Seeing Sheng Xuanhuai's refusal to compromise, Nishizawa said unhurriedly: "That flag of the Great Japanese Empire is enough to ensure our safety!" With that flag here, the rebels will never dare to open fire! If the cannon is fired, it will be an insult to the Great Japanese Empire! It will definitely be counterattacked by the army and navy of the Japanese Empire! That kind of counterattack is violent, and it is not something that the revolutionary army wielding broadswords and spears can withstand! ”

As if to test his words, just after Nishizawa Gong's words fell, he heard two loud "booms" outside, and the air in the signing room suddenly seemed to be torn, and the sky cracked for a while, bricks, tiles, and wood flew sideways, and a strong wave of air blew up, shattering the glass on the window of the signing room.

Nishizawa Gongxiong subconsciously squatted down, Sheng Xuanhuai was not as well-trained as him, when a few pieces of broken glass scratched his neck, he covered his neck and lay on the ground, and several entourages who were originally guarding outside the house desperately rushed into the house, lying on Sheng Xuanhuai's body, making a loyal appearance of protecting the Lord.

"What's wrong?" Sheng Xuanhuai couldn't figure out what was going on for a while.

Without waiting for his subordinates to answer, a Japanese sailor rushed outside the house, bowed to Nishizawa Kimiyo, who was squatting on the ground, and said in Japanese: "Your Excellency, the rebels of China opened fire on me, and two shells hit the breastwork, and the soldier was slightly wounded. May I ask you, do you fight back forcefully? ”

At this time, Sheng Xuanhuai had already learned the same news from his subordinates, struggled to get up, and sneered at Nishizawa Gongxiong, who was still in a daze, and said, "It seems that your Great Japanese Empire has been insulted by the rebels. ”

"Yaga! Fight back! Before Nishizawa could react, a Japanese ronin jumped up and shouted in Japanese, "Let the Shina people tremble under the machine guns of the Imperial Warriors!" ”

"Yaga!" Kimio Nishizawa shook his hand and slapped the ronin. "Stupid guy! Do you want to be bombarded into the sky? He commanded the sailor: "Evacuate everyone into the house, and the flags must be put away!" ”

"Hay!" The Japanese sailors bowed and withdrew, and a moment later, dozens of Japanese sailors retreated into the signing room with machine guns and a plaster flag on their shoulders, and the small room immediately became crowded.

"The Great Japanese Empire is not to be insulted! The revolutionary army must pay for this shelling! Nishizawa Gongxiong glanced at Sheng Xuanhuai contemptuously, but he was secretly surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that the revolutionary army would really dare to open fire. Detained Sheng Xuanhuai in the iron factory, he just used the idea of a fox and a fake tiger, and wanted to use the revolutionary army to suppress Sheng Xuanhuai, but when the revolutionary army set up a cannon outside, he wavered, but because he really couldn't pull it down, and he was reluctant to get the contract that was about to arrive, so he didn't retreat, but he didn't expect the revolutionary army to really fire.

Originally, Nishizawa Gongxiong relied on the support of the Japanese government and wanted to take the opportunity to swallow Han Yeping in one bite, so he coaxed Sheng Xuanhuai to the iron factory, and planned to sign the contract and immediately dispatch sailors to "protect" the factory under the guise of "protecting the property of the Japanese government".

Just as Nishizawa was in a daze, the shouts of Chinese were heard outside, and apparently a tin horn was used:

"Listen to the Japanese fighters inside! The IRA gives you one more chance, immediately lay down your arms and disarm you! We can let you go. If you continue to illegally occupy the lawful property of Chinese citizens, we will exterminate you for robbery and war crimes in accordance with international practice! The shelling just now is just a warning, and the next shells will not just hit the wall! ”

Nishizawa Kimio glared at Sheng Xuanhuai, walked to the window, and shouted outside: "We are the citizens of the Great Japanese Empire!" Your shelling has seriously damaged the body and spirit of the Japanese people and has had an extremely bad impact on the friendship between the two countries! I strongly advise you to retreat immediately and make reparations to the satisfaction of the Japanese government! Otherwise, the army and navy of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy will not agree! In addition, Japanese businessmen are also creditors of this steel company, and we have the right to stay here and check the accounts. ”

"This is not a concession! It should be handled in accordance with Chinese law! Your illegal armed intrusion into the lawful territory of Chinese citizens and the occupation of the lawful property of Chinese citizens is an armed invasion and a serious violation of international conventions! Whichever country you change, it will take decisive action against you to protect its own citizens! As for your creditor status, there is no evidence, please show me the loan contract you hold. The man outside replied.

It's strange to be able to take it out!

Kimio Nishizawa asked, "What is your name?" I will lodge a solemn protest against your war behavior that undermines the friendship between the two countries! ”

The man outside said: "The contemptible Zhao Bei, whose name is Zhenhua, is the commander-in-chief and supreme commander of the Chinese Revolutionary Republican Army!" If you want to protest, protest to me now. Of course, I will ignore any of your protests! ”

"It turned out to be him." Kimio Nishizawa glanced back at his companions behind him.

Sheng Xuanhuai walked to the window, glanced outside, and said jokingly: "He was the one who shot Jiujiang's anti-British telegram, right?" Even Britain dared to bite, no wonder they dared to shell Great Japan. By the way, I remembered, I heard that his army also blew up the bridge on Jinghan Road and destroyed a train, Jinghan Road is controlled by a Belgian consortium, and the Belgians have said that every screw there is their property. From this point of view, he seems to be not afraid of foreigners. ”

"Your Excellency, please order the meat bullet charge!" A Japanese man walked up to Kimio Nishizawa and bowed. "Three years ago, I participated in the meat bullet charge on the 203rd Heights of Lushun in Xia, and all the comrades in a brigade died, and I couldn't steal my life in Xia. Please give your order to fulfill my sincere heart! ”

"Yaga!" Nishizawa gave the man a slap in the face and scolded, "You red deer! Only by being alive is it beneficial for the interests of the Great Japanese Empire! I don't allow the Meat Bullet to charge! That's a send-off! ”

The revolutionary army had opened fire, Sheng Xuanhuai was not so afraid, seeing the expressions of these Japanese, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief, and said quietly: "Your Excellency Nishizawa, the rebels don't seem to care about the Japanese flag, I suggest that you put down your arms." Since they agreed to let us go, there is absolutely no need for us to die here for nothing. ”

Kimio Nishizawa hesitated for a moment, walked back to the table, picked up his top hat, and then walked out of the signing room, and led one of his men to negotiate with the revolutionary army again.

A few minutes later, Nishizawa walked back to the signing room with a gloomy face, reluctantly gave the order to disarm, and then led his subordinates to leave the signing room and walk towards a field cannon.

A young officer armed with an iron horn said to the Western reporters: "Mr. reporters, you have all seen the scene just now, it was the Japanese who were unreasonable and refused to retreat, and the revolutionary army opened fire out of helplessness, and we had warned them many times before the artillery was fired, and now that they have laid down their arms, we will not embarrass them; as hospitable and polite Chinese, we can forgive them for their unreasonable behavior this time, and we will not pursue their behavior of seizing the legitimate property of Chinese citizens." It is my position and principle to be able to work with friendly people from all over the world to maintain the order of China's business, and I hope that you will make our views public when you report on it. ”

Then the officer turned around, waved to his men, and let the Japanese go, but when Sheng Xuanhuai and his men wanted to follow, they were stopped by the officer.

"You're Sheng Xuanhuai, right?" The officer glanced at the braids at the back of several people's heads. "I heard that you are also a senior official now, I don't know what kind of official it is?"

"The contemptible person is Sheng Xuanhuai, who is now the right attendant of the Post and Telecommunications Department of the Qing Empire." Sheng Xuanhuai's face changed slightly, but he still made a proud expression and said, "I came with those Japanese, so I should go together." ”

The officer smiled faintly and said, "You can't go, and neither can your men!" This is the condition that has just been negotiated with those Japanese, they leave, you stay. Please, Lord Shan, go to the contemptible headquarters and talk. ”

"You ...... Why detain the old man? Sheng Xuanhuai's calves began to tremble.

"Why?" The officer smiled even more sinisterly. "Just because we are a revolutionary army! Just because I'm the commander-in-chief of the Republican Army! ”

"You're that Zhao Bei?" Sheng Xuanhuai's calves trembled even more, and he remembered Zhao Bei's nickname of "family raider", in the past few days, this nickname has not only spread all over Wuhan, but also the people in the officialdom in the capital have changed their color, and some people have even begun to take precautions and transfer their family property to the concession.

"The contemptible person is Zhao Bei, the word Zhenhua." Zhao Bei smiled and nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Come on, escort them to the headquarters!" Take a good look at it. ”

After the guards escorted Sheng Xuanhuai and the others down, Zhao Bei called Tian Jinfu, the captain of the guard, to his side and ordered: "Yiren, you go and give an order, order the artillery to closely monitor the movement of the Japanese gunboat on the river, if they dare to open fire, we will immediately fire back, but do not accidentally damage the warships and merchant ships of other countries." In addition, if they want to cover the people of the Guangfu area and the nearby churches, you must also send people to protect them, so that they cannot be hurt by the gangsters, and you must provide all the convenience for their interviews. ”

After Zhao Bei led the guards to leave, the foreign reporters quickly exchanged glances, and then invariably wrote down the same sentence in their notebooks:

"It seems that this Commander-in-Chief Zhao hates the Japanese very much, but he is obviously not a Boxer."