Chapter Seventy-Six: Declaring War in the South China Sea

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86_86661 Chen Fangzheng took Ito Xiangshan's "Japan's Declaration of War on Hainan" and handed it to Chen Zhong. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Chen Zhong finished reading Ito's war book, smiled faintly, and said: "Japan obviously declares war on our Hainan as a country!" Looking at this trend, it is not far off for all countries in the world to recognize our Hainan army as an army that truly represents the Chinese nation. ”

The following is the full text of the Japanese declaration of war against Hainan submitted by Ito Xiangzen:

"Hainan Palace:

The 'Far East Station', the foreign affairs liaison agency of the Japanese Empire in Hainan, has been seized by you for no reason!

The 'Saikai Chamber of Commerce', the economic organization of our Great Japanese Empire, was banned and dissolved by you for no reason!

Nishikawa Yamamoto, the president of the 'Saikai Chamber of Commerce' of the Japanese Empire, and Keiji Matsui, a law-abiding businessman, were brutally murdered by the Hainan Palace!

Such an act of the Hainan Imperial Government has seriously damaged the interests and security of the foreign affairs organizations of the Japanese Empire and nongovernmental foreign affairs organizations.

The envoy of the Japanese Empire to the Qing Dynasty has repeatedly appealed to the Qing Dynasty for the punishment of criminals and compensation for the losses of our foreign affairs organizations stationed in Hainan.

Regrettably, the Great Qing Dynasty was slow to act and acted perfunctorily, and so far has not given a satisfactory result to the Great Japanese Empire.

In order to safeguard the dignity of our Japanese Empire, to safeguard the legitimate rights of our country's institutions stationed abroad, and to protect the personal and property safety of our citizens abroad, Emperor Meiji of our Great Japanese Empire decided to send troops to Hainan and officially declare war on the Hainan royal palace!

Meiji thirty-five years. ”

Ito also attached a personal handwritten letter to the bottom of the declaration of war. The letter was addressed to Chen Fangzheng.

The letter reads as follows:

Fang Zhengjun:

It's been more than eight years since you and I parted from Dartmouth, and we miss Xiangshan so much!

It's a shame that you and I met again in this way eight years later.

I miss training with you at the Royal Naval College. I've fantasized many times that one day we'll be able to meet happily.

However, the ruthless years have put too much load on our generation. I really don't like war, I don't like politics even more, but I don't have a choice!

We are soldiers of our respective countries, and we must all fulfill our duties as soldiers. I know that you must be as helpless as me now, but we must all resolutely complete our respective missions.

Eight years ago, when you told me that we would eventually meet on the battlefield and that we were destined to be enemies in this life, I was really sad! I really don't want to see you and me fighting each other!

Today, eight years later, the real world in front of him has unfortunately really been said by Fang Zhengjun.

Fang Zhengjun, how I hope that today's meeting is that we are drinking in a sunny seaside tavern.

But what a luxury all this beautiful imagination is for us!

Fang Zhengjun, the reason why I say this is not to show my timidity in the war, but just to sigh a little!

Eight years ago, you once said that if you and I really meet on the battlefield, we will take what we have learned and fight fairly!

Today, we really met in this beautiful South China Sea, so let's have a good fight in a military way!

And also for the dignity of one of our professional soldiers!

Finally, I would like to say one more thing. Fang Zhengjun, Michiko asked me to greet you.

Honorifics

Ito is good

Autumn of the 35th year of the Meiji era.

After Chen Fangzheng read this letter, there was a kind of vicissitudes of time surging in his heart, and in the helpless world, that young heart was completely indifferent.

This rogue world has fooled many good souls and destroyed many people's innocent dreams.

Those politicians who deceive the world and steal their names are using their inflated ambitions to passionately propagate their militaristic fantasies.

Under these terrifying fantasies, how many people have lost their true goodness, and how many people have become extremely crazy.

One by one, they are like doping gamblers, using their lives to make the ugliest gambling deal with the devil!

Chen Zhong looked at Chen Fangzheng, who was slightly sad, patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Chen, in front of these gamblers who have eaten the devil's magic medicine, although we are not the saviors of mankind, we must have the responsibility and courage to be a warrior who fights against them!"

Please don't be sad, don't regret, if you swallow all the helplessness you have experienced, and precipitate these helplessness strongly, you will become your own strong man indisputably!

General Chen, clean up your mood, take out the brave heart of a warrior of yours, and in order to make more people no longer regret, pull out your command sword and order your fleet to prepare for battle!

"Yes! Rajah! Chen Fangzheng breathed a long sigh of relief, straightened his chest, and pulled out the bright and clear long sword!

"General Zhang Tong, immediately send the declaration of war from Hainan against Japan to the West Sea Fleet, and send a copy to the major newspapers in Hainan to announce to the world that our Hainan army has officially started its war against Japan today!"

"Yes!" Zhang Tong handed over the declaration of war against Japan to the envoy Li Yang.

The Hainan royal palace declared war on Japan and the war document reads as follows:

Small country of Japan:

In accordance with the law, the Hainan Royal Government has banned the Xihai Chamber of Commerce, an espionage organization that you have planted in Hainan, and has seized the illegal Far East Post Station.

Nishikawa Yamamoto, president of the Xihai Chamber of Commerce, and Keiji Matsui, an illegal person, organized militants in Hainan to attack and assassinate soldiers and officials of the Hainan Imperial Palace.

This despicable assassination attempt resulted in the death of 41 people in Hainan.

The Hainan Royal Government resolutely bans the illegal organization Xihai Chamber of Commerce! The Far East Post Station, where its illegal organization is located, will be resolutely sealed! The main culprits of the most heinous crimes, Yamamoto Nishikawa and Keiji Matsui, were sentenced to death!

This is entirely my Hainan's internal affair and legitimate behavior.

Taking this as an excuse, Japan brazenly launched a war of aggression against our Hainan.

We in Hainan will resolutely defend ourselves and strike at the invading Japanese aggressors with the most iron will!

Starting today, our Hainan officially declares war on Japan!

Hainan Palace

The autumn of the thirtieth year of Guangxu.

"Report to the prince, the British Far East Fleet has ignored the warning of our army, and a cruiser of more than 3,200 tonnage has entered the designated combat area of our army. Please instruct! A soldier hurried to Chen Zhong.

"General Zhang Tong, immediately send people to continue to warn the British side and stop this dangerous behavior of the British army. Warn them that if they ignore the announcement of the demarcation of our army's war zone, we will never guarantee their safety in this area, and they will bear the consequences!

General Zhou, you immediately telegraph, ordering General Li Chuang to adjust all the heavy artillery, if this British cruiser, if it dares to continue to advance, as long as it enters the range of our heavy artillery, no need to ask for instructions, it will strike decisively! If you want to fight, you have to beat them. Hit half of the shells on this British warship, it's better to sink it!

General Chen Fangzheng, please immediately order that the 7,800-tonnage 'Hurricane' ironclad ship and the 3,700-tonnage 'Iron Lion' battleship of our Hainan Fleet immediately take anchor and quickly approach the sea area at 16.3 degrees north latitude and 111 degrees east longitude. One warning doesn't work, the 'Hurricane' and the 'Iron Lion' can attack directly without asking for instructions! Moreover, it must be sunk!

General Zhang Tong immediately telegraphed the Qi Gang army in Guangzhou to Hong Kong, and issued a telegram to the Governor of Hong Kong that if the British Far East Fleet started a war against our Hainan, our Hainan army would directly enter Hong Kong! ”。

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