Entering the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, the snow gradually lightened up and stopped. After passing Pulandian, not only did it no longer snow, but the weather also turned sunny. It seemed that the bad weather was only raging in the north.
Since entering the area controlled by the Qing army, Xu Xiangde and Wu Yanbin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. According to Xu Xiangde, now they finally don't have to worry about their lives.
Driving in southern Liaoning, I saw remnants of defeated troops everywhere, and it was noisy even at night. Some artillery pieces and supplies were being pulled to the north, while others were piled on the roadside, with no one taking care of them. No matter whether they were officers or soldiers,
, people are all panic-stricken. Now we are less than twenty kilometers away from the Yellow Sea coast in the west. And more than ten kilometers east of the sea are the Changshan Islands.
When they drove here, Xu and Wu were very tempted and had an impulse in their hearts. They wanted to call for help directly, then turn the steering wheel eastward, go straight to the coast, and then get on the boat to escape the danger. But reason told them that they should get closer here.
The coast of the Yellow Sea is far from easy. On the contrary, it is easier to get closer to the coast in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula.
To the east of Liaonan is the Changshan Islands, the northernmost territory of the Ming Dynasty. The coast here is also the most tightly controlled by the Qing army. Every road from the inland to the coast is equipped with multiple checkpoints and strict inspections are carried out. The coast is five kilometers long.
There is no residential area inside, and there are stretches of barbed wire, mines, searchlights, watchtowers, and Qing army patrols leading wolf dogs on frequent patrols... Every year, hundreds of people are imprisoned for crossing this five-kilometer death zone.
Killed.
There is not even a small sampan on the coast of southern Liaoning. Even in the entire Liaodong Peninsula, lifebuoys, life jackets, car inner tubes, empty oil drums... anything that can be inflated and floatable are classified as contraband.
Private ownership is prohibited. Even those in the military
Such things are also strictly controlled to prevent them from flowing out of the army. It is truly "no one is allowed to enter the sea." Therefore, some people who were lucky enough to escape to the beach were either captured and shot or risked their lives because they could not find any tools to cross the sea.
Swimming in the sea, drowned and froze to death.
Although southern Liaoning is now in chaos and the coastal blockade may be loosened, Xu Xiangde decided not to take the risk and went to Lushun as originally planned.
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When it was almost dawn, the car stopped on the side of the road. Xu and Wu went to the back to find two Qing soldiers of similar build. They took off their Ming army uniforms and put on their Qing army uniforms. Then they took out their spare clothes.
Put on two pieces of casual clothes for the two Qing soldiers, and stuff them into two sets of Ming army uniforms.
When it was almost dawn, they entered Jinzhou. Jinzhou was where Dalian would later be located. The land suddenly narrowed in this place. The narrowest point was only seven kilometers, with seas on both sides. The chaotic situation of the Qing army here was slightly better.
, they were subjected to an interrogation.
Of course, they had no documents, but the Qing army corporal told the sentry that they were all sent by the Lushun Fleet Headquarters to collect important intelligence on the front line. They were attacked by the Japanese army and narrowly escaped death. He also brought the camera and video camera to the sentry.
Shaking.
Those sentries were frightened by the high-end equipment they had never seen before. It is expected that the deserters in front will only surrender to the Japanese and will never come back. Moreover, these high-end gadgets in their hands are not for collecting intelligence.
Yes?...Besides, it’s so chaotic now, with military vehicles driving south every hour.
Go north and go up... One moment, I am still here as a sentry, and the next moment, I may be pulled into the team and transferred to the north to be cannon fodder. No one will give me an extra ocean if I catch the spy, nor will I get a spy.
If someone comes to hold you accountable... then it's better to have one less problem than one more problem!
As a result, the military vehicle successfully passed through the Jinzhou Isthmus and entered the Lushun Peninsula.
Lushun Fortress has high walls and strong walls. After the Sino-Japanese War, the Northern Qing Dynasty faced the slaughtered city of Lushun, learned from the pain, and decided to build it into the "No. 1 Fortress in Northeast Asia." The city walls of Lushun are no longer made of adobe bricks, but large stones.
, grout the joints with cement in the middle. Follow 20
According to the requirements at the beginning of the century, the city wall must withstand the bombardment of 14-inch siege artillery. Laotieshan in the west of the city and Dongjiguanshan in the east of the city also have fortress forts respectively, eyeing Lushun City and the entire Lushun Port. As long as
If these two fortresses are not lost, Port Arthur will not be lost.
Xu Xiangde and Wu Yanbin felt cold in their hearts when they saw the city from a distance in the cab.
...Unless the defenders voluntarily surrender, the Ming army will die if they attack forcefully.
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At six o'clock in the morning, they stopped at Sanli Bridge, one kilometer away from Lushun City, where they contacted the Dongjiang Fleet again.
This time they did not use Suzhou dialect, but still used code words. Xiuxiu said very briefly, asking them to hide the film in a safe place first, and then go to see the Commander of the Lushun Fleet as Ming envoys. There was already
As long as Xu and Wu join the envoys previously sent by the Ming Dynasty in the same capacity, they can use their radio stations to contact the rear. Details will be discussed at that time.
Xu Xiangde changed back into the uniform of a Ming army officer and left his car, radio, weapons, and films and negatives with Wu Yanbin. He only took his Ming army ID and planned to go to the Lushun Fleet headquarters in the city alone.
"Xiao Wu," he said, "we can't completely follow their arrangements. The Suzhou woman on the radio is unreasonable. It seems that she only thinks about how to get us back, not how to make us make meritorious deeds. So we joined.
Envoy of the Ming Dynasty, even if the Lushun fleet surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, what will happen to us? What is our role?
"Now we are divided into two groups. I will go into the city first. If I wear these clothes, I will definitely be detained when I enter the city. There will definitely be chaos at the city gate. You guys will take the opportunity to enter the city with the film and try to find a place to develop the photos.
.Give all the money to the boss, develop all the photos, and add a line of text below the photos: 'Improved evidence that the Japanese army massacred prisoners of war.' . Try to wash as many pictures as possible, and wash as many pictures as you can.
"You hide the negatives in a safe place, take the photos with you, and find a way to sneak into the Lushun military camp and distribute these photos. At the same time, spread rumors that all the fleet brothers could have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and become Ming people, but now the commander
Those who are in charge of the ministry have accepted the day
With my own money, I want to sell the entire fleet to the Japanese... Just say that the Japanese only want ships but not people, and kill all those who have served as soldiers in the Qing army. In this way, it is best to cause a mutiny. You can do it
The louder the noise, the safer I will be at the headquarters. Do you understand?"
Wu Yanbin knew what he meant, nodded excitedly and said:
"Brother Xu, take care!"
Xu Xiangde took out his pistol and handed it to Wu Yanbin, then patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Take care of yourself!"
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Wu Yanbin drove a truck, carrying ten Qing soldiers, and followed Xu Xiangde, driving slowly and leisurely. When he was approaching the city gate, he stopped the car and watched Xu Xiangde stride towards the city gate.
In an instant, there was an explosion at the city gate. A Ming army officer blatantly entered the city, which really exceeded the imagination of the sentry at the city gate. More than a dozen Qing troops at the city gate shouted and swarmed up. Xu Xiangde immediately
He was cut behind his back with both arms, pushed to the ground, and more than a dozen guns were pressed against the back of his head.
All the Qing soldiers shouted "Hands up" majestically, and at the same time squeezed into the crowd and pressed various weapons on the back of the Ming army officer. The Qing soldiers around who were slow to react, at this time
They also reacted one after another, rushed in, pressed on the crowd, took out their guns and stuffed them down with all their strength, shouting "put your hands up".
Now, there were nearly twenty Qing officers and soldiers pressing down on Xu Xiangde, and each one of them was fully demonstrating their bravery and loyalty to the country.
Wu Yanbin's eyes widened, and he almost opened his jaw. He was really worried that Xu Xiangde would be crushed to death... To be honest, if there were any dangers along the way, and when he came to the city gate, he would be used by a group of Qing soldiers.
The "Roshan" was crushed to death, that was really...
But he didn't dare to stay, he knew he should seize this rare opportunity.
Wu Yanbin looked eagerly at the pile of "meat mountains", silently recited "Good luck, Brother Xu" in his heart, stepped on the accelerator and drove into Lushun City.
Until he entered the city dozens of meters away and turned around and disappeared from sight, the "meat mountain" at the gate of the city continued to add people.
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Wu Yanbin drove a military vehicle around the city, and from time to time he stopped and asked a soldier to go down and ask where there was a place to develop photos. Soon, they parked the car in front of a photo studio.
This photo studio is very large, but it is the only photo studio in the city. The owner is the brother-in-law of the father-in-law of the director of the Fengtian Provincial Police Department. It is also a monopoly operation. Lushun is such a big city and there are so many residents who need to take pictures.
There are hundreds of people developing photos every day. Although this photo studio is large, it cannot meet the demand at all. However, it is still the same as other places in Daqing. In this industry, as long as one person with a background comes,
Unless others have a bigger background, they shouldn't even think about it.
The lobby of the photo studio was packed with people, and everyone was queuing up, some for developing, some for taking pictures, and some for enlarging... There was a tall window at the end, and a feeble voice came from inside from time to time:
"No. 132...No. 132...did you hear it? No. No. 133! Okay, okay, next one! No. 133!"
At this time, an old man stumbled over, holding the high window with his hands, and shouted with a smile:
"Hey... Sir, Sir... I am No. 132, look, my order is here..."
As he spoke, he tried his best to pass a list into the window.
There was a sound of tearing paper from the window, and then a sheet torn in half flew out of the window and slowly fell to the corner with "No. 132" written on it.
The feeble voice in the window continued:
"Okay, 132 has passed, go back and get your number in line again! The next one is number 133!"
A young man from behind quickly came up and hurriedly handed the order into the window, smiling carefully and saying:
"Haha, sir, I am No. 133..."
The old man was pushed aside, his face was full of disappointment, and he almost cried.
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Wu Yanbin stood at the door of the lobby, staring blankly at all this, and murmured:
"Oh my God...how...why is this happening...when will this fucking turn come..."