Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

They were also confused at this moment. Once the old man of the Jin family fell, their backbone was gone.

I don’t know where to go.

Especially the eldest daughter of the Jin family, Jin Daozhi. Since the death of her father, she has been abandoned by her diplomat husband. The husband went away with his concubine and left her and her daughter behind.

It is obvious that the other party married her for Jin Quan's power.

When he thought about his uncertain future, Jin Daozhi couldn't help but burst into tears.

Jin Minzhi, the fifth child of the Jin family. Minzhi is a top student who studied abroad and is full of knowledge and talent. At this time, he is also very indifferent to the brothers of the Jin family.

But she doesn't know where the future will go.

This world is too unfriendly to women. Even if you are full of talent, there is no place for you to display your talents. It is not possible in China, and it is even worse if you go abroad.

When she went abroad, any white person dared to bully her.

This is the experience gained from studying abroad for many years.

Jin Ruizhi called his youngest sister Jin Meili aside and said, "Meili, you were born to my second aunt. Although you are a concubine's daughter, I have always regarded you as my own sister.

They won’t give you any property this time, so why don’t you follow me to Guangdong?”

After saying that, Jin Ruizhi rolled her eyes at Shen Hao, meaning that you got a good deal.

Because Jin Meili was born out of wedlock, she knew her status as a concubine's daughter from a young age. Therefore, she has always been well-behaved and sensible, and has never had an argument with anyone or stepped out of line.

This is also the reason why Jin Ruizhi feels the most sorry for her.

If Jin Quan was alive, the Jin family could still protect her, but now that Jin Quan is dead, no one will care about the life or death of a concubine's daughter.

In such turbulent times, Jin Meili's life must be difficult. It would be better for her to marry Shen Hao like her.

Anyway, the president's daughter Shen Hao has married several men, so her sister won't make a difference.

Marrying Shen Hao, she has a high status and position, no worries about food and drink, and no intrigue. Although she is just one of many women, her life is definitely happy.

Because Shen Hao respects women very much, and all the women can feel it.

Jin Meili glanced at the second concubine and didn't know what to do. If she left, what would happen to her mother?

The second concubine forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, go ahead. Mother will stay with the first wife, and we will live together from now on."

Having said that, the second concubine secretly squeezed the gold nugget in her hand.

I have already made the decision in my heart, and I am prepared to die.

He planned to swallow the gold and go away with Jin Quan at night.

Jin Meili glanced at Shen Hao shyly, then nodded and said, "Then I'll go, will it disturb you and your brother-in-law?"

Shen Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen."

The eldest sister Jin Daozhi wanted to say something but hesitated, but was still noticed by Jin Ruizhi.

After careful consideration, I understood that Jin Daozhi was abandoned with a daughter, which made him a burden. The first wife would definitely not like him.

So he took the elder sister's hand and said, "Eldest sister, that beast abandoned you, so you should follow me from now on. I have a newspaper office in eastern Guangdong, and you can live a comfortable life wherever you go."

Jin Daozhi said gratefully: "Thank you, Ruizhi"

"Sister, we are sisters, what is there to thank you for?"

Then, Jin Ruizhi looked at her fifth sister, the top student Jin Minzhi.

"Sister Minzhi, you are a top student, why don't you come to my newspaper office to help out? We sisters can look after each other when we are together."

Jin Minzhi nodded and said gratefully: "Ruizhi, thank you"

"Sisters, you're welcome."

Under Jin Ruizhi's persuasion, the eldest sister Jin Daozhi brought her daughter, the fifth sister Jin Minzhi, and the eighth sister Jin Meili were all willing to follow her to eastern Guangdong.

It can be said that all the daughters of the Jin family were taken away by Shen Hao.

After arranging Jin Quan's funeral, Shen Hao hurriedly left Beijing and rushed back to eastern Guangdong. He wanted to discuss with the generals whether to send troops.

Although Shen Hao has a forward-looking vision, it does not mean that he can control everything.

336. We can’t fight Japan. We can’t win.

Perhaps Shen Hao is the only one in the entire Beiyang who knows best about the evil ambitions of the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese not only wanted to occupy Qingdao, but also wanted to use it as a base to slowly erode the entire country.

However, Yuan Datou did not support Shen Hao, which made him feel aggrieved.

So, without caring about anything else, Shen Hao took a warship directly back to eastern Guangdong.

Just as Shen Hao was on his way back to eastern Guangdong, the Japanese invaders declared war.

On August 8, the deadline of the Japanese ultimatum expired, but the Germans did not surrender, so the Japanese formally declared war on Germany and began to attack Qingdao.

The night he returned to eastern Guangdong, Shen Hao summoned Zhao Gang, Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, Jiang Daya and Zhou Weiguo.

Several people gathered together.

Shen Hao didn't waste any words and said directly: "Now, the European war is about to begin.

The German garrison in Qingdao was isolated and helpless, and Japan wanted to take the opportunity to capture Qingdao.

A war between the two sides is about to break out.

This scene has happened before in Northeast China.

The Japanese devils went all in. The last time was the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the second time was the Soviet Union in Northeast China, and this time it was Japan and Germany. It must be said that the Japanese devils had a desperate spirit and they seized the opportunity, allowing them to rise rapidly.

Now a tiny country like Japan actually dares to blockade the entire Yangtze River Basin. This is really too much.

Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang government could tolerate it because they both had concerns.

Tell me, what are the chances of success if we declare war on Japan?

Will other countries join the war?"

Li Yunlong was so angry that he slammed the table and said, "Fuck him, son of a bitch, the little devil is so arrogant, even if it's hard to fight him, we have to fight him and can't be cowardly."

Kong Jie nodded and said: "I can cut off my head and bleed, but the Japanese can't tolerate him."

Chu Yunfei said: "We can fight Japan, but we have to consider the subsequent impact"

Zhou Weiguo also said: "General, there is no problem fighting Japan, but our situation is not optimistic."

Jiang Daya said: "I will be the vanguard and fight to the death. Even if I have to bite, I will bite off a piece of meat with my big teeth."

The blood in Shen Hao's heart was ignited and began to boil. Perhaps this was the hatred for the Japanese devils deep in his bones.

Ding Wei shook his head and said, "I don't agree to fight against Japan now. I want to know what the Beiyang government's attitude will be once we fight. This is very important.

Obviously, President Yuan will not agree, and may even think that you are out of control, and will turn around and punish you.

Then he pointed to the map and said, "Once we go to war with the Japanese, we will not be facing a simple enemy like the Japanese.

Tang Xiangming from Xiangxi has a bad relationship with us and will definitely take the opportunity to attack us.

It is even very likely that they will be surrounded by warlords such as Fujian Jian, Ganxi, Qianzhou Long Jiguang, and Yunnan Tang Jirao.

You know, Tang Jirao and his men are also unwilling to fight against Japan. ¨ "

"Sun, Huang and others in the Tongmenghui are also supported by Japan, so the Tongmenghui will not fight with us and may even hinder us."

"President Yuan will also send elite troops to encircle and suppress us. No one wants to see disobedient subordinates."

For Germany, Qingdao is an isolated place overseas and cannot be rescued.

Germany's High Ocean Fleet had been blockaded in the port by the British Navy since the beginning of the war, and Qingdao would not receive any reinforcements.

Japan, Britain, the United States and France stand together.

Yuan Dazong has previously declared neutrality, and we must of course seriously consider the Qingdao issue."

"Based on intelligence, President Yuan sent people to various countries to sound out the situation.

Gu Weijun, the counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the British Minister to Germany, Jordan, who made it clear that no deal should be made with Germany;

Minister of Communications Liang Dunyan visited the American Minister Markham and proposed that Germany hand over Qingdao to the United States, and then the United States would hand it over to us, but Markham refused.

It can be seen that Westerners are in collusion and clearly support Japan.”

"As for Germany, the German Asiatic Squadron stationed in Qingdao was worried about being blockaded, so the fleet commander Count von Spee led the two battleships of the fleet, the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau, as well as several light cruisers and destroyers, and left Qingdao and entered the Pacific Ocean."

"After Count Spee left, only two destroyers, the Emden and the Cormorant, and several torpedo boats remained in Qingdao Port.

In addition, Germany also has warships anchored in Yantai, Shanghai in Shandong, as well as in Guangdong and Chongqing.

All the warships that can return to Qingdao have now returned to Qingdao.

It is said that the river gunboats "Otter" and "Motherland" in Chongqing were simply sold to the Beiyang government at a discount.

Now the "Qingdao" stationed in Guangdong Province with us is unable to sail due to a malfunction. I heard that they are preparing to sink the Qingdao and are preparing to rush back from land to provide support.

"Let's talk about the gap between us and Japan.

As far as the navy is concerned, in order to prepare for the capture of Qingdao, the Japanese Navy mobilized about one-third of the Combined Fleet's strength and formed the First and Second Fleets.

The First Fleet consisted of three battleships, four cruisers and several destroyers, commanded by Vice Admiral Kato Tomosaburo. Their mission was to guard the Yellow Sea. Their purpose was certainly to prevent the German Asiatic Squadron, which had already left Qingdao Port, from making a comeback.

"The Second Fleet had three old battleships, six cruisers, a seaplane carrier and several destroyers, commanded by Vice Admiral Kato Sadayoshi, and its mission was to cooperate with the Army to capture Qingdao.

There are six battleships alone, and we only have two of them, which are old German models.

This is just the Japanese navy.

In addition, Britain also dispatched its troops in Asia to cooperate in the battle.

The British fleet in Asia sent a battleship and two cruisers, while the army stationed in Hong Kong dispatched the 36th Sikh Infantry Regiment and the 2nd South Wales Border Regiment, a total of 1400 people, commanded by Brigadier General Nathaniel Barnachiston, to participate in the battle in Qingdao.

In addition, there is a heavy cruiser "Queen Elizabeth" from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Also entered Qingdao and was ordered to join the Allied battle sequence.

Let’s talk about the Japanese Army.

In order to capture Qingdao, the Japanese used a huge force. "

"According to current intelligence, the 18th Division will be responsible for the ground offensive on the Army side, and the 29th Brigade will be transferred from the 18rd Division to be under the unified command of the th Division.

In addition, it is equipped with two field heavy artillery regiments and four independent heavy artillery battalions.

All the army units are under the unified command of Lieutenant General Kamio Mitsuomi, with a total of 51880 troops, 12000 horses, 48 ​​150mm heavy howitzers, and more than mountain and field artillery of various types. "

"Take these 48 150mm heavy howitzers, do we have them?

Our largest gun is the 12-inch 305mm naval gun on the battleship.

The largest artillery gun is the 150mm heavy gun, which is just a cannon. Its power is naturally no match for the Japanese heavy howitzers.

This is a comparison of military strength.

Our navy was completely crushed.

Although our army is poorly equipped, we are not afraid of Japan, but we have no follow-up support.

Once we leave eastern Guangdong and go to Qingdao to fight, the consequence is that we will be isolated and helpless, and be destroyed by the Beiyang Army. "

After Ding Wei finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Shen Hao was also furious. Damn it, he was still not strong enough.

If we really want to fight, it's not that we can't win, but it's impossible to fight without support and if we're held back.

Ding Wei said again: "Once we join the battle between Germany and Japan, what are our chances of winning? What will we face?"

"Everyone, although we are very powerful, no warlord in the surrounding provinces or even in the Beiyang region can match us.

But the consequences are not something we can bear.

Once we declare war on Japan.

It is very likely that they will face suppression from the Beiyang government. After all, the president will not tolerate an army that is always disobedient.

We will be besieged and intercepted by several provinces, and there will be a shortage of iron ore, food and supplies.

At the same time, the sea surface will also be subjected to precision attacks by the Japanese fleet.

Japan has mobilized the entire country for this war. If we take action, they will even be happy and have a reason to attack eastern Guangdong.

By then, it will not be as simple as fighting the Germans in Qingdao. We (Zhao) will even face attacks from three directions: sea, land and air.

Our coastline is so long that it is impossible to defend it.”