Chapter 237 Once the article becomes Tianjin paper is also expensive
Ban Zhichao had surrendered, and Aoki Xuanzhun had lost his value. Liu Zhenming asked Ban Zhichao to chop off his head with a knife.
When Ban Zhichao, with one eye covered with gauze, appeared in front of all the Night Owl members along with Liu Zhenming, the Night Owl members could hardly believe it.
Firstly, they did not believe that Liu Zhenming would really leave the Japanese alive, and secondly, they did not believe that the Japanese would really surrender.
"This assassination incident was the result of Nozumi Aoki's own initiative. Mr. Ban has always expressed opposition. Now, he has decided to cooperate with us. Let this matter go away."
Ban Zhichao said to everyone with a sincere face: "Gentlemen, I'll take care of you from now on."
Liu Zhenming waved his hand and said coldly: "Mr. Ban, you are tired, go down and rest first."
Ban Zhichao looked calm, nodded and turned to leave.
After he left, Wu Peifu and others finally couldn't bear it anymore and started asking questions one after another.
"Captain, the wind is blowing and the wind is blowing, we still have to kill him."
"This kid might bring someone to catch us as soon as he's safe."
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"Don't worry, the Japanese emperor and Aoki Nozumi belong to different political factions. Only after Aoki Nozumi died can he come to power. I asked him to kill Aoki Nozun with his own hands, and asked him to write a letter insulting the Japanese emperor and surrendering.
Once the book is published, his whole family will be killed by the Japanese government, so cooperating with us is his best choice." Liu Zhenming had no choice but to find a reasonable reason.
Seeing that someone wanted to talk more, he waved his hand and said: "That's it. We will pretend that what happened tonight never happened. Otherwise, if the news spreads, not only our lives will be in danger, but our family members will also be implicated.
Japan's diplomatic relations will also be affected. Ziyu, how are the captain and the passengers?"
Wu Peifu clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Reply to the captain. The passengers on the ship had long been frightened out of their wits by the gunshots. I told them that it was a group of pirates who wanted to hijack the ship, and the pirates also had accomplices who have not been caught. If they mention this indiscriminately,
The remaining pirates would bring trouble to them, and they all believed it, and they all agreed in fear."
"Well, things have been handled well. From now until disembarkation, I won't appear in front of the passengers."
Liu Zhenming previously planned to have the merchant ship dock at an uninhabited coast in Liaodong. Then he would take five night owls off the ship and let Wu Peifu lead the group back. Now, of course, he would also take Ban Zhichao with him.
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This credit does not belong to him, but to Ban Zhichao.
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When Liu Zhenming landed in Liaodong and actively planned to assassinate Alexeyev, the Beijing and Tianjin areas began to be shaken by the name Tianshan Old Man.
"War is nothing more than the continuation of politics through another means!"
"The attempt to destroy the enemy's army is the spear of war!"
"Fear comes from concern for the body, while courage comes from the need for spiritual survival."
"There were four reasons for Yu Guan's defeat in the Sino-Japanese War. First, he lacked foresight and lack of preparation for the possible Japanese invasion of China. This was the cognitive reason for the failure of the war. Second, he blindly relied on foreign mediation and failed to focus on his own strength.
, are the external reasons for the failure of the war, the third is the belief in weapons determinism are the ideological reasons for the failure of the war, and the fourth are abandonment and loss of sea control are the strategic reasons for the failure of the war."
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Each sentence of wise words shocked all readers who read this article, and each paragraph was full of Chinese and foreign wisdom. From time to time, people's eyes lit up and enlightened.
The part of the manuscript that Liu Zhenming handed over to Ta Kung Pao only explained the nature of war. It comprehensively discussed what a country needs to do before starting a war from the aspects of the purpose and means of war, the role of generals, intelligence in war, war resistance, etc. something.
Moreover, this is not an empty theory. Liu Zhenming has combined the recent wars that China has suffered, as well as several famous wars in history, to analyze the causes, gains and losses. It is easy to understand, and there are many places. In order to explain clearly, Liu Zhenming Even the vernacular was used.
Although vernacular writing was proposed during the literary revolution around the May 4th Movement, there must have been fermentation for a period of time before that. In fact, since the reform movement, many literati have advocated vernacular writing. Huang Zunxian even said: "I write by hand and speak by mouth. How can I write in ancient times?" Can it be restrained? As a popular saying goes, if I were to be included in the compendium, future generations of five thousand years would be shocked by the stains of ancient times!"
The opening chapter, which has tens of thousands of words, is not boring and difficult to understand, but also makes people laugh every time after reading it, and they have to accept it.
It turns out that this is war, no wonder we will be defeated! Even the most ordinary people are thoughtful.
At first, Ying Lianzhi, the manager of Ta Kung Pao, published this article just for Lu Bicheng's sake, because it was a translated military work and was incompatible with the content of Ta Kung Pao. Ta Kung Pao was biased towards literature and art, and also introduced some Western ideas. .
What Ying Lianzhi did not expect was that the people who had just experienced a defeat in the war were thinking hard about why we had been defeated repeatedly. Most of the scholar-officials were looking for answers from the aspects of Western civilization and economy.
Of course, there are also military aspects.
However, in today's Qing Dynasty, there are no military scientists. The older generation of generals may not be able to read a single word, and the new generation of generals do not have mature experience.
They are all incompetent. To summarize, most of them can be summed up in one sentence - weapons are not as good as people.
At this time, Liu Zhenming told everyone that even if weapons were not enough, preparations could still be made in other aspects.
Therefore, when the newspaper came out that day, only some literati who cared about national affairs read the entire article at first. After reading it, they were all filled with regrets. Of course, what they regretted was that if the court had followed this way, the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1896 would not necessarily have failed, and the Allied Forces would have failed. The invasion of China may not happen because this war is an avoidable war.
Then word of mouth spread, causing more and more sensation. The imperial examination system had come to an end. Later, the Qing Dynasty completely abolished the imperial examination in 1905. Many literati were inseparable from the army at this time, and some went to work as soldiers. Some of the staff members entered the military preparation school.
After these literati saw this article, they didn't say anything and immediately forwarded it to their colleagues, superiors, etc., causing this article to spread among the upper levels at an extremely fast speed.
At the Governor's Mansion in Zhili, Duan Qirui hurried in with the Ta Kung Gazette. When he saw Yuan Shikai inside, he shouted excitedly: "Sir, the old man from Tianshan translated Clausewitz's "On War" ", no, it's not just a translation, he also incorporated a lot of his own military thoughts. It can be said to be a brand-new military book. With only tens of thousands of words, I can't stop reading it. I wish I could find the old man of Tianshan immediately and ask for the following. , Sir, you must find this old man from Tianshan."
Duan Qirui once studied at the Berlin Military Academy in Germany at official expense. He stayed in Germany for about two years. Of course he knew this military book, which was highly respected by Westerners. Not only did he know it, many German teachers also taught one or two lessons on this book.
Something related to the content.
As soon as he learned that someone had translated this book in a newspaper without overestimating his ability, he looked for it and read it. It is said that insiders see the rules and laymen see the excitement. Ordinary readers read Liu Zhenming's analysis of several war examples, and like
Soldiers like him pay more attention to the theories. Only soldiers who have experienced war and have certain knowledge can understand how vast and profound these theories are.
Yuan Shikai smiled bitterly, raised the newspaper in his hand, and said helplessly: "Qing Qing has already shown it to me. He can analyze the war so profoundly and see through the essence of victory and defeat. This person must be a special person."
He is a military master, but it is a pity that no one knows who the old man of Tianshan is."
Knowing that Yuan Shikai had already seen it, Duan Qirui was not too disappointed, but walked quickly to Yuan Shikai and said: "Sir, I think the military theory of the Tianshan old man is deeper than those of the German instructors and the Japanese instructors.
, Your Excellency is now organizing and training the new Beiyang Army. Instead of hiring those foreign instructors, it is better to hire this old man from Tianshan."
When Yuan Shikai saw that Duan Qirui praised the old man of Tianshan just because of this preface, he couldn't help but glance at him curiously. Although he thought the article was good, he was not to the point where he would not give up until he found the old man of Tianshan.
As we all know, Yuan Shikai neither studied in an orthodox military school nor led troops in any decent wars. Most of his status was obtained by relying on political power.
Of course, he also has his own strengths, which is the ability to recognize people, and Yuan Shikai is also able to make exceptional use of talents.
Duan Qirui explained hurriedly: "Sir, since the old man from Tianshan can translate War Theory and translate it so well, it means that he at least studied in Germany, and maybe he also stayed in a German school. How about the person who came from Germany?
Soldiers who have returned from studying abroad can translate this book, at least I can't. In addition, as soon as I read this article, I can see that the old man from Tianshan has rich practical experience, how can I not let such a person go?"
At this time, the Beiyang Army had just been established and was still full of vigor and vitality. It was far from being broken up by the struggle for power and profit in later generations. Therefore, Duan Qirui strongly recommended talents for Yuan Shikai's sake.
Seeing that the two important subordinates highly praised the old man of Tianshan, Yuan Shikai could not sit still. He had asked Wang Shizhen to search for the old man of Tianshan before, but after finding Lu Bicheng through Ying Lianzhi, Lu Bicheng excused himself and said that he did not know this person, but that there was someone the day before yesterday.
It was sent to her by chance.
Yuan Shikai originally wanted to give up, but now it seemed that he still wanted to find out who came from Tianshan.
"Well, prepare your horses, let's go to the Ta Kung Pao newspaper office!" Yuan Shikai shouted and picked up his sword from the table.
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In the Ta Kung Pao office, Ying Lian kept complaining to Lu Bicheng.
"Lan Qing, you have done me a disservice this time. Do you know this old man from Tianshan? Not only the soldiers, but also literati such as Yan Fu came to me to ask who the old man from Tianshan was. Alas, how could I know?
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In the theory of war, there are many idealistic philosophical thoughts of German thinkers such as Kant, Fichte and Hegel. Therefore, after this article came out, even Yan Fu and others paid great attention to it. (To be continued...)