The inner curtains of the French windows were tightly closed.
There was constant sound of gunfire outside.
Lu Ming sat quietly, with several walkie-talkies on the table in front of Yu Luan beside him. He listened to feedback from various places and made marks on the map on the table.
Suddenly the crystal chandelier went out, and the magnificent conference room became dark.
The Hovers family exclaimed, because they were unsure, Hovers and his family followed Lu Ming closely, so they also came to the conference room of the penthouse suite.
This is obviously Commissioner Zhang's temporary command center.
Soon the candlesticks lit up, and it was obvious that Commissioner Zhang's men were well prepared.
There were actually generators in the hotel, but apparently the electricity was used to relay military communications equipment.
Hovers listened to the report of the beautiful female officer. Although he didn't quite understand it, he was secretly shocked.
It sounds like Commissioner Zhang's subordinates are divided into combat teams of about ten people. Each combat team is facing a mob of several hundred people. There are more than 200 such combat teams, and there are 30 air strike teams responsible for supporting the ground combat forces.
In the concession area, thousands of militiamen were mobilized to distribute weapons for self-defense and to stop any thugs who wanted to enter the concession area.
Although the Red Rose Hotel has raised the Montenegro Special Administrative Region flag, it sounds like it is still a key prevention target deployed by Commissioner Zhang.
Such key prevention areas also include television stations, power plants, two water plants, and gas companies.
More than a dozen combat teams were deployed near the hotel, and two air strike groups were on standby at all times, with their aircraft parked on the roof of the hotel.
As for Hovers' dozens of gunmen, they all hid in the lobby. There are now three combat teams in the lobby, and the gunmen are responsible for "assisting".
From the sound on the walkie-talkie just now, there was a fierce battle near the lobby.
But the rioters were repelled several times.
Hovers smiled bitterly: "Dear Ming, if it weren't for your people's help, the mob would have already rushed in. Oh my God, it's terrible."
Lu Ming nodded: "You are a big target! Moreover, after the flag of the Special Administrative Region is hung, I think there will always be people who want to test it, so you have to keep quiet and many things will be easier to deal with later."
Hovers sighed again, "The governors of the four provinces should have reached an agreement."
He has always been by Lu Ming's side, and now he naturally understands that this is not just some xenophobic riot.
Lu Ming said nothing.
Hovers shook his head: "What will happen to us in the future? I think you will definitely help me. What I mean is, what about the other Westerners in Shengjing, my friends?" There was a trace of sadness in his eyes. Of course, the death of a rabbit will hurt the fox. The thought of the cruel scenes such as massacres that the Westerners might face next made him shudder, and he shuddered suddenly.
"Baron Rodson's residence was attacked by thugs!" Yu Luan listened to the report from one of the walkie-talkies, and then inserted a small red flag at the location of the baron's residence on the central district map.
Lu Ming looked at them and nodded: "I never thought that the police station would be the first of these important targets to be breached. Instead, Ping'an Lane was really safe and organized an effective resistance."
Ping An Lane is a middle-class Western community. Most of them have guns, and together with security guards, they defeated the first attack by the thugs.
"The operation of guiding Westerners into the concession area was not very smooth. They didn't quite believe our propaganda." Yu Luan said.
Lu Ming nodded. There was nothing he could do about it. He could only go with the flow.
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At daybreak, in some areas of the central district, gunfire continued, but it had become sparse. On the streets, groups of rioters were turning over corpses and looting their belongings.
This night was later called the "May 25 Incident" or the "May 25 Riot" in history.
Starting from late night on May 25, 953, the central area of Shengjing almost turned into purgatory. However, the mob did not burn down buildings, but simply killed people and robbed them. This situation lasted for more than ten days.
During this period, many Westerners took refuge in the Montenegro Concession and became refugees.
Surprisingly, the resistance in Ping'an Lane continued, the rioters were blocked outside the alley, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.
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The Red Rose Hotel has also recently taken in many Western refugees, and its magnificent lobby has become a refugee shelter.
Penthouse suite meeting room.
The representatives of Longbei Army are Sun Chonggu, Beijiang Army are Zhu Sangao, Haixi Army are Liu Kui, and Anshan Army are An Laoxi.
Moreover, Liu Kui, commander of the Longbei Brigade, and An Dashun, commander of the Anshan Brigade, were also there.
Except for An Laoxi, several of them had participated in the card game that determined the interests of the five parties.
In addition to Lu Ming and the others, the person sitting in the main seat was the Japanese Minister Kawamoto Masayoshi.
Kawamoto Masayoshi made great efforts to coordinate the plan of dividing up the property of Westerners in the central area among the four provinces. Moreover, it was precisely because the Japanese side promised that the expulsion of Westerners would not affect the trade routes and the introduction of technology between Shengjing and the southern region of the empire that Japanese capital would help fill this gap.
"It's been fourteen days. If the so-called mob can't take over Ping An Lane, are you going to just sit there and not come in to quell the rebellion?"
Lu Ming came straight to the point and did not hold anything back.
"I think it's time to restore order in Shengjing."
The others were silent. Kawamoto Masayoshi nodded and said, "I agree with Commissioner Zhang. It's time to end all this."
Zhu Sangao from Northern Xinjiang also echoed: "Yes, it's time to end it. Recently, many Western investors in our province have panicked. The longer it takes, the more contagious this panic will be."
Among the four provinces, the Northern Frontier Province was the one where Westerners had the most economic say, but the collapse of the Shengjing system would obviously be the final elegy for their glorious days.
Sun Chonggu said: "Why are you panicking? They are all vampires. Those who don't obey will be arrested." A hint of satisfaction appeared on his face.
Zhu Sangao did not comment, but it was obvious that the voices of the top leaders of Northern Xinjiang Province were probably the same as Sun Chonggu's idea. If you do it on the first day, you will not be afraid of the fifteenth day.
Kawamoto Masayoshi looked at Lu Ming at this time: "Commissioner Zhang, did the Montenegrin flag rise at the Baron's residence yesterday?"
It was done by an elderly servant in the official residence. He had recently heard those thugs say in casual conversation that hanging the Montenegrin flag would gain protection from the Montenegrin armed forces, and that the Montenegrin armed forces were very powerful, patrolling the streets with flying vehicles every day, which was terrifying to look at.
The old servant was interested and secretly found the flag of the Montenegro Special Administrative Region from the display room of the official residence. It was raised on the flagpole in front of the official residence at dawn yesterday.
Soon, a flying vehicle arrived and expelled the thugs who had occupied the official residence for more than ten days.
Glancing at Kawamoto Masayoshi, Lu Ming said, "There were Montenegrin immigrants seeking help, and we provided assistance, that's all."
Kawamoto Masayoshi smiled and said, "Of course no problem."
To be honest, the Montenegrins did not really participate in occupying Western industries. They only controlled some public facilities, which was a good thing for them, as it prevented some thugs from getting red-eyed and completely forgetting the strict orders and destroying the public facilities.
A baron's mansion is undoubtedly the most luxurious estate in the central area, but it is just a residence and has nothing in common with real property. There is nothing wrong with giving it to the Montenegrins to avoid unnecessary trouble.
I never thought that Montenegro’s military is so powerful. The helicopters patrolling the streets every day are terrifying.
The weapons and equipment and military quality of its combat teams are also terrifyingly high.
Many extremely vicious thugs who committed crimes in the streets were shot dead by the Montenegrin armed forces.
Otherwise, if we start a riot, it will be difficult to put an end to it.
Fortunately, the country's military has already customized an armed helicopter called "Harrier" from Sanmai Company at a high price, placing an order for fifty at one time, and also ordered twenty giant armed airships at a high price. Once the goods are received one after another, the Montenegrin Army will no longer be a concern.
It is said that the kingdom’s finances have been a bit strained, but it will be fine if we can get through this period.
Nowadays, we still have to respect their strength. At least, among the military forces in Shengjing, the Black Mountain people are the most powerful.
In particular, I heard that the legions in the southern part of the empire are also ordering flying weapons from Sanmai Company, and the delivery dates are very tight.
There is no other way. Sanmai’s various armed aircraft are the most advanced, so, we would rather postpone the delivery date than get the best, right
But Sanmai is really ruthless. Just for placing an order, they require you to pay 80% of the total payment. Otherwise, the delivery date will be greatly delayed. How can this be possible
The goal is to make a fortune from the war.
Kawamoto Masayoshi shook his head and looked at everyone present. "Let's end this tomorrow. In addition, the court is ready. Over the past hundred years, the oppression of some Western villains in Shengjing has also been a bloody history for the people of Anshan. Therefore, this special court will follow the traditional law of Anshan."
The laws of the Anshan tradition are almost the same as those in the dynasty era.
The greatest benefit of inviting Anshan people into this bureau was probably the establishment of the court.
Everyone nodded.
Lu Ming looked out the window, wondering what he was thinking about.