Beiyang reactionaries

"Snapped--"

"Damn."

No. 14 East Chang'an Avenue.

The famous Dongjiaomin Lane, after the Second Opium War, was the embassy area of ​​the great powers in China.A large group of people gathered here, yelling at the British embassy, ​​and some radicals even threw stones inside and smashed their windows.

Mike was furious.

He yelled at the person in charge of the embassy guards: "Nelson, what do you guards do? Get rid of this group of mobs, and if you don't obey, shoot me, shoot me. Kill a few people, and they will know how powerful they are. "

shame.

As early as after the Second Opium War, it was already the territory of the great powers.Since the signing of the Xin Chou Treaty, Dongjiaomin Lane has been the embassy area of ​​various countries.In the embassy areas of these great powers, they all have their own embassy guards, and they do not allow any Chinese armed forces to enter this area.No Chinese are allowed to live in this area either.

It is completely similar to the concession, and even stricter than the concession.

Since it became the embassy area, the Chinese armed forces have never been here again.It was the most lively place for the first time, during the student movement in 1919, when a large number of Chinese students came here to make trouble.But at that time, although the students were excited, they all came to submit the petition.

But look at these "mobs" who came today.

Shouting slogans is not enough, even throwing stones inside.And openly shouted slogans such as "British people get out of China".

Who yelled that last time?

Boxer?

As if they had yelled so.

The results of it?

Except for the Boxers, which organization dared to shout like that later.It was the revolutionary party whose goal was to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. None of them dared to shout such a slogan.

On the contrary, after the Revolution of [-], regardless of whether it was the Beiyang faction represented by Yuan Shikai or the revolutionary party represented by Sun Yat-sen, they all expressed their respect for the previously signed contracts.It is hoped that this will be used to accept the support of the great powers of various countries.

But look at these people today.

Nakedly trampled on the dignity of the British Empire.How could he bear such things.Nelson looked at the furious British Minister Plenipotentiary to China, Marklei, and said seriously, "Sir, I need a guarantee."

"Hmph, what guarantee do you want?"

Markle was very dissatisfied with Nelson's flinching performance.

What more can be said about this "mob".First drive away, if you are not obedient, then shoot directly.Such a simple thing still needs to teach him by himself.

Since the British entered China from the Opium War, this kind of thing is too common.

What is shooting?

It was not once or twice that British warships bombarded Chinese cities at home.

"Sir, I need a guarantee that the Chinese armed men will not attack us. Only then can I let the guards shoot, otherwise I will not give the order."

"Nelson, have you forgotten who is the supreme leader here?"

Mack was dumbfounded.

What is this Nelson talking about?Is he going to disobey his order?

This is so funny.

A head of the embassy guards dared to bargain with the British Minister Plenipotentiary in China and dared to refuse his own order.This kind of disobedience can be shot directly on the battlefield.

"Sir, come and take a look."

Nelson was expressionless.

He led Mack to the window.Compared with the attack by the Chinese below, and the countless stones smashing the glass on the first floor, the upper floor has not received much attack.

So it's very clear.

Many people came.

Not to mention the front of the British embassy, ​​even other embassies are crowded with people.But these people are obviously targeting the British embassy, ​​just attacking the British embassy.

Many embassies and envoys from various countries frowned, while others watched the excitement.

"What do you want me to watch? Mostly a group of young students, as long as you shoot, the mob will disperse immediately."

"Sir, look over there. Look at those people over there, and then look at the people around you."

Mike looked at where Nelson pointed.

Among the group of high-spirited students and citizens, there are indeed quite a few very different people.They are very calm, completely different from the excited crowd around them.

They did not shout slogans, nor did they participate in throwing stones inside, but just stared straight at the embassy guards inside the embassy.There is a very stark contrast with the surrounding people.

"Sir, look over there again, and over there."

Markle frowned as Nelson pointed it out.Nelson said directly: "Sir, let me tell you the truth. Those people look like they are from the military. If you look carefully at their waists, they are all holding pistols. I have observed carefully, and as long as we can find it, here There is a company of troops. Look around, how many Chinese policemen have poured in. Those Chinese policemen said they were there to maintain order, but they all carried long guns and kept watching our embassy guards. Sir, I can’t bet. Especially Now that China and Japan are at war, if these policemen and soldiers get excited, then we will be razed to the ground by them. When my uncle was in Shandong, it was because he didn’t take the Chinese seriously and thought there was nothing wrong .So in the end I got killed by those 'Boxer mobs' in China. I can't do the same thing again. I'm worried that as soon as we shoot, the police and army might rush in. I can't protect anyone. So I can't act rashly."

"Shit."

Ma Kelei couldn't help but swear.

He was also taken aback.

"mob"?

The mob in Shandong back then was the damn Boxer.Will the following people become "mobs" like the Boxers?It's really scary to think about it.

If that kind of thing really happened, none of these people in the embassy today would be able to get out alive.

"Jingle Bell--"

Mark's hands trembled angrily, and a phone call came at this time.

"I'm Ronald."

"Sir, it's messed up, it's all messed up. At present, huge anti-British movements have broken out in big cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Jiujiang, and Anqing. They attack the imperial institutions in China, attack the imperial chambers of commerce in China. Even In the Hankou Concession, our police clashed with the Chinese, resulting in many casualties. The Chinese Yangtze River Fleet has already been dispatched, making a gesture of bombarding our Jiujiang Concession. The Chinese Army has already sent The cannon was in front of the concession."

"Are the troops coming too?"

"Yes."

"What are their demands?"

"Let's hand over the murderer, hand over the police who fired the shots and let them stand trial."