"You know what? Foreign devils are the best at playing yin, they can't beat us, so they use this kind of poisonous means to ......" Xu Yuanjin's emotions became excited, "The explosive power of the cannonballs fired by those cannons is not strong, but they can shoot yellow-green poisonous smoke, and anyone who is smoked by poisonous smoke will not be able to live ......"

Yang Shuoming immediately understood which piece of history Xu Yuanjin was telling, and his eyes couldn't help but erupt with angry flames.

In 1900, when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded Tianjin, due to the strong resistance of the Chinese people, the British army used the chemical weapon chlorine cannon that was "forbidden by civilized warfare" to massacre the Chinese people!

Listening to the witnesses of that year telling that period of history, and thinking of the blood debt owed by the imperialist powers to the Chinese people, Yang Shuoming's heart felt as uncomfortable as a knife.

"I still remember what the king and Lao Zhangtou looked like when they died...... None of them were angry, and they were still holding guns in their hands......" Xu Yuanjin's tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice became choked, "The foreign devil who has no children and grandchildren......"

Listening to Xu Yuanjin's narration, Yang Shuoming's eyes seemed to have that tragic picture.

In the ruins of the street fighting, with the rapid spread of yellow-green smoke, the Qing soldiers who were resisting the attack of the invaders suddenly jumped up, some of them threw away their weapons and pulled the clothes on their chests with their hands indiscriminately, as if the clothes were hindering their breathing, while more soldiers resisted the feeling of suffocation, and still insisted on shooting at the enemy with the guns in their hands until death came!

At this time, Yang Shuoming seemed to be able to see that the sacrificed Qing soldiers fell quietly on the ground, and they all opened their clothes without exception, revealing their bloody chests that were scratched! All the men opened their eyes one by one, and their eyes, which had lost their vitality, seemed to be able to spew out anger.

Thinking of the bravery and heroism of so many soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield to defend the motherland and whose names may not have been left behind, Yang Shuoming felt that the blood all over his body seemed to be boiling and burning!

Only when we come to this era and truly plunge into those anti-aggression wars with great disparities in strength can we truly experience the helpless desolation and sorrow of countless patriotic soldiers in the past when they faced the enemy armed with advanced weapons!

If you fall behind, you will be beaten! But you can't help but be beaten!

At this time, Xu Yuanjin finally couldn't help lowering his head and crying, Yang Shuoming patted him on the shoulder, wanting to comfort him, but his throat was choked somehow, and his eyes became a little blurred.

At this time, his "super computer eye" uninterestingly gave the relevant information and data of the chlorine gas cannon used by the British army in the attack on Tianjin according to Xu Yuanjin's account!

"The gas cannon of the foreign devil that this brother is talking about is called 'Column Low Cannon'." Suddenly, a voice came from the adjacent table, "The poison gas emitted by it should be chlorine." ”

Xu Yuanjin and Yang Shuoming raised their heads in unison, followed the prestige, and saw a gentle young man in a gray cloth robe sitting at the table not far from them, looking at the two of them.

"This kind of low-level cannon was developed by the British, and the chlorine cannonballs were fired, and those who heard it died immediately, because of its cruelty and unreasonableness, it was forbidden by civilized countries, and the British tried it only in Tianjin, which shows that under the power, the so-called justice, justice, and civilization are all excuses to cover people's ears and eyes." The young man bowed his hand to Yang Shuoming and Xu Yuanjin, "It's an honor to see the heroes under the command of the loyal and brave Nie Junmen today. ”

Xu Yuanjin and Yang Shuoming hugged their fists and returned the salute, "Sir, your surname?" Xu Yuanjin looked at him and asked with some surprise, "How did Mr. learn about this poison gas artillery?" Could it be that the gentleman has seen it with his own eyes? ”

"I have not seen these guns in person, but I heard them from a British naval officer during my travels to Western Europe." I didn't expect to be able to witness it from the hero today, which is very gratifying. ”

"If Mr. Shi doesn't dislike it, how about moving over to talk?" Yang Shuoming heard that this person was talking extraordinary, and couldn't help but invite.

Shi Xuanhou nodded happily and sat down, Yang Shuoming called the shopkeeper to add food and wine, and then introduced him to each other.

"Your brother Shi's name is also interesting, called the Elector." Xu Yuanjin looked at Shi Xuanhou, smiled, and said, "Presumably the career has always been proud?" ”

Shi Xuanhou smiled, did not answer directly, but chanted:

"Xue Xiaoqing is in chaos, sleepwalking, I don't know where. The iron horse has no prestige like water, and wants to close the river, the west of Yanmen, and the sea of Qinghai; ”

"In the cold lamp of sleeping, the leakage is broken, and the moon is slanting on the window paper. Since the marquis is thousands of miles away, who knows? The temples are crippled, but the heart is not dead. ”

Yang Shuoming heard the depression and sadness in the words of Lu You's "Night Tour Palace" he chanted, and couldn't help sighing.

"My old Xu is a martial artist, I don't know anything about poetry, but I can hear it, this is where your name comes from," Xu Yuanjin smiled and raised his glass to Shi Xuanhou, "What a 'self-promised marquis is in ten thousand miles'!" Come! I toast you! ”

Shi Xuanhou smiled slightly, raised his glass and touched Xu Yuanjin slightly, and the two drank the wine in the cup.

"However, your brother Shi is still early away from 'sideburns are crippled', and there should still be a chance to be a marquis." Xu Yuanjin remembered the past again, sighed and said, "It's not like me, I died on the battlefield and made great achievements, but in the end I became a scapegoat for the court to please foreigners!" I had to take my brothers away from home to avoid trouble......" He looked at Yang Shuoming and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Now you know what I do?" ”

Yang Shuoming recalled the humiliating and painful history of 1900 and nodded slowly.

"That's why I have to put you and your brothers back on the uniform." Yang Shuoming raised his glass, looked at Xu Yuanjin and said, "This cup is a tribute to those brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country!" He said while draining wine to the ground, "If you are backward, you will be beaten, and opening up the people's wisdom, developing science and technology, and reviving industry are the ways to strengthen the country!" Today, I, Yang Shuoming, swear in front of the heroic souls of all the martyrs, and I will let you see that a prosperous, strong, and technologically advanced new China will appear on this earth! ”

Xu Yuanjin listened to Yang Shuoming's words, nodded silently, and also drained the wine on the ground.

Shi Xuanhou looked at Yang Shuoming with some surprise, and sighed for a while: "I haven't heard anyone say such a thing for a long time. He poured the wine in the cup on the ground little by little, "It's a pity that the dream of a strong country is still a picture cake." ”

"Why did Mr. Shi say this?" Yang Shuoming looked at Shi Xuanhou and asked.

"It's easier said than done." Shi Xuanhou held the wine glass, shook his head, and sighed, "Now that the country is nominally unified, in fact it is still a plate of scattered sand, and there is a lot of open and secret fighting, and we can't concentrate on domestic construction. And there are tigers and wolves around, and state affairs can be known without asking. ”

"Why is Mr. Shi so pessimistic?" Yang Shuoming asked again.

"The world of Fang and today is a jungle of the jungle of the jungle, the so-called axioms, justice, and civilization are all good diplomatic rhetoric," Shi Xuanhou seemed to be a little amused by Yang Shuoming for asking such a question, "Before the country to the country, the strength, especially the military strength, how many cannons and warships, is where the confidence of words and deeds lies, let me ask Mr. Yang, do you know that I am a dignified China, how many battleships does the navy have?" ”

"Not a single one." Yang Shuoming smiled bitterly and said.

"And does Mr. Yang know how many battleships with a displacement of more than 15,000 tons are in this navy?" Shi Xuanhou asked.

"There are six new ones in service. The two ships "Katori" and "Kashima" were of the same class completed in May 1906, with a displacement of 15,950 tons, four 30-and-a-half-centimeter guns and eight 25.4-centimeter guns; the two ships "Satsuma" and "Anyi" were also ships of the same class, but the shape was slightly different, the "Satsuma" had a displacement of 19,372 tons, and the "Aki" had a displacement of 19,800 tons, both of which had 4 30-centimeter-and-a-half-centimeter cannons and 12 25.4-centimeter guns; With a displacement of 20,800 tons and 12 30-centimeter-and-a-half guns, Settsu is also a new ship of the same class, which has been put into service a few years ago. Yang Shuoming quickly glanced at the information provided to him by the "supercomputer eye" and replied like a treasure.

"What Mr. Yang said is good. This does not include the new battleships that are being built. A hint of surprise appeared on Shi Xuanhou's face, as if he didn't expect Yang Shuoming to know so clearly about the strength of the Navy, "There are still two large ships of more than 20,000 tons under construction, and the caliber of the main guns is 35.6 centimeters, does Mr. Yang think our Chinese Navy can compete with it?" ”

"Far from it, of course." Yang Shuoming looked at the relevant data of the current Chinese Navy given in his eyes, and replied with some frustration.

The current situation of the Chinese Navy is not to be mentioned.

"If I am now said to have attacked me from the sea, will I have the strength to fight and win?" Shi Xuanhou asked again.

"Nope." Yang Shuoming nodded and said.

"Mr. Yang knows so well about the situation of the navy of that country, and he must be a fellow of my generation." Shi Xuanhou asked again, "In Mr. Yang's opinion, within five years, will our Chinese Navy be able to have battleships of comparable strength?" ”

"It's not possible within five years, if you grasp the right time, within 20 years, there may be a turnaround." Yang Shuoming replied.

"How can Mr. Yang say that there will be a turnaround in 20 years?" Elector Shi asked in surprise.

"Things have to be done to know the outcome." Yang Shuoming replied calmly, "As long as you start now, seize all the time and move in the right direction, it's still too late." ”