Kowloon wins

Chapter 1111 The Prologue of the Chaos in Kyoto ([-])
On August [-]th of the second year of Renhe, at three o'clock at three o'clock, on the ocean two hundred nautical miles southwest of Kagoshima, a large-scale fleet was galloping with full sail. On the front deck of the Chinese flagship "Zhenyang", A burly old man stood facing the wind, even though his white hair was blown endlessly by the sea breeze, his figure was as tall and straight as a mountain, standing still. This man was Admiral Wang Yanxia, ​​commander of the Bohai Fleet.

Wang Yanxia, ​​a native of Jinjiang, Fujian, is one of the veterans of the Qing navy. He participated in the Battle of Dongying more than ten years ago. He is now in his fifties. He will not be retired, but it is difficult to have the opportunity to lead his troops to the front line. The most likely thing is to be transferred to the Navy Command. It is precisely because of this that Wang Yanxia especially cherishes this last opportunity to gallop across the ocean. As long as he has free time, he will never sit in the fleet headquarters, almost greedily enjoying the mighty power of the entire fleet to ride the wind and waves. It's spectacular.

"Commander, we have arrived at the scheduled location, please give instructions."

Just as Wang Yanxia was silently looking at the end of the ocean, there was a sound of footsteps, and an elegant middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of a vice-admiral led several young officers out of the cabin and walked quickly to Wang Yanxia's room. Beside him, he whispered something, this person is Ye Zhenbang, chief of staff of the Bohai Fleet, a native of Meishan, Guangzhou, a graduate of the first batch of Guangzhou Navigation Academy, who participated in the Battle of Dongying as a low-level officer more than ten years ago, After the war, he was transferred back to the Nautical Academy to teach for many years, and was transferred to the Naval Command five years ago as the Chief of Staff. Because of his outstanding performance, he won the appreciation of the current Navy Commander Sun Mingxu, and was transferred to the Bohai Fleet this spring as the Chief of Staff. .

"Well, send a signal to let the rear fleet drive at half speed, and the main fleet turn to the southeast and move forward at full speed!"

Wang Yanxia glanced sideways at Ye Zhenbang, and without any hesitation, with a wave of his hand, he issued the general order neatly.

"Yes!"

After Wang Yanxia's order was issued, Ye Zhenbang responded respectfully without asking any questions, and with a wave of his hand, a young officer who followed him conveyed the order to the semaphore soldiers on the tall mast. I went to order to send a telegram to the guard fleet. Soon, with the dancing of the two small flags in the hands of the semaphore soldiers, the huge fleet was divided into two groups. It began to turn to the southeast, and the rear fleet consisting of 22 troop carriers, supply ships, and twelve medium-sized warships slowly slowed down...

"Report to the General, Minister Junichiro Nishimura is out to see you."

At four o'clock, in the office of the Commanding Office of the Guards on the west side of the Jianrei Gate of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Li Shun, the new Chief of Defense of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and the commander of the Third Brigade of the Qing Marine Corps, was sipping tea in his leisure time when he saw a young officer hastily leaving Walked in from outside and reported aloud.

"Well, please."

Li Shun was born in Hongqing's guards, participated in the Battle of Dongying, and is a veteran of the Marine Corps. Although he just took up the post of the Chief of Defense of the Kyoto Imperial Palace this year, in fact, this is the third time for him to return to the post. That's right—according to the Qing Dynasty's regulations on changing defenses in Dongying, all garrison officers and soldiers are all led by the Marine Corps, and each department is rotated every two years. They have all been stationed in Japan. According to the usual practice, the Chief of Defense of the Kyoto Imperial Palace is concurrently served by the brigade commander of the garrison Marine Brigade. Therefore, he is an old acquaintance with Nishimura Junichiro, who has been the Minister of the Japanese King for many years. His visit was very casual, and he casually gave an order.

"Yes!"

Hearing Li Shun's order, the officer who came to report didn't dare to delay a bit, and hurriedly responded respectfully. After paying a military salute, he hurriedly left the office. Nishimura Junichiro turned in from the screen with a flattering smile on his face.

"Mr. Li, morning."

Although Li Shun is only a major general at the moment, in the Qing army series, he is not ranked at all, but in the Japanese country, he is like an overlord. Turning the screen to come out, he hastily bowed and said hello.

"Oh, it's Mr. Nishimura. I'm sorry. Please sit down. Let's have a cup of tea. This is a high-quality Longjing that I just brought from China. No matter how rich ordinary people are, there is nowhere to buy it."

All in all, Li Shun has been in Dongying for six years, and he has long known that the etiquette of the Japanese is just superficial, so he is too lazy to play with such vain etiquette. Besides, with him As the highest officer of the garrison army, there is really no need to follow the courtesy of the Japanese, and it is considered a return of courtesy by waving his hand happily.

"Then talk about Mr. Li."

Since Li Shun said so, Nishimura Junichiro naturally didn't dare to talk about business as soon as he came up, he hurriedly thanked him, and then he knelt down opposite Li Shun, and an orderly who was waiting on his side stepped forward to pour for him. cup of hot tea.

“Good tea!”

Nishimura Junichiro is good at tea art, and he couldn't help but say hello after tasting that tea.

"Hey, if Nishimura-kun likes it, you can take some away later."

Although Li Shun doesn't think highly of the Japanese, but after all, he is working in the Japanese country, and some things still need the help of the Japanese, so he will not hesitate to give up some small favors. Hearing Nishimura Junichiro's applause, he agreed said a word.

"Thank you, Mr. Li. I am entrusted by my king to come here this time. There is something that needs to be submitted to Mr. Li for approval."

Naturally, Nishimura Junichiro didn't come here to drink tea with nothing to do, so taking advantage of Li Shun's good mood, he quickly brought the topic to the real business.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Junichiro Nishimura's words, Li Shun immediately put away his smiling face, assumed a business-like attitude, and didn't say anything to ask the truth. go on.

"Li Jun, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. Thanks to your country's great love, our country has appeasement all over the world in recent years, and the peace has lasted for a long time. The people live and work in peace and contentment. These are all gifts from your country. My king plans to hold a celebration during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Fun together, secondly, I also want to express something to your country's garrison, I wonder if Mr. Li thinks it is feasible?"

Seeing Li Shun put away his smiling face, Nishimura Junichiro panicked for no reason, but fortunately he had a lot of skill in nourishing his energy, so he didn't show it on his face, he just explained it with a smiling face.

"A celebration? How does Nishimura-kun plan to hold such a celebration?"

As soon as Nishimura Junichiro mentioned that there would be a celebration, Li Shun's eyes flashed lightly, but he didn't comment on what he said, but just asked calmly.

"So that Li Jun knows that my king intends to make it more lively. The dragon and lion dance troupes from the four villages and eight miles are all called into the city, so that the common people can have a good chance to see the beauty of the peaceful and prosperous age. Of course, my king also wants to take advantage of it." This is an opportunity to have fun with the people, and I would like to ask Li Jun to make it easier, please."

Nishimura Junichiro was obviously reluctant to elaborate on the specific details of the celebration, but he didn't dare to make nonsense, so he explained a few words with a smile on his face.

"It's easy to say, but the scale of the celebration is large, and the order in the city may not be guaranteed. For the sake of safety, the King of Japan should stay in the palace. Even if he wants to have fun with the people, he might as well show his face on the palace wall. As for the law and order in the city, our army will not interfere. Your country can handle it by itself, but there is one thing that Nishimura-kun should remember. No one is allowed to approach the palace wall for thirty steps without authorization, otherwise our army will use force Repression, that's it, please Nishimura-kun convey this general's suggestion to His Royal Highness Wa King."

Li Shun did not object to Junichiro Nishimura's proposal, but he added two conditions that could not be explained.

"This……"

Hearing Li Shun's words, Nishimura Junichiro's face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, trying to fight again.

"Huh? Does Nishimura-kun have any objections to this general's decision?"

Before Nishimura Junichiro could think of an excuse, Li Shun's expression turned serious, and he asked a question in a cold voice.

"Don't dare, dare not, Mr. Li misunderstood, ah, my king knows that your army has worked hard, and I plan to hold a banquet to reward the soldiers of the three armies during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Not only your army, but also the navy is going to send some wine and vegetables. Let's talk about it. From my king's heart, I also ask Li Jun not to refuse."

Seeing Li Shun's face change, Nishimura Junichiro didn't dare to entangle the past, but he didn't want to be completely led by Li Shun, so he rolled his eyes wildly a few times, and made some remarks with a flattering smile.

"Mr. Nishimura is interested. It's easy to talk about the position of the general. Mr. Nishimura just arranges to go. It's just the navy, so it's not up to the general. If Mr. Nishimura really wants to send wine and food, he has to go with the navy. That's the connection."

When Nishimura Junichiro explained this, even if Li Shun's tense face relaxed, he didn't seem to think much about it, and he agreed casually.

"Okay, that's it. Li Jun, you're busy. I'm going to reply to my king now, see what my king has instructions, and then come to discuss with Li Jun. Farewell, farewell."

Having figured out Li Shun's attitude, Nishimura Junichiro obviously didn't intend to stay any longer, and after explaining a scene with a smile on his face, he got up, bowed to Li Shun, and left in a hurry.

"Hey, grandma is a bear, this motherfucker is a weasel giving chickens New Year greetings!"

After Nishimura Junichiro left, the smile on Li Shun's face disappeared, but after seeing him take a sip, he cursed in a dark and cold voice, and then his face suddenly became serious, and he raised his voice and said loudly. : "Go, pass on the general's order, and officers above the battalion commander will come here to discuss the matter immediately!"

"Yes!"

Li Shun gave an order, and the messengers who were waiting on his side hurriedly agreed, and then hurried out of the office to summon all the generals to come to discuss the matter without mentioning it...

(End of this chapter)