, Sean secretly regretted in his heart and blamed Victoria's colleagues. If soldiers were sent to dig, this would still happen there. Now, it is heartbreaking to give these Chinese one-tenth of the arms.
Christu never imagined that the eloquent Sean would agree to hand over part of the arms under the pressure of the Chinese. In the eyes of the Fenians, it was only natural for the Chinese to help.
Liu Zhenming just looked at him without saying a word. Sean's heart skipped a beat. The other party's appetite was too big. He said with difficulty: "Two out of ten, no more will be enough. Although I know you will also be short of arms, but we
But the main force in this battle..."
Liu Zhenming waved his hands generously and said: "Two out of ten, do you think we are beggars? Forget it, I'll give it all to you!"
"You, what did you say? Give it all to us, are you sure? Yes, you said it, you can't go back on it!" Sean opened his eyes wide in surprise and spoke incoherently with excitement.
"Let's go to Vancouver, don't waste my time." Liu Zhenming flicked his sleeves and boarded the train first, thinking in his heart: Look at the fun of you Fenians, you are the emotional beggar, not us, so little arms