1908 Far East Madman Chapter 161 Stunned Qing (II)

The Brigadier General of the Republican Army waited for the translation to be completed. pointed at Liu Tiezhu again, and was indignant.

"The two members of the committee are invited to take a hard look at the wounded man's face. How young. How. Can you imagine what you call them in this way? Brigand! On the soil of China. After a gang of robbers massacred civilians. but shamelessly reverses black and white. They falsely accuse the civilians they slaughtered as bandits. Is this a so-called civilized country? Rì Ben has always claimed to be a civilized nation. But look at what they've done. Where is the slightest bit of civilization to speak of? This boatman was just one of many wounded. More than a dozen seriously injured people were also treated at Chuwangtai. In addition, there were a number of minor injuries. The two commissioners can talk to them. Let's see what the truth of the Qizhou tragedy is. ”

After the brigadier finished. The translation was translated again.

Iron Pillar didn't understand what they were trying to do. But I knew they were talking about themselves. And he could see clearly the armband on the man's left arm. There was a red sè cross painted on it. It's the same as the cross that the parishioners wear around their necks.

The iron pillar remembered. He had seen such armbands. At that time, he went to Pukou with the fleet of the Hunan Boat Gang to transport grain. Saw a group of people on the docks. Both foreigners and Chinese wear this armband with a red sè cross. Later, I listened to the boss on the dock. This is called the "Red Cross". Those who wear such badges are members of the "Red Cross". The Pukou gang was planning to take a boat to the three eastern provinces. That year, the Oriental Little Nose and the Russian Big Nose fought in the three eastern provinces, and it was dark and killed. Little Nose died old many. The big nose is also dead, and many people in the three eastern provinces are piling up corpses in the Qing Dynasty. Corpses were everywhere. No one is buried. And the fields are barren. The displaced people were scattered, and the Chinese gentry and consuls were combined. It was decided to form the International Committee of the Red Cross to go to the three eastern provinces. It is the collection of corpses. It is also to appease the homeless. Immune epidemics. It is said that as long as you wear this kind of "red cross" on your arm. Neither of the warring parties will do harm, which is equivalent to a talisman.

Come to think of it. Liu Tiezhu suddenly picked up the boatmen who were on the same boat. If their wooden boat at that time was also painted with this red ankh. Xu Dongyang's warship won't collide? This is an important question. He was eager to ask. But don't dare to ask. It's uncomfortable in my heart. My head immediately hurt.

Maybe he saw Liu Zhu's pain. The "stunned" brigadier general officer hurriedly turned around and left. After a while, he rushed back with a doctor in a white coat and walked around Liu Tiezhu's chest with some foreign gadgets.

The iron pillar does not move. Just lie in bed. Squinted her eyes and secretly looked at the female nurse of the flag man who had been standing beside the doctor.

"Xiuning. Xiuning. Nice name. People also watch. Even frowning looks good. ”

Liu Zhu's hard work|The name of the female nurse. Relax God. Fatigue hits me. In a daze, I don't know anything. By the time he woke up again, it was already afternoon. The "stunned green" brigadier general, officer, and interpreter had long since left. The two foreigners didn't know when they left. As for the female nurse show. I can't see the shadow anymore...... There is one more person who stays here. and sat on the edge of Liu Tiezhu's bed.

Keep your eyes on it. But he was surprised to recognize a familiar face.

"Daddy. Why are you here? Am I dreaming? ”

Tie Zhu rubbed his eyes vigorously. He pinched his face again. It doesn't seem to be in a dream.

"Han-'er! Can you hear Daddy say? ”

The old man sat on the edge of the bed. Continue to smoke dry cigarettes. A calloused hand is reached. touched Liu Tiezhu's head.

"Pain? Tell you not to go. Deflect! For a few foreign dollars. Don't you even want your life anymore? Thankfully, you're fated. Or Daddy and Auntie won't cry to death? ”

The iron pillar sat up. Look left and right. asked, "What about A-Niang?" ”

"Han-'er! The state is a few hundred miles away from Hankou. When is it easy to come on a trip? Your mother didn't dare to get on the steamer. Just go to the temple. Thankfully the bull didn't hook your soul. ”

"A steamer?"

The old man pinched the tobacco leaves from his tobacco pouch. Press into the cigarette pouch pot. Nodding his head, he said, "The steamer sent by the revolutionary army." Bring the wounded to Wuhan. Serving you-|These thick stunned young people who don't know the sky! ”

"Who's stunned?"

"Who? Besides you? A poster of the revolutionary army's recruitment notice. You're the first to apply. You're not stunned, who are? ”

"Who are you coming with? You're here in our village? ”

Only then did the iron pillar find out. There were old men and women sitting next to several beds nearby. There are also a few big girls and little daughters-in-law. It's all red-eyed. It's about the same as Daddy Liu.

"You are the only boatman in our village who was injured. Isn't it just me? There were dozens of people on the same steamer. It's not from our village. They are all here to serve the stunned young people like you. You dumbfounded. I don't know the thickness of the sky.|When the ship of the foreign devil arrives, he doesn't hurry away. Waiting to be hit? The foreign devil's gun is powerful. That's not. That one is from Huangzhou Mansion. A bullet from a foreign gun pierced a hole in his arm. I didn't die. The one over there is from Qizhou Mansion. Next to our village. Speaking of seniority. You still call him uncle. It was also pierced through the hole by a foreign gun bullet. I'm still confused. I don't know if I'm going to come over or not. ・…

They're all just like you. He was also a boatman hired by the revolutionary army. They all met warships in Qizhou. Tell the little nose of the East to sweep with a foreign gun. I've heard that there are already more than a dozen. The injured people were all sent to Wuhan. Just now I gathered all of you together, so that the people from the newspaper could come and see you. Those people were carrying foreign painting machines. I pinched some foreign pictures at you "bang". Even the old man was pinched a few times. I just don't know how much this soul has lost. Alas. You are fated to do so. Wait until the injury is healed. Go to the temple and offer incense. Pig's head meat is also indispensable. ”

Daddy Liu pinched the dry tobacco stick. One by one, they pointed over. While saying. A tear in his eyes. Several generations of the Liu family have been passed down to this generation. There is only one son of the iron pillar. Although there is a sister on the iron pillar, it is a female marriage. In the future, I will change the daughter-in-law of Tiezhu. This big girl of the Liu family can be regarded as someone from another family. The pension problem of Liu's father and his wife can only be counted on Liu Tiezhu.

"It's not always the right way to rent a boat. The rent is too high, so you can only drink it thin. Can't eat dry. I thought about it. Let's buy our own boat! The work given by the Republican Army. A trip to Jiangxi is five oceans. A trip to Zhejiang is fifteen oceans, which is more than the money we earn in a year. Liu Tiezhu muttered.

"You! Buy a boat. Buying a boat always remembers buying a boat. The wages paid by the revolutionary army were high. But that's going to fight for your life! ”

Daddy Liu was going to knock his son on the head with a cigarette. But I saw the shaved head. And the bandage on that head. After all, it was a sigh. Hold the cigarette holder into your mouth. "I took a few puffs. Then he sighed again.

"But our old Liu family has met the old man Qingtian this time. Zhao of the Republican Army

Ling said. The shipwright who died this time has something gold, and there are also shipwrights who are injured. I just asked the girl who changed your dressing. Your injury is serious. The commander-in-chief said. This seriously wounded man can take fifty dollars in the ocean. If it is crippled, it is gone. You can take another fifty oceans. You're not crippled. I can take fifty oceans. That's enough money to buy an old rowing boat. I can also buy a few fishing nets and pay off the debts I owe. The rest of the money is enough for you to marry your daughter-in-law. Your sister doesn't have to marry to Huangzhou Mansion anymore. Just find a good home near the left. It's also convenient to go back to your parents' home. If you still have money left. Give your sister a pair of bracelets again. lest the husband's family look down on him. Now it's a republic. Fishing donations are exempted. In the future, it may be better. I just don't know when this fishing donation will come back. If you don't want to fish. It's better to follow your uncle to the concession to carry it. Your uncle pulled a foreign car in the French Concession in Shanghai. Half the ocean can fall in a month. ”

Daddy Liu finished speaking. I found my son looking around the corner. Follow the gaze. I saw a female nurse waiting for the wounded.

The old man turned his head. Stuffy dry smoke. Didn't say anything. I have begun to calculate in my heart. The state boat owners pay attention to the right door. Liu Tiezhu's wife can only be picked from the boat households. It doesn't work out on land. First, people look down on boatmen who have no land. Second, people on land cannot adapt to life on the water.

Wait for the female nurse to walk to Liu Tiezhu's bed with a plate. Liu Tiezhu found out that she was wearing a mask.

"Xiu...... Xiu Ning is not there-" Liu Tiezhu Jue's female nurse is a bit tall. Not the one who changed his dressing in the morning.

"She's resting. Now I'm on duty. The mouth is open. The female nurse replied coldly.

"What for?" Liu Tiezhu saw that the nurse took a slender thing from the plate. Kind of like chopsticks, but shorter. And crystalline.

"Take your temperature. I press this body surface. I'll pick it up later. Don't bite it. You haven't eaten properly in a few days. I'll send it to you later. Only one bowl is allowed. The female nurse said.

"That...... When will Xiuning come back? ”

Tie Zhu asked. But the nurse answered. just handed the thermometer to Liu Tiezhu's eyes.

"Han!" Daddy Liu scolded in his heart. Bite the stem with your mouth. opened Liu Tiezhu's mouth with his hand.

No, the female nurse came back to get the thermometer. An officer in military uniform had walked to Liu Tiezhu's bedside. One of them was the brigadier general who had come to see Liu Tiezhu with two foreigners and an interpreter in the morning.

"This is the boatman who was hit and injured by the warship. He was lucky not to get caught in the propeller. In the morning. The Red Cross Society of Hankow has already sent people to see it. The two representatives promised to submit the report to ICRC headquarters as soon as possible. The truth of the state tragedy will be revealed to the world. ”

The "stunned" brigadier general officer said a few words to several officers beside him. Then walk to the bed. Pat Liu Tiezhu on the shoulder. Then he pointed to the other two officers. "You don't have to be afraid. Both of them were officers of the Revolutionary Army. That was Chief Zhang. That was Chief Tian. Chief Zhang is the secretary general of the Political Propaganda Commission. Tian Guan is the commander-in-chief's guard captain. Originally, the Commander-in-Chief wanted to come and visit you in person. However, just now a few foreign reporters wanted to interview the commander-in-chief. So the Commander-in-Chief sent the captain of the guard to visit you. ”

Tie Zhu bit the thermometer and nodded. Subconsciously looked at the epaulettes of the two officers. One person, three bars and one star. Major general. One person, two bars, three stars. Captain. They are all big officials in the Republican Army. That major general is only afraid that he is equivalent to the chief military officer of the former Qing Dynasty. Maybe even a Viceroy.

As for Daddy Liu. It's already a look of sincere fear. Standing on the edge of the bed was a little overwhelming. I don't know what to do. And you should take a bow. I was stunned for a moment. Only then did he kneel down to a few officers. Got up.

"It doesn't have to be like that for the elderly. The republic is republican. This prostration has long since been abolished. ”

The major general officer walked forward with a smile. helped Daddy Liu up, although he spoke official language. But the accent is strong. I don't know if it's from Anhui or Jiangsu. Liu Tiezhu and Daddy Liu didn't understand it very well.

"Old man. Chief Zhang told you to stand up. You're standing. The brigadier general stood aside and said.

Daddy Liu stood with his waist bowed. He stammered, "Villain...... The villain is grateful to the chief...... If it weren't for the revolutionary army. The life of the iron pillar is even if it is accepted by the dragon king...... Go back and give the elders the tablet of immortality. Incense is offered every day. ”

"Old man. This is not possible! This is called superstition. It's a bad habit. It will be abolished in the future. ”

The Major General shook his head with a smile. Hold Daddy Liu down on the edge of the bed. Stretched out his hand and wanted to pull out the thermometer in Liu Tiezhu's mouth. But who knew that it couldn't be pulled out under this pull.

"Good boy. Loosen your mouth. I'll look at your temperature. Major General Liu Tiezhu said.

Only then did Tie Zhu open his mouth. The major general pulled out the thermometer. Lift forward. I looked at the window.

"Not bad. No fever. This foreigner's anti-inflammatory is really effective. It should be imported in large quantities. Equip the troops in Sichuan. ”

The colonel's officer, surnamed Tian, smiled and said, "The commander-in-chief said it." This foreigner's anti-inflammatory powder is just a blind cat encountering a dead mouse. To reduce inflammation is to rely on Meng. I'm looking. This is the good constitution of this wounded. If the wound on his head had been replaced by someone else. It doesn't have to make it. Originally, the foreign doctor said that he was going to use a knife on the head. But in the end, he didn't dare to use the knife. After all, this kid survived on his own. ”

Speaking of which. The colonel also sat on the edge of the bed. patted Liu Tiezhu on the shoulder. Smiled and asked, "Is there a big name?" ”

The colonel also had an accent, but fortunately, the brigadier officer was a qualified interpreter.

"Liu Tiezhu." Liu Tiezhu said.

"Iron pillars. It's a good name. Your life is harder than iron. The water xìng is also very good. I was hit by a boat and my head was able to sink to the bottom of the river by myself. Wait for the boat to pass before it floats. I heard that I also fluttered a few times. If someone like you makes Zhu Da Niu see it. Still thinking of a way to fool you into a special operations camp? ”

The colonel's words made the other two officers laugh.

"How? Are you interested in becoming a soldier? Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army. I want to talk. Wait until you've healed. I'll send you to the special operations camp. Now the special operations battalion is in Sichuan. If your wound heals quickly. Maybe you can also go to Sichuan to have a look. Look at the water and spirit of the Sichuan girl. Pinpin's dry and refreshing state old. ”

The colonel struck while the iron was hot. It's just that there is something strange about it. I don't know if it's a joke.

"No...... No...... Sir...... The old Liu family has been passed down for several generations. It's just such a lone seedling...... He was stunned again. I don't understand anything. It's like a stubborn donkey. Stubborn temper up. A few cows can't pull it back! To the chief officers and soldiers. It will only delay the chief's serious business. ”

didn't wait for Liu Tiezhu to speak. Daddy has shaken his head like a rattle. I also made up my mind. Wait for the officers to leave. Ma took his son back to Qizhou. Even if he broke his leg, he couldn't be asked to be a soldier.

Good iron does not hit nails. A good man is not a soldier.