The weather in London is odd. It can be foggy all day long, it can rain for several days, and it can also be sunny and hot to make people sweat.

Zhang Cheng, dressed in military uniform, walked out of the garrison building and looked up at the pure sky where the sun was shining. He pursed his lips, raised his hand and put on his military cap, and quickly walked into his car.

The scorching heat was echoed by the frenzied enthusiasm of the British. At the end of July, the anniversary of the Treaty of London, signed between the Ming Empire and the British after the end of the Second Global War, was approaching. A large number of agitated British students set off a massive protest outside the concession area.

Tens of thousands of young students from schools across Britain desperately waved flags and chanted slogans around the entrances and exits of the concession. He shouted loudly and screaming, demanding that the Chinese get out of British land. They demanded the return of their cessed land.

This has been the case almost every year at this time, but this year the momentum is particularly strong. There's obviously a huge push behind it. You don't have to think much to know that this is British politics. The government is pushing behind the scenes.

Thousands of British students marched and surrounded almost all the entrances and exits. They kept chanting God Save the Queen, waving the British flag in their hands and banners with slogans calling for the Chinese to get out. Blocking the entrances and exits of the concession area, they wantonly insulted the concession, and at the same time threw stones, wine bottles and other miscellaneous objects to vent their anger.

In just a few days, the situation quickly took a turn for the worse.

The concession has a wharf on the banks of the River Thames, and even if the exits are blocked, it will not affect normal life. But the meaning of this event is very different.

With the German Empire successfully recovering the Lotus Territory, the British began to be impatient. They also want to make their land whole! No country can willingly cede its own land and let other ** people station on its own land!

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

The Ming Empire had already backed down once under the threat of war in the mighty German Empire. They won't allow this to continue to happen.

When the Sardinians tried to launch an operation to regain their territory, the Ming Empire gave a resolute counterattack. And when the British also began to move, the Ming Empire knew very well that it could not back down either.

The originally strong dam has been opened by the German Empire, and the Ming Empire has been desperately trying to fill this hole that is constantly expanding in the hearts of the colonists everywhere. In any case, they will not allow this hole to continue to expand until the entire dam is completely destroyed.

As the acting commander of the concession area, Zhang Cheng has also received official orders from the cabinet and the army command. "Fight back with all your might for any provocation!"

Hundreds of thousands of people live in the vast concession area. In addition to the Chinese who came here to beg for a living, more of them were British locals living in the concession. They have lived in the concession all year round and have long been accustomed to their status as second-class citizens. Their home was in the concession. Large-scale demonstrations also had a great impact on these people. If the Ming Empire does not respond strongly, resolutely. Then these Englishmen living in the concession are likely to be separated.

In the face of the temptation of the British, whether it was the cabinet, the army, or even the governor-general, the pressure was placed on Zhang Cheng's shoulders. Because he was the commander of the garrison. Even if it's just nominal.

'Zi~~~'

Mr. Zhang's car stopped at the end of Lanzhou Road, a major entrance to the London Concession. Pushing the car door and getting out of the car, a roaring sound surrounded Zhang Cheng. On the opposite side of a simple barricade, only a hundred meters away, there is a dense sea of people. There are so many that you can't even see the end at a glance.

"How's it going?" Zhang Cheng sorted out the military uniform on his body, looked sideways at Du Feng on the side and asked.

"It's bad." Du Feng, who had become the head of the regiment, raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, looked worriedly at the sea of enthusiastic British students in the distance, and said in a deep voice, "The situation is getting worse and worse." They have even begun to throw Molotov cocktails at us. I suspect that the men on the other side were mixed with armed men, because I saw people with rifles. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "What about the chief of staff?" ”

Zhang Chengwen's chief of staff is Major General Huang Shengjie, the next commander of the London Concession Area, who has already been decided.

As early as more than 10 days ago, Rear Admiral Huang Shengjie had already arrived in the London Concession on a naval warship. Officially became the chief of staff of the garrison. When Zhang Cheng leaves office next month and leaves here to study at the Imperial Capital Army University, Major General Huang Shengjie will naturally become the new commander.

Originally, it was impossible for a major general to be a major to be a major chief of staff. However, the Army Command believed that it was only a little more than a month, and there was no need to dismiss Zhang Cheng before issuing a new appointment. This will make the Army passive in the face of public opinion. God knows what those journalists will crap in the newspapers?

They believed that Major General Huang Shengjie could use the time of more than a month to familiarize himself with all aspects of affairs first, and then he could take over smoothly after Zhang Cheng left. Therefore, Zhang Cheng is still the nominal commander.

After arriving in the London Concession, Major General Huang Shengjie immediately began to install cronies on a large scale and arbitrarily seize power. Every move is done in the posture and identity of a commander. Ignore Zhang Cheng at all. Zhang Cheng didn't take this to heart, this is a matter of course.

It wasn't until the British suddenly set off this huge demonstration that Major General Huang Shengjie, who was busy driving with full authority as the commander, suddenly found himself receiving a hot potato.

The reason why Zhang Cheng came here was because Du Feng called him and said that Major General Huang Shengjie was missing. As a regiment commander, Du Feng was unable to make any decision in the face of this grim situation, and when he could not find Major General Huang Shengjie, he had to call Zhang Cheng. After all, Zhang Cheng is still the commander of the London garrison at the moment, even if it is only in name.

"I don't know." Du Feng shook his head, a flash of disdain flashed in his eyes, "It's still there in the morning, but he hid behind when those Englishmen threw Molotov cocktails." When we went to ask him for advice, he didn't say a word, just hid there and smoked. When it was time for lunch, the orderlies went to bring him food and saw no one. His lieutenants and guards were all gone, and no one knew when they left. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Cheng frowned, and looked at Du Feng suspiciously, "It can't be that he was attacked, right?" ”

"Impossible." Du Feng shook his head and responded, "Although there is some chaos in the concession, the patrols are still able to control the situation. It is impossible for large-scale armed men to infiltrate. Speaking of this, Du Feng said with a strange expression, "Major General Huang Shengjie has hundreds of guards around him, all of whom are well-equipped elite soldiers. Even if it is attacked, it will not disappear quietly. ”

"You mean." Zhang Cheng glanced at him and asked uncertainly, "Did he run away?" ”

"I don't want to admit it, though." Du Feng nodded helplessly, "But that's how it should be." ”

"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”

As he spoke, several flaming glass bottles were thrown in the distance. Cracked open in the ground, followed by a huge flaming flame. The nearest one was only a few dozen meters away from the defenders' barricades.

Zhang Cheng frowned and cast his gaze, he saw many strong figures faintly flashing behind the excited students in the distance. Those men all had long rifles in their hands!

"Sir!" A communications staff officer trotted to Zhang Cheng's side with a document. After saluting, he handed over the document in his hand: "A telegram from the British Fleet of the Navy." ”

"The British are moving a lot." Zhang Cheng took the telegram and skimmed it quickly, squinted his eyes, and said softly.

The telegram was sent by Lieutenant General Yun Mo. On its way from Portsmouth to the London Concession, his British fleet was stopped by the fleet of the Royal Navy at the mouth of the River Thames. The support and deterrence of the fleet cannot be counted on for the time being.

'Wow~~~' The noise on the other side rose again. Thousands of Britons chanted slogans and sang as the Queen of God blessed as she approached the entrance to the concession. It's less than 100 meters away!

The British were outnumbered and armed men. The general commander of the garrison was nowhere to be seen. Deterrence support from the Navy was also blocked. Chaos of varying degrees also began to arise within the concession. The situation is very bad.

The hundreds of soldiers stationed here all focused their attention on Zhang Cheng at this moment. He is the titular commander. The British are getting closer, do you want to shoot? All the soldiers were waiting for Zhang Cheng's order.

"Telephone, answer the Governor's Palace." Zhang Cheng did not hesitate at all, and quickly ordered Du Feng to connect the phone from the Governor's Mansion.

"I'm Zhu Dingsong." As soon as the phone was connected, the calm voice of the Governor was heard from the microphone.

"Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the British, whose faces were full of excitement, and whose steps were originally a little hesitant became rapid after realizing that the defenders were not reacting. hooked the corners of his mouth, and said in a deep voice, "The current situation is very dangerous. Those British were storming the concession. I was unable to reach Major General Huang Shengjie. What do we do now? ”

There was a moment of silence in the microphone, and then the governor's calm voice was heard: "You are the commander of the garrison." It is your duty to protect the concession. This is the concession area of the Ming Empire, and it is the territory of the Ming Empire. How to deal with it, you are the commander, you can see what to do. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth and hung up the phone.

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