The outbreak of the Hashimoto incident made Wang Hengyue face a huge crisis!

On June 5, the Consul General in Guangzhou, Hatohiro Shiriguchi, made an urgent appointment for the second time to meet with Generalissimo Wang Hengyue.

During this meeting, Hatohiro Shiriguchi, on behalf of Masamu Motomoto, made the following demands:

"First, on behalf of the Chinese government, the military, and the police, officials from the Protector Army and the political axe came to the Consulate General to formally apologize; Second, he participated in the investigation of the case, and once the murderer was caught, he was handed over to the company for processing; 3. Undertake the person in charge of public security and remove the chief of police; Fourth, a compensation of 100,000 yuan for the deceased; 5. Compensation of 20,000 yuan for the Overseas Chinese School; Sixth, compensate Yoshida Mound and the Chamber of Commerce for losses of 100,000 yuan each; 7. Protect the expatriates and increase the number of patrol police; 8. In order to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, we will send a team of marines into Guangzhou to protect the safety of our overseas Chinese."

This is called "Shiriguchi Hachijo".

Wang Hengyue listened to these eight very calmly, and then said:

"First, before the truth of the incident is investigated, how can we apologize? Second, the military and political axe has the power to enforce the law in Guangzhou, and it also has the ability to crack the case, so there is no need for 'assistance' from the other side. Third, the military and political axes have the absolute power to appoint officials, and until the responsibilities are clearly defined, the person in charge of public security must not be punished or the chief police officer replaced. Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 are also not to be handled until the case has been solved. Eighth, sending marines into China means a declaration of war against the Protector Army's political axe, and the Protector's military and political axe will give full force to fight back! ”

Hatohiro Jiriguchi stared at Wang Hengyue with cold eyes: "You still don't agree to any of them just like you did when you dealt with the Leshan incident in Sichuan?" ”

Wang Hengyue said coldly: "I once again affirm that this is a criminal case, not a political dispute, we are fully capable of solving this case alone, and we do not need anyone's assistance, if your country's political axe must use the threat of force to resolve this dispute, then all the serious consequences caused will be borne by your country's political axe!" We don't want to see war, but if your country's political axe insists on imposing war on us, the Protector Army and the political axe will fight to the last soldier to resist to the end! ”

"Well, Generalissimo, you have made your way forward." Hatohiro Shiriguchi stood up: "The deadline we have given you is June 10, and if you still can't give us a satisfactory explanation before this deadline, then let the war end all this." ”

As he spoke, he bowed his head: "Farewell!" ”

"Bastard!" Wang Hengyue gritted his teeth and scolded: "Immediately convene an emergency meeting!" Fuck, that's good, Lao Tzu just called the front-line officers back for a meeting on the Northern Expedition, but the Northern Expedition didn't start, but he had to do it with himself first! ”

All the officers and officers who were able to arrive arrived.

Wang Hengyue gave a general introduction to the situation: "That's the way it is, we have two ways to choose, one is to accept the eight articles of Shirikou in its entirety and lift the threat, but this Guangzhou is not our Guangzhou anymore, and the military and political axe is no longer our military and political axe, but it is just another treaty of Shimonoseki." ”

He paused slightly:

"The second way, not agreeing, not accepting, not hesitating to fight, to maintain sovereignty and dignity, but what kind of consequences will this bring? Chief Cheng, can we prevent them from landing in a naval battle? ”

"No, I can't." Cheng Biguang replied honestly: "Our navy is too different from the one in this country. ”

Wang Hengyue nodded: "Yes, our navy is not as good as this, we can't prevent them from landing, once the war breaks out, whether it is won or lost, the Beiyang side can take advantage of the situation to attack on a large scale, under the attack from several sides, my Wang Hengyue will click on the ground, and you will all lose your heads together!" How about it, do you want to surrender or do you want to fight? ”

There was silence.

This matter is so important that no one would have imagined that such a thing would happen before the Northern Expedition!

Liu Zhaocheng, who had the least qualifications, was the first to speak: "Heng Shuai wants to fight, then fight!" It doesn't matter if you are defeated by Beiyang, there is no shame in losing in the hands of your own people. But in any case, do not succumb to my unreasonable demands, Heng Shuai said, this is a matter of sovereignty and dignity! ”

Yang Sen slapped the table violently: "Turtle son's, hit it, the scar of the head is the size of a bowl, it's nothing serious!" Heng Shuai, Xiao Dongyang dares to land, Lao Tzu is willing to be a pioneer and fight with Xiao Dongyang to the end! ”

"Fight to the end and defend sovereignty!"

The officers stood up with a "whew" and said loudly.

"Okay, if he wants to fight, then fight!" Wang Hengyue suddenly raised his voice: "The dog said, Lao Tzu fought with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, fought with the rebels in Tibet Province, and fought with Beiyang, this is nothing damn good, this time he fought vigorously with Xiao Yueben, and Lao Tzu was willing to die!" ”

Jiang Baili smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Prepare with both hands, one is to solve the case as soon as possible, so that I have nothing to do, so as to concentrate on the Northern Expedition." If the former can't be achieved, then we have to fight, but I don't think we will necessarily lose. ”

"Oh?" Wang Hengyue hurriedly asked, "What does the chief of staff mean?" ”

Jiang Baili said in a calm tone: "Even if I really want to fight, I won't fight." First, the war in Canton will inevitably involve the interests of the great powers, and they will not allow large-scale battles to come, and in the early stage of the war, they may choose to remain silent, but as long as we resist our own offensive, or win one or two small victories, the great powers will soon intervene and mediate. ”

"Oh? Victory? ”

Wang Hengyue and the officers were a little surprised, listening to the chief of staff, this battle is not only fought, but also has the possibility of winning?

Jiang Baili's eyes flashed with victory: "I said that once the war really started, I would not have mobilized too many troops, first, it was from the pressure of the great powers, and second, they themselves were not prepared for this war. Therefore, I believe that the mobilization of three or five divisions, together with the police force and the local forces, is quite capable of coping with this war. On the contrary, the point of the war is not to be able to cope with the provocation of Yuben, but to Hunan! ”

As he spoke, he set his eyes on Liu Zhaocheng: "Zhaocheng, the battle has started, how are you going to deal with the Hunan side, how to fight?" ”

Liu Zhaocheng's answer did not have the slightest hesitation: "Attack!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused a lot of discussion among the officers.

Offensive? Under such circumstances, Liu Zhaocheng actually chose to attack?

Is he confident, or is he arrogant?

Jiang Baili's eyes showed a smile.

Liu Zhaocheng said calmly: "With the current strength in my hands, coupled with the cooperation of the Hunan army, I have a way to suppress Beiyang in Hunan for more than three months!" ”

"Offense instead of defense, good!" Jiang Baili raised his voice slightly: "Everyone, as long as everyone works together and there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome, this is not terrible, and the military is not invincible!" ”

Wang Hengyue said at this time: "Military preparations must be made, and the case must be solved immediately, and this matter will be handed over to Yu Lei, Yang Fangyun, Lu Xuan and Wang Chongxian." Chief of Staff, give the order to fight! ”

A series of events happened in Guangzhou that attracted everyone's attention.

In the streets and alleys, this matter is being discussed, including "Shiriguchi Hachijo", and I don't know how it came out. Wang Hengyue's tough attitude is also undoubtedly manifested again.

"Did you hear that, Xiao Yueben is preparing to attack Guangzhou?"

"I've heard about it, and the generalissimo is ready to go to war."

"Do you think we can win?"

"It's hard to say, I've heard that the army under the generalissimo is very capable of fighting, but this time it's the Orientals who are fighting."

"Hey, what did you say Xiao Yue was doing in Guangzhou, how good it would be to stay in his own country."

"Not to mention, the house called Yoshida was bombed, but it was a blessing in disguise and lived in a new house, the house is big, and the thing in it is called a luxury."

"Don't blow it, how do you know about me?"

"Am I bragging? I have a brother who works in Yoshida's club, and he has a good relationship with Yoshida, and Yoshida has to ask him for help with many things. ”

"Go, go, listen to your nonsense, I have something to ask the Chinese for help?"

"Yes, if you don't believe me, forget it, I have to go home!"

The man staggered to his feet, walked out, and the two men sitting in a corner glanced at each other, and quickly walked out after him.

As soon as they reached the corner where there was no one, the two of them quickened their pace, grabbed the man one by one, and before the man could react, a car had already driven by, and the two men forcibly stuffed him in.

As soon as the driver stepped on the accelerator, the car drove away

"Name?"

"Niu Niu Degui"

"Occupation?"

"Cook."

"Say it."

"Say, say what?"

"Your friend who works at Yoshida Kaisha tells me everything you know."

Looking at the torture instruments on the side, Niu Degui shuddered:

"My friend used to study in Yueben, his name is Mu Yuezhi, we have some relatives, we get along well, every time I drink, he bragged to me about how good his relationship with Yue himself, how important Yoshida was to him, after Yoshida's house was bombed, he also asked him to help re-purchase furniture, these are what he said personally."

"What else?"

"Nothing, no, no"

Yu Lei smiled faintly: "Picked his hamstrings." ”

"Wait, wait, there's, there's, there's, there's." Niu Degui's face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly said: "Mu Yuezhi is a good gambler, and he always loses his salary, but in the past few days, he suddenly has money, and he asked me to borrow a lot of money and returned it to me, yesterday he drank too much, and he bragged that he knew how Hashimoto died, and he refused to say anything if he asked again." ”

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, yes, I'll vouch for it with my head!"

Yu Lei stood up suddenly, he had always been calm and calm, and his tone became a little hurried at this moment: "Quick, immediately arrange for people to secretly arrest Mu Yuezhi, the faster the action, the better!" ”

(To be continued)