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"captain……"

"that's it."

"Yes."

Soon Zeng Zhaoqin saw that the British merchant ships moved out the cannons and machine guns.This made Zeng Zhaoqin furious, what on earth do you British merchant ships want to do?Do you still want to fight with us?

Damn bastard.

Now that Zeng Zhaoqin has orders from Bie Tingfang, he is not afraid of British merchant ships.So he thought for a while and said: "Listen to my order, fire the cannon, and blast him at Ge Laozi."

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"how is it now?"

Everyone was stunned when they received Bie Tingfang's telegram.

So is Duan Xun.

Duan Xun has indeed not had a very good relationship with Britain recently because of the Tibet issue.In fact, it cannot be said that it is the United Kingdom. A warlord of Duan Xun's level is probably not qualified enough to enter the eyes of the British high-level, nor is he qualified to have anything to do with the United Kingdom.But Duan Xun really offended the current British consul in China.

But it's just that the relationship is not good.

Duan Xun did not want to fall out with Britain.After all, although Britain was hit hard in the First World War, it is still controlled by the world order and is still the hegemon of the world.Britain has so many colonies and its influence in the world is unparalleled.Even the United States, which is currently the most industrially powerful in the world, cannot compare with the United Kingdom in terms of influence.Not only that, Britain is a famous shit stirrer in history.

In fact, to be honest, the current UK really has nothing to do with Duan Xun.

Duan Xun's ruling area is in the southwest.Now because of the First World War in the UK, basically all military forces have been transferred back to the mainland and to Europe.Almost all the powerful naval forces in the Far East were transferred back to Europe.Therefore, Britain's current military strength in China is limited, and there are only a few small gunboats.

Of course, the small British gunboats are destroyers in China.But relying on this strength alone, Britain poses no threat to Duan Xun at all.If only relying on the military strength of the United Kingdom, there is no way to deal with Duan Xun.But the United Kingdom is a famous shit-stirring stick, and it is easy to cultivate a few of its own agents in China.

Especially Feng Guozhang, they are all ready-made.

Britain can fully support Feng Guozhang and the others to fight against themselves.So Duan Xun didn't think about having a deeper conflict with Britain.As long as the Tibet conflict is resolved, Duan Xun has already thought about giving up some benefits to the UK to calm down the conflict with the UK.Maybe there will be time to ask the UK in the future.

But it never occurred to me that such a thing would happen.

Before Duan Xun gave Bie Tingfang instructions, Bie Tingfang sent another telegram.

"General, the matter has become serious. Zeng Zhaoqin, the captain of the No. [-] Marine Police Team, asked the British Taikoo Matheson's ship 'Wanliu' to stop aside for inspection, but they refused this request. Not long after they refused the request, they also displayed cannons and machine guns. Zeng Zhaoqin fired immediately, firing more than a dozen shells, one of which hit the Wanliu ship, killing two people and injuring five others. The captain of the Wanliu ship was also killed. "

"what?"

Duan Xun couldn't help standing up.

Things got bigger.

There are many solutions if it is just to detain their ships.After all, it is a negotiation.After all, the British merchant ship knocked over the four wooden boats of the Chuan Chu Ship Gang, and Duan Xun had plenty of excuses to detain their merchant ships.

The British merchant ship knocked over four wooden boats, killing one person and injuring two. To be honest, the consequences were not very serious.This is not because Duan Xun thinks that the lives of Chinese people are cheap, but that is the reality.In the current China, it is really not a big deal for Chinese people to be beaten to death by foreigners one or two times.

One or two died, and no attention.

For Duan Xun to detain their merchant ships, at most the British Swire Pacific would pay some money, and the matter would be over.But now the marine police force under him bombarded other merchant ships and killed the British.The British have been in China for so many years, when have they suffered such a loss?Every time they suffer this kind of loss, they will retaliate.

grandma's.

Duan Xun frowned.

Blame Bie Tingfang?Blame Zeng Zhaoqin?

impossible.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with them.The Chinese are dead, if they don't detain the British merchant ships, how will Wanxian be governed in the future.Wanxian is the center of the Sichuan tung oil market, and there are so many merchants coming and going.British merchant ships are so rampant, if they don't deal with it, how will they explain it to the Chinese in the future.It's just that something went wrong in the middle, and the British died.

But even if the British really died, Duan Xun would not be able to punish them.Duan Xun just stated in the military meeting that the goal of the People's Party is to "overthrow the great powers and overthrow the warlords."As soon as I turned around, I was afraid of offending the British and punishing my own people, so how to lead the army and the People's Party in the future.

Moreover, Bie Tingfang is an important general under Duan Xun, a person whom Duan Xun values ​​very much.Duan Xun can't blame his beloved general for this matter.

"Then?"

"The two ships of Swire Pacific have hoisted white flags and have been detained by our marine police force."

"Go out."

Duan Xun waved his hand and let the person who read the telegram go out.

Then he looked at the people around him.The matter was too big, and most of the high-ranking officials on Duan Xun's side came to Duan Xun's place.When they heard what happened in Wan County, they were all shocked.

Fighting against the Tibetan army is only an indirect fight between the two sides, and it is a fight in the air.Even if the relationship between the two parties is not good, it will not really tear the skin apart.But things in Wan County were completely different.

Once you don't handle it well, you will really tear your face face to face.

Yang Wei, Dai Kan, Wang Yongjiang, Yang Yongtai, Dan Maoxin, Xiong Kewu, and Xu Yongchang were all inside.

"What do you think?"

"General, everything has already happened, and there is no way to turn back. What we need to think about now is how to negotiate with the UK, and how to deal with the British's next reaction."

Dai Kan said in a low voice.

Dai Kan is currently serving as the office of the Border Defense Council of the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, and Duan Xun's position here is the second in command.However, Dai Kan knew that he was only an ally with Duan Xun, and had not fully joined Duan Xun's core team.

So since Dai Kan came to Duan Xun's place, he didn't talk much, but worked very hard.Do your best to do your job well, hoping to fully integrate into Duan Xun's place, or truly become Duan Xun's right-hand man.

Therefore, when such a big thing happened, Dai Kan could not remain silent.

"Britain has been in China for so many years, and has been on the Yangtze River for so many years. When has it suffered such a loss. Therefore, I think the UK will definitely react, and it will be a violent reaction. We must take this into consideration."

What Dai Kan said silenced everyone present.

Because Dai Kan was right.As the world's hegemon, the United Kingdom is rampant all over the world, and it is even more arrogant in China.Zhu Erdian, the British Consul General in China, is calling the wind and rain in China. He said that everyone in China should think about it.In the great war between the North and the South that year, Zhu Erdian personally promoted the peace negotiations between the North and the South several times.Even when Yuan Shikai was alive, he was respectful and respectful to Zhu Erdian.

There is also Chinese customs, which are currently controlled by the British, and the customs duties are all controlled by the British.And Kailuan Coal Mine, the best and largest coal mine in China, is in the hands of British businessmen, and they were deceived.They have been in China for so many years, when did they have such a shameful moment.

They must be angry.

I will definitely find Duan Xun, and what will Duan Xun do when the time comes.

"General, why don't we make a concession. I think that as long as we make a slight concession, Britain will never be able to completely fall out with the general over this matter. Let Bie Tingfang and Zeng Zhaoqin rest for a while, I think they understand. Wait until now Once the incident is over, let them resume their duties again."

Yang Yongtai thought for a while and gave Duan Xun an idea.

Yang Yongtai and several of his friends are the most realistic technocrats.In their view, the best way for Duan Xun at present is to continue to cooperate with Japan.It's not because they like Japan, but because they think Japan is close at hand and can effectively help Duan Xun.

Moreover, many people on Yang Yongtai's side are related to the Japanese political, business, and military circles.Because many of them used to study in Japan.In the cooperation between Duan Xun and Japan during this period, Yang Yongtai and the others also contributed a lot.

But they support Duan Xun's cooperation with Japan, which doesn't mean they want Duan Xun to fall out with Britain.