Chapter 017 Stepping on two boats

"That uncle said." Lai Chuanwu smiled and said, "Our teacher is so noisy that the Japanese have a hard time. They only have two choices. First, stop the war, which is the best choice, but the Japanese will never do it. If it were me, they would not do it. Damn, with such a large amount of capital, I got nothing in the end, and no one can be reconciled!"

"What about the second one?" Then Hawu asked.

"Second, it is to retake Lushun Port and continue the war."

"Nonsense!" Lai Chuanwu scolded, "As long as the brain is not kicked by the donkey, everyone knows!"

Lai Chuanwu said solemnly, "Uncle, Japan will definitely take back Lushun, which is certainly well known to the world. However, how can the Japanese seize it? I'm afraid many people don't know.

"Do you know?" Nahawu shouted, "Is your son of a bitch the roundworm in the emperor's stomach?"

Lai Chuanwu said: "I am sure that the Japanese must withdraw troops from North Korea and attack Lushun by sea. As a result, the Japanese are seriously insufficient in North Korea, so they can only give up their plan to advance north and take a defensive position in the Linjin River. And our Zhangjun was also unable to attack to the south. The Battle of Linjin River was over, and the brothers could drink.

"Lai Chuanwu, won't the Japanese withdraw troops from Shandong to attack Lushun?"

"Absolute no!" Lai Chuanwu said, "First, the Shandong Campaign has begun. The three divisions of the Japanese army are against 200,000 troops of the Qing Dynasty. Shandong also has the Beiyang navy. Although this Beiyang navy was defeated in the Yellow Sea, the thin camel is bigger than the horse and has some combat effectiveness. How can the Japanese easily get out? Second, even if the Japanese can get out, they will never give up. Shandong is the dream of the Japanese. After occupying Shandong, it can directly threaten the land of the capital. The Japanese are equivalent to putting a knife around the neck of our Qing Dynasty! If I were the emperor, I would definitely order the Japanese army to fight back and completely destroy the Beiyang navy and occupy the whole territory of Shandong, regardless of Lushun. In this way, although the Japanese lost Lushun, they got Weihaiwei. The Japanese can still fight this war with the defense port of Weihai!"

Naha Wu was speechless, and the analysis of Lai Chuanwu was indeed in the middle.

The war that broke out on the first day of the Chinese New Year was a full-scale war between Japan and the Qing Dynasty. The overall goal of this war was to completely defeat the Qing Dynasty. In order to achieve this goal, the primary task was to occupy Shandong and eliminate the Beiyang navy.

The Korean Campaign is just a subsidiary battle of this war. It is best for the Japanese to capture Pyongyang. If the goal is not achieved, the Japanese will have no loss.

The Japanese are determined to win Shandong. For this goal, they can completely give up their offensive in North Korea. Once the Japanese captured Shandong and forced the Qing Dynasty to sign an alliance under the city, the problem of North Korea will come to an end.

Once the war machine starts, it is difficult to stop, even the emperor can't stop!

Lushun is the support point of the Shandong battlefield. If they lose Lushun, the Japanese can only transfer troops from North Korea and Liaodong to maintain the Shandong battlefield.

The Japanese army in eastern Liaoning has two brigades, but the two brigades cannot fully review Lushun, because the Qing army on the front line of the Yalu River may copy their back road. The Japanese army in Liaodong could only withdraw some troops to counterattack Lushun, but this was not enough.

The only thing that can be safely removed is the Japanese troops stationed in North Korea.

The First Army is under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Division and a brigade from the mainland. It is the wisest choice for the Japanese to withdraw some troops to attack Lushun with the Japanese army in Liaodong.

Lai Chuanwu picked up the sea bowl and sent it to Naha's mouth: "Uncle, don't worry, I dare to bet with my superior head that the Japanese will never attack the Jinjiang River again. Let's have a drink today. Uncle, you are a nobleman. After the war, the emperor will definitely invite you to go to the Forbidden City to add an official title. At that time, I'm afraid we ordinary people will never have a chance to drink with Uncle Huang again. Come on, please invite your uncle to have fun with the people.

Deputy battalion commander Lin Yaozu and the strange officer also picked up the wine and came to Nahawu's side, which was very cold.

Naha Wu pushed away the wine bowl and shouted in a low voice, "Lai Chuanwu, you are rich!"

Lai Chuanwu laughed: "Lai is a poor man, but even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, he will also buy his uncle a sip of wine!"

Naha Wu sneered: "You don't need money for wine, let alone buy a gun!" Lai Chuanwu, where did those Type 88 rifles in your camp come from?

As soon as Naha Wu said these words, the faces of Lai Chuanwu and deputy battalion commander Lin Yaozu suddenly sank.

The white and fat officer turned around and wanted to leave.

Nahawu pulled out his pistol, pointed to the fat man, and shouted, "Kid, stop me. I saw you as soon as I came in. You are not from the second regiment. Damn, to be honest, where did you come from!"

The man hurriedly said, "The uncle laughed. The villain is the platoon leader of the 201nd Battalion of the Second Regiment, named Li Yuanhong. He has been following the uncle in Yizhou and has never left the second regiment."

"Li Yuanhong?" Ha Wu sneered: "There are more than 2,000 people in the second regiment, and I really can't call everyone's names. However, I remember the appearance of every brother! In the past half a year, the brothers of the second regiment have been fighting from Chenghuan to Linjinjiang. They haven't lived a stable life for a day. They are all as thin as their mother. Why did you suddenly emerge such a white and fat guy!"

Na Ha Wu said, suddenly waved his hand and the pistol was on Li Yuanhong's forehead. Li Yuanhong looked up in horror, and the big brim hat on his head fell down, revealing the braid coiled above his head.

Na Hawu shouted, "You son of a bitch! Where is the guy with braids in my second regiment?"

Although Nahawu was a flag man and an uncle, he cut his braids at Songgu Peak. The officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment followed him, and no one dared to keep braids.

Lai Chuanwu said hurriedly, "The imperial uncle misunderstood that Li Yuanhong was originally Zhang Xun's subordinate. Before the war, I saw that he was a little clever, so I asked him to come from Zhang Xun. It's just been a few days, and I haven't had time to cut my braids."

Zhang Xun's third regiment is full of braided troops.

Naha laughed: "Lai Chuanwu, you treat me as a three-year-old child! Laozi's second regiment, keep braids and don't leave your head! Lai Chuanwu, I have long seen that there is something fishy behind your back! The eldest brother said that there were eyeliners in the empress dowager in Zhang Jun. Now it seems that you are the one who informs the empress dowager! Tell me the truth, where did this Li Yuanhong come from? Where did your team's weapons come from?

Lai Chuanwu's face changed greatly: "Uncle, I'm the battalion commander personally appointed by Master Zhou!"

Naha five pointed his gun at Lai Chuanwu's forehead: "You still have the face to mention Master Zhou. If it weren't for Master Zhou, you would have become a ghost under the Japanese gun! Your boy will avenge and plan our big brother behind his back, and I will jump on you!"

Lai Chuanwu suddenly grabbed Nahawu's wrist, turned his wrist, and grabbed the gun in Nahawu's hand. Lin Yaozu and Li Yuanhong grabbed Nahawu's arms from left and right, and the three of them rushed up and tied up Nahawu.

Naha shouted, "Lai Chuanwu, how dare you rebel!"

Lai Chuanwu clapped his hands and said, "Uncle, since you have seen through my collection, you can't be sorry. You have to wrong that uncle for a few days. However, the uncle fought dozens of bloody battles with the Japanese. He is a good man and the uncle today. Please rest assured that I, Lai Chuanwu, have always respected the good man and will never hurt the uncle. When my errand is completed, I will personally hand over the uncle to the empress dowager. At that time, I will personally explain to the emperor and the empress dowager. Uncle and Zhou Charter are not the same. I don't think the Empress Dowager will embarrass that uncle.

"What are you going to do!" Then Hawu shouted.

Lai Chuanwu said, "Don't lie in front of your uncle. I was ordered by the Empress Dowager to capture the traitor Zhou Charter. I, Lai Chuanwu, have received great kindness from the empress dowager, and naturally I will be loyal to the empress dowager! To tell the truth, my battalion did get a batch of new arms, which is a gift from the Empress Dowager. Li Yuanhong was a guard under Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang. He came to send me arms by the order of the Empress Dowager.

Li Yuanhong, a native of Huangpi, Hubei Province, moved north with his father at the age of 14 and lived in Tianjin. In 1883, he entered Tianjin Beiyang Marine Division School. After graduation, he was sent to Guangdong to serve as a second tube wheel. In 1888, he was assigned to Beiyang Marine Division with "Guangjia".

Zhang Zhidong not only set up a factory in Hubei, but also prepared to train the new army. In order to train the new army, Zhang Zhidong not only found talents. Before the outbreak of the Qing-Japanese War, Li Yuanhong was hit by Zhang Zhidong and went to Wuhan. He was a guard under Zhang Zhidong and was quite valued by Zhang Zhidong.

"Zhang Zhidong!" Then Ha Wu was shocked that Li Yuanhong turned out to be a man from Zhang Zhidong!

On the 29th lunar month of the first lunar year, Sheng Xuanhuai sent a secret envoy to inform Hanyang Arsenal that a batch of arms had been transported to the mouth of Liaodong, urging Zhang Jun to receive it. Luo Mingfang immediately sent someone to inform Zhou Charter, who sneaked back to Liaodong, and led the team to Yingkou. This is a top secret. Those who know this news are only Luo Mingfang, Naha Wu and Wu Peifu in Zhang Jun.

Nahawu knew that the arms sent by Sheng Xuanhuai were actually Zhang Zhidong's.

Originally, it was thought that Zhang Zhidong secretly helped Zhou Charter. Now it seems that Zhang Zhidong not only sent weapons to Zhou Charter in Liaodong, but also to Lai Chuanwu in North Korea.

Zhou Charter is the eye thorn in the empress dowager, and Lai Chuanwu is the eyeliner of the empress dowager!

"Zhang Zhidong sent you arms. What does he want you to do?" Then Hawu asked.

Lai Chuanwu smiled and said, "At this point, I won't hide it. The Empress Dowager has determined that Zhou Charter is a traitor and Zhang Jun is a rebel. Lord Zhang is ordered by the Empress Dowager to arm the 201 battalion and prepare to suppress the rebels. To tell you the truth, the Qing army on the front line of the Yalu River is about to cross the river and enter the dynasty!"

Zhang Zhidong sent arms to Zhou Charter, which was a secret order from Princess Zhen to help Zhou Charter attack Lushun. However, at the same time, he was ordered by the Empress Dowager to send arms to Lai Chuanwu and help Lai Chuanwu deal with Zhang Jun.

Zhang Zhidong actually stepped on two boats!