Jiuxun didn't shine, but the guests in the hotel only continued to slack off in the room through the spear technique. Whether it was the flickering red light in the dark night sky or the cold guns that rang out from time to time in the streets, they seemed to confirm the urgent news broadcast by the local cable radio station just now.

Now, most of the hotel's guests gather in the restaurant, listen to the radio, and follow the unfolding. And more or less worried about the future. "Now the emergency notice is being broadcast, and the announcement is issued by the Nanyang Chinese Association and the Sumatra Local Chinese Autonomous Bureau, and the notice reads as follows:

Late yesterday night, an unknown number of unidentified armed bandits raided several legal farms owned by Chinese on the outskirts of Palembang, killing and injuring more than 100 innocent businessmen and laborers, the Autonomous Bureau heard of the attack, and urgently sent a militia to help, blocked the armed bandits, and surrounded and annihilated them in the Dutch barracks in the northern suburbs, killing hundreds of armed bandits in total, and rescuing more than 100 Chinese businessmen and laborers. Before the end of the fighting, members of the public are advised not to go out as much as possible to avoid being injured by stray bullets.

At the same time, the Autonomous Directorate issued an emergency conscription order, ordering the recruitment of all militia groups and raiding squads, organizing patrols, and going to the outskirts of the city to sweep away armed bandits. Those who have not joined the militia or the raiding party should also organize to defend their homes and help each other.

This is an act of self-defense, and any force that obstructs the Chinese people's self-defense actions will be regarded as enemies.

Now, repeat the pick-up emergency notice:

Most of the passengers frowned when they heard the emergency announcement over the loudspeaker, and although the radio said that a large number of armed bandits had been eliminated, even standing on the balcony of the hotel, they could still hear the dense gunfire coming from the suburbs, even mixed with the sound of artillery. No one could figure out what the "armed bandits" on the radio meant by the force, if it meant the Dutch colonial army. The situation in Sumatra may not calm down for a moment.

Like the tourists who gathered at the restaurant to talk, Yang Wangpeng was also very surprised. Although he did understand that with the current situation, sooner or later Sumatra would be in a mess. However, he never expected that such a large-scale armed conflict would take place so quickly, and that the location of the conflict was still in the Dutch barracks, which was indeed shocking.

Now, Yang Wangpeng is not in the restaurant, he still stays in his room, which is a luxury room with wireless radio and cable broadcasting. Emergency announcements can be heard without leaving home.

Like most people who are still in the dark, Yang Wangpeng does not know that there are actually no Dutch soldiers in the Dutch barracks, he does not know that the Dutch troops have all withdrawn to the vicinity of the port before the battle breaks out, so he has been worried about whether this sudden armed conflict will cause a frenzied retaliation by the Dutch colonial authorities, although a Chinese navy's ocean-going fleet is now stationed in Palembang, but how far the Chinese central government will go in Sumatra. It's still an unknown.

"I wonder what position the center will take on this matter? Although there are many Chinese in Sumatra, it is a colony of the Dutch government after all, which has been recognized by the great powers, and if you want to provoke the Dutch government, it seems that you must also challenge the entire colonial order of the great powers. If it weren't for the war in Europe, perhaps the situation here would not have developed to such a point. ”

With this thought in mind, Yang Wangpeng paced back and forth in the guest room with his hands behind his back, and the broadcast continued. Repeating that announcement! But the news of the update was not broadcast for a long time, which also made Yang Wangpeng uneasy, and he didn't know what action he should take.

Just when Yang Wangpeng was walking around, there was a sudden knock on the door, he walked over, opened the door, and the person who came was Wei Zifeng, a businessman from Guangdong.

Just now, Wei Zifeng took the servant to the Chamber of Commerce to inquire about the news, and he went for more than an hour, and now he has come back.

Walking into the room, Wei Zifeng wiped his sweat. While saying to Yang Wangpeng: "Member Yang Wang, I went to the Chamber of Commerce just now and met the president of the Chamber of Commerce. He told me not to worry, now that the situation is under control, maybe you can get out of the city after dawn. Originally, I was going to stay for a few more days before going to Borneo, but now it seems that it is better to leave Sumatra as soon as possible, Commissioner Yang Wang, if you want to go with me, I will ask the servant to buy another ferry ticket, and we will leave as soon as dawn. ”

Yang Wangpeng pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Mr. Wei, it's better for you to go first, after all, you are a businessman, it is better to go to Borneo as soon as possible, otherwise the situation will be tense again, and you will not be able to go anywhere if there is a port on Borneo." As for me, I plan to stay in Sumatra for a few more days. Let's see how the situation changes, I'm also a senior adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Central Government, and if the local Chinese consulate needs assistance, I can also come in handy. ”

"Well, you can live here, as for the cost of room and board, I have already explained to the manager, and I will settle the bill after I rush back to Sumatra, you can live here in peace, and I will leave you some money orders in case of emergency."

Wei Zifeng saw that Yang Wangpeng didn't plan to go with him, so he didn't force it, and the next explanation was also in line with his businessman status, that is, he was investing anytime and anywhere.

Yang Wangpeng couldn't refuse, so he had to thank him, and discussed with Wei Zifeng in the guest room for a while, after which Wei Zifeng went to tell the servants to pack up and say goodbye to his friends, and Yang Wangpeng paced in the room again, and then left the room, rushed to the front desk of the hotel, and shook the phone to Xiong Chengji's accommodation.

But the hotel over there told Yang Wangpeng that after the gunshots rang out last night, Xiong Chengji left the hotel with a group of senior cadres of the League, and went to the Chinese Autonomous Bureau with the leader of the League, Mr. Sun, and has not returned until now.

Yang Wangpeng had no choice but to suppress the phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to go to the Chinese Autonomous Bureau as well. Let's see if I can meet Xiong Chengji, and by the way, I also inquire about the latest news.

So, with all the documents, Yang Wangpeng walked out of the hotel, at this time it was still dark outside, just five o'clock in the morning, there was still a period of time before dawn, only the street lights on the street were still on, and there were no rickshaws or rickshaws on the street, so he could only rush to the Chinese Autonomous Bureau on foot.

Fortunately, the Autonomous Bureau is not too far from the hotel, and after five streets, Yang Wangpeng saw the heavily guarded Autonomous Bureau, and at this moment, the street in front of the Autonomous Bureau is already three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, all of which are heavily armed people.

Yang Wangpeng took out his certificate of a senior adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it took a lot of effort to get into the Autonomous Bureau, and when he entered the Autonomous Bureau, he appeared, and it was also very crowded, and many businessmen who came to inquire about the news were standing in the corridors and gardens, exchanging information with each other, but these information were often contradictory, and no one knew which person to believe in the intelligence and news.

The director and deputy director of the Chinese Autonomous Bureau were not there. Only a few members are here. But it's also a question: I don't know, for Yang Wangpeng's question. They couldn't answer, but they told Yang Wangpeng that a group of people from the League had indeed been here a few hours ago, but they hadn't stayed here for long, and they left with the deputy director soon, and no one knew where they went.

The situation was still a little chaotic, and when Yang Wangpeng was hesitating whether to go to the street again, he saw an acquaintance walking in from outside the Autonomous Bureau; It's none other than Zhou Haishan, the former member of the Communist Party.

This scissors, this week Haishan is also fully armed, holding a rifle in his right hand, a five-finger-wide cowhide belt around his waist, a brand-new revolver pinned to it, and a bullet belt hanging diagonally on his shoulder, which is full of rifle bullets. The brass shells shimmered in the light, and there was a bit of a martial artist's demeanor.

Seeing Yang Wangpeng, Zhou Haishan was a little proud, and arched his hand at him, saying, "Brother Yang Wang." Why are you here? If it weren't for the fear of injuring you, a senior adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would have called you with me when I attacked the Dutch barracks last night. This battle, we fought neatly, and lo and behold, this six-wheel gun was captured in the Dutch barracks last night, you see, not bad, right? ”

After speaking, Zhou Haishan pulled out the revolver from his belt and showed it off in his hand, his expression and demeanor were very different from when Yang Wangpeng saw him a few days ago, as if he had changed back to Najie. Officers of the armed forces of the Communist Association back then.

Seeing that Zhou Haishan changed his name from "Mr. Yang Wang" to "Brother Yang Wang", Yang Wangpeng knew that this person had an impetuous personality, no wonder Gong Chuntai said that he couldn't make a big deal, but at this time Yang Wangpeng didn't care about Zhou Haishan's character, he was now more concerned about the battle in the Dutch barracks.

"Brother Zhou, are you commanding the battle of the Dutch barracks? Who are you fighting with? Is it the Dutch army? Yang Wangpeng asked.

Zhou Hairang. He grinned, shook his head, and said, "The Dutch soldiers withdrew to the port before we rushed there, and it was the native soldiers who met with us, so we wiped them all out!" Yang Wangpeng was stunned for a moment, and then he asked, and then he learned. The Dutch colonial army did not come into direct conflict with the militias.

Listening to Yang Wangpeng talk about his intentions, Zhou Haishan pointed out a clear way for him.

"You're going to the Confederacy? When I came here just now, I saw them hanging around the iron bridge between the north and south cities, and if you go now, you may be able to meet them. ”

"So, thank you for telling me, I'm going to go, to be honest, they're wandering around now, and I'm worried about them."

Yang Wangpeng thanked Zhou Haishan and walked to leave. But he was pulled by Zhou Haishan.

"You're wandering the streets with your bare hands. It's also dangerous. Simply, you carry this foreign gun. Although it is an old gun, it is not a burning stick in the end, and it is good to hold a strong courage, and the natives do not dare to use it easily when they see the gun. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Haishan stuffed the Gragensen rifle into Yang Wangpeng's hand, and handed the bullet belt on his shoulder to Yang Wangpeng.

Yang Wangpeng was surprised: "Could it be that there are still natives on the street?" ”

"Quite a few! Last night, there were gunshots together, and there were fights everywhere, we don't know what the situation is outside, but I know the situation in this city, many natives were scattered and hid in the city, all carrying knives, and the militia is now searching for them next to the street, but it is difficult to guarantee that there is no leakage, so the Chinese people must go to the street in groups of three or five, armed with weapons, I see that you have no weapons, simply, this American gun will be lent to you, and this armband, you wear it on your left arm, don't take it off. Zhou Haishan said.

Yang Wangpeng thanked Zhou Haishan and put on his armband. Mitering the bullet belt, he walked out of the gate of the Autonomous Bureau with his rifle in hand, and hurried towards the iron bridge.

Along the way, sporadic gunshots rang out in the city. The doors of the shops along the street are closed. From time to time, you can see groups of Chinese people walking by with shotguns in hand, they see Yang Wangpeng walking alone with a gun, they can't help but feel a little strange, although Yang Wangpeng is wearing an armband, but there will still be people come forward to interrogate, the language is not understood, so they have to take out a Chinese book, and ask Yang Wangpeng to read the words.

Along the way, Yang Wangpeng was worried, he was not too worried about the attack of the natives. After all, he was holding a rifle in his hand, in fact, he was more worried about being accidentally injured by those red-eyed Chinese tuanding. He even regretted that he shouldn't have come alone.

I finally arrived at the iron bridge, but I couldn't see the shadow of the alliance, and there were armed guards on the iron bridge. Yang Wangpeng stepped forward to inquire, but he couldn't understand words. I had to write on paper, but fortunately, there were people among the guards who were literate, so I instructed Yang Wangpeng to rush to Beicheng. The people of the League are there, just to be safe. The commander even sent a Cantonese regimental officer. Accompanied Yang Wangpeng to Beicheng.

But Yang Wangpeng was still a step slower after all. By the time he arrived in Beicheng, the people of the League had already led a team to the northern region to assist the militia in the battle, and none of the cadres of the League had seen it.

At this time, the gunfire in the north was still very intense, and the regimental who accompanied Yang Wangpeng to the north city warned Yang Wangpeng not to go out of the city casually. Because it was very dangerous outside the city, both sides were already red-eyed. Will fire at any target that is not trusted.

Soon after, when the sky was completely bright, Yang Wangpeng was standing on the roof of a school in the northern city, and black smoke was rising from the outskirts of the city, and one can imagine how many villages had been destroyed in the fighting.

Yang Wangpeng suddenly felt that something was wrong with what happened here, this was no longer a simple act of self-defense, everyone seemed to be acting according to instinct, and this instinct was obviously based on interests, and you can imagine the cruelty and fierceness of the struggle.

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