Prosperity seems to be the only synonym for Shanghai in this era. Because this is the first word that comes to mind when everyone who comes here sees the endless convoys and bustling crowds on the street for the first time. However, not everyone can see what lies beneath the prosperity.

Chaos seems to be two sides of the same coin. In Shanghai, chaos is no longer a mere derogatory term, and it seems to represent a top-down order here. The foreign concessions, the government police stations, gangsters, businessmen, ordinary people, and coolies seem to be suppressed at all levels, but they are intertwined. The whole of Shanghai has become such a stage for the competition, struggle, cooperation and betrayal of all parties.

Liuguo Hotel was originally a famous hotel in Beijing. However, not only when did she begin, but she also appeared in the French Concession of Shanghai. Unlike Beijing, however, the Six Nations Hotel in Shanghai never seems to have opened to the public. Most of the curious people were also frightened by the uniformed soldiers standing guard with guns outside!

Today, however, a series of high-end cars with flags of various countries have appeared in this luxury mansion that has been neglected. Coming down from above were some neatly dressed, serious faces, and hurried people. They seemed to know each other, but although they didn't say hello, they walked briskly towards the mansion. After a while, more than a dozen cars turned into the street, and this time the people who got out of the cars were all yellow people with cold and hard faces, wearing military uniforms of different colors. They nodded to each other and said hello, and walked in one after another.

At this point, the doors of the Six Nations Hotel were open for a while, and they were firmly closed again. The soldiers guarding inside and outside the gate doubled their numbers and returned to their original positions. The guards on the outside alone are so tight, and the importance of the meeting of the people inside is self-evident.

In the large conference room on the third floor of the Six Nations Hotel, more than 30 people sat around the conference table. In front of everyone, there are seasonal fruits of various colors, which are colorful and crystal clear, making people salivate when they look at them. However, none of the people here had the skills to touch it, and they all looked at the three men sitting in the main seat wearing sky blue sky and white military uniforms.

The man in the middle had two mustaches on his face, and although the corners of his mouth were smiling, there was a depressing aura between his eyebrows. Although most of the negative emotions are well disguised, the people sitting there are human spirits, and you can't see it. It's just not interesting to talk about him, because all of them are in similar moods.

"Ahem!" The mustache coughed lightly, after attracting the attention of those present. He said: "First of all, I would like to thank you for responding to the call of my central government and coming from afar for us to discuss the issue of the Boxer Bandits!" Of course, I would like to thank the U.S. Ambassador Mr. Rooker for helping us invite the ambassadors of Britain, France, the United States, Japan, Germany, Russia, Italy and other countries, and thank you again for coming to this important meeting. ”

The important people present all nodded lightly, which was regarded as a response to the etiquette of the mustache.

"Then we'll skip the pleasantries, and the current format is so tight that we don't have time to do these superficial things." Xiao Hu stretched out his hand back, and the officer sitting on the left quickly put a document in the palm of his hand. The mustache was raised and shook slightly. said: "The minutes of the meeting have been handed over to your confidential officers. Now let's get straight to the point! ”

Everyone didn't speak, although they were a little disgusted by his ink, but they also knew that this was the rule on their side.

"Everybody can sit here. I believe they all understand the seriousness of the matter now. That's right, it's the Boxers! Or they now call themselves the Boxer Legion. The mustache tapped lightly on the table, and the guard on the other side quickly pushed out a large map from behind. The mustache stretched out his hand and said, "Now the red marks on this map are all battlefields where the Boxer Bandits are emerging. We support it through all forces. After verification from all sides, the number of troops of the Boxer Legion has been roughly determined! ”

Everyone's eyelids jumped, and their expressions began to be nervous.

Sitting here now are the forces that have suffered greatly from the Boxers. Since two months ago, the opposing guerrillas have been spotted sporadically in the territory. Up to now, they have been forcing their own side to fight a decisive battle almost every day, and they have not been able to sleep soundly for a day. The number of the Boxers was also their greatest concern, because every time they heard how many tens of thousands of horses they had come out of the old forest of the Moriyama again, they had a feeling of wanting to immediately faint and fall to the ground.

So the report on the number of people is also what they are most concerned about. After all, no one wants to encounter an enemy like a fog.

"Five million!" The mustache said with a heavy face: "This number is a conservative figure that we have gathered from all sides, and then after ten percent of the floating calculations of military experts!" ”

"Shhhh

There was a gasp at the scene.

These people are all people who have been in the army, and tens of thousands of people have really not been seen rarely. Hundreds of thousands of centaurs have not seen it in the sporadic battlefields, but they really haven't imagined the power of these five million centaurs.

At this time, they were a little glad that there were many warlords in China, and if there were only a few of them, let alone holding a meeting to think of countermeasures. Whether you dare to pick up soap in prison is two words!

"I believe everyone knows very well what this number means." The mustache said lightly: "Now the situation is very clear!" In the face of the mighty military of the Boxer bandits, the government forces of our provinces have reached the point of life and death. For now, there is no other way but to join forces. ”

At this time, a short man wearing a Japanese military uniform on the side of the conference table suddenly sneered and said: "It is your own business that there is a large-scale bandit in your country, what are you doing by bringing the envoys of our other countries through Mr. Rooke, do you want to show your pity in front of us?" ”

The mustachioed guard officer was immediately furious and couldn't help but scold: "You ......"

The mustache raised his hand to stop him and sneered: "Mr. Ashouchi does not seem to be the envoy invited this time, can I ask the Japanese side to abide by the principles of the International Diplomatic Conference, and diplomatic assistants are not allowed to speak at will?" ”

This time it was the turn of the short man to be furious, and he raised his hand and pointed at him, his lips trembling for a long time, and finally he did not speak. Turning around, he bowed to the young man sitting in the middle, and said loudly: "Mr. Inoue, this meeting on the Chinese side is not sincere at all, I propose that there is no need to waste time here, we should go home immediately!" ”

All eyes were focused on the young man in the middle. They were all curious, who was this young man they had never seen before? Why did he suddenly parachute into the boss of this veteran diplomat?

The young man was obviously very accustomed to this kind of scene in the spotlight, and slowly stood up with an elegant smile on his face, regardless of the military uniform he was wearing, the folding fan in his hand shook slightly, bowed to everyone elegantly, and said with a smile: "When we meet for the first time, you may not be very familiar with me, I am a diplomat who has just been transferred from Japan, my name is Inoue Kaidou!" ”

The Russian ambassador on the opposite side suddenly exclaimed: "You are Inoue Kaidou? The Japanese diplomat who survived the first encounter with the Boxers in Harbin. ”

"Huh?" Now everyone is in good spirits, this is a powerful person. To be able to escape with his life in the hands of the Boxers, who are notoriously hostile to foreigners, is not a simple character.

This person is really the same inoue kaidou. Judging from what happened later, he was really wise to turn around and leave decisively. After returning to Japan, he plunged headlong into the family compound and was prepared to be placed under house arrest for several years.

But the development of events was very unexpected for him, and within two weeks of being at home, someone from the military intelligence department came to his door. Very politely asked about the Boxers.

Inoue Kaidou keenly sensed the strangeness of this, and after quietly replying a few words to send them away, he immediately began to investigate the cause and effect of the matter.

Sure enough, through the secret contribution of his family and the gradual strength of the Boxer Army, his original behavior of abandoning army supplies and escaping by himself has turned into a wise and decisive move to abandon the car and protect the commander. After that, he was naturally promoted to military rank, and was regarded as a diplomatic expert in dealing with China issues, and was sent to Nanjing to meet with envoys from many countries.

"Ambassador Inoue, do you share the same views as Ashauchi diplomats?" The mustache looked at him secretly, and said slowly while quickly adjusting his information in his heart.

Inoue first smiled at Ashinai, and just when Ashouchi Daiki thought that he agreed with his point of view, he said viciously in a gentle tone: "Of course not, although I'm not a smart person, I'm not stupid enough to be like this kind of brain full of." His views seem to me so stupid that I even suspect that his diplomat qualifications were not earned by his own ability! ”

"You!" Zunai's face was flushed, his whole body trembled, and he pointed at Inoue Kaidou with his hair open, unable to say a word.

Hum! Idiots brainwashed by the Empire, do you think I'm like you?

Inoue ignored him and continued: "I think everyone has already discovered that the forces that destroy and occupy territory everywhere in their own country belong to the Boxers, right? And I'm almost sure that you, like my country, have simply not found any effective means of confrontation! So now, at this time, only when all of us unite together and have a decisive battle with the Boxers can we truly eliminate them! ”

Everyone knew that he was asking for a statement, but the union was actually their order from above, so they were no longer reserved, and nodded directly to reach the intention of cooperation for the first time. (To be continued......)