Chapter 262 The Australian and Portuguese panic
"Our sacred purpose is to make the country I love most solemn and brilliant, and the compatriots I love most encourage and rejoice. Therefore, we oppose the Qing government, not because of the evils of the other persons, but because of the shortcomings of the other persons. Even if we want to revolutionize the other persons, we will never dare to be in danger of the country. We are so confident that we can tell the people of the country."
"The government warns the people of the country with stability, and the people of the country entrusted the government with great responsibilities. Now our party puts the country first and will never take advantage of the severe foreign troubles as a revolutionary activity. I hope that all comrades will temporarily maintain calmness so that the Qing court can do their best to the outside world, not to invade the country, not to lose sovereignty, and not to insult diplomacy."
"We revolutionary comrades have used patriotism as their banner and revolution to express themselves. Whether we use other countries to subvert the country or take advantage of the dangers of the country, they are laughed at by the world. After a long time of life, why are we like human beings?"
Regarding Chen Wenqiang's tactful appeal in the newspaper, the newspapers mastered by the Fuxing Club quickly gave positive responses, and there were also statements issued by Song Fuhua, Huang x and others in the name of the United Front.
What made the Qing court more reassuring was the announcement issued by the Southwest Revolutionary Military Government, which was to cease fire on the eastern front so that the Qing army could be mobilized to resist foreign aggression.
"The national vein is like silk, and it is a matter of raising troops to damage the country through external troubles. What is the difference between the traitors leading wolves into the house? Looking at the countries around the world, all of them build a country with their nations. Even if they do all evil things, only the tribe members will take care of it. Relying on other tribes, the country will not be protected."
This sentence alone makes people think deeply. It also prevents some people from colluding with outsiders to treason the country with noble revolutionary purposes.
At this point, the Revival Society took the opportunity to make its more brilliant revolutionary theory public. It not only refreshes people and is deafening, but also won praise and appreciation from the general public in the country, and has a clearer understanding and understanding of the Revival Society's revolutionary propositions.
The opposition to the Qing government was not because the government was in the hands of the Manchus, but because of the corruption and incompetence of the government, and could not shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the nation and prospering the country.
Revolution is the business of the Chinese nation. Even though the Qing Dynasty was evil, it did not rely on foreign races, but relied on treason to achieve the purpose of the revolution.
Obviously, the Revival Society took this opportunity to demonstrate its patriotic ideas and revolutionary theories and separate the government from the state. What they wanted to overthrow the autocratic court of the Qing Dynasty, rather than destroying the country or losing its power and interests in order to achieve its goals.
With this point, a discerning person can see the difference between the Revival Society and the Old Tongmenghui, or the new Chinese Revolutionary Party. One resolutely ranks and kills, puts the racial revolution first, and revolutionizes for the revolution; the other is long-term vision and advanced theory. It is closer to the characteristics of modern political parties, and the revolution is more reasonable and targeted.
In fact, just before the United Front issued a statement that the Eastern Front had ceased fire, Wu Luzhen had sent 1,500 officers and soldiers to gather in the Gaozhou coastline. As soon as the battle on the Loong Island began, Chen Wenqiang sent naval ships to pick up reinforcements.
Before the Portuguese Australia and Portugal had completely awakened from the attack, the Chinese army had arrived at Xiangzhou Port and quickly deployed. In addition to sending additional troops to various passes, the Wanchai Fortress in Beishanling was also strengthened, and the two were supporting each other. At the same time, the Guangdong Navy's warships and eight torpedo speedboats drove to Qianshan area to deter patrol and strongly stopped the land-breaking project in Portuguese Australia and Portuguese.
With a combination of punches, the tough posture is immediately revealed. According to the comparison of the force between the two sides, it is already an easy task to take back Macau.
Corresponding to the tough attitude is the surging feelings among the people. People in Xiangshan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and other places have successively launched petitions to support the military's just move to fight against aggression, and demanded that the Qing government abolish the treaty and take back Macau.
From the deployment of force to the public opinion and public sentiment, it seems that it is very possible to take back Macau. But Chen Wenqiang does not want to take it back now. The Qing court does not want to make a big deal. Faced with the raging momentum, only the Portuguese government in Macau panic.
Yes, it was just panic. For the invasion and expansion, Australia and Portugal did not calculate and measure the military strength of both sides. The inertia of thinking made them never expect that the Qing army would dare to fight against foreigners, and would take the initiative to counterattack fiercely.
Two warships and hundreds of Portuguese soldiers, with just a little military strength, dared to invade other countries' territory, kill people from other countries, and dared to blackmail. No wonder, in that era, the huge Qing Dynasty was so afraid of foreign countries, and only knew how to negotiate, protest, and use force to safeguard dignity and national sovereignty.
In the final analysis, foreigners should not be treated as the weakness of the Qing court. Once they are hit by the head-on, the Portuguese who have no psychological or substantial preparation naturally do not know what to do.
The gate and the blockade in front have cut off the sources of Macau's living materials. The daily necessities of Macau residents have suddenly become tense. In addition, Chen Wenqiang's increase in troops to dispatch generals has aggravated the atmosphere of war. The residents are afraid and uneasy and rumors are flying everywhere.
On the one hand, the Portuguese Macau and Portuguese government requested urgent instructions from the country; on the other hand, they were afraid that the complaints and accusations of the citizens would shake the foundation of the rule of Macau; on the other hand, they were worried that the Chinese army would continue to attack and lead to the loss of Macau. After comprehensive consideration, the Portuguese Macau and Portuguese Macau decided to use a slowdown strategy first, not to anger the madman Chen Wenqiang for the time being, and not to add fuel to the raging public opinion.
The Portuguese consul in Beijing also quickly visited the ministers of various countries, asking them to come forward to mediate the war first, and hope that civilized countries would take unified actions to fight for dignity for the whites.
However, the Portuguese consul was obviously very disappointed. All countries were carefully observing the development of the situation. Although they agreed to mediate the war, they did not intend to intervene more actively. The attitudes of the United States and Germany were even more ambiguous, with no substantive things at all.
Arriving in the United States, Britain, and Japan, a series of boycotts were not only increasingly organized, but also continued for a longer time and spread wider. Moreover, the enthusiasm and awareness of the Chinese people were also increasing. In the eyes of the great powers, it was quite a sense of national awakening.
For example, in Japan, a case of "Erchen Maru" only humiliated the Qing court and the government, but did not obtain any substantial benefits. Not only did the compensation be left unresolved, but it was a great shame for the whole country, arousing the anger of the people. The current movement to Japan from China to Nanyang caused heavy losses to Japanese merchants. The Guangzhou port alone reduced only five to six million Japanese goods imports, and it was tens of millions across the country, and it continued.
Chapter completed!