Zhu Erdian showed a tough attitude, and other parties still had to give face, especially Yang Du and Duan Qirui, who did not dare to disobey. At this time, the British Empire's brand was shining brightly, and then Qian Moyin spoke.
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"Mr. Minister, Mr. Duan, Mr. Yang, I have no right to speak here, but since I represent the board of directors of Hanyang Iron Works, I would like to express our opinions first. I think you should not over-interpret this matter. Hanyang Iron Works
We are willing to provide pig iron and iron ore to Japan. We are an enterprise that pursues efficiency. The problem is that the workers are on strike and it is difficult to maintain. I think you might as well come up with a charter to satisfy the workers. As long as they are willing to resume work, we have nothing to say.
This is just a simple economic dispute, not that complicated!"
Hearing Qian Moyin's words, Rizhi Yi, Zhu Erdian, including Yang Du and Duan Qirui, were all a little dissatisfied. Could this be a simple economic dispute? It involved issues in Shandong and the Wuhan tragedy. The Chinese military
We are confronting Japanese gunboats. If this is an economic issue, something is wrong.
Yang Du's mind was spinning very quickly. Yang Du heard a different meaning from Qian Moyin's words. He satisfied the workers and then resumed work. Yang Du said calmly: "Mr. Qian's words make sense.
Then let’s discuss how we can get workers back to work!”
"There is nothing to discuss. Workers' work is their basic obligation. Workers in Japan work overtime. They know that they bear the heavy responsibility for the prosperity of the Japanese Empire. But you Chinese people don't understand this. I think this is
It is your government's responsibility, and I strongly recommend that Governor Duan Qirui allow workers to resume work, withdraw Xia Douyin's troops, and stop actions that threaten the Empire of Japan!"
Rizhiyi's attitude was very arrogant. When Lao Duan heard this, he cursed in his heart. If he agreed to this condition, he would be no different from a traitor. Now Sichuan obviously wants to remove itself from the incident. They insist that this is an ordinary economic dispute.
I just want to push the central government to the forefront.
Duan Qirui looked at Yang Du again, and Yang Du continued: "Mr. Minister, the reason why the workers went on strike is because you wantonly slaughtered our ordinary people in Shandong and treated China's dignity as nothing, which aroused the anger of the people across the country.
To protest, it’s not surprising that the workers at Hanyang Iron Works went on strike. To untie the bell, the bell tyer must be tied. I think it’s the sincerity of the Japanese side that can satisfy the workers!”
"Nonsense, Japan is a civilized country and will never massacre people wantonly. I can guarantee that this kind of thing was done by the Germans. They are the culprits. We have joined the attack on Qingdao, and we have also captured a group of people.
The Chinese, they hold German weapons and wear German military uniforms, fighting for Germany. I very much suspect that these people are troops secretly sent by the Chinese government. If you support Germany, you will definitely be punished by the Allies!"
The Japanese army has indeed captured some mercenaries, and Japan has learned through interrogation that many bandits have worked as laborers in Sichuan, Hubei and other places. Now the Japanese have become more awake. These troops that suddenly appeared are not mercenaries from Germany.
Yes, some Chinese politicians were sent to Qingdao, and then they were contacted about the Hanyang Iron Works. The Japanese only felt that this was premeditated and the purpose was to target Japan.
"Mr. Minister, I served as Minister of the Army. I firmly oppose your slander of the Chinese army. We have absolutely not sent troops to Qingdao. We strictly adhere to neutrality. In addition, I heard that the Japanese side said they wanted to capture Qingdao and exchange it for China.
, we can temporarily abandon Qingdao and ask Japan to withdraw its troops immediately and stop causing wanton crimes!"
"Mr. Duan, although your guarantee is hard to believe, we are more willing to believe the facts. Soon we will get real evidence. Those soldiers were sent by China. You prevented Japan from destroying the German army and then threatened the iron mines."
Regarding the supply of sand, we believe that China has actually turned to the Allies and is challenging the dignity of Japan. I ask you to stop your wrong actions immediately.”….
The quarrel between the two sides became more and more lively, and the whole issue became more and more complicated. Duan Qirui and Yang Du felt particularly passive. Originally, Sichuan was behind the Hanyang Iron Works, but now they are being pushed to the front, and
Yang Du couldn't help but think about it. The Japanese definitely said that the Chinese army had joined the battlefield in Shandong. It seemed that the matter was not false, but who had the courage and such power? Yang Du
Taking a sneak peek at the old god Qian Moyin, Yang Du had a guess in his mind. This man from Sichuan was really not the owner of the settlement.
However, now Yang Du and Duan Qirui cannot agree to Japan's conditions, and they are even less willing to bear the reputation of traitors, so the negotiations have reached a deadlock. At this time, Qian Moyin said to several people: "Minister Hikiyi
, Minister Zhu Erdian, Second Minister Yang Duan, things are getting more and more complicated now. It is already a dispute between your governments. As a small company, I don’t have the ability to participate. I’d better take my leave first. As long as you discuss the result, we will
The workers were appeased, and the Hanyang Iron Works immediately restored the original supply. However, it was better not to delay for too long. The factory's production was becoming increasingly unsustainable. A large number of workers were on strike. I'm afraid that after a few days, the current supply would be reduced.
It’s hard to guarantee the quantity!”
Qian Moyin left directly. In the afternoon, the supply of iron ore to Japan was reduced to 40% of the original amount. There is no doubt that the pressure on Japan has been intensified. Qiao Yu has ordered the workers of Hanyang Iron Works to be moved to Sichuan.
, to make this factory completely empty.
"Mr. Xizi, it is obvious that Qiao Yu is behind everything now. It's just how we should respond, so that we can not only preserve the majesty of the central government, but also give an explanation to both Britain and Japan!"
After the negotiations broke up, Duan Qirui started talking to Yang Du.
Yang Du also shook his head: "Mr. Duan, this matter is really difficult to handle. The people have been completely angered by Japan's atrocities. Now the scale of demonstrations is getting bigger and bigger. We must not be too partial to Japan, but now
Japan has sent troops to Shandong, and I think Qingdao will be captured soon. If these Japanese soldiers turn their guns around, I’m afraid even Beijing won’t be safe!”
After hearing what Yang Du said, Duan Qirui felt a greater crisis. The Japanese troops were hoarding in Shandong. It might be too far to deal with Sichuan, but it was not far at all to deal with Beiyang. If the Japanese turned their guns, then
It was a very bad time.
Just when Yang Du and the others were devastated, the battle in Shandong also reached its most critical point. Fushan was finally captured and all the outer positions of Qingdao were lost. German Governor Meyerdwack was also particularly worried. After more than a month of fierce fighting against Germany,
More than 4,000 Japanese soldiers have been eliminated, which is also a huge encouragement to Germany. However, most of these Japanese soldiers were killed by mercenaries.
By now, the mercenaries have suffered heavy losses, and many mercenaries have broken out and withdrawn because the time for hiring has come. The Germans tried to persuade these mercenaries to stay in Qingdao and continue fighting, even if they were captured by the Japanese.
They can still get treatment as prisoners of war, but these mercenaries don't listen to the Germans at all. There has never been such a preferential treatment for prisoners of war on the Eastern battlefield. Both sides are enemies of life and death, so there are no scruples. Besides, Japan
How could these mercenaries not know what kind of virtue a person has?
Therefore, even if they had to endure a lot of sacrifices, everyone still tried their best to break out. The Japanese encirclement became tighter and tighter, and the German resistance became more and more fierce. With the ammunition supported by Qiao Yu, the German artillery fire became more intense.
Several times, it was like a sudden storm.
As Japan was eager to capture Qingdao, it charged more fiercely. One thousand people were killed in just one day. In total, Japan's death toll at this time exceeded 5,000. Coupled with other attrition, Japan's casualties were the highest in history.
It’s more than twice that of 2018, but Qingdao is still safe and sound...
Kamio Mitsuomi has received censure from Tokyo, requiring him to end the war quickly and occupy Qingdao as soon as possible. Kamio Mitsuomi had no choice but to mobilize the army to the maximum extent to give Germany a greater blow. He will use the 24th Brigade of Yamada Yoshimizu in Jinan
All regiments were mobilized to strengthen the offensive against Qingdao.
Like all Japanese in this era, Yamada Ryosui was mostly arrogant. Especially after winning the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese's fear of white people was reduced a lot. After receiving the order, Yamada Ryosui personally led his troops to assist Qingdao.
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At this time, he did not know that an army had already targeted them. This was Wu Fenglou and others who had withdrawn from Qingdao. They originally wanted to get familiar with the Japanese army as much as possible and train their team, but they did not participate in Qingdao.
The most critical point of the war is that Qingdao is a Jedi after all. If they cannot break out quickly, they may be caught by Japan. Once Japan knows the identity of their Sichuan officers, it will be another big trouble, so they have to
After breaking out of Qingdao, they contacted Hun Jianglong's team. The total number of people on both sides was more than a thousand, and among them were more than 300 of the best special forces, as well as many Sichuan officers.
The bandits are also experienced people, so when everyone got together, they were naturally not willing to just go back to Sichuan.
After everyone discussed it, they decided to teach the Japanese a bigger lesson, so they set their sights on Yamada Ryosui's team.
"Everyone, the Japanese army is simply a bunch of beasts. They do all kinds of evil. Dozens of villages have been destroyed by these beasts. Thousands of Shandong people have been displaced. I think the Japanese must learn a lesson and pay homage to those
Compatriots who died tragically!" Hun Jianglong looked very excited, waving his arms and saying loudly.
"It's completely okay to make the Japanese pay the price, but I'm afraid it's no longer possible for us to use the name of the German army. If we use other names, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble!"
"We were originally bandits, and we still use the name of bandits now, but we are bandits who specialize in killing Japanese. Commander Wu, what do you think?"
"This is a good idea, but you are no longer bandits. I think it is better to use the name of guerrillas!"