After she became the daughter of a vicious warlord, she cleaned herself up

Chapter 179 Concession Conspiracy

Although the soldiers were reluctant, they still obeyed the order.

The weapons they surrendered included more than 200 rifles, 24 light machine guns, 4 heavy machine guns, more than 20 Mauser pistols, 3 pistols, and 12 rounds of bullets.

Judging from this number, they almost took out all the light and heavy weapons in the Sihang Warehouse and absolutely did not leave a single bit for the Japanese pirates.

The soldiers' hearts bleed as they watched the weapons with which they had fought bravely fall into the hands of the foreigners.

"Let's go!" Xie Jinyuan suppressed his grief and anger and led the soldiers out of the Huaguo Bank warehouse.

It was already three o'clock in the morning, but the International Settlement on the south bank of Suzhou River was still brightly lit and crowded with people.

After learning the news that the "Eight Hundred Heroes" had successfully broken through, countless citizens spontaneously took to the streets to welcome these anti-Japanese heroes.

"Heroes, thank you for your hard work!"

"Heroes, we are so proud of you!"

"Welcome home, heroes!"

The citizens' cheers were deafening and echoed through the night sky.

The soldiers' originally exhausted faces also showed relieved smiles.

They knew that their bloody battles over the past few days had won the respect and love of the people across the country.

However, what awaits them is not the triumph they imagined, but a carefully planned conspiracy.

Under the arrangement of the concession authorities, the soldiers were taken to a temporary residence at the Tibet Road Racecourse.

The soldiers were exhausted at this moment and fell asleep immediately.

On the morning of November 11st, the soldiers had just finished breakfast when they heard a noise coming from outside.

The soldiers walked out of the room one after another, only to find that their residences were surrounded by armed concession police.

"What are you going to do?" Xie Jinyuan asked angrily.

"According to the order of the Municipal Council, all of you will be transferred to the Italian military camp. Please cooperate!" said an Eagle Country officer expressionlessly.

"Go to the Italian military camp?" Xie Jinyuan's face suddenly changed. "Why?"

The Eagle Country officer said coldly: "This is the decision of the Municipal Council. We are just following orders. Please don't make things difficult for us."

"Difficult? I think you are making things difficult for me on purpose!"

Yang Ruifu could not help but roared: "After we entered the concession, you did not allow us to join the main force, but instead wanted to transfer us. Is there any law?"

"The law? In the International Settlement, we are the law!"

"If you had the ability, you shouldn't have retreated in the first place!"

The Eagle Country officer said arrogantly, "I advise you to cooperate, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!"

"You..." Yang Ruifu wanted to say something else, but was held down by Xie Jinyuan.

"Okay, let's go!" Xie Jinyuan suppressed his anger and ordered the soldiers: "Everyone, follow me!"

The soldiers of the 524th Regiment, escorted by the concession police, boarded a truck bound for the Italian military camp.

Looking at the citizens on the roadside who were seeing them off, the soldiers' hearts were filled with grief, anger and helplessness.

As soon as they entered the Italian military camp, they were illegally detained.

They couldn't understand why they fought so hard to defend their country, but in the end, this was the outcome.

Yu Hongjun, the mayor of Shanghai, called Jinling. Upon hearing the news, the principal was so angry that he slammed the table and shouted, "These guys who don't keep their promises are simply outrageous!"

"Principal, please calm down. The most urgent task now is to find a way to rescue the soldiers!" Yu Hongjun said anxiously.

"I will send a telegram to the concession authorities, asking them to immediately release the detained soldiers and allow them to evacuate the concession safely." The principal said in a deep voice, "At the same time, I will also call the consuls of various countries in Shanghai and implore them to intervene in this matter."

Yu Hongjun was worried, "I hope the concession authorities can take the overall situation into consideration and not act on their own..."

However, the attitude of the concession authorities was extremely tough.

Not only did they refuse to release the detained soldiers, but they also claimed that this was to maintain the security and order of the concession and that no country had the right to interfere.

In fact, China's previous negotiations with the concessions had long been fraught with danger.

General Smollett, who was in charge of the negotiations, was only the commander of the garrison and was only responsible for military operations. He had no authority over the administrative and diplomatic affairs of the concession.

During the negotiations, he not only did not have the official authorization document from the concession authorities, but also had not signed any formal written agreement with the Chinese side.

From the very beginning, the concession just wanted to lure the garrison of the 524th Regiment out of the Sihang Warehouse and eliminate the security risks to the public concession.

It turns out that all of this was a huge conspiracy carefully planned by the Eagle Party!

On the second day, the news that the "Eight Hundred Heroes" were illegally detained in the International Settlement quickly appeared in major newspapers in Shanghai and even across the country.

"Extra, Extra! Eight hundred warriors were betrayed by the concession and trapped in the Italian military camp!"

The sharp voice of the newsboy cut through the tranquility of the early morning, and newspapers fell among the crowd like snowflakes.

"What? Eight hundred warriors are trapped?"

"These foreign devils in the concession are really going too far!"

"We can't just sit there and do nothing. We have to rescue the hero!"

The streets and alleys of Shanghai were suddenly in an uproar.

Jiang Shiyuan sat in the Merlin Café in the International Settlement, gently stroking the corner of the newspaper with her slender fingers, and a hint of coolness spread across her fingertips.

In the newspaper, the news that the "Eight Hundred Warriors" were trapped in the Italian military camp was prominently displayed.

The soldiers in the photo looked lonely, with their eyes filled with grief, anger and helplessness.

"Sure enough, the course of history cannot be changed?" Jiang Shiyuan murmured.

In the history of the real world, the "Eight Hundred Heroes" retreated into the concession and were forcibly disarmed, becoming an isolated army trapped on an isolated island.

They were detained in the Italian military camp in the concession for four years, so this place was also called the "isolated military camp."

And in this parallel universe of "The Lantern Bearer", the heroes' ending remains the same.

"Miss, are you okay?" The waiter beside her asked with concern when he saw her pale face.

"I'm fine." Jiang Shiyuan came back to his senses and forced a smile, "Please give me a cup of coffee, thank you."

"Okay, wait a minute."

The waiter turned and left, and Jiang Shiyuan's gaze fell back on the newspaper.

In her mind, there emerged the scene of her brother and the soldiers fighting and holding out in the Sihang Warehouse.

These “eight hundred heroes” should not have ended up in such a miserable way.

"I can't just sit there and watch!" Jiang Shiyuan clenched his fists and made up his mind secretly.

She wants to do her best to help these heroes!

At the same time, a procession spontaneously organized by Shanghai citizens was marching towards the Municipal Council in the International Settlement.

"Protest the Concession authorities for illegally detaining eight hundred warriors!"

"Release the heroes!"

"Defend your dignity!"

The angry slogans resounded through the sky, deafening.

In the parade, there were white-haired old people, young people in their prime, and students who were still childish.

They come from all walks of life, but at this moment, they all have a common goal: to rescue the eight hundred warriors!

Faced with the surging public opinion, the concession authorities had to send a large number of police officers to maintain order.

However, facing the angry crowd, the batons in the hands of the patrolmen seemed pale and powerless.

"boom!"

A gunshot broke the standoff.

There was a sudden chaos in the crowd, with screams one after another.

"Shooting! The Eagle Country Patrol has fired!"

"How dare they shoot at unarmed civilians!"

"This is too much. Let's fight them!"

The enraged people could no longer suppress their anger. They picked up stones on the ground and threw them at the concession police.

A larger-scale conflict is about to break out!