"Da Han Bao" had an exclusive opportunity to interview Fang Jianxiong. Hu Shi'an wrote the article himself. He wrote the article "Only when the sea flows across the sea can the true character of a hero be revealed." There is an original quote by Fang: Seventy years ago, the British opened up China with cannons.

Since then, the British have been trying to turn China into their colony. Judging from the results, they

It can't be done. It didn't work in the past, and it doesn't work now. If the British Empire is not ready to send troops to China, I want to warn the British government that no matter how many warships there are, they will not be able to get ashore. What they have not been able to do in seventy years,

It can't be done now. In the face of national interests, even if Fang Jianxiong dies, he will not compromise on the interests of his family. Never!

As soon as this article came out, the world was shocked! Fang Jianxiong is really crazy!

There were many reactions from the great powers. The first one was represented by Japan. Japanese Minister Ijuin had an emergency meeting with British Minister Juldian and issued a statement an hour later: If Fang's actions harmed the interests of the Empire of Japan in China, the Empire of Japan would never sit idly by.

What happened? Yijiyuan met with Zhu Erdian urgently and proposed that the Fang family in Anhui must be punished. He actively requested to send warships to join the British crusade, and promised to send an army to assist in the war. Unexpectedly, Zhu Erdian rejected his suggestion, saying that he would still wait for a domestic decision.

The Japanese ambitions for the Yangtze River Basin were clearly revealed during this meeting, which attracted Zhu Erdian's attention. Zhu Erdian did want to support Yuan Shikai, but it was unrealistic to expect the British Empire to really go to war in China. Therefore, Zhu Erdian planned to intimidate Yuan Shikai.

Fang's reaction was so violent that Zhu Erdian, the one who issued the warning, did not dare to act rashly. He could only call the White House and hope that the country would come up with a strong decision.

The second reaction was that of the British Minister Zhu Erdian. After the meeting, he continued to issue a statement arrogantly, warning Fang Jianxiong not to challenge the majesty of the British Empire, otherwise he would bear the consequences. Then there was no further comment for the time being, and he did not continue to shout and kill. The British

The pace was slow. This time the government's response lagged behind, making Zhu Erdian anxious.

In fact, Whitehall regarded this incident as a joke. A small warlord who took the wrong medicine could be crushed to death by raising his hand. It was Britain's original policy to maintain China's stability and support Yuan Shikai's rise to power. But military intervention was not

It's appropriate. The current situation in Europe is not worth the empire's consumption of any excess military power in the Far East.

The conclusion is that it is enough to directly block the entrance of the Yangtze River to deter this blind little warlord. As for the Yangtze River waterway, the minister can make decisions as needed. After receiving the domestic telegram, Zhu Erdian telegraphed Ge Fu, the consul of Hankou, and ordered him to see Fang Jian again.

Hero, stern warning! Any military-related actions must not harm the interests of the British Empire.

The third reaction came from Germany. Minister Harhausen in China sent a detailed telegram back to China. The content was a thousand words long. He made a comprehensive and detailed report on Fang's situation. There was a paragraph in the telegram.

, said: Fang Jianxiong studied at the Munich Military School, and with excellent results, he was recommended to the Berlin Army University for further study, but he gave up returning to China. The day after the Wuchang incident, this person started an incident in Anqing, and swept across the Shanghai-Nanjing line in more than a month.

Then they sent troops to Wuchang and moved to northern Anhui. The Anhui army has not yet been defeated, which shows that this person has learned a lot in Germany. Also known as Fang Jianxiong, after returning to China, he has close economic and trade relations with Germany and is currently Germany's largest trading partner in the Far East. Before and after.

In three years, arms were purchased from Germany, and the machines were worth 50 million gold marks. It is recommended that the empire carefully consider whether this person has a high degree of favorability towards Germany and whether he has the potential to support him.

Before that, Germany was the first country among the great powers to jump out to support the Qing government, borrowing money and selling weapons.

The German government telegraphed Harhausen: Pay close attention to the development of events in the Far East. It called on both parties to the conflict to exercise restraint and safeguard Germany's interests in China. Fang Jianxiong was not mentioned at all. Is it necessary for such a small warlord to make a fuss about it? Mentioning his name is enough.

This is to promote him and not give him this opportunity.

The fourth reaction is the United States and France. There is nothing wrong with the French in the Yangtze River Basin, and the French are not willing to cause trouble for themselves. They responded quickly and called on all parties to exercise restraint and not to destroy the hard-won peace opportunities. The Americans

then sang the same high-pitched tune and reiterated the old tune calling for China to open its door.

Privately, the Americans have sent representatives to urgently depart from Shanghai and rush to Hanyang.

Beijing, Yuan Mansion.

The atmosphere changed quickly. When Fang Jianxiong turned on the electricity for the first time, Yuan Shikai angrily smashed a Jun kiln tea bowl from the Song Dynasty. Anxious for the results of the discussions among his staff, Yang Du suggested that Yuan Shikai go to see Zhu Erdian in person. After an hour of conversation, Yuan Shikai clarified his intention.

After assuming power as the greatest guarantee for British interests, Zhu Erdian reacted without much consideration.

Fang Jianxiong's next reaction made everyone in the Yuan family cheer for joy. Everyone's reaction was basically the same, and their views were clear. Fang Jianxiong's daring to provoke the powerful Britain was asking for his own death.

As the person involved, Yuan Shikai locked himself in the study for a long time and did not come out. It seemed that he had no intention of coming out to celebrate with his subordinates. Yuan Shikai in the study held a pair of walnuts in his hand and slowly turned them with increasing speed.

Faster, then slower. Finally, the door of the study room opened, and when everyone came forward, Yuan Shikai said: "Power on, Yuan will reach an agreement with the greatest sincerity and seek the reunification of the country. Now is not the time to be happy.

, if we are defeated on the battlefield, everything will be in vain."

When everyone dispersed and only Yang Du was left, Yuan Shikai sighed: "Having a son is like supporting the country!" Interestingly, the remaining Manchus later called Yuan Shikai the Living Cao Cao.

Yang Du said: "It's a pity that he is your opponent. If you defeat him by this method, you won't win without force!"

"Tell Wang Jingwei not to go to Hanyang. As for Sun Baoqi, let him do whatever he wants." Yuan Shikai looked a little sad and slowly turned back with his hands behind his back.

There was another person who was also not too happy, Xu Shuzheng! As Duan Qirui’s confidant, Xu Shuzheng said to Duan Qirui privately: “I didn’t think Fang Fuguo was much better than me before, but I realized after a phone call that he was much better than me.

Already."

Duan Qirui's expression was complicated when he was told this. The previous joy gradually faded away, and after a while he said: "Let's try our best to save this person's wealth and life. That's all we can do."

Xu Shuzheng nodded and said no more. It seemed that Fang Jianxiong's ending was already doomed.

The reaction of the Tongmenghui in Shanghai and Nanjing was the most complicated. In such a loose organizational structure, there were various voices. Chen Qimei was playing mahjong in Changsan Hall. Hearing the news, he stopped playing mahjong and grabbed the disciple who came to report the news.

: "Is this true?" The newspaper was in his hand. Chen Qimei took it and looked at it, then looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha, Fang Fuguo is seeking his own death. He can't blame others."

There were four people at the mahjong table, and the other three were very happy. Only Jiang Zhiqing looked hesitant and seemed to be struggling painfully. Deep in his heart, Jiang Zhiqing admired Fang Zhiqing for his way of supporting the country, but his reason told him that he should do this

He was seeking death. Jiang Zhiqing even came up with the idea, are the people around Fang Fuguo all pig-minded? Why didn't he give him any advice?

Nanjing was also having a meeting to discuss whether they should support Fang Jianxiong. Neither Huang Xing nor Song Jiaoren spoke first, and they all sat there with gloomy faces. Cheng Dequan stood up with an anxious look on his face, slammed the table hard and said: "Fang Fuguo doesn't care. The good situation of peace talks is hard-won, and we will send out a call to denounce it. Are the British so easy to offend?"

"No, no matter what, Fang Fuguo is also doing it for the sake of national sovereignty. I think it is better to call and remonstrate!" This is what Song Jiaoren meant. Huang Xing was a little entangled, and after a long time he said: "This matter, the provisional government cannot immediately To express our stance, we should send someone to Hanyang to have a good talk with Fang Fuguo and ask him to consider the overall situation of the peace talks and not to make mistakes."

Xu Shao, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, stood up abruptly, said nothing, lowered his head and left. Navy representative Huang Zhongying also stood up and left with a complicated expression.

When Xu Shaojie returned to the army and told Shen Tongwu and Lin Huaichuan about the contents of the meeting, Shen Tongwu and Lin Huaichuan found it incredible. Even if he didn't say anything, it would be better than what those people said?

Lin Huaichuan looked at Xu Shaojie with hope and said: "Commander-in-Chief, why don't we express our gratitude to you? If it really doesn't work, I will take the Jiangsu Second Division to Hanyang. Soldiers must not stand idly by while defending their home and country."

Xu Shaojie's face was gloomy, but he refused to express his position. Lin Huaichuan left with infinite disappointment. Shen Tongwu was also somewhat depressed. When he returned to the army to have a drink with Lin Huaichuan in the evening to relieve his boredom, he was in vain. Lin Huaichuan actually left a letter After the letter left, Shen Tongwu took the letter to Xu Shaojie. When he opened it, he found out that Lin Huaichuan said: "The commander-in-chief can't send troops to Hanyang, so Huaichuan has no choice but to go to Han. He will die on the battlefield defending the country! This soldier will die on the battlefield defending the country!" The final destination! ”

While the two were staring at the letter in a daze, the guards came to report again that many officers had escaped! The officers who took the lead in escaping were Yang Yanchang and Han Ming. Together with more than a dozen battalion company commanders, they got off the Xiaguan Pier. After getting off the ship, we rushed to Hanyang. When everyone left, they left a letter. The general meaning was that Commander Fang was willing to die for the country, and we will accompany him and the Anhui Army to fight for this country. Go to hell!

The Ninth Town has been lively since the beginning. Originally, the Ninth Town had a good relationship with the Anhui Army, and many people were envious of the Anhui Army's high salary. Lin Huaichuan left alone, but many of his subordinates were thinking about him. Okay, we quietly packed our bags and went on the road to follow our old superiors. That night, more than a dozen company and platoon-level officers left overnight, as well as Lin Huaichuan's guards.

Fang Jianxiong never expected how big of a reaction his actions would cause. It was a result that he never expected.
Chapter completed!