About a month ago, that is, after Huang Li and the others boarded the ship, there was a wave of rebellion against the foreign legions in the Republic of China.
First, someone listed the achievements of the Foreign Legion in Europe in a newspaper, focusing on how popular and valued the Foreign Legion was in France.
One of the most direct manifestations is that the Allied Commander-in-Chief Ferdinand Foch even married his daughter to Qin Zhiyuan.
At this time, the public opinion had no clear direction, but it successfully aroused the interest of the Chinese people in the Foreign Legion, and they felt proud because of the achievements of the Foreign Legion.
But then, things started to take a turn for the worse.
Someone disclosed in the newspaper that the Foreign Legion, including Legion Commander Qin Zhiyuan, had collectively adopted French nationality. They were no longer from the Republic of China, but standard Frenchmen, so they were valued by the Allied Powers.
Naturally, some people defended the Foreign Legion, and a big debate started.
At that time, the President of the Republic of China had not yet been elected, and no one realized the damage this debate would do to the image of the Foreign Legion.
Maybe some people are aware of it, but due to some reasons, no one points it out and no one stops it, so this trend intensifies.
About half a month ago, a domestic newspaper broke the shocking news that all the family members of the senior generals of the Foreign Legion had immigrated overseas. They had a huge base in Corsica, and they also used cruel methods to conquer the country.
Lanfang, massacred at least 10 million locals there
Ten million, many people have no concept of this number, so some people immediately started popular science: According to statistics from the Beiyang government in 1913, the population of Beijing was approximately 730,000, so the number of locals massacred by the foreign legions in Lanfang was equivalent to nearly 14 cities in the capital.
Moreover, these ten million miles included the local overseas Chinese in Lanfang, who were also massacred indiscriminately. Now, in Lanfang, apart from the families of the foreign legions, the only people living in Lanfang are foreigners with red eyebrows and green eyes.
This is simply a subversion of the image of the Foreign Legion, and many people find it unbelievable.
So another group of insiders jumped out and swore that they had witnessed an extremely serious massacre in Lanfang.
At this point, although the base for the Foreign Legion has reached one, many people are still unwilling to believe it. Even if someone with knowledge jumps out, they are not willing to believe it.
If indiscriminate massacre really happened, how did you escape?
At the end of December, a piece of news once again dominated the front pages of all newspapers: the French ocean-going cargo ship Saint-Georges rammed and sank a Republic of China passenger ship in the Yangtze River Basin, killing 387 people.
This news ignited the already agitated public opinion. As early as April, the passenger ship Jiang Kuan was hit and sank, causing more than 700 people to drown. At that time, it almost caused serious conflicts between the public and the military and police.
Although the Jiang Kuan passenger ship was rammed and sunk by a warship and had nothing to do with foreign ships; although the St. George was hired by the British and had nothing to do with France, after analysis by some thoughtful people, the St. George incident and the Foreign Legion are somehow connected.
Got together.
Immediately afterwards, more shady secrets of the Foreign Legion were exposed.
Not only the senior generals of the Foreign Legion, but also many family members of ordinary soldiers of the Foreign Legion have immigrated. They took away a large number of children from the Republic of China. These children were trafficked to various parts of Europe every week, and their lives were miserable.
Many soldiers in the Foreign Legion have married French women in France. They want to mess with my bloodline and my Chineseness.
Ordinary people in Europe have no favorable impression of the Foreign Legion. They gnash their teeth when the Foreign Legion is mentioned. In Algeria, North Africa, people even launched a petition demanding the withdrawal of the Foreign Legion from Algeria.
The Foreign Legion had a very high casualty ratio in Europe. When they won, they massacred prisoners of war and behaved in a way that was not allowed by nature and human ethics. When they lost, they looted and acted recklessly. The French government could not bear to be disturbed, so it expelled the Foreign Legion. The name of the Foreign Legion was
The invincible army is actually a black sheep. If he returns to the Republic of China, he will definitely be even worse than the current warlords.
Before Huang Li and the others arrived at the shore, all kinds of hackers attacked the foreign legion.
In fact, the common people are easily deceived, and they do not have the ability to distinguish most things. Especially the Chinese, because of the traditional official-centered thinking, the people's worship of power is deeply rooted in their bones. Many people even do not think twice about the true and false news.
I chose to believe.
Those who believe deeply in these newspapers, or in other words, are the most seriously deceived are the students.
Students of the Republic of China received part of higher education and had the idea of opening their eyes to see the world, but they did not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Their extreme disappointment in the Republic of China turned into extreme admiration for foreigners, but the root cause was extreme inferiority complex.
Many students are skeptical about the achievements of the Foreign Legion. It is precisely because they have a certain understanding of the objective world, but their understanding is not sufficient, that they understand how difficult it is to achieve those results.
If coupled with the instigation of some well-intentioned people, many students will inevitably have the idea that if it were me, I could do better.
Literary men look down upon each other and have only half-understandings.
This is actually the most dangerous state.
However, the students did not understand the harm of their situation, so with a little incitement by some thoughtful people, a large march involving tens of thousands of people was facilitated.
In Huang Li and Wu Qing's imagination, when they arrived at Tianjin Port, they should be greeted by flowers and beauties.
Half of Huang Li and Wu Qing's vision came true. Half of them were indeed beauties, but the other half were not flowers but rotten cabbage.
Huang Li had been at sea during this period, and he didn't know that they had become street rats in the Republic of China. In addition, according to the habitual thinking of soldiers, there would be no danger anyway, so Huang Li decided to see what it was like.
The crowd was excited.
In front of the port area, tens of thousands of people gathered, including not only students, but also workers, merchants, ordinary people, even local gangsters in Tianjin who were watching the excitement, and some hired special purpose persons.
They carried slogans such as "Foreign Legions Go Back to the Foreign Republic. The Republic of China is a Chinese Republic and defeat the traitor Qin Zhiyuan." From time to time they shouted loud slogans in an attempt to attack the defense line formed by the police.
Tianjin has the largest concession in the Republic of China. Due to the opposition of foreigners, the police in Tianjin are not equipped with guns. In order not to intensify the conflict today, they did not even wear batons and command knives. They could only form a thin line of defense in vain to guard against the demonstrators.
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Near the entrance of the port area, there was also a platoon of French soldiers. They were originally led by the French Ambassador to China Pan Xunna to greet the foreign legion. However, they were blocked by the marchers and could not enter the port area.
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The police in the Republic of China could not be equipped with guns, but the French soldiers in the Republic of China could be equipped with guns. Under the threat of bright bayonets, these French soldiers and the marchers were in peace, but Pan Xunna's expression was a bit complicated. He saw that
The looks he gave to the marchers were mocking, but the looks he cast towards the port area from time to time were full of worry.
Amidst the thundering slogans, Huang Li led the foreign legion out of the port area.
The neatly dressed foreign legionnaires are majestic. They are strong and full of energy. They don't have colorful military uniforms, they don't have the appearance of arrogant ruffians, they don't have slanted arms or dropped hips when they stand, and they have no fear or fear when facing the huge crowds.
Angry, he looked at the people who came to protest so calmly, as if he had nothing to do with them.
This is completely different from the military in the traditional sense.
The soldiers of the Foreign Legion all carried rifles with bayonets on their backs. Although this obviously violated the regulations for foreigners in Tianjin, no one of those foreigners who always talked about the law dared to step forward to stop them.
The Chinese people gathered in front of the port area were silent for a moment when they saw the Foreign Legion appearing. They had heard about the Foreign Legion for a long time, and they had been discussing the Foreign Legion every day during this time. However, when the Foreign Legion appeared in front of the people, the people were still surprised.
Inexplicable.
This, is this our army?
Is this still our army?
If it weren't for the familiar Chinese faces and the familiar black hair and black eyes, the Chinese who came to protest would not believe that this was the Foreign Legion.
Huang Li and others were also shocked when they saw the situation in front of the port area.
In Tianjin's port area, almost all the buildings are Western-style buildings, with very few traditional Chinese cornices and brackets. Being among them, Huang Li and the others suddenly felt like they were still in France.
Huang Li and others boarded the ship from Weihaiwei. Most of them had almost never been to Tianjin, so Tianjin was unfamiliar to them. If it weren't for the fact that the protesters were all familiar with black hair and black eyes, their slogans
There are square Chinese characters on them. Huang Li and others really can’t believe it. This is the Republic of China.
Fortunately, few of Huang Li and the others are literate, so they can't quite understand the meaning of those slogans, otherwise Huang Li might have exploded now.
When they were in France, Huang Li and the others had seen the parades in France and how the bailiffs dealt with them. They caught those who deserved and beat those who deserved. They showed no mercy even to old people and women. Huang Li once thought so too.
But when he actually faced these familiar Chinese faces, Huang Li was surprised to find that his heart was trembling. If there was a conflict, could he really do it?
Huang Li doesn't know the answer.
Sir, it is not appropriate for you to come forward now, please stay calm. The senior officials of the Tianjin Port Authority are all foreigners. When they saw the foreign legion coming out, a foreigner quickly came up to them and said in blunt Chinese.
Ha, even when facing the Germans, we have never been afraid. Now that we have finally returned to our own country, should we back down? Huang Li retorted in proficient French.
These are different concepts. Treating citizens and treating enemies are different. Officials also tried to persuade.
Needless to say, I want to see it first. Huang Li doesn't believe in evil.
The Foreign Legion was killing all over Europe, and Huang Li and the others almost never suffered losses. Even if they suffered losses, they could regain their position with greater victories. Therefore, it is very appropriate to describe the soldiers of the Foreign Legion as arrogant soldiers and brave generals.
The soldiers of the Foreign Legion are indeed proficient in combat, but as soldiers, they do not have enough experience in civil affairs, and their continuous victories have made them so confident that they are unwilling to obey the commands of foreigners.
You must know that on the European battlefield, French troops must obey the command of the Foreign Legion in how and to what extent they fight.
Seeing that he could not be persuaded, the foreigner shrugged his shoulders, stepped aside and said no more.
Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, it has been a hard journey. Pan Xun showed up in time with a cheerful face.
Fortunately, there was enough Bordeaux red wine. Huang Li chatted skillfully. Although he still didn’t know the name of the person in front of him, in this environment that looked both familiar and unfamiliar, he actually felt a vague sense of intimacy towards French.
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French dog, go back to France. Someone in the crowd shouted.
The expressions of Huang Li and all the foreign legionnaires suddenly changed.
Huang Li and the others did not know many words, but they could understand Chinese.
