Hiki is in a very irritable mood now. The voices of Wuhan people shouting and marching outside the consulate are endless. He has never thought about how those unknown Chinese people would suddenly be keen to boycott Japan. Hiki definitely does not believe that the Chinese people will explode one day.
He just assumed that there must be some force behind the instigation. Now it seemed that it was Qiao Yu who was patrolling the Sichuan River. However, Riki Yi was also in a very difficult position at this time.
Sichuan is located in the hinterland of China, and Japanese forces cannot reach it at all. Previous failures have proven that Qiao Yu has strong control capabilities in Sichuan, and what is even worse is that Sichuan has good cooperation with the United Kingdom and the United States.
, it is this close cooperation that makes it difficult for Japan to directly use force against Sichuan.
Moreover, with the outbreak of the European War, Sichuan's position became more and more important. It not only provided strategic materials to the Allies, but also shouldered production tasks. Such a Sichuan must be protected by the UK no matter what, and with the rise of Japan, in China
The influence of Japan is growing, and Britain urgently needs a force to balance Japan. Britain does not fully support Japan on the issue of Hanyang Iron Works.
Even if Japan's production cannot keep up, Sichuan can completely fill this gap. Britain's biggest worry is that Japan will use force against China, which will break the balance in the Far East. Hikihichi thinks repeatedly in his mind that he must protect Japan.
dignity, and a stable supply of iron ore, while Sichuan only wants the stones in the pit, and Duan Qirui and Yang Du have no execution ability at all and cannot suppress the Chinese people at all.
While Hioki was meditating hard, a telegram came over. Hioki picked up the telegram and suddenly felt a big headache. It turned out that something happened in Shandong. Yamada Yoshimizu, the commander of the 24th Japanese Brigade, was killed on the battlefield in Shandong.
After losing a Japanese major general, where would the Japanese Empire be able to save its face? Hikiichi now has nothing else to think about except scolding his mother.
Yamada Ryosui led his men out of Jinan, and the Japanese soldiers took the Jiaoji Railway train and headed for Qingdao. This railway was completed and opened to traffic in 1904, connecting Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, and Qingdao. It is a very important railway artery.
The train had just passed Linzi when it suddenly stopped.
Yamada Liangshui was furious. The soldiers were very fast. It was just when he was establishing his merits. Why did it suddenly stop? Yamada sent people to check. It turned out that the railway in front was blown up dozens of meters. Naturally, the train could not continue to move forward.
, Yamada had no choice but to quickly order his subordinates to go make emergency repairs.
At this moment, gunfire rang out in the distance. These Japanese soldiers, all well-trained, hurriedly dispersed and relied on the surroundings of the train as cover to fight back. The two sides fought back and forth for dozens of minutes, but
It was dark at this time, and the Japanese were not sure whether there were casualties on the other side. Yamada initially thought it was a sneak attack by the German army, but then he also thought clearly that the German army was now trapped in Qingdao. How could there be such a capability?
At most, there are Chinese bandit armed forces. These people do not know how to live or die, and they dare to provoke the Japanese Empire.
Yamada ordered the pursuit, and soon a group of Japanese soldiers rushed over. The sound of gunfire quickly disappeared. The pair of Japanese soldiers were about to retreat when intensive gunfire also appeared on the other side of the railway. This time, the enemy seemed to have more
The firepower of the machine gun was very fierce. Yamada Ryosui was very angry. If he was always harassed like this, when would the railway be repaired? Yamada Ryosui decided to personally lead a brigade of soldiers to pursue the pursuit. He must let this group of bandits who do not know the heights of the sky know.
The power of the Japanese Imperial Army.
Riding on a tall horse, Yamada Ryosui directed the Japanese soldiers to attack. These bandits did not collapse at the first contact, but retreated and counterattacked purposefully. Yamada Ryosui's pursuit team gradually broke away from the railway line, but Yamada
He didn't care, he just wanted to eliminate these nasty gangsters...
At this moment, the bandits in front suddenly stopped retreating. Instead, they retreated into the trenches dug in advance and concentrated their firepower on the Japanese. Moreover, mortars were fired at the bandits' position, and Yamada was also the first.
Seeing such well-equipped bandits once, he couldn't help but wonder.
He had also known for a long time that there were Chinese faces among the defenders in Qingdao. Although Japan captured a few of these Chinese soldiers, they said they were originally ordinary bandits hired by Germany.
The Japanese side does not believe this. Even if these people are bandits, Germany has absolutely no ability to hire so many bandits. Moreover, there may not be so many bandits in Shandong. I am afraid they are some powerful people in China.
The characters secretly colluded with Germany.
Yamada Ryosui was angry at the sudden attack at first, but then Yamada also discovered that this was a rare opportunity. The army in front of him was probably sent by China. As long as this group of people could be caught, it would most likely be
After getting the real evidence and uncovering the mischief behind, Yamada Ryosui became a real hero. Thinking of this, Yamada became very excited and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to divide into three groups to outflank the front position.
After a fierce exchange of fire, this group of Chinese soldiers could no longer resist and began to retreat in large strides. Yamada was greatly encouraged and led the army to pursue them. Soon the group of Chinese soldiers retreated into a village, followed closely by Yamada.
, but he was very cautious. The Japanese troops entered the village separately, but the Chinese troops seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared.
Yamada Ryosui seemed very depressed. While the Japanese army was searching carefully, he suddenly discovered that there was something abnormal about this small village. Although there were no residents, a large amount of firewood was placed around each house. Yamada was confused.
At that moment, I suddenly heard a rustling sound.
At this time, other Japanese people also felt something bad. Sparks appeared in several corners, which were explosives! Yamada's face immediately changed wildly, but it was too late. Several earth-shaking noises were heard, and the entire small mountain village shook.
When they got up, most of the Japanese soldiers who entered the village were sent into the sky. At this time, about two hundred Japanese soldiers died.
There are thousands of kilograms of explosives hidden in this small mountain village. Although these black powders are not powerful, they are enough to turn the village upside down. The mountains and fields are not bad. He is at the entrance of the village.
There was not much gunpowder, and the people around him tried their best to protect him. Yamada Ryosui was only dizzy from the shock, and had no other problems.
The air wave finally dissipated, and the soldiers outside the village came to rescue Yamada and others. Just as everyone was busy carrying Yamada's cold water out, a fierce hail of bullets came over, and a mortar shell happened to land on it.
He came to Yamada's side, and with a bang, Yamada did not escape this time, and the upper half of his body was sent into the sky.
As soon as Yamada died, the Japanese soldiers fell into madness. Wu Fenglou and others also noticed the situation at this time. I am afraid that some big shot was killed. At this time, someone also sent news that the Japanese troops on the railway were approaching.
came to respond, Wu Fenglou and others hurriedly retreated.
This battle plan was planned by them. First, they would blow up the railway tracks and then lure the Japanese. Originally, Wu Fenglou and others hoped to annihilate as many Japanese as possible, but by chance, Yamada Ryosui personally pursued them.
It cost lives.
After killing a Japanese major general, Wu Fenglou and others did not know that they had made such a big noise. Their mission in Shandong had been completed at this time. According to the plan, they all dispersed and sneaked back to Sichuan, and the bandits
Their mission has been completed long ago, and they can be disbanded on the spot...
"Commander Wu, we have decided to stay in Shandong. We are prepared to fight the Japanese to the end and will never give up until they are driven out of Shandong!" There were more than 300 bandits like Hun Jianglong who did not disperse.
"Commander Wu, you are all useful. It is very important to protect yourselves. People always have to do something earth-shattering in this world. I heard that Lu Rongting from Guangxi did it with the French and now he has become the number one figure. We don't want to do anything."
No matter what, Shandong is our battlefield, and we will fight the Japanese to the end!"
Since then, an armed force has appeared in Shandong that has caused Japan a headache. The reputation of the Shandong anti-Japanese guerrillas has grown more and more. The death of the Japanese major general has provided good publicity for this army.
The death of Yamada Yoshimizu was a severe slap in the face for Japan. On the one hand, Japan demanded a quick end to the Shandong War. On the other hand, Japan also hoped to restore the supply of Chinese materials as soon as possible. Now Japan is still very fragile, and the huge burden of the Russo-Japanese War is still there.
If China's protests continue to ferment, Japan's plan to seize war dividends will fail, so Japan's attitude has begun to soften.
Rizhiyi has admitted that the Japanese government is responsible for Yu Wenxin's death, but it has firmly refused to admit Japan's other crimes. Duan Qirui and Yang Du were very excited after knowing it. After all, if Japan can bow its head, they will have a step forward.
Tian Yangdu has communicated with Qiao Yu many times by telegram, and Qiao Yu also agreed to settle the matter as soon as possible. Qiao Yu has achieved the purpose of affecting Japanese trade, so he is not willing to offend Japan too much. Qiao Yu discussed it with Yang Du again.
solution.
That is, Japan must admit its crimes in Shandong, and at the same time bear the responsibility for the Wuhan massacre and apologize to China. Then China can end the strike and the Hanyang Iron Works can resume the supply of iron ore!
On November 14, Japan captured Qingdao at the expense of 7,900 people. If losses from other battles are included, Japan lost a total of nearly 10,000 people in order to capture Qingdao. At the same time, China and Japan reached an agreement, and Japan promised to compensate
The people who were victims of the Yu Wenxin case and the Wuhan massacre also firmly disagreed with other atrocities in Shandong. Japan only agreed that the Allied Powers would form an investigation team to verify the facts and deal with them separately!