Duanfang led the army towards Xichuan, but it didn't go well. There were a large number of officers who were inclined to revolution in the army, and ordinary soldiers were even more unwilling to fight. Moreover, they had to face endless militia harassment along the way. The soldiers quickly
Exhausted, Long Jianming also commanded the East Route Militia Army to fight several battles with Duan Fang. Although the Hubei New Army relied on its sophisticated weapons and training to repel all the attacks, Duan Fang was defeated by the surging militiamen.
Fang was also shocked, and a sense of fear arose from the bottom of his heart. This was true for commanders, let alone ordinary soldiers.
The army reluctantly reached Zizhou, but the soldiers were no longer willing to move forward. They were trapped in the city and found it difficult to move. At this time, his subordinates hurriedly called a telegram to Duan Fang. Duan Fang glanced at it.
, it suddenly fell into collapse. It turned out that there was a problem in Chongqing.
"Heyang, I regret listening to your advice. This traitor Qiao Yu is going to kill me completely!" Duan's face turned pale, and the telegram manuscript fell to the ground. Li Heyang hurriedly picked up the telegram and looked at it carefully.
, and suddenly the world was spinning and he was unsteady on his feet.
It turned out that before Duan Fang arrived in Zizhou, there was a problem at the Chongqing dock. It turned out that the workers at the dock were unwilling to load and unload supplies for Duan Fang's ordnance ship. The workers in Chongqing said that these supplies were used to massacre Sichuan people.
Yes, resolutely refuse to load and unload.
Before Duan Fang advanced towards Xichuan, he left a battalion of soldiers to guard the dock to ensure the smooth flow of supplies because he was worried that the road back would be unstable. Unexpectedly, just a few days after Duan Fang left, a strike broke out at the dock. The commander of this battalion was named
His name is Doro, he is a Manchu and a close confidant of Duan Fang. He originally thought that it would be a great good thing to guard the dock in the rear and not have to go to the front to charge into battle, so he lingered in the brothel all day long.
As soon as he got up from the powder pile, the adjutant ran over in a panic and said, "Sir, something bad is going on. The poor guys at the dock are on strike. Our two ships cannot load and unload, but it will delay the military plane."
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Although Doro is a bastard, he is not a fool. He naturally knows the importance of these two ships. One of them contains munitions, eight Maxim machine guns, and a large number of bullets, which are extremely precious. The other ship contains
Food is also very important.
At this time, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were preparing for military exercises. The chosen location was Yongping, Zhili, which was historically known as Yongping Autumn Exercises. Originally, the Qing government wanted to demonstrate its military strength to the outside world, to intimidate revolutionary parties everywhere, and also to demonstrate the new army's exercises to the West.
As a result, in order to make Qiu Cao more shocking, the Qing government transferred all heavy machine guns from various places and gathered them in Zhili.
It can be said that there are basically no machine guns in the army in southern China. Qiao Yu's army is basically not officially established, and the weapons are purchased privately. The Qing court is not clear about his power, so the machine guns are naturally not taken away, and Duan Fang
As a powerful man in the Qing Dynasty, he had deep connections, and the Sichuan uprising was so powerful that he needed to use a powerful weapon like a heavy machine gun, so he spent a lot of effort to get these eight machine guns, and also prepared a complete range of bullets.
, want to send it to the front of the army, but who knows that now that the workers are on strike, this batch of arms will naturally not be transported to the front of the army.
Doro knew the importance of machine guns, and hurriedly ordered his men and horses to fight on the dock. These Hubei soldiers, all loaded with live ammunition, collided with the workers on the dock. Doro waved his command knife and rushed in front of the workers.
"You poor bastards, why don't you go unload the boat for me, or I'll chop you all into pieces and throw you into the river to feed the bastards!"
"Kill us if you can. We won't let you idiots use these arms to massacre our own compatriots! You won't do it even if you die!" A worker representative stood up and was not polite at all. Doro was immediately furious.
, with a wave of his sword, he was about to chop down the worker. At this time, other workers were also red-eyed, and they immediately threw a few bricks over. One of them hit Doro's forehead, and blood immediately flowed out...
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Originally, Doro just wanted to scare the workers, but now that he was hit by a brick, he got mad and waved his sword, and slashed at the worker, hitting the shoulder just in time, causing blood to splash everywhere.
This stirred up a hornet's nest. The workers were excited and rushed forward with primitive weapons such as wooden sticks and shovels. Doro was at a loss when faced with the surging workers.
"Shoot, kill these poor guys, kill them!" The soldiers of the Hubei Army got the order and had to carry it out. There was a burst of gunfire, and a dozen workers fell into a pool of blood. At this time, there was a sudden sound on the other side of the dock.
After three gunshots, a group of Sichuan soldiers quickly arrived on the pier. The leader was Han Yong. He was angry, as if possessed by the god of death. He was holding two box cannons in his hands and quickly surrounded the Hubei army.
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"That idiot who shot and killed people dared to massacre ordinary people, and he still looked down upon us Sichuan people!"
Han Yong strode in front of Doro, and put the box cannon in his hand on Doro's head. At this time, the soldiers on both sides raised their guns, aiming at each other, and they were about to explode!
At this time, in the teahouse next to the pier, Qiao Yu was slowly sipping fragrant tea, looking at the situation at the pier from a distance. At this moment, a fragrant wind blew over, and a beautiful figure floated across from Qiao Yu.
"I asked you, reporter Lu, why don't you go to the dock? Don't you like to dig out news materials the most?"
The person who came was none other than Lu Wanqing. Since she was assassinated last time, Lu Wanqing had been recuperating in Chongqing. Qiao Yu wanted to send the young lady home several times, but the young lady refused to leave and often took it with her.
Qiao Yu was busy taking pictures everywhere and writing press releases. He had not met her a few times, but in the eyes of outsiders, this reporter Lu was from the Qiao family, so he was extremely polite to her.
Lu Wanqing's stay was also very comfortable.
"I smell a conspiracy. Tell the truth whether you were the instigator of what happened at the dock. I want to write the truth so that people all over the world can see your sinister face!"
"Haha, you can write whatever you want. I also have a letter here, which is about to be sent to Fushun in southern Sichuan. Do you want to read it?"
When Lu Wanqing heard the word Fushun, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her beautiful eyes widened and she pointed at Qiao Yu and said, "How dare you secretly investigate me? You are invading my privacy!"
"Miss Lu, you ran to Dongchuan so recklessly. Your father doesn't know how worried he is. You go and talk to him about your privacy!"
Lu Wanqing suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball and sat down opposite Qiao Yu: "Is my dad okay?"
Qiao Yu pointed to the tea cup: "Here, pour me a cup of tea!"
"You!" Lu Wanqing always got no advantage in front of Qiao Yu, and she became more and more angry. She picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea angrily: "You know how to bully girls, there is no gentlemanly manner at all!"
"Miss Lu, I find that you look much better when you are angry than at other times!"
"You bastard, the famous Qiao Xietong has such a face!" Lu Wanqing suddenly changed her strategy, with a smile on her face, and started arguing with Qiao Yu! Qiao Yu was still a little uncomfortable and took a sip of tea.
, said:
"Your father is fine, but your father is really a bit weak. He was bullied miserably by your uncles and uncles!"
Lu Wanqing settled in Chongqing. Out of caution, Qiao Yu naturally wanted to investigate her family background. After checking, he found that Lu Wanqing's family was not simple. She was the daughter of a big salt merchant in southern Sichuan. The Lu family ran a large business in southern Sichuan.
A hundred years ago, it has passed through four generations and has been passed down to Lu Wanqing's father, Lu Nai. This Lu Nai is also interesting. Unlike other brothers, he actually converted to Catholicism and became a foreign believer. Lu Wanqing was sent to Europe to study and receive education since she was a child.
I received a Western-style education. I only returned to Sichuan two years ago. Because I didn’t fit in with my family, I was not welcomed.
Sun Ren of Dazu is naturally far behind the Lu family, but Sun Ren is more willing to spend money, work hard to make good friends with the Lu family, and become brothers with Lu Nai. Lu Wanqing went to the Sun family to relax this time, and then met Qiao Yu.