Chapter 131: The People's Heart
Yanjing City, because the situation has calmed down, has returned to prosperity. Only when Yuan Datou launched a mutiny, the entire Yanjing City was panicked. Although the Northeast is still at war with the Japanese, this is too far away for the people of Yanjing City.
Although, there was news that reached Yanjing City, claiming that the Jilin Army had defeated the Japanese in the northeast and annihilated more than 100,000 enemies. However, most of the people of Yanjing City scoffed at such news. Growing up under the roots of the Imperial City, they are much more shrewd than those hillbillies, how can they be so easy to fool?
There are a lot of people in Yanjing City, but foreigners have seen a lot. Especially in the year of Gengzi, the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing and harmed the entire Yanjing City. It was from that time on, that Lord Yoshi became the least likely person to mess with. The Japanese are also foreigners, although they are Orientals. But whether it's an Oriental or a Westerner, it's right to be a foreigner after all. In the eyes of ordinary Yanjing people, the Japanese are equally invincible.
There are many teahouses in Yanjing City, and it is also a place where all kinds of news gather. Ordinary people always like to come here in their leisure time to spend a copper, call a bowl of tea, and blow cattle all day with people coming and going from the south to the north. In particular, those flag men who are idle all day long are the mainstream guests of these teahouses. Although Yuan Datou is now in power, the emperor is still full of them, and their hardcore crops have always existed, so that they can still live comfortably like parasites.
"Yo, Fifth Master, you're late enough today! The seat has always been reserved for you! "Xiao Er, who ran the hall, invited a middle-aged man in a silk robe in.
The guests in the teahouse greeted the middle-aged man one after another. This middle-aged man, who is called the fifth master, can also be regarded as the number one person, and his ancestor is a high-ranking official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although his family is in the middle of the road. But now that I have started a fur business, it can be regarded as a mixture!
"Fifth Master, if there is any latest news, you can reveal it to everyone." A tea guest asked. In their eyes, the five masters, who often go to buy leather goods outside the customs, undoubtedly have a wide range of sources.
"Fifth master. Did you hear that the Northeast really defeated Little Japan? If it's true, it's an eye-opener! Those Japanese killed so many of us in the first year of the First Sino-Japanese period, and now it is time for them to pay for their blood debts. An old man over half a hundred years old said.
"Second Master Liu, don't daydream like that. As everyone knows, your brother died in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, wishing that little Japan would be defeated. But, is little Japan easy to mess with? The year before last, they were all defeated by Lao Maozi? Who is Lao Maozi, it is the original Rakshasa country! Fight from the Holy Grandfather. We started fighting them, but we never got any bargains. Over the years, Lao Maozi has become a first-class power in the world. Little Japan can defeat Lao Maozi, which undoubtedly proves that they have also become a first-class power in the world! A diner retorted.
"Yes! Little Japan is just a small country in the East, but now it has developed into a first-class power in the world. This Great Qing Kingdom. What the hell is going on! An old man sighed.
After the Opium War of 1840, China had a history of humiliation. It also made the Chinese people finally open their eyes to the world. The original China, under the Manchu Qing Dynasty's policy of closing the country to the country, from the princes and nobles to the common people, all sat on the dream of the Heavenly Empire. However, the Westerners are strong ships and cannons. The Manchus were so embarrassed that they had to bow their heads and beg for mercy, and signed a treaty that humiliated the country.
This also made the Chinese people suddenly wake up from the dream of the Heavenly Empire, and they also realized that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not the most powerful country in the world. There are so many powerful countries in the West.
In the ensuing foreign wars, the Manchus were defeated again and again, and did not defeat their opponents once. This has also made a huge change in the mentality of the Chinese people, and the idea of the invincibility of foreigners has been deeply ingrained in their hearts. Many people subconsciously feel that they are inferior to foreigners. It can be said that the waist pole of the entire nation has been defeated in one defeat after another.
The people of the previous country were proud, claiming to be the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and regarded other countries as barbarians. However, after being defeated by the barbarians one after another, they fell into a huge inferiority complex because of the huge gap. So much so that now, I can't afford to confront foreigners at all. This is also the reason why the Yanjing people couldn't believe it at all after hearing that the Jilin Army had defeated the Japanese army.
Of course, this is not to say that there is no hope in the hearts of the people. They are afraid that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment! Their faith has long been wiped out in the previous wars.
"Ahem!" The fifth master took a sip of tea and coughed twice, which was a sign that he was about to speak. The other tea guests closed their mouths one by one and looked at the fifth master, expecting him to say something new today.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that everyone is very concerned about the war in the Northeast? Then I'll talk to the big guy today. The fifth master spoke.
Everyone held their breath, and even the sound of drinking water was much quieter. Even those who ran the hall watched this scene happily.
"This Wu Dashuai in the Northeast is really fighting with Little Japan, from last month to now, it has been a whole month, and the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger, hundreds of thousands of people on both sides are fighting in Liaodong, it can be said that it has become a sea of corpses and blood, with countless casualties! Many of those cities alone have been reduced to rubble. There are countless villages and towns destroyed. The fifth master said.
"Ahh So many people? The tea guests seemed to have a hellish scene in front of their eyes.
"Fifth Master, did Wu Dashuai win the battle?" A tea guest asked eagerly.
"I definitely didn't win! Otherwise, can we not know? Someone immediately retorted.
"The battle is not over yet. However, this time, the old and young masters are blind! Marshal Wu's army has completely gained the upper hand on the battlefield. Major Marshal Wu personally went to the battlefield to direct the battle, and 200,000 troops fought with Little Japan, and it is said that the Little Japan that is now eliminated is around 100,000. The fifth master said.
"Shhh Everyone gasped. Although, in the eyes of many, this is impossible. But when I heard that 100,000 Japanese had been wiped out, everyone was still very relieved.
"Fifth master? Is this true? Wu Dashuai's troops, really wiped out 100,000 Japanese? Second Master Liu's face was full of excitement.
"Of course it's true, and we don't know about it, and it's been spread all over the border." The fifth master said.
"God open your eyes! Brother, now someone has finally avenged you! Second Master Liu couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Fifth Master, according to what you say, then the war is about to end, right? 100,000 people have died in Little Japan, will they be able to continue fighting? ”
"Of course, little Japan is not willing to fail like this, and is now desperately sending troops to the Northeast! However, the most elite troops of Little Japan have been almost wiped out by Wu Dashuai, and the remaining rabble, if they want to reverse the situation, I think it will be difficult. The fifth master took a sip of tea, and then continued.
"Great, if we defeat Little Japan, let's see who dares to underestimate us." Other tea drinkers have been better.
"Fifth Master, what you said is true? Didn't lie to us, did you? Otherwise, let's all be happy in vain? Someone asked. After all, in their opinion, it was undoubtedly very difficult to defeat the Japanese.
"My surname is Bai, when did I tell a lie? I will tell you another piece of news today to open your eyes. The fifth master said a little angrily.
"Little Japan couldn't beat Wu Dashuai on the battlefield, so he began to make yin moves. Yuan someone, who was in power, was bewitched by the Japanese, and began to send troops outside the border, preparing to cooperate with the Japanese to defeat Wu Dashuai in one fell swoop. The fifth master continued.
"What? Fifth Master, how is this possible? Yuan, someone, how could he do that? If Wu Dashuai fights with Little Japan again, it will be a national war! Not only did he not send troops to help, but he also united with outsiders to deal with his own people, which is too undeserved! Second Master Liu looked angry. In his opinion, Wu Dashuai's troops beat the Japanese and avenged his dead brother, who was a national hero. How could Yuan Datou do such a thing?
"Hmph, isn't that obvious? Wu Dashuai's army is so strong, even the Japanese can defeat it, and when the Japanese are repulsed, if Wu Dashuai waives his army to enter the customs, how can Yuan someone resist it? That's why he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to destroy Wu Dashuai. "The people of Yanjing City naturally have much higher political wisdom than people in other places, and they can guess the cause and effect by making up their own brains.
"Yes! But Yuan did this, it was too inauthentic, it was simply a matter of doing the relatives and hating the enemy! Other tea drinkers chimed in.
"In my opinion, if Wu Dashuai can defeat the Japanese, it is better to let Wu Dashuai come to this world. In this way, we will be able to straighten our backs since we were young. Some young tea customers said.
"Alas, alas, everyone, don't talk about state affairs! The small shop still wants to continue to open, so let's talk less about these things. "The owner of the tea shop came out and kept giving everyone a beating.
The tea guests smiled and changed the subject. However, they had a little good impression of Wu Dashuai and Wu Dashuai's Jilin Army in their hearts. Even, there is a little more expectation. It is hoped that they can bring change and new hope to this ancient country. (To be continued......)
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