The fleet was marching on the sea in a freezing state, with the "Haichou" ship leading the way! op
Chen Shaokuan and Lu Yixuan stood on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze blowing towards them.
Several seabirds flew in front of the fleet, seeming to be guiding the fleet.
"Shanghai is about to move soon. Once it starts, He Fenglin will definitely try every means to do it." Zhen Shaokuan said, "Our mission is to immediately reinforce Shanghai after the troop transportation in Hunan is completed."
Lu Yixuan nodded calmly.
Transport an army into Shanghai and give Lu Yongxiang a hard slap on the back.
In this fleet, there is a battalion personally commanded by Li Yifeng, the captain of the special forces "Zhurong Brigade", and a battalion of the newly established Marine Corps, a new branch of the National Revolutionary Army.
This is the first battle between the special forces of the National Revolutionary Army and the Marine Corps. The significance of this battle does not lie in any brilliant achievements.
Chen Shaokuan looked ahead for a while: "Hanlin, my mission is to lead the fleet and escort the troops to land in Shanghai. American and British warships will escort us. Once we successfully transport the troops to land, only the "Hai Chi." will be left.
The cruiser is in Shanghai, and the Shanghai General Headquarters has been established. You will serve as the commander-in-chief and be responsible for the Shanghai operations. Although there are only two battalions of troops at your disposal, they are our elites. You must use them carefully and wait for the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
arrive."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Lu Yixuan looked very calm.
This is the first time that I have commanded the troops alone, and I have been given such an important task. This is also a huge challenge for me...
August 11, 1919, Shanghai.
This day is destined to write an important chapter in the history of Shanghai.
Since early morning, a large number of workers, students, businessmen and unidentified people have gathered.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the parade, strike, market strike, and school strike that shocked Shanghai began!
Slogans such as "Down with the warlords, down with Lu Yongxiang" and "Long live the victory of the Northern Expedition, long live the National Government" appeared overwhelmingly in the parade.
Tens of thousands of people joined the procession. The procession was endless and dark. As the procession progressed, more and more people joined the procession.
The whole of Shanghai looked at this parade with side eyes.
When the parade passed through the British Concession and the French Concession, the patrolmen seemed to be blind and turned a blind eye. Some Chinese patrolmen even secretly took on the task of protecting the parade.
Workers undoubtedly became the main force in the parade.
The reason why the National Government wants to use Huang Huangrong's power is largely because Huang Huangrong's influence among workers cannot be underestimated.
As the main force in previous demonstrations and strikes in Shanghai, the workers who have the most strike experience are the workers who have returned from Europe.
During World War I, more than 10,000 [Chinese] workers were recruited from Europe. After the war, they returned to their motherland and brought back many strike techniques. In France alone, [Chinese] workers were recruited in January 1916
From January to February 1918, 25 strikes were held, and they also broke the strikes of French dock workers and gas workers at least twice. When the returning workers arrived in Shanghai, they were arrested on the docks by the French Concession, and the Green Gang tycoons
Huang Jinrong's welcome.
Huang Huangrong also sent them settlement fees and took the opportunity to absorb them.
Before the start of the parade and strike, the Qinghong Gang immediately held a meeting and decided to allow all thieves and pickpockets under their control to participate in the parade. During the general strike, the beggars were also ordered to suspend begging and receive daily meals during the parade and strike.
Provided by beggars. Even some prostitutes sang patriotic songs and stopped selling.
Of course, there are also opponents, and Yu Qiaqing, who suffered heavy losses in the gold stock market crash, is one of them.
Yu Qiaqing lost a lot of assets in the gold stock market crash. At this time, he was in a hurry to recover and the last thing he wanted to see was a strike!
When the strike was about to begin, Yu Qiaqing said worriedly: "Once the strike starts, finance will stagnate and people will panic. The danger is already great. If the stalemate continues, who can keep the place from being corrupted? Businessmen should bear in mind the sincerity of the government and pay close attention to the government's sincerity."
All shops are advised to open for business today."
After the Shanghai parade started, Shanghai seafarers went on strike together and held a meeting at the Siming Club. Yu Qiaqing attended and "stated the pros and cons": "Because of the urgent need for shipping, those who have loaded the cargo will sail out as usual."
But before the words were finished, the opponents shouted loudly: "Who started it? Fight!"
beat!"
Yu Qiaqing had no choice but to leave.
The march, strike, market strike, and school strike in Shanghai are unstoppable!
The Shanghai storm broke out on August 11th!
The cry of "Down with the great warlord Lu Yongxiang" resounded in the streets, and thousands of people joined the ranks.
He Fenglin, Lu Yongxiang's confidant in Shanghai, was very worried. Although he had heard about the parade from various channels before, He Fenglin did not take it too seriously.
After all, too many things like this have happened in Shanghai before.
However, the intensity of this storm was completely beyond He Fenglin's imagination.
The consuls general of the major powers have issued a stern warning to him, saying that the parade must be kept under control and order in Shanghai restored as soon as possible, otherwise they will lodge a serious protest with the [Chinese] government.
Protest? Where are you going to protest? He Fenglin murmured curses in his heart. Go to the Beijing government to protest, or go to the Guangzhou government to protest? These foreigners are not from the East and West!
They and Wang Hengyue flirted and flirted with each other. If something happened now, wouldn't they side with Wang Hengyue?
***, and Wang Hengyue is nothing! The envoy stationed in Lu has made an agreement with the National Government in the south, but now there is such a strike in Shanghai. If it has nothing to do with Wang Hengyue, no one would believe it!
Lu Yongxiang's telegram has arrived. He is thinking of ways to mobilize troops to return to Shanghai, but before that, the situation in Shanghai must be stabilized.
In the telegram, Lu Yongxiang also specifically stated that if necessary, he could suppress with force!
Suppress by force? He Fenglin is a little worried. First, he has less than a brigade in his hands, but he has to face tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of marchers. Secondly, once a bloody incident occurs, what will happen in the future?
Who bears the responsibility?
Just when He Fenglin was hesitant, something happened again in Shanghai.
A large number of Qinghong Gang members appeared on the streets disguised as marchers. While carrying leaflets "Down with Lu Yongxiang", they began to move towards the military camp.
The third company of the third battalion of the 42nd regiment of the 21st mixed brigade stationed in Shanghai.
Dozens of people with mysterious movements hurried towards the third company's station. The sentry at the door raised his gun: "Stop, this is a military camp. If you take another step forward, you will be shot!"
However, what the sentry didn't expect was that those people stopped and suddenly took out their guns.
Gunshots suddenly rang out, and two sentries fell down in response.
As a result, the military camp was suddenly in chaos, and a large number of soldiers poured out. Those in plain clothes fired several shots, did not dare to fight, turned around and ran away.
The third company was chasing after them. Amidst the gunfire, several plainclothes men were hit by bullets and fell to the ground. "Kill people, kill people! Lu Yongxiang kills people!"
"The great warlord Lu Yongxiang killed people! The great warlord Lu Yongxiang killed our patriotic people, which is not allowed by heaven!"
Suddenly, such calls resounded everywhere in Shanghai.
The parade suddenly stopped. Killing people? Did Lu Yongxiang really dare to shoot at patriotic people?
But what happened next "verified" their fears.
The parade team was divided, and more than ten people carried several stretchers and walked slowly over!
Lying on the stretchers were several corpses, all bloody and bloody.
The parade was completely stunned.
A big man wearing a worker's uniform, with a full beard and one arm still tied with a bandage, came to the middle of the parade and pointed at the corpse and said: "Compatriots, citizens, we are workers of Dahua Machinery Factory, and so are we.
We came to participate in the strike march. But He Fenglin, the lackey of the big warlord Lu Yongxiang, secretly ambushed the road with his army. When we arrived, those damn soldiers opened fire on us! Our people suffered heavy casualties.
, we managed to run out with their bodies and ask for help, and many of our companions are still being massacred by them!"
His words immediately silenced the parade.
Suddenly, a voice sounded: "Down with the great warlord Lu Yongxiang, and down with the lackey He Fenglin!"
"Down with the great warlord Lu Yongxiang and the Daoist lackey He Fenglin!"
In an instant, the people broke out into earth-shaking voices.
“Rescue patriotic workers and protect workers’ rights!,.
"Rescue patriotic workers and protect workers' rights!"
"Go, go, go to the military station and rescue the patriotic workers!"
The bearded man took the lead: "Let's go, I'll take you there!"
Out of control, the situation in Shanghai is completely out of control.
The military camps of the 21st Brigade were attacked by unknown attackers everywhere, and news of "students being killed and workers being killed" kept coming.
Later, the whole of Shanghai knew the news that He Fenglin had begun to use force to suppress him!
This news completely shocked the whole of Shanghai.
Consuls from various countries have criticized He Fenglin's behavior. Even Japan's consul, who has always supported the northern government, chose to remain silent amid this wave of criticism.
He Fenglin was extremely aggrieved. When had he ever issued such an order? It was obviously those armed with weapons who fired first, and he was forced to fight back. But now, why did he become the culprit?
The situation in Shanghai made He Fenglin lose his opinion. Under pressure from all parties, under Lu Yongxiang's repeated urging, and under frequent attacks by military camp handguns, He Fenglin, a close confidant of Lu Yongxiang, finally made a move that might make him regret it for the rest of his life.