The Lion City, close to the equator, has no four distinct seasons and only one summer that lasts throughout the year. The scorching sunshine brings abundant products, not to mention the rice that is harvested three times a year, and even the fruits that grow in the wild are endless.
No matter where the Chinese go, they will never lose the habit of celebrating the Spring Festival. Setting off firecrackers, having reunion dinners, and lion dances on New Year's Eve are all common scenes in the Lion City. The habit of paying New Year's greetings to each other on New Year's Day has also been Everything was preserved exactly. Before the sky was completely bright, countless Chinese people had already taken to the streets and saluted each other with fists clasped.
But this Spring Festival this year is destined to be unforgettable forever. A Dutch merchant ship docked at the pier last night brought unexpected guests from afar.
The thumping sound on the trestle was filled with the sound of big leather boots. Soldiers in thin military uniforms ran down from the merchant ship one by one like dragons. Squadrons began to gather on the dock one by one, shouting slogans loudly. All the natives and foreigners who heard this were dumbfounded.
"Who is this? Why are Asian faces wearing American military uniforms? How did they set foot on a British colony?"
"Are these Chinese? It doesn't look like that. How can there be such unruly Chinese people?"
People on the dock were talking a lot. Before Xiao Hexin could give the order to enter the city, the British captain guarding the port ran over panting with several army and indigenous guards.
"Everyone stop, no one is allowed to enter the city. Who are you? Where are you from?" The British captain held the pistol in his waist with his right hand, as if he was going to fight in the next second.
Xiao Hexin raised the corner of his mouth and began to refute his fallacy in English, "No entry into the city? Why, isn't this a free port open to all nations? Navigators from all over the world can land and rest, why can't we Chinese?"
"Oh God! Are you really Chinese? Sorry, you must not enter the city. Go back to the ship immediately and ask your captain to talk to me..."
"Why? The law of nations prohibits sailors and crew from resting in free ports? What right do you have to stop us?"
"You are not sailors or crew, you are soldiers, you are the army. I will never let any dangerous people enter the city. This is my responsibility!" The captain was angry, and the unique stubborn temper of British cattle also came up.
"Army! We are bare-handed and unarmed. What do you care about our status? Brothers, let's line up and enter the city. If they dare to stop us, we will fight them..."
While the two sides were in chaos, Jonas, the Prussian emissary, ran down from the deck, took out a document and began to negotiate with the captain.
The two of them were muttering on the edge of the trestle for a long time, and then the captain reluctantly waved the soldiers to get out of the way. When Xiao Hexin led the team away, he could vaguely hear the captain muttering in English.
"Damn it, when did those weak sheep from the Qing Dynasty become so energetic? I will only give you one day during the day. If they are still stranded after dark, I will expel them militarily..."
Xiao Hexin clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails were embedded in his flesh, and his palms were wet, and he didn't know whether it was sweat or blood.
"Everyone, cheer up and let the overseas folks see our majesty!" Xiao Hexin straightened the patent leather hat on his head and led the team towards the city.
Three companies, three torrents, three hundred people, uniform attire, uniform pace, and uniform energy. The moment they set foot in the main city, the entire Lion City was shocked.
The traffic on the street came to a standstill for an instant, and even the most laid-back foreigners on the road subconsciously leaned toward the sides of the road. Those Western women holding small umbrellas and wearing wide skirts looked at such a group of virile and muscular men. He exclaimed and quickly used a folding fan to block his bloody mouth.
The foreigners have lost their composure to such an extent, let alone the indigenous people of Malaysia. This group of black and thin jungle monkeys actually lost the ability to speak in an instant. The iron-blooded murderous aura that has experienced the battlefield rushed towards them. They were so suppressed that they could not say a word.
The opposite of the expressions of the foreigners and indigenous people were the overseas Chinese. They looked at the familiar faces in front of them and couldn't believe their eyes at all.
"This is Chinese? How is it possible? Since when did China have such an army? Where are their braids? Isn't it the army of the Qing Dynasty?"
Countless Chinese people began to pour out of the shops and houses along the street. They rushed up to touch it but didn't dare. They wanted to say hello but didn't know what to say.
The crowd grew larger and larger, and as the three teams advanced, thousands of people gathered on the street to watch. Thanks to Bismarck's continental policy, the relationship between Prussia and the British is now very good, so Jonas's guarantee worked. If it were normal, the British garrison would have been dispatched long ago.
When the team marched to a market where Chinese people gathered, Xiao Hexin raised his hands and shouted, "Everyone... stand at attention!" With a bang, the sound of three hundred pairs of leather shoes hitting the ground shocked the onlookers into an uproar.
"Ancestors, this is really the army of our Han people. What they speak is Chinese!" An old man in the crowd suddenly burst into tears. He pointed at the new army with trembling hands and shouted, "This is our army, and it belongs to us Han people." army……"
This shout seemed to press an emotional button in the hearts of all the Chinese people present, and tears burst into their eyes. This is the best New Year gift that the mother country has given them.
Xiao Hexin took advantage of the situation and rubbed his red eyes with the palm of his hand, holding back the tears. He ordered all the soldiers, "Everyone is here, move freely in class units, and no drinking, gambling, or looking for women... Four p.m. Meet at the pier before midnight...let’s celebrate the Chinese New Year too!”
"Oh...oh...oh..." The boys suddenly became excited and forgot to salute the superior. A group of people dispersed as a class. They wanted to appreciate the exotic customs.
Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun and Luo Huo had serious faces and wanted to curse, but when they looked at the scene again, they couldn't say the curse words out of their mouths.
The young men were free to move around, and they were immediately surrounded by enthusiastic Chinese. Countless hands touched them, and they were surrounded by eager inquiries. All the Han people were in a state of madness.
"Are you from your mother country? Where are your braids? Which general do you belong to? Where is your hometown?"
"What? You are from Ryukyu, and you are all Han from Ryukyu...are you from your hometown in mainland China?"
"Xiao Letian? Who is Xiao Letian... Oh, I remembered it. In July, foreign businessmen once said that Chinese scholars led Han people to fight the Japanese in Naha. Is it you..."
"The Journey to the West! I understand. Xiao Letian is the scholar from his home country who wrote the Journey to the West. He was the master of Western learning in the Qing Dynasty... We also have this book in the Lion City!"
All the mysteries were revealed, and people finally knew that this army did not belong to the Manchu Qing Dynasty dragging its pig tail. This army nominally belonged to Ryukyu, and the real control was in the hands of the Han people. This army truly represented The new army of Chinese interests!
Look at the admiring eyes of the foreigners around you, and look at the awe-filled eyes of the indigenous monkeys. Everyone is hardened. All the grievances suffered by the Chinese overseas were vented at this moment.
"Let's go and sit in my shop. I have the best rice wine... Come to our Chamber of Commerce. We will hold a banquet and invite you to come together... These are the fruits from my orchard. They are given to you to eat. Give more to us. Tell me about your affairs..."
Crowds of people rushed forward, tugging and asking, stuffing flowers, fruits and various specialties at no cost. After a while, all the three hundred new soldiers were sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Xiao Hexin and several other senior officers have now become the targets of "siege" by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. All important Chinese businessmen want to establish relationships with them. Businessmen are shrewd. They have long known that a new god of wealth has appeared in the north of the Qing Dynasty. , even more influential than Hu Xueyan.
These armies were all formed by Xiao Letian. Through these soldiers, they will definitely be able to build relationships with big figures in their home country.
Although Xiao Hexin and the others were swaying back and forth among the Chinese crowd, their sharp eyes were observing the surroundings. They clearly saw that a large number of white police officers and indigenous police officers gradually appeared around the market, and there were even some police officers about to appear. The figure of Nas is running around.
They knew that Jonas would definitely break his legs and mouth today. Old powers like Britain and France would never allow the Chinese to become stronger, let alone show off their power in their colonies. If there were no German envoys to mediate, this matter would definitely become a big deal today.
Sima Yun stared hard at the white police officers and said through gritted teeth, "Brothers, please calm down and restrain yourself. Today's activity area is inside the market. We must not disperse. We cannot give the foreigners any excuse to expel them... Damn, wait." We Chinese have warships, and I will be the first to come here..."
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The Chinese in the Lion City never expected that a new army belonging to the Han people would come here to pay New Year greetings to everyone.
The army is indeed an army. The colonial police force that used to be arrogant has become a subordinate to the new army today. The market is surrounded by white police officers and indigenous policemen who maintain law and order, but there are waves of food coming from the market. aroma.
Today, the Chinese have let go. They have actually occupied an entire street. The banquet tables are blocked in front of many Western shops. Those foreign businessmen have to apologize and quickly say that it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
Don't worry about the Chinese people being too angry. In the past, would these tall-nosed foreign businessmen look at the Chinese people? Who blocks the door of his store, calls the police to evict you without saying a word, or even takes out a civilized stick and beats you, but no one will reason with you.
But today, there were only 300 new troops, and their appearance changed. Each one of them smiled extremely flatteringly. When they heard that this new army was founded by Xiao Letian, the master of Western learning, they even brought a few bottles of wine to talk to the officers. Let's have a drink.
There were more than a hundred tables on the long street. At this time, it was impossible to distinguish the dishes. Almost all Chinese hotels had stopped operating, and all manpower and material resources were concentrated on the long street banquet. The foreigners and natives throughout the Lion City were all stunned as they stared at the endless flow of dishes and smelled the aroma in the air.
Everyone will get drunk unless they are drunk. The New Army has iron-clad disciplines. If alcohol is not allowed, then everyone will never have more than three drinks. However, the enthusiasm of the Chinese in the Lion City made them drunk. Only then did these young soldiers truly understand Xiao Letian's good intentions in sending them to Europe.
China is too weak, and the Chinese have become an inferior nation in this world. Those Westerners really look down on them. Just the mere appearance of 300 new troops without any weapons can cause such a sensation among the Chinese people. This shows how much this court owes the Chinese people all over the world.
A strong army, China needs a strong army, a modern army that can fight foreign wars instead of only knowing civil war. In the jungle of beasts, if you want to be respected, you must show your claws.
"On this trip to Europe, we can only succeed, not fail!"
