While he was frightened, the sound of neatly running was faintly heard from the morning light. His eyes widened immediately. After a while, a group of Australian soldiers ran neatly from the street. Although there were only more than thirty people, However, the momentum of them running towards each other with blazing guns and dazzling bayonets made him feel frightened. [Full text reading] I couldn’t help but feel relieved: It’s finally here!
He immediately warned: "Quick! Open the gate of Inner Moon City and welcome the army to receive it!"
All the people entering Guangzhou from the east of the city encountered no large-scale resistance. Sporadic fighting broke out in only a few locations. Most of them were suppressed by the local "Leading Party" without the Fubo Army taking action. Lin Baiguang had hinted to the "leading party" in the city beforehand: Don't be afraid of killing people. The leading party members themselves were eager to express their "loyalty" to the new master with blood. As a result, people were killed everywhere, and in many places there were incidents where the "Leading Party" took the opportunity to kill people in order to vent their personal anger. Sometimes the leading party themselves started fighting among themselves and fought with each other. In the end, the victor insisted that the dead person was an "undercover agent."
The scouts of the General Reconnaissance Bureau and the agents of the Ministry of Urban Industry have already controlled various city gates and main commanding heights in the city, and arranged personnel to "lead the way" at each intersection. At 7 o'clock in the morning on March 1, 1635, the 4th Infantry Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force successfully entered all key points inside and outside Guangzhou as planned: city gates, government offices, warehouses, bell and drum towers, docks...all were established. After arriving at the outpost, martial law began throughout the city. Of the eighteen gates in the city, only four were opened for the entry and exit of citizens and people from all over the country. Members of the "Public Security Team" of the Ministry of Urban Affairs cooperated with Fubo Army soldiers to check pedestrians at the gates of these four cities. The teaching brigade and the 1st and 2nd Squadrons of the Guangdong Corps of the National Army departed from Hong Kong and then entered Guangzhou. After they entered the city, they immediately patrolled the streets under the leadership of staff from the Urban Work Department. Prevent someone from taking advantage of the fire to rob you.
Just after 7 o'clock, the gunboat Zhenhai at the Hong Kong base set off rolling waves. Accompanied by more than a dozen large boats, we sailed along the Pearl River and entered the Baietan. This was the first time that a steam warship went deep into the Pearl River and came to the city of Guangzhou. Compared with the steam tugboats that Guangzhou citizens are already familiar with, the appearance of this "majestic" "giant ship" caused panic among the surrounding people. I saw the Zhenhai blowing out black smoke as it dropped its anchor in Baietan. The gleaming blue "big cannon" turned its heavy body together and pointed the muzzle at Wuyang City.
Everyone in Guangzhou is familiar with ≥style_txt; the paddle wheel of Guo Yi and Guo Dongzhu's Octopus yacht stirred the river water, pulled the whistle and drove over from behind, slowly approaching the Tianzi Pier on the east embankment of Baietan.
From Tianzi Wharf to Wuyangyi and Nanguan, soldiers with guns and live ammunition were densely scattered along the road. The bayonets shone coldly in the spring sunshine, and the morning star flag fluttered in the slightly cold river breeze in early spring. A somber scene.
Next to the reception booth, Guangzhou stationmaster Guo Yi is waiting. He had cut off the bun that he had worn for many years, changed out of his long robe, shaved off his beard, and returned to his former appearance.
From the first day he arrived in Guangzhou, he had imagined the day he would leave office many times. Six years was not a short period of time in the journey of life. Now, his successor is coming.
The boarding ramp bridge was lowered from the Octopus. A bugler in a white sailor uniform stood beside the ship's gunwale and blew the bugle.
As soon as the bugle sounded, Liu Xiang, the newly appointed director of the Guangzhou Military Control Commission, made his grand appearance in front of the crowd. As soon as he stepped onto the gangway bridge, a "military band" trained by trumpeters at the dock began to play "Salute to You". "Comrade Commander", the march played by noisy suonas and gongs and drums has a unique flavor.
Liu Xiang stretched out his hand to Guo Yi, who had already met him, and the two held hands tightly. Liu Xiang originally prepared a set of words. At this moment, I only said one thing: "Thank you for your hard work!"
"I'll have to trouble you later!" Guo Yi said. Although he is a pioneer, the situation he faces is far less complicated than Liu Xiang. The only good thing is that Liu Xiang is now the local emperor here.
The two stopped talking. Naturally, the new Guangzhou Municipal Government cannot be located on Huifu Street. In fact, the Senate has no intention of setting up administrative agencies in the old city of Guangzhou, but plans to build a new city. The administrative center is also planned to be located there.
The temporary headquarters of the Military Control Commission is located in Great World. However, considering that the Military Control Commission has a lot of external liaison work, the external "window" is located at Wuyangyi outside Tianzi Pier. Liu Xiang and his team will also be temporarily stationed here to facilitate work arrangements nearby.
This inn was burned down by rockets during the Battle of Pearl River a few years ago, and was later rebuilt. At this time, the inn had been taken over, cleaned, and awaited the arrival of the new owner.
During this period of time, Mr. Huang has been in an extremely depressed mood. There is nothing wrong with the saying "think about your loved ones more during the festive season". When he came out of Lingao's house, he thought that it would be difficult to return home in the future. However, when the New Year came, seeing all his friends going home to celebrate the New Year, and some people on the street making new clothes and buying New Year goods, the bitterness in Mr. Huang's heart became more and more unbearable day by day. It was not that he had not thought about it, and wanted to dress up and go back to Lingao to meet his parents in Gaotang. However, despite the opposition of his family, he came out for a long time and got nothing. If his words and deeds in Guangzhou were to become known, his family would be greatly implicated. Since he could not return home, he had no choice but to stay alone in Guangzhou. There were also one or two friends who invited them to celebrate the New Year at their home. However, he felt uncomfortable as an outsider after all, and he was afraid that people who didn't know his details would make a fuss if he didn't come home.
"Master Huang! Master Huang!"
Urgent sounds came one after another, and Huang Hankun turned over, vaguely feeling that someone was pushing him, which seemed to be his servant. He hummed a few times and fell asleep again. Because he was still hungover from last night, his mind was dizzy at the moment. Three poles above the sun are still lying high below.
Mr. Huang has been away for a long time, and he is gradually running out of money. Fortunately, friends from all walks of life have provided some support, so it is not a problem to buy some good wine and side dishes every day during the Chinese New Year. With Lin Zunxiu's servant waiting by his side, life was finally going well for the time being. Years ago, he had agreed with everyone that when the weather got warmer and the roads were walkable, he would go north, or go south, or go straight to the capital, to see if he could mobilize the court officials to "make early plans" against the Kun thieves. Some people have already promised to prepare books for their teachers and ask them to take more care of Mr. Huang. Lin Zunxiu and others also agreed to donate some money for his "please". Now that the plan had been decided, and it was the Chinese New Year, Mr. Huang had nothing to do and nowhere to go, so he sent his servants to prepare food and drinks for him, so that he could stay in his room and have a drink to drown his sorrows. Worry is even more sad.”
"Brother Huang! Brother Huang, get up quickly!" The voice changed and became more urgent. He reluctantly opened his sleepy eyes, and in a daze he saw a man in front of him, looking at him anxiously.
He shook his head and rubbed his eyes, recognizing that this was Wu Ji from Yuyuan Society.
"Brother Wu, why are you so panicked?"
"Something big happened this time! The Kun people have entered the city!"
"Kun Ren?...!" Mr. Huang was so excited that he sat up from the bed. "Really?"
"I saw it with my own eyes. There is no lie! The Kun soldiers entered the city in the middle of the night, and they took over the whole city without a single blow. Now the streets are full of Kun soldiers."
It took Huang Hankun a while to understand the meaning of the other party's words. Suddenly, he felt that his hands and feet were cold, and his body was shaking uncontrollably. It was "a punch that separated the Tianling Cap, and half a bucket of cold water poured down."
"What a... what a thief!" Huang Xunkun's voice was trembling.
"Master Lin invited me to go to his place to discuss the plan. Brother Huang can wash up immediately and I will go with him."
"That's very good. However, the soldiers are on the street, how can we get out?"
"The Kun people have not strictly enforced the city ban. Now the streets are very quiet. As long as they don't leave the city, pedestrians will not inquire."
Huang Xunkun thought for a while, and the thief Kun always acted loosely on the outside and tight on the inside. The "stable and peaceful situation" on the surface always had to be maintained. He nodded immediately and said, "Brother Wu, please wait. Let me go wash and change clothes."
At that moment, he hurriedly washed and changed his clothes. He didn't even bother to eat breakfast. He only told the boy: "Stay here and watch. Don't go out."
When I left the room, I saw the monks in the temple were like ants on a hot pot, spinning around, but they didn't know what to do. When Zhike saw that Huang Xunkun was about to go out, he hurriedly said: "Donor! The situation on the street is unclear now, so it's better not to go out."
Wu Ji said, "It's okay. There is no market ban outside. Otherwise, how would I have gotten here? The Australians have sent troops to patrol the streets. The market is also very quiet, and there are no young people making trouble."
Seeing that they were determined to go, the monk opened the small door in the side alley and let them out.
When I walked to the street, I saw very few people on the street. Every house along the road was closed, and no shops were open. The streets were deserted. Huang Xunkun slightly regretted his behavior: walking on the street like this is too eye-catching! What would you do if you were questioned by a bandit patrol?
However, after walking along the street for a while, he didn't encounter any of the Kun thieves, and he felt a little more at ease. Wu Ji is a native of Guangzhou and is very familiar with the streets and alleys here. They walked through alleys and secluded streets to avoid main roads. When he saw the patrol of the thief Kun, he hid in the alley before leaving. After walking around like this, it didn't take much effort to reach an alley.
Huang Xunkun saw that there were no houses in the alley. There were high walls on both sides with some small doors on the walls. I know this is probably the backyard of a wealthy family. I saw Wu Ji knocking on one of the doors a few times. The door opened and they slipped in cleanly. The person who opened the door was a man wearing a green turban - a turtle slave. He couldn't help being surprised and asked: "Where is this place?"
"Visiting Chunyuan." (To be continued.)
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