November 26, 1908, Wakamatsu Town, Ushigome-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

A small inconspicuous Japanese-style courtyard, due to its remote location, it is usually very quiet here, but now, it is crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, the small street in front of the courtyard is full of young men and women wearing school uniforms and hats, many of whom still have braids on the back of their heads.

They are all Chinese students studying in Japan, both publicly-funded and self-financed, usually just bury their heads in hard study, or for the revitalization of the country, or in order to return to China to become an official and a half-job, glorify their ancestors, and return to their hometowns, some of them have participated in various international student organizations, such as the League, the Gongjin Association, the Diligent Society, and so on.

Each of them has different political philosophies, different propositions, and different purposes for studying abroad, and they usually have no less red necks or even rough movements for the sake of the struggle of will, and the discord and cooperation between various organizations have also affected the thinking of these international students to a greater or lesser extent.

Due to the invasion and chaos of the foreign powers at the end of the Qing Dynasty, these Chinese youths who stood at the forefront of the times began to seriously discuss the way out of the motherland, some chose knowledge to save the country, while others resolutely joined the revolution, for them, only violence can save this ancient nation that suffered so much.

The sign of this Japanese-style courtyard to the outside is the headquarters of the Qinxue Society, but the people in the circle and the Japanese military and police know that this is just a disguise, in fact, its real role is to serve as a liaison office of the Japanese headquarters of the Alliance, and now Mr. Sun, who has a high reputation, has been forced to leave Japan, and the people who preside over the affairs of the headquarters of the Alliance are actually Huang Xing, Tan Renfeng, Song Jiaoren and others.

With the departure of Mr. Sun and the failure of the anti-Qing uprisings launched by the League in China in recent years, the morale of the League was depressed for a while, and this Japanese-style courtyard became deserted.

It wasn't until a few days ago that this small courtyard came alive again. The news of the successful uprising of the Anqing New Army reached Japan through telegrams and newspapers, and the Chinese students were shocked and excited at the same time. Soon they learned that it was not the League that presided over the uprising, but the Restoration Society, although the two organizations had merged, but they parted ways again last year, each doing their own thing, and they did not communicate with each other, so it was not until the news of the uprising reached Japan that the League was surprised to find that the Liberation Society had gone ahead of them and took the lead in instigating the new army to oppose the Qing Dynasty.

However, the telegram that followed made the League a little relieved, because they learned that there were also cadres of the League among the backbone of the Anqing New Army uprising, but the number was very small and they could not play a leading role. However, this is enough, this is a good opportunity to expand the influence of the Alliance, not to mention, although the Liberation Society and the Alliance have parted ways, after all, they have not publicly announced their break, so this uprising can also be seen as the result of the joint efforts of the Alliance and the Liberation Society, and everyone has the same revolutionary purpose, and it is indeed impossible to say who stole the limelight from whom.

In the past few days, everyone has gathered together for a meeting to discuss the matter of returning to China to participate in the revolution, but before they have come up with an eyebrow, another good news came: Following the success of the Anqing New Army uprising, tens of thousands of new troops from Hubei and Jiangsu who participated in the Taihu Lake Autumn Exercise also responded to the uprising, and conquered Jiujiang, an important town in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, with lightning speed.

As soon as Zhao Bei's "telegram" came out, it was not only the Manchu court that was shocked, but also all the students studying in Japan and even the Chinese all over the world were in high spirits, and the uprisings in Anqing and Jiujiang showed that the rule of the Manchu Qing was already in danger, and perhaps with more efforts, it could be overthrown in one fell swoop.

At this moment, even those who had planned to wait and see could not sit still, and they rushed to the Kengakusha to see how the revolutionary situation was developing, so that the secluded town of Wakamatsu Town suddenly became lively, and even the foreign car business in the area was much better.

"The revolution will win! The Manchus will be defeated! Some of the international students held banners and shouted slogans, all of them representatives of the radical faction, all of them without braids at the back of their heads, and they all looked excited.

On the other hand, a small number of people also carried banners, which were larger, wider and louder.

"The imperial court sent me to study abroad, and the kindness is more important than Mount Tai! Don't be fooled, beware of implicating the Nine Clans! ”

Most of these people are banner people, and a few are Han Chinese, and they are all representatives of the diehards among the international students. Seeing that the international students had stopped attending classes in the past few days, the Qing court's envoy to Japan and the superintendent of the foreign students were anxiously red-eyed, and under their instigation, the conservatives and constitutionalists among these international students appeared on the scene, and they also stood on this small street, confronting the revolutionaries and winning over those who stood on the wall and watched.

"The Tartars have occupied my Central Plains for more than 200 years, it's time to get out! Expelle the Tartars and recover China! Create the Republic of China, equal land rights! ”

"If you dare to shout again, I will report to the overseer and dismiss your student status!" Deported and sent to his hometown, handed over to the official to be strictly guarded! ”

"Lao Tzu is studying abroad at his own expense, and the superintendent can't control Lao Tzu!"

"The overseer and the minister, a diplomatic note will tell you to get out! Tang Jiyao, Ouyang Cheng, Yin Changheng, Sun Chuanfang, Li Gengen, Zhao Hengti, you are studying abroad at public expense, don't live up to the kindness of the imperial court, and you, Gu Pinzhen, Zhang Fenghui, Lu Xiangting, Zhou Yinren, you are also from the non-commissioned officer school, and you are about to return to China after completing your studies, and your future is limitless, so why do you follow the coaxing? And you, Yan Xishan, Liu Cunhou, don't think that I won't recognize you if I cover my face! Come to our side, or you'll have to give it to someone else!" ”

"Don't be afraid of them! Fuck off, fuck off! Lao Tzu is not afraid! Just returned to China to carry a gun to fight, killed the Forbidden City in one go, and planted the banner of revolution in the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, and the Altar of Xiannong! Singing "Revolutionary Army", kill the Tartars without leaving a piece of armor! ”

"Li Liejun! Don't be rampant, I'll tell the Overseer your name! ”

……

Just when the situation at the scene was about to erupt, a group of Japanese military police drove over with great momentum, followed by a group of cavalry, separating the students.

The leader is a soldier Cao, who speaks Chinese quite well.

"Disperse quickly, your land! Otherwise, catch them all! All expelled! This is the Japanese Empire, not your country. ”

The international students were stunned for a moment, and a few began to disperse and return to school, but most remained on the street, tiptoeing out into the courtyard.

Several Japanese cavalrymen ran over and smashed the banners with their knives, and several foreign students reasoned with them, but they were cut by the back of their knives and fell.

"Don't hit anyone!"

"We are legally partying!"

……

The crowd of international students was in a raging mood, and some of them even threw their sleeves and fists to fight with the Japanese military and police.

"Students! Be quiet! Everyone, be quiet! A man ran out of the courtyard and stood at the gate of the courtyard and shouted to everyone.

"It's Minister Huang!" The international students recognized the man as Huang Xing.

Huang Xing waved his arm and shouted to the international students: "Don't conflict with them!" Let's go back first, and if you want to go back to China, pack your bags, and we'll talk to you later. ”

The soldier Cao who led the team walked up, bowed to Huang Xing, and said: "Mr. Huang, your local gathering has seriously interfered with social order, I am ordered to disperse you, and at the same time, on behalf of the residents of Ushigome District, I warn you that if you still gather here next time, I will have to close your ground service society." ”

Huang Xing was about to answer, but he heard someone shouting in the distance: "Power on!" Power! The Jiujiang Revolutionary Army sent out another telegram! ”