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But what Yevgenia, Soyana, and the Beijing Headquarters of the National Security Bureau don't know is that the twelve people in Beijing are only responsible for the intelligence work of this operation. To be precise, the Moscow side actually didn't tell them the truth. .The task of the Beijing team is actually to collect information about Zhang Zuolin and divert the attention of interested people.It was another team that was actually in charge of carrying out the assassination mission. The person in charge of this team was Sarnen, and he had two very good blasting experts under him, Vinarov and Ettingon.

Previously, Soviet Russia had assassinated Zhang Zuolin many times, but all ended in failure.So this time, taking advantage of the opportunity of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet Cheka headquarters issued a death order that must be successful. If the executor fails, it means that they are not loyal enough to the revolution.And their family members will also be sent to labor camps for reform through labor because of their "disloyalty" to the revolution.Thinking of this, everyone has to cheer up immediately, redouble their efforts, and complete the glorious tasks entrusted to them by the organization.

The members of the "clearing" Zhang Zuolin special action team led by Sarnen were not the same as Yevgenia and the others. They gathered in Harbin one after another as Belarusian refugees.Considering Zhang Zuolin's habit of often returning to Fengtian by train, the special operations team decided to target the "clearance" operation between Shanhaiguan and Fengtian.

After approving the implementation plan, Moscow also made a supplementary plan: when implementing the "clearance" operation, it must direct its attention to the Japanese or the Wang Zhenyu Group, preferably to the Japanese, and send some staff Guiding public opinion in China.According to this instruction, the special operations team immediately started preparations, Vinarov was responsible for preparing the explosives, and Ettingon was responsible for selecting the location and route of the operation.He finally chose the old crossing at the intersection of Jingfeng Road (that is, the Beijing-Shenyang Line) and Nanman Road (that is, the Changchang Line), which must be passed by the train.Because the area is under the jurisdiction of the Japanese, it is easy to lead the suspicion of the explosion to the Japanese.At the same time, the third group was urgently established in Shanghai. Their task was to establish good relations with Chinese journalists and guide the entire public opinion when necessary.

In the late Qing Dynasty, Beijing was already the center of national railways, and the three main lines of Jingzhang, Jingfeng, and Jinghan radiated the whole country from Beijing.Zhengyangmen gathers two major railway stations, one is Zhengyangmen West Station, which is the starting point of the Beijing-Hankou (Beijing-Hankou) Railway; and Zhengyangmen East Station is the starting point of the Jingfeng (Beijing-Shenyang) Railway stand.

There are two major railway stations gathered outside the small Zhengyang Gate, which makes the traffic pressure in this area huge, and congestion often occurs, so we must find a way to solve it.To this end, the Beiyang government took two major measures. One was to renovate Zhengyangmen, mainly to dismantle the east and west moon walls of the Zhengyangmen urn city, and to open two gates on both sides of the city wall. The project was completed at the end of 1915; Ring Railway.The Ring Railway is an extension of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. It is planned that the Xizhimen Station of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway will start from west to east, pass through Deshengmen and Andingmen, then turn south from Dongzhimen, pass through Chaoyangmen and Dongbianmen to Zhengyangmen East Station, and connect with Beijing Bong rail connection.Each city gate has a station, which is convenient for passengers and goods to go up and down.

On April (Day) 1915, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Bureau set up a railway office around the city in Xizhimen, and began to solicit contracts for various projects. On June 4, the construction of the railway around the city started in full swing. Stations were set up at each city gate and roadbeds were filled. , demolition of the urn city, repair of river ditches, and connection with the Jingfeng Line at Dongbianmen. On January 6, 16, the ring railway was officially opened to traffic, with a total length of about 1916 kilometers. A connection line was built between the two stations of Guang'anmen and Guang'anmen, about 1 kilometers long, and was completed in August 1.

The railway around the city runs around the inner city along the way. According to the analysis of the people at the time: "The only people who use the railway around the city are the four gates of Chaoyang, Dongzhi, Anding and Desheng in the northeast. These four gates are densely populated with streets and alleys in the city, and there are also streets outside the city. , shopping malls, and roads. If the outer city has the Jingfeng Railway and Jingyuan Railway in Yongdingmen, the Jingsui Railway in Guang’anmen, Zuo’anmen and Guangqumen, there are probably many vegetable gardens, wasteland, and graves in the city. Residents outside the city especially less, passengers and goods must be less than the inner city. Therefore, the survey route will not go around the outer city."

The direction of the Ring Railway is basically the same as that of the East Second Ring Road and the North Second Ring Road in Beijing today.Its completion satisfies the connection between the northern and eastern regions of the city; it connects the three main lines of Jingzhang, Jinghan, and Jingfeng into one, which facilitates the connection of various railways and the transfer and distribution of foreign goods.

At 12 a.m. on December 22, at Zhengyangmen East Railway Station in Beijing, a large group of tall and tall Fengjun armed with guns divided into two columns and ran to the front of the station very neatly, and then separated the two sides with guns.The staff at the station and the few passengers who took the night train immediately understood that this was the rhythm of some important people coming here to take the train, so they consciously gave way to the entrance passage in the middle, and then entered the station through the small gates on both sides.

In the middle of the night, the motorcade of Zhang Zuolin’s Marshal’s Mansion departed from Zhongnanhai and arrived at Zhengyangmen East Station. Senior Fengjun general Yang Yuting, who was ordered to stay in Beijing to deal with the aftermath, as well as Prime Minister Zhang Shaozeng and the heads of various ministries went to see him off one after another.The scene was also very grand for a while. After all, Zhang Zuolin, the generalissimo of the Anhui government, was in the central government without a president (after Xu Shichang died, a new president had not been elected, so the Beijing Congress used the generalissimo of the Anhui government as the president, and Zhang Zuolin became the president. The veritable supreme leader of the country) can be regarded as the real top leader.The power and influence are rare since Lao Yuan.So in the face of the senior officials who came to see them off, Zhang Zuolin was also very energetic in recent years, looked at everyone with a smile on his face, and chatted with everyone kindly one by one, which seemed to be a farewell.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Zuolin, the great warlord who ruled Beijing for two years, boarded his special float train with a group of cronies and Japanese advisers. Amidst the cheerful music, Zhang Zuolin's special train slowly drove out of the main road. Yangmen East Station.

Accompanying the car were senior officials such as former Prime Minister Jin Yunpeng, State Premier Pan Fu, veteran of Northeast China Mo Dehui, Chief of General Staff Yu Guohan, Chief of Finance Yan Zepu, Chief of Education Liu Zhe, as well as Japanese consultants Machino Takema and Yi Echeng. Also (also called Saga Makoto or Yiwo Makoto).There are also Zhang Zuolin's sixth wife Ma Yueqing, the third son Zhang Xuezeng, and the accompanying medical officer Du Zexian.

Zhang Zuolin's special car, including the front, is composed of joints.The formation of the trains is as follows: 1 locomotive (front), 1 armored car, 3 third-class cars, 2 second-class cars, 7 first-class cars, 1 second-class car, 2 third-class cars, 1 section of waiting car, 1 section of armored car, and 1 section of truck.Zhang Zuolin rides on Section 10.This is the float specially used by the Empress Dowager Cixi in the past. After renovation, the exterior is blue, and it is called the Blue Steel Car.The car is equipped with advanced equipment, luxurious and comfortable. There is a large living room and a bedroom in the car, as well as sofa seats and mahjong tables.

After the train arrived in Tianjin, Chu Yupu, the second-in-command of the Zhi-Shandong Allied Forces, rushed from Tangguantun to Tianjin Station to see him off.Those who came to meet and see off also included Wang Zhanyuan, the former inspector of the two lakes in Tianjin, Kan Chaoxi, the governor of Rehe, and other officials.After parking, Jin Yunpeng, Pan Fu and others got off.

Zhang Zuolin took the float train and rushed to Fengtian together.

On the train, Zhang Zuolin talked with the two Japanese consultants for a long time, not talking about other big things, just talking about the future of the old Zhang family.

"There is no doubt that the imperial army of your country will suffer a big loss in Jinan this time. Even our Fengjun may not be able to withstand the offensive of the southerners. I just want to ask the two advisers, what will happen next?" Any good ideas?"

The first person to answer the call was the consultant Machino Takema, who said very unhappy: "Marshal Zhang, I hope you understand that anyone who goes against the Great Japanese Empire will not end well, even if they succeed for a while , and is doomed not to escape the end of destruction. This time, Wang Zhenyu from the south was able to succeed in the Shandong area, but he took advantage of the loophole of the main force of the Imperial Japanese Army fighting in Russia. His army will surely be wiped out."

Zhang Zuolin quickly nodded in agreement, but he was cursing in his heart: "Fuck your grandma, if you are really that good, if you are not afraid of Wang Zhenyu and his gang of tiger soldiers, then you are really good, I am looking forward to it now." You get rid of Wang Zhenyu. If you don’t have that ability, you know how to yell nonsense, and now I have to take my troops back to the northeast and give Wang Zhenyu a great city of Beijing.”

Yi Echeng also seemed to understand Zhang Zuolin's careful thinking, and he immediately interrupted Machino Takema's words: "The distant water can't save the near fire, I understand what Marshal Zhang means, we still have to find a way to solve the immediate predicament. In fact, we have communicated with our friends who work in Tokyo. Before the Imperial Japanese Army fully intervenes and reverses the entire situation, they hope to stabilize the situation in Manchuria, that is, in the Northeast. Local governments like the national government will continue to fight Wang Zhenyu and the others to the end."

Touching his chin, Zhang Zuolin knows what the Japanese are up to, but the current situation seems to be like this. If the youth army can fight again, he only needs to get stuck in Shanhaiguan, and then follow the powerful Japanese navy. The problem of self-protection in the Northeast is not a big one.But this matter is not urgent, we have to get some benefits from Japan, so Zhang Zuolin nodded and said: "That's a good idea, that consultant, you go back and work out the regulations. I still have to do eight rounds now."