At the end of August in 1900 AD, Liugong Island in Weihaiwei, Shandong was surrounded by a group of people. And if there are people who are familiar with Taiwan's military system, it is obvious that these troops are all from Taiwan's Guards Division, which is Taiwan's most elite land combat force. However, in addition to the Guards Division, part of Li Yuanhong's Marine Corps is also here. Even Li Zhanfeng, the head of Wang Guorui's attendant office, came here. According to the general management, the staff in the attendant room also followed Wang Guorui. Since Li Zhanfeng was here, Wang Guorui was probably here as well.

After these staff officers arrived, the engineers were immediately asked to start building the platform, and the platform was built in just a few days. However, soon all kinds of flowers began to visit around, but these flowers were also white flowers, not the kind of brightly colored flowers that most people imagined. All the soldiers here have solemn faces, and they often joke around on weekdays, but no one here dares to joke anymore. Even, everyone's face was very dignified, and they didn't say a word.

After the platform was built, Li Zhanfeng immediately went to see Wang Guorui.

"Master Wang, you can go in!" Li Zhanfeng said.

Wang Guorui soon walked to this Liu Gong Island, and Wang Guorui was followed by Hu Wei, Zheng Hong, the chief of staff of the navy, Qiu Baoren, and even many senior officers of various departments under Wang Guorui, senior government officials. The officials also came. And everyone didn't know what happened to make so many officers come here. Clearly, something very significant must have happened here.

When Wang Guorui stepped onto this high platform, he took the initiative to say: "Today, what we are doing is mainly my senior Chinese military officers, and everyone should know. Since 1840 in modern China, the Manchu Qing court has been hesitant. Abandoned. And the Manchu Qing court did not think about making progress, so it was repeatedly invaded by Western powers."

"And the Manchu Qing court was in such a crisis. It didn't think about how to save the country by self-improvement, but continued to be an ostrich, holding on to the idea of ​​the past, and continued to close the country. After leaving the country, in order to survive and protect the privileges and interests of a very small number of them, the Manchu and Qing courts did not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the countless people of all walks of life in China in exchange for their chance to survive."

"But there are countless people in China. When the Western powers invaded, they were still exploited by the corrupt court. They collected the taxes paid by the people and ate the people's fat and people's anointing, but they didn't think about how to make the country rich and strong, and then let China regain its strength. Rising. They rely on the worship of our countless people. They don’t think about how to make profits for the people. Not with domestic slaves. This is the idea of ​​the corrupt Manchu rulers."

"However, I want to introduce another country here. That is Japan, which is across the sea from China, and they are all like this. They have also experienced closed doors. Then they developed slowly, and finally became a feudal country. country. However, they have all been invaded by foreigners. Since 1853, they have also been caught in a black ship incident and then bullied by foreign powers. But they have embarked on another path with China. Under his leadership, he has gradually embarked on the road of reform and prosperity."

"However, those Manchu Qing nobles in our China still act like ostriches. They don't know what to do. Since then, they have been surpassed by this small country that we used to look down upon. And this small country, But they have ambitions that cannot match them. They are not willing to be an island country, they want to be a continental country. And they set their target on China, their past suzerain country. They set the target of aggression on China , and at that time they had been preparing for decades to invade China. However, those nobles in China were not willing to look at the world with their eyes at all. They were completely unaware of the threat from the side of their couch, and they still judged Japan with the eyes of the past. "

"As a result, in the Jiawu year, that is, six years ago, they launched an invasion of our China. They invaded from both sea and land, and then carried out a brutal invasion of our China. As for the Japanese invasion, our Chinese soldiers and civilians, A desperate resistance was adopted. Unfortunately, due to the corruption of the Manchu nobles, the resistance failed, and countless martyrs spilled blood on the battlefield."

"Back then, during the Sino-Japanese War, the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Manchu Qing was contemplating her 60th birthday. As for the funds spent on her 60th birthday, the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty alone allocated 30 million taels. The filial piety, looting, and expenses of various kinds of officials are no less than 50 million. Do you know what 50 million taels of silver means? He can buy the warships of the Beiyang Navy five times. It is enough to form more than two Beiyang naval divisions. If it is used in the army, it is enough to arm an army of more than 20 divisions according to British standards, and it can also obtain more than ten divisions according to German standards."

"If it is used to mobilize an ordinary traditional army, it is enough to mobilize almost no less than 800,000 troops to fight."

"At that time, the Manchu Qing court, when the country was in a difficult position, didn't think about how to resist the enemy, and was still celebrating the birthday of a corrupt Empress Dowager Cixi. If the wealth spent was used on the real battlefield, I think even if it can't be used. People are completely defeated, but that can also guarantee that they will not lose. But the corrupt Manchu Qing Dynasty is actually reluctant to spend on the army and resisting foreign humiliation. But on this kind of thing, it is actually extravagant, regardless of the national affairs that are imminent. Where there is a cause, there is an effect. The Qing government delayed the fight against the invaders for some irrelevant things, so they will inevitably have bad results. The Sino-Japanese War failed, not because the soldiers did not want to resist, not because the soldiers were afraid of death, not because The soldiers are unwilling to sacrifice for the country. But with this group of pig-like leaders, it will be a ghost to be able to win the battle!"

After hearing Wang Guorui's long introduction, many officers were very shocked. Because they heard the data, the Manchu Qing alone spent no less than 50 million taels on Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday, which is enough to buy the warships of the Beiyang Navy five times. It is even possible to form more than two Beiyang naval divisions, and form an army of no less than 15 divisions and more than 200,000 people according to Western standards. Even if it is used to mobilize the ordinary traditional army, it is enough to mobilize no less than 800,000 troops.

If during the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, China had a new army of more than 200,000 people, or a navy several times larger, then the Sino-Japanese War may not necessarily be lost. Even taking a step back, if these tens of millions of taels are used to mobilize a traditional army of 800,000 to 1 million, then the Japanese will not be able to afford it. Although the Japanese seem to have advanced weapons, they may not be so powerful. They have very few machine guns, and their army is only tens of thousands of people. Among the millions of traditional troops, even fighting for consumption is enough to consume all the bullets of the Japanese and finally defeat them.

If this is the case, it is impossible to lose the Sino-Japanese War, and it is impossible to lose to Japan. China's war potential is far better than Japan's. Even though Japan has undergone the so-called Meiji Restoration, its actual strength is far inferior to China's. China just took out the expenses for the Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday to arm the army, and that was enough to drive the Japanese away.

"The Sino-Japanese War, those soldiers really died unjustly!"

Many of the officers present thought so, because during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, their front-line army and navy officers and soldiers went to fight against Japan and sacrificed many people. But the senior officials behind them didn't think about their sacrifice at all, they just paid attention to the so-called Cixi's 60th birthday. To celebrate his birthday, he actually spent 50 million taels of silver, which was enough for China to defeat Japan~lightnovelpub.net~China lost to Japan, not in military, not in national power, but in a group On a pig-like leader.

They are reluctant to spend money for national affairs and to fight against the invaders, but when celebrating Lafayette Cixi's 60th birthday, they spend so much money like water. And this birthday banquet completely lost China's national fortune. Therefore, these squadrons died very unjustly, and they were all very unworthy. If they knew, how would they treat the bureaucrats and nobles of the imperial court, and how would they treat their Empress Dowager Cixi? In order to fight against the invaders, they are not willing to spend money, but they are willing to spend so much money for their birthday. This is simply not worth their death. If the court could spend money on the military, maybe they would not have died at all, and they would not have paid their lives for nothing.

"Today, on this Liugong Island, which is the camp of the Beiyang Navy. We are teachers who do not forget the future. We cannot make the mistakes of the Manchu Qing court. And, today we are here to sacrifice our Those martyrs who protect the interests of the country and protect our homeland security. Although they may not belong to the same government as us, they are all Chinese. They all sacrificed their lives for the country, which is enough. Therefore, We are here today to offer sacrifices to them, which represents the respect that our descendants of the Yellow Emperor pay to them."

"Now, the sacrifice begins!" Li Zhanfeng, the head of the attendant room, immediately shouted. (To be continued.)