"Big brother, General Cixiu sent a telegram in Yongjia, southern Zhejiang." Sun Chengyuan knocked on the door and came to Wu Ming, who was talking to Lu Kuiyuan.

After sending Ye Zhuhan away in the morning, Wu Ming casually asked the guards to bring some breakfast to the guest room, and after eating, he washed up a little and went to bed to make up for sleep, and did not wake up until half past three in the afternoon, when Lu Kuiyuan was already waiting outside the door. After finishing personal hygiene, he just sat down and chatted a few words, and Sun Chengyuan sent Chen Cheng's telegram.

Wu Ming took the telegram, read it carefully, closed his eyes and thought for a while after reading it, and said to Sun Chengyuan: "Thank you to Brother Chen for me, just say that I know the Tao and will not be confused in such principled matters."

After Sun Chengyuan left, Wu Ming looked at Lu Kuiyuan: "What is the situation in Zhabei?" ”

"Judging from the information fed back from the eastern and northern districts of the public concession, the devils have gathered five or six hundred people, but so far, less than two hundred have gathered near the railway line, and they are probably still waiting for the opinions of the above...... As for Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong, there are 3,000 people deployed in the Zhabei area, and they have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers."

"However, most of the members of the Devil Volunteer Brigade are village soldiers, samurai and ronin, and they have received professional military skills training, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. I estimate that if you really want to fight, it will be difficult for Du Yuesheng to hold on for too long, even if you add Huang Jinrong...... So...... I...... I want to ......"

Lu Kuiyuan said that he was slurring and spitting, and he stopped talking.

"If you have anything to say, answer shyly like a little girl, is that your Lu Kuiyuan's style?" Wu Ming scolded with a smile.

Lu Kuiyuan smiled and rubbed his hands: "Big brother, beating little Japan is much cooler than fighting a civil war, and the brothers are eager to try it and want to practice their hands with the Japanese...... Do you think you sent the brothers out to kill the devils? ”

"Fooling around"

Wu Ming glared at Lu Kuiyuan: "I warned you a long time ago, everyone had better forget all the things in the past, we are here to rest and relax in Shanghai, either Brother Chen, who is here to fight with the Japanese, is afraid that we will be hot-headed, so I specially called to warn, do you want me to make a mistake?" ”

Seeing Wu Ming's face raised, Lu Kuiyuan's head shrank suddenly, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

Wu Ming shook his head a little helplessly, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely use you, but now is not the time, let's wait......

Speaking of this, Wu Ming raised the telegram in his hand: "What Brother Chen means is that what happens to the people is best solved by the people themselves, and the army must not interfere...... Don't forget, the place we are now in is Shanghai, which is China's largest industrial and commercial center city, and its total foreign trade volume is as high as 1.2 billion customs taels, accounting for more than half of the country's total foreign trade. No matter how rampant little Japan is, it will have to take into account the reactions of Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, and if we make rash moves, it may trigger a larger-scale confrontation between China and Japan, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Chen Cheng's opinion coincides with Wu Ming's, and they both want to see what attitude Britain, France, the United States and other countries will take on this matter.

According to the latest information, the foreign affairs departments of Britain and France have sent diplomatic notes to the Chinese and Japanese governments respectively, asking both sides to restrain the actions of their citizens, while US Secretary of State Hull has openly asked the Japanese government and military to exercise restraint and settle the dispute peacefully.

In this case, Wu Ming felt that he didn't need to be strong at all, and when he needed it, someone would naturally come to the door to ask for it, and there might be unexpected gains at that time.

The sky is getting darker, and the lights are on.

The hand-to-hand encounter that I thought would happen today did not appear, and the volunteer team formed by the Japanese shrank back after walking around the edge of the Chinese border for a while, which made Du Yuesheng, whose heart was in his throat, breathe a long sigh of relief.

At half past ten in the evening, Huishan Pier.

Commander of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, and Rear Admiral Okawa Uchidenshichi, commander of the Marine Corps, as well as Japanese Ambassador to China Shigeru Kawatakeshi, Consul General Igetaro Ishikuchi, and other high-ranking Japanese military and political leaders stationed in Shanghai gathered at the Izumo, the flagship of the Third Fleet, anchored on the Huangpu River.

"What the Prime Minister means is to exercise restraint and not expand the dispute with China," said Ambassador Shigeru Kawazuki, who was dressed in a suit.

"What does the ambassador mean ...... Sitting idly by as the soldiers of the Reich were slaughtered and the diaspora died unexpectedly? Major General Okawa asked aggressively.

In Japan, military personnel have never taken civilian officials seriously, and generals stationed abroad have done whatever they want, and this tradition has continued in the military for several decades, and its program of "going down to the top" is the legal basis.

"The fact that soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the Imperial Japanese Navy were openly killed by the Shina people is clearly a blatant insult to the Imperial Army, and this has aroused great indignation among all our imperial officers and men, and the Navy is determined to make the Chinese pay a tenfold and hundredfold price." The more Major General Okawauchi spoke, the more excited he became, and Yu Crisp stood up, clenched his fists and roared loudly.

Chuan Yue Mao hurriedly dissuaded: "Dachuan Neijun, please don't be emotional, the navy stationed in Shanghai should still focus on the interests of imperial diplomacy."

The consul general in Shanghai, Ihataro Ishi, also said: "Yes, Okawauchi-kun, in fact, the perpetrator Zhang Xiaolin has died, and the number of casualties in the people of China is several times that of ours...... Shanghai is an international commercial port, the largest city in the Far East, and the interests of Britain, the United States, France, and Germany. ”

"Moreover, according to Ishihara-kun's Outline of National Defense Policy, it is clearly much more advantageous for the empire to adopt a policy of encroachment rather than annexation of China, which will allow the empire to avoid the risk of confrontation with the Western powers and international isolation."

Major General Okawauchi was about to speak, but Hasegawa Kiyoshi coughed lightly and said, "Okawauchi-kun, Lord Minai Haixiang has called and asked us to be consistent with Ambassador Kawayue, do you want to transfer back to China?" ”

At this time, Okawa Nei Chuanqi didn't dare to speak, and Hasegawa Kiyoshi said again: "Of course, this incident is about the dignity of the Imperial Army, and I, as the commander of the Third Fleet, must not let the dead make meaningless sacrifices."

Ambassador Shigeru Kawayue smiled bitterly and bowed to Hasegawa Kiyofuka: "Please, Commander, please wait for the instructions of the cabinet and obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise, no one can afford this responsibility if it triggers a war between China and Japan."

Although Hasegawa Kiyoshi was full of longing for war in his heart, he also knew that the current political situation in Japan did not allow him to take risks at all, and if he did not do so, Prime Minister Hayashi Mijuro, who now has the full support of the army and navy and holds three cabinet positions, will definitely try to remove himself from the troublemaker.

Under these circumstances, Hasegawa Kiyoshi had to express his regret: "Of course, all the officers and men of the Imperial Fleet must unconditionally obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor and obey the instructions of the Cabinet, and I hope that our consistent tough stance will be maintained in foreign affairs in order to safeguard the dignity of the Empire."

"Hay—"

All the participants, including Ambassador Chuan Yueshigeru, stood up and bent down in unison to agree.