Chapter 50: The Power of Jazz

The anger of the British Minister to China, Sir Lampson after receiving the telegram, can be imagined. What is it that you Volunteers are fighting against the Japanese Army, and what is in the way of us citizens of the British Empire? If you want a Japanese weapon, you went to the battlefield and captured it yourself, why kidnap my nephew?

However, Lord Sirriff's anger did not affect the volunteers in the far northeast, his nephew had been kidnapped at Yingkou, and Mr. Minister was now in Nanjing. Angry is angry, now that the matter has happened, Sir Rampson must find a way to solve it. What could he do? Of course, he used his position as a British minister to exert influence on both sides of the perpetrators.

Sir Rampson first went to the Nationalist Government and found the Nationalist authorities to protest and demand the immediate and unconditional release of His Excellency's nephew. The reception official of the Presidential Office innocently told Sir Ram Pusheng that the volunteers in the northeast are not under their control, and those volunteers are all autonomous armed forces, not within the establishment of the National Revolutionary Army, and they cannot command others!

The government of a country cannot command the army of this country? Although this may sound strange, this was the current situation in China at that time. As a China expert who has been in China for many years, Sir Ram Pusheng is certainly aware of this situation. People can't take care of it, and it's useless for you to look for it! It's useless to look for the national government, then go to another party, the Japanese government!

After leaving the Presidential Palace, Sir Lambusen went to the Japanese Legation without stopping, met with the Japanese Minister to China, Ariyoshiaki, and lodged a solemn protest against Japan on behalf of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Protests against Japan's inadequate governance during the occupation of Yingkou led to the kidnapping of Mr. Hilton, a British diplomat.

Sir Lampson demanded that the Japanese occupation forces immediately organize the rescue of Mr. Hilton, who enjoys diplomatic immunity, and guarantee Mr. Hilton's personal safety!

Sir Lampusheng, with the arrogance peculiar to the English aristocracy, spoke to Ariyoshiming in a tone of anger and contempt in a completely official tone about the content of his protest, and then set a time limit for Ariyoshiaki to rescue the people within a week! Otherwise, he will go to the international court to accuse Yoshiaki of inaction!

Japan, as a nouveau riche who has become rich in recent decades because of the plundering of a large amount of real money from China, is actually a little timid towards the old British Empire. Yujiming didn't want to offend this old guy for no reason. He also has a way, if you force me, I will report it to Lushang! Anyway, the Japanese army at Yingkou is not under my control, and it is not me who kidnapped your nephew, so what does it matter to me? Whoever cares, who cares!

When Yoshiaki handed over Sir Lambusen's protest letter to the Japanese government, he didn't care!

The kidnapped was Sir Ram Pusheng's own nephew, and the minister to China naturally would not give up. Lord Sir has many friends not only in England but also internationally. Sir Rampson has something to do, and a phone call goes out, and there are a lot of people who come to help!

Ministers from more than a dozen countries, including the United States, Britain, France, and Australia, jointly protested to the Japanese Government, demanding that the Japanese occupation forces must ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel from friendly countries! In the face of the protests of the ministers of various countries, the Japanese government once again resorted to the trick of asking three questions and not knowing anything, closing its eyes and pretending to be confused. I don't know what you're asking, I don't know.

Do you still ignore the joint protest of ministers from various countries? We still have a way! In a fit of rage, Sir Rampson sent a telegram to the country, asking the queen for support! Her Majesty the Queen, of course, is going to be the Minister of Lambsson and the Hilton diplomat.

The British had been kidnapped in a foreign country, and Her Majesty, as the supreme ruler of the British Empire, felt the need for her to intervene. The first is to protect his own people and appease Sir Rampurson, and the second is to show the existence of the British royal family, and at the same time let the world see that the British Empire is still a great empire that the sun never sets!

Her Majesty the Queen sent a telegram of protest to the Emperor of Japan, asking the Emperor of Japan to give her an explanation on this matter! Japan's Showa Emperor Hirohito was also shocked when he received a telegram of protest from the Queen of England. Although Hirohito is quite ambitious, he also knows in his heart that now is not the time to turn against the British Empire. For the sake of a small kidnapping case, it was very disadvantageous to Japan, which was at war with China, in advance!

The Emperor inquired about the officials of the General Staff Headquarters, and after learning what had happened, he directly gave an order to General Muto: Commander Muto was asked to rescue the two British diplomats at all costs, even if it was to pay a ransom!

The emperor's order is the edict. After reading the emperor's edict, Muto Nobuyoshi cried. He didn't expect such a trivial matter to even be alarmed by His Majesty the Emperor! In the past, he had received an edict from the emperor to praise him, but this is the first time he has received such an edict that borders on reprimand! This has never been done in the career of General Muto!

Feeling wronged, Muto Nobuyoshi immediately summoned his right-hand men, Koiso Kuni, Showa and Okamura Ninji, to show the emperor's edict to these two and asked these two think tanks to come up with a solution for him immediately! The Emperor's orders must be obeyed, and there is no room for sloppiness!

Koiso Kuni Showa and Okamura Ninji were also dumbfounded, these two scheming generals faced the emperor's edict and Commander Muto's urgent orders, and they didn't know what to do!

After the three of them looked at each other for a long time, Okamura Ninji finally spoke first: Or, let's mobilize a large army to exterminate the volunteers in Shaling now? Let these lawless bandits be completely wiped out?

Okamura Ninji can say this kind of thing, that is because he has confidence. Today's Kwantung Army, because it has to prepare for war with the Soviet Union in the north, has concentrated dozens of the most elite divisions in Japan. If you transfer two or three of them, the volunteers in Shaling will face annihilation, and they will not be able to resist at all!

"Nope! Okamura-kun, His Majesty's edict requires us to rescue the British diplomats, not to exterminate the Volunteers! If the gang of bandits in Shaling were desperate and hurt the two British, what use would you have if you killed all the volunteers in Manchuria? How do you let me go to His Majesty? Koiso-kun, what can you do? ”

If they can fight, what else will the commander discuss with these two people? As soon as he gave an order, the Sand Ridge Volunteers would immediately disappear! Okamura Ninji, a general he had always been optimistic about, actually came up with such a bad idea, which made General Muto quite dissatisfied, and as soon as his eyes rolled, he looked at Koiso Kuniaki who was standing on the other side and napping with his eyes closed.

"The solution is already in the commander's mind, and Koiso Kuniaki is willing to obey any decision of General Muto!"

Koiso Kuniaki is even more slippery, this guy kicked the ball back to Muto Nobuyoshi with a word. Okamura Ninji next to him was so angry that he gritted his teeth, this shameless guy! Next time, let's go eat dog meat together, don't think I'll pay for you again!