Chapter 507: Stalemate
The ferocious ronin caught Thurston off guard.
He didn't know much about the Japanese, and he couldn't imagine that there would be such fierce resistance after the stockade was broken.
"Shoot! Shoot! Thurston roared as he pulled out a revolver from his waist and struck a samurai who was charging towards him.
Other white militiamen were also busy raising their guns and shooting.
However, the ronins with knives had already rushed to the front and fought with them.
Although these white militiamen were brave, they did not have the melee weapons in their hands, so they could only resist with the guns in their hands.
Some of them were able to take down one of the ronins with a single shot after carrying the sword-wielding ronin.
But the red-eyed ronins don't give them a chance to reload.
Slashed with a knife or two, no matter how brave you are, you have to lie down on the ground, not to mention that these ronins are also masters who are not afraid of death.
The white militiamen gradually fell into disadvantage on the scene.
After dropping a dozen corpses, they were quickly cut out of the stockade.
Some of the ronins slashed and slashed, slashing in pursuit, but were blocked back by a volley of white soldiers who held their positions down.
Thurston had a huge cut in his arm, and his clothes were torn apart.
He turned his head to find Durr standing behind him, dressed in a suit without a single wrinkle.
"Where did you run when I charged?" Thurston crossed his hands and glared at Dürr.
Durr took his pipe out of his jacket pocket, took out a small iron box from his pocket, opened it, took out some tobacco, put it in the pipe and pressed it.
He lit a cigarette, then patted the gun on his shoulder: "Without us just now, it's still a question whether you can come back." ”
Thurston was furious.
Lao Tzu is working hard in front, you are actually talking cool here!
He stepped forward and grabbed Dur by the collar.
Not to be outdone, Durr pushed Thurston away and swung it with a punch.
The punch hit Thurston right in the face, sending him a star in the eye.
Thurston straightened up, wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand, found that he had been beaten and bled out, and cursed a foul word, and stepped forward and grabbed Dürr's beard.
The two of them just got into a fight.
Some of the members of the People's League next to him came up to fight, but most of them were either bandaging their wounds or firing cold guns at the stockade.
"What are you doing? Go to Mr. Ambassador! A committee member of one coalition said to the other.
Everyone present was stunned for a moment.
Stevenson's involvement in the coup d'état was as tacit a "secret" as Thurston's rebellious intentions.
But this can't be said in plain detail.
Because the ambassador participated in the coup d'état, it means that the US government also participated in the coup d'état, and the news of this is really unsightly in the international community.
The committee member knew he was speechless, but he didn't retract what he meant, but waved his hand and told the man to hurry to Stevenson.
After borrowing two field guns from Chen Jianqiu, the ambassador returned to the consulate.
The weapon is borrowed, and all that's left is to wait for the good news.
He's already preparing how to report the situation to the federal government.
However, there was a sharp knock on the door of the consulate.
"Mr. Ambassador! Mr. Ambassador! Hurry, hurry, something is wrong! The cry for help came from outside the door.
It was late afternoon, and the local staff at the consulate had already gone back to rest from work.
Instead of asking his subordinates to open the door, Stevenson walked to the door himself.
He opened the door.
"Tony, why are you here?" Stevenson poked his head out and looked left and right, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he turned sideways and let in the Hawaii People's League member named Tony.
He took the man to his office.
"Aren't you attacking those Japanese? What's wrong? Stevenson frowned.
Tony told Stevenson what had happened:
"We've been beaten back, and Dur and Thurston have an argument and a big fight!"
The ambassador covered his face with one hand.
His rage is rising.
These two embarrassing things are really muddy and can't support the wall, and the cannons are ready for them, but they can't fight down, not to mention, they are still fighting in public.
If you count on them, what if you take them down? Can a government be formed?!
There was no way, Stevenson decided to go to Chen Jianqiu's trip again.
Now, it seems that no one can save the situation except him.
Thinking of this, the ambassador shook his head, walked quickly out of the back door of the consulate, and rode his horse in the direction of Chinatown again.
On the other side, the captain of the guard was looking for the police chief everywhere, and finally found him near a grass hut in the planting area.
A local barefoot doctor was treating a gunshot wound with herbs.
"You didn't save the queen either? The queen decided to abdicate? The police chief bared his teeth in pain, and the shrapnel from his wound was picked out by the doctor with a knife, and a layer of dark green herbs was applied to it, "Then we are finished!" ”
"We can also mobilize the indigenous people of the island, and by the way, we still have some members of the Lance Club who have not been dispatched! We still have a chance! The captain of the guard said eagerly, "The queen is usually good to those nobles and people, and there will be people who are willing to stand up." ”
If all civilians take up arms, they will be able to fight a fight.
"Forget it, did you see those nobles appear? Either they don't come out, or they plan to run away, or they are thinking about taking refuge with a new master! As I passed by Casaba's house, the bastard was asking the servant to pack his bags! ”
The police chief sighed.
He pointed to the gray-faced Hawaiian Spear Society soldiers behind the captain of the guard: "The warriors who are willing to follow us are all here, you still have people, these policemen on my side have long since run away!"
"Bang!"
The captain of the guard slammed his fist down the table.
"Damn, don't we have any other way?"
The police chief and the captain of the guard looked at each other and were silent for a long time.
"I know there's someone who can help us get the queen out now! That man was the sworn enemy of the Japanese, and he had just taught them a lesson. The police chief suddenly looked up and said.
"You mean? The leader of Chinatown surnamed Chen? The Captain's face was regained.
"Yes, his strength is very strong, I heard that in Chinatown that time, there were several truckloads of Japanese corpses just dragged out!" The police chief stood up excitedly and waved his hand.
As a result, he tugged at the wound, and the pain was so painful that he sat back down.
The captain of the guard was right when he thought about it.
But he glanced back at the sparse soldiers behind him, and was deflated again: "But why did he help us?" ”
"Whatever, as long as he can save the queen, he can say anything!" said the police chief.
The two men said they would do it, and they told the soldiers to go back to repair, while they walked in the direction of Chinatown.
Neither of them spoke Chinese, and passers-by in Chinatown could hide when they saw them.
In the end, after many twists and turns, they finally met Chen Jianqiu on the second floor of the teahouse.
"Why should I help you, give me a reason, gentlemen." Chen Jianqiu held two walnuts given to him by President Chen in his hand, tilted his head and looked at the two, "I'm not even from Hawaii. ”
What should come will still come, and some things can't be hidden.
The captain of the guard and the chief of police glanced at each other, and then said to Chen Jianqiu:
"The people of Hawaii will always remember your kindness, we will erect a statue for you, and we will make your story into a song and tell it!"
Chen Jianqiu shook his head:
"I am a living man, and I don't need a statue; I'm not a savior, nor am I very interested in your praise. ”
He paused:
"I'm a businessman."
The captain of the guard and the chief of police immediately understood what he meant.
The captain of the guard was still hesitating, but the chief of police reacted much faster:
"Mr. Chen, as long as you can rescue the queen, you can say anything!"
Whatever, promise to come down first.
Strangely, Chen Jianqiu did not reply.
His gaze went over the heads of the two men and landed on the staircase outside the box.
Mr. Stevenson came up from downstairs.
At a glance, he saw the captain of the guard and the chief of police sitting in the box.
The two hadn't noticed him yet.
The ambassador turned around and left.
He didn't want to bump into these two people here.
If Chen Jianqiu really went to deal with Kameda Masao for Thurston and them according to his request, then the US government's involvement in the coup d'état would have been officially recognized.
However, a familiar voice came from behind his head:
"Mr. Stevenson, you're here, come in and sit down."
(End of chapter)