H2 > Huafu Army Station, Longhua District, Shanghai, about 10 miles away from downtown Shanghai, originally this was the station of the Songhu Protector Army, the location of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, after Yang Shande and Lu Yongxiang were captured, the Huafu Army stationed in Shanghai directly took over the military station and the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, of course, the current Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau is still nominally owned by the Republic of China government.

At 2:20 a.m., the loud emergency assembly horn sounded in the barracks, and the soldiers' dormitories were lit up one by one, because the training of the Huafu Army was very hard, and such night assembly training was often held in peacetime, so the soldiers were accustomed to it, and they quickly dressed and dressed up, brought their own equipment and weapons and ran to the playground to assemble, 5 minutes later, 3,000 soldiers of the 18th Regiment of the First Division of the Huafu Army had been neatly lined up in the playground.

"Soldiers of the 18th Regiment of the Huafu Army, I am your regiment commander Fu Peng, this operation is not an exercise, the head of the meeting personally ordered us to carry out a difficult task, do you have the confidence to complete this task?" Fu Peng stood in front of the team and shouted loudly.

"Resolutely complete the task." The warriors let out a hoarse roar.

"Okay, each battalion organizes its own soldiers, enters the mission area as required, gets in the car and sets off." Under Fu Peng's order, all the soldiers found their own transport trucks in accordance with the standards of ordinary training, and trucks full of soldiers roared towards the direction of downtown Shanghai.

Each battalion of the 18th Regiment had its own mission, blocking the entrances and exits of the concession, supporting search operations, and even blocking the estuary docks leading to the outside world.

Although it was already late at night, the action of Hua Fu Army entering Shanghai City still attracted the attention of many people, and people speculated about Hua Fu Army's intentions and whether they were going to wage war against which warlord. And the most active newspaper reporters all run outside to find out the news at the risk of being asked.

The windows of the car have been opened, the wind on the summer night is very comfortable, there is no moon tonight, but the stars are very bright, Guo Yu sat in the back seat of the car smoking a cigar, thinking about the subsequent changes in the situation.

This is the territory of the British and the Americans, according to the concession regulations, Guo Yu is not allowed to bring troops into the concession without permission, if it causes a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, Guo Yu will also be very difficult to do, at least according to the original concession regulations, Guo Yu is the party who violates the rules, even the Republic of China government will punish Guo Yu for such a thing, and even have strict consequences.

But at this time, Guo Yu has made up his mind, today he must find out the enemy who killed his factory guards, and bring him to justice with his own hands, as for the possible consequences, it will not be too late to wait for the problem to come later.

The roar of the cars was heard far away in the silence of the night, and a convoy of four sedans approached from far and near, driving at the highest speed that a modern vintage car could reach, and the convoy stopped in the open space at the entrance of the public concession, and a group of people stepped out of the car.

Guo Yu looked through the car window and knew that it was an old acquaintance, American Consul Alder and British Consul Jensen came over together. Guo Yu couldn't pretend anymore at this time, so he had to get out of the car and meet the two consuls.

"Guo Dujun, why do you want to send troops to encircle the public concession, don't you know that this is legally our country's territory, if your Huafu army enters the concession, it will be an invasion of our country." Consul Jensen said with some snarking.

Just now, the two sides were still drinking and chatting at the British Merchants' Association, but now because of such a thing, they have to pull down their faces and reprimand Guo Yu for breaking the law.

"Consul Jensen, I don't want to discuss the ownership of the concession with you, but I know that this is the territory of the Chinese after all." Guo Yu did not flinch in his reply, and then continued: "At about 1 o'clock tonight, a group of bandits ran to the Jiangsu Industrial Zone to wreak havoc on the factories in the industrial zone, and several large textile factories were burned down, with direct economic losses of more than one million US dollars. Guo Yu directly multiplied the loss several times.

"What is even more unacceptable to me is that these bandits killed seven of our factory guards, and seven lives were lost because of the attack of these thugs, and now that the bandits have fled to the public concession, do you let me watch my men being killed and remain indifferent?" Guo Yu said to Jensen.

"Guo Dujun, if it is really what you said, our Public Concession Management Committee can promise you to send the police to search for these escaped bandits, what do you think." Alder played a round-the-round at the right time.

"How long do you think you'll be able to catch those bandits?" Guo Yu asked Alder.

"It's hard to say, it's probably going to take a few days." Alder shrugged his shoulders, it was originally perfunctory Guo Yu's words, how did he know when he would be able to catch the bandits.

"Consul Jensen, Consul Alder, as the overseer of Jiangsu and the victim of this incident, I make a request to the two of you, please allow Hua Fujun to enter the public concession to search for the bandits who attacked the industrial zone of Jiangsu, I can guarantee that I will not harm the ordinary expatriates in the public concession, except for the bandits, of course, and it can also be carried out under the supervision of the concession police, if there is any loss during the search, I Guo Yu will bear it, please think carefully about my proposal, I don't want any unpleasantness between us, You should be able to guess in your mind who was responsible for this attack. Guo Yu said with a stern expression and a firm tone.

Jensen and Alder looked at each other, and Alder pulled Jensen aside and said, "Jensen, do you think we can stop Guo Yu's actions this time." ”

"Who knows, I see him like an angry lion now, and he may hurt people at any time." Jensen pouted.

"In that case, it is better to agree to him to go in and search, if we don't agree, it may really develop into Guo Yu sending someone to forcibly enter the public concession to search, and at that time both of us will not look good, and things will not end well." Alder analyzed.

Jensen thought about it and felt that it was really possible to develop to that point, if it really developed to that point, although Guo Yu was on the unreasonable side and it was difficult to explain, even he and Alder would be questioned by the country, and it would be very unfavorable to his career. "Damn the Japanese, they must be to blame." Jensen scolded fiercely.

"I Xiang Guo Yu will not let the Japanese have a good time, let's not let the contradictions focus on us, it's not good for us to watch the drama when the two sides fight, what else may we gain in the end." Alder said with a smile.

Jensen was right when he thought about it, if Guo Yu fell out with the Japanese, he and others could judge the situation and plan from it, and they might not be able to receive benefits. "But allowing Guo Yu to send troops into the public concession to conduct a large-scale search will affect the prestige of the public concession, and I think the country will also question our ability." Jensen said.

"That's not simple, in the name of arresting bandits, the police in the concession and the Huafu army act together, our concession is also a place to abide by the law, and it can't become a haven for bandits, so we may not lose face, and we can also publicize the position of the public concession to strictly abide by the law, even if the country asks about it, there is a good rhetoric, and if it can win the right of either Japan or Guo Yu to take refuge, it is too late for the domestic government to be happy." Alder said.

Jensen's doubts were dispelled, and finally he had to nod in agreement, and the two consuls came back to find Guo Yu. Alder said: "Overseer Guo Yu, we agree in principle that you send people into the public concession to search for bandits, but it must be carried out under the supervision of the concession police, and it must not disturb the normal life of British and American expatriates." ”

Alder's words were very skillful, saying only that they would not disturb the normal life of the British and American expatriates, and that the implication was that the expatriates of other countries were not included. Both sides are understanding people, and they both know that Guo Yu's action this time is aimed at the Japanese, so when the words are pointed, the two sides will understand.

"There is no problem at all, I will strictly order the actions of my subordinates, absolutely not to harm the slightest of ordinary expatriates, and at the same time thank the two consuls for their cooperation, Guo Yu will be grateful afterwards, and this matter also involves the production of silk, those silk are exported to the United States and Europe, the loss is huge, and it will have a huge impact on the export of silk, it seems that this year may not be able to complete the amount of silk required by both of us." Guo Yu's words were also soft and hard, and finally pulled the other party into this matter.

After listening to Guo Yu's words, the two consuls also reflected that this matter would indeed affect the interests of their own country, and they were also unhappy in their hearts, and they also complained to the Japanese.

Since the two sides have agreed on countermeasures, they will return to their own side to arrange relevant matters, and at this time, Fu Peng has led nearly 2,000 soldiers of the 18th Regiment of the Huafu Army to arrive, and is waiting for Guo Yu's orders with Zhou Wu and Zhou Fang.

Guo Yu looked at his watch, and it only took 40 minutes for the 18th regiment led by Fu Peng to rush over, and the action was still very fast.

Seeing Guo Yu coming, Fu Peng stepped forward and saluted and said: "The head of the meeting, Fu Peng led the entire 18th Regiment of the Huafu Army to report, please give instructions from the head of the meeting." ”

"You're not slow, how many people are you brought?" Guo Yu asked.

"The 18th Regiment is all dispatched, and there are 1,200 men responsible for martial law at the various exits of the concession, and now there are still 1,800 soldiers here, waiting for the head of the meeting to deploy at any time."

Guo Yu said to Zhou Wu, Fu Peng and Zhou Fang, "This matter has been negotiated with the British consul and the American consul, and under the supervision and cooperation of the concession police, Hua Fujun sent troops into the public concession to search for the bandits who attacked the industrial area, but it must not affect the lives of British and American expatriates." Fu Peng is in charge of this matter, Zhou Wu led Zhou Fang to assist, the biggest suspect in this matter is the Japanese, so you lead your subordinates to directly fence the Japanese area of the public concession for me, and you must find out these bandits for me today. Guo Yu was also angry, and in the end even Lao Tzu said it.

"Resolutely complete the task." The three shouted in unison, and then the three immediately organized their men and began the operation to encircle the Japanese part of the Public Concession. R1152