Chapter 23: Blood Debt and Blood Repayment

That night, Wan'er and her eldest sister Deng Yimei stood in front of the ruined old mansion of the Deng family and wept bitterly, with charred corpses on the ground side by side, and the corpses could not be identified at all. At this time, Chen Jinyu and all the generals took off their hats to mourn the victims, looking at Wan'er and Deng Yimei's sad and grief-stricken appearances, Chen Jin's eyes almost burst into anger and said: "We must settle the crimes of the French, and the blood debt must be repaid with blood debt." The surrounding soldiers roared and raised their guns and shot into the sky.

Three days later, the funeral was held, and because the charred people could not be identified, they were all buried together. The next day, a public trial was held in Victoria Square in front of the British Governor's Palace in the concession. After interrogation and interrogation, 285 of the 450 French sailors were involved in the atrocities. On this day, all the foreigners living in the concession were present, including the people in the concession, and the square was almost impassable. In the past few days, the people of Shanghai City have a general understanding of this unit, and they have committed no crimes in the autumn and have strict military discipline, and they have quickly won the favor of the common people, and the panic and apprehension at the beginning have disappeared.

Although there was no cheers from the people at the scene, this fierce army that fell from the sky not only occupied the city of Shanghai dazzlingly, but also wanted to judge the foreigners who were regarded as the beasts of the flood. The concession has been opened to free entry and exit, and the people of Shanghai have also poured into the concession.

Soldiers armed with guns and nuclear bombs formed a cordon around to prevent the people from pouring into the venue in high spirits. On the south side of the square, rows of shelves were erected, to which ropes were attached, and it was evident that the prisoners were to be hanged. 285 French sailors were identified, each with their hands tied and their heads shaved, and kneeling in the middle of the field. French soldiers who had not participated in the atrocities, including captured ones, knelt on the north flank. Behind stood French officials, big and small.

To the east were British prisoners, including concession officials, British and French merchants, and citizens, and every foreign citizen was required to be present. A trial platform was set up on the west side, and Chen Jintang sat in the middle, next to the interpreter Deng Yun, and Seinfeld and several regiment leaders were seated. Wan'er and the eldest sister of the Deng family, Gui'er and Jin'er. The female dependents, including numerous officials, were located on one side.

On the other side stood Hu Xueyan, Sheng Huaixuan, Sheng Huaiyin and other officials. The atmosphere was very solemn, and at this time, a officer with a loud voice shouted: "Now the public trial meeting has officially begun!" The translator repeated it in English. Chen Jintang stood up and said loudly: "First of all, I announce that the city of Shanghai is occupied by our army and civilians. It is clear to everyone that we are a righteous and civilized army, and that all legitimate citizens in the occupied areas, including all foreigners, have the right to live freely and equally, as long as they abide by the law. ”

Deng Yun stood up and translated loudly in English, Chen Jintang glanced at the speech and continued: "But the French thugs kneeling in front of them, they are mad, burning, killing, looting, ** women of good families, and mutilating innocent people in the concession. Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, the blood debt must be repaid with blood. Next, the French Governor-General and Deputy Commander of the French Far East Fleet came up to apologize. ”

The French governor-general and deputy commander of the Far East Fleet, Bell, came up with a gray face, and their decadent expressions were very embarrassed. The two men bowed three times before staggering down, and the French governor collapsed to the ground when he stepped off the judgment seat, and two soldiers came up and dragged him down. Then Chen Jintang ordered the execution to begin, and angry shouts erupted in the crowd.

Fifty people were executed at one time, and the soldiers stepped forward to put black hoods on the prisoners, and then dragged them towards the gallows. Many French soldiers were so frightened that they could no longer walk, and many of them were wet from their crotches, apparently peeing their pants in fear. Following the command, the French soldier who was hoisted up instinctively struggled, and after a few minutes hung motionless in mid-air. At the beginning of the second batch of executions, some of the French soldiers were frightened, some were crying wolves, and some were begging for ・・・・・・.

After the execution was completed, Chen Jintang announced that he would return the finances of all the victims and their families, and that he would compensate the victimized merchants and civilians with the confiscation of the property of the French government. Soon horse-drawn carts poured into the venue, and large quantities of property began to be returned to the victims. After the crowd gradually dispersed, the captured French soldiers and sailors, including the British captured soldiers, were all escorted to the British barracks for unified control.

The signboard of the British Governor's Palace was taken down, and a signboard of the headquarters of the People's Army stood out. In the building, Chen Jintang said to the British Governor and the French Governor: "Gentlemen, the British and French concessions no longer exist, the official property of your two countries will be confiscated, and the citizens and merchants of the two countries, including those of Western countries, can freely engage in commercial and trade activities, and we will not restrict them. However, the captured officers and soldiers of the two countries cannot leave the country for the time being, and the military control is likely to continue for a long time. ”

Chen Jintang continued: "Gentlemen, our goal is the Manchu government, and this declining dynasty has come to an end. We have no intention of going against the Western countries, but if you impose war on us, we will be with you to the end. The two governors were silent, it was useless to say anything at this point, and the most important thing was to save their lives at the moment.

Charlie of Jardine Matheson came in with a pale face, and Chen Jintang said with a kind attitude: "Mr. Charlie, you must already know who I am, Deng Zixuan asked me to tell you that Mr. Charlie is our friend, and we will continue to cooperate sincerely with Mr. Charlie, please rest assured Mr. Charlie." "General Chen, thank you very much, please take me to greet Mr. Deng!" Charlie was reassured and left satisfied.

Later, the aftermath work was carried out, and although the city of Shanghai has changed its color, the lives of the common people are still the same, and there are no riots due to the war, especially the commercial activities of the city. Although the news spread quickly, it took time for all parties to react. The day after the public trial meeting was held, everyone gathered in the Yamen of Songjiang Mansion to discuss.

The military academy wants to open enrollment to meet the military talents in the future, Zhang Mancang is busy as the principal of the military academy, and Wan Chuan also starts to integrate his intelligence headquarters, so he is naturally busy. He also hung a sign in front of a western-style building in the concession, which read the CIA, and the name was very atmospheric, and it was not difficult to see that this was Deng Zixuan's handwriting.

In the Songjiang Prefecture, the military commanders reported on their respective defenses. The 1 regiment served as the southern defense, the 2 regiment as the western defense, and the 3 regiment as the northern defense. The cavalry regiment was a mobile unit to support the operation at any time, and in addition to participating in the defense of the artillery of the fortresses along the river, the artillery regiment also had to carry out the necessary artillery support for all units. At present, there are two aspects of the threat, one is the Jiangnan battalion and the Yangtze River naval division of the Qing army, and the other is the threat from the foreigners at sea. However, it will take time for the Qing army and the foreigners to react, so there will be no war in the short term.

After the military commander finished his report, Wu Bao, who was the head of the police in the occupied area, stood up and said: "The main mother, the deputy commander-in-chief, there are a total of 500 soldiers in the green battalion of the Qing army, including the soldiers in Shanghai, after integration, the old, weak, sick and disabled and the unqualified, leaving more than 300 people, and I have 600 people, and I plan to expand it to 1,000 people to maintain law and order in the occupied area. ”

Chen Jintang nodded and said: "The security of the occupied area depends on you, you must restrain your subordinates, your people are mixed, and you must be serious about military aircraft, if something happens, I will ask you." "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! Chen Jintang glanced at Wan'er and said, "Sheng Huaiyin!" "The subordinates are here!" "The main bus has been replaced, and the official system has not been moved for the time being, and you, as the Shanghai Daotai, are still responsible for the daily management of the occupied areas, and the people in the occupied areas are determined, and you are duty-bound. In addition, the laws and regulations of the Qing court were abolished, and new laws and regulations should be formulated! "Yes, my subordinates obey!"

"Sheng Huaixuan!" "Here!" Sheng Huaixuan stood up. "From this day on, you will be the Minister of Industry of the Occupied Territories, responsible for the industrial production of the entire Occupied Territories, especially the production of the Arsenals." "Arsenal?" Sheng Huaixuan was confused. Chen Jintang said with a smile: "It is a secret arsenal built by the lord, and the rifles, pistols, artillery, grenades, and ammunition in our hands are all produced by the arsenal. Sheng Huaixuan's eyes widened and said, "It's really unimaginable that Brother Zixuan has built an arsenal under our noses!" Everyone couldn't help but get excited.

"Hu Xueyan!" "Here!" Chen Jintang continued: "From today onwards, you will serve as the Minister of Finance of the occupied areas and supervise the logistics, and you will coordinate the food, grass, and salaries of the troops. "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! "Zhao Jiuming, Pei Xuan!" The two of them stood up in a bit of a panic and answered. "The lord must have read both of your letters, and I won't be verbose if I don't have any extra words. As for running a newspaper to vigorously publicize the strategy of the lord, opening a new school and vigorously cultivating talents, you two are familiar with the road. The disciples of the Deng family class returned from studying in the UK, and the conditions for the establishment of Tongren University have been met. Now I appoint Mr. Zhao Jiuming as the president of Tongren University and Mr. Pei Xuan as the editor-in-chief of Xinhua Daily. ”

zuihou Chen Jintang said majestically: "The lord is not respected by the lord and mother, and now I declare my allegiance to the lord mother!" "Pledge allegiance to the Mistress!" Everyone spoke in unison. Wan'er was unprepared and said: "I am a woman, how can I be respected!" "Mistress! There are no rules, you can't be a circle, and now you are the backbone, and you must not shirk. Wan'er had no choice but to say, "Then please everyone!" ”

If you want to say that the sound of the change in Fuzhou is limited, the change in Shanghai is like thunder on the flat ground and lightning in the clear sky. Two days later, Ding Richang, the governor of Jiangsu, received the news that Shanghai had been occupied by the rebels. This kid was simply confused, the riots in the British and French concessions had just been reported to the imperial court, and then Shanghai was occupied by the rebels, this change was simply incredible, and he even thought it was not true. But the ruthless truth is in front of us, and we have to face it.

On the one hand, Ding Richang ordered the Green Battalion and the Huai Army of the Jiangnan Battalion to defend Nanjing, and on the other hand, he ordered the Jiangnan Naval Division to defend along the river. Then he quickly sent someone to report to the imperial court, and the entire city of Nanjing suddenly fell into a panic. In particular, the gossip is flying all over the sky, saying that the rebels are all shaved heads, heavenly soldiers, and blue-faced fangs, and have come to Nanjing.

At the same time, Pei Gejin was also taken aback when he received the telegram. The change in Fuzhou had already shocked him, and he sent someone to report it to Annan quickly. The ensuing changes in Shanghai were like a shocking stone, which made him even more nervous. The original strategy Jihua put the cart before the horse and completely disrupted it. Pei Gejin sent people to report to Annan, and then took control of Guangzhou, and the situation forced him to act in advance.

Deng Zixuan did not expect that Fuzhou, Shanghai, and then Guangzhou would take the lead in raising the banner of rebellion.

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