"I was going to have my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch..."

Looking at the sun that was about to set in the sky, Yan Guang sighed deeply...

"Dada

On the roof of the embassy in Japan and other commanding heights, three Type 19 machine guns were erected on it, strafing the Japanese who climbed over the wall and besieged the embassy.

The rate of fire of the Type 19 machine gun of 1200 rounds per minute was vividly exerted at this moment, and almost every Japanese who jumped into the wall was already swept to the ground the moment he jumped into the wall, as for the gate that was smashed open? It has become a bloody place.

However, even so, the Japanese outside still rushed in in an endless stream, and many of the mobs were even wearing khaki uniforms belonging to the Japanese Army...

"Are these Japanese crazy?"

Looking through the glass of the embassy at the dense Japanese outside the wall, Tong Kong clenched his fists.

And at this moment, Sa Zhenbing was standing behind Tong Kong.

As China's ambassador to Japan, Tong Kong was supposed to stop the Marines' actions. Although generally speaking, the land inside the embassy is equal to the territory of another country, and forcibly entering the embassy is no different from invading the territory of another country, it is always a very excessive thing to shoot the "Japanese people" who forcibly enter the embassy with machine guns.

However, as long as he thought of the fate of the thousands of North Koreans after the earthquake, Tong Kong never dared to give the order for a ceasefire.

Because Tong Kong understands that if he gives the order for a ceasefire at this moment, then even if the staff in the embassy show a harmless posture of non-resistance, I am afraid that they will be killed by the Japanese outside...

Think about what happened in Tokyo these days, and think about the scenes I saw on the way here...

Up to now, although most of the Chinese living in Tokyo and other places have been sent to the Japanese military camp for protection, there are still some Chinese diaspora who have taken refuge in the embassy...

And everyone is also selfish, Tong Kong is no exception, although Tong Kong is a relatively backbone member of the Kuomintang Socialist Party, but he is also unwilling to let him be willing to die in order to avoid the expansion of the conflict and affect Sino-Japanese relations.

"What's more, if all the people in the embassy are dead, the country will never be resigned..."

That's right...

If too many Japanese people die, the Japanese government will not rest on its laurels, regardless of whether the responsibility lies with Japan or not. And vice versa, if the hundreds of people in the embassy were killed by the Japanese, no matter how much the government tried to ease relations with the Japanese, it would be impossible...

Thereupon...

The killing continues...

At this time, Tong Kong was glad that he asked the Marine Corps to send someone to protect the embassy, as one of the most elite units of the National Defense Force, the Marine Corps is not only equipped with the latest Type 19 squad machine gun and Type 18 submachine gun, but also has a 37mm infantry gun and a 60mm mortar in the platoon headquarters―――――― of course, the strafing with machine guns itself is already very excessive, so these two guys are not needed for the time being...

Three Type 19 squad machine guns, three Type 18 submachine guns and three 40mm grenade launchers, as well as a number of other equipment and weapons...

Although there is only one platoon of Marines stationed in the embassy, as the country with the greatest hostility to China, there is also a platoon of guards in the embassy, so there is no need to worry, at least for the time being...

"Mr. Ambassador, domestic telegram !!"

While the machine gunner was still strafing with the machine gun, a staff member of the embassy suddenly ran from behind Tong Kong.

Hearing the voice of his subordinates, Tong Kong hurriedly took the telegram in his hand.

After opening the telegram, Tong Kong saw that there was only a very simple line on the telegram.

"On the premise of their own safety, it is allowed to open fire..."..., in fact, the fire or something has already begun, this is a complete nonsense.

However, just as Tong Kong was about to hand the telegram to Sa Zhenbing on the side, he found that there was a line of small words under the telegram...

"Obtain as much evidence as possible for future use..."

This is the most critical sentence...

After reading the telegram, Tong Kong handed the telegram to Sa Zhenbing.

At this time, Sa Zhenbing's face was already extremely ugly, before leaving, his original purpose was to help the Japanese people affected by the disaster, but he didn't expect that at this moment, these Japanese victims launched an attack on the embassy...

You know, he would come in person, originally to avoid any conflict, but now it's like this...

But let him give the order for a ceasefire, and he won't...

Although Sa Zhenbing and the other admirals still had some illusions about Japan when they arrived in Tokyo Bay, after seeing what happened along the way, such illusions had already been sealed and dispersed...

You must know that Sa Zhenbing can be regarded as an old navy who once participated in the First Sino-Japanese War, and it is impossible for him not to know what happened in Lushun back then. In this case, if the mob outside really rushed in and said that they would not poison the people in the embassy, Sa Zhenbing would not believe it...

The only thing Sa Zhenbing can do now is to order the fleet outside Tokyo Bay to stand still...

What happened at the embassy at this time was already a big event, but if the fleet in the bay shelled Tokyo, it would be no different from a direct declaration of war on Japan...

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"I miscalculated..."

On a piece of grass in the presidential palace, Yan Guang stroked the body of a husky that was only a few months old with his hand, and said with regret.

Although he originally sent the fleet and marines, it was in the name of protecting the Chinese in Japan.

However, after the Chinese were protected by Japan and put into the barracks, Yan Guang was not so worried about the safety of the Chinese in Japan. As for the fleet sent to Japan? It's more because of Yan Guang's psychology of wanting to demonstrate and show off...

Of course, there is a certain danger in doing so, after all, the Japanese are crazy.

Coupled with the fragile psychology of the Japanese, most of the main forces of the Ocean Fleet were sent to Tokyo Bay, even if the fleet was under the banner of rescue, it was difficult to guarantee that the Japanese would not make any crazy moves.

It's just that Yan Guang is not too worried about this, because at this time in power in Japan are Yama Prefecture Youtomo and Xiyuan Temple Gongwang. The former is Japan's most powerful patriarch, and the latter is Japan's most famous democratic leader.

Yan Guang believes that these two people will never do anything stupid, especially after an earthquake and fire.

And the fact is that after the earthquake and fire, the two men compromised and allowed most of the capital ships of the Ocean Fleet to sail into Tokyo Bay.

Of course, even if the fleet was dressed in a humanitarian veneer, it could not reduce the humiliation in the hearts of the Japanese.

However, Yan Guang was not worried, and then it was indeed as he thought. After allowing the fleet to sail into Tokyo Bay, Saionji Kobo soon arranged for the safety of the Chinese to avoid any accidents, which also made it possible to massacre a large number of Koreans and Japanese (manslaughter) in the massacre after the earthquake, but not a single Chinese did.

Because long before the massacre, these Chinese had already taken refuge in military camps and embassies ...

It's just that Yan Guang seems to have forgotten one thing...

Historically, even when Shandong had been acquired by Japan, Japan still hated China, and "mistakenly killed" six or seven hundred Chinese in the massacre after the earthquake. So after the defeat in the Battle of Shandong and the Battle of Sakhalin, to what extent will the Japanese hate China? …,

In addition, after experiencing the slaughter, the beastly nature in the hearts of these Japanese has been completely developed...

That's right, the Japanese victims who were carried into the hospital ship would indeed be grateful to China, along with their families.

But these are only a few after all, how many people are there in the whole of Tokyo? How many victims were sent to the hospital ship for treatment?

It is not impossible to ease Sino-Japanese relations with the help of bailouts and other actions, but it will take time...

But none of this matters, in Yan Guang's view, as long as Shan County Youpeng and Xiyuan Temple Gongwang do not go crazy, everything can be stopped, after all, Shan County Youpeng is the "father of the Japanese Army", and the craziest in the entire Japanese army is the army, as for the navy? Compared with the Army, the Navy is much more rational.

But one thing is important...

That's right, Yamaguchi Aritomo is indeed the father of the Japanese Army, and he has great influence in the Japanese Army, and even in Japan's military and political terms. This kind of influence is even so great that Youpeng in Shan County will bring down the cabinet of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang.

But that was before...

It was before a major event in the palace...

A major event in the palace refers to the fact that at the end of 1921, the Japanese senator Aritomo Yama interfered with the marriage of the crown prince Prince Hirohito (Emperor Showa) and the good prince (later Empress Xiangchun), who was designated as the crown princess. Yama Prefecture demanded that the royal family withdraw from the marriage on the grounds that the Kurenomiya family had color blindness. However, due to the tough attitude of the imperial family, the wedding was finally held smoothly, and Yamaken Aritomo was deeply affected, and it was because of this incident that Yamaguchi died depressed because of this incident, which also marked the decline of Japan's patriarchal politics.

The beginning of the whole thing was actually because the same patriarch of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang talked about it with Yama County because he cared about eugenics and worried that the royal family had genetic problems. Secondly, Saionji was born in a public family, and he knew that Prince Asahiko Kurenomiya (formerly known as Nakagawa Palace), the ancestor of the Kurenomiya family at the end of the Edo period, had a lot of political affairs, so he also had a lot of worries about the Kurenomiya family. However, in the end, it was rumored that the Chōshū Domain and the Satsuma Domain fought against the feudal lords, which also brought disaster to Yama Prefecture.

At that time, Yama Prefecture Youpeng, who had a faint influence in the political circles, also interfered with the imperial family, so the palace was also involved in government-related turmoil. Gradually, such speculation became the mainstream, and legends were spread everywhere: "Is it very hated to let the daughter of Her Royal Highness, who was born in the Shimazu family, be the future empress?" Does he hate the blood of being mixed into the Satsuma clan in the palace? ”

The Japanese public strongly resented Yamaguchi Aritomo's criticism of the internal affairs of the Imperial Family, which at that time was advertised as "sacrosanct" and the members of the Imperial Family were "gods". However, Shanxian interfered in the affairs of "God" as a "human minister", which is tantamount to committing a crime and great disrespect. On the other hand, at that time, democracy prevailed, and the people were tired of "patriarchal politics". And Shanxian County, as a veteran, is still so "active", so he naturally hit the muzzle of public opinion. Therefore, the people and public opinion scolded Shanxian County, and some even pointed out that Shanxian County was a "national thief".

The royal family is tough. The Kurenomiya family did not want to withdraw from the marriage, but reacted strongly. King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya threatened to kill Ryoko himself if the marriage was canceled, and then commit suicide, which was tantamount to carrying Shan County to the death. At that time, Emperor Taisho was bedridden, and Empress Sadaaki was the representative of the head of the imperial family, and according to the wishes of Prince Hirohito himself, he announced to the government that "the marriage contract will not be dissolved, and the marriage will definitely be married."

Because of this incident, Youpeng in Shan County was deeply shocked, and even once said that he would resign from his status as a patriarch and duke (later comforted). Despite this, the prestige of Yama County Youpeng plummeted, and it died in history on February 1, 1922. This event meant the decline of the influence of the senators, and also greatly increased the prestige of the royal family. ..., if a major event in the palace did not happen, or before the incident, maybe Yama Prefecture Youpeng can still grasp the movements of the Japanese army, if Yama County Aritomo can win in a major event in the palace, maybe he can get a stronger influence than in the past...

It's a pity that now it's after the events ...

Although Shan Shan Youpeng's title and status as a veteran have been retained, his influence is indeed no longer comparable to two years ago. And don't forget, Japan is a country that is accustomed to being subordinate, especially in the Yama Prefecture, where the most influential army is the most ...

In the same way, if the Japanese Army is controllable, then it is not an Army ...

And the weakest influence of Youpeng in Shanxian County is precisely these ordinary soldiers at the bottom...

In addition, Yan Guang's order to allow fire will undoubtedly mess up the original plan...

But Yan Guang can't help it, he can't let Tong Kong be arrested, but wait for the news from Japan that hundreds of embassy staff and Chinese have been hacked to death by mobs...

At this point, whatever the reason, Yan Guang's top priority must be the safety of the embassy staff...

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"How so, how so, how so, how so!"

Inside the mansion, Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida is on the verge of madness.

As the highest-ranking diplomatic official in the Japanese government and Saionji's cabinet, how could Uchida not know what the consequences of a mob storming a diplomatic embassy would be.

Of course, if only it was a shock, and most importantly, the mob that stormed the embassy was now being slaughtered, yes, by three Type 19 machine guns with a rate of 1200 shots per minute...

Yasuya Uchida was a member of the Politics Friendship Association, which represented the interests of Japanese feudal landlords and chaebols and politicians with this background, and was directly supported by the Mitsui Zaibu. Historically, he has organized the 4th Ito Hirobumi Cabinet (1900-1901), the 1st and 2nd Saionji Konobu Cabinet (1906-1908, 1911-1912), the Hara Kei Cabinet (1918-1921), the Takahashi Seiki Cabinet (1921-1922), the Tanaka Yoshiichi Cabinet (1921-1929), and the Inukai Takeshi Cabinet (1931-1932).

And as a member of the Political Friends Association, Yasuya Uchida is more or less the more rational one.

At least in the case of distinguishing it from Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Yasuya Uchida is indeed the more rational one. However, at this moment, Yasuya Uchida didn't know what to do at all...

Civilians storming the embassies of other countries is definitely a major diplomatic event, and it may also hit Japan's image in the international community, but the civilians who stormed the embassy are machine-gunned by the embassy guards, and it will also affect the Japanese government and the Saionji cabinet, especially if the Saionji Gongwang cannot handle it properly...

Thinking of this, Yasuya Uchida looked at Hanzo Yamanashi...

On the other side, Hanzo Yamanashi's pain may not be much weaker than Yasuya Uchida...

In fact, as early as the massacre of Koreans in the city of Tokyo, under the order of Saionji Konobo and the permission of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Yamanashi Hanzo had already mobilized at least one brigade to protect the embassy in Japan...

To some extent, this arrangement is more appropriate...

If it weren't for the army dispatched by Hanzo Yamanashi, the Minister of War, but by the Navy Minister Yuzaburo Kato, the Navy Minister, the Navy soldiers were dispatched to protect it...

The Japanese Army was originally a very crazy regiment, and this regiment was full of all kinds of crazy ideas. It was such a regiment that, after experiencing what the Koreans had suffered, stimulated the animality in their bones.

Originally, this kind of bestiality would only be aimed at the Koreans, after all, all the Chinese in Tokyo have been transferred to the barracks, but because of the relationship between the Shandong Battle and the Sakhalin Campaign, especially the Sakhalin Campaign, but the ...... that ended not long ago, they must have no choice in the barracks, because there are still some veteran generals in the barracks, although the army is the craziest group in Japan, but this group is not as crazy as it was later, so the safety of the Chinese in the barracks has been more or less guaranteed.

However, the Chinese in the barracks are guaranteed, but it does not mean that the embassy is the same...

In addition, there were no army generals around the embassy, so it was easy for the Japanese soldiers in that brigade to be agitated.

Of course, not all Army soldiers were agitated, and a significant number simply adopted a non-interventionist attitude. However, even so, the outer human wall, which was originally used to block the mob, was broken out of a breach, and a considerable part of the "human wall" turned into a part of the mob...

So there was the scene just now, that is, among the mobs who climbed over the fence and wanted to break into the embassy, many of them were wearing the khaki uniforms of the Japanese army, and many soldiers even had weapons in their hands...

"In any case, the most important thing now is to contact the Chinese..."

Although the whole of Tokyo is on the verge of chaos, Saionji Koboshi remains calm, even if it is only superficially calm.

At this time, Kato Yuzaburo also nodded.

"That's right, there is also a fleet of Chinese who are anchored in Tokyo Bay, if they overreact after learning that the embassy is under siege..."

Hearing this, the faces of Yasuya Uchida and the others were all sideways.

Now the situation in Tokyo is already a mess, and if the Chinese fleet in Tokyo Bay is shelling Tokyo, then the commotion will not be able to stop at all...

Hearing Kato Yuzaburo's words just now, Saionji Gongwang's eyes also opened violently.

"Uchida-kun, you go and contact the Chinese immediately..."

"Yes!"

After nodding his head, Yasuya Uchida ran quickly to the telegraph.

After Yasuya Uchida disappeared, Saionji looked at Yuzaburo Kato and Hanzo Yamanashi.

"Kato-kun, if the Chinese really open fire, are you sure that the Chinese will be repulsed?"

"It's hard," said Yuzaburo Kato, shaking his head. Our capital ships are now scattered throughout the country, even North Korea and Taiwan, and there are very few capital ships anchored near Tokyo. And the capital ships of the Chinese have a large displacement, not to mention those several

The main guns of battleships of the class, that is

The caliber of the main guns of the class battle cruisers is also stronger than that of most of the capital ships of our army.

At present, the only ones that can compete with the Chinese's Xingri Horse class and Kuimu Wolf class are only two Nagato-class battleships, and the Ise class and Fuso class cannot be counted on at all, let alone the other classes.

Although there are also our batteries in the bay, the Chinese also brought a lot of heavy cruisers and light cruisers this time, so it is really difficult to repel the Chinese..."

There is another sentence that Yuzaburo Kato didn't say, that is, what about after the repulsion?

The Japanese Combined Fleet in the bay was at least supported by batteries, and at close range, the 356mm and 305mm main guns commonly equipped by the Japanese Navy may not be impossible to pose a threat to the Hoshima-class battleships, but if they left Tokyo Bay, the Japanese fleet was by no means an opponent of the Chinese in the vast ocean...

At that time, even if the threat of Tokyo is lifted, if the Chinese attack city by city along the coastline, will Yuzaburo Kato chase after him?

Pursue? The Combined Fleet will definitely not be able to defeat it.

But if you don't chase it? The consequences of this are by no means something that Yuzaburo Kato and Konobo Saionji can bear.

At that time, whether it is Yuzaburo Kato or Konobo Saionji, or even the entire political friendship association, it is possible that they will be unlucky...

"........."..., it is clear that the Gongwang of Saionji also thought of this...

"In this way, the most important thing at the moment is to pacify the Chinese fleet..."

Thinking so, Saionji Gongwang looked at Yamanashi Hanzo.

"Yamanashi-kun, is there any way you can stop the civilian siege of the Chinese embassy..."

"There's no way," Yamanashi Hanzo sighed bitterly. Your Excellency must also know that after the Battle of Sakhalin, the army had a great bad feeling towards China, and it was for this reason that the officers and men of the army who were originally responsible for protecting the embassy took a wait-and-see attitude, and many of them even took the initiative to participate in it.

If that's the case, it's going to be hilarious...

"Your Excellency, if it really doesn't work, let me mobilize the navy soldiers..."

After thinking about it, Yuzaburo Kato spoke.

"Is the navy?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang also understood that the navy was likely to be the only reliable armed force now, so he hurriedly nodded. Okay, you go right away! ”

"Yes!"

After nodding, Yuzaburo Kato also left the mansion quickly.

After Yuzaburo Kato also left, Saionji looked at Hara Kei.

"You can accompany me to His Excellency Shan County..."

"Understood..."

At this moment, the sound of machine guns around the embassy has not stopped, more than a dozen hot barrels have been replaced, and the number of Japanese who fell under the muzzles of machine guns has reached hundreds...

In any case, at this time, Yan Guang's plan to ease relations with the Japanese was completely messed up...