Syllable!

In a teahouse in Hankou, a tea guest slammed the newspaper in his hand on the table and said angrily: "Bastard, the Japanese are too much!" I don't know if it won't hurt my wife and children, just force the iron factory workers to kneel, and bring other people's wives and children. Damn, it's me, I have to fight hard with Little Japan! ”

The people at the same table also said with great indignation: "Since the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese have been rampant and domineering in our country, and have we been bullied less? ”

An older man on the other side sighed: "Hey, over the years, the Oriental people have indeed become more and more domineering, and the Oriental samurai in Hankou have killed people, and the police dare not take care of them." ”

"That was before, didn't you see that now as soon as Wang Dudu heard about this, he was furious, and immediately transferred a regiment of soldiers and horses to seal up the Hanyang Iron Works?"

"That's it, don't look at Wang Dudu's youth, but this thing is domineering, which is admirable!"

……

Hubei Normal University.

A student waved today's newspaper and shouted at the classmates who had gathered around him to discuss: "Students, students, since the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese have been rampant and domineering in various parts of our country, and now the Japanese advisers of a small iron factory dare to humiliate our fellow workers in such a way, how can we ignore it!" ”

In this era, these young students are the most concerned about the rise and fall of the country's glory and disgrace, and the ones who can dedicate themselves to the country and the nation without caring about personal gains and losses are also these young students, who are enthusiastic and full of pride and ambition, and they are the backbone and future of a country!

Hearing the student's indignant shout, the surrounding students all responded with words.

"Yes, we can't sit idly by, I propose to organize a march to call on everyone to boycott Japanese products and protest against the arrogant behavior of the Japanese!"

"That's right, not only here in Huangshi, but also in Wuhan, the schools in Wuhan have also contacted the organization to completely build up the momentum!"

"Boycott Japanese goods, swear not to be a foreign slave!"

……

With the rise of anti-Japanese trends. All walks of life in Hubei, especially Wuhan, the epicenter of the storm, moved the most. The major newspapers in Wuhan kept track of the latest developments in the reporting time almost every day, and the shops in the city gradually actively and passively joined the ranks of the boycott of Japanese goods.

"Boss, I heard that those foreign students are going to call for a boycott of Japanese products. Is the Japanese cloth in our shop ......?"

"Isn't it? Those student babies are messing around, is it possible that you want to follow along? I don't want to continue working here! ”

"But...... Boss, I've heard that the boycott of Japanese products by foreign students is backed by the young Governor-sama. ”

"What? Are you telling the truth, where did you hear this news? ”

"I heard from one of my fellow who worked as police officers in the police department. He said that the provincial government had given an order that if there were student marches, they could not interfere and could only maintain order. ”

"So what, the student parade is just a few slogans, what can it do?"

"However, my fellow villager also said that if the students went to the shops and burned Japanese goods, as long as they did not hurt anyone, the police must treat it as if they did not see it. Even if it hurts someone. It is estimated that it is also a blind eye. ”

"What? Then quickly remove the Japanese cloth and hide it in the warehouse first, quickly! ”

……

Such scene dialogues have occurred one after another in shops in the three towns of Wuhan, and most of the Japanese goods have been removed from the shelves. It seems that overnight, Japanese goods have disappeared from Wuhan and even the whole of Hubei.

Hankow Japanese Concession, Japanese Consulate.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

Matsumura Sadao, the consul general of Hankow, Japan, slapped Tanaka Kakumasa fiercely, until Tanaka's left and right cheeks were high and swollen, and a trace of blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

Syllable!

Matsumura Sadao slapped him too hard, slapping Tanaka Kakumasa to the ground.

Kakumasa Tanaka didn't dare to snort out in pain. Immediately got up again, returned to Matsumura Sadao, and bowed his head solemnly.

Matsumura Sadao was furious, pointed at Tanaka Kakumasa and scolded: "Tanaka." Don't you know how important Han Zhiping was to the Japanese Empire? Wang Mo, that arrogant and arrogant warlord, even dared to fight the gunboats of the English foreigners, and you even dared to provoke him! If Wang Mo uses this excuse to make a move against Han Zhiping's company, do you know how much trouble you will cause to the empire? ”

"Hey!" Kakumasa Tanaka didn't dare to refute at all, but just bowed down and admitted his mistake.

At this time, Koji Suzuki, the counselor of the consulate, came over with an anxious face and reported: "Minister. As soon as we received an urgent telegram from the Dazhi Iron Mine, the First Regiment of the First Division of the Sichuan Army had already deployed on the periphery of the mining area, with the intention of completely encircling and blockading the mining area. ”

"Yaga!" Matsumura Sadao scolded angrily, "I knew it, I knew that Wang Mo's arrogant and arrogant warlord would not give up, but I didn't expect this bastard to transfer a main field regiment to Dazhi, what did he want to do?" ”

"Although there is no sign of the Sichuan army using force at present, this has caused a huge obstacle to the daily production and operation of Dazhi Iron Mine. If this situation continues, I am afraid that there will be a big problem with the supply of ore to the domestic Yawata Iron Works. Minister, what should we do? Koji Suzuki's face was full of worry, it was really too important for the Daiji Iron Mine. Not to mention being seized, even if the ore production is slightly reduced, the domestic production of Hachiman Iron will have to stagnate.

Matsumura Sadao was all over the blue face, how he didn't understand the importance of the Daji Iron Mine to the Empire. Today, the Imperial Navy is expanding dramatically, with new warships being built every year, and the demand for steel is constantly expanding. It was hard for him to imagine how he would explain to the Tokyo headquarters if the Daji Iron Ore was lost in his hands.

"Let's go, let's go meet that damn warlord, no matter what, we can't let him block the Dazhi Iron Mine!" Matsumura Sadao said that he could no longer punish Tanaka Kakumasa, who caused a big disaster, and immediately walked out of the Japanese consulate and went to Wang Mo's temporary residence in Hankou.

The conflict between Wang Mo and the Japanese not only had a huge impact on the Chinese people, but the foreigners in the Hankou Concession were also very concerned about this incident, especially the British who had been looking for an opportunity to teach Wang Mo a lesson.

British Concession in Hankow, British Consulate.

The British Consul General Graham held a newspaper in his hand, and read with great interest the news report about the conflict between Wang Mo and the Japanese, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Knock-knock-knock

When there was a knock on the door, Ge Fu didn't raise his head, he was still looking at the newspaper intently, and just responded casually: "Come in!" ”

Colonel Will, the consulate's military attaché who pushed the door in, seemed to be slightly excited.

"Your Excellency Consul General, I just received news that the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army has been deployed on the periphery of the Dazhi Iron Ore Mining Area, and the Japanese mine protection troops are in a tense confrontation, is there something we want to do in the British Empire?" Colonel Will said with some impatience. It seems that there is a strong desire for Britain to be involved in this matter.

Graham put down the newspaper and said slowly, "Colonel, I can understand your feelings, and I also hope that I will have the opportunity to teach the warlord who dared to provoke the majesty of the British Empire a hard lesson. But. We are sorry, but the Cabinet and the Parliament will not allow us to directly participate in or provoke a war in the Far East. ”

Hearing such an answer, Colonel Will was very disappointed, but still argued: "But, Your Excellency Consul General. If we don't teach that damn warlord a profound lesson, then the authority of our British Empire on the Yangtze River will be seriously questioned and challenged! ”

Ge Fu smiled slightly: "Don't worry, if we don't participate directly, it doesn't mean that we can't fight and severely hit that arrogant warlord." The Japanese have irreconcilable contradictions with him on Han Zhiping, and as long as we stand behind us to support and encourage the Japanese, I believe that the Japanese will have enough courage and strength to fight. ”

Colonel Will's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "That's right, it's best that the Japanese river gunboats can fight out those ten 120mm cannons on the Jiujiang and Hanyang River defense batteries!" Without these cannons, that damned warlord would no longer be able to pose any threat to the river fleet of our British Empire. At that time, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will still be decided by our British Empire! ”

"Alright. Let's take our time to appreciate the imminent outbreak of war. I believe that after this battle, that arrogant young warlord will understand that the majesty of our British Empire cannot be offended. Ge Fu said with a smile, leisurely and easily picked up the coffee on the table, and took a sip with a fascinated expression.

In fact, this is also a cliché used by European colonizers.

The British colonies are all over the world, and they simply can't and don't want to use their own teams to directly participate in or provoke wars, because whether the war is won or not, it will have to pay a huge cost. In the event of an unforeseen circumstance, it is likely to get bogged down in war. The Boer War in South Africa. is the best example of this.

As a result, colonists generally set up indigenous agents or forces in the colony to contain or combat hostile forces.

Japan is a dog raised by Britain in the Far East. When you need to bite, you will naturally release it.

There is no doubt that now is the time to let the Japanese dog go and bite Wang Mo, the warlord who dared to challenge the authority of the British Empire, so as to ensure the absolute authority and interests of the British Empire on the Yangtze River.

Just when the British were plotting to support and encourage the Japanese to go to war with Wang Mo, Matsumura Sadao hurried to Wang Mo's mansion in Hankou. Trying to calm the conflict.

When Matsumura Sadao saw Wang Mo, not only did he not negotiate calmly, but warned with a strong attitude: "Your Excellency the Governor, on behalf of the Japanese Empire, I lodge a strong protest with you, and ask you to immediately revoke the seizure of the Hanyang Iron Works and lift the blockade of the Dazhi Iron Mine area!" ”

Wang Mo shook his head and said, "Your Excellency Minister Matsumura is probably misunderstood, I did not seize the Hanyang Iron Works, but the iron works workers were not able to bear the oppression and humiliation of the Japanese adviser Tanaka Kakumasa, and resigned en masse, causing the iron works to stop. As for the blockade of the Dazhi mining area, there is no way to talk about it, and the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army was only ordered to go to Dazhi to garrison, and did not enter the mining area to affect the daily work of the mining area. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Mo's eyes were sharp, and he said coldly, "Moreover, this is my internal affairs, and the Sichuan army is also operating in the territory of our country, and you Japan have no right to interfere!" ”

Although he had long known that Wang Mo, an arrogant and unreasonable warlord, would have a tough attitude, Matsumura Sadao was still angry at Wang Mo's unscrupulousness, and said angrily: "Your Excellency the Governor, Dazhi Iron Mine has a major interest relationship with our country, and you are an unreasonable move that violates international law and international conventions. If you insist on not calming the situation, then I, the Empire of Japan, have the right to take any action to protect the interests of our country! “

Wang Mo sneered disdainfully and asked, "Any action?" Including war? ”

Matsumura Sadao knew that he could not show weakness at this time, and said through gritted teeth: "Including war!" (To be continued.) )

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