Chapter 450: Cai E takes over
The wheels of history are shifting little by little, and the Bordeaux conference gradually changes its tone after being mixed with Chinese voices. How to distribute this big fat piece of Far East has become the biggest deadlock for Britain, the United States, China and Japan. But no matter what the negotiations will end, it can no longer stop Yang Qiu from implementing his own "Sunrise Plan".
In the special train car, Jiang Fangzhen, who participated in the formulation of some plans, explained the key points and necessities of the action to Cai E and Murong Han. The former had just returned from France, while the latter became famous in the land reform in Henan and Shaanxi. His drastic momentum made him support from many lower-class farmers, but he also became a thorn in the eyes of the landlords. The haters, especially those landlords in the ruling areas who had no land, wished they could eat their flesh, but the figure behind him was so scary that he could not find anyone who dared to challenge the world in China, so he could only swallow his teeth.
"Now, the Russian civil war is unable to escape. The advantage of the poor party is that it has a relatively united party power, Lenin's prestige is enough, and the slogan is more confusing. In addition, Russia's domestic economy has withered, industry has stopped, and the country has been damaged by war, so the lower class generally has a psychological existence of war hatred and a rich man. The advantage of the opposition is the support of Britain, France, the domestic landlords and the industrial and commercial class. Most of these people have high education and knowledge, but the problem is that they lack a sufficiently prestigious leader." Whenever they talk about the sunrise plan, Jiang Fangzhen admires Yang Qiu very much. You must know that when he first saw this plan, the European war had just broken out. At that time, he felt that many things were incredible, especially when Russia had a split, it was even more unimaginable, but now every deduction is extremely accurate. If he had not believed in ghosts and gods, he really wanted to directly offer Yang Qiu as a Bodhisattva.
Continuing: "With our current economy and strength, there is no possibility of interfering in Russia alone. It is also impossible to maintain the cost of garrison in Siberia and supporting local opposition in the Siberian region for a long time. Therefore, by the end of August, most of the troops west of Urals and Irkutsk would all retract their fists and concentrate on defending the three places of Balkhash Lake, Irkutsk and Tanu Ulianghai. And use the original Russian resources east of Urals, in Karakum and Tanu Ulianghai, northeast of Balkhash Lake respectively.
The northernmost Alkiyak and Irkutsk are built in three places in the north, west of Lake Berga, to ensure the security of the national gates and form a three-arrow strike in the Russian and Siberian region. So for our country, how to extend and weaken Russia is the key! And at least we must ensure that the construction of the Baoku (Baotou-Kulun) railway, the western section of the Longhai Line, the Uba Railway (Urumqi-Balkhash Lake) and the Kuwu (Kulun-Wulanhai) railway is completed. The Sunrise Plan is a deduction for this situation.
From the results, if we mobilize and destroy Ukraine, Ural and Siberia, destroying the main industrial capacity in these areas and along the way, the industrial property left by the Tsar will be reduced by 50%. If my country can use these equipment, it can build about 37 large factories and hundreds of small factories, which can increase the production capacity of 2 million tons of crude steel every year, ensuring an increase of about 300,000 industrial positions, and also drive the economic and industrial development of Baotou, Changchun, Fengtian and other places. Secondly, Russia's industrial capacity after the destruction will inevitably decline significantly. Prime Minister Shaochuan has proposed weapons and industrial sanctions on Russia in Bordeaux. In the case of British and French hatred, the possibility of obtaining industrial equipment from the international market is much lower. Arms and armed forces are difficult to solve. Even if the civil war is over, the recovery time will be extended by at least 3 to 5 years! This is equivalent to adding equal time to the Xinjiang, Mongolia and Northeast my country without interference development opportunities.
This is the first goal of the Sunrise Plan. The second is to use this period to block the poor party’s forces as much as possible to the west of Urals. Then, with our advantageous human resources, we can extract as much mineral deposits in the Siberian region as possible, and use Britain and France to cooperate with and support the Russian ** army to squeeze out the Siberian meat as much as possible! Third, the most important point is to absorb senior Russian technicians as much as possible and eradicate the more prestigious leaders in the Siberian region, such as the White-Haired General entrenched in Heilongjiang and the Xie Miaoyev of Vladivostok.
We have deep connections in the local area and are well-known in the Siberian region. These people have been listed as first-class targets. The fourth and final step is to maintain the military presence in the Siberian region and ensure a small but capable combat force. First, cooperate with the Russian army and increase our influence in the region, second, protect the miners in the mines in various places, and third, once the Russian army fails, it can quickly destroy the railway from Ural to Irkutsk, so that the poor party army cannot reach our side immediately."
After Jiang Fangzhen's explanation, both Cai E and Murong Han had a deeper understanding of the sunrise plan and finally understood why the plan was named "Sunrise". This is a plan that fundamentally weakens Russia's presence in the Far East, uses military means to strengthen the existence of the Republic of China in these areas, and plunders Russian resources and industrial and mining enterprises to quickly support the industrial foundation of the Northeast and even the entire northern Xinjiang for the country. It can be said that as long as this plan is successfully completed, the industrial capacity of the Republic of China will double, and the gap with the world will be shortened by at least five years, and it will also lay the foundation for future entry into the north.
Cai E was already deeply attracted by this plan, but Murong Han was more concerned about the problems in the plan itself, and thought about it and asked: "Principal Jiang, since you just said that the Russian opposition party lacked leaders, why should we eliminate Xie Miaoyev and others? Nicholas II is said to have been under house arrest in Kazan area west of Ufa. Why shouldn't Li Liejun send troops to rescue him? "
Jiang Fangzhen nodded secretly, no wonder Yang Qiu chose him. He glanced at Cai E who was thinking and smiled: "This question is better for Songpo."
"Me?" Cai E was stunned, and then he thought that this might be Yang Qiu asking Jiang Fangzhen to test his thoughts about northern Xinjiang, and said with a smile: "How long hasn't seen you? Brother Baili has become slicker."
"Who made you and Zi'an make a big splash in France? Nowadays, many people in the country are jealous."
"Jealous? If anyone is willing to take drugs every day, I would rather exchange it with him." Cai E glared at Jiang Fangzhen in anger before explaining to Murong Han: "Haoyu, you are wrong. Do you know that after the end of the February Revolution, the Russian Provisional Government wanted to send him to Britain for refuge, but was rejected by the British King?"
Murong Han heard about this for the first time and asked in surprise: "Oh? There is such a thing! Why doesn't the UK accept him? If it were accepted, wouldn't it be much more legitimate and simple to intervene now?"
Cai E glanced at him and thought that this child was good at all, but he lacked some politics. He said: "Britain is not stupid, but he did very well. Nicholas II's reputation in Russia has become bad. Rescuing such a person will not only not attract supporters. Instead, it will easily arouse opposition from all over Russia. Wouldn't that change direction and help the poor party? Besides, Britain is so confident that Russia was in charge during his time? During the Russo-Japanese War, Britain used Japan's hands to curb him from the east, and had already salivated the Arctic and Baku and other places. Now that there is such a good opportunity to swallow it, how can he give up? As for people like Xie Miaoyev, they must be eliminated as soon as possible! Britain and France must be looking for leaders of the Russian opposition at this time. If they want to fight against the Russian civil war for a longer time, they must help all the unstable factors around this person. Let him fight with peace of mind."
"Then aren't afraid that the poor party will lose? Only when the poor party is there will be Britain and France pay attention to us. If the poor party loses peace in Europe, wouldn't it cause trouble?"
Jiang Fangzhen smiled: "Hao Yu said it well. But it is not easy to win. First of all, the Russian opposition almost relies on external support. Britain and France still have to deal with Germany. One year and a half is enough for the poor party to stabilize the overall situation and organize a good army. When Britain and France get out of trouble, they will face post-war reconstruction. They are always reluctant to give out real money and silver support. As for Brother Songpo, what he said is also right. Nicholas II has become a hot potato, and whoever takes it will be unlucky! So we cannot easily touch this bad luck. If we really want to find someone who is willing to take it, France will probably be left."
Cai E had just returned from France and knew the situation there best. He sighed and agreed: "Yes! The biggest loss in this European war was France. The Western Front was completely in its territory. Not only did he suffer countless casualties, but the land in the warring areas could not be maintained for less than ten or eight years. Originally, he was expected to attack Russia, but now Russia will be doomed first. As long as Lenin withdraws from Germany, he can free up at least 1.5 million troops to attack on the Western Front. In addition to casualties, it is hard to say whether it can recover before the war. The billions lent to Nicholas II were all wasted. So when I came back, Foch suggested forming the Sino-French Expeditionary Force, hoping that we would be the first to take back Nicholas II."
"Sino-French Expeditionary Force? This proposal is good. I wonder how much money our vice president will extort from others after hearing this."
"Ha ha......."
As Jiang Fangzhen laughed, the train slowly drove into Harbin Station. After getting off the train, a special car immediately sent them to the former White-Haired General's Mansion. Along the way, you can see Russian immigrants taken out of the room by soldiers from time to time. According to the sunrise plan, Russian immigrants in Northeast China, Mongolia and Xinjiang will be escorted to Hailar to live in centralized residence. Perhaps this is unfair. After all, most of these immigrants are businessmen coming to China to do business or ordinary people evading war, but no one dares to say a word now.
As soon as the three of them arrived at the luxurious general's mansion, they heard a cheerful laughter from the living room. When they walked in and saw Zhang Zuolin, they didn't know what they said, which made Yang Qiu laugh. Jiang Fangzhen had always been casual, and immediately asked when he saw this scene: "Oh? What good things did Brother Yuting say? Look, the Vice President is so happy, so let's listen to it."
"Brother Baili, Brother Songpo, and Haoyu. Haha... This time our Northeast is going to be lively." Zhang Zuolin is typical of being familiar with everyone, and just a few words brought the relationship between everyone closer. Yang Qiu was also very happy to see the three of them, especially Cai E, who held his hand and asked, "Didn't you ask you to take leave and take a few more days off? I heard from Wang Zhengting that you had a cough in France again, what did you say about the doctor you asked for?"
"Thank you for your concern. In fact, it's still an old problem, but it's better to ride the boat all the time." In France, due to too much poisonous gas, Cai E's lung disease recurred. Fortunately, he was diagnosed not serious. After a month of rest in Marseille, Yang Qiu was worried and asked him to return to China early, which also missed the Bordeaux meeting.
Yang Qiu didn't continue to ask about his illness. After asking about the Western Front, he said, "It's good to come back. I happened to tell Yuting just now that we still lack a person to take charge."
Cai E smiled slightly. In fact, after hearing Jiang Fangzhen's explanation, he really wanted to participate in the sunrise plan immediately. After all, this is a major event that concerns the peace of the northern border. After completion, it is not daring to say that it has been famous in history and at least it has been a great achievement. So he immediately stood up and saluted and said, "Commander-in-Chief, please give orders, Cai E is ready to go to Russia."
"Sit." Yang Qiu waved his hand and asked him to sit down, and said, "Don't worry, listen to Yuting finishes his words, he has helped us make a lot of money."
Yang Qiu rarely came to the Northeast. Zhang Zuolin finally seized the opportunity to report the seizure during this period. He thought that Cai E and his party had interrupted and missed the opportunity to perform. At this moment, when he heard Yang Qiu let him continue to report, he saw several people pricking up their ears and became excited: "The Commander-in-Chief praised. If it weren't for your planning, our Lao Zhang would not be able to seize so many treasures."
Zhang Zuolin was modest, but his hands were not vague. Due to his rapid action, almost all the Russian forces in the Northeast were wiped out. In addition to seizing three overwintering Russian shallow water gunboats at the Sanjiangkou of Fujin, the troops also seized a large amount of Russian business property. The largest one was the owner of this villa, Horvat, the former director of the Middle East Railway Bureau. Not to mention this villa worth tens of millions of gold, the various deposits under his name alone were as large as tens of millions of dollars! There were also jewelry, gold and various calligraphy and paintings worth a total of hundreds of millions of dollars, plus the railway bureau and dozens of Russian factories in the country, which had been seized in total at over 100 million dollars, so even Li Yuanhong sent a telegram to commend Zhang Zuolin's "excellent work" during this period. After this money, Yang Qiu became much more confident and walked to the map and said:
"The most important task now is to ensure that Shi Xiaolou and Wu Peifu and others are withdrawing safely, and to speed up the relocation of the region east of Ural! At present, the troops have had many exchanges of fire with the poor party guerrillas, and it is certain that the scale of the fire exchange has been upgraded as the weather warms up. In addition, Chen Huan has contacted several Russian opposition parties and is helping them form troops. The UK has agreed to form a force in principle to enter the Siberian Coordination. We will gradually transfer the rights after August, so we need someone who can deal with British and American forces to be dispatched. Also, the construction of three frontiers on the frontier should be included in the plan as soon as possible. I have discussed this with the President. The money for building the fortress will be allocated from Yuting and their seizures, and workers can be transferred from Chinese workers aiding Russia."
"You have been on the Western Front for a while, so I'm going to let Songpo work hard to go to Irkutsk to take charge. After the troops retreat at the end of August, they will be replaced by Jiang Zuobin." After Yang Qiu finished speaking, he looked at Murong Han sitting next to him: "Hao Yu's position as the governor of Henan Province has agreed to send another candidate, so he will go with you this time."
Zhang Zuolin looked at Murong Han with some envy. From the governor of Henan to the commissioner of the central government of the Northern Xinjiang, the status seems to decline, but a discerning person can tell at a glance that this is Yang Qiu deliberately paving the way for him to enter the central government. Just like Wang Zhengting, the ambassador to France, and Gu Weijun, who had just been appointed as the ambassador of the United States, as long as he can work hard in the north for a few years, he may be a person who has become a prime minister in the future. Such people must make friends with him.
Murong Han didn't pay attention to Zhang Zuolin's eyes. The pressure on his shoulders from Henan to the northern border was undoubtedly much greater. Compared with simple land reform, the ethnic groups in the northern border are complicated and now they have to involve Russia. It is really a chore. But he also knew that this was his good opportunity, so he immediately stood up and agreed without hesitation. Seeing that he agreed, Yang Qiu was about to continue to explain the things to pay attention to, Cai Jimin hurried in with a telegram, and didn't even bother to greet the few people. He rushed to the front and said, "It was transferred from France. The transportation train from Kiev was ambushed by the poor party guerrillas in Chalijin yesterday."
Although the ambush was not large, Cai E slowly frowned. He knew in his heart that a war that was completely different from the Western Front had quietly begun.
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