Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 409 Discrimination and Conflict

After completing the task of introducing the new weapons to the foreigners, Liu Fusheng and others left the training ground.

They were arranged to live in the military camp.

The coalition forces did not treat Liu Fusheng and others unfairly. Even though all kinds of supplies were in short supply on the Crimean battlefield, they still arranged accommodation for them with two people in a tent.

Compared with the Allied soldiers who had to squeeze into large bunk beds, and even low-ranking officers, Liu Fusheng and others were treated very well.

That night, after the welcoming banquet ended, Liu Fusheng and others, accompanied by their translator, walked arm in arm towards the military tent arranged by the coalition forces.

Liu Fusheng picked his teeth with his fingernails, burped, and put his arms around his adjutant's neck and spoke loudly.

"The food these foreigners cook is really terrible."

"It's a waste of good beef that they cooked half-cooked."

Liu Fusheng had a Chinese stomach and really couldn't get used to the half-cooked food eaten by foreigners.

Adjutant Lu Boqian said with a chuckle.

"Their food is not good, but their wine is pretty good."

"That red wine tastes really unique. When we return to the Tang Dynasty, we must bring some back for the brothers to taste."

The group of people laughed and drank a lot.

In the past, when in the army, the Tang army had very strict military laws and drinking was not allowed in the army.

Now that we have been assigned to Crimea for a mission, it is a rare opportunity to relax and everyone is very excited.

At the side, another man seemed to remember something and swallowed subconsciously and said.

"Not only is the wine good, I think those women are pretty good too."

"My goodness, they are all wearing such revealing clothes, their milky white snow-white breasts are exposed, and their curves are protruding in front and behind..."

"I'm almost dying of greed!"

They traveled by boat from Guangdong to Crimea.

Due to the intense war situation in Crimea and the urgent need for munitions, the fleet traveled non-stop all the way with almost no rest along the way.

Even if they dock, the most they can do is to resupply supplies. After completing the resupply, they have to set off as soon as possible. Naturally, there is no time for them to go to prostitutes or solve personal problems.

I have been comforting myself by using my hands for more than half a year, and everyone is feeling very depressed.

Now that they were in Crimea and saw those scantily clad women posing at the banquet, they naturally couldn't hold back their excitement.

But when Liu Fusheng heard this, he spoke.

"Be careful, don't go out and play around."

"I heard that the women here are not decent. Now many people in the coalition camp are infected with syphilis."

"If you go out and play and make yourself sick, no one can save you."

It was no secret that syphilis was rampant in the Allied camp. Liu Fusheng simply got the news by getting close to the Allied officer who was responsible for translating for them.

Then he became alert to this.

Syphilis is a real incurable disease these days!

At the very least, before antibiotics were invented, syphilis was incurable.

Whether in the East or the West, there are many dignitaries who died of syphilis.

Even these high-ranking officials and nobles could not cure syphilis, let alone ordinary soldiers like them.

In Liu Fusheng's opinion, if he and others were really infected with syphilis, their only outcome would be death.

Upon hearing this, the faces of several Tang army soldiers changed and some were still frightened.

No more clamoring to go out and play!

Seeing this, Liu Fusheng spoke.

"Just bear with it for a while."

"I guess we won't be staying in the West for long before we have to go back."

"When you get back, save some money, buy some land, and marry a wife. Isn't that better than hanging out outside and getting sick?"

Although Liu Fusheng is a military leader, he is actually very conservative in his thinking.

The greatest ideal in life is just to have a wife, children and a warm bed.

A group of people chatted and laughed as they returned to the military tents arranged for them by the coalition forces, ready to rest.

However, as soon as they returned to the military tent, they found a group of people surrounding the tent.

Liu Fusheng and his companions looked at each other in confusion, and immediately turned to ask the translator who was following them.

"Zoe, what's going on?"

Translator Zoe came forward to talk to the Allied soldiers who were blocking outside the tent.

Soon, he returned with a dark face.

“Zoe, what’s going on? Why are they blocking our tent?”

Zoe's mouth twitched and she began to explain.

"The supply of materials on the Crimean battlefield is limited now. Many coalition soldiers don't even have tents to live in and can only sleep in the wilderness."

"But even so, the coalition forces still arranged generous treatment for you, with two people per tent."

"This made the coalition soldiers very dissatisfied, so they were blocked outside the tent."

Zoe actually had something else to say, which was that these Allied soldiers discriminated against Chinese people like Liu Fusheng.

They believed that the barbaric and ignorant Chinese did not deserve such preferential treatment and the favor of the coalition leaders, so they came to cause trouble.

If the people who received this preferential treatment were Europeans like them, or even Americans, they might not even be dissatisfied, let alone cause trouble. Zoe took a deep breath and spoke.

"Captain Liu, I'm sorry that such an unpleasant thing happened today."

"I will report this to Baron Raglan right away. I believe that the Baron will give you an explanation."

Liu Fusheng did not get angry when he heard this. He just smiled and spoke with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Haha, it seems that the quality of your Anglo-French coalition forces is not that good!"

"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. They even dare to openly question the orders given by their superiors. Such an army, haha..."

Liu Fusheng didn't finish his words, but Zoe understood what he meant.

The expression on his face became increasingly uglier.

But I can't refute it!
Because what Liu Fusheng said was true.

These coalition soldiers in front of them were indeed openly questioning their superiors' orders.

Zoe took a deep breath and prepared to run off to see Raglan.

But before he could leave, a coalition soldier came forward and spoke in broken Chinese with a distinct accent.

"Stupid yellow monkey, get out of our camp right now!"

"You are not welcome here!"

Boley had participated in the Opium War more than a decade ago. Because of this battlefield, he had the inherent impression that every Chinese soldier was an opium addict, physically weak, mentally numb, and the army's combat effectiveness was vulnerable.

Therefore, he did not think that these yellow monkeys from the East could help the Allied Forces defeat the Tsarist Russian army.

That's why he took the lead in causing trouble, wanting to drive away Liu Fusheng and others, and then occupy the military tent allocated to Liu Fusheng and others by the top leaders of the coalition forces.

When Liu Fusheng heard this, his expression darkened.

But before he could say anything, Lu Boqian on the side spoke up.

"You are a bunch of idiots whose heads have been kicked by donkeys. We are here not because we want to, but because your superiors took the initiative to spend a lot of money to invite us here."

"As for why your superiors took the initiative to invite us here, it's because you useless people have been staying in the outer city of Sevastopol for a long time, wasting food and supplies, but failing to achieve any results."

"To put it bluntly, we were invited here because you are useless enough."

"Do you think I would want to come otherwise?"

Lu Boqian is a very eloquent person, and his words directly hit the other person in the heart.

Of course, it means bullying the other party because they can understand Chinese.

Otherwise, no matter how eloquent he is, it will be useless if the other party can't understand him.

When Boli heard this, he was stunned at first, and it took him a moment to realize what Lu Boqian said.

In an instant, he became furious and punched Lu Boqian.

Facts have proved that the truth is the sharpest knife.

Boli was completely broken down by Lu Boqian's words.

Seeing this, Lu Boqian subconsciously pulled away and dodged, then punched Boli in the face with his backhand.

With a bang, Boli felt stars in his eyes and took several steps back, covering his eyes.

But before Boli could react, he felt Lu Boqian approaching him, and while he stretched out his legs, he leaned his shoulders against his chest.

With a bang, Boley felt a tightness in his chest, staggered, and fell to the ground without any balance.

Lu Boqian pulled back and stood with his arms folded.

"That's it?"

"You dare to take the initiative to provoke me? I thought you were so capable? It turns out that you only have these two tricks!"

Boli participated in the Opium War more than ten years ago, but now he is still just a private. It can be seen that his ability is limited.

But what about Lu Boqian?
They were elite soldiers selected from the best of the Tang army along with Liu Fusheng.

When the two sides fought, it was normal for Burleigh to be knocked down at the first encounter.

On the contrary, it would be abnormal if he was not knocked down.

As for the gap in physical fitness between the two sides?

Well, there is actually no difference.

The reason why people in later generations have the illusion that Chinese people are not as tall and physically fit as Westerners is because after the Industrial Revolution, the material conditions and living standards of Western countries have risen sharply.

As the intake of meat, eggs and milk increases, height and physique will naturally improve.

At the same time, China was in the late Qing Dynasty and the average person was not able to get enough food.

How can you grow taller if you don’t eat enough?
Therefore, there is a difference in the physique of both sides.

But now?

The Industrial Revolution had just begun, and the material conditions and living standards of Western countries were not necessarily much better than those of China at the same time.

Under the same material conditions, how much difference can there be in physical fitness?

Boli was lying on the ground. Although Lu Boqian had held back and didn't really hurt him, his face was still turning blue and white, and his expression was very ugly.

Being knocked down in one encounter by the Oriental man whom he looked down upon, Boli was so ashamed and angry that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into!
You know, before coming to cause trouble for Liu Fusheng and others, Boli had boasted to his companions that Orientals were a bunch of skinny monkeys who didn't even have enough food to eat.

Very easy to bully!
But the current situation is that he was knocked to the ground by someone in the first encounter.

This slap on the face really hurts!

(End of this chapter)