mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 248 Captain Zhao understands the lower limit of the show

It was raining outside, but it couldn't stop Chen Zhaochang's eager heart.

He urged Wu Luzhen to go to Zhao Chuanxin even in the rain.

He was the one who didn't agree to cooperate with the wanted criminals before, and he is the one who is anxious now.

The rainy sky in spring stretches continuously, and it doesn't look crisp at all, but the rain is actually quite heavy.

The sharp wings of the swallows cut through the rain curtain, revealing the buds of willow hydrangeas bursting out wildly by the roadside.

Wu Luzhen wore a coir raincoat and led his followers to inquire all the way.

The camp of the Backwater Army should have been kept secret.

However, it is impossible to go out for training and shopping without any rumors leaking.

The local people learned of such a non-official and non-bandit team, and named the location of the Backwater Army-Laoyinggou.

The names of places outside the customs, except for areas with ethnic characteristics, are all casually named.

For example, in Jilin, the names of places are even more open-mouthed, directly represented by numbers, such as several ditches, forks, and rivers.

Laoyinggou is a little more attentive.There are also Eagle Ditch, Wild Boar Ditch, Heixiazi Ditch, etc. If you don’t pay attention, you will get confused.

Wu Luzhen entered the mountain in the rain, struggled in the mud for a long time, and finally saw the outline of the backwater army camp from a distance.

Looking far away in the rain, looking around, I saw that there are mostly continuous hills here, with soft lines and gentle terrain.But the way to come is very deep, if there is an enemy attacking, there is only one way to attack.

But the backwater army can escape in all directions, or choose a road to the mountain without much effort, and can even push the field artillery up the mountain, and shoot from a condescending height.

Wu Luzhen lamented: The real chicken thief selected by the locality!
Going up and down the mountain, through the mountain and through the tunnel, Wu Luzhen finally reached the outskirts of the camp.

A secret sentry who was hiding found him, probably seeing that there were only two of them, so he appeared generously with a gun: "Who is it?"

"Go and report to Captain Zhao Chuanxin, and tell him that Wu Luzhen came to him."

The secret whistle of the Backwater Army took out the binoculars, looked behind Wu Luzhen, and when he found that there was no one there, he said, "Follow me."

He took oiled paper, covered the important parts of the gun to prevent rust, and led the two into the camp.

There is a pavilion on the training ground, which is very large and can accommodate four to five hundred people.

Because of the rain, all the soldiers of the Backwater Army took a rest here to shelter from the rain.

When Wu Luzhen came, he saw a group of sailor soldiers surrounding Zhao Chuanxin in the center, and the ground beside Zhao Chuanxin was smoking.

There is a scent of meat, caught in the fireworks, and even the rain can't extinguish this scent.

He walked into the shed and coughed: "Captain Zhao, Mr. Wu is here to bother you today."

Zhao Chuanxin stood up in the middle of the crowd and took a look, beckoning to Wu Luzhen: "Old Wu is here, come quickly."

Waiting for Wu Luzhen to take off her coir raincoat and squeeze into the crowd.

It turned out that a hole was dug in the center of the pavilion.

A cylinder is buried in the pit, and the edge of the cylinder is lower than the mouth of the pit.

On the pit, there are a few logs, with hooks hanging on the logs, and a few fat geese hanging from the hooks.

There should be charcoal in the cylinder, and the smoke is not too big.

The skin of the big goose is oily, even in rainy days, it is shiny and burnt, and the color is very attractive.

Occasionally the grease fell onto the charcoal in the vat, and it ignited a fire like a sprout from the earth in spring.

Those fumes are mainly caused by this.

A group of backwater soldiers, with their Adam's apple rolling, stared greedily at the big tank.

"Captain Zhao, you are..."

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully: "No, I promised them a few days ago that as long as the training is good, if it rains someday, I will take them to eat delicious food."

"Heh, Captain Zhao really never tires of food, fine meat, and fine meat. Wu has never heard of this kind of food."

"Old Wu, you are so damn lucky. Even the rain can't stop you from enjoying delicious food."

"..."

Cui Fenghua recognized Wu Luzhen, and brought him a small horse with great insight.

Wu Luzhen thanked her.

Then he asked Zhao Chuanxin: "Captain Zhao, what is the name of this?"

"Mingtang?" Zhao Chuanxin broke his fingers: "That's too much. I learned this method from my friends in Hong Kong Island. Use cinnamon, bay leaves, nutmeg, cumin, pepper, tangerine peel, cloves, tangerine peel, Dried ginger, all of these should be ground into powder. Add sugar, soy sauce, noodle sauce, and salt, and stuff them into the goose belly. The outer skin should be smeared with maltose, rice vinegar, and wine. This vat is in the pit to reduce heat spillage. The vat is heated Evenly bake the skin to make it crispy. This kind of slow fire allows the flavor of the seasoning to slowly penetrate into the meat. Finally, the skin is crispy and the meat is fragrant and chewy. When you eat it, tsk tsk..."

I am Cao!

Wu Luzhen felt like a dog.

If you want to say it in such detail, even your saliva will be flooded.

Listen carefully, the sound of swallowing saliva around is even stronger than the sound of the rain outside.

"Then, this, when can it be baked?"

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his head and looked at the tank: "It will take a while for the food to come out slowly."

Mouth cheap.

Wu Luzhen said in her heart that she would not have asked if she knew it earlier, and the most tormenting thing is to have to wait after asking.

After a while, he suddenly realized.

I came here with a mission, so why do you only think about food?
Captain Zhao presumably knew what he was here for, so he did it on purpose.

The end is extremely treacherous!
He cleared his throat and said, "Captain Zhao, this time I'm mainly here for "Dadong and the Map"."

After going around in a circle, Zhao Chuanxin still didn't escape.

"oh, I see."

Wu Luzhen was waiting, but there was nothing to say.

He was in a hurry: "Captain Zhao, if everything is forewarned, it will be abandoned if it is not forewarned. We must plan well in advance. That Jisho Shinoda is better than a monkey, and extremely treacherous. Let him know about "Dadong and the Map" first." He destroyed all the original books, and we have no evidence."

In fact, Zhao Chuanxin was also quite distressed.

In terms of diplomacy, the Qing court was weak and old-fashioned.

As long as you learn a little bit of the shamelessness of Little Japan and Bangzi, or if you are a little tougher and more aggressive, you will not be controlled by others everywhere.

Little Japan was also forcibly knocked on the door of the country, but they didn't always feel that they couldn't do anything, but instead made troubles everywhere.

Cixi was beaten twice, and she was subdued and devastated.

And he can't really start a war, because the backwater army can't fight an all-out war.

If the backwater army is defeated, with Cixi's urinating nature, they may retreat again and again.

Besides, he didn't mainly want to fight the war, but mainly to regain the land.It's not beautiful to make people miserable.

He said helplessly: "I don't know what you guys think. The little devil and Bangzi are obviously trying to gain an inch. Call all the Beiyang troops outside the pass, and tell the little devil to do it if you dare, and fight until the last soldier dies. Do you think he is afraid? It has only been a year or two since the Russo-Japanese War was over, and they dare not really continue to start the war."

This is indeed very Zhao Chuanxin.

Wu Luzhen sneered: "This matter is not up to me. Besides, diplomatic matters are not that simple. Japan doesn't dare to provoke a war, and we don't dare to start a war either. We can't afford it for the time being. It's better not to fight if we can fight without bloodshed."

Zhao Chuanxin rolled his eyes.

During this time, he was actually thinking about an idea.

He suddenly asked: "If we take back the Jiandao area, what are you going to do with this land?"

As soon as this remark came out, Wu Luzhen was a little confused.

Not only him, Xu Shichang, Chen Zhaochang, and even Cixi must have never thought about this issue.

What can I do?

Naturally, what was in the past is how it will be in the future.

"This, the Jiandao area, was originally the land that the imperial court kindly reclaimed for the suffering Korean people. I guess it will continue to be like this in the future."

"Fart!" Zhao Chuanxin was furious: "The lessons learned from the past, the land given to them for free, they will finally tell you that this is the border of South Korea. In another ten years, they will make a comeback and push their noses."

This is the case.

After World War II, some of the sticks living on Jiandao returned to their countries, while the rest were left to be assimilated.

However, these sticks who were once kindly taken in by the Qing government vowed to claim that Jiandao has been the inherent territory of South Korea since ancient times.

Turn your face and don't recognize people.

Zhao Chuanxin will not get used to their problems.

"Uh...is it Captain Zhao, what do you think?"

"Of course!" Because he knew that Wu Luzhen was an undercover agent lurking in the Qing court, Zhao Chuanxin didn't have too many scruples, and said directly: "I'm interested in this place. If you want to come back, this will be the base of the backwater army. I want to count the accounts and collect taxes!"

Away from the big spectrum!

It turned out that was the idea.

Essentially, this had little effect on the Qing court.

The land of Jiandao is like a rich man casually throwing a bowl of rice to a beggar on the side of the road, with no intention of getting anything in return.The rice has been eaten, and the Qing court is now just declaring sovereignty over the bowl.

However, if Zhao Chuanxin collected taxes privately and was found out by the Qing court, his temperament would be completely different.

The Lafayette in the Forbidden City has always been stingy and merciless to his own people, but he is obedient to outsiders.

Can she endure this?

"Captain Zhao, is this difficult?"

"It depends on man's effort. If Xu Shichang doesn't say it, you don't say it, as long as I get rid of that old man Chen Zhaochang when the time comes, then Cixi will never have a chance to know."

It's a good way to draw a salary from the bottom of the pot.

However, things of this nature were actually done by the local officials of the Qing court.

Officials hide each other, and officials protect each other. If everyone doesn't expose it, it will be fine.If Zhao Chuanxin can handle everyone, it will make no difference.

However, Wu Luzhen still said: "The Japanese are driven away, and you collect taxes on the South Korean farmers in Jiandao. Wouldn't the good reputation you have accumulated in the Jiandao area now be in vain?"

"Old Wu, don't you think I drew those cartoons, saying that the back sailors wear a pair of pants with them, and I really think about them? Wait for Little Japan to leave, and see how I can deal with these bastards! Those who follow me Chang, those who rebel against me will perish, life and death depends on whether they are obedient or not."

Wu Luzhen gasped.

The Japanese, Koreans, and Qing Ting Xiu Yixiu may be able to take advantage of the lower limit.

But if you are more shameless than the one in front of you, you really picked the wrong opponent!

Zhao Chuanxin knows a lot about crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, unloading mills and killing donkeys.

Zhao Chuanxin continued: "Although there is a large population here and the land is considered fertile. But don't forget that this is the main route for Japan to come to our territory through the gateway of South Korea. Backwaters are not considered to be advantageous. If the little devils come to attack, We are the first to bear the brunt. One mistake, maybe one day the backwaters will all die for the country."

Wu Luzhen didn't write Sharingan, so she couldn't see through the future.

He was noncommittal: "It's not that far, it's not that far."

Zhao Chuanxin replied: "Hehe."

At this time, the roast goose is almost ready.

Zhao Chuanxin asked someone to pull the roast goose out with a wooden stick.

He shouted, "Go to the chopping board!"

But there was an extra kitchen knife in his hand, so he pulled out the goose tail needle, drained the water in the chamber, and chopped it into pieces to serve!
The skin is golden red, and the inside is full of fragrance.

Everyone couldn't wait any longer.

Zhao Chuanxin shouted: "Have you spread the pancakes over there?"

"It's ready, here we come."

"Bring the green onions!"

Someone brought the washed green onion, and Zhao Chuanxin pressed it on the board and cut it into sections.

He rolled the roast goose and scallions into pancakes, and handed Wu Luzhen and his followers a piece of pancake.

"There are only a few roast geese, and one piece of pancake per person. Is there any more?"

Wu Luzhen took a bite, and when he chewed the goose skin inside, it was crispy and full of fat, and the aroma immediately blossomed on the tip of his tongue.

Wormwood, what a treat, this is what people should eat.

Zhao Chuanxin rolled one for Ganfan, and rolled another one himself, and said to Cui Fenghua, "Go and wash your hands, and then roll it for everyone to share."

He himself was lying on the recliner and started eating comfortably.

All around, there is the sound of chattering.

It was raining spring rain outside, and the mood was immediately felt after eating in the shed.

After eating, Zhao Chuanxin drank a cup of tea to relieve his boredom.

Delicious is delicious, but there are too many monks and little meat, and they are not full.

But Wu Luzhen said in her heart that this encounter was not in vain.

He continued to ask: "Captain Zhao, look, when will I bother you to leave for Korea?"

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the rain curtain outside the shed and said, "Let's have a look, wait for an information, and I will leave when the information arrives."

People are not quiet in rainy days.

Similarly, someone braved the rain and came to Chen Daguang's tailor shop.

When the clerk saw this person, he greeted him hospitablely: "Guest officer, please."

Naoko Yuka was led to the back hall, skillfully picked up the pen and paper and wrote quickly. After finishing writing, she stuffed it into the envelope. The clerk brought wax, heated it and stuck it to the mouth of the envelope.

Naoko Yuka is wearing a gold ring, on the face of which is a carved flower, like a lotus, like a mandala, although the shape is complicated but regular, revealing a bit of mystery.

This flower is drawn according to the patterns that appear in front of the eyes of those who practice "Taiyi Jinhua Tenet" during meditation.

The true qi of innate Taiyi, looking inside and outside, penetrates the truth of all things.

Naoko Yuka printed the surface of the ring on the wax paint, left a pattern, and floated away.

The buddy called someone, wrapped the letter in waterproof greaseproof paper, and sent it to Laoyinggou in the rain.

When Zhao Chuanxin received the letter, he opened it and looked at it, with a relaxed smile on his face.

Liu Yonghe asked him curiously: "What did the Japanese girl say this time?"

In the past, this letter was handed directly to him.But since Zhao Chuanxin came, he missed the content of several letters.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't mean to show him, and said: "I have to go to South Korea, and I should close the net when I come back. At that time, it is estimated that Little Japan will be completely angry. You are ready, you may have to be tough. "

It's not like it hasn't been tough before, but Zhao Chuanxin's being so serious shows that this toughness should be stronger than before.

Although Liu Yonghe did not approve of Zhao Chuanxin's way of leading troops, he still admired Zhao Chuanxin's method of playing Little Japan with applause.

The fact is that, Little Japan is overwhelmed and overwhelmed every day.

The progress of their construction of the police station of the Supervisory Mansion was abruptly delayed.

Zhao Chuanxin said to Liu Yonghe again: "Remember the pit you dug to bury the tank that day. Find a piece of cowhide and cover it on the tank. Find someone to monitor day and night. If there is a large group of people attacking, we will be able to cover it from a distance of several miles. hear."

"Is this possible?" Liu Yonghe expressed doubts.

"You don't understand. This is a tactic used in ancient wars. It is very useful. Every day when we go out for a morning run, you ask people to carefully distinguish the difference between the number of people and the distance, and first master the rules. In case the Japanese are in a hurry to jump over the wall and attack, say It might not be of great use.”

……

According to the original trajectory, Saito Kijiro and Shinoda Jisaku will cross the river in Huining, North Korea during this period, passing Dongshengyong, Juzi Street, Tongfo Temple, Tianbaoshan, Toudaogou, Longjing Village, and finally Return to Jongseong, North Korea.

They spent two weeks concentrating on investigating the Hailan River and Burhatong River Basin where Korean farmers live.

On the one hand, it is an answer sheet to the Korean Supervisory Office, and on the other hand, it is also confirmed that the police station of the Supervisory Office will be established in Longjing Village.

But now, they were completely disrupted by Zhao Chuanxin and let Zhao Chuanxin lead them by the nose.

So, after returning to Zhongcheng this time, the two of them were frowning.

Because I am going to a banquet soon, how should I explain to Supervisor Ito Hirobumi at that time?

Kijiro Saito regretted it at the beginning, and said in hindsight: "We shouldn't have any public opinion war with Zhao Chuanxin. This person's control over people's hearts is too terrifying. We should proceed according to our own plan."

There is no shortage of complaints in the words.

In the war of public opinion, they were defeated across the board.

Before that, he completely trusted Shinoda Zhisaku, and Shinoda Zhisaku did well at first.

Until Zhao Chuanxin appeared in the backwater army.

This is not the case for Shinoda Harasaku. At the beginning, he felt that his love and career had a good harvest.

Now that his career has been hit, he can't help feeling a little sluggish.

That is Naoko Yuka, her gentle and caring comfort made him feel a bit of warmth.

He said bitterly: "The last trick, we let Ito Hirobumi supervise and issue a note to the Qing court. It has been a long time since Jiandao is Chinese territory or Korean territory. There are more than [-] Korean people here, and they are subject to horse thieves and scoundrels. Abuse. Therefore, the supervisor should send personnel to Jiandao for protection. In this way, we will first establish the police station, and slowly deal with Zhao Chuanxin for the rest."

This is to create the established facts first, and then play a rogue to argue with the Qing court.

Backwaters are what they call "horse thieves" and "rogues".

This style is very Japanese!

Having said that, Shinoda Harasaku was very disturbed in his heart.

Because they are rascals, Zhao Chuanxin is even more rascal, even worse.

There is a downside to slandering the backwater army as "horse thieves" and "rogues".

For example, if Zhao Chuanxin did some outrageous things at that time, I am afraid that the Qing court will directly shirk and say that it has nothing to do with them. This is all done by "horse thieves" and "rogues".

There is also an advantage, that is, Japan has another reason to build a police station.

Anyway, they will have a headache at that time.

Kijiro Saito said harshly: "Just do it like this. At that time, if Zhao Chuanxin continues to make trouble, I will lead my troops to crush him and the backwater army."

Shinoda Harasaku got up: "Then, I will take my leave first, I need to go back and prepare."

……

They are preparing, and so is Zhao Chuanxin.

He organized his space and stored a large number of cans and bedding in the hidden warehouse that Zhu Jianye had prepared earlier as inventory.

Shells from the Krupp field guns were added.

In the end, he asked Wu Luzhen to prepare a stick translation follower named Jin Wuzhi.

Why did you find Bangzi for translation?

Because Zhao Chuanxin felt that he could abandon him at any time and let him fend for himself without feeling guilty.

(End of this chapter)