Fortunately, Tan Sitong had some power after all, and did not reveal the details of his so-called own army at the last moment.
If Tan Sitong and Wang Wu were characters in the movie "Big Sword King Wu", Wu Dong would naturally know which troops Tan Sitong called his "own army".
It can only be said that this movie deliberately vilified Yuan Datou and made this new leader of the Beiyang clan look down upon.
He was able to catch up from behind and leapfrog the great men of Beiyang in Li Zhongtang's era and become the new leader of Beiyang. It would be impossible to achieve such an achievement simply by betraying Emperor Guangxu.
Of course, Wu Dong had no interest in Lao Yuan and had no intention of contacting him. Naturally, he did not care about his reputation or how he was favored by the old witch Cixi.
A round of ridicule struck Wang Wu and Tan Sitong hard.
Wu Dong may not care about Tan Sitong's life or death, but he doesn't want to die. It would be meaningless if he died as miserably as in the movie.
Wu Dong simply sent someone to take these two people around the entire Lu region.
Especially the places where conflicts between foreign churches and local areas are most intense, no one was spared.
It was already a month later when I saw these two again.
It was obvious that both of them were not in a very good mental state.
They never expected that Lu Di's situation would be so bad.
The conflict between the people and foreigners has reached the verge of breaking out completely.
For a while, they all felt frightened as they watched, fearing that a fierce conflict would break out under their noses and cause casualties.
Whether there are casualties among foreigners or local people, it is not a good thing.
Wang Wu told Wu Dong privately that if a fierce bloody conflict broke out at that time, he would definitely not stand idly by.
When he said this, his eyes were bloodshot and he had a fierce attitude, obviously he was really angry.
Needless to say, what the foreign church did in Lu Di made this Beijing hero with a strong sense of justice angry.
In addition, he also asked: The foreign church in Lu Di is so rampant. With the strength of Senior Brother Wu, why didn't they get rid of it?
Obviously, Wang Wu and Tan Sitong had seen the momentum of Buddhist altars in various places during their visits.
As one of the most powerful altars in Lu Di, the power of Jiao'ao Dharma Altar is definitely the most powerful one in Lu Di.
Wang Wu didn't understand. With the strength of Wu Dong's altar, how could foreigners be allowed to be so arrogant in Lu?
If others don’t understand, doesn’t he understand?
A few years ago, when the Army landed in the Weihaiwei area, it was actually overthrown by Senior Brother Wu and his men, and had nothing to do with the Weihaiwei Navy.
No matter how you look at it, Senior Brother Wu is not a being who can tolerate foreigners being domineering.
Wu Dong did not answer, and asked his confidant to take Wang Wu and Tan Sitong for a walk around the Jiao'ao area.
When he saw Wang Wu again, his expression changed again.
"Senior Brother Wu, I was too harsh. The Jiaoao Dharma Altar has done a great job!"
Isn't it bad? The foreign church power here is suppressed in the church. There is no way to come out to cause harm to the people. It is much stronger than other places.
"There are altars elsewhere, and I can't stretch my hand too long!"
Wu Dong's tone was calm and he said calmly: "There are some things that I don't want to show off too much!"
Wang Wu expressed his understanding, but Tan Sitong did not understand.
After this trip to Lu, he not only did not give up the idea of assisting Emperor Guangxu in his own government, but also became more determined in his thoughts.
According to him, only when the emperor personally governs can the bad government be eradicated and the world be restored to a bright and prosperous future.
Well, this is the ideal of young people, and Wu Dong has no reason to attack it with words.
However, after walking around Jiaoao, this guy actually encouraged Wu Dong to take the initiative to participate.
He believed that with the strength of the Jiao'ao Dharma Altar, it would definitely be a major boost to Emperor Guangxu's personal administration.
As a young and enthusiastic scholar, it is inevitable that you will be a little naive and impulsive.
He even shouted the slogan, "If you are poor, you can be alone, and if you are prosperous, you can help the world." He believed that the strength of Wu Dong's subordinates was enough. For the sake of the stability of the Qing Dynasty and the peaceful life of the people in the future, Wu Dong could not take it lightly.
Is your brain flooded?
Wu Dong was both funny and angry, and said calmly: "Believe it or not, if something happens to me, the imperial army will attack immediately, and Emperor Guangxu will never stop it!"
"We may even invite foreign troops to join us!"
Seeing Tan Sitong's puzzled face, he sneered and said: "The Changmao Rebellion has only been over for a long time. Brother Tan will never forget the court if he forgets about it!"
These words left Tan Sitong speechless, and he immediately gave up the idea of continuing to persuade.
After this conversation, Tan Sitong seemed to have lost interest in communicating with Wu Dong.
Wu Dong ignored these and sent the person away within a few days.
The Hundred Days Reform has arrived as scheduled, and the capital is in full swing.
Wu Dong ignored it because the situation in Lu Di had become very tense.
From time to time, the local altar would have bloody conflicts with the local foreign church.
There are Prussian warships cruising in the waters of Jiao'ao.
The attention of the Lu local government was obviously attracted by the reform reforms in the capital, and they did not pay attention to the changes in the local area or the surrounding sea areas at all.
Of course, it's not that there are no officials worried about something happening, but it's just that the court is in chaos right now, and they won't take the initiative to do anything for their own benefit.
Weihai Weihai Military Port and Lushun Military Port were all in a state of alert.
Wu Dong went directly to the Weihai Guard Port, summoned the remaining Beiyang Navy generals, and made a bold decision.
That is to send the medium-sized warships in the military port and the Prussian warships cruising and peeping in the sea to patrol closely and not give them any chance to take advantage of them.
"Isn't it too risky to do this?"
A naval general raised a question: "One bad move, and a naval war may break out!"
"Are you afraid?"
Wu Dong glared at this guy coldly and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, we can't give the Prussians a chance to go ashore, even if we kill all the warships in the harbor, we won't hesitate!"
His words were so frightening that the naval generals present broke into cold sweats.
"Don't worry about your future!"
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Wu Dong comforted him in a slow voice: "Since Li Zhongtang was removed from the position of Beiyang Minister, it is impossible for the Beiyang Navy to return to its heyday!"
"Even if the Beiyang Minister later wants to revitalize the navy, you generals are not the core of the new navy, and they can't be trusted at all!"
"If you continue to hang out in the Beiyang system, then naturally you have nothing to say. As long as you don't poke a hole in the sky, or you need to take the blame, you won't be doing too badly!"
"If you find it boring, you can resign and go to the Khmer side to re-manage and command the naval forces there!"
"Although the navy there is not strong, it is in a chaotic place like the Southeast Asia. It has to communicate with foreigners, pirates and armed merchant ships from all sides. There is a possibility of naval battles at every turn. There is an opportunity for you to show off!"
"This time, no matter what the final result is, the benefits that should be given to you will not be less. You decide for yourself how to choose!"
After saying that, Wu Dong got up and left directly. There was no room for maneuver in the matter, but he just gave the navy general a step up.
This is indeed the case. No matter what the naval generals thought, in short, the medium-sized warships from Weihaiwei and Lushun naval ports were dispatched en masse soon, and they circled around the Prussian warships peeping at Jiaoao without fear of death.
It was obvious that Wu Dong's previous series of methods still had many effects.
At least, the Prussian warships that came to peek at Jiao'ao were not very powerful, and even in terms of tonnage, they were only about the same size as the medium-sized warships of the Beiyang Navy.
And the number is not large, and there are no army officers and soldiers on board. Otherwise, how could it be surrounded and protected by the warships of the Beiyang Navy?
The Prussian warships said they were just passing by and hoped that the Beiyang Navy warships would not be overly sensitive and make too much noise.
After hearing the "weak" performance of the Prussian warships, the surrounding naval warships suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, saying that the sea area was not peaceful recently and they were protecting each other out of good intentions.
The two parties continued to argue with each other for almost three days, talking more and more shameless nonsense. In the end, the Prussian warship couldn't stand it anymore and retreated on its own initiative.
After Wu Dong learned about it through the radio on board the warship, he let out a long sigh of relief in his hometown in Jiao'ao.
His small butterfly wings still stirred up quite a storm, causing everything that had happened in history to be wiped out.
This is definitely a rare good thing for China.
When a group of naval generals held a banquet to celebrate at the Weihai Guard Port with excited faces, Wu Dong was also in a very cheerful mood.
I don’t know if it was the retreat of the Prussian warships that dealt a big blow to the foreign forces in the Lu area, and the originally arrogant arrogance was reduced a lot.
When the senior brothers from all over the world saw it, they thought that the foreigners were afraid of their mighty momentum, so they were so arrogant that their tails were almost raised, and they moved frequently and unwillingly.
What Wu Dong didn't expect was that news came from Lushun across the sea.
I don’t know why, or it was because the Beiyang Navy’s toughness was unexpected, or it was the Liaodong volunteers who were surprised by their hard work.
In normal history, Imperial Russia, which forcibly robbed the Port of Lushun on the pretext of meritorious service in expelling the Xiaoli Army, did not even step into the border of Liaodong. It has been confronting the Liaodong volunteers in the border area, posing with a covetous attitude but taking no real action.
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It can be said that the existence of Wu Dong has completely changed the history of this period.
Of course, what has not changed is that the Reform Movement of 1898 in Beijing still only lasted for a hundred days, and ended with Kang Nanhai running away and Emperor Guangxu being placed under house arrest.
And Wu Dong heard a very bad news, Da Dao Wang Wu was arrested.
I don’t even know what to say. The boss has run away. Is it really okay for a thug like you to be so passionate...