mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 554 When You Arrive, Losada's Blood Is Cold

Luo Shada pointed to a leading villager and said, "This is the black monkey. Don't kill them all. You only need to kill the monkey that can jump the most, and the rest will disperse."

The adjutant asked again: "Will the Qing Empire ask for the crime?"

Rosada made another analogy: "The Qing Empire is like the group of children just now. They seem to be high-spirited, but they are actually weak. We killed their monkeys, and they were angry, but they dared not resist. In addition, there is a Chinese idiom called Refers to a deer as a horse, do you understand?"

The adjutant began to admire the new governor.

He is different from the original Gao Dingyu from the bottom of his heart.

This man has a brain.

The adjutant ordered a few words, and a Portuguese soldier came forward and said while pushing the villagers: "Warning you, don't hurt the Portuguese citizens, otherwise you will look good."

The villager who took the lead was stunned. They just stopped the terrain survey. When did they hurt the Portuguese citizens?
"I'm talking nonsense, we're just protecting our homeland..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Portuguese soldier took out his dagger, cut a cut on the back of his hand, threw the dagger on the ground, pointed at the villager and said, "Ah...he hurt me, this Chinese guy hurt me ..."

The leading villager was buzzing, subconsciously took a step back, and pointed at the Portuguese soldier: "You clearly cut yourself, don't slander..."

Not finished.

boom!
Gunshots.

The leading villager fell on his back and was shot in the chest. His eyes were wide open. Maybe the bullet hurt his lungs. He panted like a bellows and made a "hissing" sound.

The rest were terrified and retreated instinctively.

"How dare you Portuguese shoot?"

The adjutant stood up and shouted: "You Chinese are working together to hurt us Portuguese, this matter will never end!"

The rest of the people backed away in horror, could they still shoot?
Losada smiled, put his hands behind his back, and took the lead to walk forward.

This time, none of the villagers dared to stop them.

The adjutant yelled as he walked: "We will send a note to the Qing Empire to inform you of the good deeds you have done today. You dirty and lowly pigs will be punished by your yamen!"

So the villagers were even more at a loss.

Because this kind of thing might really happen, from Cixi to the petty officials, they are all such a group of things.

Rosada not only had people survey the terrain, but even left [-] Portuguese soldiers behind, saying that they were garrisoning troops, and they wanted to build a fort here, claiming that because of the serious banditry here, they must be contained.

Because the gun hit the bird in the head, the people dared not speak out.

But someone immediately reported the matter to the Boundary Survey Maintenance Committee.

The situation escalated immediately.

The heads of the Boundary Maintenance Committee got together.

"The villagers were tortured to death by Feng Di and falsely accused of being thieves. The Portuguese deceived others too much."

"What can I do?"

"Form a militia group and surround the village! Gather a large group and try to save it!"

Under the auspices of the Boundary Survey Maintenance Committee, the Jiu'ao Mountain Militia was established.

Among them is the little old man who sells water. He became the vanguard of the sea and was responsible for sailing the boat to find out news.

In the afternoon of that day, the Jiu'ao Mountain Militia, with hatchets, machetes, and harpoons, sneaked close to the temporary tent of more than ten Portuguese soldiers left by Rosada, and broke into it with a shout.

The Portuguese soldiers were stunned. Seeing a group of fishermen with grim faces approaching suddenly, they naturally resisted.

However, for a long time, the image of the Chinese people as weak and deceitful has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They didn't have much defense at all, and they were instantly killed by countless fishermen who came with hatchets, harpoons and other weapons.

Rosada also left cannons, which were also seized by the militia.

The villagers who had just won the battle were very excited, thinking that the Portuguese were no different.

Everyone was beating chicken blood, clamoring crazily.

That night, when Luo Shada received the news, he was also very astonished.

During the day, the cowering expressions of those villagers are still vivid in my memory. Why did this group of sheep turn into vicious wolves in a blink of an eye?
Losada took a deep breath, this is his only performance when there are major events.

This gentleman is also a capable person. He originally served as the governor of the West African colony, but was urgently transferred to Australia Island.In the future, during World War I, he would go to southern Angola to become the supreme commander of Portugal. After World War I and before World War II, he even launched a coup d'état with a few people in Portugal and succeeded, and he remained in a high position until his death.

It has to be said that this is a steady, cunning and ruthless person.

Losada's cheeks twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "Immediately dispatch the warships, advance into Lizhi Bay, and attack this island with all our strength."

The adjutant reminded: "Governor, our warships... are gone, they were all sunk by Zhao Chuanxin."

Rosada choked.

In the original history, the Portuguese mobilized warships to attack Luhuan, and the villagers on the island were naturally defeated by strong ships and guns, and were massacred.

But at this time, Zhao Chuanxin inadvertently helped these villagers out of the siege.

Luo Shada licked his lips: "Gather the soldiers, advance to Luhuan, and besiege Jiu'ao Mountain. Since we are suppressing the bandits, we must thoroughly suppress them."

The adjutant hesitated: "Will this make too much trouble?"

"It doesn't matter, call the Qing Empire immediately and tell the bandits to kill more than a dozen of our soldiers. The death of the Chinese is nothing. But the death of our people is a big deal. If you want to come to the Qing Empire, you can tell the difference."

What's scary is not that foreigners think so, what's scary is that even Cixi and some people think so.Otherwise, Losada would not have said so swearingly.

But he said that when the villagers on Jiu'ao Mountain were killed, Chuishuiju had already learned that Zhao Chuanxin had left, so he returned to Shushan to join Li Zhitao, without knowing about it.

In the absence of Zhao Chuanxin, Jiu'ao Mountain is a desolate place for Chuishuiju.

He will not linger.

Everything happened too fast.

When Li Zhitao heard the news, the militia on Jiu'ao Mountain had already been besieged overnight by Portuguese soldiers.

And the residents of the island united to repel the attack of the Portuguese soldiers three times, which even Rosada did not expect.

This annoyed him very much.

He called the adjutant: "Could it be that the soldiers have lost their blood since living here for a long time? They attacked a group of fishermen and were beaten back three times?"

The adjutant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Governor, it's only because these country bumpkins are familiar with the terrain and used this advantage to deal with us. As long as the governor sends more troops, he will definitely go to the island during the day and slaughter these gangsters."

Losada was bold and careful: "Since they resisted so fiercely, they have confirmed their identity as bandits. You quickly increase your troops and divide them into two groups. One way is to attack on the shore, and the other way is to go by sea. We don't have warships, but I can also get a few Clippers. They dare to resist, don’t blame me for killing them all, making it impossible for them to escape by boat.”

The adjutant gritted his teeth and said: "I promise to capture this island today, let our Portuguese flag fly on Jiu'ao Mountain, and let their houses become our forts."

"Go."

Lianhua Street, Shushan.

Li Zhitao paced back and forth.

Chuishuiju hurried back from the outside, Li Zhitao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is the situation going?"

Blowing Water Ju wiped his sweat and said, "It's not good, Rosada has increased its troops. I think Luhuan will fall soon. The Portuguese also conscripted a few fast boats from merchants, saying they were intercepting escaped bandits on the sea. I guess the fishermen on Jiu'ao Mountain will suffer."

"Have you sent a telegram to the head?" Li Zhitao asked eagerly.

"Sent it, the deputy head said that the head took his apprentices out to do some shopping, and said he wanted to prepare some things and travel around the Central Plains together. He sent people to look for them in the streets and alleys, and the head will come as soon as he finds them."

Li Zhitao was very anxious, he murmured to himself: "If it doesn't work, I'll lead someone to attack the Portuguese soldiers from behind."

Blowing Water Horse was taken aback: "No way. Boss, if those fishermen have been well trained, they might be able to flank us. But now they are hard to protect themselves and don't know how to cooperate. If we go, we will die. That's Portugal. regular army."

Li Zhitao stomped his feet: "I hope the master doesn't blame me when the time comes. These fishermen are also the same, don't you understand how much you have?"

……

Zhao Chuanxin was shopping with Benjamin Goldberg and Ganfan.

"Master, tell me, compared to Hong Kong Island, how about the inland Mingchuan Daze?"

Zhao Chuanxin is picking cardamom and peppercorns. When it comes to the use of spices in the kitchen, northerners are far behind southerners.

Since he wants to travel around the world, for a person like Zhao Chuanxin who never tires of details, he can take nothing with him, but he must have all the food.

He said: "Hong Kong Island is like a beautiful village flower. She has seen the world a little bit, but the structure is small. The mainland is like a rich lady with a deep background. She seems to be raised in a boudoir, but once she gets in touch, Enough for you to drink a jug."

The shopkeeper couldn't help feeling funny when Zhao Chuanxin talked to the child like this.

The hair has not yet grown, enough to drink two pots.

Benjamin Goldberg said with great anticipation: "Is there a dragon? Is there a glutton? Is there a basalt? If the water is not deep, there will be dragons. If the mountains are not high, there will be immortals. Those deep mountains covered by clouds , is there a god who is as penetrating as master?"

"What books have you been reading all day recently, there is a fart god, feudal superstition."

Benjamin Goldberg: "…"

Zhao Chuanxin suddenly sneezed.

I can't remember the last time I sneezed, it seems to be so long before the end of Qing Dynasty.

He cursed: "I don't know which bastard is spreading his wife's tongue and saying bad things about me. Boss, these spices have been rated by me, so settle the score."

This is no longer the age when the value of ancient pepper was equivalent to gold.

But the spices are still expensive, the boss made some calculations: "Chenghui, 38 yuan. Are you two going to open a restaurant?"

Zhao Chuanxin took out the money and shook his head: "No, I will feed it to pigs and dogs."

The boss sneered: "You're joking, what pigs and dogs are so expensive, are they worth eating?"

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the dry rice and then pointed to Benjamin Goldberg: "The dog is here, and the pig is here. Maybe this is the helplessness of the breeder."

The boss laughed.

Benjamin Goldberg also laughed: "Master, what else do we need to buy?"

"The further north we go, the colder the weather, we need to buy some warm clothes." Zhao Chuanxin summed up: "It's better not to be too conspicuous, just buy some clothes that ordinary people often wear."

With that said, he walked towards a tailor shop.

Only then did Benjamin Goldberg know what Zhao Chuanxin was going to buy.

Long gowns and gowns, heavy padded jackets...

After Zhao Chuanxin casually bought a few sets of clothes that fit him, he went out with his disciples and cooked rice. A man in Xuantianzong's overalls hurried over: "Master, I have found you. The deputy master has something urgent to do... ..."

Zhao Chuanxin asked: "What should I say first?"

The man scratched his head: "I only heard the general idea, I don't know if it's right, it's said that the Portuguese attacked Mount Nine..."

"Zhuo!" Zhao Chuanxin put away his clothes: "Benjamin, you go back and let Uncle Li arrange for you to take a boat to Ao Island. As a teacher, you have to go first."

Benjamin Goldberg hesitated for a moment, and shouted: "Master, if I go at this time, will it be dangerous?"

Zhao Chuanxin took big strides without looking back: "It's okay, when you arrive, Luo Shada's blood will be cold!"

Benjamin Goldberg thought of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that he had been reading recently.

Can't help feeling: "In ancient times, Guan Yunchang warmed the wine and killed Hua Xiong, but now my master cools the blood and beats Luo Shada hard!"

(End of this chapter)