In the summer of 1896, the most lost man in Tientsin, who had undoubtedly resigned from his post but remained in the British Concession, trying to witness the arrival of the most drastic and influential changes in the Far East, could be placed in the top five.

Once ambitiously wanted to complete the political control of the Qing State during his tenure, thoroughly define the pattern of mutual constraints between China, Japan and Russia in the Far East, and lay the foundation for the British Empire to manipulate the overall situation of the Far East for the next ten years or even longer, the grand goal that Boukle set for himself was not realized until he left office.

The sinking of the "Sovereign-class battleship" in the East China Sea War destroyed the myth of the British Royal Navy's invincibility for hundreds of years in one fell swoop, and ruthlessly tore a huge hole in its Far East layout.

The long-planned joint army offensive war also came to naught with the continuous bad news from the battlefield in northern Jiangsu. Not only were the more than 10,000 soldiers of the empire wiped out, but the envoy who replaced him, Dou Nale, was captured and captured. This kind of humiliation will surely become a stain on the career of the two of them that will never be washed away.

However, this is not the worst thing, just a few days ago, the British diplomatic team led by Paul Kele had high hopes for the Qing Empire, after hearing about the fiasco of the coalition army, he was frightened, and he didn't even have the courage to confront, so he abandoned the capital without hesitation.

Bao Kele and the first Buddha of the solar terms were born and the second Buddha ascended to heaven!

What a fucking pig teammate! What about working together? What about attacking together? The world's most populous country in the Far East, how can it talk like a fart!

And that's not all! The front foot of the Qing Dynasty ran away, and Yang Hao on the back foot gave an ultimatum to all countries in an unusually domineering manner! Given that the Qing Dynasty can no longer represent the will of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. Any previous agreements with other countries will be null and void. All international personnel in China. All must be registered in accordance with the new policy of the junta. Diplomatic relations between countries and China. It must also be re-concluded on this basis.

Among them, Britain, France, Japan, Russia, and the United States...... Well, in fact, it means that all Western countries, including those who have dealings with China, have flagrantly ignored the Chinese people's will for peace and brazenly sent troops to launch a war of aggression, and the revolutionary military government expressed extreme indignation at this. All existing diplomatic relations with other countries have been suspended. And Britain and France, which have colonies in China, also from the date of the proclamation. Cancel all unequal treaties concluded with the Qing government in the past, and recover the concession within a time limit!

Take back the concession!

This news was like a thunderbolt, and it shook Bao Kle, and after confirming it again and again, he knew that Yang Hao was not joking, and he was furious!

But when he angrily tried to go to the junta to argue with his case, he could not even see a comparable negotiator. On the contrary, the concession recovery action personally signed by Yang Hao started on time on the same day that the revolutionary army entered Beijing!

On May 21, 1896, two years and three months after Yang Hao's family crossed over to the second plane. For the first time, Chinese soldiers marched into the Tianjin Concession with their heads held high!

Thousands of soldiers in black uniforms, armed with steel guns in their hands, drove in from all directions of the concession with excitement on their faces. The red-headed Ah San, who tried to step forward to stop him, was unceremoniously knocked down with a stick. The directors of the Ministry of Industry of the British Concession stood in the middle of the road in anger and stretched out their arms, scolding and scolding, and were unceremoniously slapped to the ground by Ma Yang, a mixed-race half-foreign devil who led the team, and then almost rolled their eyes on the spot with the other party who used the five countries to swear and swear.

Seeing this, Bao Kele and the other diplomats trembled with anger, pointed at Ma Yang and shouted: "Rogue! You are simply the meanest and most savage thugs! I want to complain, I want to accuse! You have to pay for your actions....... ”

Well, Mr. Minister is actually out of anger and incoherent.

Ma Yang crossed his waist with one hand, fascinated the handsome faces of almost all foreign women in the concession, with a cynical smile, and gently turned the horsewhip with the other, and went straight to the front of Bao Kle, condescendingly looking at the other party's head that was about to lose his hair, and said with a smile: "Mr. Minister, our two countries are at war, who are you going to complain to?" Also, I'd love to hear how the British Empire made us pay? ”

How could Bulkle admit defeat to such a bastard, stared at him without concessions, and generously stated: "Do you think that defeating our navy once, and fortunately causing some casualties on the army, think that you can fight against the mighty British Empire?" Young people, you underestimate the strength of the world's number one power! ”

His voice was so loud that it seemed to spread almost throughout the British Concession, and at the very least, the thousands of wandering foreigners on the street were attracted to him, and they looked at him with hope, probably hoping that he would be able to intimidate these rude fellows with his incorruptible tongue.

Ma Yang's smile did not decrease, his two eyebrows were raised, and he seemed to sweep the crowd leisurely, and even had time to provoke the young ladies sandwiched in the middle, and his expression was extraordinarily prodigal and frivolous. A bunch of foreign devils and men saw it clearly, and their hearts almost burst open.

Bao Kler's mood that he had finally adjusted was ruined again, he never thought that he would meet such a scoundrel in China, it was simply challenging the limit of his patience!

But he couldn't help but look at the soldiers with loaded guns around him, there were more people than in the entire concession, as long as the foreigners dared to show any attempt at violent confrontation, Bao Kle was absolutely confident that the other party would not hesitate to shoot bullets at them.

Well, if the Western powers stood in the position of Yang Hao's army, they would never be so merciful and polite to the loser.

In order to prevent a heart attack on the spot, Bulkel had to press one hand to his chest and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The British Empire has the largest territory and colonies in the world, and our navy is located in every corner of the world!" Our ships are dozens or even more than yours! Not to mention the fact that the whole Western world is on our side! Young man, a momentary victory doesn't mean anything, you just wait and see, it won't be long. The humiliation that you impose on civilized gentlemen today. It will be rewarded tenfold and hundredfold! I promise! ”

"Good! You can say that again! ”

"Damn bastard. Go to hell! ”

"We will never give in to inferior primitives! Wait and see, I'll cut off a hundred Chinese pigs' heads with my own hands! ”

The chaotic shouts came and went after the Burkler. The seemingly well-dressed foreign devils are nothing more than a group of greedy pirates in their bones. Not many of them really want to live in China, and most of them want to make a profit in the New World, risk the gold diggers, and plug the holes that they can't live in Europe.

When such a group of barbarians dressed in the cloak of civilization were forced to the end of the mountain. Unconsciously revealed his true face.

Ma Yang has lived in the West since he was a child, and he knows best what the faces of these people are, and how ugly they scold, and he can't see the slightest anger on his face.

Until the foul language gradually subsided, he raised his whip and pointed at the people who were jumping the most happily in the front row, and said slowly: "You don't have to wait for later, just now, whoever has the courage to retaliate against us, I can provide him with weapons." Pistols, rifles. Sword or spear. Just name what you're best at, and I'll be satisfied. And then. I'll just stand here and see who dares to cut off my head!" ”

The foreign devils never expected that he would be able to say such a thing. Especially the handsome face that makes people jealous, still with a flirtatious smile, but how can it look like it is all from the bottom of people's fear?

No one really stood up. Wherever Ma Yang's whip pointed, no matter how domineering he shouted just now, one by one's faces turned pale, and they bowed their heads in a panic or avoided the collision of their eyes. Asking for a weapon? Are you kidding!

They are self-serving. On a different standpoint, if their enemies dared to jump like this, they would have shot them without saying a word. Reasonable? That is when the fist is not as big as the other party, or the benefits obtained are not as good as the pay, the practice of taking a step back.

"Humph! Coward! ”

No one dared to squeak after waiting, and Ma Yang unceremoniously snorted a contemptuous snort from his nostrils. He gently slapped the whip on his left palm, and shouted in an unquestionable tone: "This is the end of the farce, you better hurry up and pack your things." Either leave here immediately by boat, or go to the designated place according to our regulations. If you don't do it, you know what the consequences will be. ”

Trouble to reason with foreign devils, this is already the limit of what Ma Yang or Yang Hao can do.

The black-clothed soldiers also had enough of the arrogant performance of the foreign devils, and rushed up unceremoniously, brandishing spears and stabbing them violently, whether it was getting out of the way or being obedient, in short, they no longer gave them time to procrastinate.

Ma Yang asked the envoys of Bao Kele to be put aside alone, put away his smile, and said loudly: "Mr. Minister, our commander-in-chief has no time to see you, nor is he interested in listening to your meaningless nonsense. This time, he tasked me to deliver the ultimatum! The British Empire, and other countries that dare to invade our country, will pay the price for your actions! First, there will be no mercy on all the military personnel who invade our territory. Ordinary soldiers all serve hard labor until they die, and they are not allowed to redeem themselves! Nobles and high-ranking officers had to pay the same weight of gold as they did! Second, all warships that enter China's territorial waters will be sunk! Thirdly, we will launch a retaliatory strike on the homeland of all the countries concerned! ”

Bockle and the other diplomats were stunned by the murderous words!

They have been saying scaring words all their lives, and they don't even have to make drafts. But it is always only a very small number of people who put it into action, and they are still said with 100% certainty to the natives of the colonies who are almost equivalent to primitive people.

It is simply impossible to make such an unreliable threat as it is now, at least between military powers that are infinitely close at the industrial level, well!

How arrogant is China, daring to torture tens of thousands of captured soldiers from various countries? And how dare they fight back against the territory? Not to mention that the European countries are thousands of miles away, even in the colonies of the Far East, what will they use to attack? The revolutionary army now occupies only a few provinces, and if the whole country is truly unified, it may be possible to expand the navy several times on the current basis.

Say such a big thing now? No kidding!

Bucle became more and more convinced that he was intimidated, and as the face of the British Empire, he could not be intimidated, and he had to express his contempt and ridicule for this absurd statement.

He shook his head flatly: "You should really choose a qualified representative to convey your opinions. Young boy. You have made the most ridiculous mistake in the history of diplomacy. This qiē you are talking about. It will become the biggest laughing stock in the world! ”

The other envoys were as relaxed as they were, judging from their experience, the kid in front of them was clearly a cowhide blown out.

Ma Yang sneered in his heart, and was sure to be expected by Commander-in-Chief Yang. It has become a habit for foreign devils to be arrogant, and they will not believe that they will be liquidated one day. Well, let's let them continue to revel in the dream that they will never be defeated.

He nodded heavily: "Very good, then let's wait and see!" ”

Don't say anything more, leave a bunch of foreigners. He turned around and commanded the soldiers to deal with the foreign devils in the concession step by step.

The resumption of the concession does not mean that the people inside will be driven away all at once. Compared with the relatively clean British Concession, the French Concession still had a large number of remnants of the Qing court who had taken refuge, as well as many frustrated people who were hostile to the revolutionary military government.

Now that the management rights of the land of Zizhulin have been recovered, they will not simply let their own people take it upon themselves to snatch it up. Yang Hao had already made a proper plan to build these two concessions, together with the American concessions, into a representative city of Oriental glory.

In the future, China will surely return to the self-confidence and openness of the Han and Tang dynasties. That would show a broad mind that embraces all rivers, rather than xenophobia and self-containment.

This new concession city, as well as the concessions of Shanghai and Guangzhou. will be built into a communication center for the world. Based on this, it is necessary to pay special attention to the disposal method.

Right now. All persons in the concession, regardless of nationality and status, will be protected from plundering their lawful property and property as long as they do not violate the law by committing adultery. Those who do not obey must be punished, and the legal principle of openness and justice shall be the criterion, and there will be no discrimination.

Agents and spies such as Pokle would first gather to restrict their movements, but they would not cut off their communication with the outside world, including writing letters and telegrams to their own countries. Yang Hao also needs to communicate with them, to issue his own warnings to the great powers, and pass on the bad news that will make them calm down!

In turn, he also had to practice the retaliatory actions he had issued against the countries.

In northern Jiangsu, the remaining nearly 20,000 soldiers of the coalition army were unceremoniously reduced to coolies, repaired the houses and villages damaged by the war caused by them under the supervision of the soldiers, and then went to build roads and water conservancy facilities.

These armies, however, could not enjoy the same good treatment as the previous batch of naval prisoners. They are not a skilled soldier, and they have committed unpardonable sins, and blood debt and blood repayment are the most basic. Usually, they do the hardest and most tiring work, and as long as they don't die, they have to do it with their lives. Those who dare to resist must be shot on the spot and shown to the public. The bloody lesson made these prisoners of war finally realize the cruel truth - they are not God's favorites. Sins are not washed away with two casual repentances.

They also didn't have a chance to get all kinds of good food and drink on credit, and they ate things that were coarse to the point of pig food, which was better than hygiene, but that was to prevent them from eating and wasting medicine. The place where I live is just sheltered from the wind and rain, and there are no rats spreading diseases.

In addition, the navy, which had been silent for a long time, also officially launched retaliatory actions.

The naval forces headed by the Dingzhen No. 2 ship all went south, the first supply port was set up in Qingdao, and the forward operation base was set up in Shanghai, but the main force of the operation was not these slow-moving old warships. The most maneuverable light destroyers were divided into two groups and took turns patrolling the sea frontier south to Canton. Another force, but it was silently put into use, killing the multinational navies waiting to meet after transporting the army!

This force is the "Vostok heavy cruiser" that is in the stage of sea trials!

In this world, there is still an endless toss of super losers, and when the hull is launched and the sun-loading is completed, it is projected by Yang Hao to the second plane to continue the rest of the work. The seamless steel tube guns used to install the façade were all replaced with real body tube guns; All kinds of ammunition and fuel were replenished, and then more than 1,000 of the best officers and men of the entire navy were gathered on board the ship and put into sea trials for half a year!

In the second plane, this epoch-making heavy cruiser with a standard row of 12,250 tons and a full load of 15,877 tons was officially named "Tianjin". All of them were standard equipment during World War II, and the officers and soldiers who had become familiar with the primary radar, communications, and fire control equipment in the past year, and had learned how to operate steam turbines, heat tube boilers, and diesel engines, were still shocked!

As the temporary flagship of the Chinese Navy, Yang Haiwei personally commanded the ship. The 1,100 officers and sailors who have been repeatedly simulated and trained thousands of times on the "cement battleship" projected onto the second plane have been eating and living on it since they began to live and drink in the sun, until now it has been a full half a year. After mooring and repeated sea trials, the running-in of each system was initially completed, and the command and operation drills were able to meet the basic operations.

In other words, in this world peace period, even if you don't toss so many advanced module equipment, don't think about service and delivery without three full years. And even if it is replaced with the electronic equipment of the 70s that the arms dealers have bought in exchange, using World War II-standard artillery, fire control, optics and other modules, it will take more than two years to officially enter service.

But in the time and space of 1896, there was not a single warship in the world that could threaten the heavy cruiser "Tianjin", which had a well-functioning power system. So the bold Yang Hao and the impatient Yang Haiwei pulled the half-finished battleship and hit the road! (To be continued......)