Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 161 The tense situation comes from the pressure of Fusang

In the Fuso Concession, countless soldiers of the Skeleton Division dispersed and violently broke into major Fuso chambers of commerce and enterprises, forcibly looting their property.

Even a large number of Japanese expatriates encountered home invasions. Facing the soldiers' black guns, any Japanese who dared to resist would be shot and executed on the spot without hesitation.

All night long, gunshots, screams, and noises could be heard in the Fuso Concession.

Until dawn, hundreds of military trucks took away large amounts of supplies and cash looted from the Fuso Concession in batches.

Stored in a large warehouse prepared in advance by Su Zhengyang in Putuo District.

Among them, the Fuso Group Bank and Sanwa Bank located on Songhu Road were also violently robbed. The doors of the vault were forcibly blown open, and a large amount of US dollars, oceans, British pounds and other currencies stored in them were all taken away. The entire vault was so clean that even a rat would cry if it got in.

Zhang Luanyu did not sleep for a whole day and night, and began to classify and count the total value of various resources and property looted from the Fuso Concession.

"Governor, the food, supplies, cash, jewelry, etc. that we looted from the Fusang Concession have been sorted and stored in warehouses. Conservatively speaking, we should have looted at least 150 million oceans worth of goods."

Su Zhengyang sat on the sofa, picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, with a smile on his lips.

Looking at the whole of China, the only one who dared to commit such blatant acts of robbery and burn, kill and loot in the Fuso Concession was Su Zhengyang, a hardliner who was not afraid of anything.

"Governor, we have received accurate information that the Fuso Pacific Second Fleet docked at Songhu Port has entered a level one combat readiness state, and the Gangshan Marine Division at the port is also ready to take military action at any time."

Su Zhengyang groaned for a moment and sneered, "As long as their Gangshan Division dares to step into the Fuso Concession, we will attack and annihilate them all!"

"I just don't believe that I can't suppress the arrogance of these Fuso dogs. Now that I've already started, I must beat them up so hard that they're scared. I'll beat them until they tremble in fear when they hear my name, Su Zhengyang!"

Zhang Luanyu hesitated for a moment and spoke again: "Governor, will this completely anger Fuso? The two Yamato-class battleships they have docked at the port, once opened fire, have a range of 20 kilometers, which can pose a huge threat to Shanghai."

Su Zhengyang nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Immediately send a telegram to declare that as long as the Fuso fleet dares to open fire on Shanghai, the war will begin from this moment! The Northwest Revolutionary Army of Linzhou will immediately march into the Mongolian grasslands and, together with the Ingrid Empire, strike hard at the Kwantung Army that invaded Mongolia. At the same time, Governor Jiang of the Northeast will also cooperate with us to launch a full-scale attack on Jinzhou and Mozhou occupied by Fuso!"

Twenty minutes later, a national telegram sent by Su Zhengyang in his own name caused an uproar. The telegram stated that the series of events that took place in the Fuso Concession were all counterattacks launched by Su Zhengyang for self-protection. The Fuso Consul Hashimoto Masayama attempted to assassinate Su Zhengyang, which led to the radical retaliation of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. If the Fuso side insisted on launching a war between the two countries because of this matter.

Su Zhengyang would never make any concessions. Once he opened fire, he would go all out and launch a full-scale attack on Fuso's army forces in Mongolia and the Northeast.

This telegram caused a huge uproar. In Songhu Harbor, on the deck of the Fuso Yamato-class battleship Awa Maru, the commander-in-chief of the Second Fleet, Admiral Matsumoto Iwane of the Fuso Navy, read the telegram in his hand, crumpled it into a ball, threw it at his feet, and said to the naval staff officer Ozawa Mamoto beside him, "This Su Zhengyang is really bold and presumptuous. He dares to directly threaten our Fuso Empire in the face of the world's disapproval. Mr. Ozawa, what do you think of this matter?"

Ozawa Mamoto bowed his head slightly and said respectfully, "General Matsumoto, the final decision is not in our hands at this time. Whether to start a war or not still depends on the senior officials of the domestic military. As soldiers, we only need to complete our own duties and meticulously carry out the orders from above!"

Matsumoto Iwane stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the deep blue, calm sea in front of him, a glimmer of wisdom in his eyes.

"I think that the most important thing for Fusang right now is the development of our country and the two northeastern provinces. It is not the time to launch a full-scale invasion of China yet. Moreover, the Civil War in China is about to break out. We should wait for the opportunity and reap the benefits. If a war breaks out between the two countries at this time, it is very likely that the two major regimes in the north and south will temporarily put aside their disputes and unite against the enemy, which will be disadvantageous to Fusang."

"That's what General Matsumoto said."

"Tell Gangshan Ningci not to make any radical moves for the time being. Stay where you are and wait for orders from home before deciding on the next move."

"Yes, General!"

On the Northern Frontier government side, the Fuso ambassador to China rushed from Jinggang City to Beilong City as soon as possible to meet with Yang Jiakai. He strongly condemned Su Zhengyang's actions against Fuso in Shanghai, and made it clear to Yang Jiakai that if Su Zhengyang was not seriously dealt with and held accountable within Northern Frontier, Fuso would not rule out taking tough military measures to resolve the problem.

Soon, Yang Jiakai called Su Zhengyang, and Su Zhengyang signaled Zhang Luanyu to answer the call.

"Hello, Mr. President. I am Zhang Luanyu, the secretary general of Governor Su. He is not feeling well and is resting in his room. If you have anything to say, please tell me and I will pass it on to Governor Su."

Yang Jiakai's angry voice came from the other end of the phone: "Don't give me that shit, let Su Zhengyang answer the phone right away. He's not feeling well, but I think he's as lively as a monkey, jumping up and down, almost floating up to the sky."

In desperation, Su Zhengyang had to answer the phone in person.

"Hey, Dad."

Su Zhengyang also understood in his heart that the Northern Xinjiang government was now facing enormous pressure, so he simply decided to marry Yang Qiyue soon and call Yang Jiakai father in advance, which showed that he was very flexible.

"Little bastard, stop trying to get close to me. Do you know how big a mess you've made this time? Fuso has made it clear that if our Northern Frontier government doesn't give a satisfactory explanation, we will immediately launch a full-scale war against China from the Northeast, Shanghai, and Jiaozhou! Fuso has not made a final decision yet. Once a war really breaks out, with our current hard power, we will definitely not be Fuso's opponent. You will be China's eternal sinner!"

"You even said that if Fuso dares to keep holding on to this matter, your Northwest Revolutionary Army and Jiang Dapao in the Northeast will jointly take military action against Fuso. Where do you get such courage? Did you tell me in advance? Sooner or later, I will make you pissed to death!"

After Yang Jiakai had vented his emotions, Su Zhengyang said solemnly, "Dad, this happened because Fusang provoked me first and wanted to kill me, so I had to fight back. I can't just take the beating without fighting back. If I die, Qi Yue will be so sad."

"No one came to handle the incident in Shanghai this time. I, Su Zhengyang, worked tirelessly and beautifully completed the task assigned to me by the Northern Frontier Government. In the end, I had to be dealt with internally for self-protection and counterattack. This is too disheartening."