Chapter 260 No, the Action Has Begun Already? What About the Hibernation We Agreed On?

In Lushun, in a three-story western-style house.

Several figures stood in a row.

Opposite them, an old man in a kimono clutched a newspaper with an angry face.

"Sawada! Do you have a pig brain?!"

"Just to deal with a young boy, you actually sent someone to contact the Qing emperor! Now, because of your stupid behavior, my Great Japanese Empire's plan to occupy the Northeast, split and plant flowers, and prosper East Asia has been seriously affected!"

Said.

The old man angrily threw the newspaper in the other's face.

"Private Marseille!"

Seeing this, the insulted Colonel Sawada didn't even dare to breathe, and immediately bowed 90 degrees to apologize.

"Mr. Kawashima, this matter was a mistake made by my subordinates. I didn't expect that man to be so bold that he even killed the emperor of his own country, and I didn't expect him to be so shameless and mean to frame my Great Japanese Empire!"

"Didn't expect it?"

"What can you think of with your pig brain!"

The old man called Mr. Kawashima was even more angry, and slapped Sawada's face directly.

"The Empire sent you here to deal with the flower-growing practitioners, but what about you? What have you done in the past three years? You actually spent most of your energy on dealing with one person!"

"Sir, that person is from the Empire."

"No need to explain!"

Kawashima slapped him again, "All explanations are just excuses for your own incompetence!"

"A mere flower-growing practitioner, no matter how strong he is, what kind of storm can he stir up? Even the powerful Longhushan Tianshi and Daying Xianren couldn't stop the military advances of various countries back then, so what can a junior like him do!"

The voice fell.

Colonel Sawada fell silent immediately.

This Mr. Kawashima is a great man who has been engaged in espionage for decades.

When the Republic of China was first established.

He became brothers with Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty. The two conspired to split the flower-growing and attempted to separate the Northeast and Mongolia. If it weren't for the last minute of the North-South peace talks, the high-level officials of the Empire turned to support the Beiyang government, and they might have succeeded.

But even so, the old senior still didn't give up.

If the high-level officials didn't support him, he would do it himself!

First, he recruited bandits in the northeast and packaged them as Manchuria's special forces and loyal troops.

Then he married his adopted daughter to Mongolian bandits to get their support. After everything was ready, he planned to take Fengtian.

But who would have thought that the emperor suddenly died.

The flower-growing civil war was quickly quelled. There was no way, the imperial high-level officials could only force Kawashima to give up this plan.

The second split operation failed again.

However, the old predecessor did not give up and kept fighting to realize this dream. In the middle, he organized people and conspired to assassinate Marshal Zhang, but unfortunately it ended in failure.

Overall.

None of the major plans of this old predecessor in his life were successful, and he always seemed to be short of luck.

Of course, no one dared to underestimate him.

After all, the benefits that the Japanese now gain from flower-growing, as well as the intelligence network and personal connections they have built, are inseparable from this predecessor.

Even now, when dealing with flower-growing, he still adopts his split strategy!

By constantly exaggerating and emphasizing ethnic conflicts, the flower-growing tribes excluded the Manchus and Mongolians, and then made the three parties hate each other.

While thinking.

Mr. Kawashima's voice sounded again.

"Sawada, in view of your incompetence and stupidity, the higher-ups have decided to demote you to a deputy position."

"This place is now in charge of Fangzi."

"Fangzi?"

Colonel Sawada was slightly startled.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw a woman in an officer's uniform walk in from outside the door.

And Mr. Kawashima did not give him a chance to argue, and said directly: "In the Huanggutun incident, Fangzi made great contributions, and she herself is a princess of the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

"I can't be more relieved to let her preside over the work against the flower-growing practitioners."

"If you don't cooperate or have objections."

"Go back to your hometown in Kyoto! Don't stay here to embarrass your father!"

"I understand!"

Hearing this, Sawada bowed again at a standard 90-degree bow.

Seeing this, Mr. Kawashima shook his head secretly.

If his father had not been a high-ranking military official, he would have been demoted to a deputy position, or even shot or sent to a laboratory. That would have been a bargain for him.

While thinking.

Mr. Kawashima did not stay for long, turned to look at his adopted daughter, Fangzi, and said.

"I'll leave this to you."

"As my adopted daughter, I hope you don't do things like this idiot."

"My daughter understands!"

The woman in military uniform nodded heavily.

Seeing this, Mr. Kawashima turned around and left with satisfaction, planning to go back to the military to discuss the matter of Higashi Shinobu.

In a while, the major shrines and Higashi Shinobu's group will come, and according to the intelligence he received, Longhushan Tianshi will also come.

That person is also an old friend of the past.

Naturally, he has to treat him well and keep him in Lushun! Isn't this much better than targeting a junior?

And soon, after Kawashima left.

Sawada and Yuan Jingui in the house breathed a sigh of relief. The confrontation just now made them nervous.

Although they knew they would not die, the strong sense of oppression made them feel like they were being stared at by a crazy beast, and their bodies instinctively felt awe.

At this moment.

The woman named Fangzi spoke.

"From today on, you are my subordinates, and everything here is under my control!"

After that, Fangzi glanced at several people, and finally landed on Yuan Jingui's head, "You are Zetian's staff officer, right? I heard that you participated in these plans."

"Yes."

Yuan Jingui swallowed his saliva.

Fearing that the other party could not deal with Zetian, he would let him take responsibility for this defeat.

"Do you have a grudge against that Li Muxuan?"

Yoshiko continued to ask.

"Yes!"

Yuan Jingui nodded, and then said: "But I am only thinking about the Great Japanese Empire."

"Absolutely no selfishness!"

"Anyone can say nice things."

Yoshiko shook her head and said: "But every time you act, you are targeting Li Muxuan!"

"That's because."

"I don't want to hear your explanation."

Yoshiko raised her hand to signal the other party to stop, "Since I'm here, the previous actions must change."

"The hidden pawns you planted in the flower planting before don't need to carry out the stupid plan of flattery and killing. Start to lurk deep and publicize his "merit" of killing Emperor Xuantong! At the same time, use his affairs to provoke confrontation between the Manchus and the Han!"

"Let our people assassinate the people of the Qing Dynasty in his name."

"I know."

Yuan Jingui nodded without thinking.

After all, people are under the eaves, and the other party is the leader, so what she says is what it is.

However

Yuan Jingui flattered: "Miss Fangzi, Li Muxuan should be in Lushun soon. Should we send someone to deal with him or keep an eye on him to prevent him from disrupting our actions again?"

"No need, just let people strengthen vigilance."

Fangzi looked calm.

Long before taking over here, her father told her to have a long-term vision.

Don't be obsessed with one person.

For this reason, she didn't think that a cultivator could cause any big trouble.

Even if the other party killed Emperor Xuantong, it was just an accident, and it also showed that the other party was a person who had the courage of a common man but did not care about the overall situation.

"Miss Fangzi."

At this time, Sawada, who had been silent all the time, spoke up: "I advise you not to underestimate this person."

"He is not so easy to deal with."

"These few failures are certainly due to our improper planning, but it is undeniable that the man poses a huge threat to the division of our Great Japanese Empire and the encroachment of the flower planting."

"The Manchurian Railway Company is because of him."

"Enough!"

Fangzi frowned, "Don't forget, I am the minister, everything is under my command!"

Sawada's face turned pale instantly.

If it weren't for the big mess this time, why would you, a Chinese, ride on my head!

Do you really think that your last name is Kawashima and your name is Fangzi, you are a Japanese? To put it bluntly, you are just a dog we raised, and you dare to bark in front of me!

Thinking so.

But Sawada did not get angry on the spot.

But he endured it.

Anyway, he had already said it.

If Li Muxuan caused any trouble later, it would never be his fault!

Seeing this, Fangzi did not say more about this matter, and instead said: "There should be many flower-growing practitioners in Lushun in the next few days. Send people to strengthen the vigilance around the army, especially in the south, where important experiments are being conducted. Don't let the flower-growing people get close."

"What experiment?"

"Disease prevention and treatment and drinking water purification."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Colonel Sawada was immediately confused.

But he also knew that some research and experiments could not be put on the surface, otherwise they would attract condemnation from various countries.

Although he was thick-skinned, turning off the lights was different from not turning them off, so he did not ask more questions, and instead deployed personnel to strictly guard the deep south area.

Two days later, a ferry was slowly sailing on the sea.

Li Muxuan and others stood on the deck, and the outline of the port in the distance appeared in their sight.

"Finally arrived."

Lu Jin showed excitement on his face.

So far.

He has killed hundreds of rats, and now he just uses the Japanese to open up his front!

In contrast, Lu Ren seemed much more mature and asked, "Brother Li, what should we do when we arrive in Lushun? Should we find a place to lie low as planned, or sabotage in secret?"

After these days of getting along and observing, he has tacitly regarded Li Muxuan as the leader.

"Lie low first, and then decide based on the situation."

Li Muxuan looked indifferent, looking at Lushun in the distance, a place he had never set foot on in his past or present life.

But he had seen it more than once in books.

As the southernmost tip of the Liaoning Peninsula, Lushun has always been an important town of the Beiyang Navy.

It took the Qing Dynasty 16 years and tens of millions of dollars to build it. The strength of its docks, artillery batteries, and military reserves was the best in the Beiyang Army, and it was known as the "No. 1 Military Port in the Far East."

However, such a military town performed terribly in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

There are 23 artillery batteries on the Lushun Peninsula.

All of them were occupied by the Japanese within one day!

More than 2,000 Qing soldiers died in the battle, while the Japanese army lost only more than 200 people.

To be honest, as the defending side, with the advantage of the terrain, the casualties were as high as ten to one. This could only be done by the Qing Dynasty, and this also led to the Japanese massacre in Lushun for four days and three nights!

Almost everyone alive in Lushun City did not escape the Japanese slaughter.

Among them were children under two years old.

They even skewered them with bayonets and deliberately raised them to the sky for people to watch.

In the end, only 36 people who buried the bodies survived in the whole city, and the death toll reached more than 20,000. After the incident, in order to prevent leakage, the Japanese directly bribed major newspapers and strictly prohibited reporting of the incident.

The external propaganda was that in addition to the legitimate killings, "no flower grower was killed."

However, after the incident was exposed.

The Japanese government changed its story and claimed that two thousand people were killed accidentally, and then ten thousand people. Finally, under the risk of death of a flower grower, they investigated.

Only then did the number of massacres appear in public view.

Seeing that they could not hide this, the Japanese began to confuse the situation. First, they said that the Qing army had insulted the corpses of the Japanese soldiers in front of them, which led to the Japanese soldiers to carry out retaliatory massacres.

Later, it was said that plainclothes soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were lurking among the people.

Intent to resist with force.

The Japanese army had no choice but to kill them all mercilessly to prevent defeat.

But these two theories are obviously untenable. In the former, before the war started, the Qing army ordered that no heads should be taken, and no reward would be given to those who had their heads cut off, in order to prevent delays and delays in marching.

The latter has records of retreat from the Qing army.

On the other hand, look at the Japanese.

First, there were no direct witnesses of the Qing army's abuse of the corpse, and second, there was no evidence of plainclothes lurking.

to be honest.

Everything is just an excuse to avoid condemnation.

For example, in vivo experiments can also be carried out in the name of disease prevention and drinking water purification.

Think of this.

Li Muchuan looked at Port Arthur, which was getting closer and closer, without concealing the murderous intention in his body.

He didn't want to talk about his bad nature, brutality, etc., but one thing was that since he had committed invasion and massacre, inhumane experiments on living subjects and other brutal acts.

Then don't blame others for treating them like this!

That's when.

Wu Gensheng and Zhang Zhiwei were shocked when they noticed this extremely pure murderous intention.

They naturally knew about the tragedy in Lushun. Although thirty or forty years had passed, the hatred was unforgettable, but not to the level of Li Muxuan.

While thinking.

The two were about to ask why.

The ferry has arrived at the port.

A gendarmerie team of more than thirty people stood at the pier, questioning and checking passing passengers.

Seeing this, Lu Ren glanced at the three people wearing Taoist robes and asked: "Brother Li, since we are going to hibernate, why don't we change our clothes, or get off the boat now and swim to the other side to avoid being discovered by the Japanese military police."

Unlike in Jinmen, although Jinmen is a concession, flower growers still have a great say.

But Lushun was actually occupied by the Japanese.

Hundreds of thousands of well-equipped Kwantung Army troops are stationed here, and their strength cannot be underestimated.

"It doesn't matter."

"No one will find us."

Li Muxuan looked calm.

Seeing this, Lu Ren was suddenly confused.

Could it be that Brother Li is planning to use Qimen as a cover? This is not a bad idea.

Just thinking about it.

The ferry had docked by now.

Apart from the helmsman and a few crew members, there were only five passengers on the entire ship.

"Are you guys here?" the middle-aged man who was the captain and helmsman said.

He was hired. Although he didn't know what these people were planning to do in Port Arthur, they were dressed strangely, asked for confidentiality, and specifically stopped at a smaller port. They were most likely spies.

That's why.

He planned to leave a few people behind and leave quickly to avoid getting into any trouble.

"Thank you boatman."

Li Muxuan bowed his hands and said thank you.

Soon, a group of five people walked along the stairs to the pier, but they were stopped by the military police after taking only two steps.

"Where did you come from?!"

Eight Japanese gendarmes pointed their guns at the people in front of them, shouting in their mouths.

They have recently been tasked with taking any travelers who look suspicious, even if they are from their hometown, back for examination by the gendarmerie!

Seeing this, Lu Ren felt inexplicably nervous.

Worry about identity being discovered.

But that's it.

The clicking sound of broken bones suddenly sounded.

I saw the heads of the Japanese military policemen around them spinning 360 degrees like twists.

Seeing this scene, Lu Ren's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Li Muxuan in disbelief.

No, the action starts now?

What about the hibernation you promised?

Just thinking about it.

The Japanese military policemen whose heads had been screwed walked forward at a very regular pace.

Except for his dull eyes, he looked no different from ordinary people. Li Muxuan, dressed in white, followed behind him and glanced at the place where the military police were stationed in the distance.

soon.

A flash of fire suddenly lit up, and the scorching flames instantly engulfed the entire dock.

Not a single gendarme survived!