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Chapter 1071 The sky is falling

After reading the telegram, he cursed, "If Da Qing doesn't do something, he won't die."

In the following time, faced with this sudden emergency, Hu Biao pulled off the white linen cloth on his head, but continued to wear a black gauze on his hand.

Maintaining the appearance of an old widower, he went straight to the telecommunications room.

First, they went through the telegraph machine and Yang Dongli, who was in Lijiapo. The two communicated for two or three hours amidst the ticking of the telegraph before they basically decided on how to deal with it.

Then numerous orders came from Surabaya City, the base camp of Xuange Camp.

They were sent one after another to Chaodao, Northeast of Daqing, Jingshi City, Magic City, Yangcheng and other places thousands of miles away.

As a result, the relevant personnel of the team lurking there also followed his instructions and took action one by one.

And what important message did Cross decipher that caused Hu Biao to have such a big reaction after reading it? What kind of response did they make to such an emergency.

Regarding such questions, we might as well look for specific answers from what happened to some ordinary people in Daqing in a later period of time...

But if he really wanted to care about it, he would empty all his pockets.

Perhaps because of this reason, today's Gaosheng Teahouse was obviously less lively than usual, with many people sitting there drinking tea lazily.

Even in such a matter, these bannermen can be regarded as vested beneficiaries to some extent.

Time: September 9, two days after Hu Biao buried the imperial concubine.

Mainly in the relevant secret treaty, Daqing promised to cede Nu Wulianghai and Heilongjiang, these territories to Maozi; in addition, it ceded Uszang and Qinghai to Dayin.

Once they land at Dagukou or other places, I'm afraid they won't be able to attack them with overwhelming force.

The other bannermen showed no objection at all, and even showed obvious approval on their faces.

The source of the above ten million taels of silver was provided by Mao Zi's family after Daqing guaranteed the customs tax, with an annual interest rate of 4%.

The location is Gaosheng Tea House in the south of the capital city. This is a mixed place, but well-informed, and all kinds of gossip spread quickly.

And providing such a loan with an ultra-low interest rate is not something that the Maozi family is very good at.

Then, he complained to the other bannermen who were drinking tea: "Master Lao Fo, Master Guangxu, and those people in the Military Aircraft Department are really confused~"

This is also the reason why for several days in a row, the imperial court faced such huge changes and there was no movement at all.

Of course, the banner man's style and mouth are always as hard as iron.

According to the information provided and revealed by Xuan Geying, they have recently intercepted and deciphered the messages from many major powers such as Daqing, Daoguo, and Yinfa.

First, he spat heavily on the notes that said, "Don't talk about state affairs."

The fourth master was still so handsome, wearing a fine robe, but the fabric was a bit old. He also had a jade ring, a snuff bottle and other things on him, and he looked very decent and sophisticated.

The Daqing imperial court showed all kinds of astonishing strength in Xuange Camp, especially after it defeated the entire Yin Expedition Fleet in the Strait of Malacca.

Not to mention that now, they still have some secret arrangements that have not been revealed, relying only on the revealed air force, fleet, new-style army, and the support of the Chinese people in Nanyang.

He obviously wanted to say something, but ended up holding it back.

I think the old witch, Emperor Guangxu and others are also worrying about how to deal with such an almost unsolvable situation.

The difference is that the bird cage he used to hold in his hand was replaced by a cricket jar wrapped in cloth, which can be regarded as following the entertainment trend of Capital City.

In addition, there is another difference. When the fourth master walked in, he could see many conspicuous positions in the teahouse.

The contents can be said to be very closely related. After being summed up, the general contents are as follows:
Daqing ceded the ownership of the vassal state of Chaodao, ceded the land of Liaodong to the island country, and compensated the island country with 10 million taels of silver.

The annual interest rate of only 4%, based on the current international lending, is an extremely low price that cannot be lower.

Because it is foreseeable that the army of Xuange Camp only needs a little rest.

Early yesterday morning, the "Northern Times" in Beijing City, the "Revolution Daily" in Shanghai City, and the "Yangcheng New News" in Yangcheng all broke the same big news.

But when they think about the bad things the imperial court has done this time, they, the bannermen, feel annoyed in their hearts and their faces are extremely hot.

I immediately felt amazing pressure, as if the end was coming.

Then it doesn't matter if the Daqing court doesn't make any noise, once it does, everyone will be dumbfounded.

But for Daqing and the bannermen, such words, which were regarded as treasonous and unethical, came out of the fourth master's mouth.

The Daqing court has urgently reached a secret agreement with the island country's little devils and the Maozi family.

Specifically, the situation is this.

Why? Because this time, the imperial court may have made the worst, most confusing, and most embarrassing decision in the history of the Qing Dynasty.

For a time, with the external troubles of the island country's little devils and the greater threat of Xuange Camp inside, Daqing became increasingly precarious.

Nowadays, there is a long piece of paper posted on them, with four big characters written on it: Do not talk about national affairs.

At the same time, he also tried to reach a secret agreement with Yin Fa and other great powers.

After more than a year, the Fourth Master of the Bannerman walked in here again as usual.

Whether he was really not afraid or was just pretending, the Fourth Master sat down at his accustomed seat by the window and ordered a pot of tea.

At first glance, he was worried that he said the wrong thing and got himself into a lawsuit.

The fourth master, who had a bright appearance, couldn't find enough copper coins to buy rotten meat noodles in a bowl.

With the condition of Daqing's soldiers, how could they possibly withstand these tiger and wolf warriors?

The land of Sifu in western Guangdong near Annan was ceded to legal persons, and the peninsula of Lu Province was ceded to Degun.

Cut off Qiongzhou to Uncle Sam and others.

With such a crazy approach of ceding land and paying compensation, measuring the power of planting flowers and paying attention to the great powers, the Daqing court was naturally not crazy, but just wanted something behind its back.

What do you want? What I want is that the above powers can use all their strength to preserve the rule of their Daqing court when Xuange camp attacks.

The above staggering amounts of land, people, and money are just a reward.

After such a news came out, the first reaction of everyone in Daqing was not to believe it: It's fake, it's all rumors, Grandpa Tian! Where can there be such a deposed court that does not take its own land and people seriously?

But after thinking about it for a moment, almost everyone believed the truth in the newspaper.

On the one hand, this news was revealed by Xuan Geying. Not everyone in Daqing liked Xuan Geying, the traitor in the imperial court's mouth, perhaps because of conflicting interests.

But I have absolutely no doubt about their character and their trustworthiness.

Just because of this, they believed at least 80% of what the newspaper reported.

On the other hand, even after ceding so much land, the old witch, Emperor Guangxu, all the royal relatives and officials in the court, and the bannermen were still there.

They can still enjoy the remaining flowers and mountains, including the land in the south of the Yangtze River, which is enough for a group of banner men to continue to eat hard-core crops.

After they were able to do such a thing, everyone finally believed it completely.

After accepting such a cruel reality, the entire Daqing community was naturally opposed.

Scholars from all over the country who were stranded in the capital city took to the streets together and began to petition the imperial court, and the Qingliu people generally sent in a flood of objections.

There is only one thing to do: hope that the imperial court will take back its orders, and whoever among the military aircraft proposes such a traitorous strategy, please kill them as a thank you to the world.

Unfortunately, the above-mentioned strong opposition has no effect or meaning at all.

First of all, the Daqing court announced to the outside world that the above statement was completely nonsense. The court absolutely did not have these secret agreements with the little devils and the great powers.

However, seeing that the island country's military strength was now strong, the imperial court was unable to resist and had no choice but to sue for peace.

Apart from surrendering and letting Daqing retain some energy, there is no other way.

At the same time, I hope that the great powers will help mediate, so I will cede some land and compensate some money. It is definitely not because of the pressure from Xuange Camp.

It's just that no one believed the Daqing court's statement.

Secondly, a group of scholars who took to the streets to petition were severely reprimanded and threatened that if they made trouble again, they would have all their honors taken away from them, and they would never be admitted to the imperial court in the future.

Suddenly, most of these scholars who still had such a concept in their minds of "learning martial arts and selling goods to the emperor's family" were cowed.

Although there are still a few people who persist, their momentum has been greatly reduced. Those who opposed it, some quit their jobs, some were punished, and some were even thrown into jail directly.

Even the people are strictly forbidden to discuss this matter, especially in the capital city, where warning notes of 'Do not talk about state affairs' are posted everywhere.

There are also five battalions of infantry patrols, and plainclothes spies from the Beijing Management Team are patrolling everywhere.

If you are caught by them, it will be better if your family has money and power. You can always get the person out after using connections and bribing some money.

If you are an ordinary person who has nothing, you may not be able to get out without peeling off your skin.

As a result, the entire Daqing is now in a strange state.

Despair, anger, helplessness and many other emotions are brewing under the surface calm. Everyone can see that this situation is very problematic.

But no one can figure out how to solve these problems.

Because even Li Zhongtang and his subordinate Beiyang, the most powerful force in Daqing, have become completely silent now and do not express any opinions on such a current situation...

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Ask yourself that you are a dignified bannerman, and that the infantry patrols the fifth battalion, and there are also spies from the Beijing Guards Team, the fourth master and others who can basically get along with each other.

After complaining a lot about the imperial court, what he did this time was really a big mistake.

The Fourth Master habitually lowered his voice and asked an acquaintance beside him: "Second Master Ye, I wonder if you have heard about the news in today's newspaper.

What are the little devils doing? Where are they attacking now? "

The reason why he asked this question was because the imperial court had to issue a "Don't talk about state affairs" policy even for private discussions; naturally all newspapers that came from it were blocked.

In fact, this is also the case. At noon yesterday, the yamen in the capital city and various places dispatched a large number of yamen and police officers to visit various newspaper offices.

I want to arrest the editor among them and confiscate all the machines.

However, those people in the newspaper offices seemed to have expected this a long time ago; all the newspaper offices were established in Daqing, the foreign concessions in various places.

According to the original agreement between the imperial court and foreigners, Daqing Yamen had no right to directly enter the concession to arrest people.

After negotiating with the foreigners in the concession, an hour had passed.

When the yamen representatives followed the patrol of the concession and rushed to the newspaper offices, they found that not to mention that there was no trace of the relevant persons.

The printing machinery and equipment were also evacuated.

There was even a line of big words left on the wall: The news will be more exciting in the future, so stay tuned, folks.

Therefore, everyone is sure that these newspapers will be published secretly to bring you more secret information that the court does not want everyone to know.

It's just that there is no way to sell it openly like before.

Therefore, people like the Fourth Master who are concerned about the current situation are eagerly waiting for the news from above.

After hearing this, the bannerman who was called Ye Erye immediately became energetic. He obviously had some information. After lowering his voice, he began to speak slowly:
"While Xuange Camp's warships are still being repaired in Nanyang, planes and soldiers have not yet been dispatched.

In addition, the battleships in Beiyang are also being repaired, and it is estimated that even after they are repaired, they will not go to sea to fight.

It is said that the little devil's boat was plying the sea day and night, busy transporting soldiers, food, baggage, etc. to Chaodao.

All the 6.3 new troops they have trained over the years have been transported to Chaoshima.

Some reserve troops are also preparing to be transported there one after another.

In Pingchao City, which Japs from Shan County personally led more than 30,000 Japs, who had already marched towards the Yalu River; including the artillery fire captured by the Huai Army, the army had a large number of cannons and sufficient shells.

Later, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers in Seoul will follow.

Although Xuan Ge Camp is said to be on the bank of the Yalu River, a force of soldiers and horses has been deployed to guard it; however, given the disparity in strength between the two sides, their situation may not be good.

More importantly, it is said that the little devil has developed a way to deal with the air force.

That is to say, take those Green Runs captured from the Huai Army, modify the racks, and then fire at the sky, shooting down all the planes flying in the sky. "

As they spoke, these banner man uncles who obviously only spend their lives raising flowers and fighting dogs.

But he used his fingers, stained with some tea, to draw on the table in a serious manner, as if he had transformed into a military expert.

It can be seen that even these bannermen can't stand the current bad situation in Daqing.

As a result, he inexplicably had more expectations for these traitors in Xuange Camp; he even began to become nervous for the safety of Xuange Camp and make suggestions for them.

Although they helped with the plan, it was of no use at all.

And if the real reason why the Fourth Master and others are so enthusiastic, it may be because of their skin color.

In the past two hundred years, they who grew up here have unconsciously integrated into this land and this nation.

Seeing Second Master Ye's serious explanation, the Fourth Master and several others immediately started to panic.

That was based on a thought in their hearts that even they themselves couldn't express clearly:

Even if the world returns to Xuan Geying and the Han Hu Ertong, it would be better than falling into the hands of the island nation's little devils and those foreign devils.

For this reason, the Fourth Master spoke again and couldn't help but ask:
"The little devil's military strength is so amazing. So what is the reaction of the Xuan Ge camp? Have those foreign devils agreed to the court's conditions again?"

This time it was not Mr. Ye who spoke, but a pock-marked banner man who spoke;
"Master Hu from Xuange Camp said that the army they deployed along the Yalu River was far inferior to the Japanese side in terms of weapons and soldiers.

But I want to assure the people of the world that the war is a national war.

There were only soldiers who died in the battle in Xuan Ge camp, and there were no retreating troops; as long as the whole army had a breath left, not a single Japanese would be allowed to cross the Yalu River.

At the same time, he also issued a call to the people of Daqing to let courageous men who are not afraid of death go to the Northeast to fight against the Japanese in the Yalu River and protect their homes and country. "

After hearing such a statement, the fourth master couldn't help but feel a surge of pride in his heart.

I almost slapped the table, went home to pack up the tattered armor passed down from my ancestors, as well as the rusty swords, moldy bows, etc., and went to the Northeast to fight the Japanese with Xuange Camp.

In the end, I still thought of such a method. Maybe I would be expelled from the banner and my hard-core crops would be lost.

He forcefully took back the harsh words that came to his lips, and in the end everything was replaced by a long, helpless sigh.

Not only sighing for himself, but also sighing for the heroes of Xuan Ge Camp.

It is a sigh that a flower grower from such a heavenly country has fallen to this stage.

Because in his opinion, facing so many Japs, although the heroes of Xuange Camp were powerful, there would be no good results this time.

In the end, the little devil will break in and the world will fall into the hands of foreigners.

While the Fourth Master was sighing, the pock-marked banner man continued to say:

"Faced with the secret agreement proposed by the imperial court, all the foreign devils currently refuse to admit such a thing because they are afraid of the fleet and air force of Xuange Camp.

But how can these foreign devils be any good people?
Although they said they didn't agree, Degun and Uncle Sam's family were better off, but they didn't make any small moves; other Yinfa, Maozi, etc. were all secretly supporting Xiaoguizi and Daqing.

I even heard from my second cousin's third brother that a thousand legal rifles were secretly sent to the military camp in the first town of the Daqing New Army this morning, with the support of legal persons.

Just grab it for free, these foreign devils definitely have no good intentions.

They are all counting on the little devils to defeat Xuange Camp in Chaodao and the Yalu River; in the following time, I, Daqing, will drag Xuange Camp for a while.

In this way, they will have enough time to produce their own aircraft and weapons to defend against the aircraft; when the time comes, they will probably come together to take revenge. "

While the Fourth Master and others were talking, the entire teahouse became increasingly quiet.

They all pricked up their ears and listened to the discussions of these banner men.

It was precisely like this that when the pock-marked bannermen finished speaking the above, everyone's face showed an indescribable sadness and indignation.

Faced with the invading invaders from other places and the difficult task of resisting with our own army, everyone was already quite worried.

Result? It is simply despairing to encounter this kind of court that "would rather be with outsiders than domestic slaves" and "with the strength of the youth, it has won the favor of friends."

There were even a few young people dressed as scholars who suddenly started wailing loudly when they thought of the joints involved.

The sky in Daqing looks like it is really going to collapse...

(End of this chapter)