Cruiser "Haiji"
Feudal society has long been far away from the Chinese people, and the people have gradually forgotten that era of many disasters and difficulties, but the imprint of some excellent cultural inheritance still exists in people's hearts.
The end of the Qing Dynasty was the most chaotic period in modern China, and it was fate that internal and external troubles were deeply involved in a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
It was in the autumn of many events, and he had been sent by the Qing government to participate in the activities, and when he returned, he wanted to receive the reward and be sealed, but after returning to China, he found that the Qing Dynasty had forgotten it.
Board the ship and go to sea, aiming to be in all directions
In the 1910s, China's semi-colonial and semi-feudal society was basically formed, and the Qing government was deeply mired in hopeless internal and external troubles.
Before the Battle of Jiawu, the Qing government realized the weakness of the Tianchao's military strength, so it purchased large cruisers from European and American countries, one of which fell to the bottom of the sea in the Battle of Jiawu, while the other remained in service until the end of the Qing Dynasty. The name of this long-standing cruiser is "Hai ji", which means "giant of the sea".
Sino-Japanese War
After the Sino-Japanese War, the cruiser Haixi temporarily docked and waited until 1911, when the British Royal Family issued an invitation to the Qing Dynasty, inviting the Qing government to participate in the coronation of King George V.
However, the fact is not so simple, after the imperialist powers jointly invaded the Qing government, they always looked down on the people at that time, issued an invitation to participate in the coronation celebration is false, and it is true to take this opportunity to make more excessive demands on the Qing government.
After receiving the invitation, the Qing government sent Cheng Biguang to lead a group of soldiers out of the port on the Haixi.
The cruiser Haiji is huge in size, and it feels like a steel giant ship in the distance, with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons, so it is very large and small for such a huge creature to perform such a task. However, with the military orders in his possession, Cheng Biguang still accepted the task and went to the territory of Great Britain to attend the banquet.
When the Haixi sailed out of Chinese waters, the sudden change of China's modern revolution began.
Cheng Biguang led a group of soldiers
In 1911, many revolutionary forces emerged, and small-scale revolutionary forces repeatedly carried out activities in various places to challenge the rule of the Qing government. At the same time, large-scale revolutionary forces were also accumulating strength throughout the country, ready to deal a heavy final blow to the Qing government.
At this time, the crew of the Haixi led by Cheng Biguang was still unaware of the changes in China, and sailed for dozens of days, crossing the Pacific Ocean and finally arriving at the European continent.
Cheng Biguang, as the spokesman of the Qing Dynasty, crossed the English Channel and came to the Buckingham Palace in Great Britain to attend a banquet.
At the banquet, although there was nothing unusual about the basic etiquette of treating Chinese, the attitude of these foreigners towards Chinese was really bad. Treating the Chinese guests, the foreigners completely ignored their needs, and the banquet was also full of routines, and the originally brilliant and grand banquet was as serious as the negotiation scene.
Cheng Biguang led a crew to Buckingham Palace for a banquet
From time to time, they dumped Cheng Biguang and others on the issue of insulting the image of the country, and the Tangtang Heavenly Dynasty actually became the object of ridicule by foreigners, but Cheng Biguang and others were strangers in other places, and they had to swallow their anger.
This is the case in all political affairs of the world, and the invitation of a well-intentioned invitation may be a conspiracy calculated by the organs, there is no sincerity between countries, and true international friendship does not exist, and some are only endless interests.
When the great powers faced China, they had already experienced hundreds of years of diplomatic career and accumulated a lot of diplomatic experience. The Qing Dynasty actually lost in naivety and complacency, in the face of western flattery and intensification, the Qing government regarded itself as a heavenly dynasty, identifying the West as a small grasshopper, and an can shake the ancient tree? Unexpectedly, the strength of the West was troughed down, and it was eaten away by a little bit, and it was so.
Cheng Biguang (first from left)
Sail to protect the Chinese
Just as Cheng Biguang and others were feasting at Buckingham Palace, the Countries of the Americas showed their ugly faces of discrimination against Chinese.
In the early years, the Qing Dynasty was invaded, the modernization process began, and the shadow of the Western world was faintly revealed to the Chinese people. At this time, the country coincided with great turmoil, and many families with conditions sent their sons and daughters abroad to stay away from the dispute.
In a few years, through the transfer and operation of property, these Chinese who stayed in the west and relied on their own hands to create great wealth in a foreign land.
However, some people in the West are very disgusted with these foreign visitors, especially in their countries to accumulate so much wealth, they have shown a greedy look, coupled with the provocation of the provocateurs, the forces of the American countries spontaneously formed a collective, launched a large-scale activity, and even burned and looted the storefronts of Chinese merchants.
For a while, the situation of the Foreign Chinese was critical, and many people even sent letters to the Qing government to clarify the situation.
The Qing Dynasty was invaded
When the Qing government learned of this, it was furious that the Yang Dynasty was treated like this by the Yang Dynasty. Quickly send a message to Cheng Biguang and others who were far away in Britain to feast, and let them leave immediately, and then cross the Atlantic Ocean to Mexico to accept the return of foreign Chinese.
At this time, foreign hatred intensified, and even small parties gathered overseas, gradually evolving into a riotous activity.
One evening, when businessmen in the Mexican region had finished their day's work and were preparing to pack up their things and go home, it was at this time that a group of purposeful rioters began their plans for revenge. Attacks were launched against the Chinese, illegally robbing the savings of merchants, and there was no shortage of rebels, but all were killed.
In international relations, the great powers have always bullied the weak and feared the hard, and if they do not exert their strength to fight to the end, this group of hungry wolves will never know the end. The governments of the countries concerned are not a problem of mismanagement, but do not care about the lives of these Chinese merchants. After the riots, the Qing government became more and more anxious to send giant ships to protect overseas Chinese.
The Haixi sailed
When the Mexican government learned of the situation, it quickly overtured, paid a pension to the Qing Dynasty, and sent a message of apology to China.
However, the Haixi was still approaching, with the aim of picking up overseas Chinese who were willing to return home. As the Voyage continued, Cuba also made overtures to the Qing government and apologized to the Qing government for its previous actions.
The sense of great power was born suddenly, the navigation deterrence of the Haixi had an effect, and the whole ship was excited by it, and I finally stood up and hardened my waist.
After completing the mission, the crew and captain of the Haixi were looking forward to returning to China one day. After a year and a half, there is no merit and a lot of hard work, and it is reasonable to say that how to seek an official and a half-post, but who can predict that the domestic storm has accumulated and finally transformed.
Revolution
The country of the family changes hands, and the enemy is the same
1912 was destined to be a year of history change, the first shot of the Wuchang Uprising was fired, and the news of the national revolution came pouring in, forcing the Xuantong Emperor to abdicate, the Qing Dynasty was gone, and the feudal dynasty was over. Yuan Shikai took the opportunity to ascend to the throne, intending to re-enter feudalism, the Hundred Days Emperor immediately stepped down, the Republic of China was founded, and the prelude to China's march towards the republic began.
At this time in the Pacific Ocean, the Haixi was still cruising overseas, and it was unaware of the great changes in the country. After the establishment of the Republic of China, the government of the Republic of China issued a return order to the Haixi, but did not mention the change of dynasty.
The Haixi did as it was commanded, and the crew were very excited, and they missed it for a long time. But unexpectedly, after the cruiser returned, it looked in the direction of land and found that the flag had changed, and the crew wondered when the Qing Dynasty flag had become so colorful.
After anchoring at the port, Cheng Biguang and others were summoned by the government, and after some explanation, they realized that the Qing Dynasty had died and that the thousands of miles of the country had changed hands.
However, they have long been disgusted with the old feudal rule, and now under the republican system, they have to settle down with the encounter, and the enemy should continue to sail for the Republic of China, and the fate of the Haiji is not over.
The Haixi set sail
After returning to China to understand the situation, the Haixi was put into work again, until the 1920s, when the enemy army began to infiltrate the Chinese mainland, from the branch of the Great River into China.
China has been tired of civil wars over the years, the warlord melee has not yet subsided, external forces have invaded again, and internal and external troubles have forced the people to breathe unevenly. As China's largest tonnage ship, the Haiji was duty-bound to actively go out to sea to meet the Japanese army, and it was difficult to distinguish between them for a while.
However, the oriental people had developed industry, perfected the fleet system, and it was difficult to fight with two fists and four hands, and the fight was heavy and the casualties were heavy, and the Japanese army also tasted bitterness. In the end, he was forced to the Yangtze River Basin and retreated to it.
The enemy's artillery fire became more and more fierce, the Japanese surprise attack became more impermanent, and finally Cheng Biguang squeezed into the large air team, and there was no combat effectiveness on the ship.
The shipwreck of the Haixi
Cheng Biguang accompanied the slowly sinking Haixi, ending his hasty life. The Haiji finally made outstanding contributions to the War of Resistance with the shipwreck Mingzhi.
Generosity, heroic songs, and uncompromising pride drowned under the merciless river. After walking through feudalism and ushering in a republic, who ever wanted to change dynasties and change generations as if they were in the next life. Sail east, and then return to the rotten Ke people, the home is gone, the country is no more, only the brave and loyal people do not perish.
Among the Wokou offenders, Pifu rose up, and those who invaded China will be punished from afar. The fall of the Qing Dynasty is not the death of the country, the dynasty has changed, and the civilization is still there. However, if the foreigners invade china, compromise and do not resist, destroy the traces of the nation, and the nation is in danger.
Although there is no return date for this trip, it is worth dying to gain its place by exchanging the strength of one's own body for the struggle and resistance of 40 million Chinese compatriots.