Tang Dynasty, I can lead troops through ancient and modern times

Chapter 227: The Psychological Gap of Tang Dynasty Soldiers

Li Chengqian asked in return: "If we don't give antiques, what else can we give? What will future generations lack? Isn't it these cultural heritages?"

Cultural heritage! ?

Li Shimin is stuck...

Li Chengqian continued, "Prepare another 100 Mo Daos. As far as I know, because of the preciousness and difficulty of making Mo Daos, they have never been used as burial objects. Therefore, no Mo Dao has been unearthed in later generations, which makes the foreigners in later generations think that the Mo Dao is a weapon that we made up."

Li Shimin was instantly furious: "Damn it, then bring the Mo Dao, bring more, as for the other antiques, you can do whatever you want!"

"How about you, the Heavenly Khan, write a calligraphy to inspire the younger generation?"

The father and son were discussing enthusiastically inside, but the people outside couldn't wait any longer.

"Old Cheng, go knock on the door!" Yuchi Gong urged.

"Why don't you go?" Cheng Yaojin asked back.

While the two were arguing, Li Jing and Liu Rengui walked up and knocked on the door.

Chop chop chop!

Li Chengqian opened the door from the inside: "What's the matter?"

Li Shimin was still practicing calligraphy inside. Li Jing looked over and bowed, "Your Highness, when are we going to set out?"

Li Chengqian said, "You are all here, right? Those who are good at calligraphy come in, and each of you should leave a piece of calligraphy, which will be given to the Chinese high-ranking officials in the future. Come on, come on, come in!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and sent a piece of calligraphy to the Chinese high-level officials of the future generations! ?

What's so good about their handwriting!

Isn’t this gift a bit shabby?

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang knew the quality of their own calligraphy. After paying their respects to Li Chengqian, they walked into the house.

Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and others were stunned for a moment.

Never mind, just write it!

Just as Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and other generals were about to enter the gate, they were stopped by Li Chengqian: "Why are you going in? Wait outside!"

Well! ?

"No, doesn't His Highness want our words?"

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Who wants your words? Stay aside."

Uh......

Ok!

Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others were depressed and drew circles on the side...

Soon, all those who were qualified to write went in and the door was closed again.

But Li Chengqian stayed outside the house and said, "Come here, you guys, I'll tell you about the historical background of this time travel."

Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, and some guards all gathered around curiously.

Li Chengqian began to slowly recount the century-long history of humiliation...

At the end of the 19th century, Japan carried out the Meiji Restoration, "left Asia and joined Europe", began to embark on the capitalist road, and its national strength became increasingly stronger.

At that time, Japan was undergoing two industrial revolutions at the same time.

In 1888, Japan's industrial revolution reached its climax, and there was an urgent need to export goods and capital.

However, as an island country, Japan itself is short of resources and has a small market.

In addition, due to the strong feudal remnants in the country and the sharp contradictions during the social transformation period, the Japanese ruling group headed by the Dog Emperor was eager to seek a way out through external expansion.

In 1887, the Japanese General Staff formulated the so-called "Qing Dynasty Conquest Strategy", which gradually evolved into a "Continental Policy" centered on invading China.

The first step was to capture Frog Island, the second step was to annex Korea, the third step was to march into Manchuria and Mongolia, the fourth step was to destroy the Qing Dynasty, and the fifth step was to conquer Asia, dominate the world, and realize the so-called "Eight Regions, One World".

The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was an important link in the first two steps of Japan's implementation of its "Continental Policy".

Since its own strength and resources do not meet the corresponding conditions, it must implement a strategy of fighting to support fighting to achieve its goals.

At that time, China was in the late Qing Dynasty. Starting from the 19s and s, Empress Dowager Cixi led the Westernization Faction within the Qing ruling group to launch a Westernization Movement with the slogans of "self-strengthening" and "seeking wealth".

The Westernization Movement aimed to align science and technology, especially military technology, with Europe and the United States.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty once experienced a period of "Tongzhi Restoration".

The Qing Dynasty officially established the Beiyang Fleet in 1888, which became a powerful naval force in Asia.

However, the Qing Dynasty did not reform its national system like Japan did, so the "Zhongxing" did not lead China to the path of becoming a rich and powerful country.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty's politics was extremely corrupt, people were living in hardship, various factions in the officialdom were fighting openly and covertly, and the national defense and military were weak inside, and discipline was lax.

At the end of the 19th century, East Asia was a region where one old empire was on its last legs, and the other was a modern country that was about to emerge.

Under such circumstances, Qing and Japan were bound to be unable to avoid a war.

At that time, the world's major capitalist countries were gradually transitioning to imperialism, and Japan's aggressive actions were supported to a certain extent by Western powers.

America hopes that Japan will become its assistant in invading Qing and Korea.

Britain attempted to use Japan to contain Russia's influence in the Far East.

In order to seize new interests from Japan's invasion of China, Germany and France also supported Japan's invasion of Qing Dynasty.

Although Russia had great ambitions for the Qing Dynasty's Northeast and Korea, it was not yet ready, so it adopted a non-interference policy towards Japan.

The tacit or connivance of the great powers became a favorable condition for Japan to implement its invasion plan.

As Li Chengqian explained, the crowd's previous excitement gradually subsided.

After Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji and others left their calligraphy, they had been standing behind him and listening silently for a long time.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin asked: "Are we traveling through time this time to help the Qing Dynasty in the future?"

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian...

"No, we are helping China, not the Qing Dynasty..."

"The Qing Dynasty is rotten to the core. No matter how it changes, it will never rise again. Only by tearing it down and starting over can China be saved."

"But we must save the Beiyang Fleet, and we must save those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.

But the old witch Cixi must die, the Qing Dynasty must be overthrown, and we must destroy the Japanese navy of the 19th century! ! "

"We must completely suppress the momentum of Japan's rise this time, and buy time for China's internal revolution in the future."

"If we had done it, perhaps there would have been no Anti-Japanese War, and there would have been no sacrifice of Yao Ziqing and others..."

Yao Ziqing!

Everyone fell silent after hearing this!

They have all read history books to some extent, and probably all understand that century of humiliation!

The reason why I didn’t feel anything before was that I felt that this history was too far away from me.

But now, they are about to travel through time and space, and the feeling of humiliation pressing on their hearts makes them feel very uncomfortable.

Especially during the Tang Dynasty when they lived, all nations came to pay tribute to them and they were the absolute world hegemon.

Comparing the two, they find it difficult to accept the huge psychological gap between the two eras.

Li Shimin sighed and asked, "Can you continue to tell us the specific details of the so-called Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895?"

Li Chengqian lit up a cigarette: "Alright, everyone sit down!"