After the establishment of the empire, in order to curb the development of Japan. The empire called on the Chinese who mined ore in the Daye iron ore mine to refuse to work for the Japanese, so that the Japanese did not want to get iron ore from here.

The establishment of the empire made all the Chinese rejoice, and they did not want to be oppressed by the Japanese for a long time. Therefore, with the support of the imperial government, the workers refused to go to work, so that the production of Daye iron ore was almost completely stopped.

The strike of Chinese workers has had a great impact on the production of Daye Iron Mine. Annoyed and angry, the Japanese management ordered that the unpaid wages should not be paid to the Chinese workers. The hard-earned money that the workers toiled and risked their lives to mine ore did not get a penny, which naturally would not make them agree.

As a result, thousands of Chinese workers went to Daye Iron Mine to demand their hard-earned money. However, they did not even enter the gate and were directly blocked out. In order to protect Daye Iron Mine, the Japanese sent a squadron of marines to garrison it. After the arrival of several thousand Chinese workers, these Japanese marines took up rifles, heavy machine guns, and even mortars of their own production.

In the war of that year, Japan suffered a lot of losses from the mortars of the Chinese Army. After the end of the war, Japan also intensified the development of mortars. For this kind of artillery, which did not have much technical content, the Japanese easily made it. It's just that the rate of fire of the mortars is too fast, and the consumption of shells is too great, so that the Japanese army is not equipped with too much, but each squadron is equipped with two.

"Pay me back my hard-earned money!" "Get out of China!"

Workers chanted slogans and confronted the Japanese Marines in the factory area.

"What should I do, Lord Overseer? Otherwise, we'll pay all those workers. Not much anyway. Seeing this, the Japanese management in the factory area was frightened. The wages of these thousands of workers are only tens of thousands of Chinese yuan in total. For them. It's nothing at all.

"Yaga! Those damn the chinas, they are malicious miners. According to the management regulations of the factory, their wages were all fined, and there was not a penny. Warn the workers and tell them to leave immediately. Whoever dares to storm the factory will let the Marines shoot. Something happened. All the responsibility rests with me. Superintendent Kimao Nishizawa said.

"Shoot? Overseer, this is China! What should we do in the event that the Chinese army arrives? "The rest of the Japanese were scared. Today's China is not the China that they could be bullied a few years ago, but a powerful country.

"Idiots, you bunch of rice buckets. Even if we shoot, the Chinese will not dare to do anything to us. Don't forget, now the Chinese are making peace with the empire. They were afraid of the outbreak of war, so naturally they did not dare to further contradict their plans. Nishizawa said nonchalantly.

"I see. The Overseer is too wise. The other Japanese patted their ass.

The Chinese workers outside the factory are becoming more and more agitated. The wages they ask for are their legitimate rights. But the Japanese didn't pay any attention to them, and even sent troops to point their guns at them. Some of the more radical workers even began to push the doors of the factory, and this. It also directly led to the further intensification of contradictions.

"Yaga, damn the Chinese pig. Get the hell out of here. Seeing that the gate was about to be toppled by the Chinese workers, the Japanese marines who were facing each other immediately rushed over and smashed the hands of the Chinese workers on the iron gate with the butts of their guns.

"Ahh Screams rang out, and some Chinese workers, their fingers smashed to a blur of flesh and blood.

But. This did not make the workers retreat, but the atrocities of the Japanese made them even angrier, which also caused the gaffe to get out of control.

"Poof!" In the midst of the panic, a Japanese Marine soldier used a rifle with a bayonet in his hand. Fiercely stabbed at a Chinese China. The bayonet was stabbed into the chest of the Chinese worker, and blood flowed.

"Murder! These Japanese killed people. Brothers, rush in to avenge the death of our brothers! The rest of the workers shouted, and with their concerted efforts, the factory gates were knocked down.

"Fire!" The captain of the squadron of the Japanese marines, immediately gave the order to open fire.

"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine guns of the Japanese marines began to strafe, and the Chinese workers who rushed to the front fell to the ground screaming.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The Japanese Marines' newly reloaded Type 38 rifles also fired.

Dense bullets were fired at the unarmed Chinese workers, knocking them to the ground. Almost in the blink of an eye, the door of the factory became a defense. Hundreds of Chinese workers fell in pools of blood, and the rest of the Chinese workers were frightened and fled in all directions.

"Phew! Timid Shina people. Dare to storm the factories of the Great Japanese Empire, and if you die, you will die in vain. A low-ranking officer of the Japanese Marine Corps, looking at the pile-up corpses of Chinese workers, spat on it, and said disdainfully.

When the gunshots rang out, the Japanese management of Daye Iron Mine was stunned one by one. Even the overseer who gave the order, Kimio Nishizawa, was the same. Although he gave such an order, he did not think that the Chinese would dare to storm the factory. But now the gunshots are ringing out, and many Chinese workers are still killed or wounded, which is a big problem.

"Damn, who let them shoot. Bastard! Immediately send a telegram to the country and ask them to put pressure on the government of China. If their people dare to attack our factory again, we will take more drastic measures. Nishizawa immediately commanded. In any case, the responsibility must be put on the heads of the Chinese. In this way, he himself will be able to get out safely.

"Yes, Overseer." The Japanese managers of the factory immediately took action.

The incident of the Chinese workers being shot dead by the Japanese army at the Daye Iron Mine was immediately sent to Wu Haoxuan's desk.

"Damn! Those little devils are simply looking for death, and on Chinese soil, it is unbearable to dare to shoot our compatriots. Send a telegram to the army stationed in Hubei Province, and give me an attack on the Daye Iron Mine, and all the Japanese in it will be arrested, and if they dare to resist, they will be killed. The furious Wu Haoxuan gave the order directly.

"Your Highness, what about the negotiations we are now with the Japanese?" Prime Minister Yang Du asked.

"It's a fart! The Japanese have killed all of us, and if we continue to talk about it, won't it seem that we are too weak? We're just deliberately showing weakness, it's not that we're really afraid of these little Japan. Wu Haoxuan directly burst into foul language.

Yang Du nodded and said no more.

"Send a telegram to Tang Shaoyi, ask him to stop the negotiations, and protest to the Japanese, demanding that the Japanese compensate us for our losses. Otherwise, we won't rest on our laurels. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Highness." Yang Du went straight to make a phone call.

"Huzi, give my order to the General Staff, the whole army will enter the highest state of combat readiness and be ready for the outbreak of war at any time. Especially the navy, whether we can win this battle or not depends on them. Wu Haoxuan advised.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhao Hu, the head of the guard, also hurriedly went to convey Wu Haoxuan's order.

Tang Shaoyi's tactic of delaying time was very successful, and now the Chinese Navy has completed maintenance and maintenance, and all the warships can play at the highest level of performance. Under such circumstances, the empire naturally did not need to be afraid of the Japanese. Moreover, the Japanese actually dared to shoot and kill Chinese workers in Daye Iron Mine, which was a complete taboo. In particular, Wu Haoxuan had long wanted to expel the Japanese from China. Daye Iron Ore must also be recovered. Wu Haoxuan's planning and construction of the Wuchang Heavy Industry Base can all count on Daye's iron ore.

Under Wu Haoxuan's order, the cabinet and the army immediately took action.

The army's response was the fastest, and in order to prepare for the Japanese troops stationed in Daye's iron mine, the Imperial Army deployed an infantry battalion in Daye all year round. This is the 50th Battalion of the 501st Infantry Regiment under the 2nd Infantry Division of the Imperial Army. Although the 50th Infantry Division was originally reorganized from the new army in Hubei Province, it was equipped with middle- and lower-level officers from the original Northern Army, equipped with the same weapons as the Northern Army, and after several months of training, its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

After receiving the order, within three minutes, more than 1,000 officers and men of the whole battalion were assembled. A young major officer, standing in front of the officers and men of the whole battalion, spoke to everyone with a serious face.

"Brothers, just half an hour ago, the Japanese at Daye Iron Mine shot and killed the Chinese workers who went to ask for their wages. Their army opened fire on the unarmed workers, and hundreds of Chinese workers died tragically. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already issued an order, asking us to set off a few and take the Daye Iron Mine. The Japanese inside, if they dare to resist, they will be killed. Brothers, do you have the confidence to complete the tasks assigned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? The battalion major asked loudly.

"Yes! Kill all the Japanese and avenge the dead compatriots! The officers and soldiers all shouted, and everyone's eyes were red and full of anger.

"Very good, the whole battalion set off, and the target is Daye Iron Mine." The battalion commander of the major gave the order.

More than 1,000 people in the battalion ran towards Daye Iron Mine. They are only five kilometers away from Daye Iron Mine, and it only takes more than half an hour to arrive. When the time comes, it will be time to avenge the death of those compatriots. (To be continued.) )

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