Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 310: Attack on Dagukou

Then, Li Yi sent Yang Fuqing to Qufu to arrest Duke Yansheng and bring him to justice.

The reason why Yang Fuqing was chosen to do this is very simple.

Because of Yang Fuqing’s origin in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

When Yang Fuqing was still serving the Heavenly Kingdom, he burned many books and destroyed many temples, and he had basically no respect for Confucianism or Confucius.

Let him handle this matter, there won't be any accidents.

As it turned out, Yang Fuqing did a really good job.

Hasn't Kong Fanhao been brought in front of Li Yi?

Li Yi's sting operation was very successful.

Although there will definitely be disaster victims killed in this sting operation.

However, in order to completely eradicate this cancer from the Confucius Mansion, Li Yi felt that such a small price was still acceptable.

His conscience prevented him from watching hundreds of millions of disaster victims starve to death, but he chose to accept the price of this sting operation.

Obviously, although Li Yi has a conscience, it is actually not much...

After hearing Li Yi's scolding, Kong Fanhao also understood Li Yi's thoughts.

This shows that he is determined to kill himself and leave no way for himself to survive!
Kong Fanhao was afraid and angry, and asked back.

"What does the king want?"

"Are you going to kill me, the Duke of Yansheng, just because of those damned disaster victims?"

"Am I, the Duke of Yansheng, so worthless?!"

"Throughout the dynasties, there has never been a Duke of Yansheng who was killed. Even the Mongols and the Qing dynasty treated my Kong family with great courtesy and never made an exception."

"Is your Majesty going to break this rule? Doesn't this mean that the Tang Dynasty is inferior to the Mongols and the Qing Dynasty?"

"If the king kills me, how will he explain to the scholars of the world?!"

Kong Fanhao couldn't understand why Li Yi wanted to kill him.

I am the Duke of Yansheng, a descendant of the Great Sage and Teacher. How can I be compared to those disaster victims and refugees?

Upon hearing this, Li Yi just sneered.

“The lives of refugees are worthless. Do you think your own life is valuable?”

"In my opinion, everyone has two arms and two legs, there is no difference."

"Why do you think you are so noble? Just because you are the Duke of Yansheng?"

"What the scholars of the world need is a Duke of Yansheng, but this Duke of Yansheng may not necessarily be you, Kong Fanhao."

"I might as well tell you that before Commander Yang led his army to capture Qufu, the leader of the Nan Kong tribe in Quzhou was already on his way to Jining."

Since Li Yi has made up his mind to take down the man named Kong, he will naturally prepare to clean up the mess in advance.

Nankong of Quzhou was the backup that Li Yi found for the title of Duke Yansheng.

Nan Kong followed Wanyan Gou from the north to the south after the Jingkang Incident.

Although the Nankong people did not inherit the title of Duke Yansheng, at least they did not submit a letter of surrender to the alien race.

When it comes to integrity, he is much stronger than Bei Kong.

Although Li Yi could not say that he liked the Southern Confucianism, it was much better than the Northern Confucianism that Shi Xiu had surrendered to.

When Kong Fanhao heard this, the last bit of support in his heart was taken away, and his face turned pale in an instant.

Li Yi even found a backup plan, it seems like he really wants to kill him this time...

Li Yi waved his hand expressionlessly, signaling people to take Kong Fanhao away and interrogate him strictly. He wanted to know whether the Kong family had done anything else that was against the will of heaven and earth besides the disaster relief work.

As for whether Kong Fanhao would not explain?

Haha, once the interrogators from the Tang Dynasty use the memory recovery technique, I guarantee that Kong Fanhao will explain everything about his bed-wetting as a child.

After ordering people to take Kong Fanhao away, Li Yi started to explain other things.

The first was to prepare for a public trial of the contemporary Duke Yansheng, Kong Fanhao, in front of the Confucius Temple in Qufu City to discuss his crimes.

Li Yi wanted to clean up the mess for Confucius in front of him.

The second was to ask the Propaganda Department to prepare an additional edition specifically for publishing the crimes of Duke Yansheng and leaving it to the people of the world to comment on.

This time, Li Yi didn't just want to kill people, he also wanted to destroy their hearts.

Li Yi wanted to kill Duke Yansheng. Even with his prestige, there would inevitably be nerds in the court who would stand up and plead for him.

The Tang Dynasty expanded so quickly. Although Li Yi invested a lot of money in education, the effects of education would not be seen so quickly.

This means that 99% of the officials in the Tang Dynasty are Confucian scholars.

But in the eyes of Confucian scholars, the importance of Duke Yansheng was really too heavy.

Who among the educated people can fail to appreciate the good things about Confucius?

In order to stop people from gossiping, Li Yi planned to make the crimes of the Yansheng Mansion public through newspapers.

He wanted to see whether those nerds would dare to risk the world's condemnation and plead for Kong Fanhao.

Besides, Li Yi was not planning to abolish the title of Duke Yansheng, so wasn't he just pulling Nan Kong in as a backup?

I believe that scholars all over the world will accept it.

Well, there is nothing they can do if they don’t want to accept it.

Li Yi's base is the army, not the literati who are officials.

……

Bohai Sea!

On the blue sea, the huge Tang army fleet is moving slowly.

A gust of sea breeze blew, the sails fluttered, and provided power for the sailing ship to move forward.

In the distance, a thin black line slowly emerged where the water and the sky met.

Wu Quanmei picked up the telescope and looked out.

It turns out that the thin black line is the coastline of Dagukou.

"Dagukou is coming!"

"Send a flag signal to inform all units to prepare for battle!"

Wu Quanmei put down the telescope in her hand and said with a gloomy expression. Chen Guotai, who was standing beside her, immediately clasped his fists and said, "I'm so tired. I ...

"I will finally understand!"

Immediately, he turned around and delivered the order.

Flags were waving above the fleet, and immediately all the ships in the fleet were ready to fight.

This time, the Tang army dispatched a fairly large fleet on an expedition to Dagukou.

Three steam-powered ironclad ships were deployed, in addition to several sailing battleships, dozens of red single ships, and corresponding troop transports and supply ships.

The total size of the fleet reached an astonishing 200 ships.

Among these, a considerable portion was seized when the Tang army annihilated the Qing Dynasty’s Fujian Navy.

Otherwise, with the Tang Dynasty's current limited shipbuilding capabilities, it would not be an easy task to build such a large fleet in one go while maintaining the coastal defense forces in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other coastal areas.

……

Just as the Tang army fleet was approaching Dagukou.

The Qing army at Dagukou also discovered the Tang army fleet on the sea.

"Oh no! The enemy is invading!"

"Send the alarm! Go and send the alarm! The Tang thieves are coming!"

"Damn, what a huge fleet! Can they still defend Dagukou?!"

"..."

Amid the panic shouts, the sound of warning gongs resounded throughout the Dagu Fort.

The garrison commander came hurriedly to the residence of Duolong, the general of Dagukou Coast Defense, and knocked on the door.

Boom! Boom, boom, boom!

"General, General, something terrible has happened!"

"General Zhou Zhi, I have something important to report!"

Not long after, there was a creaking sound of door hinges, and the door of Duolong's residence was opened from the inside.

A plump woman came out, still showing obvious signs of spring, and gave Zhou Zhi a displeased look.

Zhou Zhi subconsciously took a few steps back.

Because he knew this woman, she was Duolong's concubine who was kept outside and he always doted on her.

He dared not offend this woman.

Soon, Duolong also walked out of the house with an unhappy look on his face and said in a somewhat unhappy tone.

"What's going on? Why are you so flustered?"

Duolong was just working with his mistress when he was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

Therefore, his tone was slightly unhappy.

Zhou Zhi took a few steps forward and spoke in a serious tone.

"General, something big has happened."

"Just now the lookout at Dagukou reported that a large fleet appeared on the sea."

"Heading towards Dagukou!"

"Looking at their flags, they might be Tang bandits..."

After Zhou Zhi finished speaking, the displeasure on Duolong's face disappeared instantly, and was replaced by an obvious solemnity.

"Is this true?"

"Did the Tang thieves really come to attack?"

Zhou Zhi nodded vigorously.

"How dare I deceive you, my Lord?"

Upon hearing this, Duolong no longer hesitated, took the warhorse from the stable, and rushed towards the Dagukou Fort with Zhou Zhi.

Soon, they arrived at the artillery platform.

Looking up, I saw a huge fleet appearing on the sea.

And it was still slowly moving towards the direction of the artillery position.

Billowing black smoke was floating above the leading warships, and the huge hulls lay across the sea like giant mountains.

It gives people a great sense of oppression!
Duolong looked at the Tang army fleet on the sea and couldn't help but gasp.

"Damn it, the Tang bandit fleet is really coming!"

"What should I do?!"

Duolong's heart was beating fast and he was filled with fear.

Although he had never fought against the Tang army, he had heard of the Tang army's reputation.

Within a few years, the Qing Dynasty lost eight or nine provinces to the Tang army, all of which were the most fertile land in the Han area.

Hundreds of thousands of troops and dozens of governors and officials were lost, which was truly shocking.

Even the foreigners were no match for the Tang army.

Now, it is his turn to face the Tang army. How can he not be afraid?
Zhou Zhi, who was standing by, saw that Duolong had a strange look on his face and made a suggestion.

"General, the Tang bandits are very powerful. It is difficult for us to deal with them with only the Dagukou Fort and the garrison in Tianjin."

"I think we can ask for help from the capital and ask the capital to send the Eight Banners New Army to help..."

Upon hearing this, Duolong nodded vigorously.

"What Mr. Zhou Qian said makes sense."

"In that case, the defense of Dagukou will be entrusted to General Zhou Qian. I will personally lead my men back to the capital to seek help."

"Don't worry, I will definitely ask for reinforcements for Dagukou!"

Zhou Zhi: "..."

You are the commander-in-chief of the coastal defense!
If even you, the commander-in-chief of the coastal defense, run away, what's the point of defending Dagukou?
Duolong noticed the expression on Zhou Zhi's face, but acted as if he saw nothing.

After giving a few casual instructions, he immediately took the horse and, along with a few personal soldiers, rushed along the official road towards the capital.

(End of this chapter)