Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Lin Yuan said: "Of course we have a solution, we have something that can fly."

Deng Shichang said: "I heard from those rumors that you have flying gods to help you. Is it true?"

Lin Yuan said: "There is no god, our thing is called 'aircraft', it can fly in the sky like a bird."

Deng Shichang nodded suspiciously, and said: "But even so, we still can't beat them. Even if our shells can hit us accurately, they are still attacking us. Our defense is obviously insufficient. Our warships There is generally no armor installed on the side of the ship, and only the key parts are protected with armor. This level of protection is obviously not an opponent of the monarchy level."

Lin Yuan smiled. Just as he was about to talk about the solution, he heard the voice of the orderly, saying, "Captain, I have found you. Something has happened to Beijing!"

Lin Yuan said to Deng Shichang: "Master Deng, I'll go back and deal with it first, and we'll talk about the solution after we've dealt with it."

They disembarked from the Japanese warship, and Lin Yuan went straight back to his residence. Zhang Hua and Shen Tao, who were originally in Beijing, sent back a message.

The news is: On December 1894, 12, the Boxers of the Beijing Boxers killed the British ambassador to China, Cahill!The British government has notified the Qing government that it will send troops into Beijing to protect the British citizens in Beijing.

Lin Yuan was startled, this is an excellent excuse for the great powers to start a war!

Now the Qing government is facing a very critical situation: First of all, the entire northern border is under the eyes of Tsarist Russia. The Siberian Railway has been completed. Tsarist Russia can mobilize heavy troops to enter Northeast China at any time. In North Korea, Concubine Min, the leader of the pro-China faction, was killed. Japan has already re-entered North Korea, and the Japanese navy is also regrouping.

There are also countries such as Britain, France and Germany. Germany has just carried out provocations in the Jiaozhou Bay area and tasted a little sweetness. It is inevitable that Britain and France will not be jealous. Sign a series of unequal treaties.

In the history that Lin Yuan is familiar with, at the beginning of the war of invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces, the Russian army invaded and occupied Northeast China, causing the Hailanpao tragedy and the Jiangdong 64 village tragedy, killing a large number of innocent civilians.Now if the war starts, the Beijing ship is not capable of launching a land battle in the Northeast region with an area of ​​150 million square kilometers.

Lin Yuan then ordered Zhang Hua to find out the cards of the big powers and see if they wanted to start a war.

After receiving Lin Yuan's order, Zhang Hua couldn't help but fell into deep thought. He silently lit a cigarette, closed his eyes, immersed his body in the smoke, and slowly thought about the countermeasures.

At this time the door opened, Zhang Hua opened his eyes, saw Shen Tao walking in, and asked, "Little Shen, have you gone to the yamen today?"

Shen Tao laughed and said: "I went to the yamen to inquire, and the group of boxers had a clear picture of Cahill's itinerary. It seems that these people have been thinking about killing him for a long time. Every one of Cahill's guards Killed with a single blow, it seems that this group of boxers are masters!"

Zhang Hua asked: "How did the people in the yamen determine that Boxers did this?"

Shen Tao replied: "Kahir's wife didn't die, but she was slashed, not on a vital point, and she said so."

Zhang Hua frowned and asked: "What, his wife is not dead?"

Shen Tao smiled and said: "What's wrong with you, my brothers at the gate of the yamen have all seen his wife, but they are not dead."

Zhang Hua said: "That's not right! The Boxers have a rule that killing a foreigner rewards 50 taels of silver, 40 taels of foreign women, and 30 taels of foreign children. If these people are really from the Boxers, why didn't they kill the foreign woman? It seems to be intentional." Leaving her as a witness!"

Shen Tao said: "I said, Lao Zhang, what are you doing like a mother-in-law, you just died a foreign devil, you deserve it!"

Zhang Hua lit another cigarette and said, "You don't understand that, it's an excuse for the British to start a war."

Zhang Hua suddenly said, "Have you visited the British embassy? Is it strictly guarded?"

Shen Tao said: "Their embassy is in Dongjiang Mi Lane. The British Minister lives in the original Prince Chun's Mansion. I don't know the situation inside, but due to the fierce disturbance of the boxers, double gates were added at the door."

Dongjiang Mixiang was later Dongjiaominxiang, and its name had not been changed at this time.

Zhang Hua said: "Whether the workers there are Chinese or foreigners."

Shen Tao said: "I really paid attention to this. Every day, dirty work like transporting garbage is done by the Chinese."

Zhang Hua nodded and said, "Tomorrow we will go to the British embassy."

The next day, Zhang Hua and Shen Tao disguised themselves as garbage truckers and sneaked into the British embassy through the corner gate of the palace. There are many soldiers guarding around the building. People who enter and exit must check their credentials, and those who enter and exit will carry bags containing documents.

After leaving the palace and returning to his place of residence, Shen Tao couldn't help asking Zhang Hua: "We've been working all morning, have you seen any tricks? Why didn't I see anything?"

Zhang Hua said with a smile: "I have already found out where they hid the documents."

Shen Tao smiled and said, "That's easy, I'll go and steal the documents."

Zhang Hua shook his head and said, "This is not acceptable, it's too dangerous."

Shen Tao couldn't help asking: "Then what do you say?"

Zhang Hua thought for a while, and then asked, "Will you set fire?"

In a room of a Japanese-style guild hall in Beijing, Ruomi Sakurai sat kneeling on a Japanese-style tatami mat. In front of her was a middle-aged man. She smiled and said, "It's still Mr. Toushan's skillful methods, and the students have been educated." .”

The middle-aged man crossed his legs, held a cup of tea in his hand, sipped it leisurely, and said with a smile: "Miss Sakurai, you are welcome, our Xuanyangsha and your military headquarters are all serving the emperor, regardless of you and me."

The man’s name is Touyama Man. The Xuanyangsha he mentioned is an extreme right-wing organization in Japan. When mentioning Xuanyangsha, everyone may not be very familiar with it. If you mention its other name, I believe no one does not know it, that is: " Black Dragon Society".

At this time, the Black Dragon Society was still called Xuanyang Society, and Tou Shanman was one of the founders of this society.

Sakurai Ruomi smiled and said: "Mr. Toushan, it is a very clever idea to assassinate the British ambassador to China by pretending to be a boxer. Our empire can profit from it again, but I don't know if those people will reveal us. secret?"

Tou Shanman said flatly: "Those people will never speak again."

The murder of Cahill was unanimously believed by later generations of historians to be the work of Boxers. Therefore, the truth of history is often unknown.