On October 10, 1911, the revolutionary Xiong Bingkun fired the first shot of the Wuchang Uprising, and then the revolutionaries took control of the three towns in Wuhan. There is a set of old photos about a series of measures taken by the great powers in Wuhan after the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, organizing the army to stand guard with live ammunition and patrol the streets, while there are many warships on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Let's take a look at and explore the situation.
A patrol of eight or nine people, with a gun, walked on the streets of Wuhan with a gun, and there was a bamboo fence on the side of the road.
In front of the embassy, a queue was being organized, and a leader who reached out was explaining the precautions.
At the same angle as the previous picture, each person basically holds a gun and wears long leather shoes on his feet.
The army in front of the embassy of a great power, armed with guns, stood in a row, forming a roadblock, forbidding entry and exit.
The same people as the previous figure dressed, the rear building is also the same, probably at another intersection of their embassy.
The river was full of people, perhaps local people or troops, and a bunch of foreigners stood on the high railing on the right.
Each of the great powers stood on the road with a gun and ammunition, and in front of them stood many ordinary people, with braids on the back of their robes and coats.
The warships of the unknown powers are cruising on the surface of the Yangtze River, and each warship is emitting thick black smoke.
A house on the shore was on fire, and a thick plume of smoke rose into the sky, but there were still many small boats moving on the river.
The chimney of the Hanyang Iron Works, founded by Zhang Zhidong, a figure of the late Qing Dynasty, is still smoking, the mountain in the distance is Guishan Mountain, and the building with the roof is the Qingchuan Pavilion, which was rebuilt in the third year of Tongzhi (1864).
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