"In the 22nd year of Guangxu, Germany brazenly sent warships to occupy Jiaozhou Bay under the pretext of the 'Caozhou Teaching Case'. Subsequently, the Germans forced the Manchu government to sign a land lease contract for Jiaoao, which humiliated the country, and made Qingdao and even the whole of Shandong their sphere of influence. This is the origin of the leased land in Jiaozhou Bay! ”

Wang Mo's loud voice spread to every corner along the sea breeze, "Brothers, since the Opium and Chip Wars, foreigners from all over the world have come one after another, they have carved up and occupied our land, plundered our resources and wealth, and forced our government to sign one unequal treaty after another with guns and warships. On the land of China, the concessions and spheres of influence of various countries that are constantly being set up and expanded, in my opinion, are our shame, and the shame that we must wash away even at the cost of our lives!

Today, after the bloody struggle of the brothers, we finally defeated the British and Japanese coalition forces, finally stood outside the city of Qingdao, and finally had the opportunity to let the beautiful Qingdao return to the embrace of the motherland!

However, those foreigners are now uniting to engage in so-called mediation in an attempt to prevent our Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army from recovering Qingdao.

Brethren, will you agree? ”

"No!"

"No!"

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance roared in unison, like thunder breaking through the sky, echoing in the wilderness for a long time.

The roar of tens of thousands of people shook the earth, and the people in Qingdao were all shocked by this sound, and many people took to the streets to ask each other what was going on.

Wang Mo slowly raised his right hand to signal, and the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who were roaring in the sky just now immediately quieted down, and the entire wilderness was silent again, with only the sound of the sea breeze blowing non-stop.

"No matter which country a foreigner is, as long as he tries to prevent us from recovering the country, then he is our enemy, the enemy of life and death!" Wang Mo clenched his fist with his right hand and shouted in a powerful voice, "Even if we will shed every drop of blood in our bodies because of this, even if we will sleep here forever." We also want to tell those foreigners that now this is no longer the decadent Qing Dynasty that is bullied by others, and the Chinese nation will straighten its backbone and no longer endure humiliation!

Tell those foreigners. As long as the Chinese people are not dead, the territorial sovereignty of the Republic of China will be inviolable!

Today, I will lead you into Qingdao City, officially recover the land that belongs to us, and swear to the whole world with practical actions that soldiers will not die. Mountains and rivers are eternal! ”

"Soldiers don't die, mountains and rivers are eternal!"

"Soldiers don't die, mountains and rivers are eternal!"

……

Tens of thousands of officers and men of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance excitedly shouted this eight-character slogan, which is heavier than a thousand jun, which is not only a slogan, but also their sacred oath.

"Into town!" Wang Mo waved his hand and ordered.

Immediately, one by one, the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance army phalanx began to turn around and march towards Qingdao City in a neat and orderly manner.

Just when the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition began to enter the city in a big way, in the restaurant on the second floor of the Kempins Hotel, the Japanese Minister Iji Hikichi and the Foreign Minister of the Republic of China Lu Zhengxiang were still arguing over the ownership of Qingdao.

"Since the sovereignty of Qingdao belongs to the Republic of China, there is no objection to this, and the German side is willing to take the initiative to terminate the concession contract. The return of the leased land in Jiaozhou Bay, then both in terms of reason and law, Qingdao should be recovered by the central government of the Republic of China! Lu Zhengxiang said loudly without showing weakness at all.

Iji Hikoji sneered with disdain on his face: "Since your country has declared neutrality and will no longer interfere in the Qingdao war, then what qualifications do you have to take back Qingdao now?" If your country insists on reclaiming Qingdao, it will be declaring war on our Empire of Japan and the Allied Allies! ”

The little abacus of the Japanese crackled at any time, and Ijihikichi did not forget to pull the banner of the Entente when he made intimidating words.

Regarding the behavior of the Japanese, Zhu Erdian was somewhat displeased. But after thinking about it, nothing was said after all, after all, Britain and Japan are still allies. In the Far East, Britain also needed the cooperation of the Japanese Navy to break up diplomatic relations with Allied ships, especially to destroy the German fleet that had escaped from Jiaozhou Bay early.

The Japanese did not hide their ambition to carve up and occupy Qingdao. This made Lu Zhengxiang very angry, and said angrily: "In this case, I think there is no need for my central government to participate in this mediation, my country is also an independent national subject, not a subject country of any country!" ”

Iji Yanji sneered contemptuously: "Minister Lu thinks too highly of the importance and status of your country, even if your country withdraws. It will not have any effect on the conciliation. However, since your country has agreed to send a representative to participate in the mediation, and now you want to withdraw halfway, is this a tease of His Excellency Minister Juerdian? ”

If Wang Mo wants to release the 2,000 British prisoners, it is easier to have the righteous name of the central government in Beijing.

Therefore, when Zhu Erdian heard that Lu Zhengxiang wanted to withdraw from mediation, his face suddenly sank, and he said with a very unhappy expression: "I hope that your country will carefully consider that this mediation is not only conducted by my British Empire, but almost the entire civilized world. Minister Lu, is your country really ready to ignore the attitude of the entire civilized world and withdraw from mediation? ”

As soon as Zhu Erdian's words came out, no matter how angry Lu Zhengxiang was, he didn't dare to say anything about withdrawing from mediation, if the Republic of China was hostile to the powers of various countries because of this, then his death would not be enough to atone for his crimes.

"Mr. Earl don't be angry, I think Minister Lu is just too concerned about the interests of his country, and he has no intention of refusing to rescue the captured people of your country." U.S. Minister Reinsch stood up and said that he would come to participate in this mediation, but he was not really going to form an alliance with Britain, France, and Russia now, but his real purpose was to find opportunities.

What chances?

Replace Britain, France, Russia, Germany and other powers and seek benefits in China.

The outbreak of war in Europe is not only an opportunity for the world's colonial countries to rise, but also an opportunity for a country like the United States, which is far away from war, to become strong.

Now that all European countries are overwhelmed by the war in Europe and are inevitably shrinking in the Far East, the United States, which has always held high the banner of "open doors" but has no way to enter, will miss such a great opportunity.

It is precisely because of this that Rui Enshi chose to come out to play a round game, selling Lu Zhengxiang a small favor, and implicitly releasing the goodwill of the United States to the Chinese government.

Seeing that Lu Zhengxiang did not say anything to deny this, Zhu Erdian did not continue to be unrelenting, held his head high, snorted coldly, and said: "This is the best, Minister Lu, I still hope that you can negotiate with Wang Mo in the name of the central government of your country and release the 2,000 people of my British Empire as soon as possible." ”

What is this, is it an order?

Could it be that China is a vassal state of Britain, and will China still unconditionally obey Britain's orders?

At this moment, Lu Zhengxiang only felt extremely humiliated and indignant. He wanted to say "no" to Jurdian loudly, and then resolutely walked away, but reason forced him to endure it.

There is no justice in a weak country, and there is no diplomacy in a weak country.

Without the support of a strong national strength behind him, no matter how clever diplomacy is, it is in vain, and at this moment Lu Zhengxiang really deeply understands this.

"I ......" Lu Zhengxiang had not yet said the words squeezed out of his teeth, when a burst of noisy noise suddenly came from the window of the restaurant, which seemed to be the cheers of countless crowds, and it also seemed to be the singing of thousands of people in unison.

The movement outside the window of the restaurant also attracted the attention of ministers and representatives of various countries, and many people faintly felt that something important had happened that they did not expect.

Soon, a secretary of the British legation walked into the dining room with a panicked look, walked quickly to Zhu Erdian's side, and said anxiously: "Your Excellency, China...... The squadron is in town! ”

"What!" Zhu Erdian screamed with a shocked face, and then his face turned pale, and he trembled with anger, "How dare he, how dare he ......"

At this time, the rest of the ministers and delegations also came in to report to their chief what was happening outside the cafeteria.

"Yaga!" The Japanese minister, Hikoyoshi Iji, scolded angrily, then ran to the window of the restaurant, slammed open the long brown curtains, and then pushed the window open and looked out.

The other ministers and delegates also went to the window, pushed it open, and looked condescendingly into the street.

The window of the restaurant on the second floor was pushed open, and a powerful chant with boiling blood rushed in.

The flag is fluttering, and the horse is Xiaoxiao

The gun is on the shoulder, and the knife is on the waist

Passionate like a frenzy

The flag is fluttering, and the horse is Xiaoxiao

Good man, serve the country in the present day

……

Accompanied by the majestic and enthusiastic singing, groups of heavily armed Yimeng Autonomous Alliance troops strode into the city with neat steps.

The queue was like a line, the spears were like a forest, and one after another neat phalanx queues kept appearing in everyone's sight, and the rows of bright bayonets were particularly dazzling under the reflection of the sun.

"Baga, the people of China will march into Qingdao now and take over Qingdao's defense, this is a disregard and provocation against the mediation delegations of various countries, and this is an arrogant and arrogant declaration of war!" Ijihikichi scolded angrily.

When Lu Zhengxiang saw this scene, he was completely shocked, and the blood in his body seemed to boil with this impassioned singing.

The squadron can have such momentum and strength, and the Republic of China is not afraid of those greedy and shameless powers, why can't it be revived and strong!

Zhu Erdian, who has always paid attention to maintaining the demeanor of an aristocratic gentleman, was gloomy like water at this time, and with a "snap", his right hand slapped on the window edge fiercely, and squeezed out a foul sentence from between his teeth: "Damn bastard!" ”

The loud singing of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army continued, and later, even the citizens of Qingdao echoed and sang.

Rise up quickly, don't be an old sick man

Quickly unite, don't be scattered

Rise up quickly, don't be an old sick man

Quickly unite, don't be scattered

Unity, rise up, unite, rise up

The flag is fluttering, and the horse is Xiaoxiao

…… (To be continued.) )