Fengxian Jiangshan

"Zhang, Russia will be blamed for your actions?"

"Big Beard, are you going to expose me?" Zhang Tinglan asked back with a smile, and the guy opposite hurriedly waved his hand. His big hand was as hairy as a bear's paw.

"Zhang, in fact, I also hate those Japanese dwarfs very much. I am very happy to cause them some trouble. I just want to remind you that to prevent diplomatic disputes, Russia and Japan are both Allied countries, and our relationship is very important. .”

The person talking to Zhang Tinglan was the director of Tsarist Russia’s Middle Eastern Railway Administration, Commander Horvath of the Route Guard Army. This guy is a typical Tsarist Russian officer, tall, over 1.8 meters five, with big arms and round waist, and a face full of flesh. It's like a bear becomes a spirit.

An extra-large rosacea nose, with sideburns, more than a foot long, messy, always do not know how to clean, has become one of his signs.This guy also inherited the characteristics of the Russians who are good at drinking. His eyes are always red, and he seems to have never sobered up.In fact, it is true, he always holds a bottle of vodka in his hand, and takes a few sips into his mouth anytime and anywhere.

But don't look at this guy in a daze, but he is very clear-headed. Like all Russian dignitaries, he is greedy and barbaric to the extreme. During his rule of the Middle East Road, he implemented the municipal policy. become a Russian colony.

It can be said that this guy is greedy and daring, and he has a high regard for Chinese officials, and he doesn't take it to heart at all.However, Zhang Tinglan was obviously an exception. From the beginning of the smuggling operation, the two had reached a certain degree of cooperation, and it became more and more in-depth.

Now that it has developed, the huge profits from smuggling are like fine wine that is [-] times stronger than vodka, firmly attracting Horvath.Let him be fascinated by it, unable to extricate himself.

Zhang Tinglan hired a group of Russian cavalry to deal with the cavalry in Heilongjiang. Don't try to hide this kind of thing from Horvath, so the old guy took the initiative to interview Zhang Tinglan and wanted to know his true thoughts.

"The Japanese support Gao Shibin and Xu Lanzhou. Doesn't the Russian side know about this?"

Horvath nodded and said, "Of course I know, the Japanese don't want to hide it from me."

"The situation is already obvious. Heilongjiang and Jilin are both in the sphere of influence of your Russians, but the Japanese use their own puppets to rule these two places. Do you think that once Gao Shibin and Xu Lanzhou control Jilin and Heilongjiang, you still have a good chance How are you going? The reason is already very clear, Feng Jun is actually helping you. Shouldn't you put in some effort?"

What Zhang Tinglan said is plausible, and Horvath is also very clear.In fact, if this is in the past.There was no need for Zhang Tinglan to hire troops. Most likely, Horvath would directly dispatch the railway garrison to deal with the Japanese, because the actions of the Japanese had broken the agreement between the two countries.

But now Horvath no longer has that courage, the reason is very simple, the Tsarist Russia behind him is getting weaker and weaker.The mudleg giant finally couldn't go on.

"Zhang, I want to tell you a very bad news. The Japanese have proposed a new idea to the government. Let us use the right of way of the Middle East Road to pay off the debt between the two countries!"

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he was taken aback. Of course, he knew that the Japanese coveted the entire Northeast, and also coveted the Middle East Road, but Zhang Tinglan did not expect that the Japanese had already started thinking about Russia.

Since the war between Japan and Russia, the trade volume has gradually increased, and Russia owes more and more debts to Japan. Using the Middle East Road as compensation seems to be a very suitable condition.But how could Zhang Tinglan allow it? He already regarded the Middle East Road as his own.

As long as he waits for the Russian Revolution, he will immediately take over the Middle East Road. Only in this way can he rely on the Middle East Road and form a confrontational situation with Japan. Otherwise, the lifeblood of the entire Northeast is in the hands of the Japanese. What development will Fengjun have?

"Zhang, don't worry, the Russian government will never give up the Middle East Road. I tell you this, just to say that the rapid expansion of the Japanese is beyond Russia's ability to stop!"

Zhang Tinglan nodded and said, "That means it's a bit difficult to expect you to put pressure on Japan?"

"I would suggest that the Russian government make a request to the United Kingdom to put pressure on Japan in the name of the Allied Powers." At this point, Horvath took a sip of vodka and said cursingly: "It's all a damn war, otherwise Russia can crush Smash those yellow-skinned monkeys!"

After Horvath finished speaking, he noticed Zhang Tinglan, and hurriedly said: "Zhang, I definitely didn't mean what you said!" Zhang Tinglan nodded, didn't say anything, but left directly.

Ever since Fengjun used the Russian cavalry that day, it had a huge impact. First, the army in Heilongjiang was unprepared and was defeated. Then news spread that Xu Lanzhou had colluded with the Japanese and attracted Russian cavalry. dissatisfied, so the Russians have to serve the army with false hands and punish Xu Lanzhou.

This statement has its nose and eyes, and Yingshun felt fear at first. Years of experience told Yingshun that as long as the big powers participate, they can hide as far as they want, and absolutely don't make trouble for themselves.

In addition to Yingshun, this news also quickly spread to the ears of the Japanese. They could easily associate Russia with their own behavior. Join forces with Fengjun.

This put the Japanese in a dilemma. They saw that the great powers had no time to look east, so they acted unscrupulously in the Northeast.But now that the Russians are involved, will they get the consent of Britain, France and other countries, or this is the allied powers demonstrating against Japan.

Thinking of many Japanese people, I had to be scruples. At this time, another piece of news came out, which immediately caused a huge sensation and attracted everyone's attention. It turns out that the content of this news is also Quite simply, it was speculated that a strand of the Japanese army had been annihilated.

The evidence was a blurry photograph showing a mass of corpses, numbering in the hundreds, all wrapped in loincloths, exactly the Japanese attire.However, due to the poor quality of the photos, they cannot be distinguished clearly, but this is enough to detonate public opinion.

Just a few days ago, Zhang Zuolin lavishly praised Feng Jun's troops, praising them for annihilating an elite force that was trying to sneak attack Mantie.According to common sense, is this kind of battle with hundreds of people worth writing about? Now that the photos came out, everyone suddenly realized that it turned out that Fengjun wiped out the Japanese. The combat effectiveness of the army.

The great powers were also alarmed, and the Russian envoy contacted those of Britain, France, the United States and other countries, pointing out that the Japanese were directly dispatching troops to interfere in the political situation in Northeast China, and demanded that the great powers unanimously put pressure on Japan.

At this time, the Prime Minister of Japan was Shigenobu Okuma, who has a glorious record of ten years and nine prime ministers in later generations. Changing the Prime Minister is like changing a bed partner in Japan. It is simply too easy.Before World War II, Japan's prime minister was not in a good position. The cabinet collapsed, the prime minister was assassinated, and it was almost commonplace to resign and go to the field. The prime minister was changed every three days.

Okuma Shigenobu is not stable as a prime minister, especially the infamous Article 21 was proposed during his tenure, which greatly aroused anti-Japanese sentiment in China, and many forces in Japan are also dissatisfied. They think that Okuma Shigenobu acted too hastily, which not only angered China, but also attracted the vigilance of the great powers, which was not worth it.

Moreover, Okuma's cabinet bribed elections and various problems of interference in parliament were also exposed. As a result, a strong trend was formed to oust Okuma Shigenobu and replace him with a new prime minister.

At such a precarious juncture, Okuma Shigenobu will secretly support the Kwantung Army to provoke troubles in the three eastern provinces, trying to take the opportunity to expand its power in the Northeast and at the same time ease the pressure in Japan. Japan has always used foreign aggression to divert domestic conflicts. Tradition, this time No exception.

It’s just that the Japanese were once again unfavorable, losing troops and losing generals, and the great powers joined forces to exert pressure, making Okuma Shigenobu’s position even more precarious. He had no choice but to find the most powerful patriarch in Japan, Aritomo Yamagata, hoping to get support from him.

The old guy in Yamagata created the Japanese Army with his own hands, and he threw out the theory of the line of sovereignty and the line of interest, which became the theoretical basis for Japan's outward aggression and expansion. After the death of Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata's power in Japan has reached an appalling level. , if he is ambitious, he can be a Cao Cao. In his eyes, Okuma Shigenobu is just a dog.

The old man was silent for a while, and then said quietly: "Prime Minister, the empire is signing an agreement with Tsarist Russia, do you know about this?"

"I know that when the world situation is changing, the Anglo-Japanese alliance alone can no longer guarantee the safety of the empire. We have formed an ally with Tsarist Russia to guarantee the interests of the empire in Manchuria, and even Guachina has a huge influence on the empire. strategic significance."

"Since you know, why do you want to intervene in the battle of China and destroy the relationship between the empire and Russia?"

"Old man, Zhang Zuolin is a very dangerous opponent. I worry that after he dominates the Northeast, he will become a serious threat to the empire."

"Confused, since the Japan-China War, China has been trampled under the foot of the empire. The empire's eyes should be placed on the great powers. The China people have a tradition of internal fighting. Even if Zhang Zuolin's strength swells, his first choice is Beiyang. Not the empire, from this point of view, the empire should make Zhang Zuolin stronger!"

"Old man, according to your opinion, should the empire stop, let Zhang Zuolin go, and avoid meddling in the affairs of North Manchuria?"

The corner of Yamagata's mouth twitched, and he spit out two more words: "Red deer!" After being scolded by the elder, Okuma Shigenobu's heart went cold.

"The empire must have the face of the empire, the majesty of the empire must be guaranteed, and the Chinese people must fear the empire to the depths of their bones! Now that this is done, it cannot be anticlimactic. It must make the Chinese people retreat and give the empire greater benefits." (Unfinished to be continued..)