!--The beginning of the chapter-- There are too many things in the world that are very helpless. Being an official in the Qing Dynasty requires more than half of your energy to focus on personnel matters, and it not only consumes your energy, but also consumes a lot of money.
You want to be a good official. This is Hunchun's rationality, and this is what convinced Lao Lin. When the imperial court ceded the land east of the Wusuli River, the sad and angry Hunchun did not watch. He even refused to accept the order to withdraw his troops. Far East fought a battle with the vanguard of Rakshasa ghosts.
That was a battle that would not be recorded in history. Both the Qing Dynasty and Tsarist Russia positioned it as a border conflict, which was a misunderstanding. During that bloody battle in Hunchun, we realized how ferocious the Rakshasa ghosts were. Three times the force could not defeat the opponent, and every time the opponent counterattacked, it could pierce through its own military formation.
Regardless of physical fitness, tactical literacy, weapons and equipment...including the energy and spirit during the battle, they are not on the same level. What are you waiting for if you don't lose such a battle?
Hunchun did not let his men die in vain. When he saw that there was nothing he could do, he retreated and had to accept the terms of the Beijing Treaty. At that time, Tsarist Russia's power in the Far East was very small, and even a supply line had not been established, so naturally it would not To aggravate the situation, both sides turned around and pretended that the war did not exist.
The people of the Qing Dynasty did not know about this small battle, but the officers and soldiers of Ningguta could not forget it. This shame always existed in their hearts. The military training in Hunchun in the next few years also vented this feeling in their hearts. He had been waiting The imperial court was trying to find a way to recover the lost territory.
"To the east of the Wusuli River, that is our Ningguta defense area. If they don't feel sorry for us, we feel sorry for them..."
Lao Lin choked up and said, "But we have been waiting year after year, practicing year after year, and the result is disappointment year after year! The court seems to have forgotten all about this, not to mention increasing the number of troops and increasing their pay, and even the military pay is not enough." Enough!"
"Do you know how much military pay was given at the lowest level? It's a 30% discount! That's enough! Look at the weapons we have on hand. You'll know how we live..."
Lao Lin shook his head excitedly, "We are so poor that we can hardly get rid of the pot. How can we spend money to give gifts? Is the land of gold dust in Beijing a place where we, a group of outsiders, can afford to go? What if we don't sit on the fence? This battle did not happen. Who the hell looked at us twice before? Who paid attention to us?"
"Stop talking..." Hunchun burst into tears. He had endured nine years of hard work and couldn't bear to look back. He would rather die than lose his dignity in front of a woman.
"If you want to eat this bowl of rice, you have to do this job! Don't worry, please keep it to yourself. It doesn't matter what outsiders say! As long as we live up to our conscience every step we take!"
"Master Kirigakure, you don't know what life we lived in the past, and you don't understand why we made such a choice... The imperial court is the imperial court after all, and it's okay if we don't listen! If you say that we have no heart, I agree. Oh! I, Hunchun, can't handle the matter of distinguishing Li'er from women..."
"Who dares to say that the General has no hearts? I fought with him..." Lao Lin jumped up with veins popping on his neck. He pointed at Sister Wu's disciples and shouted, "We have no hearts? If we had no hearts, we would go to the banks of the Salin River to stop them. Enemy? If we had no support, how could we spend so much military supplies and gather elite soldiers here? Do you think our money was blown by the strong wind..."
The flesh on Lao Lin's face trembled when he saw the Kirigakure kid's sad and angry expression, "It's not that we don't want to fight! We really can't fight! You are also engaged in intelligence work. It's not like you don't know how the Cossacks are armed and how we are armed. !”
"There is one person and two horses on the opposite side. Our Quanning Ancient Tower has more than 20,000 horses in total, and the rest are all infantry... They have a new fast gun with a rear-mounted gun, but we still have a sword and a spear! We can't even use our lives to fill it. It’s so useless!”
"So let me make it clear! Lord Kirigakure...these soldiers under our command are what we rely on to survive! Without these loyal soldiers, anyone can crush us to death! You want us to be cannon fodder and serve as your volunteer army Block the Cossacks? Haha, no way!"
Come on, Lieutenant General Lin has spoken out his true feelings. He has a direct lineage that is only loyal to him. This is the foundation for a general's survival. No fool will wipe out all his direct lineage to make wedding clothes for others. Only a fool would do it.
Hunchun had impulsively wanted to fight with the Cossacks on the banks of the Salin River, but reality slapped him in the face. The tough Cossacks were full of fighting power. If they had a head-on confrontation, they might even destroy all the troops in Ningupta and not be able to stop him.
So what if it's stopped? When the time comes, it will be the volunteers who are laughing, and they are the ones who are crying! This kind of thing of benefiting outsiders at the expense of one's own capital must not be done.
Hunchun sighed and shook his head, "I, Hunchun, are not timid. I can take my life anytime the court wants, but I have to think about these brothers who follow me! I can't let them die in vain! Behind one hundred thousand brothers, there are ten The life and death of tens of thousands of families and hundreds of thousands of households are in my hands, and I have to take responsibility..."
The Kirigakure kid fell into a brief silence. She knew that the other party did not lie to her about the military situation in the Ningguta area. She was also spying on him closely. The Kirigakure kid knew what the situation was.
He sighed, "General! Let me tell you the truth! We will win this battle in Vladivostok..."
At the critical moment, the Kirigakure brat decided not to hide it, and began to reveal some secrets that he could tell.
"Do you know how powerful the Zhiyuan is? The 210-caliber main gun can cover the entire city, and all fortifications can be easily torn apart..."
"The 40,000-strong army is all equipped with the latest Mauser rifles, which are purely loaded with fixed ammunition. They have a long range and accurate shooting..."
"You also saw Gatling's firepower demonstration last year. Even the densest crowd can be torn into pieces..."
"Do you know how sufficient the arms reserves of the Volunteer Army are? This battle can last for a month without any problem..."
In the mouth of the Kirigakure kid, the fantastic weapon configuration data of the Chinese were presented in front of the two of them. Many of them were unheard of. The Kirigakure kid even revealed that the Chinese had a military that could fight in the sky. Prime Minister Known as the Air Force.
This is how confidence was built. When Hunchun heard that the Zhiyuan was fighting aliens in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and when he was surprised to hear that the French had suffered a big loss from the Zhiyuan's artillery, the general was even shocked. The crime started.
"Why didn't I know this before? Why didn't anyone tell us..." In fact, the answer is very simple. The Qing Dynasty will never publicize the proud things of the Chinese, and the previous itinerary of the Zhiyuan is an absolute military secret. Of course, it is also It will not be announced in newspapers. It is normal for people outside the customs to not know the latest information.
In just one cup of tea, Kirigakure's throat was dry. The outcome of the victory of the Volunteer Army was clearly stated. Hunchun and Lao Lin couldn't help but nod at the last words, unable to refute them.
But just when the Kirigakure brat was so confident, Hunchun's next words almost angered her to death.
"I'm really sorry, but I still can't agree! In this battle... we can only remain neutral..."
Hey... Isn't this enough?
