Tan Yanmin, Deng Xihou, Li Zongren, these three people look very interesting, Tan Yanmin has been famous for a long time, at the beginning with Tan Sitong, Chen Sanli and called "the third son of Huxiang", after arriving in the Republic of China, he served as the overseer of Hunan several times, and he is the most famous and oldest political veteran in Hunan.

These are nothing, but one thing is surprising to everyone, Hunan's inter-provincial autonomy, Tan Yanmin has made great contributions. And this time Zhang Tinglan is holding high the banner of opposing the autonomy of the provinces, it stands to reason that Tan Yanmin is not liquidated, which is already good, how can he still have the opportunity to be reused, it is really puzzling.

In addition, Deng Xihou and Li Zongren can only be regarded as the soil emperor of one side, and when they go outside the province, not many people know about it, but Zhang Tinglan promoted these two juniors.

The old and the new are used together, which really makes people can't figure out Zhang Tinglan's routine. Outsiders can't see through it, Zhang Tinglan naturally has a reason for this arrangement, and this crusade against the south can actually be regarded as the first step in unifying the world.

If you want to unify the world, you must recruit all kinds of talents, not limited to the three eastern provinces, and the talents available in the south cannot be missed, not to mention that Deng Xihou got on the line with Fengjun early, and Zhang Tinglan also wanted to promote him.

In addition, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Gui family are not weak in military talent, and Zhang Tinglan also intends to win them over, and it just so happens that Li Zongren started relatively late, and he has not yet become a prince, so he can just start.

More than a year ago, Feng Jun and Li Bai got on the line, gave them a loan of 2 million, sent a batch of obsolete water Lianzhu rifles over, and secretly sent some military instructors over, unceremoniously said that Li Bai was Fengjun's spokesperson in Guangxi.

Now that the time is ripe, it is time to show these cards, and they are all the way in Sichuan. All the way in Liangguang, in fact, it happened to these rebels in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, forming a crescent-shaped encirclement, and at the same time shattered the dream of some people to divide the south, south of the Yangtze River, there are still a large number of shili close to the Feng army, and want to rule across the river, which is wishful thinking.

As for Tan Yanmin, Zhang Tinglan didn't have much of a good impression, this guy was simply an eight-sided crystal ball. Accompanied by the living Feng Dao of the food painting. is a full old bureaucrat, for such a person, Zhang Tinglan originally didn't want to use it.

However, just when Fengjun was just starting to go south, Wang Yongjiang sent a secret telegram to Zhang Tinglan, if someone else might not care about Zhang Tinglan. But Wang Yongjiang, who is also a teacher and friend, Zhang Tinglan didn't dare to take it seriously.

In the telegram, Wang Yongjiang analyzed the form. He also thinks this is a good time to stretch Shili to the whole country. But Wang Yongjiang also bluntly reminded Zhang Tinglan. With the existing strength, it is still too difficult to control the whole country, so it is necessary to have as few grievances as possible and win more people's hearts.

In fact, most of the bureaucrats and gentry who advocated inter-provincial autonomy were grass-walled. If it can be done, take the opportunity to expand the power in its hands, and if it fails, immediately change the court. Since the Republic of China, these guys have been between the north and the south, constantly swaying, and this action has been extremely skillful.

Although he also looks down on Yongjiang, the grass king on the wall, there is no need to force them to a dead end, especially when the strength in his hands is not enough.

It was precisely because of Wang Yongjiang's warning that Zhang Tinglan decided to appoint Tan Yanhong, in order to set an example for the wall-riding faction, as long as he could change his course, there would still be a chance.

Tan Yanmin, the old fox, also knew the meaning of the string song after listening to the string song, and immediately issued a telegram, claiming that he originally advocated the autonomy of the United Province and wanted to seek well-being for the land of Sangzi. But this proposition has been misappropriated by a group of separatists and used as their umbrella. Therefore, Tan Yanmin said that he would retract his previous views, wholeheartedly support Beijing, make every effort to equalize the chaos, and restore peace to the world.

This old fox can be so obedient, but he is still subdued by the strong force of the Feng army, even the British, let alone these warlords in the country!

However, Tan Yanmin also had reservations, he shouted loudly, but there were not many real movements, this old fox was still observing, wanting to see if the Feng army could resist the retaliation of the British, Zuihou He was deciding where to go.

In fact, compared with domestic public opinion, Shijie also set off an uproar, China sank a British warship, a public colony in Shijie's eyes, to challenge Shijie overlord, no matter how you look at it, it is like hitting a stone with an egg.

Many conservative British media have clamored for severe punishment of China and the organization of an eight-nation alliance again, so that the Easterners can taste the power of the West's fist. Of course, this is no longer the same as in 1900, and many of the media controlled by the United States are gloating.

The British monopolized the Yangtze River Valley, the richest area in China, which had long aroused the dissatisfaction of the United States, and at this time someone finally came out to challenge the British, and they also made the British disgraced, and many people in the United States felt a sigh of relief. After all, on the issue of the League of Nations, Britain and France put the United States together, so that the dream of this emerging country to attack the hegemon was temporarily shattered, and now they naturally gloat at the British when they see that the British are unlucky.

The controversy in the media, in fact, also represents the differences between the great powers, starting from the attack on the warship, the British were immediately alarmed, as the old hegemon, the British bureaucracy is still quite efficient, for these emergencies, the British also have their own set of countermeasures.

First of all, the British, under the banner of unanimity of the great powers, gathered the ministers of various countries, and wanted to pull everyone together to put pressure on China.

British Minister Eston first said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the shameless attack by the Chinese on the warships of the British Empire is a very serious provocation, and I think it is necessary to take severe measures to punish the bold Chinese." ”

"I support Mr. Eston's view that, if necessary, I believe that war should be declared on China immediately, and the regime of Zhang Tinglan should be completely overthrown, and a new regime capable of respecting the interests of all countries should be established."

It was the Japanese Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi who spoke, and China and Japan had just made an in-depth friendship and international exchange, and Japan had been regarded by Zhang Tinglan as a great enemy of life and death. During this time, the Japanese have been vigorously fighting their horses, licking their wounds, and preparing to compete with the Feng army again at the right time.

After the conflict between China and Britain, the Japanese thought that the opportunity to wait had finally come, so Fang Ze seemed more active than the British, and said loudly: "No matter when, the Japanese Empire is willing to stand with the British." Jointly maintain order in the Far East. ”

Eston is not a fool, if war could have been declared, the British would have declared war a long time ago, so why bother to gather all these people again! The Japanese seem to be very supportive of Britain, but in fact, to put it bluntly, they want to roast Britain on the fire and let a war break out between China and Britain, so that they can profit from it.

On the side, the French minister Qi Leye also said: "What the despicable China needs most is a lesson, and the British huge fleet should act immediately, with artillery and blood." Wake them up. ”

As the saying goes, those who watch the excitement are not afraid of big things, and France also jumped out and encouraged Britain to send troops. Qi Leye also looked indignant.

Schulman, the new U.S. minister to China, was disapproving: "Mr. Edomon, it is of course a regrettable thing that China attacked the British fleet. But the British fleet appeared in the midst of the civil war in China and aided the rebels in the south. I don't think that's appropriate either. ”

Eston was stunned for a moment. He also did not expect that the Americans would have such an attitude, to be honest, the weight of the Americans in shijie is getting heavier and heavier, as the largest industrial country, the creditor of the British, the United States is not willing to stand with the British, for the British. Definitely a tragedy.

However, just as Eston was thinking about how to persuade Schulman, the Italian minister Edward also spoke: "Britain's unilateral intervention in China's civil war will have a very bad impact on the Chinese people, and will even arouse the resentment of the Chinese people. Just like they did in 1900. But what I want to say is that I am afraid that the young men of Italy are not willing to cross the ocean and come to this unknown land to fight. ”

At this time, the prime minister of Italy was already Mussolini, and as a country that had signed a large number of cooperation agreements with the Fengjun, Italy obviously would not stand with the United Kingdom. A few words from Edward have completely shattered the dream of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Times are different, and there will be no more coalition armies of the great powers. Excluding Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary, only Japan and France sided with the British.

Japan tried its best to woo Britain because of its hatred, while France was angry because Zhang Tinglan vetoed the Golden Franc case, which shattered the French dream of extorting a sum of money, and stood with Britain. However, although these two countries support the UK, they also have their own calculations, and they are not really willing to act as Britain's partners.

As for the United States and Italy, they attach more importance to cooperation with China and are unwilling to take advantage of the British's fire.

Eston secretly sighed in his heart, in fact, not only these countries have changed, but even the British Empire has also changed, and Britain, which was hollowed out by World War I, really does not have the courage to cross half the world and fight a life-and-death battle with China.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Britain naturally reserves the right to use force against China's provocations, but before that, strong sanctions are also very important, all countries should stop all trade with China, and warships from other countries should be dispatched together to blockade the Yangtze River and prevent the Feng army from moving south."

As soon as he said this, both Schulman and Edward bowed their heads slightly, and their eyes fell on the tips of their shoes, as if they could see a flower from them, and it was clear that they were reluctant to make these proposals that were detrimental to economic interests.

Eston looked at them with a stern face: "Gentlemen, you must know that today's challenge to the British Empire may fall on everyone's heads tomorrow, and if you indulge the Chinese, we will lose this place forever!" ”

In the face of Edomon's threat, Shulman and Edward both reluctantly nodded in agreement, but whether or not they actually did so depended on the situation.

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"Vice President, the British have lodged a strong protest and have listed several conditions for our immediate answer." Rong Zhen briefed Zhang Tinglan on the situation.

Zhang Tinglan showed a happy smile on his face: "In the past, we always protested against others, but now we are suddenly strongly protested by the British, which is really good." When the streets of Britain are full of demonstrations and slogans against China, we will have achieved a positive result! ”

When Rong Zhen heard this, he also smiled and said: "Vice President Mingjian, the British just protested, and did not really declare war, in fact, it is a manifestation of lust and inwardness." ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly, and looked at the conditions put forward by the British, which included compensating the loss of the warship, apologizing to the British, returning the prisoners, severely punishing the pilots who caused the incident, returning the stranded Yarmouth to the British, and promising that this would never happen again......

After a few glances, Zhang Tinglan put aside and sneered: "The British are wishful thinking, not only can they not compensate them, but they also want to let them swallow greater bitter fruits!" From then on, the British shili was driven out of the country. ”

Rong Zhen was also very keen, and suddenly smiled: "Vice President, do you mean to attack the concessions of the great powers?" ”

"Not the Great Powers, but Britain!" Zhang Tinglan corrected: "For the time being, it is not advisable to make too many enemies, the British seized the concession the earliest, and the area occupied was also the largest, and if the British were solved, it would be easier for others." ”

Rong Zhen nodded hurriedly: "Vice President, do you think you should take it back, do you want to drive the army directly in?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Tinglan still shook his head: "After the army enters, it is easy to irritate other powers, and the British concession is all over the country, and our troops have not yet arrived in many places. I think it is better to take advantage of public opinion, and now there are anti-British actions in various places, and if the common people are indignant for a moment and rush into the concession, I am afraid that no one will have anything to say. ”

Zhang Tinglan learned this idea during the Northern Expedition, and the people of Hankou and Jiujiang rushed into the concession and drove away all the British military and police, creating an established fact, and then the British had to bow their heads and return the two concessions to the Chinese side.

However, Zhang Tinglan's handwriting is obviously bigger, Hankou and Jiujiang are definitely not enough, Tianjin, Zhenjiang, Xiamen, and Guangzhou are all in Zhang Tinglan's jihua, these large and small countries within the country have long become Zhang Tinglan's heart disease, so haode Chinese land, why was it seized by the foreign powers.

Now that there is an opportunity, we must not let it go, and the first to start action is Tianjin, the closest to Beijing, as the gateway to Beijing, the number of concessions in Tianjin is one of the best in the country

Since 1860, the British have seized the concession in Tianjin, after several expansions, the British concession is bordered by the Haihe River in the east, along the racecourse road to Tonglou in the south, Haiguangsi Avenue (now Xikang Road) in the west, and adjacent to the French concession along the Baoshitu Road in the north, covering a total area of more than 6,000 acres, which is the largest one in the concessions of various countries.

However, this former glittering concession area is now under the most serious threat, and outside the concession, thousands of angry people have gathered, and the number is still increasing.

The Yangzhou tragedy continues to ferment, the anger of the people has been ignited, and there is the government behind them, these people have nothing to fear, and the British concession area is blocked.

Rotten eggs, rotten leaves, stones, clods of soil, and even feces fell into the concession like hail. (To be continued......)