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““…… For the sake of lasting peace in the world, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France want China to immediately withdraw its fleet from the waters off Mexico and stop its diplomatic blackmail against Mexico. As far as the world is concerned www.biquge.info China's proposed conditions for dealing with the aftermath are undoubtedly extremely appropriate, and the three countries believe that the aftermath of the "Torreón incident" should be handled by a neutral and impartial multinational organization...... We believe that everything will be resolved satisfactorily in the end......

When the swaggering diplomatic letter was handed over to the foreign ministers by the ambassadors of the three countries, the foreign ministers at the time said it in an angry and agitated tone.

"It's an ultimatum!"

Yes!

Perhaps, for them, this is just a very "ordinary" diplomatic letter, but in fact, for every Chinese, it is not just an ultimatum, this is simply a humiliation, a resounding slap in the face, and the "Torreon tragedy", this resounding slap made the Chinese see the face of the Western country clearly, and then categorically gave up hope for peace.

To this day, there is still a saying in Europe that if China had made some concessions, perhaps 15 million young people would not have been reduced to bones and withered in the best of life.

But they apparently forgot the old Chinese saying "a soldier can be killed, but not humiliated"! ”

"Towards War"

There is no doubt that on July 15, the day after the British and American and French foreign communications to China were issued, dozens of newspapers, including Dong-A Daily, carried the "ultimatum" from the three countries on their front pages.

Yes, the Chinese see this as an "ultimatum", an "ultimatum" from Western countries

After this report was published in the newspaper. The air throughout the country has become somewhat dull. Anger swells in the chests of the country's 460 million people. Perhaps, they will never be able to understand this kind of emotion, for the Chinese people who have excellent "face", the "Torreon tragedy" is a resounding slap in the face, and the current "ultimatum" is also a resounding slap in the face, shattering the last trace of illusion of the people for Western countries, or for peace.

War!

On the front page of Dong-A Daily, bold bold letters seem to remind people that this may be the only and last choice in China.

What other options do we have than war?

"We are not afraid of war! Even if it is death, we, every Chinese, will face it with dignity! But - we will not compromise! ”

Starting from 9 o'clock in the morning, tens of millions of young people across the country, these young people can be said to be the first generation of young people who have grown up under national education, they may only have primary school, or even junior primary school education, but this does not prevent them from growing up into citizens, unlike ordinary citizens who are affected by the old era, these young people who are not more than 20 years old are undoubtedly the real first generation -- the first generation of citizens of the Chinese Empire!

A true citizen!

It is these young people who are the first to stand up, and these young people wearing school uniforms, work uniforms and various colors of clothing all have a common symbol at this time - they all wear white paper flowers on their chests, gathering on the streets and squares of the city. They seem to be mourning for this country, and tens of millions of citizens are all grief-stricken and grief-stricken.

Why is this happening?

It is because of the boundless shame, perhaps, they have not experienced the humiliation of unequal treaties, and even in the past, people did not know what unequal treaties were, but now, the ultimatum of the great powers made them feel humiliated, and the people who once shouted for peace also became agitated at this time, with tears in their eyes, national flags fluttering in the crowd, and almost all shops and windows along the streets stretched out a national flag, although this is not a National Day, although this is not Army and Navy Day, But the national flag can be seen everywhere throughout China.

The national flag is fluttering, people look at the national flag, and silently read the sentence related to the national flag in their hearts, "May the sun and the moon always shine on my land, don't forget the blood of the martyrs", yes, this country is a martyr is made of blood, a generation has the responsibility of a generation, the previous generation they used their own blood and life to make this nation get rid of the slavery of foreign races, so now, the test of the new era has come!

Their generation of Chinese must take up the baton!

For the country, for the nation!

"China! Dead boy! ”

Suddenly, this roar exploded from nowhere, and a roar like thunder reverberated over the country.

Yes, nothing more than - death!

Men have dead ears, don't give in for injustice!

Thousands of cities are full of one voice, and it is better for all 460 million citizens to die on the battlefield than to accept the ultimatum of the Three Kingdoms!

This is the roar of a people when they are angry and angry.

The servicemen shed so much blood!

The people have put in so much effort!

When the Chinese were still immersed in the dream of realizing the status of a great power, the compatriots who were slaughtered in the Torreon tragedy had not yet been laid to rest in the spirit of heaven, and in the face of the "reasonable" aftermath conditions put forward by China, Mexico not only refused, but even caused the United States to arbitrarily and rudely interfere, and then Britain and France pounced on it, willing to be the pawns of the United States, and even did not hesitate to issue an "ultimatum" to force China to accept the so-called "mediation."

What is it?

Throughout human history, has there been a greater "humiliation" than this?

Obviously, beyond that, there is no more.

Who can bear it, who can't bear it!

The "ultimatum" of the three countries shocked the country like a slap in the face, and the people of the country, who had no sympathy for the Western powers, were now full of anger after the initial shock.

And this anger, at this time, has a monstrous momentum, and it has the potential to ignite everything in the world!

In front of the palace square, here was the annual birthday of His Majesty the Emperor, the people pay tribute to the emperor, once upon a time, millions of people, year after year here chanting "long live", and at this time, gathered here, from all walks of life in the imperial capital, and even from all over the country hundreds of thousands of people gathered here, among them are students, business elites, as well as workers in the factory off-duty, and even many ordinary citizens who have not heard anything outside the window, they are all sitting quietlyLooking up at the palace, people's eyes were full of tears and their faces were full of grief and indignation.

At such a humiliating moment for the country, they chose to be here, to sit here to express their voices, to express that they would stand with the country, to show that they would obey the emperor's will and fulfill the responsibility of "unanimity of the whole country".

While hundreds of thousands of people were waiting for the emperor to leave the palace, hundreds of thousands of people also gathered outside the Imperial Council, which was a kilometer away from the emperor, and since the founding of the empire, it had been only a deaf ear, but only an ornament, and hundreds of thousands of people had gathered, after all, nominally, the Imperial Council was the body that spoke on behalf of the people and conveyed the will of the people to His Majesty the Emperor, at least nominally.

Compared to the silent mourning in the square in front of the palace, it seemed a little excited here.

"The heavens are evident today! The imperial powers are determined to die, and the heart of China is not endless! If my Chinese boy doesn't fight hard! The day of the death of the country is not long in coming! The dignified Chinese people! Never be a slave to the lackeys of the imperial powers! Never accept the ultimatum of the imperial powers, and would rather die in battle! Don't be a boneless slave! Rather fight to death! Not slaves! ”

The young man shouted with a roar that bordered on his heart.

The roar of the youth was approved by the people around him!

"Rather die in battle! Not slaves! ”

"Rather die in battle! Not slaves! ”

Throughout the world, there has never been a nation that has ever been more sad and indignant than this nation, and the former enslavement has disintegrated almost everything about this nation, turning a civilized nation into an ignorant, numb, conservative, almost "monstrosive" "semi-barbarian", and it is precisely because of this that people are so sensitive.

I'd rather be a ghost who died in battle than a slave who died in the country!

Perhaps, war is not on their heads now, and perhaps there is no actual threat of war in the ultimatum, but in the eyes of sensitive people, this is a signal, and this is exactly what people have been fearing for a long time - the final showdown between people of color and white people!

Now, it's time for the final showdown!

In front of the councillors of the Imperial Council, there are constantly bloodstained blood letters from the square, which is the determination of the people, and they want to present it in this way, in this way, to tell those councillors what the people want!

Although these councillors could not approve even a penny of the budget, this did not prevent many naïve people from believing that councillors could bring the hearts of the people to the emperor!

"What can I do about this? What to do! ”

Seeing that he had received thousands of blood letters, Zhang Jian, who was the vice president of the Consultative Council, this famous industrialist, and also a well-known social activist in Nanzhili, had a sweat on his forehead at this time, and he didn't know what to do at all, declaring war on the three major powers!

Sky!

Those people out there are really crazy!

What's wrong with the country!

How did it come to this?

He doesn't know, but he knows very well that this may be the will of the people, this is the will of the people, and the will of the people ...... Don't violate!

Two-thirds of the country's provincial councils now support "national unity"! ”

Someone else whispered a number, and the councillor's expression was a little solemn. But the eyebrows were a little fluttering, as if this was what he was expecting, yes, not only restless young people, but also in the council, there were those who thought it was time to replace diplomacy with guns.

However, unlike the common people who shouted "I'd rather die in battle", the Senate used "support the unity of the whole country", and they were supporting the war in disguise.

"I'd rather be a ghost who dies in battle! I'd rather be a ghost to die in battle! You can't all die......"

An old man and a solemn councillor listened to the cries outside, and said loudly with some concern.

"They're all dead! What can we do in China! What to do! ”

The old congressman slid down tears as he roared, and his voice looked a little sad and angry.

"If we all die, then let the whole world bury us!"

A resentful word came out of the mouth of another councillor, and the diplomatic proclamations of Britain, the United States, and France had driven China to a dead end, and their arrogance and rudeness slapped China in the face, and the ears of the Chinese people were buzzing.

Even for the elderly, it is difficult to make any too rational decisions at this time - because at this time, in fact, the whole country is already "unanimous".

"Look, this is the people's heart!"

Looking at the people who were sitting quietly in the square, I felt the silent grief and indignation. Tang Haoran, who was a little moved, turned his head to look at Han Che and watched the Admiralty Minister, who advocated a diplomatic solution, spit out a sentence.

"Your Majesty, this popular will is now putting the whole of China on the grill, and the people are angry! The army is furious! The whole country is like a volcano now, it can erupt at any time, and if before, there was the possibility of diplomatic compromise, now there is no possibility of diplomatic compromise at all! ”

Han Che's expression looked a little nervous, as a soldier, he would not shout about war like ordinary people, in fact, he had always advocated international reconciliation, but now, he suddenly found that he seemed to be too naïve, just like now, he believed that the road to a diplomatic solution had been blocked.

"Yes, compromise is impossible!"

Nodding, Tang Haoran, who was on the palace wall, looked at the people in the square and said in a calm tone.

"They always think we're going to back down! Because, in the past few years, we have indeed made a lot of concessions, but diplomacy is not just blindly retreating, before, the reason why we proposed that treaty, in fact, was to ask for a lot of money to pay back, but who would have thought ......"

After a sigh that seemed to be self-deprecating, Tang Haoran shook his head and said.

"Their deterrence is based on our fear of war, and now the performance of the people will make them see the fact that the Chinese are not afraid of war and threats!" I'm not afraid of death, what else are I afraid of! If they're going to fight, then fight them to the end! ”

Ignorant of the future, but he couldn't make an accurate judgment, in the face of the arrogance of the Three Kingdoms, Tang Haoran was shrouded in the same anger.

What to do?

Is it accepted? Still is?

Obviously, this is unacceptable!

But if not, then what awaits China?

It's war!

If war breaks out as a result, will this lead to a world war?

What if a world war really broke out?

In fact, Tang Haoran himself had no bottom in his heart, but now, his confidence is extremely firm, because the people are sending a clear signal to him - the Chinese would rather die in battle than accept the so-called "ultimatum".

"But Your Majesty ......"

Before Han Che finished speaking, Tang Haoran suddenly smiled again.

"However, I believe that when we show the determination and courage to carry the war on, the Americans will back down! I thought that Britain and France could not be willing to fight with us for the sake of American interests! After all, we still have Germany on our side! (To be continued.) )