Chapter 046 Jiulian City

Ten days later, Zhou Charter rushed to Fengtian. As soon as he inquired about it, the Feng army had been launched five days ago.

Zhou Charter hurried to the Yalu River and came to Jiulian City by the Yalu River.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, Jiulian City has been the place of trade between China and North Korea. It is the key road to trade between China and North Korea in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and at the same time, it is also the only place for the envoys of the two countries to communicate.

Jiulian City is backed by Dongshan, and the Yalu River and the river in the east. The terrain is dangerous, and there are nine cities, large and small, so it got its name. The Ming Dynasty built Zhenjiang City in Jiulian City and moved Changdienbao guerrillas here and stationed troops. Jiulian City became a military important place on the southeast border of Liaoning. During the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates repeatedly invaded North Korea, and the Ming army set out from Jiulian City several times to attack North Korea.

In the Qing Dynasty, Jiulian City was still the border trade and military stronghold of the Qing Dynasty in the northeast, and the only way for the Qing army to enter the DPRK.

Zhou Charter traveled thousands of miles north from Tianjin. Wherever he went, he was peaceful and there was no atmosphere of war. Even in Fengtian, a military town, the people are busy with their own business. They only know that the Feng army is going to North Korea. As for why the army went to North Korea, no one knows, let alone cares. The only concern of the people is when the Feng army will come back, because they have to rely on these soldiers to do business.

In the vast Qing Dynasty, only Jiuliancheng, a place of bullets, has a war atmosphere.

In fact, the so-called war atmosphere is just a gathering of countless soldiers and horses here, from Zhendong Mountain to the Yalu River, flags and barracks are everywhere.

However, the narrow streets of Jiulian City are full of drunken Qing officers and soldiers. These soldiers in colorful uniforms come from all over the country, including Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Guangdong, wandering around in groups. The people in the city were even more happy. Suddenly, so many soldiers came. Their business was booming and they made a lot of money, so the fools frowned.

On the chaotic street, a group of drunken soldiers scolded and scolded. In the shops on both sides of the street, the noise of guessing and drinking came one after another, and the shopkeeper accompanied them carefully to usher in.

Zhou Charter sighed secretly in his heart.

The army and the people regard sending troops to North Korea as a vacation!

It is no wonder that until now, the officers and soldiers in Jiulian City thought that their mission to fight in North Korea was to suppress the North Korean riots.

It is more comfortable to deal with a group of unarmed people in the chaos. It is more comfortable to spend money on vacation, and suppressing the people can not only eat well, but also come back with a full load of sheep.

The Qing Dynasty has never made the truth public, and the court does not believe in its own people or its own soldiers!

Tens of thousands of troops were scattered within a dozen miles of the city. The tents were connected and shoulder to shoulder. They circled the charter and found the mouth of the Anping River by the Yalu River from the millet garden, the Weizigou and Hushan all the way, but did not find the Fengjun garrison.

Zhou Charter had no choice but to go to Jiulian City to find someone to inquire, but the small Jiulian City was full of chaos. Zhou Charter met either ignorant people or soldiers who were so drunk that they did not even know themselves. No one could tell where the Feng army was stationed.

It was getting late, and his stomach cooed. Zhou Charter had to go into a restaurant and eat first.

The restaurant was full of people, full of soldiers, all with red faces and thick necks, staring at blood-red eyes, rolling up their sleeves, stepping on the bench to guess the order of boxing, and cheering and scolding endlessly.

Zhou Charter wears the uniform of the Beiyang Marine Division, and there is no word "shou" on the uniform, indicating that he is just an ordinary sailor. However, the uniform of Beiyang Marine Division is very shiny, compared with the coarse cloth uniforms on those soldiers.

Most of the soldiers in the Qing Dynasty are uneducated. They are all local troops transferred from all over the country. They usually only wander around the station and have never seen much of the world. Many people have never heard of Beiyang sailors at all, let alone seen this material.

However, they recognized the 1888 committee rifle on Zhou Charter's back.

At the beginning of 1894, Zhang Zhidong established a Hubei Gun Factory in Wuhan and introduced the production line of the German 1888 Committee rifles to prepare for the production of domestic Type 88 rifles. Less than three months ago, the production line has not yet been put into production. The 1888 committee rifle carried by Zhou Charter was originally imported from Germany, which was a high-tech luxury in the Qing Dynasty at that time.

A man wearing a shiny tweed uniform and carrying an imported rifle is very eye-catching in the chaos.

The store owner hurriedly greeted Zhou Charter: "Speaking this... Master, please."

The Qing army has no military rank except for the Beiyang Marine Division. The boss couldn't tell whether Zhou Charter was a soldier or an officer, but the boss recognized the material on his body, and he could wear it, at least he was a general.

Not only does the boss think so, but also the soldiers full of the house think so. The noise was lowered a lot, and many soldiers stared at Zhou Charter with red eyes.

Zhou Charter nodded: "Boss, find me a seat."

The boss smiled and said, "It's really a blessing for the boss to eat in the villain's shop. The boss upstairs is clean."

Zhou Charter followed the boss upstairs and came to a private room facing the street. Zhou Charter sat down and handed the boss a piece of shredded silver: "Boss, a bowl of noodles, more beef, and fifty beef cakes to pack." Zhou Charter knew that the logistics support of the Qing army was completely unsystematic. After going abroad, I'm afraid he can't count on it. If you want to fill your stomach, you'd better rely on yourself.

"Good." The boss promised and left the private room. After a while, a bowl of hot beef noodles and a large bag of beef patties were served.

The boss withdrew from the room, and Zhou Charter slowly ate.

Upstairs and downstairs were noisy, and the shops were full of the noise of Qing officers and soldiers. Zhou Charter shook his head and sighed. In the new barracks in the 21st century, the instructor said that the failure of the Sino-Japanese War was due to the corruption and incompetence of the imperial court. Now it seems that it is not only because of the corruption of the imperial court, but also the army of the Qing Dynasty is not capable at all. The army of war!

While eating, I suddenly heard the noise, and there was a faint cry of a woman.

Zhou Charter frowned, and there could be no women in the army of the Qing Dynasty! This is a military rule, and anyone who violates it will die!

Although the Qing army is becoming more and more corrupt, some officials are also secretly raising women in the army, and Shangguan also turns a blind eye, but now to go to the front line, no one is so bold to take women to North Korea to fight.

Is it the Qing army that robbed the civilian women?

Zhou Charter shook his head. Although the Qing army was corrupt, it was difficult to do anything harmful in North Korea, but now on the territory of the Qing Dynasty, they did not dare to do anything wrong.

Moreover, there is not a woman in Jiulian City. Since the arrival of the army, the women here have run away. The people of the Qing Dynasty are innately aware of security - soldiers cross the border and women dodged.

No woman is full and has nothing to do to drill into the army. Isn't that looking for bad luck?

Zhou Charter thought he had heard it wrong and continued to eat, but the woman's crying became clearer and clearer. Every time the woman cried, it attracted a group of men's laughter and messy dirty words.

Zhou Charter put down his chopsticks and said to the door: "Boss!"

The boss came in urgently: "What do you want to order? The villain will do it immediately."

"What's going on next door?"

The boss's face was embarrassed: "This boss, next door is from Shengjun. If you disturb the boss's meal, there's nothing the villain can do."

Zhou Charter has heard of Sheng Jun. Sheng Jun is stationed in Tianjin Station, with a total of more than 6,000 people from the 13th Battalion of Ma Bujun, and the main soldier is Rugui.

Shengjun is Li Hongzhang's direct Huai army. He has made many achievements in the battle with the Nian Army. He is well equipped and has considerable combat effectiveness. He is the main force in this battle. However, this army is also famous for its arrogance and domineering. The officers and soldiers have a banditry and never pay attention to others, and military discipline is also a problem. It is said that before Shengjun set out, Li Hongzhang warned Wei Rugui to be strict with military discipline and must not harass the people.

"Why is there a woman next door?" Zhou Charter asked, "This is the Qing Dynasty. They flirt with women. Isn't this too bold?"

The boss shook his head and said, "Master, there is indeed a woman next door, but it's not a woman from our Qing Dynasty, but a North Korean woman. The mother and daughter are lonely and pitiful. Two days ago, they ran over from the Yalu River and lived in a small store and were unlucky to meet soldiers. Master, I think you are different from those soldiers and have a good face, but don't worry about this matter. Shengjun's people are not easy to mess with.