Xu Rui was happy when he heard this. It turned out that Ferguson had thought wrongly. After seeing Yang Rui leading the third company to leave the military camp, he mistakenly thought that the lone military camp was about to evacuate, and then thought that Xu Rui had threatened him before leaving, saying that he would
Leaving all the hostages behind and leading a lone battalion to break out of Shanghai, Ferguson thought Xu Rui was really going to do this.
Ferguson shouted: "You bastards, you can't do this, you can't!"
"Can't do this? Why not?" Xu Rui paused, "Brigadier General Ferguson, in fact, even if you don't want to see me, I have to come up and say goodbye to you. Our vanguard team has already set off, and the main force of the lone army camp will soon be here.
It’s time to leave, but as your Gorkha Royal Infantry Battalion still has these hostages, I’m afraid we can only pray that the Japanese will be kind.”
Are the Japanese showing kindness? God, how can the Japanese be showing kindness? The Japanese want to kill them!
Ferguson said anxiously: "If you leave us to the Japanese, we will not survive, but your China will also be destroyed. Your China will be the first to be destroyed. Don't you care about your country and your compatriots? I
No joke, if we are all killed, your China will definitely be isolated and your China will really be finished."
"So what?" Xu Rui paused, "Two years ago, the Nationalist Government and Chairman Chiang abandoned our lone army camp. Today, two years later, we no longer have to work for him, old Chiang Kai-shek. This is called retaliation.
One report!"
Ferguson panicked. The lone camp could escape at once, but they really couldn't survive.
What's even worse is that if they are killed by the Japanese army, it is very likely that it will eventually lead to results that are not conducive to the British Empire. This is something Ferguson does not want to see anyway. These bastards in the Lone Army Camp can ignore the safety and survival of China.
, but as a brigadier general, Ferguson had to take into account the interests of the British Empire.
Of course, what Ferguson cares about most is his own life and honor.
After Xu Rui finished speaking, he stood up and wanted to leave. Since Ferguson is afraid of this, I will scare you to death.
Seeing Xu Rui getting up to leave, Ferguson was so scared that he almost farted, and immediately begged, "No, no, no, oh no."
Xu Rui smiled and said, "Why not? It's getting late now, so we should break out."
After Xu Rui turned around and started to leave, Ferguson finally broke down and said urgently: "Okai, Okai, I agree to cooperate, Okai, I agree to cooperate."
"Really?" Xu Rui said with a smile, "But now my conditions have been increased. Not only do you need to provide us with enough weapons and ammunition, but the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion must also be under my command."
"Oh?" Ferguson said helplessly, "But I don't have the power."
If it's just weapons and ammunition, Ferguson, as the top commander of the British army stationed in Shanghai, still has this power. But if the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion is to accept the command of the Chinese, he does not have this power, because this is called joint operations.
This requires special authorization from the British Foreign Office.
Xu Rui then asked: "So who has this power?"
Ferguson replied: "The British Minister to China, Baron Steve!"
"Baron Steve?" Xu Rui asked with a frown, "Where is he now? If he is not in Shanghai, I am afraid it will be too late. In four hours, the Japanese army will start taking action."
"He is in Shanghai." Ferguson said with a wry smile, "and he is in your prisoner of war camp."
Xu Rui was slightly surprised when he heard this. He really didn't expect that such a big fish was hidden among the hostages captured that night, but it didn't matter, it was still too late.
"Take me to see him." Xu Rui said, "Immediately, immediately!"
With Ferguson's guidance, Baron Steve was quickly found among the hostages.
After all, Ferguson was a soldier and acted quite tough, but Steve's behavior was very unbearable. Seeing Ferguson walking straight towards him with the people from the lone army camp, Steve said that he had been betrayed by Ferguson.
, first he yelled and cursed, and then he began to cry and beg for mercy: No, no, please don’t kill me.
Steve's performance is really shocking.
As a British citizen, Ferguson especially felt his face burning.
Fortunately, Xu Rui didn't mean to make fun of him. He led Steve into an empty room, and Xu Rui said to him straightforwardly: "Minister Steve, you are scared."
Steve said in surprise: "You, won't kill me?"
"No." Xu Rui smiled and shook his head, "We don't kill people."
Steve took a deep breath when he heard this: "Phew, I was scared to death."
Because time was tight, Xu Rui was too lazy to play tricks with Steve and went straight to a showdown.
After Xu Rui explained the whole story, Ferguson pulled Steve to the side again. The two of them muttered for a long time before Steve finally felt relieved. It seemed that his life was really saved.
Xu Rui added: "Minister Steve, I won't play any game of asking for high prices or bargaining with you. I will just stack my trump cards with you. Our bottom line is that the entire western part of the concession is under the control of our lone army camp. In addition,
You also need to provide us with the supplies needed for at least three divisions to fight for half a year."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "However, there is no hurry in advance. For now, we should just cooperate and crush the little Japanese conspiracy. I have just told Brigadier General Ferguson that we not only need weapons and ammunition.
, and requires the coordination of the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion."
After his life safety was guaranteed, Steve immediately entered the role of a diplomat.
"No, no, let's not talk about this first." Steve shook his hand and said, "The British Empire can let go of your reckless behavior that offended the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion and innocent British citizens. However, the killing of more than a dozen British people in the detention center
The Chinese soldiers who are on guard duty must be handed over to the Public Settlement Police Station for custody, and the innocent citizens of Western countries and the officers and soldiers of the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion who have been unreasonably detained by you must be released immediately."
Steve still wanted to take the lead and overwhelm his opponent in terms of momentum.
After a pause, Steve continued: "Only if we first release all the Western citizens who have been unreasonably detained by you and the officers and soldiers of the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion, can we discuss the next cooperation issues."
Xu Rui immediately became happy. He released the hostages and all the officers and soldiers of the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion first, and then talked about cooperation? Are you fucking stupid to think that I am a fool? What if you really released all the hostages and the Gurkhas?
Royal Infantry Battalion, do you still need to talk about cooperation? It would be better if you don't team up with the Japanese to attack us.
As a diplomat, Steve is also very good at observing faces.
From the expression on Xu Rui's face, Steve immediately guessed what he was thinking, and immediately said with relief: "Don't worry, our British Empire is a civilized country that abides by the spirit of the contract, so you don't have to worry about us going back on our word.
, our British Empire will definitely keep its promise."
Xu Rui was no longer too lazy to tell Steve, and only turned his attention to Ferguson.
Ferguson's face twitched fiercely. Steve is a diplomat who only wants to solve problems through diplomatic means and believes that his sharp tongue can be used to achieve all consequences. However, Ferguson is a soldier.
He prefers to solve problems through force, and Xu Rui is also a soldier.
From Xu Rui's cold eyes, Ferguson could already see his impatience.
Ferguson was really afraid that Xu Rui would walk away, so he pulled Steve aside and started arguing with a blushing face. After the two argued for a long time, Steve came back and said: "How dare the Japanese plot against the British Empire?"
The innocent citizens and the brave men of His Majesty the King are simply unforgivable, so let us deal with the Japanese first and then talk about anything else."
Xu Rui smiled and said: "Why, has Minister Steve finally figured it out?"
Steve, however, did not blush and said with enthusiasm: "This is called seeking common ground while reserving differences."
Xu Rui picked up the phone on the table and said with a smile: "Then make a call."
Steve took the phone, shook the handle twice and said in English: "Get me the call from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the Concession."
After a while, the call was connected, and a pleasant female voice came from the other end: "Hello, this is the office of the general director of the Concession Industry Bureau. I am Ginny Jenner, who are you looking for?"
Steve said: "I'm Steve, please put Jonathan on the phone."
There was a low exclamation on the other end of the phone, and then the call was transferred again.
After a while, Jonathan's voice came from the phone: "Sir Steve, I'm glad to hear your voice again. Have you escaped from the clutches of the Lone Army Camp?"
It can be heard that Jonathan still has some lingering fears.
If he hadn't reacted quickly enough and got into the sewer in advance, he would have become a prisoner of the lone army camp. However, he almost drowned in the sewer because he was so fat that he almost drowned the entire sewer.
It was blocked, and then the sewage accumulated and formed a pool.
Steve didn't bother to explain more and directly gave the order: "Jonathan, you immediately transfer a batch of arms from the police department. Oh no, you immediately send all the spare guns and ammunition from the police department to the Italian military camp. Listen.
Well, I mean all, all the spare guns and all the ammunition, do you understand?"
"Yes!" Jonathan instinctively puffed up his chest and stamped his feet.
Then after hanging up the phone, Jonathan was confused again. What was going on? Isn't the Italian military camp the lair of the lone military camp now? Minister Steve actually asked him to bring all the spare guns and ammunition of the police department.
All of them were sent to the Italian military camp. Is this to be given to the lone military camp, or is it a deal?
However, even though he was very confused in his heart, Jonathan still did as Steve said. You must know that Steve not only comes from a noble family, but also has a very famous reputation. There is also news that he is likely to enter the cabinet.
Being the youngest foreign minister in the history of the British Empire, Jonathan cannot afford to offend such an upstart.
PS: If you feel that the update is slow, you can go to my other anti-war novel "The Immortal Legend of Anti-Japanese War Veterans", which has been revised and unblocked, and it is a complete novel.
