Expedition to Europe

Around 1876, the British Jardine Matheson \u0026 Co. secretly built the "Wusong Railway" from Shanghai to Wusongkou in the name of building a road. Not long after the railway was built, it was redeemed and demolished by the Qing government.

The reason why the Qing government demolished the railway seems a bit absurd in the 21st century, destroying the dragon vein!

But the wheel of history cannot be reversed after all. Since the late Qing Dynasty, railways have been built on the land of China. By the Guangxu period, there were actually many lines, but they did not form a complete railway network. Moreover, because most of them were built with foreign funds, the Qing Empire did not actually own the railway.

Around 1906, the Luhan Railway was fully opened to traffic. This railway is now the Beijing-Hankou Railway.

Like other railway lines, the Beijing-Hankou Railway has also had a lot of fate. This railway has experienced embezzlement of funds, government supervision and business operation, borrowing foreign debts and other turmoil. It took ten years to complete the construction. After that, the "Railway Protection Movement" took place, which was finally returned to the control of the Beiyang government.

What Chen Lansheng said about sending McTavish and his team to the station was to take a train to Wuchang via the Beijing-Hankou Railway at the West Railway Station.

The West Railway Station is also called the "Pinghan Railway Station", which is the Beijing-Hankou Railway. There is also an East Railway Station in Beijing, called the "Pingfeng Railway Station", which is heading to Fengtian.

"Pinghan" and "Pingfeng" are two stations, one in the east and one in the west, connecting the north and the south of Beijing.

As the only station in the south of Beijing, the "Pinghan Railway" is so busy that you can imagine how busy it is. If McTavish and his team want to get on the train, they really need someone like Chen Lansheng to say hello.

McTavish and his team are not only carrying weapons to Wuchang, but also other equipment such as cars. These are all prepared to deal with emergencies. God knows what they will have to go through after getting off the train in Hankou. It is always better to be prepared.

As the deputy commander of the Beijing Garrison, Chen Lansheng was quite capable in Beijing. When he arrived at the station, he showed his identity and was immediately invited to the VIP room. The stationmaster and dispatcher of the "Pinghan Railway Station" personally served him, busying around and providing thoughtful service, giving Chen Lansheng enough face.

Because there were cars, the original carriages were definitely not enough, and additional carriages had to be added to get the cars on the train. Naturally, these tasks did not require McTavish and others to worry about. The stationmaster of the "Pinghan Station" had already personally taken care of this matter.

"Hankou has a British concession. The most likely place for Mr. Huang to be detained is the British concession. The area from Yihe Street to Baoshun Street is the most likely. Since gunshots were fired when Mr. Huang was detained, the most likely place is St. Joseph's Church on Yihe Street. This is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Hankou and the largest hospital in Hankou. If anyone is injured, it is most likely to be treated here." In the station lounge, Tang Jiading, a major general and senator of the Northeast Army Marshal's Mansion, introduced the basic situation to McTavish.

Zhang Hanqing is currently near Hankou. McTavish is going to Hankou to contact Zhang Hanqing, so he must have the help of the Northeast Army.

Zhang Yuting is straightforward. Since he wants to help, he will spare no effort to send Tang Jiading to lead Zhang Yuting's guard company to Hankou with McTavish and others.

As the commander of the Northeast Army, Zhang Yuting has a guard company carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Naturally, everyone is a good player. Zhang Yuting sent the guard company without blinking an eye to show his attitude.

Qin Zhiyuan did not reject Zhang Yuting's kindness, nor did he say much. There was no need to say more at this time. Since he received Zhang Yuting's kindness, Qin Zhiyuan would definitely return it in the future.

"Not necessarily. If it is another church, it is possible, but if this St. Joseph is Catholic, then Mr. Huang is definitely not here." McTavish is very sure.

The relationship between Catholicism and Lan Fang can be referred to the relationship between Auerbach and Qin Zhiyuan. Auerbach is the bishop of the entire East Asia region and has a good relationship with Qin Zhiyuan. If the British detained Huang Fugui and put him in a Catholic church, it would be the same as returning him to Lan Fang directly.

"Well, if he is not in St. Joseph's, then he may be in several other churches on Sanjiao Street. Those churches are American, Russian and British. The British chapel is the most likely." Tang Jiading readily agreed.

Tang Jiading was not very clear about the relationship between Catholicism and Lan Fang, and did not ask carefully, and continued to give his own analysis.

It is no less difficult to make a name for yourself in the military of the Republic of China than in the political world. Tang Jiading can serve as a counselor of the Marshal's Mansion. He must have been tested for a long time. Such people know not to ask what they should not ask and not to say what they should not say. This is the basic law for making a name for yourself in the Republic of China.

"We can't guess. We must determine the exact location and then hit it with one shot, leaving no head or tail." McTavish has high requirements.

The Southern Military Government and the Beiyang Government are still at war, and Hankou is now under the control of the Southern Military Government, so there is not much room for McTavish to operate.

Of course, McTavish is not afraid. He has done things like running to the heart of the Germans in Europe to kill Ludendorff. There is really nothing that McTavish dares not do.

"It depends on the actions of the young marshal. If the young marshal's intelligence is timely, he can hit the target with one strike." Tang Jiading has high expectations for Zhang Hanqing.

Speaking of "hitting the target with one strike", Tang Jiading is extremely envious of the commando led by McTavish.

In fact, Zhang Yuting's guard company is also good. This unit can be regarded as Zhang Yuting's trump card. All German equipment is genuine German-made, not the "old-fashioned" and "Hanyang-made" imitations made in the Republic of China. Tang Jiading thought that Zhang Yuting's guard company was already the best in the world. It was not until he saw the commando led by McTavish that Tang Jiading realized that he was a frog in the well again.

Let's not talk about whether the clothes on the body are colorful or not. In terms of the degree of eliteness, the commando led by McTavish is definitely better than Zhang Yuting's guard company.

The commando led by McTavish was selected from the "Royal First Brigade". These soldiers are naturally the pride of the army. Compared with the soldiers of Zhang Yuting's guard company, they are similar in personal skills. Basically, they are the kind of "dare to climb to the sky to grab the moon and dare to go to the five oceans to catch turtles". When they pick up the gun, they can shoot through the target every time. When they put down the gun, they are proficient in all kinds of weapons.

In terms of equipment, there is not much difference. They are all rifles plus pistols, daggers and grenades. They don't look much different.

Of course, Tang Jiading thinks so because Tang Jiading doesn't know the power of the B-2 rifle. If he knew, I'm afraid Tang Jiading wouldn't be so arrogant. Qin Zhiyuan's visit was the first time that the B-2 rifle appeared in public. It was only the style that was different from the previous bolt-action rifles. No one outside the Lan Fang army knew the specific performance. The B-2 rifle is still confidential and not announced to the public.

The biggest difference between Zhang Yuting's guard company and the commando led by McTavish is temperament.

The soldiers of Zhang Yuting's guard company are indeed good guys, but they all look a little arrogant. When they look at people, they look at them with disdain. This is also related to their own abilities and their usual status.

The guard company around the Marshal must be arrogant. It is a matter of honor to be able to get in.

The commando led by McTavish is different. This group of people looks surprisingly calm in their movements and there is no intention of going on a long journey to start a war. These soldiers look at people straight in the eye, neither arrogant nor humble, and have a kind attitude towards people. They don't have the intention of being arrogant, let alone arrogant and domineering.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

What does this show?

This shows that there are many soldiers like the commando led by McTavish in Lan Fang. They are not rare at all, and there is no capital to be proud of.

In other words, this group of people who often walk on the edge of life and death don't care about those names outside of their bodies. They neither look down on others nor themselves. For them, there are only two kinds of people, living or dead.

It is hard for Tang Jiading to imagine how many life-and-death battles he has to go through before he can truly look down on life and death like this.

McTavish did not envy Zhang Yuting's guard company. Seeing that he could not come up with more conclusions from the analysis, he quickly put away the map and leaned back on the chair in the lounge to close his eyes and rest.

Yeah, the soldiers in the commando team are all similar. They are basically resting their eyes at this moment. A few carefree ones have obviously fallen asleep, and there are slight snoring sounds coming out of the blankets.

There is really no snoring that is deafening. In the commando line, snoring, talking in sleep, sleepwalking, etc. are all unacceptable. If you are not careful, your whereabouts will be exposed, which is often a disaster.

"Basically" does not mean everything. Although many commando soldiers were resting with their eyes closed, it was obvious that several people remained awake. Even in a relatively safe place like the "Pinghan Station Lounge", those soldiers did not let go of their weapons. They were distributed at both ends of the commando rest area and near the windows of the lounge, and they were still alert with their eyes.

At the same time, the performance of Zhang Yuting's guard company was getting worse and worse. Some of them were resting, some were talking, and a few were playing cards. Basically, no one was responsible for guarding.

It's true that people will die if they compare themselves with others, and goods will be thrown away if they are compared with others.

Since they are acting together, they must not perform too badly, so Tang Jiading wanted to remind the major who led the team and let him learn from the commando led by McTavish.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard shouting and cursing outside the lounge.

"You are just a bunch of soldiers, how can you occupy the entire lounge? Do you know what our master does? Can you bear the consequences of delaying our master's work? If it were ten years ago, I would have killed all your clans, do you believe it?" A duck voice sounded very angry.

Soldiers?

This is a taboo for soldiers. Tang Jiading was stunned, and before he could react, McTavish had already pushed the door open and walked out.