Beiyang reactionaries

That's England.

For Duan Xun, even for China, Britain is a behemoth, a world hegemon that even Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui dare not offend.Duan Xun is just a local Chinese warlord, and there are many warlords who are stronger than Duan Xun in terms of strength.How could Duan Xun offend Britain?

So Yang Yongtai thinks that Duan Xun should give in.

Anyway, it was only the captain of a British merchant ship who died this time, not a big shot.A person like Duan Xun is willing to give in for this matter and let his subordinates be punished. Britain should not be reluctant.

Duan Xun shook his head.

If it was before, Duan Xun might have accepted Yang Yongtai's suggestion.As the saying goes, a man who can bend and stretch.When the strength is far inferior to the opponent, it is a wise choice to make a slight concession.But not now.This matter will soon spread throughout Sichuan, and then other provinces such as Guizhou and Yunnan. If it is not handled well, the whole country may know about it.

At that time, many people will be watching Duan Xun to see how Duan Xun will choose.

Duan Xun may not care about the attitude of the Beijing government, or the attitude of other warlords.But Duan Xun can't help but care about the attitude of his own army, he can't help but care about the attitude of the People's Party, and he can't help but care about Chinese public opinion and the views of those Chinese students.

At this time, I absolutely cannot retreat.

Once I take a step back this time, the people's party and the army under my command may start to fall apart and lose their cohesion.Therefore, this time, I absolutely cannot retreat, even if I am killed.

"This matter was originally the fault of the British merchant ship. Our marine police force is enforcing the law according to the law, and there is no mistake. I can't admit my mistake at this time, otherwise the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled. There is no need to talk about this matter again."

Duan Xun quickly rejected Yang Yongtai.

It is also for Yang Yongtai's good to reject Yang Yongtai so decisively.Yang Yongtai is on Duan Xun's side, although his strength has increased because he has attracted many people.But he has been here with Duan Xun for too short a time, without any other foundation, he is still an outsider, and his influence is only in the political circle.

But Bie Tingfang and Zeng Zhaoqin are different.

Bie Tingfang is Duan Xun's direct lineage since he was in Western Henan, and he has a good relationship with many generals on Duan Xun's side, and even has a good relationship with Duan Xun's younger brother.Not only does he have a good relationship with the army, he was even a subordinate of Yang Wei and Wang Yongjiang, and Duan Xun has a lot of contacts here.As for Zeng Zhaoqin, he was from the Sichuan League and was from Xiong Kewu's side.

Yang Yongtai just wanted to use them as scapegoats, which offended them very much.Even with Duan Xun's protection, if Yang Yongtai really clashed with them, it would be very bad for Yang Yongtai.

So Duan Xun didn't want Yang Yongtai to continue talking.

"General, since the general does not want to back down, there is only one way now."

"what?"

When Yang Wei spoke, Duan Xun immediately looked forward to it.Since Yang Wei started to take charge of party affairs, he has always avoided suspicion.Usually, apart from party affairs and police work, I don't express too many opinions on many issues.Only when Duan Xun asked in private, would he say some opinions.

But for Duan Xun, Yang Wei is still his most trusted staff member.

"Preemptive strike."

"How to say?"

"General, we will be very passive in a dispute with Britain. Our current strength is not enough to have a real conflict with Britain. In this case, we will use external forces."

"How to borrow?"

"General, nationalism is on the rise. This incident was originally provoked by a British merchant ship. He rampaged and overturned four of our ships, causing heavy casualties to our crew and heavy economic losses."

When talking about casualties, Yang Wei pronounced his words very heavily, and said two words "tragic".

These people here are all smart people, and everyone understands Yang Wei's obvious meaning.If it is said that only one person was killed and two were injured on the Chinese side, it is difficult to cause a big sensation.People are really sensitive to numbers.

The death of one person and the death of ten people are different situations and different effects.

"However, the British merchant ships did not listen to the warnings of my marine police force, and continued to sail with the intention of breaking through the front of my marine police force, and even mounted cannons and machine guns to resist our inspection. British merchant ships are so disregarding the safety of our Chinese people's lives and property, People all over the country should know about it. We should complain to the British Consul, and we should ask the British Swire Pacific to compensate our injured and injured crew members and compensate them for their economic losses. And because of this matter, the Wanxian Wharf has not been able to operate normally for several hours. Swire Pacific must also be held accountable for the loss of the pen. As the border defense supervisor of the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, the general must seek justice for the people under his rule, because the eyes of the whole country are on Sichuan."

When Yang Wei said every sentence, the people present were inexplicably horrified.

Yang Wei is not trying to turn a big problem into a small one, but to turn a small thing into a big one.But Yang Wei's words made Duan Xun nod secretly.What Duan Xun lacks most now is prestige.Regardless of whether Duan Xun emphasized military discipline or used the opportunity of the Sichuan-Tibet war to make things bigger, it was all to improve his prestige in China.Duan Xun is powerful now, but he has been holding back in the southwest and lacks prestige.

Now this thing is also good.

If it is done well, Duan Xun will be a great hero in China's resistance against Britain, and he will become the most respected figure in the entire Chinese academic and newspaper circles in a short time.Of course everything has pros and cons.

If he resists the UK this time, then he is likely to have a complete breakup with the UK.

This was not Duan Xun's original plan.

"Then what if the British insist on it?"

Dai Kan asked Yang Wei.

Yang Wei didn't speak, but looked at Duan Xun.Duan Xun thought for a while and said, "How can the British force it?"

"They have warships."

Dai Kan stared straight at Duan Xun as he spoke.Dai Kan was quite horrified in his heart, Duan Xun really dared to do it, and Yang Wei really dared to come up with ideas.When Duan Xun established his prestige in Sichuan before, he also found trouble with some foreign firms.But at that time, Duan Xun was not looking for the British, but the British dog legs.At that time, the effect was very good, because Duan Xun cleaned up the bastards of the British, and immediately established the prestige of the government and the police.

But now Duan Xun is trying to use the British to improve his reputation.

Dai Kan didn't believe that Duan Xun was really just enough to fall out with Britain because of a few crew members.Even his teacher Liang Qichao did not have such noble sentiments.Even in Dai Kan's view, there is no such person in this world.

Britain does not have much strength in the Far East, but Britain has warships in Shanghai and Guangdong.

"I am willing to sit down and talk with the British. But if the British rely on their strong military strength and their warships to threaten me, I will fight to the death with them."

As soon as Duan Xun finished speaking, the faces of several people present changed drastically.

too tough.

These people had no idea at all.

"Minister Xiong (Xiong Kewu), in the name of the Ministry of Military Affairs, issued the incident and my determination to our troops. Tell all the troops that if Britain really wants to use military means, I will never compromise. All The troops are ready."

"Yes."

"Minister Xu (Xu Yongchang), make me a plan. Once the British really use the army to threaten us, how will our army fight back. Let's see how to equip the army for defense now."

"Yes."

"Xinyuan (Bai Jianwu), immediately contact all the newspapers that can be contacted, and report the ins and outs of this matter. Remember, first understand the specific situation with Dan Maoxin and Zeng Zhaoqin in Wan County, and unify the caliber."

fact?

Facts don't matter anymore.

If Duan Xun wants to make things worse, he must first announce the "truth" of the matter.Let everyone see the "truth" Duan Xun let them see.Or what Yang Wei said is right, Duan Xun's strength is not enough to directly confront Britain.Since it is impossible to directly confront, foreign aid must be used, and other forces must be mobilized for support.

"Yes."

"Brother Xunruo (Dai Kan), immediately protest to the British Consulate in Chongqing as the Office of the Frontier Defense Council of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet."

"it is good."

"Prepare yourself, we still have a big battle to fight. And remember, the content of today's meeting is not allowed to be circulated."