Chapter 262 New Year's Eve 3

When Shannian came to Wuhan, he only brought 10,000 taels of silver. Shannian did not have much hope for this trip.

Sheng Xuanhuai is a well-known owner who sees money and doesn't recognize him. With this 10,000 silver, it's good to be able to open the joints and see Sheng Xuanhuai.

The intention of the grand year is that as long as you can see Sheng Xuanhuai and persuade Sheng Xuanhuai to send several engineers to Pyongyang to help Zhang Jun build a simple arsenal, it will be successful. As long as an arsenal can be built in Pyongyang, it is also a good way to build a Zhou Charter, and it is a good way for sustainable development.

As expected in the grand year, he closed the door at the door of Sheng Xuanhuai's government office, and Sheng Xuanhuai took advantage of the excuse to disappear.

Just as Shannian was frustrated and planned to return to North Korea empty-handed, Sheng Xuanhuai suddenly appeared in his inn.

Then, he received an unusual warm reception from Sheng Xuanhuai.

What happened immediately made the grand year fall into a dream.

Sheng Xuanhuai praised Zhang Jun, led by Zhou Charter, for his bravery and good at fighting, promoting national prestige overseas, and killed the Japanese chieftain in Anzhou! He is really a loyal and brave man of the Qing Dynasty and the Great Wall of steel of the Chinese nation! At the same time, Sheng Xuanhuai praised the grand year, claiming that the Sheng family has produced such a young and prosperous rising star. The Sheng family is glorious and the ancestors are lucky!

Then, Sheng Xuanhuai said that Zhang Jun's heroic deeds in North Korea deeply infected the majority of employees of Hanyang Arsenal. The employees spontaneously organized to raise funds for Zhang Jun. Although the money and goods raised were not much, it was also the intention of the employees. Please accept it on behalf of Zhang in the year.

The grand year is greatly frustrated, and the employees of the arsenal are engaged in fundraising. Although the spirit is commendable, how much money can there be!

However, when Shannian saw the fundraising list, his eyes were straight!

The list says: 50,000 taels of silver, 3,000 rifles, 2,000 pistols, ten wild guns, ten mountain cannons, five machine guns, 500,000 bullets, 5,000 shells and 5,000 grenades. In addition, there are also medicines, food, transportation of mule and horse vehicles, and several quilts.

The materials on this list are worth millions of taels of silver. If the employees of Hanyang Arsenal donate generously, it can only be said that the employees of Hanyang Arsenal are millionaires!

What makes the grand year more incredible is that the weapons and equipment on the list are all the latest products of Hanyang Arsenal, which have not been equipped in other troops in the Qing Dynasty, and even Zhang Zhidong's troops have not enjoyed these equipment.

Sheng Xuanhuai put forward two requirements for the grand year:

First, all items are donated and have nothing to do with him as the general manager.

Second, Zhang Jun must receive these equipment in Yingkou, Liaodong. The receiving place is a small fishing village called Lao Longzui by the sea in Yingkou.

The grand year moved, and these two conditions are very mysterious.

This batch of materials are all the most new weapons and equipment, enough for Zhang Jun to equip the two regiments. Not to mention the ordinary employees of Hanyang Arsenal, Sheng Xuanhuai himself did not dare to give the equipment to Zhang Jun without permission. The so-called donation is pure nonsense. Those who have the power to do this are at least governors, but having power does not mean having the courage to do such a thing! Without the support of the court, even Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, would not have the courage!

And the delivery location is even more mysterious. Yingkou is located in Liaodong!

The south of Haicheng in eastern Liaoning has fallen into the hands of the Japanese. The Qing army is fighting with the Japanese army in Haicheng, and the camp is not far from Haicheng. The Qing army and the Japanese army repeatedly competed with the camp, which is at the forefront of the resistance against the Japanese army.

Before Shannian woke up, Sheng Xuanhuai took out another red sandalwood box with a yellow brocade package. Sheng Xuanhuai said that he respected Zhou Charter and specially prepared a small gift for Zhou Charter. Please be sure to hand it over to Zhou Charter in the middle, and you must not transfer it to others in the middle. In order to thank Shannian for passing the gift, Sheng Xuanhuai gave Shannian a silver ticket of 100,000 silver, which was regarded as an errand fee for him.

The errand fee is 100,000 taels of silver. What's the value of the gift? Let's weigh it yourself!

After saying this, Sheng Xuanhuai urged Shannian to leave immediately and go to Yingkou, and the "donation" was already on the way.

Grand is full of doubts, and I don't know what medicine is sold in Sheng Xuanhuai gourd. But two points are certain. First, those weapons and equipment must be there! There is no need for Sheng Xuanhuai to make up myths with Shannian! Second, now the position of host and guest has been reversed. It is not a grand year for Sheng Xuanhuai, but for Sheng Xuanhuai for Zhang Jun! At least, Sheng Xuanhuai hopes that Zhang Jun will attack Liaodong!

No matter who asks for whom, this matter is of great importance. Shannian did not dare to delay, so he immediately said goodbye to Sheng Xuanhuai, left Wuhan and hurried to Yingkou.

When Sheng Xuanhuai arrived at the mouth of the old dragon in Yingkou, it happened to be the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

At this time, the Nomu Xidian Brigade of the Second Army had just occupied the camp.

Lao Longzui is located at the mouth of the Liaohe River, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea. It is a remote fishing village that has not attracted the attention of the Japanese.

In a secret harbor at the mouth of the Liaohe River, Shannian saw more than 20 fishing boats, which were exactly the "donations" promised by Sheng Xuanhuai!

These "donations" disguised as firewood and grass, took a boat along the south of Liaoning River and arrived at Lao Longzui. It was a group of Huguang people who escorted the "donations" who claimed to be employees of Hanyang Arsenal. However, Shannian can see that they are a group of professional soldiers.

Soon after, Shannian saw Zhou Charter.

Zhou Charter led his troops to take the path around Jiulian City. Originally, he planned to cross the Xiaoyang River, cross Buyun Mountain, and interspersed the Wafangdian from the interval between the Japanese and Qing armies. Then, he bypassed Jinzhou and went straight to the city of Lushun, and the Japanese army stationed in Lushun launched a raid.

Zhang Jun is fighting spirited, but after all, there are only 2,000 people and the equipment is backward. If he wants to break through Lushun, he can only take a surprise attack. Once his whereabouts are discovered by the Japanese army, Zhang Jun will fall into the siege of the Japanese army and face annihilation.

Zhou Charter's headquarters had just arrived at the Xiaoyang River. Qian Yougui, the Minister of Military and Military Affairs, hurriedly caught up. He was ordered by Luo Mingfang to convey the top-secret news: Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, sent a secret envoy and asked Zhou Charter's troops to go to the old dragon mouth of Yingkou to receive weapons and equipment.

This news surprised Zhou Charter.

In the officialdom, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, has always been arrogant and has no contact with Zhang Jun. Moreover, the general opinion of the court is that Zhang Jun belongs to Li Hongzhang's system. Although Zhang Zhidong is also a foreign affairs faction, he is from the Qing school and has always been at peace with Li Hongzhang. Zhang Zhidong has never asked anything about Li Hongzhang. Now, Zhang Zhidong suddenly provided weapons and equipment to Zhang Jun, which is not in line with Zhang Zhidong's principle of being a man.

After discussing with Feng Guozhang, Zhou Charter still decided to go to Lao Long's mouth to explore the truth.

This is mainly because Zhang Jun's equipment is really poor. Zhou Charter is not sure about attacking Lushun with such equipment, and he has no choice.

Of course, it turns out that neither Zhang Zhidong nor Sheng Xuanhuai lied.

What Zhou Charter saw in Lao Longzui is the most advanced infantry equipment of the Qing Dynasty, which is even better than the equipment of ordinary Western troops.

What excites Zhou Charter more is that there are more than 20 fishing boats. Zhang Jun can take a boat into Liaodong Bay, avoid crossing the Japanese occupation area on land, quickly reach the Lushun Peninsula, and enter the city of Lushun!

The escorts seem to have foresee the idea of Zhou Charter for a long time. They have found boatmen and sea guides. They are all ordinary fishermen in Liaodong. Their hometowns are occupied by the Japanese. The tragedy of Lushun has aroused their strong hatred. Hearing that Zhang Jun is going to Lushun to fight against Little Japan, the fishermen scrambled for Zhang. Military rocking ship.

Zhang Jun rested for a day in Laolong's mouth and had enough to eat and drink. When night fell, Zhang Jun boarded the ship.

Those local fishermen were familiar with the sea route. They chose a secret route close to the coast and avoided the Japanese sea patrol boats. They unconsciously arrived at the Lushun Peninsula, landed in Nanguanling, and quickly penetrated south. On New Year's Eve, they reached the foot of Erlong Mountain in the north of Lushun City.

It's a good day in Lushun, and the moon is dark.

In the distance, the high chest wall of Erlongshan Fort is faintly visible.

That is the largest fort in Lushun's land defense fort, which is standing in front of Lushun Military Port.

Lushun is known as Gibraltar in the Far East. Dozens of coastal defense forts and land defense forts guard Lushun military port like an iron barrel. This was originally a masterpiece of the national defense project in the Qing Dynasty. Its designer and builder was Yuan Shikai's father Yuan Baoling.

However, Yuan Baoling never thought that the Lushun Fortress, known as solid as gold, would be easily captured by the Japanese, and this fortress really became the solid Far East Gibraltar in the hands of the Japanese! If the Qing army wants to recapture Lushun, it is more than going to the sky.

Erlongshan Fort is the core position of Lushun Land Fort. Standing on Erlong Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of Lushun.

The team of more than 2,000 people was silent.

Sheng Xuanhuai or Zhang Zhidong are very thoughtful. In addition to weapons and equipment, there are also a lot of dry food and fresh water, even brine eggs and liquor. Zhang's officers and soldiers had a full meal and were all refreshed.

A bright moon hung on the top of Erlong Mountain. Zhou Charter looked at the curved moon and sighed.

The attack on Lushun is certainly a revenge for the people of Lushun. However, even if there is no Lushun slaughter incident, it is imperative.

The whole country is optimistic about the prospect of war, which makes Japan full of an anxiety. From the government to ordinary people, they believe that there is no need to entangle with the Qing Dynasty. This Qing Dynasty is decadent and can't stand the blow at all! A decisive battle is enough to defeat the Qing Dynasty and quickly end the war!

In this atmosphere, negotiations are no longer considered in Japan. Because politicians believe that force will benefit more than political means! On this kind of back. Under the scene, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rudely rejected the request for peace talks in the Qing Dynasty.

Zhou Charter is keenly aware that the upcoming battle of Shandong launched by the Japanese army is not an isolated battle, and signs indicate that this will be an all-scale war launched by the Japanese army against the Qing Dynasty!

This battle will never be limited to Shandong.

North Korea and Liaodong will also face a large-scale invasion by the Japanese army.

However, the court of the Qing Dynasty did not seem to realize this.

Or, even if the court understands this, it can't cope with it.