Chapter 58: Expand

Northeast, within the territory of Jilin General, Andong County on the Sino-North Korea border.

This place is Dandong City in later generations. Since the border ban was lifted in the 13th year of Tongzhi, the small county seat has become prosperous every summer. The logs cut down from the dense primeval forests on the Sino-North Korea border were discharged through the Yalu River water, loaded ships at the river estuary, and transported directly to various sea estuaries of the Qing Dynasty. Thirteen years ago, Tongzhi was just a dilapidated village called Shahezi and a small inn, but now it has a bit of the bustling county seat.

However, since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, all kinds of timber merchants, ship workers, mountain goods merchants, and eastern goods merchants who bought Korean ginseng have disappeared. The Japanese army in North Korea and warriors in southern Liaoning were in wars, and warships with plaster flags on the Yellow Sea were shuttled back and forth. Who would have thought they were long-lasting and came here to do business?

Not only were there many merchants, but in Andong County, there were already several assistant soldiers outside the pass led by the general of Jilin, and several battalions of Jilin's military training camps. In recent years, the court was unstable. There was also Xu Yifan who was stirring up the wind and rain. The only one who could have heavy troops on the Sino-Korea border was Andong County. When it was at its peak, there were 20,000 troops from all over the country, and there were also many merchants who were chasing the army to do military camp business. Since the Japanese army landed in southern Liaoning, Guangxu has repeatedly issued telegrams to the generals outside the pass. The Manchu General Enming of Jilin was ordered to be honest, regardless of whether he fought or not, he always had to do it. All the troops here were transferred to prepare to return to the southern Liaoning.

After all the actions, more than half of the Andong County town was empty. The tax dogs from the Zhongjiang Taiwan Taxation Bureau were also afraid of the war and fled back to their hinterland. The merchants who came to Andong to open restaurants, inns, and big car shops also locked the doors and went back to avoid the war.

On weekdays, it was a bustling scene on the street, with people standing shoulder to shoulder and bustling. Every restaurant was filled with people, frying, cooking and frying, and the aroma was everywhere. Now the street was deserted. Except for a few old men leaning against the corners of the wall to bask in the sun, they saw a group of people standing at the door of Tuweizi, the county town, looking south.

These men, even in summer, are dressed in fur coats, which is a must-have for people who stay outside the Northeast all year round. At night, who knows whether it will cool down or not? It is extremely cold. Now that the day is right, many people say that the fur coat has been taken off and put it on their waists, revealing a two-foot-long dagger inserted on the belt. These men are riding Liaodong horses, with long horses with long horses with long horses and horses with long hair and no trimming. They stand there and do not know how long they have been waiting. Each man carries a big gun, including five-grain fast made from Hubei, including German Mauser, Citi's Remington, and four-petal fire old earth gun, iron plate cashier single-headed bullet gun, all kinds of things, and everything.

In addition to those riders with deep beards, they are the men of big poles, and there are also men of grain households dressed in thick cotton leather-faced and long gowns. On the ground in the northeast, who doesn’t know what the relationship between grain households and big poles. If the big poles are strong, they can provide insurance tickets to grain households to collect money. If the grain households are strong, they can instruct the big poles to protect the property and protect their caravans’ business names. Some grain households are simply horse thieves. When the officers and soldiers come, they are honest farmers. When the officers and soldiers leave, the farmer will transform into business without capital and collect money from taxes through the caravans.

Today, the horse thieves won’t talk about this scene. The famous large grain households in Jilin, the leaders of the discharge and ginseng digging are basically here! While people are waiting, there are still a steady stream of people coming, most of which are full of guns and horses. When we meet, we just bow our hands. In addition to the grain households in the Sino-North Korea border, several black and white people in the mainland of Jilin who are stomping their feet and trembling in all directions have also arrived!

There were not many open shops on the street, all of whom were secretly lowering the boards and closing the windows. Even the old man basking in the sun on the corner of the street slipped away quietly.

I don’t know how long I waited, but I heard the sound of hooves in the distance, rumbling and rumbling sounds of the ground. The floating soil above the soil enclosure in Andong County fell straight toward the ground. Without the instructions of the head, the gunner with good eyes had already climbed up the wall, looked into the distance, glanced at it, shouting in surprise and joy: "Boss! I saw the Canglong flag! Military Commander Jiang and the others have arrived! The brothers of hundreds of horsemen are all the same Germans, and they are all right away!"

Everyone below likes to move. Ma Yilin fought in the northeast for more than ten years, with a strong loyalty, a big face and a good face. Although he is now a sick half-old man raised by the Xu family, he was really famous in the land outside the gate of Kouwai. I don’t know how many people have received his favor. Jiang Ziming, his most capable assistant, is also a hero who everyone mentions Du Qiao Damu. Ma Yilin found a home with his daughter, but the banner has not arrived yet. Under Xu Yifan’s arrangement, Jiang Ziming was also constantly using his original connections to recruit and arrange these people in the northeast.

China and North Korea traded, with North Korea's wood, Korean ginseng, gold, and mink. Since Xu Yifan took over the Northern Dynasties, these trades, including trade routes, were controlled by him. I don't know how many men in the Northeast lived by relying on these caravan merchants. Adhering to Xu Yifan's intention, Jiang Ziming and Dashengkui's business dealing with this trade route controlled almost all border trade with their almost monopoly position, and they have really accepted many heroes with this. Even the domestic limelight was tight, and Xu Yifan turned a blind eye to let them go to North Korea to avoid the limelight!

Taking several measures, Jiang Ziming brought a slip before departure, which made Andong County have such a scene of a group of heroes gathering!

To be honest, Xu Yifan didn't expect why he wanted to recruit these men in the world. What kind of use could he give? Don't end up making a bad reputation. It was purely because when he was studying, he saw that these men in the world were not concerned about the court, and many of them were recruited by the Japanese spy movement and became the Huama team that served the Japanese. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, he really caused quite a disturbance to the rear of the Qing army. Instead of doing this, it would be better to take it into your own hands. Even if there was no help, he would add less strength to the Japanese, and by the way, he would make the land supply roads maintained by Da Shengkui less disturbance.

In the future, I will really return to China to operate a country, absorb the good ones, throw away the bad ones, or even suppress them. Could these guys be able to make the most of the world? If the Qing Dynasty had not been sealed off the border for 200 years, and the small number of flag soldiers guarded such a vast land without having such a long time of official positions, which caused the weak grassroots rule of the Northeast, how could there be a place in the three northeastern provinces and the world's friends so prosperous and prosperous?

However, at this time, it became a great help for him to return to the country!

The horse's hooves roared, and hundreds of men present all came out of the earthen encirclement of Andong County. They saw smoke and dust rising from afar, and a bunch of people galloped towards them. Two flags were flying high in front of them, one was the Canglong flag of the Imperial Guards, and the other was the flag with Xu Yifan to four big characters on it!

"Mr. Xu is back!"

"The Imperial Guards are back!"

In this year, the men of the martial arts world read less and did not gradually emerge from the modern national consciousness among the intellectual class. Therefore, in Xu Yifan's Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War, it was used by the Japanese in a large number of people. In the 1930s, decades of immersion, these martial arts world began to have a distinction between national consciousness. The Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army fought hard for ten years, and the main forces were mostly recruited heroes, but the Japanese used the cannon heads.

Although the modern national consciousness is weak and there is no respect for the emperor of the court, it does not mean that they do not value heroes. The Qing court, all the troops were defeated, and the Japanese devils were beaten up. Only the Imperial Guards fought hard in Korea with one army, defeated two Japanese divisions and killed several generals in formation. Such heroic deeds were only found in Guer Book. Returning thousands of miles to help was even more prosperous, and the leading ones were the leading figures of their generation back then. Together, it was the matter of the eight generations of ancestors who had all had their faces!

Not to mention that Xu Yifan has a kind and acceptance relationship with them!

The two fast horses rushed to the front, and the two mighty men were Dai Jun and Chen Bin and Du Qilin's confidants. No one would recognize them. After not seeing each other for more than a year, they had changed their appearance, their faces were clean, their bodies were shaved, their arms were slim in their waists, and their eyes were filled with bright lights under the big brimming hat. They were wearing long spears and short spears, and their waists were wearing sharp sabers. The flag was dancing above their heads, and they didn't say hello to these people with a stern face. They rushed to the front and tied the reins. The two strong horses stood up high, kicking their front legs. The two sat steadily on the horse, raised their hands and inserted the two big flags on the ground. A gust of wind came, and the flag spread out.

The flag of Canglong was full of smoke and bullet marks, and there were wisps of blood, which made the Canglong, which seemed to be alive, but it was floating above the heads of the men who were stunned by the stupidity. The four big characters on the other flag were even more fierce. The two of them didn't say anything, and they used their crotch strength and hands to pull the horse that was still standing and neighing in the air for half a circle, landing steadily, holding the flag.

With the two flags waving, hundreds of cavalry flocked to us, just like thousands of troops coming together. The movements were neat and uniform, and the army that had seen blood and fought battles were not as good as many horses and thieves. That kind of momentum really made people shaking when sitting on the horse’s back!

Many of these cavalrymen were familiar faces. They could sit down and drink and eat meat together. Now they were neat and silent, even the posture of controlling the reins was exactly the same. The horses kept rushing forward, stopping in front of the two flag gates, and naturally spreading to both sides. Everyone stood up on the horse's back, solemnly. There were more and more horses behind them, extending farther and farther on both sides. However, the 7000 cavalrymen could not hide their stern style!

At the end, the horse team brought out a horse with a long face and a whisker. It was Jiang Ziming. He held the whip forward and smiled at the hero who was stunned and forgot to salute, saying, "Are you all here?"

This greeting woke everyone up. Du Qilin's team was known for running fast and fighting hard on the ground outside the mouth. Now, in addition to the fierce momentum, it has not diminished at all, but also the strict and stern killing of the army. I don't know how many Japanese lives have been added to each sabre (in fact, these cavalry have more to deter Koreans. There are many Korean souls on the sword, and they have not seen any battle with the Japanese...). They were all shocked. When they heard Jiang Ziming greeting with a smile, they hurriedly hugged their fists, and the smallest position jumped off the horse and fought thousands of them. The grain households who were a little more decent and shared the stolen goods were so trembling that they couldn't even say anything.

"Master Jiang...Mr. Jiang! We received the slip, and everyone who could come will come!"

"The caravan of Xu travels every year, and separates the ingredient wood in our stack. The amount is sufficient and the price is small. Everyone is in love with us. There is no other way to use it!"

"Being beat the Japanese, I heard that we were defeated all the way. Although we were an official, we were very angry! What else can we say about today?"

Jiang Ziming's eyes slowly swept over and suddenly said coldly: "Where is the blind man Huang Er from Jiuliancheng?"

Among the crowd, a man hurriedly rolled off his saddle and bowed to the ground: "Mr. Jiang, our boss has a Xia Malaria and is not very strong all over. Let the young man come and ask him to come. If you have any explanation, just give me a command..."

Jiang Ziming sneered: "A few days ago, the blind man Huang Er brought his team across the river to collect the ginseng and fur from the North Korean refugees. He snatched it with Bai for nothing. I didn't care about him. At that time, I was very healthy, so what kind of malaria are there now? Even if he doesn't come, where is his team? Where is his good horse? Just come, you guys, what's the use for?"

Jiang Ziming waved his hand decisively: "Binding! Shenjiang!" Without the need for the Imperial Guards to take action, the other people jumped off the horse to tie people up. The man from Huang Erchuanxin was still whining: "Three elders... Four Young Masters... Say Personal Fate!" A piece of rag was blocked, and he couldn't say a word.

Jiang Ziming didn't even look at the man. The heroic demeanor of the martial arts world who followed Du Qilin was fully revealed and shouted: "I am now responsible for military affairs! Less than one person, I will be a deaf person! Huang Er, a blind man, relies on his kindness to be close to Enming, dares to take it like this? I will come this time and kill the Japanese with blood! The forests in Changdian are good, the Xiangshan in Kuandian are good, and Liu Dajiao from Phoenix City!"

With his name, the three of them stood up. Two horse thieves and a big black and white grain household, all bowed their heads and obeyed the orders, and the team they led followed.

"Go to Jiuliancheng and slaughtered the blind Huang Er along the way! The man who is outside the pass can't tell you, do you still have the loyalty? The fucking time we eat and drink, and now it's the time when the two sides are fighting, so a few more sacrifice flags will be killed! Do you really think the Qilin team has changed to vegetarian food?"

The three teams took the order loudly and left without any objection. They slaughtered Huang Erbiaozi, a rich man with food and food, and supported the imperial guards who had won every battle. They were afraid of being furious. The subordinates of Huang Erbiaozi were also clamped by several cavalry, kicked and beaten away, and sent to the Shenjiang River by the Yalu River.

The remaining hundreds of men stood there silently, envious of the three teams who were fat, and were so intimidated by Jiang Ziming that they could not speak.

"Mr. Xu is going to return to the army in the past two years, if Lord Xu had not accepted and supported him, how many people would have been unable to live? Everyone has watched what the Qilin team is now. I am the registered general of the court, and the second-rank top dress will be popular! Besides, it is a fight against the Japanese again and giving their ancestors a face, so I can see if you can't do it! Eat meat and take a step forward, take a step back and eat soil. You understand it yourself!"

"Master Jiang, just give me instructions!"

"Everyone is in charge of the flag, each leads the team, and passes down the road! Lord Xu returns to the northeast and wants to see the Japanese devils to the death! The teams along the way have their own guns and horses, and the old rules are: fight if you can, bite if you can, and escape if you can. Anyway, don't let the Japanese devils live! A Japanese devil's head is fifty taels of silver! If you don't want to be an official, follow me, Jiang Ziming, and give you a result of having your wife and son! If you lead the way, you can't go forward. Three swords and six holes, no chickens and dogs will be left, and the blind Huang Er will end up! Even if you have a life left, don't stay in this place outside the pass!"

For the man in the world, there is no such thing as a great title. It will be beneficial, and you will be able to show off your sword. With the reputation of the Kirin Team, you will be restless and loudly rewarding your team's name.

"The riverside of Dadonggoutou is good. I will send Dagushan to the end. After the flag arrives, our team will run to southern Liaoning!"

"Hello, Andong, Lao Yang, I will send you the flag to Phoenix City. After the flag arrives, our team will run to southern Liaoning!"

"The Chen family from Shuikou, I will send the flag to the fox rock. The fox rock tiger mountain black tiger is good. It's my brother-in-law. After the flag arrives, our two teams will run to southern Liaoning!"

"The green dragon on Phoenix Mountain is so good..."

Jiang Ziming handed over the big banners that Xu Yifan arrived to the various teams that gathered together. After receiving the order, the teams did not speak. They scattered and ran away with the flags that Xu Yifan arrived.

These flags were handed over to the hands of the poles and grain households at the next stop along countless roads from east to west. After receiving the flag, the mountain villages packed up their guns and horses, and sent flying cavalry to pass the flags to the next route. From North Korea to southern Liaoning, these teams relayed forward and continued to pass on. The flag of "Xu Yifan arrived" was waving everywhere, spreading the news as quickly as possible. At this speed, the fast horses ran hundreds of miles a day, and within just a few days, the teams from North Korea to southern Liaoning could mobilize the teams from North Korea to southern Liaoning, gathered guns and horses to harass and attack the Japanese brigade!

Even if these cavalry teams have limited combat effectiveness, they will never be able to fight against the Japanese regular army in a single round. However, their scattered grain collection team, small groups of cavalry with reconnaissance and warning screens, and small forces that attack separately will no longer be able to rest. The Japanese baggage team will be in panic all day long. In addition, Jiang Ziming's regular cavalry of the 800 Imperial Guards may be able to be dragged until the day Xu Yifan's army returns!

Under the sunset, steel ships slowly circling on the sea surface, turning the bow to the west.

The flat coastline in the distance is no longer visible under the gradually drooping night. Only white waves are seen, striking the mudflats along the coast.

This fleet was flying with Japanese naval flags, and the black smoke from the chimney was floating in wisps.

This was the main force of the joint fleet that defeated the Qing Beiyang Navy. The fleet covered the Second Army landing at Huayuankou, and then covered a small-scale landing at Gaiping. It also used its main artillery to fire several volleys at the retreating Qing army column.

Yesterday, the Yaeshan notification ship sent the headquarters and Naval Command to UOU.

The headquarters of the joint fleet decisively broke into the Bohai Bay, approached the Dagu line in Tianjin, and shelled the Qing coastal fortress to demonstrate the deterrence of the joint fleet. Around September 15, he turned to Shandong, using the Miaodao Island as a temporary anchorage, waiting for the arrival of the ships waiting for the cover of the local fleet, and conquered the Weihai Beiyang Navy General Base, and at the same time swept away the important places in Shandong Haikou such as Yantai, Dengzhou, and Laizhou.

After the defeat of the Beiyang Navy, the joint fleet had obtained all the initiative at sea, and could roam east and west, without any resistance.

After Lieutenant General Ito Yuki Yuki informed the entire fleet of his target, the soldiers of the combined fleet, who were already full of morale, were even more satisfied. The ships raised the signal flags of rebirth, indicating that they had received their orders.

"After breaking into the Qing Dynasty's capital, you will fight to the death."

"The joint fleet of Wuwei is the best in the Qing Dynasty!"

"Every shot and one shot will be worth it."

"The imperial martial arts fortune is rising like the sun, and the blood of the Qing people dyed the sea red!"

Lieutenant General Ito Yuki Yuki looked at the floating steel masts and oars, silent on the stern veranda of the flagship Hashitachi flagship. One stop would be to stay still for a long time.

The adjutant walked over gently and whispered: "His Excellency the Commander of the Dashan Rock Army, I personally wrote to the Commander before leaving, and sent it to him by the notification ship, you..."

Ito Yuki Yuki waved quietly, asked the adjutant to present the letter and read it silently with the light of the stern of the ship.

"…………Your Excellency must have known that the First Army of the Army's Qing Dynasty has been destroyed in Korea. The Yama County General, Lieutenant General Kawakami, Lieutenant General Nozhin, etc., have become gods one after another. The land where eight million gods live is indeed a critical crisis of survival and demise. With a few soldiers to the great country, there is no other way except to fight and decide quickly.

We are fortunate that the empire rose up to be better than the eldest Qing Dynasty and took the lead. The Yamato nation was united, although small and strong. Although the Qing Dynasty was large, how could it be for the millions of stupid bannermen to control tens of thousands of Han people to encourage the nation to gather its essence and become civilized? In today's world, since Emperor Napoleon of the Dharma, the wave of national awakening has been abundant but cannot be controlled. Those who want to enlighten the people must first be elevated and unwavering.

Our God Kingdom is a whole for generations, and it is a blessing for a single nation-state. The Qing Dynasty used small to control the big ones. It is possible to predict that there would be no change without a tripod, and there would be no reason for civilization. The whole country of Japan attacked the Qing Dynasty, which seemed to be a huge country. Although it was said to be a big country, it was actually a way to win.

After the Qing Dynasty had a battle of water and land, the Qing Dynasty must seek peace before it could be achieved. Tens of thousands of soldiers from the sea and land were scattered, and 60 million people were diligent in their work for this goal.

Who would have expected that a great country would have soldiers. The Qing Dynasty had only been more than 200 years, and even though the people were defeated and enslaved, China had been around for more than 3,000 years! Xu Yifan of Korea was able to train elite troops, boost morale, and defeat our first army in a battle!

If the Qing Dynasty was inspired by this, even if it was defeated, it would not surrender. With the national strength of the empire, it would be defeated without defeat. Our lifelong efforts will be put into the flow of water! Is the dream of rising Huang Liang?

At this moment, we can only fight hard. I hope that you cannons will shock the Haikou of Zhili, and add naval troops to the land to destroy it. In order to conquer the third army of the Qing Dynasty, you will definitely defeat Shandong. I have no idea of ​​returning in southern Liaoning. I should resist you so hard that you will return to Xu Yifan's troops. We are always convinced that the Qing Dynasty is in power and will never have the will to fight to the end!

Your fleet should have no intention of imitating others, and the Second Army of the Qing Dynasty governed by me. We will break into the fleet and destroy them, and deter them!

The empire is lonely in the corner of the sea, and its fortune is for generations. Today, I can only give it a try. I wish you a long-lasting martial arts fortune."

The Army seems to have become enlightened in this situation...

Ito silently put away the private message, with the letter flying dragons and phoenixes dancing, and beautiful cursive script, all of which were Chinese characters from beginning to end.

The final battle is coming...

This decisive battle will be launched at the same time on several battlefields, tragic and magnificent. This is also a decisive battle between the two empires that bet on the luck of the next century! Ito was born fortunate to do his best to do his best for this war.
Chapter completed!