Chapter 150 Send You to See God
Under the cover of artillery fire, tens of thousands of soldiers shouted and launched a charge.
That night, the sound of killing shook the sky.
The sign that prohibited Chinese people from entering the concession was kicked to the ground and trampled into pieces.
As the army pressed forward, Shen Zhi muttered softly, "The other side is the sea. They have nowhere to retreat to. They are desperate."
Luo Jiu looked far-sighted, "How could they be desperate? Isn't there a way out?
Oh, and they can jump into the sea.”
When the morning star came out, Meng Hu came forward with a bloody bayonet and reported, "We have wiped out all the enemy troops. We have captured their Consul General William alive. Please let the commander take care of him."
Several soldiers brought William over, pressed his shoulders, and kicked him in the knee. William fell to his knees with a thud, a look of resentment on his face.
Luo Jiu sneered, "Not convinced?"
William said disdainfully: "I am the son of Earl Rockefeller. If you dare to kill me, the British Empire will not let you go."
Luo Jiu smiled and shook his head, "It seems that you have been living here secretly for a long time and have not returned to your country. You don't know how many changes have happened in your hometown.
What is a count? To tell you the truth, I have killed so many dukes in my hands. "
William smelled danger from her calm tone.
He looked panicked. "I have diplomatic immunity. I want to see President Yuan! You must send me to Peking!"
"Must?" Luo Jiu held the pistol in his hand and rubbed his temples with the barrel of the gun. "I'm really fed up with the way you foreigners boss people around. Where on earth does your arrogance come from?
Send you to Peking? Sorry, I can only send you to see God. "
The gun was pointed at his forehead, bang!
A gunshot announced the end of the first battle of the National Salvation Army.
The news of the victory spread throughout the country and even overseas, greatly inspiring Chinese people around the world.
The day after the battle, Luo Jiu looked at the large blank space outside the Zhenjiang city gate and called Xu Jing, "Write two rows of large slogans there."
Xu Jing asked hurriedly: "What to write?"
"We must drive out all invaders and liberate the country!"
These are two important tasks that the National Salvation Army has to accomplish over a period of time.
But before the next battle, they still have a lot of work to do.
After taking Zhenjiang City, Luo Jiu called the Presidential Palace again in the name of Chen Zhi.
Mei Zonggu stayed up all night by the phone and picked it up immediately, asking impatiently, "Is that Director Shen?"
Luo Jiu said: "It was me, Staff Officer Mei. I chased her to Zhenjiang. The commander was about to set out for Nanjing. I persuaded her for a long time and she finally agreed to the ceasefire conditions.
However, let us be frank with you. If you do something similar again in the future, I am afraid we will have to go to war again.”
Mei Zonggu sighed, "Don't worry, after this incident, there will definitely not be a next time."
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Since we are going to coexist peacefully in the future, let's sign an agreement and put all the specific details into the text so that everyone can feel at ease."
So the next day, Mei Zonggu rushed to Zhenjiang with Yuan Datou's authorization. The real Chen Zhi picked him and his entourage up at the train station and rushed to the negotiation office.
The two sides chatted for a few words in the car, and Mei Zonggu couldn't help but be surprised, "Director Shen feels different from what he said on the phone."
Shen Zhi smiled and asked him, "What's the difference?"
"You are more easygoing in person than on the phone. You are not so aggressive and suffocating."
Chen Zhi smiled without saying anything, thinking: You will see the aggressiveness in a while, and you may not be able to breathe.
Mei Zonggu was brought by Chen Zhi into the National Salvation Army's headquarters in Zhenjiang. He could hardly see everything along the way.
The atmosphere here is completely different from other places. Not only are there female soldiers, but there are surprisingly many of them.
On the playground, the instructor in charge of training was a very young woman.
The whole army was full of fighting spirit, and on the training ground, slogans were shouted loudly.
There were eye-catching slogans posted everywhere. The entrance of the headquarters was one of the temporary recruitment points, where colorful recruitment propaganda films were played.
Mei Zonggu was almost stunned. He wiped his glasses and put them back on, hardly able to believe what he saw.
Chen Zhi smiled and looked back at him, "Staff Officer Mei, don't worry. The commander has ordered me to be in charge of the reception this time. After I finish the business, I will take you around."
Mei Zonggu smiled awkwardly, "Aren't you afraid that I'll see something I shouldn't see?"
"We in the National Salvation Army have nothing to hide. Just look and see."
Entering the office, Shen Zhi knocked on the door, "Commander, Staff Officer Mei is here."
"Please let him in." A clear voice said.
Mei Zonggu walked in and saw a girl in her early twenties wearing a dark blue military uniform, sitting upright at a desk, reviewing documents.
Mei Zonggu took off his hat, bowed and said, "I am Mei Zonggu, a staff officer under President Yuan, and I am here to see Commander Luo."
Luo Jiu raised his head and smiled, "Welcome, please sit down."
Mei Zonggu sat down tremblingly. When Luo Jiuyi stood up, he stood up again hurriedly.
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "We are in the process of reform here. There are not so many rules. Relax a little."
As she spoke, she pushed a drafted peace agreement in front of Mei Zonggu, "Staff Officer Mei, these are the peace terms we proposed."
From Mei Zonggu's point of view, this is indeed a harsh condition.
The cession of Anhui Province to the National Salvation Army was previously agreed upon, but there were many other things besides the cession of land.
For example, the agreement stipulated that Yuan Shikai could not stop the National Salvation Army's anti-imperialist actions, and if the National Salvation Army attacked foreigners, Yuan's government had to allow the National Salvation Army to pass through.
One of the clauses was that the National Salvation Army was not allowed to be prohibited from engaging in civilian activities in Yuantong District.
Mei Zonggu adjusted his glasses and said, "Commander Luo, I really can't agree to this."
Luo Jiu spread his hands and said, "If this doesn't work, then there's no need to talk about it. Our soldiers come from all over the place, and they have to go home to visit their families, right?
We in the National Salvation Army have a tradition of visiting the hometowns of fallen soldiers to provide compensation. If you, Yuan Tongqu, don’t allow us to go, we will have no choice but to fight back.”
Mei Zonggu chuckled and thought to himself, just keep pretending, the National Salvation Army has only been established for a few days, and it already has traditions?
He said helplessly: "If it's just a visit to relatives and compensation, there's nothing wrong with it.
But if you come here tomorrow with 10,000 or 20,000 people, saying you are here to provide relief, how should we respond?"
Luo Jiu chuckled. This old guy knew her quite well.
She said, "It's just a relief, why would so many people go? If you're worried, you can make a note at the back that the team should not exceed 50 people, is that okay?
President Yuan is famous far and wide, so he is not worried that a team of fifty people like me can stir up trouble in the area he governs, right?"
Mei Zonggu hesitated for a moment, "Commander, could you allow me to make a phone call and ask the President for instructions?"
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