After receiving the assignment, Carlos immediately returned to his garrison in Oakland to prepare for the uprising, he was a brigade commander of the National Guard of the Autonomous Region, and a mercenary of the Ambrera Company, and his men were basically all Mexican, and in addition to his brigade, an infantry brigade in Fremont, mainly Japanese, would also participate.

Of course, their preparations were carried out in secret, and even the Chinese in San Francisco did not know, let alone other ethnic groups.

The next day, the news that the Mexican army had invaded California and was attacking San Diego officially appeared in the major newspapers in San Francisco, and among the remaining two divisions of the US army originally stationed on the periphery, there was an urgent reinforcement to the south, which intensified the tension, and for a time the whole city was panicked, especially those Americans who came from the east.

Although this is a Chinese autonomous region, in fact, the proportion of Chinese in the total population is not more than one-third, at least one-third are white Americans, the rest are Japanese, Mexican, a small number of, and some Indians, including the regional legislature, white Americans also retain a quarter of the seats, and for historical reasons, they still belong to the top of San Francisco's wealthy class, so the fear of the People's Party is particularly strong.

In order to exaggerate this atmosphere of impending mountain rain, Situ Meitang even arranged for some Mexicans to go out into the streets to engage in some violent activities and rob white Americans. By the way, he burned a few white shops that usually looked unpleasant, and it made it look like the Mexicans were about to fight, and then he pretended to send the National Guard and the local police to maintain order. The heavily armed soldiers took to the streets, and although the chaos quickly faded away, it also made the nimble minds see the tension of the situation.

For a time, all kinds of rumors arose, and there were even rumors that Mexican immigrants rebelled to meet their motherland army, and they also said it so vividly that those white Americans were even more frightened, and in the end, the rumors even developed into a rebellion brewing in the Mexicans of the autonomous region. Fortunately, those white Americans still don't believe in this, and everyone knows that although this place is American territory, it is actually the territory of Emperor Yang. If you dare to make trouble on his territory, wouldn't you be looking for your own death!

However, that very night, the sudden sound of gunfire and explosions in the direction of Auckland completely shattered their illusions.

3rd in the National Guard Infantry of the San Francisco Autonomous Region. The 4th Brigade mutinied. The terrible news exploded like a bolt from the blue over the San Francisco Autonomous Region.

More than 10,000 soldiers of the two brigades slaughtered their barracks at the same time, and then tens of thousands of immigrants of Mexican and Japanese descent joined the rebel ranks, who occupied the arsenal in Oakland as quickly as possible, and then armed themselves with the stored munitions, including more than 20 heavy artillery pieces, fell into their hands, and then divided into detachments and began to control the cities on the east bank, and the remnants of the Chinese garrison and police could not resist and had to retreat to San Jose in a hurry. and the 2nd Brigade stationed in San José to set up a defensive line at Milpitas.

The entire eastern shore of San Francisco Bay fell in less than an hour, and violence against whites quickly began to spread in the chaos. The whole east coast was full of fires, and the hideous faces of the were inevitably inevitable, and the frightened whites had to help the old and the young flee their homes overnight, because the roads were cut off and they could only go by sea, and all kinds of ships, large and small, were soon crowded together in San Francisco Bay at night, and behind them, the loudspeakers of the mutinous soldiers resounded in the night sky, and the sound of Santos quotes reading out was as chilling as the cry of the devil.

Fortunately, the Chinese in San Francisco extended a helping hand at this time, and a large number of Chinese drove various boats, even including small fishing boats in shrimp farms, regardless of the danger and risked their lives to sail to the east coast, where countless white people suffering in despair were brought to the west coast, and the autonomous region council organized as quickly as possible to provide food and accommodation for these refugees, so that they could feel the warmth of relatives, of course, the figure of Situ Meitang, the head of the autonomous region, who looked at the Chinese mayor who usually did not like it very much, was moved to tears.

After the mutinous rebels seized Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont and other places on the east coast, they immediately divided into two routes, one to attack Livermore, where the United States was stationed, and the other to San Jose, where the National Guard was stationed, and the thunderous explosions plunged the whole of San Francisco into chaos, reinforced military vehicles whistled through the streets, the rifles on the running soldiers reflected the cold light, and the cannons looked like hideous monsters in the dim light distortion.

Countless residents who did not know the truth were hiding in their homes and shivering, and a few shells flying from the opposite shore and exploding on the shore pushed the terrifying atmosphere to the extreme, especially in the direction of Livermore, the fire of the explosion of heavy artillery shells stained half of the sky red, and even occasionally mixed with large explosive packets that exploded as if the sky was falling apart.

Fortunately, this terrible night finally passed, and when dawn came, the guns of San Jose finally fell silent, and then the good news came, the rebel attack on San Jose was stubbornly blocked by the National Guard, and before the whites could breathe a sigh of relief, bad news followed, the rebels raided and captured Livermore, and the American 21st Division guarding there had to withdraw from the city and rout to Sacramento because of the surprise and the use of 155 mm heavy artillery by the rebels.

The shape is very serious, the morale of the rebels is high, and it is said that the Mexicans and scattered all over California are coming to join them in large numbers, San Francisco is alone, there are less than 20,000 militiamen, and there are also a large number of Mexicans on the east coast, and it is very likely that the same rebellion will occur, and at this time of internal and external troubles, there is no longer a waiting for the American army to come to support, and everyone knows that they can't take care of it now, otherwise they won't watch the Mexicans go straight in!

Under these circumstances, the San Francisco Autonomous Region Assembly immediately made a decision and quickly sent a telegram to Beijing requesting the protection of overseas Chinese, inviting the Chinese army to come and protect the Chinese nationals in San Francisco, and at the same time to protect the residents of other ethnic groups. Washington has long let the British hang on the gallows, can the great sages do it, can't we do it? Where is the humane spirit of the United States of America, and does it have to wait for the rebels to come by holding on to the letter of the law?

As a great, benevolent, and helpful monarch, he is very willing to provide help within his power when the American people need it, not to mention that there are more than 100,000 Chinese expatriates trapped in San Francisco, and according to Chinese law, dual nationality is recognized, and these Chinese expatriates are also Chinese citizens, so he is even more responsible as the Chinese emperor.

With Emperor Yang's order, the 15th and 16th Divisions of the Army, which were preparing to change guards with the 4th Division in Hawaii, immediately stopped the change of guard and boarded the ship to San Francisco as soon as possible to protect the overseas Chinese, and the 4th Division was also ready to provide support at any time if needed, including the fleet in Hawaii and the battleship Wuyi and the large armored cruiser Tianshan that were returning from the Americas to San Francisco nearby, ready to provide protection for the expatriates there.

This news frightened the Americans, although the mind is relatively naïve, but President Bryan also knows that it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, as long as the Chinese Army sets foot in the United States, it will not be a simple matter to let them leave again, and the US Minister Conger, who is in Beijing, had to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest again, claiming that the decision of the San Francisco Autonomous Region has not been approved by the US Government and has no legal significance, and the Chinese Government has no right to use this as a reason to send troops to protect overseas Chinese.

"Your Excellency, whether the San Francisco Autonomous Region Council's actions are in line with the laws of your country has nothing to do with us, what we are concerned about is that the lives and property of more than 100,000 Chinese nationals are threatened, and regardless of whether the invitation of the San Francisco Council is legal, we must send troops to protect them if your country's military is unable to provide them with protection, and this is the duty of the Chinese Government." Zhang Quan said lightly.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, the U.S. Army has the capacity to protect the security of any foreign nationals in the United States." Conger said hurriedly.

"Your Excellency, don't be kidding, I just received a telegram from the Consul General in San Francisco, that your garrison in San Francisco has been defeated by the rebels, and is in the process of being routed to Sacramento, with more than a quarter of the casualties of a division, and the Mexican Army is almost reaching San Diego, in this case it is up to you to protect you? How do you protect it?

Transferring troops from the east?

By the time your reinforcements arrive thousands of kilometers away, I'm afraid the rebels will already have broken through San Francisco.

You must understand that any Chinese expatriate is our brothers and sisters, and we cannot sit idly by and watch them in danger, even if one of us suffers misfortune because of our negligence, it is our dereliction of duty, as their elected officials, and the army they support, this is our obligation, and we must do to protect overseas Chinese, whether your country agrees or not. Zhang Quan said with a sneer, revealing the face of a busy big country. (To be continued......)