Zhuang Jihua could not prevent the variables inside the base, but he could not prevent the outside of the base, and in early March, students at Yucheng University took to the streets to demand stronger resistance from the political axe. In mid-March, the industrial and commercial circles in Yucheng announced that they would sever diplomatic relations with Yuben and would no longer have any economic dealings with Yuben. When the news of the victory of the 29th Army in the night attack on the Yue Army came, people from all walks of life in Chongqing were thunderous with joy, and then people from all walks of life held large-scale demonstrations, and the students took the opportunity to set up the Student Salvation Association and took the lead in launching a huge fund-raising action.

In the face of the rising mass movement, He Guoguang was a little worried, Nanjing, Beiping, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, Chengdu, from north to south, all major cities across the country had students marching on the streets, and news of the crackdown also came.

"The Cultural Revolution, it's not okay to go on like this, we have to track it down, and it's not easy for us to explain." He Guoguang was very embarrassed and said to Zhuang Jihua that at the beginning of the student movement, he strongly advocated suppressing the bar and controlling the matter to a minimum, but Zhuang Jihua resolutely opposed it, Zhuang Jihua advocated letting the students go and making trouble, his reason was very simple, we came to Sichuan to prepare for the resistance, and the students' actions were beneficial to our work in the long run.

"The people's emotions are indignant, and they must be allowed to vent, if they can't be vented, this sentiment will turn to us, which is not good," Zhuang Jihua analyzed calmly: "Besides, the whole country is like this, and we are not the only one here. The student movement, however, is becoming more and more intense, so it is not advisable to suppress it, but rather to let it go, so as to prevent the students from turning the finger at the political axe, and to raise the people's morale. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuang Jihua sighed, and his tone suddenly turned pathetic: "Yuan Jingxiong, to be honest, you and I are both from the military, and it is the responsibility of my generation to maintain national security. ”

"Cultural Revolution, I understand what you said, but I'm worried that there are [***] mixed in to confuse students." Perhaps this is what He Guoguang is most worried about, the Red Army in northern Sichuan has recently been pressed to the front line of the Tongjiang River, but Wang Weizhou in eastern Sichuan is very happy, Yucheng is such a big city, and the Communist Party is the best at launching mass movements, so it is impossible for them to give up such a good opportunity.

"Hehe, I'm afraid no one will believe it if there is no Communist Party here," Zhuang Jihua said lightly: "But it's nothing, if you don't let them make trouble, how can you know who is the Communist Party and who isn't, do you say yes?" ”

He Guoguang lowered his head and thought silently, and the secretary Xie Zaosheng came in to report that the consul of the Consulate in Yucheng came to visit Gu Liner, and He Guoguang nodded and let him in.

"Mayor He, the Great Emperor is very concerned about the anti-Japanese behaviors that are taking place in Yucheng at present, and we ask your country to immediately cancel these behaviors in order to maintain the friendship between China and the two countries." Chao Gu Lin Er was short and stout, and his voice was loud, and as soon as he entered the door, he yelled loudly at He Guoguang.

Chaogu Lin Er's recklessness made He Guoguang and Zhuang Jihua very dissatisfied, Zhuang Jihua sneered: "China says the friendship between the two countries? Is there a friendship between us? Consul Asaya, could you please tell us about this friendship? ”

Chao Gu Lin Erleng, he looked at Zhuang Jihua fiercely and threatened: "Vice Mayor Zhuang, if you can't stop the current situation, the imperial army will not sit idly by." ”

"Haha," Zhuang Jihua laughed loudly, his face was extremely mocking: "Yucheng is not Shanghai, nor Shenyang, and you can't come here when you say this army." ”

"Vice Mayor Zhuang, you are responsible for your actions," Chao Gu Lin Er glanced at Zhuang Jihua coldly, and then bowed to He Guoguang: "Mr. Mayor, the inaction of the Yucheng political axe has seriously affected the safety of my expatriates and businessmen, and on behalf of the political axe, I ask you to take strong action to stop the further expansion of the situation." ”

He Guoguang looked at Zhuang Jihua, and then sighed and said: "Mr. Consul, please sit down and speak, I am also very worried about the current situation, this is not Deputy Mayor Zhuang also came from Guanyin Bridge, we are all very worried about this, but...," He Guoguang looked at Chaogu Lin Er very embarrassed: "The emotions of students and citizens are difficult to control, Consul Chaogu, do you want to tell your Ministry of Foreign Affairs to stop the war in the north, and it is best to return to the state at the end of December last year, so that we can also explain to the people." ”

Zhuang Jihua almost laughed out loud when he heard this, when did He Guoguang become so humorous. However, Asaya Linji's face became worse and worse with He Guoguang's words, and after He Guoguang finished speaking, he stood up with a red face: "I regret very much, Mr. Mayor's attitude will be reported to the Nanjing Ambassador and the Tokyo Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the ambassador will naturally protest to the Nanjing Political Axe." ”

"Okay, okay, of course, it's your duty, I understand it very well." He Guoguang smiled and said, "But I want to ask, if the squadron is carrying out such a military operation in your country, will the citizens of your country be as calm and obedient as you ask our people?" ”

Chaogu Lin was stunned for a moment, and then roared: "Dream! It is impossible for the Chinese army to land on this territory. ”

He Guoguang and Zhuang Jihua shook their heads at the same time, the latter looked at him with an idiot look, Chaogu Liner felt that he was being teased, and he stood up angrily: "It seems that Mayor He and Vice Mayor Zhuang are not ready to maintain the friendship between Zhong Yu, and the Great Empire will not forget your actions, farewell." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, and after his figure disappeared, He Guoguang said to Zhuang Jihua with a sad face: "Cultural Revolution, what should I do next?" ”

"Hehe, this Asahaya is really at the right time." Zhuang Jihua smiled and said, He Guoguang knew at a glance that "bad water" began to bubble in his head, and there were always people who were unlucky whenever Zhuang Jihua smiled like this for a few months. Sure enough, Zhuang Jihua then said: "But Brother Yuanjing, you have to suffer some grievances." ”

"Tell me, what's a bad idea?" He Guoguang asked impatiently, but he had already begun to secretly beat the drum in his heart, how to say it specifically, he wanted to say that he was going to be wronged, which means that this idea is not trivial, and it may be bad somewhere.

"That's how we ......." Zhuang Jihua whispered in his ear. He Guoguang's eyes were stunned, and it took a while to recover, and his head shook like a rattle.

"No, no, absolutely not, this will cause a serious diplomatic incident, I can listen to you for the rest, this must not be done."

"Brother Yuanjing, don't worry too much, after 918, didn't Ben close the consulate in Chengdu, this time we asked him to close the consulate in Yucheng as well, they can't even let out a fart." Zhuang Jihua said lightly: "Besides, it's not us who come forward, the spontaneous behavior of the citizens, we are a responsibility for failing to protect the sky, you and I are at most dismissed, you are not the mayor of Chongqing, I am not the deputy mayor, but you are about to become the director of the staff group, I am still the captain of the southwest development team, and the mayor of Yucheng can let Zaitian or expand brother to do it, or under our control." ”

"No, it's still not good, storming diplomatic embassies is a taboo in diplomacy, absolutely not." He Guoguang still disagreed.

"Okay, regardless of the consulate, this chamber of commerce is fine." Zhuang Jihua took a step back.

He Guoguang looked at him stunned, and shook his head for a long time before he shook his head and said: "Cultural Revolution, you are really bold, I really don't know why the chairman of the committee trusts you so much, if it weren't for his old man's orders, I would ......." ”

"Hehe, Brother Yuanjing, you are too rigid about formality," Zhuang Jihua smiled: "In fact, the exchanges between countries are the same as those between people, and when dealing with gentlemen, you must adopt a gentleman's method, and when dealing with hooligans, you must adopt a hooligan method." Moreover, in the current situation, all countries will understand. Don't you see that the consulate in Chengdu will be withdrawn? ”

He Guoguang looked at him and smiled bitterly, to be honest, although Zhuang Jihua respected him very much, what he wanted to do, Zhuang Jihua provided support, and the scale of the southwest development also surprised him, Chiang Kai-shek actually handed over such a huge plan to him to implement, which in itself gave him three points of awe, not to mention that Chiang Kai-shek also made it clear that Yucheng would be handed over to Zhuang Jihua in the future, otherwise he would never be so obedient, but this matter is too big, China said that the two countries are fighting along the Great Wall, and then provoke disputes here, There is no guarantee that it will not turn into a full-scale war between the two countries.

"It's not that I'm afraid of the Cultural Revolution, but...," He Guoguang said with great embarrassment: "As far as I know, the Central Committee is trying to make a diplomatic compromise with Yue Ben, and we are provoking trouble at this time, won't this add trouble to the Central Committee?" ”

"You have to worry about this," Zhuang Jihua didn't care: "It is said that it is a dog, if you are weak, he will be tough, and he will ask for a price; If we are tough, we will be weak; Moreover, we are showing toughness here, which is also a kind of support for the central government. ”

He Guoguang hesitated again and again, and finally shook his head, Zhuang Jihua sighed and said, "Okay, I'll take a step back ......." ”

On the night of their discussion, several students whispered in a corner of the campus on the campus of Caiyuanba Yucheng University.

"After half a month of movement, the students have been tempered, and the organization wants us to give full play to the role of the students in saving the country, lead the struggle to a deeper level, and fully expose Chiang Kai-shek's false resistance and true traitorous features."

"So how?"

"Tomorrow, we will organize the students to protest at the municipal axe, and demand that the political axe send troops to resist the Japanese and transfer the troops from the encirclement and suppression base areas to the front line of the anti-Japanese resistance."

"Good! In this way, they have been hypocritical for the past few days, and tomorrow they will show their original form. ”

(To be continued)