mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1004 See you on the battlefield
Zhao Chuanxin updated the "Code of the Old Gods". The Fearless Vanguard dared not go out, but hid in the high tower. Every day, he wore mud trowel gloves and built an underground passage leading to the Rune City with the company of Dudu. He did not care about worldly affairs. The Vanguard partners' safe havens were all taken care of by craftsmen.

So after a while, Zhao Chuanxin completed his refresh, made a cross on the bed in the underground fortress of Quetshalan, and fell asleep with his head on the pillow.

South of Mexico City, Emiliano Zapata led the peasant uprising army to capture three places in a row, with such momentum that it shocked the whole country.

As the saying goes, there is a battlefield in front of Mount Oquituc, and the Metepec peasants pick up swords and guns. The favorable wind blows the water of León, and we want to learn from Zapata to be a tyrant.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Porfirio's dictatorship was under great threat.

His number one executioner, Victoriano Huerta, led his army to suppress the rebellion and joined forces with cavalry patrols from various villages to carry out a siege.

After Emiliano Zapata confiscated the property of corrupt officials and landlords, he had quite a bit of property in his hands. Seeing that Porfirio Díaz's minions were coming on strong and the weapons of his peasants were of varying quality, he became interested and sent people to Quetzalan in Puebla to buy arms from John Constantine.

He believes that if the situation continues like this, one day, he will be able to reclaim land from all over the country and return it to the farmers.

……

It turned out that Xu Shichang and Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng had set their sights on the International Arms Limitation Committee far away in The Hague.

In the Arms Limitation Committee, people from different countries represent the interests of their own countries, and not all of them are peace-loving idealists.

People like Frost von would be shocked if they heard that Zhao Chuanxin had found another way outside China and colluded with the Americans to build railways.
At this time, the interests of Britain and Japan were colluding, so how could the Americans interfere in the areas outside the Great Wall?
So he immediately reported back to Britain.

Xu Shichang didn't think about what good ideas the Hague Arms Limitation Commission might have for Zhao Chuanxin.

I just wanted to make this matter known to the great powers so that I can use them to my advantage.

He succeeded.

Japan sent a note to Lubin Prefecture: "Zhao Chuanxin killed people and set fire in Liaodi, destroying the peace between the two countries. Can you Lubin Prefecture bear the various serious consequences?"

In the past, Zhang Shouzeng preferred to live in peace.

However, the entire Lubin Prefecture was filled with radicals, and Zhao Chuanxin seemed capable of handling a normal war, which made Zhang Shouzeng more daring.

What's more, judging from the battle of the South Manchuria Railway, the prefect's martial arts skills have reached an incredible level.

It was quite difficult to fight against Tsarist Russia at the beginning.

This time it was effortless and he fought with ease.

He immediately sneered and replied: "When you kidnapped people, why didn't you consider the serious consequences? Can you kidnap people from Lubin Prefecture? Last time, you sent people to attack Lubin Prefecture, what was the result? Have you forgotten?"

The visitor immediately said stubbornly, "Nonsense, that incident was done by horse bandits, it has nothing to do with us. This time it's not kidnapping, it's just legal detention."

"Legal? What a joke!" Zhang Shouzeng waved his sleeves and said angrily, "In our Lubin Prefecture, this is illegal, and illegality must be corrected."

The other side threatened: "It seems that you will face the wrath of Japan and have no choice but to go to war."

Zhang Shouzeng's heart instinctively skipped a beat.

In the past, when he negotiated on behalf of the court, he usually argued his case and produced all kinds of reasons and evidence. Wasn't it because he was afraid of Japan and Russia?

It doesn't seem to be necessary now.

Zhang Shouzeng thought of the reckless prefect, and his courage suddenly increased: "War? Let's give it a try."

"you……"

……

Xu Shichang asked Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng to reveal the matter to the great powers through the Arms Limitation Committee.

On the other hand, regardless of how the great powers reacted, Wu Luzhen was sent to intercept the South Manchuria line.

Wu Luzhen has always been good friends with Zhao Chuanxin, and he also has a close relationship with important figures such as Lugang Town and Beishui Army, and they have frequent contacts.

If we were to ask who to send as peacemaker, Wu Luzhen would definitely be the most suitable candidate.

Not to mention, Wu Luzhen was waiting by the railway line and really waited for Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin came from the south and went north. The three generations of dragons flashed a restrained halo under the reflection of the morning glow. They braked suddenly in front of Wu Luzhen and others, opened the car door, and Zhao Chuanxin got out.

Wu Luzhen didn't know what this was. When he saw the person coming down, he saw that the matte brown leather jacket made him look strong and sturdy. The black turtleneck sweater, jeans and leather boots made him look even taller.

Well, every time Wu Luzhen met Zhao Chuanxin, he always wore strange clothes.

Others would look foolish when wearing strange clothes, but Zhao Chuanxin always manages to make it look natural.

On the contrary, Wu Luzhen felt that no matter how elegantly Zhao Chuanxin dressed, it could not conceal his bloodthirsty nature.

"Shouqing, how are you?" Zhao Chuanxin took off his sunglasses and said happily.

Wu Luzhen clasped his fists and said, regardless of his official position, "Brother Tan Gong, the British may help the Japanese, so you must be on guard. In my opinion, you should stop. Oshima Yoshimasa has lost many soldiers and you have also vented your anger, so you should stop while you are ahead."

Zhao Chuanxin handed him a cigar and lit it for him.

The people present were amazed when they saw it.

Legend has it that the God of War likes to smoke cigars when killing people, but I have never heard of anyone having the honor of receiving a cigar from Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin asked, holding a cigar in his mouth, "Shou Qing, did you come here just for this?"

Wu Luzhen blushed: "Governor Xu sent me here to be a lobbyist."

He felt it was some kind of betrayal.

Zhao Chuanxin knew this and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "General Xu is loyal to the court and is admirable. He is not like me, a simple commoner who refuses to obey orders."

"..." Wu Luzhen looked embarrassed. "Brother Tan Gong, please don't say that."

"Since Shou Qing asked, I will give him this honor." Zhao Chuanxin blew out a smoke ring: "But not now, you guys wait here, I will be back soon."

After saying that, he flicked the cigar away, turned around and boarded the Third Generation Dragon.

The sealing inside the third generation Youlong is too good to smoke.

Wu Luzhen and others saw the huge black creature rushing out silently, which was very strange. It raised a cloud of dust and disappeared in an instant.

"what is this?"

"I've heard that there are cars in the West. I've seen them, but they're noisy and not faster than horses. They're only good at running long distances. Maybe this is some kind of magic."

……

Wu Luzhen didn't know what Zhao Chuanxin was doing.

Zhao Chuanxin followed the South Manchuria Railway, passed Tieling, and arrived in Siping. He asked around and found out where the Japanese were. There was a building with a sign on it that read - Office of Supervisor of the South Manchuria Railway Company.

Just as Zhao Chuanxin arrived at the door, someone pushed it open from inside. When he saw the tall man in leather jacket, he was stunned for a moment.

Zhao Chuanxin asked in Japanese: "Japanese?"

"Yes, you guy, what do you want to do?"

Zhao Chuanxin raised his hand, drew his knife and cut his throat.

Click.

"Forehead……"

The man covered his neck and his eyes bulged.

Zhao Chuanxin brushed past him and went straight into the house.

The people in the house were busy with their own things and didn't pay much attention.

It was not until Zhao Chuanxin took out the Ares M1907, loaded the gun with a click, and the crisp sound of the bolt was so attractive that everyone was willing to look up. Seeing the black muzzle of the gun, they were scared to death.

"and many more……"

As soon as someone opened his mouth, gunshots were heard.

Chug tug tug…

Blood splattered and stained the documents.

Gun smoke, bullet shells, flames, and pools of blood.

It only takes a moment to kill everyone in this room.

When there were corpses everywhere and wailing sounds everywhere, Zhao Chuanxin put away his gun and went out, hiding in a nearby alley, leaning against the wall and waiting.

Soon, a team of fully armed railway guards came in panic.

The sounds of urging, cursing and chaotic footsteps came from far away. Zhao Chuanxin threw out the Black Widow puppet and put on sunglasses. Fifteen gunshots and screams were heard, and he then dodged.

He bent his bow and drew his arrow, which shot out, piercing more than ten people. After making a big circle, it shot the last three people to death and was then taken back by Zhao Chuanxin.

……

Wu Luzhen waited anxiously as wave after wave of people came and went. They were sent by Xu Shichang to gather information.

About an hour and twenty minutes later, he saw the black iron shell coming with dust, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally back."

Zhao Chuanxin got out of the car and saw Wu Luzhen hesitated to speak, so he asked him, "Is there something else you haven't said?"

Wu Luzhen felt really embarrassed now.

He lowered his head and sighed: "Indeed, there is one more thing. Oshima Yoshimasa threatened the court and demanded to have a dialogue with you."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled slightly: "It's just to give you face."

Wu Luzhen asked curiously, "Brother Coal Worker, what were you doing just now?"

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Let's go clear the troops."

Xu Shichang was as anxious as an ant on hot pan.

The war took place outside the Great Wall, and as he was the governor of the three northeastern provinces, he could not escape blame.

Finally, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside, and Wu Luzhen rushed in: "Governor, Zhao Tan Gong wants to see you."

This was to give face to Xu Shichang, so he asked for a meeting.

In fact, it was Xu Shichang who begged to see Zhao Chuanxin. "Charcoal worker, it's been a long time since we last met. You must have missed me so much..." Xu Shichang took two steps at a time and stepped forward, grabbing Zhao Chuanxin's arm.

It didn't look like a welcome, but rather like he was afraid that Zhao Chuanxin would run away.

Zhao Chuanxin patted his stomach and said, "I'm hungry, Governor Xu. No matter what kind of food you have, bring it all up. Let's eat and drink well and don't be shy."

"..." Xu Shichang smiled awkwardly: "Yes, yes, but there is no rush. There is an important call waiting for you."

Zhao Chuanxin smiled faintly.

He knew it must be a call from that old bastard Oshima Yoshimasa.

Zhao Chuanxin followed Xu Shichang to the study. Xu Shichang anxiously shook the handle and shouted at the operator to connect the call.

The receiver of the phone leaked a lot of sound, and Zhao Chuanxin heard the person on the other end asking questions in Japanese. Xu Shichang said in Chinese: "I am Xu Shichang."

"Governor Xu, has Zhao Chuanxin arrived?"

Xu Shichang spitted and said, "We are here. Wait a moment. I will let him talk."

Then he handed the microphone to Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin wiped the microphone with a rag without making any expression, and said calmly: "I am Zhao Chuanxin."

"I'm Yoshimasa Oshima."

"You can do whatever you want, just fart now."

Wu Luzhen: "..."

Xu Shichang: "..."

That Oshima Yoshimasa was known as the "Emperor Emeritus" of the Liaodong Peninsula, so only Zhao Chuanxin dared to speak to him like that.

Judging from the heavy breathing, Oshima Yoshimasa on the other end of the phone was extremely angry.

Xu Shichang and Wu Luzhen both thought that Oshima Yoshimasa would explode, but they heard him say in a low voice: "Zhao Chuanxin, what do you mean? I received news that you just massacred the South Manchuria Railway Company office in Siping and brutally killed all the garrisons along the railway. You have successfully aroused the anger of our Great Japanese Empire."

Zhao Chuanxin sneered: "Great Japanese Empire? How much is your anger worth? What use is it? You want to fight, why do you need me to bathe, change clothes, burn incense and pray to welcome you? Just come over."

"Zhao, Chuan, Xin, don't go too far!" Oshima Yoshimasa roared angrily.

"Zhao, you, mom, Oshima Yoshimasa, who gave you the courage to kidnap my people? When you did this, did you ever think about the consequences? Did you lose yourself in the constant voices of 'Emperor of Liaodong Peninsula'? You are a fucking lazy bastard. If others let you do it, how can I, Zhao Chuanxin, indulge you?"

Xu Shichang and Wu Luzhen were dumbfounded.

This is simply the swearing of a scoundrel.

But Zhao Tan Gong's threat was quite real.

Oshima Yoshimasa was so angry that he almost exploded: "Zhao Chuanxin, don't forget, we are the victorious country in the Russo-Japanese War, and we signed the Treaty of Portsmouth with Tsarist Russia. It is reasonable and legal to implement military and political rule along the South Manchuria Railway. This matter was also mentioned in the Treaty on the Three Northeastern Provinces signed between us and the Qing Dynasty..."

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him: "Did you sign it with me?"

"This..." Oshima Yoshimasa said in a deep voice: "Although it's not with you, but the Qing court..."

"Go find whoever you signed the contract with, don't blame me." Zhao Chuanxin sat on the chair and crossed his legs: "I'm going to make it clear today. If you dare to kidnap my people again, I'll fucking demolish your South Manchuria Railway."

Oshima Yoshimasa was shocked.

He couldn't help but think of the time when Zhao Chuanxin was fighting against Tsarist Russia and he used the method of cutting off the railway to control Nicholas II.

It is said that Zhao Chuanxin could cut off the railway tracks and telegraph lines by going to the meeting alone without any soldiers or spies, making it impossible to defend against him.

Moreover, Zhao Chuanxin has also proved in Berlin, Germany that he has the ability to do so.

Oshima Yoshimasa was speechless for a moment. After a few seconds, he threatened: "Zhao Chuanxin, let's be frank. Your construction of the railway will greatly hinder the interests of our Great Japanese Empire. If you insist on doing it, it will definitely cause a war."

"See you on the battlefield." Zhao Chuanxin simply hung up the phone.

Damn, who are you threatening?

Xu Shichang stepped forward and said, "Charcoal worker, you absolutely cannot do that."

"Absolutely not. Absolutely." Zhao Chuanxin grinned, "I have only one word to say. If anyone dares to stop me from building the railway, I will kill his entire family, leaving no one alive."

Xu Shichang's body trembled.

He smiled bitterly, picked up the phone and said, "Charcoal worker, I have to trouble you to answer one more call."

As he spoke, he began to shake the rock violently again, yelling and reporting his number.

This call was made to Beijing.

The person on the other end of the phone was Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng.

"I'm Zhao Chuanxin."

"Zhao Tan Gong, the Japanese and Russian forces outside the Great Wall are irreversible. You want to drive the tiger to devour the wolf, but unfortunately the Americans are too far away to reach you. Moreover, with the other powers holding them back, the United States will not be able to make a difference. Stop it, Zhao Tan Gong."

"Don't worry about it. Just be a good regent. Who knows, you can still serve for a few more days." Zhao Chuanxin exhaled smoke from his nostrils. "Also, remember to tell me before signing any treaties in the future. Otherwise, I will be in a passive position."

After saying that, he hung up the phone with a click.

On the other end of the phone, Aixinjueluo Zaifeng was stunned for a long while holding the microphone, then he put the phone down heavily, almost smashing it: "Who the hell do you think you are? What's the point of talking to you?"

My nose almost got crooked from all the anger.

As the regent, do I need to report every decision I make to a mere prefect like you?

This is really unreasonable.

Xu Shichang and Wu Luzhen were completely speechless.

Zhao Chuanxin asked with a smile: "Governor Xu, can we start the feast now?"

……

Yoshimasa Oshima was furious after being scolded by Zhao Chuanxin. After hanging up the phone, he sent a telegram to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Soon, the Qing Dynasty’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs received an agreement proposed by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs – the Jiandao Agreement.

This is another unequal agreement, with seven main articles.

1. Fully recognize Jiandao as Qing territory, with the Tumen River as the national border.

2. Open Longjing Village, Juzi Street, Toudaogou and Baicaogou to allow outsiders to reside and trade.

3. Korean citizens are allowed to reside on the reclaimed land north of the Tumen River.

4. Korean citizens living in the area must obey the laws of the Qing Dynasty and be subject to the jurisdiction and judgment of local officials of the Qing Dynasty. They must have the same tax obligations and accept all administrative decisions as Qing people.

5. All land and houses owned by Korean citizens on Jiandao Island will be protected in the same way as the property of Qing citizens. Ferries will be set up along the Tumen River to allow people from both sides to travel freely.

6. Extend the Jilin-Changchun Railway to the southern border of Yanzhou-Jilin and connect with the Korean Railway in Huining, South Korea.

7. The Governor-General's Office of Korea and all civil and military officials shall evacuate within two months, and a Japanese consulate shall be established at the above-mentioned trading location.

Naturally, the Qing government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to agree.

In particular, the Japanese wanted to connect the China-Korea railway at Huining, which was obviously not a good intention.

But Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng failed to stop Zhao Chuanxin, and so many Japanese died that he could not get an explanation, so this agreement was more like a political compromise.

Aisin-Gioro Zaifeng was very angry, angry about what Zhao Chuanxin said.

So he summoned important ministers to discuss the matter and actually agreed to this agreement which was obviously not well-intentioned. It was also tantamount to selling out the army that had been resisting the Japanese in the Yanbian area.

Before the Qing Dynasty and Japan signed the Jiandao Agreement, Japanese troops stationed in South Korea had already gathered along the Yalu River.

The Japanese army was divided into two parts, one in the Jiandao area of ​​Yanbian, and the other assembled in Zhongjiang County, South Korea, across from Linjiang County.

One was aimed at the Beishui Army, and the other was aimed at Lugang Town.

As Lugang Town grew in size, its population also grew accordingly.

The insurance team expanded from a few hundred people to 3000 people.

Now it is divided into inner team and outer team.

The inner team is the elite, mostly composed of elderly people from Lugang Town.

The patrol territory focused on Erdaogou, Sandaogou Village, Xiaochangchuan, etc., extending all the way to Linjiang County, and cooperated with the new army of Fengtian Prefecture to patrol together.

The main thing to guard against is naturally the Japanese on the other side of the strait.

Gao Li was the leader of the team during this period. At Baimalan, he used a telescope to see Japanese soldiers active on the other side of the river. Feeling that something was fishy, ​​he led his men to Linjiang County in a hurry.

After passing Dalizi, they saw through the telescope the large-scale assembly of Japanese troops on the other side of the river and were immediately shocked.

"One man and two horses, hurry back to report that the Japanese on the other side are making a big move." Gao Li hurriedly sent someone back to Lugang Town. "By the way, tell Brigade Commander Zhao to notify our captain Zhao Chuanxin."

He did not dare to take it lightly, and led his men to observe the movements of the Japanese while building artillery positions and fortifications in advance.

So that when the artillery camp arrives, they can open fire at any time.

……

Ever since Zhan Tianyou and his companions were kidnapped by bandits led by Yasuda Yoshitaka, Zhao Chuanxin has been accompanying them to protect them. After all, this railway is very important to him and the country.

On March 17th of the first year of the Xuantong reign, the beginning of summer, Zhao Chuanxin brought his puppet servants to make a lot of dumplings.

There are four kinds of fillings for dumplings: pork and green onion, leek, egg and shrimp, mushroom pork, and New Orleans chicken.

He held the dumplings and called out to the engineers: "Today is the beginning of summer, let's eat dumplings."

Everyone cheered. After all, nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than my sister-in-law.

When the American devils saw the Chinese engineers cheering, they started to cheer as well.

When the dumplings came out of the pot, Zhan Tianyou ate the first one, which was stuffed with leeks, eggs and shrimps. He dipped it in the sauce and took a bite, his eyes widened involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)