Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 89: Crush the Western Officer Corps and Kill Zhang Yuzhao

Chapter 89 Crush the Western Officer Corps! Kill Zhang Yuzhao!
Sir Henry said seriously: "Mr. Su Yi, although we in the British Empire like humor, we usually don't make such jokes."

Su Yi said: "We in China don't make such jokes either."

Sir Henry said: "Since it is not a joke, it is a contract. A verbal contract is also a contract."

Su Yi said: "Of course."

Sir Henry said: "I thought I was a gambler, but I didn't expect you to be an even crazier gambler, and a gambler who is immersed in his own fantasy and can't extricate himself."

From Henry's perspective, he didn't want to consider any political interests.

Hunan has more soldiers, more money, and greater business potential.

But Witoma put pressure on him, and he couldn't find a way to refuse. He didn't expect that the Qing clan would make such a crazy proposal.

Wouldn't it be better to give him a reason to refuse?

Now he could successfully sell this batch of arms to the Hunan Army without offending Wetoma.

The best of both worlds!

However, Weitoma became serious and said, "Mr. Su Yi, I appreciate your romantic feelings very much, but soldiers are serious on the battlefield. Are you sure you want to be like this?"

Su Yi said: "Yes, Sir."

Weitoma said: "Sir Su Yi, you understand Western literature, but you really don't understand Western military affairs. You will be badly injured next. Maybe the Juliet next to you is too beautiful, making you reckless. The ground issued a duel. You have no idea how excellent and powerful these twenty officers you are facing are."

Suddenly, his impression of Su Yi dropped sharply.

Originally, he wanted to develop his friendship with Su Yi and hoped that the other party would reach a higher position in the Qing Dynasty.

There is no need to make such expectations now, because romanticism and imprecision are often two sides of the same coin.

The Su Yi in front of me may be a first-class scholar and a first-class friend. But if you are not a qualified soldier, let alone a qualified politician, you will not go far.

One against twenty, this is not a romantic sentiment, but a terrible absurdist fantasy!

In this case, he doesn't have to worry about Su Yi.

Just watch it as a good show, and it will also allow the proud Qing clan to truly see clearly the military gap with the West and its own ignorance.

Weituma said: "In that case, then I will serve as a witness."

He stretched out his hand.

Then Sir Henry extended his hand.

Su Yi also stretched out her hand.

This verbal agreement was officially established.

Then, soon someone brought in twenty-one targets.

It is a very thick wooden target, enough to fit bullets inside, so that the results can be counted more clearly.

Measure the distance of two hundred and fifty meters.

And draw a line.

There are a total of twenty-one shooting positions, and there is a table on each shooting position.

On the table lies an Enfield 1853 rifle.

This rifle was developed not long ago, and the British army has not yet equipped it on a large scale. However, in last year's Crimean War, this rifle shone brightly on the battlefield just after it was equipped with the troops, surpassing the Migne 1851 rifle. .

Therefore, this should be considered one of the most advanced rifles currently available.

Of course, in this batch of arms transactions, only a small part of the Enfield 1853 was used, and most of the rest were Migne 1851 rifles.

Hong Renli stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Have you ever shot this rifle?"

Su Yi said: "No."

Hong Renli was immediately shocked. You have never played with this kind of rifle, but you dare to compete with one against twenty. Are you crazy?

"I've played before, and I'll teach you." Hong Renli said.

Last time, she bought three bottles at almost an unknown price.

Next, Hong Renli began to demonstrate how to load and aim.

Suddenly, everyone around was stunned.

It was actually dangerous for Hong Renli to do this.

But it doesn’t matter, everyone present is foreigner.

And what shocked them was that Su Yi was actually learning how to reload and aim.

Colonel William, the leader of the officer corps, said: "Sir Su Yi, have you never used this rifle?"

Su Yi said: "No."

Colonel William asked: "Have you ever used the Migne 1851 rifle?"

Su Yi said: "No."

Colonel William and others couldn't help but look up at the sky.

My God!

Is it too late for you to start learning now?
What a shooting contest we promised, we're about to compete against an aristocratic clown.

Our honor!

Su Yi tested it several times in succession, loaded it, took aim, and then fired into the sky.

Tested three shots!
"It's almost done!" Su Yi said, "Let's get started."

Wade immediately rolled his eyes.

Sir Henry smiled and said: "Sir, I will keep it a secret for you in London, otherwise today's scene will become a joke for you. Sir Wytoma's taste is so bad that he fell in love with such a flamboyant Chinese and wanted to To support him. Three boxes of the best cigars should shut me up."

The two female companions next to him were also covering their mouths and laughing.

Funny Chinese, ridiculous Chinese.

"Sir Su Yi, are you ready? Colonel William, are your people ready?"

Su Yi said: "Preparations are complete."

Colonel William and twenty officers said in unison: "Ready!"

"preparation!"

The whistle sounded suddenly.

Su Yi and William's officer corps immediately began to take action.

Grab your rifle and load it!
shooting!

Hong Renli suddenly became extremely nervous, his heart almost rising to his throat.

In an instant!
Su Yi entered an unprecedented state.

The superimposed energy and extreme concentration of the two people.

Let him only see this gun and the target [-] meters away, and there is nothing left in his mind.

Load and shoot!
Load and shoot!
Load and shoot!
The speed is extremely fast, moving smoothly.

This kind of rifle is relatively slow to load. The average soldier can fire three rounds per minute.

Colonel William's officer corps is extremely excellent, so he can fire five rounds a minute.

And Su Yi, 8 shots per minute!
This speed is almost unprecedented.

And the distance of two hundred and fifty meters is already very far for this kind of rifle.

Although its maximum range exceeds one thousand meters, it is already difficult to aim at [-] meters.

But for Su Yi, he could clearly see the target [-] meters away.

Of course, what's more important is a feeling,
A mysterious and mysterious shooting feeling.

But this feeling of inspired shooting, which can be picked out from a hundred shots, exists all the time for Su Yi, who has superimposed energy between the two of them.

This feeling is so wonderful, even more mysterious than when shooting with a bow and arrow.

Thought the rifle was more accurate and more stable.

Su Yi completely entered her own realm.

The flowing clouds and flowing water, the wind and the remaining clouds.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."

Just two and a half minutes!

Su Yi's shooting is over!

And Colonel William only completed 12 shots.

Wytoma, Sir Henry, and their female companions fell into a brief trance.

Regardless of Su Yi's shooting results.

At least the loading and shooting movements are so fast and so pleasing to the eye.

Five whole minutes!
The last officer of William's regiment finished shooting.

Next, the test results began.

"Major Hamilton, 150 rings!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Hans, 175 rings!"

"Major Richard, Ring 162."

As the results were announced, several people began to applaud.

If your grades are average, give it a little boost.

Those who get good grades should be applauded more enthusiastically.

"Colonel William, Ring 182!"

Suddenly, everyone applauded enthusiastically.

The results of William, the leader of the officer corps, are so good, so good to the extreme.

"Colonel William, you broke your own record."

"Colonel William, my God, you've done wonders."

"The Olympics should start shooting immediately, and you will become a champion in no time."

"Unimaginable results, 182 meters, [-] rings, incredible results."

After the warm applause, everyone fell into silence.

Because several people came to Su Yi's target and began to calculate Su Yi's shooting results.

The prosecutor took a look.

Suddenly, I was completely shocked!

Oh, God!
How is this going?

Did your miracle come at this very moment?
Have you kissed this Qing man's hand?
Because the bullseye of this wooden target is densely packed with projectiles.

They couldn't believe it at all. This... this wasn't shot at all, was it?
It must be the hand of God that catches these bullets and shoves them into the bullseye.

They counted once, and again.

Count the pellets first, then the craters.

A number was finally settled on.

Two hundred rings!
Crazy, dreamy, incredible two hundred rings.

The results were not reported for a long time. Sir Henry and Weitoma shrugged their shoulders and said, "They all missed the target."

"Mr. Su Yi, it seems that speed is of no use, accuracy is of use!"

"Sir Su Yi, I am very much looking forward to our next cooperation. Then I will take my leave."

"Sir Witoma, thank you for your hospitality!"

"Madam, repeat yourself again. You have subverted my understanding of Eastern aesthetics."

Sir Henry put on his bowler hat and was about to leave.

At this moment, the target announcer finally shouted: "Sir Su Yi, two hundred rings!"

His voice was almost trembling.

Sir Henry's movements were frozen in the middle.

what?
Am I hallucinating?
Two hundred rings?
For Colonel William and others, they couldn't believe what their ears heard.

Hong Renli, who had been extremely nervous and looking forward to his results, heard the number two hundred rings.

Suddenly I couldn't hold it in any longer and jumped up.

"We won, we won!"

Excited, she instinctively rushed forward and hugged Su Yi's shoulders.

"Win, win!"

Su Yi hugged her soft but elastic and powerful waist and picked her up.

Then, he kissed her hard on her charming lips.

For a moment, Hong Renli was completely stunned.

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On the other side, Colonel William couldn't believe this result at all, so everyone rushed to Su Yi's target [-] meters away.

Checked over and over.

Finally, absolutely sure.

It’s two hundred rings!

Oh, God!
Is this oriental your illegitimate son?

Is this a magician?

At this distance, every shot is a perfect score?
He, he is an Oriental.

Is this world too crazy, or am I still in a dream.

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However, Su Yi's pretense was still not over.

"There are geniuses in this world. What is a genius?" Su Yi said slowly: "Those who know it from birth are geniuses."

Su Yi came to Colonel William and patted him on the shoulder.

"Mr. Colonel, it's not that you are not good enough, it's because you met me."

"There is no doubt that rifles are more advanced than bows and arrows, but don't belittle bows and arrows completely. He once represented an era. Compared with the coldness and accuracy of rifles, it is more full of romanticism."

"This world not only needs coldness, but also romance, doesn't it?"

Su Yi stretched out her hand.

Hong Renli handed over his bow and arrows, a seventeen-power bow and arrows.

"Would you like to try and see if you can draw this bow?" Su Yi asked.

After Colonel William took it, he wasted no time, his face was red, and he barely opened it halfway.

Next, several officers who felt that they were very powerful also stepped forward.

But no one can fully draw the bow.

At this time, Su Yi stood tall and graceful, looking graceful and handsome.

Not as strong as these officers at all.

However, he took this powerful bow, lifted it with ease, and easily opened this super powerful bow.

This scene is already full of contradictory beauty.

Has impact.

Bow and arrow!

Aim at the target two hundred and fifty meters away.

In fact, it was impossible to aim, the distance was too far, and it seemed to be aiming towards the sky.

An arrow shot out suddenly.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow drew an arc in the air.

"boom!"

Flying over a distance of two hundred and fifty meters.

The arrow suddenly hit the bullseye.

The whole place was silent again.

No words can describe the shock in their hearts.

Including Hong Renli, they couldn't believe it at all.

How can you still hit the bullseye from such a long distance?
This... Who is this person?

After a long while, Witoma and others began to applaud enthusiastically again.

His eyes were still filled with incredible shock.

"My God, my God!"

"God actually appeared in the east."

"I will never forget this day."

Colonel William came to Su Yi with twenty officers and gave a straight military salute. “It is a great honor to accept your employment.”

“I’m really looking forward to the days ahead!”

"I firmly believe that you will train a strong army."

Su Yi stepped forward and shook hands with each officer one by one.

Then, Su Yi came to Sir Henry, stretched out her hand and said, "Sir?"

Sir Henry sighed: "In three days, bring the advance payment and we will sign the contract."

Then, he stretched out his hand and shook Su Yi's hand.

Finally, Su Yi extended her hand to Weitoma.

As a result, the other party came forward and gave him a hug.

"Next, we will have a long friendship." Wetoma said: "I will tell the consulate and the embassy about you."

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Su Yi once again sent Hong Renli back to the alley where she lived.

But this time, waiting for her was not only the kind-hearted old woman, but also a dozen desperadoes.

Both of them avoided mentioning the kiss just now.

It seemed like he was just too excited.

Su Yi took the official documents and imperial edict to the General Taxation Department and withdrew a sum of money in advance.

The money was then converted into pounds.

The price of this batch of arms is very expensive. The price of an Enfield 1853 in the United States is 25 US dollars, but when it comes to China, the price is far more than that. Even the Migne 1851 rifle is very expensive.

Su Yi purchased a total of [-] guns of various types this time, as well as a large number of bullets, related accessories, and a dozen armorers.

There are about thirty heavy artillery and fast artillery in total.

The total value is around [-] taels.

The price is so expensive that people take a breath, but there is no other way. At this price, we have to fight hard to grab it.

If you don't buy it, the Hunan Army and Taiping Army will rush to buy it.

The routine of imperialism will never change. These guns, even with ammunition, are far less expensive.

But add accessories, add armourers, plus packed officers.

The price goes straight up.

Next, we are waiting for the signing in three days.

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However, I will ask the Hong people to dance tonight.

She refused because Chang'er refused.

The beautiful girl stared at Su Yi angrily and said, "What did you do to my mother?"

Then, she was pulled in.

"Shang'er, from now on you are not allowed to call me mother. I will be ten years older than you."

Then Hong Renli walked out and said, "I'm sorry, I can't dance with you tonight."

"Well, it really doesn't work this time."

Su Yi said: "Okay."

Hong Renli said: "We are planning to go to Jiujiang."

Su Yi said: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Hong Renli was silent for a while and said, "If I don't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."

"We will leave suddenly without any intention of saying goodbye to you."

Su Yi nodded and said, "Okay."

"Goodbye!" Hong Renli said: "We will meet again, and I hope we won't be on the battlefield."

Then she turned and went back into the house.

Su Yi waved to the air.

Back in the house, Hong Renli began to wipe his weapons.

Knives, bows, crossbows, foreign guns.

Wiped everything carefully.

"Mom, Su Yi is still standing down there and hasn't left yet."

"Mom, he is still looking up at us."

"Mom, he squatted down."

"It's so interesting. He's squatting there like a dog."

more than an hour later.

Chang'er said: "Mom, he's gone."

Hong Renli immediately stopped what he was doing and relaxed.

Then, the whole person stared at the sky outside the window in a daze.

"Mom, if we go to Jiujiang, will he lead troops to attack us one day?"

"What if he really comes to beat us?"

"If you meet him on the battlefield, will you beat him to death?" Chang'er's mouth refused to listen.

Hong Renli grabbed her, held her down on his legs, and slapped her hard on the buttocks.

"I will kill you!"

"Can you stop talking for a moment and stop calling me mother?"

"Papapapapapap!" The sound was crisp and loud, accompanied by the girl's howling.

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Su Yi returned to Bai Feifei's mansion.

At this time, the place was full and packed with supplies.

The manpower sent by his father kept coming.

"This is my brother Bai Qi. After I left, he took over my position and worked for my father." Bai Feifei said.

This is a naive young man with loyalty written all over his face.

He looks like someone who is easy to deceive and easy to bully. He really doesn't look like someone who would lick blood from a knife's edge.

"Call someone." Bai Feifei said.

Bai Qi said naively: "Second brother."

This time he brought about twenty people, and together with Li Gong, there were about forty people in total.

In addition, there were twenty foreign mercenaries.

This group of people is far less elite than Colonel William's group of officers. They are all desperadoes who came to the East for adventure. They are either mercenaries or bandits.

In short, they came to the East to hunt for gold because they could no longer survive in the Western world, or they were wanted.

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next day!

The side of Hongren's house was completely empty.

She left silently.

Recruited a group of desperadoes and headed to Jiujiang.

There is no goodbye.

The cheongsam Su Yi designed for her has not yet been finished.

The toothless old woman came up and said to Su Yi: "You are stupid, youngster. She likes you too. Why are you trying to learn gentlemanly behavior from the British? Just push her down on the bed." , It’s nothing, I’ll give you a baby next year.”

Old lady, you are very courageous. You don't look like an ordinary person. What do you do for a living?

The old woman looked at Su Yi and said, "Such a good-looking man, it's a pity that his brain is broken."

Hong Renli did not leave any letters.

The children of Jianghu don’t need this.

But these past days, to her, were really like a dream.

A strange, yet infinitely beautiful dream.

I don’t know if I should continue to have this dream.

Still woke up in time.

She was a little scared, so she chose to wake up in time.

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Two days later!
Su Yi took a few boxes of pounds and went to Witoma's office again.

Today is the signing date agreed with Sir Henry.

But when Su Yi left.

Witoma is tidying up his office and about to move out.

Su Yi was stunned and said: "Where is Sir Henry?"

Witoma looked at Su Yi with apologetic eyes.

"I'm very sorry, Sir Su Yi. From now on, this place is completely under the control of Li Taitai. I'm leaving here."

"Shen Baozhen and Zhang Yuzhao went to Li Taitai and made an offer they couldn't refuse."

"Not only is the price much higher than yours, but there are also more mouth-watering conditions, such as trade and so on."

"So Sir Henry sold this batch of arms to the Hunan Army. They even had an exclusive sales agreement for the second and third batches."

"I'm very sorry, Sir Su Yi."

Su Yi's eyes suddenly felt dizzy, a chill ran down his back, and boundless anger surged in his heart.

After a long while, he hissed: "Where is your credibility?"

Witoma said: "I'm very sorry. In the face of big enough interests, credibility can be torn to pieces at any time. But our friendship is still there. I went to a new position to fight for new interests for you."

"But this time, there's nothing I can do."

Su Yi said: "Have they already concluded the deal?"

Weitoma said: "Yes, the contract was signed yesterday and the delivery was made. The shipment has probably started today. They sent an elite force to escort this batch of arms and they are about to be transported to the battlefield."

Su Yi said: "Who went to Li Taitai and signed the contract?"

Witoma said: "The genius poets, Shen Baozhen and Zhang Yuzhao."

Su Yi said: "They already know that Henry and I have reached an agreement, right? And we have made a verbal contract, right?"

Witoma said: "Yes, they knew you had already reached an agreement, but they still grabbed the order. This is very uncivilized and ungentlemanly. It seems that the internal struggle between you is far greater than I imagined." It’s more intense.”

Then, Witoma stepped forward and patted Su Yi on the shoulder and said: "Sir Su Yi, this world is full of malice towards the weak. Compared to the powerful Hunan Army, you are really too weak."

"The world is like a stage, and you and I are just actors. Remember this lesson, Sir Su Yi!"

"At least you have my friendship."

Witoma patted Su Yi's shoulder one last time, and then left directly.

At this time, his eyes not only showed regret, but also a hint of cunning.

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Su Yi returned to Bai Feifei's mansion.

His whole body fell into extreme silence.

But Bai Feifei could easily feel the madness and raging flames beneath this calmness.

Just like a volcano before it erupts.

Once it erupts, it will destroy everything.

Bai Feifei said softly: "What's wrong?"

Su Yi said: "That batch of arms, as well as all accessories, all ammunition, armorers, etc., were all snatched away by the Hunan Army, by Shen Baozhen and Zhang Yuzhao."

Bai Feifei said: "Haven't you and Henry already fully negotiated and made a verbal contract?"

Su Yi said: "The Hunan Army offered a higher price, a much higher price, and also sold out a lot of benefits. The British could not refuse this benefit. So they took away this batch of arms, and there were also several others behind. Approval of arms.”

Bai Feifei trembled: "How could they do this? You, you just saved their lives."

Su Yi sat quietly by the window, looking at the moon in the sky.

Not a word.

At this time, dozens to hundreds of people were standing neatly downstairs.

She looked at Su Yi quietly, waiting for him to speak.

Su Yi still didn't speak.

More than half an hour passed.

Bai Feifei came over and said: "They are in the dock warehouse. All the guns and cargo are there, waiting to be loaded onto British cargo ships and then shipped directly to Hubei."

"A total of [-] Hunan troops and [-] locally hired gunmen, a total of [-] people guarding the warehouse."

"Zhang Yuzhao and others are in this warehouse, waiting to board the ship with this batch of arms and take a British merchant ship to the Hubei battlefield."

Su Yi said: "How many people have you found?"

Bai Feifei said: "One hundred and fifty people, half of them are the remnants of the Little Sword Society."

Su Yi said slowly: "Let's do it. Kill everyone in Zhang Yuzhao and snatch all the goods back."

Bai Feifei said: "This is Shanghai. This pier also belongs to the concession and belongs to the British. Once a war breaks out at the pier, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Su Yi said: "I know!"

"Weitoma, maybe he is waiting for this moment. He needs to see clearly whether I am a beautiful thousand-mile horse or a ferocious tiger."

"Get all weapons ready, all explosives ready."

"Do it, kill them all."

Bai Feifei said: "Yes!"

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An hour later.

In the dark night, Su Yi led one hundred and fifty people and walked quietly towards the dock.

On the way, I encountered a British patrol.

They laughed and laughed, turning their heads away as if they hadn't seen it.

"The night is so beautiful tonight. It's so quiet. There's not even a person on the road."

Everything was as Su Yi expected.