Koichiro Tachibana was Japan's military counselor who went to Russia to fight. After the majority party attacked Khabarovsk, he was ordered to recapture Khabarovsk. As a result, he was suddenly told that the railway had been blown up, and Koichiro Tachibana had to get off the train early. At this time, he
Little did he know that there was another pair of eyes staring at him on the roadside.
This man was Yars. He participated in the war against Germany. After several years of training, his marksmanship was amazing. More than fifteen Germans died in his hands. Later, after the civil war broke out, he returned to his hometown in the Far East, where he
Not long ago, a group of Japanese soldiers broke into his home.
The young man's wife was humiliated, his five-year-old son was put on a bayonet, and his parents were all beheaded. A family was destroyed in an instant. Yars fell completely into madness, and he picked up the old man again.
rifle, joined the guerrillas, and used accurate marksmanship to kill six Japanese soldiers in a few days.
At this time, he had already seen that there was a big shot among this group of Japanese. A layer of sweat soaked into Yaers' palms, and his eyes were fixed on him, not letting go of any opportunity. At this moment, Tachibana Koichiro suddenly
Turning around, as if he wanted to lecture, Yars finally seized the rare opportunity and fired a bullet, hitting Koichiro Tachibana's head immediately. The dignified lieutenant general fell to the ground with a plop.
The assassination of a lieutenant general was definitely not a trivial matter. The top Japanese officials were also shocked. After receiving the report, Prime Minister Hara Kei had a gloomy look on his face, as did other cabinet members. The situation in Russia has deteriorated to such an extent that we must first
To solve Russia, we must eliminate the majority party and resolutely safeguard Japan's dignity and interests.
However, if they want to concentrate on dealing with the Russians, they must ease relations with the Fengjun in time and ask the great powers to stop economic sanctions. This also means that Japan must bow its head temporarily. First, it must try its best to solve a problem.
Yuan Jing thought carefully for a while and then said with difficulty: "Russia is more powerful than China and is the main threat to the empire. We must deal with Russia first and then confront the Fengjun. What do you think?"
Hara Kei's eyes fell on Tanaka Yiichi. This guy was the most opposed to compromising with Fengjun. Now it depends on his opinion. Tanaka Yiichi lowered his head slightly, his heart was in a state of confusion, and he weighed it repeatedly. Finally,
He had no choice but to say: "I agree with this suggestion, but we must not compromise too much with Fengjun. The empire's interests in southern Manchuria must be maintained."
The decision in Tokyo has been made, and Uchida Yasuya no longer wants to pretend to be cool and noble. He can only negotiate with Fengjun honestly. After sitting at the negotiating table, Gu Weijun seemed very active. He first said: "Your Excellency Uchida.
Nowadays, the majority party is very rampant. It has seriously threatened the security of the Asia-Pacific. I strongly recommend that all countries put aside their differences and unite together to eliminate this scourge."
The situation waits for no one, so Uchida can only agree to this proposal. As for the preset conditions, he automatically ignored them.
"The imperial government is willing to cooperate with Fengtian, especially in leasing the Middle East Railway and purchasing military supplies. At present, the empire is the main force in eliminating the majority party. Fengtian should actively cooperate with the empire and act together. Show enough sincerity to provide everything for the empire
possible convenience.”
Uchida's words were full of a commanding and condescending feeling, just like the arrogance of the Japanese. They seemed not to know who was begging whom.
Gu Weijun put away the smile on his face, and then said: "Both sides should cooperate and must cooperate, but cooperation must be based on equality and respect. Japan must do the following: First, transfer the South Manchuria Railway to Fengjun
, at the same time, withdraw all garrisons and give up all auxiliary areas; second, give up all special interests in southern Manchuria, and carry out investment and development in a fair and just way; third, cancel the Bank of Korea and Zhengjin Bank, and abide by the financial order of Fengtian; fourth, promise not to seek the second
Article 11, and the powers stipulated in similar treaties..."
There are all kinds of things, Gu Weijun recited as many as seven in total. Uchida Yasuya heard it and went crazy. These conditions were equivalent to completely driving out Japan's influence in southern Manchuria. Years of painstaking efforts were in vain. How could he
promise.
Immediately, the two sides began to argue and bargain wildly. The intensity on the negotiation table was no less intense than on the battlefield.
After seven consecutive days of quarreling, they finally came to an agreement. Gu Weijun hurriedly found Zhang Tinglan to report the situation.
"The Japanese side promised to reduce the number of troops stationed along the South Manchuria Railway to a total of more than 5,000 troops. At the same time, they promised to give up half of the Manchuria Railway dependencies. In addition, they promised that the treaty regarding Northeast China signed separately with Beiyang would be invalid, and all future treaties must be signed by Fengtian
Participate. The remaining Japanese promised not to engage in espionage operations and agreed to give up some of their privileges. However, they requested more detailed negotiations before finalizing it. Basically, we achieved our previously preset negotiation goals, which is also an aspect of Fengjun diplomacy.
victory."
Zhang Tinglan thought about it carefully, and then said: "This is a stop-gap measure for the Japanese. They just want to concentrate their efforts to solve Russia's troubles first, and then find a suitable opportunity to deal with us."
"Commander-in-chief, you mean that you do not agree to this condition."
"No, I agree!" Zhang Tinglan said: "We can no longer tangle with the Japanese. They want to concentrate their forces, and we also need to seize the time. Fengjun must strive for greater strategic space and can no longer be trapped in the Northeast!"
The reason that prompted Zhang Tinglan to make this decision was also very simple. He had just received a report that Wan Fulin's troops stationed in Rehe were defeated by Xu Shuzheng. Xiao Zhuge led his troops to break through Gubeikou and Xifengkou. There were two armies from the east and west, a total of three
More than ten thousand people entered the territory of Rehe.
Wan Fulin was retreating steadily, and Sun Liechen had only two regiments of soldiers who were trapped in Chengde. The Beiyang Army might attack Chengde at any time, and the situation was very critical. Rehe was not only a barrier on the sides of the three eastern provinces, but also a barrier for Fengjun to attack the northwest and outer areas.
Meng's bridgehead cannot make any mistakes at all.
Now that Beiyang is taking advantage of the chaos and wants to seize Rehe, how can Zhang Tinglan agree? Moreover, the feud between Fengjun and Lao Duan has been forged. Lao Duan must not be allowed to continue to control the central government. If he wants to truly capture Lao Duan,
Duan, we must first kill Xu Shuzheng.
Zhang Tinglan has decided to send troops to Jehol to compete with Xiao Xu. At this time, it is very necessary to reach an agreement with the Japanese and maintain temporary peace.
After Gu Weijun learned this, he also knew that he must ease the conflict with Japan. The Japanese were determined to concentrate their efforts on dealing with Russia, and Feng Jun also intended to solve Beiyang first, so he and Uchida quickly reached an agreement.
The Japanese originally had less than 20,000 troops stationed along the South Manchuria Railway, but they were suddenly reduced to 5,000, or two-thirds were gone. The threat to the Feng army was greatly reduced. Moreover, the Japanese returned half of the Manchurian Railway
Affiliated lands, these lands are not only a huge sum of money, but also of great value to the security situation of the three northeastern provinces.
Take Huanggutun Station as an example. To the south are Japan's Manchurian Railway affiliates. The Japanese can intervene at any time and use artillery in the Manchurian Railway affiliated areas to block the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway. Historically, Zhang Zuolin was killed here.
There is also a reason. The Japanese reached the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway as soon as they lifted their legs, which was equivalent to holding their lives in the hands of the Japanese.
After negotiations this time, the area south of Huanggutun was returned to the hands of the Feng army. Zhang Tinglan decisively established the Fengtian West Camp here, standing side by side with the North and South Camps, to jointly defend Fengtian. After the Japanese dependency shrank by half,
, not only could not threaten Fengjun's safety, but he was always held hostage by Fengjun's powerful force, and the situation of strength and weakness was instantly reversed.
In addition, the Japanese returned more than 2 million acres of land on the more than 1,000 kilometers of the Manchuria Railway and its branch lines. Calculated based on one acre of land and ten oceans, it is worth 20 million yuan.
Of course, in exchange for benefits, Fengjun must also open the Middle East Road to assist the Japanese in transporting arms supplies and suppress Ivanov as soon as possible. In addition, Fengjun must resume selling agricultural products to Japan to ensure the supply of the Japanese army.
The three-month-long confrontation between Fengjun and the Japanese finally eased temporarily. Zhang Tinglan used this time to hurriedly summon all his generals together. Zhang Zuoxiang also attended the meeting in person.
"Everyone, Xu Shuzheng has invaded Rehe, and the situation in Chengde is extremely dangerous. What do you think we should do?"
"Of course we will send troops to teach Xu Shuzheng a lesson!" Sun Anhu was the first to speak: "Old Duan betrayed Fengjun to the Japanese and has long been our life-and-death enemy. If not for the fact that his main energy was focused on the Japanese during this period, he would have been able to
Are they so arrogant? I don’t think they can just save Rehe, but send troops again to take down Beijing and Tianjin, and even drive this bastard Duan Qirui out of Beijing!"
"Don't be reckless." Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand and said: "Isn't the lesson of Yuting painful enough? Although the assassination was accidental, it also shows that Fengjun's strength is insufficient and he did not take over Beijing at all. He still focused his energy on Rehe."
"The assistant commander is wise!" Yang Yuting said from the side: "It is indeed not suitable to enter the customs at this time, but we must also determine the strategic goal, at least to control the front line of the Great Wall in our hands. Starting from Shanhaiguan, Xifengkou, Gubeikou
, Zhangjiakou and other key points must be taken back, forming an oppressive situation against Beijing and Tianjin, so that they dare not act rashly. Then they will move westward with all their strength. This is also what Zhu Yan has long proposed. Chahar and Suiyuan must be taken back.
In hand."
Zhang Tinglan also smiled and said: "Not only these two places, but also Outer Mongolia must be taken into consideration. Judging from the situation in Russia, sooner or later the majority party will fight to the Far East, and then there will be a battle between us. To win,
With Outer Mongolia, we have strategic depth and can threaten the Siberian Railway at any time, and the whole game will be alive."
As he spoke, Zhang Tinglan took out another letter, waved it in front of everyone, and then said: "This is what Cao Kun just sent to me. He said that Lao Duan was a traitor to the country and should step down. The Zhijun Army is willing to join forces with us.
We agreed to the joint defeat, and I agreed to this proposal. The two armies will use the Great Wall as a boundary to divide their forces."
When Zhang Zuoxiang heard that the Zhili Army was willing to help, he also smiled and said: "Then we will send troops to Rehe to compete with Xu Shuzheng!" (To be continued...)