Chapter 239 The Second Nagasaki Incident (2)
According to the statistics afterwards, in this conflict, there were 32 American soldiers participating in the conflict, 3 were killed, 8 were seriously injured, 15 were slightly injured, and 17 were arrested. The Japanese people involved could not fully count, with about 1,000 people and 11 died, 7 of whom were actually trampled and killed after being injured. Another 41 were seriously injured and 276 were slightly injured. Most of them were injured due to stampedeship, with 231 arrested. At the same time, 22 stores were damaged to varying degrees.
Compared with the Nagasaki incident that occurred when the Beiyang Navy visited Japan more than 20 years ago, the conflict was larger in scale and caused a large number of casualties, as well as deaths. The impact caused afterwards was much greater than the incident 20 years ago. Therefore, in later historical documents, this incident was called the "second Nagasaki incident."
Although the conflict and fighting were stopped by the police, the anger of the Japanese people could not calm down. In the afternoon of that day, nearly 10,000 people came to the Nagasaki Naval Base to protest. The object of protest was not only the United States, but also the East China ***, because some rumors were that soldiers from East China ** made trouble in the streets, beat and killed the Japanese. Therefore, the Japanese protesting in front of the base demanded severe punishment for the United States and East China **.
At this time, Gao Zhuo Cheng was also as big as a fight. Unexpectedly, he was prepared for everything. Nothing happened to the East China **, but the American soldiers stabbed him a big dog.
And at this moment, the commander of the US fleet, Spare, came ashore to face the grand and powerful emperor, and filed a solemn protest to him, pointing out that the American soldiers were traveling and shopping, did not violate any Japanese laws, nor did they do any extreme behavior, but were beaten by thugs for no reason, causing casualties. At this time, someone was arrested by the police, which was a serious act of policing the United States. The fleet asked the Japanese side to severely punish the perpetrators, compensate the American soldiers, and immediately released the arrested American soldiers. At the same time, the fleet had notified the US ** and the US Embassy in Japan, and they would negotiate diplomaticly with Japan.
It turned out that the American soldiers who fled back to the base told Spare about the incident. The commanders of the US fleet were furious and thought that this was a total attack on American soldiers. The Americans looked down on Japan, but now the Japanese dared to attack American soldiers for no reason and arrested 17 people. That's not bad. So Spare immediately ordered that all 16 battleships be ready for battle, and then went ashore in person to find the Rising Master and protest and conditions to him.
In fact, at this time, the Higao Zhuang Cheng had basically understood the whole story. After the Nagasaki local police station caught American soldiers, they also knew the seriousness of the situation. They dared not interrogate American soldiers at will, but they could be tried for the Japanese who were caught. The arrested Japanese were also different. Some said that American soldiers beat people in the street, some said that American soldiers were robbing, and some said that soldiers from East China were doing evil, and insisted that they were fighting with themselves were soldiers from East China.
However, the police interrogated were experienced people after all, and it would be better to listen. After interrogating dozens of people, they generally understood the situation, because many of the arrested personnel were members of extremely radical associations registered in the police station. During this visit, these associations were closely monitored by the police station, because they were afraid that they would cause trouble. As a result, they were secretly secretly, which allowed an inconspicuous small association to take advantage of the loopholes and even caused such a big thing. However, neither did the soldiers from East China were arrested, nor did the bodies of the soldiers from East China were found among the deceased, so it was impossible to be sure whether there were any soldiers from East China.
The head of the police station did not dare to neglect it. After all, it was a diplomatic incident. Moreover, 17 American soldiers were caught, which was even hotter. It was not just locked up or released. So he hurried to meet the magnificent emperor and report to him what happened.
When the Japanese Gaoshen heard this, he understood better than the police. Because he knew very well that the Japanese people were hostile to the East China **, so it was not surprising that some people were holding back their arms to catch a few East China ** soldiers on the shore and beat them. However, the East China ** fleet visited this time was disciplined and had always been strictly prohibited from going ashore, let alone going to the streets. Moreover, the four warships in East China ** did not dock, but anchored in the port. They needed to be picked up by small boats when they went ashore, so it was basically impossible for anyone to secretly leave the ship. This incident must have nothing to do with East China **. Either the Japanese beat Americans as Chinese, or they could not find Chinese, and they could only vent their anger on the Americans, and then there was a greater possibility. After all, the Chinese are still easy to defend.
However, I know that the matter is really like one thing, but how to deal with it is another matter. Because the matter is too big now, more than a dozen people have died. If it were the Japanese, they would die, but three Americans were still dead. It is really difficult to deal with it. To be honest, this is not something that officials of the level of the Rigao Zhuang Cheng can handle. Therefore, in the face of Spare's protest, the Rigao Zhuang Cheng could only say that he had no right to deal with this matter now, and he could only negotiate and resolve it by the two countries.
After hearing this, Spare also knew that the Great Sun-Grave Emperor's words were reasonable. After all, when this was a step, the pressure could not be suppressed and could only be resolved by politicians from both sides. However, Spare still kept a clear mind at this time and put forward four requirements to Hind Sun-Grave Emperor's name: First, protect the safety and rights of the 17 arrested American soldiers, and they should not be interrogated before diplomatic negotiations are completed. At the same time, the injured must receive good medical treatment; the second fleet hopes to send 4 staff members to the land to visit the arrested and injured members, and monitor Japan's handling operations, and asks Japan to cooperate; the third requires that some warships be driven out of Nagasaki Port and berth outside the port, requiring Japan to cooperate; the fourth requires that both sides be restrained and kind-hearted, and not to make any irrational actions to show off their power, causing even more serious consequences.
It should be said that these four requirements are indeed good at heart. The first two are to protect the personal safety and personal rights of the arrested and injured soldiers. The second two are to consider the fleet, because after this incident, the mutual trust between the United States and Japan has disappeared. It is very dangerous to keep the fleet in Nagasaki Port. If there is another conflict between the two sides, or the resolution of the incident develops in a deteriorating direction, the fleet is better to catch a turtle in the urn or park outside the port. Moreover, in this regard, the vigilance of both sides has arisen, and a little disturbance may cause misjudgment. At this time, both sides naturally have to warn and act cautiously to prevent accidents.
This time, the global fleet is almost all the assets of the US Navy. If something happens, Spare cannot bear this responsibility, so at this time, you must be extremely careful.
As for Spare's four requests, the Rigao Zhuang Cheng accepted them all. To be honest, the Rigao Zhuang Cheng Cheng is afraid of another accident. Moreover, if there is any change, it is very dangerous to keep these 16 battleships in the port. After all, the shore defense firepower in the port is insufficient and the US fleet is not suppressed at all. Moreover, once the fight is fought, it is easy to accidentally hurt yourself and affect the shore. Therefore, it is better to release the fleet. If the situation deteriorates, there can be a shore defense artillery to deal with them.
So he said goodbye to the Hiroshima Master. Spare first went to the Telegraph Office to generate electricity to the domestic and US Embassy in Japan, informed of what happened in Nagasaki, and then returned to the flagship Connecticut, and immediately recruited three other squadron commanders to explain the results of his negotiations with Hiroshima Master. He ordered the first, second and third squadrons to leave the port and stay outside the port, but the fourth squadrons remained in the port, one to protect the logistics ships, and the other to fight, the four fleets can cooperate inside and outside and support each other, which is much better than all concentrated outside the port. Next, Spare sent someone to notify the East China ** fleet, mainly because his fleet left the port, to avoid misjudgment from the East China ** fleet.
After dealing with these matters, Spare ordered that the first, second, third squadrons, and six transport ships immediately leave the port and stay about 10 kilometers outside the port. At the same time, all warships set fire and keep the boiler fire inextinguishable, so that they can move at any time. All crew members remain vigilant and ready to fight at any time.
After seeing Spare away, Rigao Zhuang Nobuo immediately generated electricity to Tokyo and informed Tokyo about what happened in Nagasaki. After all, it was impossible to escape. On the other hand, it arranged ships to guide the US fleet to leave the port. At the same time, Rigao Zhuang Nobuo ordered the shore defense forces, plus the alert on the shore, to send more soldiers to monitor the protesters to prevent out of control, and to the hospital for treatment of American soldiers, additional troops were sent to guard the police station to prevent accidents. In addition, the police station was not allowed to be alerted and the arrested American soldiers were not allowed to be interrogated for the time being.
Then the commander of the Sun Gaoshang ordered all the shore defense turrets to remain vigilant and improve their combat readiness levels. However, without the command of the headquarters, no one was allowed to open fire without authorization, and arranged staff to station each turret separately to monitor the movements of each turret. Whenever there was any disturbance, they would immediately report to themselves.
Chapter completed!