The People's Party (BJP) held a meeting before sealing the patrol houses, as usual, to see what level of violence the patrols could carry out in the face of disobedience during the seizure operations, and whether to "enforce the law in a civilized manner." This discussion may seem ridiculous, but it is actually a question of how far to fight the British. The resistance to the patrol has changed from words to deeds, and in what way should the BJP respond to different resistances?

Hearing someone quote that "the struggle should be polite and courteous," Chen Ke was furious. "The foreign patrol represents the privilege of foreigners in China, although after we took the helm of Wuhan, the foreign patrol no longer dared to step into the leasing industry, even if everything in the concession had to be discussed with us. But privileges are privileges, and if these privileges are not completely destroyed, the people will not believe in our determination to defend China's interests! It's good to say it's overkill, or it's good to beat the water dogs. There is no need to be polite about the seizure of the patrol house this time. ”

After saying this, Chen Ke glanced at Lin Shenhe, the minister of the public minister. How could Lin Shenhe, such a smart person, not know what Chen Ke meant, he said tentatively: "Chairman Chen wants me to lead the team?" ”

"Comrade Lin Shenhe, isn't the seizure of these illegal units the work of the public security department?" Chen Ke replied.

This caused a burst of laughter in the Central Committee of the People's Party, with Lin Shenhe's relationship with the patrol room, in fact, he may not be suitable to come forward, even if the party knows that Lin Shenhe did not take the initiative to ask for help, there will definitely be people who are talking behind his back.

However, Lin Shenhe's personality will never care about these, or it is precisely because of the laughter of these comrades that Lin Shenhe has completely let go of his psychological baggage, since he has been laughed at, what scruples do he have? At the end of the meeting, it was decided that the Ministry of Public Security would take the lead in investigating all illegal organizations in the base areas, and Lin Shenhe would be the commander-in-chief of the operation.

Miyazaki was an Asianist, and before joining the People's Party, he preached the liberation of all of Asia. Chen Ke's attitude was so clear that he demanded that the patrol room be sealed, and he was naturally a hundred times more energetic. In the face of those patrols who resolutely refused to disarm, Miyazaki said in fluent Chinese: "As members of illegal organizations, you are honest with me. You illegal organizations should not continue to break the law, if you resist, you will commit the crime of attacking the police. We, the Wuhan public security system, have the right to shoot and kill immediately. ”

After saying this, Miyazaki waved his hand to the armed policemen who came with him, "Get on the bullet!" Get on the bayonet! ”

There was a loud bang with the sound of bayonets pulling bolts, and the armed police were ready for battle. Those few who insisted on resisting were the leaders of the British patrol house, and being disarmed was a major event that meant complete surrender, and of course they would not give in easily. However, one by one, the armed police officers were ready to fight immediately. In addition, the number of these armed police shows an overwhelming advantage. The blatant bayonet and the bolt of the gun let these people know that the BJP was real.

The patrol leader shouted loudly: "You are doing this illegally! We have treaty protection! ”

"Illegal operations? We, the Wuhan Public Security Bureau, are the government departments here. The reason for our action this time is to abolish the illegal organization, and the concession is a treaty signed between the British and the Manchus, and what does it have to do with our people's revolution. All organizations that have not been registered in our base areas are illegal and must be banned. If you protest, go to the Manchus to protest. ”

"You are provoking the British Empire!" The head of the patrol house shouted loudly.

Miyazaki's monstrous church school knows English. He sneered: "Give you half a minute, hand over the gun!" ”

Although the head of the patrol house knew that he would definitely be disarmed today, he naturally refused to surrender to the Chinese. With a shout that "the British Empire will never accept such an action", the patrol head did not take the initiative to surrender his gun.

Miyazaki waited for half a minute, then waved his hand to the armed police. Without saying a word, the fighters rushed up, picked up the butt of their rifles, and smashed them down. The other patrols didn't expect the People's Party to be so ruthless, and as soon as a group of people wanted to resist, the bayonets of the other fighters were pressed against their chests, and the bayonets were not for a show, but really stabbed the flesh of those people. The patrol department retreated, and the fighters continued forward with bayonets, forcing the guys into a heap.

The head of the patrol house was kicked down and beaten violently, and Miyazaki commanded: "Beat him until he doesn't scream!" ”

After two minutes, the head of the patrol finally stopped calling, and he curled up and cried on the ground. This violent beating made the usually commanding guy completely begin to understand that the People's Party was really coming. Of course, this realization has just begun. The warriors dragged the man up, stripped them down to a pair of underwear, and then stripped the other patrolmen of their shirts and put their hats on their heads. Then the group of people was tied up with five flowers, and each of them put a sign in the rope on their backs, which read "members of illegal organizations". The rangers were tied around their necks with a long rope tied to the back of a car. Driven by the armed police, such a contingent began to parade through the streets of the rented room.

It is not only this team that has been dragged out, the United States has been notified by the People's Party, and they have not been impacted. The patrols of the patrol houses of other foreign organizations resisted, and if only one person resisted, all the members of the patrol houses were arrested and paraded through the streets. When foreigners on the street saw this long procession, they immediately exclaimed "God" in various voices. Then they hurried away. It has been several years since the People's Party accepted the existence of patrol houses, and the Chinese did not expect that today the People's Party will completely turn its face. The so-called patrol hunters, who also look majestic on weekdays, are now either naked or half-naked, and are trained in a row with long ropes like a herd of livestock. Everyone was surprised at first, then they didn't know who laughed out loud first, and then there was a burst of laughter from the crowd of onlookers.

Onlookers pointed at the shirtless guys, but they were still wearing hats. The Chinese patrols in the team were even recognized, "That's the son of the XXX family!" On weekdays, it's XXXX" These guys' homes have been revealed.

The Chinese inspectors heard children in the crowd asking, "Why are these people being tied up?" ”

And the adults next to the children laughed and said, "Because they are bad people, they will be tied up like this." You can't be such a bad person when you grow up. If you dare to learn like these people, you will be tied up and paraded through the streets like this. I'm going to have to break your legs! ”

These patrolmen were also famous people on the street, but now when they hear these criticisms, they only feel that their status has plummeted, and they can't accept this fact in their hearts. But it doesn't matter what you think in your heart. The forward pull from the noose around their necks was real, and it forced them to continue walking in front of the crowd. If there's a crack in the ground right now, these guys want to get into it.

After a parade through the streets, the BJP sent the men to detention for the crime of "hooliganism" under the law and order regulations.

The People's Party's parade in the streets was a blatant statement, and the comrades thought that the British would immediately choose to retaliate, but this was not the case. Surrounded by "mines", the British fleet did not even fire a demonstration of artillery. Not only on the first day, but also in the following days, the People's Party sealed all the patrol houses and demanded that all foreigners in the concession go to the designated place within three days to go through the procedures for residence approval in accordance with the rules of the People's Party. All requests are submitted in the form of official letters, which make it clear that if the aliens do not apply on time, they will be arrested as illegal immigrants.

The British consulate in Wuhan did not have the power to decide whether or not to go to war. The order for the British Yangtze River Fleet to carry out an artillery bombardment on Wuhan must be ordered by the British Legation. For its part, the British consulate in Wuhan did not want a fighting to break out now. They had already consulted with the commander of the British Yangtze River Fleet, who said that at the moment he had no reason to engage in an artillery battle.

The "mine acting" of the People's Party is really annoying. Although the fake mines could not deliver a substantial blow to warships, the fake mines proved one thing: the People's Party was capable of carrying out mine warfare against the British fleet. If a number of fake mines were mixed with real mines, what would the British fleet do at that time? In the mine warfare that began a few days ago, the British fleet has found itself incapable of completely destroying or avoiding the BJP's mine swarms. Unless the British fleet is withdrawn farther for the time being.

However, such a decision was simply not possible, and the purpose of the Yangtze River Fleet was to protect British interests and defend British expatriates and merchants. It's okay to retreat after firing a shot, but what will the People's Party do next against the British who remain in Wuhan? They have already made a statement to the British through the matter of the patrol house. Based on the British understanding of Chen Ke, Chen Ke never overdid things, and if he had not made up his mind and had enough back-up, Chen Ke would not have expressed any truly hostile attitude.

Under such circumstances, the British Consulate in Wuhan had already transmitted the news to the British Legation in Beijing as soon as possible by means of a warship. After the People's Party cut off the north-south telegraph network in China, it took two days for the information to reach Beijing. The British Legation could not have made a decision at once. Even if they felt humiliated, the British consulate and the British fleet in Wuhan were only temporarily silent.

On June 10, the British Legation had received a letter from the Wuhan Consulate and the commander of the British Yangtze River Fleet. But the British legation couldn't come up with a solution. At this time, Beiyang had already begun a military confrontation with the People's Party, and even if the British did not have confidence in the Beiyang government, they knew that Beiyang also had a million-strong army. In the imagination of the British Minister and Sir Humphrey, the Beiyang Army would be able to fight.

It's just that the actions of this million-strong army puzzled the British side. There were some British observers in the Beiyang Army, who actually played the role of advisers. Originally, most of the advisers of the Beiyang Army were German officers, and during the war, German officers could not continue their advisory roles in a grand manner. Britain, as the current financier of Beiyang, naturally plays this role.

The British observers received information that the People's Party had carried out an intelligence blockade in Hebei and Shandong, so that the Hebei Beiyang Army did not dare to attack. On the contrary, a small group of troops of the People's Party began to carry out all-out harassment of the Beiyang Army.

As a result of the superiority of aerial reconnaissance, the People's Party first completely suppressed the reconnaissance units of the Beiyang Army in the fighting of the reconnaissance units that began at the end of May, and after 10 June, small units of the People's Party went out to attack the outlying strongholds of the Beiyang Army. The Beiyang Army was unprepared in the face of the sharp and swift attack of the People's Party. By the time they learned that their outlying strongholds had been attacked and sent a large force to relieve the siege, the BJP forces had already retreated. All that was left for the Beiyang Army was the corpses on the ground in the stronghold.

Perhaps the Beiyang Army felt that it was too shameless for the British to clearly see their ugliness, and after a dozen such attacks, Beiyang simply refused to allow the British observers to participate in any meeting of the headquarters. In this regard, the British are angry and funny, do these people in Beiyang think that the British believe that the Beiyang Army can defeat the People's Party in a small battle?

The Hebei telegraph network was not truncated, and in the face of Beiyang's performance, the British Legation's biggest feeling was that Beiyang was not credible. This situation was discussed several times in the British Legation, and the result was that people were inclined to "maintain the status quo".