"Director! The Japanese pushed the cannon over! "There was a panicked voice from a police officer outside.

"What a panic, two cannons will scare you like this, and the face of the police will be lost by you!" Hao Guodong snorted and strode out.

"Your Excellency!" Takeshi Ikeda respectfully bowed to Haruki Aoki.

"Well, all the police in Anshan are here?" Aoki Haru took off his gloves and looked at this modest-sized camp as if there was nothing, as long as he wanted, in the blink of an eye, it would be a mess, and the corpses would be pillowed.

"Most of them have been withdrawn to Yingkou, and our troops have no time to intercept them, and those who remain here are the main forces of the Anshan police, and they were the ones who fought with us before." Takeshi Ikeda said.

"Well, when my cannon is in place, I'll be ready to attack." Aoki Qing nodded, and transferred the field artillery wing, which was completely overkill, maybe the purpose of the base camp was not just the police in Anshan.

AOKI HARU THOUGHT SO, UNDER HIS ORDER, THE JAPANESE ARMY PUT OUT A FULL-ATTACK FORMATION, THE 38-TYPE 75MM MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY, AND THE FIELD ARTILLERY CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. The gunners are ready to take their positions.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, the headquarters is in an emergency!"

Aoki Qing frowned and took the telegram and looked at it, and suddenly her face turned pale, "Yaga! ”

"Your Excellency, what's going on?" Ikeda asked, puzzled.

"Despicable and arrogant Shina people, they actually surrounded the 29th Wing, the 2nd Garrison Brigade stationed in Mukden. In addition, the 2nd Imperial Cavalry Wing and the 5th Garrison Brigade stationed in Tieling were also surrounded by a large force of cavalry of the Feng Army. Aoki Harushi forcibly suppressed her anger, "The people of China are asking us to cast a rat trap!" ”

"What, could it be that the people of China really want to provoke a war with the Empire?" Ikeda said angrily, "These ignorant fellows must be taught a hard lesson, and the Imperial soldiers stationed in Mukden and Tieling will definitely hold out until reinforcements arrive." The Anshan Police Barracks in front of us, we only need a few hours to level it! Then go north to rescue the 29th Wing! ”

"A large number of Russian-style artillery appeared in the Zhina Army of the 29th Wing, and this matter is not so simple." Aoki Qing shook his head, his superiors had already strictly ordered them to do it on their side, I am afraid that the situation on Mukden's side is even more serious than what they thought in their hearts. According to previous information. The heavy firepower in the Feng army added up to only fifty or sixty cannons, including Russian and old German-style 75 mountain guns. 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE THIS LITTLE BELONGINGS, WHICH CAN ONLY BE REGARDED AS VERY VULNERABLE TO JAPAN, BUT AT PRESENT, THE NUMBER OF 40,000 OR FIFTY UNITS THAT HAVE APPEARED OUTSIDE THE 29TH WING ALONE HAS REACHED AN ASTONISHING FORTY OR FIFTY, ALL OF WHICH ARE ALL NEW 76MM RUSSIAN MOUNTAIN GUNS AND FIELD ARTILLERY. THIS GUY IS EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN THE JAPANESE 38-TYPE 75MM GUN. Aoki realized that their assessment of the strength of the Feng army might have been seriously distracted. If they were forced, the police barracks on Anshan would have been razed to the ground, but their garrisons in Mukden and Tieling would also be wiped out. What's more, this time the incident happened suddenly. The vast amount of Japanese property in Mukden and Jilin, and the expatriates, have not had time to evacuate, and the losses will also be very heavy. At this time, the Japanese army was a real slinger.

"Then what should I do, I can't let the people continue to be arrogant!" Ikeda Yan is unwilling.

"Listen to the next order of His Excellency Master Hou." Even if Aoki Haru's heart was also very reluctant, he had to consider the situation of the Japanese garrison in Mukden.

"What's going on, why didn't the Japanese army move?" Chen Taiyao and all the other policemen were ready for battle, but they didn't expect that after most of the day, the menacing Japanese army would thunder loudly. The rain was small, and there was still no further action until now. It's really weird.

"Maybe something has happened, and the marshal won't abandon us." Hao Guodong also had a glimmer of hope in his heart at this time.

"Director, Fengtian telegram."

Hao Guodong directly stepped forward two sentences, snatched the telegram and looked at it, and then said with a smile, "Ha Luha." Okay, brothers, the marshal said that Anshan is between Liaoyang and Dashiqiao, and is surrounded by the Japanese army, so it is impossible to directly rescue us from Anshan County for the time being. However, at this time, the Feng army has surrounded thousands of Japanese troops in Mukden, and in order to protect their own people, the Japanese army now also does not dare to make a move against us. We only have four or five hundred people, even if we fight, we can exchange more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers, and it is worth it! ”

"I know that as long as there is a slight possibility, the handsome will never give up on us!" Immediately, a soldier laughed. "The director is right, the marshal treats me well, and at this time it is a matter of national righteousness, even if I sacrifice my life for the country, I will not hesitate to wait!"

The unprecedentedly high morale of the police barracks surprised the Japanese troops on the other side.

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"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much, Cai Yi's Yunnan army is no more than 10,000 people, and now His Majesty has mobilized 80,000 troops from Guangdong, Hunan, and Sichuan to encircle the Protector Army. Presumably, it is possible to destroy the rebels in one battle. Yang Du said respectfully to Yuan Shikai.

"I'm not worried about the rebels too much, but it was Qin Yu of Fengtian who poked me out of a big basket." At this time, the strength of the government army and the national defense army was compared, the national defense army lacked guns and ammunition, and even the army was uneven, and in the face of seven or eight times the government army, there was no chance of victory at all. In the early days of the war, Yuan Shikai didn't take the Protector Army too seriously.

"Something happened to Fengtian again, could it be that Qin Yu has also rebelled." Yang Du was surprised and said, Fengtian is not as good as Yunnan, Cai Yi, and Tang Jiyao have not gathered 20,000 troops, and their equipment is also a little worse than that of the Central Army. No matter what, it can't threaten Beijing, Feng's army is only a foot away from Beijing, and Fengtian's economic and military strength is far from being comparable to Yunnan's. The Feng army has always had a good record, and it is known for its courage and good fighting among the local armies, which is much stronger than that of the two provinces of Jihei.

"This is not, and I don't know if his head was caught by the door panel, and he actually clashed with the Japanese, and his subordinates even killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers, and now they are making a lot of trouble, and the Japanese garrison in Haicheng and Anshan has occupied Anshan County. Qin Yu also sent troops to surround the Japanese garrison in Mukden City, and he was about to fight with the Japanese army. Yuan Shikai rubbed his forehead, he had just compromised most of the Japanese with the twenty-one articles, in exchange for respite, and he was thinking of governing for more than ten years and then having a showdown with the Japanese. It's just that I didn't expect Cai Ye to flee to Yunnan to contradict him again, and this year he made a big move, and he was called the emperor, and the finances that had already stabilized were probably going to be unable to make ends meet. That's it, if so many troops are mobilized, they will always extinguish the rebels in Yunnan, but I didn't expect Qin Yu to make trouble with the Japanese again, and there was a big war about to start.

"What? Qin Yu got into trouble with the Japanese? This Qin Yu is really bold. "I heard Yuan Shikai say that the police on the Anshan side killed nearly 100 Japanese soldiers. At present, both sides have mobilized a large number of troops, and Yang Du is also taken aback when he sees that he is about to fight.

"It's not just boldness, it's boldness!" Yuan Shikai was not without anger in his heart.

"Do you want to directly remove Qin Yu from his position and appoint another Fengtian general?" Yang Du said tentatively.

"Appointment, how to appoint? Last year, he asked Qin Yu to come to Beijing, but he didn't come until now, so he asked Duan Zhigui to go to Fengtian. Qin Yu was good, and he directly refused. At this juncture, if Qin Yu's position is replaced, I am afraid that the people of the whole country will poke my backbone and scold. Yuan Shikai was angry, just the matter of being called emperor was on the cusp at this time, and he was pointed out by thousands of people in China. At this time, Qin Yu dared to come out and shout for an ordinary person to fight the Japanese, and applauded in China. Qin Yu's prestige is in full swing. Not to mention that he was really moved, even if the idea of the imperial court to remove Qin Yu came out, it would cause an angry denunciation and condemnation, making Yuan Shikai even more embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese minister asks to see you!"

"Let him in." It's coming fast. If this kind of thing happened in Fengtian, you can't hide from it.

"Ri Zhiyi has seen His Majesty the Emperor." Rizhiyi, who was dressed in a suit, had a calm face, no different from usual.

"Mr. Minister, is there anything wrong with coming to me so early?" Yuan Shikai cleaned up his mood and said with a very generous smile.

"Of course, there is something, Qin Yu, the acting general of your country, connived at the soldiers to disturb our Anshan railway station, and then exchanged fire with our army, killing 98 of our soldiers and 2 expatriates. Now my 29th Wing, the 2nd Garrison Brigade, and the Headquarters of the Commander of the Township Army in Fengtian City are surrounded by the superior forces of the Fengtian Army, and the cavalry of Fengtian's brigade in Taonan has appeared near my garrison in the area of Gongzhuling and Tieling. In addition, Qin Yu issued a statement saying that this incident was completely caused by our country, and there was no intention of repentance, and that the empire had not suffered such a great humiliation since the Meiji Restoration, and that if it was instructed by His Majesty the Emperor, it would be an act of directly provoking war between you and us. In order to safeguard the lives of our diaspora, the Imperial Army will also have to react. Hi Zhiyi's tone was calm, but the threat was meant to be expressed.

"Mr. Minister, don't be impatient, if it is indeed as Mr. Minister said, I will definitely deal with Qin Yu, before that, please give me a few days to figure out what the situation is in Fengtian?" Yuan Shikai said.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, now that thousands of soldiers are surrounded by the Feng army in Fengtian City, and dozens of cannons are gathered outside our military camp, will it take a few days for them to withdraw? The soldiers of the empire have never suffered such humiliation, and if His Majesty cannot give an explanation to our country immediately, the army of the empire will personally go to Mukden to wash away the shame! Rizhiyi's tone gradually hardened.

"Mr. Minister, please give me a little time, and I will surely satisfy your country." When he was in Shandong, Yuan Shikai still had full control over the overall situation, and the situation on Fengtian's side seemed to be a little beyond expectations.

"I want to give His Majesty time, but Qin Yu doesn't give time to our soldiers, in order to ensure the safety of our besieged soldiers and expatriates, my country can only act on its own." Rizhiyi saluted Yuan Shikai and then retreated.

Yuan Shikai was indignant in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that he was the emperor, his prestige was greatly reduced, and the country fell back into civil strife, how could a Japanese minister dare to be so disrespectful to him.

"Someone come, immediately send a report to the Fengtian side, ask him to withdraw the encirclement of the Japanese army in Fengtian City, and tell him that the imperial court is already dealing with Japan, and don't further provoke Japan."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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At this time, Japan is domestic. It was snowy, and it was white. Scattered floors in Tokyo.

"Uehara-kun, Fengtian China dares to openly surround the imperial garrison, it is already challenging the bottom line of the empire, and we must use practical actions to tell the people of China that the majesty of the imperial soldiers is inviolable!" Shigenobu Okuma kneels on a tatami mat. Poured yourself a cup of tea, and the heating supply in the house kept the cold outside.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, it is true that the imperial soldiers cannot be blasphemed, but this matter is not up to me, Mitsui, Okuragumi and several other consortiums are not in favor of using force against Shina at this time." Yusaku Uehara, head of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters, shook his head and said, "You should go and persuade the head of the county government about this matter." In addition, this is a public message sent by Qin Yuxin, the acting general of Fengtian. ”

"What did Qin Yu say again?" Okuma Shigenobu asked, the spies of the special high class were all over the northeast and Tsarist Russia, and it was not surprising that the staff headquarters got the news before him.

"Qin Yu said that Fengtian will not sit still. If a Japanese troop carrier appeared off the coast of Dalian, it would be regarded as a signal that Japan wanted to start a war, and immediately launched an attack on the 29th Wing and other units. The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers, Qin Yu is well versed in this. Yusaku Uehara put the telegram on the table and pushed it towards Shigenobu Okuma.

"Qin Yu only has 30,000 Fengjun, Fengtian's wool textiles, leather goods, and steel. Flour, hardware processing and other industries have begun to take shape. If the empire were to occupy these places, the gains would far outweigh the gains. Okuma Shigenobu said in an excited tone, "Further gaining control of Mukden will become the strongest cornerstone for the future empire to control northeastern China." ”

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we all underestimated Qin Yu, according to reliable intelligence. Qin Yu's previous expansion of 30,000 police forces was just a pretense, and later Fengtian recruited tens of thousands of new troops. After the outbreak of the Anshan incident, the Mukden side carried out an emergency expansion of the army, and this time the Fengtian army was expanded by at least five divisions, plus the original troops of Mukden. Attacking Mukden, the empire had to face not just 30,000 Feng troops, but close to 100,000. Moreover, a large number of Tsarist weapons appeared in the Mukden army at the same time, and since the 21st Article, the anti-imperial sentiment of the Chinese people has reached its peak, and once the imperial soldiers land in Dalian and the war begins, the Chinese will not allow their central government to do nothing. This conflict is likely to lead to an all-out war between the two countries, and the resentment that the Chinese have accumulated in the 21st Article is likely to erupt this time. Yusaku Uehara shook his head and said, "The current situation is not suitable for a big battle. China is now in civil strife, and the empire can get a lot of benefits from it, and if it invades China now and causes the people of China to form a group, it will be more than worth the loss for the empire. ”

"The dignity of the empire has been trampled on by the people of China, according to the will of Uehara-kun, is this matter settled?" Okuma Shigenobu formed a cabinet, in fact, the result of the secret manipulation of the Senate, Okuma Shigenobu has completed several goals of the senators during his reign, and at the same time accumulated a considerable part of the people's dissatisfaction with him, Okuma Shigenobu naturally did not want to be hidden by the birds, so he faded out of the Japanese political circles, using the domestic military, the radical mood of the people, and further expanding Japan's interests in China has become the only way for Okuma Shigenobu to keep the position of prime minister, which the Senate members can naturally see.

"The majesty of the empire needs to be maintained, but this matter must be treated with caution and not a war should be taken lightly." Uehara said, "Once the war starts, the empire's vested interests in Shina will be completely interrupted, you should know how Mitsui and other chaebols will react, if you can't take advantage of the opportunity of the war between the European powers, I don't know when the debt owed by the empire will be paid off." ”

As an island nation, Japan is extremely short of its own resources, and most of its resources are transported from overseas to the mainland, including the current steel production of more than 500,000 tons, and most of the iron ore is obtained from the Korean Peninsula and other sources such as Han Yeping. If the Republic of China cuts off its iron ore supply, steel production alone will drop significantly. The severance of resources in other areas will also trigger a series of chain reactions in the Japanese market. Japan's export of goods to the Republic of China also suffered an unprecedented setback after the 21st Article, and even if Okuma Shigenobu forcibly occupied Jiaozhou, others would have blamed him for the economic failure.

"Uehara-kun, having said that. However, Fengtian Industry has begun to take shape, and with the strength of Qin Yu's character, when Fengtian is already full-fledged, the price of eradicating him at that time may be unbearable. Okuma Shigenoru said, "The observations of the consuls and military attachés sent by the Imperial to Mukden are all of this view. ”

"From a small point of view, it is indeed necessary to impose military sanctions on Mukden, but at present, the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Republic of China has accumulated to the peak, and it will affect the whole body, once the war starts, the economic losses caused to the empire will not only be the South Manchurian Railway, but also coal, iron ore, grain, cotton, and other ores will be greatly affected." As a soldier, Yusaku Uehara naturally doesn't want to be too weak in this matter, but that's what the Senate means, those rotten old guys are all profit-oriented, and there are not no military and political officials in the country who oppose further stimulating the Republic of China.

"Of course, China must make a certain compromise in this matter, and the empire can make a certain punishment to China, but it cannot go beyond the acceptance of the China people."

Okuma Shigenobu let out a heavy sigh of relief, without the support of the Senate and the military, it seems that he will not be able to continue to stay in the cabinet, and he will have to make other plans as soon as possible.

There was no agreement with Yusaku Uehara on opinions, and Shigenobu Okuma lacked interest in continuing the conversation, so he said a few polite words and left.

Looking at the back of Okuma Shigenobu leaving, Uehara Yusaku sneered, a person who is about to lose power jumps up and down can't change the already predestined result, the more Okuma Shigenobu is unwilling, and the responsibility for this conflict with the Republic of China will also fall on his head, of course, Uehara Yusaku has no need to remind Okuma Shigenobu. The two belong to different factions, and Shigenobu Okuma's life or death has nothing to do with him. (To be continued......)