I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

Li Yinshu is used to his name here, number 88.

At its peak, there were more than 1000 Chinese craftsmen working here, but now, he is the only one who survived.

Of course, this does not mean that he is the only Chinese on the island.

Because 60 years have passed, even if the age of boarding the ship was relatively young, it will be nearly 80 years old now.

Life is rare since ancient times, not to mention being trapped in a foreign country and doing heavy physical labor.

The Chinese of Li Yinshu's generation have passed away one after another, but they left behind their children.

At that time, craftsmen were recruited in Guangdong, and some healthy women who helped cook were also recruited.

Moreover, in the age of sailing, St. Helena was a supply station to the Far East, where sailors would disembark and rest.

Where there are sailors, there are prostitutes.

There used to be many English and Portuguese prostitutes on the island.

Very few of them ended up marrying Hua Gong.

Of course, there are also some Chinese laborers who have no choice but to marry female black slaves and give birth to offspring.

However, Li Yinshu did not do that. He has been waiting for a day when he can return to Guangdong, his hometown, his wife, and see his children.

Although that child grows up healthy, he is now a 60-year-old man.

However, even in Li Yinshu's dream, he never thought that he would hear the news of his hometown in such a way and obtain the possibility of returning home.

A long cry like the song of a siren came from the sea.

Then, plumes of black smoke rose from the sea level.

In the black smoke, there are green partridge flags...

Walking out of these boats were Chinese men in ragged clothes and fierce faces.

They don't have braids, and they speak accents from all over the world, but they all look at the vegetable garden with green eyes.

……

For Li Hongzhang, taking such a booger-sized island was useless as the second overseas territory of the Southern Tang Principality.

The resources here are not as rich as on Elephant Island, at least the latter has countless meat.

In addition to sea fish, there are only a few pitiful grains and vegetables here, which is not enough for the lack of fresh ingredients on board.

However, it was a surprise to find a group of Chinese overseas adherents.

After Li Hongzhang hanged the Governor of St. Helena on the pier, he asked the oldest Chinese citizen on the island about the situation.

Li Hongzhang was taken aback when he learned that the poor guy who hanged himself with his own hands, who was not dressed as well as a local rich man in Suzhou, was actually a Lord of the British Empire and a Governor-General.

But after thinking about it, as a duke himself, he hadn't bathed for more than three months, and his clothes were full of lice and holes, so Li Hongzhang felt relieved.

I...why can't I control this hand!

What the hell did I hang that foreign devil for!

"Congratulations to Mr. Li, Mr. Li is worthy of being in the army for a long time, killing the leader of Yingyi with his hands, he is a brave man!"

Zhang Yuchun, Liu Chuanming, Pan Dingxin and others offered their flattery one after another.

Only then did Li Hongzhang realize that he was no longer the minister of trade and commerce of the Qing Dynasty, and would kneel and lick any foreigner he saw.

Now we are the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, and we specialize in fighting these foreigners!

"That's right, this old man has always been loyal and brave to serve the emperor!"

Li Hongzhang is facing east.

Although at this time he didn't know exactly where Zhu Fugui was.

But the earth is round, so it is right to face east.

Li Hongzhang cupped his hands toward the east, and continued, "Yushan, write a memorial of the heroic deeds of our soldiers and civilians in the Southern Tang Dynasty who killed captives in this campaign, and I will play it to the emperor when I arrive in India!

But before that..."

Li Hongzhang looked at the old man who called himself Li Baba, and said, "Old man, the name Baba is not popular. You can't write two Lis in one stroke. Let me change your name for you!"

……

In the end, Li Hongzhang did not change his name.

Because Li Yinshu still remembers his name firmly.

It's just that he is illiterate and doesn't know how to write these three characters.

Although Li Hongzhang felt that the son of a carpenter was more likely to be called Li Yinshu, but after all, he was going to be on the memorial to show his merits to the emperor, so he was written as Li Yinshu.

A total of Baiyue tattoo sites, still in the same township.

The word "yinshu" is also appropriate for this overseas veteran.

Chapter 732 The Strongest Military Power in the Southern Hemisphere

In further inquiries with Li Yinshu, Li Hongzhang and others finally confirmed their location.

This place is not far from Tianzhu, it's only [-] miles away... What the hell!

Li Hongzhang could no longer tell whether Zheng Baoguo, the retired major general, was a real dish, or if he was fooling himself by order.

He thinks it's more likely the latter.

Because he had heard it before that there was a mysterious department in Daming called the Strategic Deception Bureau, or Zhan Huyou Bureau for short.

The Dr. Xing who slipped away from under his nose back then was most likely a member of the Zhan Suju Bureau.

As for Zheng Baoguo in front of him, to be honest, Li Hongzhang felt that he and Xing Jiuliu had somewhat similar temperaments.

Since he was being fooled by the order, it is probably the intention of that person not to let himself go to India.

Li Hongzhang thought for three days and three nights, and finally understood Zhu Fugui's imperial mind.

This Zhu Tianzi looks open-minded and pure, and he is lenient under the imperial court. In fact, how can the founding kings of the past dynasties not have a dark belly?

Li Hongzhang believes that Tianzhu is a Buddhist country with thousands of miles of fertile fields, nourishing billions of people, and adjacent to China. Such a place must have been coveted by Emperor Zhu for a long time.

The so-called "King of Delhi" is just a big cake drawn by Zhu Tianzi for him.

What Zhu Tianzi really meant was to let himself go to the Atlantic Ocean and fight foreigners to death.

This is absolutely impossible.

To be honest, now Li Hongzhang is not as afraid of foreigners when he sees them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have thrown all the foreigners on St. Helena into the sea to feed the sharks without saying a word.

But the problem is that on this small island of St. Helena, there are only a few hundred foreigners...

and many more!

Li Hongzhang suddenly thought of a question.

Back then, Aixinjueluo Xuanye, the patriarch of the puppet Qing Dynasty, faced no more than [-] Rakshas in Yaksa, and the Xianfeng court monk Gelinqin wiped out only three foreigners at Baliqiao...

In other words, the old man's work today has punched Kangxi and stepped on Xianfeng?

You know, these hundreds of foreigners, regardless of whether there are old and young women and children, at least they are all real captives!

Whether it was the Bali Bridge before, or the joint invasion of Beijing by the Tang and Song Dynasties, they were all facing fake captives who used Indians to make up their numbers.

From this point of view, my Southern Tang army is not as good as I imagined?

It's just that the combat power was first dragged down by the trash of Pseudo-Qing, and then covered up by the radiance of Da Ming, the god's thigh?

That's right, if that fellow Zuo Jigao can do it, why can't I, Li, be able to do it?

I can't compare with Zhu Fugui, can I also compare with you Zuo Zongtang?

Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang's mind became active.

Since the emperor does not let the old man go to India, it is okay for the old man to find another way, right?

First of all, it is absolutely impossible to go north to knock off Europa and become the Grand Duke of the Pyrenees.

It's no different from dying.

Secondly, Yin Zhou can't go either.

Northern Yinzhou is directly under the direct control of Da Ming's father.

The only place where it is possible to touch is the site of the American Gemini.

To be honest, Li Hongzhang was a little apprehensive when he saw their troops attacking the church in Tianjin.

But Nan Yinzhou is not afraid.

The Taiping Army in Lahua counted as one, and they were all old acquaintances of Li Hongzhang.

Know yourself and the enemy.

Even if it can't be said that the victory is guaranteed, it shouldn't be a big problem to gain a firm foothold.

However, Li Hongzhang knew that Zeng Guofan was no longer the same Zeng Guofan, and Hong Xiuquan was not the same Hong Xiuquan as before.

Now it is really useful for him to shout "Heavenly Father shows up, Abba save me".

Therefore, Li Hongzhang found that the only place he could go to was Africa.

Among them, North Africa cannot go.

North Africa is too close to Europa.

Moreover, there is also a site that Da Ming's father's ally, the Ottoman Empire, wants to re-control by name, and he must not get involved.

That leaves only Central and South Africa.

But Central Africa is said to be a land of poisonous miasma, and the poisonous miasma there is even more violent than Borneo.

Moreover, Taipingni Kingdom, the tributary state of Ming Dynasty, is also there, which is more or less a hindrance.

After much deliberation, Li Hongzhang found that his most ideal place to conquer was South Africa.

St. Helena is not far from South Africa. Some of the Chinese laborers on the island once went to South Africa as craftsmen on ships.

According to their report, South Africa has a pleasant climate, neither wet nor dry, and there are thousands of miles of uninhabited land, among which are gold, jade ore, which can be called a treasure land of geomantic omen.

Wouldn't it be a pity that such a good place doesn't enter China?

Most importantly, according to the reports of these expatriates, there does not seem to be a strong defensive force in the British colonies in South Africa.

South Africa today is in a delicate balance.

The Boers' Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State, black kingdoms such as Zulu, Basutoland, and Westinland, and the colonies of the British Empire on the southern coast generally had constant small conflicts and no major wars.

(See this paragraph for the map)

According to history, the British invasion of Zulu will have to wait for several years, and the conquest of the Boers will be 20 years later.

Today's South Africa is more like a forgotten land to the United Kingdom. It is true that there are not many troops stationed, and the rule is maintained entirely by the militia formed by the local British colonists.

Li Hongzhang was overjoyed to hear that the South African foreigners' defense was weak, at least weaker than that of India, and there were infighting among themselves.

He ordered Guo Songlin, who was the smartest and proficient in foreign languages, to lead his people in disguise to take a wooden sailboat on St. Helena with the Chinese people and go to South Africa in the name of a tea merchant to conduct field investigations.

In the end, Guo Songlin reported: "Although the Cape Town of the British and Yi is called a military port, it is actually a deserted military equipment. Wen Tian and Wu play, taking pleasure in extorting past business travelers, there is nothing to fear!"

A week later, Li Hongzhang changed the Catholic name of St. Helena to Luoji Island to commemorate the story of the fall of the great chief of Faji.

At the same time, he mobilized the Southern Tang army and marched towards South Africa.

Standing on the deck of the "Duke Li", Li Hongzhang held Zheng Baoguo's hand with high spirits:

"Brother Baoguo, I just learned today, Brother Yu, that the south of the Southern Tang Dynasty is also in the south of the earth.

It's not that Yudi is proud, Long Live Lord's Hundred Battle Lions are the strongest army in the world, then Yudi's Southern Tang Army is the strongest army in the southern hemisphere, this battle, Yudi will surely find a good future for the country gentry and elders! "

Indeed, who in the southern hemisphere can kill me?

Li Hongzhang had an illusion of being invincible.

However, at this time, Li Hongzhang had no idea how the Zulu Kingdom, which didn’t even have muskets and couldn’t even weave clothes, created the myth of cold weapons versus hot weapons in the Yingzu War and became the peak of black combat effectiveness. .

What's more, he didn't know that an important meeting was being held in the London Parliament building because Daming had produced a large number of fake pounds...