Chapter 10 of Part 5

The moment Zhao Xinglong walked out of the presidential residence, a bloody storm kicked off.

When the afternoon was warm, teams of fully armed soldiers rushed to the streets. After feeling the unusual atmosphere, many businesses hurriedly closed the door early, and the pedestrians on the street couldn't dodge at these murderous officers and soldiers.

Zhao Xinglong personally led a battalion of officers and soldiers to surround the Japanese Embassy.

A loud bang, a sound of gun bolts sounding, the guard post at the door of the Japanese embassy looked a little funny, and I didn't think about it, there were only ten people in the entire Japanese consulate who could hold guns.

Zhao Xinglong didn't care about aiming at his muzzle. The high-plated leather shoes were clattering on the floor, and the murderous aura on his gloomy face and eyes were dissatisfied with.

"Listen to the people inside, the Japanese Embassy is suspected of colluding with the remnants of the Qing Dynasty and trying to assassinate the president. Now we have to go in and search. Those who dare to stop will be killed without any hesitation."

Japanese Minister Okino was secretly meeting with the Russian Minister in his office. It is said that the conflict between Japan and Russia was difficult to cooperate during this period, but with the emergence of Shen Congyun, history was twisted. Japan and Russia came together for the sake of interests. Okino urgently met with Russian Minister Chaikonisky because he received an urgent telegram from the country last night and war between China and Japan started at sea.

"Your country must send troops to the Northeast as soon as possible. Now the strength of China's first fleet has been severely damaged. As long as your fleet can arrive within half a month, it can control the entire Bohai Bay. At that time, our army will conduct landing operations on the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula, and cooperate with your army to control Liaodong. At present, the whole army of our country has a high morale. It is the time to defeat Shen Congyun's new army." Ogino said excitedly. It should be said that his words were very inspiring. Unfortunately, the current situation in Japan is definitely not the high morale he said, but the lack of morale. The defeat of the joint fleet has caused Japan to lose the control of the sea. When half of the Chinese Navy's warships can quickly restore combat capabilities, all the warships of the Japanese joint fleet will take at least three days to repair before they can go to sea again.

The Yamato, the flagship of the Joint Fleet, was even worse. Only one main gun could shoot normally, and there were more than 30 eyes of all sizes on the body. It would take at least one month to overhaul before it could be reopened. This is why Ogino repeatedly incited the Russian Navy's Far East Fleet to fight.

But then again, the current Chinese fleet is indeed covered in scars. Without ten days and half a month, it is indeed difficult to have the power to fight.

Chaikoniski's face was unmoved. The current season is definitely not the time to start a war against China. The Russian government has repeatedly emphasized this. Chaikoniski even felt a little happy in his heart. Domestic calls said that the secret agreement reached with Japan was to send troops at the same time when spring was warm next April. The Japanese government foolishly started a war with China in advance. It was a situation that Russia could not find. Chaikoniski even hoped that the battle between China and Japan could expand dramatically and that it would be a fight on the sea and land. That was what it was called watching the tiger fight on the mountain.

However, this statement cannot be said explicitly. Chaikoniski still showed a worried expression and said sincerely to Ogino: "Mr., you know the climate in the northeast. This season is really not suitable for sending troops. Otherwise, I will send troops immediately to the country and inform them of the situation. Next, I will be able to patiently wait for news from the country. I cannot decide to send troops to start a war."

There has not been formally established diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia, and now it can only hold such temporary secret talks in China. Of course, it is difficult to make any decisions in such talks. If you really want to make a decision, there will be telegram contact between Tokyo and Petersburg.

"Report, a group of Chinese soldiers came outside. They claimed that Chen Congyun was assassinated and suspected that the embassy was suspected and wanted to come in and search." The emergency report of the embassy staff interrupted the talks between the two ministers. Ogino's face was about to be read and he wrote down, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

Ogino was eager to know the result of the assassination, and stood up and asked hurriedly: "Did the person come and say whether Chen Congyun died?" After asking, Ogino realized that he had lost his composure and quietly glanced at Chaikoniski with the corner of his eyes. Chaikoniski was also shocked by this news. Chen Congyun is undoubtedly the soul of the new army, and his survival ability can even influence the overall situation of China. However, such a heavyweight figure is not assassinated just by assassination. At least when the Manchus in the Northeast proposed the assassination plan, Russia was cautious.

"Does it mean..." Chaikoniski thought to himself, and looked at Okino with a meaningful look on his face. Obviously, Okino's face was eager to betray his inner thoughts. This matter must have been interfered with by the Japanese spy agency, otherwise why would the Chinese intelligence department come to the door so quickly?

"Mr. Minister, it seems that I need to go out to deal with it, I am losing my companion!" Ogino suppressed his excitement and walked out of the reception room slowly. He immediately whispered to his subordinates beside him: "Is there any news about Tokawa coming back?"

"Not yet, I'm worried that he will be arrested, otherwise why are the Chinese coming so quickly?"

Ogino's muscles twisted violently and he whispered: "No, Tokawa is absolutely loyal to the empire. Even if he is arrested, his identity will not be revealed. He is now the butler of the Mangen Prince. You go out quietly and contact the Sakura Group as soon as possible. You must find out the result of the assassination."

"yes!"

When Ogino hurried to the gate, Zhao Xinglong looked at his watch frequently with some impatientness. If it weren't for the embassy here and he had to follow international practices, Zhao Xinglong would have ordered to rush in, so he wouldn't have been willing to rush with them.

"Who are you responsible? Don't you know that this is an embassy and has diplomatic immunity?" Ogino asked loudly with a arrogant expression.

"Hmph! You are the Japanese Minister Okino! I will officially notify you now that after China and Japan are in a state of war, our president has been subjected to murder with ulterior motives. According to the information, your minister is suspected of participating in the assassination. Now I officially announce that from now on, all personnel in the embassy, ​​except you, will be taken away for investigation. As for you, from now on, you must not leave the embassy half a step away. Someone will escort you to Tianjin to board a ship back to Japan at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning." Zhao Xinglong spoke coldly, and Okino was stunned. Even if the war started, as usual, all personnel were sent back to the country. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xinglong used the murder of Shen Congyun incident as an interface to seize other people.

"I protest. According to public international law, you have no right to detain our citizens." Ogino shouted openly. Zhao Xinglong smiled disdainfully and said, "Protest is invalid. This is China. If you violate the law in China, you must accept China's legal sanctions."

Say it, Zhao Xinglong waved his hand and shouted loudly to the back: "Do it!" He didn't give Ogino a chance to retaliate, and the soldiers behind him were about to rush in.

"Baga!" Ogino said, and the two guards at the door immediately raised their rifles to aim at Zhao Xinglong. How could a group of soldiers give them the opportunity to threaten Zhao Xinglong's safety? When they went up, they smashed their heads and bloodshot. When they were squatting down, their hard big-headed leather shoes greeted them and kicked them hard in the stomach.

"Damn it, I'm looking for death! I'll help you!" The soldiers were fighting, while others were cursing.

"You must stop your subordinates from doing such rough behavior. This is a trampling on civilization." Ogino watched the post was beaten, and he could only say that these useless protests were protested.

"Rough? Trampling on civilization?" After hearing this, Zhao Xinglong stepped forward, reached out to grab Okino's neckline and picked it up like a chicken. Okino was only 1.6 meters tall, and Zhao Xinglong was 1.9 meters tall, and it was quite easy to carry him.

"What did the Japanese soldiers did when they killed 20,000 compatriots in Lushun? Why didn't your officer stop it? I'm fucking you, I'll trample on civilization today." As he said that, Zhao Xinglong raised his right hand and slapped Okino's face fiercely. He slapped for more than a dozen times. Okino's eyes were sucked, and he wanted to protest but couldn't speak.

"Stop!" At this time, Chaikoniski came out and saw this scene and quickly spoke out to stop it.

"Russian Minister? Why are you here too?" Zhao Xinglong put down Ogino with a cold face and looked over like a knife.

"Hmph! Is it necessary to report to you about the matter between our country and Japan?" Chaikoniski glared at Zhao Xinglong with a gloomy face and sneered.

"Yes, there is no need to report to me about the matter between Japan and Russia. But I would like to remind you that so far, your government seems to have not officially recognized the status of the Republic of China, and the two countries are still negotiating on the issues of mutual recognition, right? So, I suggest that you go back to your residence quickly and not run around the streets. Now, it is very dangerous to run around in the whole city under martial law."

Zhao Xinglong's words made Chaikonisky speechless and was about to strike back, Zhao Xinglong had already continued to shout: "Come on, send the envoy back."

Chaikonisky had no room for resistance and was carried away by two soldiers. When he returned to the embassy, ​​he found that the Russian embassy was also surrounded by Chinese soldiers and no one was allowed to enter. Several embassy staff were beaten to the ground for resistance and would not mention it for the time being.

After throwing Ogino to the ground like a dog, Zhao Xinglong took out his handkerchief and wiped his hands. He glanced at Ogino, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth and looked embarrassed, and turned around and walked out of the door with a sneer.

After getting on the carriage, Zhao Xinglong whispered viciously: "Let's go, come and greet the Prince's Mansion!"

Since the city of Beijing was captured, Prince Li's mansion has no longer had its former glory. When Yi Li escaped with Cixi, she was chopped into meat sauce by a "horse thief". Even the capital of Gu Hulun was not found, but she only found a head. At the beginning, the people in the palace were also making trouble, but they still had no temper in the face of the shining bayonet, so they could only dare not speak out.

This assassination operation was not involved in Prince Li's mansion. He even had to report to the guards when he went out. How could he be involved? Whether there was any interference is one thing, and whether to clean up Prince Li's mansion is another thing.

When soldiers like tigers and wolves rushed into the royal palace, all men, women, young and old were taken to stand in the front yard, Zhao Xinglong's expression as if he was killing the gods appeared.

"Are everyone?" Zhao Xinglong asked the responsible officer coldly.

"It's all together, there are 308 people in total. A few of them dare to resist and are now lying on the ground!"

Zhao Xinglong glanced lightly at the yard, where there were three or five corpses lying on the ground, and several women were crying in a low voice around the corpse.

"The girl under the age of sixteen stayed, and the others were sent to Tianjin to board the boat immediately!" Zhao Xinglong explained, turned around and left, and went to the next house to inspect. Before Zhao Xinglong could walk out of the door, there was already a burst of crying inside, followed by a burst of punches and kicks and screams mixed together.

Zhao Xinglong felt a little uncomfortable, then sneered and walked out.

The murderous aura in the city did not show much in the presidential residence. In Shen Congyun's study, Tang Shaoyi sat on the chair with a calm expression, waiting patiently for Shen Congyun's arrival.

After returning to the inner courtyard and changing into casual clothes, Shen Congyun came to the study. Tang Shaoyi quickly stood up when she saw it.

"grown ups!"

"Are you anxious?" Shen Congyun smiled, and Tang Shaoyi nodded slightly and said, "I haven't waited for a while."

"You wanted to say it at the contact meeting just now, right?" Shen Congyun sat down first, signaled Tang Shaoyi to sit down, and asked him with a smile.

Tang Shaoyi seemed to expect Shen Congyun to have this question, and whispered calmly: "Yes, I received an emergency visit from the British minister last night, expressing concerns about the conflict between China and Japan. Subsequently, the American and German ministers visited one after another, expressing concerns about the situation in Northeast China. As noon approached, the French minister also went to me and proposed that when relations between China and Japan and Russia were tense, the French government took into account the principle of neutrality and notified that our country would suspend the loan of 50 million francs to our country."

"Bang!" Shen Congyun's face suddenly turned dark, and he reached out and slapped him hard on the table.

"Hmph! There is no good thing!" Shen Congyun said in a humming voice, and Tang Shaoyi smiled faintly and said, "The Germans most hope that we will fight with Russia. In order to expand their influence in China, the Americans must support you. The question now is how much support they can provide. And the attitude of the British. According to your opinion, I have already hinted that the Chinese government has plans to send troops to the Northeast next spring."

"You did a good job! Now you immediately went to the British, American, German, and French embassies. You only told them that I was assassinated." Shen Congyun showed a faint sneer on his face. Tang Shaoyi was stunned and said, "Are you planning to negotiate with them in person?"

Shen Congyun nodded heavily and said, "Yes, in the current situation, we must concentrate all our strength and prepare for military operations against the Northeast in the spring of the next year. The Russians are old-fashioned powers and must do their best to ensure victory at all costs. Only military victory can make the great powers look at us differently."

Tang Shaoyi said goodbye and left, and Hu Xueyan and Zheng Guanying entered the study room, with their expressions on their faces being extremely serious.

"Sir, according to your instructions, the budget has been drawn up." Hu Xueyan handed over a piece of materials, Chen Congyun signaled him to put it on the table, and waited for the two of them to sit down before smiling as much as possible, "Thank you for your hard work, I can understand your feelings. It's not that I want to be a military force, but that's someone else forcing me to do this."

Zheng Guanying nodded softly and said, "Don't explain, we all know very well. This time the budget is as high as 100 million silver dollars. Thanks to Zhang Jian's beautiful work in Shanghai, he bought thousands of acres of cotton in northern Jiangsu and made more than 10 million taels of cotton in Shanghai. He was really a big deal."

Hu Xueyan nodded in agreement and said, "Li Yaozu sent a division's troops to Wuzhou. Tan Zhonglin immediately sent someone to send three million taels of silver. Although the quality was a little different, it was better than none. However, Zhang Zhidong from Huguang's performance was quite surprising. Five million taels of official silver was taken out as soon as he said he could take it out. It was really incomprehensible. Now is the time when there is a shortage of silver. Information shows that Liu Kunyi from Fuzhou had shaved tens of millions of gold, and this silver must be obtained."

When Chen Congyun heard this, his brows frowned. Hu Xueyan's nose was too sharp. Chen Congyun only knew about this information in just two days. When Zhao Xinglong reported, Chen Congyun had made a small plan. Now it seems that the plan to build a small treasury will be bankrupt again.

"Brother Xueyan, you may have to wait for this money for a while. Fuzhou has no plan to launch a general attack immediately. They advocate siege but not attacking." Chen Congyun quickly made an excuse, thinking about how to cut off one or two million taels.
Chapter completed!