Chapter 89: The Rise of the Eight-Nation Alliance's Double Agents in Tianxia Bookstore

  Since the words "knife mountain and fire sea" have already been spoken, Song Qing naturally couldn't refuse anymore. Moreover, they had already boarded the pirate ship and had no other choice. In this way, Yang Feng's fleet marched southward, bypassing Jiuzhou Island, then turned north to land on Xiantai Bay, and stormed into Du Yanlong's hometown with a menacing aura.

  When he learned of this news, Ito Hirobumi's lips were trembling. This terrible Chinese man gave him a deep sense of powerlessness. He himself was considered a wise man, and in all these years, whether dealing with the arrogant British, the barbaric Russians or the greedy Americans, he could be said to have been more than a match for them. But when it came to this principle-less, honor-less, and even merciless Chinese man, he really had no way out.

  Is he still a Chinese? Shouldn't the Chinese be a nation of etiquette? Why did he use the most cruel poison gas to treat those unarmed Japanese civilians? Don't the Chinese like to emphasize the way of saints when dealing with foreigners? Why didn't he even spare those Japanese scholars and professors? Aren't the Chinese fond of saying "do not do to others what you would not have them do to you"? Why can't this great philosophy be seen on him at all?

  Unfortunately, he didn't know that now he was facing a Chinese who had made up his mind to be a devil, and of course this devil needed to wear an angel's cloak at times.

  Just as Yang Feng was leading his mercenaries and Song Qing's Yi Army in a wild celebration of looting within the city walls of Sendai, the real tragedy for Japan had only just begun. At this time, a massive German expeditionary force entered the Taiwan Strait, led by two of the latest Brandenburg-class battleships and two Sachsen-class battleships, under the guidance of Yang Feng's specially assigned reception ship, Flying Hawk destroyer. The fleet, carrying the ambitions and honor of the German Empire, slowly sailed towards Keelung. Meanwhile, four Russian cruisers, who had received news, set off from Shanghai to join forces with them.

  On board the British Royal Navy battleship HMS Centurion, Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Fleet Freeman looked at the massive fleet sailing in formation in the distance and the black iron cross flag fluttering on their bows, and helplessly spoke a sentence to an officer beside him: "Send a telegram to London, the elephant has stepped onto the scale."

  This war has completely spiraled out of control by now, which is not good news for Britain. I only hope that those old men in London can make a decision that is most beneficial to Britain. Since it's impossible to refuse these wicked guests, perhaps serving them a plate and joining the banquet might also be a decent choice.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shrug his shoulders. In that case, the Japanese would be completely finished. Who told them to offend someone they shouldn't have offended?

  That person who shouldn't be offended is now sitting on the deck of his yacht, holding a book to show off his cultural credentials while enjoying a massage from a Persian slave girl. This guy has made it a habit to flaunt this book at every turn, just like he would carry an eagle-headed scepter when he puts on another face as a great poet and literary figure.

  In front of him, six landing ships were lined up in the bay of Sendai, between the green sea and white sand. In the distance, against the beautiful backdrop of Matsushima at dusk, thousands of Baoding troops were boarding their ships, laughing and chatting. Behind them was the thick smoke rising from the sky above Sendai. Listening to the soldiers speaking with Hunan and Shandong accents, he couldn't help but say a few words, and thus many traditional virtues of the Chinese people were ruined by themselves.

  "The Germans have arrived in Keelung, all old friends. The new commander of the German Far East Fleet is General von Tirpitz, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force is Count Waldersee, and the chief of staff is General von Moltke." Sister Caoyi handed him a telegram saying

  "How did Waldsee get here, didn't he already fall out of favor with the Emperor? Oh well, this timeline probably doesn't have the Eight-Nation Alliance to play with him anymore, might as well use the Japanese to compensate for it!" Yang Feng muttered to himself with ill intentions.

  Waldersee is actually Walther, originally the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance in history, of course, he is not the image that we imagined for ourselves. In fact, Fox Waldersee can also be considered a famous German general, the successor to Moltke and the predecessor to Schlieffen, a genuine German nobleman.

  Since the Germans have arrived, he naturally wants to hurry back. This guy wants to plan and see if he can get a Eight-Nation Alliance for Japan, but it seems very difficult. Even with China added, there are only three countries now. Ah, Korea can also be included, and Ryukyu can barely be counted as one country. The Japanese imprisoned their old king, they have every reason to go rescue him. As for the Koreans, they don't need to be said, they want revenge for their queen. This way, five countries are gathered.

  It seems that it's not that difficult after all. If they agree to open the Korean door, they might be able to fool the US into coming. They helped Japan during the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, and in return, Japan agreed to open the Korean door to them, although in reality, they were eventually betrayed. However, it can be seen that the Americans are indeed very concerned about this point. If all else fails, adding Taiwan to the list of countries with open doors might also work, which is a small matter anyway.

  In that case, two more are missing. Right, it can also represent the Ottoman Empire as the Governor of Kuwait, so there is only one left. If all else fails, ask Britain, France, Italy and Austria if they have any interest. If they don't, just tell the Swedish government to let the looter hang the Swedish naval flag. In fact, according to reason, all his warships should be flying the Swedish flag, because these warships belong to the Swedish Yang Shipyard or Yang Shipping Company.

  In this way, the Eight-Nation Alliance was formed.

  As for the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, it would naturally be General Waldersee or Waldsee. The question is whether he will also have some connection with a Japanese ji girl this time and let the Japanese fantasize about a romantic affair between a ji girl and a foreigner who saves the country?

  Mr. Yang laughed very happily.

  The fully loaded fleet of the raider passed through Tokyo Bay, deliberately showing off its might. It even engaged in a one-sided artillery duel with the shore-based fortifications under the fearful gaze of the people of Tokyo. The Japanese were powerless against the 130mm cannons with a range of over 17 kilometers.

  He was in a good mood, the Japanese were furious, even Emperor Meiji was invited out of the palace to take refuge, Ito Hirobumi was watching the fleet in the distance on the shore, his teeth almost shattered, behind him the whole city was like a scene of doomsday, the streets were filled with people screaming and fleeing, although not a single shell fell into the city, but when Yang Feng left, there were still hundreds of people dead or injured due to overcrowding and trampling.

  "Prime Minister, the Germans have arrived in Taiwan." said ōkuma Shigenobu with a dejected expression as he walked up to him.

  "How did the British mediation go?" Ito Hirobumi's heart couldn't help but clench, and he asked faintly with a worried tone.

  "The Germans have changed their offer; they want to lease the whole of Kiaochow Bay," said Mutsu Munemitsu.

  "What?" Prime Minister Ito cried out without hesitation.

  "I don't know why, but it's said that General Waldersee, the commander of the German expeditionary force, said this when he passed through Singapore. In order to ensure that we will no longer have ambitions towards Korea, German troops will be stationed in East Asia and maintain a force of at least 20,000 men. The cost of stationing these troops will not come from German military funds, so they need a leased territory large enough to supply this army. Kyushu is not enough; at the very least, the entire island of Kyushu would be required." Lu Haijun said with sorrow and indignation.

  He had no idea that this was the result of Yang Feng's telegram to De and Alice. The meaning of this stuff is that if you want to rent, just rent a bigger one. Germany rents Kyushu, Russia rents Hokkaido, so the British will definitely not be able to sit still. When they can't sit still, they will definitely join in. It's meaningless to block them. When a group of hungry wolves have their eyes fixed on something, even a tiger has to carefully consider the consequences of blocking them.

  You British people are now eating greasy food, why can we only drink soup? Can't people be reasonable?

  As for William II, of course, he doesn't care about asking for more, besides, isn't it a matter of making sky-high demands and then settling on the ground? Moreover, Yang Feng's raid on Osaka greatly encouraged his appetite. A country that can't even withstand 5,000 mercenaries and a small fleet, if the massive German expeditionary force were to march over, I'm afraid any demand would be considered reasonable.

  The Germans' demand changed from Kyushu to the entire island, and as for Russia, it's likely that Alice whispered in Nikolai's ear, and he wouldn't refuse to take all of Hokkaido.

  Without mentioning how the Japanese were anxiously studying countermeasures, Yang Dasheng returned to Keelung Harbor with a triumphant joy. As soon as he arrived, he saw those several huge ships anchored outside the harbor: Brandenburg, Wei?enburg, Sachsen and Württemberg. The four giant warships floated on the sea like four lions, while in the distance inside the harbor were moored cruisers and troop transports, with another batch at Danshui; Keelung Harbor was completely unable to accommodate such a large fleet.

  As there was no place to stop, Yang Feng simply sent his fleet back to Dagou Port, and he and the Nautilus sailed into Keelung Port alone.

  "Our whip of justice has returned, tell us how those guilty dwarves trembled before you!" Waldese stood on the dock with a smile all over his face to welcome Yang Feng's triumphant return.

  "Earl, you are the real whip of justice. Let's go and flog those guys together, let's appreciate their trembling ugly faces." Yang Feng said with malice as he shook hands with this guy.