Chapter 848, countdown preparation

On the last day of January 1915, the rainy weather had improved. News reported from Nanjing, Shanghai and Guangzhou spread across the country in just two days. Major newspapers reproduced the latest news from the Shanghai editions of the Republic of China Times, Guangdong Minbao, and Ta Kung Pao. These newspapers not only continued to report on the atrocities committed by the *** army in Shandong, but also increased the weight of the international edition.

The report of the day before yesterday, Tang Shaoyi leaked the secret. Yesterday, the members of the Qingyuan Conference were corrupt and abused the law. Xiong Xiling stole treasures in the palace of Rehe. Today, he was instructing the relationship between Tang Shaoyi and Xiong Xiling and deliberately fabricating the Sino-German alliance to leak secrets to the British. The Republic of China Times pointed out without any concealment that Xiong Xiling and Tang Shaoyi tried to use foreigners to exclude the great consuls to participate in the presidential election, so he deliberately used such despicable means.

Reports on the atrocities of *** were also not interrupted. Not only did they publish more evidence and photos, they even hired celebrities and famous scholars to comment and column writing. While denying the inhumane behavior of the *** people, they also re-mentioned old things, repeatedly emphasizing the incidents of the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China and the Lushun massacre, and maximizing the incitement of the people.

The protests outside the embassy district have not stopped until today. As newspapers continue to report, more and more people join the protests, and even develop to the point where as long as someone in the embassy goes out, they will immediately congestion and protest.

Not only are the protests in Nanjing becoming more and more intense, but the feelings of hatred against Japan are also increasing day by day in the three eastern provinces, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Beijing. To this day, enterprises have been shut down in the northeast factories, and all shops and shopping malls in Nanjing and Guangzhou have removed the shelves of the goods.

Taking advantage of the rise in anti-Japanese sentiment, Zhang Shengting, a subsidiary of Beijing base, took the opportunity to develop industry in the Northeast region. Within three days, it acquired three Sino-Japanese joint venture coal mines, and invested in twelve local small companies in Northeast China. It also planned to open two large light industrial factories and three textile factories within three months. The workers who originally went on strike from the *** factory and the company all defected to the Northern Business Company. Even if these workers signed a contract with the *** company, the background behind the scenes of the Northern Business Company can still be easily solved.

This move almost caused a fatal impact on the industry of the three northeastern provinces. Japanese goods were accumulated and factories could not recruit workers, and even violent revenge was impossible. Several warlords in the northeast were affected by the civilian anti-Japanese sentiment, coupled with the secret instructions and support of the Nanjing central government, and no longer cooperated with the Japanese side as before. Especially Zhang Zuolin also made a bold statement at a drinking banquet: "Young *** dare to try it, can't I kill them?"

The people of Northeast China are truly protected by the military government. They are not only full of confidence, but also grateful. People are not only grateful to the local government, but also support the Nanjing central government. Those who know a little about domestic news will know that Zhang Shengting's company is the company of the great consul Wu Shaoting. Wu Shaoting not only encourages the people to oppose the ***, but also takes care of the people's food and clothing issues.

It is precisely because of the people's support for Wu Shaoting, supporting Wu Shaoting to safeguard national sovereignty and respond to the diplomatic propositions of ***, that the conspiracy of Xiong Xiling, Tang Shaoyi and others was immediately condemned by the whole country. This wave of voice gradually became equal to the feelings of hatred of Japan. Once the people in the streets and alleys talked about ***, they would think of people like Xiong Xiling, Tang Shaoyi and others.

"Wu Zhizheng cannot be the president, who will be the one? You think, who else can be more suitable than Wu Zhizheng?"

"That's right, when these blind people are bullied by foreigners, they still have to engage in political battles and make up Sino-German alliances, which is simply harmful to others."

"If we say that Germany has a good relationship with the Republic of China, we have given money to build railways and returned Qingdao to us. But this doesn't mean that we are in an alliance, right!"

"Yes, yes, Wu Zhizheng repeatedly emphasized that we are neutral if we do not get involved in foreign wars in the Republic of China."

"Anyway, if Wu Zhizheng cannot become the president, there will be no hope in the Republic of China. I also heard that Xiong Xiling secretly colluded with the *** people. Humph, maybe it was the *** people who instructed them to oppose Wu Zhizheng."

"No, where did you hear the news?"

"The night before yesterday someone saw Xiong Xiling taking a car to the British Embassy!"

"Tsk tsk, there is such a thing!"

Since then, the remarks of collusion between the Qingyuan Conference and the people of the *** people have gradually begun to spread. Although it was only a first sight, its impact on the Qingyuan Conference has become more and more serious. The negative image of the Qingyuan Conference in the public opinion has become increasingly deep-rooted.

From the 30th to the 31st, Wu Shaoting held two meetings in the Ministry of National Defense's "Hunting Eagle" war room, and decided to abolish the "Night Falcon" group during the Yangtze River Strategy and Qingdao War, and re-establish a brand new work unit, temporarily named "Shadow". Regarding the idea of ​​the "Shadow" working group, Wu Shaoting hopes to develop it into a long-standing national defense system that is specifically responsible for handling national political security.

Although the name "Shame" is not good, he just wants to let all those who know their name understand that politics has always been full of shady. If anyone dares to oppose politics, he will inevitably suffer a blow that is unethical, unruly, and even more uncontrollable.

The ** intelligence unit, which was originally affiliated to the "Night Falcon" group, will double its size in the next month, and will form a unified and cooperative intelligence network with the Ministry of Political Supervision and the Bureau of Military Statistics.

Previously, Li Xuanting was in charge of the "Night Falcon" group, but now Li Xuanting was transferred to the National Defense Force as the division commander, and Wu Shaoting appointed Deng Keng to personally coordinate the operation of the "Shame". At the same time, he also told Deng Keng to cooperate with Cen Chunxuan and Wang Changling to draw military personnel from the Gendarmerie and Secret Service within three months to form an armed force directly under the "Shame". This armed force was assigned to the Ministry of Political Supervision to carry out secret tasks of defending political security, and its name was designated as "State Secret Police".

After the meeting, Wu Shaoting fought with the Chief of Staff, and the military ministers held another meeting. Faced with these soldiers, he did not talk about any political matters, but only emphasized the attitude of the great powers after Tang Shaoyi leaked the secrets, and his personal attitude towards this matter. He ordered the entire *** team to increase the level of security and respond to any threats from the great powers at any time.

Although the Ministry of National Defense is still worried that the great powers will face great pressure to join forces to restrict China, the domestic people are in a very intense mood, and the central government naturally cannot sit idly by. The Chiefs of Staff Operations Conference and the Ministers of the Military promised Wu Shaoting that as long as Wu Shaoting ordered, he would be swear to defend the national rights and interests to the death.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Shaoting gave some instructions to the ministers of the three armies. The Army was to accelerate the improvement of the Central First Army and the Northern Army, and the Southern Coast Defense Project also needed to speed up the progress; the Navy did not have many requirements, but there was a special explanation, that was, to start the development plan of "Aviation Battleships". This plan naturally needs to cooperate with the air force departments. The air force manufacturing industry should actively develop a new generation of fighter jets, use German and American industrial equipment to carry out cross-generation development of wooden aircraft to metal aircraft.

The "Aviation Battleship" plan was a secret military development plan proposed by Wu Shaoting himself after the end of the Qingdao War, attempting to test the "Zhoufang" battleship that was nearly scrapped, and transformed the "Zhoufang" battleship into a maritime fortress that can carry aircraft and provide aircraft takeoffs and land.

The reason why it is not called the "aircraft carrier" plan is because the term "aircraft carrier" originated from the *** Navy. Wu Shaoting decided to come back to the front to carry out the research and development of air warships in advance, and the naming of this new type of warship naturally requires priority. He simply put aside the title of "aircraft carrier" and set up a new door with the battleship as the background.
Chapter completed!